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May 15

All I want right now is a Peppermint Aero, but I have been rubbing my (mascara’d!) eyes all evening and I look like a raccoon. And I mean, I guess I could just do something about it and then leave the house, but no. I am just going to practice my telepathic abilities and hope someone just shows up at my front door with one. 

All I want right now is a Peppermint Aero, but I have been rubbing my (mascara’d!) eyes all evening and I look like a raccoon. And I mean, I guess I could just do something about it and then leave the house, but no. I am just going to practice my telepathic abilities and hope someone just shows up at my front door with one. 

(Source: dearmathias, via ohmuffins)

The Best Mac and Cheese in Toronto -

I feel like a real Torontonian as I have now tried three of these! (plus I’ve eaten at Rebel House and Harlem but didn’t order the mac and cheese due to carb fatigue)

I just tried Czehoski this weekend and it was SO DELICIOUS, with perfectly al dente pasta and so many different cheeses (although I only ate about half of the portion due to it being huge and me having moderate sunstroke).

The Victory Café’s is also amazing. I once tried to replicate it by adding colby cheese and caramelized onions to my regular recipe, and it was pretty darn close.

I half remember the Aulde Spot’s as good, but I barely ate any as I was on a date and it was very nervous-making (I really need to stop going for food on dates, as I have no appetite when I’m nervous).

Minor criticism: I feel that they’re missing the Lakeview, who does some really delicious mac and cheese (which I once ate with a side of veg poutine, making me the least healthy vegetarian in existence). 

God, being a grown up sucks sometimes

So I have a cold (AGAIN. THIS IS ACTUALLY MY EIGHTH COLD THIS YEAR. ARRRRRGH). And yesterday was the season premiere of the Bachelorette and I was supposed to go over to Melissa’s and drink wine and talk about girl things and mock the participants of the show mercilessly, but I decided not to because:

So I am a tiny bit sad I missed out on that. However. It is worth noting that even though I haven’t taken a breath without sniffling or coughing in 48 hours, I am still in a pretty good mood. Such is the power of not being in a funk! Nothing can bring me down! Not even the fact that I made a delicious lemon/basil/garlic/cheese pasta last night and I couldn’t even taste it! Ra ra ra!

May 13

For Mother’s Day: 7 Things My Mom Taught Me (strictly speaking, my mom taught me a LOT, since she homeschooled my sister and I from grade 3 to grade 10. However, these are her more general life teachings) Food will always taste better when someone else cooks (I always thought she was crazy when she said this, until I had to cook for myself every night). Always thank people when they prepare food for you (it drives me nuts when people don’t!).  It’s almost always OK to reduce the sugar in a cookie/cake recipe by 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup. Never walk behind a horse, they are easily frightened animals and they will kick you. There is no better cure for cramps than a hot water bottle. Always treat others as you would like to be treated Ask boys out! (she asked my dad out and now they’ve been married since the dawn of time like 20 something years!)

For Mother’s Day: 7 Things My Mom Taught Me

(strictly speaking, my mom taught me a LOT, since she homeschooled my sister and I from grade 3 to grade 10. However, these are her more general life teachings)

  1. Food will always taste better when someone else cooks (I always thought she was crazy when she said this, until I had to cook for myself every night).
  2. Always thank people when they prepare food for you (it drives me nuts when people don’t!). 
  3. It’s almost always OK to reduce the sugar in a cookie/cake recipe by 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup.
  4. Never walk behind a horse, they are easily frightened animals and they will kick you.
  5. There is no better cure for cramps than a hot water bottle.
  6. Always treat others as you would like to be treated
  7. Ask boys out! (she asked my dad out and now they’ve been married since the dawn of time like 20 something years!)

May 12

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Sister chats!

Me: Do you think people will start naming their kids after Hunger Games characters? 

Katie: Probably. I mean, Primrose is a pretty good name. And it’s just a flower.

Me: What about Katniss? Is that a real thing or is it just a made up name?

My mom (suddenly paying attention to our conversation): “Catnip.”

Katie: No, Katniss.

My mom: Oh, I thought you’d just never learned how to pronounce catnip. 

“I think I want to walk down the aisle to the Star Wars theme played on bagpipes.” — My sister’s wedding is going to be amazing

I dragged my mom to my favourite breakfast place ever. Omnomnom. (Taken with Instagram at Le Petit Déjeuner)

I dragged my mom to my favourite breakfast place ever. Omnomnom. (Taken with Instagram at Le Petit Déjeuner)

May 08

“The other day I overheard Archer explain to Fable that her best friend should be herself. She was talking about her best friend at school and he was like, “No. She can be your second best friend. But YOU are your first best friend because you have to be able to hang out with yourself forever for your whole life.” — from Girls Gone Child

May 07

This is kinda how I feel all the time. 

This is kinda how I feel all the time. 

(via songsofthesparrow)