*LAZY BLOGGER ALERT*

Holy wow..it's been almost four months since I last blogged. FOUR MONTHS. Sounds like a long time, but it doesn't feel like that long as the weeks fly now that I'm working. In all honesty, it's probably been that long since I turned my laptop on, ha ha...blogging from my tablet is just a hassle really, so I don't do it.

The last few months have been hectic with work, and it's only set to get busier with Halloween and Christmas coming up. By the time I get home in the evenings, I'm too tired to set aside time to blog. At the weekends (usually just Sundays, as I work most Saturdays!), I tend to just vegetate on the sofa! It's been ages since I've even sat down and read other blogs, so I have a lot of catching up to do. I've also missed blogging so much, so I'm going to *try* to start popping up a post every Sunday, and maybe another during the week if I can give myself a kick up the ass, ha ha ;)

I want to do a whole new theme too, and as I'm so picky with my blog, it will most likely take weeks because I'll change my mind a thousand times before deciding I like it..!! If you read my blog often, you'll know it's a mixture of everything, but I'm going to try to do more serious blog posts too at some stage, just stuff I'd like to talk about and get off my chest. I'll still do the usual posts, but something a bit different too maybe...

I'll jump right this post with a wee questionnaire I came across on Tumblr...

If you could...

1. Travel anywhere, where would it be? Australia. 
2. Meet anyone, who would it be? Right now, Adam Levine.
3. Bring anyone dead back to life, who would it be? My aunt.
4. Be anyone for a day, who would it be? A man..!! ;)
5. Get anything for free for the rest of your life what would it be? Does money count? ha ha..!!
6. Change one thing about your life what would it be? Financial situation? Make myself win loads of money!
7. Have any superpower what would it be? I can't decide if I'd rather be invisible or fly...
8. Be any animal for a day which would you be? Probably a tiger.
9. Date anyone who would it be? Famous or not..??
10. Change one thing about the world what would it be? Stop all wars I think.
11. Live in any fictional universe which would you choose? I'd need to think about this one a bit!
12. Eliminate one of your human needs which would you get rid of? Problem solving, ha ha
13. Change one thing about your physical appearance what would it be? My teeth..ugh..!!
14. Change one of your personality traits which would you choose? I'd like to be more optimistic..although I have been lately!
15. Be talented at anything instantly what would you choose? Singing.
16. Forget one event in your life which would you choose? My parents separating.
17. Erase an event from history (make it so it never happened) which would you choose? Where to start..?!
18. Have any hair/eye/skin color, which would you choose? I always say I'd love brown eyes for a day, but I love my black hair, green eyes and pale skin.
19. Be any weight/body type, which would you choose? I'd like to be around 115lbs, but fit and healthy at the same time...I need to get motivated more..!!
20. Live in any country/city, where would you choose? My hometown in Galway.
21. Change one law in your country, which would you change? Bring back capital punishment.
22. Be any height, which would you choose? I actually love being 5'1! Or 5'2 - I mean, an inch makes a difference you know, but I won't argue in this case, ha ha.. ;)
23. Have any job in the world, which would you choose? No idea, which frustrates me so much.
24. Have anything appear in your pocket right now, what would it be? A wad of cash and a few plane tickets to Australia and/or Galway, ha ha..!!
25. Have anyone beside you right now, who would it be? My mum.

Watch this space... ;)

Baking | Chocolate Chip Muffins

I've been getting more into baking lately as I find it pretty therapeutic, and the sweet treats at the end are just delicious! ;) this afternoon, I decided to bake chocolate chip muffins. Turns out I had all the ingredients, except chocolate chips, so I had to improvise...

Ingredients:

250g self-raising flour 

125g  caster sugar

12g cocoa powder

50g chocolate chips (didn't have any, so I broke cooking chocolate into tiny pieces!)

1 level teaspoon baking powder 

1 large egg 

150ml milk 

1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence (I didn't have any of this either, but it didn't affect the muffins)

125g margarine

Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 175°C/325°F/Gas 3.

2. Melt the margarine and allow it to cool.

3. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

4. Mix the egg, milk and vanilla essence into the cooled margarine.

5. Then, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to make a very soft mixture.

6. Spoon the mixture into bun cases, making each case about two thirds full.

7. Bake for 20 – 30 minutes in a muffin tray, until golden brown and cooked through.

8. Enjoy with a lovely cup of tea/coffee... ah, perfect!

This recipe makes 12 delicious muffins...make sure you don't eat them all in one sitting ;) this was my first time making muffins and I think they turned out perfect. Definitely something I'll make again, maybe with banana sometime, or raisins for my fiancé.

Mmm...enjoy!