My love of quotes...

I have been a huge fan of quotes and sayings ever since I can remember. I love how quotes can capture a thought or feeling so perfectly, that I completely identify with it or can look to them as an inspiration to lead my life. I am one of those people that if I read or see a quote that I like; I will write it down, save it or take a photo of it - just to ensure I don’t forget it. People always ask me, where do you get all your ‘Happy Hump Day’ images and quotes from? Well they pretty much just come from my continually growing collection that I have assembled over time and then on Hump Day I look for one that fits my mood or feelings at the time.

This last weekend I went home to the Netherlands for one of my very best friends’ Bachelorette party. She is marrying her lovely American fiancé in September this year and as much as I am extremely happy for her, the downside for me is that this means she will be moving to the USA in 5 weeks’ time. When my friend (Lulu) and I met we were both 17 years old, starting the same university degree in Utrecht. We always laugh and say ‘You had me at Hello’ (as famously said by Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire) because we just clicked instantly and have had a strong friendship for the last 10 years, even though we lived worlds apart with me in NZ and her in Europe.

We both shared a love for quotes and so at 17 we decided to create our own ‘religion/way to life your life’ calling it Lulu-dism which was made up of a list of amendments out of our favourite quotes. We typed it up and took it to a photocopy place to get two big (ugly) posters printed that we each hung in our rooms to remind us and support us through life in good and bad times. Over the years we each sadly lost these posters but when I was packing up my life in New Zealand I all of a sudden found this list of quotes!!! For Lulu’s leaving gift I wanted to give her something really special that summed up our friendship and bond that we will hopefully have for the rest of our lives (no matter where we live) so I decided to get a brand spanking new poster made of our Lulu-dism quotes that she could hang in her new house in America. I wanted it to look amazing and tried my hand at designing something but being the perfectionist that I am, I just felt it needed to look more professional. So to help me I got in touch with a friend of mine who does graphic design and she created this amazing poster for me!


I seriously love the end result and so did Lulu I think because when I gave it to her this weekend…well let’s just say it produced a lot of tears! It’s hard for me to pick a favourite on this poster because I just LOVE all these quotes ♥ I am definitely going to get one printed and framed for my house too :)

For more awesome posters check out my friends Etsy Shop where she sells prints and personalised poster gifts. If you spot something you fancy then she’s offering my lovely readers FREE (UK only) shipping! All you need to do is enter the coupon code DUTCHESS01 when checking out.

Here also two pictures of the fun-filled Bachelorette Party weekend in Amsterdam.
Quite the contrast between the two haha!
A FAB Burlesque Work Shop at Paleis van de Weemoed in Amsterdam.

What happens in the Red Light District, stays in the Red Light District ;)

....and a hilarious Group photo shoot in Dutch Traditional Costume in Volendam.
Most Dutch people would not actually do anything like this (more touristy thing to do) but what amazing memorabilia to have!

Definitely had a fantastic weekend and will cherish these memories for ever....
'A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you, when you have forgotten the words' Happy Hump Day!! xoxo