I have been looking at these boots since a couple of weeks now without deciding myself to buy some as I was saving money for some trips I had planned to do in January and in May of next year. Overwhelmed by the 48 hours past events I decided to go for it.

I choose some black suede ones with a fake shoe lace as there is a zipper on the inside of the foot to open it made by Jeffrey Campbell.

JEFFREY CAMPBELL, now in it's ninth year of existence, is proud to be one of the most sought after brands in today's competitive shoe market. Based in LA, and headed up by a small team of dedicated staff, coupled with several members of the CAMPBELL family-Team Jeffrey Campbell is proud to bring to you the best styles, amazing prices, tons of limited edition goods and FUN shoes, season after season.

Since launching the line in 2000 inside his garage, Campbell has slowly morphed the collection into a brand of genius. He and his team continue to dazzle the market with fashionista faves, including: conceptual vintage recreations, reworked runway looks, revamped and re-amped current must-have trends, alongside his continual best selling ballet flats and boots.

Coming back from Zara I saw another pair slighly different but light brown this time. Will go back tomorrow to try them on properly and maybe buy them. I shall get some slim pants (too) to wear with these boots.

As it is going to take me a couple of days (maybe weeks) to recover from the stress, the disappointment, the sadness and more feelings that I can describe right now ... linked to what happened to me in the last 48 hours I decided to take care of myself.

It has been ages since I bought for myself a bunch of these lovely flowers I like a lot which are called anemones. There is an old lady who sales them near by the office and this morning getting my way around to do some errands I saw her and decided to buy a bunch of these flowers. Looking at them right now I am cheering up a bit.

To be continued

I really need some confort as the situation is worse than yesterday ! Should I let it go or hang madly to it ? I really do not know !

I got shocked over the week end with a private matter and still can not believe that is happening to me ! I cried a lot and did not sleep very well last night. Reading blogs randomly I found something which can probably help me to try to turn around the situation in my favour. It was written down by Kandee who has apparently several blogs. The post I am talking about is on the following link page :

http://kandeethemakeupartist.blogspot.com/

I modified it a bit and here it goes :

Everyday, no matter what happens we need to think like someone that refuses to be a victim of life and its "junk" that gets us down (breakups, family problems, relationship issues, being hacked, financial matters etc.).
We need to think OFFENSIVELY, react like a conqueror, a warrior, be ready to take back control of our day and our life!

This little story is a good exemple :
2 fisherman got caught in the middle of a lake during a big storm. One fisherman asked the other: "Should we row? Or should we pray?" His wise friend said: "BOTH!!!"

REFUSE to be defeated by anything life dishes out to you... AND start your day and your thoughts saying "you can try to stop me ... but I'm gonna be like a huge warrior that plows through anything that gets in my way!" Take back the victory in your life! And like those fishermen row through the problem of the day and pray!

No one's gonna get me down... Let's refuse to be victimized and keep going until you're waving a VICTORY flag !

down but not out, crushed but not destroyed...

Back to my dream to move to Mersin. Here is another flat I could live in easily: 225 square meters, 5th floor, 3 bedrooms, a big living room, 2 bathrooms. 155,000.00 TL.

1. SAVOR EVERYDAY MOMENTS : appreciate the little things that happen everyday.

2. AVOID COMPARISONS : comparing ourselves to others can be damaging to happiness and self-esteem. Focus on the good in you!

3. PUT MONEY LOW ON THE LIST : People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk of depression, anxiety and low self-esteem.

4. HAVE MEANINGFUL GOALS : Strive for a goal, whether is something small like learning to sew or going back to school and getting a medical degree. We require a sense of meaning to thrive.

5. TAKE INITATIVE AT WORK : how happy you are at work depends in part on how much inititative you take. When we help others, suggest improvements or express creativity we make our work more rewarding and feel more in control.

6. MAKE FRIENDS, TREASURE FAMILY : Happier people have good family, friends and supportive relationships. We don't just need relationships, we need close ones that involve understanding and caring.

7. SMILE EVEN WHEN YOU DONT FEEL LIKE IT : It's a simple one but smiling instantly improves your mood and is a wonderful upper for people around you! So SMILE!

8. SAY THANK YOU LIKE YOU MEAN IT : Say thank you, if someone does something nice, don't let it go unnoticed - you will feel good for thanking someone and the person will feel wonderful for being recognized!

9. GET OUT AND EXERCISE : Get off your butt and go for a walk. Exercises releases all the feel good endorphins!

10. GIVE IT AWAY, GIVE IT AWAY NOW! : Make altruism and giving part of your life, and be purposeful about it. Help a neighbor, volunteer, donate goods.

I got this lovely post from Alyssa whose blog's link is : http://theprojectyou.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Lopez was at the Gucci Children's Collection celebration at the Gucci Store in Beverly Hills, CA. Jennifer brought her twins Max and Emme Anthony to the event.

1.  Black Friday is: we do not celebrate Thanksgiving in France therefore we do not have this Black Friday thing but I know it is a crazy journey everywhere in the States.

2.  Christmas shopping this year will include: Humm! I do not know yet! will wait until the last minute ... as usual (bad habit taken since a couple of years as I am normally madly well organised and the planner queen kind) ... 

3.  Holiday shopping makes me: nervous 

4.  This year my Christmas list will include: Humm! a red toaster for sure 

5.  Bargain hunter, or full price shopper ?: I am not a big bargain hunter. First of all because I do not like to be caught in the middle of the excited crowd and mainly because most of the time I am always choosing something which is not on sale! 

6.  The best and worst things about shopping is: The best thing about shopping is to see what is newly arrived, enjoy the colors and touch the fabrics, try on the accessories. The worst thing : the crowd.   

7. Online shopper or in-person shopper ?: Depends on what I want to get and where I can get it easily.

C'est avec une bonne semaine de retard que nous avons fêté le Beaujolais nouveau ...

En fromage, il y avait du Pié d'Angloy, du Vieux Pané, du Caprice des dieux, du Roquefort et des apéricubes.

En charcuterie, il y avait de la rosette, de la bresaola, de la viande de grison, de la coppa. Il y avait également des rillettes de thon, des rillettes de crabe, des rillettes Bordeau-Chesnel, du foie gras, et des filets de truite fumés.

Et enfin, il y avait du pain poilane, du pain aux olives.

H A P P Y  T H A N K S G I V I N G !