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Friday Favorites

2012-02-10T12:06:00.000+01:00

Favorite place to be

Starbucks - or anything covered in snow would be awesome

Favorite animal

Bunny - I have a weak spot for them

Favorite waste of time

Watching DVD's - Such as grey's anatomy, the hills and the city

Favorite idea

Owning a type machine

Favorite way to spend valentine's day

Spending time with the person I love

Outfit of the day: winter colorblocking

2012-02-09T23:21:00.005+01:00

Just a quick outfit picture. This is what I wore underneath my coat in Amsterdam (see yesterday's post). I love the deep blue shade of the pants I'm wearing. They're definitely one of my favorite pants. It was freezing, so I also wore a blazer. In total 6 layers! And it was still really cold! Do you like my outfit?

Pants - Zara || Blouse - Vintage || Yellow top - Primark || Boots - H&M

Amsterdam

2012-02-08T10:25:00.001+01:00

On a cold winter day about a week ago I went to Amsterdam with my mum. We went to the '9 straatjes (9 streets)' for some vintage shopping. But unfortunately without any result. We went to one of my favorite stores: episode, but I think everything is just a bit too expensive. Same story for Laura Dolls: pretty things, but not for my budget. So we just walked around, the sun was shining and we had a lovely coffee. It was still an awesome day. I hope you like the pictures, have you ever been to Amsterdam?

Coat - H&M || Pants - Zara || Boots - H&M || Bag - Unknown

You are the writer of your life

2012-02-07T11:32:00.014+01:00

Annual leave is going by extremely fast. I can't believe it, the time is flying! And even though I didn't had the change to go abroad, I enjoyed my time here in the Netherlands. When you're flying around Europe for 5 days a week and spending most of your time in a hotel, the time you can actually spend at home with the ones you love is so much more valuable!

Fake fur hat - H&M || pants - bershka ||

Elegance is a question of personality, more than one's clothing

2012-02-06T18:48:00.000+01:00

I can't say it enough: I love the thriftstore! I found this blouse (originally from Primark) for only 2 euro. It was in perfect condition, so it had to come home with me. I originally wanted to wear it with a nude colored blazer, but since I forgot that one in my appartment (I'm at my mum's house right now) I had to wear this cardigan, which turned out to look okay. What do you think?

Cardigan - Vila || Shorts - H&M || Blouse - Thriftstore || Boots - Newlook

There's no such thing as love. It's a fantasy.

2012-02-05T15:10:00.000+01:00

Can you tell 500 days of summer is one of my favorite movies? I already spoke about it on my blog. I love the music, the film itself and the clothing a lot. And if you have seen the movie, did you noticed something?Summer Finn wears mainly blue! What do you think about that? Is there a color in your closet which you wear very often? A lot of the clothing used in the film is vintage, but not everything! Some of the items are from GAP, Old Navy and BCBG. Hope Hanafin is the costume designer of 500 days of summer, and what a great job! Summer Finn is wearing clothes that she could really afford (and so can we, 'normal people', and that's what I like about it).

I would love to own everything she is wearing in the film. I love the high waisted skirts and shorts and the lovely vintage (-inspired-) dresses a lot! Do you like the outfits? And which one is your favorite?

And for those of you who haven't seen 500 days of summer yet (shame on you!), here's a little bit of information why you SHOULD see it! (go run to the store now, or purchase it on the internet!)

The story:
Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't

Clear, isn't it? ;)

My week in -instagram- photo's

2012-02-04T12:04:00.001+01:00

What are your looking at?!

(From top to bottom, from left to right)

♥ Amazing view from my hotelroom in Liverpool and waiting for the airplane
♥ Cycling around in my hometown
♥ Daisy en first snowfall of 2012
♥ Thriftshopping in Amsterdam
♥ Swans close to my home
♥ And all of the sudden there was A LOT of snow

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AIFW Party: Miss Taylor

2012-02-03T19:21:00.000+01:00

I joined the miss taylor giveaway at Rowan's Blog: www.redreidinghood.com which I won :) I won two spots at the guest list of this event. Thanks again girl! The night was fabulous, the music was awesome and I really loved this party. Thanks again Rowan!

Dress - Zara || Heels - H&M || Collar - H&M

Friday Favorites

2012-02-02T08:53:00.000+01:00

And it's time for another Friday Favorites! Where do you find your inspiration? Do you read books, magazines, blogs or find it on TV? Personally, I love the internet. I don't care a lot about the celebrities (exception: zooey deschanel and olivia palermo) but I do love to see how the 'normal' people dress and decorate their houses.

Favorite outfit

This summerlook - I would love to have the blazer, the skirt, the belt, EVERYTHING!

Favorite hair

Bows - Good idea for the upcomming spring season!

Favorite feeling

Summer + Paris + Floral dress = perfect ingredients?

Favorite dream

San Fransico - by summer, winter, I don't care. I want to go there!

Favorite notebook

Paris themed - because the front of the book itself is already inspirational.

Favorite music

The temper trap - sweet disposition - Need to say more?

The sources of all the pictures are from www.weheartit.com. Visit that website, it's great when you're in the need for inspiration :)

A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes

2012-02-01T15:56:00.005+01:00

Just a really short outfit post today. I was at my mum's house and do you know the feeling when you have a closet full of clothes, you have no idea what to wear? That's what happend to me today, and it's something which is happening very often lately. So I figured that shorts with a blouse is a perfect combination. I went to the thriftstore and bought two small books about Venice and Vienna, since I'm going back in a couple of weeks. :)

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Shorts - H&M || Blouse - H&M || Anke Boots - New Look || Blazer - Primark

Style File (2) Becky Lou Filip

2012-01-31T15:31:00.002+01:00

It has been a while since I last made a post about Becky Lou Filip. I love her music and her outfits, so it's time to show you some updates.

Haven't you heard of Becky before? Please check out my previous post of Becky Lou Filip :) And don't forget to check out her music below, she has an amazing voice!

Becky Filip
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We are shaped and fashioned by what we love

2012-01-29T21:45:00.002+01:00

Goodevening dear readers!

I would like to thank you again for all the sweet comments and for those who took the effort to follow my blog. I really appreciate it! And if you have any suggestions or tips to make my blog more fun to read, please let me know! :)

And finally, I'm having my annual leave. I'm not going abroad unfortunately but I still enjoy my time off. If you have any nice ideas for me what I can do during my annual leave, let me know! :)

And now back to my outfit: I bought this sweater last year and still love it. I guess it's because of the flowers, I'm a floral person, a girly girl :) I wanted to make it a little bit more edgy with the FAKE(!) leather pants. You think it worked out?

Sweater - h&m ? euro || fake leather pants - h&m || anke booties - zara

Fashion is never in crisis because clothes are always necessary

2012-01-28T21:08:00.017+01:00

Do you like to visit thriftstores? I love it. It's like a treasure hunt. Searching trough all the clothes and eventually and hopefully finding that one very special item. And I can tell you, I got lucky so many times! I own a lot of things from the thriftstore. From a very special tommy hilfiger sweater and my beloved vintage Levi's shorts but also a lot of things from brands I have never heard of before. I sometimes buy things who are actually too big for me, but which I can wear 'oversized'. And sometimes, when I'm really lucky, I find something which is actually my size. And that's the story about this outfit. Both the shorts and the top/jumper wear EXACTLY my size! I'm so happy with both items! Do you like my outfit?

Top - Vintage 3 euro || Shorts - Vintage 2,50 euro || Anke booties - Zara 19 euro || Scarf - primark 4 euro
This outfit was in total 28,50 euro

Friday Favorites

2012-01-27T23:12:00.002+01:00

Since I don't have the time to post an outfit everyday, I figured it might be fun to share some inspirational pictures, music and movies with you. And why not doing that on friday, and name it 'friday favorites'?

I love to browse around the internet and look for amazing pictures and music. I've got so much of them on my computer, it's amazing! I prefer it right now more than reading a book. I hope you like this new subject on my blog. Let me know what you think :)

Favorite Actress

Zooey Deschanel - Do I need to say more?

Favorite place to be

The beach - on a beautiful, sunny and warm day.

Favorite dream

Going to Paris - and discover the beautiful city.

Favorite inspiration

Audrey Hepburn - the looks, everything is amazing

Favorite cute picture

Cats - I love cat AND dogs equally! How about you?

