At six months you start to notice her personality coming through. Is she going to be a smiley, greeting every set of arms with delight baby or the one that discovers the world around with the seriousness on her face? Blowing her first candle she may curiously look above your shoulder unwrapping that green and yellow telephone to make her first call or lead guests her size to play games of running and climbing. Will her interest revolve around quiet reading and puzzle arranging activities or will the second mark find her mummy struggling to keep up with the speed of her feet? At three she might have already had her nails painted and been to first ballet lesson or played football and refused greens for lunch. At three and a half you will definitely know if she's a big hugger, daddy's girl or... performer which of all roles Nadia plays each day acting and dancing is her favourite. Her moves are spontaneously remembered from Saturday ballet lessons locked for our view as parents are asked to sit outside the dancing room and wait for their ballerinas come out skipping and pirouetting. Any kind of music can make Nadia put her dancing shoes on and me as her faithful fan will always cheer up every swing and swirl of her busy feet, welcome Swan Lake performed for my eyes only (with Instagram having a little peak). Dance, my little ballerina!
We're back to the cold front no matter what the calendar says and shop windows shout so no open toes or bare shoulders any time soon. Bundled up we still manage to escape boredom and gravitate towards outdoor activities - freezing backsides off on an empty playground, carefree frolicking on a windy beach and re-discovering old paths and half-sprouted branches in the background is our kind of fun these couple of days. Whether we can continue to entertain ourselves this way for a long time is a whole different matter. So my friends, go brighten up your freezing cold day and step out. And then hang out at home and don't leave until you defrost. x
I caused a sensation today. I crawled into bed unnoticed holding digitally unrecognized object and stayed this way for a good fifteen minutes until I was found by the rest of the household. Yes, I've read a chapter! In weeks, months even and my Amazon's account can testify. You see there's not many things that are so therapeutic and relaxing for me than slipping into bed with bound pages in hand. Ideally for more than fifteen minutes at a time. Also our way of life just isn't reading adult stuff friendly and books are rather last-minute treats before midnight or extinct species. With Nadia's approval I hope I can begin reading revolution again.
Do you remember my 30 day blogging challenge? It sits at the back of my head and I'd love to continue it while figuring out outfits and adding numbers to our already gone-bonkers fridge magnet collection. So on day five (plus minus two weeks) the challenge brings 'the best book(s) I have ever read and a book that I really want to read'. I don't need time on this one. Of all positions that have acquired smudges of my fingerprints 'The devil in the flesh' by Raymond Radiguet scandalously turned me into an admirer of adolescent irresponsible love games so not mentioning 'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabokov or Marcel from Proust's masterpiece would be regrettable. I owe them a debt of taking people without editing and not giving age rights to overtake emotions. And the one I want to read? Anyone I can finish, haha! Have a great day my lovelies.
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No wonder I am a rolling stone when the view outside my
window doesn’t overwhelm any longer and streets are less desirable for evening
walks. Couple of times a year my inner rolling detector activates and images on
the other side of a pupil eye surprise even less. And then we have settled at the
seaside, made friends here, increased our family and stuff that makes us happy
has been found in the sand, inside tall buildings, in the countryside, through miles of
trails and stores attracting corners of our eyes. The way it flows from one
object to another predicts how long our history will be written among those
hills and beach huts and living this way creates that awesome unpredictable effect
on us - nothing will be attractive without a real escapade, a noise made by my shoes
on unknown bricked pavements every time we feel some kind of a hidden inarticulated
urge to search for a new view as for sweet water. You bet hundreds of leaflets and street maps are
looked through in these parts on regular basis and our legs are always ready
for some walking.
These days we’re more for a shorter weekend breaks due to our working/parenting schedules however I refuse to call myself a weekend tourist and given opportunity I’ll spend weeks living like locals being pleasantly surprised to find their lives could be easily adapted as mine. Our stay in Germany was just that – relaxed and off-key joys of eating potato salad and getting sun burns. I am definitely not done yet and waiting for my rolling detector to take off! All that hopefully is about to hit off with our upcoming trip up north in June hoping for a bearable weather and tons of walking traits giving Nadia an opportunity to seek thrills and adventures. I’d love her to feel comfortable wherever she finds herself settling for a short period or a long homely stay. I’m definitely for maximizing horizons, especially those opened for an eye view. I guess whichever option of leading our lives we choose (rolling often or not) the greatest fun comes when you start planning it, visualizing, moving index finger through the internal boundaries picking places along the way (check out our previous trips: the moody vibe of seaside here, shades of chill here, nature's great intentions here and many more throughout the archives). Are they multicultural enough to accommodate our needs, crowded enough to still find our personal space yet stunningly built enough to keep us in awe? You can guess what we will be getting up to this spring!
These days we’re more for a shorter weekend breaks due to our working/parenting schedules however I refuse to call myself a weekend tourist and given opportunity I’ll spend weeks living like locals being pleasantly surprised to find their lives could be easily adapted as mine. Our stay in Germany was just that – relaxed and off-key joys of eating potato salad and getting sun burns. I am definitely not done yet and waiting for my rolling detector to take off! All that hopefully is about to hit off with our upcoming trip up north in June hoping for a bearable weather and tons of walking traits giving Nadia an opportunity to seek thrills and adventures. I’d love her to feel comfortable wherever she finds herself settling for a short period or a long homely stay. I’m definitely for maximizing horizons, especially those opened for an eye view. I guess whichever option of leading our lives we choose (rolling often or not) the greatest fun comes when you start planning it, visualizing, moving index finger through the internal boundaries picking places along the way (check out our previous trips: the moody vibe of seaside here, shades of chill here, nature's great intentions here and many more throughout the archives). Are they multicultural enough to accommodate our needs, crowded enough to still find our personal space yet stunningly built enough to keep us in awe? You can guess what we will be getting up to this spring!
