How-to Make Scramble Eggs in the Microwave

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Last summer, I visited my mom who was working at a diner. Being a "home cook'n" kinda place, they needed to make real food while still pretty fast. She taught me that you can make scrambled eggs in a microwave in about 2-3 minutes. You an also do individual servings of eggs without dirtying an entire pan! They turn out incredibly fluffy!

Scrambled Eggs in the MICROWAVE

Scrambled Eggs {in the microwave}

Ingredients:

  • 2 eggs
  • Tsp Milk
  • Shredded Cheese {optional for added yumminess}
  • Salt/Pepper {to taste}

Instructions:

  1. Crack eggs into a microwave-safe dish {preferably the one you will eat them in so you don't have to do more dishes}
  2. Scramble the eggs with a whisk {or fork- again on the saving on washing dishes}\
  3. Blend in the milk {and cheese}
  4. Place dish into microwave and cook for ~2 minutes {maybe less if your is high-powered}
  5. Remove & fluff with fork
  6. If there is still more liquid {eggs or milk} in the bottom of the dish, return it to the microwave, cooking for 30 sec at a time
  7. When ready, salt & pepper to taste and serve!

Did you try it? Does it work? I really enjoy this...especially being pregnant, craving eggs, but getting nauseous at the smell of them cooking over the stove.

 

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12 Steps to Help MOM Get Ready FAST {Thoughtful Thursday}

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I never thought I'd be THAT mom...the one that doesn't shower daily. Or at least who wishes she did but it's kinda hit or miss. Yeah. I am now her. I have learned some tricks to taking a quick and efficient shower.

12 Steps to Help MOM Get Ready FAST

12 Steps to Help MOM Get Ready FAST

  1. Have all necessary items IN the shower.
    I always make sure I have body wash, wash cloth/luffa, shampoo, conditioner, make-up remover, razor, etc before showering. Really, I just never take the stuff our or replace it if needed when I get out.
    Some times I even set out hair stuff {ie Plug in but turn off straightener and hair drier, brush, make-up bag, lotion, and even the Deo (because sometimes...lets be honest...I forget lol)}
  2. Have all Clothing Laid out and ready in the bathroom.
    I never knew how much time this could save me. I pick out what I'm going to wear the night before and have it in a pile on the bathroom counter. I'm talking under garments, socks if applicable, top, bottoms, earrings, hair stuff, etc. Wearing mainly t-shirts helps this process as well. 😀 If its something nicer, I'll leave it on the hanger & hook it on the back of the door {knob or towel hook}.
  3. Have Towel over the shower door or rail.
    I love having my towel hanging over the shower door/rail even if there's a nearby hook. I use the towel to wipe my eyes after those slashes from soap when in a rush.
  4. Set a timer.
    I haven't done this often but if you tend to take a long shower this can help you be aware of how long you take. After a while, a 10 minute shower will just be habit.
  5. Rinse Hair Twice as long as you Wash it.
    This may sound silly and I laugh every time I'm in the shower and remember this tidbit...because it came from 6th grade! You know, when they give you the "You Stink, Use Deo for Your BO" conversation. Yeah, they had cute high school girls come talk to us and one of the things they mentioned was a general rule to make sure you get all the shampoo out is to rinse twice as long. If you message in the shampoo for 30 seconds, rinse for 1 minute.
    I know the whole point of this post is to take a FAST shower but it won't be worth it if your hair looks nasty just a few hours later.
  6. Wash Body with Warm Water {1st}
    I prefer taking a shower first thing in the morning {even though this doesn't always happen} because it helps get the stiffness out of my body before starting the day. Warm water helps this!
  7. Shave while washing your body.
    Using warm water and body wash is a quick way to shave every day. I know it can be bothersome and some days there's just no time for that but I love the feeling of shaved legs.
  8. Remove make-up/Wash Face.
    Using your face-wash/make-up remover, clean your face using slightly warm water. You don't want to dry out your skin and your face is very sensitive.
  9. Wash Hair with nearly Cold Water {2nd}
    After you've 'relaxed', washed, and shaved, its time to move on to hair. Scrub in your shampoo still using semi-warm water and then when you are ready to rinse, switch the water over to as cold as you can stand! Rinsing your hair with cold water will cut down on dandruff that comes from dry scalp and it also makes your hair really shiny {thanks for the tip mom}.
  10. Don't turn back up the water temperature.
    Now that your hair looks fab, do not let the temptation to crank back up the water temp. You are ready to JUMP out of the shower...because you are cold. LOL
  11. Dry off IN the shower.
    I know this isn't easy, especially if you have a small shower but this too will be beneficial. It will make you move quickly {so you can bundle after that cold rinse} and it won't soak your rug 😀
  12. Don't leave the bathroom until you are READY for the day.
    Another thing I'm still not good at but have noticed helps speed along with read-for-the-day process is finishing getting ready for the day. Get completely Dressed, Do make-up, Dry & Fix hair

Did you "Get Ready" today? I DID!!!

