I am NOT a morning person....and, MUSIC MONDAY! (on Tuesday)

Yesterday marked the beginning of the youngest kiddo's third week back to school. Being a notorious night owl I find myself, quite predictably, dragging, lagging, and almost forcibly having to drag myself out of bed in the mornings. Since Kiddo's bus picks up prior to 7AM this had made getting a healthy breakfast crammed down his throat a difficult, and sometimes dangerous (Seriously, me operating a stovetop BEFORE coffee? That is the definition of dangerous!), activity.

In typical Super!Jenn fashion I turned to my ever trusty companions, Google and Pinterest, to save myself from possible dismemberment and death. The result? CROCKPOT BREAKFASTS!! I am LOVING some of these ideas that I've found lately. This morning's treat du jour? Apple Pie Breakfast...which was actually HEALTHY! Steel cut oats, apples, 100% apple juice, and water. A sprinkle of brown sugar in each bowl and MMMMMMMMMM!

A little side note, though: I read a lot of comments left by people whose oatmeal burned and/or hardened. To circumvent this I used my crockpot as a double boiler. Prepare the ingredients in a bowl that will sit easily inside your crockpot. Place either a couple of balls of foil or a canning jar ring in the bottom of the crock pot, sit the bowl inside, fill the crock pot with water until a little over half of the bowl is submerged. Then just cook overnight, and VOILA!

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Now for my Music Monday Tuesday. (See? I told you I was dragging and lagging!) Did you know that ZZ Top released a new album in June? *nods* Yep! I love these guys! Sure, their music is predictable, but you know what else? It's predictably GOOD. Here's one of the songs from Texicali (the new album)..."I Gotsta Get Paid". Oh, and the album is less than $5 over on iTunes, so go BUY it already!!

MUSIC MONDAY!!

Another song that seems to be permanently implanted in my brain. I miss this group, though, and hate that Scott Stapp's solo career didn't ever take off. A perfect example of the grass not always being greener, no?

MUSIC MONDAY!

Hey, y'all, Meet Virginia!

MUSIC MONDAY!

Because one can never have enough Billy Idol in this dreary life!

MUSIC MONDAY!

Words can never properly express how much I enjoyed growing up in the 80s. The music, the fashions, going to Heaven on the weekends to stock up on flair for our Levi's denim jackets. *sigh* I can haz time turner, pweez?

MUSIC MONDAY!

I just don't think you can get any better than Van Morrison. A true artist, whose music stands the test of time. I've even got an entire Pandora station centered around just his work! While this isn't my favorite song of his it fits my mood this manic monday.

Music Monday...I'm Baaaaaaaack!

Ahhhh. Stone Temple Pilots. 'Nough said.

Music Monday!

I know, I know. I've missed the past two Music Monday posts. Dontcha hate it when life interferes with what we enjoy...what we yearn to spend our time doing?

 I've spent a lot of time soul searching to rid myself of the exorbitant amount of stress constantly weighing me down lately. Maybe that's why I can't keep this song out of my mind. It's a favorite of mine from back in the day...and it's still one of my favorite groups. It reaches a part of me that I seem to keep hidden from the world, but one that needs to be released if I'm ever going to get myself over being Ms. Eager to Please!

Music Monday!

There's no real reason behind this song. No hidden importance in my life. I simply woke up with it running through my mind.

Music Monday!

I know I fluctuate from genre to genre a lot in music. Eclectic tastes combined with a musical background are prerequisites for that, I think.

Anyhow....I always seem to return to the Alternative genre. It's my "comfort food" when it comes to music. The grunge scene was all about me, apparently, and I just don't think any other genre fully comprehended the 90s as well. This is one of my favorites from that decade.

Music Monday!

Feeling a little nostalgic, so I figured I'd share my absolute favorite Led Zeppelin song, Over the Hills and Far Away. Nothing like a cool spring night, some Zeppelin playing in the background, and a group of friends around a fire pit...

Music Monday!

Woops! I missed last week. To be fair to myself, though? It was a CRAPTASTIC week. I used the time off making my normal post to wallow in self-pity and dream of lighting up a cigarette (which I haven't done for well over 7 years now).

I'm back on track now. Venturing back to my days of HUGE bangs, Doc Martens, and cut-off Levi's ... all topped off with a trench coat and my ever present sunglasses. Damn. I used to be SO freaking cool. Tell me, is 38 too old to rock the Doc Martens? I'm thinking they may need to be reinstated as a normal part of my life...

MUSIC MONDAY!

The song featured in the new IE9 commercial got into my head over the weekend. The vocalist sort of reminded me of a male version of Adele, and I just KNEW I had to find out the goods on him. Google to the rescue! A quick search for "song in the new IE9 commercial" brought me instant results. A swipe, a search entry, and a download later and I had downloaded the song from iTunes. Now? It's still in my head, so I headed over to YouTube to see if I could find it. Success! So, here it is...."Too Close", by Alex Clare. Check out his other stuff, too!

Music Monday!

A little on the stressed side this morning....heck, who am I kidding, I'm an inch away from gnawing on the furniture legs! Pink Floyd to the rescue!

Music Monday!

I've taken some time off from this, but there's no time like the present to get back in my groove, right? This song may not be the newest on the block, but as far as motivating me through my stretches and leg exercises it is my absolute favorite.

Music Monday

My last 60s-inspired Music Monday is a song close to my heart...and one that my father swears was playing on the radio in the waiting room when the nurse came in to tell him that he had a baby girl. Hardy-har-har ;)

Music Monday

It wouldn't be a tribute month to the 60s without including some Beatles tunage. This is one of my personal favorites....Ticket to Ride.

Music Monday

Hmmm, I think by the time we get to the end of April you'll think I was brought up with a biased view of music. Not so at all; however, my father was something of a hippie, and my tastes from this generation reflect him, as I tend to take after him in most areas.

This week I give a classic from a classic...The Who performing "Pinball Wizard". Enjoy!

Music Monday

During the month of April I'll be bringing you music from the 60s. A mere decade before my time, I grew up with this music...sitting at my dad's feet in the evenings while he played his acoustic guitar and sang, listening to the radio in the car, even listening to 8-tracks in our dining room! I'm pretty sure that my parents even still have a functioning 8-track player in their garage.

The first selection is by Lovin' Spoonful, and is from the summer of 1966...which is the year my father graduated from high school. My favorite sleep shirt when I was small was a lemon yellow Lovin' Spoonful t-shirt with groovy flower power lettering, man...

365 Days of Positivity - Day 4

Jazz has always been a huge part of my life. My grandfather was a jazz pianist, and I spent a couple years playing bari sax in a college swing band. Whenever I'm stressed, frustrated, or put out a little jazz is all it takes to set me to rights. The song below is one of my all time feel-good favorites. Enjoy!