Photo contests .

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How are you? I hope you all had an amazing Christmas! I know i'm late but i wish you MERRY CHRISTMAS in any case :) I think i will write a post showing you some presents my friends and family gave me this year, so maybe i can give you some ideas for future gifts (Christmas and bday ones).

But today what i want to do is to show you two pictures I made to take part and ofc try to win two different photo contests.

● The first contest i took part was organized by Assicity, an association composed by young people from my city who try to create events such as christmas markets in the main square, parties during the whole year, Halloween included, or summer games. Everyone likes these events because my city is small, medieval and mainly famous because of St.Francis, churches and other religious things. To keep the tourism alive no one really thinks about the young people who lives in here, there are no special occasions for us to meet and party.

In any case, this association, to finance other events, this year decided to print a calendar that was going to have 12 different pictures, one for each month. To find original photos they decided to organize this contest, where the main theme was 'Red'.

This is the picture i sent to take part in the competition.

Made with Canon1000D, edited by a friend of mine with a program i don't know
but that is better than mine for sure ahah

The pictures were not judged by photographers or by the members of the association but they were uploaded on Facebook on Assicity's page (without the names of the authors) and they were voted by all the people who were fan of the profile. Mine was one of the first 12, so it was selected to represent November on the calendar that are available since Friday 27th till Sunday 29th.

The pictures i sent had worse colors than the ones i posted up there but was really similar; i decided to upload here the one that a friend of mine edited to make it more lightfull, and i find it really nice in this way.

● The second contest i took part was organized by my school. On the last day before christmas holiday, the 21st of December, this contest was over and the people who won the writing contest (with poetries and stuff), the drawing contest and the photography one, received a little award that was a small present (a frame i guess).

I unluckily didn't win, but i'll show you below the pictures i did for the theme ''Violence against women''

Canon 1000D

To make this picture as i was creating it in my mind, i organized my own photo set at home and, as model, i chose my cousin Lorenza (you can find her on Twitter). If you are wondering... the hand is my brother's ahah just saying !

To be completely honest with you guys, i didnt really like these two pictures. I'm sure i've done better ones, also for other contests. I personally like street photography, i like to capture the moment and the geometrical shapes around me. When it came to build my own pictures, i really didnt know what to expect, i mean both the pictures are not natural and i was not sure if send them or not. I did and i'm glad i did in any case (either i win or lose) ahah

Write what you think about the pictures in the comment below, i'll be glad to hear your opinion of them :) have a nice day everyone!

A quote from Buddha .

HeyHey! 

How are you guys doing ? I'm doing fine at the moment, just praying not to have an oral test on these final days of school ! On the 23rd morning I will officially be in holiday :D I love Christmas time and this year I have been really looking forward to it! It's even the first time I properly decorate my bedroom for this time of the year; I bought xmas lights, I got a christmassy blanket and a little Christmas tree in wood as well (it is so cute, you can put on it the little balls in wood you find in the box).

I don't have much to write about since the fact that yesterday I had a play at the theatre, the one I have been working for since September, so as you can imagine I've been at the Theatre more or less the whole week for several hours. In any case, the play turned out amazingly and to be honest, the time was flying for me when I was standing on the stage, performing my character (if this is a good expression to use). Oh if I ever write something wrong (expressions, grammar mistakes or anything else), let me notice it in the comment below, I'll appreciate that because I'm here to learn. 

I think I will have time to take pictures of what I bought this period and post some of them below, with the xmas present I will get (because I think I've been a good girl this year :D), and I also have in mind a photography experiment to do, we'll see if I can make it.

On the next post I'll publish two pictures I did for two different contests I'll describe properly :) 

For now, I'll only leave you this quote I wrote on my moleskine, hope you like it ! Wish you best last days of school, if this is an unusual wish..well I'm original ! Ahah 

Made with iPhone 4S 

Random chat .

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How are you? One week ago I wrote a post about my favourites of the month and it seems like you didn't like it that much, am I right? Well, at least, that's what  Blogger says showing the visualisations of the different posts I wrote. I think I'll try to reduce this kind of topic (like girly one), they are more for "fashion blogger" (that I am not and I don't want to be). I will basically stop because I feel like it's not what I started to write about. I don't want/can/should become a fashion blogger or something like that, not my style ahah In any case, this is just a quick talk/update. 

I almost recover completely from the bronchitis. This week I went back at school was absolutely terrible; all the oral and written tests I missed those 5 days I spent at home sick, I had to remake during this week, although I already had other tests. This led me to cry a lot, to swear against everything, to be particularly mad ad anyone for stupid reasons; In few words, I was hysterical (as my brother kindly defined me). BUT all this negativity/hate I had against school...made me appreciate/enjoy even more all those things I do more than study, such as the two acting lessons I'm taking (one of them is almost over, on the 17th we'll have the play we've worked on), scout, gymnastic (that right now is basically coming back to school walking as much as I can) etc. I even started paying more attention on the things I watch and hear. 

