Stay in Bed and Read

"Reading is a tool in the living of a good life." Joesph Addison 

One thing I love to do to re-charge and nourish the soul and mind, is to stay in bed on a Sunday morning and read. If you're anything like me, you feel guilty about staying in bed late and not getting up to go for a run or do the housework or whatever...don't! I believe reading is exercise for the mind and it's just as important to our health and happiness as physical exercise.

Try it, take a couple of hours on a Sunday morning, pull the curtains open so you can read by the beautiful natural light, grab a coffee (or tea if that's your tonic) snuggle up, relax and escape with a great novel...you'll love how it makes you feel, re-charged, inspired and happy!

I'm just about to start reading "The Toss of a Lemon" Padma Viswanathan

 What are you reading?

Happy Reading,

E xo

Market Days with Megs...

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Happy Hearts this week...

 Getting up early enough to make coffee at home before I skip off to work...

Wearing my red lipstick...whilst driving with a dancing pink flamingo...

Painting the town with I love Herb stickers when drunk...

(Herb is little Brother)

Breakfast made by little brother, coffee in pretty tea cup by Megs...

(Megs is said little Brother's soon to be wife and blogger by night)

Circus tent cupcake at Rozelle markets...

Old fashioned market roses.

Yes it was a very happy heart week! 

I hope your heart is happy this week...remember happiness comes in the littlest of things.

Exo

Explore. Dream. Discover.

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

Well I'm so excited this week...I'm off on a jet plane in July, not sure when I'll be back again!!! Yes I'm off to explore, dream and discover the world!  Oh my gosh I've resigned from my position and will be having a career break for at least 6mths or until the money runs out...everyone at work have been so supportive, family and friends are so excited and I just can't believe I'm actually going to realise my dream!

So stay tuned....

Exo

When I got home...

Tonight this talented, fabulous single girl drives home from having drinks with one of her best friends, plus her boyfriend, feeling rather melancholy, not sad or depressed, but yes feeling a little alone.

Now don't get me wrong, I had a wonderful time and I am so so happy for my friend, she really does deserve to have met him...so so so much...and I do love her! But you know, it does get even the most independent, confident girl down sometimes...why haven't I met someone? At times you can feel so so alone it really does hurt!

Just when I was dragging myself inside thinking "I'm just gonna wash my face and slump into bed and wake up to a happy day", I found this little ray of happiness waiting to warm my heart... 

Noah you are God's little miracle.

Now this melancholy, talented, single and fabulous girl is reminded that there are people in her life that just love her for who she is, and she is so blessed to have them and yes some nights are lonely, but you know what, you are never alone...

You can read all about how Noah came to bless our lives right here

E xo

Change...

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Change is making my heart happy today, as well as a little fearful and emotional...today I've made one of my dreams one step closer! I'm 34yrs old and have been through a season of change these past few months and have realised that sometimes you need to take a leap of faith and follow your heart...material things are good but how can you compare them to all amazing experiences there are out there? 

I'm blessed by so many wonderful people around me, my family, my friends and the people I work with...it means so much to me to have their support and positive energy around me, that my heart could just burst! 

Yes I'm getting a little soapy? I meant soppy...but hey a girl needs to just say it sometimes...right?

So here's to CHANGE!!!! 

(bring it on!)

Exo

Are you spending wisely?

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Lust List

Dream...

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This is the perfect room for my ladies to have lady dates...

Happy Hearts this Week...

This week has been one of those weeks where I've really had to make the effort to notice when I'm happy...now not to be too negative but I have been a little melancholy this week...feeling a little bit alone, I've found myself yet again the only single one in the group...everyone is pairing off...argh...anyway enough of that here's what did make my heart happy this week...

 

My little ray of sunshine...my niece Madelyn came to stay over on Saturday and boy did we have fun, children bring so much joy!

Sipping Moet on the balcony with the girls...heart you pink champagne!

Hearting painting my nails with 'Lincoln Park After Dark' - I love love this colour and can't get enough of it!

Reading in bed, while drinking coffee and eating chocolate,  I'm currently reading 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' Love it!

Dreaming about visiting Paris again... one of my favorite cities and being the hopeless romantic that I am, it just inspires my heart and mind...I just adore the colours in this pic!

Listening to the Cure 'Why can't I be you?!' while walking in the evening my iPod on shuffle and this came on...oh how I love how it makes me sing out loud...Robert I love love you..."Everything you do is irresistible, Everything you do is simply kissable, Why can't I be you?"

New butterfly scarf with love from my red headed Aunty!

Getting take away dinners in paper bags...

Yumminess in a big bowl...prawn laksa warms the soul!

Looking forward to the week ahead! 

Exo

Thank God it's Friday!

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The girl in the window...

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i worry she is alone
the girl in the window
she lives in a box
visitors, she has few
i've only seen two

i worry she is alone
she walks in the nude
does she know
she doesn't close her window

i worry she is alone
i live alone
i love being alone
i am not alone