~ProjectMilf-Week #10-lucky ones.

Ciao ciao!
Happy week #10 to my MILF's! Can't believe it's been 10 weeks!

This week has been super emotional. After sharing the best weekend ever celebrating my 30th birthday with my Husband (post coming soon)...It all ended. He left Monday morning to LA for work. Monday morning was my first day at work...in Italy. It was an exciting and oh so terribly sad morning. I cried and cried when he left. I don't do well when we are apart. Call me lame, call me pathetic, call me maybe? I simply love being with him and around him. He makes me feel safe and normal. And when he's gone...I'm lost. I feel so lame. and lonely. And not to mention I'm in Italy alone. not complaining at all. just really missing my friends. my girls nights. my family. my kitties. my Husband. He'll be here in 5 nights. Feels like a life time away.

Work is amazing so far. I just love the people I work with and the opportunities I have been given. Life is amazing right now!

This week is about the songs we are currently tuned in to that help us relax and help us move. This is a great week for this since certain songs are so powerful for me right now.  ((Italian girl party of 1)) :{

Here's my songs and my reasons.
*Let her go-Passenger. The lyrics are beautiful. It's all about not knowing what you have. and although I hate to vent about being in Italy alone...it's not the same without Brandon. it's just not. It's about life and everything ironic about it.
*Just give me a reason-Pink & Nate Reuss. I just love it.
*No one's gonna love you-Band of Horses. How I feel.
*Lucky ones-Lana Del Rey. This song is literally written about my life right now. I truly feel like we are the lucky one's.
*Bonnie&Clyde-Jay-Z&Beyonce. I'm ready B! "Put us together, how are they going to stop both of us"? "sometimes I trip on how happy we can be". la dolce vita!
*Bara Bara Bere Bere-Alex Ferrari. The Italian jam! It's amazing!! Immediately starts a dance party in the house. you must listen to it and then google translate. :)
*Home-Phillip Phillips. This is the very first song we played in our new house and it is starting to feel like home.
*You make it real-James Morrison. This is my favorite song and every single word is how I feel. every word. This was runner up for our wedding song. We had to go with the 7th grade song..but this song means so much.
*Skinny love-Bon Iver. See reason for "Just give me a reason".
*Better together-Jack Johnson. 3rd runner up for our wedding song. This song is truth about our marriage. sepia tone lovin...
*Feel so close-Calvin Harris. Well simply because THERE's NO STOPPING US RIGHT NOW!

So..clearly my mood lately is chill and soft[er]. And when I hear these I smile and say goodbye to stress. or cry. BAHHHHH

Husband,
COME HOME!

Happy 10 weeks to the best Milf's! I'm so inspired by all of you!

Baci!
xx
b

#ProjectMilf~Week #9-Leavin the stress in the US!

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#projectMilf ~Week #6

Buon Giorno!
We are in week #6 of our MILF project! This week is all about subtracting something from our daily life to help us reach our goal. This is a little more difficult for me but I am going to try and stop checking my emails every.single.second of the night. Italy is 9 hours ahead and I find myself in the middle of the night checking my email in hopes of reading the good news we have been waiting for. I am going to attempt to plug my phone in, set my alarm and not touch it/ look at it/ kick it/ anything until it's time to get ready for work. I have not been sleeping well and this is the reason why.

The night we drove home from Vegas I got this sharp chest pain. It got worse throughout the night and Brandon took me to the ER Monday morning. They did xrays, blood work and an EKG. (scary)They also gave me an IV of meds to help the pain. All of my tests came back negative however I still don't feel great. They say I could have bruised or torn a muscle in my chest or something. I'm thankful all my tests came back ok but then it's also so frustrating not knowing what is wrong. The pain is getting better but I feel like someone is sitting on me. The more and more people that I tell the more I get asked are you stressed out? Have you had a panic attack recently? Well, YES I am stressed out and no I have never had a panic attack...If my pain is from stress...holy moly. I need to let go of all things I can't control and concentrate on being healthy. It scared me being at the hospital and being poked with needles. I am the biggest baby. Not sure how I'm going to be when I get pregnant. yikes! lord help me.

