Dukan Diet step by step ‘2

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Morning leute!

       Let’s keep on with the good habits of eating!

       If you read the book- good for you! it means you kind of understand how this will and should work. I f not… you just have to listen to others and read.

      First step ( there are 4 important steps in the Dukan Diet) :

     The Attack phase.  Very simple and easy. You can keep it for 2, 5, 7 or 10 days, depends how much weight you want to loose on the long term. I wanted to loose about 10 kilos so I kept it for 7 days. If you don’t want to loose more than 5 kg, then keep it for 2-3 days.

     You can eat whenever and as much as you want, no limits.

      You are allowed only pure proteins :

      Eggs– boiled, mixed, eggwhites, poached eggs ..raw.. whatever form you want-except fried in oil! that’s a no no!

      Meat : poultry, beef, fish, veal, some organs. 

        Boil it, grill it, ‘oven’ it …but never fry it. No skin on chicken allowed-that’s fat. 

only few condiments allowed- nothing green or fresh. Smoked salmon is allowed and any kind of fish, also in cans- but only in natural juice and please take care at sugars- there should be zero sugar added. 

        Milk and Yogurt : only non fat milk and non fat yogurt. Means 0,1% fat is also ok, but again, take care of the added sugars- should be zero if possible. No fruit yogurt-they all have sugars.

        Coffee,Tea and Coca Cola Zero.  No sugar!!! 

And lots of water- about 1,5 liters / day.

        Whatever you think “am i allowed to eat….” NO! 

        IF IT’S NOT ON THE LIST- THEN IT’S NOT ALLOWED.

        * everyday without interruption : one table spoon of oat bran (not flour) -can be with yogurt..or mixed with eggs or whatever. just have it.

       I didn’t make a lot of food photos in this Attack phase- I was kind of busy reading and cooking ..and trying to not make mistakes.

       I kept it for 7 days and I lost 5 kilos. 🙂

       I felt a little bit of headache and a bit weak on the 3rd and 4th day but I recovered immediately with fish. Since then, I never had days like that- always full of energy and no health problems.

Examples: 

 

You’re gonna eat a lot of this in this phase 🙂

Bon appetite! and loose weight!

 

Yours!

 

Welcome Back…to my blog!

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It’s been quite a while since my last post, and I’m still on the move..busy busy busy beeee 🙂

Don’t want to bore you all with details, just moved in another country..again..had a difficult time finding an apartment to stay..still no kinder care for my son..all are full…imagine that.

The only ‘new’ thing is that I am on a DIET , since my last post, or beginning of June rather..and it’s not bad, and! it’s working 🙂

Will get again more deep into blogging.. with details about that 🙂 for who is interested.

Till then, I’M  HAPPY  TO  BE  BACK !

Yours!

 

Busy…doing…#@$%@*&

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My phone broke down.. for 3 weeks already and I felt like a drog addict these days not having my daily dose of ..instagram,facebook,twitter..pinterset,blogger,wordpress…dragonstory..bakerystory..farmstory…blah blah blah…. and I can go on making a huge addicted list!!! Sh*^t !!!  I hate being addicted!

So! ..againg I am missing in blogging ..because I am on the move again.. looking for apartments,furniture… kindercare, blah blah..the same story..I am tired already..  Prices are high..places are small.. the usual stuff…can’t even dare to look for a job..that would be a luxury..

My hair SUCKS…I am having bad hair days for 2 months already..in Arizona I had to cut my hair short..that’s how bad it was.. At least the weather was great..

Oh and I am getting older..not a day younger.. 🙂 something new! I hate these days!

On my ..f*&^%g… busy days I managed on a RAINY day to visit the “Worthersee VW GTI meeting 2013” in austria …

Will write again soon..when I am not so angry on my life 🙂 🙂

kind of what I eat these days..

good smoothies!

How many? Who is counting ? …

and the Worthersee Treffen,with friends!

I don’t think I have to describe these 🙂

oh! Eddie loves them..:)

chaos and lots of drunk teenagers… I had a flash seeing Eddie in some years.. shoot.. a parent would go crazy..

and Kassel,Germany..

Happy week everybody 🙂

Yours!

Fields of…Arizona

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..or fields of Cactus 🙂

I want to Thank Everyone that visited, liked my blog and read my last posts.. 🙂 I owe it to You all.

By the time I write this I am at Home finally and having a better internet connection  🙂 and a great weather too 🙂 spring came here too, and I have again few time to rest…

4 days ago my mobile just broke… so no Instagram..no easy photos…no nothing..    I never felt more helpless.. 🙂 jeez… like my whole life is around a mobile phone..sh#t..

