BAM! 2021 sure welcomed us with open arms, didn't BAM! 2021 sure welcomed us with open arms, didn't it? 

I took a two week hiatus from the good ole Gram to get used to my new longer working hours and binge Bridgerton. Am I the only one who thinks that show is a hot mess? It's basically a 1800s costume drama but with taylor swift on violins and the occasional close-up of Rรฉge-Jean Page's butt ๐Ÿ˜ณ I can't help but wonder... what the *bleep* did I just watch? ๐Ÿ˜…

Happy Friday guys! You've made it throgh the second week of 2021 ๐Ÿฅณ If you don't have any plans for the weekend yet, Bridgerton is available on Netflix ๐Ÿ˜‰

#neverknowinglyunderdressed #simplestyle #mystylestory #mystyle #simplystyledforautumn #myautumnwardrobe #autumnstyles #autumnstylefiles #dailystyle #countrystyleloves #simplestyle #everydaystyle #everydaystylebook #mylifemystyle #happytobemeoutfit #simplestylingsimplyme #discoverunder3k #belgianblogger #igersbelgium #ig_belgium #belgiumblogger #antwerpblogger
Chapter 2020 comes to and end as we turn the page Chapter 2020 comes to and end as we turn the page I want to thank you all for your support this year. ๐Ÿ’—

It was a year of many lows that taught me how to find my highs in the little things. Despite the tough times, there were also plenty of moments filled with friends, coffee & rose wine, little escapes in my own country and... A PUPPY! Thank you all for following along! โœจ

Happy New Year! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿพ I don't know what will be written in chapter 2021, but I'm hoping for 365 pages full of love and light for all of us.

Ps: the photos from Valencia, Helsinki and Tallinn were made in 2019 but posted in 2020 ๐Ÿ™ˆ I did not travel abroad this past year.

#happynewyear๐ŸŽ‰ #happynewyear2021 #newyearwishes #greatfulfor2020 #yearinreview #bestnine2020 #topnine2020 #antwerpblogger #belgiantravelblogger #belgianblogger #vlaamseblogger #discoverunder2k
The five days between Christmas and NYE where you The five days between Christmas and NYE where you don't know what day it is, who you are and what you are supposed to be doing. Am I right?? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

Since I am living in limbo too, here's a thowback to when I could still buy my mulled wine from a cute Austrian market stall rather than the local grocery store. I smuggled that mug home, so the heartbreak isn't too bad ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“ธ: Vienna January 2018.

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From me to you, Merry Christmas! ๐ŸŽ„โค๏ธ A can From me to you, Merry Christmas! ๐ŸŽ„โค๏ธ

A candid photo to - hopefully - brighten up this weird Christmas day โœจ We can't be with our family & friends, but thank goodness there are potato croquettes and cheesy oven-baked appetizers to soften the pain ๐Ÿฅ‚ have a lovely Christmas!
Baby it's cโ„๏ธvid outside ๐ŸŽ„ And since there Baby it's cโ„๏ธvid outside ๐ŸŽ„

And since there's no place to go during a pandemic and this awful weather, we will be spending Christmas eve in our little bubble at home. Queu the cheesy Christmas movies and cheesy appetizers! โœจ

Oh, and let's not forget the prosecho-ho-ho! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐ŸŽ…

โœจ Happy Holidays! โœจ

#christmas2020 #christmassy #rusticchristmas #christmascoffee #christmasmug #mugsofinstagram #christmastreedecorating #howiholiday #embracingtheseasons #ofsimplethings #createinwinter #distractionsandinspirations #foreverfaffing #awhisperedbeauty #myhyggehome #calmcollected #slowlivingforlife #slowlvingmovement #slowandsimpledays #allkindsofmagic #magicalmoments #coziness #cozyaesthetic #warmandcozy #cozyseason #ofcosymoments #cozycoffee #bokehphotography #vlaamseblogger #antwerpbogger
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Time travelling to december 2019, when we enjoyed Time travelling to december 2019, when we enjoyed Glรถgg and Dutch poffertjes on the Christmas market in Tallinn. My last trip abroad! What I wouldn't give to visit a @kalev_eesti candy shop right now... ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ Those Kiss-Kiss toffees were something else ๐Ÿคค 

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Happily dancing into Christmas week ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„How is Happily dancing into Christmas week ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„How is it only 4 days 'til Christmas?? I know we all wished for this year to wrap up quickly, but this is a new kind of fast! ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ

