Happy (belated) Birthday to Me!

That's right. Last Friday, on the second of May, I turned 16! Obviously, I didn't have much time during the day itself to blog... Neither did I yesterday, as that was my aunt's birthday and I went to visit her in the afternoon. My promise to blog about dancing and exercise still stands, it has just been delayed for a while as I wanted to talk about my birthday first :)

So, what's it like? Being sixteen?

To be quite honest, just changing the number in my Instagram profile felt quite exhilarating! Somehow there's just a really large difference in saying you're fifteen and saying you're sixteen. It sounds so much older! I don't feel older than I was three days ago, though ;) Only fatter, because of the large amount of nice food I consumed on my special day. (Not to mention the days after; because that's when the real party begins... When you're being left alone with a sick pile of leftovers it's excruciatingly hard to control yourself)

Let's talk food first, shall we? ♥

For my birthday I had three different types of dessert/pastry. My mum baked a lovely apple pie (the Dutch kind), and my sister Annick and I made these yummy blueberry cupcakes from Sally's Baking Addiction. Along with those two, we also ordered a strawberry flan from a pastry shop nearby. I absolutely LOVE pastries and desserts, and I find it more than essential on my birthday. (Or any holiday/celebration, to be fair!)

Recently my mum asked me this question: "What do you like most about celebrating your birthday?" Now of course, I went and told her the proper thing to answer, which is "the attention and nice people that come over". But let's face it: We can all agree that the best thing about birthdays is that you get presents. I mean, who doesn't like getting gifts? So here's what I've been lucky enough to get this year :)

My mum gave me something I've been wanting badly for quite some time now, after seeing a commercial video on the internet. She gave me an instant camera!! Namely a Fujifilm Instax mini 90. Yup, it's one of those cameras where your photo comes rolling out the instant you take it. Isn't that exciting?!?? I certainly think so! I haven't tried it out yet, because the films are quite expensive and I don't want to waste them on silly pictures ;) I'm not going to use it for random photographs like I do with my normal/digital camera. With this one you've got to really think economically and artistically about the photo you're taking and I love that about it. So I'm waiting for a special day to use it for the first time. Perhaps on my birthday party in two weeks?

Fujifilm Instax Mini 90

My brother was sweet enough to buy me new tools for crafting :) I've really gotten into crafting this year, especially crafting in relation to snailmail. So I truly loved that he gave me new tools for this ♥ He gave me several sets of cute tape, crafting paper, mustache stamps and also bubble blowers for my Coachella birthday party.

My sister got me an adorable little shoulder bag from Monki with little cats on it. And I love using smaller bags like that when I'm shopping. I tend to get claustrophobic when I have to carry a lot of things in my hands, so small bags that I don't have to worry about carrying are perfect for me. She also made me a beautiful drawing, in fact a portrait of me! I think I'm going to scan it into my computer at some point to use on my blog. :)

Photo from Monki.com

Later in the evening my brother's girlfriend Denise surprised me with a Lush bath ballistic and a Mockingjay-pin-necklace. ♥ Two things I love to bits: Lush, and The Hunger Games. She really knows me, haha!

I had a lovely birthday and I hope you enjoyed reading about it, too. 

Lots of love! I'm going to have another cupcake :')

- Eva

Everything at once

I'm incredibly lazy. I know that. But hey! At least I'm also able to admit it!

I've been wanting to blog on here so many times but just closed my eyes and sat in the sun instead. Well, I've finally come to terms with myself and I'm currently also in the sun; eating some yummy fruit and updating my blog. A lot has happened the past days, and I'm going to try and put each thing in a separate blog-post. (Hopefully in the right order as well)

First things first:

I finally updated my alphabet on Instagram! It took me a bit longer this time, because I had to find the (right) time to retake my photo for H. See, I hated the one I originally took... So I had to change that before posting anything onto my account. But it's up now! And it's also here for you to look at :)

I present to you, my object collage for the letter H:

H for Hair clips, Hilfiger fragrance, Hummingbird bakery and Heels!

Let's be real. Hair clips are super cute, but not very useful when your hair is super thick and curly. The only way those adorable little clips stay in my hair is when I'm wearing a pony-tail or a tight bun on my head. The real issue is that I wear my hair down more often than I wear it up, because of same lazy reasons, and I just keep on buying those little flowers and glimmers!

On to the Hilfiger fragrance... I wish I could tell you all about its lovely smell and how much I love wearing it, but I can't. See, this involves a little story-telling. A couple of weeks ago I had a dance performance in a city nearby. When the last dance had been performed my mum took me to Douglas because she needed a new eye-shadow. Obviously it took longer than expected, as does any shopping trip with my mum, and this employee was showing her how to apply a specific product. As I was waiting in a chair beside them, the woman felt a little bad and asked me if I wanted to get my make-up done as well. I shook my head no, because, well, after having danced my ass off I wasn't really in the mood for that. So to make up (pun not intended) for the time I spent waiting she gave me a bag of samples. (Which I absolutely love!) As excited as I was to have received a lot of new fragrances, my mum dropped the Hilfiger bottle and it shattered on the floor. Yup... My room smelled of perfume for the rest of the week. But hey! At least it wasn't anything I paid for ;)

*Shouts from the rooftops* HUMMINGBIRD BAKERY!!! Oh boy, where does one begin to describe their love for Hummingbird pastry recipes? Allas, I've never been to a Hummingbird Bakery Shop myself. But I sure do love using their techniques. My absolute favourite? Their Chocolate Chip Cookies. Without a shadow of a doubt. I love baking them, I love eating them, and I love surprising people by giving them. If my best friend Anne-Floor ever falls into a great depression I know the perfect way to cheer her up ;) I once said that the way to her heart goes through Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Time for my addiction... Heels. For crying out loud! Why are those things so tempting? I can't open an online store (like Boohoo) without drooling over the endless possibilities of heeled shoes! Not long ago I've set my eyes on this gorgeous pair from Boohoo, and I'm enduring real pain not being able to buy them. See, I've promised myself I would save up some money before going to Primark with Anne... AND IT'S KILLING ME. I suppose I never really realized how addicted I am to shopping... Now that I've literally restrained myself from shops like H&M, Monki and Boohoo I'm going through genuine withdrawal.

This was my Instagram Alphabet update for the letter H! I hope you liked it. Stay tuned because there will be more blog posts up today (and probably also tomorrow)

See ya!

Eva