I had a small time on Friday afternoon to shopping with mum and I bought a couple of items I've already wear ahah I don't know what about you but I really like to start wearing things when they are new! I can't wait to see how I style them and stuff. 

This weekend I haven't done much. Let's start saying that my weekend starts on Saturday afternoon (because in the morning I have school). I was out with friends during the afternoon and than out again in the evening for a 20 bday aperitif/dinner (this was so cool).

Oh I had the check at the dietitian...it strangely went well. When I told her I started to eat again in a nervous way when I study, she really seemed a bit bothered, and for this reason when it came out I lost 1.3 kg (basically doing nothing special)  she was as surprised as I was!

Okay this blog post is turning into a single chatter about my life and a bounce of events you don't even care about ahah sorry! To make this post a bit more interesting I'll post a picture of how I started decorating my bedroom for Christmas 

The quality is not the best one, this red looks way brighter than the original (made with iPhone)

For the first time I bought these cute little lights for my bedroom. I saw them in many YouTube videos and i thought  they were so cute I couldn't wait to buy them at the Chinese shop, where I was surely going to find them for few euros (100 lights, 4€). Lots of people have them in blue and I personally searched for white/blue lights but then when I didn't find them I realised that maybe this warm yellow light was going to be more adapt to my bedroom, that has cream walls and red items everywhere. 

The deck I got from Butlers is so cute and you can turn it and there's the same print on the other side but in blue, white and maybe green (can't properly remember right now tbh ahah)

Have a nice week everyone :) 

Remember that Life is a game we play !

November favourites .

HeyHey!

How are you people doing? I hope everything's fine. I'm sick at the moment, I have bronchitis; you basically cough constantly, especially when you lie down. The medicines i'm taking make me tired but at the same time seems like i don't have much appetite anymore, that is great for my diet ahah! For this reason I spent a couple of days home where i didn't have much to do, apart from  reading and playing CandyCrush (really addicting as game btw), so at one point i came out with this lists of things i really liked this month. I hope you'll like them as well.

Make up products

♥ I love mat  lipstick to death! I can go around with no eyeliner, foundation, blusher...but with no mascara and lipstick there's no point for me to wear make up. Well i'm also that kind of person that associate make up with a special day (usually saturday) so i rarely have make up on during the week, like at school etc. In any case, back to the main topic, this month i really liked these two mat lipstick i bought at the local fair where i could buy them for a lower price, but i'm sure you can still find them everywhere.

Deborah - Atomic Red MAT n° 03

Rimmel London - Kate Moss n° 107

This is how they look on my skin. The one from Kate Moss it's darker than what it seems here;it is a burgundy color althought you can't properly see from the picture. 

♥ Always from the make up world, this month i really liked this eyelash curler. It is not from any brand, i bought it at the chinese shop. If i have to be honest i love this object because i never really had one before so i basically like what it does ahah.

Jewelery items 

♥ I wore these two rings a lot because i like to match  gold accessories with black dresses

I bought this one in Germany in a small Supermarket (i guess it was called ''Muller''). It was pretty cheap (2,30€) 

and i had many compliments on it.

This ring has an average shape i always wanted to get but that i've been afraid to use because it could look too serious. The indian stall at the local fair had this amazing burgundy color that i adored. It was 4€.

♥ I got this set of bracelets from Primark. As i said, i like to match gold with black and these were perfect for me. They were only 1€. The first one on the top is my mum's one and she got it many years ago, so you won't be able to find it in the same package. 

Clothing items 

♥ I waited to wear this dress so long, i got it at Primark for 13€ this summer, and i finally  had the occasion to use it for an 18bday party. The sleeves are a bit more transparent than the rest of the dress. 

(Sorry for the mess in the background, my bedroom was obviously not in order) If you watch this picture from a mobile phone, you'll see me way thinner!

♥ I got this pair of slippers at the local fair. If they look enourmous for you...well they are actually ahah. I have a 39 (IT number) and these are from 40 till 42. But i liked them so much and i decided to pick them in any case. 

♥ I enjoyed wearing my ''big dog'' as well. Now, what i call the ''big dog'' it's one of those big pijama/costume they sell at Primark. I got one that looks like a dog and it was magnificent to start winter with it. Unluckily when i wanted to take a picture of it to post it here i could not find it and i discovered my mum took it to wash, i was also not able to find a picture on the internet. My apologies.

Random random

♥ I have many cases for my iPhone 4S but this one i've been using a lot in November. It's completely made in silicone, also the part in the front and if you like it as well you can buy it here.

