Things I Love Thursday
[ 17 September 2009 ]
& Discovering melatonin which resulted in the best sleep on a plane ever. I know I talked about magic pills the other day, but these need to be added to the magic pill roster. Why had no one ever told me about them before?! They are tiny, you take one & you sleep like a baby, completely uninterrupted &, BONUS, the sleep is actually restful. When you wake up, you feel like you’ve had a really good quality, REM snooze. I bought a bottle of about 60 pills at LAX for $12, & they are worth much more than that to me! There’s nothing more horrifying than being unable to sleep on a 13 hour flight, after all… I arrived in Auckland feeling totally rested & ready to tackle the day. Amazing!
My 25th year. It really was amazing. & I want to thank you for being part of it & helping me make it that way! SO MUCH has happened since this birthday & even more has happened since this one! (Blast from the past to the maximum!) Life continues to become more & more magnificent, & I am so grateful.
Birthdays because — for me at least — they can teeter so dangerously on the edge of magic & sadness. But my 26th birthday was très bien. I kind of ended up spreading it out over a few days, & there was plenty of ice-cream, two professional massages, multiple bubblebaths & lots of laughter.
Ayurvedic medicine which is so supremely interesting & cool. Additionally, I had an ayurvedic massage the other day, where two therapists massage you in synchrony, & it was… amazing. It was like being massaged by one person with REALLY big hands! I can’t really explain it but it was wonderful, & I came home scented like sesame oil & had a really long shower before collapsing into a fluffy white hotel bathrobe.
The Dish. Mega-. He is such a badass, you have no idea. Also he is very cute. Every time I see his face I am surprised by how good-looking he is. GEEZ. I can’t wait to get back to New York & see him! & also see Hank! Also, we have rad plans. Just you wait.
Jennie, aka Mama Turk, who always has my back, even when I don’t know it. I LOVE HER.
Other languages, they are so beautiful! I watched Inglourious Basterds again the other night & it made me want to take up my French & German practice with FERVOUR! Avec GUSTO! You know?!
Honourable mentions: reading Charles Bukowski in airports & on airplanes; Viktor+Rolf’s Antidote (smells way too good); finding my favourite cleanser in a pharmacy in Auckland (Simple Purifying Cleansing Lotion, I am going to stock up since I can never find it in America); going out to dinner with my parents; sleeping in big soft hotel beds; walking into my friend’s shop & surprising him; soup & garlic bread; talking to Ana on the phone; avocado & tomato on toast for breakfast; sending birthday wishes to rad Virgos; The Chocolate Boutique; stocking up at Lush; dining al fresco & writing in the sunshine; email from my friend five minutes after I thought about him; offers of tarot card readings for my birthday; owning this jumpsuit; purikura sticker photos with Skelerina; waking up with crazy hair; vintage-inspired lingerie; Miss Nubs; “We adore you!” emails; maintaining eye contact; magical flower potions; sweet homeopaths; immense sparkly jewellery; watching my friend get his skull tattooed; glitter-laden Flosty Gritter bubblebaths; girls who scream & hug you in the street; Andre Leon Talley; women who wear hats; dinners at Chow; talking to my dad; pretty much the entirety of Blueprint 3, I love it, it’s fun & fabulous, & I especially adore Empire State Of Mind; wearing my father’s dressing gown (it is cozy); coffee made by my mother (it tastes better); talking dreamies with Angeliska; apple cider & long hours of writing!
Love is the only sane & satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. — Eric Fromm
Oh wise words Eric Fromm, WISE WORDS! How about you, sweet international bunnyhead?
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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+ Boyfriend. Things are actually going really well; I thought we’d be a bit of a personality clash initially but he gives me butterflies. Can’t wait to see where we end up.
+ Friends. They’re so clever, really. One of my friends is finalist in a national photography competition & being flown up to Auckland to document Fashion Week; another two won a competition that means they’ll be performing at the national premiere of Fame in a fortnight. My sisters are great too, both very talented in their own special ways.
+ Regaining my creative mojo. Doing lots of writing, finding more places to publish it, entering into competitions, taking more photos, reading & buying more magazines.. It’s great. Next project is interviewing Casiotone for the Painfully Alone for Coup de Main magazine. Very excited.
+ Booked my flights to Auckland in December to go and see Animal Collective play on the 8th! Aaaaaaaaaah!
