Here's a few things that gave me *joooy* this week:

• Hailee Steinfeld's new song that just makes me want to strut all around New York City, but I'll probably just stick to strutting around my kitchen.
• My new posture brace. I'm a gigantic dork, yes. But ever since my choir teacher told me I had horrible posture, I've been convinced that I'm going to wind up looking like a hunched-over jazz musician. It looks like a huge rubber band and I love it.
• Leigh (my big sis) came for a surprise, short visit. We ate a ton of Turkish food and talked about decorating her new house.
• Susan Miller predicted that this is going to be one of my best years ever, an "emerald year" thanks to Jupiter. Please no letters about how horoscopes are BS.
• This workout plan from Self kicked my butt and that's a great thing.
• We got People's Pops shaved ice at work. They poured vodka and lime hibiscus syrup all over the top.
• Me, Can, Danny and Rich planned our lil Labor Day getaway to a farmhouse in the Catskills.

Things that sucked this week.

• I went to bake a cake just now and only had one stick of butter. Pathetic.

Looks like I came out on top! As for one more piece of good news, here's a recipe for bacon and egg bao that are deeelicious, portable, ripe for riffing, freezer-friendly and more! I made these for some friends (shout-out to Ashley's incredible hand modeling skillz) and then turned around and made them again the next day. They're that good. I also love that they qualify for breakfast, lunch, a light dinner, or a snack. 

P.S. When I made them the second time, I sprinkled them with poppy seeds on top. I wanted to play with the idea of combining dim sum with a "BEC," so the poppy seeds gave it that kaiser roll look. They were perfect!