help! i need somebody!

that title was specifically for my mother. she sure loves those monkees.

but really, y'all, i need some help. we (my roommate and i - we're like our own little family) are in the middle of what is, without a doubt, the most difficult season of our post-graduate careers to date - welcome to comps season! in ten short days, we'll have to turn in our final papers. you know. the ones that determine whether or not we get degrees. we are both losing our minds. or we've already lost them. i'm not entirely sure. we're tired and cranky and sleep-deprived and strung out on caffeine and on the verge of tears or hysterical laughter (or both) during every. single. second. but we're also ravenously hungry. in what is probably not the healthiest decision we could ever made, we've decided to eat our stress. the absolute junk we've been putting in our bodies the last couple weeks has got to stop. i can't speak for the roommate here, but it's making me feel like 

this is where y'all come in.

a couple years ago, i started "the crockpot chronicles." it was (i think?) a pretty big hit, at least for my little readership. what i'm asking (begging?) of y'all is this: we need food. to eat. that doesn't make us feel miserable. and that doesn't require, like, any time to prepare. i'm thinking crockpot recipes will be the best for this last qualification.

successful candidates will meet the following qualifications (i'm also in the middle of a job search; can you tell?):

- almost zero prep time. dump and go is key here.

- relatively inexpensive ingredients. did i mention we're grad students? bonus points if i already have it in my fridge - ha! if y'all saw the fridge, you'd know why that's funny.

- quality(ish) food. we're hoping for something a little more substantial than potatoes and cheese and pasta. although we are fans of all of those foods.

- yummy. i don't think i need to explain this to y'all.

these four criteria have been listed in order of importance. we're counting on y'all! i know they tell you at the zoo not to feed the animals, but please, please feed the grad students! comment with your favorite easy recipes or links to them - please, thanks, we promise to make you some cookies! (well, i'm the only one who promises that last part.)

at some point after this semester is over, i'll post about our favorite recipes from you sweet people. and hopefully, i'll be signing off with a couple letters behind my name. (but only for a little bit, i don't want to be that girl.)

oh - i almost forgot. i know that song's not by the monkees. y'all calm down. i'm a huge fan of the dave clark five. ;-)

♡whit