My 2015 by month

In 2012 and 2014 I made a collage of pictures taken that year. This year I want to look at my 2015 in greater detail, so I made a monthly collage. January was a lovely month for me. The pull-up bar was up in the living room and I can say the same about the […]

I achieved all my goals in 2015

I achieved all my goals in 2015. In fact I achieved them a couple of months ago. So, this is the recap. 1. Keep the Good Things Jar. I want to fill a jar with notes of small good things that happened, things that I’ll forget in a few months and I’ll put them in […]

Good things

Is most likely that this will be my last Good things post this year. It was a great idea to have this series, I enjoyed it so much. Sometimes I was upset about small things and I wasn’t in the mood to write it, but that was the main reason behind it. To focus on […]

The Best Christmas Gift

I woke up and I went downstairs, in the dim light of the early morning, when I saw my Christmas gift, near the French doors. I smiled and felt joy, overwhelming joy. It’s not Christmas day, it’s only 8th December and I received this Christmas gift almost 6 years ago… it’s Festus, my beautiful dog. […]

Handmade Christmas cards

I was invited by Viking to take part in a Christmas Craft Challenge, #ChristmasCraftChallenge. It was perfect, as I was thinking of making handmade Christmas cards and I needed a boost to start doing them. It might sound puzzling, but there aren’t any Christmas cards for bloggers on the market, so I made a few […]

Saint Nicholas Day

Today is Saint Nicholas and he is still celebrated as a great gift-giver in several Central European countries. I realized I never blogged about it before although hubby and I are celebrating it every year. As Romanian kids, we were taught that we have to clean our footwear and leave it near the windows on […]

Pilates at Runway Pilates

I like working out so much that I consider it to be one of my hobbies. Exercising makes me feel better, sleep better and gives me more energy for everyday tasks. When it comes to exercise I like trying out new things, so I was more than happy to be invited to review Runway Pilates*. […]

Nine to Five Heels

I mentioned that I wear only heels and trainers. I was delighted when I was asked to try the Nine to Five Heels insoles*. I can walk in heels, but if a pair of insoles can make them more comfortable, I would like to take advantage of it. This insoles are specially designed for making […]

Imperial War Museum, Manchester

Although Manchester is close to us, we didn’t visit the museums as we tend to go further on our road trips or days out. Finally we went to see the Imperial War Museum and I like it. I should say I liked most of it, as you’ll see at the end of the post. The […]

Cirquec, burlesque bar in Manchester

Last week hubby and I have been invited to Cirquec, a new champagne burlesque bar in Manchester with shows each Saturday. I liked the idea, so Saturday evening we made the trip to Manchester. Cirquec is a few minutes drive from the city centre, but in a less busy area and on road parking wasn’t […]