Happy moments

The Kinfolk table This cookbook has been on my wish list from the moment it was released. One month ago, Gasper bought it for me. I couldn’t get a more beautiful book. This book contains not only recipes but also stories of people and how they live . Easily my favorite source of inspiration.

The Kinfolk table Ta kuharska knjiga je bila na mojem seznamu želja od trenutka, ko je izšla. En mesec nazaj, mi jo je Gašper kupil. Česa lepšega ne bi mogla dobiti. Ta knjiga ne vsebuje le recepte ampak tudi zgodbe ljudi, kako živijo. Preprosto je moj najljubši vir inspiracije.

Tyson I spent last weekend at my parent’s house and I intentionally took my camera with me, so I could bother our cat with shooting. Ahhh, cats are so beautiful.

Tyson Prejšnji vikend sem bila doma pri starših in namerno vzela s seboj fotoaparat, da sem lahko nadlegovala našega mačka s fotografiranjem. Ahhh, mačke so tako lepe.

Baking You know that the sweetest thing is when you’re in bed, watching your favorite TV show and eating homemade brownie and a bunch of sweet cream and toping of cupcakes? You know that, right? And when you bake cupcakes and you offer them  to people who visit your home?

Peka Saj veš, da je nekaj najlepšega, ko v postelji gledaš svojo najljubšo nadaljevanko in zraven ješ domač brownie in en kup sladke smetane in topinga od cupcakes zraven? Veš kajne? In ko spečeš cupcakes in jih ponudiš ljudem, ki obiščejo tvoj dom?

Photography All of you already know that I love food photography. I decided to try people photography too. In February I photographed Gasper, recently my friend came to visit me along with her ​​daughter and I just had to capture this beautiful little model through the lens.

Fotografiranje Vsi že veste, da rada fotografiram hrano. Mejčkn sem prešaltala še na ljudi. Februarja sem fotografirala Gašperja, pred kratkim pa je bila pri meni na obisku prijateljica skupaj z njeno hčerko in ni šlo brez, da bi to luštno manekenko ujela skozi objektiv.

Running The moment I put my jogging clothes on, I feel motivated. Sometimes, the hardest moment is  precisely this one, when I decide that I will go out for a run, that’s the beginning of a workout. Once I cross this point, I'm fine. That's when I know that I'm actually really going to run. Despite the fact that it’s not easy to run, I enjoy it. This is my disconnection from the world and connection to nature, to myself, to my mind. The lower limit is 10km.

Tek V trenutku, ko oblečem tekaška oblačila, se počutim motivirano. Včasih je najtežje ravno to, se odločiti, preoblečiti, ker je ravno to začetek telovadbe. Ko enkrat prečkam to točko, sem v redu. Takrat vem, da bom dejansko res odtekla svoje. Kljub temu, da se med tekom borim sama s seboj, v njemu uživam. To je moj odklop od sveta in priklop k naravi, sebi, svojim mislim. Spodnja meja je 10km.

Learning something new – Drawing I never knew how to draw, so I wanted to improve, at least a little in this area. I went to the library, I found a big stack of books on how to learn to draw and I barely drag them home. Before that, I spent some time looking a hardcover  notebook to draw in. I bought a charcoal pencil and I began. Unfortunately, I have to return these books really soon, but I am determined that I will continue to learn how to draw and re-borrow them.

Učenje nečesa novega-risanje Nikoli nisem znala risati, zato sem si zaželela, da bi se vsaj malo poboljšala na temu področju. Odšla sem v knjižnico, nabrala en velik kup knjig o tem, kako se naučiti risati ter ga komaj privlekla domov. Pred tem sem kar nekaj časa iskala blok s trdimi platnicami v katerega bi risala. Kupila sem še svinčnike z ogljem in začela. Na žalost moram knjige kmalu vrniti, ampak odločena sem,da bom pri tem vztrajala in si jih ponovno izposodila.

Walking and reading books in the nature I'm constantly pulled into the nature, since Spring really kicked in. In the morning I go to a nearby hill, I take a book with me, and after a speed walk to the top and back down, I sit on a bench and I read. These are the most beautiful & quiet moments.

Sprehod in branje knjig v naravi Odkar je zunaj tako lepo, me stalno vleče v naravo. Dopoldne se odpravim na bližnji hrib, seboj vzamem knjigo in potem, ko s hitro hojo pridem do vrha in dna, sedem na klopco in berem. Najlepši & mirni trenutki.

Under the covers The most beautiful time is spent under the covers. FINITO.

