As is life!

If you're bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals. -Lou Holtz

Snow day, duvet day, hat season!

I patiently awaiting the postman to deliver the newest addition to my family of hats...a beauty from the 1960s of course. Brown faux fur beehive hat with string under the chin and pom poms!

Other than that days have been spent working evenings dancing to northern soul with suited and booted mods, and pretty 60s girls. Sleepless nights have been had...trying to decide where to go in life.

Do I?

a) open a shop (I have no funds, but little debt) which will open late have a jukebox and records playing, selling tea, coffee and serving the healthiest vegetarian food in the day and selling beautiful vintage pieces and interesting books. A twist on the 60s late night mod coffee bars.

b) begin a fully funded ( 3 year!) social work degree

c) study nutrition (4 year) degree

d) study TEFL (teach English as a foreign language) and go travelling the world, and save money by working in Asia

e) continue in the city I'm in making jewellery, selling on vintage fairs and paying the bills by doing part time office work (I dislike traditional office work, dislike probably not a strong enough word) and continue with my counselling qualification

I am the most indecisive person I know. Any action is better than none, and today is a Snow Day! I can't get to work...so let the action begin! now to decide?!!

Little Ol' Tea Drinker me...

I'm trying to take some time out. I'm trying to stop chasing excitement quite as much, as it's tiring! Ha,ha maybe a sign of age? I'm trying to cut back on the shopping, make time to breathe and enjoy the simple things.

I'm enjoying making my jewellery without any pressure. I'm enjoying cups of fruit and herbal tea, on a Sunday in the cosiest little teashop ever. While I'm watching my pennies I'm staying in the city I live, most weekends -and I feel I'm rediscovering it all over again, almost - with fresh eyes.

Everyday I'm writing a fresh to-do list. I've finally realised life is about experiences, people you meet and what you create with them. Life is short - duh of course it is!

Getting lost helps you find the things you're looking for, that's why I can't wait to go travelling once more. Next post will be my hit-list of countries.

I'm making porridge shortly for breakfast, it's raining outside - yet I might still go for that jog - or maybe not?

Life at the moment is tea drinking, reading good books, dancing with friends for hours at weekends until our feet ache and living ever day whilst noticing every moment. I hope to make some candles in vintage tea cups in the next few weeks...

The music I'm listening to so much at the moment is soul...sweet, sweet soul - going back to my mod roots ;-)

Hardly rock n roll but I'm enjoying this stillness.

Little ol' tea drinker me x

Anarchy in the UK, rebellion in your heart

Ever feel misunderstood? ever feel like you're constantly trying to fit in with society -everyone else is happily conforming it seems, when you're kicking free and rebelling against all that they passively accept - square peg round hole, sound familiar...?

'Rebellion is the only thing that keeps you alive!'

Marianne Faithfull

Keep on, keeping on you are a free spirit, carve that niche and be who you are, the only thing that is holding you back is you, rebellion is fun, so stick your fingers up to the norm and make your own life, OK?

Life - perfect words...

Vagabonds

I love the word, 'Vagabond', 'Vagabonds' dont you think there's something disturbingly romantic about the notion of quitting life as you know it, for a life on the road? Bathing in gin and wearing black flowers in your hair?

Ah who's society to set the rules? If I pack up and hit the road, can I can take my vintage dresses with me - as one can still be a stylish vagabond right?

Dandelion dreams

Ever have one of those days/weeks where you crave more excitement than you think your ordinary life can give you?

Time to wish upon a dandelion, close your eyes tight and blow.

Summer plans

Isn't she lovely? "Chinese lady' by Vladimir Tretchikoff .

I love this painting, will write more about the lovely green lady, and his other paintings in another post vey soon. I like her so much I have her image on a pin badge!

Oh how much have I loved this weather recently?! Then all of a sudden it's gone!?! but that's not all bad, with the milder weather conditions this weekend I am able to wear some of my lovelier 60s mod dresses, that aren't neccessarily easy to wear in the summer heat. Man made fabrics - mum and co how did you wear these dresses back then without glowing in a ladylike manner just that little bit too much?!

I have some lovely new dresses at the moment a gorgeous brocade mod dress with sheer chiffon long sleeves and gold piping, goodness knows where I'll wear it, Brighton Mod Weekender perhaps....a lovely late 50s tribal print summer dress, and a lovely summer 60s mod shift dress thats turqouise and lilac check. I will put pics of these up shortly...

On another note what are your plans for the summer?

Here's a very, very small section of my ever growing list:

Finish my German course

Go to Berlin to see family, go to Monchengladbach to see where I grew up

Spend even more time rummaging through local record stores trying to find Jimmy Cliffs Miss Jamaica 45 and the like

Have a great success with my Beatles Vs Stone night for Macmillan Cancer

See my jewellery range complete and sales go sky high ;-)

Get my market stall ready for July

Bestival!

Brighton Mod Weekender

Complete the photoshoot for the shop and DJ promo pics with my lovely friend and wonderful photographer Gemma

Get our first paid gig DJing as a pair - me and Tania are still trying to come up with a DJ name for us both....suggestions on a postcard please!

Complete my TEFL course, so next year I get to travel the world

Have a cultured weekend in Paris going to the galleries

Have a catch up weekend going to London galleries I haven't visited in a while

Complete my nutrition course

Visit Liverpool and do the full Beatles Experience

Continue my life long love affair with thrifting and vintage shopping

Enrol on a sewing course

Find a pair of 1960s pilgrim flats

Spruce up the house making it a vintage haven

Visit more carboots

Phew! and thats only a little amount off the list! Hope your all having a lovely summer time....

Dress posts coming soon. Oh and I have just had a delivery of jewellery stock so expect pics of those some time soon too!

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