Back on track?

I'm such a terrible blogger. And I know this is such a lousy way to start an entry, but I just wanted tell that yes, I'm fully aware! The reason for starting this blog in the first place was the possibility it gives me to express myself in a different way than I do in my everyday life. It's about things that I've experienced and cherish, things that inspire me in relation to how I dress, how I live, how I think. And it's only when I feel like it. That some people want to read along is just a bonus, though the few readers I have are highly, highly appreciated.



But to pick up from where I left last time, I guess happiness did hit me like a train on track. So did exams. And in the middle of this lovely mess of spring happiness and exam stress I simply lost both time and inspiration to blog. Now, relaxing on the terrasse in Southern France it doesn't seem so foreign to me anymore. Practically everybody is at Roskilde right now but considering my situation right now I much prefer this. And let me tell you this: so much has happened sinc last time - yet again. There's now less than two months left until I'm leaving for Washington, DC (and I'm literally up to my neck in tedious paperwork). Afterwards I've planned an around-the-world trip including stays in Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand and Turkey (looking for insider tips, especially for Taiwan and Turkey seeing those stays aren't planned in detail - if you have any suggestions, I would be thrilled to hear them!).



And of course there are also tons of photographs I want to show you. The pictures in this post are from my last vacation.. My boyfriend and I went on a long weekend to Munich and it was such a wonderful trip we had. The city is truly endearing and so diverse in terms of what the city has to offer.. We saw Bayern München play in the Allianz Arena, ate in a Michelin star restaurant called Königshof, tried on traditional German costumes in a shopping mall, went to the farmers market Viktualienmarkt, visited the Maggi and Gucci flagship store (both ridiculous), ate absurd volumes of cake for breakfast at Starbucks and Bavarian sausages for lunch, had the largest dessert I've seen in my entire life and in between we went for long walks in a city filled up with beautiful green areas and quirky architecture. What's not to love? What I also just adore about this post is how it shows me in two rather untraditional outfits. Just don't count on seeing me sporting either of those again.

An update

Plenty of things happened since the last time I checked in. Actually, more than plenty. The Kirkwoods had their first outfing. So did my ugly winter boots - at least their first (and hopefully only) this winter. I payed IKEA yet another visit and I finished decorating my apartment. Now it's just perfect and exactly the way I want it to be. Also, I got a television (Big deal! However, it still isn't properly installed). And a boyfriend. And tomorrow morning a new washer as well. Finally, I got accepted to the Washington Semester Program for next fall semester. And within the next 10 days I have to finish a seminar on risk management for my corporate finance class so I will probably not be updating again before then. But at least you know I'm alive. Photographic evidence below.

4 + 6

Before exam madness and fall break I was tagged by Danica of Coccinelle so here we go (I apologize for the delay)..

4 things I did today
- Had coffee with my dad at his office at 7.15am before his work day started (I hardly ever see him anymore)..
- Took advantage of printing facilities there to print out 76 pages on exchange possibilites next year.
- Went to Magasin to browse for magazines and newspapers.. I bought the new Jalouse and the IHT.
- Remembered to water my plants (big deal!)!

4 things on my to-do list
- Look for a job which is relevant to my education.
- Plan a trip to South America next year with one of my best friends.
- Finish packing my suitcase for the weekend where I'm visiting a friend who lives in Odense (I wrote this post on Thursday, actually)..
- Find a good recipe for a cake containing lemon since I'm baking one for a dear friend's birthday next week (any suggestions?)

4 of my guiltiest pleasures
- Browsing supermarkets.. I can spend hours doing that.. Supermarkets is probably the closest I come to having a fetisch..
- Spending an ungodly amount of time jumping from synonym to synonym on thesaurus.com.
- Popular music from the 90s.
- Ice cream in large quantities.

4 random facts about me
- I like to attend random lectures at my university (anything but SPRØK will do)
- When I need to really relax, I bake. I don't feel much like eating it so I give it away usually.
- I like my own company a lot and am not afraid to say that sometimes I actually prefer it.
- I was always fascinated by the sky. When people walk on the street many people look at their feet. Apparently I like to look up instead. And then I love to observe the stars and their constellations.. I'm dreaming of finding something like Soir de Fête's constellations globe.

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Next I was tagged by The Search for Chic. The rules are to mention the person who tagged you, then mention 6 unimportant things that make you happy and then pass on the tag to 5 more blogs..

6 unimportant things that make me happy
Sitting in my window watching the traffic and the people on the street go by.
Experiencing new and delightful places in my own city (yes, that does happen)
Scrapbook-ing.
Fleamarkets on warm summer days.
Tasting something I haven't tried before.
The start of the year in Provence when the mimosas are blooming.

I'm tagging: Chic Comme une Parisienne, Heart in a cage, A pretty face, Lumière, and Daydream Lily!

Blog Hiatus

Time flies! And so quickly it's almost scary.. After quite a hectic period, now I'm ready to go to Japan for a few weeks. Unfortunately, I have exams right after my return so I predict I will not be blogging until the end of the month. However, I'm counting on a strong comeback with lots of pictures and purchases. And I was also tagged by lovely Danica of Coccinelle. I'll get to that, too when I get home, I promise! For now, sayonara to each and all of you and I will be back in a couple of weeks. Take care of yourselves until then!

