The Little Things: Fancy Pyjamas & Silly Pandas

The past few days have been quite stressful. I feel like everyone around me is either stressed, going through some kind of depression or has relationship problems. Maybe it's because it's pretty much the end of summer? I have no idea. All I know is that my journal was constantly getting filled with worries and stress that even just picking it up made me anxious. I honestly feel like burning it, but I don't really have a suitable place to do so. ANYWAY, I've decided to snap out of this stressful mindset, buy myself a brand new journal (preferably the one mentioned underneath, but we'll see!) and get back in full swing with making gratitude lists, daily affirmations, working out, eating well, work on my art (draw, photograph etc.) and spin lots of records and have dance breaks all day. Here's a small gratitude list of the past few weeks!

Buying my very first maxi dress (honestly, it's like fancy pyjamas!) ♥ hanging out on the lawns at a concert ♥ finding strange caterpillars in the garden - the cutest Kate Spade journal ♥ winning a $50 HMV giftcard ♥ making silly panda videos for my boyfriend ♥ seeing the (bright pink!) packaging I designed being mass produced ♥ spinning records of Elvis and Uke Hunt ♥ going for long walks ♥ setting alarms for daily affirmations on my phone ♥ going through old pictures of teenage me (and wondering where the time has gone!?) ♥ re-reading The Prisoner of Azkaban before bed ♥ delicious nectarines ♥ browsing through the new Ikea catalogue! (probably one of my favourite passtimes) ♥ our cat hilariously sliding off of a pile of cardboard boxes ♥ banana bread - banana everything ♥ watching Dutch teen series on youtube when I'm homesick ♥ My dad telling me he's sending me Stroopwafels!

Pink Kate Spade journal: Eat Cake For Breakfast

I also recently made a new illustration I'm pretty excited about :) Halloween + food is probably one of my all time favourite combinations when it comes to making illustrations! As usual, prints & lots more of this are available over at my Redbubble shop.

I've been keeping journals my whole life. My past two have both been gifts, but for some reason I can never fill up a gifted journal. It's weird. I have to actually go to a store and find the one. Once I do, my entries are usually a lot more positive, I write more often and always fill them all the way. Sorry about this boring journal talk.. It's just something I'm very passionate about! 

Do you keep a journal? What kind of journal do you use to write in?

Bold, bright, fun and little bit more ladylike.

Pinterest Summer and Style

Today I dug into a bit of my savings to go for a little shopping spree. Even though I know I should be saving money, I just really needed it to lift my spirits and have myself a little make-over! I was seriously getting so down by having hardly any clothing that fits the kind of person I want to be right now. I want to be bold, bright, fun and little bit more ladylike. Right now Im hugely inspired by Kate Spade and Gala Darling which results in clothing in black and hot pink, animal print and bold patterns! For lots of people Springtime is the time to reinvent yourself, do make-overs, spring cleaning! And I am also that kind of person.

I also went to smell some perfumes and I'm head over heals in love with Prada's Candy. Not only the scent, but also the packaging. I just can't stop sniffing my wrists right now! I haven't run out of my Katy Perry Purrrrfume yet though, so I couldn't justify buying it... And I also kinda want the Taylor Swift Wonderstruck. Oh decisions decisions..

Even though you can't buy happiness, this definitely had an enormous positive effect on my mood n.n I felt so intensely happy walking around the city I call home now, browsing the shops, looking at all the gorgeous items and fun prints and fresh fruit stalls, accompanied by the loveliest sunshine ever.

Maybe I'll take some pictures of all my stuff later, or you will just see it pop up in some of my pictures in the future ♡♡