Meat-free Chilli Con Carne with a touch of fall season

As many of you might have noticed, I'm trying my very best to change my diet to a more plant-based way of living. I slowly start to cut out meat and include more veggies. It is a lot of fun to experiment with the veggies and try to use different ingredients as substitute for meat.

Fall is as well the mushroom season in Norway, I grow up with hunting mushrooms every fall. In Oslo, or in the countryside with my family. 
The Norwegian woods are full of chanterelles right now. If you haven't tried it before, it is a good idea to fry some in a pan with some butter and salt, to see if you like it before adding it to your dish. 



For some reason, I have been craving chili con carne lately. Some hot, a bit spicy food is my favorite when it starts to get cooler out. Lighting up some candles on the table and a little glass of red wine is perfect for this season. 
This recipe was something I just made up while I was looking over what leftovers I had in the fridge and added one special, seasonal ingredient I will get back to later.

What you need for 4 people or 2 super hungry ones

1 package of meatish/ or tofu (400gr)
1/2 chili
3 cloves of garlic
1 large onion
olive oil
parmesan cheese
Kidney beans 
2 large carrots - can skip
2 cans of chopped tomatoes
pinch of salt
3 large tbs of honey or ketchup (for the sweetener)
2 handfuls of chanterelle  
(other kind of mushroom or skip mushrooms)
Nachos 
Sour cream 

What you do

Start with heating a pan, add some oil and the chopped onion, garlic and chili and the tofu or meatish. As everything gets golden, add the chanterelles and some salt. Then add the cans of tomatoes, the kidney beans, and the chopped carrots. I used a spirelli to get the carrots chopped in a spaghetti way. 
Cook it all together on low heat for 5-10 min. 

Serve the meat-free Chilli con Carne with heated nachos, sour cream, and parmesan cheese. I like to crisp the nachos over the plate, YUM!
I hope you like it and get inspires to try some meat-free days too.

All best, Eline S

Weekend summed up <3

I hope you all had a great weekend. I spent my weekend catching up with some friends and visited a cute old farm with my mom called Bogstad Gård. That's the beauty of Oslo, It is city life, but you are also close to both the sea and the countryside. On Bogstad gård they have cows, pigs, etc. So a lot of families visit this place over the weekend.



Today (Sunday) I had a small sale at home with some friends. I realized I have way too much stuff that I never get to use. I had a great time organizing my stuff and helping my friends with sizes. I got so much good feedback on what a good thing it is to buy and sell second hand, feel free to go follow me on @tise (Eline Syrdalen) where I will keep updating with new pieces. 

X, Eline Syrdalen

Reklame - Wearing - (Revolve) - Skirt - Lovers & Friends LA - Top - Superdown - Sunnies - Zero UV - Snake Boots - Bag - Balenciaga - Necklaces Vintage and market in NYC (Soho).

Vegan superfood brownie -4 ingredients only

Hey you all. 

I hope your September is going well so far. I have been stuck with visa papers and dialog with my lawyer the last week, and in between I'm cleaning up my closet because we are just moving. Whenever I have some time off, I go to the gym or out in the woods to get some fresh air. It is really lovely out now, and I'm especially excited about the mushroom season. Love picking mushrooms and cook dinner out of it. I will try to prepare a mushroom soup recipe for you this month, stay tuned!

Lately, I have been trying to challenge myself to eat more vegan, mainly because of the nature and everything going with the rainforest, but also because all science shows that eating more greens and less meat is better for our health. So far I haven't cut meat out complete, but I'm trying my best every day to find substantives for meat and dairy. Starting with cutting meat, and will try to follow with chicken. One step at the time. I honestly feel like its a lot easier to do this in the states, or actually anywhere else than Norway. Ever Sweden has better Vegan options in products than Norway. 

I have been craving chocolate and brownie lately, probably because it gets colder out and I feel like eating something cozy. I wanted to try to make a healthier brownie verson, more like an everyday dessert. I also tried to make it as easy and less complicated not with a bunch of ingredients. I did a few mistakes and tried a few times to add and take away some ingredients. This was the result I got most happy with. 

