1 year anniversary living on my own.

   I can not believe it's been a year I am living on my own.

flat sneak pic early days!!!

 It's been wonderful to come and go as you please... To wake up in total silence and drink slowly the coffee you made doing whatever you want. Not having to worry about how messy the flat is because nobody is here to judge you except yourself...I lived with my parents during  my college years. The freedom you feel is actually intoxicating!!!! I'll admit that there were times that I missed them especially our fur-baby Blackie but I always visit them and sometimes stay there a night.
 At first I was afraid that I wouldn't make it. Paying rent and the bills it seemed a little overwhelming especially for a girl used to spend her salary in  comics, collectibles and whatever! But doing this has given me a whole new prospective.
 At the beginning of the month I make a list with my usual expenses. Rent, electricity, phone-internet etc. After I have payed everything I see with what I am left.
During the month i make a list for the grocery store and super-market. This  usually consists not the everyday stuff but cleaning supplies, personal hygiene stuff that I can buy in larger quantities and no worry about going bad. Having covered the basic expenses. I have a clear picture of the money I am left to spend in something extra.
 I will admit it is now always easy.  I sometimes loose track and overspend but most of the times I am on track. This year has been a dream! I am proud of myself and what I have  accomplished- even if it seems a little silly to you. And actually I am more confident and what I can do. So here's to another year of change and growing.

Music Sunday

There's nothing better than J.S. Bach music and coffee on a Sunday afternoon.

Enjoy!

Dog issues

  I love dogs. I don't  know if I have talked about them here on this blog. When I lived with my parents I was the one carrying about our lovely German shepherd Blackie.

My Baby boy Blackie!!!

  Since I moved out and I am living on my own I have often thought of  adopting a dog. I volunteer at a shelter and I have done some fostering. But whenever I think about  adopting I find myself feeling uncomfortable... I work full time and need 2 more hours to and from my work. After my work some days of the week I teach and I am home late. Should I own a dog and have him/her spend so much time on his own???Do I have a problem with commitment???
  I don't know if I am exaggerating or just think too much....But I don't want to take a dog home and then have to give it up again for adoption... it will break my heart. Any advice will be much appreciated...

Do you have a dog??? How to you handle work and dog time???  

I love this photo. Combines two great loves of mine. Dogs and music
Source: here

-Short hair, mon cherie? -Mais oui!

   All my life I had short hair. I have early memories of  hair parlors where my mother used to take me because she couldn't do anything with my hair. No...I don't have curly and big hair it's just so straight and so many that the only way she could manage it is cut them. I remember my first hair cut..I was standing because I was too small for the chair :)

Halloween style! Me and my sis. I'm with the yellow .

   I won't lie...I envied the other girls...with their long long hair!I still do sometimes...What I wouldn't give to be able to have long hair and have a chignon!!! I actually tried a few times to grow my hair. Once I actually made it...and unfortunatly I don't have a photo to prove it...Yes, I am photo shy...Now you know!

  During that time I came to realize that I don't feel like me with long hair. Silly you'll say....a bunch of hair can't define who you are... But still I didn't feel like me. Whatever comes I can deal with it..... Lol! I am the anti-Samson!!!! I feel stronger with my short hair.

  So I decided to make a series about short hair and how you can have fun with them. I hope you will like this and you share with me some of yours short stories!

 In this post I will show you how my hair was and my new look!!!Hope you like it!!! I love it!

 I look seriously miserable with my hair...I haven't cut them for  three months! I  know my hair dresser since I was 7 and he was an intern in a parlor just over 18. It's amazing how I have saw him go through life not only professionally but personally too. Open his own parlor...getting married and having two lovely children. I trust him completely!!!

Omg!I need a haircut...

 

 

The smile of content!!! My new hair!!!! The colour was to be more on the purple side but it came out magenta..I love them though!

I love my new hairdo!

A close-up to see the colour.

Hope you like it!
Sophia

p.s.: sorry for the crappy photos I am newbie at self-portraits....

Hello again

I was thinking a lot about what to write on this new post. It's been so long. I won't start with the sentimental staff about how I missed bloging and how life got in the way. All I'll say is I just can't keep a schedule. I decided to give it another go and see what happens. There's a lot of things I need to learn and change in this little space and I hope you will be patient with me. So here's to fresh starts and new adventures!!!!

Hello World!!!! 

Lovely to see you again!!!

Sophia