The Tea Time of the Year

Shoes and Stories 1

- The old Nikes

Facts:

• Rescued out of the garbage can (where my mother put them) twice.
• My first favourite shoes
• Chicago Bulls colors
• Used to be my cousins
• Got them in 7th grade
• fixed at the shoemaker once
• worn until I could see my socks through the wholes in the shoes
• Wore them at my first openair festival
• still couldn't throw them away

Why I do things

I sometimes ask myself why I do stuff, for example: Why do I go to school still, even though I don't have to anymore? Why do I spend hours on picking out clothes instead of just wearing something comfy? Why do I always say what I think instead of just shutting up every once in a while?

Here's what I came up with:

• Why do I cook? - Because cooking is art, and because I love the way you can create things, blend different flavours, try out new techniques, new recipes, change and add ingredients.. always seeking for perfection.
 
• Why do I teach myself Russian? - On one hand the country and it's exotic language absolutely fascinates me and on the other hand I do it because it will be helpful later on in my life, for my career, travelling and similar things. (Also a little bit because I'm bored at school and I don't want my brain to fall in a coma, but I'm really not supposed to say that out loud)
 
• Why can I not start my day without coffee? - Because, I admit that, over the years I have become more and more of an obsessive coffee drinker. Now I can't live without the coffeine anymore. And I don't just say that - you'd know if you would have tryed me without coffee... worst headaches and most unbearable mood in the world.

• Why do I watch TV before I go to sleep?- Because it's the easiest way to fall asleep without thinking about life. I hate thinking about life when I can't change anything about it right then. So I decided just not to think about it anymore when I'm in bed.

• Why do I listen to minimal? - Because you can listen to it all the time. And I don't mean almost all the time but all the time and everywhere. And because it is so simple that it couldn't possibly get boring. ever.

• Why do I have Gucci and TH days? - First of all I need to explain what Guccidays and THdays are (for those who don't know: TH stands for Tommy Hilfiger). The reason why I initially used brand names to describe the type of day it is, is pretty simple. Two perfumes. Guilty by Gucci and Dreaming by Tommy Hilfiger (still the only ones I use, by the way). Anyway, when you have to decide between two perfumes every morning, you think about what kind of day it's going to be and which perfume may be a better match (there are days too where I don't use perfume at all but that's irrelevant right now). So with time came certain stereotypes of Guccidays and even more stereotype THdays. So now When I get up in the morning I don't ask myself what the day's gonna be like and which perfume may fit better anymore. I just get up, decide whether it's going to be a Gucci or a TH day and then go on. I'm not going to explain why a Gucciday is a Gucciday and what's ther difference to a THday. That you couldn't put in proper words, you'd have to smell it.

• Why do I stop here? - because nobody likes to read long blog posts and because, maybe - I wouldn't know - some of you want to ask why I do certain things too. If you do so, go ahead, leave a comment and I will referr to it in one of the following posts.

By the way: Yesterday my blog reached the first 1000 visitors - keep it up - Here's to many many more - Cheers & Thank you!

My Tent

I love this oversized wintercoat, even though, or maybe because it's really old. It used to be my boyfriends when he was younger. Everytime I wear it, it makes me feel save and cosy - just right at home. It's so big I can hide underneath it whenever the world gets a little ugly. I wouldn't give it away for anything (not even for another Patrizia Pepe coat!).

Occupy Walls in Lisbon

In summer 2011 I spent some days in Lisbon, Portugal. I recently went through the pictures I took there and noticed that I had taken lots of photographs of all kinds of inspiring graffitis. Here are some examples:

Avalanches

There was so much snow that the bus wasn't allowed on the street, due to the danger of avalanches. So I walked home and took some pictures.

The New One

Recently my boyfriend and I were talking about what we're  most excited about in the upcoming year, 2012. We figured out that there's one time of the year 2012 that we can't wait to come around: summer. Not (only) because of sunshine, swimmingpools, tan skin, barbecue, vacation, ice cream and long nights but for multiple reasons that will make my summer of 2012 a special one:

• I am going to (finally, finally, finally!) graduate from college prep school
• Sophie's coming home
• I will start University
• I'm going to move out - to town
• I am going to do a serious summer job for the first time
• all my final-exam-stress will be over
• we're going on a family vacation, just the 4 of us, which is something we haven't done in a while
• I will get some space for myself

I think these are plenty of good reasons and far enough changes to be excited about. Of course i'm a little worried too, especielly about all the stuff I've gotta do until summer comes around (which is still quite a long time... )

Anyway, before I wanna go into the details of my plans for next year too much I would like to share a picture of an unforgetably glamourous new years eve, downtown Zürich, right by the lake, with great people, good champaign, an exclusive locatoin and a stunningly beautiful firework:

I didn't take this picture, cuz sadly all my picures are kinda blurry and this may give you a better expression of what Zürich's like on new years eve. (picture:www.storchen.ch)

Anyway: Happy, belatet New Year!