just a few things i miss

- being in school, it was so easy.
- having time to read a book from cover to cover
- Not having to pay for my own groceries.
- my sister
- cooking 6 days a week
- actually reading all the articles in magazines
- afternoon naps
- studying
- watching infomercials and gumi bears at 7am
- girly sleepovers
- time with my beautiful family
- the days when boys would sweat bullets at the thought of holding your hand
- reading blogs
- my crazy and abnormal friends
- lazing around in my pj's all day, watching movies and doing nothing, during the week
- playing hop scotch
- thrifting, haven't been to a second hand store in ages
- my moms lasagna
- aimlessly doodling on a note pad
- the days when everything was easy
- slow walks on the beach holding hands
- playing card games, number one being poker and a close second uno
- belting out to old school music with my dad & sister
- chilled braai's on a Sunday afternoon
- the effort
- knowing implicitly what i want to do ' when i am older'
- songs i can sing along to
- playing with Barbies
- watching Mean Girls in excess
- simply connecting to the Internet, with no fuss
- being healthy, i think I'm getting sick again
- the excitement of driving
- having time to blog
- camping, its dirty but somehow i enjoy it

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Somebody that i used to know

From the first time i heard this song on the radio, i loved it. And i thought this version by Gotye was amazing, until i heard the cover by Walk off the Earth.  So listen to the original and then the cover, and you can decide for yourself which you think is better.

Crazy, amazing harmonies in the cover version make it a clear win for me.  And those guitar skills, hello! 

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Smores in my face

Please excuse the 12o'clock no make up face.  The excitement had to be documented.  I scoffed them down in about a second! It was like an episode of Fatties Gone Wild the way we polished these off.

To make these, go to the shop buy these three simple ingredients and then follow the pictures, to melt them, just shove them in the micro for 15seconds in the bowl and watch the magic happen.

It might be because i work with kids but these are seriously appealing! Am i wrong?

Catch-up

My weekend was a pretty awesome one, consisting of Jersey Shore watching, a picnic - in the car, Steamy breakfast, sunset watching, cheesecake domination, Sunday braai and good old ELLE read.

So all in all it was a pretty chilled one with plenty of time with the man-friend and junk food eating.

More on some of these later this week :)

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Thoughtful Thursday

SMILE you're beautiful.

Lovely things: February

 

To be honest i completely blanked about doing this last month so i decided to do a little catch up!

Hope you enjoyed it.

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I demand to see life's manager!

Just a little something to brighten up your day! And remind you not to make lemonade

I love this, it reminds me so much of my mom, who excuse this, but doesnt take shit from anybody!
She is such a laugh.

The man-friend makes a joke about her everytime i say something like: " ah, this quality is so poor, i bought this last week, im taking it back!". And then he pipes up soemthing like " you do that aunty Lara!!".  Which gets me packing out in fits of laughter1

It would be funnier if you understood how often my mom takes things back to stores.  Its bad.

Well i hope this has brightened up your day a little!
Happy Tuesday

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For the love of weekends

" Whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery " - Anne Frank

10 things i learnt this weekend

1. A 21km run is no joke.  The man-friend did one today.  i think i would struggle with 10km.
2. Harry Potter movies are too confusing, i always forget the previous ones. Maybe because i haven't read the books
3. Mr Price has some kick ass new winter stuff. Ive hot my eye on a pair of boots.
4. Lazy days in the pool and sun make for lazy nights. The sun really takes it out of me.
5. Reading gets me relaxed in a way nothing else can. Happy Ever After by Patricia Scanlan has been exercising my mind for the last few days.
6. Easter reminds me of being a child. I love it. I get chocolates!
7. Kids are funny little people. The things that come out of their mouths really astound me.
8. Instagram is the main reason i want an iPhone. Sad? I think yes.
9. Affordable apartments are hard to find but spending money on the decorating is easy.
10. Photoshop is too complex. I'm still leaning new things everyday!

Behind the Blog: Le'Chelle Taylor

10 things I've learnt recently

1. The boyfriend is an undercover master chef.  His pancakes have changed my life.
2. American idols is awesome but at the same time quite a laugh.  Love it.
3. Vintage Lover is where you get cheap awesome vintage.
4. Homeland is a fantastic and captivating series.  The end of each episode has you hooked.
5. The Daybook is a cool new fashion blog i found
6. Wintery days we've had have given me the yearning for layers, leather and the like. 
7. I miss wine & 30 seconds evenings too much.
8. Whitney Houston dead last night.
9. Havaianas are my best friend. If i could wear them everyday i would.
10. Finding a boob tube gold or black sequin dress is proving to be a bit of a mission.

