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Hey guys! It's been a busy week. A rough week. A tough week. So unfortunately my time has been super duper limited, today is the first day off work and everything else that I've have in yonks, and tomorrow Carly J and I fly down to Tassie to visit her lovely mum. So to tide you over until I have time for my first Tassie post, here's my week in Instagrams:
Haylz x
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Ever wondered what the absolute best hot drink in the world is? Well, I'm here to tell you it's Chilli Hot Chocolate. Wow. I know, it sounds a bit scary if you've never experienced the wonderousness of chocolate with a smack of chilli before, but trust me. Once you go chilli, you never go back. So now I share with you my very own very special chilli hot chocolate recipe!
Ingredients:
1tsp unsweetened cocoa
1tsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp groud cinnamon
1 pinch of chilli powder (or to taste)
1 tbsp boiling water
1 cup milk
1 jumbo marshmallow
Directions:
1. Start by combining the cocoa, brown sugar, cinnamon and chilli powder in the bottom of a mug. Me mindful to start with only a little chilli powder until you know exactly how you like it - it's easy to add more later!
2. Add the boiling water and stir until it's all combined to form a dark chocolate coloured liquid
3. Add the milk, stir and zap it in the microwave for 1 1/2 mins.
4. Now add your marshmallow, and serve with a delicious chocolate biscuit! Yummm...
(PS, how cute is the little mug? I found a set of 7 mugs and saucers for $5 this afternoon. Squee!)
Haylz x
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I forget things. All of the time. Every time. It drives Carly J up the freakin' wall. So I thought it was high time I got something that I could put in plain view that would remind me about particularly important things. Problem is, most of the ones I see in shops are super ugly and a simple post-it is a wee bit boring. So I came up with this:
You'll need: An old picture frame, primer, pretty paper or fabric to put in the frame, paint, a fine paint brush and a white board marker (dry erase).
1. First things first, pull the frame apart. Some will be trickier than others, but hopefully you'll have one similar to this with a couple of latches to flip then hey presto! Also give the glass a wipe down and remove any stickers.
2. Next up grab your primer and give the frame a rough once-over. It needn't be perfect as we'll tidy it all up in a sec.
3. The grab a fine brush and give it a lovely perfect coat of primer, as smooth as possible.
4. By this point the primer should be opaque with not bits of wood visible. If not, give it one more layer. Once it's dry grab your brush again and paint on the pretty colour you've picked. If it's a light colour it may only need one coat, but give it as many coats as you need to completely cover the primer and create an even texture.
6. Now grab the backing to your frame and trace the shape and size onto the paper or fabric you'll be using.
7. Lastly, pop it all back together and hey presto, it's done!
Now you just need to put it somewhere perfect - I like to stand it up on my desk so it's constantly in view, just to make sure I don't forget anything!
Haylz x
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The other night I couldn't sleep. Carly J was snoring (and scratching her nose with the back of my head), we'd been given some fantastic news, met with an arranger for Bo Banta, and my brain was whizzing around in my head like a kid on undiluted red cordial.
So instead of sleeping I picked up my iPhone and started doing some research. See, there are two things that I feel I really need right now; a bicycle, and a shiny new camera. So I figured it was the perfect time to find the perfect bicycle and camera for me!
Lekker - Double Dutch
Firstly, the bicycle. I'm after something retro looking, very attractive, easy to ride (ie. no fixies!) and comfortable. I want something that I'll want to ride and show off. I'd first seen a Lekker at a mates bike shop a couple of weeks back and instantly fell in love. So sleek and shiny, how I'd love to show that off around Newtown! I did a bit of reading up and found that it's a Dutch designed commuter bike originally designed in 1885. It features:
Plus, check her out - I'm so freakin sold!
Panasonic DMC GF1
So now for the camera. I've wanted a DSLR for a while, but the price tage and size of most is a bit of a turn off, so how thrilled was I when I found out there was something inbetween! They're called ICL Cameras - or Inter-Changeable-Lens Cameras. They feature picture quality comparable to a basic DSLR, minus the optical viewfinder and mirror box, so they're much more compact.
After reading a butt-load of reviews comparing the Panasonic DMC GF1 to the Olympus Pen I decided that the Panasonic was a clear winner. It works well in settings with poor lighting (ie. my house), is reliable, and comes with the option of two lenses - a 20mm pancake lens, or a 14-45mm zoom lense (I decided on the 20mm as reviews claim the zoom is of average quality, plus most of my photos will be short distance stills). Look how pretty it is:
It's compatible with all micro four thirds lenses - apparently a very new type of lense created only by Panasonic and Olympus, and I've already got my eye on an Olympus Macro lens (no Panasonic macro lenses available as yet). Ooooh, I can't wait to take awesome pictures with this baby!
Now, it's time to start saving. I'll let you know how I go...
Haylz x
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