If your stomach, "says" something is wrong - it is certainly so. Signals sent by the body take seriously, because the "feeling" is actually the state of internal intelligence, inborn gift that is given to people to be able to discern what is good and what is bad. We "know" much more than we realize.
Intuition ...
It’s a Sunday people! I have a soul, too. I took a day off. I am sure you will understand… :)
Have a nice Sunday too and see you tomorrow!
Ella
It seems that became popular to sell virginity at auction. Maybe we can not talk still about new trend, but it’s going…
Poor New Zealand student sells virginity to stranger for £20,000
Student auctions virginity
Virginity for sale: 1m euros
Woman auctions virginity to pay for mother's care
Student who sold herself online loses half in tax
Teen auctioned off her ...
We are all able to improve ourselves as a human being, developing our own virtues and trying every day to remove our faults.
For example, I know that I will never be able to not yelling and cursing when I'm angry, but that does not mean that I can not restrain the torrent of sharp words, ...
Dear ladies, I present to you Yoav Kotik’s “Precious Metal” collection: rings, bracelets, necklaces and pendants made from metal bottle caps…
Well, it’s not my style, but you have to admit it’s a very cool design. I read some discussions about “Are consumers going to wear this?” or “Do we identify ourselves with products that we ...
According to new figures released by Microsoft, the computer firm, Facebook and Twitter checks are now as important in the job selection process as a CV or interview.
A study found that seven in 10 employers now research candidates online.
On the other side, a strong image online could actually help job hunters to land their dream ...
Divorce is difficult, not only because of legal and financial complications or sudden change in life. It is an emotional collapse, shock that you have turning of the road of conventional way of thinking and life.
Founding a family is the most basic way for most of people to find sense of living. We all play ...
As is the case with so many Spanish specialities, thee is no fixed Sangria (on Spanish: sangría; meaning "bloody") recipe. It consists of "a little bit of this, a little bit of that", and whatever fruits happen to be in the kitchen. Feel free to add other ingredients to taste. Because the success of any ...
Maspalomas is the oldest touristic town in the south coast of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.
The place is famous because of wind-sculpted dunes. This beach is great for families and kids, but it’s also favorite zone for nudist and gays. Keep that in mind when strolling along. Of course, they have put signs on the ...
Edible images turn cakes into work of art
You don’t have to spend hours to achieve the professional look of your desserts.
You can buy desserts in the store and that’s good, but there’s nothing like homemade desserts. Ticings allow to baking enthusiasts to add a dash of photographic-quality art.
Ticings are edible images that can be ...
Have you ever lost yourself on the road through life? Seeking for one thing, do we have to lose something else? Do we really have to pay the price if we follow our dreams, as Paulo Coelho says in the majority of his books? You may lose friends, favorite thing, loved one ... Price range ...
If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your own path.
Do not speak- unless it improves on silence.
You can explore the universe looking for somebody who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself,
and you will not find that person anywhere.
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much
as ...
I am in cooking mood... :)
Ingredients:
400 g flour
2 tsp baking powder
1.5 tsp salt
1 egg
125 g butter, room temperature
80 g feta cheese
100 ml milk
+ 50 g ground walnuts
For the filling (enough for half of crackers amount):
100 g mayonnaise
2 middle sized apples
1-2 tsp grated horseradish
some finely chopped parsley
some ground walnuts
a few drops of ketchup
Directions:
1. Whisk flour with ...
You need:
2 boxes of lady fingers
250 gr powdered sugar
300 gr grounded walnuts
1 can of pineapple
6 eggs
12 tsp. sugar
125 gr margarine
whipped cream
Preparation:
Whisk 6 eggs with powdered sugar and add nuts. Separately mix 250 grams of margarine with small pieces of pineapple (keep the juice from the can) and blend into the previously scrambled mass of ...
LOVE
Then said Almitra, "Speak to us of Love."
And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them.
And with a great voice he said:
When love beckons to you follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his ...
As you know, Russian salad containing boiled potatoes, dill pickles, peas, eggs, carrots, and boiled beef/chicken dressed with mayonnaise.
I prefer to add also sour cream. Anyway, mayonnaise and sour cream can make it a little bit “heavy”.
So, let’s do some changes and make it more refreshing and interesting:
In standard Russian salad add pineapple pieces or ...
I saw the weeping Buddha statue (or also known as Yogi statue) first time in Amsterdam and I was so touched by the legend:
“In ancient times two warriors confronted each other in numerous battles. Both of them wore masks and never saw each other's face. After many such encounters the older warrior killed the younger ...
