Walking Around the Beautiful Flowers at De Hortus

Dann and I love walking around flower gardens, taking pictures of the different flowers and just hanging out with each other. Botanical gardens feel like such a nice way to slow down, so one afternoon while in Amsterdam, we figured we’d head over to De Hortus, which we saw on our canal tour. This huge botanical garden has a large outdoor area, which is where we started. There are a few different trails and maps for different walks, all featured just inside the entrance. There is also a meeting point for guided tours, which happen during specific events.

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Brick Like This! – Fast building card game

[Ad- gifted product] We play a board game every other week at our local Geek Retreat, as a way to unwind after a busy Monday back to school. This time, we tried out Brick Like This! which is all about quickly talking and building with LEGO. It’s a quick action party game that does feel like a lot of fun, though it can be tricky for younger ones, so you might want to consider playing with your teens and tweens!

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My Little Miracle Bedtime Range – Gentle and Calming

[Ad- gifted product] My Little Miracle has a fantastic range in bath and body products for little ones, and they’ve recently released a Bedtime range, that includes a body lotion, body oil and bubble bath. Though we do not have a toddler in our house anymore, we figured it would be fine to have a look at some of the products with Robin, who still very much enjoys bath time and could always use a new tool to help her wind down on a weekend.

All of this range has lavender and chamomile scents, though they are very light and clean smelling. It’s aim is to sooth and make bedtime easier, through calming scents and feelings. I found all of these new products to have gentle scents and be fantastic on the skin, which is exactly what you want in these types of products. They are also all dermatologically tested and My Little Miracle is an award-winning brand.

My Little Miracle Bedtime Bath Bubbles

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NQ64 Arcade Gaming Bar – Night Life!

We have been known to like an arcade, especially Dann who has actually been ranked in pinball, so after our friend Quang’s birthday party, when he invited a bunch of us to NQ64, we were down to go. Dann and I had not been here before, so we were interested in seeing what they had to offer when it came to arcade machines. The whole exterior looks like a night club, with lots of neon colors, and the inside matches that.

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Three Easy Recipes to add Collagen to Your Diet

[Ad- gifted product] At the start of the year, people are always trying to start new habits and take better care of themselves. The start of a new year can inspire people to want to better themselves, as it’s like a little reset or milestone they’ve passed. One thing that easily can better your health is making sure you are taking care of your bones, joints, and skin through supplements like collagen. There are a few different brands of collagen around, though Dann and I have tried Elavate, which have a few different options to tailor to your tastes. I like the fact that they have unflavoured – which makes it easy to add a dose into your food without tasting anything. They also have chocolate and vanilla, which are two good flavours for baked goods as they do have a flavour to them. This brand of collagen is very fine, so we haven’t found any grainy tastes or feeling with the food we have added it to.

I do find sticking to a new habit to be a challenge, as does anyone I think. Elavate send a welcome box, which has a storage container for your supplement, an electric whisk, the collagen of course, and even a calendar that allows you to check off each day that you take your supplement, encouraging you to build up that habit. This is magnetic, which means it can be placed on your fridge, right where you see it! Obviously, it’s pretty easy to add Elavate Collagen to your coffee and tea, and their website have a few baked goods, but here’s what I have been adding it to!

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