So my progress with trying to stay stress free isn't the best this week. We had a much needed vacation and I didn't think about Italy once. I didn't think about anything negative. We laughed all weekend and enjoyed each other's company. It was perfect. I have so many wonderful Vegas stories for you! I can't wait to share. I'm in the process of sorting through the million pictures we took. If you want a fun glimpse in to our Vegas vacation check out my photos on my instagram- @BrandiScarpelli. 

Now that we are back...helloooo stress monster! I'm hoping to receive some good news and relax this weekend. I'm going to put my phone away and not check my work email. I'm going to enjoy some nice ME time. I need Me time. and Husband time. :)

I am so thankful for my husband. He is keeping me sane and grounded and I just adore that man.

((sneak peak photo of us getting reMarried in Vegas.))

I hope you are all having a great week!

If you want to join us MILF's don't hesitate to email me. It's nice to have a goal and follow up weekly. It's therapeutic and it's helping me become a stronger person.

Lovin all my Milf's!

xx
b

#Project Milf ~ Week #5

Happy Milf Thursday!
This week has been a roller coaster for Husband and I. We received yet another pointless update on Italy saying there was still no update. That shouldn't be considered an update when there is no update. sighh. The immigration office is still running slow and they will get to it when they are done with their cafe y pasta de crema. :[

Work has been crazy...The Italy updates are really taking a toll on me. I want the good news to come already. It stresses me out and gets me so down when people ask me the status and I say "I don't have one". It's a weight on our shoulders. It's a weird situation to be in. The whole thing is not ideal and Brandon and I are trying so hard to be patient.

With that said...Brandon is turning the BIG THIRTY next week! cray to the zeee. We met when we were 12 years old. So with all this stress, the adjustment to our new temporary lives and the unknown...WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY IN VEGAS THIS WEEKEND! that deserved all caps so you can try to understand how excited I am. I'm little kid excited. We have some exciting plans this weekend and I can't wait to share with you next week. <3

So this week marks week #5 with the Milf project. Week #5 is all about adding something more to help us reach our goal. My something more is to let loose this weekend and celebrate my Husband's birthday like two 21 year olds. I am so excited to have fun with him, celebrate his life and just laugh all weekend. This mini getaway is so very much needed and I am looking forward to it all. Stress free weekend--HERE WE COME!

Some tbt pics in Vegas. Can't wait to live it up! :)

If you want to join #project Milf email me! We are looking for more amazing ladies to join and concur their goals!

xx
b

#ProjectMilf~Week #4

Ciao Ciao Ciao!

Holy cowabunga...This week marks week number 4 for us Motivating & Inspiring Leading Females!

This week we are focusing on our favorite four things we enjoy. These are the things that are helping us during our personal goals and challenges.

 

 

::::My top 4 are::::

 

1)  My Husband. He is my life savor. He keeps me calm and grounded and is helping me more than he knows to try and stay stress free. He makes me laugh when I don't feel like laughing. He makes me

challenge myself when I want to be lazy. He is my better half.

 

2) Eating. I love to eat. practically anything. The other night B and I went to the Grove in LA and mashed potatoes came with his dinner. I have not had them in.so.long. I am no genius or anything but I do believe the key to a stress free life is mashed potatoes. OMG one bite and I was no longer stressed. Italy what? What a miracle those mashed pieces of heaven were.

 

3) Painting my nails is my outlet. I love everything about nail polish. It totally helps me escape the world and concentrate on not smudging a nail.

 

4) Working out relieves my mind from an overload explosion. I love to be outdoors and hike/ run/ bike ride. anything. I also love the gym for all the different workout options. It's nice to let off steam from a long day and feel great afterwards.

 

My weekly updates on handling my crazy/ hectic/ insane/ wtf life right now is getting a tad better. This week the focus on Italy was just plain out HILARIOUS. Are you ready for the latest??? I don't think you're ready for this jelly...

 

There is a staff shortage at the Florence immigration office and my paperwork is sitting on some chicks desk collecting dust.

 

No.joke.

 

I feel I took the news quite well and laughed about it. What can I do? It's so frustrating that there continues to be something. But we did make a huge step forward and signed the contract for our apartment. We had to or we would lose it. So at least there is something that is finalized. :]

 

Work has been anything but fun and I am trying to survive the storm before I lose my mind.

 

Hopefully I have a great update next week. hopefully. fingers/ toes/ eyes/ arms/ legs crossed.

 

 

 

I hope all you Bella's are having a great week!

