Why I love Tiffany's

A few months back, in July I think, I lost one of my Tiffany Bow Earrings at the hairdressers. I was terribly upset, and searched high and low for it but it never showed up.'

Luckily for me, Tiffany's will sell half sets of earrings! Phew!!! So the lovely Ilona ordered me one lonely earring, and off I went on my merry way. I asked for the earring to be couriered to me at work, so I wouldn't need to come to Melbourne to collect it when the time came.

A few weeks later my earring arrived wrapped in enough bubble wrap to cover a small nation (10/10 for packaging for Tiff's, it was so well wrapped that the swing bag inside wasn't even creased!). I was estatic to have a pair of earrings again.

Imagine my surprise a few weeks later when I received a hand written card from Ilona enquiring that I received my package and inviting me to stop by when next in Melbourne. How lovely. I may just have to do that *wink* .

This is why I love Tiffanys.
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iPhone App: iBook

Picture from here

This is a simple App, and from what I can remember, a free one too. iBook is just that, a book on your iPhone (or iPad, whichever way you swing), that you can take anywhere with you.  Originally released for the iPad, to rival the other E-Readers on the market, iBooks had a slowish start. Release it onto an iPhone and you have a much wider market. Wise move Apple.

I personally have a US iTunes account, as they have better content that the Australia store, and apparently this is very true for the bookstore. Whilst in the US store I can buy majority of new release novels (I am currently reading The Carrie Diaries), the same can't be said for the Australia store (fix this please Apple). Books are reasonably priced, I think I paid $15 for The Carrie Diaries, which was cheaper than I could find it on eBay, plus I don't have to lug around a heavy book.

This App has saved myself from boredom many times: being stuck on a train, waiting in doctors surgeries, and even the odd lunch break at work, I just open iBooks and away I go, I never loose my page thanks to the handy bookmarking system, and how it syncs with my computer when I remember to connect my phone.

Oh, and the husband loves it as it means I don't have nearly as many books laying around the house!


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Harmony

For a little while now I have been having an affair with Etsy. It is a love affair based on our mutual love for beautiful things that aren't mass produced.

However I do not have a love affair with my credit card, and often have to ban myself from shopping. I am currently in one of those times. However, with christmas just around the corner, I need to store up some ideas on what I would like.

This year I would love some harmony. In our families, and in my hallway.

From Poetry & Cloth

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Love this lamp

I am loving this floor lamp form Ikea. And a steal at only $129 smacko's!

I have been looking for a floor lamp for the office for some time, and was beginning to think that I would never find an ideal floor lamp for under $350! Thank you Ikea!
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Slipper Chairs

I have a thing for slipper chairs at the moment, and would love one for our spare room in this corner, seeing as though the dresser has found a new home in our room.

And I am back to cursing living in Australia, as all the nice (and cheap) chairs are in the US. Like this beauty that I found on Living the Sweet Life

 and this one from here

Oh how I wish we had the stock that US Target has.

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Bathroom Tile Inspiration

I am still on the hunt for bathroom tiles that I like. I am not holding my breath given that I still haven't made a decision on the tiles for our kitchen!

I liked these, but given the area we need to cover, I think it might be a bit much (plus I think it might have been wallpaper).

This was cute, but the husband shot it down as being too 'loud'.

I thought these could tie the kitchen and bathroom together, given they face each other, so it would be consistent. Maybe with some 300x600 beige tiles?

Or I could do something like this I suppose, but something is holding me back from loving it.

Any other suggestions?
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All moved in

I promised awhile back photos of Ime once she was all moved in, and here tis. Despite initial resistance, the husband spends more time on her than I do. I think he loves our new child as much as I!

Those incredibly cute roses came from Woolies for a grand total of $3 one saturday afternoon, and they lasted for 3 weeks! Bargain!!!

Writing this post reminds me that I really do need to install the floating shelf on the wall beside the desk, and get around to hanging the certificates that have been framed on the wall. One day.
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