Well hello there!

How you've been? I thought I had to write something now that New years eve soon is upon us. Usually I'm not a big fan of New year's. I have always found it a bit melancholic and for some reason it scares me to think about what's been and what's to come. I was initially planning on running away to Paris over the New year but that plan fell through. So instead the evening will be spent together with my other half Erik and I must say that I'm quite happy over that too!
Well, this year I started this blog and started working more frequently with my photography and editing which both are things that I'm very happy about. For a long time I had been letting my more creative side rest and now I feel so inspired to continue working with projects I find fun!

Anyhow, I really hope that you have a wonderful day and evening and that you get to celebrate in a way that suits your taste!

Also, I thought I share this little videoclip with you guys. It is some clips that I shot at the opening hour of my soul club "Four Get Over Excited" at Orange here in Uppsala. Most of the people shown are some of my dear friends and they are something I'm really thankful for. I'm very happy for my friends, both old and new ones!

FourGetOverExcited from Simona Street on Vimeo.

And she's gone..

This Saturday my dear friend Sara moved to Chili. For the last couple of months we haven't seen each other so much but that doesn't matter. I still miss her! She's one of those friends you don't have to talk to every day but you still know where you have her. And even though she's only going to be gone until January, I can really feel the distance. 

For you who doesn't know my father is Chilean and I've told Sara that she is always welcome to visit my grandmother who lives in Santiago. And I really hope that she knows that I'm serious. 

When she comes back we really have to catch up and do some creative stuff together. She is amazing with a camera!

Sara moved together with another awesome girl, Fanny. You can follow both of them in their blog Somos feministas (it's in swedish, but we have googletranslate, haha)! 

Turning 25!

 Some photos by: LE

Outfit details:                                                                                                                                

Vintage black 50's swing coat with fur collar: Misoui vintage clothing.

Vintage leather Valentino handbag: Rut & Raul 

Purple scarf: handmade present

Burgundy leather gloves: H&M

Vintage black beret with white pom pom: Mariatri

Vintage sparkly aurora borealis rhinestone clip on's: Maejean vintage

Deep red lipstick: Face, "Älskling" (Darling)

Vintage 1970's cranberry red accordion pleated dress: Coldfish vintage 

Black stockings: H&M

Vintage navy and white spectator pumps: Rut & Raul

This monday I turned 25! 

My morning started with singing and breakfast in bed (a typical swedish tradition that me and "Erik" hold near and dear). Then I went to work and enjoyed my homemade apple crumble pie with caramel together with some colleagues. Finally I ate dinner with "Erik" and chocolate cake with my family. So the day contained a lot of food to celebrate with. Otherwise it was kind of a quiet day and not much happened. 

Many people asked me if I felt any different now that I have reached the middle of my twenties.

 You know when you've been waiting for your birthday for quite some time and when it suddenly arrives nothing really feels different? It's the same every year, I wake up and expect that something has happened during the night. Suddenly maybe I'm smarter, wiser or just cooler? But no, I realize that I'm still the ol' geek I was yesterday. Well the same thing happened this birthday but then I realized something still had changed. Not over night but a slow change that has been building up for some time. 

First of all, I think I'm starting to hold a certain power that I didn't have before, the power of age. I know that I'm not old but still I'm not a youngster that hasn't seen anything. You can't just be pushed around and not listened to when you have the authority of age. That's important, especially I think when you are a woman. Even though you're short and not that big you can still slam your fist on the table and say "I'm twenty-five years old and I wont stand for this".

A second thing I realized is that suddenly old guys think's it's ok to hit on me. For some reason a lot of old dudes has been making their presence noticed at work and I think it's because I'm not a baby anymore. But hey, I still think that they are a little bit too old for me.  

With this I also realized that I am tired of energy thieves. So, I just want to surround myself with the people that I care about and that cares for me. I don't want to waste my time with stuff or people that stresses me out. And there are a lot of interesting, cool and inspiring people out there that I haven't met yet.

 Well, this was a little bit deep but I think it's important to let some emotions out and tell the people I love how important they are to me. 

(And, don't worry. I will celebrate my birthday with a bang the 2nd of November! Then it will be party time!)      

  

Creating creativity

     Photographs taken by: Sara Köhlmark

Right now I'm caught up in work. Got no time to photograph, no time to edit photographs, no time to start making jewlery (A thing I've been thinking about picking up) and no time to plan my birthdayparty. Right now I try to spare every little moment that I have on the train, the bus, the bicycle, walking and in the morning to think up some ideas for my party. I'm turning 25 and I want to celebrate it with a bang. But, that means a lot of planning and time, time that I don't have at the moment. Fortunatly some things will probably get solved on friday (hopefully!) and a venue will get booked. 

Then it's just the theme, decorations, invitations and games. Still I try to remind myself to keep calm, it doesen't matter if the 50 fawns (!) I want to use as decorations don't make it in time. These are small things to worry about and it really doesn't matter. 

But, if anyone has an idea on how to create some time to be creative, please let me know! 

Update: If you want to see more pics of me and Sara being creative you can look here, here and here! 

This charming skirt and a language switch

Lipstick: "Stunnig matte", Face 

Pearl necklace/collar: Topshop

Peach coloured blouse: Monki

Belt: H&M

Vintage Skirt: Milkteeths

Shoes: Din Sko

So, I've been contemplating it for a while, since many of my readers are international I will try to write in english. But my love for the swedish language may still shine through though and you should also be prepared for some misspelling and funny grammar!

Well, thought I'd give you a short introduction of myself. My name is Simona, I am 24 years old (going on 25) and I live in Swedens oldest university town Uppsala, very close to the capitol Stockholm. I am a trained arthistorian and a lover of bygone eras. This blog is 'bout me, my photography, my love for vintage and everything else I find interesting. I love to mix new and old, find bargains, visit exhibitions, try and make stuff, travel, be inspired, work with colours, dance, collect beautiful stuff (anyhting from old cameras to fawns), photograph and so much more!

Welcome!

..Btw, just had to show you this beauty of a skirt! Found it at the shop Milkteeths on etsy. I had already bought two gorgeous dresses from her so I knew that the shipping would be fast and that the description of the skirt would be accurate. When it arrived I immediately had to take it out for a spin around town! Isn't it adorable?

Update: Did you know that Milkteeths is having a 24% off birthday sale today, saturday september 22? Check it out!