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Wednesday, 12 September 2018
Sunday, 8 July 2018
Do I want to live alone?
Do I want to live alone?
Are you like me? A person who crave time totally alone from time to time to thrive? A person who loves your family and struggle within because you almost die because of lack of time on your own?
I think this is an issue really important to address. This has nothing to do with the people around you. This is a part of your personality.
Firstly, drop the guilt part. This is who you are. There is nothing wrong with this personality trait. On the contrary, I believe it is very important to accept and honor this part of ourselves. To explore it deeper, to really go within and curiosly watch it. Because if you shut it down you will probably become frustrated without knowing what's wrong with you.
Involve the people around you. Explain to your partner, friends and family how important this is to you. How much you love them but how important it is for you to have your space. I once talked to a couples counselor and she sad that one of the hardest things in relationships is to express our own needs. But when we don't express our needs we will most certainly be unhappy. Some of us will be bitter, others angry or frustrated. And honestly, is that the person you want to be in a relationship? Isn't it better to be honest and express your needs and desires? Expressing our needs and desires doesn't mean that we always can fulfill them. But if we never express them we will certainly never fulfill them.
When I was a child I witnessed myself 'leaving' my girlfriends because I felt suffocated when they wanted to spend all their time with me. Instead of telling how I felt I cut the bond and ran away.
There is an accepted idea around that men need time on their own but women don't. That women wish to be taken care of. That misunderstanding can create problems in a relationship. I know that I'm not the only woman who feels that she is desperatly longing for time on her own. To recharge. To be able to give again. Especially when she has become a mother. Because honestly, if we never recharge we will not be able to give.
And another important thing to be aware of is that this need for time on your own might trick you into believing that you shouldn't be in a relationship. This thought has crosssed my mind. What is wrong with me? Who wants to be away from her partner if she loves him? But these two things have nothing to do with eachother. It is totally possible to want time on your own when you are a part of a family. To nurture yourself. To fullfill your own needs for a while. Not everybody elses.
So the answer to the question is: I do not want to live alone. I thrive in relations but I need my space within.
I hope this will encourage everybody out there to respect and honor your needs.
Thursday, 28 June 2018
Morning Pages.
I feel I need to share about morning pages. Morning Pages was created by Julia Cameron and you can read about it in her book "The Artist's Way". I first heard about morning pages on the Rich Roll Podcast a couple of years ago. I bought the book and started doing morning pages. At that time I dealt with lots of anger so it was perfect to let that out and release it from my system. For some reason I didn't continue but a couple of weeks ago I opened the book again and got inspired and added morning pages to my morning routine.
They are called morning pages for a reason. The morning is the best time to start writing because your chatting mind hasn't started going nuts yet. That makes it easier to find out what's really hidden inside and needs to come out.
I use a beautiful notebook for my pages. To me that is a way of showing respect for this process. But any notebook will work. The most important thing is to start writing! Keep it simple!
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
What I eat in a day.
Sometimes people ask me how much fruit I eat during a day. The answer is, of course, that it depends on how hungry I am and how active I am.
At the moment I start my day with a glass of water with some fresh lemon juice. After that I juice a whole bunch of celery stalks.
After this routine I make my breakfast smoothie. It often consists of:
At the moment I start my day with a glass of water with some fresh lemon juice. After that I juice a whole bunch of celery stalks.
After this routine I make my breakfast smoothie. It often consists of:
- 5 bananas
- About a cup of frozen berries
- Some sort of leafy greens. I rotate. I can use kale, spinach, romain or some other lettuce.
- 1 tsp of barley grass powder
- I often vary between nettle powder, rose hip powder, mesquite powder and raw cacao. I let my intuition guide me here.
- And water
For lunch I always have smoothies during the week. They are similar to the breakfast smoothie but I might add some more bananas or dates or hemp seeds or add some other fruit like pears to make it higher in calories. And if I have spinach for example in the breakfast smoothie I try to have some other greens in the lunch smoothie.
When mangoes or persimmons are in season I might exchange one of the smoothie meals with whole fruit. During the summer I often have water melon for breakfast.
I love having whole fruit but it's easier to bring a bottle of smoothie to work. At least that's how I see it.
