glitter no more

My sparkly silver glitter french manicure chipped today. It was only a matter of time (3 days), I flew too close to the sun with fantasy nail ideas. This reminds me why I don't fuck around with crazy designs or colors on my fingernails. It is annoying as hell to remove and wearing the chipped nail color is out of the question - visual turn off to both myself as well as people around me. Who's got the time to do this? Back to my regular, classic sheer
And my all time stand-by for feeling playful is clambake by essie

watch that S car go!

A bachelorette party was thrown in my honor last night! It only happens once (if you're lucky) and it was a !
Tasted escargot for the first time --> like an earthy morsel surrounded by lotsa melted butter and garlic.
Additionally, we did manis & pedis, and since I found myself in a playful mood, I decided to finally try something I've seen in a magazine a long time ago - a milky nude nail with a silver glitter tip. It's not very me at all, but I thought it looked really cool. So, now was the time to go for it. Results:

W O W

**tattoo browsing**

Is it Wednesday yet?

Just kidding. 

Trying to stay in the now. Now.

I'm proud of myself and my eating habits. I can actually feel a difference in my mood. And because I feel so much better, I make healthier choices. I've never had a troubled relationship with food and I'm very grateful for it. It's about prevention and establishing healthy eating habits. This does not mean, by the way, that I don't indulge myself. I do. I recognize that almost painful longing for a large hot chocolate with extra whip or a greasy burger with fries. But that means that I'll take it easy on my body afterwards. Moderation is key. I actually feel really polluted and heavy and unmotivated if I eat processed food for too long. But by no means am I a health freak. I just think about feeding my body good, clean fuel. Otherwise I'll be running on empty and to an addict, H.A.L.T. (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) is dangerous. 

F R E S H !

Instant ponytail upgrade (from Refinery29)

Use a wide-tooth comb to create a diagonal part from your right temple,
dragging it diagonally across the crown.

Set with hair spray

Smooth hair with a paddle brush, pushing locks behind the ears.
Top tip: Running the back of the brush across your hair will help remove static

Simply pull the hair into a ponytail.
Then, take a little piece of hair from underneath the ponytail
 and wrap it around the hair elastic, securing it with a hair grip.
The piece of hair should be just thick enough to completely cover the elastic.

And that's it! A sleek and gorgeous ponytail that's right on trend.

באַונדריז

Pig's bridal shower!

How blessed do I feel when my lovely sponsor (and so much more than just a sponsor)

throws me a bridal shower? EXTREMELY

And how grateful do I feel when I have good, supportive people in my life

that are gladly celebrating my happiness? EXCEEDINGLY

Can't help but see now how far I've come…

It's so nice to be developing healthy self esteem

and honest relationships.

Nowadays I'm glad to be alive and that's huge.

actual photos from the party - how cute is that???

Sit your booth down!

A lunch at our favorite diner inspired me to research stylish booth style seating.

And I made up my mind, I request a booth in our future family kitchen 

wouldn't mind having family dinners at this table

xoxo

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fresh bagels &

saturday fables

in a dusty cafe

on a day like today,

seem fitting.

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your bookish charm

can make no harm

for no shade of gray

you'll ever overplay