Written by Maja on January 1st, 2012
Welcome to 2012 everyone! I hope everyone had a lovely New Year´s Eve filled with great food, fireworks and loved ones.
I´ve been doing sneaky things over my Chistmas holiday, and today I´d like to tell you about it. I am moving my blog from majapiraja.net to MajaHuse.com.
I got the idea of gathering my online life under one website early in December. It stemmed half from knowing that I had neglected my portfolio website for far too long and half from feeling like I had grown out of my online pseudonym. It is time to just be me. When I found the theme for my new website everything just clicked, and I could envision exactly how I wanted it to look. Things aren´t quite done yet – the portfolio has yet to be uploaded, there is placeholder text in some parts and some bits and bobs are still missing, but the blog is ready and functioning. The rest will fall into place shortly.
I hope you will follow me over to the new website and feel as at home there as I hope you have here. I am going to see if Bloglovin´can move my followers for me, and I hope the rest of you would like to update your bookmarks and feeds.
Here´s to a new year, a fresh new place to play, and new opportunities :)
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Written by Maja on December 31st, 2011
Oh yes, it is that time of the year again – 2011 is almost over and it is time to set some goals for 2012! I started making notes in my planner back in November, but then again, I am pretty obsessive about lists and goals. If something is on a piece of paper with a checkbox next to it, shit gets done. I checked nearly all my boxes for 2011 ( 9 out of 11), and I already have my hopes up for 2012 .
So, without further ado…
New Year´s Resolutions for 2012
- Start seriously saving up for a house/apartment.
- Work out at least 3 times a week.
- Shut my laptop every time I catch myself wandering aimlessly around the Internets. Life is too short.
- Buy less stuff. Even though I have been on a shopping ban for half of 2011, I have still managed to throw money out the window, so there is plenty of room for improvement.
- Get rid of things that do not serve a purpose. If you only really look at something when you clean the dust off it, why even have it in the first place?
- Take more walks.
- Draw more. I want to have a great looking portfolio to show for by the end of the year.
That is it! Or, to be honest, there are a few more, but I would like to keep those to myself. A lady needs her secrets, after all. If you would like some tips on how to choose (and keep!) your New Year´s resolutions, A Beautiful Mess wrote a wonderful post about the subject :)
Happy New Year!
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Written by Maja on December 28th, 2011
I just realized I haven’t really blogged about clothes for a while now. I know, I know – I’m on a shopping ban – but a few things have still managed to find their way into my closet, so I thought I would do a little roundup on Polyvore. Now, to my defense, most of these items were presents. I only bought the blue dress (sale on Asos, bargain), the blue sweater (it is wool and I was cold) and the blue tank (counts as a basic). I haven’t bought my Macbook Pro yet because of some unexpected December expenses, but it is definitely good to go when January comes around, so all in all I would like to call my shopping ban a great success. The goal is almost reached, and I haven’t made a single clothing purchase that I have regretted. Internet high five?
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Written by Maja on December 25th, 2011
This is what Christmas Eve looked like at our place – cookies, family and holiday laziness. The food is amazing, I oversleep like I´m 16 again (12:30. How?!) and my sister and I have made plans to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy together. The extended versions, of course. The theatrical releases, I pretend like those don´t exist. There´s a storm coming and it is supposed to be one of the worst we´ve had for 30 years, so what could be a better time to get your Middle Earth nerd on? I would wear my Evenstar, but I left it back home in Bergen. Shoot.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Eve/Christmas Morning and that there were a treasure or two underneath the tree for you. I was given a point-and-shoot camera, so now I will have a great camera on me at all times. Here´s to even better blogging for 2012 :)
Oh and also – thank you for sticking around and reading this little corner of the web. I really appreciate it. You´re the best <3
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Written by Maja on December 23rd, 2011
I just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a merry Christmas! I know things have been quiet around here lately – what can I say, I got sick again. Some kind of ungodly stomach thing sent from the inner circles of hell itself. I have been useless for about a week and a half, but today I flew home to visit my family for the holidays. I have brought my camera and laptop with me, I would expect some posts picturing Christmas at our place over the next few days. In the meantime, this fauxlaroid of me and Luna will have to do :)
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with friends, family and loved ones!
Edit: I completely forgot to add – if you use Spotfiy you can check out my Christmas playlist!
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