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Chocolate mocha loaf!
Crazy going slowly am I 6-5-4-3-2-1 switch!...is not as good as I remember it.
I swear I remember it being really tasty when I used to bake it all the time years ago. Same recipe... new taste buds maybe? In any event, shamed by the idea of wastefully tossing an entire loaf into the garbage, I'm instead utilizing the left over buttercream frosting I made for a batch of cupcakes a couple of weeks ago and slathering a slice of unappetizing mocha loaf in confectionery sugar to make it remarkably more yummy. This is part of my effort in cutting back on the excess money I usually spend on fulfilling my daily chocolate fix, which reminds me that I should probably use some of my excessive, unemployed free time in the next couple of days to bake some more cookies before we go camping this weekend.
I can't wait to get in our first camping trip of the year~ Other than the fact that I really enjoy camping (which really in essence makes no sense if you know me at all) and we got the chance to do so very little of it last year, I'm looking forward to this weekend in particular as I feel it will be a nice "break" from what has begun to feel like my never ending period of sitting around on my unemployed ass. Job search. Send out resumes and cover letters. Hear nothing. This has become my average day and it's becoming discouraging. I realize there is in fact little difference from sitting around a campfire for hours doing nothing but reading and eating junk food, than sitting on my couch and just reading and eating; but I feel at the very least the switch in scenery might be a refreshing change. Plus it will force me to upgrade from pajamas to grubby camping clothes.
Speaking of clothes, my god nothing makes you want to shop more than being unemployed with no growing income. I blame all of the episodes of What Not to Wear I've had the chance to watch recently. Luckily I've been stockpiling a small amount of guilt-free clothing funds for a while now in the form of mall gift cards from my birthday as well as two Winners gift cards I have on order from cashing in our left over Save-On More points, and when they come in I'm going to do some very light, feel good splurging~ X3
In the mean time I still have our monthly Value Village excursions, which despite the looks I still get from some people for shopping at, I adore wholeheartedly. I have brought home some amazing, practically brand new finds from that place for pocket change. My recent Value Village highlights have been a really cute black pencil skirt that'll look saucy with a pair of heels (good for any interviews *crosses fingers* I may get), several very pretty tops, and a sweet blueish white plaid fedora that I think I sort of pull off but I'm still trying to figure out what to wear it with. All pieces that I had to thumb through tirelessly through racks of crap to find, but that I believe my little Stacy London shoulder angel is happy with.
It has just only occurred to me that what with the way my allergies have been spasming out on me lately, this upcoming weekend of fresh air and the great outdoors may not be as refreshing as I'm hoping it to be and may in fact kill me. How many extra strength Reactine can you take per day while fueled on a diet of nothing but campfire hot dogs and nacho cheese Doritos?
PS. I'm excited for so many movies being released over the next couple of months, holy cow. Iron Man 2, Sex and the City 2, Robin Hood, The Last Airbender... typically I don't even know what's ever playing at the box office. Very exciting, and I still have movie money stockpiled from Christmas to boot! *Glee!*
that's good that you'll be able to bake before we go camping...because my schedule is pretty much jam packed right up until the day we leave. /tear
i had so many dreams and ambitions and they were all smushed by my having a job. trust me, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. i know not having a job sucks but this sort of free time is the kind of free time you probably won't see for the next few years. treasure it. <3 and i am keeping my fingers crossed for you!
It's not really like I dislike all of the free time I have now, to completely honest I love it. If I could do so, I would never work another day of my life. The problem I'm having is that I have horrible guilt for not having a job and that horrible guilt and pressure I'm putting on myself is ruining all of my time off.
Instead of doing things I'd love to go out and do or start projects I've thought about doing, I keep thinking, "Noooo, you should be spending all of your time job hunting! Be responsible!" I practically feel bad for having fun while being unemployed. I'm messed up that way.
Money is also very slowly starting to become a factor. It wouldn't be so much of a problem if Mason was working, but he's going to be in school until half way through June probably and our monthly bills are whittling down on our savings. =_=;
Thank you for finger crossing though! If you can manage the feat of crossing all of your toes as well, it would be appreciated.
I agree, unemployment is great except for the cashflow issues. The best time I had in the last two years was the two weeks before I started at Nexopia, after my previous job ended...
All the more reason I'm trying so hard to find a job this time that I'm really going to love and enjoy going to each day. Life's too short, as they say.