Week

1. Hi. I’m Ryan
and this is my
Playbook.
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2. This is a place for me to
explore my thoughts related
to SERVE
to myself
to...
life.
Maybe you’ll take something
away, too.
But maybe not. We’ll see.
I’m curious to see where
this
takes
us..
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3. This is the topic of the
first week - “Welcome.”
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4. hmm...
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5. What makes me feel welcome.. How do I welcome others...
When people appear genuinely 1) I’m intentional - I’m not a
interested in me very talkative person in general,
in my well being but I make myself come out of
in who I am as a person. my shell when it comes to
When I feel a part of something welcoming others.
BIGGER 2) I’m a real person. I don’t
When I have something to bring associate with others through
to the a title (I’m Ryan, who happens
to bethe RA; I’m not the RA,
who happens to be named Ryan).
3) I try to be present;
for the most part I’m
around (How are other
people going to want to
be present, if even YOU
don’t want to???).
Sometimes I need
to find my own
space though..
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6. Recipe
Ingredients Steps
For the Brownie layer: 1. For the Brownie layer:
- 10 tbsp unsalted butter 2. In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter over medium high
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar heat. Add the sugar and cocoa powder once the butter is
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder melted. Whisk to combine and remove from heat. Add the
- 1/2 tsp salt salt, vanilla and eggs and continuously whisk until the eggs are
- 2 tsp vanilla extract combined. Add the flour and continue to mix. Set batter
- 2 large eggs aside.
- 1/2 cup AP flour 3. For the Cookie Dough layer:
4. Cream together the butter and sugars in a mixer. Add the
For the oreo layer: eggs and vanilla, making sure to scrape down the sides of the
- 1 package of Oreo (regular stuffed or double stuffed) mixing bowl. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking
powder and mix on low until everything is incorporated. Fold
in the chocolate chips. Set dough aside.
For the Cookie Dough layer:
5. Assembly:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (at room temp)
6. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
7. Line the bottom of a 9x9 baking pan with tin foil and then
- 3/4 cup white sugar
spray the tin foil with a layer of baking spray.
- 1 egg
8. Layer the cookie dough on the bottom of a 9x9 baking pan,
- 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
pressing down to form the bottom of the slutty brownies.
- 1 1/4 cups AP flour
9. Layer as many Oreos that will fit on top of the cookie
- 1/2 tsp salt
dough. No need to overlap. One single layer will do.
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
10. Pour the brownie batter on top of the oreo layer and make
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
sure it's evenly layers on top.
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
11. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Test with a knife to see if the
center is done. If the knife comes out clean, let the brownies
rest before serving. If the knife comes out with batter still
on it, allow the brownies to bake about 5 minutes more.
I can’t cook - shamelessly stolen from http://whatsgabycooking.com/slutty-brownies/
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7. So that was a real recipe for “Slutty Brownies,” not
“Welcoming.” I’m already breaking rules, and we’re not even
through week one yet.
NOM NOM
I picked that recipe because..
A) They’re delicious. Seriously, try some. Better yet, make
some and invite me over and we’ll have some together
(hopefully you don’t like them so I get more).
B) Alex, one of my residents, brought these from home one
time and I fell in love with them. She knew how much I liked
them, and next time she went home, she made more and
brought them back.
Did she make them the second time because I liked them? I
have no idea. Probably not. Buuuuuuuut, it still made me feel
good (and not just my belly).
When I think about the times that I’ve felt welcome, it’s
because people remember things about me. They follow up on
some of the things that have been happening in my life.
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8. So I guess that’s the biggest part of my recipe..
Remembering.. caring.. following up..
Tell me something important about you,
and watch it happen..
Morgan’s big interview
(Go you!)
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9. I think I’m getting a little bit ahead of myself..
Probably a lot of what I just talked about
falls under the category of “Connect,” instead
of “Welcome...”
I’m reminded that “Welcome” is..
But that’s fine if this Playbook
is a bit messy..
(follow me)
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10. Pritchard
hall brunch my room
ps - I like to vacuum
Four Life
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11. It looks like the places where I feel I belong are:
A) Where I feel “Home”
B) Where/with people I’ve invested myself in
(ending a sentence with a preposition, ugh)
C) Where other people have invested in me.
Get it.. home.. investment..
I know, I know, I’m funny.
I’ll be here for six weeks, don’t worry.
.. but this is it for week one!
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