Think.

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And Re-Think.
What you want to do. What you want to be. Where you want to be in five years. If money was not in the equation, what would you want to become. These are the things I love pondering over.

I am starting as a tutorial assistant today in the Graphic Design department where I used to study. What an amazing opportunity! So I definitely have a lot to think about for the future, where this may lead to one day.

Bike away.

I want to trade my car for a bike.
It seems so much more economical these days to invest in a bike and make your way around doing different errands on one. If only it wasn't winter, I might consider it. In the meantime, I will daydream about the day when I will be biking along the streets in Italy, such as the beautiful photographer below, Gabrielle Kai.
So dreamy.






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Where have you been all my life.

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I have never really been a tea drinker, I admit it.
And recently I did a post on how I finally got into green tea. But it was only up until last week that I had another go at just your plain old simple Dilmah tea and I couldn't believe that I actually really enjoyed it! Don't you just love trying new things? I actually used to hate tea and look at me now! So proud :)

So this Monday, I love:

- TEA! I am venturing out slowly, so don't expect me to try all the weird herbal tea's all in one go, but I am warming up to the idea!

- All the opportunities I am being handed at the moment: I am starting part time tutorial assisting in the Media Arts Department at the Polytech where I used to study. So exciting! And managing our beautiful new jewellery and giftware store opening in two weeks! Even more exciting!

- The Shack. Just starting rereading it and I want to bawl my eyes out. What a fantastic book! I bet you this next month, you will be ready many a post on The Shack from me, so prepare yourself :)

Join up with Much Love Mondays, over at Anna's blog :) A big thanks to Anna, as Monday's are always a super exciting time for me to be posting!

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UPDATE: Big apologies to everyone! Yesterday found out all my pictures weren't showing up (Thanks Photobucket for disabling all my lovely photos) and then that my comment box wasn't working! Everything should be all fixed up now, so happy browsing lovelies and let me know if you have any issues viewing any pages :)

Handmade Heaven

How come it is always when you are busiest that you find the most amazing DIY projects to do? Stumbled upon Ez's flickr account full of beautiful handmade goodies. Check out her blog Creature Comforts for some amazing tutorials to help you get your hands busy with little projects.

Be inspired.

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Alison Scarpulla

Alison Scarpulla's photography totally captivated me. Not in a sense that a photo of a beautiful hot summer's day would, more like a fairytale that draws you in and leaves you anxious to hear the end resolution. It seems to me that each and every picture is a snapshot of a moment in some epic story that would draw on everyone's imaginations. So I urge you, check out her flickr account and see how many stories you can come up with from her photos and let your imagination go wild, we can never be too old.

Looking forward to a day of opshopping, dvds, good girlie company and no hubbies tomorrow!
Happy weekend!

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Type me a letter.

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Let's be honest, I have never been a good writer.
English was my worst subject in school. I suffered writing essays or short stories. I get "your" and "you're", and "their" and "they're" wrong all the time. I don't know much about paragraphing. And my sentences always turn out to be too long.

But despite all of this, I would love to start writing letters. There's nothing as amazing as receiving a personalized letter in the mail. Or even better than writing letters....TYPING them (that way, I can disguise my horrible handwriting!). So one thing I am on the lookout for is a beautiful typewriter. I remember as a child typing away on my aunties typewriter, where there was nothing as soothing as the sound of the letters flying past in an organized chaos.

In other news, our new store opens in TWO WEEKS TODAY! So things are getting busier with getting graphics and material sorted, ordering and receiving stock and getting staff ready and trained up! If you want to have a look at the style of jewellery we will be selling, check out our website and facebook :)

Dressed for success.

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I am happy. Oh so happy.
Because I went shopping yesterday for the first time in what feels like forever! And my dear mummy bought me so many goodies! I tell you, once your out of home and married, your mother will want to spend way more on you than when you lived at home. One of my favourite purchases from yesterday is a sweet woven hat which looks very similar to the second picture featured above. Reminds me of an old girls' boarding school look, like Madeline! But oh I love it :)

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