Seriously...

this cracked me up.

~ From Once Upon a Wedding

Nature's Inspiration

Never liked gold but, but these pieces are to die for. What elegance!

~ Image from Prismera

~ Image from Ginta Siceva

My Colorful Past

I can't even remember what this tool is called. I used to carry it around in my toolbox back in Hewlett Packard when I was in the manufacturing sector. It was my first job. If only the tools were this colorful, I would have just remained ;-) Those were the days.

~ Image from Black Eiffel

Latest Craze

Changing desktop wallpapers is my current phase right now. Just a week ago, I was changing blogger templates every 2 days. It's just me to be fascinated by new designs and new colors! Speaking of fascinating design, do check out Paul & Joe, from which I obtained this wallpaper.

Stuff.

This can be converted into a hairpin or a brooch. I'm not sure about this, but it matches my current fav color palette. From Etsy.

Monday Blues.

I was reading an article (dtd 2005!) from Rediff.com that struck a chord with me. I have been told that I'm neurotic. Worse, I think I'm a neurotic perfectionist with OCD. Here goes:

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" Are you a perfectionist? Beware! What counts is being total, not perfect. This brings out the best in you. The very idea of perfectionism drives people crazy. The perfectionist is bound to be neurotic. S/he cannot enjoy life till s/he is perfect. And perfection never happens, it is not in the nature of things. Life is imperfect. Only death is perfect. Totality is possible, perfection is not possible. There is a huge difference between perfection and totality. Perfection is a goal for the future, totality is an experience now ... The perfectionist forgets about totality. There is a big gap between how s/he is and how s/he wants to be ... change can't happen now, it is always tomorrow or the day after. So life is postponed.These are small tools, but they will help you see the gap between workdays and holidays decreasing. You will eagerly wait for work to begin.

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And then you'll also say: "Thank God it's Monday!"

Cup-cake wrappers too good to be true.

I can't believe someone would come up with something this gorgeous. How can one even bear to eat the cupcake that's in it?

~ From Cupcake Wrappers

My current wallpaper

~ Wallpaper found in Behind The Curtain, Kate Spade

First Attempt

Attempted to do a "bridal" bouquet and boutonierres. Not too crazy about lilies but, not bad for a first attempt. Could be on the way to saving a few hundred.

-The bouquet-

-The boutonierre-

Latte Factor

In The Automatic Millionaire, David Bach explains how the latte factor may be holding you back from getting rich. People don't really think about how they spend their money. And even if they do, they think of all the expensive stuff they buy instead of the little items, most of the times frivolous, impulse buys that can be avoided with a little bit of discipline. Little expenses add up to a fortune eg. latte (each morning, in my case) and the cabs (to work each day from Harbourfront). The following illustration might help me to be a little prudent, I hope.

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A Latte a Day = $3.50 A Latte a Day for a Month = $105.00 A Latte a Day for a Year = $1,260.00 A Latte a Day for a Decade = $12,600.00

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A Cab Ride a Day = $7.00 A Cab Ride for a Month = $140.00 A Cab Ride for a Year = $6,720.00 A Cab Ride for a Decade = $67,200.00 Shit.