imagranola

dear love,

i want to tell you about the adventures of my day today. it all started when i tried desperately to skip class. carolyn was coaching me yesterday on what it takes to skip class, and the best strategies for success. i went to bed at a reasonable time and so i decided that i didn't really need to skip class the next day. so i set my alarm for early so that i could get some things done before school. when that alarm went off, there was no way i was actually waking up. so i went back to bed, resolved that today would be the day to just not go to class because i didn't feel like it. then in like a half hour, i was wide awake and could not sleep anymore. so i got ready really slowly so that i would have an excuse to not go this morning. somehow i ended up getting ready faster than any other day! so my attempts to be a rebel backfired today. i went to class. hooray.

then, i got home around 2 and was starved for some lunch. i had stuff for smoothies and so i made one. yum. it was so good and seriously resembled the fancy ones from jamba. then my mind wandered and i wished that this WAS in fact, a jamba. so i put some oatmeal stuff on top. then i wished that the oats were granola. i was thinking about going to the store anyway, so i made a mental note to get some granola when i went. THEN i had the brilliant plan to make some of my own. i looked up a recipe online and made it my own (never any measuring!!) and it was delish. put it right on top of that smoothie and i was in heaven.

for anyone out there having similar cravings, i will do my best to recount what i put in my granola.

3 1/2 C rolled oats

2 t cinnamon

1/2 C coconut flakes

3 T flax seeds (mmmm omega 3s)

1 t salt

2 T honey

2 T maple syrup

2 t vanilla 

1/4 C brown sugar

1/4 C canola oil

mix errrthing togetha. bake at 375 for 15ish minutes. 

since then, i've been on a ram(paige) getting my life in order. cleaned, laundry, exercise, and then off to a concert tonight. until next time.