Favorite music

Twice - Little Dragon - Thanks to my boyfriend.

Sources: www.weheartit.com

Kindness is always fashionable

2012-01-26T20:52:00.003+01:00

Just a really quick snap shot of my outfit from a week ago. I'm extremely happy with my new lens for my camera, the quality of the pictures is so much better nowadays! My boyfriend, who I finally told about my blog, was kind enough to take some pictures for me. Also, the tripod is making it so much easier as well! I'm finally able to take pictures myself :)

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I only need to fly to Liverpool tonight, will go back tomorrow and then I have my annual leave! I'm really looking forward to my annual leave, I worked hard lately and can use a little bit of rest with both of my feet on the ground. The pictures which you see above are from a trip to Teesside of all places. The first one is on our way to Teesside, somewhere above the UK. The first officer took the second picture from the cockpit. This was on our way back to Amsterdam the next day. The view was absolutely AMAZING! We also flew to Trondheim and I was hoping to see some of the Northern Light. But unfortunately we arrived and depart too early. Hopefully I can see it next time.

Blouse - Primark 5 euro || Pants - primark 11 euro || Anke booties - Zara 19 euro || scarf - primark 4 euro
Totally spend on this outfit: 39 euro

Zooey Deschanel

2012-01-25T19:56:00.001+01:00

As I already mentioned a couple of times on The Fashion Moodboard, I love Zooey deschanel as an actor, a blogger, a singer and most of all as a fashionable gal. She's my girl crush! It all started when I saw [500] days of summer in the cinema almost two (or is it three?) years ago. I love the movie so much that I went to the cinema twice. As soon as it came out on DVD, I bought it and watched it for another 6 or 7 times. And I never get bored. Besides the story of Summer and the way the movie was filmed, I loved the clothes! She looks awesome in every single outfit!

After 500 days of summer, I watched a couple of other movies from Zooey and liked them all, but not as much as I loved 500 days of summer. And right now she's playing in a new serie: New Girl. I only saw the screencaps on her fanpage, but haven't seen the serie yet. It sounds really good and the pictures look great.

Zooey in 'real-life' is known for her 60's inspired style and owns a lot of beautiful dresses and vintage clothing. As a vintage lover myself, I like a lot of her outfits! She looks amazing in the dresses and shorts with cute blouses.

Besides that, her hair is AMAZING! Can you tell she inspires me a lot?

Zooey's Tumblr
Zooey's Twitter
Zooey's Blog
Zooey's Music

Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.

2012-01-23T10:03:00.004+01:00

Goodmorning dear readers,
I hope you are all doing fine on this monday. Is everybody back to work? I certainly am! I'm going via Marseille to Teesside tonight. Tomorrow back, so it's a short trip for me, but a long work week: six days.

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I started yesterday with a Milan Malpensa up and down. We drank a lovely cappuccino at the airport, since we had a lot of time in between. It's a shame we don't nightstop in Milan, I would love to see the city and the fashion. And the sight of the alpes during the climb out with the aircraft was extremely beautiful!

I took these pictures in my hotelroom in Venice. This is what I wore during a drink at night in Venice and during my stay in Vienna, I will show you those pictures tomorrow. Sometimes I miss my 9 to 5 work, but most of the time (about 99% I think) I love my job as a cabin attendant. My work makes it able to see the most beautiful places in Europe and fly extremely cheap all over the world. I would never get bored of Europe, there are so many beautiful places to see!

Dress - Primark 11 euro || blazer - thrifted 4 euro || ankle boots - zara 19 euro

What I wore in Venice

2012-01-21T15:46:00.005+01:00

With temperatures just above zero and with a lot of wind, it felt like it was freezing, eventhough the sun was shining. So I decided to wear my fake(!) leather pants with a warm jumper and a grey circle scarf. It amazes me that it is actually possible to go outside the Netherlands and still have the same weather, eventhough you're miles away. And Italy, come on? Maybe it's because Venice is "close" to the alpes. Don't know, but it was COLD! 'Nuff said, the sun made it a little bit more comfortable to be outside. And I still would like to have some snow here in the Netherlands. Or should I just go to Sweden instead? I'll go there in two weeks :)

Fake leather pants - h&m || jumper - h&m || coat - h&m (secondhand)

Venice

2012-01-20T10:49:00.008+01:00

Warning: Picture overload!

Have you ever been to Venice? Last week was my first time. We were extremely lucky: the sun was shining all day. We walked via the rialto bridge to the San Marco square. I really liked San Marco, it was beautiful! I would love to go back to Venice, and I would even consider to go there for a holiday. We only fly to Venice during the winter period (from october till march). In the summer, the 'main' airline is flying to Venice. But I think the winter period is also really good for a visit.

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Outfit of the day

2012-01-18T11:59:00.002+01:00

Gosh, only 5 more followers until I reach 400! That's amazing! I would like to thank each and every follower of this blog for their support :) It's so great to read all your lovely comments and really makes blogging worthwhile.

I just came back from my Venice/Vienna trip and have a bunch of pictures to share with you. Venice is one of the destinations which I would like to visit for a holiday as well. It was an amazing trip!

And now back to the outfit of the day which I took a week ago. I made these pictures with my new 50mm lens and am really, really happy with it!

Blouse - primark 5 euro || pants - zara 30 euro || cardigan - forever 21 || boots - h&m 30 euro

Purple rain

2012-01-14T14:17:00.000+01:00

I'm in the middle of packing my suitcase for my Venice - Vienna trip because I'm leaving tonight. Besides that, I'm cleaning the house, have a bunch of clothes in the washing machine, change the bed sheets and blogging around. Multitasking right? Well, not really. I'm now stuck behind my laptop reading other blogs. While I can do other things :)

But I just wanted to share you my outfit and some good news: I finally have my 50mm f1.8 lens! It arrived yesterday at my mum's house all the way from China. My precious baby. I'll take it with me to Venice ofcourse! So stay tuned!

Pants - H&M 10 euro || Blouse - thrift 2,50 euro || Boots - H&M 30 euro || Hat - H&M sale 3 euro

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Walking in the sunlight

2012-01-13T11:10:00.000+01:00

Had a great morning in Marseille where I walked around in the sunlight. I'm back home now, enjoying my time off. I'll be going to Venice tomorrow and really looking forward to that! So if you have some tips for me, don't hesitate to share them! :)

This outfit is from a couple of days ago. Ofcourse it is too cold to go outside like this, but the light inside was too bad to take pictures. There is no sign of winter here in the Netherlands, what is going on? I'm looking forward for some snow and ice, I would love to go out for some iceskating! So pretty please, send us a little bit (I repeat A LITTLE BIT) of snow. Thank you! :)

Shirt - primark, shorts - thrifted, boots - newlook

And last but not least: the fountain in Aix en Provence :)

Mellow Yellow

2012-01-12T11:38:00.001+01:00

I dyed my hair light brown! I thought it was time for a change. It is almost my natural hair color (I'm a dark blonde), so hopefully I don't need to dye it again. What do you think? I like it that I can wear yellow now! Don't think yellow looks good on you when you're blonde. I love this color!

Sweater - h&m in sale for 5 euro || jeans - h&m 10 euro

Outfit of the day

2012-01-09T16:52:00.002+01:00

A glimpse of sunshine in the most-of-the-time-cloudy Teesside. Praise the Lord!

Just a really quick outfit post from a couple of days ago. This dress is an old one from H&M trend and is actually one of my favourite dresses. I'm having a nightstop at home right now and going to Marseille tomorrow. Can't wait, my boyfriend is there as well :-) And I just came back from Basel, a new nightstop on our rosters. It was such a nice hotel! I want to go back to Basel a.s.a.p :)

Dress - h&m, boots - newlook, blazer - forever21, bag - primark

Winter in Trondheim

2012-01-08T23:53:00.000+01:00

The whole dutch landscape was covered in snow exactly twelve months ago. It was freezing and everything was irregulated. Now, twelve months later, when you expect the same thing during the winter (snow and temperatures below zero) it is exactly the opposite: it feels and looks like we have autumn in winter.

And one of the many things I love about my job is the fact that I can be in a completely different country. Last week, I got called out of my standbye to fly to Trondheim and had a nightstop over there. So finally, away from the rain and storm in the Netherlands, and set foot in a thick layer of snow in Trondheim. One of those many things I like about Norway: snow!

