I am a unicorn person !
I always have been and it feels like I always will be ... it is not just a child-like whim tho. I was into unicorns way before the whole hype started and I am fairly certain that my fascination won´t fade away with the hype. Further down below you can find a compilation of all my favourite unicorn stuff in case I got you hooked.
Where would be the fun in adulting if it meant leaving all your child-like whims behind ? I am an easily excitable person and I like that about myself - I believe wearing your heart on your sleve is a good and honest thing to do. So is trying to be unapologettically yourselves, having fun and living your life no matter what others think or say ! Personally I have adored Taylor Swift as a person and an artist for the last 10 years - many of her amazing quotes,poems and lyrics have become mantras of mine taht just like her music have changed my life to the better ! Here are two of my most cherished TS Quotes:
" You are not the opinion of someone who doesn´t know you !"
" It is not good for your happiness or your state of mind to care so much about what people who do not care about you think!"
Now I am not forcing you to like or love taylor the way I do, but I surely demand that you respect both her and my opinion !
I also hope that you can take as much away from the quotes for yourselves as i can <3.
Please always be true to yourselves, it is way more fun than changing yourselves in orders for others to like you or trying to be cool - believe me I have been there.
Another thing that took me some time to figure out is you can´t just put me into one box and that this is absolutly okay, perfectly normal even. Figuring out who you are and who you want to become is one hell of a tricky question and an important one too.
I found it rather difficult to accept all my different sides as the bits and pieces that make me me. I thought if I was one thing it automatically meant I couldn´t be something else as well. Realizing they´re perfectly compatible has not been an easy ride in the past. I kept thinking how can someone who is so interested in law books, economics and reading also be obsessed with all the cute animals, unicorns or pink, fluffy and glittery things the world has to offer ? Also how can I be so fashion obsessed even tho I settled onto a different career path ? How can i be independent and still depend on and need the love of those closest to me so much ( btw: I am a family person and still super close with my parents) ? The list goes on...
A quote that has been a game changer for me - in accepting all this and more as little parts of me and as normal - is one that I read in Lily Collins´ amazing book "Unfiltered" (read my blogpost about it here).
“Being delicate, dainty and sensitive doesn´t mean you´re not also strong and unbreakable. I can be everything. I am everything!”
So yeah I am the girl that has a unicorn named blog, owns all the unicorn stuff you could possibly imagine and has built enough of a unicorn reputation for herself to be gifted all the best unicorn inspired gifts you could imagine (even from my mom´s friends) ! You name it ... unicorn pool floats, mugs, socks, napkins, tissues, (amazing) cakes or twinkly lights... chances are i own it !
Always stay true to yourself ! If the people you surround yourself with do not appreciate you for being yourself they are not worth it - not an easy lesson to learn, but a very valuable one <3
Becaus people can be cruel and some poeple enjoy putting others down - but changing who you are won´t make them like you or be nicer to you and it certainly won´t make you happier !
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When I first toyed around with the idea of starting my
own blog I hesitated, because I had this idea of what I felt it was supposed to
be (the perfectly curled hair, the thin girls smiling down at the food they are
never eating and an endless collection of bright pink sunsets).
However I
realized that this couldn´t be further from the truth… only I decide what I
blog about. It is my creative outlet and I have full creative control. “The
Unicorn of Fashion” is only what I want it to be and today I want to share my
must-read with you. When I read this utterly inspiring book it deeply affected
me - So if you only read one book this year please make it this one!
Lily Collins – UNFILTERED
No Shame, No
regrets, Just Me
Lily is the daughter of Phil Collins, I hope everyone
is in the loop now? However she has made a name of her own and does not need
that of her father in any way.
Years ago I began to admire her work as an actress and
I surely also began to feel a growing affection towards her without even
knowing her. What I never got to see were her struggles and admittedly I never
thought to think twice and consider that she might have them… just like I do.
We tend to idealize people in the public eye and with the help of the media
many set them up for unattainable perfection, scrutinizing and criticizing
their every moves. What we often forget is: they are just humans with emotions
like everyone else. Probably because this is all we are supposed to see as
Hollywood is a brutal business and surely this perfect idea of a person sells
better!
