BULLET JOURNAL: 2018

Bullet journal is my favorite planner and it is my must have thing every single day. I am the person who makes to-do lists non stop, loves to check things out when I finished them and of course creating my own designs and themes for each month keeps me creative on the paper. Before bullet journal I had like 100 notes everywhere and I always lost them but in my bullet journal everything is in the same place. I'll share few of my favorite things about bullet journal because it's been a year since I started using it and became obsessed.

I love to make every month different with different fonts, doodles, colors, etc. It is a small thing but when new month comes it feel like a new page in bullet journal and also in life. Such a fresh feeling! 

Favorite things about bullet journal:

• basics like year overview with events and appointments, birthdays, plans, lists (for movies, books to read, etc.) are in the same place with your everyday plans and lists (perfect on the go)
• you can write down everything you need like habit trackers, daily routines, skincare/makeup routines, benefits of different things (oils, foods, juices /smoothies, etc) and you'll always find place to write down important stuff
• trackers are one of my must haves, I love to create trackers to remind myself to drink lots of water everyday, to keep up with skincare, haircare, etc. 
• of course, creativity with doodling, handwriting, washi tapes.
• I'm more organised when I have to-do lists about everything I must do with me everywhere I go

I also love to create helpful pages with inspiring self care quotes.

One more thing that I enjoyed to make and I will definitely do more of these. Number one thing I love about bullet journals is that you can write down whatever that comes to your mind, it's not just weekly to do lists that can be overwhelming, it's about motivation to keep you going and vision boards are perfect for that. Pretty pictures and ideas are so motivating!

Bullet journal 2019 is already in the making and new set up makes me exciting for new year.

Do you use bullet journal? Or do you prefer simple, minimalistic planners?

SUGARTRIP EVENT

It's been almost two months since my last blogpost and I can't believe how fast Christmas time approached us. I've been so busy lately I didn't have time for holiday creativity. I also don't actually have any Holiday spirit in me this year and it's a little bit sad but there is still time and hope. For me to get some Christmas vibes, I want to relive fantastic moments through these pictures from NYX PMU event I attended few weeks ago. 

The event definitely was perfectly organized, with Christmas-themed music and decorations, cute snacks and at very sweet place. It felt like an amazing Holiday wonderland!

Delicious snacks and drinks throughout the event! 

I had such an amazing time, it was absolutely the best event I've been to this year. Loved every minute of it! I also got this huge goodie bag with amazing stuff. I was so excited to try new things and I fell in love with every product but Advent Calendar stole my heart as always.

I love NYX PMU so much and I am very grateful to have a chance to attend these events and to get these pretty products. 

SUMMER MOMENTS

Hello, September! I can't belive it's already the first day of fall season. Summer went by so fast but at the same time it felt like incredible, joyful season. Summer 2018 was probably one of the best summers I've had in years. Also one of the hottest. I tried different things, saw beautiful places and spend lots of time by the water which almost never happened past years. Anyway, with fall approaching I wanted to share some of my favorite summer moments to officially say goodbye.

I went to the biggest event of the year in makeup community, at least I felt like this because NYX Face Awards event was huge and amazingly planned. There were lots of places with beautiful meanings, delicious drinks, many talented and beautiful people and of course, amazing atmosphere overall. I had wonderful time and to be invited to the event like this felt very nice. 

This season I 100% realized how magnificent picnics are. There is something so special about them, planning what to take, where to go and then just relaxing and enjoying the day. I guess it's the little things that actually matter!

I've said it million times but cycling around during the warm season is my favorite activity. I love bike rides so much.

Summer is definitely the season of watermelons! I love watermelons, so juicy and refreshening! I actually regret that I didn't eat them more than I did. 

Most beautiful place on Earth - beach. I love going to the beach to watch sunsets or swim and enjoy the sun. This year water in the sea was unbelievably warm and enjoyable. Loved it! Next summer goal: go on the picnic by the beach while the sun sets! That would be a dream!!!

Went to this cool restaurant that is right by the water. It was so cozy to enjoy pizza with the view like this!

Craziest adventure we went to this summer! Being alone in the middle of the river while trying to manage not turning the boat upside down and get to the finish spot was so scary yet amazing! Also watching sunset from the boat was pretty exciting thing to experience!

I love summer and I will miss it but at the same time I am ready for next season. 

PICNIC O'CLOCK

Picnic is one of the many cool things everyone should try this summer. It's such a fun and cool activity especially if you have a beautiful surrounding near you.
I couldn't wait for summer because I always loved picnics and I wanted to plan a good one this year with good snacks, cute outfit and pretty views. My most favorite thing about spending time outdoors is just sitting somewhere near pretty place like lake and enjoy nature and good weather.
In the beginning of June it was time to celebrate summer with first picnic of the season. Even though it was way too hot I still had a wonderful time.

If you love being outside, discover new places around you, I definitely suggest you to go for a picnic, relax and just enjoy yourself.

