'Cause all I've ever wanted, is right here in my dreams

(lunch at Noodle Mama earlier today with Sofi)

Hey yo it's Friday and life's pretty awesome. 4 more days and I'm off to England. Last night was pretty rad, saw Jeremiah Jae live and talked to him a bit afterward. The crowd was quite small which surprised me but the better for me! Better odds of getting to chat with him. Man I wish I'd seen the SXSW show. This stage just seemed too small for him. But anyway. I'm guessing this is not the end of the story. Don't think I'm going to post the photo of me posing with him though, cause I look terrible, awkward and all. 

THE SUNSHINE IS BACK. ME HAPPY.

Hope you all have the best weekend!

x
Sara

Jeremiah Jae

last night's look

Where our world falls to pieces

Holla. Oh sorry, we've been so busy we haven't had time to blog. Ehm, I mean, actually there's just nothing to blog about. I'm guessing I speak for all of us when I say this week's been nothing out of the ordinary. Same old, nothing new. Hence, nothing to blog about.
So I figured I'll make a top 10 of my favorite moments this week. Hold on to your hats, here we go...

1. Discovering that Thievery Corporation's released a new album, Saudade. The single Depth of My Soul, below, was an immediate favorite. Can't believe I missed the release. I need to get back to always being up to date with important things like this. Well, at least I was only late by a few days this time. It could've been worse.

2. My boss buying me lunch. Yuhmeeh vegan risotto (below). The chef told me he'd attended to make a goofy face on top of the dish, but it failed a bit haha. I like the crazy hairdo though.

3. First Vurma morning this year. Eating breakfast or having coffee on the colorful benches outside at Vurma in Hornstull has become a bit of a tradition, and it was so nice to get this year started today with Laura and Josefine.

4. Taking selfies and feeling fine about the way I look. Might sound crazy, but me being ok with the way I look is a definite win! As I've told earlier, I've definitely not been ok with the way I look for let's say, 99% of my life.

5. Reading the latest GQ. I laughed at pretty much every story. One of my absolute favorite magazines. GQ and Top Gear always crack me up. 

6. Buying 6 kg of bananas. Because it was cheap. Now I'm going to be feasting on banana ice cream every day, aw yeah.

7. Hip Hop class by Benke this Thursday was awesome. The song we did a choreography to was Tyga's Dope. Indeed.

8. The DIY facial scrub I made today with sugar, lemon and a bit of water. I did put a bit of honey in it (sorry), because Eve reminded me of its anti-inflammatory benefits. And it was good. My face and my hands are soft as a babys butt as we speak. I mean, as I write. Therefore, a photo of a girl with flawless skin and terrific eyebrows. Mind if I just pluck those and glue them on my face instead?

9. Samuel L. Jackson performing a slam poem about Boy Meets World, a show I know Eve's been obsessed with lately.

10. Being social last night and actually going out to meet people. It was nice and I'm definitely done with being unsocial (for now). Spring and sunshine do wonders. Oh, and service has been spectacular too.

Right now:

Heat is leading over the Knicks and I'm listening to Young Dreams. 's all good.

BUMMER of the week:

The finale of How I Met Your Mother. I CAN'T EVEN

Speaking of which, you could read this.

Tomorrow it's Monday, back to work and everything and OH CRAP I FORGOT TO GET MY LAUNDRY. Gotta run.

