"we all want to take our lives in our own hands and hurt them out among the starts" - David Bottoms

It took me a few days last week to adjust to the new routine.  Yes I didn't turn off my Blackberry immediately and yes I kept thinking about what was left behind, but I am starting to ease into it slowly. All the while my body clock was still waking me at 6:52 AM. 

I continued to distract myself by cleaning and ironing and continuously de cluttering. Towels, books and linen have been discarded and not replaced.  Pantry is organised and clean.  I have filed years of bills and paperwork, thrown out a box of cables that don't seem to belong to the myriad of electronic gadgets that we have.  I have dusted every corner and and finally made a good dint in the pile of delicate/handwash items in the washing basket.  I took for granted how good a week at home can really be.  A week not spent in the office, was usually spent travelling or doing activities not afforded to a 60 hour a week job.

This week I'm finally going to organise and functionalise the study (who doesn't love stationary shopping??) and clear my head, before getting into LMFF later on in the week.  The event gets better each year and I'm looking forward to reporting back about this years events. 

Exam, farewell!

The post exam euphoria didn't last long. Having two days away from the desk job meant that I came back to World War III. My intended shopping trip didn't happen, I've had no time for myself what so ever. My desk is still covered with study notes, there's a pile of ironing threatening to envelop the apartment, there's a month of magazines and articles to catch up on, a fashion launch to attend this Sunday, all of your blogs to visit, a business breakfast to attend tomorrow morning and not to mention a paper due tomorrow which I was merciful granted a 7 day extension for last week, so no further extensions are possible! *gulp*

Last night I left all of that behind to attend the SATC2 premier. Parking was a nightmare, the kid at the candy bar overcharged me for my popcorn... (gosh I'm all complain complain complain today!).
The movie was cute, but a bit unnecessary. As I've kept saying, the stories were told and finished in the first film... this one didn't really have a plot and not much happened. And even the fashion wasn't ALL THAT GREAT! But I must say Cynthia looked fabulous and I dare say hers was the best dressed character in the film! And I do agree with the reviews, it was a bit politically and culturally insensitive.

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So it's a dreary day in Melbourne today. It was cold and foggy and pitch black at 7.30am! And how do I break a 6 week fashion fast? By ordered two summer pieces from J Crew!

One of my favourite wardrobe items are denim cut off shorts.  But I barely wear jeans.  I own only ONE pair, which is worn only very, very rarely.

Cut off jeans however, are fabulous in summer as they can be dressed up or down. My favourite pair were old jeans that I cut off into a perfect pair of shorts, but the jeans and shorts have had a life span of 8 years and last year they split at the crotch which left me denim-shorts-less for the summer. And I could not find a pair to replace them despite my efforts of looking everywhere!

So I bought myself a pair from J Crew - lovely wash, a good length so they can be worn long or cuffed really short.. and I threw in a lovely ruffled white shirt to go with it. Shame summer's about 6 months away..

Now to get some time to go to the shops and buy a few new things for winter!
 
 
 

Back to basics

I am about 48 hours away from completing an exam which is causing me nightmares!  Then I get a few days off!  Woohoo.

End of the exam also marks the end of my shopping ban and I have been day dreaming about my first purchase!  I'm craving some new basics for layering the most, or maybe a new scarf...

Skin and Threads has opened a gorgeous new store near home, so I think that maybe my first stop on Tuesday afternoon!  Great choice of basics in cotton, organic cotton, cashmere, jersey, merino...

Hope you've all had a fab weekend xx