Bon anniversaire!

Today it's been exactly one year since my first blog post! Time goes by so fast!

It's been quite an intense year. You might not have noticed that cause I don't always share that much personal stuff here, but I think this year (and esspecially the last months) has been the year that I really got to know myself. It's been a year of ups and downs, with some amazing hightlights which made me so happy and some great dissapointments which made me truly sad... It might sound stupid but I feel like I've learned a lot about life, people and about myself. A few years ago I already felt like an adult and like I knew it all but when I look back now I can see I learned a lot and I really changed since! And I know now there's still so much left to learn!

Well.. back to blogging: I would like to know what you think about my blog? Do you have some suggestions or tips for me? I would love to hear them cause I know that also in blogging I can still learn a lot! :) I know my English is not always perfect but I hope it doesn't bother you too much.

Anyway.. I wanted to thank my followers. It feels good to see people are coming back to see my blog and I love reading the comments I get! I don't always find the time to respond but I really appreciate getting them! Thanks!

X

Through the viewfinder

An old picture of my livingroom through the viewfinder of my ful-vue camera. The lovely Holly of the amazing blog Decor8 posted some pictures of my livingroom here. I wish my blog would look like hers some day!
There were some people wondering why I've got my dress hanging up on my wall and why I've got one shoe in my cabinet. It's just that I love this dress but I don't really wear it that often so now I can enjoy it even when I'm not wearing it cause I think it looks quite pretty on my wall. I don't really like 'rules' for decorating. I also work as a fashion stylist so I love being around gorgeous clothes! The shoe in my cabinet was a price I won in 2008 for a styling contest organised by the magazine Elle: The Elle Style Awards. At that time I just started working as a stylist so I'm still a bit proud I won this award, that's why it's got a place in my cabinet! :)

This is me with my models just after I won (I've got the golden shoe in my hand underneath the flowers :) )

Sorry for the bad quality of this photo, it's scanned from a magazine.. My theme was hippie deluxe by the way.

Year in a review

First of all: Happy New Year to all of you! I hope everyone had a lovely new years eve! I had such a great time celebrating it with my boyfriend and lots of friends! I have a feeling 2010 is gonna be a good year!!

Micaela of the gorgeous blog The Drifter and the Gypsy asked me to contribute to the series 'A year in review' on her blog. It's a list of 9 things I liked in 2009. She asked some more bloggers to do the same so go and check it out! Here's my list and the mosaic Micaela made:

Started a blog: I started blogging last October and I'm so glad I did! It's really addictive though...

Paris: The city of my dreams. I visited Paris two times this year and still can't get enough of it! How I would love to live there...

Analogue photography: Though I really like my digital SLR I still prefer to work with my analogue cameras. I'm planning to make a little darkroom to develop my own pictures.

Flowers: I love flowers so much that I recently decided to buy myself flowers weekly.

Books: I've always been reading a lot, but awhile ago when my TV didn't work for a few weeks, I started reading even more. I love to get absorbed in a good book.

My publications: I started this year with a publication of some of my styling work in Dutch Elle. It's really cool to see your own work in a magazine.

Macarons: I think 2009 was the year of the macarons. :) I've seen so many (pretty) pictures of them everywhere and I still can't get enough of them!

Flow: A new Dutch feel-good magazine with pretty little gifts in it like wrapping paper and pretty little postcards. It's a gorgeous magazine! They have a Dutch website where you can download some cute stuff.

Tim Walker: His work is perfect and such an inspiration for me. I buy every magazine his work is in. His book 'Pictures' was my christmas present last year and it inspired me lots of times in 2009 and will definitely inspire me again in 2010!

Walking on clouds

Do you have a fear of flying? I don't, I love it.. I esspecially love the moment when you go through the clouds and no matter how grey the sky was, when you come out the sun is shining and the sky above you is blue. I made these airplane pictures when I came back from France. I think the colors are quite pretty and on the first pic it looks like you can just jump on the clouds. I wish I could walk on clouds. Until I can, I think I'll just practice on my bed... :)

purple top Zara (last year)

vintage cardigan

necklace H&M (old)