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10 Goals for the Week

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10 Goals to Tackle This Week

I didn’t share a new goals post last week. Basically, once last Thursday rolled around and I still hadn’t gotten my post up, I decided to go ahead and not set my usual goals for that week.

I haven’t done that in a while, and I’m not planning on making it a habit. πŸ™‚

This month simply ended up busier than it started out to be, and I needed some time to catch up and get things done so that’s what I did. But I’m ready now to work on weekly goals again, so here’s what I have planned…

Here are my goals for this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Go on a fun family outing

Personal Goals:

3. Drink lemon water with cayenne pepper 5x

4. Walk a total of 280 minutes on the treadmill

5.Β Read at least 5 pages from each of these books: Toward a Growing Marriage by Gary Chapman, Be the Best Mom You Can Be by Marina Slayton, and Influencer Marketing for Dummies

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Clean and organize Elisabeth’s Play-Doh area

8.Β Fill a bag with items to donate

Business Goals:

9. Shoot at least one new video forΒ our family YouTube channel

10. Shoot, edit & upload at least one new video to my YouTube channel

What are your goals for this week?


Large Family Costco Haul, Trader Joe’s Haul, and Jewel Haul PLUS a Fridge, Freezer, and Pantry Tour!

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Hi, guys! Today, I’m sharing a large family Costco haul, Trader Joe’s haul, and Jewel grocery haul. I’m also sharing a refrigerator, freezer, and pantry tour, and I show you what those areas look like BEFORE and AFTER this day’s grocery haul.

I hope you enjoy the video! πŸ™‚

*If you want to see a quick video of my husband’s shopping trip this day, then you can check out his YouTube video with his shopping experience here.

 


Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for Moms Who Love the Kitchen + How to Make Strawberry Shortcakes from Scratch

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Thanks to Bella and Crisp for the Mother’s Day Gift Ideas shared in this video. They sent me those products to review and share, and I’m enjoying using them in the kitchen. I use the Bella Ceramic Kettle every single day to make hot drinks, and I love it!

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Hi, guys! Today, I’m sharing three Mother’s Day gift ideas for moms who love the kitchen plus a recipe tutorial on how to make strawberry shortcakes from scratch.Β You can find the strawberry shortcakes recipe below the video in this post as well as information on the Mother’s Day gift ideas shared in the video.

I hope you enjoy the video, as always, thanks for watching! πŸ™‚

Here’s the Strawberry Shortcakes Recipe:

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Strawberry Shortcakes

Ingredients

    For the Fruit Topping:
  • 3 pounds of strawberries, hulled
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
    • For the Shortcakes:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour plus extra for the counter
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (I use fine Himalayan Pink Salt)
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into chunks
  • 2/3 cup almond milk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 egg white, lightly beaten
    • For the Whipped Cream:
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream, chilled
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, measure out about 3 cups of strawberries and crush them with a potato masher.
  2. Slice the remaining strawberries and add them to the bowl with the crushed strawberries. Then add the sugar and orange juice, and stir the ingredients together. Once the ingredients are incorporated, place the strawberries in the refrigerator to chill.
  3. For the shortcakes, get the oven ready by adjusting the oven rack to the lower middle position and heat the oven to 425 degrees.
  4. Pulse the flour, 3 tablespoons of the sugar, baking powder, and salt together in either a food processor or a Nurti Ninja with a blend and prep bowl just until they're combined.
  5. Add in the chunks of butter and pulse until the butter has been combined. Then transfer the ingredients to a large bowl.
  6. Mix the almond milk with the whole egg that's been beaten. Then add those ingredients to the flour mixture in the large bowl. Gently stir the ingredients together just until incorporated, then turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
  7. Gently knead the dough by folding it onto itself 3 or 4 times. Then shape the dough into a small rectangle that's about 1-inch thick.
  8. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Then using a biscuit cutter (or a circular 1-cup measuring cup), cut out 6 biscuits and place them on the parchment paper about 1-inch apart. You should have enough dough left over to make 2 more biscuits for a total of 8 biscuits.
  9. Once the 8 biscuits are on the baking sheet, brush the tops with the egg white and then sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar over the biscuits. Then place the biscuits in the oven and bake for about 14 minutes or until the shortcakes are golden brown.
  10. Once you remove the shortcakes from the oven, allow them to cool for 10 to 15 minutes while you make the whipped cream.
  11. For the whipped cream, place the heavy whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla extract in a chilled medium-sized bowl, and whip with an electric mixer on low speed for about 3-5 minutes. Whip until soft peaks form. Be very careful not to over-whip.
  12. To assemble the strawberry shortcakes, split a biscuit in half on a plate. Add a heaping spoon of the strawberries to the bottom half, then add a dollop of whipped cream to the strawberries. Place the top biscuit on top of the whipped cream and then add another heaping spoon of the strawberries over the top biscuit and another dollop of whipped cream to that. Repeat this step with the remaining biscuits. Serve and enjoy!
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Here are the Mother’s Day gift ideas featured in the video:

First is the Bella Electric Ceramic Kettle, and you can find this kettle on Amazon using the affiliate link here.

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Next is the Crisp Strawberry Slicer, and you can find it on Amazon using the affiliate link here.

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The last item is the Crisp Dual Juicer, and you can find it on Amazon using the affiliate link here.

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What are some of your favorite desserts to make at home? What are some favorite kitchen items you love to use on a regular basis?


10 Goals for the Week

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10 Goals to Tackle This Week

I hope your week is off to a good start! πŸ™‚

I was able to cross off all of my goals for last week.

Here’s what I accomplished:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2.Β Take one of my children shopping for new clothes — We ended up taking all five kids to Kohl’s, and they all got new clothes. Sadly, Kohl’s didn’t have any coupons out for us to use, which is not normal for Kohl’s, but we did find some decent deals. And I got $30 back in Kohl’s cash.

Personal Goals:

3.Β Track what I’m eating with the My Fitness Pal app — I may start sharing short weight loss updates here on my blog again. I haven’t decided just yet, but I’ll make a decision in the next week or so and let you know.

4. Walk a total of 270 minutes on the treadmill

5.Β Read at least 5 pages from each of these books: Toward a Growing Marriage by Gary Chapman, Be the Best Mom You Can Be by Marina Slayton, and Influencer Marketing for Dummies

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Clean the bathrooms — My husband helped me clean the bathrooms, and I appreciate that SO much. πŸ™‚

8.Β Fill a bag with items to donate

Business Goals:

9. Plan videos for next week

10. Shoot, edit & upload at least one new video to my YouTube channel

Here are my goals for this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2.Β Go on a fun family outing

Personal Goals:

3.Β Track what I’m eating with the My Fitness Pal app — I think I may start sharing a weight loss update once a month. I’m still not totally sure. I need to think this through a bit more, but the next two weeks have become very busy so I’ll wait to decide for sure at the end of this month.

4. Walk a total of 280 minutes on the treadmill — I’m increasing this goal by 10 minutes.

5.Β Read at least 5 pages from each of these books: Toward a Growing Marriage by Gary Chapman, Be the Best Mom You Can Be by Marina Slayton, and Influencer Marketing for Dummies

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Shop for a new table cloth

8. De-clutter the area where we film videos — We have various items that could be used for videos from time to time in that area, and they need to get put away until we really need them.

Business Goals:

9. Shoot and edit a video for a project

10. Shoot, edit & upload at least one new video to my YouTube channel

What are your goals for this week?