Saturday, April 28, 2012

THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH

I had the time of my life at Richard Simmons' class this morning. I finally went, after almost 5 years in LA and after having heard so much about it. The great excuse was a friend leaving town for good. And here we were in class, jumping, dancing, sweating like crazy and having a ball. It is SO SO SO much fun!! How can I describe it? I can't, you just have to try it! But just to give you an idea, it's like going back to being a kid.

Richard is awesome. That is the only word that can truly convey his essence. He is:

♥ Incredibly funny
♥ Outrageous
♥ Fit beyond belief
♥ Kind
♥ Inspiring
♥ Generous

We all got to take pictures with him afterwords. When he heard my accent, he asked where I was from, and immediately started speaking Italian and sharing how much he loved Italy when he lived there. He gives hugs and kisses left and right, is cheeky and also very humble. His whole message is “be yourself, and love your body”.

I left feeling like this was the best day of my life. I know it may sound crazy. But it's the truth. He creates such a safe and welcoming place for people of all sizes, shapes, ages and fitness levels to be themselves, goof off, and work out. It was so refreshing to see so many different people, and not the usual crowd of lululemon-clad perfectly prim-and-proper robots I'm used to.

So, I will tell what I wish my friends had told when I moved here:

Don't waste any more time, you HAVE to go to a Richard Simmons' class. It is just that amazing!!!

Baci
CPS


Friday, April 27, 2012

CALIFORNIA GIRL

Today I checked all the boxes on the LA-girl-cliché list:

♥ I worked until 1PM
♥ had juice for lunch
♥ I got juice from a juice bar in a trendy health food store
♥ While waiting for my "lunch" I consulted the tarots and asked the Fairies about my future
♥ The Fairies told me “ change of location” (man, now that I finally have this LA thing down, they tell me to move!!!)
♥ I wore my Toms with yoga pants and
♥ worked out in the middle of the day, after which
♥ I drove all the way to the other side of town in rush-hour-traffic for a vegan dinner with my girlfriends

It has only taken 5 years but, as you can see, I am now officially an Angelina!!

And to celebrate that, let's watch this short clip that exemplifies it all:



Also, you may want to listen to this song as you read this post (well, at least this is what's playing in my head right now):



Baci, 
CPS

Friday, April 20, 2012

IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Today someone told me my look was very Banana Republic... She meant it as a compliment... but how do I really feel about it?

Thursday, April 5, 2012

OUT OF PLACE


Another lovely day in the City of Angels. The sky is blue, the sun is shining. Around me an explosion of colors. Floral mini-dresses, red espadrilles, tribal print tops, neon everything - socks, sunnies, jeans, lace - hot pink flats, green nail polish... and then there is me... a spot of black... Darth Vader's daughter: 

black jeans
black cardigan
black scarf
black boots...

… you can take a girl out of Milan, but you can't take Milan out of a girl.