just a minute in January, 2018.

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a safe and happy holiday period. It feels so redundant at this point to comment on how fast time seems to be going, so I just won’t (but I will encourage you to think about WHY it feels like time is moving so quickly… hmm). 2017 was an awesome year for me! It was hard in some ways – I struggled with unemployment, we left our wonderful life in Melbourne, I felt really sad and lonely at times – but it was also one of my favourite years yet! Liam and I got married, we went to Europe for our honeymoon, we adopted a dog, we moved home to Adelaide, and we spent so much time with our friends and family; I feel so grateful.

I think that 2018 is going to be a good one. As much as I love the feeling of a New Year – a fresh start – I’m not one for specific resolutions per se, but I do have some intentions:

Simplify

My wardrobe, my home, my thoughts, my relationships, my inboxes. I’d like to focus on taking away extraneous stuff that doesn’t add to my life in any way.

Settle

The last few years have been huge. There’s been so much change, so much stress, so much to do – and it has been fun and rewarding, but also incredibly challenging at times. This year, we are back in Adelaide, we have no big life events planned, we have jobs and a home. I’d like to cultivate a feeling of settledness.  

Lean Into Joy 

To borrow a phrase from one of my favourite bloggers, Meg Fee. Lean in. Feel the joy, and be grateful for the abundance in life.

Do you “do” New Years Resolutions? What are your hopes or intentions for 2018?

Anyway…

Eatingso much delicious stone fruit! I love summer fruits! The yellow peaches at the farmers market are perfectly ripe, the cherries are juicy, and the strawberries come home by the box-full!

Cooking: I made this absolutely delicious meal the other night while Liam was out. Not exactly a summery dish, but my favourite kind of comfort food! I had mine over wholemeal toast, and it would go well with a generous drop of red wine, too.

Drinking: a lot of coffee. Cold drip, or a long black over ice is the usual order on these warm summer days.

Learning: about my personality type – INFJ. I love self-development and self-exploration (nobody is surprised), and I found the online quiz and the website in general really comforting.

Reading: Promethea – an awesome comic book series about a warrior-woman-goddess. Plus Solve for Happy which I’m really enjoying, and still slogging through Women Who Run With The Wolves; which I love, but is hard work.

Wanting: a veggie garden. Although we’ve been living in our little home for five months now, with all the wedding craziness we’re really only just finishing unpacking. I’d like to get a bit more settled in and set up a little veggie garden; but as it was 41 degrees last weekend, that’s probably a task best left until autumn.

Looking: forward to camping over Australia Day! Also to opening a bottle of my first kombucha brew this weekend! (Huuuuge thanks to my friend Jess from Dressed In Copper for holding my hand through the whole process!)

Listening: I’ve had a good listen to The National’s new album Sleep Well Beast.  Also, I know I’m really, REALLY late on the bandwagon, but I’ve been listening to Serial, and have been enjoying, and getting so much from the Girlboss podcast.

Wasting: food scraps. We really need to set up a compost situation at our new house!

Liking: this summer. I’m usually a cool weather kind of girl, but I’ve been having so much fun this summer! We got married and went to Europe for our honeymoon in November, and December has been full of food and fun with friends and family around Christmas and New Year’s. I’m already excited about this year!

Feeling: nostalgic, grateful, positive, hopeful. There are a few exciting projects on the horizon which I hope will come to pass!

Watching: Liam and I are currently watching the new season of Fresh Off The Boat, and Marvel’s Runaways – which we’re enjoying very much after having read the comics. We also recently finished the new seasons of The Simpsons, Modern Family and Black Mirror, and am on to Electric Dreams. I’m also watching Pretty Little Liars in my solo time. I’m only semi-embarrassed. We also watched Blade Runner 2049 which I really liked!

Needing/wearing: needing some new clothes. I’m currently in a “I hate all my clothes” phase – thankfully I received some vouchers for Christmas so I can go on a little shopping spree!

Smelling: puppy smell. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that we finally got a doggo! After so many Just a Minute posts wishing for a pup, we finally got one in late August. We adopted our little Kelpie x Rottweiler pup – Jet (Jethro) – from a farm dog rescue group, and we adore him. His floppy little ears flapping in the breeze when he runs towards me just melts my heart!