 

xx

b

#Project Milf~Week 3

Happy Thursday lovers!
Fun Fact-Thursday's are one of my favorite days of the week! It's close to Friday/ we passed the hump/ Monday is long gone and we are another week closer to Italy! Boom. :)

This week is the 3rd week for our #ProjectMilf series. We are sharing three things about ourselves that you may or may not know...here are my random 3...

 

In other news...
We got an update on Italy today and we may be leaving so so so soon. Like so soon. But getting a response back from the person we are dealing with in Italy is so frustrating. It's like watching paint dry. Or ripping out your hair strand by strand. Or waiting for a snail to run. Ok you get it and you can clearly see how #3 is true...
I hate waiting on other people. I want this so bad and I know it will happen...It just needs to be finalized. Then I would feel a whole lot better. I have not been that great with being a good MILF. I let stress take over this week and I hate it. I'm trying to be calm...That's all I can do is try right? B and I have been trying to stay occupied but there is only so much waiting before you break and let it bother you. 

touche, right?

Next week will be better. I need to stay focused and calm and motivated. shame.on.me.

GO TEAM MILF!

Till next time!

xx
b

#Project Milf ~Week 2

Ciao Bella's!

Felize San Valentino!

I am a sucker for Holidays and balloons and candy and flowers and pink hearts and my husband. :} I am. I am so thankful that I feel loved every day but I do love this one day where everyone seems to crank up the cheese level in their relationships. I love me some cheese.

Today in our project Milf world we are talking about our Milf Idols. I honestly don't have one idol. I have so many people I look up to and can only dream to be like one day. My Parents, my Grand parents, my brothers, my best friends and my favorite person ever, my Husband. Oh and Mariah Carey. We have similar voices...tee hee. They have all taught me so much in life. I have learned the importance of happiness from all of them. I love LOVE and they are all the reason why I love my life so much. I wouldn't be who I am without them. I am so thankful for their love and support.

This past week has been interesting. As you know, I am trying to be less stressed out. We still have no update for our official move out date to Italy and I'm learning to deal since it is out.of.my.control. I am hoping to get some kind of news very soon and I am learning to breath and smile. baby steps...
Work has been really busy and Hubs and I have been working out like crazy people. Between work, the gym and sleeping like a baby...I think these things are really helping me to focus on what I can change and what I do have control over.

I hope you all have a lovely "i love you" day full of love and cheese.

xx
b

#ProjectMilf ~Week 1

Ciao Bella's! Thank you so much for your support with my goal for #ProjectMilf to be stress free!! (or less stressed out as possible). You can still join us Milf's here!! :)

Here we go, week 1.
I am Brandi, nice to meet you.  As most of you know Husband and I are moving to Italy. We are so close but feel so helpless during this long process of getting visas, work authorization letters, certificates for our apartment, etc.. We are literally weeks away and it feels so far away. There is also so much change going on at work and it's negative energy that is not wanted. We are living at my parents house with our two cats and it's an adjustment. We sold our cars and have to carpool every day. I don't have time to paint my nails all the time and it literally eats at me. ha!

I need to focus on me. I hope you join me on my journey to staying calm and positive through all of this and our big move to a different country. :)

Stress is an ugly animal. The definition of stress is:

stress /stres/

Noun

Pressure or tension exerted on a object.

There are many types of stress ((acute stress, chronic stress, eustress, distress...)) I'd like to personally call my stress Bstress.

Bstress/ beestress
Negative energy wasted on something with little to no value. Frequent freak outs when things are out of my control. Tears out of nowhere due to frustration. Constant worry on how I can make things better. Trying so hard to please everyone.  ok, ok..you get the point. I'm Brandi and I am a stress case.

My stress comes in waves (large tidal waves) and it can be over the smallest thing. I will be riding this #Project Milf journey to deal with unwanted situations without stressing the efff out. I don't want to wake up and be 90 and only look back on the stressful times. I want to take each "negative" situation I am in and flip it around so it's stress free. I know I could learn a lot more if I didn't freak myself out over things that are out of my control. I can and will control my happiness.

 /strɛs/ Show Spelled

“People are disturbed not by a thing, but by their perception of a thing.” Epictetus

 

 

So there it is. Me and my goal for #ProjectMilf. Follow us Milf's on this wonderful journey! We can only hope to motivate and inspire you!

 

see you soon Italy...

 

 

xx

b

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