Under This Moon....

I know it's crap quality picture, but I really wanted to share this
And note: I was not asked to do this, I'm doing it because I think it's a beautiful concept

Before the New Year I was browsing Etsy (it's a not-so-guilty-pleasure) and for around 5-6 years I've had an obsession with the moon. So when I saw this, I knew I needed to get it.

The lovely seller is called Lorena and she's based in Holland. She's really nice at answering questions and the jewellery is absolutely stunning. 

The necklace is called "Under This Moon"  and is a personalised piece of jewellery. You give her a date and place and she'll make the moon into the phase it was in at the given date. My date is "17-04-10" which is the night I told Sean I loved him for the first time (and the 17th April is also my grandfather's birthday).

The moon is sterling silver and you can get different variations of the pieces. You can get a bracelet with a silk "chain", a necklace with either silk or a sterling silver chain. I've seen earrings and cufflinks too. 

The pieces are a bit more expensive. But they are hand crafted. The date you ask for her to make a moon from is engraved on the back of the moon. And the little details on the actual moon are stunning. I'm in love with this piece. And since it is hand crafted it will take a bit of time before it arrives. Mine took around 2-2½ weeks, but it is worth the wait. AND, shipping is not even that bad for once.

I think Sean is getting me a moon with the date for when we first met in real life *winks loudly - YES YOU CAN WINK LOUDLY* because I really want one with that date because it was the day that changed our relationship completely and I got to hug one of the only people I trust fully and come on, he's fecking cute ;-)

I am a big fan of personalised jewellery. It's a bit more special, and you cannot beat the quality of hand made things. So if you know someone who likes the moon and is into silver jewellery, this would be a PERFECT gift.

Seventy Days

Every 10 days I will update on the process of getting Sean back here to Denmark to spend a few days with me. More for a personal "We can look back on this when we're 80" than anything else.

And the fact that there's still 70 days to go bothers me and seems like an eternity. When you've reached the point of having to "get used to" waiting 8 months to see someone you love because life gets in the way so much, you're pretty done with dealing with this shit. But I have to put on a brave face because everyone is like "But you'll see him soon!" and it should be legal to hit people like that with a sofa, right in the face preferably.

As you may be able to read, my mood is basically as dark as a Disney villain's. Yes I'm happy that I'll see him soon, but these past months have been shit. And it's because everything I'm trying to do is going wrong, and sometimes a relationship just has a rough patch and it needs working on. It needs to be polished back to what it used to be. And you have to be two people to be able to do that. And along with having shit go wrong, a relationship I wasn't sure I could be in and the thought of there being months before I could see him again, you start to doubt if it's ever worth it.

BUT IT IS! Because that's why I'm doing this. To document that relationships are more like relationshit at some points. And if you never fight or disagree, don't think it'll never happen, because it will. But it's so much harder when there's an ocean between us because it's things that can easily be fixed with a hug or an angry game of zombie shooting - where he'll have to let me win because he pissed me off in the first place. But when you're 500 miles apart, I can't get a hug. Or beat his arse in Zombies.

But back to what has been going on.

- Tickets haven't been booked yet. We're still waiting for his job interview answers (I'm doubting I'll ever shop at Coop again because it's been 2 weeks today and they said they would call him 2 weeks ago) to make sure he can get that time off, if he gets the job.

- We've been planning what we're doing for our anniversary, which is exciting. We spend our first anniversary together, and then haven't been able to for the 2nd and 3rd. But this year we will! We're most likely staying at home really. But we'll try and be good cooks and bakers! And play video games. Maybe go for a nice long walk. And of course, present giving. I have many ideas for presents.

- Did I mention I bought him socks so he doesn't have to worry about that? Waiting for those to arrive. As the weirdo I am. And they funnily enough came today! So they are being washed now. 

I think that's it really. I'm sorry for the amount of swear words in this. Okay, I'm not sorry, it's my blog, I kind of expect if you read this you're old enough to handle words like "shit".

Ten nail polish picks // Spring 2014

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For the spring I love pastels and pink, despite not being a pink kind of girl. Soft colours to gently lure in the summer. I also really enjoy putting on a plain white nail polish, it just looks nice and clean!

Names of the polishes shown:

Barry M - Mint Green
Barry M - Lemon Ice Cream
Barry M - Peach Melba
Essie - Off the Shoulder
Essie - Mint Candy Apple
Essie - Bikini So Teeny
OPI - Nothin' Mousie 'Bout It
OPI - Alpine Snow
Revlon - Charming
Revlon - Popular

What I want to buy // February

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I'm constantly changing up my room, but I feel like I'm finally soon able to say I'm 100% satisfied. I'm going to Ikea during February so I have to snatch up these things!

The Day by Birger et Mikkelsen is so overdone in the Danish Youtube community I think, but I haven't found any other big simple make up bag I like to store my skin care in.

What is on your February wishlist?

Very sad news

For the longest while my last rat, Tykke (means fatty), hasn't been feeling well. He was supposed to be put down today, but he died last night. It was a bit of a shock. I was home alone, Sean just left for dinner and I went to check on him for the 8421904902th time that day. And he wasn't breathing. I'm glad he's out of pain but it hit me hard. 

It's been a pretty emotional weekend for me. My mum had to book the appointment at the vets because just the thought of having to say he's so ill would make me cry. Sigh. Pets are some of the loveliest things you can come across, but it's so sad their life span is so short.

And to top it off, Friday evening my SD card fell apart. So I can't take any pictures with my camera before I buy a new one next month. Woohoo for that, eh?

I'll go and cuddle my dog to make myself feel better. Hope you're having a nice Monday out there.

It's a date

For the longest time Sean and I did not know exactly when we would see each other again. We have a tradition with spending Easter together, but we didn't have a rough date. But now we do.