This dessert is perfect after a Sunday dinner, with some vanilla ice cream and berries, or just a piece after your workout with a cup of coffee. You can cut the left overs into pieces and refrigerate it, and serve next time you are having a guest over. 

What you need 

12 Dates 

1 Box of kidney beans 

1 Toppes tbs oil, I used cocosa (coconut oil)

3 Tbs cacao powder

Baking paper

Salt

What you do. 

Start with heating the oven to 175 degrees celcius. 

Remove the stones from all the dates and cut them into smaller pieces. 

Drain the Kidney beans and add everything to a blender or a food processor. 

At the end add 1 dl of water and a pinch of salt. 

Mix all together until the texture is smooth. 

Have the mixture over in prepared tin. I used a baking paper so I had less to clean up. 
Bake in the oven for 20 min, but this does always depend on your oven. A little trick to test if the brownie is done: Stick a toothpick or a knife in the center-right around the time your recipe says it should be done. If it comes out clean, it's done. If there are any traces of uncooked batter, let it continue baking for another few minutes and repeat the process until the toothpick comes out clean. 
The baking time also depends on how you prefer your brownie. I like mine super soft! 

Why this cake is good for you 

This cake is full of nutrition. Kidney beans are also a great source of several vitamins and minerals, they contain iron which is something a lot of us girls need to include more in our diet, because of the loss of blood during our period. Cacao is a great source of antioxidants- Antioxidants are thought to be effective in helping to prevent cancer. So yes for more chocolate in our diet, just remember to try finding the chocolates with less sugar, or try my homemade chocolate recipe. Dates do also contain a small amount of iron, they are high in fiber (which is good for our digestive system) and they have a natural sweetener witch makes them perfect for natural way of baking. Dates are also to be helpful for lowering inflammatory markers such as interleukin 6 (IL-6), in the brain.

Just remember not to tell your boyfriend or guests of the secret ingredient (beans), before they have tried the cake.. A lot of people get super skeptic when things are too healthy, haha. I kind of get it, but give it a try! At least this cake was accepted by my family and boyfriend. I hope you like it! 

Almost Friday, yey! I wish you all a great weekend.

X, Eline S

Reklame, @revolve - Wearing - Blouse - Majorelle (Revolve) - Shorts - Zimmermann (Revolve)- Hair clips - Accessorize - Necklace Vintage

But what is happiness?

What is happiness? Isn't just ok enough?

The word ¨happiness¨ kinda annoys the shit out of me. In the US they even made a TV commercial for AT&T ending with ¨just ok, is not ok¨. 

Social media, television, and magazines are constantly telling us that our lives should contain nothing but constant happiness. Todays society shows no signs that it is ok to be just ok, and that it's also ok to have a bad day sometimes. Society today makes young people strive after happiness and the perfect life because that's what our brains constantly get fueled with. 

The other day I was talking to an old friend. She told me, ¨Eline, you know you are in some ways responsible for the pressure young people get exposed to today¨? That question bothered me. I have always taken for granted that everyone understands that what I put up and share on social media is a polished picture of my everyday life. My life is not perfect, not even close. I think the truth is that no-one has a perfect life, or a perfect family or a perfect relationship. Everyone fights their own battles in their own lives, most of us don't share them with the world. Most of us only share the sunny days, and it's easy to assume that everyone else's life is better than your own, just because of the pictures we see all over social media.

I think we've all been there, scrolling down our Instagram, thinking that our own life is shit, while it seems like everyone else is constantly happy. Including myself. This is also why I've been taking a break from Instagram, and it feels good to take a break once in a while. I think it's super important to remind ourselves that social media usually doesn't reflect reality - rather, it tends to show a super polished picture of people's lives. We need to stop comparing ourselves to others and stop judging people we don't know just trough their Instagram. We need to focus on ourselves and be happy with what we have right in front of us.

