Banana Muffins and Stuff

just going to start out saying that i am a complete idiot. just throwing that out there.

lets try to make things better with muffins though, shall we?

i got this recipe from pinterest via katrina's kitchen, for "coffee shop banana streusel muffins."

they look pretty good. they smell good. but to me, at the same time they smell weird, because i don't really like bananas. i made them for ron because we had a few bananas that were going brown.

is it weird for me to make things that i don't even eat? i would imagine people do that, but i don't know. i do it for love. that's all that matters to me.

they were pretty easy to make, at least. not too many ingredients, and the streusel actually has powdered sugar in it. seemed a little weird at first, but it turned out somewhat crispy like a streusel should.

it's something.

i still have about 26 pounds of apples to use up in my fridge. it really sucks. i want to make all of these things, and i crippled myself at work on monday. yep. it's been almost a week and my thumb, and now index finger and wrist, get all tingly feeling if i do too much work, or even brush my arm the wrong way.

i kind of forgot what day it was, and for a few minutes i was thinking that i was posting late. nope. it's actually sunday. it is very early though, i couldn't sleep, so i am blogging before work. it has been a pretty blah week. "blah" is the nicest word i could think of to put there. i don't like when things build up to a breaking point. it makes me unable to function properly on too many levels.

it makes me want to stay home and either, a: become a human burrito and stay with my blankets and never come out, or b: blanket nest and snuggles all day long. i can't even say how much i would prefer b right now, but i might live if i have to be a burrito for a day. just one day.

at least i only have a short shift today. i've been up since like 7:15. i already feel like 2pm can't get here fast enough. i won't even lie. i debated on calling in. we also have no employees, so despite the fact that the company is, uh, "mean," to its employees (nice terms there again, if you didn't catch), i will continue to work hard. it's all i can do.

i can look forward to later, since we are going to visit kristen and her mom. i posted about that a while ago, i made some special cookies. i am not going to repeat, but just know that i will be wearing purple this month. i need a purple hair bow. light purple, specifically.

since it is halloween weekend, we did go out for a bit. i thought these would be fun to share. ron made these swollen "bloody fingers," they are just hot dogs with some ketchup and a piece of onion. but pretty gross looking, right?

we did a kitty litter cake a while ago that went over awesome. there are so many things that people can get creative with food. i almost wish that i had time to do things like that. art with food. i suppose i probably could. that will have to be another experiment though. probably some research involved. i feel like it might be a little more than when i do cakes and cupcakes, but i could be completely wrong.

 

speaking of cupcakes....mini! because that's why. i made apple cider cupcakes, with candy corn, or caramel apple frosting (leftovers from the donut party). they were cute. i took my go-to cupcake recipe, added a little cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice (like one shake of each), and subbed apple cider in place of the water. i love that this recipe is so universal, or at least easy to substitute things.

alright. i have typed your face off enough, my hand is barely functioning (so many typos), and i should get ready to bravely (?) face the day at work, and wish for some happiness and good things to come my way.


(to my someone just for me: i love you no matter what.)
just throwing that out there too.♥