The Other Side of The World

Exploring The Finest Toy Shop in the World!

2016-06-04T13:22:00.000-07:00

Guess what...no matter how many times I have said I am giving this "blogging this up", I have always came back for better or for worse.

It's 2016 now and a lot have happened, too many things to be able to put them into one single post. That's why I am not going to be summarizing what has changed but I would rather focus on the places I have visited, the trips I have taken and the lifestyle I am trying to have now.

I have been living in London for a few years now and starting as a tourist I knew there are certain places you have to go and visit! Westmister Abbey, The Parliament, Tower Bridge, go up the Shard, have a shopping spree on Oxford Circus and Regent Street, see a musical in the West End, the list goes on and on and on... from a drink in Soho to a boat trip on the Thames, it's your pick!

I am almost approaching my point, bear with me :)
If you are a parent you definitely have heard of Hamleys, The Finest Toy Shop in the World, however if you are not a parent yet you will be able to rush in, enjoy the demonstrations, take pictures with the Ragdoll, the Toy Soldier, Lego Queen plus the Royal Family without feeling guilty you are more excited than your children!

The most important thing is the atmosphere - it's magical! I felt like walking through a kid's dream full of toys ready to be brought to life! Have you experienced anything like that before?
It's like walking on clouds and meeting your childhood heroes and the toys you still have in a box somewhere in the attic.

Wonderful isn't it?

They event have amazing Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit merchandise! Just look at that picture above, fancy a trip soon? On my occasional trips I have encountered a few celebrities shopping there - Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie and even James Corden,

Let me know if you are visiting this special place anytime soon.

Jingle All The Way

2014-10-27T08:05:00.000-07:00

A few days ago a friend of mine said she has already done her Christmas shopping, I was both surprised and worried. Am I doing the Christmas shopping wrong?
Every year I tend to get all my Christmas presents and decoration the first week of December, but when you have everyone around you shopping for the holidays, you start questioning your method.
So this year I am doing Christmas shopping a lot earlier!

I have started with getting a few small Christmas presents yesterday along with ribbons and wrapping paper. I have made up my mind about the colours; wrapping paper - either gold or red and colourful vintage looking ribbons, they are all so adorable, can't wait to show you the finished wrapped presents!

As for the table decoration, I am considering three different options, hopefully your comments will help me choose one of them. I am leaning towards the Winter Wonderland but love the other two as well.

Let me know what you think about the three options I am torn between and soon will post a
lot more Christmas updates!

Winter Wonderland // Winterly Red // Non-Traditional Christmas

Lots of love,

Bobbie

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To Fall In Love With Blogging All Over Again

2014-10-22T07:20:00.000-07:00

I have given myself a rather "small" hiatus from blogging, well the past year I have posted maybe 5-6 times, which is probably the right amount for two weeks? I do not have the right formula but one thing is certain, I was not inspired to post.
Maybe the stress of work, every day life and all the irritation and frustrations I had were not letting me enjoy blogging anymore. Sometimes you just feel stuck, stuck in life, at work, at home...have you felt like that?

Well it is time to get "unstuck"! Recently I felt inspired again, maybe it is the autumn, the changes I decided to make or just the way I am trying to look at things now. I don't know whether that will lead to me being actively posting every day but I promise that every time I feel like I have something interesting to share, to discuss or just a random "feel good" post I will be inspired enough to write it down for you.

And in the spirit of my new beginning I will share with you some random pieces I found and just fell in love with!

Aheeem! Christmas, people! *wink*wink* Hope someone got the hint!

Bedding: All Modern // Mug: Indigo // Woman Canvas: Etsy // Lamp: Zincdoor // Knitted Throw: Dunelm

How can you not absolutely love the bedding? Recently I have been really going crazy with the mint colour, I was considering of dedicating the whole wishlist to it, but I thought you might think of me as some mint crazy lady? On a completely different note, what do you think about the mug? Seriously sometimes Friday just can't come soon enough!
The throw blanket is a must in those chilly autumn days as well as some other things that are leading to my one of my next posts... *hint* Knits anyone?

My probably favourite part of the wishlist is the painting! Etsy is such an amazing place to find talented people that can craft, paint, sew etc... Of course there are no words to describe how much I like the ombre lamp even though it is pretty pricey! It will be so useful if you have any alternatives in mind?

