Week Review

 

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This last week was particularly busy and a bit... demoralizing. But there's no time for depression, there's only time for good vibes and activities.

Someone could think that I’ve lost a lot of time making efforts for something that, in the end, didn’t work. They’re right, even if I prefer to see the good side of everything. Although this week I’ve wasted a lot of time, I’ve learned something new and I’ve added new knowledge to that I had before.

Luckily, the weekend had been softer. I spent a bit of time baking and cooking for my daddy’s birthday lunch, on Saturday. I spend also a bit of time playing computer games. I tried a new game that is keeping me so much addicted. I will write a review for it in one of my next posts.

What’s more? It’s cold… not too much for the season, but too much for me. If I would be able to feel less cold, I would really love fall and winter. I don’t know why, but I can’t stand temperatures below 18°. Well, it’s time for me to wear my warm and soft pyjamas and put me under my warm and soft blankets, with my boyfriend warming my feet and my cat cuddled beside me.

How was your week? Something new in the past days? Let me know in the comments.

Night blesses you all

Emily

Fall Favorites 2021

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It's said that Fall is the season of death, but I think that it's also a season of life because people seem to be more productive, maybe because they "revived" thanks to the summer holidays.

Fall isn't my favourite season, but I like it anyway. It's a colourful season, sometimes more than springs, and it gives me so many suggestive landscape... its brown, orange, and red trees, its fog, and its cloudy and rainy days. 

TEA: Fall and Winter are the best season for hot teas. I love Earl Grey tea with milk and a piece of apple cake. The perfect mix for an afternoon break.

COFFEE: long coffee or cappuccino provided that they have a lot of hot milk.

CANDY OR COOKIES: I think cookies are the perfect break in Fall afternoon especially Belgian biscuits. Apple cakes and apple pies are delicious too.

DINNER: any kind of vegetable soups, and cream of carrots and pumpkins, sometimes with some spelt or barley.

SCARF: it's not enough cold for heavy scarves, but when it's cooler like in the morning or in the evening, I usually use a blue light scarf.

COAT: the woolly coats made by my mom are perfect for this period.

SHOES: a pair of brown booties as it rains, or a pair of black elegant shoes when it's sunny or cloudy.

SCENTED CANDLE: cinnamon, apple, and every smell that would remember fall.

ACTIVITY: reading and playing computer games are my favourites, but I like also go out for a walk into the wood, looking for chestnuts.

What about your Fall? Feel free to copy this post and to tag me. I'll be happy to comment your post.

Night blesses you all.

Emily

 

3 things I've loved this week

 

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Sometimes we need a bit of relaxation, and this week was quite relaxing. 

1. My boyfriend and I helped E. freeing her home from some furniture she couldn't bring with her to the new home. She's really a wonderful woman.

2. Given that E. would have left on Saturday for her new home, my aunt organized a meeting for Thursday at lunch. We met earlier in the morning and we helped E. with the last preparation and then we went out for lunch. We ate in a traditional restaurant. The place was a little full of people, but the food was very good! 

3. I was particularly inspired by cooking. I prepared some delicious dishes and today I prepared a tasty and beautiful apple cake.

How was your week? Did you do anything interesting? Let me know in the comments.

Night blesses you

Emily

Anime Review: The promised Neverland - Season 1

 

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"The Promised Neverland" is an anime series I found on Amazon Prime Video.

Emma, Norman, and Rey are three 11 years old orphans who live in a Victorian-style orphanage. Their live a carefree life between playing, rest, and daily aptitude tests. One day, another little girl from the orphanage leaves for reaching the family who adopted her but she forgets a soft toy she's fond of. Emma and Norman notice it, so decide to bring it to their friend before she leaves, but when they go out of the gates of the orphanage, they see something frightening.

Good, good, and good again. It's strange and, at certain points, disturbing, but it's really nice.
The orphanage is built on a very large terrain enclosed by a high wall that doesn't let anyone see outside it. Why children shouldn't watch outside the orphanage? What's there that they can't discover? 

Have you seen this anime? What do you think about it? Have you ever been to an orphanage or do you know someone who lived in a structure like that? Let me know in the comments.

Night blesses you all

Emily

3 things I've loved this week

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I'm so tired this week... but I'm very happy! I've been busy, more than the one before, but I was able also to find a bit of time for fun and for my lovely cat. 

1. I renewed for the first time my driving license. They're already ten years I got it and this year I had my first renewal. Nothing particular, they asked me to read some letters from a certain distance and if I have any dangerous illnesses. My sight is perfect, as usual, and I don't have any illnesses that can be dangerous for driving. 

2. My aunt asked me if I accompanied her to a friend of hers who had sold her home and she's moving to another city. This friend, E., had a lot of old and new things that couldn't bring with her to the new home, she asked my aunt if she needed anything. Meeting me, she asked me if I needed anything, and given that my boyfriend and I are starting to look for a home to buy, E. offered us to keep some furniture for the bedroom (a double bed, a couple of night tables, and a chest of drawers), a little table with two chairs and another old little piece of furniture. With my car I could only keep the smaller furniture, but, for the others, we will come back next week, in a van of the company of my boyfriend.

3. Today has been the birthday of a friend of ours and he invited us to eat Japanese food in our favorite all-you-can-eat restaurant.

How was your week? Did you do anything interesting? Let me know in the comments.

Night blesses you all

Emily

Welcome September

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OMG! September came so quickly! 

Summer is almost ended and autumn is at the doors. This means that cold days are coming too and also those beautiful colors of the leaves on the streets and on the fields. 

In my idea, Fall means also hot teas and chocolate, hot soups, Yankee candles and incense, sofas, books, and soft wholly blankets. People seem to wiggle a little more, maybe for getting back the retired works of the summer holidays.

Do you like Fall? What are your favorite activities during this period? Let me know in the comments.

Night blesses you.

Emily

Prime Film Review: Jolt

 

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"Jolt" is an Amazon Prime original film. 

Lindy Lewis is a bouncer with an intermittent explosive disorder. One day she goes on date with a man named Justin. The next morning she learns about the murder of Justin and starts to hunt for the killer. During the hunt, she feels that the vest she's using for suppressing her symptoms is becoming less and less effective.

After a day spent with friends walking in the mountain, my boyfriend and I were looking for a nice film to watch and "Jolt" had been our perfect choice. It's an action, comedy film with few thrilling scenes.
The actress protagonist is Kate Backinsale, and she's one of my favorite actresses. 
The story is simple but with a nice twist at the ending.

Have you seen the film? What do you think about it? How would you respond if you suffered from a mental disorder like that of the protagonist or something similar? Let me know in the comments.

Night blesses you.

Emily