Sophia's Lullaby: 01.13

Silly Wednesday # 1

Ok, it's Wednesday...Middle of the week and I am bored! Bored I say! Here in the office with work to do but I don't want to do it....Story of my life! So here comes the silly part. I will post one picture that makes me smile once a week. I think we all need it. A little boost to make it to the weekend. Hope you like this!
Much love
Sophia

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p.s.: seriously this photo cracks me up every single time...

Coffee coffee coffee

Coffee mmmm coffee! I love it in the morning....coffee flavored ice cream... in cakes...in everything! But most of all I love to drink coffee. As much I have tried to follow other on green tea drinking I can not...especially in the morning! I have to have coffee or else my day hasn't started. I think that this says it all.
After working for a short period of time at Starbucks here in Athens and after years of trying different kinds. I can finally say I have find my coffee. It is definitely cold! Here in Athens, Greece most of the year is sunny and warm. And we have a tradition in drinking "frape". Frape is instant coffee, water shaken with sugar or milk (according to your preferences). The trick is to shake it very very well until the coffee makes foam. If you have traveled to Greece you will most probably seen and drink "frape".
But over the years I have found that 'frape' doesn't agree with me and sometimes upsets my stomach. So in search of other cold coffee beverage I found that cold espresso shots works better for me. Starbucks double shot...heaven!!!! Even though I have found what tastes best for me I always like to try new things.
When I found this recipe I had to tried it out.
Thanks to "The Pioneer Woman" I now have a new favorite coffee to drink during the weekend...I love how the coffee holds its strength even when the ice melts!

IKEA Godis

See even the ice has melted the coffee keeps its colour and strong taste.

I drink my coffee black and add only some sweetener or if I am in the mood I add some splash of caramel syrup. I do hope you give this recipe a try! It's very easy to make and the result will totally reward you!
That's enough coffee talk for one day....
Lots of love
Sophia

Organitation #1

Having moved to the new apartment. I find myself wanting to have everything in order.. Am I becoming a little obsessed here??? I don't think so actually. Since moving on my own, I have started to experiment with crafts. I love to try out new things and then deciding what I like best making. The problem with this is that I have a lot of craft supplies. I want to be able to use the supplies as much as possible and at the same time to be able to put it away fast if anyone visits. That's the problem with having a small apartment and my entrance serves as dining room/ office/ crafting table ... I really love how this place is coming together and I don't want to open closets and see chaos!

So I will be documenting this little trip to orderly drawers and closets and apartment! I have found inspiration in pinterest, other blogs and various sites. So let's start!

I found this little baby while I was at the hardware store looking for some tools. I thought it will be perfect for my jewellery supplies. I definitely needed to do something about this mess...

Whenever I wanted something I had to empty this two out!

But now everything is in order. I love how I can separate own little drawer in two. And don't let it foul you. This sucker has plenty of space. I am not sure about the orange. I think I'll be revamping it a bit...but I haven't decided yet. This will probably be another post..

P.S.: This lovely little cosmetic bag I bought from Claire's. It was love at first sight. I use it to carry with me whatever project I am working on at the time.

I will be sharing many other little tricks I use around the flat. Hope you find them useful. What do you do to keep things tidy and functional around the flat?

Lots of love,
Sophia

Movie Mania #1

This year I have decided to go to the movies more. I'm leaving really close to allot of movie theaters and I have rarely been in 2012. A wake up call from my eye doctor made me realize I need to enjoy more movies just in case.... So welcome to the first post of a series about the movies I see. This will not be about criticizing the movie just the movies I see and how much I enjoyed them. Drum rolls please...

The first on is Argo.

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Making resolutions...

"A man is but

the product

of his thoughts

what he thinks

he becomes."

Gandhi

When I first wrote down my list of resolutions as you saw the first thing I wrote down is that I want to loose weight and exercise more. That's been in the resolutions list for many years now and actually never gets crossed out. Over the years I have become a couch potato and taken it at a whole new level!!!! Unfortunately this year I have actually have to do something about this because of a health issue. Yes, I am one of those people that something like health issues has to come up to start taking a little better care of myself.
My first thought was WRITE it down on a list to keep yourself accountable. As I thought this better and days passed by I crossed them out of my list. I want this change to come gradually over a period of many years. I don't want to pressure myself because when I do this I always fail and I can't afford to this time. I have tried two-three times to lose weight with the help of specialists and I have succeeded but the problem is I never keep of the weight. Story of my life you say....mine too!
My idea is to change the way I take care of myself in general. Visit regularly a doctor for the necessary exams for my age. Visit the dentist! Try to change the way I see myself. Put a little positive attitude,a lot of love and understanding So no worries this is not going to be a weight lose blog! Just a self-loving and changing for the better blog. Not the outside but the inside!!! Where it actually counts!
I am very thankfull that I have found in blogland so many inspiring women to show me the way.
Lots of love to you all
Sophia

13 for 2013

Every January I get a blog fever. The new year always fills me with new ideas and promises of keeping this blog up and running...and then somewhere between March and April I only come around to 10 posts. After reading all your posts about new beginnings and year's resolution I have decided I want to give this blog thing another try. But this time without the pressure I put myself about everyday posting and trying to write posts that will blow other people minds. I want this space to become more of a small diary of the things I will do this year. I want to be able to come back here and read about the big and the small changes in my life. I will be giving this place a renovation as the year passes... I already made a big change in the name of the blog and a bit of an update on the template. I am in a place right now that I love all things simple with a hint of color.
So the best way to start is with this year's resolutions. I started writing them down on my notebook and at 13 I stopped. I thought why overwhelm myself with 30 resolutions??? I'll probably won't do half of them. Why not make a shorter list and enjoy more of repeating some of my resolutions. Why not try to perfect some of them??
With no further delay here is my list

1. ~~Lose weigh~~t Go to the movies more
2. ~~Exercise more~~ Travel
3. Complete the 365 projects
4. Learn to crochet
5. Get a license to ride a motorcycle
6. Be dept-free
7. Experiment with art mediums
8. Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop
9. Make new friends
10. Start an Etsy Shop
11. Read all the books I have at my closet and they are gathering dust...
12. Go for pick-nicks
13.Finish decorating the flat

I have crossed and changed some of my goals. I will talk and explain more about my list in another post.
I am happy to be back here and write... I hope this time I will keep it up!
Should this be a years resolution??? Hmmm...
Love to you all
Sophia.

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