Treat in January

Hi friends,

I am still suffering from Vertigo and feel tired every day.

Out of self-pity, I made an excuse to treat myself (as usual :-p).

They are what I bought yesterday. 4 cups and 2 mats.

I like green and blue but blue is said to be the unsuitable colour in dinning as its calming effect suppresses appetite. It sounds like an excellent colour for forever-dieters like myself.

 However, it looks green is just right for my beloved oak table. I am pleased.

What made me more pleased is……….

The price!

Spent £8.98, then, magically I was a happy bunny again and even Vertigo was eased off……, how simple am I?  ;-)

Miracle Vegetable

Hi friends,

Do you know crinkly vegetable called Kale?

I went to Asda to get two bags of Kale yesterday. (Yes, Juno at Asda!) Kale is, my dear ladies and gentlemen, our new best friend in 2014. It is a superb vegetable with so many benefits such as;

• Rich in Vitamin A, K and C
• High in fibre, no fat
• High in iron and calcium
• Powerful anti-oxidants containing flavonoids and carotenoids
• Anti-inflammatory contains fatty acids Omega 3
• Good for detoxing

It costs me only 99p for a bagful of them.  So, why not adding it into daily diet?

My breakfast this morning – Kale Rice Bowl

I do not cook anything contains Vitamin C in high heat as it destroys goodies. Half raw is good enough but wash them thoroughly. I had it with spicy Korean sauce. Lovely.

Kale can be versatile and you can use it for omelette, soup, stir-fry, salad etc.

Highly recommended!

What is happening?

Hi friends,

This is what is happening outside my cottage right now.

What is happening to this country? We had terrible thunder and hailstones yesterday and now this.

Hope you are OK wherever you are.

Take good care and see you when the weather is slightly less wet…

Happy Anti-aging Breakfast

Hi friends,

Breakfast this morning. My lovely friend who lives in Okinawa Island sent locally produced tea to me as a new year’s gift. Can you see the brown liquid in a glass? It is the blend of 38 different plants and herbs which are all supposed to be good for health and beauty.  Wow, let’s see how it works on me.

Wakame (seaweed) and sesame rice balls, spicy chicken, shishito peppers, onion and sweet corn omelette, cherry tomatoes, and miso soup with tofu.

  

Elegant Carrot & Old Donkey

My dear gentlemen, sorry but this post is for girls only.

My dear ladies, how are you fighting against gravity and aging? I have to admit, I nearly gave up last week.  Because of the vertigo I have been suffering, I felt exhausted and had no energy to do anything for days.   

However, my beautiful darlings, I don’t know why but my life always gives me a booster whenever I nearly give up. This time, it was a call from the Earl.

He used to be one of my most important business contacts but few years ago, he left the company in Germany to set up his own business. The Earl is the nickname we gave him because of his beautiful manner and the elegance he naturally holds.

Trust me my darlings, he is absolutely gorgeous!!!  There is such a gentleman who is too good to be true. Tall, good looking, intelligent, elegant, good tastes in general and earns a lot. The only downside of being with such a man is, I have to pretend that I am living in a body con dress and high heels for 24 hours 7 days a week. A worn out set of fleece pyjamas with chocolate stains around chest? What are they? Never seen such things in my wardrobe.

Oh, I am actually wearing one right now…… ;-p

Whatever my interfering yet totally sweet engineering friend (who declared to find a man for me) thinks, I am quite happy in my little cottage, spending lazy Saturday mornings in my old pyjamas.

 However, it seems that  my life is telling me to sort out this hideous woman immediately not to embarrass such an elegant beautiful man for the sake of his kindness and my last drop of pride & dignity as a woman.

OK, ladies, watch me. I shall transform myself before I see the Earl. He wants to take me out for dinner as an old friend this time, not a mere business contact. Wow, I am flattered.

Soooooooo, my friends, what do you think old girls need before a date?

Pore minimising serum and aging spots corrector.  I ordered them on line the moment I hung up the phone! How sad is that but I am desperate!!

I shall show them to you when they are delivered. Until then, keep scrubbing!  ;-)

Gyoza Breakfast

Hi friends,

My usual topic. Breakfast this morning.

Gyoza dumpling and chicken stock & egg soup. 

CC Cream - Rachel K

Hi friends,

This is my latest craze. CC Cream.

CC stands for colour (or complexion) correction. It is multi-tasking cream and lots of ladies’ magazines are talking about it in these days. CC cream is thought to be more sophisticated version of BB and it can give you more benefits if you have issues like hyper pigmentation.

I chose Rachel K’s CC cream simply because of its reputation. It is SPF35+ but unlike BB, so light and smooth. 

Rachel K is a Korean company. Those lovely Korean people are the pioneer of both BB cream and CC cream and they certainly know their stuff.

If you prefer the products from familiar brands, companies like Clinique, Nivea, L’Oreal and other major cosmetic companies have their own creams.  

Ladies in her 40s and plus, go for it!