Feb
22
J. Crew for me too
by Sofia - in Random
Mikään ei ole niin ihanaa kuin löytää joku täydellinen aarre ilahduttamaan vaatekaappia, mutta välillä täytyy myös keskittyä hankkimaan vaateita joita tulee käytettyä arjessa. Perus vaatteita etsiessäni olen kääntynyt usein J.Crew merkin puoleen koska heillä on laaja mallisto muodikkaammista asuista ajattomiin klassikoihin, olen kokenut laadun hyväksi ja kaiken lisäksi J.Crew valmistaa useita vaatteistaan myös erityisellä mitoituksella pitkille tai pienikokoisille. Kun valitsen perusvaatteita, mietin usein minkä kanssa ne aion yhdistää jo olemassa oleviin asusteisiin ja vaatekappaleisiin. Jos näen uuden vaatteen täydentämässä vanhoja niin, että sen voi yhdistää moneen asiaan kaapissani on se mielestäni ostamisen arvoinen.
I love to shop for something very special when I see it but the truth is that we sometimes need to also buy things we actually use on daily bases. For me those items are very basic things like for most of us, like blue jeans and breton stripe shirts, cashmere jumpers and cardigans, button down shirts and silk tops. And skirts! I love to wear skirt more than pants as I like the feminine feeling it gives me. I already loved skirts as a little girl. For those very basics I love J. Crew! They have the kind of clothes that appeal to me, timeless and most often made with natural fabrics. Their quality is good too and most of the items are affordable. They do have very fashionable items too for those in need but I turn to them for my basics.
When shopping for those basic ” capsule wardrobe” items I tend to think more about what I will wear them with and to buy things I can use in multiple ways. Say this high waisted pencil skirt I recently ordered in a “granny pink” colour. Although I love colour I would normally buy a top or a sweater in say pink and then the bottom in navy, grey or some other muted colour. But this time I felt like this would be just what I needed. I could instantly see this skirt with a white shirt or a blue and white striped shirt. Or with my grey cashmere sweater or the beige one or with a cardigan. Even with a Breton stripe shirt and white Supergas as the skirt is actually cotton. I can see it being worn with ballerinas and with heels. With pretty golden jewellery! So when I can see it with so many things I already have in my wardrobe I can say it´s a winner and easily justify buying the item. And J. Crew thinks of tall ( that would be me) and petite customers too which is a bonus as I can actually wear my skirt the lenght it was designed to be worn and don´t have to buy it a size larger which will make it an ill fit around the waist. Yay!
A good button down shirt is also a must and although I have shared my absolute favourite white shirt I have been using for years ( I can say that without blinking an eye as I have used those for ten years now) I like to have options too. So I bought this pretty stripy shirt for myself. I like a shirt with a bit of stretch as it makes it so comfortable and it makes the slim fit nicer. Blue and white stripes are basically my go to colours. They look absolutely perfect with everything!
Feb
19
Happy thoughts
by Sofia - in Random
How was your week? Mine was filled with things I did with the girls, some exercise, cooking and work. But mostly with things I did with the girls. Like walking to ballet practise hand in hand and stopping by at a bakery to pick up a fresh cinnamon bun to share along the way. Travelling to Turku for a day trip to see the doll house exhibition on lend from the Victoria & Albert museum. It was brilliant by the way! I´ve told you before that I love miniatures and used to collect them well in to my teenage years ( and still occasionally buy something if a lovely piece comes across my path). The girls loved it too and we made a day of it. We had pizza for lunch in Tintå and we visited the market hall. We went shopping in the old toy store called Casagrande where we actually found this one dress up costume Bubble Gum has been pestering me about for almost a year now. I will share it with you soon. It was a sunny day and Turku was looking beautiful!
Cotton Candy chose this miniature from the museum shop as the first item in their own collection that will be added to everything I already have when we finally have the dollhouse ready.
Then the next day I picked the girls up early and we went to the Ateneum museum to see the Rodin exhibition with my sister in law and the girls´cousins. We bought them little sketch books and sketching pencils and they were drawing the Rodin sculptures. Even if the girls were not as excited about the amazing (!!!) sculptures as they were about the doll houses I thought it was wonderful to see them sitting at the museum floor and sketching with their little serious expressions on their faces.
Feb
18
Banana snack
by Sofia - in Cooking DIY projects Good things for kids
Tämä todella helppo ja terveellinen pikku välipala ei ole mikään uusi keksintö, mutta koska se on niin näppärä niin jaettakoon se täälläkin. Muussaa kulhon pohjalla yksi kypsä banaani ja lisää seokseen purkillinen jugurttia. Voit käyttää mitä vaan juggista, mutta itse pidän tässä ihan luonnonjugurtista koska ideana on nimenomaan välipala johon en halua turhaan lisättyä sokeria kun tähän sitä ei tarvita. Maustan seosta joskus tilkalla sitruuna- tai vaniljauutetta. Resepti on toki helppo tuplata tai triplata halutessasi. Lusikoi seos esimerkiksi silikonisiin kuppikakku vuokiin ( annoskoosta riippuen tästä reseptistä tulee n. 6-12 annosta, meillä 8) ja koristele halutessasi vaikkapa kuivatuilla banaaneilla. Pakasta muutama tunti tai yön yli ja napsauttele sitten jugurttinapit vuoista ja laita vaikkapa pakastepussiin ja säilytä pakkasessa.
Tätä reseptiä on helppo modifioida ja käyttää banaanin sijaan marjoja ja muottien pohjalle voi laittaa hieman mysliä tai vaikkapa pähkinänmuruja. Tällaisen voi lapsi käydä itsekin hakemassa pakkasesta viikonloppuaamuna kun on ” ihan hirvee nälkä” ja vanhemmat haluaisivat nukkua vielä tunnin. Jugurttinappi on myös näppärä pakata eväsrasiaan silikonimuotissaan ja viedä evääksi ennen harrastukseen menoa. Silloin sen voi syödä muotista lusikalla kuin hieman sulaneen jäädykkeen.
