The Little Things: Brownies & Dinosaurs!

Since it's been a while, I thought I'd share an extra long list of little things that made me smile the past few weeks :) Hope you enjoy!

Finding strange hairy caterpillars in the garden ♥ fresh fruit salads ♥ freshly dyed hair ♥ going to the movies with the boyfriend in the middle of the day ♥ pizza with bbq base, chicken and red onion ♥ getting sweet messages from people ♥ getting the hang of victory rolls and other vintage hair styles ♥ buying a bunch of (cosmic!) brownies and cookies to munch on - reading more books and browsing the bookstore together! ♥ receiving updates from my dad's awesome bicycle adventures 

Seeing vehicles from 'The City of Gotham' downtown (because they're filming Suicide Squad here! Unfortunately we didn't spot Joker Jared Leto..) ♥ drawing faces on balloons ♥ tomatoes as big as my face ♥ receiving a print of my art and other awesome goodies from Redbubble! ♥ pink fake flowers at work ♥ experimenting with pencil crayons again

Dreamland Tea ♥ Going to a free Hollerado show downtown ♥ Zorro the cat being silly ♥ wrapping presents in dinosaurs ♥ Jurassic World! ♥ 90's music videos spotting pretty coloured flowers in everyone's yard ♥ the smell of summer ♥ laughing my butt off at 'Fail Videos'

What is making you smile? One of my number one tips to a more positive, happier life is making a gratitude list every day. It keeps you in the moment and reminds you to be happy now, rather than thinking you'll only be happy when you get that new car or a better job. It takes from practice, but it's totally worth it!

Insta-life lately

(My instagram)

It's summer!! Life has been nothing short of summery lately ♥ I do have to admit to I mostly just stay in with the doors open and paint, draw, read and write! Weekends are mostly spend outside though with bbq's, apple cider, music and friends. Despite last week being a series of unfortunate events, this week so far has been nothing short of greatness :)

♥ I'm obsessed with browsing Rebel Circus, especially the Fashion and Inspiration pages. Every single thing is right up my alley and gives me so much inspiration!

♥ June 2nd was my boyfriend's birthday and I finally got to give him my presents! He got his hands on one of the presents before I could give it to him, because it got in the mail and he thought it was something else he ordered himself. It was a vinyl of The Epoxies (check them out!!). Luckily that wasn't all I got him! He was very pleased with the little painting I made (I was nervous about giving it to him since I wasn't super happy with it) and also very happy with the Bioshock artbook and 2 bioshock vinyl decals of Fink mfg.

♥ Two bands I've been listening to non-stop are the HorrorPops and Mad Caddies! All their albums are amazing, but especially this song and this song have been stuck in my head all the time.

♥ Lately my glasses have felt more like a burden than ever before, I just want to get contacts! It probably won't happen until after the summer, but I'm determined to get them eventually.

♥ The tea I've been sipping on is Snow Geisha white tea from Teavana.. how appropiate for summer

♥ Slowly but surely I'm getting the hang of vintage/pin up hairstyles. So nice to have my hair out of my face :)

♥ Whenever I need to take my mind off of worries and negative thoughts, I watch videos Cherry Dollface's channel. I'd been following her for some time now, but only recently re-discovered her. So glad I did!

♥ Have you ever had an Oh Henry! bar? Because they're amazing.

♥ For some reason I'm obsessed with this fake cupcake. It's basically what I strive to be as a person

♥ Coming across really old pictures you thought were lost forever is the most awesome (and slightly emberassing) thing ever.

♥ Did you know pink spiders exist?

I hope you're having a great day. Go get a strawberry milkshake and enjoy the sun!

Thankful for bubblegum and 90's music!

Last Sunday I saw a meteorite and I was honestly waiting for the world to explode. But I'm still alive and well! Feeling a bit 'meh' today. I've been feeling sick for a good few days now, but not too sick to stay in bed all day. It might just be hay fever or something (sore throat, irritated eyes..), but whenever I feel like this I like making a big gratitude list :) Despite not feeling 100% amazing, I've had some great days with great people (which is also why my blog has been a little neglected..). The weeks are flying by, something fun is happening every week (Flatliners concert this Thursday!! ♥) AND summer is still not here.. will it ever come??