Anyway…I will let the photos make your day..and I will “Blah Blah” more next days 🙂

Thank You very much LittleMiss  for the nomination, I will make another post for that 🙂

this was a really ‘bumpy’ road 🙂 Eddie loved it! anyone who visited the Sonoran Desert National Park knows 🙂

On the way to the Old Tucson Studious same road of the Sonoran Desert..

these amazing cactus plants were everywhere.. wonder for my eyes..

the colors were amazing.. seen from the Desert Museum in Tucson,Az.

I know it seems normal height..but trust me..this is really tall-like 3-4 meters..

proof that they are in fact really really tall 🙂   yeah..that’s me and Eddie near,we are tiny humans 🙂  and yes it took me 5 minutes to get out my leaning part of the body the cactus needles.. funny and painful 🙂

Wishing all of You a great week ahead! may Peace be with You wherever you find yourself..

Kisses!

Yours!

Summer on the other side…MY side

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I apologize to You ALL…for the missing in action -blogging- time..

So much happened in a short time and I had no time to post or write anything..

Now I have some days of quiet time..in a warm part of the world..due to my hubby’s work-of course..

So I am here in Phoenix,Arizona already for a week. Before that we were on the run non stop. I think I haven’t slept for 50 and something hours before arriving here,and the whole last week me and Eddie were still in jet-lag mode …

Best part here…its super warm! 🙂 I love it.. also I love the cactus!-it’s everywhere.. not to mention..the shopping -I just have to try hard not to ruin my hubby.

Only today I made some orders to Paula’s Choice,Zoya nail polishes (yay 🙂 ) and Victoria’s Secrets… And still have to buy a shampoooooo! I am using the one from the hotel-which is not that bad!- Paul Mitchel, but as a friend of mine from Philly suggested I should buy Pureology for colored hair.

Oh yeah..I colored my hair..finally.. but I am not that crazy about it.. I still have to look for a good salon here in Phoenix..or Tucson... Anyone knows?!?

Anyhow…here are some photos of these days.

Soon will make some trips to Grand Canyon and around here and will have more photos then 🙂

waiting for the London flight..Eddie was the only one in good shape..

making friends on Heathrow airport…

arriving..and the welcome from AZ Opera..

the beautiful numbers that made the weather great :).. (90 smthing *F)

the hotel’s pool..waiting for us 🙂

the rehearsals of my hubby…Eddie is a very quiet child 🙂 minding his own business..

hubby’s fittings..hair,make-up,costumes…

the beautiful “stinging ” flora :)!

and..the knocked -out Eddie 🙂 he’s an Angel!- when he sleeps 🙂

Thank You All,

Have a nice week,sending sunshine and warmth where needed ,

Yours!

There are no words..

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….to describe feelings when you loose a loved one.

Sunday 24 of  February my GrandFather ( my mother’s father)  passed away. I called him Father,as he raised me and my cousins in our first years..

He had a beautiful life! He had a beautiful, happy marriage of over 50 years, he had children,grandchildren and great grandchildren.

He studied religion, and was the church singer and main help of the priest in his village all his life; he was a farmer,loved his land and his animals ;  he loved bees, and as long as I could remember he owned lots of them; in his spare time he was also the seller from the only shop in the village…. and he was a violin singer also-and with his brother were entertaining the weddings from the village. He had a full life! He was a great Man!

He was never ill/sick until last year…

We all loved him, and we all knew this time had to come one day…

…but when time comes…how do you let go..????

Tomorrow I will have to say good bye, and somehow let go…. My brother has a heartache as he cannot attend his funeral,being far away, I am only happy that 7 days ago I visited him with my son Eddie and kind of said good bye… I am also happy I am still around to make it to the funerals…as I am always away on other continents,in other countries…

…will always remember…

September 1929- February 2013

May You Rest in Peace my dear Grandfather…

February sicknesses..

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Yes yes, everybody by now has gotten the flu, pneumonia or whatever other “flying” flu around… and I am soooo pissed off!

Visiting my mother in law is always a challenge..for ME!

Let’s just say..I would have been happier if she was..DIFFERENT.. than she is..

I can say she and her other nephew are the reason why I am desperate right now with my son,on the verge of making pneumonia and spitting his guts out…I only hope we pass well on this, and I am making a promise to my son,me and all who read- I will never ,ever cross the entrance of a sick/ill person- no matter who it is : parents, brother, mother in law..etc.. Unfortunately this was the situation,and we had to stay a few days in visiting..but next time-HOTEL!

