Brunch at Omelette and baguette

So sweet...

Two weeks ago when being out with some friends in the "isola" area in Milan - an area I don't really visit often - we passed this coffee place "Omelette and baguette" and I knew immediately I wanted to go try it.

This morning Stefano and I went and we enjoyed a very nice french style of brunch. If this place would had been walking distance form where I live I would go very often. Just perfect for a long Sunday brunch.

xoxo

Late drink out at Corso Como 10

Yesterday was a very nice evening, quite warm for being October, so instead of closing our selves in for a movie Torri and I got out for a late evening walk and for a fruit cocktail at Corso Como 10. It is absolutely one of Milans nicest bars with its amazing garden but as they don't offer aperitivos i is not overly crowded.

6th October and we were sitting in the garden having a drink, and I wasn't cold. I love that.

Now I need to rush as my friend is waiting downstairs and we're going for breakfast.

xoxo

One hour Saturday work out program

Another Saturday where I didn't really felt going to the gym. I had an extra long lunch and then I sunk into my book for a while before I really had to drag myself to the gym. It is a 5 minutes walk from my home to the gym but they felt very long today... Even if I didn't even manage to get that much extra energy at the gym I did worked myself through an one hour work out program and I felt satisfied when I walk out. Well done Maria!

This is my usual Saturday work out program;

Warm up: 15 minutes step machine

Straights: 15 minutes upper body focusing on the bigger muscle groups; shoulders, back, triceps, chest and biceps.

Cardio: 15 minutes running

Core: 10 minutes mat exercises for the back and abbs

5 min stretching!

 xoxo

Gemelli Diversi - Per farti sorridere

Una canzone solo per te

per farti sorridere, sorridere

Questa vita moderna mi stressa,

ho la testa sotto una pressa

bocca fresca e gente depressa

vorrei vedere il mare dalla finestra

una volta ci vedevo due prati e non due cantieri bloccati

rispetto agli anni passati

siamo tutti un po’ squilibrati

con la nostra vita di corsa

con lo scatto alla risposta

on un altro aumento all’imposta

e una losca cosca che incosca

questo mondo è freddo

ma rido e mi sento fortunato

perché tutto ha un prezzo

ma nulla vale quanto un tuo bacio

Scriverò una canzone solo per te

e poi la canterò per farti sorridere

e cercherò parole bellissime

che non saranno mai

belle come te, belle come te, belle come te.

Prenditi tutti i miei giorni se vuoi

meriti il meglio di me

tieni il volume più alto che puoi

come piace a te, come piace a te

così quando sei giù di morale

e io sono lontano a suonare

la mia voce ti possa trovare

e ti ricordi che sei speciale

perché quando ti ho accanto il mondo sembra meno bastardo

vorrei dirtelo ma non parlo

e poi mi perdo in fondo al tuo sguardo

così fragile così fiero

così semplice così vero

da lasciarmi senza respiro

in fissa con la faccia da scemo

tu mi guardi con un sorriso

e dici che mi manca qualche neurone

io mi lascio prendere in giro

intanto penso questa canzone,

Scriverò una canzone solo per te

e poi la canterò per farti sorridere

e cercherò parole bellissime

che non saranno mai

belle come te, belle come te, belle come te.

The music video irritates me, the song is nice and the lyric is amazing.

xoxo

Saturday morning treat

Weekend again. This week has just rushed by as for me it feels it was Saturday just yesterday...

Saturdays for me always means I need to catch up doing all the things I never manage to do during the week evenings as I am always out.

Today I need to do 4(!!) washing machines. Puh.

I also need to: 
- study a bit
- go to the supermarket
- go to the gym for at least one hour
- pop by the sun bed as I am already white like a ghost
- clean and organize a bit at home

But it's Saturday so now after breakfast I had put on one washing machine  had a shower with some face and body treats.

