Saturday, October 12, 2013

Latest hauls: books and beauty

I've been seeing an acupuncturist and TCM practitioner to treat my stress, anxiety and weight. He swears by muesli in the morning. Had to change my regular Liver Cleanse muesli and am trying this instead. A post about my adventures in weight loss soon to come because I think the practitioner's unconventional advice is something worth considering as an alternative to the "western" approach.
 


Latest kids books from the secondhand shop

I love the illustrations in this edition



Books for my night stand. Nearly finished Mad Girl's Love Song. If you're a fan of Sylvia Plath this is a MUST. READ. Best biography I've read of hers yet.

A dear friend got me onto Ultraceuticals and I don't think I could live without this serum. Also? Nail polish to match my silly hair.

I asked Little One what "Simba" and Miffy were doing and she said they were having a tea party. Looks more like they were gambling or counting their pennies in order to split a muffin between them.



Solzhenitsyn

Today my other half was working at the Caulfield Guineas and Little One was still at her grandmother's house so I took the opportunity to have a sleep in - a massive one - after staying awake for most of the night writing, working on my stories and my novel and listening to a humorous Bret Easton Ellis interview from a few years back.

It was a nice sunny day today so I decided to go for a walk through Carlton North and Fitzroy North, stock up on some essentials before Little One got home: muesli, strawberries, dental floss and stop into the local TAB to put a bet on.
 
My equivalent of a tracksuit: GAP dress, Zara sandals, SABA purse
 
Don't flip! My hair's just being stripped so I can dye it a lighter brown. I shall be back to my conservative self in no time. But in the meantime, piiiink!

The roses are looking pretty spesh in the springtime











Sunbaking and reading in the middle of the lanes
 


Duh, winning
I regret, of course, not putting down more money but as a last minute decision I'm just glad it won. I used to be very much into crossword puzzles when it came to unlikely hobbies but now it's horse racing and sportsbetting. Not only do I have to use the part of my brain that is the least active but there's also money to be won.