Your happiness is in your hands

If you choose to be happy, no one and nothing in this world can change that. Your happiness has always been and will always be in your hands. Why should I be dependent on anyone for anything?
Problems, stress, heart break, anger, disappointment, all these are just a state of mind. I rule my mind and its in my hands in which direction to steer it. When I decide someone else is going to make me happy, I let my happiness be driven by their actions; when I leave it to my success at work, that success (or loss of it) affects it. But ultimately it is you who makes the decision who or what will make you happy. Isn’t that funny when it comes to our happiness we become dependent on external factors, when we can choose to be happy all the time? After all happiness is my very nature.

It’s the first time I’ve used pictures taken from a phone (old i-Phone). They aren’t great but surprisingly usable.

Zara Bag, Only Belt, River Island Jeans, Mango Blue TopJacket from Hong Kong
It was great to see a friend after a long time, and the day just couldn’t get better – we went on a shopping expedition. While I was to just accompany her, this yellow bag caught my eye while browsing stuff at Zara, and I just had to buy it. My handbag wardrobe is clearly missing some colours, so it wasn’t a bad buy.

Today seemed like a good day to wear the bag. I paired it with this gorgeous red jacket (a treasure hunted on the Granville Street in Hong Kong) and wore dark blue denim, top and belt and black booties, to balance off the colour infusion and give this look a more downtown feel.

This stunning shade of red can brighten up the gloomiest day!!! Considering how I have started venturing sometimes towards the edgier look, mixing-up the yellow bag with the bright red came as no surprise.

Have a great week ahead and don’t let anyone take your happiness away from you.
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Let us get back to basics - slow living, clean (#plantbased) eating, buying what we need, ♻️ reusing-repurposing-recycling, treating food as medicine, less screen time and more living, connecting with nature, 🌎 giving planet the respect it deserves! 

Because #EarthDay is everyday.

#sustainableblogger #veganblogger #vegantravel
don’t travel solo…
“you’re married, go with your husband” — We’ve all heard this before… 
but here’s the truth… solo travel hits different.

you reconnect with yourself, travel at your own pace, do things you love {and finally do everything you wanted to but was always pushing it back}, 🍰 eat what you want (all those vegan desserts without anyone watching you ☺️🙃), talk to strangers (a lot), sit alone without feeling weird ….. and somewhere in all that, you meet yourself.

scary? Not at all.
worth it? every single time. ✨

#solotravels #vegantravel #veganblogger #vegantraveller #femalesolotraveler
Did you know your fav lipstick may have bug juice 🐞 ? Shocking?
Truth is - most lipsticks in the market contain 
🐞 carmine = crushed cochineal beetles
🐑 lanolin = grease derived from sheep’s wool (waxy greasy substance secreted by sheep’s skin)
🐝 beeswax = bee vomit

Who wants to slather their lips with bug juice? 
☺️ Didn’t think so.

Thankfully, there are plenty of brands doing it right. 💄  I’ve put together a handy list so you can shop vegan lipstick with ease:

👉🏻 #VeganLipstick Brands: 
@violette_fr, @elfcosmetics, @kvdbeauty @milkmakeup, @tower28beauty, @inikaorganic @axiology_beauty, @lilylolouk @rarebeauty, 

👉🏻 Cruelty-Free brands with Vegan options:
🐰 cruelty-free doesn’t mean a product is vegan. It simply means it’s not tested on animals, so be careful. 
@tartecosmetics @rmsbeauty, @doseofcolors (most products are vegan), @charlottetilbury, @glossier @urbandecaycosmetics @nyxcosmetics 

🇮🇳 Vegan Indian makeup brands
@asabeautyindia @kirobeauty @disguisecosmetics @colorchemistry.in @lovechildbymasaba @hyueofficial 

Next time you buy makeup – make sure it’s #crueltyfree and #vegan! And look out for 
- Natural Red 4
- E120
- *CI 75470 (misspelled in video as CI 17470 🙈)
- Carmine or Carmine lake
- Cochineal extract 
- Carminic Acid

👆🏼 they’re all different names of carmine (bug juice)

✨ Share this with a friend who loves makeup!

#crueltyfreemakeup #veganmakeup
#VeganAmsterdam Guide - the first capital city that banned meat advertising.

❤️ My fav vegan spots in Amsterdam
@vegansushibar (multiple locations & 🌱 Jain friendly), 
@veganees.ams @bonboon_amsterdam

🍔Vegan burgers (not Jain friendly): @vegantemplebar @veganjunkfoodbar @greenfarmers_amsterdam
🌯Vegan falafel joint (not-Jain friendly): @maoz.falafel (multiple locations)
🍜  #Veganramen: @kitchenimpossibleams
🇯🇵 Vegan Korean & Japanese takeaway: @vegandepatchka

🍰🍮Vegan desserts:
@koffieendekoeck @saintjeanbakery @suefoodamsterdam @margosamsterdam @suefoodamsterdam 

🌱 🇳🇱 Other vegan places (limited jain options but great restaurants): @hearthamsterdam @madre.amsterdam
@soil.vegancafe @trevisamsterdam (Italian)

🛒 Vegan deli & bulk store @littleplantpantry
 👢 Vegan fashion store (& grocery): @vegalifenl

#vegantravel #veganfashion

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