Lately #2

Breakfast at Tiffanys, big comfy sweaters & healthy sweets.

sounds good doesn't it?

My favorite Audrey Hepburn film, along with

Roman Holiday. I can watch Breakfast at Tiffany's 

over and over again. I always watch something on netflix

before I fall asleep and this is the movie I watched last week.

It's so sweet and funny and Audrey Hepburn looks so pretty!

Yup, it has been reeeal cold lately, so I've been

living in my big comfy sweater. The best feeling

in the world is when you come home from school, take off

your uncomfortable clothes and get in your sweats, aaaaah!

I love making healthy sweets, it's so easy!

This is just bunch of nuts, dates and peanut butter.

Soooo goood

That's it, hope you liked this post :)

- Fjóla

How to Stay Motivated to Exercise

It's so important to exercise and it's a big part of

being healthy but it's also really important that you enjoy it.

I used to take dance classes but I decided to quit two years ago,

instead I bought a gym membership card. When I didn't feel like

going to dance class, I still had to go because otherwise I would have

missed out of the dance routine. But when you have a gym membership card

you can go whenever you want to and let's face it, that could lead to you never

going to the gym. That's why I'm giving you 5 tips on how you can stay

motivated to go to the gym and exercise!

Set a Goal

Set a goal for yourself and reward

yourself when you reach that goal! Remember

to make your goals realistic and not to drastic, take

one step at a time. If you want for example to be 

able to run 10 kilometers, start by setting yourself

smaller goals that will lead to that big goal.

Change things up a bit

Don't always do the same exercises, you will

get bored after a while and eventually give up.

You can for example do cardio two days a week

and lift weights one day a week, whatever works for you.

Music

I can't exercise without my music, it makes

it ten times more fun to exercise with music.

Listen to upbeat music, music that makes you 

want to move! Just remember to change up

your playlist once in a while. My current favorite

 songs to workout are:

American Boy - Estelle & Kanye

Flawless Remix - Beyoncé & Nicki Minaj

Euphoria - Loreen

Womanizer - Britney Spears

Eat right & Healthy

It makes so much difference if you eat right 

before and after gym and also a great tip is to 

never go to the gym when you are hungry or right

after you've eaten. It's said to be good for you to

eat a banana or porridge before you exercise.

Take Days Off

Don't try to go to the gym or exercise everyday you don't

want to overtrain. It is really important to let your body rest

 and recharge your batteries. Do something that you love on

your rest days, watch your favorite movie, eat ice-cream, read

a book, anything! Not only are the rest days important for your

physical health but also your mental health.

-Fjóla

Lately #1

I've been meaning to do more lifestyle posts,

so I thought I would tell you guys what I've been

doing lately. I met some friends a couple of weeks ago which

was really nice, I hadn't seen them for a while and we 

talked until really late that night! Here is the makeup look

I was wearing that night (inspired by Kylie Jenner of course)

Thank you Netflix! I've been watching the first season

of friends this week on Netflix. I've seen all the episodes

sooo many times but I haven't seen the first two seasons 

not nearly as often as the others. It's so nice to sit down 

for a few minuets watch one episode, while drinking a

cup of coffee or tea.

I've been trying to eat healthier and more fruit.

I find the easiest way to eat a lot of fruit is to

make smoothies. My favorite smoothies are the

ones that have avocado and ginger. For this smoothie I

used an apple, orange, lemon, avocado and a little bit

of ginger.

Thanks for reading!

-Fjóla

Happy New Year!

Yes it has been a while since my last post, I've been on a

little (okay, maybe a bit longer than just a little) blogger break.

The truth is, I really missed blogging so I have decided to start

blogging again! I'm going to try change things up a bit, add more

lifestyle posts and more makeup looks. 

Speaking of makeup looks, here is how I did my makeup for new

years eve. I used the Naked 2 palette from Urban Decay, which I 

absolutely adore! You will definitely be seeing a lot of makeup 

looks featuring my Naked 2 palette in the future. 

I hope you all had a great new years eve

and that 2015 will be a great year for you!

-Fjóla

Reading

I love reading but unfortunately I don't read a lot.

When I was little I loved to read before I went to sleep.

Nowadays we (or at least I) find it so hard to concentrate on reading

because there are so many things that around us that can disturb you, such as your phone,

tablet or computer. When I go to bed, instead of reading a book like I always

did when I was little, I rather watch a TV-show. 

I really missed reading so I decided

to make a little space which is perfect for reading. I don't take any electronics with me 

when I'm reading a book so nothing will disturb me. I also find reading

 so relaxing and it's always good if you can take a little break from your electronics.

As you can see from this picture I have been loving John Green

I have read The Fault in Our Stars, Abundance of Katherines and

at the moment I'm reading Looking for Alaska. I'm definitely going

to read all of his books, they are so good!

This is it for my post today!

-Fjóla 

Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

I can't go out of the house without eating breakfast.

Usually I'll just have a porridge or cheerios but now

since school has finished, I have more time to make 

something really good and healthy.

