Oh some lazy days. Just what the Doctor ordered and this time I really must stick to the plan. I am one of those people who all too often falls into the trap of believing that having “down time” equates to laziness of the bad kind, and hence schedules up every moment of the day. But this weekend I plan to smell the roses and only give myself a bit of a “relaxing calendar” to make sure I don’t just keep on working! So here goes…
Sleep in. A sleep in for me is anything past 7.30 in the morning. If the clock hits 8.00 then that is excellent. Anything past 8.00 and I must be in a hotel somewhere away from poky little fingers.
Read my favorite blogs. There are so many old friends, and so many new ones. Now if only I could find an easy way to leave comments from my RSS Reader … (all suggestions on that one welcome).
More mending of vintage garments. No this isn’t work. I like to do this and plan outfits around each garment as it becomes wearable again. I suppose it is like breathing life back into something by intent.
Shop for some delicious food and plan something gourmet for a treat. One thing I am not is a gourmet cook. I generally don’t cook anything that requires more than 30 minutes work so I need to find something that is big on taste and impact while short on time.
Read. I am currently reading The Thoughtful Dresser by Linda Grant and so far…. WOW. BUY THIS BOOK NOW! I intend to send her a personalised thank you letter.
Treasure Hunting. I will be hitting up my favorite markets to see what treasures await me and my imagination. Not that I need more treasures, but the fossicking and chatting with stall holders does one good.
Gore-met Food.
Links à la Mode : May 28th
- A Typical Atypical: How to wear the fashion of the eclectic makeup style of the the Dresden Dolls
- Agent Dreamer: An interview with Izzy of The Dandy Project
- Capitola Girl: Modern wood designs for summer accessories
- Decline Designs: Defining your personal style, part two – the essentials
- Dirty Laundry: Monochromatic style exploration
- Fashion Grail: A few modifications for one of Sienna Miller’s go-to looks
- Fashion Matchmaker: Fashion at the Cannes Film Festival
- Felicia Sullivan: Score ten amazing summer pieces for under $100
- Pop Your Fashion Pill: 4 DIY necklaces in 30 minutes using safety pins: No scissors, pliers or hooked used!
- Retro Chick: Showcasing Kristinit for this month’s Ethical Design Spotlight
- Style Symmetry: Eyeliah celebrates her 1,000th post with a snazzy reader giveaway
- The Coveted: Who Knew? Over 50% off American Apparel deals on Amazon
- The Demoiselles: Translating boyception – how they perceive our style
- Unfunded: The many ways to play with ShopStyle ranging from shopping to blog content
- Vulgar Moon: How to enjoy the comfort of sweatpants while still looking good
- Style on the street: My outfit and a style advice for the next Fall-Winter
- Yes Please Mademoiselle: Introducing french label ‘The Kooples’.
- Felicia Sullivan: Score ten amazing summer pieces for under $100
- Fun, Flat Broke and Fabulous : 7 Questions to ask yourself before you buy.
- Independent Fashion Bloggers: Essential Wordpress Plugins for Fashion Bloggers
Enjoy your lazy days!
Ohh those cupcakes are so adorable! I planed to sleep in this morning but my usual paranoid brain had to wake me up at 6:15am and asked “is it the weekend or a weekday” but I did stay in bed until 8am reading ‘Delicious magazine”‘. I’m going to make some more homemade ice creams even though it’s 15 *C today…
Hope you stick with your plan and have a great weekend. I haven’t stuck to mine (homework, shopping for toiletries and designing)
XXASAB
ASAB: So far the plan is working. I even got to the market this morning although it was seriously foggy and about 5 degrees! Next up, some reading of design magazines and dreaming up more ways to spend the hard earned cash on the house!
Chelsea: I wish I could remember where I found the pic. I think they may have been a gallery installation.
Esz: You are right, that is one of the reasons I am always going to the main site too. I hate to miss out on all the hard work people have put into making it a lovely place to be.
Those cupcake deer are the best thing I have seen all day.
Ahh I dont mind visiting people’s blogs to do the commenting…otherwise I miss out on seeing people’s pretty sites. Reader is good for skimming, but the blogs I love (like yours) get a direct hit.
Good luck with the treasure hunting! I hope you find something perfect, in whichever form it takes!
ooh I’m like you too, no good at downtime, I almost always end up working. Hope you have a sensational weekend. I’m with you on sewing/altering not being work, I love it and I always feel good afterwards – well unless it goes wrong!
Fiona: There is something so wholesome about fixing clothes. it alwas makes me want to polish my halo afterwards.
Girl Japan: Too Kawaii! ^-^
OH those cup cakes are kawaii— I think your post “chill-out” gives me something to aspire too. Did I say the cup cakes are cute?
Oh can I recommend a lovely and simple dish:
chicken thigh fillets
a lemon myrtle to taste
damp paperbark (one per thigh fillet, you can buy these online or specialty stores), appropriately thinned
Bush tomato Chutney
macadamia nuts (crushed and blended into the chutney)
salt
oil for frying
butchers string
Sear the smooth skinned outer side of the fillets in a hot oiled pan, (or you can char-grill) browning one side only.
Remove from heat and cut a pocket in each fillet and spoon in the chutney.
Place the fillet, browned side up, onto the paperbark and wrap it lengthwise then folding the ends over the browned top side of the fillet. Tie up with the string.Put the parcel into a very hot dry pan,or over a char-grill and heat until it’s smoking.
Then continue cooking until you completely blacken all sides of the parcel.
Then leave to rest for a few minutes.
After the resting, remove the string and the paperbark ends. Cut them close to the fillet which should be browned side up. Unfold the rewmaining bark and fold back under the fillet.
Slice and serve with Roasted orange sweet potato(you can make a curried mango and pawpaw sauce for these that is DIVINE), marinated mushrooms (I have a different version if you are interested,
Lightly blanched snow pea’s (with a light drizzle of paper back oil is nice)and other assorted vegetables if you like.
Rebecca: Oh good one! I adore lemon myrtle, I even have lemon myrtle shower soap! I must tr this one during the week.
Meream: You won’t regret it. I think I have to buy this for every woman I know.
Skye: So glad to see you again. Yes, the weekend is proving to be lovely, as I hope, is yours. xx
Oops that was supposed to read ‘a little lemon myrtle to taste’ and one sheet of paperbark per fillet.
You can serve the chicken cold too – refrigerate after resting and just slice them up to serve on bread, crackers etc
Oh thanks for the book recommendation. Been wanting to devour a new book lately.
Hope you’re having a lovely, lovely weekend!
I don’t use a reader – probably should because then I’d be more up to date – I just like visiting blogs too much and seeing everything there, not just the bare bones of the latest post.
How fabulous is The Thoughtful Dresser??? One of my favourite books so far this year.
Thanks for the Link to this wonderful book. I read online through the first chapter while having breakfast. And had the book ordered by evening. It arrived yesterday and I am simply loving it! Thank you so much for the recommendation and for taking the trouble to linking the page.
yours christina
Christina: Wait till you see what I have coming up soon. Very special.