Because I enjoy my work, I find myself doing a lot of it on the weekends. And because I don’t enjoy domestic chores…well, let’s just say I scrape by. (scrape is the operative word) To remedy this a little, I’ve made myself a new goal: every weekend I’d like to 1) bake something and 2) organize/de-clutter one household thing or area. That shouldn’t be so hard, right? 🙂


This past weekend I made what has been deemed “Cheese Ninjas”. I used the recipe from Smitten Kitchen (via Craftzine) for whole wheat goldfish crackers. Mine turned out more like delicious cheese cookies vs. crispy crackers, but I don’t think anyone around here minds. (By the way, if you have ninja fans at your house, check out these Ninjabread Man cookie cutters!)

Last weekend’s de-cluttering task was tackling our pantry that we use for art supplies. (Um, yeah. Not so much food in the pantry, but LOTS of art supplies!) However, I made so much space cleaning, in fact, that I was able to designate an entire shelf to…

BOARD GAMES!

These were stuffed under the coffee table and piled in a cupboard where no one ever looked, so they have gone largely unplayed with. The art pantry, on the other hand, is usually wide open and very visible. And while Saturday night is our Family Movie Night, Sunday will hopefully become Family Game Night. Gotta create these family rituals while we still can.

Ahhh, a rousing game of Trouble while snacking on Cheese Ninjas with the family. Sounds lovely. Much better than working all weekend.

Got any good board game suggestions? How about healthy/easy/fun stuff to bake?