Coming Home is Hard

The day (or days) after coming home from vacation is hard.

You have to cook your own meals… or continue eating at crappy restaurants because you’re tired and your fridge is filled with “man food,” aka meat and beer.

You no longer have an excuse to indulge in Starbucks on a daily basis.

You can’t remember how to meal plan or go grocery shopping.

Homework feels like torture.

But…

There’s oatmeal to look forward to.  And homemade almond milk.  And peanut butter, or at least what’s left of it after your boyfriend allows his drunk friends to sleep on your couch while you’re gone, but that’s another story.

This was the closest I got to “real” oatmeal (you know what I’m talking about) while on vacation.

Starbucks oatmeal may not perfect but it’s miles above anything I’ve ever ordered in a restaurant.  Plus it’s much less awkward to pull out a banana and peanut butter to add to your food than it would be in a restaurant.

P.S. I’m totally addicted to this gluten-free banana bread cake my aunt picked up for my sister while we were in AZ.  I may or may not have smuggled it home with me when my family dropped me off on Saturday night.

As good as Starbucks oatmeal tastes in comparison to restaurant oatmeal, homemade is always SO.MUCH.BETTER.

I’m obsessed with how creamy homemade almond milk + egg white makes oatmeal.

What are you glad to come home to after vacation?