I love the kind of Sundays where you wake up feeling fresh (not hungover) and have a productive day! Well this Sunday was one of them..
We took a stroll over to Greenwich, checked out the markets, marvelled over the Cutty Sark and had a spot of food at Jamie's Italian. Looooovely! :)
I thought I would write about something completely off topic but something that has had a resounding impact on my lifestyle for the past couple of months. If this post nurtures any curiosity then I'm really glad. If not then....Mmmm... carry on eating your snickers, burgers and fizzy drinks! Ha
I went to a friends house a while back and she insisted that I watch a documentary called Hungry For Change.
I decided to give it a go and WOW...It sure is an eye-opener. It focuses on the shocking secrets the food industry keeps hidden; deceptive strategies to ensure the food industry produces more and more money. I recommend it to everyone who is keen on living a healthier life or wants to understand the impact food has on an individual. Trust me it's pretty incredible. I sometimes don't understand why nutrition isn't taught at school as it is a fundamental part of living.
Since watching the documentary I really have been hungry for change. I've been using my Nutribullet to make green juices on a regular basis. After two weeks of drinking juices my skin started glowing, I had unintentionally lost weight and I had not one craving for sweets or chocolate (which for me is a bloody miracle.)
Just remember the greener the better! Kale, spinach, avocado, broccoli the whole lot has an abundance of nutritional value. Not only this but when you drink the juice it goes directly into your blood stream with the nutrients feeding your body cells within 10/15 minutes. This is all done without your body having to exert effort on digestion and assimilation.
Shove it all in a blender and combine it with water and fruit of your choice either bananas, berries, pear, apples- you can't really go wrong!
I'm not saying go teetotal- as that would be pretty dull right?! I just think we as a generation need to be more aware about what we put in our mouths.
Remember the saying.. 'You Are What You Eat'
Well.... I couldn't agree more!
Happy eating guys =)
J x
Last week me and Lo were invited down to Art 14: London's new modern and contemporary art fair. The art work showcased the raw talent of different artists around the globe. Many of which were beautifully creative and fascinating. Below are a few pieces we really liked :)
Scandinavian Twins, Elecktra and Miranda, better known as electro-pop sensation ‘Say Lou Lou’ have recently sparked an interest in the pop world after releasing their hit single ‘Julian,' a tale of romantic escape coupled with references to borders and checkpoints. With an album release this year, expectations are high, but nothing seems to phase the quirky duo who we caught up with backstage at XOYO before their live performance.
A rather dingy, cramped back-room was filled with crazy twin vibes: two sets of identical twin sisters talking and giggling aloud about the highs and lows of sisterhood!
E: We have only been doing it for a year and a half, so we must have done about 50 gigs. We've just been on tour with London Grammar, so we have got into the flow of it.
E: We are based everywhere, my mum lives in Sweden and my dad lives in Australia but we have our label here.
M: I have a flat in Stockholm, Elektra doesn’t
E: I don’t live anywhere, I live out of a suitcase (giggles)
M: Yes and No, rather than the way the music sounds it’s the way we are and the way we have accepted this journey and how relaxed we are with travelling so much and how we can make friends so easily. I think through our music you can tell that we have had two heritages. One part is quite poppy, glossy like Swedish pop and the other side is quite organic with instruments like guitars.
E:I think were quite different. People who meet us think we have the same mannerisms and speak the same and finish each other sentences, a bit like you two! But if you break us down as people we have different temperaments. We do have completely different taste in guys! Our boyfriends are completely different!
M: I like nice guys and you like bad boys!
M: Really? Oh my god
E: I have a Gemini tattoo, I have never met another set of twins who are geminis!
M: I’m 4 minutes older, were both 22
E: My mum had a caesarian, Miranda came out like an angel but I came out screaming. Miranda was half a kilo lighter than me. At one point I was 12 kilos heavier!
E: They are so cute, they are the most loving people ever. I’m so happy for them their whole tour was sold out. They are newcomers and it has gone so incredibly well for them.
M: We both do,
E: But we like to have a third party with us because the two of us get nothing done together. We end up yelling at each other !
M: The third person steers us in the right direction
Both: YES! haha
E: It’s literally like being married
M: Just by looking at Elektra's face sometimes I can feel annoyed but I don’t think I can feel that way towards anyone else the annoyance but also the love. It’s like I know what Elektra is going to say and it annoys me before she even says it!!! It’s worse when we see each other drunk..
E: We always fight when were drunk… we recently had a physical fight. We go deep. We go so far that Miranda locked herself in the bathroom and tried to call the police! Haha. All our scars on our hands are from sitting there digging our nails into each other.
M: Even today the taxi driver told us to stop fighting in the taxi! We make up within 30 seconds though…
M: Not really, I think it’s become a thing and since day 1 we wear what we think looks good.
E: In our first show we didn’t wear anything special we wore sweaters with socks and someone put us on Vogue and said we took our inspiration from the 70’s, so it happened haphazardly.
We spent our Friday evening at the Google HQ doing a live Google hangout with Birmingham rapper Lady Leshuur! It was all live streamed on Youtube and was so much fun! Not too sure about our dancing antics.. Take a look at some of the snaps and video that capture the night!
