SUNDAY DREAMING ... VALENTINES DAY

Valentine har aldri vært noe jeg har brydd meg så mye om. Jeg har alltid vært en fan av hverdagsromantikk, noe jeg spesielt setter pris på nå etter jeg og kjæresten flyttet inn sammen. Vi har feiret Valentins sammen de siste to årene nå, men det har egentlig aldri vært noe mer spesielt enn noen annen date-night. Jeg har i år ikke tenkt for mye på Valentine og alt rundt det, og hadde egentlig ikke planer om å blogge noe om det, men den siste uken har det liksom vært overalt. På hver blogg, Instagram, restaurantside og alt annet jeg har sjekket i det siste, har det vært noe som har med Valentine å gjøre. Det har derfor vært noe jeg har tenkt på og samlet litt inspirasjon til, siden det faktisk er nå neste lørdag, og siden jeg synes det er gøy å samle inspirasjon. Jeg vet at folk har mange forskjellige meninger om denne dagen, men for meg handler det bare om å ha en fin dag - sammen med de du er glad i (uansett om du er i et forhold eller ikke). Kle deg fint og gå ut hvis det er det du vil, eller sitt hjemme og nyt en take-away pizza. Det viktigste er trossalt å ha det gøy, og å sette pris på dine kjære.

Valentine has never been something I have been too into. I have always been a love of everyday romantic gestures, which is something I especially enjoy and take notice of after moving in together with my boyfriend. We have celebrated Valentines Day the last two years now, but it is not really anything more special than any other date-night. I have not given this years Valentines too much thought yet, and did really not think I would blog about it, but the last week it seems to have been everywhere. On every blog and Instagram, restaurant-pages and everything else - Valentines is there. So it has been something I have thought about and gathered some inspiration for, just because it is this Saturday, and I think it is fun to be inspired. I know people have a lot of different opinions about the "holiday", but I think that it should simply be a good day - spent with the ones you love (even if you are in a relationship or not). Dress up and go out if you want to, or stay in and order pizza. The most important thing is to have fun, and appreciate your loved ones. 

SUNDAY DREAMING ... PARADISE

Det er søndag og jeg sitter å drømmer meg bort. Denne siste uken har været her vært helt forferdelig - kaldt, windy og vått - og jeg lengter så mye etter paradis, med sol og palmetrær. Qatar-turen min er endelig bestilt, og jeg kan ikke vente med å reise tilbake. Spesielt i dag kunne jeg ønske jeg var der, ettersom det er pappa sin bursdag (gratulerer med dagen papi!). Det er nå mer enn en måned siden jeg sist så foreldrene mine, og jeg kommer ikke til å se dem før om to måneder til, i tillegg til at jeg ikke har vært i Qatar på nesten et år, så denne søndagen bruker jeg til å se på "paradise" bilder på Pinterest.

It's Sunday and I am dreaming. This last week the weather has been so awful here - cold, windy and wet - and I am longing so much for paradise, with the sun and palm trees. My trip to Qatar has finally been booked, and I really can't wait to go back. Especially today I would love to be there, as it is my dad's birthday (happy birthday daddy!). It is now more than one month since I last saw my parents, and I won't see them for two more months, and I have not been in Qatar in almost a year, so this Sunday I am spending on Pinterest, looking at amazing photos of "paradise":

SUNDAY DREAMING... LONDON FASHION WEEK

Søndager er (i mitt tilfelle) for å slappe av, vaske, jobbe og drømme meg litt bort. Derfor starter jeg et nytt ukentlig innlegg her på bloggen; "Sunday Dreaming". Med inspirasjon fra en ting jeg drømmer om/ har drømt om den siste uken, skal jeg dele litt bilder og tanker. Og for å starte det hele opp, ønsker jeg å ta noen minutter til å snakke om London Fashion Week.