Well I think that is all from me for today, Hope you enjoyed my little wishlist and I will see you really soon in my next post!

Lots of love,

Bobbie

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Father's Day Picnic Dad

2014-06-11T03:34:00.000-07:00

Wow it has been forever since I last posted something here.

It has been so hectic and busy with keeping up with work that I barely have any free time to post in the blog. It is not that I have nothing to post, I have been places, met people, found a lot of interesting things online that I wanted to tell you about but every time I open the blog to write I just feel my muse slipping down my fingers. Well today is one of those rare days when I actually have time to sit and put my random rumblings into writing.

Father’s Day is coming up this week here in the UK and all I can see everywhere is promotions for greeting cards, meals and tickets to different shows. It all made me join in the hype and post something along the line of the holiday.

I have been kindly asked to pick my favourite Father’s Day style from Bonobos’s guide and I have set my eyes on the picnic dad!

The look is perfect for the season since the weather is quite nice but not too summery, after all I live in England and here you can never be 100% sure of what the weather will be like in the next 30 minutes. The choice of colours is quite good and I think it can be appealing to dads of all ages.

The Deckhander - Navy//Yarn Spun Tee - Red & Grey Stripe//The Blue Jean - Full Bleach Wash//Volley OC - Blue

I hope you all have a marvelous Father’s Day on Sunday and try spending some quality time with your dads!

Xoxo

Talk to you all next time!

P.S Promise, it won’t take me that long for a new post!

Highlight your natural beauty

2014-01-19T07:55:00.000-08:00

First I will say that I do not wear a lot of make up. The right expression is hardly any and if I do I wear only an eye liner and a bb cream... and in the rare cases I do wear make up, it is all natural colours. But when I was offered to review the Fusion Beauty Ultraflesh Shine Box (Enhancer powder, Cream Shimmers, Highlighter eyeliner)I was a bit hesitant but when I saw how natural and pretty the colours are I knew that I will put it into a good use.

The Ultraflesh Shine Box Highlight & Shimmer Collection itself consists of:

2x All Over Highlighter
2x All Over Shimmer
1x All Over Enhancer

I was too impatient to wait and take pictures while unboxing it, so I will just mention that it was really nicely packed with white ribbon and shiny gift wrap for the box itself, perfect presentation!

When I opened the product I was surprised that the texture of the shimmer isn't so powdery but instead it is gives your face the warmth that highlights your features.

The small eye liner pencils are ideal to highlight the corner of your eyes after applying black eyeliner. The contrast is so pretty!One of the best things about the product is that it is very blendable, you can wear it in a combination with other similar colours or just on its own for more natural look.

The cream and powder products are seperated in different layers which means there won't be any confusion mixing them(very very handy).

The powder producs consists of pinky/bronze tones and makes the blending even easier. The shimmer is not on large chunks providing an excellent application with a brush.

But the best feature for me is that the whole box is a super compact size which you can carry around in your handbag with no problem.

I was very impressed that StrawberryNET offer free shipping and it is very fast too, I wasn't expecting my box for another 2-3 days but it came very quickly. The amount of offers and discounts they have is great too, there is always some interesting offers to take advantage of.

I hope my review was helpful to you if you decide to go for and get the product, if not there are plenty of amazing beauty products at the StrawberryNET so you will sure find the best one for you!

Do you wanna build a snowman?

2014-01-10T08:41:00.001-08:00

Just today I realised I haven’t made a wishlist in a year or so but I have always been looking for things online so not making one is just out of laziness.

I will be lazy no more! My January WishList is entirely made of home décor stuff I really liked while browsing online. The heart pillow will look really great on a small sofa or in a combination with more pillows on a big bed. The column bowl candleholder is so perfect for a nice relaxing night in on a cold winter day (lighting my candles while writing). Christmas may be gone for now but winter is still here so the two snowmen (“Do you wanna build a snowman?”) are much appreciated decoration for the season. The clock is another geeky thing I found which will be perfect for my bedroom! I have had a few journals when I was younger but this one will turn into a scrapbook!

