Earring fav0urites and wishlist

Posted in Beauty, Hauls, In your 40s, Uncategorized by Joanna Malefaki

I am not a ring or a necklace girl. I ❤ earrings. I have loads and today I am going to show you my faves and earrings that are on my wishlist. So, let’s see some of my faves.

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Gimme some glitter

I like these kinds of earrings for glamorous outings. You just pop on your earrings and you are ready to go. The ones on the top are handmade, the ones at the bottom are from Oasis (UK store).

Here you have some long hoops and drops. The longer earrings are again handmade and the drops are from one of the designers who designed earrings fror Sex and the City but I don’t remember his name!

More glam and probably my faourite earrings. Again handmade.

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I got a few new pairs this week. This one is from a Greek designer who ships internationally. You can check her earrings and jewelry out here.

Anna Mazaraki

and these from Claire’s. You see I wanted to get earrings. I wanted to get something with tassels but I do not like big ones, so I chose little tassels :).

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How do I store my earrings? Well, because they are nice and pretty, I like to show them, make them visible. So I have them in little earring storage high heel shoes.

and dolls like these.

My Amazon picks (aka wishlist)

A jewelry organiser tray.

And some earrings I like

HANDMADE SUNRISE EARRINGS – OF EARTH AND OCEAN, Burnished Circles, Copper, Brass and Silverplated

I ❤ these. They are handmade and different metals. These match with everything. You can have your hair up or down and they will look lovely!

Handmade Casual Wear Turquoise Color Bead Dangle Wire Wrapped Earrings

Turquoise is the colour for summer!! Lovely stone and really pretty earrings.

Lucia Costin .925 Silver, Turquoise – Green Swarovski Crystal Earrings, Glamorous

Just gorgeous!

So, that’s all for now. I hope you liked this post.

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18May2016

Bag Review: Kurt Geiger Saffiano Tote Bag

Posted in Beauty, In your 40s, Uncategorized by Joanna Malefaki

Hi everyone!!

Today I am going to talk about one of my favourite things in the world, but before I do that let me tell you a secret.

I am a bag lady

I ❤ bags. I have loads. One of my favourite ones is the Kurt Geiger Saffiano Tote bag (taupe). I got it (as in bought, not given) when I was in London a year ago and have worn it quite a lot. After having used it for a while, I can tell you how it wears and what I think.

Exterior

It’s made of Saffiano leather and it is a structured bag. Very sturdy and hard. It doesn’t change shape when you put things in it. It has little metal studs (feet?) at the bottom of the bag, so when you leave it on the floor it does not get dirty. It has metal details (hardware), handles and a detachable shoulder strap.It is quite lightweight. In fact,it looks heavier than it actually is.

If you see it in the store, lift it up.Even when it is full of things, it does not get too heavy (then again that depends on what you put in your bag!). The main pocket has a zipper, the others don’t. I am 1.63 cm and it goes up to my hip.

Interior

Since we are talking about the interior, let’s have a peek inside, shall we? It has 5 compartments/sections and one pocket in one of the sections/compartments. The middle section has a zipper.The sections are sewn up and you do not have things going from one section to the other. They are also quite deep. The middle sections are about 20 cm deep. There is a lot of space and you can carry a lot of things with you.

What’s in my bag?

Well, last time I took this bag with me was to a party by the beach. What did I put in my bag? Well, I had a cardigan, an umbrella, my purse, my sunglasses case+ sunnies, my purse, a small makeup bag+ makeup, my phone, two makeup brushes (whaaaaat? I was gonna have a long day folks!), chewing gum, and a packet of tissue paper. Everything fit fine. Nothing got lost in the ‘abyss of bagland’ (you know when you lose everything in your ginormous bag).

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Price: £225. You can get my bag here (this is not an affiliate link, just me being an ‘enabler’).

I really like this bag. You should check it out or get it and we can be bag buddies!! Seriously though, it’s lovely. I am really happy with this purchase and I do use my bag, so I do strongly recommend it if you are in the search for a new bag.

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I am holding a giveaway, so make sure you check out that post here.

I will be heading back to London mid June. Do you have any suggestions on what I should check out (bagwise)? Do leave a comment below.

