Month: April 2017

JOURNAL

Some thoughts on a month of sobriety

April 28, 2017
I debated letting this marker go unnoticed and unannounced. Because a month – well, it doesn’t seem like much does it? 30 {or so} little days. And with the months flying by, I wasn’t sure that managing a month with no alcohol was even such a big deal. But then I realised that to me, 30 days...

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FOOD

Spring cleaning our diet

April 28, 2017
I’ll be the first to admit that the last six months there have been a few too many chocolate bars, and more nights where oven chips featured than I’d care for. I’m cutting myself some slack – for it’s been a turbulent few months, and we’ve made it through the other side, and at times, ensuring...

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FOOD

Bhindi Recipes: Okra Dishes In Indian Style

April 27, 2017
Okra in India is well known as “Bhindi” (Hindi translation); it is also known to people here as ‘Lady Finger’ and is grown extensively in India. It is versatile in nutrient values, with rich content of dietary fibers, Vitamin A, C and K, anti-oxidants, potassium, magnesium, iron zinc calcium, and beta-carotene. It eases bowel functions...

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FOOD

Recipe | Vegan Cauliflower Pizza Base

April 26, 2017
Pizza. So good right? It’s one thing I’ve occasionally missed since going vegan and giving up bread. Not massively, but once in a while I crave that tasty, comfort of a good slice of pizza. I’ve seen cauliflower bases floating around for a while, and always dismissed them. But lately, I’ve been eating cauliflower couscous...

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FAMILY

Happy Days – a spring playlist

April 24, 2017
We’re back into our ‘normal’ routines this week after a hectic Easter Holidays. While homeschooling doesn’t have to follow school holidays, and we don’t stick to their set dates, with one child at school, we find that breaking from most of our studies while she’s off suits us best these days. That said, we’ve kept...

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EVERYDAY LIFE

Friday Finds

April 21, 2017
FRI-YAY! Hope you’ve all had a good week? It’s been a fun, but busy one here. I’ve really enjoyed these past couple of weeks with Miss Lola off from school – we’ll be sad to see her go back on Tuesday! Life’s been settling into a good routine here lately, the five of us together...

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JOURNAL

Searching for Rainbows

April 20, 2017
‘You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way.’...

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