Grateful for: Yoga With Adriene. I’m doing the new 30 Days of Yoga program, and am so into it.

Loving: my husband! (Still getting used to that word)

 

I’m playing with the idea of getting back in to blogging. To be honest, I feel like I’ve lost a bit of my writing… flow…? (See?!) I’m struggling with the idea of expressing myself on the internet in such a public way, but what’s the point in blogging if it’s not a creative expression? “What’s the point” has been a recurring question I’ve posed when thinking about my blog. What do you think?

just a minute in November.

me
natural curls and sleepy eyes.

Um, hey. Uh, don’t be too alarmed, but it’s the end of November. In 2016. Wheeennnn?

Eatingfor lunch, I ate last night’s leftovers… and oh my goodness. It was the Hippie Bowl from the Sprouted Kitchen Bowl + Spoon cookbook, and holy moly it was delicious. Marinated tofu, brown rice, carrots, kale and spinach sauteed in coconut oil and garlic, spiced pepitas, avocado, and a delicious tahini-miso-citrus dressing over the top. YAS.

Cooking: coconut-cacao cookies. Also looking forward to doing some serious Christmas baking!

Drinking: “Detox tea” to help my “lazy lymphatic system” clear my skin. My skin was relatively clear for a few months there, and it’s now very much not clear, so water and skin tea ahoy! Also been getting into white wine while the weather warms up, and drinking the beers we made ourselves for Rufus’ birthday adventure!

Learning: about parenting attachment styles and how that can impact on people in later life. Also: “Transformation comes when we can see the broken child within the person – that is their authentic self” – Shaka Senghor. Basically, everything in the following video:

ReadingThe Third Plate by Dan Barber, Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and The City & the City by China Mieville. Recently finished Homeland by Cory Doctorow, Room by Emma Donoghue, and I’ve also been reading through a bunch of comics lately; Low, The Wicked and the Divine, and Paper Girls, to name a few.

Wanting: clear skin. A dog. A swim in the ocean.

Looking: forward to Christmas back in Adelaide 🙂 18 days!

Listening: Tez Talks, to keep me grounded.

Wasting: the opportunity to progress my career with a systematic review online course. I just cannot be bothered.

Liking: catching up with friends after not seeing them for a whole week! Also, making plans for Christmas time.

Feeling: a little overwhelmed, a little lost, a little scared, a little tired. But also content, excited, hopeful and grateful.

Watching: this incredible, essential little video.

Alan Watts & David Lindberg – Why Your Life Is Not A Journey from David Lindberg on Vimeo.

Needing: to remember to be grateful and positive.

Smelling: Zum sandalwood-citrus room mist (iHerb code: VHV543 for discount).

Wearing: the weather is ridiculous here at present – 38 degrees one day, 16 the next. I’ve tried to tuck away my winter wardrobe but I’m still needing some cardigans and jackets. Where you at, spring?

Noticing: through this journey with my skin issues, I’m learning a lot about myself. It’s really upsetting and exhausting and suffocating and so frustrating. I’ve started taking some new supplements and bought some more intense skincare (once again)… but it’s interesting to take a pause and check in with myself in those moments of panic and frustration; when I look in the mirror and my skin has broken out again. I immediately panic and want to try ten different things at once: it’s an EMERGENCY! It’s really nice to have Rufus to guide me back down to Earth… to remind me that a methodical approach is the best one for this situation. TLDR;  I’ve noticed that Rufus can calm me down when I get into a panic about my inflamed, broken-out skin.

Grateful for: a completed degree! I DID IT! After 5 long years, I finally finished my undergraduate degree. I’m so glad I stuck it out, but I’m also so glad it’s over. I may go back to studies, but for now I’m enjoying not being a student. (It’s been a month, relax)

Loving: pupper-watching on coffee expeditions with Rufus 🙂

the good in the everyday.

In a world filled with so much hatred and darkness, it’s so important to focus on the good.

Do good. Be good. Spread the goodness.

flowers

Native flowers.

liam

Cool places to spend hours playing pool and drinking beers.

dog

A quirky, artistic city to call home.

hedge

Weekend wanderings.

latte

Catching up over delicious beverages and inspiring crockery.

