Hello my friends! Here I am again, with… my last holiday post, just a few moments before January breathe out. That's what we call…. last minute post!!! But that sweet delight was too tempting to wait until next year! After all, it is a wonderful treat to enjoy with your tea or coffee all winter around, not to say…. all year around! It all depends on the appetite….

Well, this very festive biscuit-bar alternative is called "Christmas Rocky Road", is so crunchy and soft and airy at  the same time, so sweet and fulfilling, it satisfies many different tastes letting in your mouth wonderful holiday flavors! Who inspired it? The one and only "Christmas Domestic Godess", Nigella Lawson, who's new edition of "Nigella Christmas" cookbook I spent hours leafing and gazing this Christmas… Amazing she is! You can find the recipe here and you have to make it. And guess what? It doesn't have to be Christmas at all!...

As for me, I had this crazy wishfulness to make this delight at Christmas morning and that's when I made it with my lovely husband. First thing at 25th of December, just after we had our morning coffee and a little before we hit he road for my parents in law house, where we had our Christmas dinner. It's so simple and fun to make, as well, with all these festive colors and ingredients combined in a single bowl! We really enjoyed it! Thank you Nigella!

"Christmas Rocky Road", I think you've earned a place at our family holiday traditions! We enjoyed it with our tea and coffee  and any time of the day when we had those irresistible "craving something sweet" attacks! Our friends properly honored it, as well!
And with this last holiday post…. I think that the holiday season is officially closed! It wasn't "a little Merry Christmas" at all actually…. it was a rather elongated Christmas time…. as far as blog posts concern.
I wish each one of you to be healthy and happy in 2015 and never stop dreaming for better days and moments in your life to come.
Love you all,
xoxo, Elena     

Our birthdays were back in the distant March... but since I haven't blogged since then here's my late bithday review!
I've been away from regular blogging at my home page for a long time, not because I've been away from blogging in general, just because I was working on updating some of my other pages, as my Easter page, my cooking page and my fitness page... plus a thousand of other projects and errands I had to run!
Well, here  I am back, full of ideas, "older, but wiser!!!", with many-many dreams that I hopefully believe they'll come true!
My birthday is first, 10th of March, I'm a Pisces, the dreamer, arty kind of human being.... 
My darling hubby gave me some beautiful roses for my birthday and two amazingly delicious rich flavoured double chocolate little cakes with cherries on top and inside. Chocolate perfection!!!

I symbolically lighted four candles, because they looked nice on the cakes, sang the song with my hubby made my wish  and blew! It was a mini version of my birthday celebration, just for the two of us! So sweet!! 

Eighteen days later, on March 28th, it was my hubby's birthday. He is an Aries, the logical kind of human being, just for equalizing things in everyday life...
In return I baked for him a huge chocolate cake! Impressive, delicious and pretty healthy for a birthday cake!

Four candles as well, just in blue...

Rich chocolate taste, not very sweet, just perfect for us! And it's very, very easy!! I'll definitely do it again!
Best wishes to my man!!

I also cooked one of our favorites for dinner: tagliatelle with spinach, roquefort and bechamel.... simply delicious! Very, very yummy!! Tasty birthday... because: " Love passes through the stomach"! Happy birthday my love!

• Spring fling 1: toning WO
• POP pilates: tricep toner
• ABC Abs!  / POP pilates
• Crazy 6 pack Ab WO
• Toned triceps challenge to pay phone

Have a great weekend!
Love you
xoxo,Elena

• TOUGH LOVE Handles WO/ POP Pilates
• Bikini blaster 5: MUFFINTOPLESS!!!
• POP Pilates: muffin top meltdown
• POP Pilates: crazy core WO
• As long as you love me love handles challenge

Wish you a lovely day!
Thanks for stopping by
Love you
xoxo,Elena

Hello my friends. "Christos Anesti", many happy returns to everybody! I wish you all to be healthy and happy! I'm so sorry I skiped this Mondays' weekly links, but I was so happily busy with all that Easter preparations and I really didn't find the time to write...and to be pretty honest... I really wanted to dedicate my time and my love to friends and family, because I believe they need it the most. We had five days of Easter holiday here in Greece this year, which is pretty long time and it was really  wonderful. Lots of rest, lots of food, lots of togetherness, lots of love.... we all need these moments  from time to time. But I didn't forget you! I'm back wishing you a lovely... rest of the week and sharing with you these beautiful links, even if it's Wednesday!

