WORDS | Overthinking

A while ago I decided to stop with my weekly words-posts because there wasn't that much interaction. The new idea was that I was just going to post a quote when I felt like it and when it was relatable to my life. Well, now it's that time. If you want to know why, read on. 

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WORDS | Someday

Hopefully..

WORDS | Demons past midnight

You know those nights you can't sleep because your brain starts to think and it just won't stop? Yeah, me too.. 

I've already told you not too long ago that I am a real overthinker. I'm pretty much an overthinker 24/7 but when I go to bed and it is time to sleep, it's like these demons get even more awake! 

To me, there are different kind of demons : the ones who go away pretty quickly but you also got the ones that are stuck into your brain and almost go lead a life by themselves and eat up bits and pieces of your happiness. Gosh, how I hate them. 

I mostly try to abandon them by reading a book -quite a bookwurm over here- and writing down what I'm thinking about but sometimes nothing seems to work. So..that's why I am asking you if you have any other tips? 

PS : I'm not the only one dealing with this, right? 

WORDS | I think

I don't really know where to start.. 

You probably may have noticed that I'm not posting frequently since a few months although I set myself a schedule. I don't know what's wrong with me; I have ideas but on the other hand I feel like I have no inspiration whatsoever. Plus, the many ideas that I have (and have written down) don't seem to actually make it into a published blogpost. But I guess that's because of the move and other personal, energytaking stuff. 

I feel like a really bad blogger at the moment, even more when you know that the third anniversary of Blonde Butterflies is coming up, and the more I think about it the more I stress about it and nothing changes. 

I'm going to try my best to think as little as possible about it and maybe everything will fall into place again? Tips for stress/a writersblock/inspirationblock/..whatever you want to call it, are more than welcome! 

WORDS | Daniell Koepke about life

I'll just leave you with these words since they are so beautiful and enough to think about. 

Have a great week. xo 

WORDS | Chaos

Two days later than usual, read further to know the reason.. 

Lately, there is chaos everywhere : in my own life but also in the world. I'd like to take a moment to explain it to you and dig a bit deeper. 

The chaos in my own life is for obvious reason : the big move I told you last week about. I forgot how intense, hard and chaotic moving is. Packing, cleaning, what to keep, what to give or throw away, etcetera. I am completely exhausted from all this and the real move still has to happen! Luckily we know some strong men who are handy as well ;) By Tuesday I should be completely moved so still one more week of chaos to go. Afterwards I'm going to give myself the time to pack everything out and to decorate it the way I want to. 

About the chaos in the world.. I know that there is always a war/fight going on somewhere but last week all this mess hit me in the face again by the rampage of the MH17 plane, immediately followed by chaos in the Gaza area. It was a smack in the face, like I needed to be reminded about it. It's almost a week ago but I'm still shocked. I don't know anyone of the victims but my heart truly goes out to all the people who lost someone they loved because of the chaos/mess in this world, last week and every single other day. Like I wrote on my Instagram "Spread love, not hate." 

Hopefully, one day people will find peace in chaos.

WORDS | Move on

Like I said in yesterday's post, I've got some quite big news to announce. 

I'M MOVING! 

In about 10 days I'll live somewhere else; another house, a new space for myself, a different neighborhood,.. Pretty much everything will be different so I will move on from the house I live in right now. It's been a chapter of 7 years and very soon I'll turn the page. 

There are lots of feelings when it comes to moving (on) : happy, sad, relieved, stressed, excited,.. 

But all in all I am a Sagittarius and they are known as people who like changes from time to time. I'll let you know if it's true to my belief.

Let me know if you want to stay updated on the move! Plus tips are always welcome :)

WORDS | Forgetfulness

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom, a quote by Kahlil Gibran. 

