i'd rather be baking

Muffins make Mondays better. I’m pretty sure it’s science…but I need to keep conducting these studies. One can never be quite sure.

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Things on my mind this week: when in doubt, paint your nails. Tuesday night is a great time to make a cake.  If you have brown bananas, you should make muffins. Getting a haircut might improve your outlook on life. If you have 20 minutes to take for yourself, you totally should. Really super-important things, obviously.

I’ve done all of these things in the past week and although my focus group is one, I can vouch for them all. Sometimes you just have to put your head down and your busy pants on. Put on a dress or some wedges and get it done.

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1. Yesterday I dropped my iPhone for the zillionth time…I’ve dropped it so many times that the possibility of it breaking no longer occurs to me. Until yesterday, when the screen shattered.

2. Today was my little sister’s 20th birthday. I’m getting old. And Mary, let’s celebrate your next birthday on the west coast. Deal?

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Yesterday was get-it-all-done Monday…and I got almost all of it done. Are Mondays crazy chore day for you as well? My weekends currently run Sunday-Monday, so Monday = groceries, laundry, cleaning out the fridge, baking, and cleaning the house…if I’m properly caffeinated. They’re the perfect time to bake something that needs a lot of oven time, since I spend most of the day at home!

I planned on making these at the end of last week…but I was never home long enough! Meringue cookies are so simple but they need some time. The egg whites need to sit out for a bit, and then they dry out slowly in the oven. They also DO NOT need 120% humidity, which means I needed a non-rainy day. Yesterday it all happened!

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I made these bars last week and I fully intended to share them with you sooner. It’s been a heck of a week! But I’m here. And these things are delicious.

I took them to work last Friday because if any day calls for peanut butter and chocolate, it’s Friday. And here you go! You have plenty of time to make some before Friday. Chances are you have some chocolate-hungry coworkers. Am I right?

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