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Soup in a box

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Hola beauties! How are you all doin??

I slept in today — the combination of the fact that I could not fall asleep last night for the life of me (major random food cravings kept me awake…popcorn finally did the trick) and the fact that I had no classes to get up for today meant that sleeping was totes on the agenda. :) It felt glorrrious.

In spite of sleeping in, I was very productive! It started off with a verrrry strong latte. I think I may have finished only half of it and I was setttt. haha

I set out to clean my apartment — which was in desperate need of it — and had UP playing in the background. I simply love this movie — especially the music in it. Okay, and I’m a sucker for Doug, the talking dog. :)

After 96 minutes of cleaning (as, that’s how long the movie is) — I set up and got myself organized to do work this afternoon. I continued my list of what’s due. Luckily, I have a few more things checked off of the list now.

I was briefly distracted by hunger pangs, and the drama of 3 police cars and a fire truck arriving across the street. I have no clue what happened, but it distracted me enough to not take photos of my cheese, apple and popcorn.

I did. however, think it’d be fun to take pictures of the drama. Whatever it was. haha

Returning to my studies — I was especially productive for the rest of the afternoon.

For dinnahh, I decided to whip up a soup mix that my mom gave me as a stocking stuffer for Christmas.

While this was bubblin’ away (which, btw — made my apartment smell so AWESOME)…I decided I wanted some Green Goodness. Voila.

The soup only took about 40 min (and one minor mishap of boiling over…wooops, sorry clean stove!), and it was absolutely delicious. It was spicy and smooth…and just comforting. I have plenty of leftovers so we’ll see how well it “ages”! :)

Dessert, of course, was my cinnamon puddin’ from last night — revisited. haha Yum, yum, yum.

I’ve got to, at least, start a paper tonight — but we’ll see how far I get with that. I should get as much done as possible, but we’ll see.

Oh! I wanted to mention that I got rid of the twitter for this blog. It was a pain balancing two — and why not just OWN my blogging and use my initial account anyway, right? If anyone feels like it, I’m @jilianmarie on Twitttah, my account is private, but just send me one of those request dealies! :)

I hope you ladies (are there any guys out there?) are doing awesome!! Anyone got any major TV plans for tonight? It’s quite the night for television!

Give me a break…give me a break…

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…break me off a piece of that …KitKat Bar! haha

Okay, damn now I want a KitKat! But that newfound craving aside…

I AM NOW ON BREAK!!!!!

It feels so good. :)

This has definitely been an interesting week in terms of finals. First, the whole “almost didn’t wake up in time but somehow did” thing…and then last night, I stayed up to take my PR final the moment it was available online…but it wasn’t there. Uhg. And it still wasn’t there when I got myself up early this morning to do it….

It was supposed to be available on 12/15 (today) from 12:01am to 11:59pm…well…not so much. haha I sent my professor an e-mail, this morning, about it, and luckily everything got fixed by 10am..but still. Frustrating. I ACED IT THOUGH! :-)

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Before sitting down to take my exam, though, I made sure to make myself a big ole cup of coffee. It was just what my bod needed after being frustrated and up later than usual.

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I spent the afternoon studying for my Ethics final. I had some popcorn (slightly uhh…toasty…) and a yogurt mess: NF Greek yogurt, PB, blueberry flax, honey — it was kinda like PB&J yogurt mess. haha


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So I spent the afternoon (up until 5)…alternating between going over every study question I could think of, and mindless television. haha I’m so diligent…. I powered up for my final with JUICE! haha Green Goodness. It looks soo thick in the picture…but it really isn’t!

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I think I rocked my final though. Excited. I know I didn’t fail, at least. haha :) I rewarded myself with sushi and chocolate! Though … not together. haha

I picked up some spicy tuna rolls and a bar of dark chocolate with coconut flakes in it. I’m excited to try the chocolate. haha :)

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I’m excited for an evening of NOTHING. :) No alarms to set…nothing! Yippeeee!

I hope you all are doing well!!

Peace, Love & Munchies.

Spice it up

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Heyy everyone! Finals week has officially begun! haha I had my first (of three) finals this morning.

I was prepared.

Yeah, that was my French study guide that I put together. haha

This morning…whew…I was a lucky duck. I set my alarm for 5:45am..figuring I could get up, wake up, study a little before heading out the door…welllll, that didn’t exactly work out… Let me say, that someone up there was definitely looking out for me this morning.

So I wake up roll over and the clock says 7:16!!!!!! My final was at 8, and usually I am out the door by that time!!! I found my phone (which is what I program to be my alarm) on my couch across the room…which either means I threw it?? or I actually got up at 5:45 (no recollection) walked around…put my phone down and got back into bed. Either way…I was really lucky. I am betting it was the latter of those two options though…

Anyway, I was up…face washed, teeth brushed (by no means “done up”), in jeans, a sports bra and a sweatshirt…and I literally RAN to class. I made freaking amazing time. It is about a mile to class….and I did it in 20 minutes (with a coffee stop). A coffee stop? yes…haha I was booking it that I literally reached Starbucks at the same time as I normally reach it…I must have looked like a mess. haha

I got to class with about 15 minutes to spare, and was able to calm myself down and go over my notes a bit. Overall…it worked out, and I think I did well on the final.

