Scandinavian interior/ decor

Hello my dear readers from Zagreb, Croatia!
I have landed safely and I'm super tired after hours of
travelling/ two flights, but I'm very excited to explore the city
and take care of some business too.
I will write more about my "adventures" tomorrow since I'm so
ready to go to sleep, but I wanted to share an interior post with you.

As you know from previous posts, my flat is being renovated (almost there)
and I can't wait to furnish it with all the new furniture and style it
completely different than it was until recently.

Since I've been living in Finland, I got so much into Scandinavian interior
and I've found the combination of black+white and clean/ minimalistic
spaces so refreshing! I've been browsing net for an inspiration and here are the
photos that spoke the most to me:

Special day!

Good Thursday everyone!!

I've been a bit quiet on my blog lately. I feel that this year started
way too hectic for me + my flat still looks like a big dumpster thanks
to all the renovation that is taking longer than what I have thought it
would. All of my things are either in boxes or in some messy corner inside
these 80 square meters. It's easy to loose your inspiration when it comes
to clothing, so I just put on the first thing I find in the morning and try
that the outfits don't look completely miss-matched.
Next week I'll be on a trip to Zagreb so I will have more time and inspiration
to post new interesting posts, so bare with me for a few more days :)

You can always follow me on my Instagram profile for daily updates
on my life and things that surround me.

Today is such a special day! My beautiful daughter, my little angel turned
5 years old today! It's incredible how time flies by so fast and she has grown
into such a little lady with her own personality. I can't describe how happy
and blessed I feel to have her in my life, she's everything to me...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY PRINCESS!!

I would like to wish you a fantastic day and I hope that the weather in your
city isn't as cold as it is in Helsinki.

Here's an Insta diary for you guys, I just love using this app on daily basis.



                                          My little birthday girl!!

Blogging and having a business meeting @ Cafe Strindberg

Shoes I've been lusting over - Rachel Zoe flats 

and Marc by Marc Jacobs espadrillas

I had an interview w/ one Russian website, 

more about this soon

I love to be on the go!

Workout always puts me in a great mood

First snow finally came to Helsinki

My city

Food porn

- Sunn  restaurant

- Fuku sushi bar

-Esplanadi cafe

Outfit post - Snow is here

Yesterday was the 1st full real winter day! We got snow and
that beautiful "Winter Wonderland" scenery is all around and
it feels nice for a change. We also got some sun which is so refreshing
because I don't remember when was the last time I saw it, seriously!
Finland can be really tough with all the darkness going on for long periods,
but once the sun is out - you really appreciate it and suck in all the energy
that sun rays are shining on you :)

How was your weekend people? I hope that you had a good one.
We are still in the middle of renovation of the flat, but it should be ready
end of this week. This week is very important for me. First of all, my little
daughter is turning 5 and also my very first professional website is going online
and I'm so excited about it! Can't wait to show it to you!

Next week will be all about vacation meets work meets paperwork, but more
about that next week.

While I stayed at the hotel in the city centre last week, I took advantage of
having city's shops just minute walk away, so I checked the sales and I didn't
find many things, but these boots were something I just had to bring home with me.
Perfect, great quality, leather boots on -40% is something that can't be missed out. :)

Have a great beginning of the week! Happy Monday!

I'm wearing: Boots - Clarks, Coat - Burberry, Scarf & necklace - Zara,
Sunglasses - Sheriff & Cherry, Bag - Tory Burch, Jeans - Diesel, Blazer - Max&Co.,
Beanie - Gant, Gloves - Global Stockmann

Outfit post - Furry feeling

Woah! Time flies so fast once again and I'm not sure if that's
a good or bad thing. I'm definitely not having so much fun
while the time is passing by, lots of stress, renovation of the flat,
lots of work and some health issues, but hopefully in a month
or two from now I'll get a breather and go for a nice short trip somewhere, but
for now, I have booked the trip to Croatia's capital city Zagreb
and am looking fw going there in two weeks since I haven't been
there in years and now I have a great excuse to go there ( making
my new passport ).

I had last meeting yesterday morning regarding my official photography
website and it will go online in 6 days, exactly on my daughter's 5th birthday
and yes, it's purposely like that. ;)

How is the beginning of 2014 treating you? Have a great weekend folks!

I'm wearing: Jeans - New Yorker, Bag - Rebecca Minkoff, Sweater - COS,
Jacket - Asos, Shoes - Calvin Klein, Necklace - Zara, Ring - Deni design

Outfit post - Fuku

Good evening everyone!
It's Monday and once again a holiday, so I would like to wish
a Merry Christmas to everybody who's celebrating today and
tomorrow.
I'm having a small "home-escape" time for a few days since it's
impossible to live in my flat right now during the renovation, so
I'm taking the advantage of staying in the city centre and being able
to walk everywhere I feel like.

