I remember how things were two and a half years ago, when I was just starting up this blog – things were very friendly and warm between new bloggers and everyone was supportive of each other. Not that today things are that much different but there clearly was an overall positive attitude and everyone supported the next blogger. I've done a total of seven Liebster Award posts at the blog and this will be my second Versatile Blogger Award (I've done my first on 9th of September 2012… ahh, memories). Not to cast a gray shadow over the current blogosphere – I have proof that there are many great people behind those awesome blogs. I've been nominated by three lovely ladies to do this post and I want to thank my fab Roseybelle, SuperNova Kozmetika and Arkona Makeup darlings on this tag! The Versatile Blogger Award is passed onto bloggers who are thought of serving quality content in attempt to get to know them better by listing 7 random things about themselves. This tag is supposed to be passed onto 15 bloggers you like and want to get to know better but I'll leave it an open space for both, bloggers and readers. You can list your own random trivia in the comments section below so the conversation can start unravelling. Here's my own randomness trivia; (1) this blog has the curse of been frequently called Mateo instead of Meteo Beauty which I find to be hillarious! I'm not annoyed by this at all, it's fun to bring to attention that I'm a meteorologist and that's where the first part of the blog's name comes from. (2) I believe in monogamy – heck, I've been with the same person for almost 11 years and I never get bored of my hubby. I know this sounds puke-worthy (especially if you're single – I hear ya) but when you do find your best friend for life, you'd be mad to let go. (3) while we're at it, I'm aware that I sometimes come across as a softie. I admit to get too sentimental about certain things and if my hormones get hold of me, I will cry at anything (literally, anything!). I cried last night while watching ‘Someone Like You’ for the millionth time. However, I'm also the bastard who rolls her eyes at couples displaying PDA, women melting at the pure sight of babies screaming their little lungs out and I simply don't wear the color pink. Don't hate me, I'm just a weird combo of extremes. (4) I'm also the extremely adjustable type of person and whatever new and challenging falls upon me, I'm able to adjust and not break under pressure. Same goes for working under pressure – I'm in my zone if I feel pressured, I perform the best when expectations are high and there's a lot at stake. (5) I pride myself in being an independent, confident woman and even though I am quite petite, I like my strong woman persona and ego although it is ridiculous to see people's reaction when certain words and attitude exit this little body. (6) I quickly get tired of things after my obsession with them is over. I have what I call a ‘junkie mentality’. If I like something (really, really like something) I'll cling to it as a beast, grinding my teeth in it and not letting go. That (whatever it is) will be my sole purpose of life and I will eat/breathe/dream/think of it 24/7. This phase usually can last up until a year passes (if I'm hardcore about it) and then it suddenly exits my system and I go on to find something new to pump up my adrenaline. Not a very stable personality trait, I know, but it has served me well in certain areas of life. (7) I sometimes feel like I don't belong and I don't fit in with the Balkan mentality. My views, lifestyle, choices, preferences – they all seem to be very different from what's found to be acceptable in a society such as the one I live in. I also felt different from others ever since I was a child and I felt like my big mouth and being open about my views got me into trouble. A lot. People here don't accept anything that stands out, anything that's different and you really need to be a survivor and develop a thick skin to go through life with such narrow minded people surrounding you. I would love to try to make a life with my hubby somewhere else – it would definitely be a challenge!
