Growing up, most of my dinners included a vegetable on the side. Sure, we had one-dish meals where the vegetable was included, and very occasionally veggies were neglected entirely - but there was usually a decent serving of produce on my plate. Sometimes that side was a real dish, like green beans amandine or a…
Five Friday Favorites 01/29/16
TGIF! Is it just me, or did this week feel seriously long? I’m not usually the person who counts down to the weekend, but this week… I’ve been that person. I totally believe you should love and look forward to more than 2/7 of your life (as in, not just Saturday and Sunday), but I…
Thinking Out Loud #41
Happy Thinking Out Loud Thursday! How’s the week going? It’s been a busy (school)work week on my end, but that should all calm down a bit after my stat midterm tonight. All that makes this the perfect time for some thinking out loud, though. Wouldn’t want all those random thoughts floating around my head when…
By the Numbers -Take 2
Hey there! Happy Tuesday! Did you get slammed with snow this weekend? I… did not! Chicago hasn’t gotten a whole lot of snow (or too much extreme cold) this year, and I can’t say I’m unhappy about it. Snow is pretty for five seconds and a pain for a lot longer than that. Anyhow, I think…
Banana Nut Butter Muffins
My name is Ellen, and (you may have already gathered that) I’m a nut butter addict. I currently have nine types in my dorm room. I’d say I have a problem, but when you have that much nut butter in your life, how many problems can you really have? I don’t know exactly when I…
Five Friday Favorites 01/22/16
Happy Friday! What are your exciting weekend plans? Mine include studying for a midterm, applications, and homework! Yay, student life! I intend to make it as fun as I can, though. It’s all in your mindset, right? What do you say we start the weekend off with a positive one by looking back at some of our favorite little…
Thinking Out Loud #40
Hey there and happy Thinking Out Loud Thursday! How’s your week going? Mine has been pretty packed, despite being a short one. I’m doing a combination of trying to play catch-up and trying to get ahead and it’s leaving my mind a little bit of a jumbled place. 😛 But it’s all good, and that…
Day in the Life #9
Happy Wednesday! Having been back in Chicago for a little over two weeks, I’m starting to find a routine (yay). So, I thought I would share my typical Tuesday with you. For a look at some past days-in-the-life, go here. And here’s a look at my yesterday. 5:03 am - Wake up. It’s a little early, but I…
My Hotel Home
I do about 75% of my studying in my dorm room. I can get up and move around and listen to music and snack in my room (now apartment). Maybe 15% of the time, I study in our house lounge or the beautiful economics building for a change of scenery and some extra socialization. But the other…
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Are you Team Pop-Tart or Team Toaster Strudel? In all honesty, I’ve never had a Toaster Strudel. When I think Toaster Strudel, I think of Gretchen Weiners. {Source} Anyway… I’m a Pop-Tart person. I ate my fair share of them as a kid and I still enjoy them occasionally. One of the flavors I loved most…