People who inspire us - MacMatre

Today I finally had my last exam, so glad they are over! I’m literally exhausted at this moment but I’m counting down the days until I leave for Copenhagen! Julia also had her last exam today, so now we can hopefully both post more things at our blog again, I really missed it!

I would like to use this occasion to introduce a new section to our blog: people who inspire us. When I’m laying in bed at night or just enjoying some free time, I love to browse the internet, looking for interior inspiration, nice recipes to try, new clothes or just reading stories about people I admire. I thought I would be fun to share some of our favorite blogs or people to look up to. (Hope you like the idea, Julia!) Feel free to share your own!

© MacMatre

Today, we start with MacMatre!

Outfit of the day

I just had my fourth exam and I'm so so glad this one's done! It really was a hell to study, well, it was interesting but very difficult and lots of details to remember and study by heart, so I had a lot of stress for today! There's not much time to relax because my next exam is on thursday, but that will be the last one so I'm really counting down till the holidays! I actually have the bad habit of studying late at the evening or during the night and I always wake up pretty early, which makes me very tired at this moment. I guess I'm going to sleep for some hours this afternoon before starting to study again! Nevertheless I really wanted to post something today, so here are just some pictures of my outfit of the day. When I study I usually just wear some comfy clothes, perfect for sitting at your desk for many hours. A lot of times, I'm thinking about what I'm going to wear for my next exam or just trying on some of them. We all need our study breaks, don't we? :)

Quick bites

Normally when I study, I eat a lot of junk food, just because I don't want to spend an hour preparing a meal and then spend another half hour cleaning up the mess. But this is a recipe I scooped up Pinterest and slightly altered it. It's healthy and really delicious!

Music Saturday - CEO

Every week again... we're presenting another album of bands or singers we currently love. This week: CEO - White Magic. 

What will I change in 2014?

Wow guys, I really miss writing for the blog! This afternoon, I was skyping with Jules and we were talking about the blog and whether or not we should write more personal post. I’ve been thinking about this for some time now and really wanted to write a respond to Julia’s beautiful post about her new year resolutions and her ups and downs in 2013, but I just didn’t really know how to start. Well, last week I read this amazing article on a blog I really love,  Design Love Fest (read the article here: Article). In this article, Bri Emery talks about her struggle with anxiety and insecurity. I was really touched by her honesty and strength of writing this post. I loved to read this so thought I might give it a try to finally write something more personal. Besides, a blog is still a place to share some personal things, isn't it?

Designer to discover - Arne Jacobsen

Within 10 days, I'm going to Copenhagen for a week. One of main reasons why I wanted to go there, is  that I'm such a huge fan of the Scandinavian design. Design Letters, designed by Arne Jacobsen, is one of my favorites!

Minimalism in... Interior

Since quite some time I have been fascinated by minimalism. It doesn't necessarily mean less from everything but just thoughtfullness about what you need and in what kind of quality you want it to have. It also means that you don't have to have an overpiling closet or, even worse, an overpiling appartment. Thus, I have been browsing some websites for inspiration.

http://www.awmagazin.de/wohnen/wohnreportagen/galerie/minimalistisches-einfamilienhaus-im-gruenen/page/6#content-top

NoiseTrade

NoiseTrade is definitely one of my favorite websites. It is a great way to discover new music, get bonus tracks of the artists you love or support new artists. 

This morning I had my first exam of this year: statistics, which is one of the most difficult ones I have, given only 10% of all the people succeeds. I've been studying like hell over the past few weeks, with some nights only a few hours of sleep, but the exam still didn't go as well as I hoped.. Pretty frustrating but there's no time to keep thinking about it because my next exam is thursday! 

My favorite way to relax after a day of studying or an exam, is listening to music. Well actually, I'm listening to music almost every hour of the day! Of course I have my favorite CDs where I can keep listening to, but I also love to discover new music. NoiseTrade is perfect for that.

Music Saturday - FAUVE

Every week again... we're presenting another album of bands or singers we currently love. This week: FAUVE - Blizzard.

I discovered this band last week when a friend send me a song for my birthday and really loved them after the first minute of the song. Not only for their music, but also the lyrics (you should really look try to translate them, every song has a beautiful meaning!) and their album art: very simple and yet intriguing. This is a perfect example of an EP you should really listen to with some good headphones, you'll enjoy! I definitely do! :)

5 things

Everyone should do this: make sure you get 5 pictures every week of things you did just for yourself, things you like, just to enjoy your life. It also helps to remind yourself how beautiful life is and what things you can do, whether for yourself, your friends or others. Just try it!

Skiing trip between Christmas and New Year - Ending this vacation with the perfect weather!!! #Flims #skiing #littlebrother #besttime (J)