Maira Martins

I fell off the wagon completely after my bloggi...

I fell off the wagon completely after my blogging partner (mom) went back home, and this weeknote is three weeks long, lol. πŸš— I started my driving lessons! AAAAAAAAAH! 🎨 Gifted myself a Disney colorin...

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Watched [Alien: Earth](https://www.themoviedb.o...

Watched Alien: Earth πŸ“Ί Full of plot holes and nonsensical things, moderately entertaining. The best actor was definitely the octopus eye, such a character! πŸ‘½πŸ™πŸ‘οΈ

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Already gave myself my own early xmas present: ...

Already gave myself my own early xmas present: a Disney colour by number book and a box of crayola markers! πŸŽ¨πŸ–

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No desire to blog this week, but just wanted to...

No desire to blog this week, but just wanted to write for posterity: started driving lessons last week! Drove all over town and on the highway too! Anxious and insomniac AF over this, but also having...

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😍 My mom flew back to Brazil – his mom had g...

😍 My mom flew back to Brazil – his mom had gone back to Sweden a couple weeks ago. We are finally alone at home in Valencia, for the first time in three months, just the two of us and our dogs, and it...

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I've been perfecting this recipe for over a yea...

I've been perfecting this recipe for over a year now, and I think this version is really good. It's so good we need to purposefully NOT make it, otherwise J. and I drink it all at once. Be warned, ABV...

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My sourdough starter died! πŸ₯– With the travel t...

My sourdough starter died! πŸ₯– With the travel to Italy and our mothers here trying to take over my kitchen, I ended up not baking for 3 weeks, and now Ryan is gone. Completely moldy, smelly and beyond...

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"Drawing... it is the best thing that I ever ...

"Drawing... it is the best thing that I ever do. First of all because it gets me to be so silent. To not be blurting out what I think about this or feel about that. Second, I become an open observer,...

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Finished reading [How to Make a Journal of Y...

Finished reading: How to Make a Journal of Your Life by Dan Price πŸ“š Inspiring. He can definitely draw, though his style looks deceptively simple. Loved the mix of text, sketches, photos, plants… I fee...

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Watched [Murder Mindfully Season 1](https://ww...

Watched: Murder Mindfully Season 1 πŸ“Ί Loved it! I’m fully convinced about the power of mindfulness and will get back to my daily practice, as I have many great things to accomplish! πŸ˜‚ Looking forward t...

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Watched yet another [inspiring video on illustr...

Watched yet another inspiring video on illustrated journals by Danny Gregory and signed up for his course! 🎨 Between this and the 2 books I read this past week, my drawings have improved a lot already...

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πŸ“Ί Finished season 5 of [Only Murders in the ...

πŸ“Ί Finished season 5 of Only Murders in the Building. 🎨 Watched an inspiring video on illustrated journals by Danny Gregory (from Sketchbook Skool) and decided to give it a try. I've been very inconsis...

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Finished reading Draw Your Day

Finished reading: Draw Your Day by Samantha Dion Baker πŸ“š I saw this video by Danny Gregory on illustrated journals and now I’m on a quest to learn to draw and sketch so I can have an illustrated journ...

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✈️ MIL flew back to Sweden. It was great havi...

✈️ MIL flew back to Sweden. It was great having her here for five weeks, but also somewhat stressful for me, as my daily routine and food habits change a lot when she's around. I was honestly dying to...

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A time to go long, a time to go short...

"There is a time to go long, a time to go short, and a time to go fishing." β€” Jesse Livermore

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I didn't write my weeknote last week as I was i...

I didn't write my weeknote last week as I was in Italy with my family, but I'm here now, two weeks later and two kilos heavier happier. Rome was amazing! It was our mothers' first time in Italy and ex...

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Back from **Rome** with my mom and mother-in-la...

Back from Rome with my mom and mother in law! Their first time in Italy, rightfully enjoyed with a little sightseeing, a good amount of pasta, some aperol, a ton of pizza, and a lot of wine. Didn't wr...

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Aaah, Swedish red wine sauce... Poured over oxf...

Aaah, Swedish red wine sauce... Poured over oxfilΓ©, potato gratin, or just eaten by the spoonful... So delicious. Original recipe by Karl, I made tiny changes to use ingredients easily available to me...

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This morning I read on [Miraz' blog](https://mi...

This morning I read on Miraz' blog that 91% of New Zealand's birds and 35% of its marine mammals are endangered due to climate change. Those statistics are frightening. I wanted to leave a comment on...

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This week's notes are coming in two days late, on Wednesday instead of Monday. I've just had too much on my plate, too little sleep and didn't feel like writing. We are traveling to Rome in a few days...

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