A little taste of local talent...

So you guys know by now that I am a HUGE fan of communitues sharing in the excitment of local talent!!

I have alot of gorgeous Adelaide'ian ladies in my life, one of which goes by the name of Lauren Newell.
We just happened to share a friend who one day brought us into contact with each other... Anyway: She told me that she was studying photograohpy and design etc. showed me some of her amazing work and gave me a link to her website.

So it's been almost a year since this day, and of course, being occasionally ditsy and a little all over the place at times, I missplaced her link. Clearly the good Lord wanted me to experience her talent, as today, in the midst of one of my 'inspiration seeking web missions', I stumbled across this fresh, modern website FILLED with pages and pages of raw and undeniable talent, with her name, Lauren Newell, in big bold letters up the top... Framing the pages in all it's glory!!

These are a few of my fave shots from her website (which you can see more of by clicking here)... 
Please go check out more of her stuff guys and be sure to let her know how amazing she is :) 

HIGH FIVE FOR LOCAL TALENTS!!!!!! :)

Love xxx

frankie frankie frankie...

It's been weeks since my last post... Life has just been intense and packed to overflowing with beautiful people, exciting new oppertunities and much needed quiet time!

BUT today I had the exciting honour of subscribing to one of the cutest, funkyest, retro'ist and simply the most incredible magazing I have ever come across!

Frankie Magazine has been floating around this stunning earth for years now, and everyone always seemed to rave about it and I never understood why until this week when I had a coffee catchup with a girlfriend and flicked through the magical pages of her copy.

Safe to say it was love at first sight :)

It started with two women who had an absolute love and passion for browsing through the local op shops and vintage boutiques, purchasing little treasures whilst resting occasionally for cups of tea.... Nothin bad could come from such a stunning 'once upon a time'

Anyway... You guys should definatly check out the website!! (look in my 'happy browsing' list and click away)
It's filled with forums, blogs, pictures and links to others sites where you could literally spend hours soaking in all the tips on cooking, baking, music, local talent (HUGE high five to that!), interior design, photography, fashion, design, craft and sooooo much more!

It's a goldmine!! :)

Here are some of my fave snaps from the site...

...there is literally so much more guys!

Happy browsing!!! :) xx

a time to ponder :)

So it's the 1st of Feb here in Australia and it has been such a gorgeous day.
Filled with catch ups with friends, coffee, light food and a whole heap of dancing with incredibly talented young people...
But in the midst of it all, I found myself about 5 times today in a daydream, pondering myself, my life and my personality.
Thinking into things I usually would never recognise.
Do you ever have those days... Or I am getting crazy in my old age of 20??

I noticed things about myself that I never have before, and it's actually been a little revelational.
Seeing how I interact with people, how I listen, how I interpret different things in different ways!
Acknowledging the amount of people in my life, not just close, close friends but everyone... I was even at one point thinking how I remember so many names!

Such a wierd, yet really fun day.
It's amazing how we never know enough about ourselves, how there is always so much more to figure out and come across.
It's like we are exploring our own mind...
I actually sound like a complete crazy woman... But I've honestly really enjoyed it!

I decided I'm going to make sure I leave more time for myself to ponder...
Let my mind run free for a few hours... I love being busy and having people around me, don't get me wrong!
But I think I'd like to just stop every now and again to reflect and think about what image I'm putting out there into the world, what first impression am I giving to people I have only just met, how am I loving people, encouraging them and engaging with them.
A time to ponder where I'm at, where I'm heading and is it where I want to be heading?
Time to think about my dreams and get excited!
A time to pray about all of the above... Without worrying about being some place else!!
It's crazy to me that a day filled with hazy eyes and distant thoughts, has actually taught me so much about myself.

And after writing all of this I realise: I am SUCH a deep thinker!

:)
God Bless!!
Happy pondering!
xxx