ABOUT

Welcome to Fashion and Lifestyle by Kati

My blog for everything you are looking for, from Fashion and Styling Tips to Home Decor and DIY´s, to seasonal content from Valentine´s Day to Christmas, organizing hacks and our travels.

About Me

I am a mom (in her thirties) of three adorable girls (currently five, three and one) and we are living in a small town in Germany. I have a good looking husband and we will be together 10 years this Spring (married for 8 years).

Fashion has always been my passion. I have documented my outfits for years prior to any kind of blogs and to be honest those are some cringeworthy photos looking back but that is how I started. I love creating different everyday outfits. For me it is very important that I am staying true to myself. I´m getting dressed everyday and never forget the lipstick. This is just who I am.A simple shirt and jeans combo just isn´t it cutting for me. You can call me extra, but that is just who I am. My outfit is ready and laid out by the time I go to bed and my make-up only takes 7 minutes.It is a matter of planning and strategics but you can also look your best while moming all day, every day.                      

We live in a rather small house but there is still a place for everyone and everything. Organizing is the best. I just life for an organized drawer. This spreads much joy. I have categorically orangized our whole house. Of course normal life hits us more often than expected and not everything stays this way but cleaning up is so much easier when everything has a place.

Over the years we have made our house a real comfy and cozy home. Decor has played a huge part in this. I just love a Pinterest worthy room that is cozy as well. I stay home a lot with the girls and also during the Winter so I appreciate a home I love to be in. I have changed several rooms from the ground-up (again and again) and incorporated many design elements, color and DIY´s. Also follow along on birthday parties, our baptism for the girls and so many other hosting occasions I have blogged about over the years.

Travelling is also very important for us, to learn and see new things and explore the world around us.We have installed this very successfully into our girls. he 2 big girls love going on vacation and visit new places, try out new foods and pick out the best souvenirs. Lake Garda is our favorite vacation spot in the whole wide world and feels like our home away from home. We go there every year, cause as a wise woman once said (it was my husbands cousin) „There is no Summer without visiting Lake Garda“ and guess what !! she is right 😉

I love…

…the Western Trend – boots, bootcut, the colors the patterns, everything – got my first real cowboy hat this Summer – a Stetson.

…Fall – this is a real magical season for me. Pumpkins pop up from the ground, nature changes its colors into the most prettiest there are, days are getting cooler and cozier.

…matching family outftits – just so cute, no explanation needed.

… coffee – a Dunkin Iced Latte is my favorite but our Nespresso coffee maker won´t be missed either. Vaniglia is my favorite. 

… Christmas time – a classic Red tree is my favorite. There is nothing better than those few weeks waiting for Christmas Eve. The joy, the anticipation of the girls. Amazing.

…Line Dance – I have been dancing for 10 years in February 26 (now I have my own two groups) and still can´t get enough of it. This is such a great and huge community (even here in Germany) and of course the music and the dances are so cool.

….Handbags – I may have inherited this from my great-aunt cause she loved a handbag as much as I did. My favorite brands are Coach, De Mellier, MCM and Polene.

….Lipsticks – I still might have one to many but who counts am I right. My favorites at the moment are Pillow Talk from Charlotte Tilbury and Plum from Maybelline and all the Liglasses from L´Oreal especially the rust colored one. 

 

How I started my Blog

I have been reading blogs for years (Pink Peonies, Gal meets Glam, Southern Curls and Pearls, The Sweetest Thing, Lonestar Southern to name a few) and then I finally dipped my toe into the cold water and just started posting outfit pics and wrote about all the things I was interested in. Many years later I still love working on my blog. It is my creative outlet and my fun hobby although I haven´t been writing as much as before kids.