Monday's Mood

21:41:00

Monday's mood: silver boots!

If you follow me on Instagram (if not... what are you wanting for?!), you probably know that I got a pair of silver boots. I just could not resist them! So, today's was about getting more inspiration on how to wear them! Cannot wait to come up with outfits to make those baby shine! 

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Estado de Espirito: botas prateadas!

Se me seguem no Instagram (se não o fazem... do que estão à espera?!), provavelmente repararam que recentemente comprei um par de botas... prateadas! Não consegui resistir! 
Por isso mesmo, hoje foi dia de me inspirar em como poderei usa-las.
Mal posso esperar para faze-las brilhar!


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Monday's Mood

21:13:00

Monday's mood: decorating with maps (and globes)
because decoration and travelling are just a perfect combo!
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Estado de Espirito: decoração com mapas (e globos)
porque decoração e o tema 'viagens' são a combinação perfeita!















with love, 
com amor,

Raquel

P.S: Notice that I do not own any of these pictures. 
Source: Pinterest

Monday's mood

21:07:00

Monday's mood: where there's a will there's a way.
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Estado de Espirito: Querer é poder.

 


With love,
Com amor,
Raquel



AS Sapatilhas

20:49:00

Chanel, D&G ou Gucci incluem-nas nas coleções;
as fashionistas usam e abusam delas, seja em que ocasião for.
Sim, as sapatilhas vieram mesmo para ficar!
Contra factos, não há argumentos.

As Stan Smith ou as Gazelle da Adidas, as Classic New Balance ou as Nike Air Max são só alguns dos exemplos dos modelos que se tornaram ícones.
Mas, parece que há um novo membro nesta familia:

Puma Suede Heart... 


as sapatilhas de que todos falam!


Depois da loucura da primeira edição das Puma Heart (um makeover das famosas PUMA Basket), a marca decidiu lançar um nova edição: as PUMA Suede Heart... em cores pastel. (Sim, leram bem. Cores pastel.)

Com uns atacadores estilo laçarote, elas prometem fazer furor.
Acreditem, toda a gente vai olhar para os vossos pés quando as tiverem calçadas!




Sendo eu uma eterna apaixonada por sapatilhas, não consegui resistir quando as vi.
Indecisa entre as azul-aruba e as cor de lavanda, acabei por trazer as cor de lavanda. Como parecem azuladas, são mais fáceis de combinar com outras peças.

Aqui entre nós, mal posso esperar para partilhar com vocês os conjuntos onde estas giraças serão o acessório principal!

Com amor,
Raquel 

THE Sneakers

20:36:00

Chanel, D&G or Gucci include them in their collections. 
Fashionistas make them cool by wearing them for (almost) every occasion. 
Yes, sneakers are running the (fashion) world.

The Adidas Stan Smith and Gazelle, the Classic New Balance or the Nike Air Max are just a few examples of models that have become icons.
Yet, it seems like there is a new member in the family:

Puma Suede Heart... 


the sneakers everyone has been talking about!


After the craziness over Puma Heart first edition (a makeover of original PUMA Basket), the brand decided to launch a new edition: PUMA Suede Heart... in lovely pastel colours! (Yes, you read it right, PASTEL!)

With a bow-like lacing system, the best adjective to describe them is: FIERCE. 
Trust me, everyone will be looking at your feet when wearing them!




Myself, being a sneakerholic, I couldn't resist them when I first saw them.

Indecisive between the aruba-blue and lavander ones, I ended up going for the lavender ones. As they actually look blue and so, are easier to combine with other pieces. 

Honestly, I cannot wait to show you the outfits where these beauties will be the main piece

With love, 
Raquel 

Monday's mood

21:48:00

Monday's mood: statement t-shirt!
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Estado de espirito: t-shirts com mensagens!



with love,
com amor,
Raquel

P.S: All the photos are from Zara/Mango websites

Monday's Mood

21:05:00

Monday's mood: bell bottom jeans!
I wore them when I was 10... 
11 years after, I'm trying to convince myself to try on a pair of bell bottom jeans. 
Truth is the more I see them around, the more tempted I feel!
What do you thing? Should I?
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Estado de espirito: calças à boca de sino!
Estão de volta e em força. Confesso que primeiro estranhei mas agora está a entranhar-se!
Ando a tentar convencer-me a experimentar um par.
Quanto mais as vejo mas tentada me sinto.
O que acham? Devo?









with love,
com amor,
Raquel


Monday's Mood

19:19:00

Monday's mood: white walls bedrooms!
I'm at this moment of life where you start making (imaginary) plans of how your dream house would look like. 
And honestly...
I just cannot stop myself from looking for rooms... with white walls!

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Estado de espirito: Quartos com paredes brancas!
Estou naquele momento da vida em que começo a fazer planos (ainda que imaginários!) de como seria a casa dos meus sonhos. 
E, muito sinceramente,
não consigo parar de procurar imagens de quartos... com paredes brancas!







With love,
Com amor,
Raquel

P.S: Please, notice that I do not own any of this pictures. 

