twtw #10: happy easter

[21/04/2014]
It's Monday night, Easter weekend is almost over. A late twtw is in order to include a marvellous 4 day weekend ;)

This week I started diggin' soul music again. This is like the core of my heart. Those voices, the spirit, that vintage 60s sound - what an amazing era when this was "pop music". So inspiring. Sam Cooke is my ultimate favourite and so I've set one of my pandora radios to him to tune into this era. Eerie, it's almost like listening to an actual radio back then..

I have a new blog obsession. And I mean obsession. Fashion Your Seatbelts is an amazing blog by a girl who is cracking into the business herself (something I also admire). Toni has brilliant style that really comes across in her blog and work and it is just up my street. Her style is simple yet quirky and you can see her own aesthetic and style come through in a really cool yet unpretentious kind of way. I practically panicked when I saw this outfit she styled, and not to intentionally sound silly (though I will), but that is me in an outfit. Done. From that moment I scrambled through her blog and just loved just about all of her posts. Love love love.

Where have I been? I've caught the blogilates craze and have just started the beginner's calendar! I did day 2 today and I'm actually kinda sore. And I didn't even really try. My body just doesn't remember the last time I even remotely strained it. I've been feeling sluggish lately and felt really inspired by Anna from ViviannaDoesMakeup's fitness posts (the origin of my blogilates discovery) to do something about my health. I want to be fit grandma, and if that's the case, I must start now. I'm sick of feeling weak and unfit and am looking forward to feeling strong and motivated. I'm also apple shaped and while I'm arguably on the smaller side of life, it's just not healthy to have such a high percentage of body fat (heart disease and diabetes amongst what we middle heavy girls are prone to, fun). I do think I'll have to do the beginner's calendar three times before I really feel like I can move on from it. Let the challenge begin! And how amazing is Cassey? Wowser..

It's so nice to have a bit of a breather and some time at home, for me it's always fun to really get into things when you have a bit of time on your hands. One of this weekend's projects entered my life Friday night, perfect. It was the 'Hack the Piano' e-book by piano-couture.com. This is THE way to learn piano if you don't want to go down the classical piano route. I went down that route, and got pretty damn far for someone who isn't naturally that way inclined. This book is brilliant in explaining the "theory" side to things without the bore, ego and intention to scare you off learning a new skill. I planned to get through this entire thing during the weekend and I'm so glad I did. Don't do that if you haven't played the keys before, I have for a long time so I let myself do that since it is designed to start you from the beginning. Why did I like it then? When it came to piano/music theory, I felt like a mess of paper on the floor. This helped me put them into a book and on the shelf. HIGHLY recommended. Plus the creator is super nice too.

Hope you've had a great week and recovering from all those easter chocolates.. I'm off to munch on my last bunny legs, hey it's easter..  :)