boat trip

Last weekend I spent the day with my family in the country side on a beautiful lake which is surrounded by mountains. My sister's boyfriend invited us because his parents own a small boat there which we used. The landscape was so beautiful and the weather was just perfect - a bit chilly but in the sun it was pretty hot. We also went swimming in the lake but it was too cold to stay in the water for too long.





We made a stop at a small stone beach where we made a fire and barbecued sausages.

fall, sun and a lack of inpiration

Somehow the fashion blogger world has gone fall-crazy. I have no idea why everyone's sick of summer already but maybe they've had a better summer than I've had so far. I'm really not in the mood to think of fall fashion right now.
Thick sweaters constant rain, grey skies...it all doesn't seem very appealing to me when all I want it so have some sun, throw on a light dress and a pair of heeled sandals and head outside. The last few days have been a bit cold and grey but it's getting better already, this weekend it should even get 30°C again.

Maybe my disinterest for fall fashion is also due to the general lack of inspiration that I'm experiencing. It always takes me so long to get dressed and I end up wearing the most boring piece in my closet. Usually I'm really motivated to get dressed whenever I'm going someplace other than to work. It means that I get to dress however I want and don't have to worry about looking appropriate and chic.
Yesterday as I was deciding on what to wear to a concert tonight I even thought that I don't have anything to wear - regardless of my closet overflowing with clothes. I have a lot of things that I've never even worn yet and still I was frustrated. This makes me feel like a spoiled brat..gah. Hopefully inspiration will come back to me soon. ^o^ Until then I guess I'm just gonna have to keep on living in my grey AA sweater and my acid washed jeans -_-

Happy Valentines Day

I hope all of you have a wonderful day filled with lots of love. I made heart shaped chocolates for the boyfriend and he gave me cute little cake figures from Japan (totally useless but I love stuff like that =P and especially if it's from Japan).

in Australia January 2009

200th post

Happy 200th post, dear blog!

photo credit
On another note, I've been suffering from a bad cold for the past few days. I didn't go to work the last two days. My days were filled with countless tissues, watching Alias DVDs in bed, drinking tea, even more tissues, sleeping and watching TV.
I hate being sick, I'd rather go to work than stay in bed all day. It seems like a nice thing to do when you actually feel fine but when your head hurts like hell and you can't stand looking into a TV or computer screen for longer than an hour without getting dizzy it's not that fun.

But I'm feeling better now and I will go back to work tomorrow. I still have to blow my nose every 10 minutes though but I guess my co-workers will have to deal with that. haha.

Back home!

I'm back home but haven't really had much time to go online yet as I started work again yesterday and was busy with unpacking and all. Canada was teriffic, I had such a great time in this amazingly beautiful country. I will post some pics later.

For now I'm catching up with Fashion Week. I'm so excited that Milan has begun and I can't wait to look at all the beautiful collecions <3 I'm especially excited to see what Miuccia Prada has come up with for the SS 09 colletion which will be shown today.

From Gianfranco Ferré RTW S/S 09

permanent vacation

I'm back from my 4 days trip to Nice (France). What an enjoyable time that was, I came back completely relaxed (who knew 4 days could make such a difference), tanned and many happy memories.

The city of Nice is, well nice ^o^ But it's almost a bit too touristic for me and the beach there isn't really nice. So we went to a beach in a small town maybe 15min by train from Nice which was way nicer.

1. Advent

Happy 1. Advent everyone. To celebrate the start of the Advent season I spent the day with my family, lighing the first candle of the Advent Wreath, decorating the house and eating freshly backed christmas cookies.

cardigan - Zara; blouse - H&M Trend; skirt - by Alma H.; tights and shoes - somewhere in Tokyo; bag - Accessorize

excuse the preppy-ness but I was feeling a little festive =P

S for Saturday and Snowboarding

On Saturday I went snowboarding with my friends. It was only my second time on a snowboard (I used to ski) but I think I did pretty well with the good instructions from my boyfriend. But now my entire body is so sore that I can hardly move. I fell so many times on my ass, my arm, my knees...I got bruises everywhere and the worst muscle soreness I've experienced in my life so far...haha. So now I'm going to spend the rest of the evening in bed, watching Gossip Girl.



