Reality check

It seems like the hottest ever subject lately has been to focus extremely much on how Instagram, other social media and blogs aren’t showing the real life. Of course, I have my days where I scroll through my Instagram feed and am left to wonder “how do they do this, stay skinny, look amazing, have three meter long hair, do they even work?”, but then I look at my own Instagram feed and discover that I am kind of doing the same myself – showing only the smallest fractions of my life. The ones that I carefully chose, the ones that look the prettiest, the ones that are carefully crafted to show something pretty or nearly perfect, such as the perfect coffee I am drinking in the perfect cafe. Already before this Australian Insta-girl started a whole wave of hate against social media, which from my point of view is understandable, but yet, along the way, can also partly be blamed on herself, I wrote this article describing the truth about the good life without filter.

I am a blogger and an Instagrammer, and I love both medias (well, most of the time!), but I know that Instagram doesn’t depict real life. First of all, it is not normal to stand on a chair before eating your dinner if it wasn’t to capture the perfect moment from the perfect angle for Instagram.

From my point of view, we all have to remember that most of what we see online isn’t real life. It is all small captions taken from a whole day of 24 hours, and most of it is edited in any way possible.

Today I am having a bad day, and in order to turn it around a little bit, I figured I would check in with you to do a little reality check. I have already read this 10  things to do if you are having a bad day, which helped, and another trick when having a bad day is to say or write your problems and issues out loud. A simple reality check and all of a sudden, the problems might not seem that big or serious any longer. Also, this way I am a living proof that my life definitely isn’t perfect. And whose life is, anyway?

♥ I have no energy to write this post in both Danish and English…… Maybe that will change when I post it, but as for now, it will remain in English only.

♥ I started an online event manager course study, and somehow I missed the three first days of tasks, which means I now have to read 200 pages and do tons of homework in one day.

♥ I have more than 30 tabs open on three different Google windows. Stress. At least my mail inbox is under control. Good for me!

♥ I can really sense the winter and darkness are back knocking on my door while holding hands with the good old friend named winter depression. I think, I in average sleep 9 hours per night and have the hardest time ever getting out of bed, and the whole fact that it know gets dark around 3.30 is just plain horrible. On the worst days it doesn’t really get light at all.

♥ I am so behind on everything that goes under the name of blogging. I am not doing anything interesting at the moment, so I have absolutely no photos of beautiful coffee or brunch to put on Instagram. I a not wearing any inspirational outfits, so I have nothing to show you on the outfit post front. I am not traveling, so I can’t show you any travel photos or write fresh guides. Hard knock life.

♥ I am already stressing out because of me going away to Thailand for two weeks soon (Duuuh, please take a moment to realize how lucky you are, Caroline!). “How will the wifi be? Do I have time to blog? Shit. Should I prepare two weeks of content for the blog? Shit. Will I have any readers left when I get back?”.

♥ Somehow the wifi in my apartment decided to stop working from one day to another. It’s always been working perfectly fine, but now, the same moment as I start an online study, I have to blog and so much other stuff, my wifi starts acting up. Let’s talk about bad timing?

♥ I haven’t seen the gym, or the gym hasn’t seen me, or how ever you want to put it. Short: I haven’t been at the gym for two weeks. In my defense, I have been working a lot and I also spent five days in Copenhagen, but I am always a firm believer in that people make time for what they want to make time for. Short version: If you really want to go to the gym, you make time for it. And I haven’t done that. On the bright side, you can still go to the gym, and you can even get 25% off three months of membership with Somuchmore in Germany using code: WW1SSTORIES.

♥ I am hungry, and I can’t even make a decision about what to eat.#Firstworldproblems…

Okay, I think I have babbled enough about stupid issues for now. I hope they worked in the favor of making you feel better or at least not alone, if you are also, right now, laying in bed, and everything (literally) seems a little dark. Time for me to move on, get on top of some of the school work I am missing, blog some more, and eventually I will hopefully now what to eat for dinner today!

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday // Asos favorites 20% off

Asos fejrer Black Friday og Cyber Monday crazy sale, og derfor kan man i denne weekend og frem til tirsdag spare 20% på alle deres varer med koden CYBER. Jeg har valgt mine egne favoritter på shoppen, og med 20% rabat, er det klart nu, man skal slå til og shoppe løs hos Asos! Jeg ønsker jer alle en skøn weekend, og jeg håber, I skal bruge den på noget rart. Her står den på arbejde, arbejde og mere arbejde – og måske en hyggelig middag eller to 😉 Indlæg indeholder adlinks.

