My Favourite Articles and Links This Week

How to be more present in your friendships.

The secret life of ‘um’: how filler words keep a conversation from going off the rails.

Newborn guinea pigs get the Anne Geddes baby photo treatment – awwwwwww.

Three truths about your life’s purpose.

7 signs you are spending too much time inside. I love the great indoors, but it’s true- there’s such a thing as too much.

My Favourite Pins This Week

I love pasta soooooo much, but I feel like the only pasta I eat lately is spaghetti bolognese, since I can make it quickly and the kids love it. But when I want something more grown up, I love the simplicity of this, which is a basic Cacio e Pepe (which literally means cheese and pepper), but with bright bits of lemon and big handfuls of arugula. I really love arugula. Pinterest link is here, and the full recipe is here.

Okay, they look really delicious right? So don’t get weird when I tell you that there are pureed black beans and avocado hiding in the recipe. They taste chocolaty and fudgey, you can’t taste the veggies, and the beans and avocado add loads of fiber, protein and vitamins, which mean you should totally have another brownie. And that peanut butter just adds even more protein and deliciousness. Healthy brownies, who knew? Pinterest link is here, and the original  recipe is here.

Spring is coming (it has to arrive eventually right?) and I’m craving colour… and thinking about dreamy new ways to decorate. I love how gorgeous bold colours look in interiors. Pinterest link is here, and the original post is here.

How pretty are these crocheted Iceland poppies? I love that they are done in softer pastel hues, they look perfect for spring. It’s a free pattern, too! Pinterest link is here, and the full DIY is here.

I’ll leave that right there, just in case you needed a reminder. Pinterest link is here, and you can buy the print here.

Have a lovely weekend, everyone! I hope you get to do all sorts of fun things, and enjoy yourselves.