Why isn't there a Common App for grad school? I'd like to make a formal complaint.
I'm currently taking a break from (or procrastinating on, if you'd like to put it that way) writing grad school application essays to type up this blog post. Seriously, how many slightly different essays can I write before I explode? Also, how many tests do I have to take before my bank account is empty? I thought the ($200) GRE was enough. Silly me. I'll just drown in a pool of pre-grad school debt and practice test books.
Anyway, enough venting about that. Grad school applications will all be a distant memory at this point next year (well, so long as I get in *knocks on wood*). Let's talk breakfast. Last night I made these Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Overnight Oats from PBFingers for breakfast this morning. However, I only used 1/2 a cup of oats and a packet of Truvia instead of brown sugar. After my 3.5-mile run and a killer Blogilates butt workout (if at all possible, I'd like the 10 pounds I gain to go directly to my ass), I added a little more almond milk, half a banana, and a handful of rasins to the oats. Holy sugar-honey-iced-tea they were delicious! I'm usually underwhelmed by overnight oats, but I think the addition of peanut butter and the subtraction of Greek yogurt made this breakfast a total winner.
Another total winner was last night's (and tonight's) dinner. My dad made chicken pasta primavera (a recipe he found in my mom's Good Housekeeping magazine in like 2009). During my weird, almost-orthorexic phase last semester, I never ate pasta. Now that I am 1. trying not to be so restrictive and 2. actually trying to gain weight, I'm eating a lot more carbs, and this pasta hit the spot. It's basically just chicken, asparagus, red bell pepper, and scallions all sauteed together in a cream sauce. You just mix it with the pasta, add some (or, in my case, a shit ton of) parmesan cheese, and dinner is served.
Finally, I think on Mondays I am going to do weekly OOTDs. I'm still not entirely sure what direction this blog is headed in, but I love seeing other bloggers' OOTDs. I mean this is my blog, so I can do whatever the hell I want with it. Also, I apologize for the weird angles, I'm new to taking OOTD pictures.
I'm signing off for today and heading back to the dreaded grad school essays. Is anyone else dealing with grad school applications? How are you managing the slew of essays, tests, letters of recommendation, transcripts, and all that shitake mushrooms? Also, let me know if you're digging the OOTDs! And finally, keep me posted with any cool recipes or work outs (especially for the booty, I'm trying to become Beyonce) you come across on your Internet travels :)
Kulie Julie
I'm currently taking a break from (or procrastinating on, if you'd like to put it that way) writing grad school application essays to type up this blog post. Seriously, how many slightly different essays can I write before I explode? Also, how many tests do I have to take before my bank account is empty? I thought the ($200) GRE was enough. Silly me. I'll just drown in a pool of pre-grad school debt and practice test books.
Anyway, enough venting about that. Grad school applications will all be a distant memory at this point next year (well, so long as I get in *knocks on wood*). Let's talk breakfast. Last night I made these Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Overnight Oats from PBFingers for breakfast this morning. However, I only used 1/2 a cup of oats and a packet of Truvia instead of brown sugar. After my 3.5-mile run and a killer Blogilates butt workout (if at all possible, I'd like the 10 pounds I gain to go directly to my ass), I added a little more almond milk, half a banana, and a handful of rasins to the oats. Holy sugar-honey-iced-tea they were delicious! I'm usually underwhelmed by overnight oats, but I think the addition of peanut butter and the subtraction of Greek yogurt made this breakfast a total winner.
YUM. Thanking the Universe for the leftovers I get to consume tonight.
Another total winner was last night's (and tonight's) dinner. My dad made chicken pasta primavera (a recipe he found in my mom's Good Housekeeping magazine in like 2009). During my weird, almost-orthorexic phase last semester, I never ate pasta. Now that I am 1. trying not to be so restrictive and 2. actually trying to gain weight, I'm eating a lot more carbs, and this pasta hit the spot. It's basically just chicken, asparagus, red bell pepper, and scallions all sauteed together in a cream sauce. You just mix it with the pasta, add some (or, in my case, a shit ton of) parmesan cheese, and dinner is served.
Finally, I think on Mondays I am going to do weekly OOTDs. I'm still not entirely sure what direction this blog is headed in, but I love seeing other bloggers' OOTDs. I mean this is my blog, so I can do whatever the hell I want with it. Also, I apologize for the weird angles, I'm new to taking OOTD pictures.
(I'm in my bedroom at home, the lime green walls seemed fun and quirky when I was 15)
Top -Urban
Top -Urban
Cardigan - Urban
Jeans - Urban (I got them like 3 years ago and they're still going strong)
(Just realized this is all from Urb, whoops)
Close-up of zee top
And of course, the shoes. I got them for Christmas (from Necessary Clothing), and they're my new babies.
I'm signing off for today and heading back to the dreaded grad school essays. Is anyone else dealing with grad school applications? How are you managing the slew of essays, tests, letters of recommendation, transcripts, and all that shitake mushrooms? Also, let me know if you're digging the OOTDs! And finally, keep me posted with any cool recipes or work outs (especially for the booty, I'm trying to become Beyonce) you come across on your Internet travels :)
Kulie Julie
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