POD: Date outfit

Hej skønne mennesker. Det er den sidste mandag i måneden (yay - kan I lugte foråret? Jeg kan næsten, selvom det har sneet i dag) og det betyder, at det atter er tid til en Plus Size Outfit-dag. I anledning af, at februar byder på Valentines dag, er temaet denne gang et date-outfit. Jeg har flere gange postet billeder fra kærestedates, f.eks. her og her, men jeg har ikke et outfit fra Valentines dag, for vi fejrer det ikke. I stedet sørger vi jævnligt for at have hyggelige dage sammen og den slags - og det synes jeg er vigtigere end alt andet. Dette outfit er sådan set ikke fra en kæreste-date, det havde jeg på igår, da jeg var til koncert med min søster. En søster-date kan altså være noget af det bedste i verden. Men lur mig om ikke også det ville have været fin til en kæreste-date - eller en 1. date for den sags skyld; jeg kan i hvert fald godt lide, at kjolens farve er sjov og at jakken giver det lidt kant. Kjolen er forresten den, jeg købte i Hamburgs Kuvenhaus.

Hello beautiful people! It's the last monday of February (yay, do you smell Spring too? I almost do, even though it was supercold and snowing today) and it means that it's time for another Plus Size Outfit Day. Because February brings along Valentine's day the theme is "An Enchanting date outfit. I've posted several outfits from dates with my boyfriend, like here and here, but I haven't got an outfit from Valentine's to show you, simply because we didn't do anything. We don't celebrate it (my boyfriend told me that the small gift I got was from Cupid), instead we make sure to spend lovely days together every once in a while - and that's more important to me. This outfit is not from a boyfriend-date either, I wore it yesterday when I was at a concert with my sister. Sister-dates are also one of the best types of dates! But it would have been perfect for a boyfriend-date too - or a 1. date; I really like how the colour of the dress makes it fun and the jacket gives it all a bit of an edge. The dress is by the way what I bought in Kurvenhaus Hamburg.

Dress - Yppig / Jacket - Crizpy by Zhenzi / Shoes - Bianco

Hvad lavede du på Valentines dag? Husk også at tjekke alle de andre skønne

piger ud! 

What did you do on Valentine's? Don't forget to check out all the other

wonderful ladies!

Moon: http://brusselsfatshion.com/

Audrey: http://www.big-or-not-to-big.com/

Miria: http://pluskawaii.blogspot.de/

Melanie: http://www.rubenesque.ch

Rachel: http://www.adressisforlife.blogspot.co.uk/

miss BARTOZ: http://www.missbartoz.de/

Katha: http://kathastrophal.de/

Jenny: http://www.curvy-life.de/

Steffi http://bigapple-girl.blog.de/

Happy Birthday dear Blog! (and a lot of talking!)

I dag er det faktisk lige præcist et år siden, at det første indlæg på denne blog blev skrevet. Oprindeligt var det min plan at lave en hel serie med mine favoritting i forskellige kategorier - det blev der ikke meget af. Måske det var en idé at tage det op igen? Det tog mig noget tid at få taget mig mod til outfit-billeder og close up-shots af mig og sådan springe ud som en mode/fashion/fatshion/plussize/hvad vi nu skal kalde det-blogger. Men det lykkedes! Og jeg genbruger lige et af mine absolutte yndlingsbilleder fra min tid som blogger til dette indlæg.

Og hvordan har jeg så fejret denne fødselsdag? Jo, ser du... Ved at stå op før fanden fik sko på, for at lave oplæg til undervisning senere på ugen (alene for min makker er blevet syg - dumme influenza!) og senere tage til undervisning det meste af eftermiddagen. Så i skrivende stund har jeg været vågen i 11 timer (sovet i seks). Behøver jeg at sige, at jeg er træt? Well - lige om lidt skal jeg videre til kor, så jeg kommer sent hjem og så er det ellers på hovedet i seng.

