{Awesome Vinyl Calendar}

Some days I feel like I'm losing my mind.

I guess it's because the kids are getting older and becoming more and more involved with daily activities such as school, ballet, and gymnastics. Add in other stuff like dentist/doctor appointments, church callings, family activities, plans with friends, anniversaries, birthdays, vacations, and so on. I used to be able to remember it all in my head but apparently the brain cells have been dying off slowly and I'm no longer able to keep track of it all on my own.

So I decided it was time to get a family calendar where I could write down all of our "stuff." I know. We've been married for 8 1/2 years and have 2 kids and I have never had a calendar in our house. 

I officially began my search for  1) a cute calendar and 2) a good way to display it. I knew I wanted a cute calendar that was fun to look at but I didn't want to commit to making one of those scrapbook styles because I have tried that in the past and I never made it beyond March.

So the scrapbook style was out. Next up. A digital one? Those are super easy and fun to create but I wanted something a little larger so there was plenty of room on the daily spaces to write stuff down. 

Scratch the digital. Then I was online one day and looking at Pinterest and I decided to do a search for "calendars" and see what other people had come up with. Lo and behold, I found a vinyl dry erase calendar that was perfect!

I hadn't thought of dry erase and vinyl but I loved the idea that it was going to be flat on my wall and that I could use colored markers and if I needed to make a change or erase something, it was as easy as wiping it off and adding something else.

I decided to head over to ETSY and I found a shop called "Simple Shapes" (click here to visit their ETSY Shop) who offered a ton of styles for these kind of calendars. I found one that I liked, ordered it, and had it just in time for the new month. 

Yay for organization and attempting to keep track of it all. 

Have a GREAT Tuesday!

- Junkie Tawni

{I am a Mother}

I saw this today and laughed out loud!

Hope your weekend is spent doing what "What your Husband thinks you do" mixed in with a little bit of " What you really want to do" and hopefully you can take some time and do "What your Mother thinks you do"

-Junkie Sheri

{Shredded Chicken}

I don't want to seem overly dramatic but, I am about to change your life! I found this little tip on Pinterest about 6 months ago and I am honestly giddy every time I use it. It never fails, saves so much time and gives you perfectly shredded chicken in seconds.

All you do is...cook your chicken however your recipe calls for it. Once the chicken is cooked and ready to be shredded, toss it into the bowl of your stand mixer

Now, using your paddle attachment mix on high for about 8-10 seconds. TaDa! Perfectly shredded every time!

 Isn't that FANTASTIC!?!

A couple quick notes:

Make sure you watch it closely, the shredding happens quickly and if you let it go too long it will be too fine. Also, I haven't tried this with other meats but I can't imagine it not working as long as it is boneless and fully cooked.

Happy Cooking

-Junkie Sheri

{FREE Photography Giveaway - 1 Week Left}

Well, we are down to the FINAL DAYS of our contest! We have been having so much fun reading your comments and we are getting excited to announce the winner of the FREE mini session next week!

How beautiful are those images???

You can win a FREE mini session from Speak Now Photography by entering our contest. If you missed the official announcements about the giveaway, click here to read the details!

Only a week left to get your entries in! GOOD LUCK!!!

- The Pin Junkies

{Sunday Snippets}

 

Thanks to your homebased mom for this.

Click here to read the conference talk that this beautiful quote comes from. Hope you all have a peaceful Sunday

-Junkie Sheri

{Wingers Sticky Fingers}

   I saw this recipe from Six Sisters Stuff {one of my go to recipe blogs...Love them and all their amazing recipes!} and knew I had to try it ASAP. My husband loves Sticky Fingers and I love recipes with only 4 ingredients so I had a feeling it was going to be a winner. And let me tell you it was!

   This recipe can be used in so many ways, just like they do at the restaurant. Serve them all on their own with ranch for dipping, Chop them up and toss them into a salad, or my husband's personal favorite, make Sticky Fingers Quesadillas. 

Photo from  sixsistersstuff.com

Winger's Sticky Fingers Recipe:

Recipe from sixsistersstuff.com

1 pkg. frozen breaded chicken strips

6 Tbl. Frank's Hot Sauce

4 Tbl. water

1 1/2 c. brown sugar

Chicken:

 Prepare the chicken strips as directed on the back of the package.

Sauce:
 Heat hot sauce, water and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, until sugar is dissolved.

Pour sauce over chicken, and enjoy!  Serve with ranch dressing for dipping.

Serves 2-3 people.


These seriously are so quick, easy and yummy! Hope you all like them as much as we did!

-Junkie Sheri

{Valentine's Day Class Treats}

I knew the minute I saw this on Pinterest I would be making something similar for my daughter's school class.

How awesome are those???

I loved this idea so I began my search for my supplies. I found clear plastic tubes, Valentine's Day scrapbook paper, and some fun glittery ribbon at one of our local scrapbook stores, Dandylion Wishes, and I put them all together.

 I only had to make 10 of them (yay for small preschool classes!) and they came together in about half an hour. Looks like we are ready to go to her Valentine's Day party on Monday!

- Junkie Tawni
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{25 Rules for Mothers}

   I found both of these today on Pinterest and haven't been able to get them off my mind. I loved the motivation each gave me to want to be a better Mom to both my little girl and my little boys. I hope you take the time to read through. Motherhood is such an amazing responsibility and blessing. I hope these inspire you to be a better mom as much as they did for me .

25 Rules for Mothers of Sons from Team Studer

25 Rules for Mothers of Daughters from Diapers & Daisies

 -Junkie Sheri

{FREE Photography Session Giveaway!!!}

It's time for a giveaway!!!!
If you live in the St. George/Washington Utah area, then it's your lucky day. Starting today and continuing through the month of February, we are giving you a chance to win a FREE photography session with Cher Houston of Speak Now Photography! Just in time for Easter pictures, how perfect is that?

Read the details below ...

Speak Now Photography Giveaway
{sponsored by The Pin Junkies}

Prize:
A fabulous “mini session” with Cher Houston of Speak Now Photography. The session will be 30 minutes long and you will receive 5 edited images of your choice on a disc. No more than 6 people being photographed at your session please. Location can be either St. George or Washington area. Prize is valued at $75.

Rules:
In order to qualify for the giveaway, each of the following steps are required and will count as one entry each:

1. Have to "like" the Pin Junkies on FaceBook (1 entry)
2. Have to "like" Speak Now Photography on FaceBook (1 entry)
3. Have to subscribe and follow the Pin Junkies blog (1 entry)
4. Have to share the link about the giveaway on your FaceBook wall (1 entry)

Once you have completed ALL 4 of these requirements, leave us a comment under our blog post about the giveaway and tell us that you did. 

In addition to the required entries above, you can earn up to 2 additional bonus entries which are:

1. Follow Sheri and Tawni on Pinterest (1 entry)
2. Leave a comment on any of the posts on our blog other than the post about this giveaway (1 entry)

As mentioned above, if you decide to use the bonus entries, please leave a comment on our blog under the giveaway post letting us know that you did.

Contest ends on February 29th and the winner will be announced on Friday March 2nd!

So everyone has a chance to get up to 6 entries for this awesome giveaway!

Good luck!


- The Pin Junkies