All the christmas presents are wrapped and ready on my printer (can't have them under the tree with the puppy!) and we will drive by our family later this week to drop them off on their doorsteps. I'll be like Santa but without the sleigh and reindeer! ๐ŸฆŒ Then we plan on having a big zoom call with everyone to open gifts together and have a chat. Not the Christmas I imagined, but it will be lovely nonetheless. ๐ŸŒŸ

As long as there are potato croquettes... ๐Ÿ˜‰

#styleandsmilemonday #mondaystyle #mondaystyletribe #stylemeonamonday #autumnstyle #myseasonalstyle #autumnstylefile #myautumnwardrobe #stylingtheseasons #stylinginspiration #neverknowinglyunderdressed #simplestyle #mystylestory #mystyle #simplystyledforautumn #myautumnwardrobe #autumnstyles #autumnstylefiles #dailyedit #dailystyle #countrystyleloves #simplestyle #everydaystyle #everydaystylebook #mylifemystyle #happytobemeoutfit #simplystyled #simplestylingsimplyme #discoverunder3k #belgianblogger
Fall shows us how beautiful it is to let things go Fall shows us how beautiful it is to let things go ๐Ÿ‚

I haven't been out shooting lately. The last photo on my DSLR is from mid november. It's nearly christmas and I probably should be posting something festive, but I haven't felt inspired to create anything. The holidays feel so weird this year and my christmas spirit never lifted without the usual social gatherings and christmassy outings. Maybe mulled wine and cringe-worthy christmas movies on TV will get me in the right mood! I could watch "Home Alone" for the first time? Or should I go with "Die Hard" so we can settle that debate for once and for all?

Anyway, by lack of festive content, I'm giving you my two favorite detail shots I made this fall ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Spring/Summer, Style, Work Wear · 11 August 2016

A Zara Affair

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Zara trousers have a tendency to break my heart. It all started with a floral pair two years ago and now I find myself heartbroken again over these navy trousers. Our story started out well, with these pants and I being inseparable when I bought them in May. I never knew I was missing elegant, office-prove navy trousers in my life. They quickly became best wardrobe friends with my Sperry tops-siders and looked mighty fine with most of my shirts and sweaters. I had tens of outfits in mind and fully intended to post those on the blog over the summer. Then I washed my trousers and our love story was over. The linen fabric, although washed by hand in only lukewarm water, shrunk and was all misshaped after I let it dry. My clothing iron tried to heal the wounds but there wasn’t much to heal. They hung in my closet for a good month before I pulled them out again this weekend to see if I could somehow make them work, but the linen feels uncomfortable rough on my skin and the pants are too tight to wear all day. One outfit shoot, I could handle and I put together my favorite look from before the summer and we went to a location that had been on my location-bucket list for literally years and we took some last photos with my love before I let them go for good. Not a shame though, as I’m sort of kind of maaaaaybe eyeing a more qualitative pair at Massimo Dutti.

I also have some fun news to tell! I have been nagging my boyfriends head off for a city trip later this year and he finally gave in! I’m total #girlfriendgoals. We decided to go up north for the first time. I had my heart set on Poland and wanted to visit either Gdansk, Warsaw or Krakow, but K wasn’t very convinced so instead I let him choose and he went with something rather unexpected. My friends are all going “What? Where!? WHY!!!?” on me when I tell them that we’re going to Lithuania. I’ll be honest and admit that the only thing I know Lithuania from is the Eurovision Song Contest and I don’t know a single thing to do there, but K and I agree that that’s a good thing. We’ll just see what we got ourselves into and I look very much forward to discover an entirely new place. No expectations, just a flippant and spontaneous city trip. Something about living while we’re young.

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trousers: Zara
Shirt: Primark
Brogues: Sacha (c/o – meer damesschoenen)

In: Spring/Summer, Style, Work Wear

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Comments

  1. Mica says

    12 August 2016 at 02:57

    They are great pants and look so practical for work, what a shame they didn’t hold up in the wash ๐Ÿ™ Plain classic pants like this are hard to find, pants are always so tricky to get the fit right ๐Ÿ™

    Away From The Blue Blog

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  2. Girl & Closet says

    13 August 2016 at 01:15

    It’s been so long since I’ve worn pants, but I’ve been tempted lately! They always manage to look so smart & incredibly pulled together. Maybe falls the season to jump in. And yay, congrats on the trip!! xo

    http://www.girlandcloset.com

    Reply
  3. Eline Van Dingenen says

    16 August 2016 at 15:40

    De broek ziet er nog redelijk oke uit hoor ๐Ÿ˜‰ haha! wel een grappig verhaal!
    X, Eline

    Reply
  4. Lauren | LA BRUNETTE BLOG says

    20 August 2016 at 20:24

    Oh, ik heb hetzelfde meegemaakt met een cashmere trui (gelukkig gebeurde het pas een jaar later). Ben wel benieuwd naar je verhalen hier op de blog over Litouwen ๐Ÿ˜€ Ken het zelf ook enkel via Eurosong (oops).