Jeg har virkelig travlt for tiden, men jeg har lidt ideer til indlæg oppe i hovedet. Blandt andet noget, med en helt masse tilfældige facts, som Sian også har gjort og et (eller flere, hvem ved?) indlæg om hvordan bloggen har ændret, hvordan jeg har det med mig selv - for jeg kan se, at jeg har ændret mig. Og der sker stadig ændringer i disse dage og det vil jeg gerne fortælle jer om - for I er en kæmpe del af dét.

Men alt det må komme en dag, hvor jeg ikke er ualmindeligt træt og stresset. Det kommer - det lover jeg!
Indtil da, kan I jo også skyde ind, hvis der er et eller andet I gerne vil høre mere til eller hvis I synes, der er noget, jeg helt glemmer at skrive om. Bare kom med det!

Og sidst men ikke mindst - jeg har fundet en vinder til min giveaway. Vinderen blev søde Katha, som har været en inspiration for mig længe. Tillykke til hende! Og tak til jer, som deltog og til Annlil for gaven.

Exactly a year ago today I posted the first ever post on this blog. My plan was to make it into a series of posts about my favourite things in different categories, but that never happened... Maybe I should think about it again? Well... It took my some time to build up the courage to do outfit posts and close up shots of me. You know.. To come out as a fashion/fatshion/plussize/what you call it-blogger - but I did it! And I'm reusing one of my favourite pictures of me from my time blogging for this post. 

And how did I celebrate this birthday then? Well.. I woke up before the sun even had a thought about rising to prepare for a "lecture" I'm going to do later this week at uni (alone, because my partner got sick - damn you influenza!) and then go to class for the rest of the afternoon, pretty much. Now I've been awake for 11 hours (slept for about 6 - I need at least 8 hours of sleep to survive!). Need I say I' tired? In a short while I'm going to choir practice (yes, I joined a choir - wuhu!) so I'll be home late. And then I'm going straight to bed.

I'm really busy at the moment, but I'm planning a few posts in my head. Among others a post with a lot of random facts about me, like Sian did and one (or maybe more, who knows?) about how blogging has changed my relationship to myself - 'cause it's changed and it's still changing. And I want to tell you about it because you're all such a big part of it.

But that will come on days when I'm not tired and stressed out. Until then feel free to tell me if there's anything you want to know or something I forget to tell you about. Bring it on!

And last but not least - I found a winner for my giveaway. The winner is the wonderful Katha who's been an inspiration to me for so long. Congratulations! I'll send you an email soon! Thanks to all who took part in this and thank you to Annlil for the bracelet.

4 things

Lige nu kan jeg virkelig godt lide sort/hvide prints. Og kjolen med de blå blomster minder mig så meget om sommer og pæne muselmalede tallerkener. 

Right now I'm really into black and white prints. And the dress with the blue flowers just reminds me so much of summer - bring it on. Soon. Please.

Min giveaway kører forresten lige et par dage endnu - deltag her.

My giveaway is still running - enter here.

OOTD: Before I fell sick again

Det her havde jeg på den aften, hvor jeg tog min kæreste med til koncert med Nephew. Det var i fredags og jeg klarede mig lige akkurat igennem koncerten og blev syg umiddelbart lige bagefer. Dejligt! I dag har jeg det stadig lidt skidt, men mon ikke det snart letter? Det skal det! Jeg glæder mig allerede vildt til varmere dage. Sommer og maxi-kjoler er alligevel det allerbedste mix.

This is what I wore the other night, when I took my boyfriend to a concert with the Danish band Nephew. It was Friday and I just managed to get through the concert and fell sick just after, pretty much. Lovely, right? Well.. Today I still don't feel on top, but I guess it'll go away soon. It has to! I'm longing so much for warmer days right now. After all summer and maxi dresses are the best mix!

Dress - Zay / Blazer - Nanna XL

Forresten - har I husket at deltage i min giveaway? Den er åben for alle nationaliteter. Deltag lige her. Kom frisk, det ville gøre mig glad!

