Hair...

Well... my hair. What can I tell you guys about my hair??? It's a bit thin, super straight and oily. Baaahhh! Terrible. Well, could be worst. I always wanted to have long hair, but it seems soooo hard. And I also have the patience of a 2 year old, so it's even harder to let it grow. I have always had short hair. In all honesty I think I have never had hair below my shoulders and I can never wear a pony tail. And I love pony tails. Charlotte, from Sex and The City has without a doubt my most favorite hair in the entire world. Strong, thick, straight. I thought about extensions before but it's way tooo much money and it's not real. For the past 3 years I adopted the "Bob". Sometimes long bob, other times shorter bob. For 2015, the my hair cut goal is this:

I already have a similar color. Couple layers darker but quite similar in the sun. In another post I will share with you some of my tricks to dear with my hair type that seem to work very well for me. 

So, this is how my hair currently looks like - regarding the color, yes it looks darker.

 

Last time I allowed her to cut it a bit tooo short. I was a bit shocked. But it grew about 2.5 cm already. (Photo is from early October). Now I feel a bit more comfortable with it, although  it's growing out of the cut and it has been bothering me. Going to set up an appointment for next week and then I'll show you the results. Where do I go for haircuts? To in.Salon, in Yaletown and I always see Aleks. Your are welcome, Ladies. She is awesome. 

Seren Dipity

I am back, Universe...

Querido Universo,

Voltei para Te escrever mais qualquer coisa. Comecei por escrever os desejos para 2015 no meu notebook… mas entretanto desisti. Acho que não tenho 12 coisas para pedir. Ou até tenho, mas tá dificil de regurgitar. Acima de tudo, em 2015 quero-me rir bastante, aquele rir que faz doer a barriga e chorar de alegria. Fazer amizades novas e fortificar antigas, conhecer pessoas fenomenais que tragam um impacto positivo á minha vida (e vice versa). Viajar bastante, pela Europa e America (Norte e Sul). Pelo Mundo em geral. (Nova York, Cuba, Londres, Madrid, Portugal, Las Vegas, etc) Comprar casa em Lisboa e desenvolver um negócio a nível do turismo por Portugal. Que o business que estou a desenvolver com a Eva (O catalista) tenha imenso sucesso e nos traga imensas coisas positivas. Um conforto monetario. Conseguir comprar um apartamento em Vancouver. Trabalhar para uma multinacional que envolver viajar pelo Mundo. Dar o melhor de mim. Receber o melhor daqueles que me querem bem. Amar. Amar muito e ser amada. Construir uma vida/relação sólida, divertida,  harmoniosa com “o tal” (não queria estar aqui a escrever sobre o Mr. Bear, mas visto que sinto que ele é o tal até era porreiro que fosse com ele). Saúde… muita saúde para mim, para a minha família e amigos. Para todas as pessoas em geral. Quero que 2015 traga a minha melhor forma física. Duplicar o valor nas minhas poupanças. Fazer voluntariado. Conseguir um trabalho de sucesso na minha área de estudo e interesse que me pague o dobro do que recebo agora. Ir a Cuba e ao Brasil (de preferencia com ele). Ler mais. E ler bons livros. Aprender mais. Ensinar mais. Dar mais. Rir mais. Crescer/desenvolver-me pessoal e profissionalmente. Motivar mais pessoas. Motivar-me mais. Encontrar a minha paz interior. Fazer mais Yoga. Meditar. Partilhar mais. Dar mais de mim. Mudar de pais. Viver com ele em qualquer lugar do Mundo. E acho que por agora é só… Não são 12 desejos, são praí uns mil e quinhentos… Ahahaha!

Bom Ano, meus amores.

Seren Dipity 

2015

Well, I am thinking this will be the last post for 2014.

Over all, it was a great year. It started a bit shakie when I fell in love with the RCMP, but things did not run as well as I would have liked to, but in the end I learned something and it prepared me to go back home in June solve things with Ivo and be more prepared for Mr. Ursinho.

In February move to my current place, with L. The cat hair kinda drives me crazy but it’s a sweet deal with lots of space. Also went to Seattle and had an amazing time with some friends. In May finally made it to Victoria Island with C. and the dogs. A lovely experience.

In June, went back home and had the most amazing vacation ever. Traveled throughout Lisbon, Algarve, Nice, Ville Franche, Monaco, Cinqueterra, Milan, Lake Como, Menagio, Bellagio and London. In Lisbon had an amazing Serendipity experience with Mr. Ursinho that I will treasure for ever. Spent time with my parents, grandparents and friends back home and still managed to see my cousins in London – nad spend some more days with Mr. Bear. ;)

And after 13 year I completely close the Ivo chapter.

August, my friend Daniella got married in the Okanagan and got the chance to spend time with my friends Garry and Adrianna that had moved back to Toronto couple years ago. Great laughs!  

September: back to school with 2 classes at the same time – it was a challenge but managed to finish with a B and B+.

For the past 3 months I have been more appreciative of all the things I was able to conquer so far, as well as my amazing and supportive family and friends. Was there negative points? Yes there was, although I choose to focus mostly on the positives and look to the negatives as learning experiences. Look forward for 2015 and the "amazingness" it will bring. For all of you I truly wish a Happy New Year. Make sure you add Portugal to your traveling bucket list (I can help planning if you need).

Vive, luta, sempre!

And on that note, I would like to leave you guys with a TED Talk playlist to inspire your 2015 resolutions. HERE.

In 2015, I want... updating

- Plant a tree
- Play Paintball
- Go to Mexico/Cancun/Hawaii or Cuba
- Open my own business
- Save a minimum of 20,000
- Organize for 15 minutes each day
- Not be scared of saying what I think
- Read more (at least one book a month)
- Volunteer 
- Buy an apartment
- Do at leat 3 cleanses per year
- Go to the Gym a minimum of 3x a week
- Find love (breath-taking-consuming-can't-live-without-each-other-love) that is mutual
- Have lots of sex (hihihi)
- Move in with you (that Love)
- Get a bicycle
- Hike
- Do more Yoga
- Go to NYC
- Go to Vegas
- Spend time with you anywhere in the world (if all goes well sooner rather than later - hence in London February 2015)
- Leave FB completely


 

Goal 2 - Plant

Next year I want to plant a tree.  Grow parsley, cilantro and mint.

Em 2015 quero plantar uma arvore, salsa, coentros e menta.

Goal 1 - Read More

I am totally ready for 2015. Really. Quite excited. Completely done with 2014.
2014 is so last year, isn't it? : D
One of the goals is to read, at least one book per month. For that I have the following plan:
1. Make sure the book is always in my purse;
2. Every "empty moment" (waiting for the bus, traveling on the bus, etc...) read couple lines instead of going on ShitBook Facebook;
3. Read, every-sing-day, 30 minutes before going to sleep.

So far I have chosen the following 10. Lots are in Portuguese, specially because I never want to loose the ability to read in my own language. Still have space for 2 more. Any suggestions?

1. Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira, Saramago

2. O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo, Saramago

3. Equador, Miguel Sousa Tavares

4. Como é Linda a Puta da Vida, Miguel Esteves Cardoso

5. A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess

6. Cem Anos de Solidão, Gabriel García Márquez

 

7. Travessuras da Menina Má, Mario Vargas Llosa

 

8. Catch 22, Joseph Heller

9. The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

 10. The Color Purple, Alice Walker