April Favorites

Am I the only one who's had a slow month? As in nothing happened -kinda month? It's a bit of a challenge to build a monthly favorites- post with what I've got, but I'll do my best :) can't wait for May!

Fashion, Make-up & Beauty

This hand lotion is by far my favorite. The scent is delicate and this leaves your hands very soft! Dermosil is one of my favorite brands and I use a lot of their products; self-tanning face lotion, powder, eye brow pen, lipgloss and lip liner. 

Music

Phillip Phillis - Gone Gone Gone

Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne -  Rather Be

Movies & TV

I went to see The Amazing Spider-Man 2 with my brother and I gotta tell you... it was an amazing movie. I'm a total super hero nerd, I love Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Avengers... This movie just blew my mind and totally made me cry at the end. I won't spoil anything, just letting you know I cried. I wish the third movie wouldn't take two more years!

When I was a little kid I watched The Nanny every Friday night on TV, and now that it's on Netflix, I've been refreshing some of my childhood memories. Yup, it's still funny! :D 

Reading

I mentioned earlier that I started reading Lauren Oliver's Panic. Here's a picture of me reading it in the cutest company! My baby fell asleep next to me and I just had to appreciate the moment by snapping this picture. And yes, the book is excellent. 

Social Media

Again, Instagram. I lost 90 followers when IG fixed the bug, but I've regained the lost ones and even more. Thanks for the follow all of you! :) I love Instagram and update it every day, so if it gets quiet on the blog front, make sure to check out my IG if you're interested in knowing what I've been up to! :)

Thanks for reading, folks! :) Hope you will all have a fabulous week! <3

World Book Day

Happy World Book Day, everyone! :)

How has your week been so far?

I'm so happy because I'm finally done with my school entrance exams! No more studying, life's back to normal again. Unless I actually get to school in the fall! That would be something. I think the exams went well, but I have to wait for the results maybe even until July. I'll keep ya posted ;)

But, returning to the World Book Day, I started a new book today! I'm really trying to read more; lately my reading has suffered big time (studying doesn't count) and that's not good for someone who wants to become a writer. 

Anyways, today I started reading Lauren Oliver's new book, Panic. 

I've decided to try and read one book a month at least. If I read faster, I'll read more, but unfortunately I don't always have as much time to read as I would like :( adult life sucks at times. 

When I'm done reading a book, I will add a review of it into the Books -section you'll find under the top banner (this concerns Blogger only, not Glipho, though all you Gliphers are welcome to go check out my Blogger site as well!)

I hope you're all doing good :) Have a happy Wednesday!

Express Yourself April: Inspiration for Summer!

After drooling over countless pictures from Coachella, it's hard not to get inspired! I love the bohemian outfits and everything that's hippie and vintage. AH! 

I have been making a list of things to acquire for this summer, and I'm constantly browsing through We Heart It, Instagram and other sites for ideas and inspiration. Here's what you will be seeing on me in the near future:

I'm the kinda person who plans outfits waaaayyy ahead of time. I'm already consuming myself with what I'll wear during my vacation. What shoes, what pieces of jewelry etc. How I'll wear my hair... I'm just weird that way. I can't wait to get to do some shopping! 

This picture sucks, but it's the only one I have of the pants that I bought from Miami! I LOVE THEM! They're very light and you can either let them be how they are or pull them up and wear them as capri-pants. They're loose and super comfortable, and I can't wait to wear them once the weather warms up! 

On another note, sorry I've been so irregular with my blogging this month. Even April's theme hasn't gotten that much attention. The reason for my absence is simply studying; I have two entrance exams coming up -one on Tuesday and other one on Wednesday. After that I'm all yours again! :) 

And a special thanks to all my new followers on Glipho! Thank you for the follow and I hope you will stick around. Let's hope Blogger gets more active, too ;)

Love you guys<3

My Favorite Places In the World

I feel I've been very blessed throughout my whole life when it comes to traveling. My parents were big travelers and when they had me and my brother, they had no choice but to take us with them. For that I couldn't be more grateful. 

I try to travel at least once a year, and I love sharing my travels with you. So here is a list of my all time favorite places; if you haven't been to these places, I recommend you add them to your list. Seriously, do it. You know you want to ;)

In no particular order:

Portland, Oregon, USA.

I spent three months in this city in the fall of 2012, and I can't even tell you how much I love it. It takes more than just a few days visit to see the wonderful weirdness of Portland, and the people are so incredibly nice, friendly, and proud to live in P-Town. Oregon's amazing nature is of course a perk, and you can see Mt. Hood (in the picture), St. Helen's, Mt. Adams and even Mt. Rainier from certain spots. I miss PDX so much it hurts and can't wait to have the chance to go back! Make sure to visit Voodoo Doughnuts when you go ;)

Seattle, Washington, USA

I don't know why, but I'd always wanted to go to Seattle, ever since I was an early teen, I think. Something about the city just fascinated me. During my stay in Portland I got my chance to visit Seattle a couple of times, and I'm telling you, it did not let me down. I happened to visit on sunny days, but the rain doesn't bother me. Portland gets as much rain, and if anything these cities made me love the rain even more. Seattle has so much to offer; Pike Place Market, the very first Starbucks, Kerry Park (I took this picture from the Kerry Park viewpoint)... I love the hippie atmosphere in the North West. 

San Francisco, California, USA

Unfortunately I only got to spend 1 day in San Francisco, but it was enough to blow my mind. This city is just simply beautiful. The houses, the steep hills (seriously steep!!!), Pier 39 + the sea lions... I am so in love with this place and really want to go back for a longer period of time. 

