Jess In Retrospect

2016 Travel Wishlist

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page"

I love travelling! I love going to see new places, meet new people, make new friends and explore different cultures all at the same time. To use yet another quote, travel truly is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. I have done my fair share of moving abroads and getting on planes in the last couple of years but there's still so much out there that I haven't seen but am dying to get to know! For example have I only ever been overseas once, when I went to Chicago in 2013 to visit my friend. Clearly there's room for more haha. While I would love to go to New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, South Africa and so on I want to keep this list a bit more real. It's places I always wanted to see and am considering to visit THIS YEAR (sadly the state of my bank account is very anti-overseas holiday...). So here's a list of places that I'm potentially gonna visit this year :-)

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
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Body Positivity + Being Yourself

Lifestyle

This is a bit of a different post for me but something I still feel very passionate about. In today's society where it's easier than ever to compare yourself to others - that perfectly fit and seamlessly tanned model in that bikini ad, pretty girls all over Instagram, well dressed and perfectly make-upped stars, you name it - it's so so easy to feel bad about yourself, wish for a smaller nose, a bigger bum, a skinnier physique and so on. What's important to remember is, that everybody (you too!) will only ever post the most flattering pictures of themselves on Instagram. We all like a good filter making us look more glowing, a bit skinnier, maybe even giving us some cheekbones! But it's all too easy for us to forget that when looking at other people's perfect 'Instagram bodies'.

Sunday, March 13, 2016
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Matcha Chai Latte | The Healthy Life

food

Today I thought I'd let you guys in on my new favourite part of my lazy morning routine, which is sipping a matcha chai latte while making my way through my Bloglovin' news feed and my YouTube subscriptions. I always loved green tea and have been a matcha fan for quite a while now - you can check out my green tea ice cream recipe right here - so naturally when I came across this recipe in a local paper (!) I had to give it a go. Believe it or not but I never had one of Starbucks' infamous green tea lattes, nor have I ever been a fan of chai lattes, so really I wasn't at all sure if I was gonna like this, turns out: I don't just like it, I LOVE it! It's super easy to make and you probably already have all the ingredients at home, so there's no excuse, you gotta try it! :-)

Thursday, March 10, 2016
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Dr. Hauschka Goodies | Bath & Body

Beauty

I've been given these Dr. Hauschka goodies by a friend last year and it took me until now to write about them! Truth be told it also took me quite a while to start testing them as I'm quite the hoarder when it comes to bath and body products and so I had approximately 7 other bubble baths to get through before opening this one. However, now that they've all been tried and tested thoroughly I'd like to tell you guys about them!

Tuesday, March 08, 2016
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Blogs to Check Out | #1

Lifestyle

After having taken quite a bit of time off blogging myself in recent months I haven't been great with catching up on my favourite blogs either. Which is a shame because just as much as I love writing this little blog here I also love reading blogs! There's so many good ones out there, many of which you might well be subscribed to yourself but today I wanted to share with you guys a couple of my favourites who, if you ask me, should get a lot more exposure!

Sunday, March 06, 2016
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Hammered Gold Disc Necklace | Etsy Love

Fashion

I've really been into gold jewellery for a while now and am slowly but steadily expanding my collection. I wanted to get a pretty gold necklace for months, something delicate and not too in your face. I've been looking all over the place for the perfect one until I finally came across this gorgeous number on Etsy! Etsy is also fast becoming one of my favourite online stores! I love how you can find something for everybody on there while you support independent jewellers and creative people all over the world!

Friday, March 04, 2016
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My February in Retrospect

Lifestyle

Oh boy where to start?! February was a crazy month! A lot happened, good and bad.. and let's just say I kind of wasn't expecting any of it! Must have been the leap year haha :-) Anyway.. here's what happened last month: