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For the Love of Lavender

Look up bathroom decorating ideas on Pinterest and I’m sure at some point you will come across pictures of eucalyptus hanging in the shower. I’m a huge fan of eucalyptus so I was really excited to learn about this hack to get your bathroom smelling ever so wonderful.

I still have not tried the eucalyptus hack, BUT I did hang something in my shower that smells just as pleasant — lavender! Whenever I am made to go grocery shopping (there are SO many other things I’d rather do, but sometimes I take one for the team!), I check out the flower section first. It’s the one thing about going to Publix that actually excites me. On my most recent visit, I picked up a few bundles of fresh lavender. Since fresh eucalyptus is a bit trickier to find around here, I opted for the upside down hanging of my lavender in the shower instead. The end result? Aaaamazing! The steam from the shower combines with the flower and lets off a subtle lavender scent that makes it feel like you’ve just set foot at the spa!

I like to use the Aromatherapy lotion from Bath & Body Works after every shower to make me feel brand new again! I’m really loving the Balance scent, which consists of juniper and coriander. Try it, you’ll thank me later!

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Chef Emma?

I’ve always admired people who look up recipes and decide they are going to try them. It’s pretty amazing to me that someone would subject themselves to that. Or am I the only one who would rather do pretty much anything else than be in the kitchen?

That being said, I came to terms with the fact that, A: I’m a new mom who’s going to have to cook for the little guy eventually, and B: There are only so many shows on Netflix I can binge on during this quarantine. In short, bring on the apron ’cause here comes Chef Emma! And because I love making things complicated, I started by baking a cheesecake. Starting off with something simple, like cupcakes would make too much sense 😉

I got the recipe for my lemon ricotta cheesecake from my friend, Brian. I took bits and pieces from his recipe and combined it with bits and pieces from a recipe I saw on Pinterest. I cheated a little bit by buying a pre-made crust. Besides expending all my energy stirring the blocks of cream cheese, finding out I had to give the cheesecake a water bath (if you’re asking what that is, I had no idea what it was when I agreed to make this thing!), and not letting it cool down enough, I’d say it was a success! Made a little blackberry & blueberry compote to drizzle on top, and ta-dah! Garnished with a few lemon slices and mint leaves to give it a little razzle dazzle. To my surprise, it’s not only edible, but tasty!

Below is the link to the Pinterest recipe:

https://bakerbynature.com/lemon-ricotta-cheesecake-2/