Back again? Vera's back. Tell a friend. Or don't, whatever you want. I've decided to start blogging again, after more than a year. I feel like I'm finally in a place where I can find the inspiration (and time) for blogging. Last year has been somewhat of a rollercoaster with lots of highs and lows. So much has happened. I graduated, I've been to London, I saw The Phantom of the Opera IRL (which was kind of a big deal) and I snipped off my hair. But I've also struggled with anxiety and loads of stress because of school. However, I can now finally say that I feel so happy! I'm almost afraid to say it, afraid that that happy feeling will somehow slip away from me again. But I'm confident it won't, at least for a while :)
In a few months, I'll be studying Media & Culture at Utrecht University. To be honest, I'm a bit nervous. What if I don't make friends? What if I am actually a really bad student and I can't do it? All kinds of "What-ifs" are wandering through my brain. But I guess everyone gets nervous when they start something new and exciting. You never know what the future has in store for you. But before I figure that out, I'm going to have a long vacation full of fun things, parties, friends and hopefully, writing good blog posts.
I came across this tag and decided that I just HAD to do this. I've always been obsessed with everything Disney, so it's the perfect tag :) 1) A scene in in any Disney
movie you wish you could experience. I wish I could experience the Be Our Guest scene from Beauty and the Beast, because I'd love to see kitchen utensils dancing around. I'm going to cheat a bit here, because there are actually two scenes I'd love to experience. Remember the lantern scene in Tangled? I'd loooove to experience that. Flynn is so sweet and it's such a romantic moment ^.^ 2) An unforgettable experience
moment you've had at the Parks. To be honest, I can't remember much of my trip to Disneyland, because I was 9 years old. However, I do remember that I discovered pizza in Disneyland, which was a pretty big moment in my life. 3) What non-Disney song(s)
reminds you or brings back memories of Disney and/or the Parks? Why a non-Disney song? In the car we only listened to the same Disney CD over and over again. So I'm going to say 'One Jump Ahead' from Aladdin, because me and my siblings had this little dance that we thought was really funny so we were constantly dancing in the back of the car. 4) When was the first time
you went to a Disney Park? I believe I was about 3 or 4? So I'd say in 2001? 5) If you could choose any
of the characters to be your best friend, who would you choose? This is such a tough question. I can't choose! But if I really have to.. I'd say Anna because she's so funny.
6. Who are your favourite
Disney princesses? Elsa, Rapunzel, Tiana and Belle. I feel like all them have more depth than other princesses. 7. Name a scene/moment in a
Disney movie that never fails to make you cry. When Flynn dies. Buckets full of tears. 8. What is the first Disney
movie you remember seeing? 101 Dalmatians. 9. What is your favourite
Disney movie? FROZENNNNN. But I really love Beauty & The Beast too. 10. Share a video or image
that shows your love of Disney.
Yes, I know, fetus Vera was the best Vera ever. But the story behind this picture is that we were in Disneyland and I was completely obsessed with Belle. So I had to buy this dress. It was quite expensive, but hey, it still fits :D
That was the Disney tag! Who's your favourite Disney character?
Say hi to Fred! I called him Fred because, well, I like giving inanimate objects names. I've wanted to buy a good camera for about three years, but since I've only recently gotten a job, now I could finally afford one!
Deciding which camera I wanted to get was quite difficult, because I have a limited knowledge of the technical aspects of a DSLR camera. After reading lots of reviews and watching photos and videos made with several cameras, I decided to get the Canon EOS 600D. And I couldn't be happier. These are some photos that I've made to test it out.
I'm superexcited to discover all of the new options I have with this camera. The video quality is amazing too ^.^ I'll probably upload a video soon so you guys can see it :)
It's almost 2014, so it's time to reflect on some things that have happened in 2013.
To be honest, this year wasn't a very good one for me. I got ill a lot (this is the first time this year that I've gone three weeks without getting ill) and I was feeling terribly unhappy for half a year due to panic attacks and such horrible things. BUT since December things have been looking up for me! I recently found out that I have asthma. I know that's not something to be happy about, but at least now I know why I got sick so much! My immune system was so weak because my body was constantly fighting to breathe. Not anymore! I can finally breathe properly and I have so much more energy now. And I don't get sick every other week or so. So for me, it is a good thing that I found out I have asthma.
Even though 2013 wasn't my best year, it also brought a lot of good things. I started this blog, dipdyed my hair for the first time, got some new friends and I got my first job! Also, I've been feeling so much happier for the past two months. I still have a panic attack every now and then, but I don't let them stop me from doing things anymore. They were so bad somewhere halfway this year (I was barely able to go to school) but I'm doing much better now.