By the way! Did you all remember to enter my give away? It's open for all nationalities. Enter right here. It would make my day if you did!

OOTD: Before it gets dark

I torsdags lykkedes det mig lige netop at få klikket et par nogenlunde skarpe billeder inden mørket brød frem. I torsdags lykkedes det mig også lige netop at hygge en masse med en masse søde mennesker, inden jeg blev syg igen. Weekenden har jeg tilbragt på arbejde, i sengen med feber og ondt i halsen - nu var jeg jo ellers lige blevet rask! Men bortset fra det, så går det godt. Jeg har lige fået 12 i en spændende eksamen og er startet på et nyt semester - det her havde på "1. skoledag". 

I just managed to get these photos taken last Thursday before it was too dark - they are a little blurry because of it, sorry for that! I also managed to have a nice time with a lot of nice people, before I got sick again. I've spend the weekend at work and after that in bed with a fever and a very soar throat - seriously; I just got well and now I'm sick again?! Well.. Except that I'm good. I just got an A in my exam and the new semester just started - this is what I wore to my "first day of school". 

Shirt - Asos Curve / Skirt - Asos Curve / Dress worn as top - H&M

Bracelet - Gifted by Annlil

Skjorten og nederdelet er absolut favoritter ligenu! Armbåndet har jeg fået af Annlil og de har givet mig et ekstra, som jeg kan give til en heldig læser. Deltag i min give away lige her.

The shirt and the skirt are absolute favourites at the moment! The bracelet was gifted to me by Annlil and they gave me an extra to give to a lucky reader. You can enter the give away right here.

Annlil // Give Away

Hej søde mennesker!

Det er blevet tid til min allerførste give away her på bloggen.

Annlil er en nystartet webshop, der har et fint udvalg af smykker og i anledning af bloggens 1-års fødselsdag har de været så søde at give mig lov til at udlodde dette fine læderarmbånd til en heldig læser. Annlil har masser af smykker; halskæder, øreringe, armbånd og ringe til både kvinder, mænd og børn til gode priser.

Jeg har også selv været så heldig at få et armbånd magen til det, som du kan vinde og jeg har gået med det lige siden det kom ind ad døren. Jeg er særligt vild med, at der er detaljer med flet - det bløder virkelig armbåndet op og gør det feminint. Tak til Annlil.

For at deltage i lodtrækningen om armbåndet, skal du gøre følgende:

1. Være læser af bloggen enten via google friend connect eller Bloglovin'

2. Like Annlil's facebookside

3. Skrive en kommentar til dette indlæg med din emailadresse, 

så jeg kan kontakte dig hvis du vinder og fortæl mig,

hvordan du følger min blog. Disse tre trin giver

dig ét lod i konkurrencen. 

Du kan få ekstra lodder ved at:

1. Skrive ris og ros til min blog i kommentarfeltet til dette indlæg = 1 ekstra lod

2. Linke til giveaway'en på din egen blog/tumblr og poste link til dette i en 

kommentar til dette indlæg = 2 ekstra lodder

Konkurrencen er åben for alle og jeg trækker lod på bloggens fødselsdag den 19. februar. Held og lykke og tusind tak for at læse med!

Hi there lovelies!

It's time for the first ever give away at the blog.

Annlil is a new Danish webshop with a nice selection of jewelry; necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings for both women, men and children. My blog will turn a year in a short while and Annlil were so nice to give me the opportunity to do a give away and one lucky reader will win this leather bracelet. 

I was lucky enough to get a bracelet just like this myself and I've been wearing it ever since it got here. I really like the braided details, which make the bracelet a lot more feminine. Thank you Annlil!

For a chance to win this give away you need to:

1. Follow my blog through google friend connect or Bloglovin'

2. Leave a comment with your email address and tell me 

how you follow my blog. These three steps will give

you one entry. 