[I am really angry..]

Anyway! just wanted to say I also did not have too much time to write..again.. because we are also on the road till beginning of March-when we’ll have some time out 🙂 finally.

You can find me on “Insta” though..it was easier for me these days. You don’t have to follow of course, but whoever wants, can check me out 🙂

  here :    Instagram

till next time…here’s my all time superhero!

..I miss my home soooooo much…

And I am wishing everybody.. LOTS OF LOVE AROUND YOU!

YOURS!

New 2013

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Wishing all my wordpress Friends/Readers a Great, Peaceful 2013!

January was my NO Blogging month-(the holiday month away from blogging)…that does not mean I was totally in holidays. Since Christmas I was non-stop on the road.. I guess the “Life is a highway” song fits me well..

Year ended okay, not great, just okay.

But I am ready for 2013 to hit me! Literally!

Had a small depression (guess we all have that sometimes), still working on my diet-never ending story :(..bought new shoes..new coat..nailpolish.. -make me happy 🙂

Today I am Home 🙂 …but next days I will leave again 😦

Winter came to me too.. and it looks crazy white! Eddie is in love with snow 🙂 but hates the cold!

2nd of January the Real winter started (here)… I should show you some photos so you can have an idea 🙂 🙂

opening the door in the morning…not easy

our yard looked like a fairy tale..

on our street…

the entrance…we had stormy winter so every morning we had these “dunes” everywhere 🙂

the water coming from the roof just froze completely..

again our street in windy winter…it was so bad that they had difficulties in cleaning the streets..

..:) and we had a hard time getting the car out..many times

I wish you all a wonderful winter, and great posts!

Eddie sends greetings and hugs to All of You!

Yours!

Christmas Eve!

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Wishing everyone a white, peaceful Christmas Evening!!!

I put on my red lucky socks 🙂 and my red lucky shirt,and am ready for Christmas!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

KISSES AND HUGS!

YOURS!

12’12’12 HAPPY 3 YEARS !!!!!

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…FOR MY BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY, GREAT, ANGEL-DEVIL BABY BOY!!!!

 

CELEBRATING THE  12.12.’12 !!!! GREAT NUMBER! ONCE IN A LIFETIME !

 

 

 

I AM THANKFUL FOR MY LITTLE MIRACLE!

MAY HE HAVE THE BEST IN LIFE, MAY HE BE HEALTHY, MAY HE LIVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD!!!!

(and I wish him sooooooo many other things in his life)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BABY!

LOVE,

mama!!!

Winter

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…at my home too.

Last Saturday it started,and this was the morning view 🙂 

Since then,I already left home, and currently am in Transylvania 🙂 🙂 🙂 Dracula’s land!

Hubby will perform in three cities from Romania,so as always..we follow.

We have lots of snow here,-12 degrees ,windy and cold! but we stay inside!

Meanwhile I got my perfect Zoya Ornate collection in the best shape 🙂 with perfect “Logan”- the greeeeen one!

 

 

So!!! people are decorating trees and are preparing for winter holidays!

Here are some ideas of Christmas trees! (all from pinterest)

 

Love them all! Unfortunately this year I don’t have a Big Christmas tree…and I am not at home..:(

Anyway!

Wishing you all nice preparing!

Yours!

Am Not Giving Up On You!!!! (girly talk )

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…ZOYA!!!!

As I already told You, my packages arrived almost 2 weeks ago -the ZOYA nail polishes, and my Paulas Choice skin care, but i had no time to post about, because it was a bit tricky…

Why? BECAUSE!!!!

….OF THIS 😦 😦 😦

package arrived like this… “Logan” broke and greened all over the other polishes ….

so…

process of opening…

it was kind of messy…. and I have no Logan… 😦

Paz and Summer arrived well at least! and they are sooooo great! both!

then..process of cleaning…

after lots of remover…and dry hands.. they look better 🙂 and tested them all ..and guess what?? I really love them! they are gorgeous!!! and I am totally not a fan of sparkle!!!

but these…exceeded my expectations! they are super wearable this winter..and not only.. all of them need 2 coats to be perfect, but one coat is also really nice.. honestly.. I was impressed.

unfortunately I found another one cracked,so I will have to take care not to drop it 🙂 when I will use it.

next step! I wasted some 3 hours building some shelves for my small collection of polishes [ I always wore nude, and protection polish ,so I’m new into the color department 🙂 ] so it’s easier to choose what I want to wear 🙂

ps: my hubby loved it,he thought it’s funny.

the caring polishes and the color palettes are in a smaller box

and as usually,ZOYA sends some order Bonuses 🙂 yay!

and!!! I already know what I want neeext!!!!