8 April

And it is such a fucking relief to finally being able to have a date. It might change to the 9th, but it's a minor change. We have a date. We have a fucking date! You have no idea how much that calmed my little confused heart. Since he went back in August, things have been so rough between us. It's the hardest thing I've ever experienced in a relationship, but we got through it and now we have a date for when we'll see each other and forget all the shit. We'll just be us and I'll have someone there to hold me when anxiety controls me and someone to laugh with and smile with.

The hardest thing about long distance relationships isn't the distance. Not for me. It's not exactly knowing when I'll be able to hug him again or kiss him. 

We haven't booked the flights yet, Sean had a job interview we're both dying to hear back from (FINGERS CROSSED THEY WANT HIM) and then I think we'll book. And then it's one step closer to becoming more real.

I'm sorry this post is boyfriend-boring, but I'm actually not that sorry. By April I haven't seen him for around 7½ months. I deserve to finally feel excited and have something to look forward to. I've already bought him some toothpaste, a toothbrush and some socks because he's bringing as little as possible. And I will be honest. buying stuff for him to use here made me pretty fucking excited. I can't wait to clear drawers and space in the wardrobe so it'll be his room too again.

I'm so excited, I'll stop here. I can't wait. I can't wait to kiss him again. I can't wait to feel a bit happy again.

What's on my nails? 15/01/2014

Essie - Maximillian Strasse Her

New in: What a stud

I finally found a black bag I don't hate. Black is basically the only colour I wear, and you would be surprised how hard it is to find a cheaper black bag that doesn't look like *insert swear words here*

I found this babe at Deichmann for 200 kr. 200 kr!!!! I was very pleased. It's a sturdy, rather rectangular bag with silver hard ware and studs. It has a smaller handle and a longer for over the shoulder wear. I prefer have it cross body because my shoulders drape down and it would just fall - Thanks for the genetics, mum ;-)

It holds a lot of junk, which is useful because I swear every female who carry a bad tend to just throw their lives in it. Just in case you suddenly need a band aid or salt water solution if someone trips on the pavement! 

I always have my keys, passport, notebook, purse, phone and reusable shopping bag on hand. You should seriously always have reusable shopping bags on you or at least old plastic shopping bags. Small steps for improving the environment, right?  

A box of us.

Being away from someone you love is extremely harsh. In April Sean and I have been together for 4 years. Physically seen each other for 3. But I never get used to it. And to comfort myself, I have a box of us.

The box contains many kinds of memories we have together. Boarding passes, pictures, tickets from places we've been, small trinkets that reminds us of our relationship, jewellery he got me that I don't really wear but don't want to throw out or give away.

Whenever I'm really sad or just miss him beyond what's bearable, I open it and look through it. It comforts me. It's a piece of home. Sean even has one that he keeps in his room. When we move in together we'll find a bigger wooden box and paint it and combine all over memories from when we were apart.

And seeing as Valentines day is around the corner (not that it's a thing I care about) I thought I would share this little cute thing. Make a box for your partner, decorate it and fill it with things that reminds you of them. Draw things, write letters, buy their favourite sweets, maybe put in a t-shirt. And you can tell them to keep the box and use for memories during your relationship. Can of course also be for a friend! And you don't even have to live far apart, it can still be a cute little present. 

Other ideas for Valentines Day, birthday, anniversary that have a personal meaning (that doesn't only apply to long distance relationship couples):

• 52 reasons why I love you on a deck of cards
• 100 reasons why I love you in a note book you decorate yourself (I did this myself for Sean last year. I wrote them down in the book and afterwards posted on our long distance relationship blog) 
• If you're crafty, paint a picture, draw some drawing, sew a teddy, cross stitch something cute (made the cross stitch for Sean and I's 3 year anniversary)
• Frame pictures of you together or the paintings/drawings you made for them
• Buy a book they've been wanting to read for ages and put in little cute notes as a surprise when they read through it
• Mix CDs. If your parter is a music lover, put a bunch of songs that reminds you of them or you think they'll love and decorate the front of the CD. It's cute and personal!
• Speaking of discs, you could also make a video for them and put on a disc. Get an empty case for it and decorate and whenever they miss you, they can watch it!
• Bake some goodies. Sean loves cake and chocolate - sometimes more than he loves me ;-) - and I'm sure any one would appreciate some home baked treats. Sean and I made some brownie treats, they are super easy and taste so bloody good

I hope this post was somewhat useful! And Seanie, if you read this. I love you Bumbum, more than I love soft blankets, kittens and puppies ;-)

I can see clearly now!

Made on Polyvore. 

Corner of my desk. Jewellery tree from Menu, various small trinket boxes, two acrylic boxes from Søstrene Grene and jewellery drawers from Jysk.

Made on Polywore.

If you want any specific names/websites for the things on the Polyvore pictures, go to my Polyvore profile which is here

I like to think my taste in furniture has changed a lot over the past few months. I like it clean and simple. No overly bright colours and too much cluttering up. I also like natural. I've seen a lot of people using tree stumps and pieces as coffee tables or bedside tables. And home made concrete candle holders. (Tutorial can be seen here from my favourite home blog. The post is in Danish but I'm sure you can find English tutorials too)

I think liking the way your space - whether it's a room, a flat, a house - is one of the most important things to be able to relax. And also if it's clean and tidy, I find it easier to think. Clean room, clean mind. And since it's a new year, why not try and spice up your place? 

Clean out your wardrobe and drawers. Get rid of things you never use or wear. Throw out what's damaged too much to be donated, ask if any friends or family want any of your things. Buy some fresh plants. Have a cleaning day. Open your windows for a few hours to let the fresh air in.