How's everybody doing today?  We have been staying home a lot here lately due to the cold and snowy weather that we keep getting.  I've kept myself busy purging, organizing, and cleaning all kinds of things.  I am determined to get some order going on in this house.

I've also had time to go through some of my recipes and pick some different things to show you all on the blog.  Casseroles do tend to get old, am I right?

It's that time again for Literary Junkies!  Basically, we are going to talk books today, so, if you like books, stick around!  If you don't, come back tomorrow for a new recipe! Haha!

As per the norm, we've got questions that need answering, so lets get to it!

1.  What are you reading right now?  Tell us about it.
Well, I just started reading The Book Thief and.....it's not going so well.  I don't want to give up on it just yet, but I'm not really sure if this book is my cup of tea.  I'm going to give it another chapter or two and then make my decision.  However, if you are interested in what The Book Thief is about, here is the Goodreads synopsis:

In the spirit of today, I am going to share some of my dreams for L and her life. Since the day she was born, I have been trying to plant these little "dream seedlings" in her.  By parenting her with these dreams in mind, I hope that she eventually starts to embrace them on her own and carries them with her throughout her life.


I have a dream that L will always want to learn.  I hope she always keeps her curiosity.

It's (finally) that time of the week where I bring you a new outfit to feast your eyes upon!  I will be honest-I really just wanted to show you guys the new shirt I got from my sister-in-law for Christmas. Ha!  Obviously, I'm wearing more than just a shirt, but the focus is on the shirt.  Ya'll, my SIL is so good she bought me a shirt that I had been eyeing for myself.  I didn't even tell her about said shirt.  I opened it up on Christmas Eve and was like, "No way!"

AND WE'RE BACK!  I took quite a break from the 'ole blog over the holiday season and I am trying to get back into the swing of things.  I'm still working on blowing the dust out of my brain, so bear with me the next couple of weeks while we got a routine restored around here.

With that being said, I have a new recipe for you all today!  It was supposed to be my Chocolate Chip Cookie Dip that I made over the holidays, but my pictures disappeared, so I will have to re-make that one and take different photos. :(

So, today, is a very simple recipe....a college kid recipe, if you will.  My mother-in-law told me about this years ago when E and I were living together, stating that she used to make it for E when he was little.  We ate the crap out of it back in the day! I hadn't made it in a while, but those days between Christmas and New Year's were tough, so I made this and L loved it, too!

This recipe is simple, easy, and yummy!  You only need about 4-5 ingredients and it's quick.  This is perfect for nights that you don't have a lot of time or it's time to go to the store and you just don't want to go quite yet because, hey, the milk is still good and so is the bread and you have these ingredients that you know you can make something out of....Oh...am I the only one that does that?  ...Oopsie... :)

This is going to be my anthem for 2014.
Every. single. word.
What is your anthem this year? 

I debated on whether I should write this post or not, given that it is a week into the new year. However, I like to hold myself accountable and I like to share with you all, so below you will find my much anticipated (and very late) goals of 2014!

First of all, I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday.  Secondly, I hope that the new year has started off well for all of you.  Thirdly, I'm baaaack!

I'm writing on the fly today.  I didn't have anything prepared for today, but I am ready to get back to blogging after my (so very lovely) break.  I had a lot of time to just be after Christmas was over and it was much needed.  I watched a lot of TV, I read a little, and I surfed Pinterest a lot.  The break gave me a chance to decompress and start thinking about what I wanted to do for the coming year.

I am not a resolutions person.  I fail at them-every. time.  However, I have found that if I make a list of things that I want to accomplish in the year to come, that works out better for me.  I try to be reasonable and I try to stick to things that interest me.

However, this year looks like it may be a bit different.

I have been creating my list for the past couple of weeks and there are things on there that surprised me.  I think it's because I am starting to become more insightful.  I have some simple things on there (read 20 books) and some that are more complex like establishing a yoga and meditation routine.  I plan on doing a much more in-depth post later this week on my goals for 2014.  I do have some exciting things under wraps for this year and I can't wait to tell you guys all about them when the time comes.

I've also been working on goals for the blog and I can't wait to share those with you all as well.  While on Pinterest, I have been looking at all kinds of blog things and I have gotten some really useful information and some great ideas.  I plan on implementing some of the things I have found in the coming months and am anxious to see how well they go over with you all.

This was really just a "Hey, I'm still alive!" post, but be watching Facebook this week for new post announcements!

Have a great Monday all!