Whoa, wait, is it the last day of January already? It feels like 2015 has only started yesterday! January wasn’t my favourite month, however I’m pleased to say I was able to try a lot of new things that obviously could make to my monthly favourites, and yes, this includes a lot of chocolate but also a few healthy choices that was an anchor to me for my January detox! If you’d like to read about what I was up to in January, simply check my January Highlights, otherwise let’s just jump right into my most favourite things from the last 30 days…

LINDORS ℅ LINDT

The most exciting highlight of the month was that day when the postman came and brought a huge box full of Lindt treats! Isn’t it everyone’s dream?! I’ve always been a fan of classic Lindor Milk Truffles* but I was so pleased to finally try the delicious and indulgent Lindor Strawberry & Cream Truffles*, that are just perfect for anything Valentine’s Day related, including recipes, cozy nights in and moments of sweetness!

As for the healthier food choices, I’m quite enjoying the Clipper Green tea with Echinacea which is just my new favourite afternoon treat! Green tea is so good for our bodies but not the best flavour to me, but echinacea makes the whole thing a lot more interesting: it quite completely covers the flavour of green tea and make it tastes more citrusy and good! If you’d like to introduce green tea in your lifestyle but don’t quite enjoy the original flavour, I can’t suggest this Clipper offering enough..!

Lastly but not least on the food front is my new IKEA Produkt Milk-Frother: as you might remember I haven’t had a milk frother anymore for a long time, then I spotted this so inexpensive IKEA utensil and I just thought to give it a try. It is so good and easy to obtain a perfect foam – yes, it’s not velvety enough to experiment with latte art, but it’s just good enough to get a very nice basic latte in no time at all!

January is definitely not one of my favourite months: with the whole going back to the usual routine, feeling you might have gained a few extra lbs during the Holiday that you need to fix, the grey and cold days, things can be a bit stressful and depressing. We were lucky to see a bit of sunshine now and again and to be able to spend some lovely days, but all in all January could be a lot better than it was! But since my only main resolution for this 2015 is to try and be positive as much as possible and appreciate the little things that maybe, under a different point of view, are really what made the whole thing worth, I’ll try to start a new blog series to share a few 1:1 snaps from my month coming directly from my Instagram (or phone) and list down the highlights of the past 30 days, at least 5 of those little things that I should really start to appreciate a lot more.

Hopefully I’ll be able to keep going with this little blog project and won’t abandon it after only a few months (as it happens all the time!). So these were the highlights of this first month of 2015…

1 :: The satisfying feeling of finding new clothes that fits you perfectly between the bargains of winter sales, and above all being able to find a dress that not only will be appropriate for these last winter weeks, but I’m sure will be worn a lot during spring too!

2 :: Getting to see someone who means a lot to you but who you weren’t able to see for years. Sometimes it only feels too late, but not always it is.

3 :: Getting into the habit of drinking green tea once a day. I’ve always known how good it is for our bodies but I was never able to really enjoy it until this month, when I decided to try this gem and discovered even green tea can be such a treat!

4 :: Receiving the most delicious parcel that has ever been. It truly made my day that afternoon when I unwrapped all that chocolate with the excitement of a little happy girl! Thank you again, Lindt, for being such a sweet Valentine to me this year! I seriously feel so lucky every time I receive those delish treats – so expect to be bombarded with pictures, recipes, reviews of them in the very upcoming future!

5 :: Latte stencils are being the highlight of my mornings lately! I’ve spent an entire morning designing and creating a few and am now experimenting with techniques to get an aesthetically pleasing latte + a velvety foam. Maybe one day I’ll be able to experiment with true latte art – in the meanwhile just check out this video/art work, cutest thing ever, it will make you smile!

Don’t know about where you live, but here in Italy the weather is being pretty unusual: we’re enjoying a few very sunny days lately, which are quite different from what January usually looks like around here and the temperatures are also very enjoyable and almost remind me of spring already! As much as I like snow days, sunny winter days are definitely my favourites! The best solution to beat the January blues is going out to enjoy a small walk during one of said days, and then just do the simple things that make Sunday the best day of the week, such as order a warm latte + croissant, shop some winter sale deals, eat an ice cream in the afternoon or stay warm inside preparing an hot chocolate or sweet baked goods while the sun shine through the slightly open curtains.

On Sunday the weather was super sunny and very very windy. We stayed in bed longer than usual and enjoyed the tiny ray of light that was enough to light up the room a bit through the shutters. We experimented with latte designs (we’re not really improving or anything, so I might have spent the whole Saturday morning designing and creating latte stencils, am I?!) and had a lovely family lunch. Afternoon was spent enjoying a bit of sunlight, drinking chocolate milkshakes and picking up the latest winter sales deals (I am so excited to wear my new dress in the last winter days and during spring as well!).

What’s your favourite way to spend a winter Sunday? x

I’M WEARING ::
Jeans – Topshop ; Sweater – Sheinside (Similar) ; Parka – Only ; Shoes – Similar

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