Getting a delicious tuna melt with bbq sauce for dinner at Johnny Rockets ♥ Marathoning Game of Thrones ♥ trying the 'secret' banana split blizzard at Dairy Queen (vanilla ice cream with banana split toppings mixed in, yum!) ♥ brunch at Panera Bread ♥ going on a teahunt ♥ dancing on a Friday night until I could hardly stand on my feet anymore ♥ sleeping in the next day and doing absolutely nothing ♥ watching hockey (I'm actually really getting into it! Go Bruins!) ♥ hubba bubba bubblegum kisses ♥ seeing a meteorite in the sky ♥ working hard on the Bioshock tattoo ♥ peanut butter rolo ice cream.. omg. ♥ being a champion at beer pong ♥ 90's dance music ♥ drawing on an extra dramatic cat eye for extra fierceness ♥ doing more meditation and relaxating yoga (and feeling amazing afterwards) - receiving a cute tropical flavoured Hello Kitty lipbalm from Maria :) ♥ watermelon and strawberries ♥ the stargazing app on my phone ♥ Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey ♥ daydreaming about summer ♥ my dad and his crazy bicycle adventures...

Current Loves: Spring is Here! ♥

Avocado toast ♥ Playing pool for the first time ♥ Finishing all of MTV'S The Challenge seasons AND starting the new season: Free Agents! ♥ Finally receiving the photoalbum I made with pictures of the boyfriend and I and our wild adventures during the holidays ♥ Blue frootloops ♥ starting a new blogilates calendar ♥ Dove Purely Pampering Pistachio cream with Magnolia body wash ♥ Watching a new Shameless episode under a soft pink blanket + eating ice cream ♥ Yummy salad for lunch ♥ Painting and/or drawing something everyday ♥ Starting to use Instagram again ♥ Going for walks around the neighbourhood without having to wear a coat ♥ Frozen Yogurt at nomnom's! Cake batter with nuts + Reese's pieces ♥ morning cuddles ♥ hanging out with friends ♥ getting tickets for concerts and festivals! ♥ the fact that it's Friday!

♥ Current Loves: Super Kid and Pink Hotels ♥

I feel like every post of mine lately is about things I love/am excited for, but I don't care (I love it)! I like to document my life, and how I usually do that in my regular journal is by making lists like these and write about them a bit more in detail. Sometimes I can barely get three (my minimum) on that list, and sometimes I simply can't stop! I think it's good to write down things that make you happy, because you tend to forget about them so easily.For some reason the sometimes sucky times in life overshadow the nice things in no time (for me anyway). I think it's important to keep counting your blessings every day and find beauty in the little things. How about you write down the things that make you happy and/or you're thankful for right now?

Things that make me happy right now...

♥ The fact that we just had the first day of spring! (let's just forget about the fact we got snow right after)
♥ Finally I sat down and gave my blog a much needed make over! I needed something cleaner, simpler and lighter. Do you like? Because I do! The one thing I like about Spring is that you get to break out of that dark, stuffy hibernation mode and freshen everything up!
♥ Finally getting to touch up my roots and have fresh, shiny pink hair again
♥ Finding the most amazing ice cream at Laura Secord (Super Kid and Bubblegum Swirl, with actual bubblegum pieces)
♥ the fact we still had another tub of said ice cream in the freezer the next day. Omnomnom

♥ Preparing dinner together
♥ Getting to contribute to my boyfriend's Bioshock Songbird statue that he's been wanting to get for ages
♥ Cleaning and tidying up our living space
♥ These tarot cards designed by Aya Takano

♥ A baby being born! And getting to hold such a cute little boy in your arms
♥ Drinking hot water with fresh lemon
♥ Blogilates' best stretches for chilling out

♥ The Grand Budapest Hotel! We went to see it last night and it was amazing. Beautiful sets, great actors (especially 'Voldemort' hehe) and lots of laughs. Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom) does it again!

