Author: Amanda Viviers

Place: My office

Poison: Dinner

Favourite Things: Visual Arts Team

Recently we started a new initiative at work. Happy Hour.

Every Thursday at lunch, we all storm into the boardroom and eat lunch together.

A novel concept?

For us it is.

So often we just keep working and working, eat our lunch take away, on the go and over our desktop computer, whilst leaning into our mobile phone, whilst holding a meeting at the same time.

We sent this mask out to our staff as a promo!

Its Gold.

Try it.

It works

Place: My Office

Poison: Long Black

Favourite Things: mustard skivvy

Check these out, my beautiful friend Kym Rolle did this artistry in the streets of the Goldy!

I love them…

Art on the streets, that speaks colour and light.

These boxes remind me of this scripture…

Matthew 5: (Message)

14-16“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.”

Shine bright

A

Place: My Office

Poison: vitamins

Favourite Things: being home

So yesterday was the day of all days. I have waited months and months, webpage after webpage, frustratingly broken phone ready for the iphone’s arrival.

I am so excited!!

This photo cracked me up

So apparently this is my new man in my life.

Yep, spread the rumours accross the oceans, Amanda has a new lover.

Smile

A

Place: qantas club

Poison: Diet coke

Favourite Things: new candle ‘mango and coconut’ from Ali cullen.

I recieved a lovely gift this time a week ago, a beautiful candle from LA… The smell is mango and coconut and every time I have set it alight this week, my memories go back to the short time I spent in Los Angeles last year.

Reading a magazine called ‘Creative’ this week, I was reminded of a truth I am so aware of, but so easily forget.

The power of smell.

When I was in the slums of Bangkok, the smell was so overwhelming and it created a lasting memory. This week walking into my friends house as a lamb roast was cooking it transported me immediatly to my family ritual of sunday roast. When I smell fish and chips, its friday. I smell an aftershave, my first love. I smell lavender my granma. I smell camphor, my nanna or maybe its rasberry slice that reminds me more of her.
Advertising executives are understanding more and more the importance of smell as a trigger point for marketing these days. Not only do people design and coordinate the atmosphere, the smell of a shop or an office is specifically designed to create a memory, a great feeling and a lasting impact.

Just a thought.

What smell-memory do people walk away from you with?

I am hoping that my frangrence is one that is full of positive recognition.

How easy is it for us to stink with the crap that plagues us, rather than come with a fresh scent of inspiration.

Smelling?

A

Place: My Office

Poison: Long Black

Favourite Things: Aly and Marcus Passauer

I grew up with two mums. Recently I found these photos and they made me smile.

They are the most creative, crazy, beautiful, strong, capable women I know. They egg each other on.

They encourage, they inspire, they irritate, they are they!

I dont ring one, without the other yelling in the background.

They spend everyday together.

The level of intimacy they share is inspiring.

Here is my nan and pop and them. (I never met my pop, but he was the most amazing man)

The miracle of the twins though, is Nan and Pop were told they could never have children and they adopted because of this. Then 10 or so years later, and 2 other children, the twins arrived.

God totally uses these two mighty women, with great power.

They are in the process of setting up a soup kitchen for the homeless in their area.

They are amazing.

Who is your partner in crime?

Who is your go to person?

Who do you do life with?

Who strengthens you in the times of sadness?

My mum and eileen are each others who.

A