Author: Marina

#30 lists // 26. Last year at this time, I was…


I have lots of good memories of this time last year! We spent two months (Feb-Mar) in Italy visiting our families with our 2 month old baby girl. It was good to have a lot of attention and support while we were still trying to figure out our new role as parents.

In case you can’t read my handwriting…

26. Last year at this time, I was…
  • In Italy visiting my in-laws
  • Breastfeeding my daughter
  • Tired and sleep deprived
  • Enjoying our daily walks
  • On maternity leave (bliss!)
  • Trying to adjust to my new life of being a parent

If you are curious about this challenge and want to know more, check the 30 days of lists website.

All my previous lists can be found here. 

#30 lists // 23. 24. 25!

I’m playing lists catch up again! 

My lists for prompts 23 and 24 are a bit boring; I wish I could say more, but this is really how things truthfully are and there is not much I can do about it.


In case you can’t read my handwriting…

23. Past injuries
  • 2 stitches at the back of my head
  • A cracked front tooth
  • And fortunately I can’t think of anything else!

24. Pets (past & present)
  • A white cat for only a week when I was about 3 years old. We were fighting all the time and my parents decided to give it away. That was the end of me having a pet!

List 25 made me thinking; the way I deal with things is really not the way I would like it to be. I normally have a really good start when trying to make a decision, evaluating all the pros and cons, making lists, thinking it through. But then when it’s actually time to choose, it seems that all the hard work done before to make an informative choice goes out the window and the irrational part of my brain takes over and does the rest. Uhmm…definitely something to work on!
In case you can’t read my handwriting…

25. When faced with a tough decision, I…
  • Ask my mister for advice
  • Think about it too much until my head hurts
  • Procrastinate
  • End up making an irrational choice (most of the time!)

If you are curious about this challenge and want to know more, check the 30 days of lists website.

All my previous lists can be found here.

12/52

We spent the whole week inside trying to recover from the fever and cold as fast as we could, we played a lot and watched a lot more tv than allowed. And we danced and danced, and listened to music all day long. And I could not decide between these two pics, so I used them both!

 This is you relaxing in your bed, while looking at yourself in the mirror
This is you reading mama’s book

This week you:
Wore your Christmas pyjamas, as somehow we managed to soil all the other ones.
Played peek-a-boo with yourself in the mirror; any mirror, including the bathroom taps and the oven door.
Had antibiotics for the first time in your life, but you managed pretty well.
Had more fruit pouches than ever. Strawberry and apple was your favourite and papa had to ran to the supermarket three times to get some more.
Loved watching all the kids going to school in the morning from our living room window. You liked when the lollipop man stopped the traffic to let them cross the road. And we know that in no time it will be you crossing the road, and us watching you from the window!

If you are curious about this project and want to know more, you can check Jody’s blog @ Che and Fidel.

My favourite portraits from last week were those portraits of  Meg Pie‘ s beautiful children; loved the peacefulness and the splash of colour over the almost white backgrounds. Go and have a look!  
My posts for the previous weeks can be found here.

Note: From this week, I will be changing the title of the posts for the project 52, and actually use the one I should have used from the start!

#30 lists // 22. Roadtrip playlist

I’m not the one in charge of playlists when we travel, my mister is. He’s the one spending a good 10 minutes getting the music up and running before we even switch the engine on. 

In case you can’t read my handwriting…
22. Roadtrip playlist
  • Lagwagon
  • All systems go
  • Filastrocche per bambini (for little Miss O, only!)
  • Steven Egerton
  • Lemonheads
  • Weakerthans
If you are curious about this challenge and want to know more, check the 30 days of lists website.

All my previous lists can be found here.

Pick of the month: March / Green

1.Salter Weigh Electronic Kitchen Scale from amazon.co.uk / 2. Succulents Plants In Ceramic Pot from dunelm-mill.com / 3. Easter Dress from etsy.com / 4. Scarf from hm.com / 5. Vest from boden.co.uk / 6. Converse All Star from legendfootwear.co.uk / 7. Desert Boot from olivelovesalfie.co.uk / 8. Sunglasses from hm.com / 9. Zaza Crayon Dress by Louche from twoseasons.co.uk.

I’m rolling with the colour scheme for the pick of the month edition. Winter is almost over and I really need some colour in my life to cheer me up. I have always had this image in my mind, since I was a child, that each month has its own colour and GREEN is definitely the one for March! With all the new fresh green leaves starting to appear, the first green buds on the trees, and St Patrick’s day if you wish, this is the colour to pick!
To celebrate this month, I pulled together a few favourite items for me and little Miss O. And since green is the colour we picked for our kitchen, I’ve also chosen some favourite accessories, some of which have already made their way home!