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SnugaPuppy Cradle ‘n Swing!

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the adventures of wishbone and a couple of his book covers! i never saw the show even though it came first, but my brother had a few of the books and i loved them.

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I’m a Food Blog and I’m about to give you some Very Un-Food Blog-Like advice.

Fresh Fruit is great but expensive. Buy Frozen Fruit. Make sure it’s IQF if you can. It keeps forever and is amazing in the Summertime. Especially peaches. 

If you have to buy canned food, rinse it first. That kills 65% of the salt. 

Never buy chicken breasts. Buy chicken quarters. They are under 5 dollars and if you separate the legs from the thighs, you have 6 pieces of meat.

Don’t bother with Salads. Those Steamfresh and Bird’s Eye microwave veggies can go a long way.

No cereal. Milk is expensive. Cereal doesn’t keep. You’re better off oatmeal, rice or grits for breakfast.

Potatoes and Beans are great but Rice keeps for so much longer if you keep it in a ziploc bag. In spite of what other food blogs say, Uncle Bens is not the enemy. Avoid Seasoned rice if you’re sensitive to salt. 

Don’t bother with Olive oil or Coconut oil. Get Vegetable oil. It’s more for less and It’s still vegan.

Bottled Spaghetti sauce is good to make tomato soup. 

Freeze your bread. You can always microwave it.

If you taste metal in your food, switch to kosher salt. 

Chili can save your life and you can make it gluten free or vegan.

Be careful of frozen meals if you’re sensitive to salt or have blood sugar problems.

If you wanna go to a Farmer’s Market, load up on preserves. If you’re not using ALL your fresh veg within two weeks, don’t bother. 

You don’t have to invest in a $30+ knife block. One chef’s knife from a local supermarket is like 10 bucks. Buy that instead.

Add anything else you want but if it involves asking restaurants for leftovers or live pill bugs, don’t bother.

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it finally looks like spring outside! ✿

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things to do when you’re bored:

filling a notebook with random conversation phrases overheard from strangers

writing 100 poems in one week (inspired by @alwaysbringabookwithyou)

creating moodboards for your friends

learning lyrics in a foreign language

reading challenges of any kind

creating playlists for different moods, seasons, times of the day

turning an unused notebook into an art journal

writing short stories on words from a random dictionary page

learning everything about a certain year or historical period

listing 100 places you want to visit

imagining the best version of yourself and jot down first steps to become them

trying and rating new skincare/beauty products

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Rilakkuma Plush

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Be kind to others and yourself✨🌸

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Mamegoma Stickers!

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Remember to be kind to yourself and approve of yourself. There is no one else on this planet who is you.

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5 things I did that improved my mental health in the last 1 year

1. I realized my worth. It was so hard because it meant letting go of those who didn’t. And those were the people that I loved. It hurt so bad. When the ropes that tied them to me were cut, I got cut too. I bled. It hurt. But then those wounds healed like they always do. And Now? I am free.

2. I started taking care of myself and that involved going back to the things I learned as a child. Brush your teeth. Take a shower. Sleep on time. Sleep enough. Drink loads of water. Walk. Let your skin shower in sunlight. I keep a habit tracker. It’s simple. It lets me be conscious of my daily needs and whether or not I am fulfilling them.

3. I learned that you don’t always have to respond. To what people say, to that person texting you after 8 months of complete silence, to negative comments, to accusations. It doesn’t make you a coward. Not in the least. What it really does is, is let you be at peace. But the hard part? I also learned that you don’t always have to respond to ‘I love you’ either.

4. I learned to not be extreme. Yes I don’t want to do anything with them. But do I need to burn their letters? Delete all pictures? Even when I’m not sure how that will make me feel in the long run? No. I learned to store it all away in a place I wouldn’t touch until I wanted to. It’s been a year. I haven’t once touched.

It works for all aspects of life. Had a bad day at work? Do you just yell and quit? No. Have 100 bad days at work where they don’t respect you but still continue to be silent and work? No any extreme isn’t good.

5. Food is important. So important. They just don’t say ‘you are what you eat’ to sound silly. Food is literally you putting something in yourself. You gotta be more mindful of what, when and how much you’re putting in. Don’t restrict yourself. But don’t not monitor yourself either.

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let your heart be soft

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It’s a whole new day! Anything could happen.