5 Share Friday August 31 2018

1. Quote I’m pondering this week: Mark Twain once said, “Don’t let schooling interfere with your education”.

2. This week I became a millionaire for 2 days! That’s right, you read that correctly. It was a strange feeling, the money ($1.2 million) was in my bank account and I took a screenshot for prosperity. Sadly the money wasn’t mine and had been put there by mistake. Not being motivated by avarice I gave it back, deciding  not to run away to the Philippines to live out my days in luxury as a fugitive. I did find this site which would have helped me disappear, so if you’re thinking of going on the run check it out. 

3. Lego, it’s fair to say that in the land of Lego our house fits in nicely. My 5 year old has a Lego building desk dedicated to these plastic bricks and minifigures. Watching him create not just physical things, but stories in parallel is a wonderful experience and one I’ll always be grateful for. The short video on this website shows the Lego minifigure getting made in their factory, amazing!

4. This week we’ve been enjoying a simple smoothie at breakfast from our favourite recipe book Forks over Knives. It’s called the chunky monkey and I’ve pasted below. It’s terrific and I highly recommend for that taste sensation at breakfast:

2 frozen bananas (chop into one-inch pieces before freezing)

1 cup plant-based milk (such as unsweetened, plain almond or oat milk)

4 medjool dates, pitted

1 tbsp peanut butter

1 tbsp cocoa powder

Instructions: Blend it all up and enjoy!!!

5. This post on sleep and those night owls who’ve had to conform to societies norms is a fascinating read. 8 hours sleep is something I’ve not experienced in years and we are all different, we don’t all need the 8 hours and some thrive on having it at different time.

I hope you have a terrific weekend of sleep and chunky monkey goodness!