Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts

1/31/2017

Greetings from Portugal!


Hello everybody from the beautiful not-so-sunny Portugal. I am here to study, however, I am most excited about everything else. Is that normal? I don't know. But I am really loking forward learning a little bit Portuguese too.

The sad thing is that I don't have my camera with me. Actually me and my sister share one and she wouldn't let me take it here. Fortunately my phone camera takes also great photos (not that good as from our Canon, but at least I have some kind of camera).

There are a few things about Portugal I wanted to share with you:

1) The architecture is just goals.

2) People are so nice and helpful!

3) You don't have prices in the coffee shops (which sucks sometimes).

4) Also, they don't have espresso or cappuccino, but only "big or small kafe", which means espresso and lungo. Still delicious.

5) There is no central heating.

6) Fruits and vegetables are insanely good here. (Lemon and orange trees in our garden are all what me and my friend wanted.)


If you are from Portugal or just know Portugal, any advice is welcomed! 

Love,
Lucy

8/05/2016

It is OK not to be OK


Hello my readers! It is time to tell you what is going on with me and why I have not been posting any articles. By this post I am trying to encourage myself to be better and do better. Life can be a bitch sometimes. I am so lucky to have people who stand by my side, helping me get through every bump that gets in my way. Still, I need to deal with things all by my self, in my head. Feeling depressed, no motivation...name it. I got through so many feelings in a couple of past months. My mum moving out with my sister, tough school...It was just too much and I couldn't handle it. Today I am here to tell you that it is OK sometimes not to be OK. It is part of our lives. Everyone had tough times in there lives. The important thing is how that person dealed with it. The act. We need to inspire others, encourage people, help them. That is important. I want to share with you a few things that helped me and also a few things I need to work on. It is time to change things a little bit.

I need to:

1) BELIEVE IN MYSELF
This is a tough one. I always everything blame on myself. It is time to trust my guts and start to believe that I am good enough. That I can do whatever I want without questioning myself. It is totally normal to make many mistakes. We are human and we learn from every mistake we make. I have started reading this book called 'Playing Big' by Tara Mohr. I can tell you it is pretty inspiring. 

2) SEE THE GOOD IN BAD (TURN NEGATIVITY INTO POSITIVITY)
I need to stop being pessimistic and start to see the good. I can tell you, it is hard. At least for me. Media always try to tell us how the world is a mess and than people start to believe that stuff. 

3) FEAR CANNOT STOP ME
'Fear is our worst enemy' they say. And it is true. Now I can see that. 


4) DO STUFF (KEEP MYSELF MOVING)
Yes. That is what I need to say on every adventure.

5) ENJOY LITTLE THINGS
Like cup of tea, nice sunset, the sounds of nature...or just a song. You can follow my Summer 2016 Spotify playlist if you want.

6) BE KIND
To everyone, even though they do not behave very nice towards us.

7) READ MORE
This is so easy. I love to just dive into reading.

8) LOVE MORE
Everything.


9) DANCE MORE
I miss dancing so much.


10) MEDITATE
I stopped meditating and I think this is the main reason I have been feeling so down lately. A week ago I started doing yoga again and guys, yoga is a miracle. 

11) GO FOR A LONG WALKS
It does not matter if in the forest or in the city. I am planning on trying to do gratitude walks. If you don't know what that means, I am going to shortly clarify this term to you. While you are on your walk, you just start saying outloud the things in your life that you are grateful for. Excuse my poor explaning skills. If you want to more about it there is loads of articles, for example this one.

12) KEEP THE CALENDAR/WEEKLY PLANNER  UPDATED
It helps me to keep track of things I need to do. Without it I feel useless, like I am doing nothing with my life. 

13) SPEND MORE TIME WITH FRIENDS

14) WORK WORK WORK




Love,
Lucy

10/31/2015

Autumn Mood


 Hello everybody still reading this blog. I hope that you are getting through autumn depression better than I am! A few weeks passed since I wrote a new article and I am back here to talk to you. About life...about autumn. I wanted to focus on school at least for this first semester. I am super excited but scared at the same time. I have sooo many books to read! It's crazy!

 This month I started to take a lot more walks. Sometimes I took my buddy camera with me and this is basically how this article was born. I feel inspired again. By the colours and people...I think that - for me personally - autumn it the most beautiful season of all four. It is like magic season. Morning mists, pouring rains and early setting sun. Nights are longer and it is the time when I can take my deer mug with a hot chocolate in it "sprinkled" with a mountain of cinnamon. Lighted candle in my room which amplifies the mysterious atmosphere and cosyness. Yes...this sumps up my favourite autumnal evening...

Also today is Halloween! You will definitely see some "pumpkin photos" on my Instagram today...I feel like I am talking too much. Well, I will leave you to these photos.  It is time for you to dive into the darkness...(and sunset)...

(Also you can tell me in the comments if you like them and share with me some of your tips. It would mean the world to me!)