This morning I went to the cinema with my daughter and for lunch
we had a small family gathering so we went to highly spoked about
sushi bar called Fuku.
It's basically a sushi/ Asian buffet and even though I never do the "buffet"
unless it's breakfast at the hotel, this was such a positive surprise.
Sushis were so fresh and delicious and there was a whole array of rolls, nigiris,
noodles, spicy veggies in curry/ coconut milk sauce, Gyoza dumplings, tempura,
etc. I don't have to even mention that I'm in food comma right now, but it feels
so good at the same time :D

After 2 weeks of time off from gym, I'm starting my gym routine tomorrow
and can't wait to finally get more active, esp. after the long holidays and everything
that comes with it ( food, cakes and booze ).

I hope that you had a nice day as well! Thanks for reading/ watching.

I'm wearing: Boots - Frye, Bag - Celine, Scarf - Asos, Jeans - Diesel,
Top & jacket - Free People, Coat - Isabel Marant pour H&M, Ring - Deni design,
Bangle - Marc By Marc Jacobs, Lipstick - Mac Red

Now what?

Christmas is over, 2014 is here and tomorrow is the last day
of holidays and the question is: "Now what?"
Somehow the whole Fall is about expecting Winter and those
above mentioned holidays, but what then, when it's all finished, all the
presents have been opened, celebrations finished and it's time to
continue with your "everyday life"?

Somehow, after observing for years, me, my family and friends
tend to feel somehow quite down at this time of the year. To fall
asleep and wake up in the Spring feels very tempting and that's in
a way what I would do every year. I would loose all the inspiration or
drive to do anything and would only start feeling like a human again
around end of March.

This year I chose to proceed differently. One of the promises ( goals )
that I wrote down for 2014 was to live life and not let a single day go
to waste. Learn/ do something every day that will make me happy or
bring me one step closer to getting my dreams come true.

If you're having or used to have the same issues as I did and have decided
to do things differently this year, then the good way to keep being active/
motivated is to write down a list of things you would like to do until the
first day of Spring. For instance:

- read that one book you've been wanting to read for a longest time ever
-reorganise your wardrobe and get rid of all of the clothes that you know you
won't be wearing again and that don't fit you anymore
-book a trip to warmer places with beach to take a break from Winter blues
-go out more often and be more social ( great way to lift up your mood )
-go sale shopping with your bff and relax with a nice cup of hot chocolate afterwards
-start a project that you've been wanting to kick off for a long time but never found
time/ courage/ will to do it
-start a course of something: cooking/ foreign language/ dancing/ sewing
-sign up to gym ( one of the best ways to kick start new year and keep your thoughts clear )
-etc. list can be as long as you want it :)

I have made a long list for myself too and it's long enough to keep me occupied until
the flowers start to bloom, daytime becomes way longer than it is now and the sun
start to peek out much more often :)

I'm in the middle of renovation process of my apartment and I have no idea where half of my
things are. It's practically impossible to get my hands on my clothes or accessories, so
sorry if next few outfits will be bit "I've seen this" ones but I promise to try my best to make
them as interesting as possible.

I'm very much looking forward to meeting with my pr girl this coming week, since we'll go
over the final details of my website which should launch in 10 days! YAAAY!

In the end, I would like to THANK YOU!!! so much dear people!!
Thank you for all of the support, heartfelt comments and compliments, you're truly making
me smile every time I check my comments section. You're all so kind and I'm so happy to
have readers like you.

Outfit post - New year, new dreams

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Before I start my rumblings, I would like to wish you all the best
year yet! I hope that you all had fun celebrating while entering 2014.
I have a feeling that this year is going to be a blast and can't wait to see
what it has in the store for me.

2013 was very though year for me, I got sick, my mom got sick, so many
things and relationships were/ have fallen apart that at some point last year
I have wondered what's the point of waking up day after day just to see my life
fall apart piece by piece...
Then again, when I look back, I've had one of the most significant and path
turning years. I've learned many lessons the though way, but they made me
much stronger person and I could also for the first time get to know myself
in and out, see my visions clearer than ever and also learn what are the things
that matter the most in life.

I have lots of hopes and dreams for this year and I've made a promise list of
things which I want to do/ accomplish inside next 363 days :)
One of the biggest promises to myself is to take my dreams in my hands and
make them become a reality. If 2013 was all about struggling, failed planes and trying
to figure out the future, I want this year to be all about action, action, action!

I've had SO much fun on the New Year's Eve. I have completely lost my voice,
had the worst hungover yesterday and looks like I'll spend this day just laying
in bed/ going to sauna/ eating some nice food/ watching Grey's Anatomy.

Have a fabulous Thursday dear people and here's to the new beginnings!

I'm wearing: Sweater - Burberry, Coat - Isabel Marant pour H&M, Bag - Givenchy,
Boots - Steve Madden, Pants - See by Chloe, Beanie - Gant, Cuff - COS