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Day 31 : "A Vivid Memory"

I still have one more day of the Blog Every Day in May challenge to go back to but today's 

post (Day 31, yippee!) is

"A Vivid Memory"

my earliest memories....

my brother being born when I was 2 years/2months old

the ivy covered tree in our second house in Wales

a large yellow toy plastic saucepan which had a long handle for a nose, we loved that pan!

the dress my mother's friend made me for the party I had when we left Wales for London

travel memories....

my first trip to Paris....and the flowers at the Georges V hotel

St Peter's Square, Rome at night

Venice in November

first sight of the Manhattan skyline driving in from JFK airport

the August heat in Miami

white washed cottages arriving from Athens on the ferry at the island of Poros

the sight of Balmoral Castle and the countryside, lochs & mountains around it....stunning

the beaches of the Gower Peninsula, Wales

the Coliseum, Rome

Michelangelo's David, Florence

Eleuthera beach, Bahamas

food memories

  pretzels, bagels, cheesecake, Vong, The River Cafe, Carnegie Deli in NYC

any pasta & all ice cream in Italy

La Coupole in Paris

paella in Spain

fresh bread & pastries, lavender ice cream & seafood in the south of France

my husband's Zia Lina's pumpkin stuffed ravioli

my mother in law's mushroom pasta & trifle

happy, wonderful memories 

the proposal....Central Park

finding out both times that I was expecting a baby 

my children being born

our first home together

Beauty : Viridian Nutrition

When I was asked recently by the lovely people at Viridian Nutrition if I would like to try out some of their fabulous beauty supplements, I said yes immediately.

I haven't been taking as much care of myself or exercising this year as I should do & I'm definitely feeling it.

Viridian products are ethical, healthful, pure and contain 100% active ingredients....

they suggested that I should start with two products.....

* Ultimate Beauty Oil

&

* Ultimate Beauty Complex

I've been taking both of these now for a month and can most definitely see improvement....my skin feels less dry (always a sign that I am under par), my hair feels softer & my nails have grown like crazy!!

I will be continuing to take the supplements....whilst I aim to eat heathily each day, sometimes life (and cake) gets in the way and I don't always succeed. 

I do feel reassured that by taking these supplements, my body & my skin are being cared for and getting at least some of the nutrients they need.

    

"Viridian’s 100% Organic Ultimate Beauty Oil offers an exclusive combination of the most promising nutritional oils to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, boosting suppleness and hydration. These oils also help improve and maintain the appearance of hair and nails. This 100% organic beauty oil is a blend of super-food seed oils gently extracted from Flax, Hemp, Pumpkin, Avocado and Evening Primrose, supplying the necessary essential fatty acids to support the underlying structures of healthy skin, hair and nails."

"The synergistic combination of vitamins, minerals and plant-based phytonutrients within this (Ultimate) beauty complex support the underlying structures of healthy skin, hair and nails. Take daily alongside Viridian's 100% Organic Ultimate Beauty Oil for the ultimate in hair, skin and nails.Taking a good quality daily multivitamin designed for hair, skin and nails can make a real difference to the speed at which your skin ages. Nutrients offer daily protection to fight against ageing by free radical-induced oxidative stress and can help recycle the vitamins your skin needs."

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Day 17 : Share A Favourite Photo of Yourself

For Day 17 of the Blog Every Day in May challenge, we had to share a favourite photo....

I wanted to wait to collect these from my mother, she'd found them again a few weeks ago....

this is me aged 18 months having photos taken at a local department store by a professional photographer, they are from a proof sheet of 12 photos.

I have no recollection of them being taken....although they're not as old as they look!

The photos are sepia/black & white.

I absolutely love these, it's fascinating to see my range of expressions....

and interestingly, I look incredibly like one of my grandmothers in these photos, the resemblance is very strong, although I've never really noticed it so much before.

I no longer have the curls but those chubby cheeks never seem to have left me :)

Why Women Prefer A Handyman....

We all want our men to master everything around the house, from DIY and cooking to looking after the kids, but apparently, we also want them to be good lovers too. At least, that’s what I thought until I did a little online search and found a magazine article in Marie Claire. It was on a survey about what women preferred from their partner, and the results were surprising.

According to the article, the survey revealed that having a man who’s pretty handy with all things DIY is a bonus. The survey also found that four out of five women said they would be disappointed if their partner didn’t even know the basics like being able to paint a wall or put of a small shelf!

'Many people believe a strong connection in the bedroom is the key to a long and successful relationship, but for some women this doesn't seem to be the case,' says a representative for LocalTraders.com, the service that carried out the survey.

Some of the other stats I had a look at seemed a little more eccentric. 12% of women said they would rather have a man who was good at DIY than one who was just a good lover. I thought the number of people coming out with that answer would be slightly higher as I know a lot of women like men that can handle power tools and the likes, while my friends thought it would be close to 0%!

Something else I spotted was that there’s a fine line between being good at home improvement and it being a full-blown obsession. One in five women worried about their partner spending more time on maintaining the house than the relationship, which seems about right!

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Review : Sebamed Skincare

I've recently been trying out the Sebamed Anti-Dry range of products....

Daily Shampoo, Derma Soft Wash Emulsion, Hydrating Body Lotion, Day Defence Cream & Night Intensive Cream.

I liked the hair & shower products, I really liked the day & night creams.

Sebamed is a leading medicinal brand of skincare & all products are made with high quality ingredients designed to counteract dehydration and to cleanse and nourish the skin without destroying its natural balance.

I don't have sensitive skin but with the water in London being rather hard, I am prone to dry skin and am constantly moisturising....the Anti-Dry range is designed for both sensitive & dry skin.

The Hydrating Body Lotion takes some time to absorb but it made my skin noticeably soft, the day cream absorbed very quickly & was great under make-up & the night cream was lovely to use, it was probably my favourite product.

To see more about the Sebamed range, see here....

products c/o Sebamed, all words/opinions my own

Scandinavian Style - Family Room

When I moved to Denmark I noticed that the layout of theirs homes is, generally, very different from what you can find in Portugal. And the most flagrant of those differences is the predominant existence of a room where living, dinning and kitchen coexist. They call it "Alrum", the equivalent of a "family room" in English, and it derives from the strong concerns and integration of the idea of family and family life in interior design and architecture around the 1960's. 

It took me a little time to stop worrying about the smell of food and the mess that a kitchen can become, and focus on the idea that it's not necessarily a bad thing to be forced to pay more attention to what you have in your kitchen and how you show it. To actually think and plan that space without being able to rely on closing a door. But what I love more about it, I must admit, is that being someone that loves baking and spends a lot of time around food, I don't have to be isolated to do so. 

So today I'm sharing an example of a Scandinavian family room, in neutral tones and with a mix of mid-century and industrial style. Photographed and styled by Lovely Life and for sale at the Swedish real estate agency Alexander White.

all images via Lovely Life