Love,
Lucy

8/05/2015

One Day Trip: Spa Luhačovice + OOTD


 While sitting at the airport waiting for the plane to London, I am going to chat with you about my previous holiday. This time with my family and boyfriend. I had such an incredible time just relaxing and enjoyng doing nothing (and food...). Yes, I love food, but that is another story. The last day we went on a trip to the Spa Luhačovice. It is one of my favourite places in the Czech Republic. The architecture in this spa city is just a piece of art. There are many hot springs full of minerals, which are healthy for your body. For example famous Vincentka or my favourite - Ottovka. 

 On the banks of the stream are many caffés with delicious desserts and plenty of greenery. It is the perfect city to rewind and regain lost energy. By the way, I fell in love with this H&M swing dress. I bought them on sale for a really good deal and cannot stop wearing them. I love oversized and flowy clothes. 

Swing Dress - H&M










Sisters!




Rice, chicken and curry


















Love,
Lucy




4/06/2015

Happy Easter!


  Happy Easter everyone! I hope you are having a great day with your family! I definitely am (with these delicious cupcakes). Eggs are from Marks&Spencer if you are asking, jersey top is from H&M, necklace from Forever 21 and midi ring from I am.

Love,
Lucy





3/08/2015

Bratislava // Day Trip (+ BLOGGER OF THE YEAR)


 Last Wednesday me, my mum and my sister went on a trip to the Bratislava. Only for one day, however it was totally worth it! We woke up in the morning, the sky was grey and it seemed like it was going to rain. The perfect day to travel! (haha) We got there about 11:00 am. Our first stop was (because we are girls) Eurovea, which is huge shopping center. When we came near the JOJ TV, my sister fangirled a little bit. I have to say, my first stop was H&M Home. I just wanted to buy everything and take it home with me. I really could not decide what one (or more) to choose to keep me company at home. Meanwhile my mum and sister decided to go for a lunch, but I was so hypnotised, I just stayed there for another ten or fifteen minutes. When I calmed down from excitement a little bit, I decided to look around. I have found this amazing shop "Koton", where I bought a few things. Then went back to the H&M and finally got something I wanted (and needed). I am so pickey, that sometimes it annoyes me too (I feel sorry for my family).
 After my little spree and their lunch we went to the historic city center. The second we walked outside the wind almost blowed us away. It is really fun to watch people fighting with the wind. Hair in they mouths, eyes almost closed...Oh mother nature, you are so powerful!

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2/22/2015

20th Birthday


 Birthday. The time of the year you get emotional. Birthday. The time of the year you start being nostalgic. Memories are so precious. When is my birthday I always start to think about my childhood, how great it was. So much laughter! Just a little girl with dark brown eyes and hair, full of light and joy. Having big dreams, loving everything. There are of course moments in my life I do not want to remember, however the good ones I often remember more clearly. Man always does.
 20th birthday. You are no longer teenager. There is not enough space on your cake for twenty little candles, so you have to buy two numbers (and let's admit, twenty candles may be a bit too expensive). You have to start acting like an adult person - which in my head I am still that little child. 

 Last weekend me and my family celebrated my 20th birthday. This time I decided to go with some kind of Raffaello birthday cake. And I loved it. If you are asking, I poured the cake with melted white chocolate and sprinkled it with grated coconut. And because I have birthday on the same thay that is Valentine's Day, I put a few fondant hearts to share a bit more love with the world (and the cake - haha). The gifts I got you can see in the last picture. I wanted popcake maker for so long! Thank you mum! ♥ Also I do not know how I can eat that huge amount of chocolate I got - ever. (If you want some, feel free to come to our house and I give you some.) You also may know I am the biggest lover of flowers. I have flowers almost everywhere. I got so many of them. I feel like the luckiest person in the world! 

10/10/2014

7 Sick Day Best Buddies | LucyLavender


  You wake up in the morning and your body feels like crap. Everything hurts, your head is throbbing and through the runny nose you cannot even breathe. This does not sound very fancy, I know. When you proceed from the stage of denial of your sickness, you usually go through the stage "Ihavetorecoverquickly". Tell me about it. I was denying my sickness for five days! After that I lay down in the bed with my best friend - tea. So I thought I will jot down for all of you sick (and also healthy) ones out there my sick day "best buddies", which always help me recover.

 Ráno se probudíte, a cítíte se na nic. Všechno vás bolí, v hlavě tepe, a přes sopel dýchat nemůžete. Vím, není to zrovna hezká představa. Když postoupíte z fáze popírání toho, že jste nemocní, většinou přejdete do fáze "musímtorychlevyležet". Povídejte mi o tom. Takhle jsem přecházela nemoc pět dní! Pak už jen ležím s kamarádem čajem v posteli. To mě vnuklo nápad sepsat pro vás všechny nemocné (i zdravé) seznam mých "nejlepších kamarádů", kteří mi pomáhají léčit se.

1# Medicaments // Léky
 Medicaments are important part of every healing proces. For lowering your temperature, sore throat, etc. It makes us feel better. We cannot take them as Smarties of course. This would do more harm than good...

