• Sometimes, you wake up and do the thing you promised yourself you’d do. For the last week, for me, it was to wake up early enough to make my smoothie. Maybe you want to have coffee with a friend, Or to go for a run, Or to make your bed, Or to have time for yourself, Or finish a big project, Or send off that application, Or pick up a book. Sometimes things only get done when I truly make just one thing a priority, no matter how frivolous this seems to other people. To me, it’s a first step in re-setting a habit I had for years. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ #foodielife #greensmoothie #اكل_بيت #اكل_صحي #veganrecipes #healthyeats #bopo
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    Sometimes, you wake up and do the thing you promised yourself you’d do. For the last week, for me, it was to wake up early enough to make my smoothie. Maybe you want to have coffee with a friend, Or to go for a run, Or to make your bed, Or to have time for yourself, Or finish a big project, Or send off that application, Or pick up a book. Sometimes things only get done when I truly make just one thing a priority, no matter how frivolous this seems to other people. To me, it’s a first step in re-setting a habit I had for years. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ #foodielife #greensmoothie #اكل_بيت #اكل_صحي #veganrecipes #healthyeats #bopo
  • ⛳️ “The grass isn’t greener on the other side, it’s fake” 🥇 Please don’t compare yourself to other people, online or off. It’s toxic mostly to yourself, and you deserve better 🏋🏻‍♀️ You don’t know how hard someone is working or what they’re doing to achieve what they have 🚦 If you find yourself comparing too much, stop, and instead try to make a list of what it is you want the most — and how you will work to try and get there 🤒 We still give too little support to those who are struggling with mental illnesses, and just trying to get through the day the best way they know how ⏳ We have less time than we imagine. Having been faced with being told I was about to die less than a year ago, trust me, you need to live your life for yourself ‼️ Wanting to share little wisdoms and thoughts doesn’t mean I have it together. I do not. I am struggling too. #selfcare #selflove #selfcarethreads #bodypositive #bopo
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    ⛳️ “The grass isn’t greener on the other side, it’s fake” 🥇 Please don’t compare yourself to other people, online or off. It’s toxic mostly to yourself, and you deserve better 🏋🏻‍♀️ You don’t know how hard someone is working or what they’re doing to achieve what they have 🚦 If you find yourself comparing too much, stop, and instead try to make a list of what it is you want the most — and how you will work to try and get there 🤒 We still give too little support to those who are struggling with mental illnesses, and just trying to get through the day the best way they know how ⏳ We have less time than we imagine. Having been faced with being told I was about to die less than a year ago, trust me, you need to live your life for yourself ‼️ Wanting to share little wisdoms and thoughts doesn’t mean I have it together. I do not. I am struggling too. #selfcare #selflove #selfcarethreads #bodypositive #bopo
  • Ramadan Mood: I made 75 of these cheese and dill filled pastries to give to family, neighbours and friends. Recipe for the cheese and dill mix (insanely simple) is in my bio 👌🏼 #foodblogger #ramadan2019 #foodlife #selfcare #اكل_صحي #healthyeats #pastries #homemadepastry
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    Ramadan Mood: I made 75 of these cheese and dill filled pastries to give to family, neighbours and friends. Recipe for the cheese and dill mix (insanely simple) is in my bio 👌🏼 #foodblogger #ramadan2019 #foodlife #selfcare #اكل_صحي #healthyeats #pastries #homemadepastry
  • In the last couple of weeks I decided fulfill a lifelong ambition: LEARNING TO DIVE! It has brought me so so much joy 🥳 The minute I started learning, before I even put the kit on, I was smiling. The theory classes reminded me how much I love being in a classroom. The water is teaching me patience and beauty. And now there’s a whole new world for me to conquer, with depths I can still not even fathom 🤩 #girlswhoscuba #girlsthatscuba #exploreeverything #scubadivinggirls #bopo #bodypositive
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    In the last couple of weeks I decided fulfill a lifelong ambition: LEARNING TO DIVE! It has brought me so so much joy 🥳 The minute I started learning, before I even put the kit on, I was smiling. The theory classes reminded me how much I love being in a classroom. The water is teaching me patience and beauty. And now there’s a whole new world for me to conquer, with depths I can still not even fathom 🤩 #girlswhoscuba #girlsthatscuba #exploreeverything #scubadivinggirls #bopo #bodypositive
  • Simple dinner parties with friends is one of life’s greatest pleasures 🥰 Yesterday’s menu was: a salad to start with basil mustard dressing; spicy mango avocado salsa; panko chicken (with herbs and spices); honey roasted carrots and hot paprika potatoes. For dessert it was a berry crumble with cream 🙌🏼 #foodblogger #dinnerparty #dinnerpartyideas #foodielife #bodypositive #bopo
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    Simple dinner parties with friends is one of life’s greatest pleasures 🥰 Yesterday’s menu was: a salad to start with basil mustard dressing; spicy mango avocado salsa; panko chicken (with herbs and spices); honey roasted carrots and hot paprika potatoes. For dessert it was a berry crumble with cream 🙌🏼 #foodblogger #dinnerparty #dinnerpartyideas #foodielife #bodypositive #bopo
