Eclipse movie thoughts

I hardly ever get out of bed before 6:00 am, but this morning I had an awesome motivation to get me up at 5am - Tickets to a 6am screening of Eclipse at Cavendish with Twinkle ;)

I absolutely loved Eclipse and I do think its the best Twilight saga film so far. I don't want to give any big spoilers (for those of you who have not seen the film yet or read the books), but I will tell you a few things I really liked about this film:

* All the characters hair and make-up was much better than the first two films
* Taylor is a much hotter and more loveable Jacob than he was in New Moon

* Edward and Bella smiled alot more in this film :)

* The soundtrack rocked ( I have it and adore it )
* The tent scene
* The wolves look more realistic
* The part where Bella says "kiss me" and what happens next
*  It does the book justice (-and it was my favourite of the 4 books)

I really cannot wait for the next part, which is the last book in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn (Apparently it has been confirmed that it will be split into 2 films).

Have you seen the movie yet? What did you think?

10 things I learnt this weekend

1. Ghana can beat USA at soccer
2. Pepenero, in Mouille point, has good half price sushi
3. I really like Essie's "Mint candy apple"nail polish
4. I spend way too much time daydreaming
5. Double stuf chocolate Oreos are not as good as original ones
6.  Natural medicine can be very effective
7. A hot shower can save the day
8. I really need alot more dresses in my closet
9. Drinking green tea regulary can add years to your life
10.  Sometimes a small change can make a big difference

What did you learn this weekend?

*photo from tumblr

Happy Friday!

"Your life is your spiritual path. It’s what’s right in front of you. You can’t live anyone else’s life. The task is to live yours and stop trying to copy one you think looks better." -Sandy Nathan

Have a splendid weekend :)

Spotted...

I just spotted this sweet photo of Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart, at the LA premiere of Eclipse, and I just had to share.

I'm so looking forward to seeing the film on Wednesday next week (hope its as enjoyable as the book was).

Are you excited for Eclipse?

Ramblings from a flu infected gal

At the moment I am annoyingly flu infected and feeling rather zombie-like. I should probably be at home in bed, but instead I am busy decorating my work desk with tissues and drinking copious amounts of warm caffeine containing drinks. If I feel worse tomorrow, I promise I will be staying home (pinky swears)

I'm not really sure why, but for the last few weeks I have been a very uninspired and reluctant writer. I think it may just be that I have let my mind get way too cluttered with petty things again and now my writing inspiration has gotten trapped under some silly stress or ridiculous phobia. Anyways, I'm sure it's nothing a small amount of mind de-cluttering  (and maybe a bottle or 2 of good red wine) won't fix *winks* 

A random note: At 2 am this morning our geyser exploded. Which means that tonight there will be no hot water at all *gasp*. I am really hoping that The Boyf will be able to fix it, as I honestly don't think I could handle a brain freezing shower tonight.

How have you been?

Lovely initial necklace giveaway

Today I am happy to announce the start of another giveaway sponsored by Julie of Collect Jewellery.

The winner will receive a lovely, initial necklace of their choice:

Description: Silver initial and chain. Initial size: 2cm x 2cm. 

HOW TO ENTER:

1. Be a follower of this blog, THEN please answer this question in the comments section: Which word (other than your name) could your initial stand for, to best describe you?
2. For an extra entry, join  the official COLLECT facebook group HERE (& please let me know that you did)

Notes: *This is an international giveaway, so anyone may enter. *This giveaway will end on Wednesday, 7 July and the winner will be announced on Thursday, 8 July. Good luck!

And the winner is...

The winner of the sweet, Miss Molly skirt giveaway is... Lauren ! Congrats lady - please e-mail me soon.

A new, international giveaway will be starting today :)

Kitchen inspiration

I totally love this cute, simple kitchen. My favourite things about this kitchen are: The mix of modern and vintage things, the wooden floors, the retro kitchen table, the black board wall and the lights & windows over the sinks.

10 things I learnt this weekend (& Monday)

1. The Time Travellers wife is such a sweet and interesting film
2. When I am sick and trying to sleep, nothing makes me as cranky as being bothered by a  persistent caller.
3. Roodeberg red wine is so very yummy
4. Watching a live World Cup game is a fabulous experience
5. Portugal has very passionate soccer supporters
6. Some people think vuvuzelas make good beer funnels
7. Its a good idea to take ear plugs to a live SWC game
8. My sore throat seems to be getting worse
9. I want to make THIS Toblerone hot chocolate recipe
10. Its important to focus on the positives in every situation

Learnt anything lately?