I've got a lot of exciting things planned for 2014. In January, I'll have saved up enough money to buy a good camera (the Canon EOS 600D for those of you wondering) which means better quality photos and videos! I really want to start blogging more and making more videos. In 2014 I will start on my last year of high school and I need to seriously thing about what I'm going to do after. Only time will tell.
Was 2013 a good year for you? What do you have planned for 2014? Let me know in the comments ^.^
Hi guys! I'm sorry I haven't posted anything for such a long time, but I was busy. I haven't been feeling very great lately, so I went to my GP and I got my blood tested. Then I went to the hospital and I got my blood tested again. I also got a long function test and I'm getting another one next week. They don't know what's wrong with me yet, but they think that I'm allergic to something and that's the cause of my weakened immune system. I really hope that they find something and that I can do something to get healthy again, because I'm feeling sick again and I'm bored out of my mind. I never thought that I would say this, but I'd much rather go to school.
Another reason for my lack of posts, is that I feel so uninspired. I just don't know what to write about. I click on 'New Post' everyday and then I just stare at a blank page, not knowing what to do. But now I figured it was time for another music of the moment, because it's been quite a while since I've done one of these. So here it is: a list of five of my favourite songs of the moment.
The Sky Is Falling - Bodhi Jones
Yes, this is kind of a sad song, but I can really relate to it. My anxiety has gotten a lot better lately,but this song perfectly describes the way I felt when it was at its worst. I never truly feel like I can relate to songs, because there are so many songs about love and I don't know a thing about love, but I could definitely relate to this song, so it's in my top 5.
Impossible - Carrie Hope Fletcher
I love Carrie and I love this song. So it's basically the perfect combination. Carrie is so talented and I wish I could sing as well as her! I want to see her in Les Mis so badly, but I'm in the Netherlands. And Les Mis is in London. *cries silently in foetus position*
Clarity - Zedd feat. Foxes
I feel like I'm literally the last person on earth to discover this song. But the rest of his album 'Clarity' is amazing too and I can't stop listening to it. You might want to give 'Hourglass' and 'Spectrum' a try :)
Move - Little Mix
Yay I'm so excited for the new Little Mix album! This song makes me want to dance, so I think it deserves a spot in my top 5.
Can We Dance - The Vamps
I just really like The Vamps okay? And I think they're getting kinda famous now, which is pretty cool, because I've been watching their covers on Youtube for a long time now. I hope they'll release some new songs soon ^.^
Sooo this was my top 5. I hope I'm gonna get better soon and that I'm going to get some inspiration for my blog. Do you recommend any songs that I should listen to?
That's just something I've been thinking about for the past few days, considering I was sick two weeks ago and I'm feeling poorly AGAIN. I'm literally getting sick of being sick so often! I know my immune system is quite weak due to anxiety issues and stress, but there's gotta be something I can do to make it better! So here's what I want to do:
Exercise
I don't exercise at all, so I need to get off my lazy bum and start getting fit and healthy. I've already started doing yoga for flexibility, but I might also start doing some power yoga.
Change my diet
I'll eat anything with sugar. Which is actually really, really bad, so I want to start eating more fruits & veggies instead of all those sugary sweets.
Drink more water instead of soda
I drink a lot of diet coke and ice tea, and I hardly ever drink plain water. So I want to start drinking at least 4 glasses of water a day. It might not seem that much, but going from none to 4 is quite a big step :b
Sleep more
I never get enough sleep. I'm always tired, but still I go to bed far too late and my alarm goes off far too early. Need to change that.
How do you stay healthy? Feel free to share your health secrets with me in the comments ^.^
First of all, I would like to thank my family and my friends for always believing in me and.. No, I'm just kidding. But I got nominated for a Liebster Award by the lovely Dutch bloggers Claudia and Inge from We Love The Sun ! All I need to do now is answer their 11 questions, tell 11 facts about myself and nominate some other bloggers. Unfortunately I'm not going to nominate anyone because I don't follow any new bloggers that haven't already gotten a Liebster nomination.
So, let's start with the questions!
1. What's your favourite makeup product?
I think my favourite makeup product is eyeliner, because I love winged eyeliner and I don't think I could live without winged eyeliner.
2. What's the funniest video you've ever watched?
This is a really tough question for me, because I watch lots of hilarious videos. But if I really have to choose one? I think it's this one:
3. What's your biggest blunder?
Let's just say that it was in my first year of highschool and it had something to do with my huge rucksack and me falling over. Fortunately, only my friends saw it happening.
