Benefits of shopping

Some of you might've known this from before but I've got some great news for you women. Shopping has been proven to burn as much calories as actual exercise. While some women get the benefits by shopping, others carry so much snacks that they eat back all the calories they've burned. Isn't it great to know that your favourite hobby burns something else too but your wallet? ;) A British research claims that a woman burns on average 15 000 calories by shopping every year. That's 290km or seven marathons.

Speaking of shopping, I happened to go look around a bit yesterday while I was in Helsinki. The purpose of my visit was not shopping but I just found a gorgeous Karen Millen dress I could not resist. What do you guys think? ;)

Weekend by the lake

Wasn't this past weekend just lovely? That's why the only right thing to do, besides working, was to spend it by the lake. And we also got a chance to test out the new kayak. ;) What did you do last weekend?

Mum baking

Last week was a part of the "women's week" as we call it since during seven days straight it's name days for just women. So in honour of that and some of me and my sister's name days my mum baked us a nice cake from scratch. With delicious raspberries and blueberries on top of course :)

From coffee to margaritas

Last Friday I had the best time. First I enjoyed a moment of coffee with some girl friends after work and later on in the evening we got together with another group of friends to go out and have fun together.

Healthy dinner

After a long evening run it's important to eat healthy. This is what my meal consisted of today. Doesn't it just look healthy and delicious. Potatoes made in the oven, some chicken, vegetables and salad and some cottage cheese, and to top it all of with some berries for dessert. Now it's time to just chill and browse the newest Elle magazine for a bit.

Enjoy your evening!

Moncler jacket

I've always loved fashion and dressing up and I still like to take care of how I look. Yesterday was a rather autumn like day here so I was dressed in ankle boots and a light jacket. Where did the summer go? I was on my way to work and right when I was about to go in a nicely dressed woman came up to me and asked me where I'd gotten my jacket like she hadn't seen one here before. She told me how they'd discussed the jacket issue the night before with her girl friends and that she'd been looking for a Moncler down jacket exactly like mine for her friend from Spain, but no luck. As you might remember I bought mine on one of my Italy trips earlier this year and I absolutely love it, that's why wanted to make this post to you guys.

The jacket is featherlight, it weighs like a 100 grams and you can even fit it in a tiny little bag, so it's easy to take with you when traveling or anywhere really. Since it's not too thick it's perfect for days like this during the Finnish summer or a rainy day in Nice.   ;) This kind of light down jackets are very in right now, Moncler is originally a French brand but is Italian-owned now with their headquarters in Milan. You can shop for Moncler here.

Summer Oliver

Isn't this the cutest you've ever seen? :)

Water games

Well, I've finally cleared enough space so I can start posting again. Took long enough!

This summer has been the typical Finnish summer, not too warm, less sunshine than you'd want and when it's warm it gets really hot. So you gotta enjoy the good times you have. The lake house is perfect for taking it easy and spending time there, grilling, swimming and just relaxing. My mum's had a sailboard since she was young and right now it's us "kids" using it for other purposes. There's not that much wind or waves big enough to actually surf but we can still use it for fun.

Here are some pics from one of them sunny summer Sundays

Cleaning up the Mac

Hey, sorry for being a little MIA on my blog. I encountered some problems with my mac. I noticed I couldn't transfer photos from my phone to my computer so I had to investigate what the problem is since it kept saying my hard drive is full, which is impossible since the computer is so new. Turns out most of my music exists in double files, since apparently my iTunes has copied all the files I've put on there from other locations. Well it's gonna take some time to empty but it's getting better. I've also been deleting other double and unnecessary files while at it.

Friday and I was alone at the office the whole day. It was a long day but it went by fast when there were things to do all the time. Because of that I felt like taking it easy so it was just some BBQ with the family at the lake house and then chilling at home. I will get posting again soon.

Have a nice weekend!