A few weeks back things started to fall apart in our apartment. The first thing was our blender, which short-circuited right before frying itself up. A few hours later the USB cable my phone charger just randomly tore. A few days after that (on a Friday, no less), our bathroom ceiling started leaking badly. As … More Bump in the road
Recently, my news feed on IG has been changing. I don’t know if this is now getting trendier, or if it has something to do with my activity, but instead of getting all these posts about losing weight, I am now getting a lot of body positive posts, real women, real bodies, no filters, no … More Weight gain during lockdown
If you have been following me, you probably know that I have recently traveled to Tel-Aviv, where I had to self-isolate for two weeks. After spending a couple of weeks in Israel, after seeing my family and friends, getting recharged, dancing and taking classes at an actual studio, as opposed to my living room, me … More Self-isolating, take 2
At the beginning of this Lockdown I’ve posted about feeling quite privileged about my quarantine circumstances and about being able to cope with it quite well. Though I acknowledge that I am still privileged to have been going through Lockdown in fairly good conditions and with an amazing partner, my ability to cope with it … More Breaking point
Not long after breaking up with my then fiance, I started suffering from a severe case of major depressive disorder (commonly referred to as depression). At the time I was at my last year of training as a clinical psychologist. I was working at a public health service clinic for youth with eating disorders, as … More Mental health awareness week
I am not an extremely savvy person and though I am only in my early thirties I still appreciate traditional things, like actual books, phone calls etc. Before the entire coronavirus outbreak I had never used the “story” feature in my IG account, and I was quite worried about the fact that human relationships have … More Virtual life
I’ve never really been a baker. I started cooking sometime during my late teens, mostly copying things my mom would make. I wasn’t very creative with it, but I was able to prepare rather tasty food. Later on I moved out of my parents’ house and cooking become a thing I did out of necessity, … More How I started baking gluten free
Lockdown inventory list: Baked 6 (vegan) cakes, 1 batch of (vegan) muffins and 1 batch of (vegan) cookies. Based my meals on 8 different grains and legumes (11 if starches are included). Took part (either teaching or taking class) in a live-streaming or a Zoom session 81 times. The most memorable session was when I … More 30 days of quarantine
My last two posts were a funny, slightly cynical depiction of my feelings about the whole COVID-19 lockdown, so today I decided to share my more serious thoughts on the matter. And I am gonna start by putting it out there, not without feeling guilty about it – I am actually liking lockdown quite a … More Coping with Lockdown
* Baked 5 (vegan) cakes and 1 batch of (vegan) muffins. * Took part (either teaching or taking class) in a live-streaming or a Zoom session 53 times. * Had 2 crashed Zoom/live-streamed sessions (one taught and one taken). *Finished 4/7 of my uni intensive. * Crocheted 4 and a half doilies. * Read one … More Quarantine log – day 21:
