Inspiration

What to do when you don’t have to do anything? I like to visit tumblr and just scroll endlessly watching tons of cool images go by. This is a nice way for me to express my creative sense in some way and find some inspiration. Currently I have been loving some minimalistic photos, black and white kind of photos. And of course what would an inspiration be if it didn’t involve something that I wouldn’t mind to be the owner of? Take a look for yourself and be inspired.

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Summer wish list

Summer is coming, my favorite season. Looking forward to lay in the sun an get a tan. Here I have some clothing items i have been looking at for quite some time. The items are all from Zara. what do you think?

Festival picking

Summer is almost, almost around the corner, and what is a better way to kill time during the summer than dancing your ass of at festivals. Yesterday I bought a one-day festival ticket; Pussylounge, which I told about a couple of articles ago. But I am still deciding on what to wear.. My work was canceled because people rather stay home during Easter. I actually didn't mind, because I am quite tired. But it mend I could leave early and create these collages on Polyvore.com. Which would not only help me but also you from choosing your perfect festival outfit. All shoes are from Zara, I am in love with the shoes they are selling currently, so make sure you take a look! 

Which one is your favorite?

 

Runawaydreamz

Summer is coming up and just like last year, I am searching for the perfect high waisted shorts. Last summer I was on tumblr when this site came along called; Runawaydreamz.com. They DIY vintage shorts in such adorable and pretty ways. Their shorts are very cool and have that vintage edge to it that I have been looking for for so long. If it wasn’t for the price and the probably high shipping-costs, I would’ve already owned half of the site and adopted them in into my closet. They do not only sell shorts, but also studded bustiers and jackets. Their leather jackets are also pretty amazing but very very expensive (500 > Dollars) and almost sold out. Their denim-, army- and black-jacket prices swings between the 150 and 400 bucks. Which unfortunately is unaffordable for me. But for those who don’t have something to work for, yet. Take a look around because they’re simply amazing! I luckily found my vintage Levis shorts for 25 euros. Hell yeah! Here are some of my favorite ones.

pictures from runawaydreamz.com

Finally, the perfect thing has arrived.

How do you call it when you have that complete feeling, because I am definitely feeling it right now.  I was talking with my mother and I told her that I was planning to buy a faux fur coat. She walked upstairs and she came down with this baby. It is a woven lamb coat, from PK by Pap'Kik which is a French brand. It shows somewhat darker on the pictures but it has a soft brown/beige colour. I was freaking excited! It fitted perfectly and it feels very soft. Plus I didn't had to subtract it from my clothing-money! My mom is always full of surprises, Isn't she amazing? I am very happy I can cross out another (oh yeah!) musthave from my wish list! 

Finally mine

Complete satisfactory is my emotion of this day. Why? Today I went to H&M 
for a quick look and I saw the thing I was looking for for so long. I have probably mentioned it a couple 
of times already, but I can now proudly say I found the hat I wanted. It is a black woolen hat and
I can't wait to combine it with a faux fur coat and a black bag. That same black bag I bought as well! 
I looked for something like this for quite a while and it was only 15 euro's so I couldn't just leave 
it hanging there. What do you think?

Random inspiration

Have done nothing productive today, besides coloring my nails white. It looks very nice and I can't stop looking at it. So I give you something to look at; pretty pictures with things I don't have but oh so crave for. If someone could tell me where I could get such a hat and that amazing clutch, do speak your mind! I'll be grateful for it!

pictures found on tumblr.

Permanently quoting

About 2 and a half years ago, me and a friend of mine were at my place and she was telling me this story about an old classmate of hers who had all kinds of little tattoos on her fingers. She and that old classmate took a needle and some indonesian ink they got from school and whenever she and that classmate were bored in class she would start tattooing her classmate on the fingers. Nothing major, just some small hearts, a peace sign, an anchor, somethings like that. And eventually her whole hands where filled, a tattoo on each finger. 
So my friend an my crazy 14 year old mind started doing one on my finger. A peace sign. But I felt nauseous at some point and I decided to finish it myself. After about an hour it was done, a very small peace sign was inked on my left index finger. But I had to repeat it a couple of times to make sure nothing faded after 2 weeks. Till this very day I still have it on my finger. After two years it still hasn’t faded away. It does look a little like a mercedes sign right now when you look close, which I don’t like. But I never expected it to last so long since it was school ink and done with just a needle. My mother doesn’t really like it but she never punished me for it, and I don’t know if my father knows about it.. Maybe he does and he never really mentioned it. Nevertheless I don’t really regret it, but I wish I would’ve let it be done by a pro, (You can see the tattoo on the black and white picture in the right top corner). Now that we are talking about tattoos, about a year ago I started thinking about getting a ‘real’ one. I’ve been through a lot, roughly said I have had a though time the last few years. And I want to permanently ink my victory of that struggle. I want to look at it and get the feeling that I’m strong. But I want it to be subtle, private and Italian. Italian is a language my mother and I really like. I love how that everything sounds pretty when you say it in Italian, unlike German for example haha.

For a long time I wanted it to have something to do with a butterfly, because a butterfly stands for progress and freedom. So I thought about: ‘ La vita e comme una farfalla’ which means: ‘ life is like a butterfly’. But I’m not sure anymore about that one, because I really do like some of the Italian proverbs that I saw a couple of days ago. One of them is: ‘Quel che non ammazza, ingrassa’. It basically says that without struggle there’s no progress. And I really like that proverb, because I can really relate to it. But there is something about the words I don’t like, I don’t really know what it is, but there are a lot of a’s and z’s and m’s.. Mmm I just don’t know. But then I saw this one; ‘La morte mi troverà vivo’. This proverb literally means death will find me alive. Which I freaking love so much! It stands for celebrating life and live it to the fullest. That I can look back and know I had an amazing life. Let the positive and great memories overrule the bad ones. It is something I strive for, and I think it is important to look forward and let your past behind. So maybe when I get this tattooed on my body, I will be constantly reminded of loving life. And I really like the idea of that. The spot the tattoo will be inked is on the right side of my ribs, and I want it vertically (so you have to read it with your head turned). 

