my blog has a NEW HOME

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привет! спасибо за то, что ты здесь :) у меня есть БОЛЬШИЕ НОВОСТИ. я наконец-то решилась на покупку домена и создание полноценного сайта. ты можешь посмотреть его здесь, а читать мой блог здесь. надеюсь, увидеть тебя там <3

hi! thank you for coming to my blog :) i have BIG NEWS to share with you. i have finally dared to buy a domaine and create a proper website. you can see it here and you can read my blog here. i hope to see you there <3

meet fanny ekstrand

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fanny ekstrand is a swedish blogger, whom i discovered on instagram. it is so funny to acknowledge, but it seems like i have always followed her posts, even though that is not the case. i love when people dress in unconventional ways. clothes are such an important part of my identity. i am excited by the way fanny dresses as much as i am by her attitude. every post by fanny is a source of inspiration for me, and it is a little push to keep on making small steps on the self-discovery journey in terms of style. i wanted you to meet her, so i sent her my updated questionnaire. and, luckily, she replied right away. it was another reason to admire her. fanny is twenty three years old, and she is based in stockholm. she works as a content creator on social media and brand consultant. also, she runs a fashion blog and does a podcast "add to bag" with her friend viola bergström. check fanny`s answers down below and make sure that you follow her on instagram for more inspiration.

фанни - шведский блогер, за которой я слежу в instagram. сейчас мне кажется, что ее посты были в моей ленте вообще всегда, но это далеко не так. я обожаю людей, которые одеваются нестандартным образом. одежда - важная часть меня и того, как я себя проявляю. меня приводит в восторг то, как одевается фанни, и то, как она себя преподносит. каждый ее пост - это свежая порция вдохновения для меня и толчок, помогающий делать новые шаги на пути изучения себя в плане стиля. мне хотелось познакомить тебя с фанни, так что я отправила ей обновленную версию моего опросника и, к моему огромному удивлению, она моментально мне ответила. это еще один повод восхищаться ею! фанни - двадцать три года, и она живет в стокгольме. она работает контент-менеджером и консультантом для разных брендов, ведет модный блог и подкаст "add to bag" со своей подругой виолой. открывай полную версию этого поста, чтобы узнать о фанни чуть больше и подписывайся на нее в instagram.

two years of blogging

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ровно два года назад, второго ноября я опубликовала свой первый пост в блоге. я помню как писала этот короткий текст, находясь в париже. я жутко переживала и даже боялась, сомневалась до последнего перед анонсом публикации и потом еще много раз в процессе. и как же чертовски я рада тому, что не позволяла этому страху остановить меня и продолжала делать то, что хотела делать больше всего - писать. как же быстро летит время! и сколько всего произошло за эти два года <3 кстати, о том, что за период был в моей жизни перед созданием блога, я рассказала в прошлом году в этом тексте. 

exactly two years ago, on the second of november i published my first blog post. i remember writing that short text, while being in paris. i remember being nervous and anxious, doubtful even before announcing this post and sharing it. and i remember feeling those emotions again and again on numerous occasions after that. i am extremely glad that i did not let that fear stop me, that i kept on doing what i wanted to do the most - write! time flies, and it is unbelievable how much have changes in two years <3 by the way, you can read about the period of my life before starting the blog in this post of mine from last year. 

reading report / january

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i enjoy traditions - small and big. i enjoy making plans and actually making them happen. i enjoy having a system, a structure. not in everything, but at least in something. this is why coming up with an idea to write a monthly reading report made me feel really good. it is the end of the first month of two thousand seventeen, a year when i plan to read sixty books as a part of goodreads reading challenge (last year i planned fifty and read fifty nine instead) and i have read five books so far. i am overjoyed to tell you about them today. apart from that, i continue pointing out that you can always follow me on goodreads in order to keep up with what i am reading, as well as planning to read by adding books to my "to-read" list.

blog plans for two thousand seventeen

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hey, you! after making some global plans for the year, it is time to make it clear what you can expect from "what being twenty is like" in the twelve upcoming months. i have been working on this blog for a little bit over a year now and it is a huge pleasure for me to keep on doing it. first of all, i want you to know that i will keep on talking about such subjects as self-help and self-motivation, inspiration, healthy life routine, working and building a career, important issues we face in the modern world (sexism, for example), as well as basics, such as reading and writing, travelling and anything and everything that matters when you are in your twenties. i invite you on this journey with me. let`s have a great year together! let`s discuss what is important and help each other, when it is necessary. shall we?

one year of blogging

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exactly a year ago i clicked on "publish" for the first time here, on the blog. this post became a new chapter for me. also i wrote this one in order to explain better what the whole "what being twenty is like" concept was about. since then i have published ninety four posts and i cannot wait to write more. so what was it all like for me three hundred sixty six days ago?

meet anna lebedeva

parisian topic goes on! today i would like you to meet anna lebedeva, whom i have met last year. i have written something for simple + beyond, and she has liked it, as well as noticed that i was in paris then, where she has been living for almost six years now (!), so she texted me. we met at a cosy cafe and stayed in touch. we went for coffees and longs walks around paris, we talked about life, education, career, our dreams and our goals. it seemed like we were using the same language and were looking in the same direction, which felt really-really good, because it does not happen often. anya was one of the very few people, whom i talked to, when i was considering starting this blog. she supported me right away. i was grateful for it then and i am grateful for it now. 

meet christie tyler

i knew that this day would come, and it really did. even though the blog is dedicated to what being twenty is like, today i would like you to meet a girl, who  will turn twenty in june next year only. who cares, right? what you are and what you do is way more important, than numbers in your passport. i found christie on tumblr at first and then started following her on instagram too. i loved both her style and the aesthetics of her images. i would definitely wear every single outfit from christy`s outfit, as well as would love to go to places she chooses. however more than that i would prefer to meet christie in person and get to know her a little bit more. i start with my traditional questionnare. apart from being stylish and interesting, doing her blog and a youtube channel, christie also goes to nyu and interns at the messy heads. i know that she has interned and worked at quite a few very cool places, which was an extra important reason why i wanted to interview her. 

on daily writing

i am very happy to have a new post ready today. if you read my post last week, you know that i have had quite a month, and getting back on track is never easy. if you did not - go read it now, before you continue reading this one. after you do - you will know that i have been writing and posting every single day for almost two months on medium. today i would like to tell you a little bit more about it. maybe there is something you have been thinking of starting for a while, but kept on postponing it. well, this post will let you know that you need to start right n o w.

first summer day

well, well, well! summer came the day before yesterday and i did not even notice. it is such an unusual feeling, but i do not care about its arrival anymore. why? because for the first time in many-many years it does not really mean anything. before, summer meant holidays and three months without school, afterwards it was all about having exams in june and then two months without university. however, now there is no change. i will just keep on working, which may sound sad, but i am excited, to be honest!

thirty first of may felt just like the first of june. i had no excitement or anticipation. i did not even think of it. i realized that it was summer already only because i was going to write about it. by the way, i am crazy and i am not only writing about summer here, but also doing a special post for the fashion crowd to follow up (my favourite editor and mentor) bette`s summer plans with my own. this is why i am not going to tell you that much here and i will make you follow the link to read a longer post there next week.

good things list / may

it is going to be summer in a couple of days. i cannot believe it!!! summer, already! spring has been as fast as a space ship, but it was full of enjoyable moments and good things. it is time to remind myself what may was like and get ready for a better upcoming june. i must confess, that it was not easy to find ten things to write down this time, but i did it. hopefully, you will to :)