Monday's Mood

22:04:00

Monday's mood: Pink winter coats!
After all, who said Winter cannot be about pastel colours?!
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Estado de espirito: Casacos de inverno cor-de-rosa!
Quem disse que no Inverno não se usam cores claras?!







Love,
Raquel

P.S: I do not own any of this pictures. Click on them to see where I found them!

Christmas and I, I and Christmas!

20:18:00

Those who know me know: I am Christmas time lover.
December arrives and my inner child shows up.
The lights, the smells, the Christmas spirit get me smiling from ear to ear.

Maybe it's because of the memories Christmas brings back to me.
Gifts are not the first thing to pop up in my mind.
It's the images of my family around the table at grandmas' places, the fireplaces, the Christmas trees, the food... and the sweets! The board games, the smiles and the wait for midnight. And the feelings...
Is tipical of Christmas to bring all kind of feelings. 
Nostalgia of the "good old times". The longing for those who are not with me anymore, and those who live faraway. The happiness of having so many good memories and stories to tell; the happiness of being with my beloved ones.

Maybes, it's because of what Christmas means to me: Family.
If at the age of 5 the best gift were Nenucos, at 21 the best present is to have my family reunited.
The feeling of having them around me, to be thankful for being able to share yet another moment with them and appreciate them being there. It's the fact of wanting to absorb every single thing: the emotions, the love, the union and the smiles. Those small details that make my heart warmer.
And of course, the magic that makes this moments even more special.


Maybe it's because the heart is more open or because hope grows more.
Maybe it's because of that magic I talked about.
Maybe it's the Christmas spirit.
Maybe it's all of these and much more...
After all, there are things that not even 1000 words can be describe.

With love (lots of it!),
Raquel

O Natal e eu, eu e o Natal

19:48:00

Quem me conhece sabe: sou uma eterna apaixonada pela época natalícia. Dezembro chega e eu pareço uma criança! As luzes, os cheiros, o espirito que há no ar deixam-me com um sorriso de orelha a orelha. 

Talvez sejam as recordações que esta época traz consigo. 
Sim, porque quando se fala em Natal, a primeira coisa que me vem à cabeça não são os presentes. São as mesas cheias de gente em casa das avós, as lareiras acessas, as luzes nas arvores, muita comida… e ainda mais doces! Os jogos de tabuleiro e as conversas cruzadas. As brincadeiras, as risadas e a espera pela meia noite. E as emoções… 
O Natal é aquela época que vem acompanhada de um misto de emoções. 
A nostalgia dos “bons velhos tempos”. A saudade de quem já não está comigo e daqueles que estão longe. A felicidade de ter tantas memórias e histórias para contar; a felicidade de estar com os que mais amo.

Talvez seja porque, para mim, o verdadeiro significado do Natal é a familia.
Se aos 5 anos a melhor prenda eram os gémeos da Nenuco, aos 21 o melhor presente é ver e ter a minha familia reunida. Senti-los perto de mim, ficar agradecida por os ter ao meu lado mais um ano e saborear a presença deles. É o querer absorver tudo: as emoções, o carinho, a união e os sorrisos. Pequenos detalhes que aconchegam o coração. 
E depois... há sempre uma magia no ar que faz com que estes momentos sejam vividos de outra forma.

Talvez seja porque o coração fica mais receptivo ou porque a esperança é renovada.
 Talvez seja mesmo uma magia diferente que anda no ar.
Talvez seja tudo isto e muito mais… 
Afinal, há coisas que nem 1000 palavras podem descrever.

Com amor (muito amor!),
Raquel

I am a girl who...

21:06:00

I'm a girl who studies health and being so no other definition of health could be as good as the one I learnt for my exams. If I remember well, on one of those 1001 pages I had to study you could read that health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

In other words, to be healthy is much more than eating five fruits and vegetables a day. To be healthy is much more than not being sick.
Saying so, you can only consider yourself someone healthy from the point where there is a balance between all these things. They interact with each other and if one of them does not go as it should, all the others will be affected negatively.

Now... here is where the hard work starts: to keep the balance.


Life is as complicated as beautiful, and I believe everything depends on ourselves. If I'm healthy or not, it only depends on me as if you are healthy (or not) depends on you.

Life is fascinating and you, me or anyone else, we are the result of it. Tell me the truth... Don't you feel extraordinary because you are unique?


What makes me feel good can easily make you feel not so good. I'm lactose intolerant while you probably can drink milk without feeling sick. However, it's not because I have this problem that I will stop drinking it. There are other solutions... like soja milk (which is expensive as hell but I love it so much!)

Another exemple? It is not because I can't climb that hill close to my house while jogging that I will stop doing my morning runs and sit all day on my couch. Something about me is that I always believe in myself no matter what is going on. Proof is... I can already jog half of that hill. 



I'm a healthy woman who is surrounded by positive people, with strong characters, and who side my well being. These people make part of what I like to believe to be a good environment for my health.  The other ones, the less good ones, those I don’t even allow them to enter my life. 

The conclusion that I came to is that being healthy is not as easy as it may seem. 
To go for a healthier lifestyle demands a lot - love, curiosity, wisdom,  determination, dedication, and much more!
After all, being healthy cannot be summarised in a text. Being healthy is a constant “travel”.

With love,

Eduarda