Little Things

Ok y'all.

There has been a tad bit of drama in my world as of late. And if you know me at all, you know that I do not enjoy drama. In fact, I tend to run from it and avoid anyone/anything who loves it.

This situation could have turned even more dramatic but I chose to accept it (because I could do nothing to change it) and walked away. I'm still angry about how it all went down, but I will spare you the details.

What I will tell you is that my roommate moved out.

Am I sad about this? Not really.

Was I dependent upon her for income, favors, chores, etc.? Not really.

Did I forget how fabulous it is to live alone? ABSOLUTELY!

In celebration of this revisited revelation, I am making a list! (You know I love me some lists.)

What I love about living alone:

1. Being able to walk around naked. Don't lie - you do it too.
2. Laughing aloud at stupid stuff/yelling at the TV... and feeling no shame. I mean, college football and basketball seasons are right around the corner!
3. Not worrying that someone is going to break my grandmother's china or throw my dedicates into the dryer when they really need to be line dried.
4. Knowing that my dog will only get fed when I feed her.
5. Knowing that everything will still be exactly where I left it. Or be moved to wherever Luna chose to move it. (Same difference.)

[cue sigh of relief]

In other news, it has been raining like the dickens in southeastern NC - and I am about over that mess! My gardenia bush, however, has celebrated by gifting me with its first bloom :)

Clean Banana Pancakes

I woke up this morning far too early and starting organizing closets. About an hour into it, of course, I had to stop because I was starving. 

Do I have any prepared food in my house to eat for breakfast? 

Of course not. 

I decided that I desperately wanted pancakes. So, I googled some recipes for clean pancakes, grabbed random ingredients, and mixed them together. 

The result? Clean banana pancakes. YUM!

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Ingredients

2 small ripe bananas

1 whole egg

1 c. whole wheat flour

1 1/2 c. rice milk (that was all I had but feel free to use almond or skim milk)

2 tsp. cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

Directions

1. Blend/whisk all ingredients together until you have a slightly thin batter. If you want a smooth batter, you will need to mash the bananas before you blend them with other ingredients. I threw in whole bananas so my pancakes had chunks in them.

2. Preheat the burner using low to medium heat. If you have the burner too hot, these won't cook properly. It takes a tad longer than normal pancakes but the result is well worth the wait!

3. Serve with maple syrup, peanut butter, or whatever tickles your fancy!

Clean Banana Pancakes, hot off the stove

Clean Banana Pancakes + Maple Syrup = YUM