i stopped blogging because i couldn’t fill out the box at the bottom to my satisfaction and then went into a state of blog-cation for like a year and the longer i waited the harder it got.

sometimes it’s okay to just get a coke at the gas station. and it’s always okay to wear white shoes.

You’re right, your blurb mostly has nothing to do with the pics above but it is defo one of the prime things that make me come here.. The small talk my friend! You should be a rapper or somethin! :D

I love this. This is exactly how I feel… all the time.

I really love all the neutrals in this look, especially the snakeskin handbag. Your shoes are to die for! Love your blog by the way :)

XOXO

EK

Hahahaha, Shini, I love this, and your ability to be so god darn honest with your readers. Sometimes I struggle with what to write too, (no, that’s a lie, I struggle ALL the time,) but I’ve also found that the blurb part of a post is what gives the post all it’s texture and depth. I don’t want to sound boring, but it’s really how I feel, and your writing is honestly the reason why I check this blog, RELIGIOUSLY!

Oh god, I face the same result from the opposite side of the problem. I have too many words swirling in my head, getting all claustrophobic fighting for the final say, and it takes forever to get a paragraph down. I wind up losing posts (even though I have the pictures for them) because of the frustration that is organizing my thoughts to the point of relevancy.

But then I read this article from The Oatmeal, and felt better.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/making_things

http://hazylaughter.com

lovely images again, always good ^_^
Yuna

i always read your little blurbs and i found this one particularly funny.

oh and CATS AND BOOBS

Love that coat!

What I love most about your blog is that I’m just as excited to see your pictures as I am to read what you wrote. I usually admire your pictures, read, then stare at your pictures some more. It just goes on like that haha. What I’m trying to say is that your posts are totally worth the wait!

I do understand you when you say it is hard to come up with written content that is more than “I really love these jeans etc…”. On my blog every Monday I post an outfit but found very restrictive to say I love these clothes etc so I decided to also put attention to where I shoot and bring my readers to visit the town where I live (Bologna, Italy).

As for writing a blog post in itself, it is quite hard when you aim your readers to REALLY read you. Writing is a hard process, sometimes I have the idea and it is not clear, so I just let time go so that what I want to express comes clearer. Sometimes the process is easier and I can write right away but it is really rare. But what I am sure at is that something which is necessary to me to be able to write better is writing in my notebooks and not on my computer.

Anyway I like reading what you write because you tell us what’s going on inside your mind about your blog and your life and it is easy to identify ourselves and reflect so thank you. Your blog is not superficial at all !

Shug Avery of Incognito

http://www.thinkincognito-eng.blogspot.com

this is seriously such a great look! so in love with your heels!

http://www.styleandshades.blogspot.com

I love your coat!

eypolapol.tumblr.com

contrary to what you may claim, shini, i find what you write at the end of your posts quite philosophical indeed. ;)

Lovely photos Shini!

xx
http://sonicmoonboots.blogspot.com

Any random thing said by you is a ton more worthy to read than the ‘blip blip’ that so many other blogs have on offer.

I know exactly what you mean, I always have trouble with the ‘blurb’ at the bottom of my posts because its conceited enough to post a billion and one photos of myself online but then to ramble about the highlights of each outfit; how many favourites can i have? how much gushing am i really allowed?

however, I find you witty and perfectly in tempo with your amazing images (too much gushing?)

x karen
http://www.thechicndamned.blogspot.com

Beautiful photos! I love the bag

http://maddenim.blogspot.fi/

Beautiful beautiful pictures!

I think every blogger everywhere is with you on this, well myself at least. I think sometimes it’s ok to just post some beauty pictures without much explanation. After all, we all love a stunning outfit!

Love your photos, your white shoes, and your blurbs!

http://www.laurablogmode.com

hahaha, you may feel you struggle with writing but I always look forward to your written blurbs just as much as your photographs! You’re hilarious. Keep it up!

