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American Pie Cupcakes @ MommyTopics

These are just so cute. I love that fruit is incorporated into a dessert.

S’mores On A Stick @ Whimsical Creations

Holidays are a time for treats & I think these S’more sticks are brilliant.

Roasted Vegetables @ Permanent Posies

Veggies are a good way to celebrate, too! This is a post full of great tips. I have never roasted corn on the cob, definitely going to try it after reading this post.

Frame A Wordle @ Tracy’s Topics

Not only does she share this great gift idea, but she shares a link for Wordle.com, where you can put in raw text and it will create a wordle for you! How cool is that??

Organized Clutter @ Nestled In Rosenberg

You know that tiny cupboard over the refrigerator? Look how she put that usually wasted space to good use. Great idea, huh?

Better Late Then Never @ In The Details..

This is a bin of items to keep in the car that will come in handy at their family’s many sporting events. I love the trick she uses to secure the canvas bin in their car. So smart!

Organizing Craft Supplies @ Goody Goody Gumdrops

Proof that if you just start, you may end up getting further then expected!

Take Time To…@Issa Sarza: Creative Living

This is such a great idea and would make a cute gift. I love the words she uses, and it spurs all kinds of ideas in my brain. I may have to make a jar like this for each of my girls with words that describe the amazing things I see in them, with a lid label that says “You are…”

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Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays #17

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Hi Everyone! Welcome to Anti-Procrastination Tuesday!

To learn more of what this is all about, read this post.

To read my original “Doozy List,” read this post.

To read my “Summer Doozy List” read this post.

This week, we have had company at our house. They are great friends who came to visit from the Philippines, and we have enjoyed every minute! They leave early in the morning, so I am going to quickly publish this post and go enjoy the last few hours I have with them. Because of this, I won’t be featuring lasts weeks link-ups until later on in the week. Thanks for stopping by and linking up!!

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Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays #16

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It’s already been a week! Wow!! We have been keeping our Summer Doozy list up on the computer screen to remind us of our summer goals. Many of the items on there are ongoing things that I really can’t cross off, so I’m missing the gratification of adding the strike through line!

Here are some on going things we have been actively pursuing and accomplishing:
~Working in a “zone” of the home 15 minutes a day.
I love this one, this week our zones have been the craft closet, our study closet, my youngest room, and my room. I just gather all 3 girls, set the timer for 15 minutes and we work as fast as we can in the zone that I choose for that day. (usually we would stay in the same zone all week, but because of doing this regularly all year, our zones do not have a week’s worth of stuff to do…that truly is a miracle, never thought I would be able to say that:)

~3 chores a day per girl
Example of some daily chores…gathering hangers for the laundry room, emptying the shoe basket, cleaning the pile on the stairs, scrubbing the bathroom sink, sweeping living room and dining room, emptying dishwasher. Simple chores that take just a few minutes, but keep our home in order.

~Love on neighbor kids.
We have had so many friends over this summer. My girls are LOVING it!

~Drag a girl into the kitchen with me every time I cook or bake
I had at least one of my girls helping me with the following food items this week: chai tea, strawberry bread, butterscotch bars, lentil soup, spaghetti sauce, popsicles in a cup, pancakes, scrambled eggs.

~Continue to establish morning and evening routines.
They are established and working like magic. One of these days I will have some posts written by my husband on all our family routines and practices. He takes his time but it is always worth the wait!

~Start my day with God time.
I’ve been grabbing a book on God’s grace from my headboard each morning before I even sit up. It is a short but beautiful way to start my day.

~Write posts on what I am grateful for on a regular basis.
I posted my first one this week. It has been great fun keeping my eye out for God’s small gifts to me throughout the day.

~Cousin sleepovers
We had my nephew spend the night. OH boy is he a cutie!

~Keep calendar as balances as possible.
Doing it. Yipee!

~Create time for reading every day
It has been so much fun the last 3 days to have my girls grab their books and I grab mine, set the timer, and all read (silently) for at least 30 minutes a day. It is precious to watch my seven year old concentrate so hard on her “big girl chapter book.”

~Read at least 3 novels this summer
I am halfway through “The Help” and I’m loving it!

So as you can see, we have been busy! I want you all to know that even though I am not able to comment on each of your links this summer, that I visit every one of them and I am so thankful for your participation each Tuesday.

Here are a few featured from last week:

Pantry Door Chalkboard Makeover @House Of Grace

I love this and will be adding it to my Doozy list. I have the perfect door in my kitchen for this project!

Making Exercise A Priority @ Chocolate Covered Chaos

I’m pretty proud of her. All or nothing doesn’t work for everyone, but kudos to you, Marie, keep it up!

My Anti-Procrastination Day @ Going Jane

I cannot believe how much she got done in a day! WOW! Quite impressive, I’m inspired.