4. What's your favourite type of candy?
I really really really like sour worms. Like, a lot a lot.
5. Who's your favourite actor?
Max Irons, because he's a really good actor and he's the sexiest guy alive. And his accent! *drools on keyboard* 6. What's your favourite perfume?
Alien by Thierry Mugler.
7. What's your favourite season?
Winter, because I get to dress up all warm and cosy, it's my birthday and I love the christmas season ^.^
8. What's your favourite app on your phone?
I like to pretend I'm living in the stone age, so I own a phone that doesn't even work with apps.
9. How long have you been blogging?
I've blogged for a loooong time before I started this one. But I never felt like I really loved it. Until I started Veralette on the 21st of March 2013.
10. Which celebrity would you want to meet?
Harry Styles. We belong together.
11. What is the last thing you bought?
The last thing I bought, was a present for one of my friends. I haven't given it to her yet, so I'm not going to tell you what it is :b
Eleven facts about me:
1. I'm a lipgloss/lipbalm addict. I feel naked without it.
2. I know all the steps to we're all in this together from High School Musical.
3. I'm secretly convinced that I'll marry a certain Englishman whose initials are H. E. S. If you figure out which handsome Brit this is, leave it in the comments ^.^
4. I've always had a thing for guys with hipster glasses.
5. I love high heels, but I love my black Converse shoes more.
6. I miss my dipdyed hair, but I'm not sure if I want to dye it again.
7. If I was a Disney princess, I would want to be Ariel. Come on, mermaid tail + handsome prince?! It just isn't fair. Why can't I be a mermaid?
8. Something I always think about when I watch or read Harry Potter is, what if J.K. Rowling actually is a wizard, who decided to write about her adventures as if it was fiction?
9. I dream about pizza a lot.
10. My favourite ice cream flavour is chocolate chip cookies :3
11. I could watch "Bridget Jones' Diaries" every day and still not get bored of it.
I'm sorry I'm not nominating anyone, but I just don't know who to nominate! By the way, my next post is going to be my 50th! I never would have thought that I would ever write that many posts :o!
Hi guys! A few months ago, I posted a Room Tour which was quite popular. So today I want to show you five of my favourite room items!
Though you might not recognize it at once, the first item is already shown on the picture above. It's my IKEA PS MASKROS pendant lamp. I love this thing. I already expressed my love for it in my Room Tour post, but once isn't enough. It's the eyecatcher of the room. It creates flower shapes on my walls. It's amazing, breathtaking and I'm a little over exaggerating, but that's just how much I love this lamp.
The second item is, obviously, my piano. My piano skills are getting better and better and I'm sure it'll take just a few more months until I'm the next Mozart. No, I'm kidding, I will never be as good as Mozart, but I'm enjoying it a lot ^.^
The third item, is my rubber ducky collection. Call me immature, but I am actually proud of my collection. I remember buying every single rubber ducky I came across. My obsession with rubber duckies is over now and I think it'll take a while before I buy another rubber ducky again.
The fourth item is actually a new addition to my room, because it's been there for about three weeks. I bought it in a Dutch themepark called the Efteling (if you're ever in the Netherlands, you should go there!) and it's simple, but cute. I really like butterflies, so I had to buy it when I saw it.
The fifth item is even newer. It's my grandparents' old record player. Though I don't have many records yet, I already adore this thing. Music sounds so much more vintage and the record player gives it this warm sound, that you don't have when you play music from an Ipod.
These were five favourite items in my room. If you could make a list of five favourite items in your room, what would it look like? Leave it in the comments!
While on vacation I went to this awesome themepark called "Europapark". I'd never heard of it before so I didn't really expect anything, but it was amazing! It's kind of like Disneyland, but without all the famous characters. In Europapark, you can visit several European countries and every country has it's own attractions. Everything looks great and you actually feel like you're in that country, which is a good thing of course. The only thing that I thought was a bit weird, was that they apparently think Dutch people are pirates :') I've had an incredible day there and I even went on a 73m high rollercoaster, which is pretty adventurous if you ask me. I took a few pictures so you could get an idea of what Europapark is and what you can do there ^.^
Yay! Summer! Most of us love the summer, and so do I. Right now I'm camping with my parents and my brother, and though I don't really like camping (5 minute showers, ants everywhere and a leaky tent) I'm having a good time. Yesterday, for example, we went shopping in a beautiful city called Freiburg. I took some pictures and I also want to show you some things I bought there! Enjoy!
First of all, there are some amazing buildings in Freiburg! There are lots of little towers and everything looks so different from the Netherlands. On the picture above, you see the church. Around the church are cute little shops and the whole thing together looks beautiful!