Sjecam se kako su stvari stajale prije nesto vise od dvije i pol godine, kada sam tek pocinjala sa radom na blogu. Mislim da je atmosfera bila opustenija, blogeri su bili druzeljubiviji i svi su pruzali podrsku jedni drugima. Naprosto je atmosfera bila pozitivna a narocito se osjetila potpora kakvu su blogeri pocetnici ispoljavali jedni spram drugih. Do sada sam napisala sedam Liebster Award postova a ovo ce biti moj drugi Versatile Blogger Award post (prvog sam napisala 09.09.2012. godine… ahh, sjecanja). Ne bih da bacam crnu sjenu na trenutnu situaciju u blogosferi – cak imam dokaz da iza sjajnih blogova stoje i sjajne osobe. Ovog puta su me nominovale tri sjajne dame i ovom prilikom bih zeljela da se zahvalim dragim damama Roseybelle, SuperNova Kozmetika i Arkona Makeup na ovom tag-u. Versatile Blogger Award tag (ili blogerska nagrada) se prenosi na blogere za koje vjerujemo da svom citateljstvu ‘serviraju’ kvalitetan sadrzaj no ovaj tag ima za cilj da poblize upoznamo osobe koje stoje iza blogova koje vode tako sto ce zapisati sedam nasumicnih stvari/ cinjenica o sebi. Tradicija nalaze da i ja sada nominujem 15 blogova za isti tag no odlucila sam prostor ostaviti otvorenim za blogere ali i citatelje. Slobodno zapisite par nasumicnih cinjenica o sebi u komentarima kako bi se medjusobno poblize upoznale. Ovo su neke stvari koje sam odlucila podijeliti o sebi; (1) ovaj blog ima kletvu da ga mnogi zovu Mateo umjesto Meteo Beauty, sto mi uvijek razvuce osmijeh na licu! Uopste mi ne smeta ta mala greskica, cak mi je i odlican povod da skrenem paznju na cinjenicu da sam meteorolog i bas od toga potice prva polovica naziva bloga. (2) vjerujem u monogamiju – sa istom sam osobom vec gotovo 11 godina tako da, definitivno spadam u monogamni tip osobe. Suprug mi za svo ovo vrijeme nikada nije dosadio a mislim da ako vec naidjete na nekoga ko ce vam biti najbolji prijatelj za cijeli zivot – bila bi neopisivo glupa odluka ne zadrzati tako vrijednu osobu u zivotu. I da, vjerovatno vam je ovo sladunjavo (pogotovo ako ste single – razumijem) ali vjerujem da cete u konacnici shvatiti na sta sam mislila. (3) kada smo vec kod sladunjavosti, svjesna sam da vjerovatno nekada pretjerujem sa emocijama. Priznajem da sam sentimentalna i raznjezim se mozda i previse glede nekih stvari – pogotovo ako prolazim hormonalnu fazu tokom koje placem zbog svega (ne salim se, bukvalno zbog svega). Sinoc sam plakala dok sam gledala ‘Someone Like You’ po milioniti put. A opet, istovremeno, ja sam djubre koje ce prevrtati ocima kada vidim da se par ljubi i mazi u javnosti, sigurno mi se stomak prevrce od prizora briznih zena koje se tope od dragosti dok neki bebac dere svoja mala pluca od vristanja i ne nosim ruzicastu boju. Nemojte me mrziti, jednostavno sam neobicna kombinacija ekstrema. (4) takodjer sam i izrazito prilagodljiva osoba te, kakva god promjena ili izazov da zivot stavi pred mene, sposobna sam se prilagoditi novonastaloj situaciji a da se ne slomim pod pritiskom. Isto vrijedi i za rad pod pritiskom – upravo tada sam u svom elementu i pruzam najbolje rezultate kada je dosta toga na kocki. (5) ponosim se cinjenicom da sam neovisna, samostalna i samopouzdana zena iako sam pojavom dosta sitna. Dopada mi se sto sam karakterno snazna i sto imam ego iako mi je potajno zabavno promatrati zbunjene reakcije osoba koje se sokiraju kakve sve rijeci i stavovi izlaze iz ovog malog tijela. (6) dosta toga mi dosadi u kratkom roku i nakon sto moja opsesija necim zavrsi, u potpunosti se ‘ohladim’. Imam ono sto zovem ‘ovisnicki mentalitet’. Ukoliko mi se nesto jako dopadne (ali zaista), u tom slucaju se doslovno zalijepim za tu temu, bukvalno zarijem zube u to i ne pustam. Ta moja nova opsesija ce biti sve o cemu cu misliti, sanjati, za sta cu disati – cijeli dan, svaki dan. Te moje ovisnicke faze mogu potrajati i do godinu dana (ako sam bas hardcore ‘zagrizla’) nakon cega mi najcesce naglo izlaze iz sistema i u potpunosti na njih zaboravljam. Potom idem u potragu za necim drugim sto ce mi podici adrenalin i u vezi cega cu biti jednako strastvena. Ovo bas i nije najzahvalnija osobina no znala mi je biti od velike koristi glede nekih stvari u zivotu. (7) ponekada se osjecam kako ne pripadam, da se naprosto ne uklapam u balkanski mentalitet. Moji stavovi, nacin zivota, zivotne odluke, preference – nista se ne uklapa u neko uvrijedjeno misljenje onoga sto je prihvaceno u drustvu u kojem zivim. Oduvijek sam se osjecala drugacije od vecine sto datira jos od kada sam bila dijete i moja velika usta te sklonost izrazavanju svog (dosta drugacijeg) misljenja su me nebrojeno puta doveli u nezgodne situacije. Prihvatila sam da zivim u drustvu u kojem nista sto odskace, sto se istice i sto je drugacije jednostavno nece biti prihvaceno. I zaista u tom slucaju trebate biti jaka osoba i razviti ‘tvrdu kozu’ kako bi isli kroz zivot na svoj nacin dok ste istovremeno okruzeni ljudima ciji um je dosta skucen. Veliki izazov bi mi predstavljao da sa suprugom otpocnem zivot negdje drugo, sto potajno prizeljkujem. To bi zaista bio izazov i avantura!