Finger Print Pendants @ A Girl And A Glue Gun

This one is going on our Summer Doozy list, love it.

Shelf Redo @ Clean Mama

She did this for the price of a can of spray paint. So organized! Had to feature it b/c I love those jars!

Healthy Whole Wheat Crackers @Sew Much Ado

Another item for my list! We go through so many wheat-thins every week, time to make our own!!

All right, let’s get to linking!
Looking forward to seeing what you all have been up to!!
Be encouraged, Be Inspired, And Get Something Done!
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~thoughts on procrastination/ways you beat procrastination

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Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays #15

I told you last week I would be writing a new, Summer Doozy List to stand in for my regular Doozy List, until school starts again. Well, I procrastinated, so I just finished the list a moment ago and now I am much later than usual in getting this posted! The good news is, “AP Tuesdays” works for me, because if it were not for YOU all, that summer list would still be in my head instead of posted.

Feature Posts From Last Weeks Anti-Procrastination Tuesday’s Party

If It Kills You, Do It Anyway @ It’s A Woman’s Life

This post got the most clicks out of all of them by far, which speaks volumes about what people are drawn to and looking for when visiting “AP Tuesdays.” Great post, Catherine!

Marmalade Jar Toothbrush Containers @ Blissfully Content

Love it, loooove, it. Jars make me happy. Reusing items makes me happy. Chalkboard paint makes me happy. When I look at this photo, I’m just…happy.

3D Flower Art @ Baby Bunkins

I love the texture of the rough burlap background against the smooth black frame. Love the flowers lined up in a row. Cute.

Old Fashioned Bread Rolls @ A Little Bit Of Everything

I love when people post tried and true recipes. “Tender & Delicious,” Rolled Into A Knot…I’m sold!

How To Make A Stair Step Card @ How To Homemaker

I need to add this to my Summer To Do List. My artsy 10 yr. old would love it!

Rain Painting @ A Bird And A Bean

You are going to think I am playing favorites, as I featured her awesome square foot garden last week, but I couldn’t pass this fun but simple idea up! Another thing to add to the summer list..

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The Start Of A Summer Doozy List

As most of you know, I have “Anti-procrastination Tuesdays” here at New Nostalgia. Why? BECAUSE I PROCRASTINATE and I need your help to GET STUFF DONE! It has turned into a fun link party, with 2 areas to submit your links to. One for the hard core “Anti-Procrastination Themed Posts” and one I call “Flexible Themed Posts” where you can link up recipes, projects and crafts that were accomplished but procrastination was not part of the post.

I started the link party with this “Doozy List” post, and have noticed that even though it is a list that is not finished, summer has hit & there are much more pressing things (and not so pressing things) that I want to get done that are not on the list. I told you all last week I would be working on a new “Summer Doozy List,” and I am…finally…right now.

I usually post my “AP Tuesday” link party post on Monday nights around 10:00/11:00. Tonight it is going to be after midnight, because I am busy typing away at this new list that really should have been done a few days ago. Thank goodness I have “AP Tuesday” and YOU, or it would not get done, and I would be in big trouble, because if I can’t even get myself to write a “to-do” list, then I don’t think there would be much accomplishing of my “to-do’s!”

I do have to say, looking over the week and 1/2 that my kids have been out of school, I am very happy with how we have spent our time and the things we have done. I’m going to include some of those things on the list, just to have the satisfaction of crossing it off!

This list will have a different feel than my original Doozy list -which I will for sure be getting back to once school is in session- because my main goal this summer is to be the best mommy I can be and enjoy these fleeting, precious moments with my growing girls.

