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Being Good to Ourselves

November 17, 2014 by still a dreamer

Life today pulls us in so many directions; sometimes it seems the stress just keeps coming, doesn’t it? And sometimes, we have to stop the world, get off and just do something nice for ourselves.

With a window of time in front of me Sunday, I was suddenly overwhelmed by the myriad of things I should be/could be doing. My list, as I’m sure is the case with your own, was endless. Know what I did? (In case the photos hadn’t given me away.) I baked. For me. That’s right. Not for someone else, not to take to an event, not to bring to someone else’s house … just for me. Something I almost never do.

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Just out of the oven …

I know, shame on me. I picked up a recipe I’d clipped recently from one of the magazines my neighbor and I swap with one another regularly, (like getting free subscriptions for both of us!) Muffins are easy and make me happy during the week, too.

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Cooling off

The recipe I chose was from Cooking Light called Jammin’ Oat Muffins – made with steel cut, quick-cooking oats, (I only use McCann’s Irish, non-GMO oats), low fat milk and canola oil, both organic – all good choices. How did they come out? I’d say they were better than OK, but not ones I’d bake again. You know … so many recipes, so little time. I only save recipes now if they are fabulous and I would definitely make them again.

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The muffins were a tad heavier than I would have liked. In this photo, I wanted to also show off these gorgeous, kind-of-jacquard autumn placemats I found, too.

But the most important thing was I put a stop to the overwhelming demands in  my head and did something nice for myself. That, in fact, made them taste even better. The moral of the story is … don’t forget to take a little time doing whatever it is that makes you happy and be nice to yourself.

You can find the recipe here.

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Posted in food, Home Stuff, Life, Reflections | Tagged Baking, baking from scratch, being good to ourselves, food, kindness, muffins | 6 Comments

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  1. on November 18, 2014 at 12:31 am writersideup

    Good for you, Jeanne 😀 And I’m guessing these look a lot better than they tasted. They were making me salivate lol I have a couple of the Cooking Light books, but have only made a few of the recipes.

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    • on November 18, 2014 at 9:19 am still a dreamer

      The good thing is they reminded me of how quick and easy muffins are to make, so perhaps I’ll make some more real soon! 🙂

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  2. on November 24, 2014 at 12:43 pm Cynthia Reyes

    Well, Jeanne, you’ve made me hungry. Those muffins look delish! and I’m still so proud of you and your website – you are such a talented artist.

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    • on November 24, 2014 at 5:41 pm still a dreamer

      Thanks on both counts, Cynthia. For Thanksgiving, a pumpkin cheesecake with pecan praline on top.Yum. I never dare make this for myself or I’d be sick as a dog!!
      My website has been up for 10 years now … I’m moving back to updating more of it lately.

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      • on November 24, 2014 at 10:26 pm Cynthia Reyes

        Glad you are. You are very talented. Wow!

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        • on November 25, 2014 at 9:49 am still a dreamer

          Thanks, Cynthia; you’re making me blush!
          Jeanne

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