How To Be A Happy Blogger

Hello my lovelies,

I'm currently at a bit of a blogging crisis here, so if you'd be so kind to listen to me, you'd make my day!

 

I've been doing this blogging thing for some months now, but I don't consider myself a blogger or anything of the sort, sadly. It all started with tumblr for me, where I gained an incredible amount of followers within 2 years and gave me the courage to be myself, at least much more so than in the past. It also opened my way to youtube and lastly to this little blog here.

In the past couple of months I haven't really been active on all of those sites and that is definitely my own fault. So here are some points, with which I hope to better myself at what I do and create better and more enjoyable content. Who knows, maybe they'll be helpful to you, too?

1. Don't compare yourself too much to other bloggers. It's good to get some inspiration, but don't think you're worse, because you don't post the same content as them.
2. Create content you are proud of and would want to read yourself. Take photos you think are pretty, showcase your editing skills, show personality, write about whatever you want, but don't create bad content only because you want to post something.
3. Don't try to fit yourself into a specific genre. You're a multilayered human being and that's what your blog can be, too. Too many guidelines and rules lead to a creative block.
4. Get in touch with the blogging community. One of the most enjoyable things is to interact with other bloggers, so comment, comment, comment!
5. But remember, your blog is YOUR blog. Only you decide what to post and when to post, it's your personal space, so have courage to make the posts you really want to make!

 Do you agree with my points? What makes a happy blogging experience in your opinion?

I'd love to know!

See you soon and hopefully much less stressed about blogging,

xx

Jill

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OOTD - Ja, In Bavaria

Hey there lovelies!

After what seems like an eternity I'm finally back with an outfit post. It's currently Oktoberfest-time here in Munich (which is a huge beer-festival, where everyone dresses up with traditional clothing) so even though I'm the farthest away from being a traditional, bavarian girl, of course I had to own one.

I like styling mine down with some edgy shoes and lots of bracelets, but yep, couldn't say no to the flower crown, could I? If you know where the title is from btw, you get a gazillion cookie-points :3

See you soon,

Jill

August Favourites | Bands, Hair Dye & More!

I'm so excited to share my first monthly favourites ever with you! Well, yes I'm a tad bit late, since it's already well into September, but I guess we all know by now, that I never do anything on time... Any tips on becoming more organised?

I'm going to out myself as a complete nerd in this one, but that's a not very well kept secret anyway, with me having a pretty huge following (at least for my standards, it's so much more than I could ever grasp! By the way, did you see my 10k followers thank you Q&A?) over on my fandom tumblr.

Weirdly, I've struggled a bit with posting geeky things on here, but what is a lifestyle blog if not a place where you can share every aspect of your life? So without too much more rambling (I seem to do that quite a lot), here are my August favourites!

Beauty & Fashion

I always have a few items out of my jewelry collection that I'm obsessed with for some time, until I re-discover the next items. So these were the ones I loved most of August. Funny, how all of them resemble/are flowers...

Directions Tulip & P2 Couture Lip Polish & Stain 050 Ultimate Shooting | I'm really not one for quality/expensive make-up & beauty products, so this one is really cheap. But what I loved about it, is how it basically has the same colour as my hair currently and... yep I'm that lame.

Media

Swallow Tailed | I mentioned them in my last blog post already, but let's just talk about them again. Basically, there was this free festival here in Munich with lots of amazing acts to see and I fell in love with almost every act I saw (And I saw MANY, free live music? I'm game!) And Swallow Tailed where just one of the few that really stood out to me, so of course I had to get the Ep + the tote bag. Of course... They're a lovely, young local band and their music style is so light and happy. Here's an acoustic version of one of their songs 'Gold'. Little Trivia fact: It's filmed on the ground where the Oktoberfest usually takes place. :3

Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer | Okay so I read this as an E-book in English, but it's much nicer to have actual pictures of a book, so this is the hebrew version my parents own.

I really loved the book. To be honest, it has been a long time since I read a book that fast and was so deeply taken by it's subject and writing. I'm not going to post a full review here, obviously, but if anyone wants me to write one, I can do that in the future. If you've seen the movie, I would really recommend to check out the book as well, as it contains so much more!

Doctor Who Series 8 | Umm... yeah so that's my Doctor Who DVD collection. I was so terribly excited about season 8 and up til now it hasn't disappointed me yet. Plus I've been re-watching a lot of older episodes with several friends, there's really nothing better than sharing something you love with people you love, even if it is a weird 50 year-old sci-fi show.

The Last Of Us Remastered | I'm not too much of a gamer, though I love gaming. So when my brother borrowed a PS4 plus several games from his friend, it was a nice surprise. I think that everyone must have at least heard of The Last Of Us by now, so I'm not going too much into depth on this one, just that it's really as unique and brilliant as I've heard. Plus, sitting alone in a room when it's dark outside and playing this is sure to give you nightmares...

Misc.

And lastly milk-substitutes. Wow, how exciting. No, but really I've been trying out lots of different milk substitutes, such as the two pictured above (Soy and Oats, Oats is by far my fave). And I feel lighter, my skin has gotten much better and also less calories - yay. So that's definitely a recommendation!

Well, now we know how lame I actually am, but that's okay! :3

What did you love in August?

See you soon,

Jill

Collective August Fashion Haul

Well I haven't posted in quite some time again, as you might have noticed! I am terribly sorry, especially since I'm beginning to really love the blogging community here and all the lovely people I've been starting to talk to!

I think part of that is due to me having SO MANY different blogs overall, that it really gets too much for me to keep up with everything sometimes. Anyways, I'm not complaining at all! I love doing everything I do, I just have to get better at organising.

Very sorry for rambling, let's get on with the actual post!

So August was very rainy and cold here, which might explain, why the haul is a mixture between summery and wintery stuff. Also I'm quite broke at the moment (oh the tragedy!) so I'm mostly buying from sales or flea markets. But to be honest, I think it's best that way!

Clothes

Vero Moda 3 for 20€

Flea Market (but originally from Zara) 5 €

Accesories

My friend gave this to me so I don't know what this costs. But it's the cutest flower crown I've ever seen, I love it so much!!

Flea Market 3 €

Swallow Tailed Tote Bag 3 €

I absolutely love tote bags so I couldn't pass up on this one. This month there was a summer festival in Munich, where you could go and listen to tons of bands for FREE and Swallow Tailed were just one of the best of them!

Thank you so much for reading (and not giving up on me yet!). I have a lot of posts planned already so there will definitely be some more coming soon.

Well now I have to catch up with the 300+ posts I've missed,

Love,

Jill