February 11, 2014

A picture that make my thing of...

Hello.
This is another post for "Dear Diary..."
Today, while searching for a "good morning" photo for you, my FB friends/followers, I came across a picture that made me think of how mean the world is.

So, let's get started:
no. 1: Think less, feel more
     - not gonna happen. Why? Because I might get hurt. Should I stop thinking about tomorrow, about how people try to use me for their own good and feel happy or should I feel like I'm important in their lives? Why? Just because they need me? No, thanks. I'm going for "think more".

no.2: Frown less, smile more.
     - well, I tend to smile more than anyone I know. But that doesn't mean that I can't/won't frown what the time comes. Whit this one I agree.

no.3: Talk less, listen more.
     - ok, I'll listen while other people complain about their problems. But what happens when I have a problem? I should talk less, right? Not gonna happen, either.

no.4: Judge less, accept more.
     - hmmm....I'm not judging, but I'm not accepting, either. Best case scenario, I'm neutral. But I'm not accepting anything I don't like. That's something I learned the hard way and I'm sticking to it.

no.5: Watch less, do more.
     - I might agree with this one. I should do more cooking, more sport, more outdoor activity...maybe I'm more lazy than I knew.

no.6: Complain less, appreciate more.
     - hmmm again. What if I don't have so many things to appreciate and so many to complain about? This means that I don't have a perfect life, but who does? :) it's not a rhetorical question. Maybe I complain about the weather, it's too cold..can someone make the weather better? Can you or someone you know make the weather warmer? I didn't think so...so I complain. pfff.

no.7: Fear less, love more.
     - yes, love more, you might get hurt, but that's ok. No need to be afraid.

Well, as you might have noticed, I exaggerated some things, but you can't be happy and do "more" just because it's the way to be happier. Happiness is related to everything around you, your friends, your family,the weather and so on. The list is so long, I don't even want to think about it.
What is more important is that you must be yourself to be happy. For example, I can't be happy if someone I love is sad/unhappy or has problems. I tend to suppress my feelings and do my best to help them. And later, I get hurt, ignored or forgotten. That's not a pretty thing to go through.
My advice is to try and put your happiness first and then prioritize. Not everyone deserves your attention and you should know that!

Kisses!

February 8, 2014

TPA: 21. Inspired by stud nails

Hello on another manicure Saturday.
This time, I made the ugliest manicure ever, from my point of view. :(
I don't really like studs for my nails because they fall easily. That's why I haven't bought any and this ones I'm using were bought from the small ware (that shop from where you can buy fabrics and buttons...). And use the remaining ones on a T-shirt :)
So... I applied two coats of Golden Rose Matte 08 on all of my fingers, added a stud on four of the nails and on the thumb I drew a white matte flower with Gabrini Matte Flat Brush M01 and I put a stud in the center. And that was it. Not really impressed! :)

Salutari intr-o sambata cu manichiura.
De data asta "am dat lovitura" cu manichiura mea speciala. :(
Nu prea ma atrag capsele, tintele, pietricelele si alte chestii de genul asta, pentru ca nu prea stau pe unghiile mele. Din acest motiv nu prea mi-am cumparat si facut manichiuri decorate cu tinte&co. Cele pe care le-am folosit azi sunt cumparate dintr-o mercerie si pe celelalte le-am lipit pe un tricou. :)
Deci, sa va spun ce am facut...am aplicat doua straturi de Golden Rose Matte 08 pe toate unghiile, am aplicat cate o "tinta" pe patru din unghii, iar pe unghia degetului mare am desenat o floare alba cu Gabrini Matte Flat Brush M01 si am pus o "tinta" in mijloc. Si asta e tot! Nimic deosebit!



Buuuuuut.....a few weeks ago, I went at my mom's and tried a new nail polish. Seeing what I'm doing, my brother took a needle and drew a horse on my thumb. I think his stud manicure is prettier than mine. :)

Daaaaaar......acum cateva saptamani am fost pe la mama si am incercat o oja nou. Vazand ce fac, fratele meu a luat un ac de cusut si mi-a desenat o fata de cal pe unghia degetului mare! Cred ca manichiura lui inspirata de "stud" e mai draguta ca a mea. :)



Check out other stud inspired manicures:
  1. Mihaela (Ela's Dreams) - http://elasdreams.blogspot.ro/
  2. Oana - http://wanna-nails.blogspot.com/
  3. Oana-http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro/
  4. Rita - http://addictedofbutterflies.wordpress.com/
  5. Teo -http://taitzel-make-up.blogspot.ro/
  6. Andrea - http://andicolouryourlife.blogspot.ro/
  7. Madalina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro/
  8. Iulia - http://iuliabeldean.blogspot.ro/
  9. Mihaela - http://lacquerbuzz.com