This one is my favorite at the moment!
A toast witch avocado and egg.
So easy to make, it takes about 15 minuets. I wouldn't
normally make this before school because I don't have a lot
of time but I often make it on weekends.
All you need is bread, half an avocado and 1 egg.
This recipe was inspired by Niomi Smart on youtube, you can watch
her video here.

I actually had this for breakfast this morning 

and it's really good and it takes you like 3 minuets

to make it. All you need are some berries, Greek yogurt and granola.

I used frozen blueberries but it's probably better to use fresh berries.

After I eat breakfast I usually get hungry again after one hour or so

but not after this I don't get hungry again until noon, so that's a big plus

for me :)

Hope you liked this post!

- Fjóla

My Notebooks

Hi, I'm Fjóla and I'm a notebook-aholic.

I love notebooks and I don't buy a notebook when I

need one, I buy one when I see one really cute and then

I'll decide what to do with it. Yeah, it's true. 

So for this post I thought it would be fun if I would show

you my notebooks that I use the most and what I use them for.

This notebook is my blogger notebook. I write down ideas for a blog post

and how many visitors I get on my blog and so on. It's really handy

to have a notebook for your blog because when you have no idea what

to write about you can just look for an idea in your notebook. 

I got this notebook from Sostrene Grene.

Okay, this is my seccond blogger notebook. Yes, I have two blogger

notebooks. This one is just a lot smaller so it's handier to carry around 

in your bag. I use this one for writing down ideas. I also got

this notebook from Sostrene Grene, if you have a store near

you, you should definitely check out their notebooks. They have

some really cute ones.

This is my planner, which I use everyday. It helps me keep

track on all my activites and important things, like tests and 

doctors apointments, birthdays and more.

 The planner shows every week by its self so you'll

always know what's happening every week. I got this planner from HEMA

in Netherlands (I love the stationary there!)

The last notebook I have is my to-do list book. I write down

all kinds of lists, like what I want to read, grocery list, what 

I have to do that day and so on. It's so handy to have because you

are much more likely to do things if you make a list. 

This notebook is also from Sostrene Grene (surprise, surprise!)

That's it for this post, hope you liked it!

-Fjóla 

Have a drink!

If you have been reading my blog lately,

you'll know that I try to eat healthy and overall just

live a healthy life. It is said that you should drink about two liters

of water everyday, but sometimes you just forget or you are just

tired of drinking boring plain water. I have found that if I put lemon, lime or some

other fruits or fruit in my water, it is much more likely that I'll drink my 2 liters of water.

You can put anything you like in your water, just something you have in your kitchen.

You can for example use lemon, lime, oranges, mint or ginger.

This time I used a half of lime and I also put some ginger in it 

for a little extra something and it tasted so much better than regular water!

-Fjóla

Lately #3

  

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

I don't have much appetite in the morning but I always

eat something, otherwise I will just starve to death!

Lately I have been eating porridge for breakfast, it's 

a great way to start your day. If you want to be extra

healthy, try putting some flax seeds, goji berries, coconut flakes

and mulberries. It's delicious and so so so healthy, what makes

my breakfast even better is a big glass of orange juice!

Who else got the latest issue of Company, featuring Zoella?

Of course I got myself a copy since Zoella is one of my 

favorite Youtubers! 

Okay, this game is so addicting! 

You know what I'm talking about if you 

have tried it, it's no turning back when you try it.

I still haven't won it, but I know I will! (I promise

this game is not making me crazy, I think)

If you are bored of candy crush, try this one, it's called

2048 by the way.

-Fjóla

This Week (#11)

Hello my lovely readers!

I mentioned in my last post that I wanted to do more

lifestyle posts, so I decided to do one every week.

They will be up on Sundays or Mondays but on other days

my posts will be either about makeup or fashion.

      

This is my favorite mug ever! Before I go to bed

a cup of tea is a must. I don't know what it is about tea but there is just

something so relaxing having a cup of tea before bed.

 My favorite tea before I go to bed is

Sleepy time from Celestial seasonings.

My hands have been pretty dry lately so I always

have a hand cream next to my bed. My favorite one is from

L'Occitane, it works wonders!           

   

Lately I have been trying to be healthier.

 I tried the mango guava vitamin water this

week and it's soooo good and refreshing.

   

 Here's a little preview from my next post.

My favorite foundation right now is this one from Rimmel

and I've been using it everyday this week but more

on that later ;)

I hope you enjoyed this post!

-Fjóla

Lunch

Hello lovely readers!

Recently I have been wanting to put more lifestyle posts

on my blog, because I love reading those kind of posts on other blogs.

In my lifestyle posts will probably be more photos than text, I don't want to bore
you to death by telling you every little detail about my life.

The other day I came home early so I decided to make myself a good lunch.

I want to give myself more time to make healthy snacks, lunches and all that jazz.

It's just so important to eat healthy, you'll sleep better, you'll get more energy and you'll

just feel better! 

Sooo here are the ingredients that I used in my pasta salad.

-Pasta

-Cabbage

-Hard boiled egg

-Tomatoes

-Salad dressing

...and of course while I ate my delicious salad I watched one 

of my favorite TV-show, Grey's Anatomy!

                                                     

-Fjóla