I hope you like the pictures!

xoxo
Shalane

Would you fancy a cup of tea, dear?

2012-01-07T10:37:00.001+01:00

"vintage" dress + tea time = perfect.
I bought this Primark dress two weeks ago for only 7 euro. Such a bargain! Primark recently opened their third store in my good old hometown Zaandam! And since I don't fly to the UK very often anymore this is absolutely perfect for me! I'm a big fan of primark. Can you tell?

Dress - primark, boots - zara, blazer - h&m

I took these pictures in my hotelroom in Luxembourg. It was raining cats and dogs and we only headed outside to grab some lunch. Once back in my hotelroom, I dyed my hair. Will show you the results tomorrow :-)

Wish you all a lovely day! For me it's time to work! Back in three days. :)

2012-01-06T10:24:00.002+01:00

One more great way to start this new year 'GREEN'. Recycle old and broken lamps in to this fun way to show off pretty flowers!

The first outfit of 2012

2012-01-03T11:50:00.001+01:00

I'm blogging from Luxembourg right now. I got called out of my reserve duty for a three day trip with nightstops in Luxembourg and Trondheim. And lucky me, I've got plenty of time over here. The pickup today is at 5 PM which is giving me almost 6 more hours to spend here in the city :) So while I'm waiting for the other crewmembers to get ready for our little citytrip, I am working on my blog. I took these pictures yesterday and made them all by myself (usually my mum helps me out). I bought a tripod recently and this really makes it so much easier to take some pictures! I also bought a 50mm 1.8 lense on ebay, which hopefully will arrive in one or two weeks. And a remote control is also on my way! Can't wait! :-)

The burgundy (it really is burgundy!) sweater is from a local thriftstore and is actually a vintage(?) tommy hilfiger! Love it. It still looks so good and it's really comfortable to wear!

I'm wearing my all-time favourite H&M boots. I actually wanted real 'vintage' ones but those are hard to find in my size. Besides that, the only thing I don't really like buying vintage are shoes. You never know who wore them...

And last but not least: the shorts are also vintage LEVI's bought in the local thrifstore for only 2,50. They were a little bit too big but the washing machine helps alot :) And now they fit perfectly!

New years resolutions and outfit

2012-01-02T10:30:00.004+01:00

A new year means new resolutions! Since I love making lists I figured it would be fun to make some new years resolutions. This year with a special meaning: I would like to make the world better starting with myself.

With the whole climate f.cked up nowadays and a lot of trash outside on the sidewalks, with all the trafic on the streets and the airplanes flying over I figured that the world can use a little bit of help. And since my blog has some pageviews a day I would like to inspire you guys as well to make the world better.

Most of the blog readers are around a certain age (I think around 20 years old, excuse me if you're older/younger) which is giving them hopefully a lot of years to enjoy this world. Keep that in mind and think that you actually CAN do something! How? Just read my new years resolutions and think about it. Small things can make a difference too you know :-)

Top - primark 8 euro || shorts h&m 10 euro || boots new look 15 euro
~~(my boyfriend was on the picture too, but I'm not quite sure if he would like to be on my blog. Since he doesn't know I own a blog at all ;))~~

New years resolutions 2012

* Stop using plastic bags
And use a very fashionable cotton one instead! Are you, like me, always accepting that every store puts your new goodies into a plastic bag? And do you throw them away afterwards? This is also applicable to groceries. As from the first of january 2012 I'll bring my own COTTON bag and do not accept the plastic ones anymore in the shops. And when it comes to grocery shopping, this is also a way of saving money (eventhough they are only 0,15 cents each, but still ;)). Want to know what plastic can do to the nature? Check by clicking HERE. I actually was inspired by this new years resolution by my old colleague and friend Merel with her blog"DE GROENE MEISJES". Check out her blog. They are writing in dutch but it's such a great blog about vegetarian food and other make-the-world-a-better-place goodies :)

* Stop buying/wasting bottles of water
I drink a lot of water, especially on board the aircraft. We carry tons of plastic bottles of water. And each crew member takes one to the hotel as well. Unfortunately, we throw them away afterwards. Why not keeping one bottle of water and refilling it, instead of taking a new bottle every single time? My boyfriend is working on a project when it comes to water bottles used in the airline industry. As soon as the project is growing, I would tell you more about it (if he approves it ofcourse). So in 2012, I'm keeping my own water bottle, clean and refill it every time instead of taking a new bottle every time. This has also to do with the waste of plastic, mentioned in the resolution above this one.

* Eating more vegetarian food
I haven't been a big fan of meat since I was a little girl, but I like a hamburger every now and then. The last couple of months I started to eat more meat replacers because my boyfriend is a (part time unfortunately) vegetarian as well. I don't miss the meat at all I must say. I'm thinking about becomming a complete vegetarian but am not quite sure yet. I need to think about a good diet. I lost some weight the lost months and completely stop eating meat is not going to help to gain weight I'm afraid. Untill then, in 2012 I'm going to eat more meat replacers and if I'm buying meat, it should be BIO meat, to make sure the animal has had a good life.

* Using the public transport and my bike more often
Gass is expensive. The taxes for a car are expensive. A car itself is expensive. And it's not very good for the nature. Since the location of my house is perfect when it comes to public transport to the airport or to the big city as Amsterdam, I'm going to use my bike and the public transport a lot more in 2012.

* Be active
Unfortunately I'm getting out of breath really quickly nowadays. Don't really know how I let that happen, but it's time to do something about it. As I mentioned in the resolution above this one, I'm going to use my bike more often! It's time to start moving :)

* Eat more healthy in general
No more salty products, no more quick visits to the junkfood palace, no more pizza's (Big BOOHOO!) and eating more vegetables and fruits. Yes people, this is one of the well known resolutions which is very hard to do. I'm a cabin attendant, I lead a relatively busy life and don't have a standard eating time. This one is going to be hard! But I'm going to do my utmost in 2012 to eat healtier food!

* STOP drinking redbull
I'm a huuuuuuuuuuuuuge fan of redbull. Since I don't drink any coke or coffee at all, so when I first discovered the high level of energy I'm having after drinking it, I became an addict to the stuff. I usually drink one can of redbull a day. But this needs to stop. I need to find other sources (read: food) to gain more energy. (Big BOOHOO again!) I'm a REAL addict, so this one is going to be difficult. Had my very redbull yesterday. Bye bye redbull!

And then the other ones which are not applicable to make the world better, but to make it more fun:
* Blogging a lot more
Need to say more?

* Spending more time with my boyfriend
Since we both work in the airline industry and are both away for a couple of days a week, it's sometimes difficult to see eachother. But let's make time to take a look at our rosters and plan some things so we can be together.

* Going to Cuba and Thailand/Cambodia with my boyfriend
Upcomming holiday plans: going to cuba a week as from the 28th of january. And we're going to travel around in Asia (thailand/cambodia) in the summer. We have three weeks of holiday then.

* Stop buying unnecessary things
I'm a spender, need to say more? It's time to change!

* Taking my mum to Venice and to NYC
It has been her dream since a long time, so why not make it happen?

* Spending more time with my loved ones in REAL LIFE (not on facebook!)
I spend too much time on facebook. Real life is so much more fun!

* Salsa dancing
I already had some salsa dancing classes and I want to improve my skills. Maybe a salsa bootcamp will help me :) And I need to dance in Cuba too!

* Becomming a member of a public library
I want to become smarter :) And I like the smell of old books :)

* Playing the piano
Improving my skills even more. I love playing the piano.

Happy new year kids!

Belated christmas outfit

2012-01-01T14:07:00.003+01:00

"Better late than never?"

Eventhough christmas is almost a week ago, I thought it was time to show you my special christmas outfit. I bought the creme lace dress two weeks ago in Zara, Brussels. I wanted to wear something which was comfortable yet classic with a 'vintage' twist. I always find it difficult to find real vintage dresses. Most of them are too big for me (the dresses I like are most of the time size 10 or up, which I don't fit). So this one from zara is brandnew but looks vintage. Just the way I like it ;)

How did you guys spend your days of christmas? I came back from work at christmas eve, but was too tired to go to the church and was too late for dinner. We actually flew back that evening from Edinbrough with only 8 passengers on board the aircraft. We gave them champagne and played christmas song. It was a really nice flight, all the 8(!) passengers were so friendly :-)

The first day of christmas (we actually have two days of christmas in the netherlands, 25 and the 26th of december, but don't ask me why...) I spend in the north of the Netherlands (friesland) with my boyfriends family. We played games, prepared the dinner and sang christmas carols. It was a really nice and fun night.

