{create} labels

I'm organizing! Awhile back I started reorganizing my cupboards. They were still such a mess though. We buy a lot of food in bulk bins, and very few things make me more crazy than having to dig through a pile of plastic bags to find rice. Or oatmeal. Or whatever.

So I thought I'd give you a little sneak peek of the labels I'm making to begin organizing:

Instructions and pictures coming soon!

{inspired} loving

This week has been exceptionally inspirational. And, it's only Wednesday! I can't wait to see what's in store for the rest of the week. There are so many great things I've bookmarked this week, I wanted to share a few with you all. 

First up is this amazing paper mobile. I want to go create something with paper right now!

mobile

Next up are these paper cuts. Ob. sessed. I've never hidden my love of paper cuts (oh, okay, and here) and these are making me swoon hard. Now, to justify the price tag :).

finger prints

And last in the loving category for this week is this wedding. Oh goodness, I don't even know where to begin! The style and whimsy are perfection. I spent way more time than I'd like to admit stalking photos from the event online yesterday.

oncewed

The best part of the wedding though? Is it led me to Ashley Meaders' site. Inspiration abounds, friends. You must check her out, she is clearly one very talented lady.

{create} chocolate oatmeal drops

Remember when I shared with you our delicious ice cream habit? Well, the cookies I mixed are completely awesome, so I wanted to share with you also.

As with the ice cream, these cookies also use bananas as the main sweetener. And for these, you really do need to like bananas. But really, banana + chocolate + oats = a completely fantastic combination. These cookies are crazy easy and pretty crazy *healthy* as well. They're a great snack that I have never felt guilty munching on.

Chocolate Oatmeal Drops

Ingredients:

• 3 large, ripe bananas, well mashed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 2 cups gluten-free (or regular) rolled oats
• 2/3 cup almond meal
• 1/3 cup coconut, finely shredded & unsweetened
• 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 - 7 ounces chocolate (we use unsweetened, but any kind will work)
• A few drops of stevia (optional, but good if you're using unsweetened chocolate)

Method:

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees
2. In a large bowl, combine bananas, coconut oil and vanilla. 
3. Add in oats, almond meal, shredded coconut, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder and combine well.
4. Carefully fold in the chocolate chips.
5. Drop tablespoons of dough onto cookie sheets.
6. Bake for 15 minutes. Keep an eye on them though. They're done when the bottoms are brown, but not burnt.

 *Recipe adapted from the awesome 101 Cookbooks.