The Art of Eating Your Feelings

In my world there is not much that a bowl of chocolate ice cream can’t fix. After a day of stress or disappointment you can usually find me in the kitchen concocting some sort of comfort food or dessert. I’m not sure what it is about baking but it’s a big comfort to me. It takes my mind off of the problem at hand, keeps me busy, and at the end of the day I have something delicious to eat.

These last few weeks have been pretty rough with work, school, and rejection after rejection from jobs I’ve applied to that “just aren’t hiring”. It’s kind of a scary time in my life. I’m only working a minimum wage job, can’t find a full time career, and yet the real world bills are starting to come in.

I know a lot of you reading this are in the same position as I am. And let’s face it…it down right sucks.      (Can I get an AMEN?) My advice to you is to find something you enjoy doing that will pick you up when you’ve fallen face down on the floor. I’ve got a feeling my journey of stress and rejection is just beginning and until I find the right job I’m going to need something to get me through. I also do Zumba…mostly so that I don’t feel guilty about eating my feelings when I need to! J

Today I made a homemade ice cream cake and after the first bite I was already feeling 100% better. Ahhh the power of chocolate! The best part is that they are super easy to make!

How to make a homemade ice cream cake:

     1) Buy any flavor pie crust that you like. I used an Oreo pie crust.

     2)   Pick out an ice cream flavor (or two!) that you enjoy.

     3)   Let ice cream slightly thaw and spread it out into the pie crust.

     4)     Freeze and ENJOY!

Remember friends, it's always darkest just before the dawn. And while you're in the "dark" phase all you might need is a good dessert to get you through!