High Five for Friday

Happy Friday! 

I feel like I've been a little MIA around here lately. It's been a busy week...I haven't been able to catch up on all of your blogs and hope to have a chance to do this over the weekend. Here are the highlights from the week!

1. Loving this scarf...

The subtle zebra print is fun and I love the gradient blue color.

Scarf: White House/Black Market (gift, no longer available)

2. In case you missed it, I posted a delicious, easy double chocolate chip cookie recipe! Check it out here!

3. Another one of my outfit faves from the week... Can't beat comfy and cute.

Sweater, shirt: The Limited. Pants: Express. Boots: DSW
Nail polish: None- the first time I haven't painted my nails...maybe ever? ;)

4. Another healthy, balanced meal...brought to you by Velveeta.

Don't judge, I've had to work late this week!

5. Birchbox shipped. I did a happy dance/have been obsessively tracking it, a la Leigh. You do whatcha gotta do.

I cannot WAIT for two days off work. CANNOT.WAIT.

I hope you had a great week and have a fabulous weekend!

Linking up with Lauren :)

Random Wednesday {A Day of Questions}

It's Wednesday and it's time to get random...

and time to ask a lot of questions. I'm linking up with Shanna for Random Wednesday!

Lately, I can't wait to get home from work so I can begin blogging. I then sit on the couch, with my laptop on my lap, and stare at the screen. Browse other blogs, pin  a gazillion things on Pinterest. Wait for The Bachelor to come on. Watch The Bachelor. Eat chocolate. Anything but actually blog. What the heck is up with this? Am I really not feeling it anymore? Am I just in a "lull"? Is it bad that all I feel like posting is recipes of sweet things? Like this one, this one, or this one? I guess it's just the normal ebb and flow of life that can also apply to blogging. Sometimes you feel motivation and sometimes you don't. I also desperately need a vacation and am so longing for Spring/Summer to come, but that's a different story.

I'm addicted to playing Scramble with friends. If I have extra time between my sessions at work I grab my phone and play away. It's totally addictive.

I'm totally loving 2 nights of The Bachelor this week. It's Tierrable. (I can't believe she is still there). I AM NOT reading spoilers this season. I've done that before and it really, well, spoils things. I love Des and Catherine. It will definitely be one of them. Who are your favorites?

Product reviews: what's your opinion? I feel like I am super picky (and slightly clueless) when it comes to this topic. I've strayed away from them for the most part but have been wondering lately- Do you only review products you have personally tried? What if you tried the product and didn't like it? Does it turn you off to see the same product reviews from many other bloggers?

Obviously there are various things floating around in my mind this week....I really can't explain it. I also wonder what it's like to have a regular brain and not one with ADD. It must be so boring ;)

I hope you're having a very happy Wednesday!

Double Chocolate Cake Cookies

Have you had cake cookies before? 

They're cookies made from cake mix and are light, fluffy, and always have the perfect flavor. I always have cake mix on hand, so when I needed to make a quick and easy dessert to bring to family dinner, I was able to whip these up with everything in my pantry.

Ingredients:

1 box cake mix (any flavor, obviously I used chocolate to make these "double chocolate"!)

1 cup chocolate chips

1 stick butter (softened)

2 eggs

1 tsp vegetable oil (not pictured, use more/less to consistency)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. Stir together cake mix, butter, eggs, and oil in medium bowl until well mixed. Add chocolate chips, mix in. Use cookie scoop or drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool on pan for 2 minutes before transferring to wire cooling rack.

Enjoy!

Weekend Update {Disconnect Edition}

I hope everyone had a great weekend and an OK Monday!

Here's the latest Weekend Update post ever. I've had no time!

This weekend, I almost completely disconnected. It wasn't completely on purpose... I reached my data limit on my phone (yeah, insane) and I didn't really have time to be online. Here's a little picture recap!

Bowling with friends/former co-workers on Friday (minus the one who was taking the pic!) <3

Dinner...

Saturday dinner with family/Jake wasn't amused

Chris making some type of sauce/chili/messy kitchen on Super Bowl Sunday

Double chocolate chip cake cookies/Recipe coming soon!

I spent Monday wishing it was still the weekend. Personally, I feel that Mondays should be part of the weekend. I need another day to get things done...including blog. I feel so behind! I hope you all have a great week!
Linking up with Sami and Leeann for Weekend Update

High Five for Friday

Happy Friday, loves.

1. I'm having a particularly tough time finding five this to talk about from the week. 

I had a really rough week at work, resulting in a grumpy and exhausted me. So, you know when you just don't have much to talk about, but don't want to say nothing? That's me right now. I guess the most positive "high" is having made it through the week with my sanity intact.

2. Chris made Chicken Pot Pie last night! It was so yummy and exactly what I needed after a rough day.

3. I made Cheerio Treats! I might have added a little too much peanut butter which makes them taste even more amazing. I'm obsessed with peanut butter lately- I'm doing a good job at limiting it, but wow am I craving it more than ever.

Isn't it funny how big the marshmallows get in the microwave? This is after they'd settled for a bit!

4. 3rd day hair. I said I would never. Desperate times call for desperate measures. And Oscar Blandi dry shampoo. {It works wonders}

5. I'm looking forward to Girls Night tonight (MUCH NEEDED) and spending time with family this weekend. Oh, and isn't there a football game? I'm really just excited for the entire weekend and having no work.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

Linking up with Lauren :)