World Cup wonderful

Today The Boyf and I went to the Portugal vs Korea game at the Cape Town stadium. The whole experience was absolutely wonderful (Portugal won 7-0, which is just ridiculously awesome).

* Photo taken by ME :)

Happy Friday!

"I love my father as the stars -

he's a bright shining example
and a happy twinkling in my heart."

~Terri Guillemets

What are you up to this weekend? I think The Boyf and I will just be taking it easy for most of the weekend (as we  both have not been feeling 100%) and then on Sunday we are going to spend some time with my dad for Fathers Day (click HERE to see some things I might buy for him).

Today I stumbled upon the website days with my father by Phillip Toledano . It is truly beautiful and so heartbreaking. If you have a moment you should check it out (have a tissue handy)

Hope y'all have a fabulous weekend.

*PHOTO IS FROM HERE

Floral skirt giveaway

Today I am happy to announce the start of a giveaway sponsored by Durban based, fashion designer, Miss Molly.

The winner will recieve this cute, floral skirt in whatever size they choose (please note: skirt will take 2 weeks to arrive, as it will be made especially for you) :

Styling details: Floral fabric,overlap waist band, exposed zip at center back, fully lined with pockets. Length is 44cm.

HOW TO ENTER:

1. Be a follower of Miss Mollys online shop AND tell me which item is your favourite.

2. Blog or tweet about this giveaway for an extra entry (please let me know what the link is to your blog post or tweet)

Important notes: *This giveaway is only open to SA residents. *This giveaway will end on Wednesday, 23 June and the winner will be announced on Thursday, 24 June.

Yesterday and a winter detox

Because yesterday was a public holiday (Youth Day) here and I was feeling a bit under the weather, I decided to just chill out. I avoided my computer (hence no posts yesterday), lay around the house in my pajamas, drank copious amounts of tea, watched some TV and tried to stay warm. It was a nice day (Though, it would have been alot nicer if South Africa had not lost to Uruguay in the soccer last night).

While I really do enjoy the winter months (really, I do), I will openly admit that the lack of sun and warmth often sends me straight to my fridge seeking "comfort", it also encourages me to try bake or buy decadent and chocolate covered things (like these brownies) and always seems to convince me that gym is an absolutely terrible idea *grins*.  Anyways, since I have been overindulging alot lately, The Boyf and I have decided to go on a bit of a detox diet to get us back on a healthier path (I'm not sure which one we are going to try, but i will keep you posted).

How have you been?

And the winner is...

The lucky winner of the fabulous FriedaSophie giveaway is... JJ in LA! Congrats lady, please e-mail me soon.

A new giveaway will be starting today, but it will be for SA residents only (I hope to start another international one soon)

Book blog note

Hello darlings, today I decided to do a post on my rather neglected book blog. If you want to read it, just click HERE .

Note: If you are interested in becoming a regular contributor for my book blog - please e-mail me.

* Picture found HERE

10 things I learnt this weekend

1. South Africa has the most awesome soccer supporters ;)
2. My ears can only handle Vuvuzela noises in small doses
3. I really enjoy watching soccer (yup, even just on TV)
4. Once in a while you just need to stay in bed all day
5. A cup of tea can save the day
6. Feeling sick on the weekend is annoying
7. The imaginarium of doctor parnassus is an odd film
8. I have been eating way too much fatty food lately
9. If I could be an x-men I would want to be "Rogue"
10. I am much more blessed than I think I am sometimes

What did you learn this weekend?

*Photo was taken at opening ceremony of World Cup and was found HERE

Some good advice

Photo found on tumblr

Happy Friday!

"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Have a wonderful weekend, darlings.

Ps - Good luck South Africa! Hope we win the soccer today and the rugby tomorrow :)

Take a look...

Today I did a post HERE on a few ways to wear your flag :)

Rachel loves sunglasses

One of my favourite celebs, Rachel Bilson, has been made the new "style director" for Sunglasses Hut. In the above picture she is rocking some aviatar Ray bans and an awesome dress (I like).

Click HERE to read her sunglasses hut blog post.

Crazed tweeting

After a few months of not really getting into Twitter,  it seems the "tweet bug" has finally bitten me. Now,  I am slowly (but surely) starting to tweet more and understand why its a helpful networking tool.

While I do think that twitter has alot of positive points about it, It does have some bad points, like:  it has the potential to make bloggers (and by bloggers, I mean me) lazy & very distracted ( I need to find a healthy balance between blogging and tweeting I think) AND there are some people who feel the need to tweet alot of rubbish or way too much info, which often can be more annoying than amusing.

