…and it’s called expensive hobbies. Ok, I’m not talking private jets, designer wardrobe and casual drugs. I’m talking the everyday, normal things which I have just realised can really catch a person out. So here is my little sin list and how I am tackling it. Expensive plants – I used to have a little urban jungle (it looked like this) which after a while … Continue reading I have a problem…
It should be said first and foremost that I grew up in Poland. Poland is a Catholic country. It has over 10,000 parishes. If you really wanted to do some maths, you’d find out that there is one church for every 30 sq km of terrain, including the forests. Forests cover nearly 30% of the country. So religion is a thing where I grew up. … Continue reading Best Easter traditions from Poland
Appetite comes with eating – it’s a common Polish idiom which sums up the lifestyle creep well. If you are not sure what lifestyle creep actually means, it’s something that happens when your luxuries turn into necessities. It tends to accompany an increase in income and goes hand in hand with what people call ‘standard of living’. Standard of living is more of an aspirational … Continue reading How to stop lifestyle creep after getting out of debt
Happy Monday! I love April, it’s such a capricious month. The weather gets moody and edgy, people get moody and edgy and the world gets creative. Don’t know about you, but I need a little bit of a mood swing and attitude shift to produce my best work and so far, I’ve been snowed under professional and personal projects. Here are some of the things … Continue reading Happy Monday (8th April 2019)
There are good mornings and bad mornings. I like mine to be good mainly because as my boyfriend puts it, I am an early raiser but I am not a morning person. And when not-a-morning-person like me gets out of bed at 6.25am daily, sh*t better run like a clockwork. Things don’t just fall into place on their own at that time of the day, … Continue reading A good morning starts the evening before – 7 things I do at night for a better start to the day
Today, I give you my favourite cupcakes recipe – I am almost done with Whole30 and let me just say, I want red velvet and cheese frosting!!! Red velvet cake in any format is for some reason or another considered difficult but it is in fact one of the easier recipes. Think of it as the fancier sister of a sponge cake. And if you … Continue reading Red velvet cupcakes are easier than you think
5 things for Monday are up! In this post I am sharing the 5 most notable things that have been present in my life in the past week. Continue reading Happy Monday (25th March 2019)
You know how people say getting out of debt and building wealth require sacrifice? Well, they are not kidding. I dug myself out of a small mountain of consumer and student loan debt in 12 months making not much money and today I’ll tell you what it took. Time I spent a lot more time working instead of enjoying life outside of work. But … Continue reading 5 things I gave up to get out of debt
I love a good ole potato. When I am in a pinch, feeling a little lazy, needing a bit of comfort food or just don’t want to spend money, I take a potato and make a meal of it. Sometimes more than one potato, truth be told. Today, I have one of my favourite childhood recipes for you. It’s frugal, it’s quick and it’s tasty. … Continue reading My favourite (dirt cheap) recipe – savoury potato pancakes
I have been inspired over the weekend to start sharing the things which I am enjoying in life a little faster. Forget the monthly favourites, years best and all that. Sometimes to catch the good things in the moment, it’s worth talking about them while you are doing them. Not saying that I ripped the idea for this blogpost from Tim Ferris’s 5-bulled Friday newsletter, … Continue reading Happy Monday (4th of March)
