I'm in France and this is in England

I have been avoiding my computer for a couple of days now. Being at home is my kind of rehab from everything, and technology in particular. It is my way to let go of everything, for a while. I'm letting go so much, my brain switches off and I become some sort of vegetable. It is only a phase, and I will switch it back on, don't you worry. But god it feels good to go to bed without having to wake up at any given time, to have food cooked for you, to be able to just sit in the sun reading a book if that's all you want to do all day. 

Sadly I am going to have to switch the brain 'on' pretty soon as I still have an essay to finish by next thursday, and a LOT of revisions to start. But what a perfect place to do work and revise. It is beautiful here, the temperatures are so warm, I sleep with the window open, yes you read that right - OPEN. What kind of march is this one?

I have so much to share, and many pictures to take. The puppy is seriously the cutest thing alive. We spend our days running around in the fields, rolling in the grass and playing with the ball, or the cats for that matter.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend. Because I sure am. It's not a wild one, it is actually very calm indeed, but that's all I have been wishing for. My 16 year old sister is at a party, and I'm staying in cooking dinner for my parents, watching tv and cuddling with Hector. Times have changed people.

Ps: if you are wondering what the heck are those pictures, well I took them back in Kent, just before I left. The sunsets were too beautiful not to photograph, and the daffodils were everywhere!!

Journey home

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I am still alive, just to clear things out. I am flying back to France tomorrow extremely early in the morning. I will look a little bit like that girl, running like a crazy person to get on the train/underground/plane. I have been in London since tuesday afternoon, it has been lovely. Spending time with my cousins, going out for drinks, sunbathing in the park eating frozen yoghurt. Someone need to explain something to me though... HOW CAN IT BE SO HOT IN MARCH?! I can't complain, but come on. This is crazy. Actual heatwave on the south of England. I guess it is preparing my body for Sicily weather and South of France weather! I'll be back soon, with tons of pictures from home, and my puppy! First time I'm meeting him tomorrow! Can I say that I'm more excited to see him than the rest of the family? Maybe not as they are all reading this blog... 

A few late snaps of my birthday

This is very late I know. But here are a few snaps of my birthday surprise party, there wasn't a lot of pictures taken, and there are also a lot of my friends who I haven't really asked the permission to post pictures of them on the internet... So you'll just have to imagine them! Beautiful people.

The one person who appears a lot here, is Ellen one of my best friends, who organised it all. I'm so grateful for all of what she did for me. The next day we went to the beach with my mum and my cousin. We had a picnic and spent the day hugging and taking the sun in. 

I still can't fully grasp the fact that I turned 21. Today I had to fill the form for graduation and got the date. 11th of July at 10:30 am OH MY GOD. Man this is for real. 

Spring Inspiration

                

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Spring is finally here, all I want is to sit under a tree reading my book, pick fresh flowers for my room and my hair. I see green everywhere and I love it! It's refreshing and invigorating. I want that  green and lace dress from Anthropologie, and run free, my hair in the wind, in that field. I'd be so grateful if someone would buy me that flowery dress, high-low  is my personal favourite at the moment, that and big bright flowers for spring. I want that bikini body, and the actual bikini too, if possible. I cannot wait for the days where I can just leave the house with no make-up on, just a little bit of mascara, where I can leave my hair dry in the warm summer air. I'm craving going natural, light and fresh, just like a bohemian. Spring is for new beginnings. Spring is for fresh starts, for clearing out your mind, your life, your house, your car, your handbag. It screams bright colours, dresses, lace and pastels. I have started to have a smoothie every morning, full of fresh fruits and veggies. But I'd quite like to try that honey cloud pancake. I mean just the name. Hello.

Today was a nice day. A sunny day, where I walked slowly through town, found new little shops I never knew existed, sneaked in this second-hand bookshop, looked at all the classics, read some poems and love letters, bought an english/italian dictionary, and a french book. Then skipped along, and found an art shop where I bought new pencils and a new 'putty' eraser. I know my life is so exciting. I hope yours is too.

This made my day

I mean COME ON. If you don't find these funny, well I bet you had a shit day. Surely this will make it better right?.... right? The pictures are by the talented photographer Jason Lee, and I've found them there (You can read a little interview he did) ! 