“There is no place like home”, indeed there isn’t! Such a true quote that I will definitely hang on my wall one day. The boxes I do not particularly need but there is always at least one item I get that I don’t need but I liked and I couldn’t resist, aren’t we women all the same?

That is my post for today, I hope you will like my wishlist, if you have your own home edition wishlist posts leave them in the comments so I can see them! Thanks!

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Happy Happy New Year!

2014-01-03T05:58:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year to all! May it be blessed and just amazing! It has been a while since I last posted! But it has been a really long month full of magical moments and of course a lot of work.

Christmas for me is always about spending it with your loved ones, the smell of pealed oranges and delicious hot chocolate Christmas morning! What more can you want?
Plus I had a very productive month at work and of course being invited to see Annie Haak's new winter collection at the end of November was a really special treat for me. I hope your holidays were amazing as well and you enjoy yourself a lot!

Some of my frieds and family got me a really awesome knitted sweaters and other things so I started browsing through Etsy to find more hand made stuff and I found awesome items that I want to share with you :)

ThreeBirdNest Store

BittyCreations

ilealie Store

BglorifiedBoutique (As a present to all readers here is a coupon code to use at the check out for 20% off! How great is that! othersideofworld20 )

SENNURSASA

Aren't they all lovely?

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Annie Haak Designs Press Day

2013-12-01T09:21:00.000-08:00

This week I was invited to attend Annie Haak Designs press day over breakfast with some great bloggers and the designer herself in the heart of London. The atmosphere was lovely, who can resist tea, coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice, waffles and pancakes and many many jewellery sitting all gorgeous and pretty just a few steps away from us.
It was a very special girly breakfast discussing fashion, movies and most of all Annie's precious pieces. The British designer is a very down to earth and friendly person, she was eager to give us as much information as we wanted and answered all of our questions. It was new to me to find out she is based in Bali for the most of the year, where Annie gets her inspiration from. Many of her designs are intended to carry a special meaning or symbols representing luck, love, protection, strength and well-being. She was described to me by one of her friends and co-workers as "both very talented and ambitious". Which I could clearly see by the variety of beautiful jewel pieces I had the luck to see in person.

Her new collection is stunning, making it a perfect gift for someone special for you. I am not going to lie, every girl can easily pick at least a few bracelets from the winter collection and write a letter to Santa with that specific request . My personal favourite is A Yard of Gold bracelet, which is a yard-long wrap of gold and was designed to act as five bracelets in one. And the special mention is for The Golden Santi My Guardian Angel Charm Bracelet, which can feature a personalized initial, a guardian angel and a choice of mantras. There is something unique for every woman from rose gold stacks to charm bracelets in gold and silver and dazzling stacks of gold in colour.
Now enjoy the pictures I have taken, they will represent the atmosphere of that amazing press day...well at least part of it!

The amazing breakfast!

Special gift from Annie Haak!

Rocking Rudolph and Shimmering Snowflakes

2013-11-25T08:18:00.001-08:00

Have you started your Christmas preparations yet? Well, I have, that is my first year in which I have actually started doing Christmas shopping before the beginning of December. Which in my case is a huge achievement having in mind I always leave things for the last moment? This year I casually started getting some nice pieces to decorate my Christmas table and around the house. I love the vintage and unique look not only for Christmas but for decorating your home as a whole. My family still have ornaments from my parents’ childhood, they are so pretty and no one can find them anywhere else now. However, there is a nice way to put new and old ornaments together. I still haven’t put up my Christmas tree but once I do I will put some photos of how it looks like. In this post I have put together the things I already have and what I want to buy for myself

I will first start with what I want to get and the place I usually look for unique stuff is Etsy. In picture I captured what I thought it will look perfect on my Christmas tree! See how adorable are the owl family in the first picture, my surname is not Sullivan, nor is 2012 but surely that can be fixed! And I think it is mainly for young families who have just had a baby and that is his/her first Christmas! Of course there should be something white and red to keep up the tradition and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for in the face of the lovely cushion like ornaments. Even though gingerbread man is not exactly popular in my country, I happen to find it quite fitting for Christmas tree so I picked that handmade gingerbread man ornament for my last pick (for now only!) from Etsy.