We should do this more often though, dear blog. It was fun. So long!

x

Sara

PS. Heat won. I'll have a glass of water to celebrate. (Hands clapping)

Toivoin, että aamu sinut veisi mukanaan

No, ei mulla oo mitään kerrottavaa. Viikonloppu tuli ja meni. Banaanijätskiä, treeniä ja Suomi-räppiä. Kynttiläilta tyttöjen kanssa, treeniä ja paljon tanssia. Siinäpä se viikonloppu. Kyllä sitä pikku hiljaa selviää. Neljä kuukautta ja risat jäljellä. Nää viimeset kuukaudet on ollu aika rankkoja, ei oikeesti oo yhtään tehny mieli tehdä yhtään mitään. On vaan tehny mieli sanoo heido, pakata laukku ja lähtee koti-Suomeen äitin luokse. Jotenkin on ollu niin lamaantunu olo, enkä ees tunnista itteäni tästä epäsosiaalisuuden ja jaksamattomuuden sokkelosta. Mutta ne on vaan tunteita, ja ne menee ohi. Mä luulen et on kuitenki parempi vaan kestää ja jäädä, sen sijaan et taas jälleen kertaan mä lähen karkuun, pakenen, juoksen pakoon kaikkea mitä en haluu tuntee. En mä ees tiiä mikä mua vaivaa. Jotenki mä vaan en viihdy missään tarpeeks kauan. Mutta ei se oo paikasta kiinni, vaan ihan musta. Levoton sielu, tai niin mulle on kerrottu. Mut mä luulen et se on kans sellasta pakenemista. Distractions. En tiiä mitä mä juoksen pakoon, mut ainaki on aina helpompi ku on jotai muuta  niin ettei kerkee miettiä, ei tuntea.

No johan meni syvälliseks tääki. Taisin inspiroitua liikaa kun luin tuota 365dagar-blogia. Ollaan me naiset sellasia tunteellisia olentoja et voi hyvänen aika. No okei, ei saa yleistää, mut nyt mä puhun eniten itestäni. Ja nyt melkeen toivon, ettei kukaan lue tätä. Mut toisaalta on ihan kiva jakaa vähän enemmän ku sitä samaa vanhaa... Yo guys, I'm baring my soul here, ok!?

And obviously we didn't miss out on Earth Hour. Well, at least I care about it, so I kind of forced it upon the other girls haha. But it's not a big deal, lighting up candles for an hour instead of using electricity isn't that bad now is it?

Maanantai, täältä tullaan. Hammaslääkäri oottaa heti aamulla, ah ku ihanaa. Ihan takuulla on reik(i)ä. 

Tänään mä laitoin Instagramiin sellasen kokovartalokuvan. Tyyliin. Otin peilin kautta sellasen perus selfien. En mä tajuu ees miks laitoin sen sinne. Otti vastaan. Mut samalla se oli jotenki iso askel. Silleen, et okei, mä näytän tältä. Mä en oo skinny minny, en näytä hyvältä bikineissä, enkä oo lähimaillakaan mitään Victoria's Secret mallia. Mut se on silti okei laittaa kuva itestään. Niin mä ainakin yritän vakuutella itelleni. Ehkä se on taas yks askel kohti parempaa itsetuntoa. Oon niin kauan vihannu itteäni ja sitä, miltä näytän. Mutta päivä kerrallaan alan olemaan vähän enemmän okei mun peilikuvan kanssa. Mä luulen et sekin että oikeesti pitää huolta itestään, treenaa kunnolla ja syö terveellisesti, auttaa paljon. Ei siinäkään oo kyse minkään ihannevartalon saavuttamisesta, vaan siitä, että voi hyvin. Sen tajuaminen kesti kauan. Ja sit sekin, että aina mietin mitä muut ihmiset musta ajattelee. Siis who cares!? Mut kuinka monta kertaa mä tota toistan itelleni, niin mua edelleen kiinnostaa. Ehkä joku kaunis päivä mä oon siitäkin vapaa. Yks juttu kerrallaan, yks pikku sirpale takasin paikalleen, ehkä joku päivä mä voin olla kokonainen. Kokonainen nainen. Diipadaapa.

x

Sara

Brooks Was Here

Sunday again. Didn't sleep for long this Sunday either, I got up before 9. Yesterday was fun. I felt sick most of the day and stuffing my face with vegan tacos in the evening wasn't the best idea. Today my face looks like a balloon. But it was nice. We listened to the best movie soundtracks and watched a Finnish movie I'd never seen. And cuddled up with my baby Panda.

