Life changing birthday present?

It was my birthday three weeks ago, on the 7th, but the present my mom and dad got me only arrived last week. I have told my parents that I don't need anything, but they got me something anyway. Before the present arrived my mom was like 'We thought about this a lot and in the end we got it. We really hope that you will like it and that is going to help you in one way or another. I was inspired by what you watch on the Internet'. I was very intrigued...I had no idea what they had got me...and how does it have a connection with the peeps I watch on the Internet. I was pretty excited because I usually always guess my presents but with this one it was a total surprise.

Infatuation

“Infatuation is the state of being carried away by unreasoned passion or love.”

Source: Google

      That’s what I’m feeling right now, on the 7^th of November 2014, at 22:05.

     I don’t know what it is, why am I feeling this but It’s taking all over me. I’m thinking about him every second of the day. As much as I try I can’t find any reasons why not to like him.

     He has a girlfriend though..

     So how do I stop my heart from falling when I can’t stop thinking about him?

Source: Google

Don’t forget to smile today :)

Laura ♥

First uni thoughts

Long time no see. It's been a really really long time since I last sat down to write something. Since uni has started my life has gone mental. My schedule is literally full. I barely have time to eat now, and that's a good thing - maybe I can shed some pounds haha.

Uni is something else. It's completely different from everything I've done before. As I probably said before, I decided to study journalism. It opens up a world in which I would love to work all my life. TV Production.

#MusicalMonday

When you say you've had enough

And you might just give it up

Oh, oh

I will never let you down

When you're feeling alone in love

I'll be what you dreaming of

Oh, oh

I will never let you down

Don't forget to smile today :)

     

Laura

Never lose faith

As you may know I have a slightly obsession at the moment with Portuguese music. I was really into the World Cup at it’s end and I was rooting for Brazil, so I researched quite a lot about them. That’s what got me into Portuguese music.

I love Latin languages, especially Spanish because it has a very nice sound to it and I feel like everything you say in this language is more meaningful. I don’t really know why, I’m weird like that. Luckily Portuguese it’s pretty similar.

While I was listening to Luan Santana on YouTube, I noticed another singer at the related section and I clicked on the video and I was really surprised to find a very emotional video. Apart from the very beautiful song with lovely lyrics, the video has a very strong message. Breast Cancer cures!!

Here is that video:

#MusicalMonday

Hello!!

This week’s Musical Monday was inspired by Neymar. I saw a video of him singing this song and I really liked the melody so I searched it up and fell in love. Later I found myself searching for a live performance of Luan Santana and I found the song I chose for this blog post. Here is the video of Neymar that I was talking about.

I know Spanish, and Portuguese is similar so I understood most of it but I still googled it, just to make sure haha. Here it’s the translated version if you wanna have a look.

I love this live performance, his voice is amazing and I think he’s pretty handsome as well haha.

             Don’t forget to smile today :)

                                   

  

 Laura

Always #LikeAGirl Campaign

             Always has kicked off “an epic battle to make sure that girls everywhere keep their confidence throughout puberty and beyond, and making a start by showing them that doing it #LikeAGirl is an awesome thing.”

Puberty is already a big deal to go through so having somebody to tell you (in a disrespectful way) that you are acting #LikeAGirl it can bring you down so much that you will barely see that little light at the end of the tunnel.

When I came across this video that Lauren Greenfield directed in partnership with Always I had a flashback of my teenage years.

I have gone through puberty and I know what it’s like. It was one of the darkest periods of my life. A lot of emotions came crushing down on me. There was a lot happening in my life at the time and I remember that every thing no matter how small or insignificant, mattered a lot. Unfortunately that drowned me into depression. It took me about two years to overcome my fear of everything, really. I didn’t want to talk to anyone, I didn’t want to go out, not even out of my room. I hated everything, I hated everything that I was doing and soon I started to hate myself. And all that because I wasn’t fitting in. I felt like everybody else was better than me and that there was nothing I could do. What I didn’t know at that point is that my friends were probably going through the same things but coping better with them. On the outside I was always happy, always smiling but there was a dark storm inside me every single day, every single hour.

Fortunately I was never bullied during these two years, but to be honest even the smallest joke my friends were making about me felt like a bully.

Probably one of my advice for teenage girls and boys, because boys go through puberty as well and it’s not an easy thing for them either, is to be Yourself and forget about stereotypes. Don’t try to fit in a category. Embrace yourself and don’t be afraid to be and to think different.

Don’t use #LikeAGirl in a negative way. Being a girl is not a bad thing!

This video has a great message and I am so happy that somebody is bringing up this subject. I love what Lauren said about this campaign: “ I am excited to be a part of the movement to redefine 'like a girl' into a positive affirmation.”

I really hope that this ad will boost teenager girls’ self-confidence all around the world so they can act trustfully #LikeAGirl.

              Don’t forget to smile today :)

Laura

  ♥

#MusicalMonday

“I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier

I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist

Like it doesn't exist

I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry

I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier”

      Don’t forget to smile today :)

Laura

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Transparent images on Blogger - Tutorial

Hello!!