♥ I'm really addicted to tea and when i drink it i like to take my time at the table, drinking it from my beatles vintage cup. But lately i need to drink it while i'm busy doing other things. So once it's ready, i like to put my hot tea inside this adorable thermos i got at Primark. The print reminds me of winter time. 

♥ Two days ago i finally got my first tripod. I bought it for a really low price on amazon, compared to the ones you find at the MediaWord. I really racommend this one for those that, as me, would like their first tripod ever. You can find all the information you need here 

       

♥ On the first picture you can see how much i cut my hair. They used to be really long because i did not cut them for one year. At the same time i did the ombrè on them, so they were even more devastated. I decided to cut them and than to re-do the ombrè. This time it happend that it turned out a bit too blond for my natural colour, and during the first days (second picture) i looked like Barbie. Actually i really like them, i'm getting used to this new color.

I wrote a lot about this month, i hope the next one i'll be able to summarize a bit more. I changed a couple of songs in the soundtrack, i hope you like them and if you have a couple of songs's titles you think could match with my blog or that you simply like, write them in the comment below. 

Have a nice December :)

Just for Bloglovin .

HeyHey!

Yes, i do know this is the second blog post i write today, but i tried to claim my blog on Bloglovin and it says i should paste on one of my blogpost this link (that i'll paste below) so, this post has not a real purpose ahah

<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11105563/?claim=6dzmt279epa">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>

Done! :) Now it should work...it should! 

My F***** DIET !

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So, as i wrote several time, i can't consider myself a thin person, not at all. Althought people say i'm not, i consider myself chubby!

Yes, that's the percet adjective. Althought my size is not that small, i like the fact that, since the fact i've been a gymnast for 9 years, i'm quite tonic (my butt stays up bitches! ahah)

But this is not the point. As i said in my introduction/blog post titled ''What to do with my blog'' i should use this internet page to wreak me. Let's do this!

This summer, at the beginning of June i decided to start a diet. I went to this dietician that i really liked and that gave me a diet where i really could EAT. 

Unlikely, the first time i've been on a diet (i guess 3 or 4 years ago), i lost almost 4kgs on the first month that is not healthy but at the time made me really happy, but the problem with that diet was that i ate almost everyday rice, spelt, chicken, some vegetables and some fruits (i also had fish but i don't like it at all so i just replaced it with chicken). The dietitian removed all the carbohydrates i was eating. That gave me result but it couldn't last for so long. I was hungry for the biggest part of the daytime.

When i started this new diet i had trubles to respect the doses of food that woman gave me for every meal because it was too much. We had as purpose to teach me how to eat in an healthy way. As you probably know (if you don't go check out the last blog post about some random facts about me!) i don't eat that bad because i don't like cream, whipped cream, gums, sparkling drinks etc. Living in Italy also leads me not to eat with too much mayo, or ketchup (oh, also this one i don't really like), not so many sweets, like really fat ones that i see in pictures from american channels. I get easily fatter because of pizza and pasta, and who wouldn't when you get the chance to eat them everyday? This is not pizza case, i eat it once a week, and not every week. But pasta, that's my average lunch because is easy to cook and it's ready after few minutes.

So basically, i started with this diet in a really good way. Althought i've been traveling a lot this summer, and there were many bday parties i've been to...I lost weight. I did, 5 kgs in 3 months that is an healthy way to lose weight and learn how to eat at the same time. I went out for a walk of 1h30 every day, and also when i went travelling i used to walk a lot.

(Picture found on the internet)

BUT when school started I stopped losing weight. At the beginning i thought that it was because i was actually facing that moment when you realize that the fat you have on your body are kgs that stayed there for several months so they took longer to get away from your body. After another months where i kept thinking this i was not loosing weight again. In that moment I realize i was not having free time to walk and exercise anymore. Since September i've started the school year again, and i also started two different acting classes with a group at school and another one, composed by older people. What i was missing was also the time i needed to prepare my big healthy salads and the attention i had for the doses, of both foods and condiments. 

So, on the 27th of September i went to the dietician for the average control, that always gave me positive responses. It was not the same for that time. I basically didn't really know what to do when she told me i lost no one kgs. I was eating less than the average, I was trying to work out more often. I just started crying when i went out. Since that day i didn't really focused on the diet that more, i felt like i was doing something that was not fitting for me, like i'm never going to be as thin as i want to be, i'll never have my friends size. 

The biggest mistake was to let the self-pity to take over me. 

And now here i am, after two tremendous weeks at school, with thousands of tests and assignments to do, two weeks in which i've been eating constanlty for the so call ''emotional eating'' (or at least thats how google stranslated what we call ''nervous eating''), i'll have the control at the dietitian's next week, on Friday and i'm 100% sure i gaigned at least 1kg this week. 

