Have a happy monday

Ah, the joys of monday ! After a sunny week-end, waking up to a rainy and cold monday morning isn't always the best mood booster. Let's be honest, we all hate it. Monday is the back to school/work - day, waking up painfully early - day, the day after a week-end of fun and partying, the day you finally start again that diet you somehow forgot to follow during the week-end... Basically, it's a back to reality and routine-day for each and every one of us, in different ways.

But why do we keep being so negative about it? I feel like we are making this day even worse with our own attitudes. Hey, cheer up! We all know this day sucks, so why not try to make it a bit less horrible by doing something you WANT, something you LIKE? It can be anything. Craving for that chocolate bar? Eat it. Screw the diet. Need a break? Take it. Your health (physical health, but mental health as well!) is more important than any work. Take a warm bath, drink tea, chill out. Think about it: when you'll be 80, will you be regretting the times you actually were nice to yourself? I don't think so. I know, life isn't about always doing whatever makes you happy, but we need a bit of it too, in moderation.

This is your official certificate which allows you to treat yourself somehow. Set yourself the goal of doing at least one thing you like every monday. Yup, i'm overwhelmed with optimism and positivity today!

So, here is a review of what I did to cheer up my monday.

1. On my lazy days (which represent 6 days a week) i tend to wear just jogging pants and a sweater - seriously, every time i know i won't see anyone except maybe my family i dress like a potato ! But today I decided to dress nicely for myself. I feel confident and pretty in these clothes (well, except my white socks but who cares), a good booster for the day. Okay, sorry for the mirror selfie, this is so lame! :')
Hoodie: H&M, pants: H&M, shoes: Superga, hat: Drop Dead, tee: Zara (got this from my lovely soul sister Florence).
2. Some of my favorite flavors are peanut butter and Oreos. So I decided to mix them and make some lovely peanut butter & Oreo cupcakes/brownies, don't really know how to name them! This is a pic of the work in progress.

3. I love love love sitting down with a cup of coffee and a great book. This is a true story about a fifteen year-old drug addict. It's really sad and shocking but really interesting!

4. One of the delicious Oreo-peanut butter-brownie-cupcakes i made and devoured today!

Those were the little things that made me happy today. What are yours?

Think pink

Hey guys!

Today, I want to share with you my passion for pink. At the moment, it is definitely my favorite color when it comes to clothing. It is such a beautiful and happy color that it makes you shine when you wear it. Wether it is a small pink detail, or a completely pink outfit, I believe that this color should be a part of everybody's summer wardrobe !

A dress for every occasion

1: A basic pink dress from H&M turns classy with a blazer (H&M) and high heels (New Look).

2: Ready for school with this casual pink and black dress (Gina Tricot). Shoes : Dr Martens, backpack : Monki.

Denim style

1: Small details make the difference. Sweatshirt : Hollister, shorts : some random shop in Finland which I cannot remember, shoes : Vans, hat : Drop Dead.

2: Hard work does not exclude a fashionable outfit. Sweatshirt : Springfield, jeans : Only (note : these are not boyfriend jeans, but skinny jeans that are too big for me), shoes : Superga, sunglasses : Ray Ban.

Let's get comfy

1: I know that the pink is not very visible on this picture. Well, the texts on both the t-shirt ("No need to worry", Monki) and the jogging pants ("Just Do It", Nike) are in pink.

2: This jumpsuit (Superdry) is like my favorite piece of clothing ever. For cold winters, long flights, lazy sundays and basically almost anything. Slippers : Monki.

Didn't know how to name this one. So, here you just have one of my favorite outfits. Both the sweater and the legging are from Subdued. Shoes : Vans.

Hi and welcome !

Hello.

So, here we go again. Yep, this is another of the countless tries i've given to blogging during the past few years. I don't really know where to begin. Should I introduce myself?

Well. My name is Iris. I am 18 years old, finnish, and living in Brussels. Eek. This sounds so lame, already !

Okay, so, basically, this will be a blog where I'll be posting about things I do, things I like, things that make me think, or anything that ever crosses my mind. We could say that this will be some kind of imitation of those hipster lifestyle blogs. Except that this will be about a teenage girl with the Peter Pan syndrome and a bit too much of imagination, building up a healthy and happy lifestyle.

What more can I say? Well, I guess this is it, for now - you'll get to know me more when I'll start posting properly. Let's just hope this won't be one of those "yay i got the most awesome idea ever, i'm so excited"-thingys which tend to lead to me abandoning them after three days. 

So... See you soon?

Hope you will like this !

Iris

P.S. As pictures tell more than 1000 words... 

 1. Home is where your heart is... Helsinki. 2. Me being artsy in 2012.

3. Radiohead - Creep. Check out my cover ! 4. Artistic stuff, Christmas in Finland.

1. I love baking. 2. Brussels by night.

3. My baby, Canon EOS 1000D with 50mm/1.8 lens. 4. Holidays in San Marco di Castellabate, April 2014.