Note it!

Hi :-)

Today, an article about how to organize yourself (at least some parts of your life). I really enjoy being organized. You know, being on time, knowing where stuffs are, etc. People often ask me how I do it, so here’s what works for me.

I usually write down everything on Post-It. They’re cute, sticky, colorful AND useful as hell.  You can even use them to express your creativity as a post it artist. 

 

 

 

My Moleskine agenda is my everything. I use it to write down my appointments, do brainstorming, find inspiration and collect things I like.

There are blogs that provide printable sheets with different section to help you structure your day and tasks. I use one per day! 

Some cool ideas I found on Pinterest.

OK, so you’re gonna tell me that, that’s not a whole lot of things to do. Actually it is. All these little things help me relax and enjoy my day. The fact to write down everything gives me a chance to assess my day and (sometimes) be proud of myself. And between you and me, it’s a good excuse to buy cool stationery items. Like like like!

Keep calm, be happy and write everything down ;-)

Pictures: flickr.com, lifemadelovely-blog.com, bluemossgirls.blogspot.com, zeporama.com, moleskine.com

Happy Ads

Working in an ad agency, I would say that I am a kind of ad-junky (yep). In other words, I love everything that's related to advertising, products, branding and packaging. Ads and commercials inspire me and highly influence my purchase behavior. A good ad will literally make me want to buy anything. I also think that commercials are reflecting society and who we are as a woman, a man, a citizen, a human, a wife, a kid, etc.

If you think that ads are disturbing and only good for the trash, you will probably agree with me on one point: some good ads are at least distracting. Here are four of my favorite ads: the basic, the influencing, the cute and the everything.

Enjoy and lemme know what you think!

The basic: no matter what happens, the ad will stay in our mind for better or for worse! Cult!

  

Old Spice (USA) - shower gel

The inspiring: up-to-date, esthetic, well put-together, innovative and straight to the point.

Citroën DS4 (France) - car

The cute: tags at our heartstrings.

 

Oreo (UK) - cookies

The everything: well, everything. Funny. Pretty. Easy.

CCA (Brazil) - English courses

Videos: YouTube

 

Love Work!

Hey people! Today's article is about office spaces. We spend most of our time working. When it's not at the office, it's at home. It's therefore important that you arrange your workspace the way you like it. Here are some ideas, moods and atmospheres I personally like.

1)   Put flowers on your desk. Fake or fresh, they bring a nice touch of color and will brighten your day.

 

2)   Hang a pin board close to your desk to keep an eye on your next tasks. You can also pin things that inspire you or pictures of your beloved.

3)   Dispose frames with pictures of your friends and family all around you to feel more confortable and blow away this I-am-working-feeling.

4)   Use a notebook/agenda you like (you can also do scratch-booking) to organize yourself.

5)   Use a good light that will alleviate your eyes and will create a cute atmosphere.

Some more tips:

6)   Use office furniture that you like – colors, brands, smells (yep).

7)   Use decorated boxes (home- or Ikea-made) to store your lil’ mess.

Hope that all these tips will help you enjoy work. It works for me. I’ll post a picture of my office space as soon as I have a good pic. See ya!

Pictures: prettyworld.tumblr.com, 3.bp.blogspot.com, savedbythesouthernbelle.tumblr.com

The American Way

Hey ho guys! This week I’m here to talk about...food. Again? Yep. You know how much I like treats  Today’s subject will be about typical American fast food and restaurants.

I love American restaurants. The atmosphere is always very specific to the place and well kept. Go to Denny’s and you’ll feel like home. Go to Sonic and you’ll feel back in the sixties. Go to California Pizza Kitchen and you’ll feel so OC. Go to Outback and you’ll travel to Australia. Go to Red Lobster and you’ll feel like in Normandie.

Even nicer: the service. American people are friendly. To be honest, I don’t really care if they are sincere or not. I like to be taken care of and hear that little “Hi, how are you”. I’m doing great thanks

When I came back from the US in December, I decided to seek out the best American restaurants in Switzerland. I found four. The food is not perfect but still tasty and the atmosphere is nice. Perfect for a girls night out, a family dinner or an after-work party. Woop woop!

-Papa Joe’s in Bern
I would recommend the chicken burger, the fajitas, the combo special and the margaritas.

-Sam’s Pizza Land in Zürich
The Seattle American style pizza is the best.

-Buffalo Grill in Lausanne
Try the tapas mix, the Kentucky chicken, the cheesecake and the cotton candy sticks.

-Hooters in Interlaken
I recommend the Hooters combo, the Cesar salad with ranch sauce and the Blue Lagoon cocktail. 

If you decide to try these out, there’s a very high probability that I’ll be there too. Come by and say hi!

Pictures: Internet

Cupcakes, make them!

Hi people! My last post was about cupcakes, where to find them and how to "manage" them.  Rembember? Today, I wanna share with you two of my best and easiest recipes. The first cupcake we're gonna be doing is pink candy vanilla cupcake and the second is chocolate coconut cupcake (coco-choco in French please). You can see on the picture how they look like. Thank you Instagram :-) Don't hesitate to contact me if you have a question concerning the backing, the ingredients or the decoration.

Pink candy vanilla cupcake

For the cake:

-150g butter
-150g sugar
-175g flour
-1 t.s. baking powder
-3 eggs
-1 t.s. vanilla extract
-Salt

Mix all the ingredients together and fill the paper liners with the mixture. Bake for 20 minutes in the middle of the oven. When the cakes are baked, you can squish some Amaretto on the cakes to add a bit of subtlety.

For the frosting:

-250g sugar
-125g butter
-2 egg yolks
-1 t.s. vanilla extract

Mix the ingredients together and use the mixture to create the topping of the cupcakes. You can decorate the cupcake with candies, candles or sugar ornaments. As you want.

Let's rock these cute cakes!

Chocolate coconut cupcake

Prepare the same mixture as for the Pink candy vanilla cupcake and add chocolate chips and coconut flavour to the dough. Here, you can decorate the cupcakes with coconut and chocolate powder.

Done! Please send me pictures of your cupcakes or other cute pastries!! Hope you'll enjoy baking these cakes as much as I do :-)