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Spring.

inspo

Beauty found in unlikely places.

book

Book swaps with passionate friends (and time spent alone in public, reading).

pottery

My new favourite hobby!

bun

A bag o’ bun.

I’m feeling thankful.

just a minute in february.

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Eating: hommus.
Cooking: very little. Due to my yoga bender (my last j.a.m. post), I’ve been getting home later than usual, so Rufus has been picking up the cooking slack. He’s a gem.
Drinking: black tea with a dash of soy milk. Detox tea.
Learning: to listen to my rhythms and cycles. I find it endlessly fascinating.
Reading: Middlesex, The Girl on the Train, and Taking Charge of Your Fertility.
Wanting: a quiet space to curl up in.
Looking: inward.
Listening: Lissie. Letlive. Damien Rice. The O.C soundtrack. I’m a bit all over the place, clearly.
Wasting: time and energy.
Wishing: for a cure for acne. And a cure for eczema.
Liking: my future husband.
Feeling: today? frustrated.
Watching: Scream Queens.
Needing: a holiday.
Smelling: a new passionfruit candle. Very summery.
Wearing: summer’s finally decided to come to the party (now that it’s officially autumn), so this warm week I’ll be back to long skirts and t-shirts.
Noticing: the start of a subtle shift in seasons.
Grateful for: a home, friends, family, fresh food, financial security, and a binkying bun.
Loving: my future husband.

the bigger picture.

I’ve been feeling restless. Flighty. Impatient.

Rufus says he recognises these phases in me every so often… when I get comfortable, I feel as though I need a change. Things are going too well, too smoothly; I want a shake-up. I’ve been in my current job for two years now, and been studying at my current uni for the same amount of time. We’ve also lived in our home for two years, and are celebrating our 6-year anniversary in May (what?!).

I see people getting married and having babies, buying houses, completing PhDs… making progress. And I want to be there already – decorating a home I own, walking down that aisle, getting pregnant, adopting a dog, becoming a Dr! Sometimes it’s so easy to get swept up in everything that’s yet to come, I forget about how great my life is now.

I love my life! I love my friends and my family, my job and my degree, my home. I’m so incredibly lucky to be living the life I am – Rufus and I have the freedom to do what we like with our time and our money; we travel often, we eat at spectacular restaurants and have the ability to put our feet up on the couch for a little rest (and a couple of pizzas with a bottle of wine) whenever we need. We can take little getaways (like the girl’s trip I’m taking next weekend) or go to music festivals (like the one we’re attending this weekend), or plan midweek dumplings dates (like last night) to celebrate our five-year-nine-month-anniversary. We blast our turntable and make pancakes on lazy weekend mornings. We live a colourful, delicious, hilarious, love-filled life.

My life is beautiful, and I plan to dedicate more time to acknowledging those little things that add up to such an awesome existence, both here on my blog and on my Instagram. I’ll bet your life is pretty sweet sometimes, so if you’d like to play along, feel free to tag your photos with #lifessweetnothings for some little-things inspiration.

just a minute in January.

Eating: during last weekend’s camping trip in the Yorke Peninsula, I survived on vegie sausages with bread, and beer… so now I’m filling my belly with as much fresh produce as I can!
Cooking: not much! I’ve been craving fruit and juices as opposed to cooked meals. 
Drinking: water. Boring. Sometimes I get concerned sometimes that I’m doing damage to my body with the amount of water I drink, which can be up to 7L on a hot/exercise-heavy day… Oh well. Also, lots of coffee!
Learning: “The next time you feel triggered, pause and return your attention into your body. In just one instant of pure kindness, shift your awareness out of the spinning narrative and provide a holding environment for your immediate experience.” – Matt Licata.
Reading: Just finished The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty (fun, easy and sassy), and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro last week (Ugh, all the feelings. It’s an amazing book though!). Since last I updated, I also finished Inherent Vice, and read Is This The Real Life…? by Mark Blake, a biography of Queen. I’ve also kept up with a few comic book series (Mind the Gap, Revival), and recently read The Wicked and The Divine, which is AMAZING! I’m currently reading The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K Jemisin, which I’m loving.
Wanting: tattoos and travel. So… money.
Looking: forward to a month of yoga! My local yoga studio is running a 30-day challenge through February, and I’ve signed up. I’m terrified, but excited to make progress on my handstands and crow poses.
Listening: when I’m not listening to my uni lectures online, I’ve been listening to Grimes’ album Art Angels. It’s absolutely my favourite of 2015!
Wasting: still compost… I’M SORRY! I need to get my shit sorted. This weekend, I got this. Also, time on Pinterest. 
Wishing: this is really lame, but I’m not really wishing for anything. I’m good. Life is good.
Liking: my new capsule wardrobe! Posts on this coming soon.
Feeling: grateful for the trips I’ve taken in January – Sydney and the Yorke Peninsula – and upcoming trips to Ocean Grove, aaaand America!
Watching: UnREAL. It’s… well, unreal. Heh. I enjoy it immensely. Also been watching South Park, The League, and the new Food Network channel on free-to-air TV.
Needing: to get on top of my to-do list.
Smelling: blistex. It’s smeared all over my severely sunburned lips. 
Wearing: jeans. Because it’s currently 19C and raining in the middle of summer. Eugh. 
Noticing: spots. Why will my skin not behave itself?
Grateful for: amazing friends. Honestly, I am so lucky.
Loving: my attitude of gratitude. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmingly grateful for my busy, love-and-laughter-filled  life, I swear I could burst.

