Gastronomy

I haven't posted in a few weeks, not because I've forgotten (which is usually the case) or been too busy (which also happens a lot), but because I haven't felt that I've had much to share.
I haven't found any amazingly inspirational ways to motivate myself.
I've made some good food, but only based on Pinterest recipes.
I've been eating well (mostly!) and working out, but haven't seen much progress.

I guess you could say that I'm in a lull. I've been focusing on getting a real "big-girl" job and traveling all over the state to go to interviews, but I haven't done much when it comes to creativity or things I felt the need to share.

But now I have a thought worth sharing:
For a couple of years now I've been toying with the idea of learning about gastronomy ("the practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food"-Google definition). I'm particularly interested in the science of food. Like, "why am I putting in 1/4 tsp of salt into this batch of cookies- surely that amount won't do anything!" I'm not quite sure how to get started with this unless I want to shell out a bunch of cash in order to take classes about it. And I'm just graduating college- paying even more money to take even more classes already doesn't sound so appealing.
Hopefully I'll find some way of learning this stuff online. I'll probably start with the ever-helpful Pinterest and go from there.

Do you have any experience with gastronomy? Know any good sources I should check out? Let me know in the comments!

The buckeye pie I made for Pi Day (3/14)-- holy cow was it sweet!!

Pinterest and the Summer Holidays

I still have quite a lot of catching up to do with this blog. Oops...
First, for Father's Day, I made this. Not a Pinterest craft, but I was still pretty happy with it. I made the design for the letters using Microsoft Word, and cut them out. Cutting them out was the hardest part.

I made this bracelet for the 4th of July. It obviously isn't perfect, but I was still pretty happy with how it turned out.

 

 

I made the mistake of making all the threads the same length. Since the blue is showing most often, it got used a lot quicker. The bracelet barely fit because I ran out of blue way too early.

It's a tradition for my family to make s'mores for the 4th of July.This year, I tried different combinations of bite size chocolate bars. My favorite by far was the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup! Shown below is the s'more with a KitKat. It didn't get melted enough to be as good as the Reese's.

I also convinced my mom and sister to make Campfire Cones with me. Apparently I never got any real pictures of them, though. Mine got pretty burnt, so part of the cone just tasted like burnt sugar!

Here are some other pictures I took from our celebration!

 

Birthdays are Weird

Today is the day. The one day a year I get contacted by people I haven't heard from in a year. It's brought up a lot of issues in my mind today.
Do I respond to each individually?
Do I respond to the people who seem to have put some thought into their posts?
Do I wait until 12:01 tomorrow morning and post a general "Thank you" status?
Do I use the posts as an opportunity to rekindle old friendships?
That's part of the problem- I've tried that. In the past, someone would post on my wall with a generic "Happy Birthday" message, so I would respond with a thanks and ask how they've been doing. Only to realize they don't REALLY care about my life or birthday- they just wanted to post to let me know they still remember I exist thanks to Facebook reminding them that it's my birthday.

But all in all, birthdays are weird. I went to my first day of my summer class this morning and forgot it was my birthday. But then a friend walked in and told my happy birthday. And then the group of strangers I was sitting with were all "Oh it's your birthday? Happy birthday!" I don't know about you, but I find it odd that people who don't even know my name would wish me a happy birthday. Yes, it's the courteous and socially acceptable thing to do. But it's weird when you think about it.

All that being said, I've spent my day so far in class, at work, buying books, and doing homework. Other than my family coming down to take me to dinner, nothing is special about today. I kind of miss the childhood excitement of "YES! I'M ANOTHER YEAR OLDER!" That has kind of gone away now.

I'm old. Yay?

Getting old and color combinations.

I turn 22 in just over a month. That is crazy for me to think about. There's nothing exciting about that age. Almost being older than 21 makes me feel old. Like, people don't expect me to go out and have fun anymore. The only plus side to this birthday is that I'm going all-out to plan a party that will let me spend time with all of my friends one last time before everyone leaves for the summer.

I have a new obsession. With a color scheme. Teal, yellow, and gray are gorgeous together. I've always liked the color combination (when the right shades are used), but I never really noticed it until recently. I want to add yellow to my home to make it a bright and cheery place, and teal is my favorite color. Gray just happens to tie them together really nicely.
I never thought I would appreciate the color, but gray has an ability to look very nice. It's subtle, and smooth. The dark-ish shades make me think of being grounded.

What are your favorite color combinations? Let me know in the comments if you feel so inclined.
Thanks :)

A fresh start and Tea

I've attempted to have blogs before, but it never works out very well. I vow that I'm going to post every day. And when that doesn't happen, every week. In the end, my blog stays desolate and un-updated.
This time, I will have no schedule for how often I'll blog. There will be nothing specific that I have to blog about. I'll just post something whenever I have a thought that I feel is worth sharing.

The thought that made me decide to start blogging again?
I'm ready to live in a big-girl dwelling. Preferably a multi-bedroom house. I want to be able to decorate the different rooms, paint the walls, have throw pillows that bring everything in the room together. But mostly, I found some cool "Tea Station" things on Pinterest, and I want to have a place with a room that I can devote to tea drinking. I suppose it should be the same room as my library, since drinking tea and reading books go well together. I would just have to make sure that tea never gets spilled on my books!

Well anyway, thanks for reading. I may or may not post again soon- Time (and my thoughts) will tell!