  • Eggs and crêpes 🙌🏼 On Thursday, I talked about how my priorities at the moment have been almost entirely just work, and how I haven’t been cooking. Yesterday I worked all day, and crashed at about 10pm completely knackered. I set no alarm for this morning, and woke up feeling more refreshed than I had in weeks. I decided to honour that, and wanted to make myself a good breakfast that would be easy for me to do. Crêpes are impressive in theory but easy when you’ve got the hang of them, and so I made three crêpes this morning, two with eggs, and one with just some maple syrup. Big brunch, because after it I was heading off to learn how to do something exciting that I’ve always wanted to do! More on that soon 🥰 #foodblogger #breakfastideas #foodlife #selfcare #pancakerecipe #crepeslovers #eggfast #اكل_صحي #healthyeats
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    Eggs and crêpes 🙌🏼 On Thursday, I talked about how my priorities at the moment have been almost entirely just work, and how I haven’t been cooking. Yesterday I worked all day, and crashed at about 10pm completely knackered. I set no alarm for this morning, and woke up feeling more refreshed than I had in weeks. I decided to honour that, and wanted to make myself a good breakfast that would be easy for me to do. Crêpes are impressive in theory but easy when you’ve got the hang of them, and so I made three crêpes this morning, two with eggs, and one with just some maple syrup. Big brunch, because after it I was heading off to learn how to do something exciting that I’ve always wanted to do! More on that soon 🥰 #foodblogger #breakfastideas #foodlife #selfcare #pancakerecipe #crepeslovers #eggfast #اكل_صحي #healthyeats
  • When you pride yourself on being someone who “tries her best”, sometimes when you feel like you’re not giving 💯 in all aspects of life you feel disappointed. It’s funny, because I could tell you that I’ve worked 12-15 hour days for the last two weeks (which is true) after just having had surgery (a small benign tumour was removed from my mouth), but I also remember working 12-15 hour days when I was a journalist and how much more often it happened (almost all the time) so I don’t feel like complaining is ‘right’. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ But is it complaining? Is accepting that I want to relax and read a book or watch a bit of YouTube at the end of the day for an hour or two instead of cook for myself a failure of willpower? It’s weighing up what’s better for my self-care: good, healthy meals cooked by me that make me feel satiated and happy; or time to unwind when I’ve been stressed and really want to be able to breathe. For last few weeks, both is not an option. I love to cook, I don’t usually find it stressful, but at the moment, I do. I guess all I’m saying is I’m trying to give myself a break even if my mind struggles with accepting my own limits. Maybe you do, too? Let’s have a conversation. What have you NOT done this week because you had another priority? #selfcare #foodblogger #foodielife #bodypos #bodypositivity #plusandproud
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    When you pride yourself on being someone who “tries her best”, sometimes when you feel like you’re not giving 💯 in all aspects of life you feel disappointed. It’s funny, because I could tell you that I’ve worked 12-15 hour days for the last two weeks (which is true) after just having had surgery (a small benign tumour was removed from my mouth), but I also remember working 12-15 hour days when I was a journalist and how much more often it happened (almost all the time) so I don’t feel like complaining is ‘right’. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ But is it complaining? Is accepting that I want to relax and read a book or watch a bit of YouTube at the end of the day for an hour or two instead of cook for myself a failure of willpower? It’s weighing up what’s better for my self-care: good, healthy meals cooked by me that make me feel satiated and happy; or time to unwind when I’ve been stressed and really want to be able to breathe. For last few weeks, both is not an option. I love to cook, I don’t usually find it stressful, but at the moment, I do. I guess all I’m saying is I’m trying to give myself a break even if my mind struggles with accepting my own limits. Maybe you do, too? Let’s have a conversation. What have you NOT done this week because you had another priority? #selfcare #foodblogger #foodielife #bodypos #bodypositivity #plusandproud
  • I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I think sometimes you’ve got to honour that your life is busier than you can keep up with, and that despite what you want to spend your time on, priorities for the short-term are elsewhere. That’s okay, and that’s self-care too — prioritising sleep, prioritising work (that pays, lol), prioritising time spent reading when I know reading heals me. Once again I’m on the other side of a surgery, much smaller this time, and while I’m feeling much better I’m under an avalanche at work and haven’t been able to do what I want to do for Sand Kitchen. But I will, soon. I’m excited for more recipes and more travel and more adventure of all sorts. This photo was taken in Iceland, two and a half years ago, and man oh man I want to go back 🏃🏻‍♀️
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    I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I think sometimes you’ve got to honour that your life is busier than you can keep up with, and that despite what you want to spend your time on, priorities for the short-term are elsewhere. That’s okay, and that’s self-care too — prioritising sleep, prioritising work (that pays, lol), prioritising time spent reading when I know reading heals me. Once again I’m on the other side of a surgery, much smaller this time, and while I’m feeling much better I’m under an avalanche at work and haven’t been able to do what I want to do for Sand Kitchen. But I will, soon. I’m excited for more recipes and more travel and more adventure of all sorts. This photo was taken in Iceland, two and a half years ago, and man oh man I want to go back 🏃🏻‍♀️