The second day of christmas was at my mum's house, also with my boyfriend. We played the piano, drove around in the car to see how other people decorated their homes and prepared a lovely dinner as well. :)

I couldn't have wished for a better christmas. :)

Happy new year!

2011-12-31T22:27:00.001+01:00

Only an hour and a half left in 2011. I wish you all the very best in 2012. May all your wishes come true.

Shalane.

Overview of 2011 september - december

2011-12-30T20:50:00.000+01:00

Overview of 2011 may - august

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Overview of 2011 january - april

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Want to see more? Click on the archive and find the month you're looking for! :) The next overview will be uploaded tomorrow. :)

Webstagram

2011-12-27T13:57:00.001+01:00

My week in instamgram pictures. Lots of christmas photo's. I love the winter vibe and all the pretty lights

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Torp Sandefjord

2011-12-25T11:36:00.003+01:00

Coat - zara, Pants - mango, Boots - won with a giveaway (HUB)

I spend the day before christmas in Torp-Sandefjord, Norway. Where unfortunately was no snow at all. Remember these pictures? I took almost the same a year ago. I had my very first nightstop in Torp-Sandefjord when I just started working as a cabin attendant. Now, almost a year later, I came back. This time without snow, but with the same feelings. I truly love Norway and the beautiful nature and people. I walked around, watched the sunrise, did some last minute christmas shopping and took some lovely pictures near the bay.

Want to see more of Torp? Use the 'european city guide' button on top of this page! And follow me throughout Europe :)

And again on this first day of christmas, joyeux noelle! :) Yesterday on board the aircraft we also had a lot of fun. :)

Christmas greetings

2011-12-24T10:48:00.004+01:00

I wish you all a very mery christmas and a lovely new year! That all your wishes may come true :)

Luxembourg

2011-12-21T22:47:00.000+01:00

Went to a christmas market last week in Luxembourg. We were there for two days and had lots of fun. It's so funny to see the christmas markets all around europe, while it's a real german thing. We also went to a store called 'maisons du monde' which is one of my favourite home/interior shops outside the Netherlands. A really must go! :)

Outfit of the day

2011-12-16T23:05:00.000+01:00

Blouse - thrift E2 || Jeans - thrift E1 || Boots - H&M E29,95 || Jacket - H&M E10 || Scarf - primark E7

Just a simple and relaxed outfit. These pictures were taken really quickly because I had to rush for work. I went on a 5 day trip and will show you some pictures later this week.

On route to Monaco

2011-12-11T10:52:00.001+01:00

Blouse - thrift E2,50 | jeans - H&M E9,95 | Shoes - thrift E2

A couple of weeks ago I had a great nightstop in Nice with plenty of time. We rented a scooter and went to Monaco to enjoy a glimps of the rich and famous. I actually enjoyed the ride to Monaco more than Monaco itself. It was extremely beautiful. The sky was clear and the sun was shining. It was around 20 degrees, so wearing a blazer was enough on the scooter. When we got back in the evening we went to an amazing restaurant: la bella excuse. I had a lovely pasta dish. This was one of the best days on route since I started as a cabin attendant. :)

Marseille (Aix en Provence)

2011-12-09T21:44:00.000+01:00

Dress - thrift 2 euro | shoes - newlook 15 euro | coat - jane norman 70 euro

Went to a christmas market in Aix en Provence (close to Marseille, France). We drank lovely gluhweihn and had dinner in the old town. It was a lovely day! Hope you like the pictures.

The burgundy sweater

2011-12-06T08:33:00.004+01:00

Sweater - thrifted 3,00 || Blouse - thrifted 1,80 || Jeans - h&m 9,95 || Boots - H&M 29,95

Remember my previous shopping post? This is my tommy hilfiger thrifted sweater, one of my best thrifts in a long time :-) It looks more bright red on the picture than it is in real life. It really is a burgundy color and I love it :)

My annual leave is almost over and I'm looking forward to go to work. I'm going to Marseille, or actually Aix and Provence for work, which is besides nice and bologna also one of my favourite destinations. It's Aix and Provence where I met my boyfriend. Or well, it was actually Toulouse, but we nightstopped in Aix together. :-)

And if you are interested in my work and the places I visit: please click on 'european city guide' on top of this page. It's my new project and I would love to hear your opinion!

And btw, it was time to 'chop' a little bit of my hair. Unfortunately the hairdresser didn't understand the word ' little' . So I lost about 10 cm of my hair :(

I've seen the fire and I've seen the rain

2011-12-05T11:16:00.004+01:00

Blouse - thrift €2 || Shorts - DIY || Blazer - H&M €20 (sale) || Boots - H&M €29,95

I recently discovered the singer/songwriter Birdy! The title of my blog post is from one of her songs. I can listen to her all day, she has the perfect sound which is making me kind of jealous. Look her op on spotify or youtube and let me know what you think of her :)

And about the project: I'm doing alright, haven't bought clothes, only necessary things. :)

Going out

2011-12-04T10:10:00.003+01:00

Leather shorts - episode 30,- || blouse - vintage 10,-

What do you wear when you go out in the night? This was my outfit last week. The bf and I went out for some salsa dancing. Do you guys dance?

Welcome to my home

2011-12-03T10:51:00.004+01:00

Jeans - Only €?|| Waistcoat - vintage € 7,50 || Boots - H&M € 29,95 || Scarf - H&M €?

Noticing the first signs of Christmas decoration? Anyway, welcome to my home in the beautiful Haarlem. Will show you more pictures soon :) What do you think of my outfit? I found this waistcoat in the local thriftstore. It was actually part of a 2 in 1 blazer (hard to explain, but waistcoat + bolero) and only 7,50 euro! Such a bargain! :-)

At my mum's house

2011-12-02T11:18:00.006+01:00

Sweater - thrift € 12 || Jeans - only €? || Boots - H&M € 29,95

At my mum's house, where I still have my good, old and very beloved DIY walk in closet. I have too much clothes to keep them all in my tiny house in Haarlem, so that's why I still have a lot of (summer) clothes at my mum's place. Will show you my own house in Haarlem soon!

The project

2011-12-01T11:00:00.023+01:00

When I started this blog almost 18 months ago it was my ultimate goal to show you how it is to live on a budget. No fancy brands, no expensive items, just a girl-next-door who's living on a budget and wants to show you that you actually can find great things when you don't have a lot of money.

But my blog also turned me in to a little shopaholic, always out and about looking for new items for on my blog. Spending too much money every month and not thinking about my new purchases.

So it's time for a change! Eventhough I have a really good job and I am sort of able to buy new things, I want to live on a budget again. This is my list:

♥ Sell clothes on a fleamarket in order to get money
♥ Sell my blackberry (because I also have an Iphone)
♥ Write down all my purchases
♥ Don't buy expensive food/drinks when out for work
♥ Bring my own food/drinks to work
♥ Stop buying expensive magazines, instead: read a book
♥ Use my 13th month money on my creditcard
♥ When it comes to grocery shopping: only buy cheap food
♥ Use my bike more instead of the train
♥ Save money for my holiday

And most important:
In december: I can't buy clothes!

So how can I inspire you girls and guys, my dear readers: to spend LESS money? I will show you everything I have spend this month. I try to make nice outfits with the clothes I already have and will take you with me (in pictures) to the fleamarket where I'm going to sell clothes. What do you think? Like my project?

And some other good news, you can now visit my blog by simple enter:

www.thefashionmoodboard.COM

Thrift shopping

2011-11-30T10:03:00.004+01:00

Payday + holiday = thriftshopping! And I got lucky today! What do you think of the burgundy tommy hilfiger knitted sweater? And the levi's shorts? I've been looking for the perfect levi's for a long time and found these in the local thriftstore. I think everything looks pretty good together as well ^^.

By the way, this is post number 200 :) Yay!

Casual

2011-11-29T17:02:00.000+01:00

Cardigan - Vila € 26,95 || Jeans - H&M € 9,95 || Top - Zara € 14,95 || Boots - H&M € 29,95

Just another casual look during these cold and windy autumn days. What do you think of the new lay-out and header? Like it? I figured it was time for a change, so here it is. Just a small one. And I'll post smaller pictures in the future in stead of the big ones. :)

Inspiriation

2011-11-28T13:58:00.000+01:00

Splitscreen: A Love Story from James W Griffiths on Vimeo.