Asos black friday

Green sweater, black jumpsuit

Asos black friday jeans

Boyfriend jeans, denim skirt

Asos fall wants

White dress, black boots

Includes adlinks. Another American tradition has hit Europe, and this time it is the so-called Black Friday and Cyber Monday we are up for. As you already know, I love Asos and their endless budget friendly variations of high end clothes, and this means I might shop there more than what good is. This is why it is perfect that Asos is celebrating the sale weekend by offering 20% off everything on their Website from now till Tuesday the 1st of December till 9 am with code CYBER. So! What are you waiting for? I have picked out my personal favorites that you can see here. Happy Friday you all <3

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Weekend in Copenhagen diary

Jeg tilbragte weekenden (plus et par dage) i København med min familie og venner, og det var lige, hvad jeg havde brug for! Jeg havde nogle skønne dage, og her er billeder af, hvad jeg lavede;

English: I just spent five days at home in Copenhagen with family and friends, and it was exactly what I needed! I had a great couple of days and here is what I did. Weekend in Copenhagen:

Homemade buns and tea

Min veninde er flyttet ind i en skøn lejlighed og hun inviterede på te og hjemmebagte boller, og jeg tog de fantastiske croissanter fra 7 Eleven med. // My friend just moved into a really cute apartment, so she invited me over for tea and homemade buns and I brought croissant from 7 Eleven, which are actually the best you come across in Copenhagen!

Cofoco Tapas

Family time and dinner <3

Cafe den plettede gris

Om lørdagen cyklede jeg mod Christianshavn for at møde min veninde, da byen pludselig blev ramt af noget, der mindede om en snestorm. Da jeg ankom, var jeg drivvåd og frøs helt vildt. Vi gemte os og fik varmen på Papirøen i Henrik Vibskovs café Den Plettede Gris // On Saturday I was biking to meet my friend and all of a sudden it started snowing like crazy. I arrived to meet her completely soaked and feeling very cold! We hit from the snow storm with coffee at Papirøen at Henrik Vibskovs cafe called Den Plettede Gris (which translates to The Spotted Pig).

Me coffee at den plettede gris papirøen

Udnyttede lige at min veninde tager ret ok billeder og poserede lidt på Den Plettede Gris 😉 // Utilized my friend and her photo taking skills to snap a picture of me candidly posing at the cafe 😉

Family dinner

Lørdag aften inviterede min bror og hans kæreste på middag i deres skønne lejlighed på Nørrebro. Efter middagen tog vi ind og så Spectre i biografen. Desværre skuffede filmen en del. // Saturday night my brother and his girlfriend invited for dinner in their beautiful apartment – see for yourself! After dinner we went to the movies to watch Spectre, which was kind of a disappointment.

Snow in Copenhagen

My brother and his girlfriend walking in the snow.

Brunch at Cafe Tænk

Trodsede kulden og sneen og mødte min veninde til søndagsbrunch hos Café Tænk på Nørrebro. Så lækkert! // Defied the snow and went to meet a friend over Sunday brunch at Cafe Taenk. So yummy!

Cafe taaenk nørrebro copenhagen

Such a cute cafe!

Dinner at Mash penthouse

Farvelmiddag før jeg tog til lufthavnen på MASH restaurant i Tivoli hotel med mine forældre. Det var så god en oplevelse, at jeg vil skrive et seperat indlæg om den nye restaurant! // Farewell dinner before leaving to the aiport. Went with my parents at the recently opened MASH restaurant in Tivoli Hotel. Such a great experience that it deserves its own post. More about that later 😉

 

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Life lately in photos

Jeg er i København og nyder det i fulde drag. Det er så skønt at være her og have en masse tid til bare at catche up med venner, hygge med min familie og gå rundt i skønne København (med en hel masse varmt tøj på – her er virkelig koldt!). Jeg bruger derfor ikke store mængder tid på bloggen, men jeg har dog taget mig sammen til at finde nogle billeder på min iPhone, der viser, hvad jeg har lavet på det seneste.

English: As I am enjoying my days in Copenhagen to the fullest with lots of meeting up with friends, family dinners, walks in Copenhagen (while wearing a lot of clothes, like a lot-a-lot due to the extremely cold Northern European weather) I collected some moments for you guys to see – iPhone snapshots taken of what I have been up to recently – life lately in photos.

Winterdorf Badeschiff Market

Went to the Winterdorf Christmas market at Badeschiff, and it was so nice. Read more here.

The Juicery Berlin

Superfood smoothie from The Juicery. SOOOO good <3

Sos the studio berlin

Footie?! Foot-selfie?! Well, a photo of my new Isabel Marant shoes <3

Sos the studio

Beautiful event at the even more beautiful SOS the studio store in Berlin.

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Posing in my new outfit. Skirt from SOS the studio.

Happy Baristas

Coffee (and cake!) break at this cafe with a good friend <3

Happy Baristas Berlin

On a cold and dark Sunday there is nothing else to do than jump in a big, warm sweater and likewise boots and head to the nearest cafe for coffee and cake <3

Haferkater oatmeal berlin

Favorite breakfast at Haferkater in Friedrichshain, Berlin.