In the afternoon I often snack on grapes, oranges or dates. And some leafy greens.
For dinner I enjoy eating the same as the rest of the family so then I eat a plant based cooked dinner. Unless I'm feeling a cold is coming then I switch to fully raw until my body is feeling ok again. In this way I rarely get ill these days.
For dinner I enjoy eating the same as the rest of the family so then I eat a plant based cooked dinner. Unless I'm feeling a cold is coming then I switch to fully raw until my body is feeling ok again. In this way I rarely get ill these days.
This is a cauliflower curry I cooked the other day which is a typical dinner for me.
Throughout the day I try to drink about 2 litres of water.
Throughout the day I try to drink about 2 litres of water.
I hope this gives you a clearer picture of how I eat and hopefully it inspires you to perhaps replace one of your meals in the day to a healthier one.
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Vegan cookbooks I recommend.
I got the question what vegan cookbooks I recommend and here are some of my favourites:
"Maten är min medicin" by Janesh Vaidya. This book is actually vegetarian but it's super easy to modify the recipes to be vegan.
"VÅR KOKBOK vegan"
"Vego Hela dagen " by Mattias Krisstiansson.
The first three ones are Swedish. The "VÅR KOKBOK vegan" is not the fanciest looking and not filled with beautiful pictures of the dishes but the recipes tastes sooo goood! I highly recommend it and please don't let it down because of the not so fancy design. It contains one of the favourite recipes in our family.
The book "Vego hela dagen" is actually for teenagers but I think it's a perfect source for day-to-day recipes. They are simple and delicious and contains a beluga bolognese that we often cook in our family.
These too I recommend for my international readers. They are sooo beautiful and inspiring. "This cheese is nuts" is a book on how to make vegan cheeses and the warm cheese sauce to put on your home baked pizza that you find in this book is a go-to in this family.
My final tip is actually not a book but a Swedish Magazine. It's incredible inspiring and I recommend anyone who is curious to try the vegan diet to buy this magazine and start cooking!
"Maten är min medicin" by Janesh Vaidya. This book is actually vegetarian but it's super easy to modify the recipes to be vegan.
"VÅR KOKBOK vegan"
"Vego Hela dagen " by Mattias Krisstiansson.
The first three ones are Swedish. The "VÅR KOKBOK vegan" is not the fanciest looking and not filled with beautiful pictures of the dishes but the recipes tastes sooo goood! I highly recommend it and please don't let it down because of the not so fancy design. It contains one of the favourite recipes in our family.
The book "Vego hela dagen" is actually for teenagers but I think it's a perfect source for day-to-day recipes. They are simple and delicious and contains a beluga bolognese that we often cook in our family.
My final tip is actually not a book but a Swedish Magazine. It's incredible inspiring and I recommend anyone who is curious to try the vegan diet to buy this magazine and start cooking!
Sunday, 18 February 2018
Sprouting time again!
I missed having my sprouts yesterday so I took some alfalfa and broccoli seeds and put them in bowls to soak over night.
This morning I rinsed them well and put them in the sprouting box:
From now on I rinse them twice a day and in three to four days we can enjoy fresh sprouts!
Do you sprout to? What are your favourite sprouts?
This morning I rinsed them well and put them in the sprouting box:
From now on I rinse them twice a day and in three to four days we can enjoy fresh sprouts!
Do you sprout to? What are your favourite sprouts?
Saturday, 17 February 2018
Back on Facebook again.
Yesterday I posted on my Facebook page again. It has almost been 4 years ago since I last posted! I realize how much I miss the beautiful community there. I'm not very active on Facebook myself anymore, I'm hanging around on Instagram instead but I miss the questions and the interactivity that I used to have on my Facebook page. I love to get some response otherwise it feels like I'm not talking to anybody.
We had a very sunny morning here today and even the cats enjoyed the sun. I started with a celery juice:
After that I had a fruit, berry and greens smoothie.
For lunch we enjoyed chickpeas and spinach served with rice.
We had a very sunny morning here today and even the cats enjoyed the sun. I started with a celery juice:
After that I had a fruit, berry and greens smoothie.
For lunch we enjoyed chickpeas and spinach served with rice.
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