Today’s vlog has been a long time coming. Back in February I went back to my hometown of Bristol for about a week and I documented what I did! However, fashion weeks and other travelling seemed to take precedence but now it’s Bristol’s turn and I am super excited to spread the Bristol love with you all.
This was actually the first vlog I shot when I first got my Olympus Pen camera and it was also my first go at travel/life vlogging! I hope you enjoy it and that it inspires you to visit the beautiful city of Bristol!
I hope you all has a smashing Easter, whether it was the four day weekend or, like me, you worked out that taking the four days before Easter off work meant a ten day holiday for the price of four holiday days. Win.
I had an absolute cracking but non stop ten days, in which I managed to squeeze in a four day trip to Berlin, a two day trip up to the Costa Brava and a three day visit from my family. I have alotta content that I am so excited to share with from my holidays but I do not want to rush the blog posts – as I feel I have been doing lately – because it makes me stressed and not produce my best work. So for your mid week Fashion Et Moi fix, I’ll leave you with some photos from the beautiful Girona where I spent just a couple of hours on the way to the Costa Brava (I must go back for a proper visit). I am going to be working hard on blog posts and a Berlin vlog this weekend so stayed tuned!
How do you spend your Easter weekend?
Coucou mes choux!
J’espère que vous avez passé un super bon week-end de Pâques! Moi, j’ai eu dix jours de congé en prenant les quatre jours qui précédaient le week-end aussi. Dans une dizaine de jours, j’ai passé quatre jours à Berlin, deux jours sur la Costa Brava et puis ma famille m’a rendue visite à Barcelona pendant trois jours. C’était super mais non stop et après j’étais vraiment fatiguée.
J’ai hâte de vous présenter tout le contenu que j’ai pris pendant mes vacances. Cependant, je ne veux pas que je me presse pour créer ces postes – comme j’ai fait récemment – parce que cela me stresse et par conséquence je ne produirais pas mon meilleur travail. Voilà, vous avez votre petit fix de Fashion Et Moi – je vous laisse avec des photos que j’ai prises à Girona quand j’ai passé deux petites heures là-bas (il faut que j’y aille encore). Je vous promis que je vais travailler dûr ce week-end sur mon contenu et un vlog de Berlin!
When I was in Paris recently, I had the pleasure of shooting these lovely photos with one of my best friends, Anna. Having been back to my hometown of Bristol, visiting friends in London and then in Paris all within the space of a few weeks, it has got me thinking about ‘home’. What is a home? What does ‘home’ mean and where is my ‘home’? The old saying goes, ‘home is where the heart is’ but it is certainly not that simple for me.
I met Anna when we worked together in a vintage shop in Paris and for most of my two years in Paris we were inseparable. Of course on the surface we are similar because we are both image-conscious vintage fashion obsessed twenty-somethings but we also just completely get each other. I spent nearly every day with Anna as we worked and partied together, shared everything with each other until suddenly that all changed when I moved away to Barcelona. That is the reality of living abroad – people always leave or YOU leave and it can be really hard to adjust.
I am in Barcelona with the man of my dreams so for that part of my heart, I am definitely in the right place. However, as cities go, I do not think Barcelona has got my heart. Ever since I returned from Paris I have been racking my brains of a way to move back there – with a good job waiting for me I mean. I am convinced that is what I want but then Lewis reminds me that when I was back in Bristol I just wanted to stay forever.
Call me fickle. Call me indecisive. Call me what you want but the reason for this must be because I feel at home in a few different places but at the same time I feel like I do not have a home anymore. It is a strange thing to describe but whenever I am back in England it seems as though nothing has changed but at the same time people have moved on and sometimes I do not know how to fit into their lives anymore.
I hope this does not come across as complaining because, in fact, it is quite the opposite. I am overwhelmed with emotion about how lucky I am to have these amazing family and friends in my life but the fact that they are not all in my life day to day is really sad. I know that I have chosen a life of living abroad in as many places as possible before I feel pressure from society (and myself) to settle down but then how will I choose?
I want to find that perfect apartment. I want to decorate it with photos and art and maps of the world. I want to buy bohemian armchairs and a heck load of plants. I want to finally have all my things in one place and stop having those mornings staring at my wardrobe wishing I could wear something that is back in Bristol that did not quite make the cut to come with me abroad. All of these things would be great and would go a long way to making a home, physically, but a home is more than that. It is about belonging and right now I feel a bit lost. However, I have every confidence that I will find clarity and I cannot wait to find the little corner of this Earth that I can call my own.
