Nearly 2nd week of December and I look at my Christmas gift list… powerless… I have everything to buy and not much time left… I will be travelling on the 22nd of December which leaves me 10 days to do it all. A few things called my attention this season and I will list them below in the attempt to help you to organise your list too. Cosmetics: A few major brands called my attention this end of year: Shiseido – The new make up collection is spectacular… I am in love with the colours and the new textures. It… Read more

I am sitting at my kitchen table…. thinking how I could express myself in a concise way but also in the right way to demonstrate all the feelings I have for the 3 years anniversary of this blog. First, it seems that it all started yesterday… but surprisingly, it seems that I have been on this journey all my life… I confess it is not always easy… especially when it comes to time management… You know by now that I work 5 days a week, I have 2 children and a husband that need me (and support me too), I… Read more

Yesterday I was watching Mamma Mia when flying to the Caribbean when I remembered an interview that Meryl Streep had given to a newspaper… She had said loads of right things but the one that really touched me was when she revelled that she was rejected for main actress position at the King Kong film because she was told to be too UGLY… Then… This lady… Did not give up… Instead… Throughout her career, she won 3 Oscars… Obviously she did not win 3 times because she was rejected… She won because she was great… Simply that… It seems obvious… Read more