Pod kovtrom Najlepše je biti pod kovtrom. PIKA.

Blast From the past: Sardinia

A few years ago, I flew for the first time. This was my only such experience so far. We flew from Trieste to Sardinia and back. Gašper met new friends on some kite trip, and they made a plan for kite trip during Slovenian Spring holiday - Sardinia. There were 6 of us, 4 guys and 2 girls, both non-kiters. I only knew Gašper. I survived the flight =)! But we had some problems, because there wasn’t enough space on the plane (almost every one of us was sitting alone) and some of our luggage was transferred elsewhere because there wasn’t enough space in overhead bins. When we flew to Sardinia, a rented motorhome was waiting for us at the airport, which was absolutely too small for 6 people. We soon discovered that they stole money from the luggage, that was transferred. Really classy Rayner. But the whole thing was very cool. We drove around in our RV (4 days), from one beach to another, the weather was pretty much lousy, the inside of our RV was a complete mess, because the weather was rainy + beach sand + all that kitesurfing equipment = result that remains after a bomb explodes. We ruined a couple of things in the RV (not intentionally), we closed the sky window with silver tape (because we broke it and couldn’t close it anymore), we woke up one day in the middle of the flood, and some workers helped us, towed us out of there and really, if I think about it, I can honestly say that it was great. Such nonsense and problems are the ones you remember the most at the end and laugh about it every time you remember it. With love, Neja

Nekaj let nazaj sem prvič letela. Za enkrat je bila to tudi edina taka izkušnja. Iz Trsta do Sardinije in nazaj. Gašper je na kajtarskem tripu spoznal nove prijatelje in naredili so načrt, za prvomajski kajtarski trip-Sardinija. Bilo nas je 6. Štirje fantje, dve punci in obe nekajtarki. Poznala sem samo Gašperja. Let sem preživela =)! So pa bile manjše štale, ker je bilo na letalu premalo prostora (skoraj vsak od nas je sedel sam) in nekaj naše prtljage so premestili drugam, ker v tistih omaricah nad glavo ni bilo dovolj prostora. Ko smo prileteli do Sardinije nas je na letališču čakal najet avtodom, ki pa je bil absolutno premajhen za 6 ljudi. Kmalu smo ugotovili, da so dvema iz prtljage ukradli denar. Res elegantno Rayner. Ampak vse skupaj je bilo prav cool. 4 dni smo se stiskali v avtodomu, vozili iz ene plaže na drugo, vreme je bilo bolj ušivo, v avtodomu smo imeli totalen skret, ker nas je bilo tako veliko + deževno vreme + mivka + ogromno kajtarske opreme = rezultat, ki ostane, ko raznese bombo. Par stvari smo pokvarili v avtodomu (nenamerno), zalepili strešno okno s silvertejpom (ker smo ga pokvarili in se ga ni dalo zapreti), se zjutraj zbudili sredi poplave en dan, iz katere so nas izvlekli neki delavci in res, če potegnem črto, lahko rečem, da je bilo super. Ravno take neumnosti so tiste, ki si jih na koncu najbolj zapomniš in te vsakič znova nasmejijo. Z ljubeznijo, Neja

My Beauty Tips

I’m not a beauty guru or beauty blogger. I am a woman and yes, I use creams and other women’s stuff =). So I decided to do a post about all cosmetic products that I use. I don’t buy expensive items, because I can’t afford them and on the other hand, I believe that expensive products are in many cases no better than cheaper ones. Also, it really gets on my nerves that some products are so abnormally high priced, solely because of the status of the company, and honestly, even if I could afford it, I wouldn’t want to support them. I would love it if I mainly used natural cosmetics, which is unfortunately mostly a bit more expensive.

Nisem beauty gurujka ali beauty bloggerka. Sem pa ženska in ja, uporabljam kreme in ostale babje stvari =). Zato sem se odločila narediti en post o vseh kozmetičnih artiklih, ki jih uporabljam. Ne kupujem dragih artiklov, ker si jih niti ne morem privoščiti po drugi strani pa sem mnenja, da dragi izdelki v veliko primerih niso boljši od cenejših. Prav na živce mi gre, da imajo nekateri izdelki tako nenormalno visoke cene, izključno zaradi statusa podjetja in iskreno, tudi če bi si jih lahko privoščila, jih ne bi želela podpirati. Si pa želim, da bi večinoma uporabljala naravno kozmetiko, ki pa je na žalost večinoma malce dražja.