Grossraum indie fresse

Blonde Magazine party in Kreuzberg with Bonnie Strange and her band Grossraumindiefresse performing.

Blonde magazine

Results from the photo booth at Blonde Magazine NYC edition launch party <3

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Mobile Hair Salon and Outfit

berlin warschauer brücke outfit

caroline solver outfit

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Billeder af Carolin Kruse 

De sidste par dage har mest af alt bestået af arbejde, hvilket betyder at der ikke har været meget plads i mit skema til bloggen, træning, kaffedates og venner. Derudover har jeg også haft svært ved at samle mine tanker og været helt tom for ord og inspiration, efter hvad der i sidste uge skete i Paris og resten af verden… Det er absolut forfærdeligt og mit hoved og tanker er stadig voldsomt påvirkede af hændelserne. Derudover er vi nu også nået den tid på året, hvor det bliver buldragende mørkt før klokken er halv fem, hvilket gør det meget svært at tage outfit-billeder og andet til bloggen. I går klarede jeg endelig at få stablet en aftale på benene med en veninde, og planen var at vi skulle tage billeder sammen, men selvfølgelig skulle det så regne hele dagen. Det er ikke nemt at være blogger #firstworldproblems 😉 

♥ Sidst men ikke mindst har min mor lært mig og altid sagt, at når man er trist og alt er lidt dark (mit yndlingsudtryk for tiden tyvstjålet fra min veninde Nicoline), så skal man tænke på tre ting. Tre ting der enten gør en glad, taknemmelig eller tre ting man glæder sig til. Så for at gøre min mor glad, vil jeg nu gøre det 😉 : 

♥ I går aftes var jeg inviteret til launchparty hos Blonde Magazine i Berlin. Det var den sejeste fest med søde mennesker, en burger-vogn, gratis tatoveringer, drinks, optræden fra berliner-kendis Bonnie Strange og hendes band. Og det bedste ved det hele – der var en photobooth, som min plus 1 og mig i den grad fik udnyttet. 

♥ I aften klokken 22 skal jeg til frisør! Eller rettere sagt, frisøren skal hjem til mig. Min veninde har netop startet et nyt firma ved navn Mobile Hair Salon i Berlin, der tilbyder farvning, klipning og styling af håret af frisører der kommer hjem til dig, hvornår end det passer dig. Hvor perfekt er det ikke lige? Jeg har længe udskudt at skulle til frisøren, så jeg glæder mig så meget til at prøve dette nye koncept af! 

I morgen tidlig (som i meget tidligt) flyver jeg til København, og jeg glæder mig ustyrlig meget! Jeg skal nyde fem dage i venner og familiens lag og også i biografen og se Hunger Games OG Spectre (yaaaass!!!)

berlin fashion blogger outfit

silver stories outfit

Photos by Carolin Kruse

English: The past days have mostly consisted of work. That means I haven’t had much time to blog, work out, hang out with friends or do other things I enjoy. Besides from that I have hard a hard time finding inspiration to blog after what happened in Paris and the rest of the world last week. It was horrible and my mind and thoughts are still deeply affected by it. Besides from that Berlin now gets dark before 4.30 pm and because I work around that time it is almost impossible to do something constructive such as shooting outfit posts. Finally today, I had time to do a shoot and I planned to meet up with my friend to shoot some, but of course it rained the whole day so no outfit photos! #firstworldproblems 😉 

None the less – my mom taught me that whenever you are feeling a little down, just think of three things that make you happy, grateful or three things you are looking forward to or excited about, so let’s go: 

♥ Yesterday I was invited to a party held by Blonde Magazine to celebrate the launch of their NYC edition. It was so much fun – Bonnie Strange and her band Grossraumindiefresse played, there was a burger mobile, the opportunity to get free tattoos and in general the location was so cool. There was also a photo booth, which ruled! 

♥ Tonight at 10 pm I am getting a hair cut – yes that’s right! I have been in need of a hair cut for a few weeks now but I simply haven’t gotten to go. That is why it was the most perfect timing when I met a friend last week and she told me about her most recent project – Mobile Hair Salon. A company in Berlin that offers hair dressers that come to your address to either color, style or cut your hair. How convenient is that? To get a hair cut in your own apartment whenever it suits you? For 45 euros? Yes please! I will let you know it went and my last verdict on this matter 😉 

♥ Tomorrow very early morning (damn you Easyjet!) I am flying to Copenhagen. I will be staying till Monday so I have like five days there. I am beyond excited to see my friends and family, and I already have so many dates planned (some of them include going to the movies watch Spectre AND The Hunger Games. Yaaaaas!) 

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