+ Honorable mentions: new bras. New music. Cups of tea. Twirls & Red Bulls on special at Metro. Sorting out exciting plans for next year. Planning my flat.
MUST get my hands on some of that melatonin stuff! I can never sleep on planes, not even after mountains of miniature Bacardis
My TILT: * housemates who cook me bacon sandwiches when I come home rain-socked, tired and drunk * planning next year’s international adventures * the soup man who brings hot liquid goodness to our office daily
Oh I love melatonin. Best El natural sleep remedy in the world.
Oh and happy belated birthday Gala!
My TILT: *New Vibrator and Smart balls. *Drinks with new friends. *Double jointed ankles (related to the above) *Setting up perfect people. *Wonderful friends who sympathise with ill health and call you diddums.
Things I don’t love Thursday:
The fact you should be hanging out with me in London and aren’t.
Guess I need to look into trips to NY huh?
My TiLT is that mlle-elle mentioned me in HER TiLT AND that I found out about her NEW BOYFRIEND through TiLT!!!
And also that many more will find out about melatonin thanks to Gala… What a life saver… It cured my life long sleeping problems.
more TiLT… I was in a terrible mood all day, and had major mood swings, but as soon as my boyfriend got home from visiting me he text me saying “you’re such a great girlfriend”.. ahhh, bless.
More TiLT, PHOTOGRAPHING FASHION WEEK! Thanks to Mlle Elle for showing me the comp…!
Abjekt — YES, mega-suck, please come to New York in November & kick it with Stef & I?
He is playing on theeeee 24th of November, let’s make it happen!
Happy birthday Gala!!
Bubble baths are a must on birthdays thumbs up
Melatonin can be very useful… note to other UK nonpareils, though, it’s prescription-only here. D:
+ Yotsubato!. This is the best manga ever. It’s about a curious, cheerful five-year-old girl discovering everyday things (shopping, milk, bicycles, acorns) with endless enthusiasm. Yotsuba goes at everything with a sense of wide-eyed wonder and finds pleasure in the smallest aspects of her life. It’s sweet, utterly hilarious and beautifully drawn.
+ Instant noodles. They cost 35p a packet and take three minutes to cook, yet they are so, so delicious.
+ Kitten pictures.
+ Autumn. I love autumn and winter so much. Fallen leaves and darker evenings make me happy.
+ My new computer. A computer that works!
+ My friends. Always.
Things I love this Thursday:
-My Cyclamen! Its now freakin’ massive and I still haven’t killed it.
-Opportunities, chances, plans, schemes.
-Dreaming about my Summer wardrobe.
-Shoe shopping! Forever and forever I will love shoe shopping.
-My apartment.
-*Chocolate*.
-Having new plans and ideas.
-Pom poms, sequins, gems and things that sparkle.
-Being grateful and positive and cheering people up!
<3 Antidote too, it’s my perfume even if I’m a woman, it’s a killer one… and makes a perfect contrast with my other adored perfume a.k.a. Rock n’ Rose Couture !
<3 Fact that next time I’ll be in Amsterdam I’ll have dinner with Viktor & Rolf ! Can’t wait !
<3 Already enjoying my two weeks of october holidays in Athens and in Madrid… so so so lucky
<3 Rodarte show ( seriously ? AWESOME )
<3 Discovering the nuclear bunker at my school….. and they’re the places we can photograph things and work for art classes. Full of unbelievable stuff… so so magical !
<3 Seeing the world with a Lomo Fisheye
<3 Starting dance again
<3 Best italian tv-show ever with the best episode ever ( L’ispettore Coliandro )
<3 Kate Lanphear
<3 Finding last year’s Vogue Italy’s Couture supplement with my ultimate fashion icon a.k.a. Daphne Guinness… so perfect
<3 Redisigning my room, again and again
<3 Making steampunk jewels and jewels again and open an Etsy shop.
<3 Wear tons of jewels.
<3 Tights finally !
<3 Go to flea markets
<3 Geneva design days
<3 …
So so beautiful things this week !!!
Happy belated birthday!
* new vintage fabrick
* it’s finally getting cooler…I love wearing layered clothing
* My new desk
* knitting while watching soaps
* books
here’s to hoping 26 will stay awesome, that’s what i’m going to make happen this 26 for me as well!