Another thing I love are the pastel coloured houses everywhere. Most of the shops in the Netherlands are grey and boring but this.. It's amazing! I want to live in a pastel coloured house now. There was also a man making giant soap bubbles, which made everything look even more awesome. You can see them on the picture if you look closely ^.^
There was a lot of wind, so my hair started acting crazy. I was also wearing a dress, so I had a couple of Marilyn Monroe incidents. Oh well, it was funny!
Aaaaand on to the shopping part! In Germany (and in France, if I'm correct) they have a store called Pimkie, and they sell lots of cute things there! I bought the floral pants/leggings on the picture above, and the sweater I'm wearing on the top picture. The pants were €19,99 and the sweater was €24,99. I also finally bought a flower crown thingy! I wanted one so bad but I couldn't find the right one because the flowers were too big, or it didn't feel comfortable, but now I finally found the perfect one! I'm wearing it on the top picture. I got it from H&M for €4,95.
Hi guys! This is the first challenge of The Cute Couple Challenge Contest: The Chubby Bunny Challenge! Let me introduce you to my friends, Daniël and Mireille. They came up with the idea of doing lots of challenges and posting them on Youtube. They don't have a Youtube channel, so we just post them on mine! For a few months, they've been acting like a really clingy couple, but the fun thing is, THEY'RE NOT A COUPLE. It's all just a joke, but sometimes it scares me a little (they once spent two hours picking out baby names, for example). But hey, it's extremely funny because they piss off everyone and make them think they're a couple. So that's where the name comes from. So far, we've already done 4 challenges, and this is the first one! Enjoy!
Hi guys! Today I want to show you this years summer bucketlist. This is actually the first bucketlist I've ever made, and I was quite proud of the result. I don't want to waste this summer, so I've written down 20 things I HAVE to do before it's over.
Make a dreamcatcher, just because they're cute.
Meet new people, because meeting new people is always fun.
Get really tan, no explanation needed :p
Play 'On My Own' on piano. It's my favourite song, so I should know how to play it.
Do something I wouldn't normally do. Sometimes you need to get out of your comfort zone.
Blog a lot.
Make a collage door. I've already started doing this, but I want my door to be completely full.
Dipdye my hair a crazy colour. Done!
Upload a cover on Youtube. Done! It's on my Youtube channel, if you're curious ;)
Overcome anxiety. The past half year has been full of anxiety and I'm fed up with it. I've gotten over it before (always in the summer vacation) so I hope that will happen this time, too.
Get a hamster. I don't know where it's coming from, but I suddenly really want to buy a hamster. And call him Harry the Brave Hamster. Now I only need to convince my parents that I can actually take care of it too, considering I can't even take care of plants..
Say "YES" to everything for a day. I think it would be funny.
Read at least 5 different books. I always read a lot, but somehow I stopped doing that. So now I want to start reading again.
Sew a dress.
Have a spa day with friends. Face masks, food and magazines. Sounds great!
Reach 3000 pageviews. Yesterday I reached 2000 pageviews and I would be so happy if I could reach 3000 by the end of this summer!
Have a food fight.
Start running. Being the lzay kind of person I am, I never exercise. But I should, to stay healthy. So that's why.
Play messy Twister. Paint everywhere!
Watch the sunset from a beautiful place, because that's a thing you just have to do when it's summer.
Thanks for reading! Do you have anything that you just HAVE to do this summer? Leave it in the comments!
Yesterday was one of those days where I was in a Disney kind of mood. Every once in a while, I have those moods where I'm obsessed with Disney music and this time, I was obsessing over the music of Disney's Tangled. I was actually just obsessing over Rapunzel. We are kind of similar, after all. We both have long golden tresses, green eyes and freckles and we're both wondering when our lives are finally going to begin. So, I decided to look up some Rapunzel makeup tutorials and I found a really good one, by Dope2111 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4D9zqyCxPk . I really liked this look, so I wanted to share the results with you!
Just like Rapunzel, I think "When will my life begin?" every single day. It's just, some people have really fun and exciting lives and I feel like I'm stuck in a rut. Every day is the same and nothing ever happens. I know that I'm the only one who can change that, but I just don't know how. Sure, I don't expect life to be full of adventures where you search for Holy Grails or whatever, but as a little kid, I did think life as a 15-year-old would be a bit more exciting. Hopefully this blog will bring some excitement into my life and give me a less boring existence :').
