The Wednesday Hump...

Sorry it has been a few days..  and for the most part this is going to be me venting a little bit. After all that is what blogging is about right... to share your life? ...

Do you every feel like you are just in a slump and completely burnt out? Well that is exactly how I have been feeling the past few days. I feel that I want to do more, but I just don't know how to go about doing it. What I mean is, I went to school for Business... everyone does that and the economy sucks.. so that really isn't anything special. What I really want to do is interior design and/or own my own shop, actually use my nice camera and do some photography on the side, crafting. What I am saying is I just want to stay home! I don't have children yet, so that seems silly, and financially it isn't even a feasible option at this point! My best friend in the whole world wants the same thing I feel (except she has more talent in her little toe than I do in my whole entire body!)... I think she is burnt out too. I want to make a change, start a business, do something...there's just one question... HOW?

Tasty Dinner:

Last night I decided to try one of my many pinned Pinterest recipes.. and I did make a few tweeks but it was amazing! Hamburger soup - doesn't sound special, I know, but I promise it is super tasty and easy which is always a bonus!

Hamburger Soup(All measurements are approximate)
1 Tbls Olive Oil
1/2 a med sized onion, chopped ( I use pre-chopped frozen - EASY)
2 Tbls minced garlic
1 lb ground beef (85% or better)
1 large can condensed tomato soup
2-3 14 oz. cans beef broth, plus one can of water

2 Tbls of Worcesterchire Sause (several generous splashes)

1.5 Tbls of chili powder

1 Tbls of Garlic Powder

1/2 Tbls of salt
1 small can of corn
1-1.5 cup cooked macaroni, wagon wheel, or small shell pasta (We like wheels!)

Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add onion and garlic until the onions are just soft. Add ground beef, season with salt and cook until meat is longer pink.

Meanwhile, in a 5 quart soup pot, pour in beef broth, tomato soup,Worcesterchire, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and  water. Bring to a boil, turn down heat and simmer. In another pot, cook pasta to package directions, or cook directly in tomato/beef broth(Highly recommend cooking seperately!).

When meat is cooked through, add to beef soup mixture. Add corn and pasta and simmer for 5-15 minutes.

I bought a take and break whole grain baguette at the store for $2 to serve with, and is good topped with a little shredded cheddar.. it got 2 thumbs up from the hubs and we are loving leftovers today! :)

So I got some Armour Etch - etching cream last night so I can do this to my canisters instead of paying the steep Pottery Barn price. Only problem is I am having a difficult time of finding sticker stencils that look like an apporopriate size and typeface. Any suggestions?!

xoxo!