The weather in the mountains was absolutely perfect <3

halloween

Halloween is not a tradition where I live, it's not very common to have halloween parties or to go trick or treat-ing. The shops have tried to estabilish the holiday here but it didn't really work out. Most of the stores have stopped selling Halloween merchandise and decorations devoted to the day. I'm not too sad about this as I never understood why people should celebrate something that has no tradition in thier country just because some big bosses try to establish it to sell more. I'm glad that customers are intelligent enough not to jump on every "trend" stores impose on us.
Having said that, I will admit that I love costume parties. And Halloween is a perfect excuse to dress up in a costume.
There have not been too many Halloween parties in my city in the past and the only one I've ever attended was a huge flop, my friends and I were almost the only people there.haha. But this year I will give it another go, there's this party in a small club which should be quite good.

I want to dress up as a maid. I have bought a Japanese Maid costume in Tokyo last year, which is extremly adorable..<3
I'm still debating on whether I should make it a killer maid (it's Halloween after all) with some "scary" make up and a fake knife or just stick to being a cute maid.
What do you think?

Are you dressing up for Halloween?

polaroids

I've been looking everywhere for our old Polaroid camera but no luck. Just to find out that my sister who's living in England took it with her...#%&!

from olsen-files
P.S: Yesterday I received the laredoute leather pants I had ordered a couple of weeks ago but the fit was horrible. =( They looked so promising on the website. I had ordered them in two different sizes, one was waaay too big and the other one fit me okay but the legs were still way too wide and not skinny at all (as pictured on the website).

fifi lapin

I just ordered these two prints from this lovely website.

Aren't those just the cutest little bunnies? I can't wait to get them and decorate my wall with them.

last saturday.

This past Saturday I went on a day trip to Geneva with my boyfriend and a friend. It was such a nice day, so sunny and warm. I love autumn like this.



Geneva is such a beautiful city and only 2.5h by train from here.

do you want coffee or tea? what did you dream about last night?

good morning people.
today should be a good day. I will go to a contemporary art exhibition and tonight I'm invited for dinner at a friend's place. Hmm...now I only have to decide what to wear...jeans or a dress?
Have a good Sunday!

Elle UK - December 2008

All the things that upset you. Overwhelming everything you see. You are snow blind.

I really can't wait for the weekend. This week has been so exhausting I desperately need to relax and get some rest.

I'm lacking sleep. I should really get to bed earlier but somehow I always end up doing things into the middle of the night. And the weather isn't helping me either. I hate this cold and grey weather, it's making me feel all depressed and worn-out.

So tonight I'm not even gonna let myself do much apart from lounging around in these comfy clothes, reading Manga and/or watching Gossip Girl.



I plan on going to a secondhand store this weekend to pick up some old frames to put on my wall. I may even find some nice clothes - I'd love to own a vintage lace dress <3

Good nights!

trick or treat

^ wearing the boyfriend's mask
The Halloween party on Friday was great! I didn't expect that many people to dress up for the party but almost all the guests wore costumes. It was so much fun.

Happy new year!

source

Happy new year my lovely readers!! I wish you all the best for the new year and have a bad ass new year's eve party. Thank you all so much for visiting my blog, caring about the stuff I post here and for all your lovely comments. It means so much to me <3

Lots of love from Sydney!
Jenny

Joyeux Noël!

I wish all of my lovely readers a very merry Chirstmas. Enjoy the time with your family, the good food and of course the presents ^o^

Vogue Nippon Dec 08 via ht_photography
Now I gotta run downtown to buy a last minute present for one of my sisters >.< At least I finished my packing for OZ.

Happy Holidays!

I hope all of you had a great weekend and are enjoying your holidays right now. Unfortunately I have to work today and tomorrow. But Wednesday is the big family Christmas eve celebration and on Thursday morning I'm already off to Sydney! So exciting...aaahhh and I still have to pack my luggage and wrap some Christmas presents >.<.
To start this week off in style I have a wonderful behind the scenes picture of Leighton Meester at the Teen Vogue shoot for you guys.

Teen Vogue Feb09 - Leighton Meester by Patrick Demarchelier; credit - teenvogue.com
Isn't she lovely? I can't wait to see the editorial.

2. Advent

Happy 2.Advent everyone! I hope you all enjoy a relaxed Sunday - I'm off to bake Cinnamon Muffins <3