And last but not least, the "I'm-dramatically-staring-out-the-window-while-wondering-when-my-life-will-finally-begin-pose". ;)
I really enjoy doing these posts, so let me know if you want to see another Disney princess or a different look! If we had Halloween in Holland, I'd definitely go as Rapunzel (I do need to grow out my hair just a little bit for that to happen, though). I think she's my favourite Disney princess at the moment, who's yours? Leave your answer in the comments below ^.^
Sometimes in life, we feel the need to take a few risks. We get bored of our simple little lives and feel like we have to spice things up. That's when we dare to do things we thought we'd never dare and when we shamelessly say YOLO, even though we hate the word. Today was a perfect example of a day where I did things I never thought I'd have the guts for.
Today was our last day of school, so a few people decided to go to school in our pajamas. Well, I went in my onesie. Did I stand out from the crowd? Heck yeah. Did people think I was weird? Probably, yes. But did I enjoy it? A lot! I thought it was hilarious and a lot of other people thought it was funny and cool, too. So do I regret it? Nope. Not at all.
What I'm trying to say with this really deep piece of writing is, don't be scared to do the things you really want to do. Dance like no one's watching, dip-dye your hair and wear the sweater your grandmother gave you for Christmas, if you want to! There will always be people who are going to judge you, no matter what you do. Dare to live the life you wish to live.
Have a nice day!
Hi there! I'm quite excited to announce that I can be found on Youtube from now on! I'm also a bit nervous, because I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself, but that's a risk I'm willing to take. I'm not sure yet what kind of videos I will be making, but I think they'll be beauty/life related. My British/American accent is probably rubbish, but you'll just have to live with that :')
Enjoy watching my first video, and if you like it, subscribe to my channel!
Just a short blogpost on this sunny sunday, because I wanted to share a song that I found somewhere on the internet. The Onesie Song! I have a onesie myself and I totally agree with this song. It was written and sung by the West End Onesie Club and it makes me extremely happy! So, enjoy this little piece of happiness!
I'm finally feeling better, which means that I can go shopping again! So, of course I went shopping with my mom. We started off by going to the House Of Beauty in Dordrecht, to get a Dr. Fish treatment. When you get a Dr. Fish treatment, you put your feet in a basin of water, with fish in it. The fish will then eat all of the dead skin cells. It feels a bit weird and ticklish at first, but after a while you get used to it and it's.. relaxing. After the treatment my feet felt soooo soft! And they still do! I'm definitely going to do it again soon with a friend, because it's a really funny experience and I think it's fun to do with friends ^.^
Hey guys! I wanted to write the new Summer Favourites today, but I have a cold, and a really bad one. So I can't really make any photos of my face, unless you want to see a really snotty, gross version of me (believe me, you don't). I still wanted to blog, so I decided to show you my room! I always love watching room tours so I thought, why can't I make one?
Hello people of the internet! Today I will be giving you a little update on life, since I haven't blogged for two weeks :p So, what have I actually been doing for the past two weeks? First of all, school was superbusy. It's almost summer vacation, but our teachers always plan all of our tests in the last few weeks, which means that they're as busy as a New York street at rush hour. Only two more weeks to go, though, and I don't have any tests in the last week, so it's almost over! I hope that my anxiety will get better then, too. If you have anxiety, you'll know that anxiety and stress makes a really bad combination, so the past few weeks have been difficult for me. I hope the anxiety will go away soon and I can finally be happy fulltime again! ^.^
Something else that's happened is, that my laptop has given up on life :(. It already had a lot of problems and I was looking for a new one, but I hadn't expected the death of my laptop to come so soon. I also lost all of my pictures. There might be a way to get them back, but I fear the worst. I know I should've saved them somewhere else too, but I guess it's too late now :(. But, we must remember to always look on the bright side of life, because I got a new laptop!
It has the new version of Windows, and I think it looks really cool. I think it's pretty hard to find out how everything works, but that'll come with time. I'm happy with it, because it's way faster than my old one and my internet connection finally works properly. Yay! The only thing I really have to get used to is the keyboard, since it's very different from the one on my old laptop.
I have also been playing the piano a lot more recently. I've only had lessons for three months, but I think I've developed my piano skills quite far already :p. I love it more and more every single day and I practice lots ^.^ Right now I'm working on On My Own from Les Mis :)
The last thing I've done in the past two weeks, is watching Sherlock season 1 and 2. I usually don't watch detectives, but I watched an episode once with my brother, and it looked awesome, so I decided to watch all the episodes and holy guacamole Sherlock is amazing! I can definitely say that I am Sherlocked. People who have watched it will know what I mean ;)
Sooo, that's it! What have you guys been up to for the past few weeks? Tell me in the comments, I love reading them C:
