New Year's Resolutions ♥

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Coffee Lover

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Summer Holiday

My Summer Holiday officially started today! Yayyyyyyy! These are a few of my fave budget buys for December... Love the skirt, ( I wear it all the time, makes me feel like a carefree gypsy lady ) and that statement necklace from Jet Stores for just R59.99, are really something else, don't you think? Overall these retail stores just rock, you really can't go wrong with them...

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GetSmarter: Career Guide 2013

I'm one of those that likes to do some retrospection over, well everything... I do it every year, the day before my birthday and also just before the year I'm in comes to an end. I think it keeps me balanced and also most importantly, it keeps me on my toes, and very well aware of what's happening around me. I'm delighted to share the GetSmarter 2013 Career Guide with you to help you start the next year a step ahead of the rest... ( I had the privilege to study with them this year and they always keep me updated with e-mail newsletters, they send me their Career Guide yesterday, so now I'm sharing their link with my loyal readers, have fun... )

 

The Career Guide offers you...

• Tips on how to advance your career and reach your goals within today's rapidly changing South African work landscape.
• Learn what skills are now most relevant in the 21st century world of work .
• Find out how you can adapt your current skill set to achieve the career success that you desire.   ( Amazing info hey, download your free GetSmarter 2013 Career Guide here! )
  
  "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn" - Alvin Toffler

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Christmas Prayers

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Zest for Life

 

Here's a million reasons to LOVE LIFE! Choose to be happy, choose to have a ZEST for LIFE...  The ones in bold are my fave, have fun! :)

• Have a good meal
• Have a nice snack
• Favourite drink
• Have a picnic
• Light a candle
• Look at beautiful art or scenery
• Watch the stars
• Go to a beautiful place
• Soothing or invigorating music
• Enjoy sounds of nature
• Singing
• Favourite perfume
• Favourite lotion
• Enjoy smells of nature or flowers
• Bubble bath
• Shower
• Massage
• Pat dog or cat
• Soak feet

Beautiful little things to make your day, but wait a minute here's some more!

• Brush hair
• Do nails
• Imagine a relaxing scene/safe place
• Imagine coping/distress flowing away/distress passing
• Create meaning/purpose from distress
• Read/think of your spiritual values
• Focus on any positive aspects in your life
• Pray and I also love watching Spiritword
• Relaxation tape
• Tense and release muscles
• Slow breathing
• Count to 10
• Smile

and some more...

• Exercise
• Walk
• Jog
• Gym
• Weights
• Exercise class
• Boxing
• Washing
• Dishes
• Vacuuming
• Dusting
• Gardening
• Cooking
• Call a friend
• Go out to lunch, dinner, a coffee
• Shopping

and even more reasons to love and enjoy life...

• Favourite movie
• Favourite book
• Favourite music
• Favourite TV show
• Books/movies/music that create a different emotion
• Magazines
• Newspaper
• Games
• Puzzles
• Volunteer somewhere
• Give someone a present
• Do something thoughtful
• Make something for someone

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My Home

There's something magical about turning an old "ugly" building into a place that you can call home... I will start this amazing adventure with Basil at the end of December when we will move into a new place, that at this point still look very unappealing. First thing that I wanna do is get rid of all the mouldy smells, thinking about brewing strong coffee, cooking a pot full of orange peels and baking slices of bread soaked in vanilla essence. Also thinking about lots of flying walls for all my stacks of books and picture frames. I'm also very fond of wall art those that pop with colour and that's dirt cheap, love those beauties from Sheet Street alot. Even better when you can create it yourself, I want to create beauty without appearing trashy and commin... Well at this point ideas are spinning through my head as you can see. :) Here are more inspirational decor ideas and here  and here! All from my Pinterest pinboards, enjoy...

 

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Festive Sweetheart

All I want for Christmas are these fashionable, stylish items!

 

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Aromatic Bubbles

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Mr Price Goodies

 

At last the jolly CHRISTMAS season is here! And with these amazing fashion buys from Mr Price you can go ahead and spoil yourself. Shop till you drop without breaking the bank. I adore their pretty strappy sandals and I'm totally besotted with that frilly bag, so girly. I think the ipad pouch is soo cute and just look at the price, so cheap! Love the high waisted skinny jeans, perfect for my 1.78 frame, very old school hey... Also adore this floral maxi dress, I really cant get enough of dresses and I think this one is definitely screaming my name, don't you think... :)

 

Love that  designer Henry Holland collaborated with Mr Price. After graduating from the London College of Printing with a BA in Journalism, Henry Holland was catapulted into the fashion limelight in 2006 with his irreverent 'Fashion Groupies' slogan tees featuring catchphrases such as "UHU Gareth Pugh" and "Get Your Freak On Giles Deacon".

In February 2008, after 2 seasons showing with Fashion East, House of Holland held its first solo show on the main Fashion Week schedule to critical acclaim with the brand consequently winning the 'Best Use of Tartan Award' at the Scottish Fashion Awards.

Henry designs with a London girl aesthetic in mind and is continually inspired by the variety of attitudes, cultures and mindsets that exist throughout the UK capital. The House of Holland girl is cool, confident and savvy and wears labels without letting them wear her. Oh Yes sure I'm a fan! ;)

 

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