These Friends Of Mine.

Early ‪#‎tbt‬ to when Dan was teasing me about not eating Doritos anymore, and Dani saying:

"Stop, she doesn't eat that anymore, because it has toxic chemicals on them"

These friends of mine. haha
♥

A Best Friend And A Hike

 "A best friend and a hike is a great way to get some perspective." 

Matt McGorry

The Honest Company In honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

In honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, The Honest Company will donate to MaxLove Project, $1 for every Instagram post or tweet with #HonestLovesMax, and also $1 for every Facebook comment here: http://bit.ly/HonestLovesMax

To get to know about their amazing work & cause, access the links below:

Max Love Project Page & Twitter:

@MaxLoveProject
https://www.facebook.com/maxloveproject
http://maxloveproject.org/

The Honest Company Page & Twitter:

@Honest
https://www.facebook.com/TheHonestCompany?fref=ts
honest.com

Look Around You.

Something caught my attention, and is really bothering me lately. 

Crossing paths with some people, homeless people, I could notice that I get the same reaction from them when I say a simple Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Hello. 

The reaction? 

The reaction is surprise, and this make me extremely sad.

It doesn’t matter if that person chose to be living out there, or if she is poor, or even if she has a drug or drinking addition, she is still a person. 

Make sure to say hello, to look at those people. They will feel like PEOPLE again!

I know the World is a danger place right now, and who am I to give someone some kind of advice? 

But one thing I’m sure:
No one will kill you for simply noticing them.

Music: Joy Of Life!

Today I decided to write about something that makes me feel complete: Music!

I started by playing a little percussion & keyboard.
I always loved the keyboard , even had some classes. But some how, ended up playing percussion.

Playing in the Church, I started to have access to music and what I didn’t know, also access for one of my favorite instruments of all time:
The Drums.

A friend of mine once told me: “You will be playing the last song of the night on the drums” And I was like… “Dude, are you crazy?” Lol

So I did, and felt in love with this instrument. 

Months goes by, he had to leave the city to study, and left me in charge of the drums, where I learned a lot, so I will be forever grateful.
Gustavo is his name.

A few years later, I stopped playing at the Church and met new people, The Corrs fans (great friends!)
We gather at the Park to play their songs & some Irish tunes. 

But sometimes, life surprise us in the most weird and unexpected ways, and on December the 20th of 2011, I fell of my bycicle and hurt my elbow pretty bad, so, for what I thought...
 Bye bye drums. 

I was, am, so grateful that I’m alive, that I decided not to think about not being able to play drums again. I decided to focus on what happens, happens, and that we have to accept and try to live the best way we can. 

Years goes bye, lots of physical therapy sessions later, and I’m able to play some percussion & cajón. I even played a little on electronic drums couple months ago. 

And this year, I've learned about this brazilian instrument on Youtube called Tanajura, where you can put in your lap and play.
I couldn’t be more happy! I was able to play music again!!
And all of this because of this amazing artist called Nilo Cruz, who came up with this cool, new instrument.

I thank God everyday, for making me believe on the bright side of things. And also I’m grateful for my  family, friends, Doctor and Physical Therapists, for the amazing support.

I still have a long way to go, one more surgery...
But I’m confidant that everything will be just fine, even if I don’t get my elbow fully recovered, because I have Music, Family and Friends to get me thru the dark moments.

Organic & Delicious Brazilian Goodies.

Very happy to see how Organic Products are reaching their deserved space on the shelves here in Brazil.

Here are some of my favorites so far:

 Olives and Cater Pate

 Great For Afternoon Snack

 Organic Chocolate 

 Rice Milk
Great Combo With The Chocolate Above

More Snacks!

 Grape Juice

Organic, Delicious Dark Chocolate
Made With 70% of Cocoa.

Mother Nature, Mother Of All.

WHY DESTROY

SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL

SO INSPIRING

SO AMAZING

IF THIS THING
ONLY GIVE US BACK

EVEN IF WE DON'T?

Flowers & Plants Can Be More Than Just Pretty.

Did you know some flowers and plants can give us better indoor quality, reducing toxins? I didn’t. 

The first time I read about it was on The @Honest Company Blog, and a few weeks later also

read about it on the book Healthy Child Healthy World by the author Christopher Gavigan, also one of the Founders of the Company. 

If you are curious to know more about the book, you can access the link bellow:

http://outdoorfunbrazil.blogspot.com.br/2014/02/hi-all-i-have-great-tip-for-you-all.html

It’s really nice when you know your favorite flower can not only just give your house a better look, but also a better indoor quality.

Gerbera Daisy

Here is a list from the @Honest Company Blog, of the best plants that can improve your indoor air quality:

• English Ivy
• Spider Plant
• Golden Pothos or Devil’s Ivy
• Peace Lily
• Chinese Evergreen
• Bamboo Palm or Reed Palm
• Snake Plant or Mother-in-law’s Tongue
• Heartleaf Philodendron
• Elephant Ear Philodendron
• Red-edged Dracaena
• Cornstalk Dracaena
• Janet Craig Dracaena
• Warneck Dracaena
• Weeping Fig
• Gerbera Daisy or Barberton Daisy
• Pot Mum or Florist’s Chrysanthemum
• Rubber Plant

You can read the Blog here:

http://blog.honest.com/the-best-houseplants-to-purify-indoor-air/#.U0ff0lVdUxB  

Quick reminder:

Be careful with Pets, some plants can be poisonous to them. 

Here is a list of these plants:

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/17-poisonous-plants
(via @ASPCA )

You can have them around the house, just make sure too keep it away from the reach of your beloved Pets.

If  you are looking for more tips, or want to learn more about indoor and outdoor air quality, you can learn a lot here on Moms Clean Air Force Website:

http://www.momscleanairforce.org/

They do a very great and beautiful work in behalf of kids and families health.

Happy Weekend!

x 

Win Win Situation!

It’s been one year since I stopped eating meat. And with that and the many facts I already wrote here about, I also discovered the joy of cooking. 

It’s really fun and feels really great to eat something you know how was made.

I’m not an expert in the kitchen, but I can feed myself and my family sometimes. lol

My mom always made sure to cook us vegetables. And only now I realize how much I’ve learned by only watching her.  

 

Happy Wednesday!

x

Animals: Angels on Earth

I feel very blessed to be surrounded by
them. 

 ♥

Visiting my laundry...

  My neighbor's Horse & Baby horse

 ♥

Baby, Flicka & Snow.
My friend's dogs.
♥

I was distracted and this cute dude ate my lipstick at the Bus Stop.
lol ♥

Jr.

Adopted by us couple weeks ago.

♥

 Had a nice meeting with this beauty while photographing the
Nature in one of my mornings outside.

 ♥

Mom & Son.
Our babies
♥

  

Look who wanted to say hi...

♥

Saw this beautiful bird while having a nice walk
with dad.
♥

  

Nina, my bff's dog.
♥

Great meeting at the Park last month in
Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais
♥

Léo, also one of our babies.
♥

There's no need to say more, right?

Goodbye Summer, Welcome Back Autumn!

Summer is my favorite time of the year, I had a great one,
 but it's over for now.

So, let's stick with the good memories and enjoy
the next Season.

 Welcome Autumn, with your beautiful colors!

Happy Weekend everyone!
Enjoy!

x