September 17, 2013

A Postcard

I know, I know, you've had it with me and all the Greece talk but allow me just this one (two) post(s) because I've been good otherwise. I'm already working on the list of books to buy on the Belgrade Book Fair in October and I've dug out a few sweaters from the wintery depths of my closet and I've almost completely stopped wearing sandals (but I'm not putting them away yet, so back off). I need just a bit more time to admit it's fall...

Creature of water









I must have been a duck in some of my previous lives because although I'm a lousy swimmer put me in the water (shallow) and my head goes in and my tail goes up immediately, a duck I tell you. As long as I have the mask and the snorkel on you'll watch my flowery bikini bottom on the surface of the sea for hours. And if I also have an underwater digital camera maybe you won't see me for the whole day but you'll have to watch about 900 photos of fish, waves, us under water, then one of an octopus hiding under a rock, and a lot of shells and sand, and a lot of other things, but under water.

On Hair and Make Up
Yes, seriously, on my vacation. What?! Well, my hair was fluffy and curly, but good fluffy, seaside fluffy. I gave up on shampoo for 10 days and only used masks when I washed my hair, the ones that were in orange and yellow packaging and with the sun on them, sounds like weird criteria for choosing any product but it worked and my hair was happy (and fluffy). And the make up... it happened just one day when my nose was particularly red because of the snorkeling mask and the sun, I had to comfort myself with a bit of eyeliner and a cat eye that evening. That's all that happened, the rest of the beauty routine was led by the philosophy titled I smell like coconut/wear SPF 40/nail polish, nail polish and another nail polish.

The Art of Dressing and Changing Often




When on summer vacation my clothes suddenly gets a few inches shorter, all of it, dresses, skirts, shorts, tops, everything. The length I don't wear in the city. I also need a big hat, sunglasses and a lot of ice cream. Two bikinis: one floral, one black, never worn as a set, always the black top and floral bottoms or black bottoms and floral top. And finally sandals and flip flops on rotation (also a new pair of handmade Greek leather sandals bought that deserve their own story, pic.3).

And it's still not the end, will be continued...

;)

September 11, 2013

I DIDN'T...

Just a few things I did not do since I got back from Greece (and no, I also didn't stop talking about Greece). So, I didn't...

1. Turn on the TV...  yet, but I'm going strong. Yes, I have no idea who are the new members of the government, but who cares anyway.

2. Cook real lunch. You know, pots, the stove and all that jazz, but I did make a peach cake and a pizza, so it kind of counts or not...

3. Walk in anything but sandals, and on the days when it was raining I didn't go out.

4. Stop smelling like coconutAh, the coconut, hated and despised for a few years, it came back stronger than ever, reincarnated and restored, to be used in shower, as a body lotion, SPF cream and to be eaten (but not in shower, SPF and as a body lotion, just simple cakes and ice creams).

5. Find a cat to pet... it's a full blown crisis because apparently all the Belgrade cats became extremely photogenic yet elusive while we were away.

6. Stop reading The Game of Thrones. The first book I started and finished on the beach under a parasol. The second on my sofa, all day every day, but as it gets closer to the end, things are getting dangerous because I have to get my claws on the third one ASAP. I'm prepared to put on my suit of armour and fight you, I'll throw some magic or let my dragon get you, I'll marry a poor knight and give away my lands and castle, but I'll get all the books, I swear on my sword!!!
See, it's dangerous and must be read!

;)


September 9, 2013

September, Sea and MC Hammer

You know that time just at the end of August when your mum gets you a new pair of pants for school? It's probably the end of the 80s, beginning of the 90s and Hammer pants are still cool, even with the mums who want their children to be fashionable. But mum will still let you wear your favourite summer sandals for the first few days, but only during the day before it gets chilly in the evening. You can also wear the white T-shirt, it will do for PE class, too. And every little lady needs some bling, so you borrow mum's gold necklace with the diamonds (of course it's real) and that big ring you got from Kinder Surprise is just perfect. Et Voila! You are ready for the first day of school!
Naturally, you would wear a school bag or backpack with all the books and stuff, but as I was actually dressed like this during my summer vacation in Greece, I only had this tote with a flock of birds and stuff. Yes, that's what happened with this outfit, isn't it a rational description. And isn't it just the perfect outfit for either the first of school or the one cloudy rainy day that someone smuggled on your summer vacation? Say it is...
     
;)