What I did this week

I thought I would do a little life update, as I don't really have a post scheduled for this week. I am still working on my holiday post, which should be up next week :)

This Monday was all about sleeping in and relaxing. The only thing I had to do: taping my tire from my bike. As I was on my way home last Friday from work, I found my bike with a flat back tire :( Most of my Monday was spent buying supplies and trying to fix it. I say 'trying' because I thought I had fixed it three times, only to succeed after four times.
After dinner, my parents and I drove to Amsterdam. We had an appointment with someone from the organisation that is taking me with them to Australia. I learned a lot of new things (and sadly for my parents they are not allowed to visit me during this year) and my English level got tested with a questionnaire. I was accepted! Meaning that according to them, I can go :)

On Tuesday, me and my friend Eve were going to watch the Premiere from 'This Is Us' via Livestream in the movie theater. We decided to make it a day, and went shopping before the premiere. The premiere was 90 minutes, and the film was played right after.
Before meeting with Eve, I worked a little on my blog, trying to get the best pictures together from my holiday.

Sadly, when we were getting ready to go home, my tire was, once again!, flat. This meant we weren't able to go home like we had planned, but we needed to take the train home. And take our bikes with us... That was quite the adventure!

oh hi! Just putting my bike in the train

Then Wednesday, I didn't really do much. I continued looking for some pictures, and watched a few episodes of Pretty Little Liars (hooked!!) Wednesday was also the day I called the organisation again, letting them know that I will be going to Australia with them. My application process has officially started!

picture found on WeHeartIt

After Wednesday comes Thursday! I spent my morning shooting for a new post, and have been thinking about a REAL design for my blog. One of my wishes for summer is that I get my blog to look like 'me'. Personal. After shooting I cleaned up around the house and prepared dinner (at 4PM). I was lucky to have my dad still on his break from work, so he drove me to work :) Work was not to busy, but it was nice!

Today, I woke up seeing some responses to my blog! Which shocked me a little, but in the best way! It was a good way of waking up! I sent some emails out and double checked a few things (to make sure I will not be giving you guys the wrong information!!)
Then, in the afternoon I had to work. It's kind of busy right now, so there was enough to do :)

I have to work all day tomorrow, and have nothing scheduled for Sunday.

Hope you enjoyed this little update!!

Love, Danielle

Monthly Favourites | July

This will be a very short monthly favourites, as I have been working a lot and have not been trying a lot new products that I ended up loving. I also want to apologize for posting it this late, as it's already two weeks into August, I just got back from vacation :)

First one: I picked up at Etos in Sale (etos is a drugstore). It's a body scrub by Greenland, a brand that uses natural products. I got it for € 4,-, the normal price is € 8,95. I really like that it's not a cream, but just the salt. I like the more rough scrubs better than the softer ones, and this scrub is rough. I use it whilst in the shower, and wet skin and wash it off. My legs feel very soft after drying off, and they smell great! Greenland has more scrubs, all in different scents. Click here if you're looking for it. (The ones in normal packing are softer scrubs, the products similar to this one are just the salts)

I don't know the price of it, since I ordered it with a huge discount and shipping costs were messed up. If you go to LaurenConrad.com, you can find it in the right bar, which should link you to the right website. 

I always use Summer as an excuse to read. I love reading, but I can't seem to enjoy it when it's cold outside or when I have other things to do. All year I wait for Summer, just to go in bookstores and buy A LOT. (6 this year). One of my current favourite is 'Startstruck' by Lauren Conrad. It's from her second series called 'The Fame Game'. 

I have always looked up to her and would watch reruns of 'The Hills' and 'Laguna Beach' whenever it wasn't on. I loved her first series (L.A. Candy), and this series shows a different perspective from one of the characters. I read the article in Marie Claire last week, and I think it's great she found that writing was her way of explaining the real  story. 

I love how the books show that there is always more to a story than people think, and it's not always good and amazing. 

The book says that it is a fictional book, based on some real experiences. And, being the dedicated TV watcher I was, I sometimes wonder if some parts of the book are things that happened in her own life. We'll never know ;)

Last thing of this months favourites, my new BACKPACK!

I have wanted a real Dakine for a few years now, and having to go on the trains a lot and flying back home was the perfect moment to purchase one. I also bought it because it might be easier than my tote bags or laptop bag by ZARA to take with me to Australia. This bag is a 15L, and everything I wanted to keep with me whilst traveling fitted (and the zipper closed and it wasn't exploding)! Usually, my bags are filled with stuff I never use, and this bag holds it all! It has one main pocket, and a smaller one on the top. I used the smaller one for my phone, iPod and ID. The smaller pocket does take up space in the main compartment, on the top, but if you're carrying A4 papers, you can put them under and they'll stay up straight (and not wrinkled). Another thing I love about this bag is that the back of the bag is filled, so you don't feel the sharp corners (from notebooks) you keep in your bag. 

Hope you enjoyed this little favourites, I promise next months will be a lot better! 

Love, Danielle