1. Amazing body cream from Victoria Secret - Secret charm
2. Givenchy - Peel me perfectly - My face peeling favorite of all time. Leaves the face soft like a baby and with a clean and fresh feeling. It is also not overly expensive so I would really recommend it.
3. Givenchy skin drink express - moisturizing face masque.
Moisturizing face masques are important for people with such dry skin as I have but I haven't found a really good one yet. This one is from Givenchy but it is no longer on the market anymore. It is ok but as it gives moisture to the face but not as much I would like it to do.

Now I think I gonna go back to bed and read for a while before I get on with all the things I need to do...

xoxo

Master chef Anna

Me and Anna

Preparing the eggplants

The yammi result - "melanzane parmigiana"

The master chef herself

Little dinner gang

Friday dinner at Annas place and I ate better than I do in many Italian restaurants. The melanzane parmigiana was absolutely delicious! 

xoxo

Cruciani bracelets

To you ladies and gentlemen outside Italy, I would like to introduce you to this year's (also last years) biggest bracelet trend here in Italy -the Cruciani. The trend started last year down in Tuscany and grew massive very quickly thanks to Milan and New York fashion weeks in September 2011. This summer the bracelets are on more and less every persons hands. 

The four-leaf clover (which was the original one) brings luck for both those who find it and those who receive it as a gift. According to tradition, each leaf represents a particular quality: the first being reputation, the second wealth, the third health and the fourth true love.

I got my four leaf clover as a gift from my friend Matteo, not sure if it has brought me any luck yet but I like it anyway. During Milan fashion week I also bought myself the pink one with hearts.

Info from the website:
Luca Caprai's vision is that of developing desires and giving them tangible form. A Cruciani product cannot but be made entirely in Italy and represent the best of a traditional heritage, the state of an art in continual evolution. Two requisites that plainly cannot be met outside Italy.

The Cruciani brand is now perceived as different and distinctive. The name of Cruciani not only evokes the work done by a company but a new art de vivre, a cosmopolitan attitude and an elegance in which rules are creatively décontracté.

The product is young, casual and sophisticated. It's pleasing to wear and has the timeless, universal quality of truly inspired design.

www.braccialetticruciani.it/

It is quite funny how weird trends can grow so big but I kind of like this funny "made in Italy" bracelet adiction.

xoxo

Celebrating month end financial closing with sushi at Toyama

On my blog it might seems like I don't do anything else but eating.... Or maybe eating and training and maybe that's true. I like eating out as I am mostly too tired to cook in the evenings.

Today my job was killing me. Such stress. I arrived at 8.30 and jumped onto my duties, I managed to get 30 minutes of lunch break before I had to get back and work hard until 7pm this evening, Really non stop working. The difference was that I this month had to help out processing all UK invoices as two colleagues has left the company recently and the new ones are still not able to do the work themselves. It was not a  difficult job to do but it took some of my precious time.

However, by the time leaving I had finished everything and tomorrow all I need to do is just "clean up" (sort out the over full e-mail inbox and all papers on my desk) after the month closing and then I can get back to normal. That feels good!

Anyway, after work I got into town, met up with Stephanie and we went for a "all you can eat" sushi dinner at Toyama. We didn't eat a lot strangely enough but it was very nice and good price too.

xoxo

Unplanned dinner at Wu Taiyo

Tonight I was supposed to just go to the gym and then go to sleep but Torri showed up from nowhere and brought me out for dinner. Luckily as I had absolutely nothing in my fridge to eat.

For my training diary I can say that today I only manage to run 25 minutes, I did ca 15 min of free upper body weights plus some sit-ups. Better than nothing!

xoxo

Busy start of the week

First day of the month and for me it means the start of the stressful month-end reconciliation period. Today when I got to work I had such long list of things that I needed to finish before starting the reconciliation's that even if I worked extremely hard the whole day I didn't even manage to start the reconciliation's.I left feeling satisfied of what I managed to do but I know that the next coming couple of days will be terribly stressful. Careful planning will be a most to manage!

After work I went to the gym. Got there to late to do my normal total body so instead I went running 40 minutes and afterwards I obviously went to the dance course. The dancing was a great fun as always and I got home feeling exhausted but satisfied.

More busy days to come...

xoxo