I hope you have had a great start into the new year. I for myself can´t complain. We went to bed right after the fireworks and had a restful night. The first walk around the neighborhood on New Years Day is the most calm of the whole year. Most people are still asleep or still out and about. We didn´t do anything at all on NYE, made pulled beef, spinach dip and got a delicious bread. This is our yearly tradition. On the 1rst of January we always visit my in-laws for some chili at night. The sky this night has been amazing. I have never seen a pink and purple sky before. It was like a sign from above that this is going to be a great year.
Christmas break was really fun and filled with lots of activities and family time but we are ready to get back to normal life with Kindergarten and schedules or at least I am.
Anyways I wanted to start my Weekly Review series again. I was a pretty beloved series I have startet last January but I got pregnant and only made it to #8 before I was always sick each and every day and after that it was pretty much surviving with two toddlers at home.
Meals
WEDNESDAY – We had Chili for dinner at my in-laws. I don´t know the chili recipe my MIL is using but I love this one and the best is that you can throw it into your slow cooker and it is done when you get home.
THURSDAY – was leftover day. Some potatoes, meat and different sausages had to go so we made roasted potatoes and added all the other ingredients to it.
FRIDAY – It was take-out pizza day cause I have been cleaning and putting away Christmas all day and was too tired too cook.
SATURDAY – Homemade tomatoe soup. I always cook the same soup you can view the reicpe here.
SUNDAY – Beef stew at my in-laws house.
Fashion
Since I have started #nospendjanuary I am still sharing outfit inspo but I only might be able to links some of the newer pieces, if they are still in stock.
Activities
To be honest with all the days off and winter break time really flies by. All the kids are at home and need constantly something so the days fly by. It was snowing the last two days so the bigger kids were able to build little snowmen and go sliding but that was quite it. This week included lots of playtime at home and also at grandma´s house.
Misc
Although I am not buying anything this month I wanted to share that H&M is having a huge sale with lots of pieces up to 70% on sale.
Quote of the Week
„We don´t grow when things are easy, we grow when we face challenges“
Red has been huge the whole season not only because of Christmas but because it is one of the biggest color trends of this and next year. I personally love Red and wear it a lot so I am definitely glad that there are lots of pieces in one of my favorite colors.
20 Ways to wear Red
Red immediately adds that perfect pop of color to your look. No matter how you decide to wear this trendy color – for example like a whole monochrome look, a pant, skirt or turtleneck or just a touch of Red like a scarf, a handbag or a pair of shoes. A Red lips also always helps if you need to add some color and freshness to your look.
Since I have seen reader numbers increase on my blog posts a lot over the last few months I have decided it is time for a new introduction post. I am sure tons of things have changed since the last time I have done one and maybe some of you are curious how I got here, what I do and maybe want to know some random facts about me.
It is going to be 10 years since I have started this blog and oh boy if I look back I almost don´t recognize myself. In the last 10 years a lot of things have changed, good as well as bad. Some of my outfits have been so bad oh and the quality of the photography was even worse.
So let´s get this started
My name is Kati, I am 30 something years old. I have a husband and 3 little girls and we live in a small house in the suburbs. The girls are four, two and zero and the light of my life. I love staying home with them and look after my little ones.
I have designed and renovated every of their rooms. This leads you to my obsession for home decor and renovations. I have changed every room since we have moved in eight years ago and I am finally at a point where I can say that I am satisfied and I am going to leave it like that (for now, who knows what´s in ten years – just don´t tell my husband 😉 ).
We like to travel but it has definitely decreased cause it is just such a huge logistic to think of everything and pack the whole house and somehow get it all into our car but we managed to get out and somewhere else five times !!! this year. This is really huge.
My husband and I met at my last work place. He is an egineer and I was his secretary. A classic love story if you ask me. The rest was history. His family lives very close and I am definitely thankful about that cause I can take all the help I get with the girls. We wil we married for seven years in September and together for nine years. Time flies fast if you are having fun.
At the moment I am staying at home and it will probably stay this way for a lot of the next years to come but I have worked in retail for several years and after that I had lots of jobs in offices (a recycling company, a lawyer and an office for civil engineering).
I have loved fashion ever since. I would lay out my outfits on school nights so I didn´t have to think about it very long in the morning and was always looking forward to getting dressed. High heels have been one of my favorite shoe for years but now it is just not practical but I will get them back to wear at some point in my life. I was the biggest fan of The Nanny and it influenced my style a lot throughout the years. I definitely still love to get dressed and most of the days I look better than what I have planned to do but I have just so many cute things I like to wear.
Christmas is our fifth season and has always been magical to me but with little ones it is just next level. I have never loved it more than this year. Christmas with a newborn and two toddlers has been the best. The endless snuggles, the baking and their glowing eyes when we went to Christmas markets or did other fun christmassy things.
Having all girls has been the best. The two big ones are as different as siblings could be but when it get´s tough they stick together. I just love to see how their personalities comes out more and more. We have a very sensitive kindergartener who sometimes overthinks things and just wants peace all around and we have a quirly and wild two year old who loves to sing and talk all day. I am so excited to see how our little baby girl will be. Being their mom is the absolute best and there will never be anything in this world comparable to how much I love them.
Some facts about me:
– my favorite colors are green, white, red, orange and oatmeal
– I eat my steak rare (the waiter always asks me twice if I am sure about that 😉
– wet hair from other people, sweating people and old leftovers of our food gross me out
– I love me some coffee any time of the day
– my guilty pleasure are handbags (probably inherited that from my great-aunt)
– do not have any patience with car things and technical stuff
– I hate sports and if I say hate I mean I loathe them
– I do not have self control around bread (have to eat it)
– I eat bacon and eggs every day for breakfast
– my favorite season is Fall – what is not to love about pumpkins and falling leaves
– I rather stay in and clean than go out
– favorite clothing items are dresses – just the easiest way to get dressed and look fabulous
– I do not eat much fruit – do not like the consistency nor the taste
– if I could, I would life on my own ranch far away from other people
– my dream car is a Chevrolet Tahoe
– as a child I wanted to become a fairy or a pirat bride
– my favorite all time movies are Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers and The Return of the King, The Devil wears Prada and Because I Said So
– the most toys I get for my girls are secretly for me cause I find them so cute and I have never truly grown up
– I am terrible with numbers and money
– my favorite sweets are Picco Balla, the white champagne parlines from Lindt and doughnuts
– my favorite store has always been H&M and will forever be
– I haven´t killed a single plant in the last two years – yeah me
Isn´t it great that Red got so popular this year. Not only is it an amazing color to wear year round, but it is the best for Christmas time. A bright Red can look very festive when paired with the right colors. Paired with greens or white for the extra christmassy touch or paired with brown or black to make it pop out right.
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