Washington, D.C, USA

I've been to D.C. several times, and I love that it's a calm big city. It's easy to get stuck in the Smithsonian area, but I do recommend you check out other parts of the city, too! Smithsonian is great and takes a lot of time, especially if you want to visit the museums (they're free of charge!), so make sure to have enough time to visit this wonderful city! :)

London, England

London never disappoints. No matter how many times I go (been there three times) I always find something new to do and see, and going back to the old places brings me a great joy too. I would be awesome to live in London one day, if I never get the chance to live in the US. London is beautiful, exciting, and lovely :)

Torquay, England

Torquay is located in the South West part of England, and it's known as the English Riviera! It is so beautiful and there's much to do; if my memory serves me right the city has 14 beaches, you can go see a stalactite cave (creepy but interesting), shop till you drop and just relax. There's a cute little village called Cockington between Torquay and Paignton, where you can enjoy a traditional English cream tea. Just don't make the same mistake that I did with my friends, and put the cream in the tea. Stop laughing. 

Cairo, Egypt

I admit I'm not currently up to date about how safe it is to travel to Egypt, but if you get a chance, don't miss out on Cairo! It's full of history and so many places to see; make sure to visit Egyptian Museum, have dinner on the Nile, see the pyramids and count the Beatle cars ;) I think I counted 60 when I visited Cairo in 2004. Oh, and while you're in Egypt, make sure to take advantage of the awesome snorkeling possibilities by the Red Sea!

Ok, there's a list of some places I just love :) There are so many more, but I didn't want to make a list that would never end. Hope you enjoyed this!

Have a happy weekend! <3

100 Happy Days Challenge! :)

Hey, guys! How are you all doing today? 

I am a little tired after working tonight, but I'm watching Friends as I'm writing this and feeling happy :) SPEAKING OF BEING HAPPY, I want to talk to you guys about something really important!

I bet a lot of you have heard of the 100 Happy Days Challenge. If not, keep reading and check out their website here!

Nowadays it can be hard to find time for yourself, time to appreciate the little things, and time to take a breather. 100 Happy Days Challenge is built to help people realize what makes them happy. How to participate? Easy! Every day submit a picture of something that made you happy. Now, don't make this too hard on yourself, it can be anything: hanging out at a coffee shop, taking a sweet nap or having a delicious dessert. Find that one moment in every day that makes you happy and document it for others to see! 

Share your picture via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and use the public hashtag #100HappyDays

Remember, you're not doing this for others, you're doing this for you. Go out there and be happy! :)

I myself will be taking part in this amazing movement starting April the 16th, and my platform is Instagram. You can find me on Instagram @grasshopper89.  Go follow my account and you can also follow my progress in the pursuit of happiness! <3 I am inviting all of you to take part in this with me! 

If you've decided to do this, leave me a link to your IG, FB or Twitter! I'd love to check them out and having each other to encourage one another can do no harm, right? :) 

I'll get back to you soon <3

Nothing Is Happening

So far April has been kinda slow on the blog front, sorry about that. I've been studying, hanging out, and unfortunately I've also been suffering from some sort of a writer's block. Both with the blog and with my novel. It sucks, but who said life was perfect?

I finally got to put in a request for my summer vacation dates. I have a full 4-week vacation ahead of me this summer, and if all goes as planned, I get to have all those weeks together in a binge and start sometime in July. And naturally, I have some traveling planned ;) Can't wait to share with you guys, but it'll have to wait until the end of May/the beginning of June. At the moment even I don't know for sure what my destination will be. 

What else.. Did any of you lose Instagram followers due to the new update? I lost 91... and flipped until I realized it was for the best of course :D but still.. 209 looked a lot better than 118. 

Aaaaand... yeah, I told you April has been slow. There hasn't really been any significant changes or events in my life within the past couple of weeks, and that has drained my urge to blog a little. I do want to let you know that until next Wednesday I will be busier than usual, because I have to study for the entrance exams, but after the 23rd my life will get back to being pretty care-free and I can focus more on you guys :) 

Sorry for the boring post, but I had to write something. I hope your week will be smashing and I will get back to you asap! Love you! 

Express Yourself April: Messy. Cluttered.

I may have mentioned once or twice that I'm an extremely messy person. If you didn't know that before, now you do. 

I don't know what it is, but I freaking hate cleaning more than anything in this world. 

My parents had more than enough cleaning-related genes to pass on, but they were all given to my brother. Well, they paid for that. 

I can't live in a perfectly organized, neat environment. I need the clutter around me. I'm not saying I want to live in the middle of garbage piles (don't forget there's a difference between messy and dirty), but I feel so much more inspired and alive when I see signs of life in my apartment. You know how they say that a clean house is a sign of a wasted life? I live by that. If you wanna keep everything clean and never wanna see dust on your furniture, be my guest, I'm not here to judge. I'm just trying to explain my own view, because a lot of people seem to think being messy is something that should be punished by law. 

I know where my things are. When I was still living at home, my mom would clean up after me and move my things and then blame me for losing them due to being so messy. Sorry, mom, you totally did. I still love you. But I control my own chaos. I know which pile of stuff contains my bills that need to be paid. I know I can find that red shirt from under that pile of pillows, I know my comforter is put out of the way in a box labeled 'books'. That's just how I choose to live. I don't stress about cleaning up, I don't care if I have a ton of dishes to do; I'll do them when I do them. 

I'm a creative person in every meaning of the word, and I love it. And I'd rather spend my time doing something else than worrying about my apartment being too messy. It'll always be messy, unless I get rid of everything I own. 

A friend of mine once said it was sort of endearing, when she saw my room. 

Yeah, I think so too ;)

Have a great weekend! <3