1. Buy a beautiful house with A that we can call our own. This will involve some serious saving of cash for the first half of 2011, lots of bravery (you owe the bank how much??) and compromise - A wants to live in a house out in the 'burbs that has lots of room for his cars, while I want to be as close to the city as possible to shorten my commute to work - or at least be close to a train station. We'll get there.
2. SAVE MONEY for said house (and furniture, whitegoods, homewares etc!)
3. Be the best lawyer I can be and provide the best possible service to my clients.
4. Exercise. I'm not going to write "exercise more" because I rarely manage to find the time for exercise in my working life. This needs to change.
5. Look after myself - eat better, sleep more.
What are your goals for 2011?
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Year's Eve...
New Year's Eve in Melbourne was ridiculously hot; 41 degrees in fact. (I can't stand hot weather - any hotter than about 32 degrees, I melt).
I headed to the beach with some friends. I was a bit apprehensive after noticing the forecast for 60km wind gusts on my iPhone! It was okay to begin with - we enjoyed a lovely swim - but once the winds picked up it became unbearable on the sand and we had to abort our mission! No photos as I left my camera at home in fear of the sand that would potentially have ruined it.
Instead, I'll share some photos from Dromana on NYE 2009 - a perfect beach day, on which I got ridiculously sunburnt (at least this time around I didn't get burnt!!)
After a refreshing cold shower which lasted about 20 minutes (it took that long to get all the sand off me!) I changed and prepped for NYE 2010.
This year A and I decided to go low-key and spend the evening with my parents. We ate an early dinner at my favourite Vietnamese restaurant in Victoria Street and then headed into the city. Realising we were too early for the 9.15pm fireworks, we walked from the top of Collins Street down to Crown (in 39 degree heat, ugh!)
Once we arrived in the glorious air-conditioned comfort of Crown, I made a beeline for the lobby of Crown Towers to see if the Christmas decorations were still up, and they were:
Pretty Christmas tree!!
After some time playing the pokies (and sulking because I lost my money) and a journey to Lygon Street for gelati (nearly everything in Lygon Street was closed on NYE, including the gelati shop!!) we headed 44 storeys up to watch the fireworks from the top of Collins Street.
We had such an amazing view of Melbourne's skyline and the fireworks - they were truly spectacular.
We had a fantastic night! Wishing you all the best for 2011 x
I headed to the beach with some friends. I was a bit apprehensive after noticing the forecast for 60km wind gusts on my iPhone! It was okay to begin with - we enjoyed a lovely swim - but once the winds picked up it became unbearable on the sand and we had to abort our mission! No photos as I left my camera at home in fear of the sand that would potentially have ruined it.
Instead, I'll share some photos from Dromana on NYE 2009 - a perfect beach day, on which I got ridiculously sunburnt (at least this time around I didn't get burnt!!)
After a refreshing cold shower which lasted about 20 minutes (it took that long to get all the sand off me!) I changed and prepped for NYE 2010.
This year A and I decided to go low-key and spend the evening with my parents. We ate an early dinner at my favourite Vietnamese restaurant in Victoria Street and then headed into the city. Realising we were too early for the 9.15pm fireworks, we walked from the top of Collins Street down to Crown (in 39 degree heat, ugh!)
Once we arrived in the glorious air-conditioned comfort of Crown, I made a beeline for the lobby of Crown Towers to see if the Christmas decorations were still up, and they were:
Pretty Christmas tree!!
After some time playing the pokies (and sulking because I lost my money) and a journey to Lygon Street for gelati (nearly everything in Lygon Street was closed on NYE, including the gelati shop!!) we headed 44 storeys up to watch the fireworks from the top of Collins Street.
We had such an amazing view of Melbourne's skyline and the fireworks - they were truly spectacular.
We had a fantastic night! Wishing you all the best for 2011 x
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
my Christmas wishlist...
A real Christmas tree... check!
We headed to the Christmas Tree Farm in Dandenong on Sunday afternoon and bought this pretty little tree. I just love the way its gorgeous scent fills the house.
A new watch... check!
I picked out this Marc by Marc Jacobs watch a couple of months ago... my man has had it hiding in his wardrobe for awhile!
A smaller handbag for the weekends...
I've been searching for the perfect small bag for months and today I found it! I've fallen in love with the Oroton Emeril mini bag in tan...
Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gioia
Be mine, you beautiful, refreshing, summery fragrance! I rarely depart from my "signature scent" (Chanel Coco Mademoiselle) but for this I will make an exception.
A striped dress
I am obsessed with anything striped, navy and white! Love this French Connection dress.
Cookbooks...
to add to my collection:
I'm starting to build up my collection of cookbooks for when I move out of home (hopefully) next year.
Chanel sunglasses
I love love LOVE these pretties. Put a bow on anything and I'll want it. I really don't need these glasses, as I already have a perfectly lovely pair of Chanel glasses - but this is a wishlist, right?
Pandora charms
My bracelet is almost full, but I still have room for about 5 more charms! My bracelet looks very much like the one below - pink, gold and silver.
OPI nail polishes
A girl can never have too many nail polishes!
And maybe... a house?
But most of all, I want 2011 to be a happy, safe and healthy year for all of my family and friends...
(okay, well maybe I want the house just as much!)
We headed to the Christmas Tree Farm in Dandenong on Sunday afternoon and bought this pretty little tree. I just love the way its gorgeous scent fills the house.
A new watch... check!
I picked out this Marc by Marc Jacobs watch a couple of months ago... my man has had it hiding in his wardrobe for awhile!
A smaller handbag for the weekends...
I've been searching for the perfect small bag for months and today I found it! I've fallen in love with the Oroton Emeril mini bag in tan...
Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gioia
A striped dress
I am obsessed with anything striped, navy and white! Love this French Connection dress.
Cookbooks...
to add to my collection:
I'm starting to build up my collection of cookbooks for when I move out of home (hopefully) next year.
Chanel sunglasses
Pandora charms
My bracelet is almost full, but I still have room for about 5 more charms! My bracelet looks very much like the one below - pink, gold and silver.
OPI nail polishes
And maybe... a house?
But most of all, I want 2011 to be a happy, safe and healthy year for all of my family and friends...
(okay, well maybe I want the house just as much!)
Miranda...
This is the most beautiful magazine cover I've seen in such a long time:
Miranda is positively glowing.
Miranda is positively glowing.
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