I was just sitting in the library on the sofas reading for my next class/surfing the web, and I stumbled across these beauties! I couldn't stop laughing, the girl sitting in front of me did not look impressed. I wish I had kids that cute, and the imagination to come up with ideas like that too! 

They made my long and boring day so much better. I hope they brighten up yours too.

This is what you do when you are bored of your law degree

So basically that's what you do. You take pictures of you birthday presents. You take pictures of sunsets out of your window. And you start drawing again. No biggie. Oh yeah and you obviously don't do any Law related stuff. What you also do is take long bubble baths and pretend you're swimming in Hawaii. You watch a lot of episodes of One Tree Hill, 90210 and Gossip Girl. You go to a cafe to 'work' and end up pinning the hell out of Tumblr blogs. Sometimes you just go shopping and buy dresses that you don't really have any reason to buy other than it makes you happy. You paint your nails, cut your split ends, tidy your room, wash the kitchen floor, scrub the bathroom, tidy your room again. 

Isn't it just crazy how much I can do to avoid working? I wish writing essays was as exciting as pinning pretty pictures. On that note I've got to go, I'm planning my future wedding with my non existent husband on Pinterest. Bye.

This is what I'm missing...

I am missing lovely sunsets while walking the dogs.

I am missing Hector growing up.

Elisa growing up.

My dad's cooking.

My mum's hugs.

My double bed.

The nice weather.

I am missing family dinners.

Giggling away with my sister.

Sleep overs with Elisa.

My french friends.

French food.

BREAD, I miss a nice baguette, like a LOT.

Morning swims.

Saturday mornings at the farmer's market.

I miss doing silly things with Elisa.

Horse Ridding.

I miss my horse, Hugo.

And my 3 cuddly cats, Berlioz, Gypsy and Billy.

I miss my house.

But all of this doesn't matter much, because I'm flying back in 12 sleeps. 

12 sleeps until we are all reunited.

*Picture taken by my sister Elisa.

The end of an area is close

Winter is finally packing away and leaving space for Spring to show its sparkles. It is this time of the year where all I'm longing for is summer, while enjoying the freshness and sun of beautiful spring days, I can't help but want to go for a swim, lie down in my bikini reading a book, putting on a little summer dress on my tanned skin. 

It is also this time of the year where I am about to go on Spring break, where I am entering the hell of revisions and last essays. Today I discovered my exam timetable, and I couldn't help but feel a little down... 5 exams. That's what is waiting for me. Starting on the 9th of May and finishing on the 21st. 

Yes that gives me exactly 2 months to revise, but this is a big deal! It is the end of my Law degree, the end of 3 beautiful years. Don't get me wrong I just CANNOT wait to be done. But it still brings  a little tear to my eye thinking about it. It just means so much, and I can't mess it up, I just can't. 

So on this lovely thursday morning, the sun and fresh air is coming through my window, but I can't help my brain to be elsewhere. Somewhere with sun, somewhere free of work, free of stress, free of this heavy weight on my shoulders, called a Law degree.

I guess I'm lucky we're going away to Sicily for 10 days with my family during my month of Spring break. It'll certainly be good for my mind and body, a little sun on this pale skin will be welcomed, and nice Italian food will be devoured, while having my head tucked in a ton of books. But hey! One thing at a time...

*Pictures by myself. Taken from my window this morning. I wish I could be that cat, napping on the warm path. My birthday roses got a little refreshing shower, what is more beautiful than a rose covered in water drops?

Inspiration of the Moment

This beautiful advert for Vanessa Bruno, starring Kate Bosworth. Absolutely stunning! I love everything about it.

This dress from Luisa Beccaria's Spring collection.

Dorothee Schumacher's house, you can see it here . Beautiful, I want her closet, and the animal house outside! They all live together, it is truly adorable.

Anything white. 

All Pastels. It's like they are attracted to me. That's all I want. Pastels.

Bohemian/Surfer hair. (read long, wavy, messy). GROW HAIR. GROW!!

SUMMER. I'm longing for long summer nights, for refreshing swims, scuba diving, jumping in the waterfalls, being tanned and wearing white. I want that Victoria Secret bikini. And that body for that matter. So summer hurry up!

What inspires you at the moment?

( Ps: All pictures taken from my Pinterest boards. )