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

Two amazing video's I want to share.

New in

2011-11-27T13:51:00.002+01:00

Went to the local thriftstore (noppes, zaandam) and bought three lovely items. The bodywarmer is from h&m and was only € 2,50 and brandnew. The dress was € 2,80 and from river island (good for the summer, not really for the temperatures right now) and the blazer/waistcoat was € 7,50 and is vintage. Like it?

Sleep a little, dream a lot

2011-11-26T13:49:00.000+01:00

Sweater - thrift, shorts - zara, boots - h&m

Bought this handmade(?) vintage sweater a couple of weeks ago in the local thriftstore. It's very comfortable to wear, but maybe next time with some leather or denim shorts. And can you tell I love my new boots? :)

Day over Toulouse in polaroid pictures

2011-11-25T11:31:00.000+01:00

1) Posing at the 'main' square in Toulouse. Strange pose due to funny chineze tourists who were making fun of me (boohoo!)
2) A little square in Toulouse where they have the best cakes!
3) Amazing restaurant
4) We had an amazing late lunch/early diner in this restaurant. They 'grilled' my beef steak in a wooden oven. Delicious! And they have amazing red wines!
5) Capitoleum
6) At the river side where we had another wine.

Eventhough the weather wasn't amazing (but hey, the temperature was ok-ish and there was no rain :) ) it was a really good day! In the evening we watched a dutch movie at the co pilots hotelroom, it was a lot of fun! :)

Nuremberg

2011-11-24T19:46:00.000+01:00

Coat - H&M (thrift), Jeans - H&M, Boots - H&M, faux fur scarf - H&M
It was a luvely day in Nuremberg! We arrived really early and had a really good german lunch (schnitzel!) and a nice beer. Unfortunately the christmas markets (weihnachtsmarkt) weren't open, but we still enjoyed the 'christmass vibe' the city has.

Petit dejeuner in Toulouse

2011-11-22T00:51:00.001+01:00

Just sayin' hello from Toulouse after a day full of delays and cancelations due to the foggy weather in Amsterdam. But we've made it! I have my day over in Toulouse tomorrow! Only the forcast isn't really good: 13 degrees and showers of rain. Boo!

Out and about

2011-11-20T15:22:00.001+01:00

Cardigan - vila, pants - sanwich, boots - new look, bag - unknown

Just another outfit from a few days back. And yes of course I'm wearing a winter coat (the blue one which you have seen before) :)

Layers

2011-11-18T12:05:00.000+01:00

Lammy jacket - H&M, jeans - h&m, boots - h&m, blouse - h&m, cardigan - zara

Went out for some grocery shopping and had to wear many layers to stay warm. The wind feels like knifes cutting in your face. But it should improve anytime soon hopefully. I can't wait to go to Toulouse on sunday. I have a really nice roster with a day over. So if you have some tips for Toulouse, please share (may not be too expensive though :))

High school look

2011-11-17T11:29:00.001+01:00

Jeans - H&M, Blouse - vintage, Sweater - H&M, Boots - H&M

Can you tell I love cropped knitted sweaters over blouses and combined with a nice pair of jeans. This is one of my favourite pair of jeans, they are the really cheap (€ 9,95) ones from h&m and fit me perfectly. I'm still very much in love with my new boots. Very warm and comfortable. It's getting colder here, so they are perfect for the dutch winters.

Anyway, reserve duty is over. Only got called out for one nightstop in Zurich, and now have two days off. Maybe I'll go thriftshopping later this afternoon. What are your plans for the upcomming 'weekend'?

Overspending

2011-11-15T19:30:00.001+01:00

Blazer - H&M, jeans - only, tee - h&m, boots - h&m, scarf - h&m, coat - zara

While temperatures are dropping and almost reaching the freezing point, I'm sitting at home still waiting to be called for work. My hair and make up ready for the moment I'm getting called out for a flight. I didn't do much today. Sit around, watching TED and reading about how to live on a budget. With the time passing I'm starting to realise I need to spend less money on clothing and food. It's too easy nowadays to buy a sandwhich at an expensive coffee corner or to buy a short which you actually don't need. I'm not sure, but I think I spend way, way too much money on things I don't really need. What I do need is a vacation, so that's what I'm going to safe money for. Me and the bf want to go to Brazil by the end of january and want to go backpacking in Asia during the summer of 2012. Big plans worth lots of money what I don't really have at this moment. But things can change, and that's what I'm going to do from now on. Who's with me? :)

And for the fashion related part of my blog: this is my wintercoat from last year. I'm still really pleased with it. It's classic, comfortable and extremely warm (L).

Be and stay creative

2011-11-15T11:36:00.000+01:00

Somebody that I used to know

2011-11-12T19:16:00.001+01:00

Jeans - only, Blouse - h&m, Knitted sweater - h&m, boots - h&m

Time for reserve duty again. I've been working like crazy lately, and passed my one yearly recurrent exam for my job :). So being at home, sitting and waiting next to my phone to get called out for a flight is not bad this time. Finally some time to update my blog. I'm missing it! :)

I'll show you soon some nice pictures of the places where I've been. Upcomming is a day over in Toulouse and some really nice nightstops in Marseille and Nuremberg. Let me know if you have some tips!

Going back to the fashion related part of the blog: what you do think of my new boots? Bought them at H&M yesterday and loving them ever since! They are a bit rough but I think they are perfect to combine with jeans or a dress/skirt/shorts. Let me know! :)

Also noticed my hair color? It's a bit darker again. I'm not going brown again, but this shade of dark blonde looks a little bit better (at least, that's what I think) for the upcomming winter season!

Song of the day: Somebody that I used to know - Gotye

xoxo

Autumn in Trondheim

2011-10-26T11:10:00.000+02:00

Coat - Jane norman, Jeans - H&M, Boots - H&M

Welcome in Trondheim, Norway! I love to go to Sweden and Norway and this was my very first time in Trondheim and I absolutely loved it! It was really cold (only 3 degrees), but there was no wind, no rain (or snow) and clear skies, so with some layering it was actually pretty comfortable outside! We walked around and payed a visit to an amazing church. We also went to a fort, with an amazing view over the city of Trondheim. We had a lovely hot tea over there and continued our tour to the Égon restaurant which is located in a tower on top of a hill and it's rotating! The floor of the restaurant is spinning one round in an hour, so you're able to see Trondheim in 360 degrees! That was pretty awesome!

Hopefully I'll be back in Norway soon! I can't wait to see Trondheim covered in snow! :)

Autumn in Toulouse

2011-10-11T17:03:00.001+02:00

Coat - H&M (sale), Blazer - H&M, Pants - Mango, Scarf - H&M

Had to spend two days in amazing Toulouse. Gosh, I love France! Such an amazing country! Unfortunately the temperatures weren't really great (I almost packed summer dresses only! Thank God I brought some blazers and pants with me!). We went out for two nights and during the day I walked around in the city. Love the river and the bridges! And via Trondheim I'm back in the Netherlands. I'm going away on Thursday again for another 4 days.

Off to Toulouse!

2011-10-07T11:38:00.001+02:00

It's time for some flying! In a few hours I'll be off to Toulouse, France. Where I spend two days. So if you have any suggestions of places I should definitely visit, let me know!

I also got a new camera. As I mentioned a couple of posts before, my old olympus pocket camera died recently. And since it is not always very comfortable to take the DSRL with me all the time, I bought a new pocket camera. It's an panasonic lumix, with 16mp and 8x optical zoom. It also has a super wide angle lens. This is a picture of myself for which I used the panasonic. With a little bit of help from picasa it turned out pretty nice in my opinion.

Anyway, I'll see you peeps in four days! I'm also nightstopping in trondheim (brrr!)

Air travel tips

2011-10-05T14:50:00.001+02:00

Since I'm almost spending more time at 30.000ft than on the ground, I figured it might be helpfull to share some tips when it comes to flying. Not only when it comes to fashion, but also about your health and food & beverages during the flight.

This post is the first when it comes to air travel tips, there are more to follow. For now I will tell you everything about outfits, health and ofcourse food and drinks on board. I fly a lot for my work (I'm a cabin attendant) and think I'm able to tell you something about it.