Society makes us feel like we need to look a certain way to be happy, or accepted. When we get there, we will be ¨happy¨. I think the truth is that no job, six-pack, or money will make you happier. Happiness starts with you, and you are responsible for your own happiness. As long as we do our best, that is good enough. I remember one model colleague I was working with told me this; ¨when I was on my skinniest and had a six-pack I was on my most miserable¨. Remember this next time you see a model and think that her life is so easy, and she is lucky to look that way. Looking skinny and ripped, doesn't always mean being healthy. And if skinny cause your health its defiantly not worth it. We all have different bodies. Healthy comes in all different shapes and sizes. Do not compare yourselves with anyone, only compare you with you. Being ok is more than good enough, and when happiness comes; embrace it! 

Finding your passion is happiness, drinking a cup of coffee with a good friend is happiness. At least for me, the genuine things and the genuine people in my life are what truly makes me happy. I have found my passion; nature. Nature is where I feel most alive, the most connected. Whenever I go through something difficult, nature is my medicine. 

I think happiness comes in small doses, and we can't expect life to only serve us happiness. That is not realistic. If we always strive after it, I don't think we will ever find it. Being happy in general is a good thing, but we need to accept that life is like a roller coaster. The sun doesn't always shine, it will rain and it will be stormy, but after rain comes to the sun again and that's kind of the beauty of life. 

Wearing - dress - Urban outfitters - Sandals - Hermes - Sunnies - Oliver peoples

I hate goodbyes

The week is coming to an end. I hate saying goodbye to people I love. My boyfriend just left back to the states last week and I am staying in Norway for a little longer to take care of my new visa. Since we have been moving quite a lot lately, it feels like I have clothes laying around all over the place and I can't wait to get everything organized. 

I hate goodbyes, even when I know it's not gonna be for too long, it's always sad to say goodbye.

Today is the last day I see my brother too, he is studying in Milan. So I won't see him until Christmas. 

I decided to make some brownies for dessert for the last goodbye dinner, I experimented for a few days to get it right. I finally got a recipe I am happy with and excited to share with you. 

It contains no sugar, no milk products, and no wheat! As well as full of nutrition. Stay tuned, I will post in in a few days. 

Because of everything going on in the rain forest and with global warming I am trying to challenge myself to eat less meat, and include more veggies. Better for us, and better for the planet. I know its hard to cut the meat, especially if you don't know what else to add to your plate. I recommend following the @radicalbroccoli girls. They are super passionate about this and share a lot of easy tips about this theme. They inspire me a lot daily for more eco-friendly living, They also wrote a book that just got translated to English! 

Hope you all had a good week. 



Best, Eline S.

Wearing Shirt - The Kooples- Hat - UCLA - Sandals - Hermes - Necklace and jewelry - vintage - Shorts - Levis

What do you make 4 hungry hockey guys for dinner?

I always find it hard to cook for guys. Basically, because most guys find my food too healthy, and get scared when I tell them I added cauliflower to their smoothie! Wich, I kind of understand. It's funny tho how some guys are scared to try healthy stuff, and don't like it when you tell them its healthy, but have you ever tried to not tell them you added something healthy and tell them after and ask for their opinion? At least my boyfriend is like that. I'm constantly trying to add something healthy, and most of the time he wouldn't notice. I am a health freak and he is the opposite, which is nice for us both I guess. He makes me eat more of the bad stuff and I make him eat more of the good stuff with makes us a good balance. 



The other day we were having some of his friends over for dinner and I suggested making them all Norwegian meatballs because he loves his mom traditional Norwegian food. But he wouldn't risk me failing, haha! So what do you make for 4 hungry guys coming over for dinner? Homemade pizza of course!

We had taco the day before, so I decided using the leftovers from that dinner and made 3 taco pizzas. Then I also made 1 big pizza extra. Sometimes the easy, fast way is the best. So the crust for the big pizza was just a ready-made pizza crust from Peppes Pizza. Easy peasy and not fancy.

What you need for Taco Pizzas, from yesterdays taco dinner:

Tortillas

meat or beans

Taco spices

Cheese

Corn

Onion

nacho snacks 

Taco sauce

How you do: 

Add the tortillas to a baking paper, and put in the middle of the oven on 175 degrees. 

Keep in the oven for like 5 minus only, this way you make the crust more crispy then soggy, If you are short on time this is not nessesary. 

Take the crusts out and add taco sauce as a pizza sauce, taco meat/ beans ready made with taco spices, onions, corn, crusted nachos and cheese on the top. 

