February favorites

BOOK. V. Roth Allegiant

Source: goodreads.com

MOVIE. Invictus (2009)

Source: IMDB.com

TV SHOW. Grey's anatomy, season 11

Source: IMDB.com

SONG. Hozier - Take me to church

EVENT. Ed Sheeran's concert

MISCELLANEOUS. UK trip!

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Liebster Award (2)

It is my second award. The post for the first nomination you can read here.
This time I was nominated by Shannan and Sophie. Thank you girls for the nomination! Don't forget to check their blogs out.

Here are my answers to Shannan's questions:

1) If you could only wear one pair of shoes for the rest of the year what would they be? Probably flats. I always choose comfort. Although I am short and should probably wear heels more often. Ups. But I like wearing wedges!

2) Do you have any weird and wonderful talents? Sadly but no. I don't have any talents. At least I haven't discovered it yet.

3) If yes, then what are they? Someday.. :)

4) What is your favourite television show? How I met your mother. The best!

5) What is one product you couldn't live without? It's a difficult question. I don't really have one. As I think about it, I realize that there isn't such thing right now. I think i could live even without my phone :)

6) Books or Movies? Love both. But recently I'm not into movies, I read more, so my answer at this time is books.

7) What is your favourite book or movie? Favorite books: M.Albom Five people you meet in heaven and A. de Saint-Exupery Little prince. Favorite movie: The Pursuit of Happyness.

8) Are you a Disney lover? I don't think so. Of course I like it but I'm not obsessed.

9) What is your favourite candle scent? Probably apple and cinnamon. Or a fruity one.

10) Red lips or dark eyes? Dark eyes.

11) If you could visit one place in the world, where would you visit? Australia.

 

And here are Sophie's questions answered:

1. What song makes you think of summer most? I'm Yours by Jason Mraz.

2. If you could visit anywhere, where would be top of your list? As I answered previously - Australia.

3. Who is your biggest inspiration (not just including fashion)? I don't know.. It's probably bad but I don't have anyone specific on my mind. I am just inspired by people who know what they want in life.

4. What are you most looking forward to this year? Finding a job. Not very fun, I know.

5. What was the last film you watched? And how do you rate it? One Direction: This is us and it was quite enjoyable. I would rate it 4/5.

6. Who is your favourite youtuber currently? I don't have a favorite one. I like Ingrid Nilsen.

7. Anything that you do to get into relax mode? Listen to soft music, make myself some tea, put on comfy and warm (if it's winter) clothes.

8. What is your favourite photo? (Either your own or just one that you like) I really like this one that I took last summer.

9. Any guilty pleasures? TV series. I spend too much time on them.

10. Which fictional character would you like to be for a day? Hermione Granger. Or Tracy from How I met your mother - I would like to spend some time with the gang, they are awesome. And Ted is a sweetheart :$

11. What is your favourite city and why? My hometown.

 


This time I nominate:
Adele
Undefined
Charlotte
Someday sunny
Life with antlers
Jodie
College cheese

Here are my questions for you:
1. Why are you writing a blog?
2. What do you struggle with the most while writing a blog?
3. If you could go back in time, would you change something?
4. What book/movie changed your perspective on life?
5. Favorite food?
6. Your hobbies?
7. What is your favorite social media?
8. 3 things you like about yourself?
9. What inspires you the most?
10. Are you an introvert or extrovert?
11. What do you want to achieve in 2015?

Rules:

Acknowledge the person who nominated you;

Answer the questions given by the person who nominated you;

Nominate bloggers with less than 200 followers and notify them;

Give them 11 questions to answer.

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Stop. Think. Do #4

As I am travelling at the moment, this time for a "Stop. Think. Do" post I choose inspiring quotes about travel. Read, consider, go travel.

The world is a book and he who doesn’t travel only reads one page.  St. Augustine

We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again- to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more. Pico Iyer

...make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. If you want to get more out of life, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty.

Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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https://www.pinterest.com/pin/134474738848697339/

What's in my little carry on bag?

Hey there!

I am going to UK to visit family and a friend. I will be there almost 2 weeks. With my carry-on luggage I will also have this little bag with some flight essentials. In it I have:

• a book to read while waiting at the airport and on the flight;
• wallet (and a passport in it - a must, of course);
• boarding ticket;
• mp3 player;
• earphones;
• lip balm (my lips get really dry on the airplane);
• chocolate (not necessary but just in case I get hungry or just want something sweet);
• phone.

There will be more travel related posts.

