For the last three years, all I have wanted to do is return to one of the most amazing cities I have ever visited: London. This summer my mother and I traveled across the pond to do just that and this is what we got up to!
saying goodbye to dorky&dutch
If you have been following me for a while you might know that I co-own(ed) a blog called Dorky & Dutch with my friend Doreth. We started that adventure in August of 2016 as a place to share our love for books. We’ve reviewed quite a few books, got our first review copies, got involved with a cool community and so much more. But we have now decided it is time to say goodbye to that part of our online journey. We found that it wasn’t working out as we weren’t able to post as much as we wanted to, mainly due to other responsibilities. I am obviously still active on here for those of you who want to keep up with my writings. Doreth has not yet decided whether she wants to continue on her own or if blogging will remain in the past.
BUT seeing as I am a very nostalgic person, I couldn’t bear to delete all the posts I’d written for Dorky & Dutch, or just save them somewhere on a hard drive never to be looked at again. Therefore I have decided to transfer all my posts to this blog. So if you were a reader of Dorky & Dutch you will still have access to my old content, and if you are new you can read some of my older reviews and miscellaneous posts. They can all be found through this link.
Thanks so much for supporting Doreth and me in our first venture into blogging.
why you should make a summer bucket list
Summer has started! Even though I am definitely an autumnal person, summer also has its benefits for me. The lack of school, schedules, and responsibilities definitely give me a much-needed mental cleanse. The only problem is that with this absence of schedules there is a big chance I will spend the next 6 weeks doing absolutely nothing… Which brings me to the topic I want to talk about today.
antwerp | march 2018
Last week I went on a trip to Antwerp with 5 of my friends. And it was such a great experience that I felt like I had to share it with you guys.
review: little black book by Otegha Uwagba
Title: Little Black Book – a toolkit for working women
Author: Otegha Uwagba
Release date: June 15th, 2017
Publisher: 4th Estate
Rating: 5/5 stars
This little book was gifted to me as a going away present a while back and I was immediately drawn to it. Everything about this book just pulled me towards it. The millennial pink cover with a sleek design, the promise of tips for women in the creative industry. I couldn’t wait to get into it. It took me a day to finish and I am sure I will find myself picking it up again soon.
starting 2018 with a bang
First of all, Happy New Year! Second of all, welcome. Welcome to my little corner of the internet. I’m excited to have you here, please make yourself at home. If you got here through one of my social media platforms, you might already know who I am. But in case you don’t: Hi. I am Lotte, a 21-year-old girl who’s still trying to figure out how life works. I love reading (I write book reviews for dorkyanddutch), writing (failed nanowrimo 2 years in a row) and design (I study web design).
Now that we all know each other (please introduce yourself in the comments so I don’t look like an idiot ?), let me tell you a story of how this blog came to be and why I decided to start it now.