Archive for May, 2010
Best 404 error page ever
(teuxdeux.com)
This and that
Hello friends! It’s been quiet around here. Sorry about that. I’ve been working… working… and working… Well at least I love my office :)
Also, (still) working on my office redesign. I bought a Lack bookcase (Ikea of course) and I love it. It’s a very simple, minimalist design with clean lines. It will serve as room divider/storage for books (and possibly bar station). Gotta love multitasking furniture!
I can’t remember if I told you that I collect designer glass water bottles. Anyways, this weekend I invested in the economy and got myself another bottle of Evian (a French brand), this time designed by Paul Smith. This bottle is perfection. I wish everything were as beautifully designed as this bottle. I’m sure people would throw less things in the landfill.
I also bought this cute little vase at the Salvation Army. I’m loving the direction my home is taking. Neutrals (mostly white) with punches of color. Who said minimalism had to be visually boring?
Well that’s all for now. There are a few house-related projects I want to tell you about (painting of exterior walls, deck installation, etc.) but you’ll have to wait a few more weeks. I’m trying to curb my ADD tendencies and do one thing at a time – just like a man (did you know? “A man’s brain is configured for one thing at a time because of fewer connecting fibers between the left and right hemispheres, and a more “compartmentalized” brain. Take a brain scan of his head when he’s reading, and you’ll find he is virtually deaf. A woman’s brain is configured for multi-tasking performance. She can do several unrelated things at the same time, and her brain is never disengaged, it’s always active. She can talk on a telephone, at the same time as cooking, reading the new recipe and watching television. Most of the time she would be able to pay attention to all of those things. But if a man is cooking a recipe and you talk to him, he is likely to become angry because he can’t follow the written instructions and listen at the same time”. Source here.)
Have a great week!
Pretty powerful
Source: hillmancurtis.com
When I grow up
I had a nice, long talk over IM today with a girl friend I haven’t seen in ten years, and it was really great to reconnect with her. It was a cathartic conversation that began with a simple “my life is crazy right now”. We talked about our trials and tribulations as grown-ups and our expectations for the future. We’re both currently working hard to achieve our professional and personal goals, and we’re both the kind of people who suffer from Superwoman syndrom and won’t admit that they need to slow down, so it was nice to be able to talk to each other and say “well yeah, sometimes I feel like I’m on the verge of losing it”.
As we joked about how being a grown-up isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, I remembered all the dreams I had as a young girl:
* From the age of 6 to the age of 12, I wanted to be a flight attendant.
* Then I started collecting perfume advertisements and decided I wanted to be a copywriter/art director. That phase lasted until the age of 16.
* Then, for about 2 years, I was torn between 2 goals: becoming an artist or becoming a translator.
* At the age of 17, I decided I’d become a translator (mostly because I wanted to travel the world) but I promised myself I wouldn’t forget my passion for art.
Now, years later, I’m in the process of changing careers and launching my design business. I’m pretty much the person I wanted to be “when I grow up” and that’s honestly enough to make me the happiest grown-up in the world. :)
What about you? Do you remember the dreams you had as a kid?
Photo by Alice in Wonderland
Going digital
In my ongoing effort to simplify my life, I’m thinking about ditching my subscription to the only print magazine I’ve subscribed to for a few years now (yes, it’s a home decor magazine; no surprise there). I just don’t have time to actually read the articles; I just quickly flip through the magazine but really I could do that for free at any library.
The only sources left for my occasional fix of beautiful photos will then be a handful of blogs and online magazines (preferably free). One of my favorite online magazines is Sweet Paul Magazine. The photos below are from their 1st issue and speak for themselves. Read the magazine here: Sweet Paul Magazine.