Have a great day! :)

#TakeBackWhatsYours

A couple of days ago I have discovered a beautiful campaign that is going around. I found it by reading an amazing post on lovely Adele's blog that you can read here. It touched my heart and I decided to participate as well.

Campaign was started by Chloe from Chloe's Concept. The aim of this campain is to take back something that belong to you but you've lost or been taken away. And it's not about physical things but about your "inner things" like confidence, motivation, happiness etc. All the info about the project can be found on website, Chloe's blog and Twitter.

I remember 3-4 years ago, on my first year of uni I felt happy, in general. Of course I had my ups and downs but basically I wasn't complaining. And I remember then I was really positive. Positive about life, future, everything. I always had hope and thought that everything will be alright. I believed that I can achieve my goals and make my dreams come true. I was going through my life path positively. But after some time my mind began to change. I started to realize that everything goes wrong, I face failure and have no luck. Step by step my positivity was fading down. Only hope held me. But in the end of December 2014 when I was revising the gone year i understood one thing - I lost hope. I understood that I don't believe in a better tomorrow anymore. I see my life as a failure. And with all that unluck I don't believe in myself anymore. But this year I want to change it! I want to hope for good, stay positive and because of that - feel happy, again. That is why I want to

take back my positivity and self-belief. 

I think that it is a beautiful campaign that Chloe begun. Everyone who wants to make changes to their life should try and take part of it or just share some support. Make sure to check campaign's website and Twitter for more info and other posts. 

I would like to tag every person that a better tomorrow and misses something that belongs to you. If you decide to take part in it, make sure to leave the link to your post in the comments below and/or tag me (@minty_way) on twitter. Of course, don't forget to tag Chloe as well (@ChloesConcept).

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Empties - Garnier Edition

Hey there! 

Strange thing, I always finish a couple of products at the same time and for some reason this time they are all Garnier products. Here is my opinion on them. 

Garnier Body Tonic Scrub

Sugar scrub with natural fruit extract. It claims to exfoliate, nourish and smooth the skin. And it really does. I think it is a great scrub, suitable for dry skin. Leaves the skin smooth with a fruity scent.

Pros:

• great exfoliation
• smoothes the skin
• pleasant fruity scent that stays on the skin
• calms down Keratosis Pilaris

Cons: 

• none

 Rating: 5/5

Repurchase: Yes

Garnier Fructis Nutri Repair Spray

Detangles, nourishes, repairs damaged hair. Not sure how I feel about this product. It's not bad but not amazing either. I would say it is ok. It does a great job with tangled hair but I didn't see any nourishing or repairing effect. It's so-so.

Pros:

• detangles, even my frizzy, thick hair
• pleasant scent
• doesn't leave hair heavy or oily

Cons:

• doesn't nourish or repair dry hair as the product claims to do

Rating: 3/5

Repurchase: Maybe.

Garnier BB cream

My first bb cream. I had higher expectations for it. The product is good but I thought it would be better. I expected more coverage. And the shade selection is poor: only two shades. I picked up the light one but it is still a bit dark for my pale skin. The cream is great for the summer.

Pros:

• moisturizes dry skin very well
• light coverage (although I would prefer a bit more)
• light texture

Cons:

•  only two shades; the light one is too dark for pale skin

Rating: 3.5/5

Repurchase: maybe but only for the summer time.

Sick day activities

For the past few days I've been sick. That means staying home, in bed, drinking a lot of tea and not feeling well. And thinking how to entertain yourself. Here are some suggestions:

1. Read books. Unless you don't like to read or don't feel to. Maybe you have a book on your shelf that is there for a long time without being read. Or you've been too busy and didn't had time to read, now is a great opportunity. 

2. Watch movies, tv-series. Now is the perfect time to watch everything you want without any guilt. For me it is a great moment to watch long, 3 hour movies, because on an average day it is difficult to find that time.

3. Write a diary. About your past days before you've got sick, your feeling, general thoughts, dreams, short stories etc. Whatever you want really. 

4. Read blogs.  Explore blog world. Surf Bloglovin, read posts that interests you. Some interesting blogs can be found.

5. Do some crafts. Something easy that doesn't make you tired. Search for easy diy projects.

6. Play games on your phone. Download a new one, maybe it will be addicting and make you play for hours just to pass the level.

7. Sleep. If you don't feel to do anything then just sleep. After naps you will definitely feel better and time will go faster.

What do you do on a sick day? 

By the way, I've changed the appearance of my blog a bit. What do you think? I would love to know your opinion and suggestions :)