♥ Starting to work on my new project: a Bioshock tattoo sleeve 

♥ Getting tickets for Amnesia Rock Fest and The Mad Caddies!

♥ Planning cute little surprises

♥ Drinking tea together on a Sunday morning

♥ Sweet emails and conversations with my family back in the Netherlands

♥ Playing around with the PhotoWonder app

My favorite things: MTV, grapefruits and candy.

Hello everyone! Happy St. Patrick's Day! I'm not big on green and today is just a regular Monday so I don't think we'll be doing anything. I'm so excited about spring being so close. The other day we had a lovely warm spring day, only to be surprised by a massive snow storm the day after. Really now Canada?! It gives me hope though, those few above zero days when I can walk around the neighbourhood without a scarf or freezing toes :)

Up there are some things I'm really into right now/look forward to. First off: MTV's The Challenge. For those who don't know, it's a game show with people from The Real World shows. The boyfriend and I have been going through the seasons like crazy and right now we're at Battle of the Exes (and massively hoping that CT and Diem will get back together).

Yesterday we were running some errands and had to go to a mall that had a Target! Hooray! I picked up some beauty products and one of my favorites is my new St. Ives Oatmeal and Shea Butter lotion. I'm crazy about both lotion and oatmeal so it's a match made in heaven for me. It smells delicious, is not sticky at all and makes my skin nice and soft. While waiting at the mall my boyfriend got me this pink Vitamin Water. I thought it looked so pretty and it just made me smile. It also tasted good, which is another plus. I'm also obsessed with grapefruits and Starbursts! Omnomnom red and pink ones.

And last but not least I'm super excited about Amnesia Rock Fest :D it has one of the greatest line-ups ever including Alkaline Trio!! I really hope we get to go there. No never mind, we MUST go there.

Current loves: Cute Cinnamon Cookies and Canada!!

Current loves...

Fresh dates ♥ This  Fabulous Fashionistas ♥ I love... Strawberries and Milkshake body butter

  getting compliments on my nails ♥  fitting random clothes (but not buying anything) + taking selfies in the dressing room. Still kinda want that top... ♥

 ♥ This cute book by Emiri Hayashi I got for my baby niece ♥

Getting to see The Flatliners this Saturday!! ♥ pink and purple christmas decorations in the department stores ♥ wrapping presents

 getting my Visa for the USA! ♥ finally trying out my egg shapers

Apple pie tea ♥ cute  (and delicious) cinnamon cookies ♥

♥ Working on a mural while listening to cheesy christmas music ♥

 ♥ Aaaannnd... booking my ticket to Toronto! ♥

I am super excited to be leaving for Toronto on December 24th and spend some time with my boyfriend before going to Baltimore! It was kind of a spontaneous things, but I couldn't be more thrilled!! I better start stocking up on cute sweaters and scarves.. Before that I still have a massive load of school work to get done though... but it always helps when you have something to look forward to c:

I hope you are all doing well and staying warm ♥

Current loves: the most fluffy bunny and colorful cakes

This week's pretty pictures include The most fluffy bunny in the world, cute halloween tattoos and the prettiest treats! I have nothing else to add. Just hope this little collection of pictures will brighten your day :D ♥

Let me Brighten your Wednesday.

Today I got stopped by a cop on a bicycle for jaywalking. Needless to say, I freaked out. There would honestly be no way I would've been able to forgive myself for getting myself into the mess of having to pay for something unnecessary once again. But he let me go with just a warning! It made me so happy that I wanted to share some pretty/hilarious/witty/day brightening things with you guys as well:

Betsey Johnson's Pink Penthouse

These terrific ladies:

The Sex Crylebration

This is so open and honest and hilarious! I love you, Rookie.

This Ice Cream mirror by Bride and Wolfe

Tommy February6 - SUGAR ♥ ME

Have a delightful Wednesday!