Add back to the middle of the oven again and ready when cheese is golden. This really depends on your oven. 

What you need for family size pizza: 

Ready-made pizza crust (family size)

Pizza sauce - I use pepper pizza sauce

Cheese

Pepperoni

Serrano 

Onions 

The same way as the taco pizzas I baked the pizza crust a little before adding the topping. For those who don't prefer a crispy crust, this is not necessary. This time I did a half/ half pizza. I did half with what my boyfriend loves with is only pepperoni and cheese, the other half I made with Serrano, onions, and cheese. Pretty basic, but so good and super fast to prepare! A safe choice that everyone likes!



Hope you like it.



X, Eline S.

Super easy sides for the BBQ din-din

I wish the bbq season was all year around. Everyone gets together and bring all kind of different goodies to throw on the grill. It feels like almost everything tastes better grilled. I'm obsessed with Norwegian hot dogs, probably because they remind me of childhood and summer. I always try to add some healthy sides to my plate, creativity has no limits in the game of BBQing! Who doesn't love colorful, pretty plates? Here are some super easy sides that will impress your guests for the next get together. These sides work perfectly with any grilled from the grill. 

Tomato Mozarella salad - with a summer touch

-This super easy salad only contains 4 ingredients only

1 pack with Strawberries - preferably Norwegian ones
2 packs of mini tomatoes
1 large mozarella cheese/ burrata cheese
1 handful of fresh balsamic vinegar
pinch of sea salt

Cut all the ingredients into smaller pieces and mix together. The cheese makes the salad kinda creamy, so you don’t need to add lots of extra oil. I prefer this salad with some sea salt and an aged balsamic vinegar.

Grilled filled peppers

4 large peppers
3 cloves of garlic
tomatoes
basil

Cut each pepper in two pieces, and remove the seeds from the inside

Chop the garlic pieces, some mini tomatoes, and some basil and add it to the peppers. I usually use aluminum foil to avoid making a mess with food getting stuck to the grill. In the end, add some olive oil and some sea salt. 

Leave on the grill until the peppers are golden and ready to dig in. 

I hope you like it.


Best, Eline S

Exploring Lyngør Island

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We have been exploring South Norway and Lyngør Island this weekend. Kinda sad that Norwegian summer is coming to an end already. We had a morning dip this morning and the ocean is already getting cooler.


Lyngør Island is one of my favorite islands. The island used to be a stop for the sailors, and the old sail maker house is now a restaurant. They are serving pizzas, and fresh Norwegian sea food! Really recommend to visit this place next summer. Its season based, so the restaurant is only open during the summer months.


For those who are interested in exploring Lyngør in Norway, I already wrote a mini guide under ¨Travel.


Hope you all had an amazing weekend!


Best, Eline S.

Wearing - Tiger top - Revolve (Super Down) - Shirt - The Kooples - Bag - Ysl - Bracelets - Market in Marrakech - Headband - Beck Sodergaard - Shoes - Hermes - Neckles - Market NYC and market in Santorini - Sunnies - Celine

Stripes on stripes

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I can't get enough of Norway this summer. It feels like I appreciate Norway another way after living in a noisy city like NYC, It is a huge difference. 
Some of my Norwegian friends living in NYC visiting Norway gets bored after a few days. They think it is too quiet and boring. I truly enjoy the quietness, waking up to the sound of the waves and not waking up by cars and ambulances feels relaxing. I really feel grateful for all my traveling, but there is no place like home.

My American friends say that I should be an ambassador for Norway, maybe cause I brag a bit too much about how amazing nature is here. Anyway, it seems like my bragging made many people I know curious, this summer a bunch of my friends from Florida visited Norway and went hiking in Lofoten! They had an amazing time. A few of them texted me after that they wanna move here!

Thats probably one of the good things about social media, people get to share amazing nature experiences there. Norway got so many hidden pearls and places people wouldn't know of without that one Instagram account they follow from Norway that makes them wanna go there and explore.


I hope you all have a good week. I am super excited to spend the weekend with my two girlfriends in Kragerø. I really don’t want this summer to end!


