JUST SAY {WHEN} & {WHERE}

Sitting in one place for too long makes me crazy! 

It's the summer... the heat is on the rise in Dubai and I am starting to get a bit stir crazy. I've been here now for a year and a half - going on 2 years in December. I've heard enough well-travelled people around me talk about all of these different places, and chat about travel as if they're talking about the weather. And I sit there, still, with nothing to add and no perspective to share. It dons on me, I've seriously got to get out and travel! I have been back to the states more times than I can count. I admit that I desperately need that family time because I am to the core, a family girl, but I also need to see other places and experience what is out there! Even fashion is hard to relate to if you haven't seen all of the cities designers are inspired by - there is just something about missing out on other cultures that recently has been making me absolutely mental. 

So, when will I start travelling you ask? Hm, funny question! I have no clue. To be completely open and honest, I'm not the type of girl who would jet-set by herself. (however this might need to change!) As a Gemini, I'm chatty as all hell which is great for meeting new people and all, but I would much rather prefer to share the views, the food, the memories and the fun with someone I care about rather than writing letters emails explaining it all. Until then... I'll be flipping through travel magazines, stocking up on inspirational photos of cities I'd like to see, and writing down motivational quotes, to push me one step closer to just hopping on a plane and going anywhere that sounds intruiging!

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Here's hoping...

Xx.

{THE BUSY BEE}

I've been so busy with work and updating client profiles that I haven't actually made time for myself and taken the time to jot down inspirations and ideas that are driving my creative energies. I've been concentrated more so on Pinterst and Tumblr than anything, which are essentially the same creative types. And then of course, there is the continued effort to refurbish my apartment... I will admit, I am definitely indecisive. I'll blame it on being a Gemini, with "two personalities". I'd rather buy everything I love, bring it all home and play dress up with my apartment like I do when I'm feeling creative and think of a few good outfits I've never worn before. Typically, I end up grabbing all of the key pieces I'm thinking of, throw them on the bed, turn on some music and style different looks until I end up with a few good ones... at times they are a bit OTT to be worn anywhere but somewhere along the way the process gives me a major mood boost! Like they say, playing dress up starts at age 5, and never ends.

So, to give myself a kick in the butt to get back to focusing on blogging,
I figured I would start with a few pictures for a not so wordless Wednesday.

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More so than anything, all I can seem to think about, other than fashion, is travel. 

Booked for August/September, my other half and I will be cruising back stateside to Mexico, California, New York and possibly one more lay-over that I can't yet reveal! 

Our friends are getting married in Mexico and I absolutely cannot wait. In the meantime, I'll be here in Dubai lusting after other destinations on my "must-go" travel list and spending time at the beach and pool reminding myself that my life here is like a vacation every day.

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

xx,

IMAGES: MY TUMBLR

// CATCH ME IF YOU CAN //

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At times I have a tendency to be out-of-sight, out-of-mind. Meanwhile that's happening.. hop on over to my Tumblr for some constant feeds of inspiring pictures and sayings to keep your creative appetite full.

When I'm not there, you can find me on Pinterest where I am constantly replenishing my 30 pin boards full of healthy {and sometimes not so healthy} recipes, style inspirations, interior design ideas, travel destinations and quirky fun bits that are too cool/cute not to pin!

I'm a sporadic Tweeter so, at times you can find me there - but usually I'm posted up on Instagram snapping pictures of my ongoing obsession with coffee and all things fashion and travel - it's hard not to post pictures as if I'm constantly on vacation because, well, living in Dubai pretty much is like being on holiday every day of the week. I know, tough life.

So there you have it, I promise to swing by every so often, but I have a tendency to let my mind and self wander - it's the only way to learn new things!

#livelife
xx,

SEA, AIR & SUN.

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all I need for an amazing weekend ahead... 

enjoy yours!

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MAKING MY MOVE//

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After packing up my bags and moving to another country (the United Arab Emirates) in December of 2011, I decided it was finally time to throw caution to the wind and go after my dreams full throttle.