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Bucharest adventures in April

28 mai 2018 ( #life experience, #life lesson, #bucharest, #adventures, #customs, #shopping, #story, #food, #spring, #public transportation )

This entry was quite long in the making, for several reasons: my poor memories, recovering and editing the pictures, and actually writing everything, in between other stuff going on in our lives. Published a bit later than hoped, but not that late, and...

Visiting the National Village Museum -part1-

08 octobre 2017 ( #adventures, #bucharest, #customs, #shopping, #tourist, #traditions, #traveling )

We finally managed to visit this museum and document our visit through pictures. I didn't walk so much in ages! My feet are killing me - I'm writing this right after the visit, at a café where we stopped to get some rest. If I don't get distracted, I'll...

Changing history - remembering May 2016

12 août 2018 ( #impressions, #life experience, #life lesson, #advice, #tips, #bucharest, #adventures )

2016 was one of the worst years for us. But there have been some nice moments as well. I need to remember the good parts of that year, as means to help myself heal from its dark periods. Some people .... especially motivational speakers as well as some...

DIY: shirt into pillow case

03 juin 2018 ( #upcycling, #tips, #tricks, #advice, #DIY )

This week is for another do-it-yourself project presentation. YAY? Let's learn how to make this pillow case from a shirt! shall we? In the first pic I used a different shirt because i didn't think of the pics I'd use, ahead of time. Plus I realized a...

March adventures: flowers, art, and recycling!

09 avril 2017 ( #adventures, #art, #bucharest, #spring, #vlog )

Because I don't plan on posting everything I do on a daily basis, I'll just update you with some highlights... from March. I skipped February because nothing special happened: I was just waiting for the snow to melt, the weather to become nicer, and my...

Adventures in July

13 août 2017 ( #adventures, #animals, #bucharest, #dessert, #food, #friends, #romania )

I actually wanted to have such an entry almost every month, but this wasn't really possible, especially if I had something else to say, or if I didn't have enough time. Unlike July 2016, this one was quite full. I had a pretty big task to write at the...

Hacking my pants with a DIY pocket

22 octobre 2017 ( #advice, #clothes, #DIY, #hacks, #sewing, #tips, #tricks )

While I have many other things to update you guys on, on Friday that just passed I was hit with a wave on inspiration and I thought I could write about the result, and show you the process of getting a similar look, if you'd like to. Let's start with...

Online shopping haul

27 mai 2017 ( #bag, #fashion, #haul, #playing cards, #review, #shopping, #shopping haul, #tarot, #tips, #watch, #advertising )

Not long ago I promised I would show you guys the stuff I bought online, from a Chinese website called wish.com. DISCLAIMER: this is not a sponsored post, I bought everything with my own money, and the opinions are my own! Online shopping is good, as...

Fighting Consumerism

30 novembre 2018 ( #advice, #fashion, #life experience, #life lesson, #shopping, #tips, #recycling, #upcycling )

We all know we live in a highly consumerist society, or era better said. This can easily be said about technology, clothes and even food. Technology these days is poorly made ON PURPOSE to be replaced often. Why do you think Apple releases a new iPhone...

Using the public transportation in Bucharest

10 septembre 2013 ( #advice, #bucharest, #buses, #commuting, #public transportation, #subway, #tram )

Bucharest has a very goo public transportation system, this allowing you to reach any area you're curious about, with ease. There are many more bus routes compared to the routes of the trolleybuses, trams, and subway. They'll usually leave you right next...

Romanian style embroidery

08 juillet 2018 ( #book, #tips, #advice, #customs, #traditions, #romanian tradition, #DIY, #crafts, #sewing, #embroidering )

Hello everyone! Today I want to share with you my newest interest - cross-stitching. WooHoo! /throws confetti/ oh, i'll clean that ... later... freestyle vs pattern Cross stitching is something I didn't think i'd get into. But somehow it happened. The...

Seaside adventures in August

11 novembre 2018 ( #adventures, #impressions, #life experience, #people, #public transportation, #story, #shopping )

We wanted to relax for a bit and get out of city. Since we have Ciel we can't go on a vacation like most people: Ciel needs someone at all times and it's not familiar with strangers. He also barely eats by himself. We decided to leave for the seaside...

Christmas is here ... again!