Best, Eline Syrdalen

Wearing - Blazer - Flynn Skye - Pants - Flynn Skye - Shoes - Zara - bag - ysl - Sunnies - Zero UV

Familia reunited in South Norway

The last few days have been super lazy. Feels so good to finally take some time completely off and hang out with my mom, dad, sister, and brother. We have been picking blueberries in the woods, kayaking, playing sand volleyball, swimming in the ocean and exploring the cutest little island Lyngør. 

Yesterday we ate dinner at the little sail maker restaurant at Lyngør island called ¨Seilmakerfruens Kro¨. They serve Pizzas, fresh sea food and such. 

Hope you all have a good week. 

Best, Eline Syrdalen

Im wearing - Dress - Zara - Sunnies - Oliver Peoples - Bracelet - selfmade - Sandals - Hermes - Bag - Ysl

Squah pasta with grilled chicken and pesto-avocado cream

One of my favorite things about summer and vacation is BBQing. I wish we could bbq all year round. In my opinion, almost everything tastes better when it is grilled. This meal looks fancier than it is and is easy and quick to prepare. It is perfect for dinner, and the vegans, you can replace the chicken with tofu or beans.

Step by step

What you need -for 2 people

Pesto
Olive oil
Squash *2

Chicken/ Tofu -2 chicken breast
Onions *1
One large red pepper
6 lagre mushrooms
Parmesan cheese
Avocado* 1
Salt
Pepper
Oregano


What you do

Start with cleaning up the chicken breast of the filet, and cut it into some smaller pieces. Massage one tbs of pesto and one tbs of virgin olive oil into the chicken and pack it into a silver paper. Leave the chicken in the fridge, while you prepare the rest of the meal. 

Chop the onions, the pepper, and the mushrooms and add some oil, salt, and pepper. Pack it into a silver paper. 

Use a spirelli, to make your veggie pasta. I bought mine on amazon. They are pretty easy to find in any kitchen store. One squash for each person, I know this looks like a lot of food, but as the veggies grill, they lose a lot of water, so in the end its not as much as it looks like. 
Add 4 bs of pesto to the squash pasta and pack it into two separate silver papers. 

Add all the goodies the grill. The time depends on your grill and the heat of your grill. Check in between.

Avocado - Pesto cream 

Add one avocado, two large tbs of pesto, a pinch of salt, pepper and some milk to a blender. I use almond. milk, but any milk works. 

Blend and heat up on low temp while you wait for the grilled food to get ready. 

The end

Drain off the water from the squash, and place it to two plates. Cut the chicken into smaller pieces and top it over the squash bed with the veggies. For some extra flavor, add some olive oil and parmesan cheese. 

Bon apetit, I hope you like it!

Best, Eline S.

Denim on denim - Reklame

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I love timeless pieces. When packing for summer I always bring simple denim pieces. It feels like denim goes with everything, especially for Norwegian summer where people dress more casual. It's easy to dress a denim dress up or down for whatever you feel like. I love this basic denim dress from Revolve. The dress is tight but super stretchy, so feels comfortable. For a more casual look, I wear it with an oversized vintage denim jacket.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Best, Eline S

Wearing - Denim dress - Revolve (NBD)- earrings - Amber Sceats - hair clips - Amber Sceats - denim Jacket - Vintage - Bag - Ysl

Choco Loco bowl

Typically I can eat the same thing for breakfast for a few months before I switch it up. During winter time I like something warm like oatmeal and during warm summer days, I usually like making a smoothie or a bowl for breakfast. I like to experiment with new ingredients and this summer I have been addicted to this bowl of happiness.




You need

raw cacao powder
coconut milk
greek yoghurt
honey
pinch of salt
seeds
berries


You do

Start with draining a can of coconut milk, and leave the full-fat part in a bowl. Add three tablespoons of greek yogurt or another yogurt. You can also use coconut or almond yogurt if you want a vegan option. Mix well and add one tablespoon of raw cacao and one tbs of honey, or another sweetener. If you like a darker chocolate flavor, you can add some extra cacao powder.

At the end add a pinch of salt. Top your bowl with some crunchy granola, nuts or seeds. I topped mine with sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, and some fresh raspberries.


