“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”

Trying to get the cats to come over and be adorable in front of the camera. Didn't work.

Knitted cardigan, Indiska. Grey and white knitted hat, Nelly. Mustard t-shirt, Monki. Dark blue jeans, Dr. Denim. Black biker boots, Scorett.

(Photos by me.)

Yesterday I needed to take a new byline photo for a magazine, so I dragged myself outside and got it over with. I figured that since I was out anyway, I could just as well snap some shot of this "outfit". I'm not sure it deserves to be called that - to me, an outfit indicates a certain process of thought. This is more like the clothes I put on, probably beacuse they were at the top of one of the many, many piles of clothing spread out around the house. Consciously or not, I felt pretty cute and cozy in all that knit.

Now I'm off to see my psychologist for the last time. I decided the kind of psychotherapy she practices isn't for me, at least not right now, and next week I'm going back to CBT instead. I'm really nervous that she'll be upset with me for quitting after only two months, or feel insulted that I don't think our sessions are helping me... But I realize I can't keep doing it just to keep her happy. Christ, I'm not that messed up!

I don’t really see how things will improve if all you want is to stay loose.

Bright orange sheer blouse, "Lindy", Monki. Black coat with shoulder details, Romwe. Light grey knitted over knee socks, Asos. Black Everest boots, Jeffrey Campbell.

(Photos by me.)

I'm not feeling that great; haven't left the house since we got back from the hospital and yesterday I didn't even turn on the computer (seriously, that basically never happens!). But today I remembered these photos that I took a week ago and then never posted, of my gorgeous Romwe coat with "gold" buttons and shoulder details. Now at least you have an awesome coat to rest your eyes on until I'm back on track. ;)

Oh, and these shoes happen to be one of the pairs I would choose to keep if I had to get rid of all but five. Find out what other pairs would get to stay in my wardrobe, what I'd do if I won a crazy amount of money and what shoes are next on my wish list in this interview with YourNextShoes!

The Daredevils.

Dark brown faux fur jacket, H&M. Sheer purple shirt, "Annika", Monki. Black mini skirt, Weekday. Black vinyl(ish) leggings, Johanna Vikman. Black knitted headband and black harness boots, Nelly.

(Photos by me.)

I always thought this type of headband didn't work for me. Can't really remember why - something to do with the shape of my head, probably. Actually... now I'm starting to think that maybe this is the kind that I never managed to look good on me (which sucks, since they're soooo pretty!), and I just got those two mixed up. That's probably it. Because these knitted ones seem to look perfectly fine.

Ah, I used to wear these leggings all the time back in 2007. They always were the greatest conversation starters - it happened at least ten times that old ladies at the bus stop asked if they could, ehmm, touch them. "Such an interesting material!" Oh stop it, they were cute old ladies, not perverted. I guess they're not "in" anymore (the leggings, not the old ladies; old people never go out of style), but we're not supposed to care about that, are we? I thought they were quite fierce with this outfit, that might have turned out a bit too nice with a more plain pair of tights.

Remember when I told you that my favorite store Monki has named a shirt after me? Obviously that's not true, but they did name a shirt Annika, and of course I had to have it. And here it is! I put on the blouse and then created the outfit around it, apparently trying to channel some sort of 70's and 80's glam rock vibe.

Don't know if you noticed, but I'm not wearing red lipstick in these photos! Way to shake things up, huh? A pink/purple shade it is, oh yeah. Feeling all adventurous. A real daredevil. Come to think of it, that's probably what I'd call my glam rock band. The Daredevils. Our music would be just as awful as our band name, but we'd wear killer stage outfits!

You Take My Breath Away.

Red coat with faux fur collar, Ida Sjöstedt. Mustard beret, Monki. Blue tights, H&M. White socks, Lindex. Black boots, Urban Outfitters. Loch blue 15-inch leather satchel, The Leather Satchel Co.

(Photos by me.)

The rays of the October sun beg me to wear color, color and more color. And I obey.

Can you believe this blog has reached a thousand followers? I for one can't. I thought it was quite unbelievable when I reached a hundred, but this... Wow. I'm amazed, honored and practically speachless. Which doesn't happen very often, as you might have noticed. Thank you. You take my breath away.

To call for hands of above to lean on.

Navy leopard print collar coat, River Island/Asos. Black bowler hat, Monki. Leopard print tights, H&M. White patent boots, Doc Martens. Red leather satchel, The Leather Satchel Co.

(Photos by me.)

Bloggers always write "I have the best readers in the world!". I'm sure they think they mean it, and who can blame them for being wrong? They obviously haven't met you guys. Because you are the best readers in the world. If there was a blog reader Oscar you would win, hands down, kick everyone's ass! Thank you times a billion for your support. I have no idea what I've done to deserve all of your kind words, but I'm not going to question it: I'm just going to accept that it's a true blessing.


To prove to myself that I can still put on clothes and lipstick and even smile, well, I did just that. I even put my hair up in some kind of a faux bob. It came down after a while, since I only used two hairpins (laaaazyyy), but it looked sort of cute while it lasted. If I may say so myself.


Baryshnik kept me company while I took the photos, and he decided that the view was better from the tree. Unlike Biianka, who's great at climbing up but not so much down, he's an awesome tree climber - he leaps from branch to branch like an oversized squirrel. A positively adorable oversized squirrel, I might add. 


I always think that I have no fall- or winter coats whatsoever, but the truth is that I have so many it's actually ridiculous. It's just that they are all, without exceptions, black, red or navy. It's like I'm physically unable to buy a coat in any other color. I really want a camel one, one in a deep burgundy and one in a dark emerald green, and trust me, I've been looking for years - it's just that whever I find one I really like, they also have it in either navy, black or red, and then I end up getting one of those instead. Poor me. This is such a huge problem! No wonder I have to be in therapy every Tuesday!!! (Ha... ha... ha.)

I just now realized that my love for the colors red, black and navy is pretty visible in this outfit. I feel like especially red and blue items are always begging me to be matched with eachother. And who am I to say no? They do look fabulous together!