Pain Oh Chocolat: Bonne Année mes merveilleux amis

To my dearest readers,

I know I promised you a few projects and I haven't delivered the results (yet). Truth be told, my dissertation is currently taking the majority of my time. But once that's out of the way, I will be making plenty of time for you.

But that's not why I'm writing this post. It's the last day of 2013 and a day like this will get one thinking of the highlights of her year. So here it is, the highlights of my year, the days that will always remain memorable to me. 2013 was the year Pain Oh Chocolat was created, the year I was fortunate enough to attend London Fashion Week. This year I was also provided the amazing opportunity to work/study abroad, therefore I moved back to Iran for the period of 3 and a half months. These few months gave me the chance to bond with my family and childhood friends, make many new friends, travel around my home country, gain work experience and be offered various job opportunities for the future.

As a little girl growing up in Iran, I was never able to fully experience the joys of New Year's Day as I had exams during this time of the year. So I would wake up earlier than usual on the day of my exam just to see the fireworks in London and New York on CNN. I now count myself as one of the luckiest people to be able to spend my 7th New Years in London to watch the amazing fireworks display up close!

I am grateful for the 365 days I was given this year and I hope you are to. I know every year has its ups and downs that's what makes a year memorable; besides you should always look on the bright side on things.

This time of the year is when we all start thinking of New Years resolutions. I used to make so many promises to myself and it made it hard to keep those promises. So I'm keeping it simple this year and here they are:

To take better care of myself with a clean and healthy diet
To be more adventurous and spontaneous
To learn/continue learning another language
To travel more
To pursue photography

I hope you enjoy the photos showing some of the highlights of my year. Here's hoping for a great year. Happy New Year! I wish you all success and happiness in 2014. Until next year...