2015 Birthday/Holiday Wish List, If You Love Me...

I envy all of you who get gifts during your birthdays and holidays and just-because moments.

Like, how does it feel? 

Do y'all give happy cries and high squeals when you are presented with a nicely-wrapped perfume or shoe-boxes or bank credit alerts?

According to Instagram, some of you even get Louboutin shoes! and diamond jewelry! and all-expenses paid trips to Dubai, London, Paris, etc! and get engaged!? What?? 

I hate all of you, because.. 

I hardly ever get gifts for anything. OK, i remember one pair of slippers some 10 years ago, and oh, a close friend gave me a bottle of perfume after he came back from overs', out of the bunch he got for other people, so yeah.

But like every self-torturing? hopeful human, i wish i could get gifted with stuff every now and then. 

It has to be gifted, otherwise, it might not mean as much, at least that's what people who get gifts say, the rats, and i am known to be reluctant to purchase stuff generally (no, i am not laudably frugal, i'm just broke-with-high-anxiety-about-lack-of-money), so i might not go through with buying these things, even if i were given the chance.

Anyway, it's my birthday next week..*pauses, clashes cymbals repeatedly* and the holidays are coming, so here's me putting out my wishes to the universe, hoping that this time, a miracle happens.

Now the list, in no particular order of importance-

1) My family's health and happiness. I mean this. Half of my life's worries would be over if my family and friends are all healthy and happy.

2) Money. Truck-loads of it. Like, I'm so over not being rich. Ugh. There are things to do, places to travel to, and things to buy for goodness sake!!

Speaking of things to buy...

3) Nude/Gold minimal-ish high-heeled sandals. These perfect creation are Valentino.. I need.

4) White-ish/Metallic-ish minimal-ish sandals. If i had these Tom Ford Silver & Gold Padlock pair, i would carry it on my head everywhere, 'cos my feet ain't worthaayy.

5) The Nikkor 50mm 1.8 lenses. This would make my entire year! please God, please!

6) Flat simple sandals to please me.

7) White sneakers for those smart days. I'm aghast that i don't already own a pair.

New Philosophy: Minimalist Style, Easy Life.

We live and learn. This is one fact that i find myself reflecting over more-and-more these days. 
Living easier is now a life philosophy for me, a soft approach to minimalism, and this is now gradually reflecting in most areas of my life including my home decor (or no-decor, to be very honest, but i recently shed an ENORMOUS amount of unnecessary stuff from my home & closet, that counts, right? lol), social life, style etc. 
I'll talk about this later as i go.
For now, i put together a set on my Polyvore showing my 'new' minimal style-

1. All-white outfit.

2. Black skinny ankle-cuff jeans

3. Plaid shirt

4. Plain black wrist-watch

5. Nude minimal heel

6. Structured cross-body mini bag

Minimal style/life doesn't have to be boring, even if it's not your thing, a few ideas from the philosophy can inspire you.  

My Dubio, Shirley's Wardrobe and TCOH are some cool pages to check out for style.

Have yourselves a great weekend guys. 

I intend to have my apartment re-painted and further 'minimal-ized', so... in case you guys don't hear from me again, just know that i love you guys, and that the painter, the paint and i went to war, and i lost. 

Kidding :)

I'm actually excited, nothing like newly-painted white walls to make me happy.

That is, after food. and money.

Keep Walking, Frenchie!