The Manilow Files

Here's the promised update on how the St Tropez episode went:

I can't tell.

Cue puzzled expression on face.

Maybe I ended up rubbing more into my palms than anywhere else???!

Ugh. This is hard.

I'm too tired to try again tonight, will try again..... mebbe tomorroz.

Copa...copacabananaaaaa

How was your weekend? Mine was great, I did lunges which for me is like taking vitamins. It's so yawnsville but it's so good for you. I did some other stuff too, mostly whilst hanging out in a onesie from Forever21 hehe. I love lazy weekends like that, it makes the Monday after feel so much less deranged.

It was a reasonably productive day for me today. Got some work done, put in a bid for some shares, went to the post office to return the ASOS dress, sorted out my timesheet, AND as if that wasn't enough, I started going back to private pilates reformer sessions. I felt so virtuous and full of good deeds. I wanted to do more. Productive things, I mean.

So. I tried out St Tropez tanning lotion. For the first time. One of my Sydney besties L gave me a bottle of it. And I never touched it until now, purely because I'm so lazy I don't even like brushing my hair.

Anyway, I slapped and slathered that baby all over me. It was BLACK. It was like slopping tar all over myself. Have you ever seen it? The bottle is so, you know, chic. And it sounds like a Barry Manilow song is just waiting to burst out of it...

Wait till you see what's inside! Will update you on how it goes in the morning. I've got a white bed spread that needs ruining.

Night night! xx

P.s. I can't get that Copacabana song out of my head now

It pays to go online

So this is one of my MANY asos orders!! How much do i ♥ the colour ?!

Let me count the ways... Taking a trip to the loo just to sneak a peak at the dress during work is one of them..

See for yourself! xx



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Ask and you shall receive

So .... after weeks and years of dithering (yes, i dither, surprised? probably not) about do i want to give this modelling idea a go at least, i got a text from the Boy passing on a request about if i would be willing to model for his friend's company.

would i ??!

Stay tuned, i'm pretty excited about it, and very shy, but i'll totally let you have a sticky beak at the pics when they are ready.

stay tuned!

besos! x

Have you ever...?

...been so excited about the next day's outfit you just want it to be tomorrow already?


Necklace, jakarta; dress, oxford

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Do I? Should I? Could I??

Surely I can pull these off??! Mmmm i love the candy colour! Just what I need now summer has called it quits on sydney.


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Domestic goddessing

Feeling super guilty I didnt buy any presents for my workmates I set about baking these delish looking peanut butter and banana sandwich cookies.

Batch one has been decimated by my very enthusiastic taste testing family. So now I am gearing up to whip up batch two. I should have stuck to my own tastebuds!! Never mind, it's half the fun watching everyone enjoy the cookies.




The recipe is meant to make 36 cookies. I was clumsy and wound up with half that amount.

But I'm loving how rustic and gloopy they look. To be frank my sweet tooth isn't that developed so I like them without the filling.. But I do like how they look. Like down to earth macaroons.



You can get the recipe here (http://www.fitsugar.com/Peanut-Butter-Oatmeal-Sandwich-Cookie-Recipe-13598995).

As usual I had twelve gagillion types of organic wholewheat spelt flour but alas, no baking powder. I found abit of organic self raising flour worked ok.

As I get abit edgy with too much sugar, especially after having an iced coffee earlier on, abit of maple syrup substituted for sugar was just fine. In fact it smells great wafting out of the oven...

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Ring ring - hi it's me, Reality.

Back to sydney via perth now.

Pranced past duty free to charge onto the plane only to hear it's 20min late.

Sad face:



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Back to reality

We're leaving Lombok today to head back to Jakarta. I am too disorganised to send postcards from paradise. But if I were, it would go something like this


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uh... WRONG!

step 1: dutifully checked some magical sunrise/sunset timetable for mataram last night to find that sunrise was due at 6.19 - 6.23 am.

step 2: sighed.

step 3: set alarm for 6am.

step 4: sighed.

step 5: fell asleep.

step 6: woke up when alarm sounded.

step 7: sighed.

step 8: grabbed EOS camera and charged down to the beach.

step 9: wondered (whilst running) why there was so much light on the ground even though sunrise wasn't due yet.

step 10: waited for the sunrise..... which had already showed up.

curses!

"you even look prettier on holidays...

...maybe because you smile more...", he said.

Wish you were here

Poolside (and beachside) at the qunic pool villas



Besos!

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Bags, check.

Ticket, check.

Passport, check.

Plane, check.

Now.... Just need the airport to turn the computer on so we can board the plane.

Mmmmm.... Funny how little things matter.

Bought The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Looking forward to proving to myself I dont just read girly books with pastel coloured covers.

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OOPS

nope, still not packed. unless you count packing your sneakers as done.

Leaving on a jetplane

My flight to Perth to Singapore (long story, short story is we are cheap and it was the only way we could afford to fly overseas at the moment) is at 5 this afternoon.

So far, I am ON TIME as far as packing goes. Mind you, if I had to leave now, I'd be in trouble. Because I'm not packed. Or dressed. Or showered.

I did shop up a storm though on Asos the other week, and by stroke of genius alone, I had enough wits to have it sent to Singapore. Hah! Take that stingy baggage allowance. (20kg! mum has stuffed enough presents in my suitcase it already weighs that much without my toothbrush already)

Did I show you what I bought?

(the necklace is for my bestie, the Duchess)

Torn

You are always on my mind:

(I want this in every candy colour I can find!!)

I saw these on my friend, and they look like SO MUCH FUN!

I have been tossing and turning at night, from the insanely hot weather, but also because I just cannot stop thinking about popping these babies on and strolling around with them. I think I'd wear them to sleep even. I just love the soft texture and the origami style folds of the straps. YUM!

(grey heels from Asos, everything else from Topshop)

Do my Pradas make me look smart?

my new spectacles, to give me something to look forward to when there's studying to be done.

i love the shape, i have to admit it took me a few months to finally settle on this pair. I had been searching for ages for a geeky chic style and was about to give up when i stumbled across these. they feel pretty huge, but i guess i've always had smaller frames so i'm still getting used to the feel.

And we have liftoff! .... or perhaps not.

It only took me 10 minutes to figure out why smiggle stapler didn't want to play...

And after that, only 6 staples to realise that we were very very low on supplies. Including staples (fail)

Sigh.

Love the colour hit of bright fluoro yellow and the aqua though, don't you? Who says I can't see the bright side of things..

new year, new start

cough, one month later. *blush*

notice anything different? that's right, i have FINALLY gotten around to changing the look of this blog. i just needed time to become unattached to the old look. so whaddya think?

xox

ps yes, i have an exam tomorrow that i need to study for, but that has NOTHING to do with this. i'm not procrastinating at all! *wink*

Here comes the sun

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