+ new boots, dudes, star trek: the animated series on dvd, using my health insurance, the prospect of new glasses and finding old friends.
Happy belated twenty-sixth birthday, Ms. Darling. I hope that this year is your best yet!
Fun fact: Melatonin basically saved my life during my first year of college/uni. Add a little warm milk and you will be out like a light!
Things I Love Thursday:
+Bonding with my new roommate over America’s Next Top Model.
+The Homework.pad (http://www.organize.com/homework-pad.html) and adorable Staples binder clips that are keeping me organized for the first time ever (My moon is in Virgo; you think that would help me in that department, but it’s been a lifetime struggle).
+The Moleskine City Notebook-Tokyo that I am sending to my gentleman before he leaves for that Japanese Metropolis.
+Oreo Outrageous ice cream at Baskin-Robbins.
+The view of the sun rising over Lake Michigan from my new apartment in Chicago. Floor-to-ceiling windows, y’all!
+“When I Come Home” by WIlliam Fitzsimmons. On repeat, possibly forever.
Cough cough… 25th year is the one leading up to 25. Happy birthday though! x
Friends who have their own place
Last weekend I escape to my newly married Best Friend’s house and stayed the weekend. it was fabulous getting away from my parents for the first time in a month!
Surprise visits from cute boys
I met a boy at the BFF’s wedding and we had a lovely evening together, but after not hearing from him for a month i convinced myself it was a one time thing and he wasn’t really interested. He showed up at our friend’s house this past weekend (he didn’t know I was there and just happened to be around that weekend), and it turns out he actually does like me! :)
Being happy with things, even if they aren’t going to plan
My plan was to move to London next year, but it’s looking to become more and more difficult (i’m in NY) mostly because I want to go back to school there, and it’s nearly impossible to get a visa without the funds in place months before. So I came up with a backup plan (move to NYC and go to school there), that I’m actually really feeling pretty good about. Everything happens for a reason, right?
New Muse Album
SOOO EFFING GOOD!
Looking forward to Travel
London in less than a month for 6 days…I’m excited to go back. (it’s been 4 years) and I’m feeling pretty calm about it, which is good because I hate being a nervous stressball! and also I got about 300 GBP the other day, it feels strange to hold pounds in my hand again!
Fantastic Astrological matches
They’ve been fairly accurate for me in the past…so I checked on Cuteboy’s…and it’s rather fantastic! Makes me quite curious about this one.
Being confident enough to say what I want and how I feel
I’ve never been good at saying things, but I’m getting much better at speaking up. I know that when I get back from my trip, I’m going to see if Cuteboy actually wants to go out on a date or something. :)
Running daily
I wake up at 5am to run every morning, and I’m actually pretty happy that I do. I’m looking better and definitely feeling better!
<3 that I’m getting paid to take off during the G-20 summit because the town is basically on shut-down.
<3 that while the G-20 is in town I’ll be in Baltimore with my bff on a yacht for 4 days.
<3 having the guts to end an unhappy relationship and trying to make it work as friends and roomates.
<3 my brother who always texts me the most hilarios and inspiring things.
<3 the realization that it will be ok, I will be ok, and life as a whole always has a way of working itself out.
<3 new friends, reconnecting with old friends, powder energy mix added to water, dancing to flo-rida with my friend at her wedding, open-bars, already planning for bonnaroo 2010, taco night, non-sleazy men telling me I’m beautiful, dancing the night away, photo collabaration series, autumn.
+ The inspiration to write. I’ve been churning out tons of writing lately. Articles for my blog, diary entries, long letters. You name it; I’ve been writing it. It feels great!
+ Getting a new winter coat. I didn’t have a good winter coat last winter and the Chicago area was struck by a terribly cold and snowy winter. My coat didn’t cut it. I got a great down parka that is super cozy with fake fur trim around the hood. Parkas usually aren’t great looking but this one is. It doesn’t look like a marshmallow coat and it’s a lovely shade of blue with gold colored zippers and buttons.
+ Long distance relationships. I like having my own space and the anticipation of long train rides to see a certain someone.
~discovering more and more secret bibliophiles that I can discuss books with until the wee hours
~new books! (again)
~the randomness of buses, I am choosing to see it as an adventure rather than a curse
~Iron and Wine
~falling in lust with La Roux
~friends who buy you massive galaxy bars just because they can’t go to a party with you (so so cute)
xxxxx
High waisted skirts and coffee top my list this week. It’s been a big of a rough week for me.