just a minute in October (late, again).

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is… is my face lopsided?!
Eating: definitely not meat. Kinda grosses me out looking back through my last post reading that I ate kangaroo strips… I don’t regret what I did, but I’m glad I’m back to the land of non-meat eaters. In fact, I’ve gone in the opposite direction and have stopped eating dairy and eggs as well. SO. Mangoes are coming in to season, as are berries… so that makes me happy! 
Cooking: I made the Sprouted Kitchen kale salad last night. Honestly I think that would be one of my most favourite meals ever!
Drinking: no alcohol. I’m one month through a 3-month booze ban and it’s making a world of difference! I feel brighter, more energetic, more “myself”, and generally just clearer. So instead, I’ve been drinking lots of soda water with lime. That sound boring, but it’s delicious.
Learning: a lot about psychology in my electives at uni. I’m really enjoying it! It’s blowing my mind, man. (But… what IS “mind”?!)
Reading: Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon. I’m enjoying it! It’s interesting and fun, but it’s often a little difficult to follow due to the grammar used to represent the Californian inflection. [Finally finished Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell! Really liked it in the end, though it took me a good three months to get through.]
Wanting: basically every single item from Midsummer Star. See my Pinterest board for my favourite beauties.
Looking: forward to Christmas! My parents will be away for Christmas so we’re spending the whole day with Rufus’ family – meaning that for the first time in 6 years, we’ll be at ONE PLACE ALL DAY! 
Listening: my online lectures. I’m studying over the summer this year so all my content is online. Also, Box of Light and Odesza are current favourites.
Wasting: compost 😦 GAH!
Wishing: for the violence to stop.
Liking: my new skincare range from Grace Cosmetics. Cruelty-free, Australian owned, and my skin loves the stuff! 
Feeling: hopeful, happy, fresh, relaxed, balanced, and in control. I’m feeling so very good.
Watching: Ink Master! Face Off! The Block! A lot of reality TV, apparently. Also Broad City (I love it the most).
Needing: money (for tattoos and to get my hair did), to go camping, to go surfing. A holiday. A dog.
Smelling: currently, rose water. (Just on that, Sukin is by far my favourite skincare brand – they’re a cruelty-free and carbon neutral, Australian owned company; and their products make my skin happy). I actually really need a summer fragrance! Any suggestions?
Wearing: long skirts and tank tops. It’s coming into summer!
Noticing: way too many flies. Australia in summer, everybody.
Grateful for: Jango! He is so cute! I bought him his favourite toy yesterday, and he spent the evening playing with it – aka destroying it – and it just made me so happy (see on Instagram).
Loving: life. 

just a minute in August. (late)

