Uke|Affairs Cover: I Hate Seagulls by Kate Nash and Updates

Hello Dearies!

I would like to thank you all so much for keeping up with me even though I tend to disappear from time to time. Thus is the life of a postgraduate. During Easter break, I was a bit frantic with research, Wuthering Heights, and my own writing. SEVENTEEN THOUSAND WORDS worth of writing, Ladies and Gentlemen. But, I'm so glad that's over with!

I thought I'd pop in with a ukulele video today. It's a cover of Kate Nash's 'I Hate Seagulls.' It's also my first time fingerpicking on the ukulele. Oh my gosh, that is a bit like patting your head, and rubbing your stomach, and in the video you can tell I'm concentrating on that. Not happy about that, but I'm progressing, and I couldn't be more chuffed. I hope you guys enjoy it... even though, I messed up. 

(also, much love to Megan of Charade Style, for commenting on my previous ukulele video post! She is one of my blogging inspirations and I'm not even sure how she knows about Forelsket, never the less, check out  her blog. It's amazing!)

I've been working a great deal on my writing as of late. I have huge plans to hone in my grammar skills, and really crank out that crazy|beautiful prose that I see myself producing in the future. With this in mind, I've decided to stop hiding, finally, and create a blog dedicated to my writings. Feel free to check out Late Nights in the Arena, my new writing tumblr, which will hopefully be the title of a collection of shorts I'm writing. This group of shorts will each be inspired by one song. Feel free to message me with constructive criticism and love, if you love it!

Now that I have a bit more free time, I'll definitely be updating more often: book reviews, dreamscapes, and overall chimera back in effect!

You all have a fabulous weekend!

Tea Rose, Varnish, and Touch

Andvari
Sigur Ros

I  had a wonderful week back in the UK, and the sun even peeked out of the fog and cumulus bursts to meet with me for a spell! This evening I had a date with high street, and combed the shops looking for something lovely to wear to a possibly romantic affair. I ended up in front of a Sale rack in H & M and at the fragrance counter in SuperDrug, a local chemist chain in the UK. 

There's nothing better than a bit of retail therapy, especially when you've been wanting one for a while! I had no idea that H & M sold beauty products so I had to jump on this discovery! The Peach Blossom body butter smells lovely! I've also taken to more neutral colored nail varnishes, but of course I had to throw in a splash of aqua! Burberry Touch is the new love of my life.

Tomorrow, I'm going to start my musical journey when I pick up my Ukulele! There will be more posts on 'him' soon enough.

I also wanted to let you know of some new additions coming to Forelsket that I'm excited about! It seems I've been having quite fashion/beauty related inspiration lately, which is awesome; But I definitely don't want to deviate from one of the points of this blog, which is to encourage you to fall in love with your life. With this is mind, I've decided to conduct a series of interviews called 'Forelsket Sparks,' which would include experiences from bloggers, creatives, musicians, etc, who have inspired me, and whom I hope will inspire you to get out there and get chasing your dreams. Watch out for my very first interview within the next month. 

Also, a destination surprise is coming. You'll see when I blog about it. Got any macaroons? wink wink...

What are you dreaming about these days?

Source: We Heart It

Style Through Her Eyes/Lomo Opportunity

More news! This seems to be a huge scoring week for me. I was asked by Jennifer, the creator of She: Style Through Her Eyes  , to join her team of contributors! SHE is a blog showcasing lovely fashion and style, so come check us out! Feel free to peep my latest post on Hayley's lovely bow dress!

Next, After emailing those lovely people from Lomography, they thought my article idea was good, and are giving me an opportunity to write a blog entry!

All of these happenings are hilarious to me. I went from writer in hiding, to published online! It's fabulous! As soon as they post the article, I'll post it here in all its sparkly glory!

cheers

britta.