Happy Weekend

"Grace Bonney started a revolution. Now the revolution has a bible." And I got a hold of it! Now I am obsessed. Ladies, this is seriously good stuff. 400+ pages of inspiration. I am going through it 3-5 pages a day-- instant 'pick-me-upper' guaranteed! 

One night while browsing the home tours aka sneak peeks, I told the Mr. that my heart's aflutter seeing spaces that are so gorgeous and yet attainable! (He just rolled his eyes, of course.) 

Oh and I can't wait to get to the DIY portion! Though I am still conditioning myself to get into the right state of mind and actually try the DIYs that are coming my way. 

This, truly is a bible for the design-hungry mind and we're not even talking about professionally-designed, high-priced interiors here. Which for me, is the best part of it all. 

As Jonathan Adler quipped in the foreword, ".. design is about inspiration, not snobbism. It's about empowerment, self-expression, and pluck." Amen to that.

Have a design-filled weekend lovelies. It's another long weekend in our neck of the woods and we couldn't be more pleased!

P.S. Get a copy from National Bookstore or Powerbooks near you!

Happy Long Weekend!

Another long weekend for us and this time, Le Misch and I are spending it at my hometown. It's her second Halloween but sadly I don't think we'll be doing some trick or treating. The little girl is under the weather- AGAIN. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she's well enough to walk down the aisle and complete her tasks as a flower girl at a good friend's wedding tonight.

Whenever we travel I prepare a special airplane loot for her. Nothing fancy. Just some toys she hasn't seen in a long time, some books, crayons, puzzles, and snacks. Everything travel size.

 The essentials- twistable crayons, coloring book, a little doll from Ginger Snaps, Teddy Grahams

 And my best find from National Bookstore along with the crayons and the coloring book, is this set of paper coins. It was a hit! She has a strange obsession with coins.

 We haven't even boarded and the loot is slowly depleting. You see, Le Misch is one kid that has to be constantly entertained. There is no idle time with her. She has to be tinkering with something, anything, at any given time. 

She is indeed her mother's daughter.

Enjoy every second of your long weekend lovelies!