Hope you like it, and get inspired to try something new. Im enjoying the last week of vacay in South Norway. <3



Best, Eline S.

Wearing - Bikini - Chio Swimwear - sunnies - Oliver Peoples - Headband - Beck Sodergaard - dress - Hot lava collection - blouse - Zara

Norwegian summer

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The last few days have been including long walks in the woods picking blueberries, sand volleyball, swimming in the ocean and BBQing. In my opinion, nothing can beat the Norwegian summer when the weather is like this! Hope you all enjoy vacay as much as I do.


Best, Eline S.

Wearing - Top - Revolve (super down) - Skirt - Chio Swimwear - Hat - Free People - Sunnies - Zero UV

Cabin Lyfe in South Norway

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Most people would probably not believe me at first, but I love spending time alone, in nature, getting dirty and sweaty. Preferably not shower in a few days and just swim in the ocean. This makes me feel connected, alive and back to my roots. I appreciate home more then I have ever done before. Maybe gratitude comes with age, or just the fact that being able to miss things you might take for granted, make you more grateful in general. For me spending time in nature is the best way to connect and charge up my batteries.

I am feeling energized after spending some time in South Norway again.
Hope you all have a lovely summer and take some time to do the things you love!


All best, Eline S.

Wearing - Sneakers - Adidas - bucket hat - UCLA - cross back body - REVOLVE (Superdown) - UV - Sweat pants - Adidas

Swim Week ended with a hospital visit

I'm usually never happy to leave Miami. But this time I’m excited to come back to Norway. I do feel like I am missing out on a lot of things by leaving Norway in July month. I do miss everyone back home now, so I’m super excited to go back. In my opinion, it is disgusting warm and humid in Florida now. I don’t understand people who plan their vacation here in July. If it wasn't for work I wound never decide to spend time here now. With that being said I had a great experience with Swim Week. And leaving filled with impressions and positive thoughts.



I got some bad luck with my health the last few days. Because of struggling with a virus for a while I have been drinking a ton of water during the intake of antibiotics because the doctor told me to drink a lot of fluids. I honestly never heard of water poisoning before. The whole experience was pretty scary and dramatic, even tho if it just seems a bit odd to get poisoned from water.



I felt like I was gonna blackout, my entire body was shaking and could bearly stand on my own feet when the ambulance picked me up. I was really scared, especially since I was all alone. When I got to the hospital I got good taken care of. They figured out that I had water intoxication. This occurs when the amount of salt and other electrolytes in your body become too diluted. Hyponatremia is a condition in which sodium (salt) levels become dangerously low. My electrolytes dropped too low too quickly. This can cause brain damage and in the worst case death.



Thank god I took action and asked for help. I honestly felt ashamed to reach out at first, but extremely glad I did. Remember, no one knows your body better then you do. When you feel something is not how it should be, never be ashamed to ask for help before its too late.



For anyone visiting the USA, my best advice to you; Always make sure you have your health insurance on track. If something happens to you during your stay, and you don’t have one you could end up spending your entire bank account on medicines and doctor visits. Unfortunately It is not the same kind of health care system as we have in Norway.



I'm feeling much better now and am excited to go back home. Hope you have a good start of your week.



Stay hydrated guys, but everything in modiration ;-) Lesson learned!



Best, Eline S

Wearing - Green dress - urban outfitters

Pink tights - Nike - White sports top - Nike - Sneakers - Adidas

Miami Swim Week 2019

Swim week is coming to an end. Its been a crazy busy week with tons of impressions for everyone being a part of it.

I have always been dreaming of booking a show during Miami Swim Week. For years I have been looking up to the models walking during Swim week. So many powerful women in different sizes and colors from all over the world. I love that there is no measurement or height restrictions for the models during Swim Week. Which is a lot different than in NYC for example, where the models all have to fit into a size 0 and be at least 5´10. Who would ever have thought that that tall, skinny girl with braces and no curves would end up here!? This is the week of the year where all the top swimwear designers, magazines, models and photographer are in town.

