This Week in Pins

Is everyone ready for tax day tomorrow? I know, I know, why did I even bring it up? Instead, let's talk about Pins to help us ignore all those pesky numbers that us procrastinators are needing to check out, and to reward those over-achievers who have their tax goods complete! Because, it is a widely known truth that Pinterest is the best way to forget all that work you need to get done. Side note, I may need to re-evaluate my time management. 

Hopefully, a few of these Pins will help take your mind off your Monday :)

San Francisco, GoT Style

Best. Thing. Ever. Yea, that sums it up well enough. 

Things to do Instead of Spending Money

For all those who have come to the conclusion that the best way to avoid taxes is to stop spending, at all. Ever. 

Bowl of Kitteh

The Best Doggie Door Ever

Be honest, who else had the momentary want to get a puppy just so you could have this door? Guilty. 

Inspiration

And finally, some inspiration for your Monday. Have a wonderful week!! 

Snapguide's Newest Contest

That is right, Snapguide is doing a new contest and it is probably my favorite yet. This one is all about up-cycling things instead of throwing them away! The contest in itself is pretty awesome, but what I am most excited about is the prize. The grand prize winner will get a $500 gift card to Graphics45 on Etsy. Whhaaaat?!? I could buy sooo much jewelry and art with that. Best. Prize. Ever. 

Since I have already covered my favorite Etsy things here and here, I figured today we could talk about some of my favorite contest entries so far. These are all pretty awesome entries that are all wood related. Although entries only need to be up-cycling related, my favorite all have to do with reclaimed wood. Funny. Hopefully this will give you some great ideas for your entry. Then, we can all enter together and see who wins! 

Check out How to Make Picture Frame Jewelry Displays by Amanda & Joe on Snapguide.

Check out How to Make a Reclaimed Wood Table by Amanda & Joe on Snapguide.

Check out How to Build a Table From Pallet Wood by Terrence Lall on Snapguide.

Check out How to Make a Mason Jar Chandelier by Amanda & Joe on Snapguide.

My entry should be up next week and I will be sure to post a how-to or a link to the Snapguide page on the blog. This one is something I have had in our garage and have been wanting to do for over a year now. I know, I have serious design commitment issues. 

This Week in Pins

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have some great plans for this weekend- maybe even seeing Captain America, heh, heh! This week there have been some super cute things on Pinterest that just must be shared. Lots are about houses since spring is in the air and all I want to do is decorate/clean/read. Talking about reading, has anyone read The Ring and The Crown? I read it this week and must say, it was not my favorite. Palette cleanser time. If anyone knows a great action with a love story (there must be a love story) send it my way, I am in bad need of some new reading material. 

Home Style Quiz, Henderson Style

I put this one first because it is the most important. If you read nothing else and go straight to taking this quiz, reading the article, and having a wonderful laugh, I will not mind in the slightest. It is the funniest thing EVER. Like Emily, I also made the hubs take this last night, that was a close second in the funny category. How can a guy not understand that you are not actually picking a home location from a picture, I. do. not. know. He got the Property Brothers and I got Nate Berkus. There is truth in this quiz. 

Take it! 

White Chocolate Poppyseed Blondies

Yum! I think that is nuff' said. Seriously, these are spring and light and wonderful. They look amazing and I want to make them right now. Put it in my mouth. 

Calorie Torching Workout

This actually looks kind of fun, right? All we need is some weights and a few minutes to get in some serious fat burning! Just might have to do this over the weekend for some super fun calorie torching! 

Catt Sadler's Home

I love Catt Sadler and I absolutely love her home. Some may say that using so much quite is a fear of color, so not true. It is just plain pretty and simple and swoon. 

Savory Cheesy Bread

Last, but not least, we have the least P+K thing on the whole list. Our aunt made this for us awhile she was visiting a few months ago and it is seriously the best thing I have ever crammed into my pie hole. You may be thinking, "oh, this is on P+K so there must be something secretly healthy about it." No, there is nothing redeeming about it. It is a fat filled starch bucket with more fat than we want on our entire bodies. This is one for the splurge day for. sure. 

To make this a bit healthier, I would highly recommend using this dairy-free pesto recipe from the wonderful Nicole at Pumps and Iron. 

Confessions of a Workout-aholic

So, confession time. Although I love, love, love working out, sometimes it is a bit difficult to do. The past two weeks have been super difficult for me to workout during, and like most people, I keep finding excuses not to workout. Two weeks ago I accomplished my big workout goal for this year by getting back down to my happy weight (yea, I hit those holidays BIG TIME) and by accomplishing a few of those fitness bucket-listers like handstands and massive running. Now, I have taken it slow and boy has that been a mistake.

Of course, only running once to twice a week has made running more difficult, and yoga has not been done as much either. I write this because we all go through ups and downs. It is normal and thinking me or any other blogger out there is any different is silly. Sometimes, the internet can make everyone else's life seem glamorous and make us feel like the only ones battling anything.

For me, the past two weeks have been a major up-hill battle to workout. For others, the battle could be mental, a relationship, or anything else. This post is a bit late today because writing about short comings and hard times can be a bit difficult. But, it is ok to have them. Whatever hardships we are having, we can get through them.

For me, it is about not making excuses or procrastinating. It is about choosing to get new goals and strive for new things instead of being happy being stagnant. So, here is me getting back on that fitness post and preparing a few future posts for all those people who are also finding pretty darn good reasons to not hit the gym. 

We are all part of the P+K family and we can all get through things together. For all those who, like me, have been slacking in a certain area of life, let's get to tackling it again! Here's to workouts, and self improvement, and all those other incredible things that we are trying to do.