Skiathos is a small island in the Aegean Sea in Greece. A masterpiece of nature.
Despite its small size (under 50 km²), Skiathos is a popular tourist destination. It has over 60 sandy beaches along the coastline of about 44 km.
Much of the island is forested. The area around the villages and the town are farmland. The ...
The important part in business communication is also to admit to your potential client that you did something wrong in your business past or forgot to do. Of course you will mention that after they first mention what kind of mistakes they did (and that always somehow come up like a topic…).
They like to hear ...
These days I am occupied with Duvet covers! On Canary islands can be very cold during the nights, especially in the winter months. During the day it is warm, but about 8 p.m. it start to be cold…
So, some info about duvet:
A duvet (RP IPA: [ˈduːveɪ], GenAm IPA: [duˈveɪ], from the French duvet "down", IPA: [dyˈvɛ]) (or continental quilt or doona) ...
Mozzarella is one of the most popular kind of cheese. By making Mozzarella especially is famous city Amaseno in the Italian region Lazio.
In this time of year, people throughout Italy enjoy Caprese salad, which comes from the island of Capri and is made of tomatoes, mozzarella and fresh basil.
To make good Caprese salad, you must ...
As with the other Canary Islands, Lanzarote is Volcanic in origin. Due to the recent eruptions during the 18th and 19th Centuries, many parts of Lanzarote appear to be from another world, often described as 'lunar' or 'Martian'.
The dry climate (and lack of erosion) means that the Volcanic Landscape appears much as it did just ...
This small place is located on the south-west coast and has excellent clime during whole year. Summer daytime average temperatures are normally in the high twenties to mid-thirties Celsius, usually with a refreshing sea-breeze. In winter, temperatures are only a few degrees lower.
For me, this is the only place on whole Gran Canaria Island with ...
A day like any other. We are sitting in a restaurant, talking about our ideas for the future. Cheerful people at the next table. They are singing, exchange Christmas gifts. Nothing unusual. They are inviting us to join them. We are agreeing. They are from Norway. Official language at the table: English.
One lady, very laud ...
“I hope to do that someday” or “I wish to do that someday…”Sorry to tell you, but with this “hope” or “wish” words and attitude, someday usually never comes!
We all have dreams. The point is: did you put your dream like your goal, or you are still dreaming and saying: “I will do that someday”? ...
The Holy Night
There was a man who went out in the dark night to borrow live coals to kindle a fire. He went from hut to hut and knocked. "Dear friends, help me!" said he. "My wife has just given birth to a child, and I must make a fire to warm her and the ...
Happiness is our natural state. Happiness is the natural state of little children, to whom the kingdom belongs until they have been polluted and contaminated by the stupidity of society and culture. To acquire happiness you don't have to do anything, because happiness cannot be acquired. Does anybody know why? Because we have it already. ...
Do you know how men had learned what cellulite is? Very simple:
Women have started to talk about cellulite everywhere and in every single moment of their life.
Men didn't know what is cellulite before women began to talk about it! Before, they had not seen cellulite on woman’s body or they didn’t know it is a ...
I strongly believe that you can have whatever you like. I adore situations when other people say:” No, it’s not possible” or “Nobody cans that”. It’s not true!
When I want something, first I strongly believe that I will get it, I imagine myself in that “winner situation” and finally I put all my energy in that. ...
1. Despising anything that was easy to achieve, because if no sacrifice was involved, it obviously isn’t worth having.
2. Following fashion trends, however ridiculous or uncomfortable.
3. Believing that all famous people have tons of money saved up.
4. Investing a lot of time and money in external beauty and caring little about inner beauty.
5. Using every ...
“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” Cherokee Expression
Again flying… this time Lisbon. Ella and her Man are going to celebrate their anniversary. Year before, they met each other first time in Lisbon.
Ella booked the same hotel, the same floor. ...
Pleasure comes in many forms. This time pleasure comes in form of sweet crepes. In my “self promotion” page, I’ve mentioned that I make great crepes. Try this filling for crepes what I call “Winter sonata”.
It’s “a little bit heavy” filling. How many calories? Probably billion, but what a hell! Choose the day of the week when ...
We all have or had experience with conflicts at work. Like a successful business woman, I had a lot of those situations. Conflict of interest or vanity can be a source of serious problems in the working environment. From my experience I can show you how you can avoid situations in which can appear conflicts of ...
