Fancy Pants
Per-Anders Pettersson
“In life you cannot always choose your circumstances,
but you can always choose who you are.”
-La Sape
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Driftwood Spoons
I love nautical home decor. And anything inspired by the sea and the coast. So for me driftwood is the most stylish way to decorate the house. I love collecting it from the local beaches and putting around the house. Today I found really unique DIY project – driftwood spoons. They look amazing, and I can see them being popular on the summer garden party, or picnic on the beach – I love them! What do you think – would you try this project yourself?
Super (Fit) Mummy
I have been reading an article about a stunning 33-year old mum of one girl, who prides herself on her amazing figure, abs, six-pack with no sign of fat and of course the strict regime. It’s the whole lifestyle choice, working out in the gym, very specific diet, no snacking… She looked fantastic, with beautifully shaped bum, belly and thighs. I could never ever tell that she once was pregnant. her belly muscles were so tight, incredible. But one sentence from the article stuck in my mind – that she too has got moments when she wants to sit in front of tv and have a snacking evening, but “it’s all about priorities”… Now, I don’t know if I could ever be able to resist a snacking evening in front of tv – at least once a week – in the name of priorities. I’d rather enjoy the munch fest, and then go for a run in the morning. I am rather slim, but nothing compared to zero-fat-on-my-belly scenario. I think I wouldn’t enjoy my life that much, that any trip to supermarket, food fair, family outing would be restricted by my mind telling me – ‘control yourself, think about your belly!’. I think I’d rather have smaller portion of my favourite food, just to try it, than to completely change my diet to follow regime. What are your thoughts?
One Month to Live
This is Paul Coakley. He’s my age and he died Tuesday after just a month of knowing anything was wrong. I think this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. I think this is what love looks like.
Someone important died and I never got to meet him.
He was married with three kids and has a fourth on the way. He and his wife learned just before Christmas that he had cancer. He had surgery the day after Christmas.
He died Tuesday.
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I didn’t know Paul Coakley.
But we have a bunch of mutual friends.
They all say he was amazing and I believe them because they’re pretty amazing themselves. Every one of us knows someone who represents the best of humanity. Those people with an endless supply of kindness and smiles. With infectious laughter. That squeeze the most out of life while constantly giving more of themselves…
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On this day: Queen Victoria died in 1901
On the 22nd of January, 1901, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland died at the age of eighty-one.
A woman who inherited the throne at eighteen, she reigned for sixty-three years and seven months and was Britain’s longest-serving monarch, as well as the world’s longest-serving female monarch.
Queen Victoria receiving the news of her accession to the throne, 20 June 1837.
She was buried in a white dress and her wedding veil, as she had left instructions for her funeral to be white. Her death marked the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the Edwardian Era.
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DIY Balloon Dipped Jars
I’m spending this morning on Pinterest, trying to work out their analytics – who knew they provide analytics! You can actually see who your audience is, what they love, where they come from and which of your pins are the most popular. Of course, being a female, my attention is being tested number of times, as I get directed to the different boards, to see what’s trending. And while I’m ‘checking’ the boards, I end up pinning things I love myself. I suppose that’s why I love my job 🙂
But as I was checking the DIY Home Decor on Pinterest (a hot subject right now), I found this really quirky craft project – Balloon Dipped Mason Jars! Don’t they look fantastic? And as the base is a rubber, is perfect to put on the glass or ceramic surface, without the risk of sliding. And I love the idea of cushioned base for the jars – I wish I had it on all my glasses and cups!
All you need for this project, is some colourful balloons – you can use some left over ones after the birthday party – pair of scissors and few empty jars.
how to design around your sloped ceiling
quite common dilemma…
There are certain spaces which often prove more challenging than others. One such example is the sloped ceiling room. No, not the tall vaulted or cathedral ceilings which provide both height and volume galore, but areas where the slope is such that standing becomes a challenge for the typical person. How do you work with such spaces?
Closets & Storage
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Ceiling height and the degree of the slope clearly play a role in all sloped ceiling design solutions. The important thing to remember is that there is always a viable solution if you’re willing to explore the options.
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Who couldn’t use more storage? Creating custom built-ins ensures a workable space. But if static built-ins will not work, make the solution mobile! The slope of the above ceiling is quite significant and goes right to the floor. By putting these storage compartments on wheels, the space stays…
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O-Domo Toaster
Isn’t that the coolest toaster ever? I wish I had it at home, breakfast would be so exciting! Especially kids will love this O-DOMO toaster, can you imagine giving present like this? An absolute dream, it goes right on my dream wish-list 🙂
Soundtrack to My Day…
I love working in the evenings. BBC radio 2 is on, playing calm chilled out music. All has got this airy feeling of desertion. Most of the people have probably ditched the radios for their TVs, watching evening movies and shows. So somehow I am able to focus more, as I can feel there’s less of the morning rush, and I can focus thoroughly on more creative tasks.
When I wake up and start working while listening to Chris Evans, his firework personality doesn’t really allow to focus on one task for too long, there’s too much to do, ideally do few things at the same time, just because you feel that you should be rushing around. The energetic music is on, which is meant to wake you up and give a morning boost.
So that’s the perfect time to do things which need a sharp mind. Social media posts are perfect morning tasks, as all has to be short, smart and to the point. That’s ideal, as my brain can work really fast in the morning.
Now, in the evenings it’s a different story. It’s all about slow creative tasks, like writing blogs, research or making promo banners. I think that must be my favourite thing to do, picking up some large images from previous shoots, cropping to appropriate size, finding which cropped bits will work best, and adding text and frames. I love playing with it, making endless changes until I can feel that it’s got an eye-catching effect. Yes, it’s an evening job, where doesn’t matter if you spend 2-3 hours working on one thing, as long as it’s done as you wanted!
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