Mood

Just a little mood board for January to get inspired. You know this is something I do regularly to help me with my house, outfits and more. I am basically just a huge sucker for mood boards.

Love,

Deni.

15 things to do before you turn 30

Few weeks back I have been sitting at a bar with my best friend and as you do, we started talking about our future. Sharing our dreams and goals, as much as disappointments. As we were growing up our fantasies have been so vibrant and ideas of our future were crazy. We went from being pop stars through mummies all the way to big successful women. Lawyer and a business woman.
We all know that things don' t always turn out as you would expect. Life happens, mistakes are done, relationships come into a way, compromises get made and you sometime don' t end up exactly where you planned. This could be a bad or even amazing thing.

What Will the Year bring

You know how we all set resolutions as soon as New Year comes? Well I hate that. I believe in setting yourself goals right then and there. As soon as you think of something you want to get done, you figure out how and go for it. Waiting around for the next year is such a waste of your time. I still took a time (just like I do at the end of each month) to reflect and plan. I don't just say what I would love to accomplish. I put it down on a paper and find a way to reach it. If at the end of certain time, it still didnt happen, that just drives me forward to make my dream or ambition a reality.

Sharing these little goals is something I do not normally do. But I decided to reflect a little with you on what a year has brought to me and what my plans for the next one are. 

The Merry and Bright

My favorite time of the year.
It is the hardest and most stressful build up that leads to a few days of joy, calm and love. Why do I get so worked up over the festive season? Because it is so worth it. Making myself extremely busy, just so I can take few days off and be with my family for Christmas. Spending all that time, figuring out the best presents for everyone, because it is so satisfying seeing their happy faces.
My family goes through a lot over the whole year. Work stuff, life stuff and all the other shit. For that reason it is very important for us to spend few days together to be thankful and stuffed with food.

Red for the Holidays

As as hairstylist I am tempted to change my hair color almost every day. I know how to approach it and I myself create some good work. Still I decided to stick to some sort of blonde for about 2 years now. If there is anything people know about me, its that 2  years is a long time to be committed to one hair style. So change has been in the air. 

Dockside Dining Club

A little while back I stumbled upon a fun place. Dockside Dining Club at Albert docks, Liverpool. I can not believe I havent been here before.  It is so nice and kinda cosy there. As it was night time, all the lights seemed vibrant and the place was booming with people. 

Get that December Inspiration

 Hello lovelies! Guess what? As it is a new month, December actually, I have a massive inspiration board ready. Each month I try to show you few things that inspire me and helps me with fashion shopping and decorations. All comes from my favorite sources, pinterest and tumblr.

My Camera Gave Up on me

Last week I have gone for a day to Manchester with my dad. And it has all turned into a very different day, then I expected. To start up, I need to explain our original plan.
My dad- being a man, was in need of assistance in getting Christmas presents for my mum and sister. Being the good daughter I am , I agreed to go Manchester (so I can get out of Liverpool city center, as this is where I am every day) and do some shopping. But also being the good blogger and photography enthusiast, I saw this as a great opportunity to take my camera and get some great shots. Plus I heard that Christmas markets have opened there already so a bit of festive spirit would be nice, right?
That all sounded way too good. Which means something was about to go down.

Liverpool train station has been a mess lately as they are repairing some of the rails. This made our morning and trying to get the right train a little more hectic then expected. You' d think once we got to Manchester, we would cheer up a little. Nope. It started raining as soon as we arrived and dad decided to be a grumpy old man and tell me, he wasn' t in a mood for shopping anymore.
Brilliant ay? As that was the whole reason we traveled there.
I did not want any of that to effect our day. So I try to distract him by having him pose for me a little and giving him the camera to take few shots of me. You know, so I can show off my outfit on here. Worked!
I managed to drag him into few shops and sneak in a little something for myself, into his shopping basket. As the tummies felt hungry we went to get some Italian at Bella Italia. My pizza was just so damn nice. I could have some every day, I swear. 
This is when the last drop of my patience ran out. I turned on the camera, as I wanted to connect to my phone to see if I can edit few shots. Perhaps show off over on instagram, how cool my dad is. None of the pictures has been saved. I mean they have been saved. They just wouldn' t show up. There was a major error with them. And this has not showed up once for me before. And it meant that about 5 hours worth of shots- really nice once may I add) have been gone. I felt like crying a little.
This is when my Aperol spritz came and cheered me up a little.

Little walk later and a nice flat white at my favorite coffee spot in Manny, I was ready for bed.
Over all, the day has been lovely. We even saw some sun once it stopped raining. And there is nothing better then the chats with my old man. It just really sucked that universe decided to screw me over with those few details.

Every story has a silver lining though. In this case it is the vlog I managed to create for you and actually saved and uploaded to the You and the Tube also known as YouTube.

I do hope you enjoyed the few photos I saved from my phone and the little vlog. I really love creating these little memories. Looking back at them few months or even years later is so lovely. Makes you very nostalgic doesn' t it.
How have you started your festive season? Are you trying to just ignore it for now? Let me know over on the instagram (@DeniVev) perhaps.

Until next time, keep safe and live your life to the fullest
DeniVev

Is it Winter yet?

I spent a nice crisp day in Liverpool the other day with my friend. And oh was it lovely. The city finally has the right festive atmosphere and weather is getting a lot cooler. People around shopping for Christmas and everywhere serves special menus. Just nice.

3 WAYS JOURNALING HELPED MY LIFE

Hello lovelies.
If you are new to the world of journaling I will explain in a short cut what it is and why I decided to give it a go. It is a combination of keeping a diary and everyday organizational journal. It is a way to keep yourself organized, less stressed, creative, tracking your habits and day to day activities. You could use it to store some memories from traveling, organize your taxes and payments or even just to doodle. The range of options is huge!

Early Bonfire Night

So this year Liverpool celebrated Bonfire night for a few days and the big display of fireworks actually happened on a Sunday. A day early. Which means that the Albert docks have been crazy full. And I for once was between this bunch of people.
I don' t like big crowds and pushing each other etc. That is a reason why I skipped any displays or big celebrations in the city for the last two or so years. Well I do tend to be busy on days when something is actually happening, but also the crowd thing.
This time around I tried my best to stay calm and actually get my ass up and go. No excuses. And boy was it worth it. I forgot how nice fireworks can be. As much as I hated them a a kid.