1.
This poster! I found it via
Nadine - it's a free poster you can get via
Bliss Chick. I think it's amazing! I'm going to hang it on my inspiration board at home, so I can crash through my cage and fly free! (the writers block "you can't do this" cage, I mean!)
2. Practicing
yoga regularly again. I had missed it so much.
3.
Salted butter caramels from France, courtesy of the lovely
Gillian.
4.
Marathon shopping :) The Runner's World competition certainly spurred me on, so my friend Louise and I are going to do one together next year, and it's so much fun trying to decide which one. I think anything before May is a big ask, so May is the earliest I'll do one.
Edinburgh, maybe?!
5.
Christmas carols. Tom and I are hosting Christmas this year and I've put him in charge of music. It was fun arriving home a few nights ago to carols!
6.
Goats cheese. I made a goats cheese custard on the weekend as part of my Christmas dinner main dish auditions (have picked one now!) and swooned upon trying it. Suspect I might be something of a culinary genius with that one ;)
7.
New furniture and homewares to play with over the weekend - we did a mammoth trek to the Ikea north of London and came back with a treasure trove. Photo frames, so I can put up some photos from our trip, candles, bowls, vases....the flat is going to be so pretty! And all London readers, go to Ikea at night on a weekday! It's far more civilised!
8.
A note my friend Louise wrote for me when she was staying last week. I keep it by my bed and read it when I need a boost. She is so lovely!
9.
Australian chardonnay. I recently found a cheap and reliable source for it London, so I think another stop on the weekend will be in order.
10.
Doing things just because I can.
11.
My wonderful man, who makes every evening a delight, every grocery shop a comedy fest, every walk to the library a moment I want to remember always.
12.
My novel. Every time I reread it it's a lot better than I remembered.
13. The music of
Mezz Coleman - she has an album coming out really soon, and her music is amazing! So jazzy and uplifting, but perfect for kicking back with a vino as well.
14.
Turtleneck sweaters. Ribbed. In red, and black.
15. Baking experiments that turn out well, like the
chocolate, date and banana loaf I made on Sunday.
16.
Scented candles, especially the beautiful "melts" we brought back from
Dusk, in Australia. The "Tibet" scent is my favourite - it smells like fruit and flowers and tea. It's so calming. Some people pour a drink when they get in from work, I light candles.
17.
Reading on a chilly night - I've read
Molly Fox's Birthday and
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society this week, and loved them both. Compelling, rippled with delicious detail, funny, and one didn't end the way I expected.
18. Realising that sometimes you don't get everything you want, but if you have the
love and support of your family and friends, you've got plenty already.
~ Have a h a p p y weekend everyone! ~
