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Chronic illness

My sister is a cystic fibrosis warrior,and my mother suffers from fibromyalgia and polyarthritis. One of the reasons why those are really hard battles is because most of the time they are invisible.
This week we have gotten together to create awareness around chronic illnesses.
– A chronic illness is a long term health condition which may not necessarily have a cure.
– Most Chronic illness are invisible but is not imaginary.
– Most chronically ill persons live a very lonely and isolated life as symptoms can be extremely debilitating – some have become bedridden and housebound.
– There are more than twenty different chronic illnesses. The most common among them are Lupus, Fibromyalgia,
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/CFS, EDS, Lyme disease and many more.
– The best one person can do for a chronically ill person is to believe them.
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The # inlove_withlife and @inlove_withlifehub celebrate little everyday joys.
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This week’s theme is: Gratitude!
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World prematurity day

World prematurity day: “Sometimes’, said Pooh, ‘the littlest things take up the most room in our heart” – A. A. Milne

Today is World Prematurity Day?. Every year, over 15 million babies are born too soon. Of these, over 1 million will never make it home. Prematurity is the number 1 cause of newborn death, and babies who survive an early birth are often left with lifelong health challenges. Parents of these tiny miracles are also 2.5x more likely to suffer from post-natal depression, and many are left with PTSD from the physical and emotional trauma of it all.

To help raise awareness this #WorldPrematurityDay, a group of artists have joined forces with #TogsForPreemies to shine a light on this global issue. Join us, share your story with #purpleforpreemies, or please also consider donating to one of these charities dedicated to helping preemies survive and thrive!
@MarchOfDimes
@GrahamsFoundation
@NICUHelpingHands
@CDNPrematureBabiesFoundation
@BlissCharity
@ProjectSweetPeas

That’s the post I’ve shared on Instagram for world prematurity day, trying a little hair arrangement with purple dried flowers ?. Let’s raise awareness and support each other!

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To all the preemies

“Sometimes’, said Pooh, ‘the littlest things take up the most room in our heart” – A. A. Milne

Easy DIY costume ideas

Easy DIY costume ideas: This month I am sharing some sustainable ideas for costumes , from upcycled ones to handmade from scratch, basically here you’ll find a list with some inspo for easy costume ideas for your kids or for Halloween parties: we don’t need to buy new things to enjoy these Halloween holidays!

Easy AND eco-friendly costume ideas!

The fawn: just some makeup and a cute hairstyle! I added a false fur cushion on the Tshirt to level up the costume.

Fawn makeup — Fur from a cushion and some makeup

Witch costumes: old witch hats, flannel shirts and handmade black skirts upcycled from mosquito nets!

Handmade witch costumes — Repurpose mosquito nets into skirts

Witch broom: don’t buy them ! You can make tour own with only hot glue and nature sticks!

Little red hood: another easy one,I used a red curtain to make that hook and cape!

Upcycled red hood costume — A red hood from a curtain

Princess Leia: easiest hairstyle plus a white bedsheet! Done!

Easy Princess Leia hairstyle — White clothes and a braid hairdo

Rosie the riveter: do you have a red bandana and a denim shirt? Then you are ready!

Rosie the riveter costume — Denim shirts and bandanas

Wizard of oz: I upcycled a dress that I didn’t wear anymore into that cute skirt for my girl,two braids like the ones Dorothy used to wear and I thrifted the cutest little red ballerinas! For the lion I recycled an old fake fur collar from a coat and made that cape for a baby ?.

Wizard of oz costumes — A lion bonnet with an old collar coat, upcycling a dress and red shoes

Elsa and Anna: that one was a bit harder because of the different pieces of the costumes, I bought satin fabric and made a dress and a cape from tul for Elsa and a bonnet,a cape and a skirt for Anna. It was fun to create and the girls love them!

Handmade frozen costumes — Entire DIY costumes

Which one is your favorite?xx and,would you try some of these? Stay tuned because I’ll keep sharing more eco-friendly costumes!

November fruits and veggies

November fruits and veggies: Isn’t a bliss all the seasonal treasures that nature offers to us each month? I am a bit late for November veggies list, but here they are!

Fruits: bananas, blueberries, startfruit, cherries, grapefruit, honeydew melons, lychees, mangoes, cantaloupe, oranges, Red papaya, passionfruit, pineapple.

Vegetables : artichokes, asparagus, Chinese greens, Chinese broccoli, green beans, cucumber, chillies,hass avocado, peas, potatoes, silver beet, snow peas, spinach, sweet corn, zucchini
And with all of these we are now ready to start Christmas recipes ?

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November scents

Isn’t a bliss all the seasonal treasures that nature offers to us each month? I am a bit late for November veggies list, but here they are! Fruits: bananas, blueberries, startfruit, cherries, grapefruit, honeydew melons, lychees, mangoes, cantaloupe, oranges, Red papaya, passionfruit, pineapple. Vegetables : artichokes, asparagus, Chinese greens, Chinese broccoli, green beans, cucumber, chillies,hass avocado, peas, potatoes, silver beet, snow peas, spinach, sweet corn, zucchini
And ready to start Christmas recipes ?

Human-kind

Human-kind: be both! Next Friday we’ll celebrate “World kindness day”, and I couldn’t miss the opportunity to share some love through my pictures.

The year when a pandemic hit us, when we finally started to really look inside our eyes to find our smiles .

Behind our masks.

When real heroes were finally recognised and we couldn’t be more close to each other being isolated.

When people started to dance in social media to forget the pain.

The year when rainbows decorated our windows.

The year when we started to understand that kindness is the key, this is the best year to celebrate it. And sharing those pictures will be my tribute.

When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world.
Harold kushner

Toadstools study for kids

Toadstools study for kids: I’ve discovered that curriculum #exploringnaturewithchildren with @raisinglittleshoots and this week theme was fungu! We had so much fun crafting about them : egg carboards, acorns, glass bottles became little mushrooms and we also made that collage with leaves, moss and papernews?

There’s something magical about mushrooms don’t you think? #enwcfungusweek

Hope you liked it!xx

Toadstools

#exploringnaturewithchildren with @raisinglittleshoots this week theme was fungus and we had so much fun crafting about them : egg carboards, acorns, glass bottles became little mushrooms and we also made that collage with leaves, moss and papernews?

There’s something magical about mushrooms don’t you think? #enwcfungusweek

Hope you liked it!xx

Halloween costume idea!

Halloween costume idea: Postcards from the past… “Ghosts and goblins, spooks galore. Scary witches at your door! Jack-o-lanterns smiling bright are wishing you a haunting night, Happy Halloween!”

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Three years in a row now creating a spooky family costume and it’s a fun tradition to do!

We try to find one theme and then look for items that we already have at home to create the different costumes.

For this year’s Halloween costume idea, we recreate one of those vintage postcards, you know the time when people weren’t used to smile in photos and just kept trying to be the most immobile as possible!

My husband already had an old cap and coat and for the girls,w just look for blouses,skirts and dresses. High thighs and bonnets and a Snapseed filter were enough to finish the photo session!

What do you think about that Halloween costume idea? Would you create your own version? If so, you can tag me so I can share it!

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