About strength...

Today, I was confronted with strength. Not the physical kind of strength which enables you to pull a car or carry tons of bricks, but that emotional, spiritual, kind that seems even more difficult to achieve.

I mistook callousness for strength, and emotionality for weakness. Being emotional couldn't go along with being proud, independent and self-confident. How could a reasonable woman cry - without loosing every form of dignity?

But pretending that nothing and noone is able to hurt you is not the same as being intact. In fact, it is even more grievous to think that you are not allowed to feel something.

Even the worst feeling is better than to feel nothing at all. And strength doesn't follow from keeping your heart completely shut. It results from being able to endure your own feelings.

You CAN feel weak, desperate or lonely. But you also can - and MUST - be willing to overcome those sentiments. Unhappiness is not the intrinsic problem, denial is.

 

Strength isn't how you react or feel about certain incidents.

It is rather how you continue afterwards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outfit of the Day

Modern Jane Austen

Of course, there is no need in telling you that lace got it's big revival - grading it up into an essential wardrobe element rather than an antiquated souvenir from Pride & Prejudice. But still, it's worth the mention.

For me, this special cloth almost established itself as an all-time favourite as it pimps up my casual skinny jeans into something more dressy and still wearable in daily student life.

You may compare black lace tops to blue or khaki jeans, or choose the white version and mix it up with black bottoms and golden jewellery.

Decide for yourself which colour suits you best. Or just do it my way: buy every piece of lace you can grab! ;)

Lace Top, ZARA

Skinny Jeans, ZARA

Loafers, Primark

Necklace, H&M

Room-Makeover

Writing about fashion affords one simple thing: clothes you love to wear and are keen to present.

However, one problem occurs after a certain amount of time and money spent in various stores - especially when you're in a buying spree. The mentioned problem is this: sooner or later you'll have much more clothes than your closet can bear.

I passed this treshold looong ago. So - surprise, surprise! - my closet seemed to shrink with every piece I tried to force in it. Of course, I'm already on my way to self-control. But that won't tidy up my existing fashion mess!

I chose a more expensive (but funnier) option. Tadaa - room makeover!

21 seems a pefect age for a change. Not because I finally reached the legal age or "gained an awful lot of life experience", but because I feel more like my "real" self. I know what I want, who I am and I'm also aware of the things I need to work on.

Therefore, I am longing for a room that suits me. Not that kind of "practical" and "useful" thing, but a new composition of furniture I acutally adore - not just accept.

 

What I favour most is a clear, contrast-based style. I love black accents in a white surrounding, plane forms and a mixture of nostalgia and modernism.

To get what I actually mean, you can take a look at my favourite pieces ;)

 

 

Commode, IKEA

Wardrobe, Roller

Table, IKEA

Bed, Poco Domäne

Mirror, IKEA