A St. Patrick’s Day outfit recap!
Top: Cashmere Blend Crew Neck Sweater (Ricki’s)
Bottoms: Trinny Trouser Jean (Ricki’s)
Shoe: Birdies Starling Flat in Evergreen (Nordstrom)
Jewellery: 8mm Birthstone Sparkle Ball in Emerald (Hillberg & Burk)
I love putting together Easter baskets for my young nieces and nephews; this is what I filled the baskets with this year!
Socks
The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape
Sidewalk Chalk
Lindt Milk Chocolate Crispy Eggs Bag
Kids Root Beer Bubble Bath
Lifesavers Bunnies & Eggs Gummies
Snuggle Buddy
Describe the day you met your best friend, from your friend’s point of view.
It was a busy day in the dorm; everyone was moving in. I didn’t expect to be a floor coordinator but here I am. Everyone is excited and so far the “meeting of the roommates” is going well. It should be a really good year. There’s a girl who lives a few doors down and she seems weird but in a good way; fun and loves food especially Kraft Dinner. She wants to be a teacher. You can tell she’s a bit nervous but that should subside. We like a lot of the same TV shows and love to travel… little did she know almost 20 years later we’re still best friends.
What about you?
Prompt from: Piccadilly’s 200 Writing Prompts
My all time favourite way to serve mashed potatoes is in the form of Colcannon and considering that St. Patrick’s Day is coming up it is a perfect time to share it with you all.
Ingredients
5 Potatoes (Yukon Gold is best)
4 Tbsp Margarine
4 Scallions (chopped)
2 Tbsp Minced garlic
1 Bunch of kale (chopped)
3/4 cup Milk
1/2 cup Heavy cream
Salt & Pepper
Directions
Normally, we head back to the vault later in the month, however, I couldn’t resist dipping back to 2021 in honour of International Women’s Day.
How are you commemorating the day?
Who are some strong women in your life?
What is a priority for you right now?
Getting through the winter; it can be a real struggle which I am a little embarrassed to admit because so far, there have been minimal slow and fewer super cold weather days –although when it was cold…IT WAS COLD. At one point it felt like -50. I get the winter blues so bad. I really just want it to be summer when it is warm and light out for longer. The coldest part of our winter is also when the school year seems to drag or is the most tense and that takes a lot out of me. Also, I am by myself a lot of the time in the winter so if anything goes wrong it really sucks. My anxiety is an all-time high. I just wish it was fall all year long but I guess I picked the wrong province or country to live in.
What about you?
Prompt from: Piccadilly’s 200 Writing Prompts
Ingredients
3 Tbsp Olive oil
2 Tbsp Lemon juice
1 Tbsp Garlic (minced)
12 cups Salad Greens
1 lb Asparagus
4 Eggs
1 lb Steak
1 Tbsp Garlic (minced)
1 Tbsp Soy sauce
4 Slices of whole grain toast
4 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
Salt & Pepper
Directions
Spring has almost sprung; and I have been so looking forward to it!! This is my top 10 list about the best things about spring.
What do you love about spring?
Are you making the world a better place?
I like to think so. Maybe that sounds conceited. I’m not doing anything large or on an international scale, but I love my students and I hope every day I make their day a little better. Things like making them breakfast, donating money or supplies to community events directly benefit them, planning fun activities and simply being there for them when they’re struggling. I just try to be on their side. I tried to model kindness and help them learn and get good marks so they can realize their dreams in the future and I love to cheer them on. I hope that if they feel cared for they may be more likely to care for others. I also do my duties as a citizen so hopefully I can say I make the world better not worse at least.
What about you?
Prompt from: Piccadilly’s 200 Writing Prompts
Last month, I read quiet a few books; however, I didn’t decrease my TBR pile very much.
We meet the bold, Lucrezia di Cosimo de’Medici, who is forced to marry the Duke of Ferrara at age 15 after the death of her older sister (who had been the intended bride). After her marriage, her husband, Alfonso takes her to his court where she is subjected to totalitarian surveillance where she could potentially meet an unfortunate end.
2. Enola Holmes and the Mark of The Mongoose by Nancy Springer
Rudyard Kipling seeks to find his friend, an American book publisher who has gone missing in London. He initial goes to Enola’s office but upon discovering she is a woman; he wants to enlist Sherlock instead. Enola works the case regardless on the downlow.
3. Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict
In this modern take on Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, former police officer, Roz must solve the murder and prevent others from happening while the train remains derailed in the snow.
4. Miss Morton and the English House Party Murder by Catherine Lloyd
Caroline Morton finds herself back at the home of her Aunt as a guest at her cousin Mabel’s birthday ball. This go awry when a butler goes missing and a Great Aunt is found dead. She must solved the mystery plaguing the house and forge a future for herself.
What did you read this month?