Earth Hour

Don't forget about Earth Hour ~ contribute by playing your part!

Read more about it here!

Something to ponder on ...........

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too, can become great. When you are seeking to bring big plans to fruition, it is important with whom you regularly associate. Hang out with friends who are like-minded and who are also designing purpose-filled lives. Similarly be that kind of a friend for your friends." ~ Mark Twain

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wEEkend fUn

What I am going to do this weekend:

- fetch our wedding album - YES! ** no comment **
- have a romantic dinner at Beluga with my 'love bug'
- bake a carrot cake
- have my mom, aunt and uncle over for tea and carrot cake
- cycle lots
- start packing things up
- perhaps read some of my book ~ wishful thinking though!
- watch the start of the Cape Epic in Tokai mountains!
- go to CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
- go check out some fashion?

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Lumete Eyewear

I stumbled across this website and think they have an awesome range of sunglasses available! How i wish i could "pop" over to New York to purchase a fab pair!

Taken from the website - "Based in New York, Lumete is an independent luxury sunglasses brand for women, by women. Our debut collection of handmade sunglasses combines sculptural detail, symbolic ornamentation and ultrafemininity."

Lumete sunglasses can be found at fine boutiques and here on lumete.com.

Don't you think they are fabulous!!!

Refreshed & Revived

Hello! Well what a lovely long weekend i had! I needed it after last weeks "manic - ness" - wow what a week it was! Exhausting is the best word to describe it!

Moving along - this long weekend was wonderful and i feel refreshed and alive! We did a lot - braai, friend's birthday snacks, cycled in the mountain, went for a lovely lunch at Knead in Muizenberg, followed by a walk into Kalk Bay! I had Sinful ice-cream which was "oh so delicious'!!! I had Addictions and Coffee flavour! YUMMY! Yesterday i did some baking - made lemon poppie seed muffins and cinnamon crunchies! Both came out very well! :-)

We collected boxes to start packing up our house .... as time is ticking! We packed one box - how successful is that? LoL! We are going to buckle down and do some packing in the evenings too!

Have a wonderful Friday and lovely weekend :-)

It's a long weekend for us and i cannot wait to have time off to do as i please! Some dinners out, birthday party, some packing and baking and i want to go and buy some macroons and share them :-)

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Before i forget; i must mention - i completed the Cape Argus Cycle Race on Sunday and it was AWESOME! My time was 5 hours 10 mins and i was super stoked being my first one! I am asking myself why i hadn't done it before? I almost wish that i could repeat it all this weekend! Nutter i know i am! LoL!

Here's a pikkie of Chow and I before the race at the start :-)

Have a glorious weekend!!!!

What shall i wear today?

I am SO super excited! I am getting a book delivered to my brother's home in the UK - called "What should i wear today?" by Fifi Lapin. You can read more here about it - here.

It's a cute little book on clothing and accessories! I can't wait to get my hands on it! It looks so awesome!

Pancakes - in celebration of Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday. The word 'shrove' comes from the Old English 'shrivan' meaning 'to absolve' or 'to confess', as this was the day of the one time compulsary pre-Lent confessions or 'shrifts'. On Shrove Tuesday, in the Middle Ages, people used to confess their sins so that they were forgiven before the season of Lent began.

Shrove Tuesday was the last day for using up all the fat, butter and eggs before the Lent fast, so pancakes were traditionally made, as they still are today - hence 'pancake day'. In the old days there were many foods that observant Christians would not eat during Lent: foods such as meat and fish, fats, eggs, and milky foods.

So ~ last night we made pancakes - both savoury and sweet ones and thoroughly enjoyed them! Here are some photos!

For Lent, which begins today, i have given up all sweet things as well as bread! I am smitten over bread, no not really ~ i just enjoy it so much! So it's going to be a taxing time for me, but i know i can make it through!!

Safe snacking

Today i thought i'd share some "safe" self snacking options which i came across on WomansHealth's website.

Take a look here.

I'm inspired to eat healthily .... are you?

Wonderful Friday!

Happy Friday! This week has gone by pretty fast for me ~ thankfully! I think it's cause i was so busy at work and so busy training for the Argus!

Time is ticking! Tomorrow i'll be cycling in the Cape Argus Mountain Bike race, which i am super excited for! Hope it goes well :-) Other than that not much else planned ... some relaxing ahead of next weekend's Cape Argus! Am feeling the nerves setting in .... scary!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend and may it be full of sunshine and happiness!!!

(Image taken from the movie P.S. I love you)

"Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing." - Oscar Wilde

DIY Fabric Covered Flower Pots

I stumbled across this website - "DIY Fabric Covered Flower Pots" and think it's a marvellous idea!

This is also just too beautiful! Very inspiring! Take a look here!

Wishing you a Happy March!

Well what can i say - It's March already! Where has the time gone to? This year seems to be speeding by and i am not keeping up! This photo reminds me of lots of things we did in February - from weddings, to picnicking in our garden (Post to come on that) and to all the fun things we did on the weekends! And it's got a lovely summer feel to it! ** I like it **

I have a lot planned for March so i am hoping the month runs as smoothly as possible!

May it be a happy one for you all!