Someone, send some warmer weather.

I was so cold taking these pictures outside yesterday. It may not look so cold because of the sunshine, but trust me, it was. I really wish spring could come, but I guess it'll be another couple of months before I can enjoy some spring weather.




Leotard; Gina Tricot, skirt; thrifted, tights; Noa Noa, shoes; Bronx, hair bow; ICA.
I went to the hairdresser today (the pictures are from yesterday, so I'll show you another day) for a cut and some highlights. I don't know when the last time I had my hair this short was, so it will take some time getting used to. I think I like it though...

Hello pretty, red Burberry coat!

As you might guess from the headline, I've acquired a coat by Thomas Burberry today. It was sort of an impulse buy, but the coat was on sale and I'd wanted a pretty red coat for so long. I had quite a hard time choosing between this one and a red Marc by Marc Jacobs coat, which was really nice too, and really warm and thick, but I thought the Burberry coat had a nicer cut. I also bought some bubblegum coloured tights from Filippa K.


The coat I bought.


The Marc by Marc Jacobs coat.

I also walked around in Helsingborg and I took some nice pictures. I'm really starting to like this city a lot!


Can you see Denmark in background?




I love the way this forest looks - so magical!


I thought this was so charming and quirky.

Vegetable soup.

This evening I decided to make some vegetable soup, which is very filling and tasty, and you can keep what you don't eat for several days in the fridge and just heat up when you feel like it.
Here is how I made my vegetable soup.

1. Peel and cut potatoes in squares and let boil.



2. Add carrots


3. Then add some pre-boiled green lentils to the soup after the potatoes and carrots have boiled for a little bit.


4. Add some vegetable broth.


5. Throw some bean sprouts in if you want.


6. Fry garlic and onion and then add to soup.


7. Add paprika.


8. And voilá! I put some parsley on my soup too to make it look nicer.



Delicious.

Settling in.

Yesterday I thought my head was going to explode from all the information I was given at the school I'll be teaching at. I'm sure you've all experienced something like that at one point or another - it's like your brain's capacity is used up and it's impossible to take in any new information. Therefore I felt quite nervous and scared of it all after I was done and was not quite sure what I'd got myself into. Though today was an easy day where I had time to ask what I missed yesterday and sit down and read through the books I'll be using and other information. Quite a relieving situation.

I'm quite happy in this little apartment that I have here. My only regret is that I brought too few cardigans as it's quite cold. I am a terrible packer! 

At least I think the shoe selection that I have here is adequate for my needs, even if I only took five pairs with me.

Left to right: Dinsko, Topshop, Bronx, Benetton and Noa Noa.

A chilly Sunday.

I'm sitting here with a cup of hot green tea, which tastes delicious after coming in from a cold walk outside. I went to find the school that I am going to be doing my teaching work experience in. It's only about a seven minute walk from here. That's great. I also took some pictures of what I was wearing.




Coat from Mango, dress (underneath) from Zara, shoes and tights from Noa Noa and bow from Glitter.

I quite enjoy the little apartment I've been given to stay in while I am here. It's all from IKEA, and I suppose I'm not going to make it very personal as I'm only going to stay here for a couple of months. I might show you pictures another day though.

Parts of my new house.

A while ago I promised to show you pictures of my new place, and now I intend to do so. However, there are still a lot of things to fix, and therefore I'm only going to show you my living room and bedroom for now. I'm pretty happy with how those look now, although there are a few things here and there that I'm not completely done with.

Let's start with the living room.



I'm really happy that I have a fireplace now - it's so cozy. Though I don't have any wood to burn.


And this is my bedroom. It's quite small, and I can't fit much more than my bed and my closet and drawers (which are on the wall you can't see) into it.





I'm sorry, but I don't have the time to reply to any of your comments now. I'm going to Sweden for two months tomorrow, it's late and I've barely started packing (as the typical procrastinator I am). I'll try to reply to all the comments from the previous post tomorrow evening or on Sunday. Have a good weekend everyone!

Tags

First of all, a little while ago I was tagged by the sweet Demi from Fashionably Early to do the Fashionista tag- Fun, fun, fun!

Describe your personal style

- I like to dress in a feminine, girly, retro, vintage-like way, to put it short. I mostly wear pretty blouses and skirts, or dresses and tights.

What are the staples in your wardrobe?

- Most of my clothes are hung in my closet or kept in drawers, but the staples I do have in my closets are pants that I don't really wear, warm sweaters and cardigans as well as clothes that I wear for work.

What's your signature look?

- A pretty skirt and a nice blouse with a cardigan, or a dress, worn with tights and some cute shoes.

What inspires you?

- Mostly other bloggers and their amazing style, but also dreamy, romantic and quirky films, the weather and the nature around me, and magazines.

Who is your fashion muse?

- I suppose for the most part bloggers like Marisa, Elin and Sandra whose style I admire so much. Other than that I would say Zooey Deschanel, Natalie Portman and Audrey Hepburn. Oh, and let's not forget Blair Waldorf, if a fictional person can be a muse.

Favourite purchase of all time?

- Hmmm, I suppose perhaps my Marc by Marc Jacobs Faridah bag or my extremely sweet vintage dress with bows.

Biggest splurge?

- My Marc by Marc Jacobs Faridah bag.

What's your beauty routine?

- Mornings: I put on Ahava or Kiehl's moisturizer, black dip eyeliner from Clinique, mascara and Rosebud chapstick, and perfume - either Chloé, Comme des Garcons, or Anna Sui Secret Wish. Now and then I also use Bobbi Brown foundation, Benefit Erase paste, and lipstick and lipliner from Mac. I brush my hair and usually put it in a ponytail or put a clip in it.

In the evening I wash my face with Dior Magique Rinse off Cleansing Gel.

What jewelery do you never take off?

- I don't have any jewelery that I never take off, but I have some necklaces that I wear for a really long time each time I wear them, such as a locket from my grandmother, and a flower necklace that also belonged to her.

What are you wishing for?

- Oh, a lot. In terms of fashion and clothing, I really want a pretty wool cape in deep red, navy or black, and a schoolgirl jumper/pinafore. 

Other than that I hope to find a job in the future that I enjoy and to be happy and healthy.

What are your obsessions?

- Travelling, watching wonderful films, shopping, dreaming, vintage, blogging, bows...

I'm tagging Thumbelina,  Q's Daydream, and Black Sheep.

And certaintly, anyone else who wants to do this too!

Also, Becca Jane of  the lovely Along the Shore gave me this really sweet award. Thank you!

 I would like to pass it on to Emily, Maria G., and Mirthe.

The sweet Emily of Resplendent Tranquility gave me two lovely awards (one of them which I already have, and I feel a bit silly and selfish sort of posting an award that I already received, so I won't feature it). 

 

Thanks Emily!

I'm passing this one on to Andrea, Mo, and Anna

Red shoes in the snow.

A couple of days ago I snagged a pair of pretty red flats with a bow on from Benetton. I had been eyeing them for a while, contemplating buying them, watching them go down to 50% off, and then down to 50% of that. What a bargain!



I wore them with this outfit:





Skirt, tights, hair band and blouse from H&M, and the knitted sweater used to belong to my mother when she was younger.