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  5. Karen - Dressing in Labels says

    22 August 2016 at 21:09

    Jammer dat de broek gekrompen is, want hij staat je echt super goed en is heel mooi. Leuk gecombineerd met dat hemd!

    x Karen
    http://dressinginlabels.blogspot.com

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BAM! 2021 sure welcomed us with open arms, didn't BAM! 2021 sure welcomed us with open arms, didn't it? 

I took a two week hiatus from the good ole Gram to get used to my new longer working hours and binge Bridgerton. Am I the only one who thinks that show is a hot mess? It's basically a 1800s costume drama but with taylor swift on violins and the occasional close-up of Rรฉge-Jean Page's butt ๐Ÿ˜ณ I can't help but wonder... what the *bleep* did I just watch? ๐Ÿ˜…

Happy Friday guys! You've made it throgh the second week of 2021 ๐Ÿฅณ If you don't have any plans for the weekend yet, Bridgerton is available on Netflix ๐Ÿ˜‰

#neverknowinglyunderdressed #simplestyle #mystylestory #mystyle #simplystyledforautumn #myautumnwardrobe #autumnstyles #autumnstylefiles #dailystyle #countrystyleloves #simplestyle #everydaystyle #everydaystylebook #mylifemystyle #happytobemeoutfit #simplestylingsimplyme #discoverunder3k #belgianblogger #igersbelgium #ig_belgium #belgiumblogger #antwerpblogger
Chapter 2020 comes to and end as we turn the page Chapter 2020 comes to and end as we turn the page I want to thank you all for your support this year. ๐Ÿ’—

It was a year of many lows that taught me how to find my highs in the little things. Despite the tough times, there were also plenty of moments filled with friends, coffee & rose wine, little escapes in my own country and... A PUPPY! Thank you all for following along! โœจ

Happy New Year! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿพ I don't know what will be written in chapter 2021, but I'm hoping for 365 pages full of love and light for all of us.

Ps: the photos from Valencia, Helsinki and Tallinn were made in 2019 but posted in 2020 ๐Ÿ™ˆ I did not travel abroad this past year.

#happynewyear๐ŸŽ‰ #happynewyear2021 #newyearwishes #greatfulfor2020 #yearinreview #bestnine2020 #topnine2020 #antwerpblogger #belgiantravelblogger #belgianblogger #vlaamseblogger #discoverunder2k
The five days between Christmas and NYE where you The five days between Christmas and NYE where you don't know what day it is, who you are and what you are supposed to be doing. Am I right?? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

Since I am living in limbo too, here's a thowback to when I could still buy my mulled wine from a cute Austrian market stall rather than the local grocery store. I smuggled that mug home, so the heartbreak isn't too bad ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“ธ: Vienna January 2018.

#visitvienna #vienna_austria #viennacity #viennalife #1000thingsvienna #welovevienna #viennagram #viennanow #viennagoforit #wonderlustvienna #viennascene #loves_austria #discoveraustria #austriavision #travelfashiongirl #dametraveler #ladiesgoneglobal #sheisnotlost #wearetravelgirls #femaletravelcommunity #travelgirlsgetaways #womenwhoexplore #thediscoverer #girldiscoverers #travelinladies #girlsthatwander #damestravel #belgianblogger #antwerpblogger #thegingertravels
From me to you, Merry Christmas! ๐ŸŽ„โค๏ธ A can From me to you, Merry Christmas! ๐ŸŽ„โค๏ธ

A candid photo to - hopefully - brighten up this weird Christmas day โœจ We can't be with our family & friends, but thank goodness there are potato croquettes and cheesy oven-baked appetizers to soften the pain ๐Ÿฅ‚ have a lovely Christmas!
Baby it's cโ„๏ธvid outside ๐ŸŽ„ And since there Baby it's cโ„๏ธvid outside ๐ŸŽ„

And since there's no place to go during a pandemic and this awful weather, we will be spending Christmas eve in our little bubble at home. Queu the cheesy Christmas movies and cheesy appetizers! โœจ

