Looks. Sara's Closet.

This is going to be quiiiiiick, but I'm sure I'll have more to say throughout the weekend.

Today, I want to dedicate my post to Sara Daly. She's one of my besssssstesties who recently moved to Baltimore to explore, live, work, & play. She took quite a risk (landed an UH-mazing job!), and I'm super happy for her. Lucky me, this beauty is home this weekend. Eeeeeeeeeeee!!!

On Baking. Like I'm Prepubescent & Male.

Two things:


1. Don't use brownie mix in lieu of cake mix and vice-versa.
2. I eat like I'm prepubescent & male.

(Totally scarfed a glob of that raw brownie/cookie batter.)

The cookie recipe I tried to replicate comes from one of my fav-est blogs, The Daybook. (Click on that link!) I meannnnn, pretty no-fail, right?

Laughs. That's Ridicle.

I'm exhausts.

...Okay, that's not really a word that I abbrev. But there are plenty. And if you're going to follow this blog and read these posts (pleasepleasepleaseplease!), I should clue you in on my abbrev-tionary. What's this to do with being exahusts, you ask? Easy post for a sleepy BarbaraEllen... Let's do this.

 Abbrev-tionary

On Emerging Adulthood: "Helplessness Blues"

I was raised up believing I was somehow unique
Like a snowflake distinct among snowflakes, unique in each way you can see
And now after some thinking, I'd say I'd rather be
A functioning cog in some great machinery serving something beyond me

But I don't, I don't know what that will be
I'll get back to you someday soon you will see

What's my name, what's my station, oh, just tell me what I should do [...] -Helplessness Blues, Fleet Foxes

The first time I heard this song was on East Ave, while waiting to turn into Wegmans. It was sunny out. And I struggled to find the worn-down nubbin of a pencil I keep beneath my dashboard exactly for moments like this. When I need to know, need to hear again, that song. (Clearly, didn't yet have my iPhone or I'd'a Shazam'ed that ish.)

You see. My life hasn't gone "as planned."

Looks: Save v. Spend (Make-Up)

Save v. Spend.  Yes, very important to know when. Everyone has different preferences. But I have 1 general guideline: If it's going directly on your bod--mingling and meshing right with your cells--spendddddd. Just spend. Shall we???

Make-up: Anything that touches my skin, directly, I recommend spending. Let's start w the less common items.

On Family: Love & Famblin.

Might as well make my first post about the Famblin. That's Moe-ese for "family." Moe-ese, of course, being the official language of the Wilcox clan alla Rochester, NY (West Irondequoit). Let's start with the Famblin Tree. (...Just go with it.)