Despite winter holidays being the busiest time of the year, with all the demands from family, work and social obligations many of us choose to put ourselves last during this time. This is wrong. More activities and more pressure creates greater need for self-care.Today I want to show you different tools and products you need…
New Approach to Winter Holidays
Every year I spend December in a rush – trying to find and purchase gifts and wrap them; figuring out where to celebrate the holidays and how to manage to see everyone I haven’t seen in ages; shopping for the new ‘celebratory’ clothing so I wear something new when the clock strikes twelve on New…
Holiday Traditions You Can Create For Yourself
While Christmas is the time of the year when the traditions of previous generations almost pushed on many of us, I say the traditions that should stay are the ones that make you and your family happy. Since I got married five years ago, I decided to create little traditions for myself and my family…
6 Ways to Get Your Life Back on Track
There are times when all of us feel down, confused or depressed about what to do next with our lives or even how to solve problems or escape situations we find ourselves in. However, there are many ways out and many approaches you can take to move forward, regardless of your current situation. What is…
How to know if you are lost in life
There are people who are worried about being lost in life and not doing the right thing and then there are people who are actually off their path but they are off so much they no longer aware of it. Today I am going to explore the second type of people and the symptoms that…
How to be present
Many times I heard that the best way to enjoy life and be happy is to be present and slow down. However, it is not as easy as it seems. While I do understand the concept, just because I know I have to slow down and appreciate my current day, current situation, and everything else…
Authentic flatbread pizza in 10 minutes
I finally figured out how to make the flatbread pizza taste like it just has arrived from Italy – the secret lies in replacing mozarella cheese with bocconcini cheese. Below is the easy recipe that will get you amazing authentic-tasting pizza in 10 minutes: Ingridients flatbread (I used Greek pita bread) tomato sauce for pasta…
How to own Monday
Mondays are hard. Amen. However, there is a way to own Monday and show Monday who is the boss – it is by taking the time on Sunday to prepare for the week ahead! I have been dreading Mondays for awhile until I heard about routine activities that one can do on Sundays to ensure…
Easy strawberry weekend cake
It is finally a strawberry season! I am not much of a baker but this recipe is so easy and quick that even I could do it. It involves strawberries,Nutella and it is ready in a hour! Ingridients 2 cups of strawberries, sliced 1 table spoon of sugar 1-2 cups of Nutella Cake: 3/4 cup…
Easy summer salad with smoked salmon
When it is hot outside, I am feeling like something fresh and quick to prepare for dinner. Recently we have been talking about our first trip to France and I recalled the salad that I always ordered. I believe it is called ‘salad de ocean’. I have added a few ingridients of my own. It…
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