Conclusion :

after I received the package, I had a conversation with the person that made it-usually the person that prepares the package leaves a name,mobile phone and e-mail in case of anything.

So she asked me a photo of the package as I explained what happened, and after she received it,  she apologized, she was shocked how this package arrived, and very kindly said she will replace as soon as possible the missing piece. and she immediately resend it to us, unfortunately it arrived a bit too late and I missed the package by a day,but a friend took my package and sent it to me here.

and now I wait the day my Logan polish arrives! 🙂

in other words,I am NOT so disappointed, in fact I am happy that what I ordered is greater than I expected! and I love all of them!

I think Zoya is quite a great brand, whatever I bought from them, I kind of loved it. So I guess I’ll stick with them 🙂

Have a nice day/evening/night 🙂 sweethearts!

Yours!

Last autumn Leaves..

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(and autumn indoor games ) .. 🙂

 

 

 

and how to get a little bit dirty 🙂

1.”catch” some flying leaves 🙂

2. convince your son/daughter that it’s okay to bring…them in the house this time

3. make a game plan : prepare color, water, painting paper, and painting pen..some glue

4. a table to mess on it..

and start.. 🙂

I had a very concentrated little partner 🙂

I think we all know the easy process 🙂 first you paint them,then..stick them on a paper 🙂 some are painting the windows..or some furniture pieces which is also nice! I haven’t tried it yet..I think Eddie is too small for that 🙂 – next thing..I will find my walls painted all over 🙂

 

and TADAAA!

 

and next I decided to glue a little bit the painted leaves that we used,and stick them on paper with some glue..this way..we have the real thing too 🙂

  easy, nice, and fun!

 

Wishing all my FRIENDS a great ,happy, peaceful week ahead!

HUGS!

YOURS!

 

Beautiful Colors of Autumn

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 I love the Autumn colors, as I love the Spring colors as well, but both are really different and truly beautiful.

    I make photos of these colors for two – three weeks already and they are still nice. 

    We even had fun making a kind of  “colaj”  of  painted leaves! it turned out nice 🙂

     Family is reunited :), so we are not alone anymore-for a while, Eddie is growing fast..and in one month he will be 3 years old!!! I have no idea how time went by.. 

    My Zoya and Paulas Choice packages arrived, but will make another post for that. 

   Oh! and nothing new..I am trying to loose some kilos..not many..about 5.. uhhhhhhh…

(excuse the quality of the photos,many of them are made through car window :), or by phone..)

our alley…

on the road…

Yours.

All Hallows Eve…

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 …or more commercially known as Halloween Evening. 

      I never actually celebrated ‘Halloween’ cause it has no importance to me. On the other hand 1st of November is a European Holiday(in most of Europe) that honors the Saints and is a time for praying for the departed ones.. 

   But if there’s something I love about these days, it would be…Pumpkins!!! and carving in them and I totally love Orange color!

 

    That being said, I can only share my baby boy dresses in Halloween pj-s 🙂 and some photos from my Hubby, he is in Orlando, and of course he sees pumpkins everywhere, and also he is at Disneyland visiting some haunted houses and scary things blah blah!!

in Hubby’s hotel lobby:

🙂 they really prepared for it!!!

 

And at Disneyland today (actually now) :

   excuse the quality of the photos,they are through phone made and sent..and!!! my hubby made them so..he’s a beginner 🙂

  Happy Halloween to everybody that is celebrating it!

  And to show you My Halloween Pumpkin:

Yours!!!

 

Birthday Holiday.. (and Home again!)

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 …of my Hubby!!! On the 20th October we celebrated my Husband’s birthday! 

well..kind of.. he was in a “Barber of Seville” show and after we drank a beer.. 🙂

 this was my small gift to Him.. 

Meanwhile, we were on the road again.. away from home.. lots of luggage again.. Eddie was kind of tired of all at the end..I got a bit of a cold.. and I said-I’m not doing this anymore like this..I get tired as well and all this hectic program makes us(me&Eddie) dizzy,fussy and tired and angry… and we were only 2 weeks away.. jeeez!!! 

