Simplify Your Life with The Ultimate BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe, One Awesome Kitchen Cleaning Hack, & a DIY project!

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I'll be as up front as I can possibly be with you, lately I just haven't been feeling the whole homemaker thing. Growing a tiny human is exhausting and preparing our house for her arrival has caused me to feel even more tired the past few weeks, so when it comes time to clean & organize the rest of our house and make dinner, I like to make things as easy as humanly possible. Today I want to make your life a little easier, while I don't consider myself Suzy Homemaker I suppose you could say I'm sharing a couple of "kitchen hacks" that will hopefully make your life feel a bit less stressful.

I'm excited to be sharing my ultimate BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich recipe, it's so easy to make but we all know that BBQ gets a little messy. For that reason, I think it's important that I share how easy keeping your kitchen spic & span can be with the new Scotch-Brite® Scrubbing Dish Cloths. Lastly, I want to share a recent DIY project and how I'm keeping my kitchen a tiny bit more organized and adorable.

We'll go ahead and address how clean my kitchen looks... While I wish I could take all of the credit, it's really thanks to Scotch-Brite Scrubbing Dish Cloths! Their scrubbing power makes cleaning easy, so I suppose you could say these convenient little dish cloths are practically an all-in-one kitchen tool. While I'm used to cleaning up our kitchen with a standard dish cloth, these beauties have totally made the task a heck of a lot easier!

Now I know what you're thinking, "How do the Scotch-Brite Scrubbing Dish Cloths make cleaning easier?" It's simple, the premium, textured dish cloth features two super helpful sides, with scrubbing technology on one side (similar to Scotch-Brite sponges but even more amazing) capable of cleaning up even the most stuck on messes (like BBQ sauce simmered in a pan for hours). While the other side provides the versatility of a dish cloth and is absolutely perfect for wiping down the dirtiest of surfaces!

The best part is these wonderful little kitchen savers won't scratch any surface, no matter how hard you scrub and they are fully washable and reusable so you get the most out of each and every dish cloth!

Do you want to take your dish cloth game to the next level with these super-charged Scotch-Brite Scrubbing Dish Cloths? They come in 2-packs and a variety of colors including the beautiful mint and gray shades I chose, as well as coral and navy and are available at everyone's favorite retailer - Target for only $4.99! Plus, NOW through July 2nd you can save on these little beauties with this Cartwheel offer!

Now that we've gotten the cleaning fun out of the way, I think I need to share with you how I made the adorable utensils that helped me whip together my messy yet delicious BBQ recipe! I obviously used colors inspired by my new dish towels and since these beauties are so easy to make, I knew I had to share a DIY tutorial on how you can make them yourself!

All you'll need is paint, painters tape, a paintbrush, a coffee cup or something with a wide lid, and wooden utensils (plus a utensil holder if you're feeling fancy)! You'll want to begin by taping off each utensil where you want the paint to stop. I left a few inches of the handle wooden so they'll be useful without getting stuff all over the pretty painted parts! I also taped off a little jar to place my new utensils in, so they look organized and pretty on my counter instead of sitting in a drawer.

The next and final step for making these pretty little kitchen aids is to paint them with acrylic paints in the colors of your choice. Evenly coating each item and making sure your brushstrokes are in the same direction on each side so that the utensils look beautiful once the paint dries!

Now stand them up in a coffee cup or something similar, until they are dry. These beauties are ready to use as soon as they are dry to the touch and they absolutely make the perfect new accessory for your kitchen!

While making new DIY projects for my kitchen and sharing one of my favorite new cleaning tools with you has been fun, I think we all are ready for the FOOD. Well, at least I know one pregnant girl that's ready to talk food with you... and obviously that gal is myself!

This super awesome BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich recipe is so easy to make, you'll be thanking me repeatedly after you try your first bite and realize you can beat out even the best BBQ places in town with this new recipe in your rotation!

To whip this dish together you will need a crock pot and just a few simple ingredients including:

Pork Tenderloin
1 two-liter of root beer

1 bottle of BBQ sauce
1 package of buns

This recipe is so easy, I can't even believe I'm just now sharing it with you. You'll begin by filling the crock pot with root beer until it's about half full and placing the pork tenderloin in, while it's on low heat. Fill the crock pot nearly to the lip with root beer and place the lid on and let simmer.

Let this concoction simmer for around 4 hours, occasionally stirring. Drain the root beer until there is about 1/5 of it left in the bottom of the crock pot and use a fork and your newly painted spatula to shred the pork.

Once the whole tenderloin has been shredded to perfection, pour 3/4 of the BBQ sauce into the crock pot and allow the mixture to simmer for about an hour or two. Serve on a bun and ENJOY!

Afterwards, don't forget to clean up the mess you make with your handy new Scotch-Brite Scrubbing Dish Cloths! My crock pot really has never been easier to clean until these beauties came into my life... so I highly suggest you give them a try!

Tell me, do you have any kitchen hacks to share? I can't wait to hear how you keep things simple and clean in your home in the comments below! Plus, take a second and check out more great recipes and inspiration from Scotch-Brite here.