Now slowly moving on to what I have already bought for the holidays. My first pick was the Scarlet Glory Table Centre which I think will make your table look really elegant. I fell in love with the colours and since I have never had a proper centrepiece why not get this and hopefully I can use for years. It is from The Partyware Shop, which is an amazing place at the moment for Christmas shopping, it is full of tableware decoration, honeycombs, garlands etc all organized in different themes. My favourite one is the Shimmering Snowflake, and I believe if you have young children the RockingRudolph will be perfect for them since it is playful and fun.

That's my Christmas shopping for now, once I fill my home with more small pretty things I will drop you a line!

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Pink & Gold Theme Party Ideas

2013-11-12T03:43:00.001-08:00

Don't you get inspired only by seeing beautiful pictures and colours? Well I do and I find it overwelming sometimes, it makes me want to start scrapbooking streight away with so many ideas about my future wedding, parties, gatherings with friends, travels and so many other inspirational thoughts running wild through my head. In fact, it is decided, I am starting a scrapbook, remind me to keep you updated how it is going. I know the first thing I will put there, a beautiful ideas how to make pink and gold colours theme party.

Aren't these pictures just gorgeous? The Victorian Mask is from Tom Banwell Designs Shop on Etsy. It gives you that mysterious look and with a proper make up you can easily steal the night.

Do you have a confession to make?

2013-10-26T17:01:00.001-07:00

I recently came across that amazing public art project called "Confessions". Based in Vegas, USA in 2012, the project invites people anonymously to share their confessions and read the things other people have written. By the end of the exhibition over 1500 people have shared their deepest confessions some serious, other funny, disturbing or just random as I still love her two girlfriends and five years later., I am scared I will die alone, I eat too much cheese, I am in love with my best friend...too bad he is married, I like porn more than my husband does,After 15 years of marriage I am more in love today than ever, I don't know what I am doing and I am running out of time.
Every sentence represents a whole new world, another life filled with happiness and sadness,dreams,hopes and regrets.And you can easily find yourself somewhere between the words written by other people.

So what is your confession?

For more information about this art project visit the official website of the creator Candy Chang. Her project was also Before I die, which I have also mentioned in a post in my blog.

It's been forever...

2013-10-26T06:57:00.000-07:00

It has been forever since I last wrote something in my blog... I know, I know...it is very irresponsible of me to "ditch" it like that. But believe me it has been such eventful months and I can't even put a really good reason why I didn't write a thing...it was work, then personal life, summer etc... But the "dry" period is over. I am not going to promise that I will write everyday but hopefully every week at least one post :)
Let's see if I can stick up to that promise.
Just to say sorry again I have prepared this feel good weekend set which consists of a PJ set from Forever 21 and cute slippers from H&M :) That's how I will enjoy my weekend comfortably in bed with a good read and a hot chocolate :) Have a nice weekend everyone!

The Little Red Riding Hood meets Cinderella

2013-03-19T15:07:00.001-07:00

Every girl needs to feel like a princess every once in a while!

It is all abou the dress! Remember Cinderella, Belle, Snow White and their gorgeous gowns? It is every girl's dream to have a dress like theirs...for your prom, your wedding or just for a special event. Don't you want everyone's eyes on you?

That gorgeous dress is perfect for a prom night, too bad mine was six years ago, where have you been DresseStylist when I needed you?

Dress: DresseStylist

What a find! Lola bikes & coffee

2013-02-18T06:44:00.001-08:00

I will stop making excuses why I haven’t written in the blog for a while. It is not because I don’t want to, but because between work, home and work again I barely have time to read my favourite blogs. Leaving aside all my complaining I want to show you what I found a couple of days ago and I honestly would love to go and have a cup of coffee there!

It will be great if you share your opinion of the place, if you live there or just visited as a tourist :)

Lola Bikes & Coffee ( The Hague)

Photos credits: Arthur Wieffering

What Inspired Me Today

2013-02-06T06:12:00.002-08:00

Today at work, while I was reading a interior design magazine online, I saw so many inspirational ideas so I thought "What inspired me today?". And I decided to transfer that qustion into a post here where I will share with you how many inspirational things I found today, I will separe them into a couple of categories.