February 6, 2014

BOTW: Nora Roberts - Hidden Riches / Comori tainuite

This week's book is another book that I've read some time ago...I don't know where my time goes, but I have no time to read. buuuu....
EN version

Jed Skimmerhorn is a sad man...he left the house he enharited from his family and moved in an apartment with rent. His tenant, Isadora Conroy is an art collector that has an antique store, with a loving family and a beautiful life. This two have nothing in common, except for the strong attraction between them. The whole trouble started when an employee from the shipping yard switched two shipments and delivered the good to the wrong addresses. Nobody noticed, except for the man that had valuable pieces of art hidden in that shipment: little sculptures inside big sculptures, valuable painting over which they painted something else... Well, the bad guy - Finley - hired a thief - DiCarlo - to get his things back, the most valuable of them. He manages to find the trail to Isadora's shop, but with casualties. After a couple failed attempts to rob Dora - and rape her, at some point, he get's killed by his employer, and Finley's "handy man" - Abel Winsap replaces him. The two men try to rob/torture/kill Isadora, but the fact that Jed is madly in love with her and a cop, makes things tough for them and they fail. Winesap is caught by the police while trying to pay Dora for the painting she had, and Finley was shot by Jed and his partner in Isadora's apartment. The man shot Isadora, but she managed to survive. Almost in every book, we have a love story and a couple that goes through hell for true love. Well, Isadora and Jed are fighting for their love and triyng to get over bad memories. 
Haven't thought that I'll like the book, but I loved it. It's a book full of intrigues, secrets and passion. If you decide to read it, you won't regret doing so.

Check out what the girls read this past week.
Ana
Diana
Gabriela


:) nu am cuvinte sa ma scuz ca am intarziat aproape 11 ore cu recenzia... :)

RO version


Jed Skimmerhorn este un barbat trist...isi paraseste casa pe care a mostenit-o de la familia lui si se muta in chirie. Proprietara cladirii in care se muta este Isadora Conroy, o colectionara de opere de arta cu magazin de antichitati, cu o familie iubitoare si o viata frumoasa. Acesti nu au nimic in comun, in afara de atractia pe care o simt unul opentru celalalt. Toate problemele au inceput cand un muncitor de la vama a incurcat doua transporturi si le-a trimis la adrese gresite. Nimeni nu a bagat de seama, cu exceptia barbatului care avea lucrari de valoare ascunse printre opere de doi bani. Barbatu acesta - Finley- angajeaza in hot - DiCarlo- care ar trebui sa recupereze toate obiectele valoroase. Acesta da de urma Isadorei, dar multa lume are de suferit din cauza lui. Dupa cateva tentative esuate de a o jefui pe Isadora si de a o viola, acesta este ucis de Finley, iar locul lui este luat de Abel Winesap, omul de incredere al lui Finley. Acestia doi incearca sa recupereze lucrurile de la Dora, dar faptul ca Jed este indragostit lulea de ea si nu o lasa singura prea mult timp, ii face sa esueze de fiecare data. Winesap este prins in flagrant in momentul in care a incercat sa plateasca pictura Dorei, iar Finley este impuscat in apartamentul acesteia. El a reusit sa o ranesca pe Isadora, dar aceasta supravietuieste. Ca in fiecare carte romantica, avem si aici cuplul de indragostiti care lupta pentru iubirea lor. Isadora si Jed duc o lupta apriga impotriva sentimentelor lor, dar nu reusesc. Ce se intampla cu ei, puteti afla daca cititi cartea...
Nu am crezut ca o sa imi placa aceasta carte, dar am ajuns sa o iubesc. O carte plina de intrigi, secrete si pasiune. Nu o sa regretati daca o sa va apucati sa o cititi.


Treceti pe la fete, sa vedeti ce au mai citit si ele in saptamana care s-a incheiat:
Ana
Diana
Gabriela





February 1, 2014

TPA: 20.Fishtail nails

Hello. This week we have a new theme for the manicure - fishtail nails.
Hello. In aceasta saptamana avem o noua tema pentru manichiuri - fishtail.


Considering that it's my first time trying this, I am pretty pleased with what I ended up with. But because the colors weren't so opaque, I made another one. So today I'll show you two manicures.
Enjoy them and check my friends to see their fishtail manicures.
Tinand cont ca este prima data cand incerc aceasta manichiura, sunt destul de multumita de ce a iesit. Dar pentru ca nu erau culorile destul de opace, am facut inca una. Asa ca azi am pentru voi doua manichiuri. Enjoy si treceti si pe la fete pentru diverse design-uri fishtail.

