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Making the Most of Staying at Home (how to not go crazy)

April 28, 2020 by Sylvia Rose Leave a Comment

Making the most of staying at home is the only thing we can really do during a lock-down. Here are some coping mechanisms to help keep you afloat!

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IT’S NOT EASY

Last November I decided to quit my job to stay at home with my little boy.

It was an easy decision for me to make because it’s what I’ve always wanted to do.

I’m a homebody and I love taking care of my family. Still, this CV crisis hits hard.

My husband’s been working from home for over a month, I can’t take my little one to the park, and my social outlets are missing.

Then there’s the fear which is the hardest part for me.

I hate bearing witness to the panic, fear and anxiety that’s gripping so many people.

As someone who usually stays at home, here’s what I do to thrive.

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How to Make Memories With Your Pinterest Pins

November 26, 2019 by Sylvia Rose 2 Comments

Learn how to use Pinterest to make memories! Countless hours are spent on social media each week. Why not put all of your hours spent on Pinterest to use by learning how to craft seasonal bucket lists? Test out those crafts and recipes and find inspiration to make some great new memories with your family and friends.

MAKING MEMORIES WITH PINTEREST

Making memories and social media don’t usually belong together, do they?

Normally social media is used to publicize our thoughts and to broadcast the special moments. I will go as far as to say that social media detracts from those moments and that it does very little to contribute to memory building, except, perhaps, on the event organization front.

Pinterest is different.

We’ll get to that in a bit though. Stay with me, okay?

THE VIDEO: MAKING MEMORIES WITH YOUR PINTEREST PINS

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10 Reference Books You Need For Your Kitchen

October 29, 2019 by Sylvia Rose 12 Comments

Here are ten kitchen reference books everyone should have on their shelf. From cooking, baking and fermenting, to general culinary know-how, there’s a bit of something for everyone. How many of these are on your shelf?

JUST THE FAVOURITES

I read a lot of culinary books. As a bibliophile and a lover of food, it’s perfectly natural that one of my reading interests include perusing kitchen reference books from cover to cover.

Over the years I have amassed quite the collection of cookbooks, so I thought it would be fun to cover some favourites. Some of these books were recommendations, others I checked out from the library before purchasing, and two of these were gifts.

In my humble opinion, books make the best gifts, especially cookbooks. They’re so practical and inspirational! Even if you know your way around ingredients and don’t need a recipe tying you down, there’s plenty to be learned from the titles I’m sharing with you today.

This post contains affiliate links, meaning that if you choose to purchase something after clicking on one of the links in this post, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

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Shredded Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing

July 2, 2019 by Sylvia Rose Leave a Comment

Make fibre your friend with this heart healthy shredded salad! Brimming with a colourful assortment of vegetables, you’re basically guaranteed to get your vitamin intake for the day.

shredded salad with spinach, zucchini, beets, potato, carrots, alfalfa sprouts and parsley

A SHREDDED SALAD FOR BETTER DIGESTION

My mom makes the best salads. She’s a raw vegetable enthusiast and goes on bouts of eating a raw diet every so often because she loves how it makes her feel. Whenever I go to her place, there’s almost always some kind of salad on the table and I love it. When it comes to salad, I don’t feel guilty going for seconds, and my mom makes so much that going back for seconds is heartily encouraged.

A couple of years ago when she was on one of her raw vegan diet kicks, she brought a special mandolin to my place and made a salad that changed everything I knew about salad. Did you know that shredding vegetables makes them more digestible? I spent the next two months eating a shredded salad for lunch every day. I was addicted.

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