‘Me’ time

I was so elated to have been given a whole day to myself on Monday. What a way to punch my week in the face!

I started my day like anyone else would – drawing eyebrows on my dog..

Snapping solo photobooth pics..

And of course Thrifting..

The sequinned top is one of my best thrifting purchases – except for the fact that it smells like it has been used for thirty years as a rag to sop up stale beer from the floor of the Tikipunga Tavern.

Wearing:

-Sequinned top thrown over random black shift dress (Paddys Markets – Sydney)

-Gloves (Max Fashions)

-Head piece and bracelet (Diva)

I couldn’t believe my luck finding such a cheap woodland creature vase and small porcelain sparrow - the things you can walk past without giving them much consideration!

(Temporarily using vase as a makeup brush holder)

A ‘Dumb and Dumber’ scene came to mind when I realised I found myself a ‘Samsonite’ case

A similar one on Trade Me is going for $45.00

*Winning like Charlie Sheen!*

Cute little minty (munted) typewriter

I’m in the middle of painting Evas drawers a similar shade  - so this will sit on top

A beautiful day.

I opshopped to my hearts content
I saw a movie
I bought a bunch of new, interesting and tasty things from the local healthstore
I went to the library and borrowed books
I sipped on peppermint tea
I bought myself flowers

I feel re-energised just taking some me-time. It makes me get back in touch with who I am, remembering who I am, remembering my beliefs, passions and loves and knowing that by helping myself like this, I’m enabling myself to help and inspire the others in my life (and of course those who pass through the wake)

So be inspired! Take some time for yourself, here’s a little something to get you started,

LIZ’S ’ME TIME’ IDEAS LIST:

• Get up early and watch the sunrise… it’s worth it
• Get dressed up for no reason, set your camera on self timer and have an impromptu photoshoot
• Eat dark chocolate in a full bath
• Indulge in your guilty pleasure (for me that is drawing the curtains, taking the phone off the hook and curling up watching back to back Greys Anatomy)
• Get around to actually attempting some of those D.I.Y projects you’ve pinned on Pinterest
• Watch movies you loved as a child
• Take a day for yourself in the big ‘city’. Explore.
• Rearrange your personal space
• Give yourself a $20 budget and let yourself loose in a cheap store of your choice
• Pack a picnic and drive
• Cook yourself a decadent meal that you would only pull out for special guests
• Throw a blanket on the grass, watch the clouds and daydream
• Write a letter to someone that has inspired or inspires you, tell them why they do
• Make a video and put it on Youtube
• Get a supermarket hair dye, a drugstore face mask, your favourite nail colour and have a spa date while watching a terribly romantic movie
• Write a list on all the things you like about yourself, bodywise, soulwise, mindwise – journal or frame it
• Go to a garden centre and buy some greenery for your home, bring nature indoors
• Invest in a massage!
• Get familiar with Etsy, buy something you don’t think you can pull off – and wear it anyway
• Write an affirmation eg. ‘I am happy, I am blessed, I am healthy, I am joyful, I am fearfully and wonderfully made, I am free…’ and recite it daily
• Turn off all forms of social media, find a book you can barely put down, put on a pair of comfy pants, make a caramel latte and spend the day on the couch
• Make a time capsule
• Find a supermarket offering ‘taste tests’ and score some freebies, then go to the chemist, try the perfume and moisturising testers and walk out giggling
• Rent a paddleboat
• Ride a bike with a basket on the front, pick some wildflowers
• Flick on some Michael Buble, pour a glass of red and attempt a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle
• Explore crowded places and seek out the solitary nooks and crannies, back rooms of libraries, climbing a tree to watch the crowd below…
• Teach yourself the thriller dance
• Learn the ins and outs of your digital camera
• Clean out your wardrobe and donate the stuff you haven’t worn in a year to charity
• Wake up early and go to a farmers market, listen to the live music over a hot cup of joe
• Throw on some cat ears and make a hair beard

Take some time to make yourself a priority - you are a walking love letter that is treasured, and like all treasured things, you have to look after them!

xx