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Saturday, August 27, 2011
I am about to embark on a crazy journey.
And It all started with these shoes.
A classic pair of Christian Louboutin pumps, strassed with Swarovski crystals to give it a veil of sparkly glamor and finesse. The perfect bridal shoe.
Only a few things stand in the way of my twinkle toes and these fabulous puppies. Well, three thousand two hundred and ninety five George Washingtons, to be precise. But where there's a will, there's a way. And after three hours with my pal Google, I have devised a plan. A crazy, ambitious plan, but a plan all the same. It's a plan that has been put into action thanks to my friends Kate Spade and Ebay.
Kate delivered yesterday. (Light Aqua Licorice Pumps. Stylish AND comfortable - love your work Kate.) Now I'm just waiting for my Ebay friends to come through. Fingers crossed.
On other wedding notes, we got our wedding bands sorted this week and the suits are ready to go. Everything is (clunkily) coming together!
A classic pair of Christian Louboutin pumps, strassed with Swarovski crystals to give it a veil of sparkly glamor and finesse. The perfect bridal shoe.
Only a few things stand in the way of my twinkle toes and these fabulous puppies. Well, three thousand two hundred and ninety five George Washingtons, to be precise. But where there's a will, there's a way. And after three hours with my pal Google, I have devised a plan. A crazy, ambitious plan, but a plan all the same. It's a plan that has been put into action thanks to my friends Kate Spade and Ebay.
Kate delivered yesterday. (Light Aqua Licorice Pumps. Stylish AND comfortable - love your work Kate.) Now I'm just waiting for my Ebay friends to come through. Fingers crossed.
On other wedding notes, we got our wedding bands sorted this week and the suits are ready to go. Everything is (clunkily) coming together!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Crochet Blanket Progress Report
A few weeks back I splurged on some wool. Not just any wool. I splurged on Morris and Son's brand of Paddington wool which is made up of 80% bamboo and 20% Merino.
Bamboo wool is wonderful. Soft as marshmellow, eco-friendly, hypo-allergenic and anti-bacterial which is perfect for baby projects. (...Put down the phone mum. I'm crocheting this for Frank.)
64 granny squares and one giant blister later, this is where I'm at...
... and I've run out of wool to join all the squares together! (This is what you get when you try to skimp.)
So back to Morris and Sons next week as I hope to get this finished by next Sunday. After that, Merv has forbid me from starting a new project till after the wedding. I know, "forbid" is a pretty strong word and no one can really forbid anyone from doing anything. But he makes a good point. There's eight weeks till the big day and I have no wedding bands, no honeymoon booked, no makeup/hair artist... but I will have a beautiful baby blanket ready for baby BJ's arrival. Yep, I've got my priorities sorted.
Bamboo wool is wonderful. Soft as marshmellow, eco-friendly, hypo-allergenic and anti-bacterial which is perfect for baby projects. (...Put down the phone mum. I'm crocheting this for Frank.)
64 granny squares and one giant blister later, this is where I'm at...
... and I've run out of wool to join all the squares together! (This is what you get when you try to skimp.)
So back to Morris and Sons next week as I hope to get this finished by next Sunday. After that, Merv has forbid me from starting a new project till after the wedding. I know, "forbid" is a pretty strong word and no one can really forbid anyone from doing anything. But he makes a good point. There's eight weeks till the big day and I have no wedding bands, no honeymoon booked, no makeup/hair artist... but I will have a beautiful baby blanket ready for baby BJ's arrival. Yep, I've got my priorities sorted.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Pendulum
My thoughts usually swing around like a pendulum. Back and forth, oscillating about the equilibrium that is home, family and MP.
It was something my darling sister said the other day that made me realize that my pendulum might be a little stuck...
"All you do is talk about work!"
Is it true? Have I made my work my life.
There are 168 hours each week and I spend 45 hours physically at work. But the amount of thinking time I actually dedicate to work Is probably around the 15 hour a day mark... That's a little OTT. What I need is something else to dedicate my thoughts to. You'd think an impending wedding would do the trick but no. My brain needs something more.
So I have an idea. A fun idea. A fun BUSINESS idea. (Hey, the acorn can't stray too far from the tree.) At this stage, it's a one hit execution which will either flourish or burn. But that doesn't really matter. The process is what excites me. The path will be filled with so many landmines but I HAVE TO make it happen. And I have given myself a deadline. Easter 2012. Tomorrow I will take one week's leave during Easter which is equivalent of me signing on the bottom line. Don't even know whether I have enough leave...
But screw it. Just going to do it.
It was something my darling sister said the other day that made me realize that my pendulum might be a little stuck...
"All you do is talk about work!"
Is it true? Have I made my work my life.
There are 168 hours each week and I spend 45 hours physically at work. But the amount of thinking time I actually dedicate to work Is probably around the 15 hour a day mark... That's a little OTT. What I need is something else to dedicate my thoughts to. You'd think an impending wedding would do the trick but no. My brain needs something more.
So I have an idea. A fun idea. A fun BUSINESS idea. (Hey, the acorn can't stray too far from the tree.) At this stage, it's a one hit execution which will either flourish or burn. But that doesn't really matter. The process is what excites me. The path will be filled with so many landmines but I HAVE TO make it happen. And I have given myself a deadline. Easter 2012. Tomorrow I will take one week's leave during Easter which is equivalent of me signing on the bottom line. Don't even know whether I have enough leave...
But screw it. Just going to do it.
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