Hello my beautiful friends! Even though it's 2016, we have some unfinished business with 2015, haha! My December Favorites are here.
My December Favorites:
What are your favorites from 2015? Do share! :)
Love,
Mimi
Whoa! This week went by way too fast for me…It must be all the holiday commotion and the fact that I changed many time zones. I’m currently in Canada, spending time with family and catching up on work here in our Luxy Hair office. Below are the highlights of the previous week. I’ll keep it short and sweet this week.
SONG
Liz on top of the world by Dario Marianelli
One of my subbies shared this magical song with me from the movie - Pride and Prejudice. It’s 1:28 of pure bliss...
ARTICLE
26 Scientifically Proven Superhuman Benefits of Meditation
I love learning more about meditation and scientific evidence of its benefits. I always have this need to understand logically how and why things work. Here is a fantastic article I came across that highlights the biggest advantages you can gain from practicing daily meditation. Let me know if you’d like me to make a video on the topic. I’m definitely considering it, as I have been getting a lot of questions recently regarding meditation and how to start practicing it.
DRINK
As the weather gets colder, especially here in Toronto, where I’m visiting my family at the moment, I tend to gravitate towards one of my favorite drinks to keep nasty colds away. It works every time a get a bit of a sore throat or feel a bit weaker due to the freezing weather.
Lemon Ginger Booster ( from my cookbook - Mimi’s Healthy and Delicious Cookbook )
Ingredients:
The juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon ginger, peeled and sliced
1 teaspoon honey ( or maple syrup)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 cup hot water
Directions:
In a mug, combine the ginger, lemon juice, cinnamon, turmeric and honey. Fill up the mug with hot water. Let steep for 2-3 minutes and enjoy!
MOVIE
Monkey Kingdom
I watched this amazing documentary about monkeys with my parents the other day on Netflix. It’s so beautifully shot - an absolutely must watch!
FOOD
Alex has been craving cookies lately, so he asked me to bake him our favorite almond flour cookies. These are so delicious and nutritious. I recently shared a step by step tutorial on how to make them on my Snapchat ( mimiikonn) A lot of you asked for the recipe, so here it goes:
Almond Flour Cookies ( from my cookbook)
Ingredients
3 cups almond flour
2 eggs
1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
2 tablespoons honey ( or more, as the cookies I prefer are not that sweet)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Whisk all the ingredients together in a bold. If the dough is too sticky, add more almond flour.
Roll out dough, flatten it with you palm and use cookie cutter to shape your cookies. Alternatively, you can use a cup as a cookie cutter.
Slide a knife under the cookie to pick it up and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until firm and golden. Enjoy!
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Love you!
xx
Mimi
Hello my beautiful friends! I’ve got a really special combination for you this week - some new favorite music of mine, inspiration, favorite clothing item and much more. Let’s get started...
ARTIST
I discovered Ruth B by fluke on Periscope. She was singing live and I just couldn’t stop watching her and listening to her angelic voice. She is so raw and real with a captivating and unforgettable voice. It’s amazing to discover an artist right before she blows up into the main stream media. My two favorite songs by Ruth are Lost Boy, I literally listen to it on repeat, haha. It’s sad and sweet at the same time, as well as the song- Superficial love.
QUOTE
"Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful individuals with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent"
Ray Kroc
I couldn’t agree more with this quote. Perseverance is one of the most important skills we must all develop in order to succeed in any area of our life- work, family or health. Everything in life takes time and effort…We must learn to be patient, keep moving forward and trust the process. Everything I have been able to achieve in my 29 years is due to hard work, determination, vision and persistence.
VIDEO
This is a short film created by our talented videographer- Kat. This summer she came with us on a trip to Sardinia to help us film. She collected some other footage that she now edited into a beautiful, exhilarating film. It’s just 2 minutes long full of beauty, amazing scenery and good vibes.
FOOD
If you follow me on Instagram, then you know about my seasonal obsession with - Pomegranate. Some of you even asked me why I like pomegranate so much. Quite frankly, I think it’s because it reminds me of my childhood. Pomegranate trees grow all around Azerbaijan, which is where I grew up. My grandpa used to feed me pomegranate. He would spend so much time cleaning the seeds neatly into a bowl, then add sugar, yes - SUGAR, haha! Back in the day not many people were aware of the harmful effects of sugar and then he would spoon-feed me this amazing mixture of pomegranate seeds and sugar. All jokes aside though, pomegranate is among the healthiest fruit on earth. An amazing source of vitamin C and is anti-inflamatory. Read about it here.
CLOTHING ITEM
I love crop tops, because I have a lot of high waisted skirts, jeans and short and crop tops look amazing paired with them.
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xx
Mimi