~ Healthy eating: Do you remember 3 Busy Girl Breakfast and Lunch from the previous weeks? Well, finally we have the most challenging project for this week: 3 Busy Girl Dinners !

~ Fitness: ABC Abs! Work those "muffins" having fun! Feel like a child again!

~ Outfit love: Mix! Loved the color combination, loved the idea! And another printed tee, more neat, yet perfect combination  as well!

~ Summer requires long walks and carefree, bare feet... summer requires adorable sandals... check the best here and here!

~ A little dessert therapy...: Baked Alaska!

~ Magazine: Matchbook, May 2013 issue

~ Apartment love: Danielle Moss’ Chicago Apartment Tour. So clean, fresh and feminine!

~ Kitchen envy: Fresh, white,... spacious kitchen!!

~ I heart: wall oranizers

~ Quote wisdom:

Hello everybody! I hope you had a beautiful weekend. We spent ours spring cleaning, you see it's Easter week here in Greece and we want everything to be fresh and clean for the Big Day...Such a rejuvenating season! Inside and outside! I wish I had more time for my blog, but it' s crazy around here! Anyway I spared some time this morning to write these wonderful notes and links from around the "blogosphere" for you, as I do every Monday... Enjoy them!

~ Sparkling new come and get fit video from blogilates! Love it! It's kiiiiiilling me!!.. Actually killing my fat and sparkling me!!!

~ Very interesting apartment... interesting pieces and ideas for my home, although I redecorated recently...

~ Closets, closets, oh gorgeous closets!.... And what about these clear shoe boxes?... Briliant!

~ Spring fresh outfit ideas: Chambray skirt & Gold sandals and Yellow tweed & Lime peplum

~ We spring cleaned our porches this weekend and I just can't stop thinking of this marvellous outdoor living space since then...

~ Springtime, outgoing time... bring some fresh air in your car with these easy to make car air fresheners

~Healthy eating: 3 Busy Girl Lunches. Don't they look delicious? And do you remember 3 Busy Girl Breakfasts from last week's links? Great, too!

~ The perfect bite: lemon bars!

~ Taylor Sterling and her blog Sterling Style were of  my first loves when I explored and discovered the wonderful world of blogs...Glitter guide, her new and... shiny blog automatically became a new addiction of mine... And look at her now in one of the most famous fashion magazines worldwide, Elle magazine! I'm so, sooo happy... and proud of her... and me(!!!) discovering her in my very first steps... isn't she fabulous??!!!!

~ I can't wait for the cinematic event of the summer: the "Great Gatsby", at cinemas from May 10th

Bye, bye
see you soon,
love you
xoxo Elena

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It's been a strange, rather difficult week with lots of "ups" and downs", followed by a very emotionally charged weekend. We had our dearest aunt's 40 days memorial yesterday,  I saw some relatives and old friends I haven't seen for years (some of them for many, many years...), I saw places from the past, too, I realized how some things change over the years , while some others remain the same for ever... years are really passing and it's really hard to say the last "goodbye" to people you've loved the most... but it's very, very important to show your love to them while they're still alive. That's all that matters. To love our people when they're here, with us. Endless memories and thoughts went through my mind these days... when you lose someone you love, you are not only saying "goodbye" to your beloved one, you're saying "goodbye" to a whole part of your life story as well... I don't know which one of the two hurts the most, but I always reach the same conclusion: to love and to live each moment of your life...

The last thing I wanted is to make you feel sad. Life is so beautiful, is just not always pink... Certain difficulties appear to each one of us, we just have to learn to get over them and stand on our feet again. Our beloved persons will always live in our hearts as long as we shall live, but life is going on and I'm 100% sure that "they" want us to live happily...

And as I use to do the last three Mondays now, I also have some lovely links here for you today. I hope you like it!

~ "Best blog post" prize: Daddy Where Are You?

~ Fitness: POP Pilates for Beginners - Total Body Workout (no more excuses...)

~ The perfect breakfast: 3 Busy Girl Breakfasts

~ The perfect snack: French Bread Pizza

~ Sweet delight: Dark Chocolate Mousse

~ Outfit love: Cold Front...