I’m glad 25 was such a great year for you, Gala and I hope 26 is even better!
Happy belated B-day!
My TiLT:
-Fun w/ friends at the college block party, despite the cold
-Temporary tattoos (and thinking about getting real ones someday)
-Sonic Syndicate (an awesome metalcore band)
-Learning to use a Scanning Electron Microscope (a big deal in the world of science)
-Scoring free tickets to College Fest by Losing at rock paper scissors. hehe
I’m a vitamin/health nut and I loooove melatonin! Its the best thing ever for planes =].
This week is supposed to be a tough one for everyone. Things that were buried creep up, little lies get revealed, big ones will come and bite you in the butt. My little bombs have already blown up, but the dust settling brings so much calmness and clarity. So, that’s the main thing I am thankful for.
Also: getting glasses that are absolutely adorable! I look like a cute nerd – so innocent and harmless. Little do they know… :P
Getting a 30% discount on said glasses! Mah-vel-lous!
Starting to learn French in a matter of weeks. Intensively and with a personal teacher! Cannot wait, I have always wanted to speak French!
Moving to Brussels! Gala, if you’re ever in the area, let me know. :P
Moving to Brussels for all the right reasons – to be avec mon petit ami, to write, to learn and practice French, to find new friends and live a life to the fullest!
Being calm and collected for the first time in a long period. This Summer was a hard one… Especially glad.
Happy Birthday Gala!!
Just wanted to warn you, from my own experience plus the experience of friends and a talk with my doctor, I learned that if you take melatonin often, you start to have unbelievably realistic and vivid nightmares! Just a heads up!
My TiLT:
-completing new poems [and the feeling you get when you know it’s really good]
-surprise messages from long-lost crushes
-vera wang spring 2010 [particularly look 7]
-looking forward to road trips in the upcoming week
-looking forward to israel in december, and new years in new york
-getting back into yoga three times a week
By the way Gala, if you’re interested in ayurvedic medicine, there’s a great product called Praas that’s ayurveda-inspired. I work in the health food industry and this is, hands down, one of the few things I absolutely swear by. Here’s the link if you wanna read up on it:
www.ayurbest.com/pages/product…
...and happy belated birthday!!
Happy birthday, I’m so glad it was great!
I’ve been quite curious about melatonin for a while now, sleeping pills usually freak me out but these sound a little less scary. Do they leave you drowsy if you don’t wake up naturally? (i.e. with an alarm or something instead?)
It’s great to see you back and posting, and good to hear you enjoyed your break! My TiLT is here sparkleandglitter.co.uk/2009/0…
God, I’ve been using melatonin for years and years now. It’s always been my sleep aid of choice. I get really high anxiety at night, so it mellows me out and helps me zonk out beautifully.
Just wanted to pop in and add that I’ve never had melatonin-related nightmares. The only time I’ve suffered from nightmares was when I was taking an anti-depressant before bedtime, or when my boyfriend broke up with me and I was mentally torturing myself for hours on end.
Aw, Happiest of Happy Birthdays to you, Gala! I’m glad you had such a magical and kick-ass time!
Things I’m thankful for… – My skin cancer surgery going really well yesterday (and all the potential for jokes about ‘botched plastic surgery’) – A disastrously hilarious first-date experience. Yes, a wonderful first date would have been better, but I’ve always said that I wanted a really bad but really funny date story, and now I have one :S – Writing a funny e-mail to my friends and getting and outpouring of really kind and “we love you”-type responses from them in return
Melatonin is so amazing when I need to wake up early I take it early at night and I get some good sleep and stress relief I buy them at trader joe’s because the sell them in mints so you can just pop it in with out water and go to bed. So awesome!
my tilt:
being back in school! it fills me with so much glee it’s ridiculous. sure, there are some drawbacks (like not always getting to do whatever i feel like without obligations anymore!), but in general i love it. i’m just a nerd :p i still have to get used to being a nerd again though. & being around people so very often. luckily there are some very awesome ones among those (: which i also love this thursday! it keeps amazing me how uplifting good people can be.
also: finally earning actual money from my clothing, otep, spending money, new clothes, writing lots, coraline, watching my favourite old disney movies again & being inspired.
i feel the same way. every time i see my man i’m amazed at how attractive he is…takes my breath away.
also taking my breath away lately: chocolate-covered edamame, walking the dog late at night, spontaneous dance parties, the movie ‘only you’, the leopard print tank i’m wearing.
