FIDM = Not For Me

I have a problem with motivation. It's great in the morning, but right after lunch, I seem to loose it all. I always make a mental list of what I need to get done for the day every morning and I never seem to finish it. So far today I've only crossed two things off that list: work and laundry. I guess I really only had one more thing on the list,  which is to finish a blanket for my cousin's baby shower this weekend. I mean practically the blanket almost done, all I have to do is sew around the border one time and it'll be done. Typing this is actually giving me some motivation to just get it done. I think I will:)
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One week from tomorrow I get to (finally) go to California. I have been wanting to visit there ever since I saw the first episode of The Hills.

While I am not going to Los Angeles, I am going to the second best, San Francisco. To say that I am excited is an understatement. See, I used to have this dream of going to school at FIDM, where L.C went to on The Hills, oh and I guess Heidi did too for like two days;) My parent's weren't too thrilled with the idea of me moving to the other side of the country, and slowly my dreams of becoming a fashion designer went away. I guess that is a good thing though because 1. I would miss my family being so far away and 2. I can't draw which pretty much is needed to be a fashion designer. I guess I just thought I would someday wake up and be able to sketch something amazing. That never happened....

Since there are four locations of FIDM (I was planning on going to the LA one for school) I will be visiting the one in San Fran when I go. No it's not the one they went to on The Hills, but still, to get my picture in front of the school, well, that's something I've always wanted to do:) And even though I am not going to be a fashion designer when I grow up, at least I'll be able to say I've been there:)

I guess I should go finish that blanket now. Hey, at least I can sew though:)...

Peace and Love,


Molly

For Myself

When I first thought of starting my own blog, to be honest, I didn't know what "type" I wanted to have.  Food is obviously one of my favorite things, but I feel like that would get boring only talking about what I ate for the day, every day. Then I thought about exercise. I love to do it, but am no way a Fitnessista like Gina. Scratch that off the list. Then college came to mind. I am going to be a freshman, in a whole new environment, living with a complete stranger, while trying to live a healthy vegetarian lifestyle like I do at home. I liked where I was going... But then food came back into my mind, and exercise and I thought to myself, why not just do all three. I liked that idea.

I've thought long and hard whether to even keep this blog or just delete it. For many months I couldn't wait to start my own blog. Then, when I finally did, I realized it took a lot of work. Designing it, typing up posts, taking pictures of everything, etc. And then there's that one thing, oh yeah, you sort of want to have people read what your writing. I never really thought about how people would find my blog and start reading it. I know I have only had this blog for about a week, but I guess I was started to get discouraged that not many people were reading my blog. Okay, maybe only my sister was reading it. But hey, that's at least one reader! Then it hit me.

I don't have to have people read it. I mean I would love to have people find my blog and like what I write, but that's not why I started this. I started this for myself. To have a reason to take pictures of "pretty" food. To write about how excited I am to go to California for the first time. And most importantly, to document my journeys and life during college. With life being so busy all the time, it's hard to remember what you did a few days ago, let alone years. 


So that's my decision. I am keeping my little blog. I am going to write about food. I am going to write about exercise. I am going to write about school. And I'll probably even write about Taylor Swift (and how I am going to meet her someday;). But hey, that's just me. I may still not know the "style" of my writing, but I have a feeling I'll figure it out. If I still have this blog in five years (I hope I will!) and still only have one reader who happens to be related to me, that's okay. At least I know I will have the memories to look back on and remember why I started it in the first place.

Peace and Love,


Molly

Spin, Eat, Shop

This morning I got up early (7:25!) to take a spinning class. I took my first spin class about two weeks ago and I love it! The classes always seem to fly by and I love how I feel afterward. I hope Purdue offers spinning, if not, well I don't know what I'm going to do!

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After I got back from the gym it was time to eat! Is it just me or do you think of what you want for breakfast as soon as you wake up?? yeah that's probably just me... I had pancakes on the brain all during spinning, so pancakes it was.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Pancakes (serves 1):

Inspired by Healthy Spelt Pancakes

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1 t. baking powder

1 t. ground cinnamon

1/2 cup almond milk 

handful chocolate chips

Directions:

Heat skillet to medium heat. Mix dry ingredients together in a small bowl. Add in almond milk and mix until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Place pancakes on skillet and cook for a few minutes, then flip. Makes 5-6 baby pancakes. 