 

Katottiin Menolippu Mombasaan eilen, oli aikakin nähdä se kun ei ennen oo tullu nähtyä. Ja sitten kuunneltiin parhaita soundtrackejä, Cinderella Man, Shawshank Redemption, Man on Fire, The Pianist, the Gladiator, American Beauty. Ja niinpä nyt aamulla oli ihan pakko katsoa Shawshank Redemption. Seuraavana on sitten treeniä luvassa, vatsiksia ja tanssia (kuten aina sunnuntaisin), house & dancehall. Ihan mahtavaa. Pakko käydä kävelyllä ennen treeniä, niin ihana ilma taas. Mitäs teidän sunnuntaihin?

x
Sara

Ah, celery sticks, peanut butter an ELLE magazine. Good times.

Näillä mennään

Floorball was fun. I was supposed to take it easy. Eh, NOT. But that's just me. Ja näillä eväillä lähdetään viikonloppuun! Vegan taconight luvassa ja sen sellaista. Kylmempää ilmaa on luvassa valitettavasti. Har världens träningsverk i benen från gårdagens Body Combat. Jumping lunges are the worst. I'm in pain. Och inte hjälpte det att jag tränade ben idag också. Nyt reidet huutaa hoosiannaa.

Popsi popsi hedelmää, vitamiinit siitä saa!

Nyt me Even kans juodaan minttua kahvikupeista ja tanssitaan keittiössä.

Hyvää viikonloppua!!

x
Sara

This could be the day

The sun is shining and I have a big smile on my face. Sunshine, you light up my life. Literally. I just made this tofu pudding and it's so good. I've been sitting on our balcony, eating it and enjoying the beautiful weather. Looking forward to going out running later today. Can't wait! So anyway, here's the recipe:

1/2 pack of tofu (plain)
Raspberries
Banana
Peanut butter

Chia or Hemp seeds

4 dates

Blend in a mixer and voila, tofu pudding!

Hope you like it and hope you guys get to enjoy the sunshine too! Spring is here.

x
Sara

Them Cupcakes

I just thought Eve's cupcakes deserved an extra post. I tried one and it was uhmazing. Girl you're a goddess of bakery. Last fall she made these cheesecake cupcakes. SO good.

x

Sara

7 days of breakfast

No moi. Minä rakastan aamupalaa. Tiedoks vaan. Täältä tulee 7 settii sitä parasta safkaa. Pitäs ottaa parempia kuvia, toi mun SIII kamera rupee olemaan ihan hyödytön. Ehkä pitäis alkaa ottamaan valokuvia mun järkkärillä. Se vaan mätänee tuolla kirjahyllyssä päivä toisensa jälkeen. Reppana. Samma på svenska.


Overslept a bit this morning so I stayed at home. Had so much fun with Laura last night. What an adventure life is. Hakuna matata.

So, everybody (?) knows I'm a bigtime breakfast maniac. No morning is a morning without a good breakfast. I doubt I'd ever be able to do intermittent fasting, for that reason exactly. Ooh, and I've found so many great raw vegan recipes lately, so I'm super excited to try new things!

So here we go, 7 breakfasts, 6 days. Notice that one breakfast is missing the usual cup of coffee (with soy milk). That's because I ate it in the evening instead of dinner.So actually this is only 6 days of breakfast. I have a bad habit of not eating proper dinner and replacing it with something breakfast-y. I prefer breakfast anyway, always. Unless we're talking goat cheese. That's probably the sole thing I will miss when turning into a vegan. Because I will. I wouldn't not be a vegan, living with Laura. It would feel so weird to eat meat in front of a vegan. Oh right, I think I had a bite of chicken in front of you Laura last night haha. I go against my own principles. Well, I  gotta get rid of the 1 kg chicken breast that's still in my fridge. Once that is gone (and trust me, it's gonna take a while), I will begin a vegan life. Tata! I shall continue watching Suits now, then it's time for some HIIT Tabata. Stay strong and have a lovely Saturday!

x

Sara

Dates, oat/eggwhite scramble and avocado.