I honestly don't know if i should keep spending money on something that i'm believing everyday less but that could remind me constanlty what was the goal i wanted to reach at the beginning  OR to take a couple of months to think if i want to do this seriously, taking a break from the diet ofc, but this is not the best solution considering that christmas is over and it will be so hard to control myself with all those sweets etc.

What would you suggest me? Have you ever been in this situation or on diet in general? Let me know in the comment below. I aplogize for grammar/typing mistakes, it's just that my hands are so cold right now!

I now have Bloglovin and i'm trying to claim my blog's link there, so you could get notification everytime i write somethign new, if you enjoy my blog ofc :)

I wish you a good weekend, althought yours started on Friday, differently from mine ahah

25 +1 facts about me .

HeyHey! 

I'm back! I mean, back here, not that i've been anywhere lately, just school house school house and school again. Pretty boring? It's just the fact that on Wednesday there will be a meeting between teachers and parents to look at marks, talk about attitude and other things. So all my teachers just pretend to put as many oral and written testes as they can in two weeks, letting us dying on our books!

Basically this post i'm making today is to introduce other sides of me that ofc you can't see/know through this internet page. So here they are, 26 facts about me!

► I can't sing without my headphones. If i hear my voice, or i know someone could hear me while i'm singing alone in my bedroo...i'll quite immediately! 

► I've never skipped/been late on purpose at school until when i turned 18. In this way i could sign my own autorization without falsifying my parents' signatures. I've done like this because I sucked at copying signatures. 

► When it comes to left and right it always takes me a couple of secs to realize which one is left or right. For the same reason i have problem memorizing the translation of them in the other languages i study. It's not a problem ot anything else, it just doesn't come immediately.

► I'm a talkative person. Sometimes while i'm talking i forget what i'm saying. I starts saying things like ''so...that's why...i mean...don't really know how to say...ehm...yeah...'' and after repeting them a couple of them i confess i forget what i was saying.

► I talk so much my friends have the bad habit to stop listening to me while i'm talking because they're tired to hear me.

► I've been in a distance relationship with a dutch guy of my age for two years, and i regret no one of the moments i spent with him. 

► The 'RS' at the end of the nickname i use (more or less) for every social network/websites, stands for Ringo Starr. I was and i still am pretty obsessed with the Fab4...mostly known as The Beatles. My   favourite one as you can see was the drummer.

► The first cat i got was a grey pussy called Zoe. She arrived at christmas and we thought she was a 'she'. But when it arrived the moment to sterilize my cat, well the vetinarian ended up castrating my animal. And that's how we discovered my cat was a 'he' and not 'she'. Now he's called Zorba.

► I had lots of gold fishes we were used to buy at the local fair we have in my city on the 5th of October. All of them were dying after one year. They started living four years more just when we decided to change name.

► Althought i'm Italian (and Italy is famous for good food) I'm really bad at cooking. My pasta sucks, i can't cook anything, i'm terrible !

► I like order, but my bedroom it's a mess.

► I'm 1.70m (it should be 67 inches...more or less) and i'm not thin. I consider myself quite chubby, and that's why i've done several diets. I'm currently in one, and i lost 5 kgs !

► I used to HATE shopping. I like it now, but not that much, still have some problem when it comes to spend money (i'm a bit stingy but i'm solving this out ahah)

► My favourite food is ice cream. I could eat ice cream everyday at every time.

► Behind my bedroom's door there are lots of papers with quotes and sentences from songs and books that i like. 

► I hate fish, just with the smell of it i have nausea. I also do not like cream and whipped cream, and this is why i rarely eat cakes at bday parties, and i don't drink sparkling stuff (no coca cola, sprite etc.). I lately started drinking beer when i was in Germany and i liked it, althought i can't drink a whole can/bottle of it.

► I do not eat gum. When people discover this when they know me a bit better, they look at me like if i'm an alien ahah

► My biggest dream is to travel the whole world.

► My foot size it's 39 (IT) and, as my size, it's bigger than my friends one. For this reason it annoyes me to give clothes to anyone, i'm not used to it.

► My favourite make up product is lipstick 

► I keep every airplanes tickets and bday cards i have. 

► Althought i'm 18, i'm still afraid of darkness. I've always had this fear. It's not darkness itself, just the fact that i can't see/know what's in it.

► I'm a scout (not the stereotype of boy scout we see in movies; i've never sold biscuits and stuff). Here they're pretty cool tbh.

► I'd like to have my own photography blog but i have no clue of how to make it

► I have several tastes of incesce. There's always a different parfume in my bedroom.

► I have at least one cup of tea everyday, sometimes even two.

Hope you discovered something interesting about me and that you enjoyed reading. And now that i've told you some personal stuff it's time to introduce my face to you!

So face, this is my blog. Blog, this is my face, hope you two will see eachother again soon, 

you know, just to avoid shyness ;)