Anyone else have some helpful hints for shower or getting ready fast?

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The Perfect Toast {Thoughtful Thursday}

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I've got something beyond simple today for Thoughtful Thursday- TOAST.

Yep, as easy as "stick the bread into the toaster" may seem, my high-school-aged cousin {out of the mouth of babes} opened my eyes to the yumminess that Is 1/2 toast...as I like to call it.

1/2 toast is when your bread is only toasted on one side. This creates less crummage while still getting the crunch my family like for their PB&Js. Here's how ya do it...read for this...are you ready...really, are you ready?

Put 2 pieces of bread in 1 toaster slot. ShuBAM--> 1/2 TOAST!

half toast

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Happy Spring [Cleaning]!?

I have been told that after this weeks blurp of raininess again, the weather is supposed to feel like spring...from here on out. We'll see. It is Arkansas.

april weather 2013 in ARWhat better way to kick off spring than with the windows and doors open {before the bugs find out its nice out there} and kicking the nasty dust, dirt, and grime out of the house, along with the kids, into the yard?

To celebrate spring and help get you in the cleaning mood, 31 Days to Clean is on sale this month.

It’s got a mini-devotional type reading plus two challenges for each day – a Martha challenge (your home) and a Mary challenge (your heart). It’s 70% off this week, making it only a $1.50 (PDF only), so if you’ve been wanting to read it/take the challenge, now’s a great time to get on it.

April Spring Cleaning Special with coupon code SPRING

You can BUY IT HERE, use code: SPRING

Other Spring hump day deals:

Mother’s Day & Graduate Cards
All Mother’s Day & Graduate Cards are Buy 2 Get 1 Free . The lowest priced item is given free.

Celebrating Friendship
DaySpring has created a Special Section with their most popular Friendship Cards & Gifts. All marked 30% Off.

Good Things & Walk in Grace Collections
These collections – Good Things and Walk in Grace – make great Mother’s Day gifts, and are 30% Off this month with coupon 30MOM

Jewelry Sale - April 8-21
All Jewelry will be 25% off April 8-21 with code GRATEFUL25! Over the next week we’ll be adding new items to the Lisa Leonard Collection, as well as several other new jewelry pieces.

These said they were March Monthly Gift Specials but they are STILL marked down:
57633 – Redeemed Makeup Bag – Reg $26.99, Sale Price $9.99

73306 – Redeemed Pillow – Reg $24.99, Sale Price $9.99

73441 – Courageous Framed Print – Reg $79.99, Sale Price $19.99

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Activities for Littles & Winter Sanity {Thoughtful Thursday}

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I know its supposed to be turning spring...really! Any day now. But if you live in Arkansas or any state with bipolar weather like AR then you know you're gonna need some tricks up your sleeve this month {and maybe next month as well} for those days when the brisk wind is more like ice daggers. Today I wanna share 3 silly things my kids love that cost little to nothing and entertained them for quite a while.

Pipe Cleaner Art

pipe cleaner art toddler activities for winter sanity

I had some construction paper, pipe cleaners, and {glitter} glue already in our craft supplies. My 4.5-year-old just went at it! Twisting and gluing. My 3-year-old was having a little more trouble. I ended up cutting lots of different colored pipe cleaners into tiny pieces. Then she told me what picture she wanted to make. I sketched the picture she described with a marker then I helped her outline the sketch with the glue, adding different colors to each part of the picture. They both really enjoyed it!

 Indoor Water Play

You may remember we recently went to an awesome indoor playground called the Wonder Place. It was filled with numerous educational centers to play in, one of which being the giant water table. My kids spent the majority of our visit there. This reassured me that my plan to make a homemade outdoor water table for this summer was definitely gonna be worth it! BUT seeing as how we are still in transition and the weather is not exactly conducive to wet outdoor play, we modified our water play.

I filled our kitchen sink with warm water and dish soap. Simply giving them a few "tool" {strainer, spoon, fork, whisk, different sized cups & bowls, grater, etc} to do "experiments" with kept them more than busy.

I wasn't quite comfortable with my 2-year-old standing on a chair, step, or sharing the bench with his sisters for a prolonged period of time...there may or may not have been shoving involved. I chose to give him his own small tray of water with soap, and some safer tools on top of a drop clothe. #winning

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Playdough Art

My kids all three love Playdough, like most kids. They do seem to get bored with the same ol' roll, smash, etc. They haven't quite mastered the molding concept yet. Soooo, I have saved a silly amount of cardboard circles from frozen pizza and we decided to use them in our playdough-play. We made, pizzas, faces, several other meals, and lots of "imaginary" things...

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playdough birthday cake

Once I got them going on these activities and gave general 'rules', they played interdependent very nicely. Giving them a "new game" seems to help them play well together as well as stay focused for a little longer.

Hope these help spark some ideas in these last few weeks of wacky weather and indoor boredom!

 

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