For extra entries:

1. Leave a comment in which you tell me what you 

like, what you don't like as much, what you'd like to see 

more of on my blog etc. = 1 extra entry

2. Link to the give away at your blog/tumblr and leave a link

in a comment in this post = 2 extra entries

The give away is open for everyone! I will draw a winner on February 19th which is the blog's  first birthday. Good luck and thank you for reading my blog!

Denne giveaway er nu slut!

This give away has ended!

OOTD: Out of bed

Jeg lå jo med influenza i sidste uge. I sengen fire dage i streg. Så da jeg endelig havde energi til at gå en tur i det fine vejr, kunne jeg ikke dy mig for at tage lidt læbestift på og virkelig komme af med pyjamasfølelsen. Outfittet her minder mig på en måde lidt om Beverly Hills. Min kæreste gav mig ret og sagde, at det mindede ham om Brandon.. Hmm? 

I was in bed for four days last week with the flu. So when I finally had the energy to go for a walk in the nice weather (where did it go?!) I felt like putting on a little lipstick and really leave the "pyjamas"-feeling at home. This outfit kind of reminds me of Beverly Hills. My boyfriend agreed but then said it reminded him of Brandon. Well...?

Dress - H&M / Denim shirt - Asos Curve / Necklace - Urban Outfitters

I dag er jeg begyndt på studiet igen og har været på café med gamle veninder. Og i aften skal jeg hygge med veninder fra mit studie. Det bliver godt! Hvad skal du lave?

Today I went back to my master-studies after a few weeks off. And I went to a café with some old friends. Tonight I'll hang out with most of my old study group from anthropology. It'll be great. What are you up to?

OOTD: 2. Outfit from Hamburg

Lige bortset fra, at jeg skylder jer, at vise, hvad jeg købte i Kurvenhaus, så er det her mit sidste indlæg om vores lille smuttur til Hamburg. Outfittet her er fra søndagen, hvor vi gik en lang tur rundt om søen, Binnenalster, i sne og slud.

This will be the last post about our little trip to Hamburg, except from the fact that I promised you to show you what I bought at Kurvenhaus - soon! This outfit is from Sunday where we took a long walk around the lake, Binnenalster, in snowy weather.

Skirt - Asos Curve / Shirt - H&M+ / A ton of layers and thermo underwear

Alle billederne er mere eller mindre hurtige snapshots, fordi 1. det var koldt, 2. hotellets rengøringspersonalet kom gående. Men jeg er altså virkelig glad for det her outfit. Hvad synes du?

All of these pictures are more or less quick snapshots because 1. it was cold, 2. the cleaning staff at the hotel was coming. But I really like this outfit. What do you think?

Kurvenhaus Hamburg

Vi kiggede en del butikker i da vi var i Hamburg, men vi shoppede egentlig ikke så meget. Jeg synes altid det er svært at finde plus size-guldgruber i nye lande, hvor man ikke kender de gode tricks. Og de tricks jeg kendte i forvejen bød ikke på noget særligt spændende. Men der var én butik, som et par læsere havde anbefalet mig: Kurvenhaus som ligger på Hermannstraβe. Og der tog vi hen (da vi altså først fandt den i den lille gade, hvor den gemte sig godt!). Udover lidt skønhedsprodukter - min yndlings bodylotion fra Clarins (man skal jo spare pengene, når man kan!) og en nude eye-liner, så købte jeg kun noget i Kurvenhaus, men så havde jeg også brugt de fleste af mine Euros. De kunne nemlig ikke tage imod mit Dankort, så jeg måtte af med mine kontanter - men det var det værd! 

Jeg var ret høj over oplevelsen i butikken resten af dagen. Stemningen i butikken var dejlig, tøjet var fint og personalet var virkelig sødt. Vi fik os en god snak om Danmark, plus size-mode og plus size-piger, der bør droppe tanken om at kun grå og sorte telte dur som påklædning. Vi snakkede om, at pluspiger er sexede og bør klæde sig derefter. Og så snakkede vi om drømme og håb og tro på, at muligheden for at gøre netop dét heldigvis ser ud til at blive bedre og bedre i takt med, at industrien opdager, at der er et marked og i takt med, at vi pluspiger, bliver enige med os selv og hinanden om, at mulighederne skal være der og at vi vil benytte dem. 