(Roza papirnate slamice s pikami)

You know what's really important? What do you put in your body. Therefore, it seemed appropriate to start this post with healthy drinks. I very rarely drink alcohol, or soft drinks, juices ... I Mostly drink tea - even when it's hot because I put it in the fridge, so I basically make homemade iced tea =). The second beverage is of course, water. At the beginning, I found it difficult to get used to ... but 7 years later, drinking water is the most natural thing to do. The third drink is coconut water. I don’t drink it often, because it’s not exactly cheap, but it is good for you, because it contains a lot of potassium and it doesn’t contain a lot of calories. And the difference with water is that it has some flavor =). I know that this taste is not for everyone, but I like it!

Veste kaj je res pomembno? Kaj daste v svoje telo. Zato se mi je zdelo primerno, da za začetek izpostavim zdrave pijače. Sama zelo redko pijem alkohol, gazirane ali sladke pijače, sokove… Večinoma vedno pijem čaj-tudi, ko je vroče, ker ga dam v hladilnik, tako da si v bistvu sama naredim ledeni čaj=). Druga pijača je seveda voda. Na začetku sem se težko navadila…ampak 7 let kasneje, je pitje vode nekaj najbolj naravnega. Tretja pijača je kokosova voda. Ne pijem je pogosto, ker ni ravno poceni, je pa dobra, ker vsebuje veliko kalija in ne vsebuje veliko kalorij. In za razliko od vode ima nekaj okusa =). Vem, da ta okus ni všeč vsakemu, meni je!

Every so often I like to smear a face mask on my face. I don’t do it that often, because I simply forget. But still, my woman soul needs this type of silly rituals =).

Vsake toliko se rada napackam z masko za obraz. Sicer tega ne počnem pogosto, ker preprosto pozabim. Ampak vseeno, moja ženska duša potrebuje take sorte neumnosti=).

My hair are quite damaged and I was never too concerned with their care. Because I want to refresh them, I started using hair oil. I wet a towel with hot water, I put it for half a minute in the microwave, then I apply hair oil and wrap a warm towel around my hair. I wash my hair 2x/week and every so often I use a hair mask. I must point out that I never in my life dyed my hair, because I think that it really damages the hair. Couple of weeks ago I started eating nutritional supplements for vital hair, because as I said, I am currently trying to take a little better care of my hair (in principle, I don’t eat nutritional supplements, except capsules of omega-3).

Moji lasje so precej scefrani in nikoli se nisem preveč ukvarjala z njihovo nego. Ker sem želim poboljšati, sem začela uporabljati olje za lase. Brisačo zmočim z vročo vodo, jo položim za pol minute v mikrovalovko, na lasje si nanesem olje in ovijem toplo brisačo okoli las. Tako naj bi olje bolje opravilo svojo funkcijo. Lasje si operem 2x/teden in vsake toliko uporabim masko za lasje. Moram poudariti še to, da si las še nikoli v življenju nisem pobarvala, ker se mi zdi, da barvanje lasje res uniči. Par tednov nazaj sem začela jesti prehranske dodatke za vitalne lasje, ker kot sem rekla, trenutno se trudim, da bi malo boljše poskrbela za lasje (načeloma ne jem prehranskih dodatkov, razen kapsule omega 3).

The most important habit for every woman is cleansing your face before going to bed, and removing all your make-up. At the same time I find it very good to use tonics for skin hydration. I love the natural tonic with the scent of roses. In fact, I found that roses are the most common among the products that I use. In cosmetics I love the scent of roses, flowers in general .. and fresh, fruity fragrance.

Najbolj pomembna navada za vsako žensko je, da si pred spanjem očisti obraz, odstrani make-up. Hkrati se mi zdi zelo dobro uporabljati tonike, za hidriranje kože. Obožujem naravni tonik z vonjem vrtnice. Pravzaprav sem ugotovila, da je vrtnica najbolj pogosta med izdelki, ki jih uporabljam. V kozmetiki obožujem vonj vrtnice, rož na splošno..pa sveže, sadne vonje.

Okay, this is a little ridiculous. I've never bought so cheap face creams. Usually I pay for face cream 10/20/30 eur. Two face creams and cream for the skin around the eyes cost me less than 10 eur. Currently cosmetic is not my priority =).

Okej, tole je kar malo smešno. Še nikoli nisem kupila tako poceni krem za obraz. Po navadi sem dala za kremo za obraz 10/20/30 eur. Dve kremi za obraz in krema za kožo okoli oči so me stale manj kot 10 eur. Trenutno kozmetika ni moja prioriteta =).

