My Favourite Articles and Links This Week
A happiness lesson from the movie Ground Hog Day.
Iceland figured out to solve the problem of teenagers drinking and doing drugs, and it’s amazing.
Deep winter can often feel pretty blah- how about getting some awesome low-maintenance house plants to beautify and add serenity to your home?
Practicing mindfulness in a loud world.
My Favourite Pins This Week
How pretty are these marbled sugar cookies?! I love the effect, its achieved by tinting half the dough with some food colouring (or beet juice, if you want to be totally all natural) and rolling them in to balls before mashing them all together. Such a clever idea, and the recipe is super easy! Pinterest link is here, and the original recipe post is here.
I’m not normally a big fan of pasta bakes, because it usually involves making an entire pasta meal and THEN baking it in the oven with more ingredients….. that’s cooking the same dish twice, in my opinion. But sometimes, you want a comforting cheesy dinner that hits all the right spots. And that, my friends, is worth the extra effort. A delicious weekend dinner! Pinterest link is here, and the original recipe post is here.
I used to eat breakfast every morning. Those were wonderful, child-free days. Now if I get a smoothie organized it’s the closest I get! This coffee protein smoothie is fast and delicious, and the trick of freezing the coffee in ice cubes means you don’t even have to actually make the coffee in the morning. I do have a confession, though- try as I might, I dislike chia seeds and hemp seeds. I know its’ the food trend to sprinkle tiny, stick-in-your-teeth seeds on everything, but I just can’t do it. I can report this smoothie is very delicious without seeds. Pinterest link is here, and the original recipe is here.
If you have wanted to try dying yarn but every time you read a tutorial it seems like a load of work, then this is the tutorial for you! A simplified approach that minimizes mess and is totally achievable in a tiny kitchen. Pinterest link is here, and the original DIY post is here.
If you want to up your productivity, this is one of the best lists I’ve read recently with tips on how to improve. I’d skip ahead to start reading from point 10 onward, since the beginning seems like the usual well-worn terrain of productivity advice, but the stuff after that I pure gold. My favourites are… I can’t even pick a handful of favourites, there are that many great tips to work through. Pinterest link is here, and the original post is here.
