As I was biking home in the dark tonight, I realized that I was happy. It sounds cheesy, I know, trust you me. Even though I am a big sucker for romances and all those cheesy punchlines, I still have that “meeh that’s only in movies”-feeling (is that a recognized feeling?). Anyway, while I was riding my bike it just occurred to me how calm I felt right in that moment.

I had just been to a pre-christmas dinner at my parents’ house with my sister and her boyfriend + his Italian family. They had of course cooked this absolutely disgustingly delicious italian food (one of my favorite types of food btw, so Clara(me) was happy), we had a really nice evening, and after eating I was literally falling asleep in the chair, thus leading me to decide to jump on my bike and go home to my dorm.

I turned up the music – I am currently listening to Sam Smith’s album In the Lonely Hour on repeat. So on a full stomach, maybe a little too excited for Christmas eve the next day, with Sam Smith’s A-mazing voice in my ears, I got on my bike and headed home. Usually when going from A to B, it’s mostly out of having to, rather than wanting to, and I admit it, so was tonight, but while I was on my way home, I just relaxed, and I actually enjoyed it.

This is really just a super random update – I am so happy right now; Christmas is here, my American family is coming to visit in a couple of days (haven’t seen them since the summer of 2013), and everything is just pretty good to be honest. Maybe this upload can serve as a little reminder to myself, that once in a while you just need to remember to notice and appreciate the good. It is so easy to focus on the bad stuff – it’s easier to talk about. But tonight, in this moment, I am happy.

Here’s the tune of the day: Loving it! Sam Smith, your voice is divine.

Merry Christmas to everyone – enjoy it!

xClara

I’m back! – This time with something completely new – are you ready? I am, so here we go!

As I am an art student, a lot of my time is spend taking pictures, painting, drawing – all that. My last project was a photo project, and to be honest and not modest at all: I think it turned out pretty damn good!
You may have seen Annie Leibovitz’ portrait of Whoopi Goldberg in a tub of milk? If no, you should google it – it’s pretty iconic. I was inspired by this picture, and chose to put a friend of mine in a tub of “milk” (“milk” because it was powdered milk dissolved in water – don’t have the money or the cows to fill a tub with milk!).
Let’s not stall this anymore. Here are the pictures! (Model: Olivia Sinclair)

There you go – you have now seen the first of my ‘serious’ art. I am pretty proud of how these pictures turned out, and I can’t tell you how excited I was while editing them. I kept shrieking of joy and giggling of pure excitement. This was also exaggerated, as right before we took the pictures, I had this idea of how they were going to be rubbish and amateur-looking. BUT THEY DIDN’T! *at least that’s what I think – of course it’s up to the individual, as art is : )

I hope you enjoyed this little ‘shot of art’, hopefully I will be able to do more posts like this!

Here’s a little ear candy for the fourth of December:
Speaking of December – How excited am I for Christmas this year?! Can’t wait! And may I just add that Pentatonix is probably one of my favorite music groups at the moment – they have been for maybe a year now since I first heard their cover of Lorde’s ‘Royals’. Have I said this before? If I have here’s just a “gentle” reminder as to why they are so awesome.

Merry Christmas or happy december if you are not into all that baby Jesus stuff, I hope it’s a good one! 🙂

xClara