A pressurized cabin, rapid movement over different time zones and as a passenger be seated and being inactive for long periods of time, that's what flying is all about.

Lauren Conrad

Outfits
Whether you have a long or short haul flight, keep in mind that the climate inside the aircraft divers alot from the climate on the ground. You're getting cold easily, also because you spend most of the time sitting. Keep your outfit simple, warm and ofcourse elegant!

As a cabin attendant I hate to see how people travel in their jogging pants or don't bother to get the kids out of their pyjama's! I mean, don't look like you came straight out of your bed, just sayin'. Even though times are changing and flying is not as classy anymore as it just to be , try to stay classy yourself.

My tips for a comfortable, classy and warm outfit during flight:
- Wear a scarf (I prefer a big one) which you can also use as a wrap around. We don't always have enough blankets for everybody during the flight. And in this case, you have you own blanket which is stylish too.
- Your feet can get swollen during the flight, this is because you're sitting down all the time (most of the inflight magazines have some tips for workout while you're sitting!) and due to the pressurized cabin. I always wear some ballerina flats or some comfortable boots. I don't like to wear heals during the flight when I'm traveling as a passenger, but for a short flight it's okay.
- Even though you see many people wearing flip flops, I would suggest not wearing them. As mentioned before, it is cold inside the aircraft. So when it's warm outside from the country you're departing or arriving, take your flip flops with you in your bag, but during flight wear some comfortable ballerina's.
- Layers are always great to wear on board the aircraft.

Lauren Conrad

Outfit suggestions:
- Boyfriend blazer, loose sweater, skinny jeans, scarf and ballerina's.
- Leggings, long top worn as dress, cardigan, scarf and boots.
- Boyfriend jeans, nice comfortable top, blazer and ballerina's.

Want to see more? Visit www.airportoutfits.com to see more outfits of celebrity's at the airport and get inspired!

Health
Keep in mind when traveling that you do need to go through security, who are nowadays very strict when it comes to bringing liquids on board. In the european union (I only fly europe, so don't ask me about any other parts in the world because I can't tell you about that) you can bring a maximum of 10 pieces with a maximum of 100ml each into a plastic, sealed bag.

I suggest you should definitely bring a moisturizing face and hand cream with you. I don't care alot about makeup, so I usually don't bring any other makeup with me on board. But if you do, just keep it simple: bring your mascara, foundation, lipgloss and perhaps your concealer with you. You don't want to bring too many things, also with an eye on the security at the airport and the risk that you need to get rid of your (expensive!) liquids because you crossed the 10 thing rule. Anyway, you can bring food if you want. The airline company I work for offers passengers free food and drinks during the flight, but when you fly with a low cost carrier, you've got a big change you need to pay for things!

So to keep things simple again a list:
- Hydrate your skin before the flight and (depending on the duration of the flight) during the flight as well. Also keep your hands hydrated!

- Drink plenty of water before the flight and during the flight.

- Don't forget to eat before and during the flight. Many people do because of the nerves, but you will feel sick if you don't eat! And trust me, you don't want to feel and be sick in an aircraft!

- Drink coffee and alcohol in moderation. Keep in mind that drinking coffee and alcohol isn't really good when it comes to hydration. Besides that, the effect of alcohol on your body is a couple of times larger then it is on the ground. You can get drunk easily at 30.000ft! And trust me, we don't want drunk passengers on board!

- Try to walk a little bit during the flight. Sitting upright all the time isn't really good for your body. Don't do it during the service, but when the aisle is empty, just walk around in the airplane a little and try to stretch.

- Having earproblems during the flight? It's normal that during landing you need to 'clear' your ears, everybody needs to do that. During take off and landing the pressure in the cabin is changing and that is the reason that your ears are 'popping'. Try to swallow or yawn, it usually helps or eat some gum. If you can't clear your ears anymore, that's a problem! Sometimes nose spray works (otrivin). Ask the cabin attendants or bring your own.

And last but not least: always listen to the cabin attendants and pay attention to the flight safety demonstration.

Autumn in Zurich

2011-10-03T12:31:00.000+02:00

Blazer - thrift, pants - zara, top - vero moda, bag - thrift (H&M)

So in my previous post I already told you about my reserve duty. I got called out to fly to Zurich, which is one of my favourite destinations. Had a really nice nightstop over there, but stayed close to the hotel. We stay in Oerlikon, a suburb of Zurich. Surrounded by nice woods and fields, I went out for a walk to take some pictures. You can already see signs of autumn in Zurich. The weather wasn't really great either, but still good enough to take some pics and enjoy being outdoor. :)

Autumn in Haarlem

2011-10-01T11:15:00.000+02:00

Top - thrifted (zara), Shorts - H&M

We're heaving summer temperatures in autumn, think it's caused by climate change. We really had a sh*tty summer, but the temperatures are rising and it's time to unpack some summer clothes! :) Anyway, I had reserve duty for work and went out cycling to discover some nice places in Haarlem. Hope you like the pictures!

A wonderful weekend

2011-09-26T16:47:00.000+02:00

Blouse - vintage, pink button down - h&m, necklace - h&m, jeans - h&m, ballerina flats - h&m

This weekend was absolutely wonderful. I met my boyfriends family during a family reunion. They rented a nice bungalow in St. Michielsgestel in the Netherlands for the weekend. I have spend saturday over there and joined with somes great games. We were very lucky, the weather was amazing! Anyway, this is what I wore. This was on sunday btw, I was at my mum's house and we went out for a walk with the dog, and took some pictures. Didn't had any other clothes to wear :)

Casual and comfortable

2011-09-22T18:39:00.001+02:00

Blazer - Zara, Shorts - H&M, Top - Thrifted (H&M), Necklace - H&M

Just a comfortable and casual outfit for a normal day. Went to the movies yesterday, it was ladies night and we watched 'Friends with benefits'. It was so much fun! Just discovered Mila Kunis as an actress (no, I haven't seen black swan) and really, really like her in this movie! You should see it! :)

The silver sweater

2011-09-21T14:46:00.000+02:00

Sweater - Zara (gift), Pants - Zara, Boots - Scapino, Bag - thrift
Two weeks ago I ended up with my boyfriend in Bologna, which itself was already a big suprise. Bologna was on my roster and my boyfriend had reserve duty. Lucky us, he got called out for a nightstop in Bologna, and that's how we ended up together in Italy. After drinking and dining in Bologna at the main square, we went to Zara where I saw this beautiful sweater and he gave it to me! :) Thanks again babes!

Home sweet home

2011-09-17T13:06:00.000+02:00

Pants - zara, polkadot top - vintage, denim waistcoat - diy, boots - newlook

Home sweet home is what it is, right? Our house is feeling more like a home day by day. And I can honestly say we're almost done. Only some work left at the second floor where the bedrooms are located.

By the way, what do you think of my new hairdo? Went to the hairdresser a couple of days ago, I was ready for something new. I decided I wanted my bangs/fringes back and here they are! I'm pretty pleased I've got them back (already had a fringe about 8 months ago), what do you think?

Nice

2011-09-16T18:42:00.001+02:00

Dress - H&M divided

And yet another day in Nice. With plenty of time there, we spend the day drinking wine at the beach, swimming and dining. It was such a lovely, relaxing day. While we have absolutely no summer at all in the Netherlands, I'm pretty glad that I have the opportunity to go to warm places every now and then.

2011-09-12T20:22:00.000+02:00

Sweater - thrift (originally by H&M), pants - bershka, necklace - primark, boots - thrift
Living in between two worlds right now. Spending some time at my mum's house and in Haarlem as well. Anyway, I'm now at my mothers. My pocketcamera recently died (BIG BOOOHOOO!) and the DSRL is at my own place right now. So I had to use my phone (sony ericsson experia arc) to take some pictures. Didn't turn out really good unfortunately, maybe because it wasn't a particularly bright and sunny day today. Why's the summer gone? And why didn't it even show up at all? I'm not ready for fall and winter yet! And my clothes aren't either!

Indoor inspiration

2011-09-11T13:45:00.000+02:00

Source - tumblr

Which style or type of interior do you like? I love to look at websites like tumblr to get inspired. How about you?

