Are you a giver or a taker?

If you found a briefcase full of dollar bills, would you take it? Would you give it to someone in need? Would you take half of it to yourself and give the other half to someone who really needs it? Or maybe you would look for the owner of the briefcase?

I don't know what would I do with those money. I know I could use them, but I couldn't take them from someone.

I think everyone loves gifts and something for free. It's really nice to be spoiled by someone. We love to receive a lot of presents on birthdays, Christmas', weddings and other great occasions. Now spending time with our family or friends just laughing, talking or eating good homemade food isn't that much important as presents. We actually wait for them and think 'What is this friend going to give me and what is my mum going to give me?'. And then when our birthday or other great celebration time comes and we see those presents, we aren't happy at all. We wanted something else.

We all became very fussy these days, especialy those who have more. Somehow people who have less, give more.

Sometimes it's really nice to give something to others just to put a smile on their faces. And we smile back! We are happy! We can give some person a supportive hug, a postcard which will complete a big collection or a little card which says 'Thinking of you' or 'Get well soon'.

The best things are the smallest.

Are you a giver or a taker?


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Quick soda bread.

When you make bread, the smell in your house is just amazing. My partner is always happy when he comes back home and I'm baking something at the moment. This smell is in the whole house and it reminds me of my childhood, when my gradmother used to make yeast cakes with breadcrums on top... so yummy!

This week's post from baking category (I know I'm a bit late) is all about bread. And it's not yeast bread, it's soda bread which doesn't have to be kneaded and you don't have to wait for it to double it's size... Perfect!

I have made bread once before - yeast one -and it was tasty, but a little bit flat. 

This time the shape was okay, but i can't eat it, I just can't. It's slack-baked bread unfortunately. I don't know what happened. Maybe you'll tell me. What have I done wrong?

Here's Paul Hollywood's recipe.

Ingredients:

- 250g/9oz plain wholemeal flour

- 250g/9oz plain white flour

- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

- 1 tsp salt

- 420ml/15fl oz buttermilk

- extra flour for dusting

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

2. In a large bowl, mix together the two types of flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt.

3. Add the buttermilk and mix until a sticky dough forms.

4. Lightly flour a work surface and tip the dough onto it.

5. Gently roll and fold the dough a couple of times to bring the mixture together. Do not knead.

6. Shape the dough into a ball. Flatten the ball gently with your hand. Score the dough with a deep cross dividing it into quarters. Dust the bread with flour.

7. Place onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment and bake for 30 minutes at 200C/400F/Gas 6. The loaf should be golden-brown.

8. Leave to cool on a wire rack. This is best eaten on the day of baking.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/soda_bread_24837

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Classic red lips.

Red lips are classic! I think the most popular star or celebrity, who had always red lipstick on was Marilyn Monroe. Then was Madonna, Gwen Stefani and now Rita Ora.

I don't blame them, because red lips are like magic, you don't need a full make up, only a bit of mascara and those red lips and you will always look gorgeous!

My favourite red lipstick is from Rimmel and it is a little bit shiny but not as much as gloss. I love it, because the colour is very rich and just beautiful. I use it a lot as you can see on pictures ;)

Some people are affraid of putting red lipstick on, because it is too much or it's very bold, but don't be! Experiment, give it a try and you'll love it!

What's your favourite lipstick? Please, don't hesitate to comment below :)

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Blue dress that I fell in love with.

Blue is my favourite colour since I was a little girl. My sister had everything pink and I had everything blue: sunglasses (we have a great picture of those from... 2001? so guess how could they look like), dresses, notebookes, everything!

I know that I look good in bright, bold colours and not so good in pale colours, pastels... so it is hard for me to pick some sometimes. And I love colours. All black everything? Only on some ocasions.

I am not an expert, I can choose wrong colour of shoes or bag. I am still learning! I love to dress nice and feel comfortable and that's the most important thing in fashion, I think.

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