Lots of love xo

Blah blah blah – your words are my favourite even if I rarely know what you’re on about ;)

Becky | lifestyleflash.com x

Haha god this made me laugh. Skyping with grandma…so true

http://thepersephonecomplex.blogspot.co.uk/

Haha, I have the exact same issues with blurbing. Drafts upon drafts of posts best seen by the illiterate. I do enjoy reading your blurbs though. You’re always so funny and witty!

xx

FASHION EATERS

Funny, before I got to the part where you exposed your secret, I was thinking, gosh, she really knows how to write in a way that captivates and entertains, and then you say you can’t write? Believe me, words might not come easily to you, but it sure dosn’t show! I’m also stronger in visual expression than written, so I know exactly how you feel! However, I must say that this text itself is an inspiration for someone like me. Keep on writing, Shini :)

Lots of love,
Sarah Mikaela
//Framboise Fashion//

YOU LOOK STUNNING

Great photos!
I like your coat!
From http://www.xeanafashion.com

I just had to leave a comment.
First of all, I’m such an alien to both pop- and internet-culture that it took me a moment to understand what you were trying to do with all those “cats” and “boobs” up there. I honestly thought that you were doing some kind of beat-boxing. (Try to beat-box to the words “Boots, Cats (repeat)” if you’ve never done it before, by the way. And, I am by no means a beat-boxer! haha)

Anyway, you are so funny and down-to-earth! I read your blog because I love the little random things you say/ your geeky allusions. I’m sure that even if you wrote an entire post in one-syllable elementary school words (which is super-hard to do, I bet), you wouldn’t be able to hide your quirky and awesome insides. Keep it up!

I’d just opened this post as a new tab and was so confused for 5 seconds oh my god.

You’re not an idiot.

To be honest, your blurbs are why I subscribed to your blog in the first place! Your photos are always beautiful, but it’s your blurbs that give your blog personality and it’s why I still stick (well, lurk) around. Keep the random coming, I’d love to hear more about this Coke Zero.

You are just so cute and funny!
This might sound rude, but I think that your intellect is preventing you from writing about such superficial topics as shoes and pants. And that is more than fine. :) I never expect that kind of “shoes stories” from you. On the contrary. ;)

Stunning outfit! You’re so elegant!

xx
Théa

Hi! I started coming to this blog for the beautiful photography and fashion. Since then I started reading it regularly and now your on my flipbook top 5 to follow. No stress, just bless when it comes to the writing. It is not easy and we ALL know it. The photography though, that’s priceless and seems to be your thing. So don’t let words stop you from sharing. We love you even when you lib cat cats boob and bacon!

Otherwise, my mother taught me “white shoes are cheap”. Then, living in the US taught me, “white should be forbidden from September to May”. Thank you for sending those absurd rules straight to the dustbin by proving that white shoes in January CAN look elegant, feminine and fun!

Oh my God the Skyping with grandma in Tibet part killed me. Don’t worry, the slight delays are worth it if you crack jokes about silence and incoherent laughter.

Jessica | Vixenelle ☾

for a moment i thought you were eating olives with ice cream, now that would have been something to write about. i know what you mean, i feel the same. that’s why i always keep it brief. i’m no wordsmith

I have to admit, I wasn’t going to read the text until I saw CATS CATS BOOBS, haha made me laugh. You can start counting me in as one of your plus ten new readers. I’m sure you won’t have a writing crisis, you write wonderfully! … And your pictures are amazing!

BLEURGH!! YES!!! Finally someone that gets it! People think you just churn out content like water but NO…it takes flippin’ time to hone thoughts into words and then incorporate it with the post. LOL sorry, 1st time on your blog & I’m already in love lol

You’re hilarious. Although I adore your images, the blurbs make my day because of your wit. No pressure.

