Friday's Finds

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Are you smiling? It's Friday! Plus, I found more stuff!!! Smile!

 

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1. I'm not a great fibber - the words don't flow and I blow my cover with a smirk. That's not a bad thing, right? Thing is, when I go for the honest, emotional spill, I can't get the words out either; my mind races 10 (overly emotional) paces ahead before my mouth can keep up. Good news for anyone suffering the same is that Daily Odd Compliment puts it all in writing. Problem solved.

 

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2. Scarves (my weakness). I found really, really beautiful ones from the talented Emily Green.

 

 

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3.  We're all guilty of taking those ridiculous shots of the food we didn't cook. Now we're taking shots of the hipsters taking pictures of food.

 

Thanks for reading, wonderful readers. What are your plans for these next couple of days off?

Maria

Pocket note

 

 

You know the type? The one-of-a-kinds, the cute-as-a-little-polka-dot type. That's the type I'm folding up and keeping in my pocket.

A dot-inspired-interlude made my morning shine a little brighter. x

What I've been up to

 

If you're interested (which is possible), here's my ramble on the things consuming my past-little-while.

 

 

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1. Guest posting - my first, by the way. The ever so lovely Amanda Rose from Sew Much To Say asked me to write about my interpretation of Martha Stewart's New York style cheesecake. See it here. If only I'd seen Martha's video first!

 

 

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2.  Hey, yeah! I took a minute to sit back, breathe and stop glorifying 'busy'.
The view from my lunch break went something like this: bright blue sky, palm trees and perfectly plane-drawn lines.

 

sory about the iphone quality...

3. Coffee and a book. Solo.

 

4. I got new kicks. Well, I got a few (the savings are going fine, thank you). Aside from introducing my much-longed-for Hunter Boots and other penny spends to my wardrobe, I got myself some shiny new ballet points. I understand this might not tickle every one's fancy but breaking in (by breaking in, I mean breaking wood) these newbies was topping the list of satisfiers. Yea, that includes blisters.

 

5. Simplifying. Remember my motto for 2013? It's not always easy to turn a shoulder to the things that have become tag-alongs in my world.

 

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6. Movies and I are not so compatible; I'm a fidgeter, a doodler, a daydreamer.  First Position, however, had my eyes glued for the 2 hours it rolled for; all about 6 brilliant kids competing for their chance to 'make it' in the professional ballet world. I'm not a huge supporter of ballet competitions - I don't think it's what the art is about, BUT the talent in this documentary was incredible.

7. Keeping healthy...relatively healthy. I've relaxed on my healthy-living-rules recently and am finding it a struggle to keep things in a balanced (fitness) perspective. If anyone has a tip or two on keeping calm, looking forward and not focusing on the irritatingly-less-than-ideal-body-image I currently hold, I'd be glad to hear them.

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8. Stretching. Never underestimate the power of a good stretch. Ever.

 

 And that's about it. Hope you've been up to all sorts of great things?

Friday's Finds

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Look what I found!

 

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1. My pay cheque is eyeing off Elk's winter range - online! As the seasons roll on, my wardrobe has become more elk-spotted than ever. Natural fibres, clean, simple lines; beautiful leathers; natural accessories.

 

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2. Stuff to feed your design-bones - Micha Weidmann studio's recent projects special.

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3. F***ing great idea! Folklore design agency's self promotion.

 

Thanks for reading! Who's ready for the weekend?

p.s.  See those gorgeous polka-dot pants? Am I the only one that's inspired to DIY-polka-paint some slacks? Stay tuned...I'll be posting about it next week. xx

 

La vie en rose #2

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I often wonder why exactly I'm blogging. I can never pin down one convincing reason but it's something (a habit?) I can't yet kick...but what a beautiful thing to have! To be able to collect thoughts, inspiration and memories and look back on what filled my days in time to come.

Today marks my second "la vie en rose" post; all about a little acknowledgment for the simplest, rosiest things in life.

1. I'm not a messy type. Promise, but when my car looks like this, with a week's worth of life on the
passenger floor, I know it's been a good one!

2. A fresh breath of cello-tuned-air! Literally.
I walked past the most beautiful notes singing from a cellist's front door.

3. Getting organised. Even just a little.

4. I've become so busy I'm "bad with my phone." Hurrah!
Loving that the glue has peeled a tad between my cheek and phone.

5.  No nail polish on my digits.

6. Friends. Really, really good ones!

7. I baked that cheesecake and it was D-elicious.
8. I know, I say it a lot. But. A smile and hug (with no words) from my
boy centres me and injects the calm back into my whirlwind days.
9. Coffee. With my mum.
10. Autumn sun with a chill in the air.

Have you stopped to smell the roses recently?

Friday's Finds



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It's Friday! It's Friday! It's Friday! And here are my finds...

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1. Salty-sweet-lemon-biscuits! If you try them, let me know.

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2. Portfolio envy: Jason Booher's conceptually fantastic work.

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3. Have you seen Jac & Jack's a/w13 collection? This duo has done it again. Their new threads for 2013 have been hitting my browser all week - put effortless, simple lines with just enough femininity to balance out the masculine and I'm all over it. I feel a wardrobe update coming on...

 

Hope everyone's weekend is spent doing all sorts of wonderful things! Maria x

Back to it

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We just spent one magical weekend away in Melbourne with my boy's extended family; totally (almost) out of site from work responsibilities and able to enjoy some rare and special moments together, celebrating in song, with laughter, and of course good, rich and unnecessarily sweet food! I've possibly indulged too much in the stuff and ignited a pretty serious craving issue; one that I've given in to over the past tail-chasing-month of mine. Now that the Easter eggs are gone, time has come for me to kick off the sweet treats and quick-fix energy boosters (too much caffeine) and switch back to my cleaner, leaner eating habits. Remember my "salad a day" post?

Salads aside, I have come back from the weekend with a few exciting baking recipes to trial. Looking forward to sharing them with you soon...