Recipe: Chocolate Cream Pie from RecipeGirl

DIY: The Pottery Barn ispired project from aka design

Interior Design: I can't take just one picture from Emma's blog simply because all the interior designs there are unique scandinavian inspired.

Fashion: I have no idea where there shoes are from ( found the picture on Pinterest) but they are so cute! I suppose the heart is a diy made.

Blog recommendation: I found this blog recently - bookhouathome and I really like reading all the posts, plus the photography is great and the original ideas make it a perfect read cuddled with some pillows in the bed :)

That's all for now! My weekly inspiration posts will include more categories next time. Thank you for visiting my blog and reading this post :) I appreciate your comments and feedback!

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Colourful hearts!

2013-01-31T14:38:00.001-08:00

My previous post was dedicated to OASAP street fashion, because I like getting recommendations from my friends when they discover a great store they only know about. Well OASAP is not a store no one ever heard of, I can see that it is quite popular especially here in England, where the online shopping reaches new horizons.
When I travel to work every morning, I see people buying clothes on their smartphones, so I believe it is something completely random now. As far as I am concerned I prefer the “old-fashioned” way… but since some brands don’t actually have stores, then we have no choice but to purchase clothes online. The best thing about OASAP is that they are very quick in dispatching the items, it happens pretty much within 1-2 business days. The waiting period is not a long one as well, so that is a one red point in my notebook!

My package consists of a set of amazing earrings( I told you how much I like earrings) and a beautiful cute heart top for the spring season. The material is very light and flowy, exactly how I imagined it to be. That was actually one of my rare experiences of being completely happy with my online orders. Here is how they look like, be sure to check them out and leave a comment below of your recent online shopping experiences.
Plus Oasap have a sale now, so it's the right moment for a bargain ;)

Flower shaped pearl earrings // Colorful Sweet Hearts Printing Turned Cuff Short Sleeve Chiffon T-shirt

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Grey-ish Beauties

2013-01-27T11:03:00.001-08:00

Is it just me, or the grey colour feels so perfect for the winter? I discoved it recently while reading an article on how to match a grey t-shirt...and it turned out it goes with pretty much everything! In honour of that "new" discovery I made, I put an outfit together, it is not entirely grey, but I like how the dark colours go together on a winter day. Plus all the items are from Oasap.com, which a great place for high street fashion clothes. In the next post I will show you what I got from them, but until then here is the outfit!

OASAP: Jacket, shoes, leggings, sweater, bag

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Saturday DIY!

2013-01-19T12:37:00.002-08:00

I discovered the world of crafts and DIYs last year between my studies and the little free time I had reading blogs and stumbling upon some very creative websites with many wonderful ideas I never thought exist.
Of course I bookmarked a bunch, making them my everyday routine in the long hours of travelling in London. They can be quite interesting and informative, therefore I almost missed my bus stop a couple of times. My newest discoveries in the DIY area include some of my favourite websites listed below :)

A Beautiful Mess - one of the most creative websites out there, thanks to Elsie and Emma. This time the two talented girls present this light headboard, which is a very creative decoration idea for any type of room.

I love the originality Geneva from A pair and a spare has when it comes to DIY fashion. Who can come up with a better idea for that skirt?

This stylish ring doesn't cost a fortune, just a small part of tile and a little of your time! Great DIY project from FabYouBliss!

I hope you liked my selection of DIYs I found this week! I you decide to try some of them, send pictures to my facebook page, so anyone can see your masterpiece ;)

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11 Inspirational Home Wall Art Ideas

2013-01-12T15:34:00.000-08:00

You know how much I like interior design ideas and I believe I've mentioned before that I collect interior design photos...well I've lost the count but I think right now they are probably more than 1000.And it's always difficult to choose the top pictures among so many,but I will try my best providing you with some inspiration for interior design lovers. If you like looking at architectural magazines or interior design pictures you will find something special in every single one of the photos, see it for yourself and enjoy the tree domination!

Pictures: Pinterest

Featured:Milna

2013-01-10T08:57:00.001-08:00

Long overdue is my interview with Milna from Milna89,a fashion blogger who lives in Oslo,Norway and strangely for some people is not interested in fashion.Her greatest accomplishment is graduating from university as a construction engineer (civil engineer) but her passion is dressing well and presenting herself in the best possible way.

