14 Reasons Why It's Fun To Be Single

Welcome to a new post!

It's the day of the days. The day were most people that are in a relationship are full of joy, love and cringe. But even if you're single, that doesn't have to mean life can't be fun without a partner. In fact it has many benefits, which we should totally talk about more often instead of moaning about how annoying it is to be single and not have a partner. And as it's Valentine's day, I thought it was the best time to do this kind of post. For some reason it turned out a lot shorter than I had initially planned, but I guess length isn't what's most important, right?

1) You never have to fight about the tv programme, nor what to watch next on Netflix.

2) You've got a whole lot more time to yourself.

3) You can do more of what makes you happy.

4) No one is going to get jealous when you want to hang out with someone of the other gender.

5) You can have as many celebrity crushes as you want and dream about them 24/7 if you like.

6) You can declear how hot someone looks without anyone getting jealous.

7) You won't have to get out of bed on Valentine's day to go one a date, but stay in bed with all your snacks and Netflix all day.

8) You don't have to spend money on any anniversairy or Valentine's day gifts, and save some instead - it's a win win situation.

9) No one is going to break your heart. Unless, of course, your crush or your celeb crush gets into a relationship, gets engaged or is about to become a parent.

10) You have the bed allll to yourself.

11) You do whatever you want to, no need for compromises either.

12) You're not dependant on anyone.

13) No need to share anything, especially food.

14) There's no need to worry about having to impress anyone. I mean we shouldn't do that anyway, but we all know that we do it anyway.

See, there's no need to be sad about being single, because it's got so many benefits too. Many of these things would be so different if you were in a relationship, so please don't worry about being on your own right now. That is going to change one day, so you better enjoy the time to yourself right now, as long as you're still able to do so. You will regret not cherishing these things as soon as you're in the middle of a relationship.
I am not saying being in a relationship wouldn't have it's fun sides too, but really, being single just doesn't have to be a bad thing unless you make it one. Go out and enjoy your time as a single person! Do whatever the heck you want and do whatever makes you happy! Don't sit in a corner and cry about it. Look at the positive sides and go out there. Don't bring yourself down about being single. There are so many people out there who are happily singles, so why shouldn't you be that too? Go out, have fun and enjoy yourself! You ain't going to get into a relationship more quickly just because you're crying about not being in one.

So how are you spending this normal Tuesday? 😉

Have a great week ♥

Love, Jacqueline Xx

Baking Chocolate-Brazil Nut-Cookies

Welcome to a new post!

I've never done a baking post before because I was never quite sure what to show you, as we usually bake really easy and quick things on the usual days. However I recently bought myself a new cooking book, as I really want to do more of that. That is what also inspired me to make this recipe, which is inspired by one of the ones in the actual book.
Chocolate-Brazil Nut-Cookies sounded so cool and tasty, but not too exotic, so I thought I would give them a try!

To be completely honest I thought all together they were only around 130 calories if I would have made the complete actual recipe, but it turns out I forgot to read the 'each cookie contains' right next to it...:D *FAIL*. It was already way too late as the cookies were already in the oven, but whatever, they taste soo nice so I'm just not going to care and treat myself to one every once in a while!

They are really easy to make and even my brother and my father who are usually very critical with stuff like that love the recipe, so here's how to make them!

  You will need:

• 50g butter

• 50g vegetable fat

• 150g brown sugar

• 1 egg

• 5 drops vanilla flavour

• 1 TBSP milk

• 100g flour

• 100g oats

• 1 TSP baking soda

• 1 pinch of salt

• 175g dark chocolate drops

• 75g crunched brazil nuts 

Steps:

1) Mix the butter, egg, sugar, milk, vegetable fat and vanilla flavour with a mixer or Kitchen Aid for at least 3 minutes until it's creamy but still a little fluffy.

2) Mix the oats, the flour, the salt and the baking soda in a different bowl and then add it to the mixture you have made before. Also add the nuts (if you can't find any crashed ones, simply put them into a plastic bag and use something like a food hammer to crash them) and the chocolate drops at this point, and make sure to mix it all well, bevor you either close your bowl with it's lid or with a piece of clingfilm, and leave it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

3) Pre-heat the oven to around 180° whilst you put a sheet of baking paper on your tray. Then start making little chunks of dough, best with a spoon or two. Make sure to leave enough space between them as they spread out quite a lot in the oven.

4) Bake the cookies for around 15 minutes, and then let them cool for around another 15 minutes if you still want them to be a little warm and gewy, or longer if you want them to be completely finished.

And now - get baking, and enjoy your cookies! :)

How did you like this different style of blogpost? Do you want more baking and cooking bits on here? Let me know, what you would like to see!

Have a great day! ♥

Love, Jacqueline Xx