Place: Bob and Lesley’s

Poison: Flat White

Favourite Things: The Bains!

Well today is Valentines Day and its a beautiful day filled with much fond memories of my amazing friend Coli and the gang of weary travellers who are connected accross Australia and the seas!

Today, mid morning our lovely Maori friend went home to meet with a big bright smile her maker. Its uncanny that she went home on Valentines Day, because she was so quirky and filled with love. V-Day for me now is Coli Day and she will be forever in our hearts.

A shout out to all my crew her know her well and those who only crossed her path briefly but were forever impacted by her fresh sense of fun and niavity. Her love of all things surfy in clothes, the people at City surf whom she worked with but mostly her gorgeous babies- Christian, Nicodemus and Justice.

I will never forget you, even though we have only known each other for a few years, you impacted me.

I remember that day in the Italian resteraunt and Justice sang akuna mata as she wet her pants!! I remember you lying in my back room at lesser street when you flew in last Easter. Remember Claudine running around in a Freddo Cadbury character suit?

That day before I flew to Lebanon in June last year when we had a Gloria Jeans and talked about life. You and Dale and the amazing cafe you run, the way you cooked Oly Bollan doughnuts that first day I went to your apartment, with so many randoms sitting on the couch and you cooking for everyone.

You are a woman of great character, great wisdom and a niavity which is breathtaking!

See ya sometime in heaven soon.

Already missing you

(at gloria jeans!)

A

 

 

 

 

Place: My Offce

Poison: Diet Coke

Favourite Things: Napolean Dynamite flippin sweet mints

I have a new office, I have a new flat mate, my job is a little different, I have new staff starting, I have new peers but on my new office wall, I now have a chalkboard in my office and the first statement I wrote on it in white chalk was…

Home is where the heart is. I am a homey sort of girl. I love creating a space, I love creating a vibe, I love creating a home.

For me home means, great food, candles, music, mood, furniture placement, the intangibles, the placement of artwork, the photos of those I am absolutely taken with, the smell, the mabo!

But realistically I am learning, home truly is where the heart is. Your heart is your passion, your loves, your expression of who you uniquely are wired to be.

So being the eve of valentines day, (didn’t even think about that until I started to write) I am commissioning those who read this entry to celebrate your heart, your passions, your individuality and create home whereever you may find yourself to be…

I have put up black and white photos in my office of my recent travels, I have just painted a new painting which expresses this new season that I find myself in, and I have a big jar of American Candy on my desk for anyone who comes in to survey my new pad!

Home truly is where the heart is.

Create a home, create life, create connection, create vibe.

It is the essence of celebrating the everyday moments of life that make it colourfilled.

Heartily

A

Place: Claudines Office

Poison: Water

Favourite Things: My Claudine!

My beautiful friend Coli, who is a lover of people life and love, is in desperate need of prayer right now. She is 30 years old with 3 young children and yesterday as she was playing a game of Basketball she had a heart attack.

She is now in intensive care and is fighting for her life. I am believing that the prognosis from the doctors will change and that we will have a miracle. She is in a coma right now and I am asking for your help.

Please pray for healing and that she will miraculously survive this crazy thing.

All my love to her family and friends.

Coli you have always inspired me and always will

forever

A

 

Place: In Bed

Poison: Altoids

Favourite Things: My Dad of course…

Well today is My Dad’s birthday and I’m not sure what part of the world he is in today… I am assuming somewhere random overseas, in Asia somewhere.

See my dad works away a lot and I dont get to see him very often, but when I do there is something in me that is so deeply calmed. There is nothing quite like your Dad walking into the room and whether your 5 or 30, your heart stops and you take a deep breath and everything feels okay again.

My Dad is one of the most creative people I know. He can make anything out of nothing and is so skilled when it comes to mechanical things. He loves people and most of all loves our family.

When I see him with his Grandson Jackson he just lights up. I miss not seeing my Dad all the time and whilst I am here in LA and he is (Dad where are you right now?) I wanted him to know how much I love him and so appreciate everything he gave me growing up.

Our childhood was amazing, creative, loving, safe and fun! You worked so hard, so that us kids could have the best and now that I am all grown up I see how much you and Mum sacrificed so us kids could have the best of what you could give.

Dad, I’m so proud of you and would not want another DAD in the world.

I cant give you a present because we are miles away from one another, but what I can give you is a present of words and love straight from my heart.

MIss you terribly…When are you in Perth again?

Happy, Happy Birthday…Have a beer for me.

A Toast to my ONE AND ONLY!!
Love Forever

A

Place: In Bed

Poison: Nothing

Favourite Things: I’m coming home, to my own bed and milkd cafe!!

With 160something channels on Cable TV here, you’d think that I would have hundreds of programs that I am desperatly going to miss when I go back to 4 channel Australia.

But mostly I wont miss the tacky, weird tv including the random medical adverts with explicit information that I am sure minors do not need to know! (side note though, the adverts in the superbowl are amazing- check out this site: www.myspace.com/superspots The snickers one was my favourite hands down!)

No I wont miss the ‘underaged and engaged show’, ‘WWF uncut show’ or the proflific shopping channels that no matter the time of day, use way too much hairspray!

I will miss two shows that have completely captured my attention though…

1) ‘Grease- your the one that I want’ A new version of Idol, but the search is on for the newest broadway couple to star in a Musical theatre Debut of Grease, on the Broadway stage.

2) ‘Studio 60’- A show that every week follows the lives, highs, lows and craziness of a live television show. It mirrors so much of my life and it is so interesting, funny and emotive. LOVE IT! www.nbc.com

Anyways- I fly back to Australia tomorrow, and truly am hanging out to see my office, my staff and my bed!

Have loved this trip, but am now tripped out…

Goodbye, Grease- your the one that I want and Studio 60, the new friends I have made, my old friends that I have rekindled friendships with, goodbye the land of plenty and everything large.

Hello- Perth, my love, my home and my friends.

Hmmmm

A