cookie monster

One day, when Jim and I first started dating, he was complaining for hours about being hungry.  We were not in a position to get food, and he was really hurting from starvation.  When we reached a point where we were finally able to get food, it occurred to me that the entire time I'd had cookies with me that Courtney had made.

Yesterday, we were joking about this time (because he was hungry again) and ever since then, I have not been able to shake my craving for cookies.

Normally, they don't really appeal to me, because my sweet tooth is satisfied (almost exclusively) by ice cream.  However, there's just something about cookies that I can't resist today.

I can't help but wonder if it's fate that today's recipe from Real Simple was for peanut butter cookies. Am I supposed to put on my apron and get to work?
Or maybe, I should just get busy on one of these amazing sites.  Next time you're in need of a cookie (or two or three), try indulging here...

1. In need of an after school work snack? Try the SweetChip custom cookie shop on Etsy. Pick your style (chewy. always chewy.), your add-ins from a list - or request your own - then sit back and relax for 24 hours.  Then, grab some milk and enjoy your cookies.  Who needs an apron now, right?
2.  Or, in case you're feeling sleepy later this afternoon, check out A Snack in the Face.  These cookies are caffeinated.  Why opt for coffee when you can have a cookie? Or, better yet, why not both?
3. Or, for when old chocolate chip just can't satisfy you, try The Cravory.  The site boasts 950 cookie options, from Savory Rosemary Balsamic to Pancakes and Bacon to Red Velvet to good old Chocolate Chip.  That way, you're prepared even when you're at at your most adventurous.

4. And, in case you've exhausted the 950 possibilities from The Cravory, try out Momofuku. I'm especially intrigued by the Compost Cookie, made of pretzels, potato chips, coffee, oats, butterscotch and chocolate chips.  I'm a sucker for the salty/sweet combo, and let's be honest, composting is the eco-friendly thing to do.

I bet you're thinking about cookies now to, eh?

whimsical wednesdays {sparkles}

Where is time going? Not only is it November, but I've missed yet another Wednesday!

Yesterday was a soup and scarf kind of grey day.  I was in desperate need of something sparkly to keep me motivated and dreamt of indulging in all things glittery to brighten up the gloom...
1. Can you even resist the warmth?
2. This much glitter would undoubtedly put a little pep in my step.
3. If this jacket doesn't motivate me to get to work, I don't know what will. 

bye bye house, hello apartment


I thought I might feel like a grown up when I graduated college.  Or when I started my first job. Or started paying bills.  It never happened.

And now that I have my own apartment with [real] real bills, I still don't feel like one.

So now I'm thinking it might happen when I get married. Or have a baby.  Or when my baby has a baby? Or maybe I'll never really believe I'm a grown up.

While I do not exactly feel more mature, it does feel very different walking into my own apartment, as opposed to my parents house.

And, while I absolutely love the feeling, I also must say that for the last year I had the best roommates I could have asked for.  I had so much fun living with my parents and walked away feeling closer to them than ever before (I also walked away more interested in Dancing With the Stars and The Biggest Loser than I care to admit).  This time around, they really were more like my friends, and I am so grateful for our time together.

Now I just can't wait for them to visit, so I can show them to same hospitality they showed me.  Maybe THEN I'll feel like a grown up.