We often forget that self-doubt and dark thoughts
creep into anyone, because all of us are so good at hiding this particular side
of ourselves. I know I am. However I appreciate the realness with which she
opens up about taboo topics our society doesn´t, but should and needs to talk
about.
At 28 years old Lily is reflecting on the good as well
as the bad in her outstanding memoir which is a collection of
impressive essays. I think we
all understand what it’s like to live in the light and in the dark
(whether we want to admit it or not). Collins shares her own deepest secrets as she sheds light
on the beautiful side of life as well as its at times very dark one. With
brutal, refreshing and much needed honesty she tackles topics that many young women struggle with such as body
image and self-confidence issues or romantic relationships head on. She talks
about her badass mum, the at times difficult relationship with her father
(whether your dad is famous or not I promise you´ll identify), writes a letter
to herself and so much more. “Unfiltered” is a wide spectrum of things for
instance it is funny and hilarious, without ever being rude, but also
heartbreaking and deeply emotional at times.
The fact alone that I am sharing this must-read with
you is huge for me, as sharing my love for this book says so much about myself.
If you decide to read it you will learn unbelievably much about me that not
even those closest to me know, because I recognize parts of myself in about 80
% of the book.
Through reading “Unfiltered” I
found I identified a lot with Lily… and even ended up developing my very own
healthy Quinoa cookie recipe as well (if you´ll read the book you´ll get this
one!). But it is more than the fact that both us seem to prefer drinking our
formerly hot tea cold. Especially whenever Lily wrote
about her self-confidence issues and her eating disorders it
really struck a match with me as I finally felt understood and less alone, like
someone got me ! The emotions she shares are raw and honest. It was just what I
needed and I took away so much from reading “Unfiltered”. You could almost
say it was therapeutic.
Lily learned that sometimes
all it takes is one person to stand up and say something for everyone else to
realize they’re not alone. And she is right! For me this person is her - I
always thought that what I did and thought couldn´t or wouldn´t make any
difference to anybody at all… but this book has changed my perspective. It has
inspired me to speak out. How will we know whether we can make a
difference if we don´t even try to – giving up before you even started is the
real defeat here in my opinion.
Therfore I want to incourage you all - It’s time
to feel inspired and claim your voices and live life to the fullest!
Quotes:
(please beare with me as I
slightly shortened some quotes in order to give you a little insight into the
book and enable you to get them without having actually read it YET )
“The universe gives you
nuggets of inspiration every once in a while, during our most trying times and
if we’re open, and willing to see, they can prompt immense growth.”
“I will never need anyone to complete me. I am
enough on my own.”
“You deserve happiness. You
deserve to be loved just as you love others. You deserve everything.”
“Food should be your fuel. Not
a punishment.”
“I was in control! I was
skinny.”
“There is a greater happiness
to be attained in this world: the happiness of enjoying myself to the fullest
during the one life I have and accepting myself for who I am while I´m living
it.”
“Don´t live a boring life if
you can add a little silly into it every once in a while.”
“Be silly. It’s attractive.
Normal is so boring.”
“Being delicate, dainty
and sensitive doesn´t mean you´re not also strong and unbreakable. I can be
everything. I am everything.”
Being all warm and fashionable at the same time is impossible ?
That´s what I thought, but no longer ! I found the perfect winter jacket... one that doesn´t just do the job, but also looks good doing it.
Fur jackets and parkers seem to be the thing of the moment, every day when I walk through Berlin I see a million of them . While I like the way they look I didn´t want to look just like everyone else.
The reason I instantly klicked with this parker is,because it is the same but different ! Something no one else has and a "very me" piece of clothing at that.
Even back in the days in school when I wore a similar item of clothing as others I usually went for a piece that stood out from the rest ( I still do ). To put it nicely the reactions to my wardrobe were mixed.
In 7th grade for instance I managed to persuade my parents into buying me UGG Boots after begging for ages. I found the perfect pair, they were purple and I was so proud of them. All the other girls wore them in brown, grey or black tho. Personally I was far from being the cool kid in a "mean girls" worthy class. Therfore the happiness over my new awesome boots was quickly tainted by vile comments, judging looks and questions whether "I really wanted to wear ´that´?". Appearently I was wearing my UGG´s the wrong colour ! The list carries of experiences likes this goes on and on. Up to the point where I would stand in dressing rooms and not buy the stuff I loved because I feared wearing it to school.
