10 EASY TIPS TO HELP YOU BE GREAT AT MEAL PLANNING

5. WRITE A SHOPPING LIST To piggy back on checking your fridge and freezer, writing a shopping list is key when it comes to meal planning. After you already know what's in your fridge, then writing down a shopping list makes you not to over buy stuff that you already have which keeps you on budget and there's no waste at the end of it all. This can sometimes be cumbersome but just take time when writing your shopping list because you will have a better shopping experience this way.

Hello Everyone,

I am actually writing this on Thanksgiving so “Happy Thanksgiving” to all of you who celebrate it. I can imagine the meals involved and don’t forget to leave me a slice of pumpkin pie. Anyway I do hope you have a great one. Talking about meals, I am back today with another post on 10 easy tips to help you be great at meal planning. This not only applies to holidays and celebrations but it’s more of your weekly meal planning as we move forward, plus they are really easy to do and won’t crack your brain while doing or thinking about it.

What’s meal planning?

First things first, what’s all this meal planning? Simply put, it’s creating time to come up with a plan for your weekly meals, number of meals and snacks be it healthy or not. It also helps to keep you on budget, stay organised and not fall into impulse buying. So without further ado let’s get into it.

10 EASY TIPS TO HELP YOU BE GREAT AT MEAL PLANNING

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THE BEST THOUGHTFUL AND PRACTICAL HOUSEWARMING GIFT IDEAS

T’is the season

Hey there, so December is around the corner and I haven’t even started any shopping yet. My tree is eating dust somewhere in the garage and don’t even get me started with gift giving. Anyway, I know some of you are already getting the hang of things and already have your tree up which is great by the way. Today’s post is a bit different, I already did some gift guides before which still apply this year be it for him, her and the kids. Also if you need some for the interior lover then I have one for that too but today I decided to give you the best thoughtful and practical housewarming gift ideas.

I am sure you’re wondering like really, housewarming? Yes that’s right, I am going to be moving house soon and I just decided housewarming gift ideas sound pretty good right now. Also there might be someone out there who is moving into a new home just in time for Christmas, so I would like to share with them some gift ideas which are thoughtful and practical at the same time. Okay let’s get started.

THE BEST THOUGHTFUL AND PRACTICAL HOUSEWARMING GIFT IDEAS

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CREAMY TUNA PASTA SALAD

CREAMY TUNA PASTA SALAD

Recipe week (Day 2)

Hey there, I hope you enjoyed my day 1 recipe and as promised, I am back with another one. If you like fast, easy and tasty meal ideas, then this will definitely be for you. The best part about this one is anything goes really from your addition of veggies to the dressing, it’s all according to your taste. For my day 1 recipe check out these soft chewy oat biscuits. Now onto today, I give you a creamy tuna pasta salad recipe.

CREAMY TUNA PASTA SALAD

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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE BLOGGING MOTIVATION ANYMORE

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE BLOGGING MOTIVATION ANYMORE

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It’s been quite a while since I came on here and it actually does feel wierd a bit, hopefully I gain momentum and be more consistent in the weeks to come. How you all doing? How was your Summer? I hope you had a great one, mine was okay, we travelled to visit friends and family and now back at it again with school runs and meal prepping, basically back to reality lol. So today’s post is all about motivation, we’ve all heard about writer’s block but what about what to do when you don’t have blogging motivation anymore? I thought I would write a bit about that and tell you what I normally do when it happens to me.

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE BLOGGING MOTIVATION ANYMORE

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HOW TO FEEL HAPPIER NOW

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Happy new month everyone, I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the heatwave that followed. Today I’m back with a new post for you and it’s a joyful one this time. Who doesn’t want to feel happy all the time? I know life happens and it might seem impossible to just be happy one time and stay that way all day but it is possible and you can do it. You’ve heard about the “I’ll be happy when” syndrome, so long as you keep on waiting for something to happen or something to arrive for you to be happy, that’s when you mess things up. You have to be happy first and feel good in order for it to come, the best part is it’s really not that difficult, here are a few ways on how to feel happier now.

HOW TO FEEL HAPPIER NOW

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10 TIME-SAVING TASKS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR PHONE AS A BLOGGER

10 TIME-SAVING TASKS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR PHONE AS A BLOGGER

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Ever wondered what it would be like if we had no phones? Well I do know that we would have better conversations and see each other more often but when it comes to blogging, I honestly think that it would be so difficult to accomplish some of the things that my phone does better and faster than my laptop, I hope you can all relate to this. So, today I am back with another blogging post on 10 time-saving tasks you can do with your phone as a blogger.

10 TIME-SAVING TASKS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR PHONE AS A BLOGGER

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SIMPLE SPICY ROASTED TANDOORI CHICKEN

SIMPLE SPICY ROASTED TANDOORI CHICKEN

Happy new month,

Hello everyone, can you believe it’s April already? March flew by real fast. I hope you are all doing great today and your monthly goals are right on track. I am doing great and have been busy planning for new blog posts and trying to figure out a good schedule to follow. Anyway, just in case you haven’t seen my new video uploads yet, do check them out here. Today I have a delicious simple spicy roasted tandoori chicken recipe for you and I am sure you will love it, the best part is that it’s so simple to follow that anyone can make it. You will need;

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6 SIMPLE THINGS I STOPPED DOING TO MY NATURAL HAIR

6 SIMPLE THINGS I STOPPED DOING TO MY NATURAL HAIR

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all having a good day and had a great start of the week. I decided to embark on a water fast and don’t even know what made me do such a thing, I haven’t cheated or fainted yet so let’s hope I make it through. Anyway since I was thinking of doing my hair this week, it made me realise how my routine has changed. If you read my post here on how to have healthy natural hair then you know what it takes. Since then, my hair has gone through a lot from pregnancy to colour damage to lots of unnecessary trims. I did notice 6 simple things I stopped doing to my natural hair and I will be sharing that with you today.

6 SIMPLE THINGS I STOPPED DOING TO MY NATURAL HAIR

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GIFT GUIDE IDEAS FOR KIDS

Kids time,

Hello everyone, I hope you are all excited for the holiday season. December is on it’s way and I am counting down on how many school runs I have left. Another week calls for another gift guide, I have been adulting lately when it comes to gift guides so today I am here with one for the kids.

GIFT GUIDE IDEAS FOR KIDS

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EAT, SPRAY, LOVE

eat. spray, love

Hi everyone, can you believe how fast this week is going? So today was one of those days where the weather decided to just do its own thing. It’s either raining, drizzling or too windy and believe me, it’s not pleasant at all. Well, I ended up forgetting my umbrella when I went to pick up my son from school and the rain decided that it was the best time to pour down the minute I started walking, like really? That’s when I thought of this title eat, spray, love like honestly.

Enough of my ranting

Anyway, now that I’ve let that out, let’s talk about perfume. I mean who doesn’t love smelling good. Today, I noticed that some of my perfumes were either not really moving amount wise and another was almost finished and made me think on how many times I may be choosing one from another.

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