Chia pudding with banana and peanut butter.

Overnight oats with raspberries and brazil nuts.

Avocado, millet porridge (hirsgröt) and cherries

Chia pudding with raspberries and lemon water (another breakfast staple, I always have a glass of it, first thing every morning)

Banana & Date smoothie (Laura's recipe)

And last but not least, today's breakfast: Oatmeal pancake (crumble) with cashew date cream, banana and cherries.

Tears of joy, over nothing

Här sitter jag och gråter av lycka. Är så glad över min avocado-svartkål-spenat sallad och kombucha te. Mina fina nya tidningar och det 2,5 timmars benpasset jag precis tagit mig igenom. Hög av lycka, och dessutom är det fredag! Tänkte ta en intervall runda ute ännu... Spurta i 20 sekunder och gå i 10, Tabata style. Lyriskt! Efter gymmet var jag förbi en av mina favorit mataffärer, Good Store i Hornstull. Fick med mig lucuma, kale chips och kombucha som jag dricker just nu. Yummy in my tummy. Förutom träningen tänker jag inte göra nånting ikväll. Ska bara vila, läsa och kanske kolla på nån film. Trevlig helg alla sötnosar hehe!

So I'm sitting here right now crying of happiness. Over nothing, really. I'm just so happy to be able to eat my delicious avocado-kale-spinach salad, drink my newly bought kombucha tea, and to have made it through a crazy 2,5 hour leg workout. I couldn't be happier, and it really is strange how the little things contribute so much to a happier mindset. And it's Friday! Thought I'd top it off with an interval run outdoors (in the fog) Tabata-style (20 second sprints and 10 second walking, repeat as many times you can). After my workout I went to Good Store, one of my favorite grocery stores (after Whole Foods, of course) and bought kale chips, kombucha tea and lucuma. Yummy in my tummy! Other than working out I'm not planning to do anything tonight. I really just love being at home, reading and maybe watching a movie. It's so warm and nice. I'm really not made to live in cold places. Not complaining though, just explaining why I'm not much of an outgoer in the winter. So yeah, I hope you all have an amazing weekend! Stay tuned..

x
Sara

Green Smoothie madness

Idag fick jag nog med low carb dieten. 13 dagar var nog. Gick förbi Squeezed up och var tvungen att köpa en green smoothie. Och fy vad gott det var. Så, nu har jag kört strikt low carb ett tag och det funkade inte för mig. Der var så sjukt härligt att träna med energi i kroppen igen! Min filosofi är att äta och träna, så dieter är inget för mig, men ibland tycker jag det är kul att testa min viljekraft. Så, nu är det helg för min del! Ser fram emot att sova och träna i timmar imorgon. Underbart! Ska för övrigt ta det lungt i helg, tycker det känns skönast att träna och sen va hemma och mysa när vädret ändå är som det är.

I quit my strict low carb diet today, after 13 days. I walked past my favorite smoothie shop and just had to buy a smoothie. But hey, now I've tried this low carb diet and know that it definitely doesn't work for me. I'm not into dieting anyway, my philosophy is to eat and train, but I do like to try every once in a while something new and challenge my willpower. Post-smoothie I was so happy to have energy again when working out. And hey, for my part the weekend starts here. I can't wait to sleep and then train all day tomorrow. So excited! And you know what? Now I can even have oats for breakfast... Happiness!!

And yeah, I've done my 2×110 squats today, My quads are on fireeee (Alicia Keys voice) haha... Anyway, hope y'all have the best weekend! I know I will! Do the things you love and don't let others determine what you should be doing. I'm staying in, I prefer my cozy bed to going out in the evening. Nights are for sleeping...

Peace and love
Sara

The photo below is an older one from a month back or so. Not the one I had today therefore. In case u were wondering.