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Casual Style, Fall/Winter, Style · 29 December 2014

Goodbye 2014

2014 was going to be an average year. I had no special resolutions made, no exciting life events happening and no vacations planned, the only thing I was really excited about on New Years Eve were the friends I had around, the food on the table and the fireworks outside. For that night, I didn’t have to worry about my upcoming exams. 2014 was going to be an average year, but it ultimately became a very special one for me. Let me tell you a story. I’m good at those. 

I’ve always been a wallflower. Not that I wanted to be, I’m a redhead for goodness sake, but no matter how hard I tried to fit into social groups, there’d always be something pushing me into my trusty, silent corner. It went that way for years and I long missed the skills to fight back. I played the victim and blamed “them” for never giving me the chances I thought I deserved, not realizing that my own pessimistic attitude was fuel to the fire. For years people described me as a quiet, but friendly girl. And even though I felt different, that’s the label I gave myself as well. Until a conversation with a friend at uni made me realize that things have changed. The tides have turned.
We were discussing the often absurd initiations held by student clubs early in the academic year. He said he didn’t understand how someone could want to be so humiliated for such a simple cause, and it lead us to discuss wanting to belong, wanting to be recognized and wanting to feel accepted. I told him that I was always too insecure to join a student club and that I was afraid that I’d be laughed at and ridiculed. His reaction opened my own eyes. 
He laughed.
Almost hysterically.
Then he looked at me with a serious face and said: “you are NOT insecure.”
And he was pretty damn right. I’m not quiet. I am loud. I am sarcastic. I cross lines. Sometimes put up my big mouth. I am open and social. I am a lot of things, but I am not a wallflower. I talk with everyone. I want to talk with everyone. I like knowing my fellow students. All of them. I like going out. I like meeting people. 
The voice in my head that used to constantly remind me of how others see me (or could see me), the voice that limited me in what I did and dared, had turned quiet and I hadn’t even noticed it. It might have been because going to my university gave me the chance to start anew. In a new city. In a new school. With new people. No one there knew about the past. Their views on me weren’t tinted by the views others had spread. They saw me for who I really was. A true redhead.

2014, You were awesome.
2015, BRING IT.

outfit details: chevron top: Primark • pencil skirt: Urban Outfitters • boots: Cypres • shoulder bag: Essentiel

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Comments

  1. Frannie Pantz says

    30 December 2014 at 01:11

    Good for you! Love the attitude! It’s funny how friends and loved ones can point out things that we don’t see in ourselves isn’t it? I love the all black look with the brown boots. Can’t wait to see what 2015 brings for you!

    Reply
    • Nikki | The Ginger Diaries says

      19 January 2015 at 20:16

      It’s especially confronting, haha. But it was also a true eye-opener for me that gave my confidence a much needed boost. Thank you for you kind words, Frannie. I appreciate your comments and support 🙂 xo

      Reply
  2. Mica says

    30 December 2014 at 02:26

    I’m so glad you’ve had a great 2014 Nikki! It can be hard sometimes, feeling constrained by the labels of our past, but when you break free from them and decide to live your life how you want, like you’ve experienced it is incredible! 🙂

    This outfit is stunning on you too by the way 🙂

    Have a wonderful 2015!

    Away From The Blue

    Reply
    • Nikki | The Ginger Diaries says

      19 January 2015 at 20:21

      I want to wish you a happy New Year and a fabulous 2015 as well Mica! xo

      Reply
  3. Kristian Olson says

    30 December 2014 at 03:51

    So glad to hear this strong, confident attitude! Go show ’em your true self!

    Reply
  4. JC Carter says

    30 December 2014 at 04:21

    Good for you!

    Reply
  5. Bethany Carson says

    30 December 2014 at 06:00

    Love your boots–nice outfit! Enjoyed the post! Have a happy New Year, and may 2015 bring a year full of delightful surprises!

    Reply
    • Nikki | The Ginger Diaries says

      19 January 2015 at 20:15

      Thank you Bethany! I wish a happy (belated) New Year and a wonderfull 2015 for you too! xo

      Reply
  6. Karlien - Polished Cats says

    31 December 2014 at 17:12

    mooie outfit! en een leuk verhaal om te lezen 🙂

    Reply
  7. Sara Strauss says

    1 January 2015 at 02:46

    Love this! I’m a pretty shy person, but over the past two years I’ve been working on coming out of my shell and socializing more. When I met two bloggers this year they said that I wasn’t shy; that I was friendly and seemed outgoing even. It surprised me that they both said this (at different parts of the year), so maybe we’ve both changed for the better!

    Happy New Year!
    ~Sara
    Sincerely, Sara

    Reply
  8. Nikki says

    4 January 2015 at 06:25

    love this post!!

    xx nikki

    http://www.dream-in-neon.com

    Reply
  9. Dress your life. says

    4 January 2015 at 22:53

    Ik ken u toch ook als een sociale vlinder hoor! GOOO 2015 🙂
    Naomi, x

    Reply
    • Nikki | The Ginger Diaries says

      19 January 2015 at 20:14

      Hihihi, soms ben ik ook een beetje té enthousiast 😉 xo

      Reply
  10. lovelifelovefashion says

    27 January 2015 at 09:56

    Mooi geschreven!! Ik dacht even van hu, zo ken ik Nikki toch niet hoor ^^ Maar ik herken mezelf wel voor een groot deel in je verhaal. Gelukkig heeft de hogeschool mij ook doen openbloeien zonder ik het zelf besefte. Het was tot mijn zus zei hoe zelfstandig en open ik geworden was dat ik het zelf begon in te zien ^^ Pretty awesome feeling right om dat te beseffen 😀

    x Aurélie

    Reply

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In my glow era 💖 mom cam included In my glow era 💖 mom cam included
31 circles around the sun today 🪩 I am probab 31 circles around the sun today 🪩 

I am probably supposed to make this a sentimental post about how messy 29 was and how I had to come back to myself at 30 and figure out how to do life alone. But I'm currently rushing to get to work and I have zero inspiration as to what to say. I just wish that 31 will be (at least a little) less rocky than the past two years, so that I may finally have a chance to feel the world around me. Goodness knows I need it. Also, buying a dryer would be nice. 

Virtual 🥂 and 🍰 for all of you! 

#birthdaygirl #happybirthdaytome #belgianblogger #belgiantravelblogger #etratat #lehavreetretattourisme #oceanview
Sunsets are always a good idea. Even when it mea Sunsets are always a good idea. 

Even when it means you have to climb back down a small slippery path full of rolling debris in the dark 🙃

#etretat #lehavreetretattourisme #belgiantravelblogger
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Le Havre, July 2022. Instagram: golden hour and a Le Havre, July 2022.

Instagram: golden hour and a perfect sunset on the beach in Normandy. Reality: in bed with a concussion for the 3rd day in a row. Sleep, sleep, repeat. Today I finally felt a little human again, so here's to hoping I'll recover enough to go hiking again this weekend.

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2. Bassin du Commerce
3. Catène De Containers
4. UP#3 (pictured here)
5. Estacade de Sainte-Adresse

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