So here we go…

at least a start…

I will be adding more, soon, I’m sure…

Summer Doozy List

Swim, Swim, Swim~~, Swim, Swim, Swim, Swim~~
~~Garden~~
Grow new transplants for fall harvest (gotta get the lettuce going after this heat lets up!)
Go To The Strawberry Patch
Make Homemade Strawberry Freezer Jam
Make Homemade Puffy Paint
Make Homemade Scratch & Sniff Paint
Make Homemade Tortillas
~~Make Yogurt Pops Using Homemade Yogurt And Strawberry Puree~~
Visit Ivanna Cone Ice Cream And Walk Haymarket With My Girls
Sign Girls Up For Summer Reading Program At Library
Sign Girls Up For Summer Reading Program At Indigo Bridge
Hike @ Pioneers Park (It’s been soooo very hot, and frankly, I don’t like to hike unless it is fall and leaves are crunching under my feet)
Explore The Sunken Gardens, Take A Frisbee (Planned to on Sunday, but there was a heat advisory)
Work In Home “Zone” For 15 Minutes Every Day With The Girls
3 Chores A Day Per Girl, Everyday
Love On Neighbor Kids
Get To Know Neighbors
~~Drag One Of The Girls Into The Kitchen With Me Every Time I Cook Or Bake:)~~
Create Time For Reading Everyday
Continue To Establish Morning And Evening Routines
~~Rewrite Master Chore List~~
Start My Day With God Time (this should have been end my day with God time, then it would be crossed! Although I have been making an effort at acknowledging Him in the morning and inviting Him into my day.
Take My Middle Girl “Early Riser” On An Early Morning Walk To The Park With A Breakfast Picnic (tomorrow might be the day, if this is crossed off in the morning you will know that I got my bum out of bed and did it!)
~~Visit Farmer’s Market At Least Every Other Week~~
~~Clean Out Desk Drawers (did it, but it needs done again…lol)~~
Deep Clean Basement Before Late June Company
Make Homemade Iced Chai Latte, Drink While Reading A Magazine On Swing In The Sunroom
~~Write Posts On What I Am Grateful For On A Regular Basis~~
Cousin Sleepovers (one nephew left) (next Sat. is the day!)
Get My Bible Study Ladies To The Poolhouse
~~Keep Calender As Balanced As Possible (tried, but it sure has been a busy summer!)~~
Go To Bed By Midnight Most Nights (ahahahahahaaa! yeah, right…)
~~Take Advantage Of Our Summer Blockbuster Movie Pass, Rent Chick Flicks:)~~
Make Behavior Cards
Call Mick About Water Leakage
~~Read At Least 3 Novels This Summer~~
Clean Out Bookmarks Menu Bar (ongoing)
~~Go Bowling For Free (this week is perfect due to hot days!)~~
Visit Children’s Museum (got free passes thanks to summer reading program!!)

This post is linked to
30 minute blog challenge @ Steady Mom
toot your horn tuesday @ A Silly Little Sparrow

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Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays #14

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Well, I just read through my Doozy of a to-do list, and I think I need to write a separate Summer Doozy List. Things that were important a few months ago are not as important now, and many of the items on my older Doozy list require extended time without my kids around ( or at least that makes it much easier), so those tasks would be ideal for when they went back to school. (Does that sound like I’m procrastination until fall??:)) So next week, I will have a new Summer list for you. I have plenty of things I want to accomplish this summer, including HAVING FUN, so a new list is certainly the way to go.

Do you have a separate to do list for the summer? I’d love to know what is on your list!

These are post featured from two weeks ago, Anti-Procrastination Tueday #12

Laundry Room Makeover @ Shorties Funny Farm

Great transformation, I need her motivation!

Square Foot Gardening @ A Bird And A Bean

I drooled. Especially over her compost bin and rain barrel. Love how orderly it all is!

Dog Leash Holder @ Shady Wood Chic

I know a certain someone who I just might have to make one of these for….

Father’s Day Gift @ Me & My Pink Mixer

I have 3 girls, so this idea really caught my eye. So cute!

Chandelier Made From Flower Baskets @ The Brassy Apple

I thought this was so very creative. Loved it and LOVE her blog!

All right, let’s get to linking!
Looking forward to seeing what you all have been up to!!

Be encouraged, Be Inspired, And Get Something Done!
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~things you did accomplish
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~crafts
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~recipes

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Featured Posts From Anti-Procrastination Tuesday

Flowers In Old Mason Jars @ Show & Tell

Of course, I have to start with this one, since she used my all time favorite…MASON JARS!

Make sure you check out her to DIE FOR laundry room makeover, here.

English Toffee Dip @ Making Memories

This one caught my eye because it uses Heath candy bars. Heath is one of the only candy bars my youngest daughter can eat due to her corn syrup allergy. We don’t do refined sugars often, but when we do, I will be pulling out this recipe!!

The Painted Piano @ The Pennington Point

My jaw literally dropped when I saw the before and afters pics of this piano. I love the transformation!

(I also loved reading her ‘about me’ section, the best part of her life is the best part of mine.)

Easy Homemade Popcorn @ House Of Hepworths

I was intrigued by some of her suggestions, like mixing yellow and white corn together for the best flavor. Who knew? If you don’t have an air popper, you can make your own homemade popcorn using a brown bag and your microwave.

A Quick Bedroom Makeover @ It’s A Woman’s Life

Need a quick and easy way to makeover a bedroom disaster zone? This post has a step by step of how to do just that. Very inspiring!

A Memory Quilt @ Denton Sanatorium

This quilt is such a great and precious accomplishment. A gift for her graduating son. 18 years of memories. Every year since he was born. Scraps of love–pajamas, shorts, quilts.

A Desk Makeover @ I Heart Naptimes

Another transformation that made me say, wow!

Laundry Room Ready For Summer @ Check It Off

Look at all those cubbies! Perfect for flip flops!! I’m not jealous of her laundry shoot, nope, not one bit. (lie)

Baby Felt Shoes @Issa Sarza

Everything baby is catching my eye thanks to my pregnant little sister. I thought these were just so adorable, and she makes it look pretty easy to make them!