Sorry. And have this.

Sometimes, life doesn't give you time to do everything.

Sometimes, you spend your weekend running around a new city, trying to find a new job and a place to live (unsuccessfully I might add) and you just want to steal someone else's blog post. Just Apple C, Apple V and you have it.

And that's why I'm doing this. (via Apartment Therapy)

Pieke Bergmans’ series of one-of-a-kind crystal LED lamps for Royal Leerdam Crystal and Solid Lighting are what the designer calls “light blubs.” And what exactly is a light blub?

“The answer is simple,” says the young Dutch designer. “It is a light bulb that has gone way out of line. Infected by the dreaded Design Virus, these Blubs have taken on all kinds of forms and sizes you wouldn’t expect from such well behaving and reliable little products.”

Bergmans calls her one-of-a-kind light sculptures “unlimited edition,” in that that each unique piece is made using an industrial process she developed that can be repeated until the end of time. For more on how the light blubs are created including photos of the process go to her website.

Monday: This is how I feel.

There's always tomorrow.

The inverse relationship between beauty and comfort.

About 7 months ago I had corrective surgery on my right ankle after a little mishap in Mozambique.
Now whilst I've never been much of a high-heeled gal, I would wear them every now and then (when I absolutely had to).

Even so, I like to think that I have some sort of style - that whilst I choose some degree of comfort over working a pair of nine-inch heels 8 hours a day - I'm not lost to loafers and Crocs.

So, back to the ankle surgery: my beautiful lovely Country Road sandals have been nothing but good to me, or so I thought. Turns out completely flat leather/wooden shoe soles aren't all that good for your feet - or your ankles. This makes me sad because I love my shoes.

It makes me even sadder because in my hunt for 'good', comfortable shoes all I have found are eye-sores. Don't get me wrong - Green Cross have a place in this world - for the over 40s - and the same can be said for most pairs of Hush Puppies. But the sin of Crocs is unforgivable. I don't care how comfortable they are.

Hey, here's a thought: Perhaps Green Cross and the other "healthy" shoe companies are also responsible for the incredibly uncomfortable beautiful shoes young girls wear, damaging their feet, and forcing them into FitFlops and Crocs as their insteps slowly collapse.

I digress. The point is - now that I need a pair of decent* sandals, I find my options extremely limited.
*comfortable, posture enhancing, instep supporting

At this point I'm thinking barefoot.
Suggestions welcome.

Snacking...

A couple of weeks ago I accompanied my sister on a mad rush around Constantia Village looking for small cupcakes and icing glitter for a hen party (but I'm not allowed to call it a hen party, or a bachelorette)
In her panic, she sprinted around Woolworths and bought little brownies to decorate instead of cupcakes (they were quite nice), cherries, and some new product, also round and cute in shape, to sprinkle in between the brownies.

The "something" have turned out to be one of the greatest impulse buys ever made.



The vanilla white chocolate covered almonds are too delicious for words. The texture of the chocolate on the outside is so good it's almost shocking. It's dusted with icing sugar, I suppose this is to stop the deliciousness melting onto one's fingers. The almond is sugared - and crisp - and delicious.

2011 in pictures