RANDOM SNAPS FROM MY PHONE

Hello there! It's the last day of May and it actually was one of the few months which felt incredibly long. May was a pretty good month for me - I did lots of creative things, bought some new stuff that I can't wait to try this summer, created to-do list for what I would like to achieve this summer and most importantly, felt pretty positive throughout the whole month. Before summer-y looks and useful posts I wanted to share random pictures of some things from my phone.

I wasn't very pleased with my May bullet journal set up (few photos on pinterest) - I didn't feel inspired at all, I even thought of quitting bullet journaling as I didn't have any fun creating it.  I guess I chose the wrong theme (I had yellow dandelion inspired theme) as I didn't know how to express my creativity with it and I just wrote my everyday to-do's without any doodling.

Although, when I was creating June's spread I definitely had more fun and inspiration. I am happy with my June's tropical theme. Everytime I use pink and gray green colors I enjoy my themes and bullet journaling much more.

Few weeks ago I went to my favorite store in town called 'Manilla' - from amazing pastel colored furniture & tropical vibe interior to main things they sell (pens, stationery, home stuff and beautiful cards), I love it there. Besides that, they also sell rose latte which looks and tastes amazing. The rose latte is coffee free therefore it was perfect for me (as I am not a coffee person).

I found this picture on my phone and wanted to include it in this post even though I got this card few months ago. I love NYX makeup so much and when I got an opportunity to have (VIP) discount card I was absolutely happy.



At the beginning of May, I had a plan to stay away from sweets and junk food to prepare myself for a marathon. I love sweets, I am the person who craves something everyday and I never thought I could stay away from junk food but surprisingly, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Even though, sometimes I wished I had donuts and chocolate instead of healthy food. After a good month of eating healthy food, I enjoyed the weekend with waffles and actually ate them without any guilt because on occasions everything is allowed, right?

Makeup makes me feel good when I am not feeling my best but lately I don't even want to play with makeup and it never happend to me as I enjoy the process so much. I have so many looks in my mind and after going through youtube videos and instagram posts I got my little inspiration back so hopefully I'll be able to share some new looks soon. 

I usually don't post these kind of random posts but I wanted to share just some everyday kind of things. I hope you enjoyed this post.

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IT'S MY BIRTHDAAAAY! I am very excited for this day because it's my favorite of the year), I love the feeling when people remember you and make your day special celebrating you and saying only good words.

I am so happy to be in my hometown to celebrate with my family, it's gonna be a good day!

LAST WEEKEND

Last weekend we had an idea to spend the day by the sea. I was very excited because I didn't spend a day by the sea this summer and I love car rides so this would be a great way to end the week. We almost cancelled this little trip because of the rain but I am so glad we decided to go though. 

We started our trip with stopping by the gas station and picked up some coffee (plus I want to mention that I met my favorite latvian actor, just casual thing, haha). After that we drove outside the city and saw little Wok&Burger place we had on our to-do list for so long. Of course, we couldn't skip it as we didn't rush anywhere and it was perfect time to stop by. 

We ordered burgers and I tried vegetarian burger for the first time and I loved it. I wasn't even scared of the egg in the burger as it's one of the least favorite combinations of mine. I loved this place, atmosphere was so cozy, people here were very polite and food was the best.

Funny fact: Since we are on our healthy journey I made avocado salad so we could have a good snack on the trip but we didn't even tried it since we had delicious and pleasant meal at this place. (AND I DON'T REGRET IT!!)

When we arrived to this place, I felt so calm and happy. Beach was almost empty, just some people were there. I feel like sea has its own magic at each season. In fall, it seems to be so calm and quite, even though it fills you with so much energy and inspiration. I enjoyed slow walks by the sea, just thinking about stuff and capturing beautiful scenery.

I am so happy we decided to spend the day outside even though it was raining. As I mentioned in this post about fall - nature is so beautiful in this season and it gives me motivation to go outside everyday and enjoy weather no matter what.

I hope you find fall as inspiring and beautiful as it actually is!

BIKE RIDE

Yesterday was SO much fun. It was like 18° C degrees and for that reason we were all day outside, first open-air museum and then my first ever bike ride in capital city. I am so happy to finally have my very own bike in my favorite color and with all the details I always wanted for a bike. There are few things I want to change though and I hope we will be able to update it as fast as possible.

YESTERDAY'S HALLOWEEN

It's November 1st so everybody now officially starts to talk about Christmas, Christmas songs and movies and makes gift lists. But I am still in the Halloween mood since I am going to continue with Halloween movies I haven't seen. As long as craved pumpkins are in the house I am still in Halloween mood. Haha! This Halloween I've been inspired to try different looks, snacks, decorations, some were better than others but still I learned a lot. 

BREAKFAST & IMPORTANT DAY

 Well, today is the big day as my school fashion collection is about to be presented. I worked on these pieces so hard. I really hope for positive feedback and good results.

Preview of my collection.