Det er nå mindre enn en måned til London Fashion Week er på, og jeg er så utrolig spent! Jeg har brukt så mange år hjemme i Norge til å drømme om å delta på de store moteukene, og endelig er det min tur til å være en del av det. Heldigvis har jeg også min fantastiske bloggervenn Georgina her, så jeg slipper å gå alene. Vi skal delta på noen moteshow, middager og fester, og jeg ser virkelig frem til det hele. Jeg har begynt å bestille et par plagg online, og planlegge antrekkene mine nøye, og jeg prøver også å få så mye skolearbeid gjort som mulig, så jeg har uken / helgen helt fri. Når det kommer til antrekk, tenker jeg (som alltid) at komfort er det viktigste, og jeg vil ha på meg komfortable, klassiske antrekk, som lett kan bli forvandlet fra dag til natt. Som jeg nevnte, har jeg allerede bestilt meg noen plagg hjem, og jeg skal skrive litt mer om antrekk til LFW når det nærmer seg.

Sundays (in my case) are for relaxing, cleaning, working and dreaming a bit. That is why I am starting with a new weekly post here on my blog; "Sunday Dreaming". Featuring inspiration from one thing that I am dreaming about/ have been dreaming about this week. And to start it all up, I want to take a few minutes to talk about London Fashion Week. 

It is now less than a month until London Fashion Week is on, and I am so incredibly excited! I have spent so many years back home in Norway, dreaming about attending the big fashion weeks for so many years now, and finally it is my turn to be a part of it. Luckily, I also have my amazing blogger friend Georgina here, so I won't have to go alone. We will be attending some fashion shows, dinners and parties, and I am really looking forward to all of it. I have started ordering a few pieces online, planning my outfits carefully, and I am also trying to get as much school work done as possible, so I have the week/ weekend completely off. Outfit-vise, I am thinking that (as always) comfort is key, and I will be wearing comfortable, classy outfits, that can easily be transformed from day to night outfits. Like I said, I have already ordered some pieces, and I will do a post on more outfit-planning later, a bit closer to the start of LFW. 

(photos by Pinterest, follow me here)

SUNDAY INSPIRATION: REALISTIC

“2015; 

1. Sleep earlier, rise earlier - get off your phone, set a time, create a habit.

2. Read more - and not just shitty fanfics. Read them too. But read. Read classics, read newspapers, read magazines, read fictional books, read joke books. Just read.

3. Stay away from people who do not deserve you - you are worth a lot more. Fuck their shitty opinions.

4. Eat well - and I don’t mean diet. I mean, eat well. Eat healthy, indulge every once in a while, but don’t go overboard. Eat for your health and not for society.

5. Create a plan that will be enjoyable for exercise and just do it - no fucking around this year

6. Study well - an hour every single day. Just one hour of uninterrupted, that’s all it will take. Apprendre et travail dans Francais - Je ne sais pas si ce est juste, pardon a mon francais suiveurs

7. Pamper yourself- give yourself one hour. One hour a week to unwind. To week to wash your hair, leave in your conditioner, soak your skin, have a face mask, shave your legs, light some candles, drink some tea, put on nice smelling lotion and comfy pajamas, put on some nice music and sleep well.

8. Put in an effort - doing your hair nicely, putting on that clean change of clothes and a simple coat of mascara has a lot of power to make you feel a hell of a lot better

9. Learn new VOCAB - because why the fuck not? Write down your new words that you learn while reading, use them in conversations; expand your vocab, because when you are sitting in the exam room, you’ll be glad you have.

10. Plan an outing once a week - have something to look forward to, to be excited for. Experience new things.

11. Set small goals - 3 small things to do every day, and don’t sleep till you have them done. 3x365 knowledgeable achievements will be worth it - trust me

12. Meet new people - don’t be so quick to judge. 

13. Love yourself - I’m still trying to figure this one out, but I’m beginning to feel like I am worth it. 

14. Art - practice makes perfect. Work, and when you can’t work, learn. Discover artists and their pieces, their inspirations, their style. Document it. There is always something to do to improve, whether it be through practice or research.

15. Stick to these goddamn goals. 2015 will be the shit if I make it.”

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