deux mille treize

Long time no see, Blogger! Yesterday, I got home after an ah-mazing week in Paris and Disneyland and I wish we could've stayed a little bit longer to celebrate New Year's Eve there as well (in front of the Eiffel Tower watching the fireworks for instance!).
No need to complain though because I've got a fantastic night ahead of me. In a couple of minutes we (my family and I) are leaving to have a super yummy (and kind of late) dinner at my friend's house together with hers and after midnight she and I will be heading for my house again because I got the permission to throw a party to celebrate the beginning of 2013! I'm still having a moment over my outfit which I've been totally stressed about during a quick shopping trip on Champs-Élysées (including matching nail polish from Chanel  I bought at Galerie Lafayette!) because I just couldn't decide what I was going to wear. And now that I finally got the outfit I feel absolutely great in, my camera is nowhere to be found (I've been looking for it for probably an hour!) but as soon as I've found it I'll take some pictures and post them on here! Gosh, I'm so mad at myself  for being an incredible sloven.

I thought that it'd be fun though to show you some things I bought lors de ma séance de shopping à Paris (I have no clue whether that sentence was correct or not, Google translater probs).

A mug with my favorite Disney character on it, Thumper from Bambi! The French Vogue including a calender of 2013, a new lipstick from M.A.C. in Costa Chic, the Naked 2 palette by Urban Decay, knitwear from Zara and a sequin dress from TNFC that I also wore on Christmas.

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Looking back on 2012- there is so much to be greatful about. I am incredibly lucky to have all this amazingly considerate and loving people in my life and I wouldn’t change one minute of it. 

Bring it on 2013- I can handle it!

 I hope you've also had a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 2012 and that 2013 will be even better! 

Lots of love to all of you! 

study time

Hello there lovely readers! Excuse me for not posting anything in the last four days but I've been really busy with school lately which sucks big time. Boo you, test week! I'd rather spend my whole weekend laying in bed with my precious laptop and my Starbucks mug filled to the brim with cinnamon tea without having to study for all these important exams like Latin and history. Well, I'm doing exactly the same right now honestly but in fact, I do have to study (I just prefer wasting my time watching dumb YouTube videos of people getting into ridiculous and pointless fights and sneezing pandas).

However, I've had a sick party with my friends last night. For a moment, some of them even forgot it was December and jumped into the pool (three out of five are feeling quite ill right now, haha). But for now, it might be a clever idea to finally open my Latin book and get some work done.

Much love, Claire

deck the halls of boughs with honey

Happy Holidays!
Lots of love, Claire

get fit or die trying

As some of you might know, I (try to) work out and run every single day just to tone everything up. If there's any chance you're also interested in exercising or are planning to do so, I thought that maybe it'd be a good idea if I shared my workout routines with you! 

Other great exercises to blast your butt: 

Victoria's Secret Bombshell Butt Workout

Pippa's Butt Workout (pilates)

Beyoncé Bootylicious Bum Butt Badonkadonk Bonanza Workout

Some routines you might also like to create those abs:

Victoria's Secret Model Ab Workout

Miley Cyrus Ab Workout (pilates)

Abs All Night Challenge
P90X Ab Ripper X (I do this whole routine every Monday and Thursday)
Part one // Part two

The ''Call Me Maybe Challenge'' and more leg exercises:

Call Me Maybe Challenge (also good for your bum)

Drive By Inner Thighs Challenge 

Perky Butt 'n Long Lean Legs (pilates) 

Repeat all of these exercises three times!

Make sure to do a warm up and a cool down (for like five minutes) before and after your workout as they help reduce muscle stiffness. 

Call me crazy but I think that nothing feels as satisfying as sore muscles, rather sore than sorry!

Lots of love, Claire

tonight, we are young

Just another post including a random picture I took today and tonight's playlist before I'm heading for my friend's house (through a thick layer of snow the streets are covered in: wish me luck!). Enjoy!

I guess you first have to click on the collage to read the titles of the songs, whoops.

And now I'm in a super hurry! Love, Claire

p.s. Hallelujah, this is my 50th post!

decisions are stupid

Aren't these fur hooded coats pretty? I found them on sheinside.com and they immediately caught my eye but I just can't decide whether to order the navy or the green one! So please help me out!

Which one do you like the most?

Thanks in advance! Much love, Claire

young and wild at heart

I just received this picture (click!) of my friend and I think it's safe to say that she literally knows me too well.

Have a an amazing weekend now that you're still young and wild at heart! Carpe diem et noctem!

Love, Claire 

happy girl status

Pinch me because I must be dreaming! You know I told you about Sinterklaas (click!), right? So tonight we celebrated it and my dad got us (my little brother, my mom and me) the best present ever: A TRIP TO PARIS! It's been four years since my last visit to this wonderful city but the whole atmosphere and just everything there is to die for. So we'll be in Paris for a whole week, also with Christmas and Boxing day, and the last two days we're staying in the amazing Disneyland Resort Hotel! When my dad revealed this present to us, my little brother and I just started screaming like little kids because we were so extremely pumped. 22 more days, countdown!
We also got Call of Duty Black Ops II (I'm an addict. I made it to level 48 by slaughtering zombies in Black Ops I, not gonna lie.) and I got a new off-white silk duvet covers for my bed, also known as my dream cloud.
But for now, I just can't wait till our trip to ma cherie, Paris!

To all my fellow Dutchies
What did you get for Sinterklaas? I hope you've had a good one with a lot of cosiness and joy!

Much love, Claire

(c) this picture was found on weheartit and edited by me

the fourth of december

Only seventeen days left before the world ends and I don't even know what I'm going to wear!

Lots of love, Claire

princess by vera wang

Honestly one of the most luscious fragrances! 

Created for the playful, unpredictable, independent woman who treats every day like an event and adventure. This is a woman who likes to make her own magic, this sheer, flirty blend of water lily, lady apple, mandarin meringue, and golden apricot skin are melded with sheer floral notes, accented with dark chocolate, and finished with a pink frosting accord, amber, warm woods, musk, and vanilla - a whimsical treat.

Highly recommended! 

Love, Claire

winter wonderland

IT'S SNOWING FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME THIS YEAR AND I'M WAY TO EXCITED 
HI HA HO

p.s. I can't believe I just made a post out of this delightful happening, oh well

(c) this gif was found on tumblr

tumblr all day, every day

I'm sorry for not posting anything in the last two days! I went shopping for ''Sinterklaas'' gifts (also known as Saint Nicholas, a traditional Winter holiday figure in the Netherlands. He's quite similar to Santa Claus although he doesn't have a reindeer sleigh to bring the kids presents and sweets with but a white horse and ''Zwarte Pieten'' to help him. Click here to find out more about him!) with my friends and went out for dinner afterwards. Then we headed for one of my friend's houses and watched ''Taken'' whilst enjoying a mug of Swiss Miss hot cacoa with marshmallows. Which might explain why I haven't blogged yesterday.
My Cambridge English exam went really well so I'm keeping my fingers crossed while hoping to get an A!

I remember promising you to make a post about two of my Tumblr accounts so there you go, these are my two blogs on Tumblr, enjoy!

#1 cara-sari.tumblr.com is actually my main blog, I've been blogging on there for over two years

#2 red-lacqueredsoles.tumblr.com a blog that consists of inspiring pictures of outfits, jewelry, make-up and such

Do you have a Tumblr? If yes, just leave the link in a comment and I'll follow you!

Have an amazing weekend! Love, Claire