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Feedjit Is No Longer Available

I am sad.

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I have Feedjit installed for many years and it has been showing live traffic feeds to my blog.   This is a sample of how the Feedjit looks like on my sidebar. I can easily see who was at my blog.   Since yesterday, I don’t see it on my sidebar and I thought perhaps, it is down for a while. So when I don’t see it today either, I decided to google and saw this message from the founders.

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Thank you Mark & Kerry for letting us use this very useful and remarkable service for so many years.   All the best.

I am still sad.

Shopping Bags Collector

What do you do with the paper shopping bags or plastic shopping bags you received when you go shopping?  Well, I would keep the ones that I like especially if they are from my favourite stores.  I won’t keep all of them though. I find them useful when I need to give something to others and I would use these bags to put them.   I do have this habit of not throwing them out because I think I may need them later.  This is why I have so many paper bags stashed away.  I really must get rid of this habit of mine.

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The above are some of the shopping bags that I received during my travel.  They have lots of good memories so that is why I have been keeping them.  Some are over 16 years old.  Am I crazy?

When I Need To Have Something Sweet

I know I should not be eating sweet stuff since I am following the Keto / Low carb way of eating.  However, at times, I just feel like having some cookies or cakes which I would bake myself using Erythritol.

When I came upon these sugar-free Cappuccino sweets and choc chews at Ben’s, I couldn’t resist.  I only eat them sparingly though, perhaps one a week.   They are pretty good actually.  It’s a once in a while treat for myself.   A quick solution on days that I feel like having something sweet but do not have time to bake.

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What I Do To De-Stress

I try to lead a healthy lifestyle by running.  It is one of the best ways to relieve stress or improve my mood.   I also love zumba but my  class has been cancelled because of low turnout.  So what I do now is to catch the free Zumba / Senamrobik that is held every Sunday at the park.

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During weekdays, I would try to squeeze in one day of running after work.  On weekends, it will be Zumba and a run.

According to some articles I have read, running boosts our endorphins and this means that after a long stressful day, lacing up the shoes and hitting the road can help one to feel better.

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I like to wear a running cap when I go for my run because it helps to keep the hair in place and keep the sweat from sliding into my eyes.

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This is another one of my regular caps.  It is water-resistant and light.

So how do you de-stress?  Please share.   If you are facing stress, please read this article from Betterhelp on stress.

Templates From The Sunday Chapter

Recently, The Sunday Chapter, a blog and Instagram by a lovely Australian influencer, Angela came out with some fun Q&A templates.  I think they are pretty interesting and fun to do so I posted them in my InstaStory.

Thought it would be nice to post on my blog too.  So here they are…some random stuff about myself.

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Here are some blank ones that I managed to download. You can save it to your laptop or phone and have some fun 😉

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You may want to check out The Sunday Chapter for more.

Happiness is ……

Listening to Bon Jovi

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while on a road trip

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Are you a fan of Bon Jovi?  What’s your favorite song?  Mine is

1)  Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night

2) Livin’ On A Prayer

3)  I’ll Be There For You

Listening to songs or singing out loud releases endorphins in the body.  This will relieve pain and reduce stress.  If you are feeling stressed, please read this advice from Betterhelp.

DIY Paper Succulents

If you have been following my blog, you would know that I love succulents.  My home is filled with them.  There is just something about these green plants that are so calming and charming.  I also love giving succulents as gifts.   Yesterday, I decided to make some paper succulents as gifts.   I found this free succulent template on Pinterest.  There are actually many cool templates that you can find online.  Just Google it or search them on Pinterest.

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All you need are the succulent template above, kraft paper, plastic pots and twine.

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Tadaa…these are my Little Paper Succulents.  Do you think they look real?  I hope my friends would like them.   I want to make more and put them in a bigger pot.

If you plan to diy the paper succulents, remember to print 2 of the templates so that you can get a bigger bloom.

I Baked My Own Keto Birthday Cake

It was my birthday last Friday so I decided to bake myself a birthday keto cake.  This is the first time in my life that I actually baked myself a birthday cake *smile *.  I choose to bake a brownie cake which is also known as keto brownie cheesecake.

I followed the nut-free, flourless keto brownie recipe from Ditchthecarbs.com :-

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Pour into a lined square baking dish (21cm/8.5 inch).
  2.  Bake at 180C/350F for 20-25 minutes until cooked on the centre.
  3.  Slice into squares, rectangle bars or triangle wedges.

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The keto brownie cake tasted pretty good except that I did not put in enough sweetener (only 3 tbsp).  No one at home likes it because it was not as sweet as a regular brownie cake so I am going to finish the cake all by myself.