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How to make gratitude part of your daily routine

August 31, 2023September 26, 2023by bonitappétitLeave a Comment

Listing at least three things that we’re grateful for every day is a practice we’ve all heard about but probably don’t have a habit of doing. Kinda like how we all know that we should drink more water but it doesn’t mean we’re actually doing it. It’s one of those things where we know it’s a good thing to do and will probably be beneficial somehow but for some reason, those few extra minutes it takes to think about what good came out of the day is overwhelming. Or maybe we just don’t really care to make it a habit at all. Either way, I’ve created a simple journaling format to help get you started:

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NOTES & BOOKS

Book Review: “Yellowface” by Rebecca F. Kuang | From A Writer’s POV

August 19, 2023August 26, 2023by bonitappétitLeave a Comment

Rating: 5/5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena’s a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn’t even get a paperback release. Nobody wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.

So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel. But June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.

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RECIPES

Apple Cinnamon Pancakes | Gluten-Free, Diary-Free

March 30, 2023August 26, 2023by bonitappétitLeave a Comment

It was a Monday morning and my mental health was already getting the best of me. I was literally curled in a blanket on my beanbag crying over a good weekend that turned bad, and I was now allowing it to trickle into my week. What frustrated me the most was that I was so determined to have a good day and start it off right. I really wanted to make pancakes that morning but somehow ended up with no appetite and zero motivation. But history has shown that the longer I allow myself to remain in this state, the more difficult it is to jump out of it. I didn’t want to waste any more of my day. And even though starting off the day was a little bit delayed, I didn’t let it stop me from starting it at all.

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