I have to say that I completely agree with him. I am one of the worst people I know in forgetting things, which can be a blessing or not. Often it isn't. It really isn't nice when you still know the reason of a fight when it's already a few years ago. Imagine that you're in the now and you're having an argument about something and your brain makes connections so that you remember the things from all these years ago. Automatically all the feelings that were there in the past, come above again -sometimes in other proportions, sometimes still as mad/angry/sad/disappointed/.. 

I really wish I could forget things more easily, my mind wouldn't be such a chaos and I would be more relaxed. 

Am I the only one dealing with this problem? If you know something that could help me with this, please let me know. It doesn't matter if you're also dealing with this or not, if you think you might know something, please leave a comment or send me an e-mail.

P.S. : This quote is meant for people like me, who don't suffer from an illness like Alzheimer, dementia, Parkinson, etc. My grandma has all three of them so I know how worse it is. Lots of strength and courage to everyone who has to deal with an illness like this and also to their beloved ones. 

WORDS | Time

Today I woke up, looked at my phone and saw that it is the last day of June. Can you believe it?! 

Tomorrow we're the first of July and half of 2014 has already passed! I seriously can't believe it. 

When I think about it, it feels like a lot happened the past half year but at the same time I feel like nothing happened. Do you know that opposing feeling? 

WORDS | Summer

Summer has officially started. Time to celebrate and enjoy my favorite season of the year! 

WORDS | Karl Lagerfeld about photographs

I really like the way mister Lagerfeld thinks about photographs. I actually completely agree with him. You can always try to retake a photo but there will always be something different. 

I'm so happy that I live in the time of all these different sorts of cameras so I can take a picture like I want and, very important, also a lot. To be honest, I couldn't live without my cameras anymore. But I have to admit that I love looking into photo albums with snapshots from the past. Some sort of nostalgia I guess.. Doesn't everyone likes a bit of nostalgia?

WORDS | Be kind

I don't know if I told you this but last year I followed a mindfulness 'course' of 8 weeks. I can not specifically say why I did this because it had multiple reasons. 

One of the things that always came back was "to be kind". Not only to others but also to yourself. 

Why am I writing this now? Last week my blogplanning didn't go as I had in mind and this week will probably also not go as I want. 

Being completely honest with you, it bothers me, a lot. When I think about it, I can get so angry at myself, while most of you probably didn't even realise it. So I need to keep saying to myself "Lyn, be kind to yourself.". 

And you should also be (more) kind to yourself (and others). 

PS : I already want to apologize if the blog won't be updated as planned this week. 

WORDS | Change.. by Wayne Dyer

If these aren't words of wisdom, I really don't know anymore. 

Seriously, the more I think about it, the more I realize how true and meaningful this quote is. I completely agree with mister Dyer but it is -of course- so much easier said than done to change your vision, your perspective. 

We all have our norms and values who make us as an individual and that isn't something you can change in a second. It asks lots of courage, definitely when it's about something big/serious.

Don't we all have a vision that we 'need'/want to change? I know I do. 

BLOG | Weekly schedule

Hi lovelies, hopefully you had a great weekend! 

I have a schedule in my head for the blog and I thought it would be nice to share it with you so you know what to expect. 

For now, this is the plan : 

Monday will stay 'WORDS | -day'. I don't know if I will keep this category since I notice that it's the topic with the least reactions. I don't really know wjy; maybe you don't want to open up or maybe you just don't like these posts. Please tell me what it is so I know if I should keep writing these posts or better stop with them. 

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday I am going to try to post outfits. I am saying try because I'm not always able to take photos but then I will try to give you a sneak peek or something, like I did last week (see here). 

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday I will write posts that belong to other categories like beauty, life, inspiration, shop, fashion, etcetera. 

What do you think of this schedule? Any tips and/or positive criticism regarding the blog is always welcome! 