Perusing books and tourist guides written by avid travelers
are really helpful together with tons of leaflets resting their backs on the
counters of countless hotels, restaurants, eateries. All you need to do is pick
them up and save the date in your calendar. Leaflets have been our first choice
of exploring the area – from children friendly theme parks to river banks full
of ducks and swans (Abbotsbury Swannery will announce its baby swans hatching
in June, save the date devices essential). As for the books - ‘Where to go and when: Great Britain and
Ireland’ not only gives me ideas which place promises great excitement but
is full of clues when it is the best time to start the engine. Spring chapter has already been
smudged by my fingertips.
Seaside surroundings are those I barely associate my
childhood with, I tend to follow my heart and stop by the trees, haunt rivers and
grassy fields wherever I go. Now more times then ever we cannot resist time spent at the beach and the whole
dressing for spring idea this Sunday (in my case) didn’t quite work out as I was
freezing my gears off but we had to memorize those few hours of daylight at the
pier after celebrating Ireland’s patron’s day. The story behind Sunday’s
afternoon is short and unpredictable: it rained all day giving me cheap thrills
at every break in the tear in the sky. Then it rained some more. And it stopped for the rest of the day like
saying: go out and enjoy the cold. Which we did as casual walk on the beach
never fails as our evening favourite.
Pink hat: Primark, Fuchsia turtleneck: Vertbaudet, Chiffon blouse: Young Dimension, Jeans: Debenhams, Shoes: Vertbaudet
When we first bought this chiffon tomato red (as Nadia would say) blouse we didn't realize how often it would jump out of the drawer and become our best-loved item. Curious to replace famous characters (mostly Minnie or Daisy) for a flowery embroidery she is asking me for pairing it with almost everything we've collected so far. And I keep saying yes to tomato red blouse neglecting all other vegetables.
Thanks for visiting the boutique and have a happy weekend my lovely readers! x
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Chiffon blouse: La Redoute, Military jeans: River Island, Oversized ring: Primark, Studded boots: Barratts |
I'm just going to make it short and sweet - I love how a couple of simple pieces worn a lot more than I want to acknowledge can one time, totally unexpectedly have their distinctly individual vibe brought out. I didn't want to take myself too seriously so turned to camouflage jeans, yet it felt glammed up because of the chiffon blouse and heels. All in all my amateur eyes were pleased with the result but not necessarily in awe with the weather to go out dressed like that. It actually snowed yesterday! I'd better grab a slouchy sweater, wooly scarf and wait for a proper spring.
P.S. Any studying ladies out there? Check back tomorrow! x
Let me ask you a question... what is your favourite activity after coming
home from work? Stretching tendons in a lazy pose on the sofa? Drinking coffee
and catching up on soaps? Tidying up your handbag from haunting calorific
bombs? I was so sure to fall in the same category yet jumped in a pair of
trousers I've been wearing irrationally often, spent unbelievable half an hour on make up and
voila! photo overload to be continued. I wanted to post a little bit about my
make up habits and revolutions so badly I couldn't wait any longer and asked my
patient husband to keep snapping. However after downloading the photo galore
onto my laptop I couldn't decide if step by step tutorial was something I meant
to be known for. I definitely wanted to share with you a couple of my personal
beauty secrets but in rather 'finished' form.
Gladly
I roasted two overstuffed turkeys on one stove meaning I also got to shoot a new
outfit featuring some of the latest monochromatic grabs and can't wait to show
you tomorrow. As you can see black and white (with enormous addition of
life-saving grey) is holding strong on this side of the mirror.
My colouring daily routine was always easy and quick resulting in dark, smokey eyes and a touch of rouge on the apples of my cheeks. Every day, for every outing, the same order and cosmetics (face cream, sunscreen, rouge, mascara, eye pencil, eye shadow). It worked wonders but not until last week. I felt like I've given quite essential make up pieces too many days off, especially the foundation which was non-existent in my beauty bag. Neither was powder as my completion has been rather dry than oily and I thought it didn't need it. So the plan for the afternoon exploded in combining my all-time favourites with newest finds under the Maybelline brand. Never appreciated foundation surprised me as a silky smooth and very light mousse that blends effortlessly and covers imperfections leaving skin looking natural. Long lasting impression was achieved by applying pressed powder and concealer in a slim tube. When I read reviews on the FIT Me series I was slightly disappointed as the average ratings scored between 3.6 to 4 points. That's low for concealer perfectly handling around the eye area (mama knows best) and covering any facial
blemishes just by dabbing it on and patting with my fingers. I don't own a ton of concealers but better to have one that works than buy more and let them go to waste.
I like mix and mingle but so far Maybelline set as I call it has wowed me with every single piece. By looking at the photos I can't help but get excited how fresh and healthy my face looks like (and on many busy days it can just look the total opposite) also thanks to medium pink blush in a paler version than I normally use. As for the eyes - mascara is a big thing in my beauty bag, to complete the look I used Benefit's They're Real and topped it off with Givenchy's brush. I'm not a lipstick fan but as the weather warms up lip gloss was incorporated into the look. I think there's glam girl in all of us - let her out more often, shall we?