Random facts about me #1
Hello my lovelies,
I haven’t written a personal post for a while, so I thought it would be fun to reveal some more random facts about me every once in a while. This is part one and I hope I’m not going to scare you off with some of them 😉
1. The first record I’ve owned was from David Hasselhoff – Looking for Freedom. Yeah, I know. Stereotypical German!
2. I suffer from premature greying (or whitening in my case). When I was 27 I noticed my first completely white hair and now with 29 I’m getting 2-3 of those a month. First I put it down to stress but then realised I’m just getting old. And got over it.
3. In November 2013 I quit smoking and it has been the best decision of my life. The freedom I gained is worth the occasional craving (which only appears in certain situations and is usually over within two minutes).
4. My boyfriend really wants to go and live on Mars! He wanted both of us to apply for this crazy Mars mission. I love Earth too much though and even the thought of leaving seems unbearable. I have no interest in going down in history and just want to lead a happy and fulfilled life on this planet.
5. I sometimes get scared in a car after having been in a near-frontal-crash two years ago. All four of us were drunk after an awesome bbq on the beach and still got in the car. We were so stupid but luckily got away with our lives. I just hate cars, they are so dangerous and take so many lives every year.
6. I need to live more in the moment. Most of my time is spent planning the future or reminiscing about the past. You’ll hear me say “If I’d live there/did this/have that I would be so happy!” very often. Too often.
7. I’m an extremely untidy person with cupboards full of stuff just thrown in and clothes piled up in several corners. But the genius controls the chaos, right? 😉
8. My hair is crazy long, like down-to-my-waist-long. Think Hailee Steinfeld. I’d love to chop it off because I can’t even wear a bun or ponytail without pain as it’s too heavy. My choice is limited because my hair is so bloody thick – too short and it looks ridiculous. Any suggestions??
9. Back in 2006 I did an internship in Brighton and fell in love with the city and the UK. When it was time to leave after three months I was sad and wanted something to remind me of the good times there. So I walked into a piercing studio in North Laine and had my belly button pierced.
10. In 2010 I celebrated the carnival with friends in Castelldefells, just outside Barcelona. I was wearing a snow white costume with a red garter belt which in hindsight was a bad idea. All night I was hit on by men, one even went down on one knee and proposed to me by saying “Let me be your dwarf!“.
I hope you enjoyed, laughed or at least cringed at this list! :) Part two will follow soon.
I'm always happy about comments, especially if you have any ideas on #8!
Mel x
It was nice reading this post 😀
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Congrats on quitting smoking. You can spend all the money you saved on not buying cigarettes on traveling. : )
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Thank you! Both me and my partner are saving about €4000 a year, so yes, this will buy us amazing holidays! A packet of cigarettes costs nearly €10 in Ireland so it’s crazy why more people aren’t quitting.
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Hey Mel, genki desu? awesome fotos 😉
Sayonara
S. Xxx
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Sonja San! Genki desu, arigatou gozaimasu 😀 Sorry I haven’t been around much, I’ve quit almost all social media! Let’s Whatsapp tomorrow or sometime next week, I wanna hear all about your Bavarian/Austrian adventure 🙂 Ja mata! xxx
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I’m with you on #8. My hair is crazy long and so thick. I’d be terrified to go short as it’s always been long. Also, I sometimes get white hairs too haha x
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Thanks Chanelle, you just made me feel so much better! Seems that a lot of people have grey hairs before their thirties. So maybe THAT is the norm and there’s just a few lucky peeps that escape the greying until they’re in their mid-thirties? Btw I love the design of your website! Haven’t been around for a while and your photos look gorgeous with some great advice on beauty products!
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Thank you very much Melanie for those kind words about my blog! I’ve missed reading your posts and secretly wondered if you were coming back, so glad that you have 🙂
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First grey at 27? Now I feel old. My first was at about 23. I’m going to keep catching at stress straws 😛 My brother started to go grey about 20, but he is in the army so I guess he gets permission to age.
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Wow, 20, that is early indeed but it’s different for men they (mostly) have short hair so it doesn’t look too bad. I feel better now knowing that other people go through the same! If you read on the internet it says everywhere that greying starts around your mid-thirties but apparently that’s not entirely true.
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