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I took no selfies in August, so here’s another weird, grainy one from July.
Eating: oodles and oodles of veggies! Spring is definitely on its way and the fresh produce has me excited. (God, I’m excited for berries and stone fruit). I’ve been snacking on green beans – cooked for a few minutes in the microwave with some salt and pepper.
Cooking: I’ve been on a roast veggie kick recently, so I cooked up a big batch of roasted veg (pumpkin, sweet potato, carrot, zucchini, mushroom) and mixed it with some quinoa and kangaroo strips and it’s been serving me well for lunches. So good with a bit of balsamic vinegar and some salt and pepper!
Drinking: Revitalise tea, Cleanse tea, and lots of water. I’m boring. OH! Heaps of coffee. Heck yes, coffee.
Learning: Happiness has nothing to do with where you are – happiness needs to come from within. I am aware of how lame that sounds, but I’ve always been a “if only I had/was…… then I’ll be happy” kinda gal. It’s not real. I need to stop chasing things and just be in the now. What a damn hippie.
Reading: Still Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell… it’s good! Also, Love and Life by Lisa Messenger, which I’m finding incredibly inspirational.
Wanting: travel, nature, the ocean. To go camping. A dog. THAT is what I want, more pets. A dog and a camping trip – I’m a simple woman.
Looking: forward to summer.
Listening: I really like the Discover Weekly playlists on Spotify. They curate a list for your based on your recent plays. I love it! A great way to find new music. … Not sponsored. Lolzzzz.
Wasting: energy bitching about things I can’t change. Put your big girl panties on, woman, and get it done.
Wishing: I could run away to a different country and not have to deal with adult life right now. I’m feeling overwhelmed and in desperate need of a holiday. (See above)
Liking: the fact that it’s week 8 of uni already. Only 3 weeks of content to go! Then exams (boo). Then a week off! Then summer school (boo again). Then only ONE YEAR TO GO! 
Feeling: foggy, flat.
Watching: The Block is back on TV… and a lot of shitty antique shows, which we love. We love to quietly mock people. Also, we finished Mr. Robot and I loved it so, so much. Highly recommend.
Needing: an extended break. 
Smelling: coffee and flowers. An unbeatable combination!
Wearing: I’m being a brat and am completely over all of my clothes. It’s a weird, in-between time for clothing, so I’ve been layering and switching it up between big winter coats and lighter transitional jackets. Black jeans, a t-shirt and my denim jacket has been a stable outfit.
Noticing: vibrantly-coloured new blooms.
Grateful for: an earlier sunrise.
Loving: my fiance. So cheesy, but so true. He’s the best.

just a minute in july.