Talk soon

Joanna

29Mar2016

Plan with me: 4th-10th April

Posted in DIY, Planning, Uncategorized by Joanna Malefaki

Hi lovelies!

Another plan with me post this week. Haven’t done one for ages cause I wasn’t really feeling it. Anyhow, today I am feeling inspired and I am using printables from the Story planner 2016 (#justjaimee) which is sold at the Lilypad. You get a dashboard, a monthly spread (small boxes), loads of stickers for your weekly spreads, clip art, half boxes and checklists etc.

❤ My spread

I like the spread because it is colourful and looks as if spring is going to jump out of the pages. So, here is my weekly spread.

It is quite minimal because I do not know my work schedule yet. I am planning a trip to the UK, so some of my check list stuff is on this spread.

So, there you have it. This week’s spread.

*The pens in the pictures are from Amazon and you can get them here.

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Joanna

1Jan2016

Season Greetings

Posted in Uncategorized by Joanna Malefaki

Happy New Year everyone!I wish you all the best. Good times. Better times. Lots of love, joy and healthy moments.

Remember when you’ve tried and it’s not working, let it go. Shoot for the stars. Take risks and don’t worry about flops! Stay safe everyone.

2016 hugs coming your way!

xxx ❤

daisy

23Dec2015

#Blogmas Day 23: Ho-Ho-Holidays

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Guys!! School is out. Woohoo. Freedom. No work, no lesson planning, no correcting, no thinking 24/7 about my kids (students) and teaching. My goal for this Xmas is break is to finally have some me, me, me time. I have been working non-stop all year!

All winter I had my online lessons in the mornings and my Greek kids in the afternoons.My summer was spent in the UK. I taught at Sheffield uni. I came back to Greece in September and started work straight away!I really need a break.

Don’t get me wrong. I ❤ teaching and my students, but I really, really need a break. The time has come and it’s today. So, Happy holidays to all students and teachers out there. Time to rest, relax and reboot.

Talk tomorrow

21Dec2015

Some things and somethings: #blogmas Day 21 (the teacher edition)

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Have I told you that I am an English teacher? I am. I teach English as a foreign language which basically means English to people who don’t know English. Just putting that out there in case you where wondering (which you probably weren’t). Why am I telling you this? Cause my title makes no sense!! But, hey, I liked it. I am sticking to it!

So, I couldn’t really think of anything to write for #Blogmas day 21. Man this blogmas is turning into a mountain I will climb. I can do it. I can.

Anyway, back to the #blogmas block, after thinking and thinking, I thought I’d be a teacher/blogger (which I kinda am :p) and today, I am going to focus on the four skills (what we teachers call the 4 skills that are in our lesson plans). Listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Welcome to my day guys or should I say my class?!?

Listening

So this tune played over and over today. Seriously, if you play it once, you will play it over and over again!!!! It reminds me of the good old pop songs. 80s? nice. Nice and nicer.

Reading

I read this article with my learners. It is sad. Disturbing and really makes you wonder about how much we are polluting the atmosphere and crazy ‘selling’ ideas. Full article can be found here.

Screenshot of http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Speaking

I had a speaking lesson and my learner said that s/he enjoyed the session cause we were speaking and it didn’t feel like I was a teacher. hmmmmmmm dunno how I feel about that one.

Writing

Well, I am writing this blog post. I have already written another one and I wanna write one more for my edu blog. So writing x3

So there you have it. All four skills in one post. Can you describe your day in the same way? Why would ya anyway? If you feel like it though, do not hesitate. Leave a comment below. You will put a big smile on my face!!Sorry, if I was a bit random today! It’s 11 p.m. in Greece!!

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Talk tomorrow!!

20Dec2015

Dine with me: #Blogmas Day 20

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Yesterday I went for dinner with my mum, my aunt, and my cousin. It was a ladies night out. It was loads of fun and I am going to share with you a few pics cause the only things you see is an image of a miserable Greece and, yes, Greece is suffering, there is no money BUT we are getting by. We have a positive attitude that brighter, better days WILL come.

So come dine with me at a restaurant called “Οινοποιείο”or Inopi-io (trying to show you how to say it, but failing :p). It means the place that makes wine.

Οινοποιείο

Pic One

The interior design is soooo nice. Here we have the back of the tavern. Yes, there are loads of barrels and garlic!!!

