A Change in Season

I have been ignoring this blog for something like two months now, which I don't think is fair to it. I do have to kind of accept, though, that blogging is just not part of my daily or weekly habits and I forget. A lot.

I'm on summer break now, crazy enough. Finals came and went, and I did pretty well. I moved out of the dorms, and boy, was that an emotional whirlwind or what. I don't like not living with Ambria. I am moved back in at home, though, and what a change it's been. I very abruptly went from sleeping six hours a night if I'm lucky and being stressed out of my mind and constantly rushing about and studying, to... well, nothing at all. I sleep at least 8 hours a night now, and today I had my first truly lazy day in what feels like eons. The other days I've been running little errands and cleaning my room, making it livable again, doing chores, that sort of thing. But now, all the moving in chores are done, so I've got days to myself.

This week I had five items on my list to bake.

1. Peach cobbler- my mom makes this every year, and I eagerly await having peaches back in stock at the markets every year as well
2. Palmiers, or Elephant Ears- I found a super simple recipe for these in a Barefoot Contessa boo and knew immediately I had to make them
3. Ciabatta- this has been on my list to make for a long time and still hasn't happened, so we'll see.
4. Cinnamon Rolls- I had a craving and knew what I had to do
5. Rosemary Dinner Rolls- We had these at my Grandma's birthday dinner this past week and they knocked my socks off, so of course I have to have these for myself!

I've already done the peach cobbler and the elephant ears, and they've both been nearly all eaten. The elephant ears were baked in two batches and the first one got a little... burnt, but the second one came out almost perfect! They're pretty damn good, tbh. 

I've also been knitting, I started a shawl for my grandma and it's coming along nicely. I think I'll make another post about it later though. 

I've mostly just had time to relax. Get back to the thing I'm passionate about and rekindle old flames (like baking!). I've decided that I want this blog to be more project based, not constantly catching up in progress reports. I haven't been blogging enough for that lately though, so I need to strike a balance. I'm getting there, and it will be easier now that I don't have school eating up my life for a while. I believe it can happen. I'm glad to be back.