The week before the shows is casting rounds for the models. I already knew from some model colleagues that this would be the crazy part of it. But I actually could never imagine it would be that insane. The lines outside the castings were hundreds of meters with girls waiting to get their 10 seconds shot in front of the designers. Since I was sick, I didn’t have the energy to attend many of the castings. Thankfully I was already pre-booked to a show for the Norwegian designer, Monica Hansen Swimwear.

It was pretty cool to be walking my first Swim week show for a Norwegian designer here in Miami. I met Monica one time before at Coachella in California but didn’t get to know her back then. After spending some time with her here during Swim Week, I have to say that this woman blows me away in every way! Not only does she look like a goddess, but she is a businesswoman with a brain and a heart. I am completely impressed with her personality and feeling honored to be one of her selected models for her show this year. I almost got a bit starstruck for a second when of my favorite Swimwear models from Australia, Nathalie Roser blended me with a smile and wished me luck before showtime. We do have the same agency in Los Angeles but haven't got the chance to work with her before now.

Monica Hansens Swimwear collection is killing it in the USA. For the record, she just had one of her pieces on the latest cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine! The Americans LOVE her swimwear, especially the celebrities. I'm personally obsessed with the entire collection. Everything is the 90s/ Versace inspired, high waisted bottoms and gold details. So was the styling at the show. It's kind of a shame that her Swim collection is not getting more attention and credit in the Norwegian market. I guess it is because Norway is not the best market for swimwear in general, with the long cold winters.

I'm still in Miami, and unfortunately still sick, even after a round of antibiotics. Seems like this virus is kind of stuck in my body. I just changed my ticket to stay a little bit longer, so that I hopefully can get a bit better before my flight back to Europe.

I hope you all enjoy the best month of the year, July!


Best, Eline S

All White outfit - All from Zara.
Skull t-shirt - Vintage - Sunnies - Zero UV - backpack - topshop
Camo cover- up - Z&L Europe Miami - Red bikini - Antigua swimwear

Antibes -> Miami

After spending some spontaneous days in Antibes, I flew to Miami for some jobs I have here during Miami Swim week. I have been pretty excited for it, since its my first year experiencing Swim Week ever! I have always been avoiding going to Miami this time of year, because of the heat waves and also because its the best time of year to be in Norway and Europe.

I have to be honest and say Its not as glamorous as it looks on my insta story. Especially because I have been sick since I got here.
I forced myself to do a few of the castings, which I think made the sickness worse. With 500 girls sweating in the lines and hours of waiting, its been some pretty challenging days for everyone being a part of it. Anyway Im grateful to have the opportunity be here. Thankfully Im already pre booked for a few shows and Im really looking forward to do them!


Hope you all enjoy summer and take some time off work.

Best, Eline S

Wearing - Dress - Zimmerman - Hat - Free people - Bag - Ysl
Wearing - Bikini - H&M - Hat - Zara - Beach bag - handmade from market in Marrakech
Jewelry - Market in NYC - Market in Santorini and Vintage - Wing ring - Lorange Design

Happy 4th of July America - Reklame

Happy 4th of July all American friends out there! There is no better way to celebrate it than on the water with a dip in the ocean, followed up with some fresh sea food.

Just a little tb from Miami earlier this year. Cant wait to be back for Swim week just in a few days from now.


<3 Best, Eline S

Wearing - Dress - Chio Swimwear - Hat - Free People - Sunnies - Zero UV - Necklace - Vintage

Sleepless nights. -In collaboration with Chio Swimwear

Nothing can ever beat Norwegian summers when the weather is as good as it has been this weekend.
The days are long, and the nights are short. It's hard to go to sleep when it doesn't feel like night, especially when my head is still in NYC time zone.

I'm getting ready for Miami Swim week in less than a week. Kinda sad to leave so soon, but even more thankful for the time I get to spend home. I will probably spend most of August in Europe too and take some time off, which I'm super excited about!

Since Miami swim week is just around the corner, I'm trying to be as healthy as I can this week. (Will update more healthy recipes this summer)!
Which means no late-night snacking, chips or alcohol for me. Its my first time doing Swim week, so not sure what to expect.

I'm excited about a new experience and to see model colleagues from around the world. It will be a social week for sure!

Hope you all enjoy summer :-)

Best, Eline S

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