  

   But I really think this is more or less the last year of this kind of freedom..as from next summer…we’re moving..AGAIN.. but this time I know we’ll stay 2 years in one city, and Eddie will join the kindergarden and I’ll try to find a job [anyone needs an assistant? 🙂 ]

 Autumn is passing fast..I picked up last nuts.. and we had to buy some new things for Eddie as he grew and is out of his clothes 🙂 we have a big boy now 🙂

I know..we shouldn’t.. but he really wished for LEGO… so we are playing only together, so we don’t have surprises with the small pieces.. 

  

  He loves it, but he gets really angry if he can’t do something. So as you guessed..I’ve become a really great Lego Constructor meanwhile. I wonder how it would all have been if I had these things in my childhood.. 🙂

And as winter is coming..I found some really nice clothes at Tesco-I had no time to look elsewhere, but these are nice and worth the price. 

    Oh, and…we(me&Eddie) are home alone again…  but we are HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!  sooo happy to be Home!!

    Hubby will sing in Orlando,Fl. , he will be there for 3 weeks… and I have a BIG SHOPPING LIST for him!!!  🙂 🙂 🙂 

   and .. I also bought a gift for me 🙂 but I’ll show it in another post 🙂

    Wishing everyone a nice weekend..and a nice Autumn-End..

Yours!!!

 

AUTUMN- ESS!!!!

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     Started the day with the sun knocking to our door!!!

 

Then Coffeeeeee….yay! oh oops! yeah, my first coffee literally exploded..but that could not ruin my morning!!! not even a bit! 🙂

Made a second loooong one!

 

ooops… I guess the machine was a bit confuse..

  hmmm..better 🙂  

   And today’s work was..arranging my ‘precious’  magazines! 🙂 gardening..cracking nuts.. blah blah 🙂 

  Eddie was just running around in the garden..in the sand..doing the autumn “works” 🙂

 

my second coffee 🙂 hmmmm…

 

..”chill out mommy, I can handle it..”

 

lots of them in my garden,but..I wouldn’t cook them 🙂 I guess it’s safer to buy..

 

I promised him an ice cream 🙂 [from where the nice smile :)]

 

I’m just gonna put them back !!!

 

our neighbor watching his corn field cleaned.. 

 the green part is ours.. yep..next year we’ll plant Halloween pumpkins 🙂 … seriously!

 

  Wishing all of You a looong Autumn, or many sunny warm days till snow is coming!

Yours!

 

Back Home !!!

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  Home, great, loving Home! Soo happy to be back!

  Remember the Joico pack I was expecting? yes yes..it came-just a day after I left home.. 

              tadaaaaa!

   ..unfortunately meanwhile I went to a doctor to give me a treatment for losing hair..and now I am only allowed to wash my hair with a non detergent soap bar and use the pharmacy made formula-which by the way contains many ingredients and I kind of burned my hands when I first used it..

yes! I still have hair on my had 🙂 and the soap is not that bad 🙂

 I am using now the Eucerin soap bar- and it’s okay… 

  so..in 2 weeks max I’ll be able to use these again..

 

this time I chose to buy the chelating shampoo ..I’ll let you know how it works..

haven’t tried this one yet,so I thought I give it a try..

and ..even though my hair is a bit greasy (I wash it every 2 days so no matter) I have to use this..

I read only great stuff about this serum, so I will let you know how great it is..

  Of course, a very dear beauty ‘guru’ that I love, once said- all hair products are good and great, cause they all use same ingredients (more or less). YOU only need to wash your hair and it will look great no matter the product…

  And definitely I use lots of different brands no matter the price,if my hair likes it,I like it.

yours!!!

Spring Fashion 2013 – runway details (2)

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2. Salvatore Ferragamo

 

[lots of loooooong legs gentlemen..I don’t blame you 🙂 ]

source: http://www.vogue.com

Bella citta- Milano! Spring Fashion 2013-Street Style!

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   Si, si, l’ho so! questi giorni Milano e la piu bella cita di Fashion sul “map” di Europe!

  Vediamo l’ho stile di queste belle donne milanesi! 🙂

 

La vita e Bella!-quando vivi a Milano!

Yours!

source: http://www.vogue.com;  Photo: Phil Oh (also on http://streetpeeper.com/ )

Spring Fashion 2013 – runway details (1)

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   It takes me a lot of time to check everyday all shows that are taking place-these days in Milano, and I am happy when I see something that I like.

   Today I looked a bit at Dolce&Gabbana but ..somehow it was like looking back 1-2 years ago at Mary Katrantzou’s digital prints (which were a revolution) ..mixed with these raw materials of the shoes..and honestly I am not a fan this season of D&G,but it’s just my opinion.

