Running on Empty...

   I know I haven't blogged in a little while, but i had to step away from the computer for a bit and become a socially active and responsible person... That's right I started working. To fill you in a bit, a daycare that I used to work at called me. They are a home based daycare, and the other girl that I worked with had left. Instead of going through the interview process and trying to find someone (who would not only be a new employee, but also someone that would be left alone in there house for 30-40 minutes twice a day) they took a chance and called me. Long story short I took the job, and now work full time. I have little time to come home and take a shower and sleep in between work and planning for work, let alone open up the laptop. So here I sit, apologetic about not blogging as much as I should, but at the same time happy about the way life has treated me in these last few weeks.

   So my life is now full of dirty diapers, runny noses, scraped knees, and endless amounts of children pointing their fingers to the palm of their hand and shouting " More!!" ( Pointing a finger to the palm of the opposite hand is signing the word more). My tank is on empty at this point, but there is nothing a good nights rest can't fix..... a dump truck full of vitamin C would probably help too! I'm so grateful that these parents are allowing me to help these children grow up, and guide them through this part of their lives.

  So here's to life. May you enjoy it, live it, love it, and most importantly go through it doing things that make you utterly... Euphorically.... obnoxiously happy. I know I am!

It's My Birthday!!!

So I woke up this morning to a tonne of Facebook and text messages wishing me a happy birthday, even Google wished me a happy birthday! When I first woke up my brain went into totally "It's my birthday" mode. In my head I was singing happy birthday to myself and asking "do you feel any older than you did yesterday?" but before mentally I could answer the question, my body answered. All of my joints are stiff and a tad swollen because of the rain. The irony of this whole situation is even though in age I turned 22, in the physical sense I'm like 60. BUT, I will not let this stop me from celebrating my birthday!! So wish me luck as I hobble through this wet rainy day in search of birthday fun!!

Cake batter Fudge and Birthday Cake Truffles

I found this recipe on pinterest, and thought "Hey I have some left over boxes of cake mix. Why not try it!" it all started out pretty good. It is a pretty simple recipe, and something I thought would be impossible to mess up. However after having the directions for this as well as directions for some cookies, I ended up mixing up my measurement, and just kind of had to make due with the concoction of ingredients I had. In the end it turned out, and my mix up of ingredients resulted in a somewhat fudge like texture. Because I hadn't gotten everything exactly right, I decided to roll into balls, dip in chocolate, and rename this cake batter fudge to birthday cake truffles.

For this recipe you will need:

1 box of cake mix
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter (softened, not melted)
sprinkles for decoration


Step 1: Mix your cake mix and powdered sugar in a bowl.

Step 2: Add butter. I would advise cutting into smaller chunks for a more even distribution when melting. DO NOT MIX BUTTER INTO DRY INGREDIENTS!!!

Step 3: This is where I messed up. I added 1/4 cup of milk to the mixture. If you are trying to achieve a cake batter fudge, and not birthday cake truffles, skip this step!!

Step 4: Microwave for 2 minutes, making sure that the butter melts into your dry ingredients.

Step 5: Remove bowl from microwave and mix all of your ingredients together.

Step 6: Place fudge mix into a container and let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour.


Step 7: You can either cut into small squares and serve as fudge, or roll into small balls, and dip into melted chocolate for truffles.

Step 8: Decorate!!!

Step 9: ENJOY!!!

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Another day, another awkward moment...

Today I woke up in a great mood. So much has happened over the past week that I can't help but have a permanent smile on my face. I was recently rehired by Small Symphonies Daycare and Music school for full time work, Easter was great, they are making a Finding Nemo sequel called "Finding dory", and life in general just seems to be great.

As I do every morning I excitedly opened the front door and checked the mail box for the many free samples and coupons I get. To my surprise there was a hand written envelope addressed to me. I opened the envelope with such excitement to see what it could be, and that's when SMACK the smile disappeared for just a moment. It as a birthday card. I quickly checked the calendar, and sure enough it said April. So many thoughts were running through my mind. Had I really lost track of time that I couldn't remember what month is was? Would I have forgotten that my birthday was in a few days?

As much of a shock as it was that I had forgotten the month and my own birthday, my smile was soon enough plastered back on my face. A new(ish) job, new movie coming out, AND my birthday! I must be one lucky girl to feel this great :)

Awkward moment of the day:

That moment when you open up a card that says happy birthday, and the first thought that crosses your mind is " is my birthday really in a few days".

Coolwhip Cookies

I found a recipe on pinterest for these delicious looking treats called "Coolwhip Cookies". When I set out to bake them I had imagined they would be these little soft and chewy cookies that were sweet and yummy. With that picture in my head I gathered all of the necessary ingredients and got to work. 

You need…

1 Box Funfetti cake mix

2 Eggs

1 Container of Cool Whip (8 oz)

1/3 cup of powered sugar for rolling

As I mixed the whip cream, eggs, and cake mix together it turned into a consistency I didn't quite expect. It was stick but fluffy and airy at the same time. I then rolled the dough into little blob like balls and rolled them in the icing sugar, and carefully placed them on my baking sheet. I line my baking sheet with wax paper so it doesn't stick, but butter or pam works just as well. After getting all of my blobs carefully placed I put them in to over at 350 for 8 minutes. After the 8 minute mark i checked the cookies and they still seemed to be "Cake mix-ish" so I left them in for another 10 minutes or so. When I took them out of the oven they had become much larger than I had expected. Turns out I was making my blobs a bit too big. After letting them cool I decided to share with my family, and we all munched on our Delicious treats.

The cookies didn't exactly have the texture that I had originally thought they would. The only thing I can compare it to is, if you were to take cake batter and put it on a tray and bake it. They were spongy, but not crumbly. The end result was not completely perfect, but they were still so very yummy and delicious that I think they may just be worth making again!

Here are the proper directions for anyone interested in experimenting with baking these yummy treats.

1. Beat together Cool Whip and eggs. 

2. Add cake mix to mixture and mix together.

3. Let the mixture cool for 30 minutes.

4. Put powered sugar in a bowl. Take balls of the dough (about a spoonful) and roll them in the powered sugar. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Repeat until all of your cookies have been made and are on cookie sheets.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. I baked them for 9 minutes and they were perfect. 

6. Let them cool off and then stuff your face with this deliciousness.

Give these a try, and share with me how yours turned out. I'd love to hear!

Dragging my feet...

  Last night I set my alarm in anticipation of starting my day right. Obviously my hopes for myself were a bit too high because the alarm went off and I hit snooze. Ten minutes later the alarm went off, again I hit the snooze. This happened twice more until finally in a sleepy state of mind set the alarm for a later time, a MUCH later time! So now instead of having the excuse "I'm so tired because I barely had any sleep" I have to explain how I'm tired because I OVER slept.

  Now I understand how some of you are probably thinking "Oh poor girl she over slept. Lucky little brat" and yes I completely agree with that statement. But let me explain something to give you a more clear reason to why over sleeping makes me tired. When I was 7 I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. This basically means that my immune system has been fighting with itself, in turn cause me painful swollen joints. Over the years I have become more able to manage my disease, but that mean getting just the right amount of sleep , along with medication, exercise and balanced meals. If I get too little or too much sleep I get tired very quickly. Now you understand why oversleeping makes me tired.

  Well now I have to get ready to go to Easter dinner with my boyfriends family. I need to start getting myself more prepared for these things, because all I've done since I woke up is drag my feet and stare into space. Looks like I must face the day and pull myself into a presentable human being. Wish me luck!