The Popsicle Project

I've been searching for a focus for this blog since I created it. Originally, I wanted to just start writing, but I found myself much more blocked than in my everyday personal journal; I didn't feel like throwing the deepest inner workings of my brain straight onto the internet. I started writing about my wedding planning, which was great, but I sure can't come close to the loveliness that are blogs like Ruffled and Style Me Pretty. Then I found that I was of the many twenty-somethings trying to break into the ever-elusive career world, and started writing about that... and it worked, for a while, until I realized it was making me more frustrated. So I started to think about other things I am passionate about, and I came upon this, the Popsicle Project. It's a project in which I will try to document every popsicle I make - weird or not - right here. Maybe I'll tie them into the type of day I'm having. Maybe I'll ponder things while I make them. For now, it's popsicles and me, and that's it.

I have to credit this discovery to my uncle, Mark, who was over here the other day with my cousin and my aunt. I was huddled over my popsicle materials, slowly making funny faces out of cutouts and sticking them to the inside of my popsicle molds. "Making popsicles, eh?" he said. I smiled and nodded. Then he said, "You are very passionate about popsicles," which made me laugh - but I couldn't help but agree that yes, I am very passionate about popsicles. This dates back to the ice cream truck days that I (and so many others) remember fondly. I loved the double ones that you could break and half and share. OR eat all to yourself, because... well, why the heck not?

Sir Ken Robinson is constantly talking about finding your element - and that starts with passion. I'm not saying that this project is the most poignant or life changing, but it's for funsies, and I'm all about that. And well, eating popsicles. It's lighthearted, it's lovely, and it's delicious.

So I begin. At the beginning.

My materials:

---Zoku popsicle maker, purchased at Williams-Sonoma, $49.95 - this is NOT a necessary purchase for making popsicles, it simply makes it easier. MUCH easier. They also just came out with a Duo, which is $10 cheaper. Let me tell you, it IS 40 bucks, but worth the money. Also... must reiterate that it isn't necessary and that every popsicle I will post here is popsible (too cutesy?) without the help of the Zoku. Here ends the plug.
---basically what I've got in my fridge. From fruit to ice cream to pudding to even carrots (which didn't taste so great), I've put it in a popsicle. So most things I use will either be a common fridge item, or easily found at grocery stores.

 Stay tuned!