“Life only comes around once, so do whatever makes you happy, and be with whoever makes you smile”.
It’s Tuesday night and I’m all warm and snuggly on my sofa, under the softest blanket, with a cup of tea to warm up my hands. I love these cozy winter nights at home, and I cannot think of a better way to focus on the positive things that made me smile the last couple of weeks:
1.Shopping with my mum: sometimes, when I feel totally
exhausted and under the weather, there’s nothing better than an afternoon of
shopping with my mum. She’s always been the one that could make me smile or
cry, based on what I needed most, and today she was able to get me back in good
spirits with her positivity and gentleness! We went in a lovely shop to buy
some new super cute clothes ( a lovely black blouse with white swans, a black
skirt with a big bow in its waist and a pair of grey woolly shorts) and we had
the warmest cup of pomegranate green tea and
the yummiest croissant with apricot jam! No doubt, mum knows how to make
me happy!!!
2. Pumpkin soup: this winter has been all about
soups…tasty little pleasures that warm you up after a long stressful day at
work! There is a little market every Saturday morning close to my house, where
they sell many organic products from the farms of the nearby villages, so you
can imagine how sweet and genuine the pumpkins are. I‘m not a great chef, but I
can easily made a tasty soup with pumpkin, potatoes and parsley, or sprinkle it
with grains of hazelnuts…blissful!
3. Edinburgh: A week ago I came back home after spending
five amazing days in Edinburgh! Going to Scotland has always been my dream, so
I couldn’t have been more excited when my parents bought me and my sister two
tickets for Edinburgh as a Christmas present. The city was even more beautiful
than I expected, vibrant, lively, stunning and full of history! It was so
lovely to explore its hidden gems, drink many cups of chai tea latte in the cosy
Starbucks of the Royal Mile, take lots of pictures everywhere and spend time
with my sister, who is the best “partner in crime” you could desire when it
comes to shopping, watching romantic movies and silly video until late at night
and laughing out loud.
4. Brushed cotton bed sheets. Is there
anything better than go to bed early, after a long, busy day and be wrapped up
in the comfiest, softest and warmest brushed cotton bed sheets?!!! I must admit
I came late to the party and I discovered this pleasure only the last fall, but
its’ such a bliss to be able to skip the annoying part of going to bed, when
you spend the first five minutes beating your teeth and trying to warm you up
as soon as possible! As for all the daily little pleasures, once you discover
them you can’t go back, so I ran to buy a new pair of this kind of bed sheets
and I received another one as a gift from my friends…I must say I’ll enjoy them
all the winter long.
5. Pancakes with bacon
and maple syrup. I’m usually a morning person and I don’t like to waste my time
in bed, but Sunday morning I decided to make an exception and, without putting
the alarm clock, I slept until eleven o’ clock ( Gosh, I needed it!!) Once I
got up I was craving for something yummy and tasty to eat, so I decided to try
a new recipe: sweet potatoes pancakes with bacon and maple syrup! For me
pancakes rhyme with holidays, so the simple fact to prepare a brunch like that
put me in a very good mood! The procedure took quite a long time, but it was
well worth it because the result was amazing: the pancakes were gold and soft
and the combo with the crispy bacon and the maple syrup created a sweet and sour
taste that was paradisiac!!!
I wish you a beautiful day my friends and, please, let me know what has put a smile on your face this week!
Here all the amazing ww ladies whose positivity will be like a balm for your soul:
Love
Martina
