my summer morning starter

... If I will some day get the urge to spice up my morning meal with something new, I am gonna try the heavenly mix seen in the pic above; coconut yoghurt, chia seeds, cacao nibs, goji berries and maple suryp...

My favorite breakfast of the moment is this:

blueberries

raspberries

a nectarine (or two), diced

cacao nibs

honey / stevia

1. Mix everything in a bowl.

2.  Say "va-va-voom" cause you're gonna feel great in a matter of minutes after eating this... And it is SO good.

Wishing you yummy mornings darlings!

Enough said.

twinkle twinkle

With sparkle and glitter, I say the hell with "less is more". I want more sparkly things everywhere! How cool would that be - streets/staircases/park benches that would be frosted nicely with a bit of glitter...


Can someone really say that people wouldn't become a teeny weeny bit happier in their everyday lives if there'd be a bit more sparkle around? I know I can't!

Sparkle on!

♥ Viola

Yup

 

♥  Viola

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Destination anywhere

Like I've stated here on the blog previous times before, I love to travel. Even if it's just a day's visit to another city or a bike ride to a hill I've never stepped my foot on before - traveling always gives me the good kind of chills.


I remember as a kid being so purely happy just to travel, I didn't really care about reaching the destination that much (although that's pretty fun too). I remember how the smell of a new country, all that freshness of everything being so new and still to be discovered... all that made me so happy I thought there couldn't be anything better, ever.


Yesterday as I was on a long bike ride, pedaling through the heat and honey-smelling fields, I realized that traveling really is a way of living and being. Cause in my opinion, traveling is not just the thing that you do when you fly somewhere or spend a week on a boat on the Caribbean - it's how you look at things, how you are with people and how you deal with everything, with life. 


Cause let's face it, the biggest travel there is.... It's life! And I think like with any kind of traveling, the ability to keep both your eyes and heart open will get you to amazing places.
So, even if you are not heading anywhere far away in the near future, just think of your day as a little trip of its own - and see where it takes you...

♥  Viola

pssst... And while we are on the subject of traveling, here's a fruitie-recipe to get you in a tropical state of mind, wherever you are:

Yellow Bliss

a banana

some fresh pineapple

a fresh mango

teeny weeny bit of honey

some mint

ice

(a little bit of water, if needed)

-Blend everything and soak into your yellow daydream...

picture source: flickr.com

I want to ride my bicycle

I had a great bike-day yesterday. Full on sunshine, beautiful forests, seaside-views, buildings I hadn't noticed before and the lovely smell of summer-air... I always fall in love with my bike in the summertime, and then somehow end up forgetting the bliss of pedaling when the fall comes with its rains and winds ("It's so much work to take the bike to work, and it could rain... And maybe someone asks me out on a date and what do I do then with the bike...." and all those inventive excuses). 

But I think this summer could be the turning point. Cause now I have a new bike and a new helmet (which is actually pretty cute - well, as cute as a helmet can be), and I feel like nothing can stop me and my bike now... 

One reason I plan to make my bicycle rides a daily habit is that my love for running has kind of stayed in the backround for some time now, mainly because of some stupid knee-issues. But hey, biking could be the perfect solution - it's softer on the joints and it's just pure fun.

But now, I am gonna hop on to the saddle again so... Have a lovely day you all!

PS. Are there any bike-lovers out there reading this? Maybe you could share your best tips on how to make biking fun all year around...? Would love to hear some!

PPS. You can even have your wedding day-ride done on two wheels. And the guest can join the fun too! Pretty cool. 

picture sources: bippityboppityboo.tumblr.com,  etoro.com, ohhappyday.com,  dyingofcute.tumblr.com

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