Happy Midsummer!
We arrived on Bornholm together with my parents two days ago to visit my sister’s family and celebrate together. I love the fact that we get this week together to just be and enjoy each other’s company. There’s something about living together under the same roof, sharing meals and having ongoing conversations with no apparent goal or end. To spend time with family is to notice your own positive and negative sides, no?
I notice my energy ebbing and flowing a lot, both due to the intensity of being together taking care of dogs, puppies and kiddos but also due to the time of year. Today was a beautiful sunny day and today gave us a whole lot of rain. The dogs woke up at 6 this morning - I took a 4 (!) hour nap this afternoon. A whole lot of contrasts to say the least. How are you all?
I’ve been really inspired by these nostalgic 00’s interior lately, reminiscent of Laura Ashley or romcom interiors from my childhood. Linen, metal, ceramic. Cobalt blues, lemon and butter yellows, fuschia pinks and grass greens. It’s the type of interiors I pictured myself living in as a 30-year-old, maybe because it’s what I saw in “Under the Tuscan sun” or “13 going on 30” or “The sweetest thing”.
I might be the last one to jump on this train but if there’s anyone out there who hasn’t seen Jury Duty yet, do it. It made both me and my boyfriend laugh until we cried, achy cheeks and all. We still keep repeating lines from the show at random moments and breaking out in laughter. What an incredible show.
My sister was wearing a beautiful thick cotton shirt today from Arket and naturally, being the little sister, I wanted to get one for myself immediately. I can’t find the exact one on the website but I found this one that I might like even better for me? It’s cropped, with a half button-up design and wide arms - and I love it. Would pair with black trousers and black flipflops, or my white balloon skirt and Nike Cortez, or a denim skirt and loafers, or linen pants and suede sandals.
Is it true you can’t order from Arket in the US?
My goal for next week is to get some real good quality sleep. As I mentioned earlier in this post we have three sleep-disrupters here at my sister’s house and although they also happen to be the three top cutest family members, my mood, health and energy rapidly declines when I don’t get enough sleep. I’m going to prioritize napping and sleeping in on the days when I’m not on dog duty in order to maximize my time awake. What’s your goal for the upcoming week? Would love to hear and get some inspiration.
Talk to you soon xx
The Arket withdrawal in the US is REAL!! I feel like the black market for it could be insane.
I used to love reading Stephen King! Eventually his books got too scary. I do have fond memories of my Mom buying me his books as a teenager. I bought them as an adult of course!