Place: My Office

Poison: Diet Coke

Favourite Things: The colour red

I love the word linger. Its rarely used but there is something so mystic and etherial about it. Stay a while, float, be, wait, engage, smile, think, LINGER.

In our world today so many people fling their way through life, rushing from one appointment to the next, one meeting to the next, one task till the next. However whilst bending over in the downward dog pose today at Body Balance, I was thinking we need to create a culture of lingering.

How much more would our children feel the love, how much more would waiting in queues not become such an issue, how much more would driving become an adventure rather than an ordeal.

When your at home, try turn off the phone, turn off the tv, maybe put a bit of music on, but just linger. Linger in your house, walk around, breathe deep and just be.

How about the next party you go too, find a compfy chair, open your heart up to the possibilities of someting new happening, don’t worry about the babysitter, what your wearing, who’s coming to the party, just LINGER.

It’s a stress relieving, life changing thought.

On one of the planes recently I watched the movie ‘A Good Year’ and it was about Russell Crowe, a mean spirited, hard core business, cut throat jerk, who inherits a vineyard in the south of France, who begins a journey of learning to LINGER.

Dance if you need to, turn off the internal dialouge if you need to, shake off the feelings of having to do something…if you need to…

But just Linger.

You never know what inspiration may arise.

A

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