I am not a huge fan of New Year’s Resolutions.  I mean, if you can find an excuse to put something off until after New Year’s Eve, you sure can find an excuse to put it off again.  However, in the spirit of resolutions, I am going to re-open this book.  I started reading The Happiness Project at the beginning of summer break last year.  I remember bringing it with to visit family in Arizona.  I picked up the book today, and found a plane ticket from Phoenix to Minneapolis wedged in chapter 8.  That makes sense.  I spent a relaxing few days in AZ by the pool, but returned home to packing and 9 weeks of Europe chaos (not that I’m complaining about a trip to Europe).  The book never got finished.

I must admit that I could definitely work on being a happier person… law school will do that to you.  So, today I will begin re-reading The Happiness Project.  I may read a chapter a month, or and up curled up with Pippa and finish it in a day.  Either way, I encourage you to join.  Who couldn’t use a little more happiness in their life?

New obsession: baking with alcohol.  It all started when I stumbled upon this recipe for Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes from Brown Eyed Baker.  Warning: these are some pretty seriously rich cupcakes – not for the casual consumer of sweets.  A quick Amazon search, and I stumbled upon this book: The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets by Lucy Baker.  This book has inspired me to delve into a whole new world of baking – probably a project I will tackle as soon as I am finished baking Christmas cookies.  If fact, I picked up UV cake vodka and Smirnoff whipped cream vodka at the bottle shop yesterday in preparation. Continue reading →