I decided to post a tutorial on how to make your transparent images show up as transparent on Blogger.

I encountered this issue a few days ago and I searched all day long on Google how to solve it and I could’t find anything. Nothing that I found worked for me so after hours of trying out different solutions I thought I would try this last one and it worked!! I was so happy with myself haha.

It’s not a big deal nor complicated but since I didn’t find this solution online I thought I would post a little tutorial.

1. First thing you wanna do is Log in to your Blogger account (obviously haha – but I saw this first step on every tutorial haha) and make sure your picture is .PNG

2.  Click on Template  from your sidebar     

3.   Click on Customize

4.   Click on Advanced --> Images

5.  Open the Background Color  menu and choose Transparent

6.  Don’t forget to click on Apply to Blog

That's it. It's really simple. I hope this helped and that it works for you.

            Don’t forget to smile today :)

Laura

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#MusicalMonday

Hello!!

This Monday I decided to post a brand new Romanian song and for the first time not an English one because I really like it and I love it’s message.

It’s about the capital of my country, Bucharest. The lyrics are so beautiful, the song is just amazing and I also love it’s music video.

People around me always complain about our country for various reasons, I’m not going to name them now. It’s true, our country could be at least 10 times better maintained if more people cared about it, but I’m optimistic and I think that every day is better than the other. It’s also true that if we were to be always satisfied with what we’ve got nothing would evolve BUT from time to time we have to stop and look around and NOTICE  all the nice things not just the bad ones.

I think that my country is very beautiful and picturesque having some of the most amazing views.

My opinion is that we should appreciate more the things that surround us before it’s too late. You never know what tomorrow brings so enjoy today like it’s your last day.

Here is Adda’s new song featuring What’s up. Hope you enjoy :)

Don’t forget to smile today :)

Laura

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Enjoy the little things

Nowadays we live our lives always rushing after things, always counting every second and sometimes we have so many stuff to do that we forget that we should enjoy our lives, not just be some sort of robots living in a routine and always doing things. Sometimes you have to step back, take a deep breath and do something that makes us feel relaxed and happy to be living on this planet.

One of the things that makes me most happy is watching the sunrise or the sunset. It takes only a few minutes for the sun to disappear but it does it in an amazing way. The colors of the sky and that last sunshine mesmerizes me. It hypnotizes me. It shows me once again how small and powerless we, people, are in front of nature.

Another thing that makes me incredibly happy and calm is watching the stars. I just love it. We can all experience these three things, no matter how old or young, poor or rich, black or white, straight or gay.

What I'm trying to say is that that at the end of the day it's not about how many cars we have, how big our house is and neither how many followers we have on twitter. It's the little things that really matter.

A little thing that made me very happy today was this refreshing orange juice that I enjoyed while writing this :)

    Don’t forget to smile today :)

Laura

  ♥

#MusicalMonday

I know it’s been a very long time since I updated the #MusicalMonday section but I’m back now!!!

This time it’s an upbeat pick. I love Cheryl and I feel like I’ve never seen her so happy before so that makes my heart smile. Hopefully this vid will make your day a little bit better.

Here’s her latest single “Crazy Stupid Love” featuring Tinie Tempah.

         Don’t forget to smile today :)

Laura

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#MusicalMonday

"I know how it goes

I know how it goes from wrong and right

Silence and sound

Did they ever hold each other tight

Like us

Did they ever fight

Like us"

Don’t forget to smile today :)

Laura

   ♥

Easter Muffins - Recipe

Happy Easter!!

Every now and then I try to surprise my family with some sweets baked by me. It makes me very happy when somebody smiles because of something that I made. It could be a hand-made greeting card, a gift box, a cupcake..anything. I love making people smile   J

I got this recipe from here and I changed it a little bit. Instead of using a baking tin I used muffin cases and I added some raisins.

I really hope you will try this recipe sometime because it’s so so simple to make and it’s really tasty. 

Here are the ingredients that you will need:

• 170 g Self Raising Flour
• 170 g Caster Sugar
• 110 g Icing Sugar
• 50 g Raisins
• 170 g Butter
• 3 Eggs
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• a pinch of salt
• 2 Lemons

After you have prepared your ingredients, preheat your oven to 180° Celsius

First you will have to melt the butter with the Caster Sugar on very low heat

                                                                                 

Mix all the dry ingredients together 

When the melted butter and the sugar have cooled down a bit, mix in the lemon zest and the eggs 

Slowly add the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir until everything is well combined  

 

Lastly add the raisins  

Pour the mixture into muffin cases and bake for 25-30 minutes

While the muffins are baking, make a lemon syrup by melting the icing sugar with the lemon zest on very low heat 

When the muffins have golden take them out and check if they are done with a toothpick (if the toothpick comes out dry, they are done)

Make a few holes in the muffins with a straw like so

Pour the lemon syrup in the holes that you created with the straw

Put raisins in the muffin holes to make it prettier 

Now taste your creation J  

I really hope my pictures were helpful and that you enjoyed this recipe.

I’m gonna post more recipes soon.

Here are my Easter flowers and a very happy chocolate bunny

Don’t forget to smile today :)

Laura

  ♥