I have recently gone through an intensive weight loss program. It’s not that I needed one but there are things that you can’t say ‘no’ to. The results are impressive – almost 3 kg in just 4 days. Here’s what you do: you eat nothing or as little as possible you drink black tea, wormwood … [Read more…]
Summer this year has been very whimsical. In July and August the weather lavished us with cold wind and a good deal of rain. And now when the autumn is just around the corner, the sun shines like it tries to say sorry for not being present in the sky all the time. Although, mornings … [Read more…]
My first encounter with a horse ended up in tears. The animal was too big and the ground was too far off for my comfort. Many years later I had another chance to try my luck at horse riding. I was on a trip with some friends’ children and we had a wonderful buckboard ride. … [Read more…]
When you’re ugly, have nothing to brag about or you’re just simply plain and ordinary you can always shine in the company by being … stupid. And you need no special skills to be an idiot! Just say the most ridiculous things that come to your mind and you’ll be fine. And if you want … [Read more…]
If you haven’t lived under the rock then you probably know who Avengers are. But if you’ve spent the last eight years without TV or the Internet then let me enlighten you – Avengers are a bunch of superheroes who fight the villainous villains of this or any other planet. And they wreak havoc wherever … [Read more…]
When I was a little girl I wanted to be a pirate. I dreamt of sailing the seven seas and sinking ships. I imagined myself as rich as Croesus and wanted everyone to fear me and admire my courage and dexterity. However, my dreams of great adventures were crushed by reality, or to be more … [Read more…]
How many watches is enough for one person? I am still looking for an answer to this question. In the meantime I keep buying new ones to add to my collection. I’ve got so many they should last me a lifetime. I’m crazy about male watches. Especially the ones that are big and have loads … [Read more…]
I remember my first Bond film. It was Live and Let Die with Roger Moore and beautiful Jane Seymour as Solitaire. To my child’s eyes everything in that film seemed fantastic. It had all the necessary ingredients of a good action movie: spectacular escapes, close shaves, smoking guns, screeching tires, high tech gadgets, ugly villains, … [Read more…]
I decided to send my entire family on a diet and slim some of their body parts down. In order to achieve this challenging feat I had to put on an apron and spend most of the time in the kitchen, devising light and delicious meals to tempt them. Sometimes I think it is MISSION … [Read more…]
A famous fashion designer and an icon of style Coco Chanel once said Nature gives you the face you have at twenty. Life shapes the face you have at thirty. But at fifty you get the face you deserve. And it is hard not to agree with her. After all, we work for the state … [Read more…]