 Léky jsou důležitou částí každého uzdravování. Na snížení teploty, bolest v krku, a podobně. Pomáhají nám cítit se lépe. Samozřejmě že je nemůžeme polykat jako lentilky. To by pak udělaly víc škody než užitku...

2# Cup of tea // Šálek čaje
 There is nothing better than good old cup of mint or ginger tea with honey. Firstly, it warms me up in the times, when chills strike, secondly my grandma always says that heat cures. Drinking regime is also very important during sickness. The body so can get rid of noxious substances. I am trying to drink more water, however I still don't drink enough of it. I have to do better. So let's come together and fight against those insidious germs!

 Není nad starý dobrý šálek mátového, či zázvorového čaje s medem. Za prvé vždy krásně zahřeje, ve chvílích, kdy zimnice udeří, zadruhé babičky vždy říká, že teplo léčí. Navíc máta či zázvor mají dezinfekční účinky. Pitný režim je také při nemoci velmi důležitý. Tělo se tak zbavuje škodlivých látek. Snažím se ho dodržovat, ale i tak toho moc za den nevypiji. Musím se v tom zlepšit. Pojďme tedy společně do boje proti těm zákeřným bacilům!

3# Food // Jídlo
 I know, when you are sick, a man doesn't have appetite. He would reather be tucked in blanket, then to get up from nicely warm bed. Trust me, I know that feeling. However this doesn't mean your body doesn't need it. Eating is a must, if we want it or not. For that reason hot soup is magic in a bowl!

 Já vím, při nemoci člověk nemá zrovna chuť k jídlu. Nejraději by člověk byl zakuklený v peřině, než aby musel z vyhřáté postele vstávat. Věřte, také to znám. Jenže to neznamená, že ho vaše tělo nepotřebuje. Jíst se musí, ať chceme nebo ne. Proto teplá polévka je tím nejlepším kouzlem na nachlazení!

4# Nicely warm blanket // Hezky teplá deka
The feeling, when you cacoon into your blanket is worth all the money! Moreover when is nicely soft, and warm...Beth (my dog) always comes to me and curls up next to me into a ball. She is so cute!

 Ten pocit, když se pořádně zabalíte to peřiny či deky stojí za všechny prachy. Ještě když je krásně hebounká, měkká, hřejivá...Betynka (můj pejsek) vždy za mnou přijde, a stulí se vedle mě do klubíčka. Je tak roztomilá!

5# Entertainment // Zábava
 At the beginning, lying in bed sounds as a gift right from heaven. I don't know about you, but after one hour of sitting/lying I start to get bored. What can I do? There is a lot of things, which you can do in bed. (Of course appropriate things...) For example, I like to read. A lot. So I take some old magazine, which I didn't manage to read in my busy life yet. Or I take a book. At this moment I read books for school. It is true, that most of the books I own are on my phone. When I don't want to do something else, I watch a film, TV show or Youtube videos...I can do that a while...

 Ležet v posteli zní ze začátku jako dar přímo z nebes. Nevím jak u vás, ale já už po hodině se začnu nudit. Co dělat, když ležet mě nebaví? Existuje tolik věcí, co můžete dělat v posteli! (Samozřejmě pouze ve vší počestnosti.) Ráda čtu. Hodně. Tak vytáhnu starý časopis, který jsem kvůli svému rušnému životu nestihla předtím přečíst. Nebo si vezmu knihu. V tuhle chvíli čtu hlavně knížky do školy. Takový Saturnin není vůbec špatný! Je pravda, že většinu knížek mám na mobilu. Když chci ovšem dělat něco jiného, podívám se na film, seriál, či videa na Youtube...u toho vydržím dlouho...



6# Social media // Sociální sítě
 Sometimes we can feel a little bit lonely. We don't want somebody to see us in this condition, and at the same time we want to have fun communicating with our friends. That is why social media were made. My biggest obsession is still Pinterest. I don't know what to do with it anymore. I can surf through those pictures all day long. Crazy. I know.

 Občas si můžeme připadat sami.  Nechceme, aby nás někdo v takovém stavu viděl, a zároveň chceme se bavit s kamarády. Na "nemocné dny" jsou sociální sítě jako dělané. Mou největší závislostí je stále Pinterest. Už nevím co s tím mám dělat. Může ty fotky projíždět od rána do večera. Jsem blázen. Já vím.

7# Sleep // Spánek
 When the eyes get tired and you get bored of everything, it is finally time to lie down and sleep. It is the greatest enemy of almost all diseases. "Sleep heals the body," people say. And it is true. Cocoon in your blanket even more than before and let yourself drift off to sleep.

 Až se oči unaví, a už nic nebaví, je čas konečně zalehnout a spát. Spánek je největším nepřítelem všech nemocí. ,,Spánek léčí," říká se. A je to opravdu fakt. Zachumlejte se do peřiny ještě víc než předtím, a nechte se unášet spánkem.