Happy birthday! & not to be annoying, but if you turned 26 then you just finished up your 26th year of life…
I haven’t done this in such a long time and I miss doing this.
- God
- Papa and Mommy
- Evangelist Jesse and My whole Churchmates
- Online shop
- Mini store
- New LCD for my laptop
- 1G RAM for my laptop
- Church.
- Money my dad gave me for an extra aid with my business.
- Having the courage to make a Vlog and post it on (take note!) YOUTUBE baby! hahaha.
- talking to my friend in YM.
- And of course, noting this Tilt. :D
I’ve never had nightmares from melatonin either, and I’ve taken it nightly (on prescription) for well over a year now; it doesn’t seem to affect my dreams at all, but it’s true that medication affects everyone differently.
I’ve been a little blue (romance issues!) but there are still some things I’m happy and thankful for:
- My sister!
- Getting to be a part of some fashion week events.
- Very nice e-mails.
- The Flaming Lips.
- Good friends.
- My fabulous Manolos that I wore this week to said event.
- People coming out of the woodwork during mercury retrograde. (Though, otherwise, this mercury retrograde is really grating on me).
Coffee, fall, the prospect of seeing Scottish Highland Cattle this weekend (shaggy cows!), Defying Gravity, chunky watches, polka-dots.
More here: saysdee.blogspot.com/2009/09/t…
Happy Belated Birthdaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Gala!!!!! :::confetti and cupcakes all around:::
Just a few things for today
My Besties You never realize how much you appreciate your best friends until your really going through something. They are there for me when it counts & I will love them till the day I die!
Making Plans When life shifts, make new plans. It’s always a good pick-me-up for me. Currently I’m making plans to buy my first home. Yay!
High School Reunions I’m NOT talking about with your whole graduating class with the people who you never liked anyway. I’m talking about coming together to have a grown and sexy reunion with the main 3-4 people you were kool with and acting a fool!! I’m totally geeked about my upcoming trip!
The bumper two-weeks’-worth edition of TiLT:
Boots – oh, I love boots, and it’s starting to get too warm to wear them. I love the way they fit and don’t fall off, and don’t need to be ridiculously uncomfortable.
Impromptu marae zumba – I was minding my own biz on a Maori-language programme, when one of my zumba class-members talked me into it. I had to scroll through her ipod looking for a song (Will Smith – Boom Shake the Room), and I made it up as I went along, and it was a huge success.
Singlet, shorts and bare feet – just feels good.
Beatles doing Pyramus and Thisbe – hilarious:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOpEZM…
I laughed so hard at Dooce and Peter Frampton that my loving family got annoyed with me.
www.dooce.com/2009/09/08/dares
Funerals – yes, they are distressing, but it is SO GOOD to catch up with people you haven’t seen for almost 20 years and just go up and give them a big hug straight away.
BEPs ‘I Gotta Feeling’ – I have had so much mileage out of this song that it just isn’t even funny.
Running 2 choreography workshops for 180/150 kids aged 5-8. NUTS! But oh my lord they LOVED it.
My hairdresser used the osis dust it on my hair recently. SO AMAZING. Makes it impossible to run your fingers through your hair but it looks incredible.
1. listening to my favorite radio show with my bf lying next to me
2. chocolate coloured nail polish
3. making plans
4. almond milk
5. selfmade soup
6. reading old text messages
7. reading infinite jest
8. Lush’s Mask of magnaminty
My TILT:
-Starting my blog (it’s so exciting to start on a new adventure
-my new literary magazine (it looks we might actually get it pulled together)
-Awesomely rad girls who aren’t afraid to speak their minds
-fabulous classes where discussion is enlightening and civil
-warm baths the night before tests
-getting back into reading again (i’ve missed it)
-getting to see my new puppy this weekend
-my new dress
-the Beatles new remastered albums
and most importantly, my Sen10rs!!!
Sooo many things!!!
-kissing boys. Especially when the boy is dressed as a pirate. Hehehehe!!!
