I made you some truly despicable muffins this morning. ย They were full of peanut butter, and oats, and the best of intentions.
They were gross.
So here we are… stuck staring each other in the face. ย It’s bound to get awkward.
All I have for you is a picture of my desk.
Um. ย I love you. ย I doodle it sometimes.
Can I tell you about real life?
I’m one of those girls that wears a ring on her ring finger. ย I do that. ย I’m not married. ย I bought my own dang ring and wear it on my ring finger. ย And I love it. ย And it’s not coming off until… well, you know. ย Maybe it confuses dudes:
Wait… is she married? She has a ring… wait. ย Is that the right hand or left? ย Wait. ย That doesn’t look like a wedding ring. ย Huh… I wonder if she’d give me her number so I can send her a text late at night, in like 2 weeks, and ask her what’s she’s doing. ย Cause… Yea.
The ring confuses dudes. ย I’m ok with that.
I have a letter from my friend Tyler on my desk.
Hi Tyler.
Tyler is currently in Afghanistan being a soldier. ย I think about him and all the people over there doing brave things while I sit at my desk and complain about bad muffins. ย I think about them every day… mostly because I don’t want them to get shot, or shoot people, or get hurt, or hurt anyone… but well… that’s tough.
I appreciate them so much.
I’ve got this manuscript on my desk.
THE manuscript. ย For my book. ย It’s almost done.
In the meantime… it’s kinda giving me nightmares. ย Like… oh-my-god-this-is-a-dream-come-true nightmares.
Does that make sense?
I also have this encyclopedia-type food styling book on my desk.
It’s extensive and sufficiently overwhelming.
Wait… is my desk stressing me out? ย Maybe just a little, tiny bit.
I’m going to go make some vegan cookies, eat too many, and them tell you all about them. ย Real life.
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I had a problem like that this morning. I can sometimes make gross food too. Then I sometimes make dynamite food. No the type that blows up in your face. The type that makes your taste buds explode. In a good way. Like when I make Strawberry Basil Lemon Slushes. Crazy, exploding, life changing stuff.
Do you have a recipe for vegan ginger snaps (chewy ones)? Please and Thank you!
save me a trip to egypt to ask the oracle by answering this question for me: you frequently confess [are you catholic?] to us that you over-eat but when a pic of you is shown, you appear to be thin…how can that be??!!??!!
Woo for confusing rings! My wedding ring is a pink sapphire heart-shaped stone. I get a lot of questions about if I’m married & what kind of ring it is, etc. It probably doesn’t help that I don’t look old enough to be married :0)
In the second photo up there, it looks like the keys on your keyboard are chocolate! I know they’re not, but now all I can think about is chocolate. Sorry about the muffin fail. We’ve all been there. :^)
Joy- Thanks for keeping it REAL sista!
Love the dude confuser ring!
Awesome post. I totally feel you on the having-nightmares-freaking-out over dreams coming true. Sometimes things feels to good to be true so it’s hard to let your guard down because things usually are! (too good to be true, that is). But you’ve worked hard and made this your own! When all the hard parts are over, don’t forget to sit back and enjoy the ride! As usual, thanks for putting a smile on my face! You’re awesome.
You have a really refreshing style of writing. This probably sounds pretentious and potentially insulting, but I don’t mean it to be.
Don’t worry Joy – I know your book will be great! And in other good news, your desk looks quite clean to me (unlike my own :)
My desk stresses me out too. So there are days where I pack up my laptop and move to the sofa. It’s comfier and, bonus!, the dog and the cat like to snuggle me.
Your bad muffins make me feel better about still being in my pj’s at 2.45pm in the afternoon. (I had no idea it was so late!!!!). Also makes me feel better about the times my cooking or baking fails miserably.
The military stresses me out. I can’t think about it too much because it makes me think about not having my fiance (he’s in the military) around anymore which might make me have a panic attack. Keeping your buddy Tyler and all the rest in my thoughts.
Congrats on buying the ring for yourself and wearing it. I got a sassy little left hand ring that I wear…still confuses the dudes…
meant right hand, derrrrr
I love how you write. It’s simple, conversational, and funny. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your recipes.
Congrats! you are amazing! I can’t wait for your book to be completed…
Sweet post and my favorite picture so far.?
Silly ?.
not at all.
Love your blog Joy! And I am SO looking forward to your book. :)