If you want to follow me on Twitter click HERE

What do you think of Twitter?

Its for you...

Today my brain has switched to holiday mode. There is such a festive atmosphere in Cape Town at the moment, due to the fact that the World Cup is starting on Friday, that it truly is hard to focus on anything much - So, I decided to do an "Its for you" post :)

How it always works: I will answer all the below questions first, then you can answer the questions in my comments section. Why? because sharing is caring, darlings *winks*

1. Today I am feeling... Happy and very excited for the Soccer World Cup ( I really need to run to the shops now and find a supporter t-shirt)
2. Last night... I ate alot of cheese, watched a x-men cartoon with The Boyf and read my book.
3. At the moment the song in my head is... "Waka Waka" by Shakira and Freshly Ground
4. Drink of the week... cappucinos
5. Currently I spend too much time... trotting around online, reading tweets, wishing I could find some World Cup tickets in Cape Town and watching TV series ;)
6. Which team/s will you be supporting in the Soccer World Cup? South Africa (aka Bafana Bafana)and England

Scarlet in green

I absolutely adore the green, lace, Dolce & Gabbana dress that Scarlet Johansson wore to the MTV Music awards this year. I really want a dress like that.

Even though she looked adorable, it seems that the only thing Scarlet is being rembered for on that night is locking lips with Sandra Bullock. It was just a tiny kiss, but if you have not seen it - click HERE to see and read more about it.

10 things I learnt this weekend

1. I should start going for a regular, monthly massage
2. How to train your dragon is a great film (i want a dragon)
3. I'm getting much better at tweeting (follow me HERE)
4. My new, grey top from Guess rocks.
5. You can now buy tickets for Eclipse (I am watching the 6AM show on the 30 June - even though its a crazy time, I'm excited)
6. The new Cape Quarter shopping mall has alot of cool stores.
7. I really want a pair of pink & black addidas sneakers
8. Not buying Soccer World Cup tickets earlier was silly
9. A good kiss can save the day
10. Life is too short to only make sensible purchases ;)

What did you learn this weekend?

Happy Friday!

"All we ever have is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can’t relive it, and we can hope for the future, but we don’t know if there is one." -  George Harrison

Have a lovely weekend, darlings x

Circle leaf earrings giveaway

Today I am happy to announce the start of another wonderful giveaway sponsored by Friedasophie.

The winner will receive these circle leaf 18k gold earrings:

Description: Semi-hoop earrings featuring cute little leaves. These pretty leaf hoops are made out of silver plated matte 18K gold finish. Size: 1 inch (2.5cm) in length.

HOW TO ENTER:
1. Be a follower/subscriber, THEN please comment on this post and tell me what you like best in Friedasophie's Etsy store.
2. Blog or tweet about this giveaway for an extra entry (please let me know what the link is to your blog post or tweet)

*Notes: *Anyone may enter. *This giveaway will end on Wednesday, 16 June and the winner will be announced on Thursday, 17 June. Good luck!

And the winner is...

The winner of Kim Gray's lovely jewellery giveaway is... Gillian! Congrats lady, please e-mail me soon.

A new giveaway will be starting shortly :)

Current addictions

* Dark grey nails - They rock! Essie and OPI make great, dark grey nail colours (just FYI).

* Brie cheese - Currently brie cheese has replaced mint chocolate as my treat of choice. It's so yummy.

* Wonderbra lingerie - I just recently bought a few things by Wonderbra and I really adore them (and the prices are so reasonable). I am defiinitely going to be buying alot more stuff from Wonderbra in the future.

* Soccer stuff- I'm not usually a big soccer fan, but with the World Cup just days away, I think "soccer fever" has started to set in. I just got myself a 2010 FIFA World Cup Official Guide book (R50), the Boyf just put a big South African flag on his bike and I am hoping to go get The Boyf & I some South Africa soccer t-shirts soon.

* Chandeliers - At the moment I am lusting after chandeliers. I really want a little black or white chandelier for my apartment.
 
What are you currently addicted to?

This picture made me laugh

This adorably funny photo is called "Chihuahua in a scarf" and was taken by photographer Lucy Snowe.

 You can buy the 8 x 8 photo HERE  for $25.

I heart birds

The above two pieces are by Durban based jewellery designer, Genevieve Motley. Arn't they lovely?

-To see more of her pretty stuff, go visit her Etsy store HERE