Oh, and let's not forget the prosecho-ho-ho! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐ŸŽ…

โœจ Happy Holidays! โœจ

#christmas2020 #christmassy #rusticchristmas #christmascoffee #christmasmug #mugsofinstagram #christmastreedecorating #howiholiday #embracingtheseasons #ofsimplethings #createinwinter #distractionsandinspirations #foreverfaffing #awhisperedbeauty #myhyggehome #calmcollected #slowlivingforlife #slowlvingmovement #slowandsimpledays #allkindsofmagic #magicalmoments #coziness #cozyaesthetic #warmandcozy #cozyseason #ofcosymoments #cozycoffee #bokehphotography #vlaamseblogger #antwerpbogger
Winter essentials โ„๏ธ #wearwhatyoulovewednesda Winter essentials โ„๏ธ

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Time travelling to december 2019, when we enjoyed Time travelling to december 2019, when we enjoyed Glรถgg and Dutch poffertjes on the Christmas market in Tallinn. My last trip abroad! What I wouldn't give to visit a @kalev_eesti candy shop right now... ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ Those Kiss-Kiss toffees were something else ๐Ÿคค 

#tallinn #estonia #eesti #visittallinn #tallinncard #tallinncity #tallinn_city #tallinntravel #tallinn_inst #tallinnonline #ig_tallinn #tallinngram #tallinna #tallinnoldtown #travelfashiongirl #dametraveler #ladiesgoneglobal #sheisnotlost #wearetravelgirls #femaletravelcommunity #travelgirlsgetaways #womenwhoexplore #thediscoverer #girldiscoverers #travelinladies #girlsthatwander #damestravel #belgianblogger #antwerpblogger #thegingertravels
Happily dancing into Christmas week ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„How is Happily dancing into Christmas week ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„How is it only 4 days 'til Christmas?? I know we all wished for this year to wrap up quickly, but this is a new kind of fast! ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ

All the christmas presents are wrapped and ready on my printer (can't have them under the tree with the puppy!) and we will drive by our family later this week to drop them off on their doorsteps. I'll be like Santa but without the sleigh and reindeer! ๐ŸฆŒ Then we plan on having a big zoom call with everyone to open gifts together and have a chat. Not the Christmas I imagined, but it will be lovely nonetheless. ๐ŸŒŸ

As long as there are potato croquettes... ๐Ÿ˜‰

#styleandsmilemonday #mondaystyle #mondaystyletribe #stylemeonamonday #autumnstyle #myseasonalstyle #autumnstylefile #myautumnwardrobe #stylingtheseasons #stylinginspiration #neverknowinglyunderdressed #simplestyle #mystylestory #mystyle #simplystyledforautumn #myautumnwardrobe #autumnstyles #autumnstylefiles #dailyedit #dailystyle #countrystyleloves #simplestyle #everydaystyle #everydaystylebook #mylifemystyle #happytobemeoutfit #simplystyled #simplestylingsimplyme #discoverunder3k #belgianblogger
Fall shows us how beautiful it is to let things go Fall shows us how beautiful it is to let things go ๐Ÿ‚

I haven't been out shooting lately. The last photo on my DSLR is from mid november. It's nearly christmas and I probably should be posting something festive, but I haven't felt inspired to create anything. The holidays feel so weird this year and my christmas spirit never lifted without the usual social gatherings and christmassy outings. Maybe mulled wine and cringe-worthy christmas movies on TV will get me in the right mood! I could watch "Home Alone" for the first time? Or should I go with "Die Hard" so we can settle that debate for once and for all?

Anyway, by lack of festive content, I'm giving you my two favorite detail shots I made this fall ๐Ÿ˜Š

#leafphotography #leaflove #leavesonlyleaves #leaveschanging #leavesfall #almostautumn #upandautumn #embracingtheseasons #fallmood #itsfallyall #autumniscoming #hellofall #myautumnalmagic #slowsimpleseasonal #warmcolors #ourautumncaptures #cuddleweather #welcomefall #fallismyfavorite #seasonsinsquares #ourchildhoodautumn #fallyall #seasonalyear #fallingforfall #huntingforautumn #autumniscoming #fallready #fallfeels #fallinspo #leafmealone
Just got off the phone with Harry P. He wanted his Just got off the phone with Harry P. He wanted his outfit back. ๐Ÿ˜โšก๐Ÿ”ฎ

โœจ Happy weekend! โœจ

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