May
13
Happy Thoughts
by Sofia - in Random
There are so many things to be happy & grateful for just now. But it´s the little things that I want to share with you today. Like the pretty cherry flowers blooming at the moment. I literally have to stop on my runs to take pictures of the pretty sights! I´m definitely the smell the flowers kind of a girl but to let the flowers interfere with a running flow… they need to be extra pretty or smell divine!
I love Spring for the simple reason it makes people happy. When you are an all around happy person you sometimes suffer from others nagging about the weather, their job, their chores, their husbands and it weights you down a little. But then comes the Spring and the sun and everyone´s moods are lifted and you feel the air lighter around you. I´m pretty sure most of you know exactly what I mean! So it´s definitely a happy thought.
A happy thought is also making room in your closet for lighter clothes and items. You can´t really trust the Finnish summer to be warm and sunny all the time so I don´t really pack my cashmeres away but I fold them on the shelves above the lighter jumpers and scarves and this year I got to add some amazing scented sachets there too. I got these as a gift from the Gauhar shop girls and I am loving them so! They smell amazing and look pretty! ( And if you are wondering which to take, the sweet citrus or floral, take both, as I could not decide between these two).
It´s also so nice to have all your favourite flowers in season slowly. I found these super beautiful planted hydrangeas to set on my windowsill from my grocery store (!) whilst buying almond milk and strawberries. Huge flowers and the perfect light pink hue to go with my blue & white lamps. Happy!
May
12
While we are on the subject of inspirational things this week, I stumbled upon a video of Meg Ray, the creator of Miette, the pastry and confectionary shop in San Fransisco. I love the brand she created and wanted to share her thoughts behind it in case you found it inspirational too!
You can watch her video here. It´s lovely!
May
11
Inspirational people
by Sofia - in Random
Who inspires you? Now I don´t mean our friends or relatives but I´m curious about inspirational people you don´t really know but follow on media or social media. One of my friends is inspired by Victoria Beckham ( and what she does now, not really her Spice Girls times), one loves Emilia De Poret and one is a huge fan of Jennifer Anniston to give you some examples.
The Kim Kardashians, Paris Hiltons and Britneys never really made me look up and wonder if I wanted to be like them. I know they do or did inspire many but I always found my inspiration in a little bit different kind of crowd. I don´t think a person needs to be perfect to be inspiring ( a little cheeky is always good and a sense of humour especially in regards to oneself is essential) but my attention is maybe drawn to people who seem to be at ease with a more natural look, who all seem to love art, are smart and who just share a similar aesthetic in life. And love family life!
Here are a few people I get inspired by. It´s not always easy to pinpoint the qualities that interest you in others but I´m inspired by their all around style and by what they do and create. How they smile and the way they react towards publicity. So these are not my style icons ( some may be that too) but people who inspire me and whom I like to follow up on on media.
( I added a little description after each name but there is much more to these ladies than that. Also I may not share all their views and values but look in to an all around feeling about them. )
