Feeling overwhelmed this spooky season? Wanting things to be a bit more cozy and calm? Here are 10 cosy activities to try out this spooky season! These activities are great for a small gatherings, solo nights or couples evenings. They are designed to get you thinking creatively, have a little fun, do something a little … Continue reading 10 Super Cosy Activities for a Quiet Spooky Season
Plant. Pick. Pickle. Being Eastern European, pickles are a part of daily life, and I absolutely LOVE pickles. My mum has been making homemade dill pickles for as long as I can remember, and I will annihilate a whole pot of pickles, chug pickle water and even add it to soups. There is something pickled … Continue reading Garden Quest: Pickles for Pickle
Checking out a Studio Ghibli themed Cafe in Mapo-gu, Seoul It's no secret that I'm a huge Ghibli fan; having a deep love of the films, their characters and stories and even starting a mini sewing series based on the Ghibli characters, when I heard there was a Kiki's Delivery Service themed cafe in Seoul, … Continue reading Kiki’s Delivery Service Themed Cafe in Seoul; Koriko Cafe Review
A ladies High Tea is always a special occasion and a time to really enjoy with your gal pals; you chit-chat about all topics under the sun, drink copious amounts of tea and treat yourselves to delicious tiny delicacies and tasty treats. I've always treasured High Tea times with friends so on a recent trip … Continue reading High Tea at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore Review
Vintage Cooking Adventures with Miss MonMon It's once again the season of love and to celebrate Valentine's Day for another year, I wanted to try another vintage recipe. Much like today, food has trends with what's popular as well as what is considered a superfood. Remember kale becoming the latest and greatest superfood a few … Continue reading Making Valentines Coeur A La Creme from the 1960s
Well, better late than never. Two years after getting married in the most beautiful vintage celestial-themed wedding I could have ever imagined, my sweetheart and I finally took off on our honeymoon. But where to go? Well, due to some circumstances out of our control, we had a sudden limited time to take our trip … Continue reading My Tropical Honeymoon in the Maldives – Pinup with a Passport
A brand new season of The Marvellous Mrs Maisel is upon us so to celebrate, I thought we'd head back into the kitchen and whip up some of Midge's famous Latkes. We all know that Midge's brisket, which we've already made and tried, is somewhat of it's own character but Midge does state that she … Continue reading Making the Official Mrs Maisel Latkes
After how much I enjoyed the last brisket we made together, I thought it's only fair if we do it all over again but this time use a 1950's recipe. Every decade has foods that become trendy, I know we have all been bombarded by avocado toast and Nutella and the 50's were no different. … Continue reading Making a 1950’s Coca Cola Brisket
We all know that vintage jelly recipes leave a lot to be desired; many are more of a miss than a hit (don't even get me started on some of the recipes I've started... eww), but I've been asked repeatedly since last Christmas to try out some vintage recipes. So here we are, one year … Continue reading Making a Vintage Christmas Jelly
We are all adjusting to a different type of Easter long weekend this year so it's totally okay to try new things or just do very little. To try and boost myself and my mood I thought, let's do some vintage baking. We've done a few vintage recipes already (for Halloween and Valentines Day) and … Continue reading Baking a Vintage Easter Lamb Cake
Now that the temperature is slowly dropping, it's common to feel the effects of seasonal depression. Cold weather and shorter days can bring about a sadness that isn't always easy to snap out off especially after a fun-filled summer. But winter doesn't have to be all dark and gloomy; it's a great time to slow … Continue reading Self Care Winter Tips
And just like that, summer is officially over and it's really just whizzed by! Looking back on February, this month was a huge challenge for me as it involved some travel followed by a severe Endo flare up which ended up triggering my depression. Trying to take part in the 100 days of Vintage Challenge really … Continue reading Monthly Outfit Recap – February
The holiday season is always filled with mixed emotions; it's the end of the year and time to reflect, it's a chance to plan new goals for the upcoming year, a moment to be with friends and family and an opportunity to have a little fun. But sometimes, the holiday season can leave us feeling … Continue reading Beating the Holiday Blues; Ways to deal with Seasonal Depression
For those that have known me for a very long time, you would know that I have had acne since I was in primary school. Over the years and as my body has changed, my acne has changed too. At the moment, I have cystic acne around period time and quite clogged pores which are … Continue reading K-Beauty – My Love Affair with Snail Mucus
As part of my journey with Pinup Doll Australia, we are required to support a charity and raise funds. I have chosen Endometriosis Australia and so far hosted a cocktail night, a lazer tag supersession, and most recently, a high tea. I enjoyed hosting the high tea so much that I thought I'd write up my … Continue reading How to Host a Vintage High Tea with Miss MonMon
August started off with a bang and I ran into it at full speed; however, my body had other ideas and I ended up taking close to two weeks off from blogging and work. I'm hoping next month to talk more about living in Endo and some of my recent struggles. I am also looking … Continue reading Monthly Outfit Recap – August
Before I even got to Montreal, a traveller I met on the way to New York told me that no one would speak to me if it wasn't in French. To be honest, I was a little worried because my French is absolutely terrible, but at the end of the day, I could manage on … Continue reading Pinup with a Passport – Vintage Shopping in Montreal
Start spreading the news, Im leaving today ... For the majority of my time in New York I had Frank Sinatra singing 'New York' in my head which I must admit, made it all the more exciting. Waking up in the city that never sleeps had a peculiar exhilaration that cannot be described; the city … Continue reading Pinup with a Passport – New York Adventures