Thinking Out Loud #45

Hey hey! Happy Thinking Out Loud Thursday. How’s your week going? This is the first week in a while that I can say isn’t that busy. I’ve been doing a lot of lying on the couch and spending time in the kitchen, since my usual homework assignments are due next week instead of this week… and one of them hasn’t been assigned yet. Kind of a ninth-week lull before the last week of classes (next week) and finals (the following week). Anyway, I’ve had lots of time alone with my thoughts, so now it’s time to spill some of them to you. Thanks for the link-up, Amanda!

1.) Whatever is wrong with my hip is not cool. Walking is a little bit of a struggle, so I’m kind of limping everywhere. This makes people stop me and ask if I’m okay. I’ve learned that trying to explain an injury without knowing its cause is pretty tough and makes you seem clueless.

2.) Staying awake on a muscle relaxer on Monday was pretty tough. Since then, I seem to have acquired a resistance to the sleep-inducing effects, though. I tend to build resistance to medicines pretty quickly, but three days might be record speed.

3.) Waiting sucks. And it’s even worse when you aren’t super-busy because it feels like all you’re doing is waiting. Yes, this is extremely vague. Hopefully, the waiting will be over soon and I can clue you in.

4.) I don’t think I’ve mentioned this, but I’m a Fit University ambassador. I’ll be writing for the site at least once a month and sharing healthy food, some exercise, and mental health tips on my social media feeds. 

{Yay for mid-afternoon awkward apartment lighting}

I’ll link to my posts whenever they’re published, but for now I wanted to share this awesome article written by the founder, Sarah Gaines. 

5.) I’m loving this list and I’ve been trying to complete at least one item every day. I’m sure I have more “stuff” at my parents’ house, but cleaning up the bit at my dorm is still pretty satisfying. And maybe it’ll make the end-of-year packing process a little bit less daunting!

6.) In the past two weeks, I’ve had the same conversation about my course load with 2 different people.

I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m going to finish the “core” part of the econ major – the classes all econ majors here take – by the end of this year. That essentially means that this year is pretty intense for me academically, but that I’ll mentally be able to breathe a little bit moving forward. 

The conclusion drawn at the end of both these conversations is that I’m simultaneously brilliant (because being done will feel so great) and utterly insane (because I’m intentionally making this year harder than it needs to be). Let’s just say I’m glad I’m doing it, but I still wouldn’t necessarily recommend it.

7.) I have been crazy about roasted potatoes for the last couple weeks.

 

A photo posted by Ellen (@ellen_slater) on Mar 2, 2016 at 4:56pm PST

And one of my favorite kitchen successes this week has been a recipe for, you guessed it, roasted potatoes. These are just standard, super-simple spuds. So while they’re totally delicious, it’s the sauce that makes them extra-special. Look out for the recipe this weekend!

That’s it for me for today! I think I’m going to take advantage of my lack of work and call it an early night. Have a lovely Thursday!

Do you prefer to chip away at a tough task slowly or try to tackle the whole thing as quickly as possible?

Are you a condiments person? What’s your favorite?