Heart Easy A.

all the things you are saying at the beginning are so damn true. lately everyone seems to ignore the writing stuff and go all the time “ohhh i love this, oh i love that”. its tiring enough!
ps what you write makes me laugh although i dont understand everytime what you mean. damn my english are poor sometimes

Yes, words don’t come easy ad don’t always flow when we want them to. But I find your writing good, entertaining and personal. You’re doing a good job.

I love your posts, they’re always so witty. I would comment more often, but I too struggle with words. ;)

This is real good. I love how you put those words together.

No but seriously, why not…… type less? (although I have to admit that I do like the blurbs you put out here)

I hear ya. Posting regularly can be so darn difficult! I try to make posts a few days out so I can not get backed up. I also have some “reserve posts” if you will. Idk how well that would work for your blog, but if it’s been several days and I don’t have time, I just publish one of those.

I haven’t commented in a long, long time, but just know that I happen to love your particular brand of modem noise, Shini. For real.

your shoes are perfection, who says you can’t wear white in january? also for what it’s worth, I adore your writing style and really look forward to your posts.

This is a great blogpost!
A lot of people who want to start blogs feel the same way.
I’ve sat on the idea for several years now and I’m hoping 2013 is the year.
Like you said, there’s only so much to say about your outfit. You have on grey jeans and white heels, which is very cute by the way, that you’ll wear again next week.
Keep up the great work and I enjoy your writing style and thank you for sharing your thoughts with the world.

Love your wit, you’re such great writer! Be yourself, love what you’ve written so far, and the awesome outfit post.
And thank you for that untold truth of being a fashion blogger. its sometimes painful because we are suppose to be extremely visual afterall.

Thank you so much for such lovely words! To answer your question…usually whatever’s been posted is an outfit I’ve been wearing the whole day, and in this case believe it or not I wore the white shoes the whole day! It was 10 degrees (50F) so it wasn’t THAT cold, plus the heels are so low on this you could walk miles! x

Love this outfit, so many beautiful pieces put together perfectly.

Check out my blog http://degeneratebeautyqueens.blogspot.com.au I have only just started so every single view is so appreciated :)

Maddy xx

And there I was thinking it got easier.

*sighs*

http://centralsweetfrolic.blogspot.co.uk/

I hope you read this. I love your blurbs, still more inspirational than a lot of crap out there (mine probably included). You’re still one of my favourite bloggers. I even mentioned you on my application for a Master’s Degree in Fashion Journalism. Never stop blogging, even if you have nothing to say x (we need you!)

CATS haha aw, sometimes pictures > words.
Love the navy jacket with white heels, and have been looking for a bag like that with perfect slouch forever!!

gz x
wherewearwe’re

You look so great! And the outfit is amazing :)

http://www.simply-nastya.com/

Love, Nastya!

Yes to the white shoes. Love, love, love!

Omg I so know what you mean! Actually everyone I speak to tells me the hardest part is putting words to a post when you just want to post your photos! And lets face it, the only reason anyone does it is because it’ll be useless on a google search otherwise. I mean do people even read the stuff we write, or do they just scan the photos and move on?

Also it goes without saying that your outfit looks amazing!

I love your writing style, no matter what you said :)
I adore that ‘la garconne’ look, and your shoes look lovely btw.

Shini, I dont comment often here but as you can see from other comments, one of the reason why you are one of my favorite blogger is because of your writing. your writing is so candid (though the word is overly used, i cannot find a better word to describe how i feel). don’t feel too insecure about your writing~ i, like many, really do enjoy reading this small excerpts about what’s around you

I swear you crack me up.

You are hilarious! It may take you a long time to write this stuff up, but it is well worth it. ps- I bought and returned that same zara coat about 4 times (indecisive? me? what?), but in the end didn’t keep it because it just looked so stupid on me when it was buttoned. I still get pangs though, when I see stylish ladies (like yourself) rocking it oh-so-beautifully (and, note to self, unbuttoned).

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you are too funny. i love your writing. it’s not overreaching, or trendy. it’s honest. and pretty damn hilarious.