Looking for 'love'!

So, ive been trying to make time for myself this week, and looking at some interior design sites/blogs, and reading some great books(and magazines - love!). Firstly i have read Shannon Frickes How to Decorate.Shannon lives here in Australia and has some excellent advice for people wanting to take the plunge into decorating. 

Basically anything i can get my hands on im reading at the moment - its like my brain has been posessed by the knowledge demon - if i was a little less tired though im sure more would be sinking in. Ive also been reading Terence Conrans Essential colour and Gilles Ronins Drawing for interior design....not sure how much that one will help as im pretty crap at drawing...realistically. I can do a pretty good stick figure, thats about it. So hopefully it will give me a little more perspective.

A blog i have been reading for a while now is Decor8. Visually its stunning, the authour Holly really has the best eye for colour....i could babble on about it but whydont you just check it out for yourself here.

Its been such a passion for such a long time, Its a little sad though when you walk into a shop, store, house, business, hotel,restaraunt and think mmmmm i dont think that goes, id change this colour - that seat should go there - no put a chaise there instead.....frustrating, funny and proves i should be doing something about it - so i have been scouring the web for something to suit. I work full time, have a 4 year old and she starts school next year. I need something that has weight, i can study in my time and is nationally accredited and recognised. I found the right place for me! I will be enrolling at CATC Design School in July! Wooohoooo! CATC I am a little daunted, i think maybe im too old, not bright or innovative enough - or smart enough to keep up with others - but you know i just have to get in there and try it! Nothing to lose.

Back at the end of the week!

D xo

Hello there..

I have been on a little hiatus recently - getting life sorted really.

Im sure others have come to a point in their life where they think...'this' just isnt working for me, something is wrong.
For me its work (or lack of any sort of advancing career in the job im in), time (again - the seeming lack of!) not having time to spend with family and friends, feeling mother guilt thinking i dont spend enough time with M, not getting the house clean enough and chores done because im working full time, the stress and pressure in having to work full time.....

You evaluate friendships, think of those you have always been there for - and ones that no longer seem to be there for you, the friends that are always there for you, asking if you are ok, sharing themselves with you - they are the lifelong friends. I have a small group of friends, selfless beings that even if they were having struggles and strains in their lives - i can always count on them being there, and caring. They are the ones i want to nurture, they need it just as much as me.

So - if you have some wonderful friends in your life - let them now if you havent recently....it may just make their day, and bring a much needed smile to their face.

As for career....i have taken part of a very scary, exciting step. With my love of interiors, all things styling and the overwhelming desire to design these spaces, i am embarking on a journey - starting with enrolling at Design school! I know! I feel old to be starting new study and contemplating a new entirely different career - but there comes a time where you need to admit to yourself that feeling something isnt right needs to be actioned. So, in i plunge. This is where i will be studying....

Wish me luck!

D xo