Things that need to disappear

Decided to write  chain of posts about a certain topic that have been bothering me for a while now. I hope I will not appear negative, but there are a number of things that in my opinion should disappear for diverse reasons. 

1. Pictures of your food

 

I am sorry but I do not care what you are eating! I do not care to know where you are and this does not make you look cooler. I am not certain what people are trying to show by posting pictures of their food. It is one thing when you made something and maybe you are proud because you never made it before and it turn out well. But just because you went our to eat, it does not mean you have to show me what you are having for dinner. You are not making me envy you, you just look pathetic. 

2. Teenage girls and other people without any cosmetology degree giving advice and making YouTube videos:

One day I got stock watching a bunch of videos of this gills teaching how to apply make-up and how to make yourself beautiful. I am sorry maybe I come from a different planet, but when I see a headline that says "School make-up" or " Make-up for school" I get extremely sad. I think your main concern when you go to school is your homework NOT your make-up. Besides that some of the techniques they use are so incorrect. I remember I saw this one video were this girl had a crazy amount of make-up. I think she was 16 or so. How can parents let her buy so much make-up? I also remember I posted a comment which said "This is way too much make-up and no one needs that much" As a reply I got " You are jealous". I got what I deserved. I was talking to teenage audience who's main concern is having a LOT of makeup because for some unknown to me reason. 

That's all for today! I will come back with more things that I believe need to disappear,  just need to go back and observe more people. 

Cheers,

U.K in 6 pictures

I think if I would ever be to win a million I would spend it all on traveling. Only by exploring other cultures we get to understand them, we become less ignorant and more open minded. When I feel that my fuel is gone and I need more inspiration. When I need more willpower I buy a ticket and go somewhere. I love to travel alone because this is how I infiltrate into the culture and I don't have to compromise with the places I want to visit and things I have to do and see. 

After my father passed away I needed some time to heal and grieve. My friend was going through a divorce and I decided we both can use each others support. Bought a ticket and gone I was. 

1. I LOVE the fact that they have designated parking spots for mothers with children. Its enough for them to see a car seat and this will suffice. 

2. The famous London Eye 

 3. The Tower Bridge 

4. The British Museum  

TIP: When I go to the Museums during my travels I do not usually have time to read everything they have written, so usually I take a picture and read it later. 

5. Prison of Tower of London

6. Changing the Guards in front of the Buckingham Palace

Simple pot to fancy pot

June 2014 we became first time homeowners! A scary and exciting experience.  There are so many projects and things I would like to do, but don't know where to start.

I have been trying to pick the perfect project and the perfect way to do it. I have been wasting so many hours and days on Pinterest. One day, I realized, while I am spending all this time on good old Pinterest nothing in my house is getting done. 

Meanwhile my flowers are growing bigger and bigger and the pots they were planted in, were getting smaller and smaller. I went to a few different places to find the perfect pot. I was shocked how expensive they can be! You can't find a good quality and decent looking flower pot for less then 30 dollars. This is when I had an "Ahha" moment - "I will just DIY something."

Went to Lowe's and found this guy for about $3!!! I came home and wanted to see if its the perfect size. While the size was good the color was wrong! SO wrong for our bedroom and for our taste.

 I was cleaning the garage and I realized I had some left over paint from when we moved in. We used to to paint our entryway. So this is not any special fancy paint. I decided to try it and see what will happen.

I applied two coats of paint. After, I decided it looked boring and it needed something. The cherry from the top of the cake was missing. I went back to Pinterest and I  saw a few things that were personalized with a monogram. Light bulb moment- I can do the same.

I made a monogram. My first and last initials start with SC and my better half's initials also are SC and I decide to go with SC2. I printed it on a simple paper, cut it and used is as a stencil. I protected the sides with some old towels. I also applied 2 coats of chalk paint I had left from another project.

 And Voila the end result.

I think it looks fantastic in our bedroom and it took me just a total of a few hours. Minus the time I had to wait in order for the paint to dry.

Conclusion: Don't think to much! Just go and start a project that you have in mind. You will figure it out as you go.

Happy painting! 

xoxo

- S