Couldn't stay away for long :)

Life Expectations

I have always had big life expectations. That my success would be iminent from happening.

I don't know where these expectations came from in the first place. I never really had any great personality around me or in my family to live up for. I just wanted to be tremendously and effortlessly good at what I was going to do, and never have to concern about the idea of blending with everyone else in the world.

And then you learn that nothing is effortless. And that before you, there were thousands of amazing people that were good at what they did, and that there's no way that you can be great without any effort involved.

Well, you learn.

One important thing that I learnt was that it doesn't necessarily require big effort to become good at what you do. Observation is key for making a difference. I standby the theory that one that doesn't speak much in a general way has a natural sense for understanding life in general. Most importantly how to adapt to different scenarios and people.

That is why for a great deal of situations I believe that for being successful it takes a good amount of being both quiet and resourceful. Don't get me wrong: I can't stand silent people. There is nothing more boring than that. Just acknowledging the power of staying silent as a part of getting to know someone and even as a part of a negotiation.

I'm pretty sure it will be a powerful way to go about tricky moments.

Alert Neat Freaks!

In what goes keeping my stuff together, I'm a neat freak on keeping things organized.

Specially when it comes to my favorite items. Be it clothes, jewelry, shoes, bags, make up, cds, books, even diaries for the love of god!

 

But most of all, I love inventing new ways to organize things, allowing me to create a different kind of decorating theme in my room. And it's, bum! New room all of the sudden!

 

The first Giveaway!

Hello dearests!

I'm pretty excited about this one: I'm throwing my first giveaway through Facebook!
 
And the prize: one beautiful Cinco necklace at your choice from the three below.

All you need to do is:
 
1) Like O Lado Fútil's Facebook page

2) Be a follower of this blog

3) Like and share the Giveaway post on Facebook


I will be announcing the winner by the 18th of January :)

Good luck to you all!

Nick Noyes' Architecture

 

I missed posting on architecture and, well to be more honest, on interior decoration.

 

These two homes designed by Nick Noyes bring much of the aesthetical values that I admire - houses sitting on the prairie, de-cluttered and minimalistic on the inside and full-on white on the outside. Light is also immensely warm and well, woody. 

 

 

Asos 50% sales

 

I think I went bananas with this one. Already bought a few things to spice up the season!

A thought for '13 2nd day of the year

 

I feel great about this new year, I feel as though all the bad things that happened to me actually made me a strong individual.

Sure, I know this sounds pretty obvious. But what lies in this thought is the willingness of being able to actually feel these changes taking place. And I feel that this year is about to make new things happen instead of thinking of making them happen. And that I don't need anyone's support to make them so.

 

Life has never been easy, no matter how much parent control and support I've had over the years. Growing up and going through all life's stages is inevitable. 

Being 24 is really about taking the extra leap on becoming independent - financially and emotionally. It's just the expected change. I think I'm doing great so far, but I've never felt as loneliest as this, with all these life projects going on in my head. I just wished I was stronger enough to go through this in an easy breezy way. But maybe if I was, things wouldn't taste as good at the end of the road.

 

2013 will also be a year of many changes to occur. Changes that will happen by the end of the year, but that need to be planned ahead. And I'm hands down, all about making good things happen to me. Truth be said, I feel like I've never taken actual good care of my future and me. Just wasted a lot of time feeling compassionate about people and their egocentric agendas.

 

I also feel like I never gave myself a chance of doing cool things. Not because I didn't want to do them, but because I couldn't actually. And having a job allows me to do all of these things and making me feel more at ease with my personal plans.
It does feel strange to me, at times, when I act upon things without really thinking about them. Just doing things I never did before, without thinking about them. But it sure has been a good motto for me to be living by and a free ticket to unknown ville.

 

It won't be long before I turn 25. Hopefully I'll continue to see things the same way, with a more sharpened plan for this year. It's not that I want things to be more certain, but that within the uncertainty I fill wholesome and more of myself again.