How long have you been blogging and what made you start?

Exactly 40 days.(the interview was taken in November). Not a long time, but I had an amazing start.

I was just bored with my life. It was really monotone. Now I get the chance to be active in my life, in the sense that I’m putting myself out there and going after the thing I want.

Where are your favorite places to shop?

I’m really a high-street girl. Love H&M, Zara and Mango. Those stores fit my pocket really well, and they have presentable items.

Are there any trends you are particularly inspired by this season?

I do really follow trends to be honest. I just do not have the brain capacity to follow trends on point. If it’s fabulous – it is a trend according to me.

How would you respond to people that think that being interested in fashion is too materialistic?

It really is. We all should probably help out in the world and contribute a lot more rather than blog about non-sense. Kudos to bloggers with charities.

What's your trend forecast for the coming season?

What ever wacky idea the designers have I guess… I think the colors will be back :)

What is your favorite website or app right now?

I’m just starting to get into Twitter. I really catch on slowly, plus my friends weren’t using it. Don’t judge me please..

What do you hope to achieve through your fashion blog?

I hope to conquer the world, and be the reigning queen of the world. No, seriously I hope my blog gets recognized by a substantial amount of people. And that I someday will have the influence on people to make a change and promote charities I care about.

Who is your favorite fashion designer at the moment and why?

Fashion designer, I don’t favor them. I favor doctors who save lives and the inventors of electricity and facebook (genius).

Other that that I favor the sewing craft more then the designs themselves.

I realize the influence they have on mainstream fashion and that is why I don’t idolize them.

Who has been your greatest fashion influence?

My mom. We all imagine that we are going to be so much different then our parents, and then as we grow up we realize that we are becoming them. Everything that I am, style, humor and personality is thanks to my mom. Other that her style, I admire her accomplishments.

What advice do you have to a newbie blogger? What do you wish you could go back and tell yourself at the beginning of your blogging journey?

If your fingers are not bleeding, you are not blogging enough. Get out there, do not fear anything or be shy. Be aggressive and get what you want ;)

And at the end can you tell me what is the camera you are using for the pictures in your blog because bloggers are always curious :)

Canon eos 1100D and I just what to thank my new friend Borislava for featuring me in her blog.

I’m truly thankful for this.

~xoxo

The best snow day ever:Wish list

2013-01-09T15:16:00.000-08:00

New Year has began and along with it comes ton of dreams and promises,I really hope all your dreams come true and hold on to all the new year resolutions you've made.
I wish you all a good health because what else is more important than that?And I do hope 2013 brings more love,joy,appreciation and endless journey of new great memories to my family,friends and you(my readers)! :)))

I bet even after Christmas you can still go shopping and claim there is nothing worth wearing in your wardrobe.Aren't all girls the same?Well if you are exactly that girl,here is a wish list I made after Christmas,thinking that I still don't have enough winter clothes.And don't get fooled by the title,there is no snow in England,just the normal daily amount of rain...

Jacket:OASAP//Scarf:ObjectCI//Hat:River Island//Boots:Welikefashion//Ear Muffs:Accessorize//Lucky charm bracelet:Alexander McQueen

Have a good evening everyone!

~XOXO

Featured:Girl in the Lens

2012-12-29T13:35:00.000-08:00

As I promised I will try and keep my blog posts coming as well as my articles for Mixities.It is quite busy right now but I won't complain anymore and introduce you to the lovely Natasha,owner of Girl in the Lens ,a beautiful place for fashion inspiration, ideas and behind the scenes of press days for various brands.
Enjoy our little chat and get to know her sweet personality and unique style.

Hi,Natasha,tell us something about yourself and what made you start blogging?

Hi! I'm a writer and social media freelancer. Last year, I was working at a social media agency, and everyone there had blogs, so I thought I should get start one too. Plus, I love reading blogs and was inspired by the fashion blogs I follow to create my own. I had no idea how large a part of my life it would become though!

Is it difficult to manage your time and how much time blogging actually takes you?

It’s definitely time-consuming. I work two days a week in London doing social media, and the rest of my time I split between my writing duties and blogging. Blogging is one of those things that you’ll get out as much as you put in, so I do invest quite a bit of time into it. Probably two hours a day at least. With social media accounts to look after like Twitter, it’s often a lot more!

