Inspiration- Joys, Troubles, Sweet

Happy St Patrick's Day! While this is a day that everyone pretends to be Irish, I actually am Irish. I don't do much to celebrate this holiday; I have a job so I can't spend the day drinking and I don't think I even own anything green... But I'm still proud to be Irish!

I had a fantastic weekend! I was off on Thursday and Friday-even though I worked for about an hour and a half each day- but I didn't do much, which was really nice. I spent Saturday with friends drinking champagne, watching movies and just chatting. Sunday I went to a Toronto Raptors game! It was my first NBA game and I had a lot of fun! I won tickets via a contest that Brock Alumni was doing. It was a lot of fun.

In honour of St Patrick's Day, I thought I would share an Irish blessing for this weeks inspiration:

Make With Me- Campfire Cookies

Campfire Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 package of chocolate chip cookie mix (I used Quaker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix) 
• 1 bag of mini marshmallows
• 1 package of graham crackers
• Plus any ingredients listed on the cookie mix package. I believe I need some water, oil and an egg.

To Make:

• Line a cookie sheet with graham crackers
• Make cookie mix according to the package instructions
• Add a cup or so of marshmallows to the mix
• Roll the dough into balls, making sure each ball of dough contains at least one marshmallow
• Place rolled dough on top of a graham cracker
• Bake according to instructions for chocolate chip cookies (I think I baked mine for 8-10 minutes)
• Let cool
• Enjoy! 

Notes:

1. I made these cookie for a friend's baby shower. 
2. This recipe was inspired by this pin, with this being the original source.
3. I looked at the pin and just made up my own recipe.
4. You could also make chocolate chip cookies from scratch. Any cookie recipe should work.
5. Cookies will expand while baking, due to the marshmallows, and will flatten out once cooled.

Hey, It's Ok!

To hope that Rich Peverly is ok. He is a Dallas Stars hockey player that collapsed on the bench during a game last night. There's been a lot of sadness in the hockey world recently; from missing OHL player Terry Tafford to the death of Matt Stajan's newborn son. Hopefully things will get better.

That I am hoping to take a vacation in May. It's been over a year since I've been on a real vacation and I can definitely use a break. I am using a week of vacation at the end of March, but I'm not going anywhere outside of Ontario...but that will still be a nice break.

To be excited and honoured that Royal Wood follows me on Twitter.

That the fundraiser I worked on last Thursday went really well. There were no major issues and everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves. We don't have our final numbers yet, so I'm not sure how much money we raised...but it was still a great event.

To really want a cupcake right now...they are delicious and I feel that I have earned one.

That the barista at the Starbucks I go to in the morning, addresses me by name, over the drive thru speaker. They have a camera, so she sees my car and knows it's me. I don't know if she knows my name because it's great customer service or because I go too often...

To not really be a fan of the new maple macchiato at Starbucks. The maple muffin, delicious. But the macchiato...meh.

Inspire Me- Being Better Than Yesterday

Happy Monday! I'm trying to be positive and upbeat, but I'd rather be back in bed sleeping! Last week was exhausting-I had a fundraiser for work, which always means long days. I had a busy weekend, so no chance to get caught up on sleep, plus the time change...I'm so tired.

Unfortunately, I can't spend the day getting caught up on sleep...I have to go to work. Boo. 

But let's move on to this weeks inspiration:

 

 

I love the message in this quote; be better than yesterday. Continue to improve and grow as a person. Don't worry about being the best, just be better. This is actually how I try and live my life...learn, grow and improve on a daily basis.