Michelle in a Nutshell

Aloha! For my snapshot of the day, I thought I'd share one of my cutie pie puppy, Bentley. He can be a crazy, annoying, devil puppy sometimes, but he's lucky that he's so darn cute! I love when he's calm in the early morning and in the evenings - he gets so cuddly! :) xo, Michelle ...

On Thursday, June 27th, my love turned 30! So we went out to dinner for our own private celebration before having fun with friends on Saturday at his birthday party. We went to the restaurant Thai Garden which is in Lucerne. I've heard many great things about this place but never visited myself. I had received a gift certificate so I thought I'd...

Hello guys! Unfortunately, I don't have a snapshot for day 26 of the #30daysnap challenge, BUT I thought I'd share some tunes since I didn't post my Tuesday's Tunes post this week :) I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons  I've loved Mumford & Sons for a while now and I've loved this song for so long - it just doesn't get old!...

Heeeeey guuuuuys :) Voilà, my snapshot for day number 25. I chose to share one of my Instagram snaps and use it as my 25th snapshot in the #30daysnap challenge. This week I satisfied my lust and hunger for products with MAC, Lush and NYX :) I'll definitely be sharing these items in the next days here on the blog, so stay tuned!...

Hi guys! Here's my 24th snapshot in the #30daysnap photo challenge :) This is a very touristy photo of the city I work in - Lucerne (Luzern in German). I love, love, love this city. It's absolutely gorgeous, not too big, and closer to my home than where my last job was. A short walk in the city at over my lunch break...

Aloha :) Here's my snapshot for day 23! Last Sunday, my boyfriend and I and 9 others from his family went to a very well-known amusement park in Germany - Europa Park. Huge rollercoasters, hotdogs, cotton candy and family - can't get much better than that ;) We had a blast! xo, Michelle ...

Hey everyone :) I'm a bit behind on my #30daysnaps BUT I'm determined to finish up this photo series so here's my snapshot for day 22 :) As an early birthday gift, I took my father to the event "Stars on Court" in Zug, Switzerland. Some well-known tennis stars played a few sets, had fun, goofed around and it was fun to watch...

Today's snapshot is another nail polish photo - who woulda thunk it! It's a newer addition to my collection, "Playdate" by Essie. It's the perfect, simple, pastel, purple shade. Very pretty and very girly :) xo, Michelle ...

Hey there, here's a snapshot of my nails at the moment :) I applied two coats of Essie's "Boom Boom Room" and let that dry completely. (Had to re-do a few nails since I didn't let the pink shade dry totally so do take my advice and let it dry - patience is key haha...) I then stuck a piece of scotch tape...

Hi guys! If you don't know what the #30DaySnap is, click here :) This is one of my newest and favorite charms from the brand Thomas Sabo - a beautiful small bird with clear rhinestones on the body. Perfection :) xo, Michelle ...

I'm going to keep it short today seeing as I have to get up at 5am tomorrow and it's already 10pm...boooo.... Mint, anyone? xo, Michelle ...

Ok, so I'm a teeensy bit forgetful when it comes to blog post series...forgive me. BUT the upside is, I remembered today! Here are some tunes that I'm loving. You Remember - Gentleman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q_rAGOt780 I saw Gentleman live in concert at an open-air event in 2005 and since then I've absolutely loved his music, his voice, the melodies - everything. This song's lyrics...

Happy Monday ya'll! It's sunny and hot, hot, hot here in Switzerland today (at least relatively speaking...). Yesterday was such a fantastic, beautiful, warm Sunday - very rare this year so far! So we had to make an outing out of it (as mentioned in yesterday's #30DaySnap post). And of course, being the "Chinese tourist" that I am, I had to take a...

I hope you guys are having a fantastic weekend :) The weather is treating us really well today so we decided to step out into the sunshine. My mom, Bentley our puppy and I went on a 10km walk in the town I live in. My boyfriend, my dad, my boyfriend's brother-in-law and his son went on a bike ride in the mountains....

Hello lovelies! Today was a very active day and I'm exhausted! We cleaned, did laundry and worked on our balcony - very successful Saturday :) We also went on a little walk with our puppy and our neighbor's dog around the man-made lake here in Engelberg. The views are just breathtaking. So I just needed to take a photo ;) It's from my...

Hello everyone! Happy weekend :) Today I'd love to share with you my snapshot of the day for June 14th. It was my sister's birthday so I stopped by a local flower shop to pick up a cactus for her. Of course, I had to leave with something for myself as well. Oh man... They had so many pretty flower arrangements and vases!...

Hi guys! We've survived half the week, woohoo! The weather here has really been looking up lately. It's gotten really warm and sunny - just as it's supposed to be in JUNE. Weather here was total crap for the last month, hence the title of this post (see what I did there? see?). Anyways, I wanted to share some photos I shot on...

