3 Perspective: Have some faith in yourself

Dearest blog readers. I write to you on the brink of a new ad(venture). I wanted to type venture, but that sounds so businessy and nothing of what I am going forth with doing. So I am off on a new journey. After reading my friend Ana's post on perspective in one of her blog talks the other day, I started feeling uneasy about things. Truth is, I have started many new and exciting things this year and I need some time off blogging.  I have neglected the blog this year and it has affected the overall blog personality and integrity. So we need a break. Me and the blog. Not me and you.

I will be back in a month or two. I do hope you come back and visit then. I need all the help I can get to get the new stuff going. I appreciate all the support you have provided me. I encourage everyone reading this to have some faith in themselves. Take a leap this year. Do something new. Do something you've always wanted to do. But most of all go after your dreams. Don't let that niggly naysayer in your mind win. Kill doubt. Slay self-doubt, smother it with a pillow at night. Guard the people that believe in you and cut the people that don't, out of your life.

I think I am not alone when I say I am generally afraid of taking risks. Not the type of lame risks like drinking milk past the expiry date. The one's that involve me and my dreams. The type of risks that you make you daydream, but push them out of your mind, thinking you are crazy for imagining it in the first place. It is so scary and for months I oscillated back and forth contemplating what could go wrong. I have faith now.

Now I will not leave you alone. Here are some people you should visit while I am gone:

• For joy, inspiration and daily whimsy, Ana at Blog Milk/ The Blog
• For pretty things and interesting things, Angie at Lucky Pony
• For the cutest little boys that will make your heart melt and the lady I know with a heart of gold, Nicki at One of the Boys
• For endless laughs, Che at Indieberries
• For learning how to be a superwoman, Tanya at Dear Max
• For beautiful pictures, Lauren at Glossary
• For inspiration and interesting reads, Amber at Thunder In Our Hearts,
• For fashion, Melissa at Miss Molly Fashions

See you soon. Much love.
x

2 Cranberry and White Chocolate Scones

If you're thinking this post is a gourmet recipe, you're sadly mistaken. Truth be known, my time has been limited in the kitchen lately. I'm so busy with stuff, that most of the things I cook and eat are limited to a twenty minute preparation time.

This "recipe" is inspired by a trip to New York I took a few years ago. I stayed at a hotel very close to Central Park and on my walk every morning I would stop at Starbucks for coffee. The one morning I bought a scone that would change my life forever. It was the most delicious thing I have ever eaten. A Cranberry and White Chocolate Scone. Honestly I pine after them ever now and again, but have never attempted to make them.

Until now.

You need:
- A pack of scone mix (I used the Woolies scone mix pack)
- 80g of cranberries
- 100g of white baking chocolate

Method:
Place the dry ingredients with the cranberries and white chocolate into a bowl. Follow the rest of the instructions on the box, including cooking times.

As you can see I forgot about my scones in the oven, and they are a bit brown on top. But, they tasted similar to the originals and hit my sweet spot. Try them out and let me know what you think!

1 Cecilia Paredes Wallpaper Camoflage

Cecilia Paredes is a Peruvian artist that experiments with her own body by painting these floral wallpaper designs on herself and blending into the walls themselves. The resulting effect is pretty convincing and in some you can barely see her. Visit her site to see more of her incredible work.