-first date back out on the single scene and at the end of it, realizing what was just supposed to be an early lunch at ihop, turned into a full day long conversation….followed by the sweetest makeout session in the parking lot with teenagers clapping and cheering haha
-making new friends!!
-hanging out at our usual karaoke place…then finding out zztop is in the hotel next door. Then doing karaoke with their tour guys.
-buying a new pair of pants, not only for $5 on clearance, but 2 sizes smaller than I’m used to buying!
-my blackberry. Just got it and I’d be so lost without it.
-loving my job!!! I’ve never loved a job I’ve had before! Its amazing!!
Brunch at the Main Street Deli in Greytown ~ Schoc Limechilli Chocolate ~ Cherry Pie by Warrant ~ Bringing back the filth ~ Sister time ~ Going to the gym again after a long break ~ Stirrup tights ~ Clear skin ~ Deep thought ~ Sandwiches Pizzas ~ Going to plays that feature good looking freakishly tall men in tight velvet pants and no tops ~ Mos Def ~ Swans ~ Alex Kidd in Miracle World ~
i always feel silly doing them, but i do think they help brighten your week if you’re in a slump (o:
Here’s my list!
www.jesslyons.com/?p=1707
Haha, Arriverderci…
-My Spanish cds arrived yesterday, so I’m be going to learn Spanish!
- My boy-parts is in Barcelona, which means planning a visit to Espana.
- Looking forward to holidaying avec ma famille in a weeks time, yup.
What else? Getting my writing published with various eZines, eating chocolate crispy cakes and watching Princes Mononoke, getting smiley face texts from my Pa, finally downloading Poladroid again!, getting Lupen Crook cds in the post (getting anything in the post!), the enormous quantity of bubble wrap I now have, knowing that even though work sucks it’s only for now and hopefully one day I’ll be able to live from my writing. Fingers crossed!
xx
TiLt: – the weekend!! – excited for my consultation with Villa hair design. (I hear they do organic hair dyes, condsidering im a mousey brown and want to go abit darker brown, i hope its easily done!!) – having lunch with bestie, which was her bday earlier in the week. shes 22 and set for life!! she has finally finished studying, got her first job!! love for her!! – my little cat’s new routine of spending the morning with me while i get ready for work. so cute! – finally having my room organised in a functional way so i can concerntrate on making it pretty!! – having a good week counting points with weight watchers- fingers crossed for a decent loss!! – my little sister who most of the time behaves like a monster, borrowing my car and tuning the old radio that ive given up using to my fav station, THE EDGE!! – my brother coming home for uni holidays soon.. – my bf trying to think of what to get me for my birthday and his fustration when i saw “use your imagination” when he asks for help. hehe. – pirates of the carribean 3. awesome!!! – new season of go girls coming out soon. – getting closer to summer!!! theres no other place that does summer quite like whangarei/northland!!
Happy Birthday Gala! Sorry I’m a bit belated, but I’m glad it was a good one. XD
Things I Love:
+playing the marimba
+the percussion teacher, who is a wholly good dude
+being back in school
+Floral Doc Martens which should be whizzing their way toward me soon.
+the fact that my w key is broken so words come out like “hizzing”... it makes me giggle.
+being irreverently weird and not caring so much if i’m scaring/offending/off-putting anyone.
+Sin and Syntax, quite possibly the best style guide in the history of ALL TIME EVER!
*Unexpected friends who have your back. *How my parents surprise me and step in just when I need them. *Jehova’s Witnesses who show up on my doorstep asking my help to target the hard of hearing population, lol. *Going out for ice cream with The Boy. *Making dinner from scratch. *My adorable kitten, who I will never ever get sick of. *Watching videos of my favorite band’s shenanigans while on tour and getting more and more excited about going to Ireland with them. *Connecting with a girl at work after a year and a half and realizing that she is probably going to end up my best friend. *Realizing that it’s okay to let go of the friends who have become toxic influences in my life. *BONES Season Premiere tonight! *Afternoon sex followed by afternoon naps. *Having my possibly-new-best-friend ask me to help her move this morning and getting it all done in 2 hours because we ROCK. *Cabana Karaoke tonight! *My p-n-b-f offering to bring me Jamba Juice at work on Sunday morning even though she’s working the dinner shift instead of the brunch shift this week. <3333
You seem like such a sociable character, it’s amazing! I’m glad you put effort into inspiring everyone and at the same time having a sparkly blast! Some of my favorite things this week have been:
-Going to the gym twice a day, and feeling like a completely new person walking home in the dawn/twilight. I don’t know, perhaps I’m addicted to the endorphins that invade my bloodstream every time I’m running on the treadmill? I can now run for 30 minutes, and so I’m feeling amazing every time I go. It also makes my skin LITERALLY glow so luminously, it’s crazy!
