Sunday mornings We woke up late today and spent the morning watching silly stuff on television and snuggling. It was lovely not to have to rush anywhere and just be. It’s 11am and we’re just starting to make breakfast. Well, Jarek is making breakfast. The onion he’s cutting is stinging my eyes and I can… Read More
2 cans of kidney beans 1 can of sweet corn 2 medium sized pickled cucumbers 200g sunflower seeds 2tbsp olive oil In a medium sized salad bowl mix the beans and corn. Cut up the pickles into small pieces and add to the mixture. In a frying pan, lightly cook the sunflower seeds using a… Read More
The carrot cake I made on Saturday was a hit. I just wish I had made two. The icing was my favorite bit – made from mascarpone and cream cheese. Yummy! Ingredients300g grated carrots1 cup flour3/4 cup brown sugar1 cup almond meal1 cup crushed walnuts280g butter5 eggs (separated)2 tsp baking powder1 tbsp cinammon1 tbsp nutmeg1… Read More
I’m cooking carrot cake today. I’ve been meaning to try this recipe for like two years so it’s about time that I got down to it. And since tomorrow we’re having like a bon voyage kind of thing with the extended family combined with my much younger cousins birthdays which strangely enough are on the… Read More
The supposedly most romantic day of the year is nearly here. For those who celebrate it will be searching for gift ideas that will satisfy their other half. If you or your partner are active, here are some ways to make Valentine’s Day special and sporty. *Start the day with a morning run together followed… Read More
*Knees. Mine have been hurting during the last few runs. I feel a pain at the top of my left knee, and on the outside and lower part of my right knee after about ten minutes of running. I don’t like it. In fact, I’m pissed off about it – extremely. So I’ve taken a… Read More
According an article published online in an Australian newspaper, The Courier Mail, today’s children are going to be the ‘victims of heart attacks’ and other obesity related diseases and ailments. Out of the 12,000 children surveyed more than three quarters did not get enough exercise and less than a quarter ate enough fruits and vegetables… Read More
Run. Workout. Physical exertion activity. I am completely and utterly influenced by the weather conditions and my so called life. Running has not been made the priority that it should be. Sure, I’ve been exhausted from working, organising visas for Jarek, trying to get rid of junk, completing university assignments, reading books, falling asleep on… Read More
I felt like someone chewed me up and spat me out when I woke up this morning and the feeling persisted long until the afternoon which completely screwed up with my running plans. There was also the fact that I was running around Warsaw dropping off books, picking up references and trying to fit in… Read More
January flew by so quickly that I’m left to wonder whether it was here in the first place. It’s as if someone ‘upstairs’ set the clocks on fast forward. The other day I was working on a university assignment, when I first looked at the clock it was half past eight, when I looked again… Read More