The Journey of a Friendly Giant

I think the word “Hangry” was invented for me. I’m told 2 things quite regularly : 1. I’m always smiling, and 2. I’m always eating. In my world there is a direct correlation between my happiness and the time of my last snack. Unfortunately my toddler has inherited that trait from me and we are both absolutely miserable hungry people. My peaceful, kind and ridiculously patient husband of mine always reminds me “Think of the solution, not only the problems.” The equation is simple ; me+Food=Happiness I’m busy so I need food to be quick to prepare, I’m lazy so I’d like it to be easy to make as well, and I’m always on the move do portability is ideal as well. Behold! My 4-ingredient no-bake delicious peanut butter energy bites! Ingredients 1 cup of natural peanut butter 2/3 cups of oats 1/3 cup of ground flax seed 1/4 cup of real maple syrup Optional Coconut flakes to coat The sticky messy balls... :D Delicious, quick, 15 minute prep, just mix all ingredients and mak

But it was part of my plan. This is what I pleadingly repeat to myself as I attempt to wipe the sleep out of my burning red eyes on yet another late night in front of a glowing screen after a long day at work, followed but an evening being the best mother and wife I could be to my family. Juggling a full-time job, being a mother of a toddler, and being an online Graduate student is very difficult, most of my friends described my life as impossible, but I’m stubborn. It was simply a part of my plan, and though I strongly miscalculated said plan Out of inexperience and naivety, I feel this relentless weight to just keep my head down and pummel through. That’s when I started to notice that though I was a fantastic student, I was starting to slack in other areas of my life. For example, Some of my best friends have just had babies that I haven’t even met yet. Very uncharacteristic of me, I love babies! I’ve said it before, babies are the physical becoming of time passing. If a baby has be