~ Magazine: Adore, April/May 2013

~ List love: 11 Ways to Improve Your Life

~  The "it list" from ZsaZsa Bellagio

~ New DIY blog love: Best of DIY by Centsational Girl

Have a lovely week,
Love you all,
xoxo, Elena

God, it's been a tough week! With so many bad things happening around us, woldwide, you definetely can't feel very nice, even in the safety of your own home... Life is unpredictable, for each one of us. That's the only truth. So, we shouldn't worry so much, if  we can't handle all these  little everyday projects we may have planned.... Plans are made from us and we can change them, depending on our mood or unexpected events.... The point is to feel o.k. with youself, no matter what you're doing.
And this weekend I need to breathe a little, I really do! I have thousands of projects waiting for me and I feel bad about it, but when the bell rings in your head.... you must relax.... any way you like.

The simple things are the ones I love more...
...enjoy my morning coffee...
...and a slice of cake maybe...
...making dreams for better days to come...

...to take a walk with my best friend...

...picking flowers...

...daaaancing in the rain.....!

....yes, I' m daaaancing in the rain......

....I'm thankful of my ...followers (ha, ha!)....

...and I love them back...

...window shopping (..and a little shopping sometimes)...

...dating my man, ...like the old days....
...just to keep the flame sparkling...

...eating healthy...

....strolling in the nature...

all the above looks via

...gazing magazines...

....there is not limit to this one...
...thousands of magazines!...
...eternal love...

...cooking for me and my beloved ones...
...sweets is my forte!...
...perhaps I'll bake this cake for the weekend...

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...and this pie could be the perfect snack for TV time...
...or a picnic maybe...
...it'll depend on the weather...

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...there is always pasta in my weekend!..
...an easy dinner is a must, with so much to do...

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...and the perfect ending...
...mousse au chocolat...
...divine...

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Wish you all a happy, happy weekend!
See you on Monday.
Love you,
xoxo, Elena

Hello my friends! I'm writing my first post after redesigning my blog and it feels oooh sooo refreshing,  just as if I had a new blog!! A long time now I've been searching for something light, "open", simple, yet elegant and a little glamourous, with lots of space to showcase the pictures and the videos I love so much....you see I' am a 100% visualiser! Yesterday, I found what I' ve been looking for, at last! I'm sooo happy! I hope you're going to love the new design too and you'll visit my "new" blog more often... ,however, I want to be in it all day long......!!!
So the sun came out, in my blog, in my heart and in real life on the sky... God, how much we need a little sun in our lives!

           ....it warms up our bodies and our souls....it brings joy and life everywhere...

I woke up with a head full of thoughts this morning...
I'll cook a soup today named "giouvarlakia" in Greek, it' delicious!
I need a cup of tea... and a biscotti. This one looks just fine! I have to learn to make it...

...and this bee sting cake would be great for Easter days...

A little of this and a little of that... I'm ready for a Spring party!
... tea party anyone?

I'm dreaming of throwing mine wearing these absolutely feminine dresses....

....will you join me?...

... wish you all a lovely evening,
xoxo Elena

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Hello my lovely readers! I hope you all had a beautiful and relaxing weekend and you're back here to face a challenging and gorgeous week as well. I had the chance to enjoy lots of sea viewing this Saturday, captivating all that calm and energy sea is presenting to us so generous! I also enjoyed some lovely (and glamorous!) shopping in my beloved city named Thessaloniki with my sweet man... And Sunday was nice, too, with reading, croissants, coffee, lunch with father in law and a new wonderful show on TV "that face sounds familiar": funny and touching, I absolutely loved it! To contribute to your weekly wellbeing...I have some lovely links here for you, I hope you'll find interesting...

~ Fitness: 10-Minute Yoga for Happiness

~ Perfect style: Striped Shirts

~ Cook: Skillet-Baked Eggs with Spinach, Yogurt, and Chili Oil

~ Delicious: Skinny-strawberry-shortcake.

~ List love: 100 rules of dinner.

~ Sew love: Spring spruce up.

~ Dream villas: The GREEK VILLAS!

~ Home love: Elegant Melbourne home in Adore home

~ Magazine: Matchbook, April 2013

~ Blog post love: First baby room, by Mini Manor.

Have a nice week
love you all,
xoxo, Elena