   Anyway!!! I am not a professional fashion critic! 🙂

 

     So! I payed a lot of attention to details – meaning shoes!!!

1. ALTUZARRA S2013

What Nature gives…

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.. is more than Great..!

     Have been busy with my father’s new condition, but we’ll do okay…I’m still on the road, hopefully by the end of the week I’m back HOME.. 

    Eddie also had a bit of a cold for a week – Summer -Autumn transition was not that smooth -temperature dropped too much and sudden;

 …Hubby will have 2 more auditions in Germany.. and some shows in Paris next 10 days..so..I will be HOME alone again..

    Also..have been waiting more than a week for my K-Pak shampoos from Joico to arrive..

 

….and had to leave before my package arrived -actually I have no idea if it arrived by now-but am very angry with beautybay, because they promised a certain delivery and was not in time – I stayed with dirty hair for more than a week just waiting for my shampoo and trying to get even the last drop from my last one to use it…now I call that a High Fidelity!- (or just really dirty hair??)  what woman would not wash her hair just to wait for a certain one??!! would say a crazy one…

    Will let you know if I got the package.. but meantime I cheated my hair with another shampoo… 😦

   Till more news.. here are some photos made along my last trip at the end of the world..with things found in nature 🙂

 

the well known Sea-Buckthorn plant-has higher levels of vit C than lemons and oranges, used in many medical treatments. full of this on my hills!   

Crabapple -or Malus -or wild apple 🙂  

crab apple tree!

Blackthorn! very good to eat after first freeze!

plums! lots of plums! So many that below you see..the tree actually broke down because it was too  heavy..

and some nice colored …caterpillars! love the way they look -this one in particular is the Spurge-Hawk moth ,and will show you  lower how it will look! 🙂

tadaaa!!!

and the well known ketchup supplier 🙂 the Tomato..from my grandmother’s garden 🙂 huge one! 

🙂 Eddie and THE Tomato! it had 1 kg and 400 grams (1,4 kg) quite a BIG one!

Yours!

have a great Monday everyone!

London Fashion Week-Spring 2013- Street style

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..so far! London Fashion week started! So all You Londoners out there have fun- Fashion Fun!

Source: http://www.vogue.com Photos: Phil Oh

NYFW street style S 2013 part II

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Photos: Phil Oh, Sources: http://www.Vogue.com

 

NYFW Spring 2013- Street Style

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    Fashion year 2013 started… till now whatever I saw on the runways..did not “impress” me that much..[not that I’m Anna W. :)]

   So far, I liked a few pieces from all designers. But I think it will be another year or two until some major changes will be done again. Just like Olympics -every 4-5 years fashion makes a breakthrough 🙂

STREET STYLE  NEW YORK FASHION WEEK SPRING 2013

Tomorrow morning again looong trip…

I promise I won’t forget my laptop under the bed as last time 🙂

Happy Weekend to ALL of You!

Yours!

Photos: Phil OH,Source:Vogue.us 

Back in time..part II

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..starting with..”I can’t believe summer is gone!!!!” …and “uhhh I really don’t like winter”…

I am just hoping it will be a loooooooooooooong Autumn!!!!

    after reading once in a while (-yeah maybe twice-) the everyday news…I just get sick sometimes..but this is the reality (sick world)  we live in,  and I have to Thank everyday for the life I have, for having my family, and for many many reasons to live..

    Fashion weeks have started again..skinny models everywhere, new designs.. new designers… more money to spend… jeeeeezzz….

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     This year,in June we’ve lost another sister of my grandmother. They were 6 sisters, now only 2 left..they were sooo united, always. Whenever a baby was born in the family, they all gathered to help raise the baby, support the sister and be happy one for another.     

    Imagine the 3 funny fairies :)..only they were 5.. one of their sisters Mary,died very young, of cancer. 

 

  So!!! I grew up in quite a busy, happy, working family of grandparents. Me and 3 others! my 2 closest cousins, and my brother of course. All devils!

      We all grew up a few years in this “end of the world’ place. there was no electricity, only wood heating, and water from the fountain.. Not that so much is changed today, only thing in plus is electricity -a very important change!

       I am more than convinced that Eddie will never understand or wish our childhood.. but I can only give him a glimpse (trip) from time to time to make him understand how things were then, and possibly could be in a future if technology fails on us suddenly 🙂

    Anyway! All this story for one reason. This big family of my grandmother, has a Hill here at the end of the world, where the close relatives are buried-sisters, parents, grandparents.