11 little details

I was tagged with the list of habits by lovely blogger Heart in a cage - So let's jump straight to it..



1. Clothes shop. In my dreams, I buy all my clothes at Le Bon Marché. I'd love to be dressed in high-quality garments from the likes of Balenciaga, Marni, Givenchy, Lanvin, etc. In reality, I do that to a certain extent. But the H&M-to-designer ratio is fairly high.
2. Furniture shop. IKEA, definitely! And then I love browse at fleamarkets for unusual and old pieces.
3. Sweet. Ice cream! (my favorite flavours are coconut, white chocolate and banana).. Or really strong and salty liquorice. That's what I'm always missing when I'm away from Denmark.
4. City. Paris! I used to live there and I want to return to live there eventually. I always had something for Singapore, Boston and New York City as well (and I'm planning on going to either of those places to study next year)..
5. Drink. Diet coke is one of my huge weaknesses. But I do drink lots of water, too. Coffee when at school. But there's nothing like a cup of fresh mint tea. I love that.
6. Music. It depends on my state of mind but I'd say my range is pretty wide.. I listen to everything from jazz and classical music to electronica, indie rock and the cheesiest pop music you can imagine. I'd say I enjoy all kinds of music at different times (except for heavy metal, I'm never that angry)..
7. TV-Series. Honestly, I don't really watch TV. CNN is usually always on to break the silence at home but when I actually sit down to watch something it's typical a cooking show or a debate. My TV is not working at the moment so for now I don't watch anything.
8. Film. Among my favorites we have Lost in translation, Amélie, The Science of Sleep + tons of small French productions. I love going to the cinema as well. The last movie I saw was Happy-Go-Lucky. Highly recommendable!
9. Workout. I love to attend classes such as step and body combat at my fitness center. These days I can only squeeze it in once a week. Otherwise I use my bike a lot to get around town. And when I want to clear my mind, I go for a round of golf.
10. Pastries. I hardly ever eat pastries but whenever I'm in France I always allow myself one. I have very fond childhood memories of lazy mornings on our terrasse eating pain aux raisins. Those are SO good.
11 Coffee. YES! In any form and plenty of it, please!

So, that was about me! I'm passing this meme on to Bloggerella, Ungt Blod and The Search for Chic! I cannot wait to see your posts..

This is... What I want to be when I grow up

I used to have the strangest ideas of what I was supposed to do with my life. The first thing, that I remember I wanted to be, was an astronaut. Space and astronomy was always (and still is) highly interesting to me. The astronaut phase came to an end when I was about 10/11 years, though after I found out how unlikely it was, that is actually going to happen.

It wasn't long after that I picked up my fashion interest. It pretty much came overnight as I started reading Vogue (US) out of boredom on a vacation once. So obviously, I wanted to be just like Mrs. Wintour.



I came to my senses quite quickly, though and changed her and her shitty-quality-paper-magazine-always-featuring-the-same-dull-celebs Vogue in for Madame Roitfeld and her slightly more.. ehm.. daring.. Vogue...



Then I finished high school, moved to Paris and became a fashion celebrity stalker (yes, I snapped those pictures above) and full-time bohemiam which I really wouldn't have had a problem doing for the rest of my life. Somehow my parents managed to drag me back to Denmark and today I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to be. As some of you might know I'm studying economics and business administration these days, which I do find to be interesting and challenging. Where it's going to take me in the end, I have no idea, though and honestly, I don't really mind. In the end, I guess, all I want to be is healthy and happy. All the other things are just minor details.

Jan Clemens Hoek

Hello... Anyone out there? Just wanted you guys to know, that no, I'm not dead. Yet. 'Cause with the new semester starting, the workload makes you think that the end might just be near. But fortunately it's interesting stuff I'm learning, so I'm hanging in there. Which is also why I guess I will not be posting as frequently, as I have been over the summer, for a while. It's not like I'm giving up on my blog at all, though! I just need to focus on other things for a while and I'll be back soon I hope. For now, I just wanted to blog about a great friend and a great photographer. No need to say, I don't mind having him take my picture! For more of his work, visit theinvisibleveil.

This is... a work in progress

Do you keep a fashion scrapbook? I do! And I have been pretty much since I found interest in fashion at the age of 12, when I started reading fashion magazines out of boredom, when I was on vacation with my parents. Of course there are the magazines that are simply too beautiful to cut up (Vogue UK, Another Magazine, Self Service, Dansk, etc. are all neatly piled) but in general I find that this is a great way to keep the parts of the magazines that I love.. (I cut out entire pages and store them as well).. But the scrapbook itself.. It's a never-ending project. Though I have had it for years, I hardly have one page which is entirely full as you can tell. But I guess that's part of the charm. What I love the most about it, is to see how my style and taste have evolved over time. In some way I guess that I still appreciate all the pieces in the book however these last few years my style has become much less colorful and quirky.. Anyways, these are a few selected pages.. In chronological order, bien sûr..