Long time no see...

Precisely, it's been a while since I had a chance to sit down with my laptop and put a few words down.

The last couple of weeks were a real roller coaster. First we had my family staying with us for almost two weeks. Then we have learnt of a sudden death of a very dear friend of ours, then we decided to sell our house, so as you can imagine frantic cleaning and moving all the clutter into the garage. Then once it seemed like all is settled I had tonsillitis and was bed bound for about 2 days, thankfully I have the most amazing hubby on earth who looked after me very well. And lastly we had a joint birthday BBQ on Sunday and that needed some preparing. I made home made pizza, on top of all the BBQ food and then treated everyone to tiramisu desert.

So having decided we need a bigger house we are looking for some properties in the area. At the moment we have found one that feels great. But we are still looking. We have 3 viewings so far in our house! Scary!!!

Anyways I am gathering lots of pictures and handy tips from the net about home decorating, current trends etc. As it will be our house for a long time we want to do it right.

On another note, yesterday I challenged myself to a french manicure. I am right handed so painting fine lines with my left hand is a nightmare! But its done. Here is the result and the products I've used!

I used Nailtique 1 as a base coat, Essie sugar daddy, Inglot nail art pen and Seche Vite fast drying top coat.

And OMG Seche Vite is my favourite topcoat of all!!!! Not only it gives your nails an insane shine, it really dries fast, it will cover all imperfections and it makes your polish stay on for a long time! Especially on your toes!!!!

We are off on holiday soon, so going to run a few errands.

Hope you have a good day. xxx

Home

We have decided to move houses. It is a little bit of an impulse decision but I think it is the right one as well. We always wanted to have two children, and the house we are in now will only do us for another 4-5 years. We have found a perfect home not far where we live now, it is a house that needs a lot of TLC but it has all the room we need for the future. I am a little scared and apprehensive and a little bit sad that we might be soon leaving a house we have so many amazing memories in but then I am also excited to have a new place where we can spend the rest of our lives in.

in the picture me and Annabell in front of our house 

I have made a homemade tiramisu yesterday but I will upload pictures and recipe tomorrow as today we will just chill on the sofa and watch the olympics:))

Hope you're having a good weekend so far xxx

Start with a pizza

I have started many diaries and blogs in my lifetime but for some reason I could never carry on with one thing. I hope this time will be different. I know this time will be different. I would like this blog to become a cave full of useful tips, recipes, fashion diy's and more! I will be writing about my family's everyday life, about all the ups and downs we come across.

At the moment I am reading Callanetics book and I am determined to finally get back in shape! I never was a skinny person, but after having Annabell not only I put lots of weight on and not shed it but also I did indulge in too many chocolate bars;) I hope I will be able to achieve my pre baby figure:) Fingers crossed.

But not too get too depressed about all the dieting and weight loss here is my first recipe for homemade pizza. It is fool proof and so quick to make!! Plus making it from scratch must mean it's healthier than ready made ones:P

meaty and vegetarian options

ingredients for the pizza:

• 300g flour 
• 20g fresh yeast 
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• enough olive oil to grease the trays with

In a cup mix yeast with sugar and 3 tablespoons of warm water. Mix until everything has dissolved. In a bowl put flour and salt, add yeast mixture and 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a few tablespoons of water. Mix the dough until its smooth and put aside on a clean plate, cover with a tea towel and wait 30min until it doubles in size. In the meantime you can prepare tomato sauce and all the toppings for your pizzas. If you add too much water sprinkle a bit of flour to take the moisture out and if its too dry add another spoonful of water. From experience dry yeast doesn't work as well as fresh one but if you use dry yeast and the dough doesn't ''grow'' it still shouldn't make a difference when it comes to taste of the pizza. After 30 minutes take your dough, cut in half, sprinkle some flour on the works surface and roll. It should be very thin, even see through. After you've done both pizza bases in this manner, place them on the metal trays, spread tomato sauce and put whatever ingredients you want on it. Bake for 10-15 minutes in 220C. 

Ingredients for tomato sauce:

• handful of fresh basil
• sprinkle of dry oregano
• 3/4 cups of ketchup
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil

mix all the ingredients together, add chilli for a tomato sauce with a kick.

I know it looks like a lot but it takes literally 5 minutes to prepare all the ingredients, 30 minutes of just waiting for your dough to rise, 5 minutes of rolling and decorating your pizzas ( mozzarella, pepperoni, ham, mushrooms, pineapple etc) and 10-15 minutes in the oven.

If you like you can even roll some mozzarella cheese or some bbq sauce into the edges of your pizza.

Hope you enjoy the recipe and make lots of nice pizzas:D

That will be it for today. I think it's not bad considering it's my first post;) xxx