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I don’t want to get into the deepest details, but as off today, I’ve decided to keep a handwritten food diary. both cute and useful, I’m pretty sure I’ll be grateful to have had such an idea in a couple of months or even years.

don’t you just love to record what you eat? I certainly do.

I guess the over-the-top mood I’ve been in during the past few days pushed me to start this new journal, and also to do some biking with my itouch and favourite cashmere sweater. great (wait for it)!

nb. see how happy I am right now! just look at the exclamation marks. never usually happens! but from today, trust me; things are going to be good.

tags: food diary.

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thank you so much Ez for featuring the clouds polaroids I took this past summer. you totally made my day.

tags: blogs.

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aside from the many cakes/entremets/tarts I made at work today and the one little loaf cake I made at home, I spent most of my day sleeping, so did Pirate the cat.

cosily nested on my tummmy, around my neck, on my chest, around my arm… we looked like twins – except he snores a lot and I don’t. then I woke up for a cup of tea; and Pirate munched on some meat. good lazy times.

I guess I must have been really tired, because I got affected by the silliest story of all times. V. posted a picture of mine without giving credit. a picture I’m deeply fond of. and she wouldn’t publish or answer to my comments.
and damn, this made me sad.

but I have the feeling that after all this Pirate napping and cuddling and snoring, I don’t really mind anymore. I’m now off to browse my favourite internet reads to find pretty images to print out for my new inspiration wall.

update: dear friends, from now on, I shall tell you to get the sleep you need. it’ll avoid unnecesary and pointless drama. thanks V. for being so kind and understanding. xx

tags: blogs, cake, tart.

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I’ve been really worried about all the things I’ve had on my mind lately. but I have the feeling that they are going to turn just fine.

inspired by olly.

tags: illustration.

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in my sleep, I like to pretend my best friend is a unicorn with a blue mane. pretty pretty. and when I wake up, the only thing to remind me of those happy dreams is a drawing.

one that was made during my sleep, on my precious bedside notebook. it doesn’t look like anything, and yet, it makes me smile.

drink drink little pony
tomorrow has happened
already, do shine please

don’t know about you, but nothing’s worth a haiku about unicorns in my book. have a lovely night!

tags: illustration, pony.

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all of a sudden the sun went down. I had planned to clean my room – empty the closet, pack my things in labelled boxed, paint the walls. but now that it’s grey and cold, I just want to put my uggs on, and look at the pretty images of my favourite blog.

tags: blogs, polaroid.

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as I received an email about toast’s new collection, I could not help but have a mixed feeling. I’m pretty excited about the happy warmer times that look upon us, and yet, I’m not really looking forward to the end of winter.

quite luckily, toast still has its beautiful autumn/winter 08 home collection running. if you’re anything like me, you’ll be grateful to make this exact moment last a little longer. spring will come soon enough, so will the light clothing and sun-drenched images.

tags: autumn, fashion, interior design, toast.

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I found this old note he wrote me and folded into a pretty little boat while we were in class. it made me sick. his writing, his words, his smell. how did we get so close only to disappear from each other’s life. the most intense love. vanished.

it’s funny how stories never really end. sure, they do in in appearance. but deep inside, they remain, quiet and calm, hoping to find the right moment to make their way back.

I know I shouldn’t keep this, but I think it might end up on my inspiration wall as soon as my bedroom will be all shiny and white. I just can’t help it.

tags: love, paperboat.

0001/ me too.

0002/ la plage.

0003/ you tell me you don’t love me over a cup of coffee.

0004/ class of 2006 by paolo roversi.

0005/ physical violence.

0006/ plastic animals.

0007/ baiser envolé.

0008/ fields.

0009/ marry me.

0010/ the stranges.

tags: abby powell, flickr, garbage, illustration, kirsten dunst, list, paolo roversi, photography, seaside.

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somehow, I haven’t had much free time lately, leaving me in a much hated state of emergency. there are plenty of things I need to do, which makes me super nervous.

while you might not care about the following, I must admit it feels good to write down all I have on my thoughts right this second. I think I might start my emptying my bedroom so my dad can break the closet that surrounds my desk.

1. have a bedroom make-over
2. make things for la moustache
3. collect pretty images for the best inspiration wall
4. clean my car
5. create a new recipe binder for the pâtisserie
6. take more pictures
7. buy polaroid film
8. send la moustache secret packages
9. scan pâtisserie images I like
10. organise my hard-drive
11. clean my handbag
12. write down my ideas
13. fill in my inspiration notebook

hope you all had a lovely week (my week runs from thursdays to wednesdays since my day off is on wednesdays – do I even make sense?). hopefully, I’ll have some more time as soon as I’ll have crossed off a few items from the aforementionned to-do list.
meanwhile, enjoy this sweet picture taken in my favourite city in the entire world. I’m now off to do some heavy paper-sorting, box-filling and such. luckily, I’m supported by my iPod. Kate Nash who does the Arctic Monkeys sounds lovely, don’t you think so? xo

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tags: kate nash, list, london.