I love body scrubs. Vandini’s scrub smells wonderfully! It reminds me of a chewing gum. I can’t remember the brand’s name. Almost every day, when I shower, I do exfoliating foot scrub. I do face and whole body scrub several times a month.

Obožujem piling telesa. Vandinijev piling diši omamno! Spominja me na neke žvečilne gumije v lističih. Ne morem se spomniti imena znamke. Skoraj vsak dan si med tuširanjem naredim piling stopal, piling obraza in celega telesa pa naredim nekajkrat na mesec.

I rarely use body milk on my entire body (I don’t like the feeling), but I do use it every day on my feet, before I go to sleep. To me it seems that the most nutritious thing for skin are body oils. But it's a bit annoying to go to sleep all greasy =).

Celo telo si bolj poredko namažem z mlekom za telo (ker mi ni všeč občutek), si pa vsakič pred spanjem namažem stopala. Se mi pa zdi, da so olja najbolj hranljiva za kožo. Je pa malce nadležno spati tako masten =).

I don’t have a bath at home, but I often prepare a bowl for feet soaking, full of hot water, salt, liquid and sticks for bubble bath, soap flakes, oils for the skin .... I basically use things that are meant for bubble bath. Such regular foot care seems to me very important and I must say that I have never in my life been at salon chiropody ( or manicurist ) because my feet are like rose petals :D.

Doma nimam banje, si pa pogosto pripravim lavor za namakanje nog, poln tople vode, soli, tekočine in palčk za penečo kopel, milnih lističev, olja za kožo….praktično uporabim stvari, ki so mišljene za penečo kopel. Taka redna nega stopal se mi zdi zelo pomembna in moram reči, da še nikoli v življenju nisem bila pri pedikerki (ali manikerki), ker imam stopala, kot vrtnični lističi :D.

I always carry a hand cream in my purse so I can protect my hands against cold.

V torbici vedno nosim eno kremo za roke, da se zaščitim pred zunanjim hladom.

Several times a day I use lip balm, usually before I apply make-up and before I go to sleep. I love these natural lip balms, vintage design is literally to die for! I always pay attention to products design. Strange habit.

Večkrat na dan si ustnice namažem z vazelinom, po navadi preden si nanesem make-up in preden grem spat. Obožujem tele naravne vazeline, vintage dizajn je pa dobesedno za umret! Vedno sem pozorna na dizajn artiklov. Čudna navada.

The care of make-up brushes is very important. You need to clean them at least 1x/week or 1x/month. I prepare a mixture of water, dishwashing detergent and olive oil. I soak them some time in this liquid, then rinse them under running water.

Zelo pomembna je nega make-up čopičev. Vsaj 1x/teden ali 1x/mesec jih je potrebno očistiti. Sama jih očistim tako, da pripravim tekočino iz vode, detergenta za pomivanje posode in olivnega olja. Nekaj časa jih pustim v tej tekočini, nato pa jih sperem pod tekočo vodo.

Recharge

Last Sunday we ran away, again. On a trip. In nature. To me, very beloved. All that soothing atmosphere, green color, strong trees ... this is the sweetest thing. Therefore, it was very hard when I saw the consequences of sleet, we had a few weeks ago. It's like a tornado came and broke everything. Every walker that was there was shocked to see nature in this kind of condition, including us. Nature doesn’t ask if she may. It was nice to hang out in the woods, discover the most beautiful forest cottage, to get to learn what is written on Truffle’s Bucket List, chat with a friendly grandpa that  enthusiastically told us about locations we just MUST have to visit. Recharge, refresh yourself. With love, Neja

Prejšnjo nedeljo sva spet pobegnila. Na izlet. V naravo. Meni zelo ljubo. Vsa ta pomirjujoča atmosfera, zelena barva, močna drevesa… to je nekaj najlepšega. Zato mi je bilo prav težko, ko sem videla kakšne posledice je pustil žled, ki smo ga imeli nekaj tednov nazaj. Kot bi prišel tornado in polomil vse. Vsi sprehajalci smo razočarano strmeli v žalostno sliko. Narava ne vpraša, če sme. Lepo se je bilo potikati po gozdu, odkriti najlepšo gozdarsko kočo, spoznavati, kaj je napisano na Tartufijevem Bucket listu, klepetati s prijaznim dedkom, ki nama je navdušeno razlagal katere lokacije MORAVA nujno obiskati. Napolni, osveži, prenovi se. Z ljubeznijo, Neja