So far, this has been the most bizarre year of my life; although so many wonderful things have happened (our engagement, lots of friends and family visits, stability) this year has had more than its fair share of downs. But despite all of that, I’m in a very good place. Rufus and I are so happy, I’ve found a study strategy that keeps me feeling in control and on top of everything, my workload is consistent but not crazy, Jango curled up and fell asleep on me last night; which was adorable, and I have some amazing, wonderful, fun friends and an endlessly supportive, endlessly hilarious family. 
Life feels like it’s in balance and I’m so stoked. I’m excited and grateful and just plain happy.
Eating: a lot cleaner. On a related note: I’ve started eating meat again (in small doses) to see if it alleviates any of my skin issues. I don’t like it, but the scientist in me needs to know if my skin issues are related to something I’m missing from my diet (I’m (nearly) a nutritionist, so my diet is usually always in balance, except for the lack of meat). And of course, I’m only eating ethically farmed, local, happy animals. It won’t last forever, so we’ll see how it goes.
Cooking: some recipes from the Lorna Jane website. I made a stuffed sweet potato on Sunday night which was a bit bland, but absolutely delicious when some hummus was added. I also have plans to make a pumpkin salad this evening. Last night we had a chicken and soba noodle stir fry (not from Lorna Jane) – with soy sauce, sriracha, honey and sesame seeds. I love our wok.
Drinking: my favourite green and peppermint tea combo, as well as Cleanse tea. And lots of water!
Learning: The dog I walk on Mondays and Wednesdays is incredibly anxious. Some days he will literally lay down in the middle of the road and refuse to walk with me, and it’s so easy to get frustrated. He’s slowly teaching me patience. I’m learning that sometimes, you just need to stop, sit down in the middle of the road, cuddle a dog, and enjoy the warmth of the sun on your face and the peace of your surroundings. You can always (literally) pick yourself back up and try again next week, and the week after that, and the week after that. And those little cuddle sessions in the middle of the road week after week are building up a bond between us, that perhaps won’t make next week’s walk so laborious. 
Reading: After finishing Bringing Up Bebe (which I highly recommend), I read Gone Girl – LOVED IT! – and have now started Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell. I watched the first episode of the TV show with the same name, and now I can’t help but picture the characters in the book as the actors. It’s interesting so far – a period book about magicians – and I like to start a book in a different genre to the one I’ve just finished. I’ve met my ’12 books in 12 months’ goal for this year already! 
Wanting: tattoos, nature, travel, and time with my family. Our families. Our family.
Looking: inward but shining outward.
Listening: to records on our new turntable!
Wasting: same as last month – compostable trash. I need to get my butt into gear and start composting again. Save a tree, man.
Wishing: my Nanna a very happy 80th birthday. What a strong (and stubborn), intelligent, hilarious woman she is.
Liking: my increase in exercise! I’ve kept up with yoga three times a week for a couple of months and am now feeling ready to do more. I’ve started doing at least another one strength workout each week – a Kayla Itsines circuit, which is brutal (also, I don’t believe in “bikini bodies”; in fact, the term offends me. I just have to put that out there) – as well as a cardio session. I used to be an absolutely gym bunny but lost the will during the last couple of crazy years – it’s really nice to be excited about moving my body again (could I have more energy due to my meat consumption? Time will tell). 
Feeling: excited to keep planning our wedding. I don’t think we’ll be getting married next year as anticipated, but that’s okay – I’m enjoying all the pinning and planning and daydreaming while it lasts!
Watching: in my alone time, I’m re-watching The O.C. Happiness! With Rufus, we’ve finished catching up on SHIELD and The Flash, and have moved on to iZombie- which is cute and fun – as well as King of the Nerds. And we’re still going through the Key and Peele backlogs. Perhaps we watch too much TV. (Also, I’ve been loving these videos on Youtube.)
Needing: again, same as last month – to see the sea. Some time in nature in general.
Smelling: of roses. Literally! My friend recently bought me some of this rose perfume from Lush, and I love it! I’m so grateful for thoughtful friends.
Wearing: many, many layers. We woke up at 7am this morning and the temperature was -1C. We don’t have heating. It wasn’t fun.
Noticing: how quickly time is passing. It scares me! I found this page very interesting. 
Grateful for: the sunshine. We’ve had a few weeks of cloudy, gray days, and it’s such a relief to finally see the sun again. My car was sitting in the sun after work last night and it was actually so warm that I had to open my window! To the outside world! For fresh air!
Loving: life. Every bit of it.

just a minute in june.

this is no makeup, sick as a dog, stuck on the couch.

Eating: today? Lentil meatballs with lemon pesto. It’s a real good day.

Cooking: my love of cooking has returned! The fact I’m cooking at all should be celebrated! 
Drinking: green tea. Black tea. Ginger tea. Tea tea.
Learning: (still) the integral lesson – to listen to my body.
Reading: since last we spoke, I finished The Fry Chronicles, and also Pollen by Jeff Noon (one of my favourite authors), and am currently reading Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman. (No, there are no little Nancys and Rufus’ on the way – I just find childhood incredibly interesting to read about!)
Wanting: to make date biscuits. I’ve had a craving for the past few days! I’m liking the look of this recipe.
Looking: forward to August! We’re heading back to Adelaide for our family engagement party and I’m equally as excited as I am nervous. I get to buy a new dress! 
Listening: to the new Death Cab album. (Thanks Keren!)
Wasting: compostable trash. I need to get my butt into gear and start composting again. Save a tree, man.
Wishing: for a weekend away. 
Liking: my return to health. I’ve been quite sick for the last week – the bed-ridden, not eating kind of sickness – and I’m so relieved to be back in the land of the living.
Feeling: renewed, positive, hopeful, excited, and alive.
Watching: just finished Suits, now watching Person of Interest. Also recently finished Revenge (and am rewatching, for funsies) and Silicon Valley, which was hilarious!
Needing: to see the sea. Some time in nature in general.
Smelling: woodfires. 
Wearing: my trackies, a lot. 
Noticing: my lactose intolerance getting worse. Puppies. Fog in the mornings. The desire to journal. A slowing down.
Grateful for: my handsome fiance and his photoshop skills.
Loving: uni holidays.