Who inspire you?

I’m inspired by so many other bloggers, especially in terms of photography. I love WishWishWish, Fashiontoast, Neon Blush, Raneth and Park & Cube especially.

Can you describe your style in 3 words?

Uncommitted, comfortable, casual.

Do you have a favourite fashion designer or a brand?

So many! I love Isabel Marant, Helmut Lang, Zadig et Voltaire, IRO, Balenciaga … But I don’t have enough money to own that many designer items, and I love my high-street stores, including Zara, Topshop, ASOS and River Island.

What's your favourite item you bought recently?

The Zara heels I'm wearing here. They just go with everything. I've worn them in so many outfits, I'm sure my readers are getting a bit sick of seeing them!

What are the top 5 "must have" items in every woman's wardrobe according to you?

A simple white tee, a pair of blue skinnies, black boots, killer heels, and a dress that makes you feel amazing.

What is your dream job?Something connected with fashion?

I've actually got my dream job right now! I got a book deal this year with a publisher, and my debut novel comes out in stores Autumn 2013 :D You can follow my publishing journey on my new author blog.

That is great,congratulations!Now what about perfumes?Do you have a signature perfume?

CKIN2U - it's just fresh and clean smelling, and reminds me of summer.

What useful advice do you have for new bloggers?

Don’t lose sight of yourself. It’s so easy to say yes to every single PR enquiry, to try and dress in a particular way that you think will get you noticed. But that’s the best thing about blogging – it’s all about your own style and personality, so just be yourself. I’ve addressed more practical issues of starting a blog in general in a post here.

Merry Christmas!

2012-12-26T15:34:00.000-08:00

First,Merry Christmas to all of you beautiful people around the world!I wish you to be healthy and happy all year long,love your family and follow your dreams! :)))
I hope you had a nice holiday,you enjoyed yourself and the time spent with friends and family!
I am sorry I wasn't able to update my blog,I was quite busy with my new job and I didn't have much free time to write.Hopefully I will be able to post at least 2 times a week,but my aim is three,so keep your fingers crossed for me!

I just wanted to share with you some festive inspiration and I hope you will enjoy the pictures!Be happy and enjoy life!

Happy Holidays!

xoxo

Just a cold winter day with a sheep on my top

2012-12-15T12:24:00.000-08:00

I stopped counting the very cold and rainy winter days,realising it's pointless here in London.
Instead I decided to make an outfit, I would like to wear for one of those extremely cold days and I am really close to buying it.
It is super comfortable and just the right colours matching my mood recently.

Jacket:Choies//Jeans: Marc Jacobs//Top:Old Navy//Bag:BCBGMAXAZRIA//Boots: Sammydress

I hope you liked my outfit suggestion and you are enjoying the spirit of the upcoming holidays :)

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The 10 Cliche Tasks of My London Christmas List

2012-12-07T14:27:00.000-08:00

Planning your Christmas abroad is not much of a fun,there is no family dinner,no hanging out with old friends gathered from around the world home for the holidays...I kind of miss that!
The more I think about the holidays the sadder I get(usually it's the other way round) but instead of pitting myself I decided it's time to make a list of Christmas tasks I want to do here in London.

The 10 Cliche Tasks of My London Christmas List

1.Go to Covent Garden and visit the Christmas market.
2.Drink the most festive Christmassy hot drink Starbucks or Costa have to offer.
3.Go and see Wicked musical(obviously not on Broadway but it is still going to be great!)
4.Decorate a Christmas tree and make my room my festive.
5.Go to London Eye and see London from above with all the lights turned on.
6.Exchange a book in Carnaby...such an amazing project where you are able to leave a book you have read and get one for free.
7.Drink hot chocolate in Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park.
8.Visit the "Holywood costume" exhibition in Victoria and Albert Museum,which explores the central role costume design plays in storytelling.
9.Listen to Christmas music everywhere and enjoy being able to spend it here in London.)Because next year I will buy tickets for Bulgaria at least 5 months in advance!)
10.Invent a new Christmas cocktail.

That's pretty much how me and my boyfriend will spend this holiday season.Let me know about your plans,I bet they will be a lot better than mine!

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