10 tips to reduce stress and anxiety
I’m an anxious person by nature. One of the main reasons I love to bake and take time to cook is that by putting all my creativity in it, I can relax. Stress and anxiety is a vicious circle, being stressed makes you less productive, more anxious, and more stressed in turn. Here are some strategies I fin help me a lot whenever I am stressed or overwhelmed, and that do not involve eating a whole Nutella jar or having 5 slices of chocolate cake 🙂 Get a manicure Don’t you feel more able to own the day when your hands are clean and pretty ? We use our hands…
Etsy Boutique Launching!
If you know me, you probably know I adore baking. I also love organization, and one thing people don’t really know about me is how obsessed I am with daily planners. Filling my planner every morning while drinking a cuppa makes me feel like I’m in charge of my life 🙂 I also enjoy creating templates during my free time, and I finally decided to share them with the world. I created an Etsy boutique (PrettyLittleRayane) and will be adding more templates in the future. The files cost only CAD$ 2 and they’re printable so you can print as many pages as you need. Go take a look 🙂 xoxo…
On the Importance of Rest Days
Although I have no trouble relaxing and completely logging off while on holidays, I tend to be more hesitent in taking rest days when I need them during my “usual life”. I’m naturally an active person, and need for my own sanity to do some work or go outside and move a little bit every single day. I’m a PhD student, and very fortunate in that I have a very flexible schedule and can work at the times when I feel more productive, and rest when I feel sluggish. One thing I am still working on is to feel less guilty when taking rest days in the middle of the…
Boston Guide : 24 hours in Boston
A good english friend of me, Charlotte, organised a BBQ for her upcoming birthday and I received an invite via Facebook. Boston was always at the back of my mind, but I never put a day on it. After a few hours of hesitating, I finally decided to hurt my debit card and get a bus ticket to Boston. I only spent two days there, but absolutely fell in love with the city and its beautiful architecture. Boston is special in that, while you feel like you’re living in a big multicultural city, a lot of main sights are at a walking distance. The city has also put into place…
4 Handy Advices to Use in the Kitchen
Using the kitchen can be messy; trust me, I bake. But I have also learned a few things along the way to make the whole experience more enjoyable. Hope you put these into place and cook succulent dishes 🙂 1- Wash the dishes as you cook/bake It is tempting to leave everything until the end – but you’ll just end up with a mountain of dirty plates and molds in the sink. If you have a dishwasher, put the washable dishes in there. If not, try to wash everything you use as soon as possible. Plus, you won’t have to suffer trying to remove 2– Place food in freezer bags…
5 reasons why I say yes to solo trips (and you should, too)
I honestly cannot count the number of times I’ve heard people say “oh, I really wish I could go there and there, but I have no on to go with and blah blah blah”. I believe that you’ll only go so far in life if you believe you can’t have fun by yourself. Constantly depending on others or looking down on those me-time will never make you happy. Learn how to have fun by yourself first, and then learn how to have fun with others. In this order. I’m not saying it is easy. For instance, there is still this big stigma of eating alone in a restaurant for example. Well,…
A Little Talk about Health and Fitness in General
Hey! So, as you know, my name is Rayane, and I’m currently a final year student in that beautiful city which is London. I started my “health and fitness” over a year ago. Now, it’s not to mean that I was particularly unhealthy before, I always tried to be active and eat diverse food within reason. I used to be quite a chubby kid, due to an allergy treatment, and have, thank God, managed to reach a healthy and normal weight as I grew older. When I was a teenager, I used to live back home in Morocco; therefore, even though counting calories and dieting were two things I wasn’t…