     All the land ( a lot)  you see there was of an uncle of my grandmother; back then, it was the tradition to bury -in your yard,or on your land-your close family.

     They chose this lovely hill… from where you can see everything around,and where it’s peaceful.

     they rest in peace

the view from the hill 🙂

Eddie was still running strong!! 🙂

till we arrived on our Alley..as I always remembered, turning right..is our yard

or what used to be…our yard..

and here was our house…nature always takes back what it belonged to it..

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  meeting my uncle and aunt..they looked the same for me, even if older with may years..

Eddie talking first time with my uncle, he immediately got attached to him.

going back..climbing again hills.. 🙂

and my shoes…not in such a bad shape-color 🙂

on the other side of the hill where we first started the trip! this is the village in which my grandparents moved, long time ago, to have better conditions than on the other part of the hill that we just visited..

in 1986-1987 or so, here was at least electricity.. 

   But don’t worry..we went everyday over the hill to work our land and see our relatives…I was in good shape back then! 🙂 Whenever it was a heavy rain..we just had to take our shoes off and get in the mud to our knees! but for us kids..was really fun!

   a friend took this picture of the place my grandparents live now..very nice. more to the right there is the catholic church,and below is my grandparents house and land..

Have a nice Sunday everyone!

Yours! ( true country girl 🙂  )

Back in Time.. part I

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   Last week we came back Home from a long trip to my parents. 

   As I forgot my laptop under my bed..I could not blog about it 🙂  

   Things were okay back to my parents home, weather was way too hot.. but now we are back Home!!! and I have a great feeling here! Still a mess all around 🙂 full of boxes 🙂 and traces of construction, but I just feel better here!

    The photos you will see below, tell a little story, story of where I grew up as a baby at my grandparents (my mother’s parents), places I always remember dearly..and wish I could visit more often. I got the chance to do it with my son 🙂  U will probably not understand too much from these but.. I’ll try my best.

    To get where I grew up my first 6-7 years, you need to walk some kilometers (3-4)..climb a nice hill..and go down a valley… 🙂  no train, bus, car or…plane (well maybe a helicopter) can get you there, feet are best! 

  You pass near a (still there) nice forest…go down a cracked, dried road.. used now by tractors, or old carriages.. 

If I could make photos from my memories..wow! they would be treasures..

Anyway!

 

   Eddie ran all the way 🙂 and he was dead tired early that day.

   I wanted to see an uncle and an aunt of mine,they are old-my uncle is 92 years old and my aunt a bit younger..87 y or so. I was 6 months pregnant when I last visited (3 years ago) and my uncle said he won’t catch the day to see my baby…well, he did, and I am happy for that. 

 

and this is a forest Eddie…-I said,- isn’t it nice?! how poor in words we are sometimes..so stupid; he liked what he saw already anyway.

kept running 🙂 climbing the hill…

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meanwhile..bad choice of shoes 🙂 ..just thought they are comfy..forgot they are white

and over the hill! 

  it’s a nice small valley..with 4 or 5 houses still.. where the closest “bushes” 🙂 are, let’s say, used to be our house-middle of the photo.

and we went down…

it was kind of hot so we had to hydrate all the time!

the summer was really dry..you can see by the huge cracks in the country road..

Eddie walked side by side, and he didn’t complain 🙂 

this was the road down; it is there and always the same for as long as I can remember 🙂

more to see next days!

Yours!

Autumn BIRTHDAY wishes!

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 2 nd of September, somewhere back in time was the day I was born; a small “thingy” , with black “fur”, of  3.4 kg, and as I heard not very noisy 🙂 my parents say I was a good baby 🙂 meaning I stayed where they put me, I didn’t cry, I didn’t mess around too much…took care of my brother later..and so on. 

    They say that now! I don’t think it was the same back then! 🙂

     I already have gifts from my Boys 🙂 since yesterday : Roses and jewelry 🙂 

     I Thank only for the fact that we are together, in the past years we were in different places,  apart from each other for our Birthdays, so, I Thank for today for being with the Family.

     I also have some birthday wishes 🙂 :

I wish I could share my Birthday cake with everyone!

 

I wish everybody born today and on this day Happy Happy B-day! (yes yes, including Keanu Reeves- yes he’s born September 2nd..)

 

I wish my brother was with me on my B-Day..

 

I wish there was PEACE on Earth- yes..not just a Miss Universe speech,but a reality we need..

 

I wish everybody Health and Happiness..and lots of sunny days!

