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I write about all sorts of yummy things I create in the kitchen as well as my little projects, interior design, family, travel and the things I tinker with. I love to get comments on my blog. I'd love to hear from you. Sign up to get updates in your Inbox. I don't post every day so you won't be flooded with emails. Enjoy!

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Five Tips for Staying Sane While Working From Home

New Zealand has now been in official complete lock down for 10 days and I’ve been meaning to write this post since day one (work has been crazy)! As I sit here in my beautiful house with my amazing family, I’m thinking about how my experience over the last ten years of working from home can help others, so I thought I’d share my tips:

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Carol Karl

April 2, 2020

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Hand Sanitizer and Zumba

This morning I went down to Moore Wilson to buy hand sanitizer. I have been meaning to make some, but I just haven’t had time ...

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Carol Karl

March 15, 2020

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2019 In Review

I can’t say that 2019 was a great year for me ...

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Carol Karl

January 1, 2020

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New Webflow Website, Yay!

We’ve been busy making lots of changes to my blog. After more than seven years on the same web hosting platform I decided to move away from Squarespace to Webflow. To celebrate, I’m giving away a $50 Amazon eGift card. Read on to see how you can win.

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Carol Karl

October 14, 2019

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The Real Reason for my Food Allergies - Part 2

CARBS! You may have read part 1 of my healing story - here’s the second piece of the puzzle.

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Carol Karl

February 28, 2019

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The Real Reason for my Food Allergies

Over the past few years I’ve had a tumultuous relationship with food. It seemed that every few months there was something else I couldn’t eat or gave me a stomach ache or a headache. This led me to alter my diet extensively ending in me being almost a vegan (I still ate chicken). With all this sacrifice, I was still feeling really crappy.

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Carol Karl

February 6, 2019

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Baking Failure

Yesterday I shared my Gluten Free Banana Cake recipe which is a good old fashioned favourite. You will have noticed, if you've been following my blog for long, that I haven't been baking as much lately.

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Carol Karl

January 17, 2017

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New Year New Hairdos

Last week Jenna and I decided it was time for a change so we went to the hairdresser. It's been ages since I've posted a photo of myself on this blog and you may have noticed that I've grown my hair.

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Carol Karl

January 15, 2017

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2016 Roundup

First, let's start by my saying Happy New Year to everyone! I've been uncharacteristically quiet over the last few weeks because I've had a lot going on.

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Carol Karl

January 11, 2017

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Embrace Movie

Last week Jenna and I went to see this amazing documentary about how women see their bodies. Every women and daughter should see this. I actually believe that all teenage boys should see it too.

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Carol Karl

November 20, 2016