If I go crazy will you still call me superman?

11 QUESTION via Orchid Grey

1. If money, schooling or time was no obstacle, what career would you choose?
I'm still in the  process of getting my university degree & am currently only working part time, but in my dreams I am a writer. Doesn't matter if it's novels, short stories or even screenplays, I want to write for a living. So, basically, I want to be Joseph Heller. Second dream job would be being Andy Warhol, third Marilyn Monroe. Yup, in that order.

2. What’s the one thing you look forward to every day?
After-work or after-school afterhour fun (usually that means dinner & a movie at home with the boy, but sometimes it's going out for a special meal, going to the cinema, or meeting up with friends that sort of thing). I'm definitely not a morning person:)

3. What is your number one, all-time, favorite blog?
 It changes a lot, but currently I love The Man Repeller for Leandra's wittiness and crazy style, A Beautiful Mess for Elsie's and Emma's DIYs and a dose of positivity, and my favorite Orchid Grey for Julie's amazing vintage fashion finds, her personality & her beautiful hair (seriously, I think I'd love this girl just for her hair!).

4. Biggest online pet peeve?
Blogger frenzies - when one popular blogger starts liking something and then suddenly it's everywhere. Macarones come to mind. Don't get me wrong, I love macarones. But you get the point right? When things get too mainstream, I tend to stray from them..

5. What is your all-time favorite book?
Catch-22 (Heller) is my all-time number one, but I have a lot of books I love.

6. What would your “last meal” be?
Tomatoe soup, Lasagna that my mum does, and the chocolate cake from Ceretto.

7. Do you believe in love at first sight?
I don't know. First impressions are important but it's the all-in-all that counts. Love is a great deal about tolerance and finding yourself while with another person. Being you and allowing the other person to be himself/herself. Love is a lot of work, but if the other person is right for you, it can be definitely worth the effort:)

8. What would your ideal Sunday morning consist of?
Sleeping in, brunch, a good film, sunshine + a nice walk... ok, so that includes an afternoon too.

9. Why do you blog?
To challenge myself and to be creative. And because it is something I love to do!

10. If you had to choose one color to wear forever, what would you pick?
Green.

11. What is your all-time favorite band?
Motorhead, The Distillers, The Ramones

Hi everyone!

Cape - Zara Woman, jeans - Zara, tank top - H&M, Brogues - Zara

Looking Back..

It's a bit amusing to think that when I started the shoe challenge I had 109 pairs of shoes. Now I have 254 pairs. That means that during the year I more than doubled my collection! Now, this year I'm definitely cutting back on the shoe shopping as I have NO SPACE for shoe storage at our present living arrangement. I'll try not to buy almost any shoes at all. Maybe only one pair a month. Starting now. This kind of makes me want to go shopping rightthisminute but luckily it is snowing out and I am much too lazy and have loads to do at home (work, study, clean up etc. etc.), so me & my bank account are sparred. For now at least.

Looking back, I have to say it has been a hell of a year. And things aren't slowing down just yet either. On the contrary it feels like things are more crazy and hectic than ever! But there is a certain beauty in that as well. For this year I plan - besides not buying that many pairs of shoes - to be more organized! That would definitely make everything a little bit easier for me.

I'd also like to stop neglecting the inspirery posts over at my other blog (www.inspirermoi.blogspot.com) and to try to transform some of the styles into my everyday looks on here. Like in the photo below (Derek Lam NYFW 2012), I could totally see myself wearing something like the grey oversized trousers with a smart shirt or the look of the far right, a knit top over a flowing maxi skirt. This year I want to stay inspired.

 I hope this blog stays inyourface-ish but also evolves into something more. I hope to reach more viewers and to get more feed-back. But I also wish us all to have loads of fun along the way! xox, MsVeve