[ and last..I secretly wish a pair of sport shoes 🙂 ]

 

Yours!!!

 

 

Beautiful Morning!

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 Not a fan of coffee..but I feel the need for one once in a while in the morning 🙂

        [ I drink almost everyday..but I actually Like it rarely 🙂 ]  

        and!!! I really like the smell!!!

 

      These days …we were busy with lots of documents.. finance, health, assurances, taxes on …everything we own 🙂 .. blah blah.. we have to do all this ( we are not that smart to avoid them!) to be in order with our stay here.

hmmmm…yummy!!!  it was a very nice, quiet day.. and after the end of the Olympics!!! 

[I liked Olympics, all of it..I mean at least what I had time to see 🙂 and the ending show was great…]

it looks really…brown 🙂 

it’s funny how a photo can make us feel..

and it’s funny how the actual place of taking the photo really looks 🙂

the “studio” for the photo shooting of my coffee 🙂 

later, I had a ‘buggy’ visitor 🙂 a very nice one! Eddie liked it! so I had to ‘snap’ it a little 🙂

 I later moved it in the greener “studio” and left it there to continue it’s trip 🙂

 

me and Eddie ate later these yummy nuts.. we have them in our garden… when I see these fruits it feels like autumn is coming soon..

and!! I had to take outside my TRIO! bought them together 2 months ago.. and they stayed in the house most of the time.. so I decided to let them a bit outside in the sun..they really love it! 🙂

they are THIS big… (not!!!)

so! this is the grass we planted in our yard! because constructions destroyed our yard..or a part of it.. we had to remake it..it’s really small 🙂 but it’s there!!!

 TRUTH : this growing grass is actually under our trampoline 🙂 because it was a better “weather” under!!! it was more humid and not directly in the sun so it grew faster! the rest of what we seeded… well almost nothing grew 😦 😦

🙂 🙂 🙂 it looks funny!

   So..tomorrow..AGAIN luggage.. 😦 😦 it never ends..

   BUT! I will be going on a wedding this Saturday 🙂  to a very very good friend(classmate) of mine!

   Unfortunately because of my BAD eating habits of lately… I gained ( and did not loose them yet) about 4 kilos again.. 😦 and it will be difficult to get in some dresses.. I will see… maybe if I don’t eat 3-4 days?!!! 🙂 joking..sooo stupid..

 

 Happy rest of the week everybody!

   Hugs to everyone!

    Yours!

‘sand in my shoes’ :)

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I’m back.. 🙂

       I left You guys so You can have an Olympic Holiday free from blog posts! (from me) 

      Truth is..I really have few time to blog these days (weeks)..

       I APOLOGIZE

     SO!!!

 

     Introducing Eddie’s new haircut (baldness)    🙂

     the post title has nothing to do with DIDO’s song :), but with what I’ve done yesterday and today:)

    we wanted to make a place for Eddie where he can play with sand (I am sure all children love it) so..instead of buying a kinf of box to put the sand in..we made it. 

    Actually a professional wood worker (carpenter) did it, I just painted it. We chose to build it because we wanted a bigger size and to make our own color-and what better color than green to just blend in the nature! I mean I really like how it looks-so is Eddie!

 

the “product” is of 2/2 m.

   I started with a base coat-carpenter said so! but I’m sure if you go to a specialized store they will advise you on these things-just ask what you have to do,when you work with fresh wood. 

and go with the green paint!! 

    it took me 40 minutes I think, and I left the first layer to dry. You really need at least 2 layers to have a nice color. in the late afternoon I put another layer,and today it looked really nice!

  Tadaaaa! today we had 2 layers..and I’m thinking of another one..on the exterior..maybe..

hmm ‘hot sexy mama’..this is miiiiiiiiiine !!!!

not long ago,in the morning…we ordered half a cubic meter of sand!! 1 cubic m would have been too much, they told us at the deposit. 

and off with the sand in the box!!!

Eddie was super excited!!!

ready to ‘dive’ in!

🙂 he just left his clothes near,and jumped in!

   so! we spent the afternoon in the sand..I think I played more than he did 🙂 we are still kids!

   I leave you now, I have to peel some boiled potatoes 🙂 -I’m  making a summer salad.. 🙂 

Still haven’t lost kilos.. and I eat a lot.. 😦 

Anyway! I have to go to a wedding on the 19th of august…so when I will panic about my kilos..I will definitely loose weight. 

 

All the best! Still Breathing, Eating and Sleeping Olympics!!!

Yours!!!