{"id":9061,"date":"2013-02-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/?p=9061"},"modified":"2013-08-23T04:57:50","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T18:57:50","slug":"gratitude-happiness-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/2013\/02\/gratitude-happiness-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude and happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Horse riding in Centennial Park<\/h2>\n<p>Craig and I had a lovely, peaceful horse ride through Centennial Park on Friday. I love horse riding and Sydney&#8217;s biggest park is so beautiful. I&#8217;ll have a post coming up with more detail and lots of photos.<\/p>\n<h2>Visit USA media launch<\/h2>\n<p>About 15 minutes into the lunch and the first slide show, I turned to Craig and said, &#8220;I really shouldn&#8217;t have come here.&#8221; The accent of the American presenter, the photos, the warm fuzzy feeling had me desperately pining to return to the US.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the lunch we had planned our return&#8211;US road trip. Well it&#8217;s what we want to do anyway. Let&#8217;s just see if we can make it happen. We had fun at the lunch and chatting with Americans again as they showcased their destinations. I miss my US home so much.<\/p>\n<h2>Working it out<\/h2>\n<p>Overcoming my frustrations of late and using it as a way to figure out what I really want and what I need to do! (You can read my post <a title=\"Why did we really go to Thailand?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/2013\/02\/why-did-we-really-go-to-thailand\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Why I really went to Thailand<\/strong><\/a>, and<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kidspot.com.au\/villagevoices\/8-tips-to-help-prepare-your-child-for-school\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> what to do when things go wrong<\/strong><\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h2>Recipes of the week:<\/h2>\n<h3>Tofu and vegetable noodle stir fry<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9072\" alt=\"Tofu and vegetable noodle stir fry \" src=\"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Tofu-and-vegetable-noodle-stir-fry-1-of-1.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Tofu-and-vegetable-noodle-stir-fry-1-of-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Tofu-and-vegetable-noodle-stir-fry-1-of-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Tofu-and-vegetable-noodle-stir-fry-1-of-1-580x386.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m quite proud of this one as it is my own creation. Use what ever veggies you like. I used carrots, mushrooms, capsicum, and kale. Stiry fry garlic and ginger in coconut oil. Throw in the tofu let it absorb the oil for beautiful flavour.<\/p>\n<p>Throw in your veggies, top it with spring onion and chilli. For sauce I used equal parts of oyster and tamari.<\/p>\n<p>Toss in your cooked noodles and\u00a0 mix it around with the sauce and veg. Squeeze lime juice on top and serve with coriander garnish. TASTE explosion. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h2>Song of the week: Home by Phillip Phillips<\/h2>\n<p>Totally digging this song and Phillip Phillips. His album is getting a Spotify workout during office hours.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"360\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/HoRkntoHkIE?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"640\" height=\"360\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/HoRkntoHkIE?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What I&#8217;m reading<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodlifeproject.com\/kris-carr-on-living-the-crazy-sexy-life-with-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Interview with Kris Carr on the Good Life Project<\/strong><\/a> I&#8217;ve only just really noticed Kris Carr from the Crazy Sexy Life empire. I loved watching this interview&#8211; what an inspiring and sweet woman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whatsdavedoing.com\/15-life-lessons-15-years-travel\/\"><strong>15 lessons in 15 years of travel<\/strong> <\/a>by Dave Dean from What&#8217;s Dave doing<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthfulpursuit.com\/2013\/02\/the-complete-guide-to-eating-healthy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The complete guide to eating healthy<\/strong><\/a> by Healthful Pursuit Such a fantastic resource post. I have been using this site a lot lately for cooking<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/suchdifferentskies.com\/2013\/02\/a-letter-to-me-5-years-ago.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A letter to me five years ago<\/strong><\/a> by Tara from Such Different Skies and\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/kirriwhitecoaching.com\/2013\/02\/12\/what-is-self-love-international-self-love-day\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>What is self love?<\/strong><\/a> by Kirri White, are both inspirational self love reads.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9063\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9063\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9063\" alt=\"Learning how to make pandan noodles with coconut milk.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Learning-how-to-make-pandan-noodles-with-coconut-milk.-Click-like-if-it-sounds-good.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Learning-how-to-make-pandan-noodles-with-coconut-milk.-Click-like-if-it-sounds-good.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Learning-how-to-make-pandan-noodles-with-coconut-milk.-Click-like-if-it-sounds-good-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Learning-how-to-make-pandan-noodles-with-coconut-milk.-Click-like-if-it-sounds-good-290x435.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learning how to make pandan noodles with coconut milk.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And you can catch me at Village Voices sharing\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kidspot.com.au\/villagevoices\/save-accommodation-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>17 ways to find cheap accommodation,<\/strong> <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kidspot.com.au\/villagevoices\/8-tips-to-help-prepare-your-child-for-school\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>8 tips to prepare your child for school<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horse riding in Centennial Park Craig and I had a lovely, peaceful horse ride through Centennial Park on Friday. 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