I'm going pallet crazy!

How many times have you heard that? Never? I have a new found love of pallets! As soon as my pallets arrive from my supplier (aka step dad) I will be making a couch! We have lived in our house for over a year with no couch. Every time we have the money, we decide something else is a better choice to spend money on...you know like a new X Box. It's not just a money saving thing...holy cow I love all the pallet furniture! I have seen sofas, beds, coffee tables, kitchen islands, shoe racks, book shelves, etc. I love it all!! Call me crazy (and I know you do) but how could you not want this in your house?!
http://www.shelterness.com/diy-sofa-with-built-in-storage-made-of-6-pallets/
Seriously...somebody be excited with me!

Perfect Coffee?

I'm sure you've seen the perfect iced coffee recipe posted all over Facebook from The Pioneer Woman blog. I love iced coffee and I'm on a budget so I thought why not! I wasn't brave enough to use a whole pound...and I didn't have a pot big enough so I went with half. I had a few casualties...like forgetting to close the spigot when I poured the coffee into my drink dispenser, but I did it! I know this shouldn't be a shock...after all its letting coffee sit in water and then pouring it in another container. Not rocket science. I tend to mess coffee up at every chance I get. I decided to read up on the site Ree originally found her recipe from. I'm interested in the physical differences, not just the flavor. I've heard that cold brewed coffee is less acidic and while I don't generally have stomach issues, that can't be a bad thing with the amount of coffee I drink! It's a great article and definitely worth the read!
http://www.imbibemagazine.com/Iced-Coffee-How-To
If you want to head straight to the always entertaining Ree, and skip the coffee knowledge
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/06/perfect-iced-coffee/

As a side note, I use sweetened condensed milk in my hot coffee and it's delicious!

Move on...

That's what I keep telling myself. It's not that I hold grudges...or maybe I do without showing it. In the midst of every angry moment I think to myself, what will be the consequences and am I ok with them. Yes? Carry on with the outburst.:) Sometimes, it's just not worth it. I deal with the anger and hurt and those people never know...usually because they are too self absorbed and clueless to figure it out on their own. Every once in awhile though, it has to come out. It may mean losing a friend...acquaintance maybe...friends aren't lost over small things. Who knows. What I do know is that I let it out to get over it and move on so I tell myself, those are yesterdays feelings. Get over it. Today is a new day and I am happy!

Caramels...part 2

I love homemade soft caramels. More than most things. Yes, I am one of those people that will spend $1 on ONE caramel. Last month, a girl came to work with caramels her mom and her had made. I about died. I told her she had 2 choices-bring me the recipe or make me caramels every week. I was so excited that I looked up a recipe on Google. It turned out as a giant hard caramel rock. The kids enjoyed licking it but not what I had in mind. The next week she brought me a baggie of caramels along with the recipe. I ate all of the caramels and lost the recipe (of course) Luckily I had read it so this time I searched for a similar one...and maybe found a winner!

http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/classic-soft-caramels/

It is currently cooling in the dish but from what I picked off of the spatula, it is delicious!!! It took 20 minutes! This could be dangerous. As soon as they are cooled I'll let you know if you should run out to the store for ingredients!

Why the name?

2 things you should know about me...although if you're even reading this, you most likely know.

1. I LOVE OWLS. A lot.
2. I've always wanted to learn Swahili. Random, I know. It most likely will do nothing for me in the grand scheme of things but I have always thought it would be so great to know Swahili!

Kulala Bundi is "sleeping owl" in Swahili. I don't know if it's grammatically correct because, again, I don't know Swahili...but it's the words, arranged how I liked them best. I like it. It is very ME. I didn't want a cheesy name, I wanted awesome and heck yes I got it!

Getting started

I want to start posting my crafts I've done, or things I want to do. I keep finding awesome things to make and then I forget where I found it! Or I make something once and lose the directions. Clearly organization is not my strong point. I'd like to say I'm working on it but that would be a lie. Maybe I like the chaotic way my mind works or maybe I just don't have time. At least I'll have one place to search through now.