Pic two

Ruins? Windows? Call them whatever you wish. This is inside the tavern.

Pic three

Display of bottles and some more bottles.

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Outside the tavern

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Picture from aera.gr. Link found here

Time to eat

Dish number one

Hmmm. Now this is yumm-yyy. So, they are zuchini and cheese balls covered in bread crumb. I am going to share the recipe for this one later on this month, so stay tuned. It was served with tsatsiki. Greek word for this κολοκυθοκέφτεδες or kolokithokeftedes 🙂

Dish number 2

You probably know of vein leaves stuffed with rice. We also make zuchini flowers (the flower on top of the zuchini) stuffed witrh rice. This was served with Greek yoghurt.

We also got some more dishes, but then I got hungry and stopped taking pictures and started eating :).

So that’s all for now.

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19Dec2015

My new M&S bag: #Blogmas Day 19

Posted in Beauty, Hauls, Travelling, Uncategorized by Joanna Malefaki

So, today I did a bit of Christmas shopping with my mum. She bought her presents and she got me a new bag. I ❤ bags. I am a bag lady :).

This one is from M&S (Limited Edition). You wear it as a crossbody bag. I wanted one of these cause when I travel I prefer cross shoulder bags.

It’s black with silver metallic details (zippers). It is soft. It has three pockets. One is for your phone the other is for I dunno what and a third one is for things you want to keep safe. My purse fits in there.

It cost 39 euro but M&S is having a sale in Greece so I got it for 29.

The bag’s tag has the bag code number just in case you want to check this bag out.

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So, here’s me new bag. The little things ❤ ❤ that make us happy.

Thanks for stopping by!

17Dec2015

A bunch of randoms: Blogmas day 17

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So it seems like my #blogmas has gone down the drain. A few days are missing. What can I say? Life happens and so does tiredness. For the past few days I have been working non-stop. I was also ill and I broke my tooth. I mean, come on! When it pours, it rains, or I really need to start taking more care of myself.

How did I break my tooth? On bread…. people! I was chewing some bread and then I heard a little ‘cling’. Yeap. It fell in my plate (kinda- don’t wanna disgust you with TMI).

I was ill. Had a fever and all that goes with that.

BUT something good….

I went for dinner with my niece who is three. The thing I ❤ about kids her age? Anything puts a smile on their face. When they are excited they are very excited.

Back to boring life…..

I spent 5 hours at the bank. Waiting for my pin number. Yes, people, welcome to the national bank of Greece. To be avoided. Period!

BUT something good and something nuts!!

I bought Christmas cards which I will be sending. Have you noticed that no one sends cards any more? I used to get loads of them and now… nada. I miss cards, so this year I decided to send a few. I suggest you send some too. It feels nice. Oh! I went to the post office and a young guy (in his twenties), who has probably never sent a letter before and has only sent emails, asked me the weirdest question. ” How do you stick the stamp on the letter?” OMG. My response, ” Ummm… you lick it.” Youngsters are victims of technology which brings us back to sending a Christmas card. No e-cards. Jump on the #sendingxmascards wagon!!

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So, that’s what I have been up to for the past few days.

See ya tomorrow with more exciting posts from me ❤ <3.

Thanks for stopping by!

3Dec2015

#Blogmas Day 3: Which YouTubers’ #Vlogmas I will be watching

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So, we talked about what #Blogmas is (writing a post a day throughout Decemeber), let’s talk about #Vlogmas. What’s Vlogmas? Well YouTubers doing daily vlogs. So,when you watch ‘vlogmas’ you get ideas on what to shop, what to eat or bake, you learn about makeup and everything else Christmas-y. For me, vlogs are a way to de compress after teaching 24/7! So, here is a list of some of my favourite YouTubers (their channels have been linked to their names)

Marnie aka Ms Goldgirl

I enjoy watching Marnie’s videos cause, well, she was a teacher (extra points here), she has kids who go to school, so I see what schools are like in the US, and finally she is my age!! Her vlogmas is called Vlogidays!

UK YouTubers

I really enjoy watching these girls’ Vlogmas cause they walk around London, and I ❤ London. It’s great to ‘spend time’ with them and see shops, restaurants and so on. I actually put some of them in my planner, so I can check them out when I go to London.