For the love of weekends

Its Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday.
Unfortunately that's how my day started, with that god-awful song in my head & I've been singing all day. Joy

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10 things i learnt this week

Blame it on the fashion

1. Primi has a fantastic pasta called Recco Con Pollo. It has quite a bite but is still very tasty.
2. Alexa Chung has a great Style diary
3. Vogue February is a winner. Such a good read.
4. Twitter is actually pretty cool. follow me here but i will admit that I'm not that into it yet.
5. The boyfriend makes a mean breakfast. I'm proud
6. I'm in desperate need of an iPhone
7. Tumblr blogs are fun & easy to maintain and a great image source. follow me here
8. Foster the People are cool
9. Blame it on the fashion is my new blog crush
10. Pinterest is insanely addictive. You can follow me here

For the love of weekends

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend filled with family, laughter, food & friends.

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100 posts

Lets all get excited about this.  I hit the 100 post mark recently which calls for a bit of celebration.  I am glad to have gotten this far and excited for the next hundred posts.

YAY !!
And thank you for the support
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Valentines day

I see Valentines peeking its head around the corner and i will not be the one racing the day before Valentines fretting because i cant find anything nice.  So instead, this year i'll be doing something a little bit more special.  I'll be making things - but hopefully they wont look it.  Also instead of doing the usual expensive dinner in crowded restaurants, i'll opt for something a slightly more intimate and thoughtful.

I found this awesome idea over at Paper&twine, but instead i will put in the blood and sweat - blood because i ALWAYS hurt myself while doing crafty things and sweat because i regularly freak out and think that its not going to work.

Unlike their green & brown heart i'll do red.  Hand-stitching lovely words and scattering them in his car, at home, work, etc.  As for the Love Memo - I'm not entirely sure how i'll be doing that but it will be awesome!

As for the picnic on the beach, i think it would be lovely to just watch the sunset while snacking on our feast & by feast i mean Woolworth's bought sandwiches. kidding. a little.

What are your Valentines Day plans?

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words.

This is just a little something that blossomed from boredom.

Happy Monday

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new beginnings

To kick off the new year i have some exciting news to share. Ill be doing an awesome new feature on things i love. There will be 10 things for each month. 
Tell me what you think

1. Block wedges   2. Wolves cafe    3. Silver nails   4. Anything coral   5. Spontaneous roadtrips

1. Fresh avo in summer salad's   2. sightseeing   3. White shift dress   4. America flag shorts   5. group getaway

Summer loving. terrible cliche but i love it.

Awesome spanner in the works

Yes its official, we can all agree that these two weeks have been quiet - from my side at least.  I hope in these cases that my blog roll has been keeping you good company and that you've been reading up on all the blog i so dearly love. 
The reason for my absence: (and this is the sad part) i actually cant say but i can say that it is, if i may say so myself, amaze.  All will soon be revealed my friends :)

But on to the more pressing things i have la boyfriends birthday coming up & its a big one - the sucker is turning 21 - officially an adult.  This might be great if i had any clue on what to buy him.  Help is definitely needed.  And of course as all bloggers do, i took the excuse to catch up on my missed blogs - and yes, I'm sort of sure this was for gift ideas for Sean. 

My mother always had a thing when it was mine or Christi's birthdays, she would give a small present to the child who's birthday it wasn't.  I know its a mouthful, but if you've managed to keep up, well done, if not read over it a few times, that always works for me.  Well my plan is to gift myself a small something for all my efforts surrounding his birthday.  Its genius, i know, feel free to adopt it.

Hopefully if you have a boy-birthday coming up this could help you out, get the juices flowing.

He has told me that he would like to redo he room, so i am taking on that challenge. As well as something small to go along with it.  These are all ideas, but the colour scheme is red, black & grey.  Am loving the grey wall.

The smaller gift ideas will be coming soon

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Breaking Dawn: part 1

Yes incase you are wandering, i am a Twilight fan, but not in the 'team Jacob', 'team Edward' sort of way.  I just really enjoyed the books & it seemed fitting to see how the movies portrsy the books.  And probably because i was really curious as to hoe to say some of the names.  Because when i read, i make up names that dont even come close to the real thing.

But getting back on track, last night i went to the premier of Breaking Dawn: part 1.  A good friend of mine Kelly texted me that she had two spare tickets so off i went. I couldnt be happier, well i could, if i didnt have to wait up until 12pm to wtch it but hey. Die Hard Fan.

To be completely honest i was pretty hard excited for the sex scene, because it was described in such detail in the book, that the scene was bound to be a jaw dropper. Sadly i was wrong - they just sort of breezed past it.  With each movie having a different director, it excites me to see how they all take new approach.

I found that this movie was quite a bit more dramatic than the others - i feel like it properly captured the emotions that i certainly felt face deep in the book during those hectic times.  It was especially interesting to see the lengths they went to to depict the extreme circumstances of Bella's pregnancy & the tole it took on her especially, her body.

Another big part being the wedding. At the risk of giving too muh away for those of you who have not seen the movie yet, ill keep it simple. Both dresses were undiscribably beautiful.  Each encorporating soft romantic textures and emphisising her petite figure. The high neck, low back dress being elegant and chic & the full lace heart tube dress being romantic and simple - which i believe is more Bella's style. Understated, not drawing attention.

So thats just a little snippet into my thoughts on Breaking Dawn: part 1
Hope you enjoy it as much as i did.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the movie :)

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