maria's blog

Too plush to play?

April 01, 2008

There was an article on Independent last week featuring my living room with the title "Too plush to play : children are banned from beauty expert Maria Hatzistefanis's extravagant living room".I was a bit shocked with the title and I have to say that it doesn't represent reality. My two boys have a beautiful play area with little tables and chairs and all their toys and they are the happiest to be there, play and invite their friends. They are absolutely not banned from our living room, but they find it much more interesting to play in their own space!

Getting in shape

April 01, 2008

I always had an excuse for avoiding the gym : too busy at work, need to spend more time with the kids etc. If you think about it, it only takes 3 one-hour sessions a week to keep in shape. As I am very good at keeping appointments and rarely cancel one, I decided to book a personal trainer at my gym and book 3 appointments per week, and knowing myself, I will always keep.

And so I started last week with my first training session, where we focused on legwork. Great stuff, the next day, I could barely walk! Now on my second week and I haven't missed an appointment and working my way to getting in shape for the summer!