Fall break re-cap!

Hello lovelies! I have returned from my fall break. Apparently I needed a little break from blogging, too. Let me share all the lovely things of my little break with you...

homemade applesauce with lots of cinnamon ♥ plaid shirts ♥ Taking care of a lot of paperwork/America being so so so close! ♥ finish knitting my scarf! ♥ cookie scented candles ♥ perfect sunny yet chilly fall days

Finding HUGE fly agarics! ♥ My first try at felting. It's so awesome! Especially when you're frustrated and all you want to do is stab someone. Like voo-doo with a cuter end result c: ♥ Last Cat Fish episode of season 2 ♥ finally watching Kick-ass 2 (lovelovelove it!)

cooking pumpkin dishes ♥ New boots!! I got some high black doc Martens! My first actual fall/winter boots in YEARS. I'm absolutely smitten with them. It's awesome how a new pair of shoes can make you feel soooo much better. Eeep! I'm still a little kid when it comes to getting new shoes. I'll wear them all day and put them in my room so I can look at them every few minutes ^.^ ♥ Collecting fall stuff in the woods and putting together a little 'fall table' in the living room

Having a shopping break. Okay, apart from the shoes (which were necessary because my feet were being ruined by old sneakers) I haven't went shopping for so long! For myself anyway. Only the necessary stuff. I kind of lost interest in shopping, and had to save money anyway. I only buy presents for others now and it feels amazing. ♥ the songs 'Wide open plain' by Doug Paisley, 'Ours' by Taylor Swift ♥ baking apple pie (and eating it, obviously)

Watching old home videos. Mainly of me doing some crazy dancing. I had no idea I used to dance so much lol ♥ Binge watching American Horror Story, my new obsession

hot chocolate ♥ watching Cats and Dogs with my little niece ♥ Working in the garden

♥ aaaaand.. dyeing my hair half pink half purple! ♥

Thank you all so much for all the congrats on my last post n.n I hope you will have a wonderful week.

Current Loves: Hello Kitty Halloween Donuts *__*

A short list of things that brighten up my regular Tuesday!

♥ Pink Wingtip Buckle Strap Ankle High Anarchic Boots - I'm IN LOVE with these shoes, but I can't find them anywhere in my size :c I'll keep my eyes open though...
♥ Baby Bats! How cute are these baby bats wrapped in little blankets? I can't even...
♥ Cute Trick or Treat ring - I don't know where this came from, but I want it.
♥ Hello Kitty Halloween Donuts - Three of my favorite things in one. My mind is blown.
♥ Pineapple Express - I'm on a roll with watching Seth Rogen movies. I've been meaning to watch this movie for FOREVER and now I finally did. It was awesome.
♥ Creepy cute halloween manicure - Get on my nails now plz.
♥ I Vant to Nibble your Neck button - Once again, don't know where it's from, but I need it in my life!

Have a wonderful Tuesday :)

Cupcake nails and summer dreams.

 Current loves...

Watching Pretty in Pink for the 100th time ♥ Chicken from the oven ♥ Alkaline Trio concert anticipation ♥ watching Sex and the City every weekday (I only just got into it and now I can't stop watching) ♥ Cupcake manicures 

Banana green tea, banana conditioner, BANANA EVERYTHING ♥ browsing lolita shoes ♥ wearing lolita shoes and feeling fierce ♥ making a list of things I want to do this summer

I never know how to spell 'picnic' right...

Hanging out on my balcony at night, listening to my neighbor's awesome music (and them singing along to it) ♥ New Burn Notice episodes! (final season though :c) ♥ heart shaped pasta I got from my friend Alette

 ♥ Being an inspirational POPster! ♥

I can't believe I only have one more week of 'real' classes left! Vacation still feels so far away right now. But I've been keeping a list of things I want to do this summer, just like I did last year, and that definitely helps to remind me of all those free days ahead and to push myself for just a few more weeks right now. Back to work now! Have a wonderful weekend n.n