Servicen var fantastisk. Man stod ikke tøvende med et spørgsmål i mere end et par sekunder før personalet stod klar med svar og forslag. Samtidig var de virkelig dygtige til at give plads til at kigge, tænke og overveje uden at stå i nakken af en hele tiden. Og sådan var det også også, da jeg prøvede tøj på. Jeg følte at jeg havde al tid i verden og deres hjælp til rådighed, så snart jeg fik brug for den. Og min kæreste fik en kop kaffe og et magasin at læse i, i lænestolen lige udenfor prøverummet. Dejligt afslappet. 

We went to quite a lot of shops while in Hamburg, but we actually didn't shop a lot. I always find it hard to find plus size treasures in a new country where you don't know the little tricks. And the tricks I did know about Germany didn't really offer much this time around. But I went to this one store that was recommended by some of you! And I thank you so much for that! The shop is: Kurvenhaus in Hermannstraβe. We went there as soon as we figured out where it was hiding (in a street that was hiding behind Europa Passage). Apart from a few beauty products - my favourite body lotion from Clarins and a nude eyeliner, I only bought something in Kurvenhaus on my trip. Then again; I almost spend all of my Euros right there and then. They couldn't accept my card, so I had to pay cash - but it was so worth it!

I was so happy for the rest of the day after visiting this store. The atmosphere was so nice, the clothes were lovely and the staff were kind. We had the nicest talk about Denmark, plus size fashion and plus size girls who need to put away the thought that only grey and black tents work as clothing. We talked about plus size girls being sexy and that we need to dress sexy too. And then we talked about hope, dreams and believing that our opportunities are getting better, partly because the industry is catching up and also because plus size girls are realizing and deciding that the opportunities has to be there and that we will seize them too.

The service was amazing. I never had a question coming for long before someone was ready to answer it or bring up new ideas. At the same time they didn't walk right behind you all the time and gave you space to think about things and do your own thing. The same happened when I was trying on the clothes. I felt like I had all the time in the world and a hand for help near by all the time. And my boyfriend was offered a cup of coffee (I had to say no being all full from the giant German breakfast) and a magazine in a nice chair - perfect and relaxed!

Og som sagt, gik jeg ikke tomhændet derfra. Hvad der er i posen (som for øvrigt er pakket så fint med silkepapir og magasin!) må I lige vente med at få at se, men jeg kan sige så meget, at det ikke er gråt eller sort. Den søde dame i butikken talte mig fra den grå udgave. Og at det er i en klar farve, som indtil nu ikke har eksisteret i mit klædeskab (i hvert fald ikke i lang, lang tid). Tag endelig et gæt. Nåh ja... Og så er det dansk design. For det giver nemlig god mening at rejse ud for at købe danske ting... eller...

Og så lige for at få det på det rene: Indlægget her er ikke sponsoreret, men er udelukkende udtryk for min begejstring. Og den er stor!

And as said I didn't leave empty handed. What's in the bag (by the way beautifully wrapped in silk paper and in company of a BiB-magazine!) you'll have to see at some other time. But I can tell you that it's not gray or black. The nice woman at the store talked me out of buying the gray one. It's actually in a bright colour that so far haven't been in my closet (at least not for the longest time). Take a guess if you feel like it. Oh yeah, and it's Danish design. Because it makes sense to travel somewhere to buy Danish things... well... 

And for the record: This post isn't sponsored. It's just me babling about a place I really, really liked. 

