daydreaming

I have been looking for the perfect pink skirt after looking at style inspiration on Pinterest, and seeing the most adorable outfit featuring a pink skirt, a white vest top and a denim jacket - I had the top and jacket, but it took me quite a while to find my ideal pink skirt. I don’t tend to venture out with textures when it comes to fashion, so I thought I would be a little more “adventurous” (yes sure it’s just a skirt...I'm wild), and try out the Daisy Street vintage cord skirt! And I have to say - I am obsessed with it. I’m so happy with the length, and general style, and I really like the cord material, it makes it a little less casual, but it can definitely be dressed down to be more informal. 

So I want to create a visual mood board or mood “book” with all my favourite photos of what I love, whether that’s photos from my Instagram over the years, memories, inspirational photos from Pinterest, e.g. quotes, home decor, style, beauty, etc. I love the idea of capturing segments of my life, and seeing everything I like visually in front of me.

I saw this online and in stores as a highly-rated book, however when I first saw it (when it had been released), it was a hardback version, so I didn’t purchase it, as I do prefer paperback books, (is that just me? like sure hardbacks look nicer on shelves but they’re heavier and awkward to hold). So when I saw the paperback version for only £4 in my local Sainsburys, I picked it up straight away. I haven't yet started reading this, but I have flicked through and I noticed it's slightly interactive inside, not just sentence after sentence, back to back. 

This book is super random, but I really love Adam J Kurtz’ style and the theme of positivity throughout, not just existing but living. I only got this relatively recently so I hadn’t really filled much, but it reminds me slightly of a Wreck This Journal, without the destructiveness. This journal mostly focuses on the mind. 

This book was recommended to me by not only Amazon itself, but also I watched a video where HelloOctober (Suzie) recommended this book. I haven’t yet managed to read too much of it, as I am half-way through another book, and I am definitely not a multi-book-reader. I think adulthood can seem so daunting and everything can be so overwhelming, and I’m only 19, so I really can’t wait to read this book where Laura Jane Williams focuses on finding the fun side of being an adult. 

I found this little book in Sainsbury's the other day and I had seen it a few months ago in the Hardback version and it looked really good but I never picked it up, however this time I saw a Paperback version for just £4. I do prefer paperback books and I find it easily to read them for some reason, the hardbacks are just too heavy and bulky to store. As I only picked it up the other day, I haven't actually read any of it, but it looks really nice inside, with photos and not just sentence after sentence, its a little more interactive but is nice. 

I actually purchased this from WHSmith and managed to pick up a signed version but it is available cheaper on Amazon. This book by YouTuber, Lilly Singh is just the book you need to start off a year, it's so unbelievably motivational and perfect if you feel you need that extra kick to do live a life you want (as cheesy as that sounds...). I really like Lilly Singh’s personality, and her book definitely features her humour and general character. Honestly I finished this book so quickly and felt so much happier and motivated to live my best life, and to, well, be a “BAWSE”. 

So I received ‘The Little Book of Hygge’ for Christmas from my friend, and absolutely fell in love with it, it teaches what “Hygge” means, how the Danish use it in their lives, and the scientific research into why the Danish are considered some of the happiest people, more so focusing on the way they live, and how ‘Hygge’ comes into it. I then saw the second book, ‘The Little Book of Lykke’, written by the same author, and more so focusing on happiness, as the author is a Scientific Researcher of Happiness. I haven’t yet read the second book, as I only picked it up recently from Sainsbury's for under £3, so I’m hoping I like it just as much as the first book! The two books feature  genuiene statistics, data, definitions, and general science behind the theme of ‘Hygge’ and ‘Lykke’, explaining and developing understanding of why the Danish are some of the happiest people (scientifically).