24 décembre 2017 ( #bucharest, #romanian tradition, #shopping, #traditions, #christmas )

Today, as I type this, is Friday (1 week before Christmas. but I finished the blog entry on the 24th - call me lazy). I decided that today I'd decorate our "Christmas tree." Well, we don't have a proper tree, just the one my partner bought last year. I...

December adventures in Bucharest

05 février 2017 ( #life experience, #love, #bucharest, #adventures, #customs, #romanian tradition )

You probably wondered what I have been up to during my long absence.. Or not. If you do, I'll present you with the short version. It's not like I've been able to do much anyways. First off, unlike most of the previous years, this time around we managed...

Poundcake with oranges

18 mars 2017 ( #Cooking, #dessert, #food, #sweets, #baking, #fruits, #recipe )

My friend had this recipe for a cake made with natural orange juice and orange slices on top. The recipe is in Romanian, and I will try my best to translate it for you. Because you should try it the next time you want something different. The recipe was...

Stuff I wish I knew before re-branding

29 avril 2018 ( #life experience, #life lesson, #tips, #advice, #business )

As some of you know, I recently moved my blog and I also re-named it. All this trouble can be called re-branding! YAY! So my rebranding consist of: new hosting platform new blog name new author name new blog and author logo - that I designed In case you're...

Snowy January in Bucharest

18 mars 2017 ( #adventures, #bucharest, #snow, #winter )

It is March already, oops. wanted to post this at least in February, but if you read back my posts, you know why this didn't happen. So, December, as you might already know, was super cold. But we had no snow. Snow came in January.. I took this picture...

Exploring Bucharest

18 juin 2017 ( #adventures, #beauty, #bucharest, #commuting, #public transportation, #spring )

This blog entry is LONG overdue. And I mean, 1 year overdue! wow! So, everything you'll see here was recorded in 2016, but I never got around to do anything with all this material. Today is a good day to show you all that I gathered. I like looking at...

Romanian style spinach - with milk!

18 janvier 2019 ( #Cooking, #advice, #recipe, #main dish, #Romanian food, #food )

This is the first entry for 2019, so happy new year! I will try to update you soon (fingers crossed) with how I managed to keep my last year's new year resolutions, and which are the new ones. You know I have (paid) work to do when I start writing or...

Creme brulee or creme caramel..?

14 mars 2015 ( #tips, #Cooking, #sweets, #dessert, #baking, #recipe, #advice, #learning )

Hello World~~ I realize I havent posted anything in a very long time, but this is due to more reasons. The main one is that I haven't cooked something worth sharing, nor something new. If I did cook something different, I didn't take pictures, and recipes...

End of the year updates and a recipe

21 décembre 2017 ( #Cooking, #food, #dessert, #sweets, #updates, #baking, #recipe )

Wow, hello to whoever checks this out! What are my updates? Firstly I hope my "cooking block" will stop and that I'll be able to share more stuff here. Well I do have a few recipes to share, and I can't wait to do so because I feel some of you did wonder...

My china collection: part 2 - ARPO

09 mai 2021 ( #people, #haul, #beauty, #happiness )

Hello everyone! I wanted to share something else today, but I kinda like to mix things up and not talk about the same topic in consecutive entries. So, in this entry, I talked about the china items I have 2 of, as for couples. I promised i'd present to...

I embroidered my jeans jacket

07 décembre 2018 ( #advice, #fashion, #interpretation, #life experience, #life lesson, #romanian tradition, #tips, #tricks, #embroidery, #DIY )

As you already know I like doing things with my hands. I like coloring, or I like "improving" my clothes like I did these pants. The jacket I decided to embroider is off white, and from H&M, but from at least 2 years back. I doubt you'll still find it...

Please think twice before adopting a pet!

25 mars 2017 ( #advice, #animals, #cat adoption, #cats, #customs, #life experience, #life lesson, #people, #pets, #romanian tradition, #tips, #traditions )

This is not a sad story, but rather one that might make your blood boil to the point where you want to smash something. But let's start with the beginning. Back in November I was coming back from buying some groceries. As I was opening the door to the...

Tips on testing a new cafe

29 novembre 2015 ( #advice, #business, #life experience, #life lesson, #review, #tips, #tricks )

Last week I went out to have a drink and relax. I had no idea where to go and I just wandered around until I found this cafe called The Drunken Lords . The cafe, or bar -as I'm not entirely sure what its label is- is located in the Historic Center of...

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