Nike Free Run 5.0 - New Kicks

With my new found love of being healthy and working out, sometimes its hard to motivate yourself. One of the things I found through tumblr is that, if you give yourself a reward you look forward to being more vigilante about keeping up this lifestyle. Remember its a lifestyle not a diet so enjoy different things each day but have fun with food even desserts are necessary every now and then (believe me,  chocolate is my necessity) .

As a treat for myself I bought these citrus and cobalt blue Nike Free 5. Let me just say they are one of the most comfortable sneakers I've worn in a long time. It bends with your feet and their absolutely perfect for jogging. Below are some pics of myself enjoying a summer day at the park till nest time ENJOY!

How You Think of Yourself - Self Image

One thing that most people don't know about me  (beside my bff) is that most of my complex thoughts happen at night. I don't think I'm the only one that has this, but at night when its the quietest and your allow with your thoughts and you think about all that you've done that day, within your life, who you want to be and what has been said. You come up with questions and answers that baffle you and cause my questions than answers.

Most of my thoughts consist of what I want to be and how I wish I could just be myself and people would except and understand me. The things that I think are usually the actions I'm too afraid to make or words that I wont say. Its like there is a different person in a alternate universe that looks like me.

Tonight after I got ready for bed I took a long look at myself in the mirror (yes everyone does this everyday) but i really looked at myself. I know sounds kinda weird to say (I MEAN YOU ALWAYS LOOK T YOURSELF CHRISTINA) but, I thought about all the hateful discouraging things that have been said to me on my short existence on this planet so far and then i thought about all the hateful things I've said to myself (like your so dark, your so ugly, I wish I was her) and that's when i realized . . . . you're the biggest critic of yourself and you can also be you're self's best motivator. 

As i looked in the mirror I realized that i am beautiful in my own way, i have to stop trying to be what society wants me to be and accept the the fact that I am dark skinned and that's just who I am. 

In my culture, family and even society, dark skin is not likable because people and society teach others to look down upon it. Also in history it was portrayed as evil. Only recently has this been changing BUT ever so slowly. I've been told that I'm too dark, men wouldn't like me because of my skin and I've even thought of bleaching my skin because I've grown up with so much hate. Everyone will still have things that they don't like about themselves but , hey its a  process that everyone must go through to understand themselves and tell others who think other wise to SUCK IT!

I've grown up with this and it still lingers in my mind but, I've come to find happiness in the way I look and I hope others will themselves just the same. 

Thanks for reading if you managed to get to the end :)

Tape nail art

This has to one of the most fun, simple and creative ways to get any type of design on your nails. The secret is with TAPE! You can creative the most vivid, shocking, eye catching nails that will make people round you think you went to the salon to get it done. 

My sister and I simply cut the tape into tiny triangles and placed them where ever we wanted on our nails and below is the finished results. 

Hope you all enjoyed this and try it out! 

Simple healthy snack: Pico de Gallo & Pita

One of my favorite and simple snacks is Pico de Gallo. It's a symphony of flavours from red onion to the plum tomatoes and hint of lemon juice. I like this best of a piece of fish for dinner. During the day it make a delicious dip with pita. 

Pico de Gallo consist of avocado, salt, pepper, red onions, plum tomatoes, jalapenos and a squeeze of lemon juice. 

This is now one of my dads favourite "salad" like meals, enjoy and try this recipe out for yourself. 

Taking It Easy

Take advantage of the beautiful weather and go outside. At least that's what I'm doing since it feels like we have 9 months of winter and 2 months of summer if we're lucky in Canada. After a jog in Cedervale ravine I laid back and relax to take in my view. Be one with nature and enjoy the beauty of the day. What a  better way to spend the day than looking up at the blue skies and sunshine it's natures natural stress reliever (if you're stressed - city can do that to you). I know some people go shopping but in my opinion this is a cheaper better way of therapy then shopping. Below are some of the scenes from early this morning ENJOY :) 

The dreadful stairs, try running up that 10 times. Its a killer 

Greek Food Anyone?

With my lack of job comes a lack of money. As times become more rough and a little crappy I've had to become more creative with what I do have. As my weekly Sunday meals go I've was feeling something different besides the pasta or Asian recipes I usually try.
Long awaited I finally tried my culinary hand at Greek food. Surprisingly it turned out well and was actually quite simple too. I used ingredients that I already had in the fridge. The only difference is I had pulled pork with my rice pilaf and roasted potatoes.For this recipes simplicity is best. Its all about the seasoning and taste which I've learnt from watching WAAY too much Chef Ramsey shows.

Below is my Sunday meal I cooked, it tasted pretty much the same as Jimmy the Greek and Mr. Greek that i buy in the mall food courts.

Thanks for reading enjoy my post and tell what you think. :)

Rice Pilaf, roasted potatoes with tzatziki and pulled pork

Yum!

Joe Fresh Nail Polish in Nude, Aqua and Mix Mojito

Recently went out and i decided to treat myself to something. Joe Fresh has cute nail polishes that are 3 for $10 and are amazing quality. I haven't been feeling like myself so this was something small to cheer me up. These colour are very opaque pastel and cute for the spring and summer season.

Nude is a very complimenting colour for my skin, neutral yet sophisticated. 2 coats shown here.

Aqua like its name a bright pastel fun baby blue, cute for the summer. 2 coats shown here.

My sisters nails. This is Mix Mojito, a light mint colour. 2 coats are shown here.

Thanks for reading! Enjoy :)