past weeks in january...

♡ Hi dudes. The first month of this new year is almost over. It was a frosty month, but now, at the end, it's getting milder. I started very relaxed in this new beginning with some days off from work, but now the everyday routine is back.

I started reading "Big Magic, creative living beyond fear" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Everywhere I looked, this book crossed my view, on blogs, on instagram, in the book shop...so that I finally wished for it for christmas. And tadaa, my boy gave it to me. Honestly I am not a book worm, but I love THIS book! If you don't have it yet, put on your winterboots and run to the next bookshop and grab it! You won't regret it, promise!

This month I also stared traveling on my road to more happiness. 

BUT you can't expect to live a happy, fulfilled, mindful life with only clean eating and yoga practise from one day to another. It has to go step by step. It's a journey. So I decided to buy notebooks which I will fill with my thoughts. I think writing is like healing and by re-reading your own words you will learn a lot about yourself. I also indulge myself with time. Time for writing, time for relaxing, time for reading, time for going out into cute cafés. I light up candles, burn incense sticks, boil a pot of delish tea...an hour for the soul so to say.

January was filled with relaxed weekends, full of watching the "the hobbit" and "LOTR" triologoies and food. I went shopping in cute stores, watched out for some cool stuff for my first own (with the boy) appartment in that we will move in summer. 

I received a lovely christmas parcel from my friend Roosa, full of cute things like a moomin winter mug, vintage art, tea and stuff from Indiska ♥.

 I found my passion for photos and other things back, and gosh, I am so grateful! 

This was a good month!

Peace to you.

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Breakfast || The best meal of the day ♡

Hej peeps, 

for me, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives you the energy you need for a long day at work/school/university. Honestly I don't have that much time in the morning during my workweek, so I always end up with oats topped with apples/bananas and some sweetener. 

BUT at the weekend I devote my morning time for some really yummy breakfasts.

This weekend I had two really really good breakies that I now want to share with you...

So here's a yummy breakie I enjoyed today. On christmas eve we had a lovely nordic dessert, with pearl barley and raspberries. So this bowl is inspired by the dessert we had.

I cooked the pearl barley in milk for round about 20 minutes. Then add a sweetener of your choice, I used maple syrup. Fill in your favourite breakfast bowl and top it with fruits, kernels, nuts and other yummy things you like. 

Enjoy ♡

The second breakfast is based on a recipe by my friend Olivia www.nothingbutdaydreaming.com

For that I peeled two carrots and rasped them into thin slices, then I filled them in a pan together with oats, coconut cream, cinnamon, kardamom, a bit of ginger, juice from 1 orange, a bit vanilla and a pinch of salt. Then I cooked it up until it was creamy and filled it in a bowl.

I added apple slices, fresh blueberries, even more coconut cream and coco chips on top!

Yum yum yum!

all photos by me

January favourites...

♡ New month, new favourites.♡

1. Bralette by "free people" via Urban Outfitters.
2. Aromatherapy oil burner in the shape of a buddha head. I like to burn natural aroma oils, so this seems to        be perfect! Via the lovely online-shop from Indiska.
3. Hair soap by the finnish brand FLOW. Makes the hair deeply clean and is good for the environment because of less packaging waste (just a paper banderole). This one is for brunettes, but it's also available for blonde and red hair. Never tried hair soap before, I am curious about this.
4. Scented candle by the estonian brand Joik. I love these candles because they are made of soy wax, not paraffins. The candles are also vegan. ❀
5. Yoga mat bag from the brand Mandala. Made of organic cotton and equipped with the om sign. ॐ

hello new year.

this calendar is a free download from www.freepeople.com

Hi darlings,

 

 here it is, the brandnew year 2 0 1 6. Let's dive right into it. Let's breathe its fresh and crisp air. 

Inhale, exhale. ☯

 I'm so happy for new beginnings, new thoughts and fresh inspiration. I can feel the power in the deepest parts of my body. I just need to follow it.

image by free people via pinterest

 Following. That's a good keyword, following the path I created in my head for myself. This is my biggest goal from now on. It's not only a goal, it's more a life task. A thing you have to work on every single day.

 ~ Other goals for 2 0 1 6 are ~

☽ finally book a yoga class.
☽ write more | diary, journals, letters.
☽ take more moments for myself.
☽ travel more and with an open mind [like I've read so often].
☽ make new friends, grow more close again with old ones & meet the ones I long to see for so long. ♥
☽ get back into music again | my guitar.
☽ try to shop more conscious and fair clothing...vintage, second hand, fairtrade, eco...
☽ try to eat more clean and to include more vegan food again.
☽ read more.


What are your plans for the new year? ☯