Wise words..

"Being a leader is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." -- Margaret Thatcher

It is funny how..

Music can have such an influence over your emotions. As I woke up this morning in an erie mood because it is dark grey outside, and everything is wet.. It doesn't seem to help that I am listening to the old school Taking Back Sunday pandora station. Hello nostalgic feelings from high school... Though I am not in the best of moods today, mainly for undisclosed reasons, I can't change to station to more upbeat music that might cheer me up. Why is it that when in a sad mood depressing music just feels so good and while heart broken we can't turn off the love songs..?

Well, I am on my way to work so..

As always,
<3 Lauren Kelly

those pesky little things called thoughts...

While I spent the entire day watching cooking shows, only taking a 4 hour break to attend class, I must admit, I cannot wait for the day where I have an actual kitchen, not one just thrown together to be able to call a room a one bedroom apartment. All I have ever known in my entire adult life are crappy one bedroom apartments with kitchens that are truly unsuitable for my needs. I hope the day actually comes that I will have a kitchen with actual counter space and appliances that are reliable. Currently when the heat is turned on high on one burner on my stove it is the exact same flame size that comes out of the adjacent burner when it is turned on low. It's so unpredictable and unreliable, which is something that can truly ruin a dish. 

Why am I rambling on about cooking and kitchens you may ask? 

Well, I am a graduate student trying to navigate my way into a more independent adult life and cooking helps me to clear my mind of all the anxiety that the chaos of my life creates. Coming to another reason I decided to start a blog, It is currently 2:30 in the morning and I am unable to turn off my brain in order to get some sleep. This is a nightly struggle for me so if you have a solution, please let me know, I have exhausted all my ideas. Seriously.. I lay in bed and create list after list of things I need and want to do. However, I always fail to wake up early enough to ever truly be productive. Thus, I am in constant battle with myself, wanting to be productive and accomplish many things, while wanting to lay around all day not doing a damn thing. 

What do I expect to get out of this blog? Nothing, but it is a pretty good time waster until my brain says it is finally time to turn off and get some (hopefully) restful and peaceful sleep (doubtful). 

As Always, 

<3 Lauren Kelly