But I’m not 18 yet, and money is nowhere to be found. So if I want to really do this anytime soon I need to have two things; Money, about 200 euro’s and permission. luckily I do have the permission from my mother. The money part is just a matter of saving. But I think I’m ready. I already been to the tattoo shop a couple of months ago, but I didn’t want to make an appointment already, because that would mean that I had to do it at a particular date and I don’t want to be stuck to something this big. It is permanent and I need to really think this through. I’m sure that it  is going to happen, just not really sure when.

picture found on tumblr

Working on my excuses..

One of my new years resolutions was, eat healthier and exercise a couple of times per week. It’s three weeks later and of course non of this has even been done at all. I’ve been thinking about it though, does that count, please? I’m just either finding lame excuses not to do it, or I just postpone it to the next day. Eventually every day is the same, same excuses; I don’t have the proper gym-clothes, not the right running shoes, all the fruit is gone so tomorrow will be better. Every single time. I really should just get some balls, maybe someone to exercise with for support and motivation. That would probably help, but my subscription to the gym has ended and it is snowing outside, so I’ve got enough gammon and spinach to come up with. But seriously I’m not going outside in the snow if I don’t have to, it’s not that i’m overweight I would just like to see my arms and buttocks looking tighter and fitter. I could see myself running already, when the weather has somewhat improved, or when I have invested in legit winter-proof running gear. But since it’s economic crisis, I don’t have the money for it, nor will my mother or father pay for it, since they paid for so much already. I can cross the idea of a personal trainer of the list, since I have no source that could pay for that (sorry mom and dad). An other idea was buying some weights and a matt and I could transform my bedroom into my personal little gym, but I’m just not that comfortable with that idea. Now all the excuses have been told, I should come up with reasons why I should exercise already. Starting with the fact that it is almost summer, I can feel the summer breeze times a hundred blowing along my neck (winter right). I’m an optimist. But I would like to look extra fit during the summertime, I mean who doesn’t? Besides that it would just be nice to look at my body with complete satisfactory. I know I have some trouble with self-image, not that extreme anymore, but it will always be a part of me. And last but surely not least, it would be good for me to get in shape. I notice that I start to pant quite fast after intensively running a couple of meters, ghehe, and that is just way too embarrassing. It’s not just about being toned but also about being healthy, and eating healthy as well. Maybe I should stop asking my mother to bring chips and chocolate milk.. Perhaps start eating more fruit when I want to snack. Eating healthy is a big, very big contribute to the goal someone wants to reach. So now it may now look like I eat so much, which I do, but I do have a fast metabolism which doesn’t make me come on as easily, but I don’t know it just bothers me. Most of my friends will declare that I am crazy and shouldn’t be thinking like this, but hey, everybody has something they would like to improve about themselves don’t they?

Pictures found on tumblr.

Compare me with SATC

I was watching sex and the city, I usually don’t watch programs of 10 years ago, but I realized how much wisdom was hidden in the series. Not only funny but also very true and recognizable words. It kind of made me thinking. I don’t want to compare myself with Carrie, because I can’t speak of knowing true love, marriage and full-time jobs, but I sure can talk about the same love for fashion and writing. I really love the way Carrie writes, of course some of it is just staged and written by an expert, but she speaks from crazy experiences and knowledge, about many things, something I admire and hope to reach one day. I know I write better in my own language, somewhat more fluent, but I'm hoping this will eventually will be the same in English, starting with this article. but lets get back to SATC. I don’t really have a typical SATC person you can compare me with, probably I will be a little to the carry side with a touch of Amanda because of my critical thoughts about men. It is actually simply to say that Carrie Bradshaw is living my dream, writing in NYC, with a closet I can only imagine.. for now. Although Carries style maybe a little too much for me, still admire her "not giving any", because I just wouldn't have the balls to dress myself the way Miss Bradshaw does sometimes in the series and the film. Maybe I will someday, I don't really know, I may be very different in 10 years. It may well be that just like Carrie, I will upgrade my closet eventually when it is the right time. Maybe one day I will also have developed my writing, and hoping it will be as good as Carries. But those are a lot of maybes and right now I don't have to think about them, I'm still 17 years old and I can improve my writing everyday until my goal is reached, I still have so much to learn and so much to write about.

I think I am not adding my dutch version of my writing to my posts, I must say writing the same thing again in another language is quite boring.. What do you think about this decision? 

Picture found on tumblr.

Things I want in my closet.

clockwise: Nike air force 1 Black, Marc Jacobs Rose gold watch, 

Louis vuitton speedy damier, Proenza Schouler black leather bag

Not  day goes by that I do not think about these 4 wishes. They are quite basic assecoiries, but they have something different. luckily the Louis Vuitton speedy bag is on my way and the Nikes are almost mine as well! My salary is almost here, and I will welcome it with love. Here are some things I love but I can't afford, but surely can look at!

Dutch. Er gaat geen dag voorbij dat ik niet aan deze 4 wensen denk. Het zijn 4 basis accessoires, maar toch hebben ze iets speciaals. Gelukkig komt de Louis Vuitton speedy al snel naar mij toe, en de Nikes zijn ookal bijna van mij! Mijn salaris is bijna hier, en ik zal het met open armen omarmen.

Hier zijn nog wat kleertjes die ik adoreer maar niet kan betalen, maar gelukkig wel naar kan kijken!

I do not own these pictures.