Hello! So I thought it was about time that I jumped on the vlogging bandwagon and started a YouTube channel! I am pretty excited about this new challenge and hope it will bring more energy to the blog. Check out my first YouTube video below to hear more reasons why, now, I have decided to start YouTubing and also what you can expect on the channel. I am also a bit nervous about this so please be gentle to me, subscribe to the channel if you like what you see and give the video a thumbs up!
Thanks huns! <3
Salut! Alors, je pense que c’est le temps de rejoindre YouTube! J’ai hâte de créer des vidéos pour vous, d’accepter ce nouveau challenge et j’espère que cette chaîne amènera plus d’énergie au blog. Je vous demande de regarder ma première video ci-dessus et si vous l’aimez, priez la donner un signe ok et vous inscrivez à la chaîne! Je suis un peu nerveuse alors soya gentil avec moi! Je suis en train de m’apprendre!
Hello my lovelies and happy weekend! Today’s post is a little different and a bit more personal because I want to talk about the importance of taking time to breathe. Now that sounds really weird because obviously breathing is a reflex, something that we don’t normally think about, but I don’t just mean in the physical sense.
Salut mes choux et bon week-end! Aujourd’hui, j’ai un post un peu différent pour vous – il est plus personnel et je veux vous parler de l’importance de prendre le temps de respire. Oui, c’est un peu bizarre parce qu’on respirer sans penser mais je ne veux que dire dans le sens physique.
Last Saturday, Lewis and I took the metro up to Canyelles at the edge of Barcelona to go exploring in the nature. It felt so wonderful to be rambling up steep, rough pathways with the (albeit extremely strong) wind whipping around us. Just the two of us, a backpack, a picnic, fresh air and the hills behind Barcelona. That is what I am talking about when I say taking time to breathe.
Samedi dernier, Lewis et moi avons pris le métro jusqu’à Canyelles à la limite de Barcelone pour explorer la nature. C’etait exceptionnel de monter des chemins escarpés et rugueux avec du vent (oui assez fort!) autour de nous. Seulement nous, un sac à dos, un pique-nique, de l’air frais et des collines qui sont derrière Barcelone. Cela est ce que je vous en parle quand je dis qu’il faut prendre du temps de respirer.
Taking yourself away from busy city life. Taking yourself away from technology and deadline pressures. Taking the time to breathe in fresh air, deep into your lungs – and not just fresh air but air smelling of pine needles. It was glorious and I came back feeling initially tired but also very refreshed. What was also interesting was that normally on a Saturday night if we stay in (which we did last Saturday), I often feel exhausted by about 10pm and struggle to keep my eyes open watching a film or what have you. I know, what an old grandma right?! However, last Saturday I still felt so awake late into the evening and it was so liberating!
Enlevez-vous de la vie de ville pressée. Enlevez-vous de la technologie et des pressions de délais. Prenez le temps de respirer de l’air frais, profondément dans vos poumons – et non seulement de l’air frais mais de l’air qui sent d’aiguilles de pin. C’était merveilleux et je suis revenue un peu fatiguée au début mais aussi tellement revigorée. Ce qui est intéressant – normalement un samedi si nous restons chez nous (ce que nous avons fait ce samedi-là), je suis déjà crevée à 22h et je le trouve difficile de rester réveillée pendant un film. Je sais, je suis mamie non?! Cependant, samedi dernier, j’étais vraiment réveillée jusqu’à tard et c’était libérateur!
The combination of taking a time out and doing exercise can do wonders for both the body and mind. I am someone who still needs to work on these two things even if I have already been taking steps over the past few months by really committing to my yoga practice by going 2-3 times a week. However, there are still times when my anxiety uncontrollably takes over and this does have an affect on my body. It is bloody tiring being worried! I definitely want to take more time in 2016 to have nothing in front of my eyes except the nature and the man I love. That is real therapy.
Le melange de prendre une pause et de faire de l’exercice peut être magique pour le corps et l’esprit. J’ai toujours besoin de travailler sur ces deux choses même si je prends déjà des mesures pour faire plus de yoga – deux ou trois fois par semaine – et cela m’aide beaucoup. Cependant, il y a des moment quand l’angoisse me prends totalement et cela touche mon corps. C’est fatigant être inquiet! C’est sur qu’en 2016 je veux prendre plus de temps d’avoir rien devant mes yeux sauf la nature et l’homme que j’aime. Cela est la vraie thérapie.
I would love to hear how you guys take time out to relax and look after yourself!
Je veux bien savoir comment vous vous détendez et prenez soins de vous-même!