-Being under pressure. I work so well, and I don’t freak out at all. I’m cool and collected & I think it freaks people out, especially my dad.
-My dad, who took me out for coffee yesterday at the most AMAZING coffee place, then we went to a second-hand bookstore and he bought me a book on Romanticism.
-Always seeking solitude. You know, Uncle Karl L. is a big fan of solitude and notes that when you are in solitude, you have won. I think he means that when you love being by yourself and treasure it, then you no longer need anyone to determine your feelings. And it’s true too; I no longer feel the need to spend time with people. I am happy basking in the worlds glory by myself. If I had to hang out with anyone it would probably be my dad because he is so inspirational, easy to be with, adorable and always makes me laugh.
-Wearing school shoes that I found it a second-hand store for pittance. They looked pretty worn, but I like it when someone else has made the leather worn, it saves my feet from getting the blisters! But I gave them a good working over with black polish and now they look as good as new! They cheer me up and make me feel on top of the world! Perhaps because they are Doc Martin school shoes, and they make wonderful boots for kicking! Heheh…..... High-heels are great for stabbing, but they make me feel like I’m old, like 30 or something. So I adore my practical shoes. & They go with everything I have!
<3 becoming an exercise junkie
<3 spending ages talking about making gothic my little ponies
<3 making new friends in unexpected people
My TiLT:
- The smell of autumn on the wind…the crisp air..it’s almost my favorite season!
- Scheduling important appointments to take care of myself…no more procrastinating!
- Catching glimpses of my rainbow moonstone ring. Also, engaging conversations w/ strangers abt it & my other ring.
- Tiffany Box blue nailpolish
- My new astrology books!!! I want to learn as much as possible
- Anticipation of trip to Washington DC with my boyfriend…
- & Everything about my dude…my face lights up whenever I see him, I love his smell & how he musses his hair..I keep thinking how lucky I am to have nabbed such a man.
& Happy belated birthday, Gala :D
My TiLT:
AWA. This weekend, yeah!
Making Money. Always.
My Mommy. She’s the best.
Getting Stuff Done. I’m tired. But happy.
Sheesh, that jumpsuit if Freakin’ Amazing. Fact.
Uber jealous. Fact. x
oh man melatonin – gala they dont sell it in nz.. its apparently a no no drug – according to the chemist in gud old hamiltron.. if u find a place in nz that sells it oh do tell…
Hi Gala,
Not to rain on your parade, but in doing some research on melatonin(my mother is a terrible sleeper and is taking drastic methods…) I’ve only come up with some bad things : /
www.australianprescriber.com/m…
Please be careful and maybe consult a physician?
On other notes, I’m just thankful that I have an awesome bf who makes me smile and has a six sense to call me when I’m sad.
xxM
I’m a perpetual insomniac. I tried melatonin repeatedly a few years back, and never noticed a difference. The only thing that really helped was a white-noise generator with a heartbeat sound—you can download audio files of white noise with heartbeat from some parenting sites.
TiLT for me this week….(even if I am a little late…)
my new OiOi bag my new shoes my beautiful hubby my gorgeous baby(hmm, is that bag that I mentioned the bag and shoes before hubby and baby…??) hahaha :)
Happy birthday Gala ….
I held a birthday morning-tea this week for my real-live Virgo beautiful friend and we had lots of pink cupcakes with sparkly spinkles in the the garden under a big willow tree and banksia roses – you would have loved it !!
Well you are getting a Puppy !! How are your little “Love on a Leash” ones going …. Let me know if anyone in New Zealand is interested in buying some or selling them over there !!
Much Love and birthday Cupcakes,
Donna xxx
happy birthday gala!
i’ve been a follower of your blog for a long time. you’re such an inspiration for positivity! you’re like an online life coach. :)
i’m so glad i found your blog, amidst stress and toxicity, i find myself making my own version of TILT.
you are positively contagious!
lotsa love from manila,
rara