Blueberry Syrup:

1/3 cup frozen wild blueberries

1 T. maple syrup

Directions:

Place frozen berries in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat for 45 seconds on defrost setting. Take berries out of microwave and smash with a fork. Pour maple syrup into the same bowl and mix. Reheat in microwave about 10 seconds to warm syrup. Pour over pancakes and enjoy:)  

These were quite tasty and of course I had to enjoy them with some homemade iced coffee. Delicious! 

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Good news! I finally found a bedspread for my dorm. My mom and I went shopping a few days ago and  as soon as I walked into HomeGoods, this was calling my name.

Since my mom isn't the biggest fan of shopping (I don't know how!), I decided I could get the rest of the stuff for my dorm solo. I decided to go to my favorite store of all time, Target. I love Target sooo much, but too bad it's about a fifteen minute drive from my house (actually, maybe that is a good thing...). 

While I was at Target I got most of the things I needed, but there was something I wanted had to have from Anthropologie. If there was a store that was made just for me, I swear that is it. Too bad everything is way to expensive to buy. Actually, I take that back. I did buy something. Two things to be exact. 

Since it was my sister's birthday yesterday (happy birthday Em!) my other sister and I took her out to lunch and shopping. The mall we went to is the closest one near home with an Antropologie. I knew what I had to get! A few days ago I was looking over their website and found a mug I had to have. I had seen it on Julie's blog and thought it was adorable. Since I knew it was from Anthropologie I figured it'd be expensive, but surprisingly it was only $6! That's a bargain if you ask me. Besides the mug I also got a bowl (for $5!).

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Since my family was busy yesterday, we are celebrating my sister's birthday tonight.  She got the choice of going out to eat or having dinner at home and she chose just to stay home and have a home-cooked meal. I'll be back with a recap later!

Peace and Love,

Molly

24 Days

Twenty-four days from today I will be moving to a new city. Okay, so the new city is only about an hour from where I live now, but still. Twenty-four days from today I go to college. Sometimes it's still hard to believe. Somedays I am as ready as can be. Then others, I get a little scared and start singing lyrics from Taylor Swift's song, "Never Grow Up"(just be prepared to be hearing a lot of T-Swift references) inside my head. 

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Part of me wants to grow up, and a little of me doesn't. I think the thing I am going to miss the most is my family. Okay, I am 100% sure that's what I am going to miss the most. I'll miss my mom grabbing me as I walk into the kitchen and start dancing with me to one of her "oldies" songs. I'll miss my dad making me popcorn, as we watch Food Network together. And I'll even miss my sisters and our little fights;) I know however, that I will learn so many new things in college, it'll all be worth it. 

I have many things to look forward to in college. More freedom, new friends, new experiences, and new memories. I also get to decorate a whole new room. I mean, how exciting is that?;) I just hope my roommate and I have similar tastes.

Today my mom and I are going dorm shopping, for the second time. I have come to a decision that I am very indecisive. We went to five stores last week and I still could not pick out a bedspread that I loved. I am determined to find one today! Well I better get going if I want to find one, and I want to enjoy this day shopping. I may only have twenty-four more days until I move out, but those twenty-four days are going to be filled with even more memories for me to bring to school. Twenty-four more days until I say good-bye to this: 

and say hello to my new home:

Peace and Love,

Molly

Peace, Love, and Veggies

Hi! My name is Molly and I just wanted to welcome you to my little corner of the blog world. I decided to start this blog to document all that will be coming up in my near future. Within the past year I have found a passion for baking, cooking, exercising, and eating healthy. It all started when I became a vegetarian and started reading food and healthy living blogs. I decided to start my own blog when I realized how much the importance of living a healthy life meant to me. I came up with the name Peace, Love, and Veggies because I believe you should live each day peacefully, loving each moment, and eating as many vegetables as you desire:) I hope you come back and join me on my journeys through college, while trying to maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle. That's all for now!

Peace and Love,

Molly