I heart simple pleasures

Yesterday I got my nails painted... and they've made me so happy.  I must remember to do this the next time I'm grumpy or feeling low.  Having this extra spark of colour has made me feel happy and relieved, I really love simple pleasures.

Spring fashion week

Last night I went to my one and only show for spring fashion week this year, and as I waited for the show to start... a thought popped into my head that seems to show up at every fashion show I attend... "hmm, here I sit in my flat boots/shoes and elastic skirt... why am I here again... oh yeah, cos I love fashion... maybe I should start to dress like it..."
It's only when the show starts that I realise, I don't need to dress like it, that's what models are for... and just like Carrie Bradshaw pointed out... “I don’t want people to think I don’t know the difference between a model and me”.  And just like Carrie, I am very aware of the difference, and pretty happy with it as well.

Love a stand out laugh

Today I love Adele, not for her soulful voice, her amazing performance at the vmas or her super sweet style... but for the fabulous cackle in her laugh!

Salty craving

Today I am in serious like with the package of tomato and basil sauce, and cans of ortiz anchovies that were delivered to me.  I am quite happy that I know exactly what to do with them!

Learning to covet what you already have

Today I found out that one of my favourite friends had a scare, and somehow, that scare went from her heart and right into mine.  We were both scared of what we could lose, and so I'm turning my blog into
what I already have and like, instead of what I would like to have.... because you never know, what you could lose and how it would break your heart.

I like to start out small, so for today, what I like is something that I already have, and can do myself... ironed pillowcases.  A freshly washed pillowcase is one thing, however, one that is freshly washed and ironed, is just so lovely.  It deserves freshly washed hair and fresh pjs, and it always provides a bit of that extra something, that leads to a better nights sleep.

It's just telling the time really ...

But how you do this... is sometimes significant... or noteworthy... depending on how materialistic your frame of mind is.  Like if you just use your phone... it's somewhat practical not to need to wear a watch... just another thing to potentially weigh you down.  Then there are those who seem to just look out for clocks... which if you're at the train station, is very easy to do.  Although, if you're anywhere near a casino, it's near impossible.  Ditto with if you're inside a supermarket... and someone like me - who is easily distracted by food and packaging, could waste hours in there. 

Anyway, enough of all that... my eventual point is, that the most elegant way of keeping track of the time... is a watch of course.  And for me, the most desirable has always been the Chanel J12.  I'm not sure what it is about this watch that I've always gravitated to... it's sturdy looking, but elegant, timeless and classic, but available in some very fashion forward* designs.  The latest design is the J12 Chromatic, and it's fabulous.  I love gun metal grey... it'll look very pretty with my Chanel mimosa polish as well!

* this is surely in the running for my fave fashion term ever

I'd eat ice cream every day if I only had a ...

A few months ago, I was invited to a Thermomix demonstration... which I wasn't really interested in to begin with... the fact that it makes risotto in minutes, ditto with soups, etc... didn't really peak my sense of culinary wonder... It didn't really accommodate the kinds of dishes I like to cook, and it eliminated the need for stirring (in the case of risotto) and chopping... which are two of my most favoured repetitive activities ever.

However, I love to have dinner at the wonderful Izakaya Den.  A dish I especially adore and always have while I'm there is the roasted rice ice cream... it's so beautifully smooth and omg, although the weather is currently freezing, it would be heavenly to have some now. 

Anyway, I digress, I discovered that the good ppl at izakaya den use a pacojet to make this lucious ice cream.  A Pacojet is a "a dynamic professional kitchen appliance that makes it easy to prepare high-quality dishes while saving time, labour and reducing food waste".  Something about it's ability to whizz it's blades at 2000 rpms results in super smooth anything, and it's tiny!  I'm sure it does a thousand other dishes as well, but it would be my most heavenly ice cream maker.  I'd have it on the bench for gorgeous ice cream, everyday!  And if I had any change leftover from purchasing it... I guess I'd invest in a few pairs of elastic pants :o)

Miuccia Prada once did dip-dyed and tie-dyed dresses

In the Milanese spring of 2004, amazing Miuccia sent gorgeous dresses down the runway as usual... only this time, some of them were tie-dyed!  Tie dying always seemed like something you did as a kid with your mum on a warm summer day... not that I did this mind you, but thats the impression I got from watching something like the wonder years and family ties.  What I mean to point out is, that tie dying didn't seem like a high fashion thing to do... the colours always seemed a bit off and the ratios were never right... then WOW.  Prada sent beautifully coloured dresses where all the colours blended into each other like magic, like they were always meant to be that way. 

Style.com has them all displayed lovelier than I could ever manage (http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/S2004RTW-PRADA).
My absolute favourite is on page3, the third last dress.  A beautiful swirl of green and blue... and the long long pearls are such a refined touch.  This is when high fashion really caught my attention, and made me realise how clothes can be really beautiful.  How they make you take notice and maybe dream a little dream.

There is stuff to covet... everywhere.

For the longest time... my thoughts have often been about wanting... and the wanting comes in all forms.  As I've gotten older, the wanting hasn't decreased either... which still surprises me.  I don't consider myself a materialistic person, but I finding myself coveting a lot of stuff.  Some things I hope to actually acquire, but mostly it depends on if/when I'll win the lotto.

So this is what my blog is about... all the stuff that I covet.  One of my favourite theories in life, is that when you're angry about something, you write it down and send it away... Hopefully the same works for all that I covet in life, otherwise, at least it's a nice organised way of documenting all of it.  It also occured to me that if anyone had one of the items I am coveting, they could comment and tell me if it's really worth having, or not.  I realise it could be detrimental to my coveting, but I hope not as well.  I also hope coveting is a word.

I've thought a bit too much about the item that starts the list of things I covet... much much too much, but I am quite decided on it.  Number one, is a front row seat at any Marc Jacobs fashion show.  Not because he's "the coolest man in fashion", or any such superlatives, just because I love his clothes.  He doesn't seem to design for the cool kids, just those who like or love the clothes they buy.  And now that I think about it... any seat will do... my coveting dreams are not so fussy.