It would be wrong to say that it did not hurt, but I grew on these experiences and they make me stronger for who I am !
Happily these days are over and I am well past giving a shit about other people judging me or my sense of fashion ( mostly ) and go for what I want. Personally I often know exactly what I want to buy and keep looking until I find it. Don´t ever settle for anything less than perfection and only go for what YOU want. Most importantly don´t listen to others... haters are gonna hate - chances are they are just jealous !
I am well aware that this post might seem a bit out of place... as this is not exactly the most winter appropriate outfit.
WINTER and I have a love/ hate relationship - I love the snow part and going skiing, but I don´t really enjoy it when my city is all rainy, foggy and cold. I mean in winter there are good and bad days, but today was certainly not a good one ! Fog, wind, rain and cold temperatures. So I thought : warm thoughts could help... therfore this summer look ! I swear I almost feel the sun on my skin just now - Hopefully looking at these summery pictures helps fight your winter blues as well !
For now I have decided to blog in english instead of german. Please leave feedback if you would like me to change that or if you have any ideas or requests on posts you want to see in the near future ;)
Here comes the last one of the " My 2017 in Photos " posts ! This time I tried not to get all philosophical and instead decided to write a little praise for this amazing time of year, but it didn´t quite work out so well.
While I always hate it when summer ends I also love it when the leaves change their colours and it gets colder. Not only because I can finally begin to wear cozy layering looks again... nope that is not the main reason ! Especially when I was a little kid the main reason I couldn´t wait for autumn to come around was because it meant my birthday was near. Back then waiting this one year was a painfully long period of time while now one year seems to fly by. Now it seems you blink and once you open your eyes again you are one year older. While I am still young enough to enjoy aging I often wish life would slow down and that I could press pause to simply live in the moment and enjoy all the opportunities life has to offer.
We live in such a fast paced world - we are always doing a million things at a time and are always online ! The Millenials grew up as digital natives ( including me ). Don´t get me wrong being more or less a natural around most technological gadgets is great nevertheless it also has its downside. We are constantly connected, dependent on technology and often feel a social media induced fear of missing out. The weirdest thing about this is that when scrolling through apps like instagram we´re normally more passive than active. Yet if we don´t do it we are afraid to miss out on someones snapchat or instagram story. The thing our generation often does not realize at all is that because we spend so much time living our lives online we are already missing out on something far more important : our ( real ) lives !
So go out there ... ENJOY ... live in the moment and seize it ! And maybe try missing out on your online life from time to time - I promise it´ll be worth it !!!
I love summer ... no matter if I am in the city or at the beach ! When the days are long and the nights are warm, but at some point the heat always bothers me. Well at least in the city when I am sitting in an overheated university building. During these times I really don´t feel like studying and have a hard time motivating myself, because honestly I would much rather sit by the pool with a cold drink in my hand.
The thing is I never really feared or dreaded the heat of summer as I live in Germany where it normally doesn´t stay too hot for too long. But this christmas holiday when my grandpa asked me what I thought the world would look like in 2100 I had a kind of apocaliptic vision of what our future might look like. To name a few I thought of melting icebergs, flooded islands, blazing fires that are almost impossible to tame and of unbearable summerheat. Normally I try to push these thoughts of what I think could become our reality some day back into the depth of my brain. So yes I shamefully must admit that I preferably try not to think these thoughts, because they scare me. While I in no way mean to induce fear into any of you, I am sorry to tell you that I don´t think I am making anything up. These visions are founded on the ground of solid analysations and studies of experts about the climat change.
Oh and by the ways I am in no way the first person in my family to start a blog ! Guess who got way ahead of me years ago ? My dear grandpa ! He started his blog after retirement and blogged about topics such as climat change or political catastophies...
I hope you are able to enjoy my pictures even though the text is rather serious, but I think it is important to blog and talk about more than just the easy breezy side of life !
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