Cycling to the beach

2011-09-10T17:06:00.001+02:00

Top worn as dress - H&M, shoes - fake allstars
What to do when you're bored, the weather is ok-ish and it will only take you 25 minutes to go to the beach by bike? Well, you get your bike a.s.a.p and cycle to the beach, enjoy the sunset! That's what my roommate and I did two weeks ago. It was amazing at the beach (bloemendaal)!

Shopping in Bologna

2011-09-09T20:08:00.001+02:00

Dress - vero moda
Long time no see! How are you guys and girls doing? Still enjoying the lovely summer? I have been flying around and moving around for the last couple of weeks, which made blogging a bit difficult. This is just a small picture of my trip two weeks ago to Bologna. I went out shopping and walked around in the city.

And now? Holiday! Finally! I've got my annual leave for two weeks from now on, so I'm deffinitely going to enjoy it. You'll hear more from me, promise!

Boredom in Frankfurt

2011-08-28T19:59:00.001+02:00

Pants - H&M, Top/dress - vila, wedges - H&M
What to do when you've got plenty of time in Frankfurt? Well, usually I go out, explore the countryside or go to the town for some shopping. But unfortunately on sundays everything is closed in Germany. And it was raining like crazy that day. So I decided to stay inside and enjoyed a very late breakfast (1.30PM) with the rest of the crew and catched up on some old magazines. The night before I went out in Frankfurt city, which was actually really nice. For the German readers amoung us: do you know the livingroom in Frankfurt? I really liked that place!

And right now I'm nightstopping in Brussels, Belgium. I need to wake up tomorrow around 4.45AM in the way too early morning, so I'm already in bed right now.

Night night!

Outfit of the day: Nice

2011-08-27T19:25:00.002+02:00

Shorts - zara, top - h&m

Finally some time to update my blog! These pictures are from last week. I've been flying and moving for the last two weeks and spend my nights in Bologna, Frankfurt, Nice, Liverpool and ofcourse my homebase Haarlem. And right now I'm writing from Linkoping. Unfortunately I didn't had alot of time in Nice, so again I went on my own into the citycenter to enjoy the early morning sun. Nice is defenitely one of my favourite destinations. In two weeks I'm going there again, but than I do have a lot of time to spend there actually. So I might go to cannes or monaco. What would you do?

Moving

2011-08-17T21:30:00.001+02:00

Finally! After three days of extremely hard work, I'm almost done! I moved to Haarlem and together with a colleague I'm renting a house in the middle of the citycenter! That's also why I wasn't able to update the blog. But I'm back, sort off. ;) Picture comming soon!

Frankfurt

2011-08-10T14:22:00.002+02:00

Pants - Zara, Top - H&M, Bag - Primark

Picture journal of my trip to Frankfurt. We're not staying in the 'main' city, but more or less at the countryside, which I absolutely LOVE! The hotel offers free bycicles, so after breakfast I went out to take some nice pictures (and trying out the selftimer on my camera! ;)) and enjoy the nature. There was also an opportunity to pick flowers, which was only like 20cts per flower or something like that. I didn't pick any flowers because of my work, I was supposed to go to Bologna after Frankfurt, but other people did. It was actually really crowded! The hotel we're staying is really, really nice! We stayed there on sunday and the breakfast was till 2.30PM! They know what we need ;) They offer some great things for us as crew, so I always love to go to frankfurt! :)

Nice by day

2011-08-09T15:00:00.002+02:00

Shorts - H&M, Top - Pieces, Purse - Primark

And some pictures of nice during the day. Although it was really cloudy, I was able to wear shorts. It was very warm, about 26 degrees in the morning! I went out for an early walk to the beach and walked around at the old square as well. Have you ever been in Nice? And do you have some tips for me? I'm going to Nice again in about a week :)

Nice by night

2011-08-08T11:24:00.003+02:00

Dress - monki, striped top - monki, ballerina flats - bershka, purse - primark

I'm home right now, home as in the Netherlands. I was supposed to nightstop in Bologna last night, but went home after having tremendous pain in both ears and having a sore throat. Went to see a docter and got home afterwards. A few days rest should help is what he told me, so I'm taking his advice ;) Anyway, I had a couple of really nice nightstops and these pictures are from Nice, France. I was there friday night and saturday morning. We went out looking for a salsabar (I'm taking salsaclasses and wanted to practice) but unfortunately friday night wasn't a very good salsanight in Nice. So we ended up in wayne's bar. There was live music, people dancing on tables and it was alot of fun! Defenitely a must-see when you visit Nice. Lot's of backpackers as well ;)

Outfit of the day

2011-08-05T17:38:00.007+02:00

Blouse - h&m € 20, shorts - vila € 15, necklace - h&m € 8, boots - newlook € 15

While I'm making this blogpost, I can finally say my reserve duty is over! I'm flying to Dusseldorf tonight and going back tomorrow. Don't know how much time I have over there, perhaps I'm going to look for vintage stores. Any suggestions, german neighbours? ;)

Outfit of the day

2011-08-04T09:53:00.007+02:00

Blazer - zara € 50, pants - bershka € 25, flats - h&m € 15, bag - gift, blouse - thrifted € 2

While I'm making this post, I'm still on reserve duty (I schedule some posts, because I'm not able to post something everyday) and I'm actually really bored! I already painted a chair which was a gift from a friend and I fixed my bike. What to do next besides blogging? I can't sit behind the computer all day! And I can't really leave the house and go very far. Oh wel, enough complaints about reserve duty, hehe. So I'll take complaining to the next level: where is the summer? Why is the sun gone in the netherlands? Take a look at my pictures! Does your landscape looks the same? I need some vitamine D! Oh crew control, please call me for a flight to nice or bologna! I need some sun!

And last but not least, I was having a little race with my puppy. Guess who won this one? ;)

Crazy sandwich!

2011-08-03T15:23:00.006+02:00

And yet again it's sandwich time! This time a crazy one! Take a look at the ingredients. It might sounds strange, but it defenitely is delicious and very healthy! Let me know if you like it!

Want to see more recipes for sandwiches and other delicious food? Click the 'cooking' label under this post, and you can find my other recipes!

Ingredients
♥ Brown bread roll (or white, whatever you prefer)
♥ Tomatoes
♥ Cucumber
♥ Parsley
♥ Banana
♥ Slices of old cheese
♥ Sambal (sweet!)
♥ Red unions

What to do?
Slice the bread rolls in two parts. Spread the sambal on the bread rolls. Use as much as you want. I usually don't put that much on it, I don't like my food to be spicy. On top of the sambal you put the cucumber, tomatoes, unions and bananas. Put and old slice of cheese on it and top it off with some parsley.

Put your sandwich in the oven for about 10 minutes. (I use a snack toaster, so it depends. I usually wait till I see that the cheese is melting and I will take it out).

Enjoy your sandwich! :) And don't forget to let me know if you have tried it out!

Black and white

2011-08-02T10:00:00.000+02:00

White blouse - thrifted € 2, shorts - zara € 10, boots - newlook € 15

Found this perfect white blouse last week when I was thriftshopping. Think it will look good with an old pair of levi shorts as well (looking for them on ebay, any tips?). The shorts I bought last year at Zara, think it was in the winter sale. And the boots are from newlook, also sale. What's your day like? I'm staying in all day. Have reserve duty which means staying available, because I can get called out for a flight/nightstops. Reserve duty sucks BIGTIME! I really want to get out of the house but I can't, because if they call me, I need to be dressed up and with my suitcase at the airport within the hour.

Favourite gadgets

2011-08-01T14:41:00.000+02:00

What are your favourite gadgets? I'm in love with my minilaptop from packard bell. It's a beautiful white one, and the best thing about it is that it's battery can last for 5(!) hours! Isn't that amazing? It's really small and easy to take with me when I'm flying around europe.

I also own two telephones: a blackberry curve 8520 with a white/pink otterbox cover (ebay). I have the blackberry for a year now, used to love it but when you use it as much as I do, it crashes all the time. So that's why I also have another smartphone as well: my very beloved sony ericsson experia arc. It takes amazing pictures and HD movies. Besides that I love the android system and the phone is really easy to use. I still use the blackberry too, but not as much as I use the experia arc. It's a black one with a huge touchscreen. Had difficulties in the beginning with typing on it, but it works fine right now :) And love to use it to read blogs, the news and staying up to date.

