DIY Mason Jar Powdered Sugar Shaker

This week I chose to do a POWDERED SUGAR SHAKER!

Supplies:

• Mason jar
• Nail
• Hammer
• Powedered sugar

Directions:

1. Take your empty mason jar and put the lid on it. 
2. Take a nail and hammer it through the mason jar lid making holes. 
3. Put powdered sugar in it.
4. Shake! Shake! Shake!

I know, these are so simple. I love it! :)

Appreciate the small things

I am not one for New Year Resolutions for a few reasons. 

• I always seem to let myself down.
• I shouldn't need a "new year" to want to better myself. 
• Everyone else does it, and I like to be different :) 

But this year, I REALLY want to change a few things in my life, and I am not getting any younger. So...here are my *New Year Resolutions* Please my friends, keep me accountable! 

1. Interact with God daily
2. Reach out to family more, rather then just the occasional, "How are you?"
3. Appreciate the small things 
4. Strengthen my marriage {always room for improvement, even those with the best of marriages!} 
5. Oh and, GET OUT OF DEBT :/ 

All this to say, in *2012* I found myself focusing on worldly things TOO much, even though I knew they were so temporary. Why did I do this? Because I am human. That is why. I need to remind myself of this daily. But just because I am human, doesn't mean it is my "ticket" to focus on these worldly things. God has placed these "things" in our life because he wants to see us happy. But first and foremost, we need to be completely happy and satisfied in Him. I need to work on this in the new year. 

In *2013* I am reading the bible in a year. Each year I tell myself I am going to do this and I get to about day 3, and get overwhelmed and I think to myself "I have read Genesis so many times, I practically memorize it!" This time, I am following a website {thanks to my friend Amber Dawn} that I am really fond of! Here is the link: http://www.ajesuschurch.org/pdf/reading-plan-2011.pdf. Please do this with me! I wake up and look forward to my time with God. I feel so excited :) 

Please, make your New Years Resolution, it isn't too late! And I will help and encourage you to keep those goals too, let's do this friends! 

On a completely different note: SO thankful for all the new friendships that I have already made this year! You girls are true GEMS! XOXO

A few pictures from *2012*

Pregnant on Halloween at work :)

Christmas party for work!

Daddy and his boy.

Pinterest Project #1

So my Sister and I have committed to completing one "pin" a week off of Pinterest. The first one that I chose to do was a magnetic menu board! 

Supplies:

• Tray from a second hand store
• Magnets
• Super Glue
• Chalkboard Paint
• Chalk 
• Napkin or rag

Directions:

1. Take your tray that you got from a second hand store and tape off the outside of the tray so that when you spray the chalkboard paint, it won't get on the outside. 
2. Spray the tray with chalkboard paint. Let it sit until the first coat dries, and apply a second coat. Let it dry overnight.
3. When it has dried completely, take the tape off and take your piece of chalk and rub it all over the chalkboard part of the tray so that it primes it.
4. Once you have done that, wipe the tray down with a napkin or a rag to get all of the chalk residue off. 
5. Turn the board over and super glue four magnets {two on top and two on the bottom}.
6. Final step: WRITE YOUR MENU ON THE BOARD FOR THE WEEK :)!