Obviously I am in a “Zen mood” today :)
Anyway, I hope you will like this story, too. That’s my favorite. I have put a lot of effort to find it on Internet. I didn't bring with me my books... I didn’t know the name of the story and as I remember, that story was like a ...
I remember an old story I had read once…
A university Professor of Philosophy came to the house of the Zen Master to ask to learn Zen.
"You are very welcome,” said the Master, inviting the Professor in for tea.
As the Master was preparing the tea, the Professor listed all his degrees and experiences and studies, going ...
6th May, evening
CitizenM hotel at Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport.
Self check-in service on touch screen terminals… Ella likes those “make your life easy” things. Contemporary design and new technologies…almost no employees…
The beauty of the space and unusual interior design occupied Ella’s thoughts. When she was in high school, she wanted to study Architecture, especially interior design. ...
I made a new page “Who is Ella?” I owe you that :).
I like to say it’s Self promotion.
Here you can see my photos from last year. Then I had shorter hair (I wasn’t blond, like I am “a little bit” now :)), I was still a business women and in that moment in Lisbon. I ...
I didn’t forget to continue with writing on this blog about my experiences and I am daring to say: my advices “How to get a new client”. I have been very busy lately. You know, it’s the end of the year and everybody wants to do in the last month everything what they have not ...
People have written a lot of things about “How to simplify your life”. For example:
Make a list of your top 5 important things
Evaluate your time
Simplify home tasks
Learn to say no
Limit your communications
Limit your media consumption
Etc. etc…
I don’t deny it’s not useful to read about that, because they are always a very good reminder for us. ...
What do you think about sailing around the Canary Islands for your winter vacation? What do you think to try something new? New experiences are all around us, we just have to make a decision. If we want to enrich our lives, we have to be always in the mood of “new experiences and new ...
Have you ever heard for PUA? A pickup artist, commonly abbreviated PUA, in seduction community is a term used to describe a man who is or who at least strives to be skilled in meeting, attracting, and seducing women (See more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_Up_Artist)
Four guys who bedded thousands of women, using their tried-and-trusted seduction techniques. They make ...
What we believe and why we believe it governs our thoughts, words and actions, and goes a long way towards defining how we live out our daily lives. Today we are talking about friendship.
We believe:
That we don’t have to change friends if we accept that friends may change.
That just because two people argue it doesn’t mean ...
Dani sent me a comment on the “Philosophy of change” story. Most of us don’t read comments on other people blogs and I was afraid that her post will be unnoticed. Her comment deserves to be a new article on this blog.
I want to say thank you to her on this way. Most of women ...
A Lecturer, when explaining Stress Management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked:
“How heavy is this glass of water?”
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied:
“The absolute weight doesn’t matter, it depends on how long you try to hold it. If you hold it for a minute, that’s not a ...
During the flight, Ella doesn’t talk much. She listens (like always) to the sound of the engines and carefully looks at the faces of the stewardess…
"And what if I notice something unusual? Can I run anywhere from 8000 m? "- she asked herself. She needs to feel the peace in her stomach…
She turns to her ...
Every second citizen of the planet had a sexual experience for one night. This is the result of a large Internet survey in which 50.000 respondents participated (both sexes, all ages, religions and races). Sex is still seen as mere entertainment.
Relations based only on sex, relatively quickly runs out, because there is no frame ...
A man came home from his work and found his three children outside in the yard, still in pajamas, all muddy, empty food boxes, and packages of chocolate scattered by the entire garden. His wife’s car doors were opened. The dog also was not there.
When he entered the house, he found even bigger mess. The lamp ...
I bought a Benetton shirt 22 years ago and I was wearing that shirt every summer... That shirt was with me everywhere: Greece (mainland and islands), Egypt, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Tunisia, Mallorca, Turkey, Italy, Holland, France, Germany, Canary Island (Lanzarote, Furertaventura, Gran Canaria) etc…
My “lucky shirt”...
All those years the colors didn’t change (during so many washings, sun…!!!)! ...
I have a dream…
We all know that phrase from Marten Luther King, but don’t we all have dreams? The moment we could think our dreams were borne.
Once, they were so important to us, that we were sure that our dreams will become true. But we were running all the time “here and there”, worrying about ...
In the chapter "Woman: Myth and Reality" of The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir argued that men had made women the "Other" in society by putting a false aura of "mystery" around them. She argued that men used this as an excuse not to understand women or their problems and not to help them, and ...
