A happy Friday indeed. A Friday not spent parading around a restaurant with hot plates and my perfected 'eyes and teeth' {or 'tits and toosh' as my boss says!} is such a wonderful rarity, one that I welcome with both arms outstretched. The mister and I are off to London today to shop for pretty things, stroll around Harrods like we're rich enough to be there and, most importantly, to see Snow Patrol. It feels good to be excited.
I hope your day is just as enjoyable, but if you need something to brighten your day, here's a handful of pretty looking things!
{one} Boomcases. Speakers made from vintage suitcases.

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{two} Pretty colourful pinecones.


{three} An amazing craft room.

I don't think I will be fully content with my life until I have a craft room of this size, full of so much prettiness that I would probably rarely use.

{four} This week.
Hot chocolates on a snowy morning. New paints and brushes. Pup sleeping like a human. Heart shaped potatoes at work. Harry Potter marathons. Reaching a new milestone in blog readers. Watching old videos. Listening to Oasis. Comfy nights in.


{five} A knitted flowers tattoo.
So incredible. I want, I want, I want.

Just a little print I drew up on a cheerful day. I hope it encourages you to have an optimistic day. You are more than welcome to use it/share it as you wish. I've put it on to Pinterest too so you can pin it if you're one for fancy motivational prints ;) xo.

I want to forget the scare of doing something new. Forget the idea that I could screw it up and burn the mindset that I can't do it. I want to realise that I have the entire world in my hands if I want it & I can do anything that I want to do with it. I don't want to sit here and dream it and plan it instead of actually going for it.

I want to explore new hobbies and try my hand at new crafts. I want to learn crochet and flower arranging and tattoo design.
I want to get fitter and remain excited about keeping fit.
I want to educate myself again. Learn the art of creative writing and study the most interesting parts of psychology just because I want to.
I want to write all of the e-books that cross my mind instead of letting the ideas sit on paper.
I want to heavily plan out my first novel and ignore that I'm probably a little young to be settling on such a huge thing.
I want to ignore how much I despise driving and just work to pass my damn test.
I want to treat myself to a new tattoo. A big, detailed piece.
I want to blog professionally.
I really really want to embrace the optimism and outlook on life that I didn't have two years ago and make good use of it.

If only it wasn't midnight...and I wasn't super tired ;) But what an exciting way to wake up tomorrow morning.
Your encouragement and enthusiasm would mean the world to me right now, lovelies. I'm feeling good about making life happen!