And I own two camera's: my canon EOS 1000D with a 18-55mm standard lense (I'm saving money for the f1.8 one, but this one is pretty ok as well) and an olympus pocket camera, which I always bring with me. For my blog I use the DSRL the most, about 90% of the time. But when I go out clubbing with my friends or just shop around, it's too big to carry around all the time. For those moments I have my pocket cam. Which is a nice one as well.

So tell me, what kind of gadgets do you use when it comes to blogging?

I love Haarlem

2011-07-31T07:31:00.001+02:00

Shorts - vero moda, top - h&m, shoes - h&m

As from the 8th of august I can call myself a resident(?) of Haarlem. The moving day is coming closer and closer and we're really busy with looking for things in our new house. We spend our day at Ikea and thriftstores in order to find a dining table, a chair, a bed and some other things. And while we were on our way to the thriftstore, I discovered the cutest little fashion store ever: oud & nieuw fashion in Haarlem. I've bought the pair of heels which you can see in the last picture. They are secondhand and from H&M, the heels are extremely high but I couldn't resist them, especially not since they were only 12 euro's!

Delicious sandwich

2011-07-30T10:02:00.000+02:00

Every now and then I will share one of my favorite and healthy meals with you. If you have any suggestions or idea's, don't bother to share them with me! I'm always in for healthy, delicious meals. For today I'll learn you how you can make this mozarella-tomato sandwich.

P.s, if you click the label 'cooking' which you can find under this post, you will see my other tips and recipes. :)

What do you need?
♥ A sandwich. I prefer a brown bread roll. An italian one is really good too!
♥ Mozarella
♥ Tomatoes
♥ Red pesto
♥ Unions
♥ (yellow) paprika/pepper
♥ Vegetable mix (I prefer an italian vegetable mix, in that case I don't use the peppers and unions, because they are already in the mix)

I prefer to start putting the pesto on the bread roll. On top of that I'll put the mozarella, than the tomatoes and then the other vegetables! Easy does it, huh?

Enjoy your lovely, healthy sandwich!

Colorblocking (again)

2011-07-29T11:11:00.000+02:00

Blazer - zara, pants - zara, tee - zara, sandals - alyssa

And again one of my favorite outfits in the trendblocking style. This is what I wore when I went to Florence as well, only with a black boyfriend blazer instead of this white one. Do you like it?

Colorblocking: the items

2011-07-28T17:56:00.000+02:00

What colorblocking items do you have? The more I see everything in the shops and on the streets, the more I like this trend. Last week in Newcastle I bought my fourth 'colorblocking' skinny pants. Like them?

First picture
Pink blazer - zara, white blazer - zara, blue blazer - vero moda

Second picture
Pink pants - zara, blue pants - zara, red pants - bershka, green pants - zara

Outfit of the day: colorblocking

2011-07-26T19:30:00.001+02:00

If you are as pale as I am, colorblocking is definitely a trend for you. Though I can't really name this a 'colorblocking' outfit. Maybe I should have add even a bit more color? What do you think? I absolutely love the green pants. They are from zara and fit perfectly! I bought them last week in Newcastle from the new(?) collection.

By the way, I know my hair looks a bit strange. It is about time to dye it again but,... what do you think? Dying the roots blonde again or leaving it like this? (healthier, but doesn't it looks strange?)

Blazer - primark
White shirt - h&m
Pants - zara
Necklaces - h&m
Ballerina flats - bershka

Rimini

2011-07-23T19:55:00.004+02:00

Have I ever mentioned I LOVE my job? ;-) After a week of boredom (holiday without money and really, really bad weather in the Netherlands) I finally went back to work and had an amazing schedule! I went to Newcastle and had a day over in Bologna, one of my favourite destinations. In Newcastle I went to the huge shoppingmall, metro. Thank God for the sale, so I bought a new bikini and a green skinny jeans, which I'll show you later. The next day we went to Bologna and we went out clubbing. It really was a fun night out :) The next day we actually didn't had a plan, but during the day we realized we could go to the beach in Rimini by train. Unfortunately there was a strike, so we had to rent a car. I immediately fell in love with the fiat 500, such a cute car! :) We spent our day at the beach, tanned, swimmed and relaxed and drove back later that night to Bologna. And this morning I came back home. Hope you like my pictures :)

What do you see?
Picture:
1 - Me at the beach in Rimini, bikini is from accesorize.
2 & 3 - Our rental car. A beautiful fiat 500. My dress is from zara
4 & 5 - Drinks and food at the Swinebar, Bologna. And our aircraft this morning during sunrise.
6 & 7 - Bologna by night and a beachclub in Rimini.

Denim on denim

2011-07-15T20:25:00.001+02:00

Jeans - H&M, Shirt - H&M, Jacket - Mom's, Ballerina flats - Zara, Bag - Jouels

Finally, after two days of rain, wind and autumn weather, the sun made it's appearance again! And it was about time! I have three days of holiday left, before I'm off to newcastle and bologna again. Anyway, I felt like wearing denim today. Don't know if it worked out that well, I'll leave that up to you. Also, I just had my first piano lesson today and I also bought a piano at the thriftstore. :)

Summer holiday

2011-07-09T19:09:00.001+02:00

Fake leather jacket - h&m, top - h&m, pants - vila, sunglasses - tourist store, ballerina flats - zara

After weeks, no months of flying, it's time to stand with both feet on the ground. And on my second day of my annual leave, I already miss the flying! I'm not going on a holiday unfortunately, I have to save money for my new house.

I'm going to move to another city in about a month, so that's where all my money is going to right now. On the last two pictures you can see my new purchases for the house. Together with a colleague (also flying ofcourse) I'm renting a house in Haarlem (close to the airport and amsterdam). I will show you some pictures as soon as we're settled!

xoxo

One year anniversary

2011-07-08T17:56:00.007+02:00

Pants - h&m, blazer - vero moda, basic tee - zara, necklace - h&m, ballerina flats - zara

Exactly one year ago I decided to start a blog. Now, 338 followers on blogspot and 149 posts later, the blog is still growing and finally I'm celebrating it's first anniversary! I'm working on a new, fresh design and have some great idea's for it. Not only I hope to inspire others, but to me the fashion moodboard is some kind of a diary as well. I love to look back and see the difference in styles, hair color, jobs and basically everything.

I hope you like to read the fashion moodboard and I hope it's still interesting now with the new job I have (flying, hope you like the pictures of all the places I visit in Europe). Let me know what you think of it so far.

Bologna, the city I love

2011-06-30T19:58:00.001+02:00

Three words: I LOVE BOLOGNA! And I got really lucky last week with a day over in this beautiful city. Together with the crew I walked about 8km to a monastery. It was 33 degrees and the monastery was located on a small mountain. So it was quite a challenge to get up there, but it was definitely worth the journey! After our trip we had dinner in the city and enjoyed the italian cuisine ;)

dress - little store in Haarlem (netherlands)

Cheap is the way I like it

2011-06-23T19:58:00.002+02:00

Last week it was 'shopping night' in Haarlem (Netherlands). The shops were open till midnight and the sale has started. I got myself some nice new clothes and had a wonderfull night in Haarlem, dancing, drinking and shopping! Since I fly I don't shop that often in the Netherlands anymore. I spend all my euro's in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Switserland and in Scandinavia nowadays. It's amazing to notice the difference in style in every country I visit! What's your favourite country for shopping?

I'm having my 'weekend' break right now, and sunday I'm going to Zurich and monday and tuesday to Bologna, one of my favourite destinations! Any shopping tips for me?

Anyway, my outfit. Almost forgot that part. These pictures are from saturdaynight. Went out with some friends and had a great time. My outfit is really cheap:

T-shirt: vero moda € 4 (sale)
Denim waistcoat: vero moda € 6 (sale)
Pants: america today € 10 (sale)
Ballerina Flats (sparkly): € 10 market bologna italy.

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see”

2011-06-18T11:02:00.000+02:00

Jeans - Bershka
Top - Zara
Necklace - Pieces
Suede jacket - Lady sting

Outfit of the day

2011-06-16T10:39:00.001+02:00

I love my new telephone! I'm the proud owner of a sony ericcson experia arc and my phone is able to make some nice pictures. I was trying out different types of camera's which I can use, I hope you like them.

Blazer - Zara
Jeans - Only
Shoes - Fake allstars
Blouse - H&M
Sunglasses - Bought in a tourist shop