Resignation & Preparation

So, remember how I was mentioning that paper that I may/may not end up doing?

It ain’t happenin’ folks 😛 It’s funny because I have all the ideas/concepts/theses there but nothing is coming out! I literally made this incredibly complex web of thoughts over my lunch break on my whiteboard (visuals always help me organize my thoughts) and I left lunch feeling confident about the paper. I came back, 4 hours later and found myself looking at a tangled web of unorganized/scatter-brained/way-too-broad-to-make-a-good-concise-paper MESS! So, seeing as the paper is due on Wednesday morning…it isn’t going to happen.

Which only means one thing: I’m going to have to kick my planner into gear so this doesn’t happen again. But it’s hard when one week you’re so focused on one subject and then as soon as that’s over BAM! another assignment, that’s conveniently due next week, hits you in the face. 

Anyway, suffice it to say I took a good chunk of my time tonight setting up reminders all over my Google Calendar about when to start studying for this or when to begin writing this paper. I will not be caught off guard again, mark my words…

In other news…SQUASH!

Have you ever seen anything so marvelous? Allow me to explain the 2 concoctions pictured above:

1st up (at the top) => Acorn Squash Stuffed w/ Cranberries + Wheatberries

• Just cook your squash the way you do (my method–microwave–involves nuking for 2 min, slicing in half, scooping out the innards,  and nuking for ~8 min or until skin is really soft)
• When done, put 1/2 cup cranberries + 1/4 cup wheatberries in a bowl and microwave until cranberries have burst (you’ll hear it! this should only be a few min tops!)
• Scoop the cranberry + wheatberry mixture into the 2 squash halves and top with cinnamon

2nd up (at the bottom) => Acorn Squash Stuffed w/ Black Beans

• Looking for a more savory supper? Cook the squash (see above) and heat 1/2 cup black beans + diced green peppers/onions + dashes of cumin for ~1.5 min
• Stuff your squash and enjoy!

Sigh…simply marvelous 🙂

Oh dear, time for bed! I’ll leave you with a pic from my fruit/veggie stand I worked at over the summer…Sigh, I miss summer 😦

Question of Day: What are your favorite ways of preparing squash?

Blogging for Productivity

It’s Sunday morning which, for any college student, means one thing: homework. And lots of it. I have so much to do and it feels as though this day (day of rest? bahhh!) has to end with me completing most of the things on my to-do list which, in case you were wondering (you probably weren’t, but I’m going to tell you anyway) includes:

• Writing some of a paper on the Civil Rights Movement and how it initially challenged and later rejected New Deal Liberalism
• Reading a biography of Ella Baker (fabulous woman by the way, I really recommend the book!) in order to write said paper in bullet point #1 (I’m only 38% through, so says my Kindle–eek!)
• Doing my various readings for the week, most of which are due on Wednesday
• Writing an annotated bibliography & developing an outline for my sociology paper on childhood obesity solutions (due on Wed)
• Doing the laundry. It needs to happen.
• Making/baking something or other. Because it’s a stress-reliever for me and I like food.
• Compiling a list of items I’ll be making this week. Curious as to what that may entail? 
• Baked Oatmeal Snack Bars –I’ll be adapting a recipe from Kath Eats Real Food
• Sugar-Free Banana Bread –adapted from Chocolate-Covered Katie
• Pumpkin Butter –another one from KERF

Those are just the non-original recipes I’m thinking of at the moment, although those are all subject to change, so don’t hold me to them! Wondering why no main courses? Well this weekend I bought FOUR squash (3 acorn/carnival + 1 spaghetti) and I will continue this week to come up with multiple ways to stuff squash and eat it. These ideas, however, need some time to germinate, and considering the scant amount of mental space I can truly devote to creativity right now, original recipes are getting put on the backburner.

But the biggest news is that I’m back to blogging 😀 and I’m going to make an sincere effort to get pics up with my posts to make things a bit more fun/visual/salivation-stimulating. Check back for a revamped Recipes page soon. I plan on putting in a lot more, adding/deleting portions, etc… 

But as any dutiful college senior should say: “Homework first!”