Hope you guys are having a great week so far :) I had a horrible headache today, not too fun. Was glad to get home at 5pm, I'm feeling much better now. Here is today's photo for the #30DaySnap! I just recently finished reading "Blog, Inc." by Joy Deangdeelert Cho (whose blog is wonderful, may I add). Can I just say that this book...

Here is my photo for Day 10 of the #30Daysnap :) I absolutely love this oldie of my sister & I. At this time we were living in either Canada or Washington State. I just love the vibe of the photo: the antique feel, the colorful children's table, our matching JEAN outfits... Too cute. xo, Michelle ...

Hope you're all having a great and sunny weekend! Today is Sunday and all I've done so far is do the laundry and gave myself a mani/pedi. Still in my PJs - but that's exactly how it's supposed to be on a Sunday :) This is an antique-looking lantern I received from my Mom. She bought this at a very reasonable price and...

Oh no, total FAIL! I didn't get to posting my #30daysnap photo yesterday, ahh! We had beauuutiful weather in Switzerland so my bf and I went to Lucerne to eat lunch with his cousin and then the 3 of us came back to where we live to celebrate my bf's sister's birthday. We had a great afternoon/evening/night and I captured something so pretty...

It's been a while since I've posted a "Mini Mani Update" but I'm BACK and going ahead full throttle! Or trying, at least. On Thursday I tried out some new Essie Sleek Stick nail stickers in "02 croc 'n chic" which I picked up. Unfortunately, here in Switzerland, I haven't seen a large selection of Essie's nail stickers. Most stores have 2 or...

Our lil monster - 'nuff said... But isn't he a cutie?! :) I wasn't feeling too inspired today so a photo of a cute puppy can cheer anyone up, right? If you're wondering what all this "30 day snap" business is about, check out this post where I introduce the series :) Have a wonderful Friday guys! xo Michelle ...

Hello my loves! Welcome to my 30 Day Snap numero six-o! The weather has finally changed for the better the last few days - thank goodness. I took today's snapshot at 7pm - the sun was slowly setting and the sky was a beautiful blue with some random clouds. Perfection. Three reasons for me posting this snapshot: the SHOES - my favorite flats...

Happy Hump Day! The weekend is so close, we can almost taste it...smell it....feel it? ANYWAYS, the sun is shining and that's been rare lately here in Switzerland! The weather has been crazy and depressing the past 2 months so here's hoping this keeps up. Today's snapshot shows you my ultimate weakness... JEWELRY - *heart skips a beat*. The brand Thomas Sabo in...

Hello again guys, I'm back with a second post for today :) As promised in my "I'm BACK!" post a few days ago, I'm starting a new series called "Tuesday's Tunes". I really like when bloggers mention their current favorite songs so I thought I'd make this a regular weekly post. Little Talks - Julia Sheer and Jon D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd-EqvY4HH8 Looooving this song...

Well hey there ya'll! I'm feeling very snazzy right now cause I'm blogging from the TRAIN! So cool...I know. I present to you - my photo of the day: Holy FOG! This was my view on my short walk to the train station this morning. It was hella foggy, I tell ya. The eeriness of it all kind of excited me, I have...

Today I started my new job after working for almost 6 years at my old job - so refreshing! The the new job is in a city which is closer to where I live and since I work really close to the train station I decided to start taking the train to work. Haven't done that in 3 years! It was so relaxing...

Happy Sunday everyone! It's already 9pm here and after a rather busy day I remembered I still need to post my second photo of the #30daysnap series :) I received these orchids from my loving parents for my 25th birthday which was on May 13th. They sit on top of a small cupboard in my living room and I really love seeing them...

Hola guys! If you don't know what the "30 Day Snap" is, check out yesterday's post here. It is originally Louise's idea: check out her blog Sprinkle of Glitter. I'll also be posting my snaps in June on my Instagram (michelle_inanutshell) with the hashtag #30daysnap. Feel free to take part and post a pic with this hashtag every day in June :) Our...

Happy weekend everyone! It's finally Saturday - feels so nice. On Monday I start a new job after staying at my last job for 5 years so I'm relaxing and mentally preparing for the new challenge. I'm excited! I'll be taking the train every morning and evening starting Monday so that means I'll have time to blog, which I'm really happy about. ANYWAYS...

Well hey there, I've missed you! I've neglected this blog for two months and that's just not acceptable. That's why I'm back for good - woo woo! So, here are some things you can get excited for starting tomorrow: #30DAYSNAP  Louise from the blog Sprinkle of Glitter had the marvellous idea of starting the "30 Day Snap" tomorrow, June 1st. She'll be taking...