I totally agree. 3-month break without notice is a gross exaggeration.

Yeah, I know, I'm sorry to all of you who wrote me emails, sent me requests for posts, updating my blog, etc. I had very tiresome summer, guys. New job, a lot of new chores and duties, changing the offices, this all entails a load of work, dedication and time. I'm sure you all understand. Since it's no sense for me to update you on every single day of this summer, I just want to update you on my life in general. Work, as you can imagine is going very well, no boredom, no repetitiveness, no routine! What I particularly like about it is the freedom and trust the agency gives me. I really feel independent and happy now: I work hard but in harmony with myself, with my priorities and my style. I truly thrive on this. On the more personal note, well nothing changed, there's still three of us: bf, Artù and I and we are still living in the same place, a small town in Sicily. My bf and I have had a chance to spend 12-day holidays together (the first ones since 2008) and we participated in one of the most beautiful weddings ever, the one of my Polsih best friend, M and her Dutch fiancé, R. It was gorgeous.

Fall has come to Sicily too. We've got grey, overcast sky, rain and puddles, chilly mornings and evenings, and you can spot more and more colorful umbrellas, raining boots and sweaters in the streets. It doesn't mean we don't have sunny days anymore, we do! But you can feel in the air it's not summer anymore.

This summer I have had a chance to listen to "Eat Pray Love" audiobook (talking of which, I love the idea of audiobooks!), read by the author herself, Elizabeth Gilbert and I'm abashed to admit, still haven't seen the movie! I'm absolutely enthusiastic about the plot and the book and really hope the film with come up to my expectations. Right now I'm finishing the Twilight Saga (I'm in the middle of "Breaking Down") and I must say I'm really bewildered by how the story goes... Since none of my friends who had already read the book, revealed the plot of the last part to me, I am completely taken aback!

Anyway, I will do my best to be a better blogger from now on and that this fall will bring lots of interesting things to write about. Let's have a lovely Autumn together!

PS. By the way, how do you like my new background? Isn't it lovely? : )

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Sport and books. Decisions to make.

It was a beautiful loong weekend (5 days!). I got some rest, went to the beauty salon for a relaxing massage and a body scrub, went to the gym to find out about the classes they have on the offer (after 3 months of doing nothing, I start to feel the urge to move, dance, jump and work out again). On Saturday there was a sunny warm day here so we decided to go on an outing to Palazzolo (pictures to follow soon) to see the marvellous Greek Theatre (for those who are interested, take a look here), we had lunch in one of the local trattorias and then we went out with friends in the evning to admire Ortigia by night.

Yesterday one of my private lessons in the afternoon was cancelled and so I decided to go to another gym with Flo (who enrolled there 2 months ago). We did 1 hour of ABS and I must say that I personally prefer some dynamic courses like Step, Dance Aerobics, Hi-Lo, Funky, etc... ABS is just too static to my liking. It is supposed to tone your muscles. Apart from 15mins of indoor cycling, we did some weight lifting (good for shaping your arms and shoulders) and abdominal exercises. Plus, until January I did the acqua fitness which I loved but which this term starts quite late, at 8.00 p.m...So now I have this decision to make: which one should I choose?Do you go to the gym, girls? Which courses would you reccomend?

It's been two weeks now since I started considering buying some books from Amazon. My list is quite long, so I'd like to choose 5 books only. Have you read any of these? Can you give me a piece of advice, please?

1. Twilight (Twilight saga) by Stephenie Meyer (I saw the film and really liked it)
2. New Moon (Twilight saga) by Stehenie Meyer (let's see if the continuation is as good as the first part).
3. The Appeal by John Grisham (together with my bf we collect Grisham's books and this is the last one missing in out collection).
4. A Room with a View by E.M.Forester (I need to read sth classis at times)
5. Howards End by E.M.Forester (see above)
6. An Invisible Sign of My Own by Aimee Bender (because the new film with Jessica Alba is based on it)
7. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (because the new film with Keira Knightley is based on it).
8. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (oh, he is such a popular writer now!)
9. Fireworks by Elizabeth H. Winthrop (I read her debut novel entitled December and I was really fond of it).
10. French Milk by Lucy Knisley (it was recommended by Jo from "The Cup of Jo" blog)
11. Marley and Me by John Grogan (I still haven't seen the film but I'm almost 100% sure I'll love both).

So please help me on both topics... Thanks soooo much! Ciao ciao! Jo.

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