1) I had Chipotle for the first time today. I’ve always been
anti-burrito the size of my head, but I had no idea they made such ah-mazing
salads! I mean, it was delicious! And huge! Loaded with quac and corn and fresh
salsa. Yummy in my tummy for sure.
2) I submitted tworecipes to a competition the
dining halls on campus are hosting. If one of my recipes gets picked they’ll
make and serve it to everyone at the dining halls! And there’s a little thing
about getting a giftcard…
3) I’m thoroughly enjoying a new book I’m reading.
Dropping a class has given me more time to read it too.
4) Current Pandora obsession = Gavin Degraw (does anyone even use Pandora anymore? Besides me? Has everyone else been Spotified?). It reminds me of one of my all.time.favorite shows.
5) I made sweet potato fries. Check them out here.
6) This info-graphic thoroughly freaked me out.
7) So, I am now giving up sugar for a week (maybe two). Since I
normally have dessert for breakfast after lunch and dinner every
day, it is going to be hard. But, I’ve been eating like the world is coming to
an end and figured this will probably be good for my mind, body, and soul.
Some Sundays I’m all about getting stuff done. Getting up early,
getting a workout, shower, and a quick breakfast in before hitting the books. But, let’s
be honest, those Sundays are few and far between.
Like, really far.
I prefer my Sunday mornings to be long, lingering affairs.
Hanging out in my pajamas, watching a lot little bit of Hulu, drinking my
coffee. And, eating some pancakes.
1) First things first, in a few short hours I will be hearing a
lecture by THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOOD NETWORK. Yes, that’s right, Brooke Bailey
Johnson, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOOD NETWORK, will be speaking at a forum here at
school. Typing the words makes me shake a little bit. This is why I am in
school.
2) Remember those Little Debbie Fudge Round cookie sandwiches
from last Tuesday grade school? Yeah, a couple of weeks ago I made an
amazing copycat version. You can find them up here.
3) Part of the reason I’ve been so absent lately is because I’m
on staff for the new food publication at school, Spoon. It’s the start
of something big. And, it’s taking some time that would normally go to blogging
so from time to time I’ll be posting links to my articles there to satisfy
everyone’s sweet tooth.
4) Something satisfying my sweet tooth? Mug cakes. Or cakes in
a cup. Or cups of cake. Whatever they’re called, I’ve been making them and am
in love. So far I’ve made an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie one, a double
chocolate peanut butter version, and one boasting graham crackers and chocolate
chips (sadly, I was out of marshmallow fluff).
Ok, I know I’m a journalism major and all but, can I just
say that writing is hard. Like, really hard. Coming up with something great and
witty and inspiring? One of the most painstaking experiences ever. Not to
mention the editing and rewriting and editing and rewriting. And making it
coherent? Word putting together be hard stuff.
And, because I’m neurotic and can never make things easy on
myself, I am also very particular about where
I write. I can’t write just anywhere, oh no, that is SO not going to fly. Like my
room? Nope, not going to happen. Too cramped, too stuffy. The place where I set
up my laptop has got to be perfect if
I am going to attempt to write.
1) I have been MIA as of late. I’ve been making some changes and those changes have been taking
up good chunks of my life, not leaving me a lot of time to type up witty and
inspiring posts or photograph the few (lame) attempts I’ve made in the
kitchen recently. I like where I am headed though, and I know good things are
going to come of it. So, please, bear with me. I promise to return with sugar-laden
treats soon!
2) I have been exceptionally girly lately. And it’s been a lot
of fun! *squeals*giggles*pink*sparkles* I am getting SO MANY ideas from Kate. She’s so pretty and creative, I love going to her blog for
inspiration.
3) Hearing a nine-year-old boy say “Well, when I was younger...”
makes me feel ancient.
4) I got a new camera for my birthday – and it is by far one of
the coolest, greatest, bestest present I have ever gotten. Ever. I keep
finding myself looking at things and taking mental “pictures” in my head. I know
nothing about photography feel super professional now. I even read the owner's manual.
5) I had to photograph something with my new camera. I got a
jumbo muffin pan for my birthday too. I just put two and two together. The results were jumbo goat cheese, fig, and honey
muffins. Jumbojumbojumbo. I really like saying that word.
6) INSTAGRAM IS FINALLY AVAILABLE FOR ANDROID! I have been
blowing up the Instagram feed with unnecessary pictures of tea bags and
cookies.
7) And milk shakes.
8) To add to the uber girliness that I have been indulging in,
I got a pedicure and, to my surprise, it has lasted a whole week!
That has never happened before. I don’t know if it’s because I am exceptionally
mean to my toes or if previous pedicures were never that great to begin with
but, I typically only have cute toes for like, three days. I don’t know how,
but my polish has lasted through 7 days of sandals, too-small
flats, and more up-dog to down-dog combos than I can shake a stick at.
9) I have been craving baked goods with coconut. Which is
weird, because I’m not really sure if I like coconut. I’ve had it before, I
know that. And I didn’t hate it. But I can’t remember what is "coconut-y" about
coconut. I am trying and failing to recall that sense memory. Obviously, the
logical thing to do would be to make up a batch of cookies or bars or cupcakes
to remind myself.
10) I was looking through old pictures today to update my cover
photo because Facebook switched me over forcibly, and I found this gem
from a vacation to New Mexico last year. Good times.
11) One of my poor, poor friends has somehow never seen Boy
Meets World before so, of course, I gave him a crash course this afternoon and
we watched a few clips. This show will never, ever get old.
