Thanksgiving is getting close, and while we don’t celebrate it in Denmark, there is more than a few things I like about it. I like eating pie, and gathering family. And the food. Yum. But mostly I like the idea of reflecting on the things you are grateful for. I think it’s easy to always [...]
Month: November 2019
Meatfree curry
I’ve been trying to incorporate more meatless dishes for dinner, and this has become a fast favorite both for me and the kids. It’s vegetarian, but if you substitute the butter it’ll be vegan too. Serve 2 Ingredients: - Butter, 1 tbsp - Coconut milk, half a can of - Water, 2 dl(1 cup) - [...]
Rainy day activities
Here in Denmark, November can be very wet. In fact we have at least some rain most days. So, couple with the early darkness and it’s hard to just send the kids outside to play. So here’s some of our favorite indoor activities that doesn’t involve screens. Create Christmas cards. With December just around the [...]
Ideas for Christmas blogging
Christmas is just around the corner and figuring out what to blog about can be hard. So to help you along I got my top 40 blog ideas right here. More than enough to fill out every day of Christmas. Christmas playlist Christmas wishlist Christmas Door wreath Christmas Candy and confections Christmas sweaters DIY ugly [...]
10 tips to survive winter darkness
This post was thought up by my boyfriend, so here's a shout out to him. Love you, babe ❤ If you wanna see some of his cool pictures, you can find him over on Instagram. November means darkness and cold weather. Here in Denmark November brings an average of 54 hours of sun (that’s less [...]
Love yourself challenge
Loving yourself can be hard. We as people have a tendency to focus on the bad when it comes to our own minds and bodies. “My thighs are too big.” “Urgh, why can’t I do this?” “OMG I’m so stupid. What idiot makes a mistake like that?” “I look like shit today.” “I can’t [...]
10 favorite dinners
10 favorite dinners - Chosen by my kidsI’m lucky to have a couple of kids who loves food. There are very few things they’ll turn their noses up against, and mostly it’s when something is very spicy or oddly flavored. My youngest loves to try new stuff and have happily eaten snails, squid and mussels. [...]
The damn sugar
Another week have gone and I think it’s gone okay, even though it’s been far from perfect. The sugar cravings have been bad and I have fallen in the “sugar pot” a few times, but instead of going “Oh well, I already fucked up” as I normally would, I instead went back to the healthy [...]
October roundup
October have officially ended and what a month it’s been. As I mentioned in the SEPTEMBER ROUNDUP I had a lot going on in October. Three family birthdays, starting with my daughter turning 13, then the day after my sister turned 45, and the day after that, my other sister turned 40. I also started [...]