Picturespam: Hamburg day 3 & 4

Dag tre og fire i Hamburg var som sådan ikke meget anderledes end de første par dage, men nu var vi jo også taget afsted for at slappe af og hygge. Søndag er det meste, så vidt vi ved, lukket og vi havde ikke vildt meget lyst til at gå på museer, så i stedet gik vi en tur i snevejr og slud rundt om Binnenalster. 

Day three and four in Hamburg wasn't much different than the first two, but then again; we went to Hamburg just to relax and have fun. On Sundays most stores, as far as we know, are closed and we didn't feel like going to museums and stuff like that, so we took a walk around the Binnenalster in the snow.

Efter at have gået rundt om søen tog vi U-bahnen ud til Schanzenviertel igen, for at gå på Herr Max. Igen. Jeg behøver vist ikke at fortælle, at jeg forelskede mig rimelig godt og grundigt i det sted. Der er så hyggeligt og kagerne er af den slags, drømme er lavet af. Hvis du skal til Hamburg, så bliver du altså nødt til at tage forbi! Og vente tålmodigt på et bord, hvis der er kø. Vi var heldige at slippe for kø begge dage vi var der. Heldige kartofler.

After our walk around the lake we took the U-bahn to Schanzenviertel again, to visit Herr Max. Again. Needless to say I fell pretty hard for that place. It's really cosy and the cakes are made of the same stuff that dreams are made of - I swear! If you're going to Hamburg you really need to go! And you have to wait in line too, if they don't have a table for you right away. We were lucky and there were room for us both days.

Og vi gik en del på Mönckebergstraβe, hvor hr. Kæreste stod for det meste af shopperiet, og vi fik kaffe på en hyggelig kaffebar, der hedder Balzac. Nå ja, og så spiste vi lidt mere på Vapiano.

And we walked quite a bit along Mönckebergstraβe, where Mr. Boyfriend took the biggest part in the shopping, and we had coffee at Balzac. And... Oh well.. We ate a bit more at Vapiano.

Vi nåede ikke på Starbucks, hvilket jeg ellers højt og helligt havde lovet mig selv, at jeg ville forbi. Men kaffen på Balzac var mindst ligeså god og stemningen bedre. Til gengæld mødte vi en mand i træet på Vapiano - hr. Kæreste kaldte ham en Ente. Det er et eller andet fra Ringenes Herre, som fløj lidt over mit hovede. Måske jeg snart skulle finde ud af det univers... 

We didn't go to Starbucks even though I promised my self that I would. But the coffee at Balzac could easily compete and the atmosphere was much better. We did however meet an old man in the tree at Vapiano. Mr. Boyfriend said he was an Ent. Something about The Lord of the Rings that I didn't quite follow. Maybe I should try to figure that universe out.

OOTD: 1. Outfit from Hamburg

Jeg synes tit, at jeg ender med at bruge et stykke tøj specielt meget, når jeg rejser. Fordi det passer bedst til omstændighederne - i det her tilfælde var det mit Asos skater-nederdel, som jeg faktisk ikke tog af igen, da jeg først havde haft det på. Bortset fra, når jeg skulle sove og i bad, selvfølgelig. Udover det havde jeg et par jeans med, som bare blev ved og ved og ved med at glide ned, når jeg gik. Og det gjorde vi jo meget. Så nederdelet her var min redning - det bliver bare siddende! Den bordeaux sweater var også perfekt til vejret, der på denne dag faktisk var dejlig mildt. Det var også den dag, hvor vi begge vandrede rundt i Hamburg med feber. Kan det ses?

I often find that I wear one piece of clothing waaay to much when I travel. Because it just fits the surroundings and stuff like that - in this case it was this Asos skater skirt that made my day(s). I actually didn't take it off as soon as I took it out of my suitcase. Well, of course I didn't sleep or shower in it... I also took a pair of jeans with my but they kept sliding down all the time when I was walking - and we walked a lot! So I wore this skirt - and it stayed up! The burgundy jumper was perfect for the weather, which was actually really mild that day. This day we both walked around with fever. Does it show?

Skirt - Asos Curve / Jumper - Vila