As I mentioned in my previous post, I've become too habituated to ordering food online and having it delivered. It is so simple and easy and stress free that it sucks me right in. My wallet has been taking a reasonably hefty hit - about $250 extra per month on a handful of meals. That… Continue reading Challenge Day 4: Tragedy and the Next Meal
Category: Health
My New Make Everything at Home Meal Challenge – Day 1
So lately I have been becoming very lazy. About once a week I'll text my husband, ask him what he wants for dinner, and I'll get the response along the lines of: "I don't know. What do you want?" I'll look at the uninspiring contents of our fridge and suggest sushi/Thai/Indian/literally anything that doesn't involve… Continue reading My New Make Everything at Home Meal Challenge – Day 1
Beer Gardens: A Gift and a Curse
The weather has turned, and boy oh boy is it about time! In my particular area we went from 9 degrees Celsius to 22 degrees Celsius in about a week, after a particularly long and cold winter. Barbecues were being dusted off and fired up at an incredible rate this past week, and suddenly everyone… Continue reading Beer Gardens: A Gift and a Curse
Cutting Others Some Slack
I love the Internet. I feel it is a massive accomplishment by humankind and I love to take advantage of all that it has to offer. I am also not blind to its pitfalls. The ability to find anything instantaneously and to a satisfying degree has made me discover something nasty about myself: I am… Continue reading Cutting Others Some Slack
Forcing a Spark of Creativity
Oh man, this has taken a while to get to. After going on holiday over a month ago and coming back to the routine of home, I had lost any motivation to create anything. That spanned different areas of my day, from creating new resources for my classrooms to creating an enticing meal that my… Continue reading Forcing a Spark of Creativity
The Airport is a Huge Money Suck
This week I have the joy of boarding a long-haul international flight. I love travelling, and I actually don't mind flying, but what I absolutely despise is the waiting. My dad instilled a very strict "BE AT THE AIRPORT THREE HOURS EARLY!" rule from since I was very young, and I've never been able to… Continue reading The Airport is a Huge Money Suck
The Spending Bug Bit Me
I pride myself on being incredibly frugal. I've managed to save up a reasonably large amount of money by not buying clothes I don't need, finding cheaper vacations (camping for the win!) and having a cash diet for fun money every month that in theory should keep the credit card bills down. Lately, however, my… Continue reading The Spending Bug Bit Me
Change the Attitude, Change the Outcome
Last weekend we celebrated my husband's 30th birthday. We're not huge gift givers, but for the changing of the decade birthdays we do make an effort. Last year he bought me a bike when I turned 30, and this year we decided to take a nice weekend trip away to a resort village. Note: this… Continue reading Change the Attitude, Change the Outcome
No Need to Stop the Spontaneity
Once I get in a routine life becomes as exciting as this picture. I have done some pretty cool things. Genuinely cool. I’ve been across my country to go to university, getting a degree in film and being able to intern at an internationally renowned film festival. I’ve travelled solo across Europe and then moved… Continue reading No Need to Stop the Spontaneity
My Entry into Self-Care
Self-care has always been something I laughed at women's magazines over. It seemed to mean going out on shopping extravaganzas, shelling out hundreds or thousands on spas and holidays, and never actually addressing what you were supposed to be doing. Throwing money at an issue is probably not going to make it go away -… Continue reading My Entry into Self-Care
Secondhand Thoughts 