A Cure for Mondays...or Any Day, Really

In my opinion, Mondays are the worst day of the week. You'd think that after having two full days to "refresh" yourself, you wouldn't be tired. But Monday is the day that I'm at my worst. Tuesdays, oddly enough, are my best days. Anyhowzits. I've found the best way to get through any Monday...or any day, really, is chocolate. Here's my cure for Mondays.

The Mug Brownie.

Possibly the most delightful little 'pick-me-up' to be created. A few weeks ago, my dad brought me one of Betty Crocker's 'Warm Delights', and while I enjoyed it, I realized that it would be pretty easy to make myself. So after a few attempts, I had my own simple recipe for this instant brownie.

Ingredients

-2 and 1/2 tbsp of cocoa powder

-2 and 1/2 tbsp of flour

1/2 tbsp of baking powder

2 tbsp of sugar

1/2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp vanilla

1 tbsp MELTED butter

1 tbsp milk

1 1/2 tbsp plain or vanilla Greek yogurt (or sour cream)

dash of salt

Directions

-Mix all the ingredients together in a coffee mug until they look like a normal brownie batter, and then microwave for 1 minute and 10 secs (or until it looks like a brownie...)

Indulge!

Tips

-drizzle a little hot fudge or carmel on top

-I used cake flour a few times instead of regular flour and my brownie was particularly moist and delicious. However, be careful not to use too much...because I did once and my mug overflowed. It was quite a mess.

I hope this cures your Monday...or your chocolate craving :)

Yes...I realize I posted this on a Tuesday, but considering that yesterday was President's Day, and I was off school...today feels like a Monday.

Way Up There, You and I, You and I

Wednesday was my school's annual ski trip, and like last year, I didn't go. (If you didn't sign up for the trip, you were allowed to stay home from school.) Meaning, I got the day off to do whatever I pleased. So, I met Nunsie in a cute part of town for breakfast, then we went to Castlewood State Park to go on a hike and take some pictures. This park is absolutely amazing. My favorite trail goes way up high on a bluff overlooking the Meremac River and some train tracks.

And, if you know Nunsie and me, you know we couldn't pass up a photo shoot with this scenery.

We found this spray-painted on the wooden look-out and we couldn't resist. It was just a coincidence that my loyal pup, Lance, decided to walk in for a cameo in this shot.

These pictures turned out to be quite an ordeal, because as we were leaving the park, a police car started to follow us, after he pulled us over, he started interrogating us about skipping school/doing drugs/ etc. Of course we were so scared we were on the brink of tears. He was a pretty jerky cop. He started laughing at us and once he was convinced we were telling him the truth that we were just up there to take pictures and hike, he continued to talk to us just to freak us out more. Needless to say, it was not a great experience, and we were both shaking the whole way home.

We concluded that he picked us out because the fact that Nunsie was wearing leggings as pants was a crime against fashion.

But hey, we got some great pictures, right? It was a pretty great day, minus the unnecessary run-in with the police.

The title of this post comes from Ingrid Michaelson's 'You and I'.