This is the first one, not very opaque and not the greatest choice of color.
Aceasta pe prima manichiura, nu foarte opaca si nu cele mai potrivite culori

Golden Rose Paris 92 - hot pink
Golden Rose Paris 147 - brown with purple shimmer
Golden Rose Paris 151 - green

This second manicure is better, 'cause it's not see-through. :)
A doua manichiura e mai ok, pentru ca nu e transparenta. :)

Golden Rose Matte Velvet 110 - black with silver shimmer
Golden Rose Matte 08 - purple
Golden Rose Rich Color 20 - silver

and at the end I added top coat, but I have no number on the bottle.
iar la sfarsit am pus top-coat, dar nu am numar pe sticluta.


  1. Mihaela (Ela's Dreams) - http://elasdreams.blogspot.ro/
  2. Rita -http://addictedofbutterflies.wordpress.com/
  3. Iulia - http://iuliabeldean.blogspot.ro
  4. Madalina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro/
  5. Andra (Sophie) - http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro
  6. Ad - http://walkwithad.wordpress.com
  7. Oana-http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro/
  8. Oana - http://wanna-nails.blogspot.com/
  9. Flori - http://blogbyflora.blogspot.ro/
  10. Mihaela - http://lacquerbuzz.com



January 30, 2014

BOTW: Sandra Brown - Tempest in Eden/ Furtuna in paradis

Hello. Here we are on another Thursday with another book. This week's book is one I read a log time ago...maybe about two years. And now, I'm sharing it with you.

Salutari. Azi e joia cu recenzia. Cartea pe care v-o prezint azi am citit-o de vreo doi ani, iar azi o impartasesc cu voi.

EN version

RO version


"A well known model for various artists, Shay Morrison believes that there is nothing shameful in showing your naked body as inspiration for the sake of art . Yet, hidden behind an enviable body is a sad soul because of a failed marriage. Invited to spend a weekend with the new family of her mother which just remarried, Shay accidentally sees her half-brother, Ian, coming out of the shower. Shay is excited by what she sees - a young man, exceptionally handsome-, but not Ian, who does not hide disdain for her career and uninhibited behavior of his new relatives. Outraged and humiliated, Shay makes a  plan to seduce him, but she hits un unexpected obstacle - Ian is a priest and his morality is spotless. The burning desire that arises between these two passionate individuals, but so different, triggers a series of unpredictable events that will call into question all the values ​​and beliefs of a Shay and Ian's life, causing them to take the unexpected decision. " - review from the back of the book - more or less.

"Renumit model pentru diversi artisti, Shay Morrison considera ca nu este nimic rusinos in a-ti expune trupul gol ca inspiratie pentru lucrari de arta. Insa ascuns in spatele unui trup de invidiat se afla un suflet indurerat de esecul unei casnicii ratate. Invitata intr-un weekend sa cunoasca noua familie a mamei sale proaspat recasatorite, Shay il surprinde din greseala pe fratele sau vitreg, Ian, iesind de la dus. Shay este incantata de ceea ce vede - un barbat tanar, exceptional de frumos-,nu insa si Ian, care nu-si ascunde dezaprobarea fata de cariera si comportamentul dezinhibat al proaspetei sale rude. Revoltata si umilita, Shay isi pune in gand sa il seduca, dar se izbeste de un obstacol neasteptat - Ian este preot, si moralitatea lui este fara pata. Dorinta arzatoare care se naste intre aceste doua firi pasionale, dar atat de diferite, declanseaza un fir de evenimente imprevizibile, care vor pune sub semnul intrebarii toate valorile si credintele de o viata ale lui Shay si Ian, determinandu-i sa ia cea mai neasteptata hotarare." - scrie pe spatele cartii.


Ok, Shay's mother organizes a family reunion: she, Shay, John-her new husband and  Ian, John's son, at John's cottage. When Shay gets to the house, she finds a note on the door saying that the two "lovebirds" are shopping and will be back any minute. Upstairs, where she finds a post-it with her name on the door that was supposed to be her bedroom, she heard noises from the bathroom inside the room. Said hello, but because she got no answer, gets into the bathroom. When she realizes that someone is out there, she wants to exit the room, but it's too late. Shay surprises Ian coming out of the shower and can't go away ... so she sits and looks at him. When he sees her, he gets ashamed - and we find out later that it's because he is a priest. Seeing his anger because of what happened, Shay decides to seduce her step brother, not knowing what's his job is. :)