WORDS | Believe

I don't know how to start or what to say actually except for the fact that lots of people need to believe more in themselves. I think everybody has insecurities, some on a personal level, others on a professional level, or another. It doesn't really matter on which level as long as it isn't controlling your life because that is where the problems are. We all need to believe in ourselves a bit more - of course not too much because you don't want to be a too confident person, right? - but it can be hard sometimes. A lot of the time you don't believe in yourself while others do, trust me that this is the truth, so if you see or know that someone is scared/disappointed/sad/unhappy/.. with themselves, try to encourage them to believe more of what you and other people see. It is so beautiful to see someone who starts to believe in themself little by little. It's like a flower that is opening up.. and who doesn't like beautiful flowers? 

WORDS | Happiness

The reason I share these words is because it is true and too little people realize this. Lots of people only realize it when they are going trough a rough period or when they aren't happy. 

Past Saturday I was having a conversation with someone I hadn't see in a long while and she said a couple of things which fit perfectly with this quote : 

- When you're having fun, don't leave. 

- Try to enjoy every second of your life. 

Since she said this stuff, I'm constantly thinking about it. We all know these things but actually realizing them? I don't think we do. 

It is so important to be happy, for you, your loved ones, your mental and physical health, etc. and for a part the happiness is in our own hands so I'm going to post a DIY soon. What it has to do with each other, I'm not going to reveal it yet so stay tuned! 

BLOG | The past week

Monday I wrote that I was going to write a blogpost every day of the past week. 

Now it is time for you to give your honest opinion so I know what you thought about it. 

What do you think of the past week? Do you find it good or too much to see a post every single day?

What subjects do you like reading the most (words, fashion, beauty, outfit, travel, ..)? How many times a week would you like to see an outfitpost? This question is pretty specific because initially that's why I started Blonde Butterflies, to show you outfits. 

If you have any ideas, recommendations, requests and/or questions, please leave them in the comment section. 

The more comments I get on this post, the better because your opinion counts! 

WORDS | "To live a creative life.." by Joseph Chilton Pearce

Let's think and talk about these wise words from Joseph Chilton Pearce, an American author. 

I completely agree with him and let me tell you why. Blogging is a way of expressing your creativaty but you may have noticed that I'm not posting that many articles and definitely not a lot of outfits, where this blog was/is actually about. There are multiple reasons for that but one of the biggest reasons is that I'm scared. 

There, I said it. I am scared. 

I'm scared that you won't like what I post, that you're going to unfollow me, that my post doesn't get enough comments and/or pageviews, my photo on Instagram doesn't get enough likes, etc. 

This may sound superficial, and in a way it is -I realize that-, and strange to some of you but I'm only human as well. I am just as human as every single one of my readers and I have also fears and insecurities. 

If you have any idea how I could be able to handle these fears and insecurities more, every tip is welcome because I want to be a good blogger. What did I just say? A good blogger? I want to be a great blogger! 

Don't be afraid to share your experiences, blogger or not, because we can all learn from each other. 

Please don't judge me by this little piece I wrote because I am just being honest with you, my readers. 

Thank you. 

WORDS | I wanna wake up..

If you have read last week's words-post you know that I went on a little trip with the boyfriend. In everyday life we don't live together so we don't sleep together every night and, of course, don't wake up together. We've already spent time together for days, weeks and I have always loved waking up next to him. Last week that only got confirmed, everything is so much better then. 

What's better to start off your day than waking up to someone you love? 

LIFE | Update 'WORDS | It's just a spark'

Two and a half weeks ago I posted 'WORDS | It's just a spark' and I told you that this sentence was from a song and I kept the song a secret because I was curious if anyone would recognize it. 

People were trying to find the song in their memory and there was one real guess, that these words would be from a song from Justin Timberlake but no they aren't from JT.

Six days after the post was published an anonymous smartass 'guessed' the song right by looking it up on Google. Not really guessing but smart move I have to say!

The beautiful words are from the song Last Hope from Paramore. I really really like this song for several personal reasons, I can listen to it all day on repeat. 

You can listen to it here. Did you already know this song?