I made my usual yogurt mess when I got home: NF plain greek yogurt, blueberry flax (new obsession), sunflower seeds and honey.

I got a little bit of a nap in, and munched on some Dark Chocolate Dreams throughout the day…and I studied! I swear! haha

For lunch, I munched on some popcorn with hummus. :)

At that point I gave myself a little break from studying (and a cramping hand) — and chatted with friends and caught up on some television. Ohh the simple things. haha

After that I decided it was time for some dinner. I had some Green Goodness, and made a stir fry with a summer squash, mixed veggie medley (broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, edamame, carrots), roasted corn, rice, red chili sauce (spppppicyyy) and soy sauce.

It’s really yummy … I’m still currently noshing on it. :)

My night is filled with studying, studying, studying and hopefully taking my PR exam online the moment it is available (midnight) just to get it out of the way…and then it’s on the study for my Ethics midterm tomorrow night. Joyyyyy. :)

However, the next time I talk to you guys I’ll be ON BREAK. So that it a wonderful thing to look forward to. I have a lot that I want to do with the blog while I’ve got the time to do so! :)

I hope you are all doing wonderfully!!!

Peace, Love & Munchies.

Rearrangin'

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Hey everyone! It’s been a chilly one! Brrr. It was a high of 30 degrees here! Yikes. Luckily, I think it’s supposed to “warm up” a little as the week goes on.

Today, I spent most of the day rearranging my apartment. I’ve just been restless and rather unfocused. I don’t know why…I think my brain is already on vacation.

For breakfast, I made myself a yogurt mess. I feel like I haven’t made one of these in foreverrr! It was delicious. :)

I also made myself some coffee…but that didn’t turn out that well. I don’t know why, it was just toooo strong. Too bitter. I only drank about half the cup.

(Sorry, it’s blurry and I don’t know why…if I’d noticed, I’d have taken another one)

Anyway, so I spent the afternoon shifting furniture and trying to organize my mess of a life. I was mostly successful haha. I also made myself some popcorn and had some Dark Chocolate Dreams.

Later on, I ended up watchin Elf, and munched on some string cheese and had some Green Goodness.

I got myself organized, in terms of school work, and chatted with a few friends, and by that point it was around 6. I decided I might as well make myself some dinner…so I cooked up some rice with corn and spinach (only about a 1/2 cup of rice and a TON of vegetables).

It was really good…although, I accidentally used too much soy sauce, but it was still edible. :)

I have a night full of studying and the making of study guides ahead of me…exciting, I know. haha I hope you all have more exciting plans than I do!!

Enjoy your weekend!!

Peace, Love & Munchies.

Wet Feet

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Hey everyone! It’s the weekend, yayyyy!! haha Even though mine is filled with course work – I am excited that it is the weekend.

Today started off less than stellar. I had a French quiz (that’s not why it was crummy though), and when I got out from my quiz…it was POURING. I mean…raining cats and dogs. Ridiculous. I brought an umbrella with me because they had predicted rain — I just didn’t realize HOW much. Oy. It got to a point where it didn’t matter if I walked through puddles because I was already soaked.

Case and point:

These are how my shoes (yeh, yeh they’re technically slippers, but they work) looked BEFORE my walk home:

After….yes, I was soaked up to my knees….

I took everything off and got to drying them….not before weighing myself (I was curious, and I’m a dork like that, haha) — the soaked pants made me FOUR pounds heavier. Ridiculous. haha

My coffee made the journey back to my apartment, too. It got pretty soaked as well — luckily I was pretty much done with it. :)

I was a bum this morning, and after a breakfast of yogurt mess, I sat on the couch watching HBO all morning. It was grey and gross. I munched on Green Goodness, a cheese stick, popcorn, a pepper & hummus.

It was lovely to be a bum. :) However, about 1 — the skies just cleared and it was not only GORGEOUS out but WARM! I decided that there was no way I was wasting the day, and got up and headed out the door. I attempted to do some pseudo Christmas shopping (aka trying to find ideas), but all I ended up doing was buying myself a 2010 planner and desk calendar. Two worthwhile purchases. :)

I love Mary Engelbreit’s stuff.

I ended getting together with my friend, Katharine, and went and found a coat for her, and searched high and low for some rain boots that would fit her, but didn’t find any. She’s tiny. We ended up getting dinner, where I definitely INDULGED. We went to Uno’s Chicago Grill and I got a burger. It was good — but meh…do I regret it?…a little.

I’ve got plans to go out tonight but we’ll see what happens with that. I’m kind of exhausted.

I’ve been up since 5 and well…I honestly feel like a drink would just made me sleepy and not social. haha Plus, drinking is just extra calories (I don’t count calories, but after an Uno’s meal that was undoubtedly horrible for me…I have to admit it is on my mind). By no means are the calories my reason to not go out; the fact that I was up at 5 and up at 6 every other day is the reason. haha I’m just justifying being a loser on a Friday night. haha ;-)

HAPPY WEEKEND!!

Peace, Love & Munchies.