Ok, mama lui Shay organizeaza o reuniune de familie: ea, Shay, John-noul ei sot si Ian, fiul lui John, intr-un weekend, la cabana. Cand ajunge tanara la casa din padure, gaseste pe usa un bilet in care e anuntata ca cei doi "porumbei" sunt la cumparaturi si se vor intoarce numaidecat. Urca sus, unde gaseste un post-it cu numele ei pe o usa care trebuia sa fie dormitorul ei, dar aude galagie din baia din camera. Saluta, dar nu primeste un raspuns si intra in baie. Cand isi da seama ca este cineva acolo, vrea sa iasa, dar e prea tarziu. Il surprinde pe Ian iesind de sub dus si nu mai poate sa plece...asa ca sta si se uita la el. Cand acesta o vede, se rusineaza - si aflam mai tarziu ca e din cauza ca e preot. Vazandu-i revoltarea fata de cele intamplate, Shay se hotaraste sa il seduca pe fratele ei vitreg, nestiind care e meseria lui. :) 


After failing to entice him, at dinner she find out that he is a priest , but that does not prevent her from trying to seduce him further, mainly because she was angry about not knowing that before. All of this was happening Friday night. Saturday was the day for tennis, and their parents went shopping again . Shay and Ian remained alone and fought about everything. At one point , Shay receives a tennis ball over the butt and it hurts so much that she almost fainted...women! :) Ian tries to massage the place, but realizes that he starts to have feelings about his half-sister. Hey, after all, they are not blood relatives! Saturday ends. Sunday, Ian leaves in the morning because he has to be at work, and Shay's feelings were shaken by what happened . After several weeks in which both suffer, Ian came at Shay's work to invite her to a coffee, where he proposed her to visit him on a Sunday and attend the service . Well, when the time came , Shay did not know why she feels so excited . If you expect hot scenes, you should forget that, because before that they must marry . Eventually, Shay agrees to become his wife, but she thinks she can still be rebellious and agreed to pose nude for a famous photographer .

Dupa ce esueaza sa-l ispiteasca la cina, afla ca este preot, dar asta nu o impiedica sa il incerce sa il seduca in continuare. Toate astea sa intampla vineri seara. Sambata ies sa joace tenis de camp, iar parintii lor merg din nou la cumparaturi. Shay si Ian raman singuri si se contrazic din orice. La un moment dat, Shay primeste o minge peste fund si o doare atat de tare incat lesina...femeile astea! :) Ian incearca sa ii maseze locul, dar isi da seama ca incepe sa aiba sentimente "necurate" in privinta surorii lui vitrege. Hei, pana la urma, nu sunt rude de sange! Trece si sambata. Duminica, Ian pleaca de dimineata pentru ca trebuie sa fie la munca, iar Shay ramane cu sentimentele rascolite de cele intamplate. Dupa cateva saptamani in care amandoi sufera, Ian o cauta pe Shay la munca si o invita la o cafea, unde stabilesc sa il viziteze pe barbat intr-o duminica si sa participe la slujba. Ei bine, cand a venit momentul, Shay nu stia de ce se simte atat de emotionata. Daca va asteptati la scene fierbinti, luati-va gandul, ca inainte de asta, ei trebuie sa se casatoreasca. Pana la urma, Shay accepta sa devina sotia lui Ian, dar ea crede ca poate fi in continuare firea rebela de pana acum si accepta sa pozeze nud pentru un fotograf celebru. 


Because of that they argue and Shay goes to New York for the shoot, and when she returns the next day, she finds Ian packing because he has to go with the junior basketball team in the tournament. A few days later, there was a fire in town and Shay tried to help everyone as best she could. The next day came and Ian was back, taking his wife's place. After a few weeks, almost everything was back to normal when Shay received a call from her agent, announces that she has been chosen to pose for the famous photographer she posed a few months ago. But she refuses, saying she has other plans, namely to give birth to the child she carries. She does not know, but Ian was behind her and heard the conversation. But he was very happy and excited about the news. That's what was missing to be a happy family.

Din aceasta cauza cei doi se cearta, Shay pleaca la New York pentru sedinta foto, iar cand se intoarce ziua urmatoare, il gaseste pe Ian pleacand impreuna cu echipa de baschet a juniorilor in turneu. Cateva zile mai tarziu, in oraselul lor izbucni un incediu, iar Shay a incercat sa ii ajute pe toti cat de bine a putut. Ziua urmatoare a ajuns si Ian inapoi, preluand sarcinile sotie sale. Dupa cateva saptamani, aproape totul era la normal, cand Shay primi un telefon de la agentul ei care o anunta ca ea a fost aleasa pentru a poza pentru celebrul fotograf pentru care s-a certat cu Ian. Insa aceasta refuza, spunand ca are alte planuri, si anume sa aduca pe lume copilul pe care il poarta in pantece. Ea nu stie insa ca Ian este in spatele ei si aude conversatia. Dar acesta este cat se poate de fericit si incantat de veste. Asta este ceea ce le lipsea sa fie o familie fericita.


I hope you'll read the book or share your thought if you have read the book.
Now, let's go to see Ana's book, Diana's book and Gabriela's book.
:)