More website fiddling and whatnot will be happening over the coming days. If you happen to click over here and my site is looking a bit hairy, please excuse the mess. I’m in the process of tweaking it / breaking my brain over relatively simple HTML and CSS stuff in an attempt to add some jazz hands and glitter to my site. I thank you in advance for turning a blind eye on any temporary disasters that are about to occur … 

I hope the weekend treated you well! We’re still recovering from various events, one of which was making an apple crumble for 40+ guests for a BBQ. It went down an absolute hit, so the hour of peeling and chopping was worth it. Having an incredibly helpful husband + a glass of wine may or may not have played a vital role. Happy Monday, internet friends 🙂

xx A

This week was packed. I was a bundle of excited nerves as I submitted that exciting project I hinted towards last week {more deets on that coming shortly}. We had storms and even a tornado warning, which by the way, tornadoes are non-existant in Ireland. One even touched down = hello global warming. I also brain-stormed a very nifty project for my DIY Friday that I’m really excited about, but you’ll have to tune in next week as it’s a work in progress. Yesterday I added a new ‘opportunities’ tab to my website, which is a bit embarrassing, but I’m curious to see what comes of it. I also created a Vizify profile, which was a lot of fun creating and might just supersede my LinkedIn account. And today, I purchased myself a rather awesome bicyclette. At the risk of sounding like a dork, this bike couldn’t be more perfect. I actually was clapping in the shop. If a bike could be personified as me, this one nailed it. Wait until you see it. 

The long weekend is here {in Ireland} so kick back, relax with a beverage in hand and remember – we finally made it. Happy Friday homies 🙂

I really don’t like having my picture taken. Suck it in. Sit up straight. Shoulders back. How does my hair look? Open your eyes. Chin up. Higher. HIGHER. Can you see my rolls? Suck it in more. Oh god, did I draw my eyebrows on straight this morning? Hold your arms in a flattering way. Wait – let me fix my skirt. Shoulders up. No wait, shoulders down and back? My bra strap is falling down – will you be able to see that? I think there’s cat hair on my shirt. Oh, and don’t forget to smile. 

I have a very exciting project going on this week, but part of it requires me to submit a photo of myself. Oh … yay. 

Last night I asked husband to take a photo of me, but god love him, he has the pulse of a bear so every photo came out really blurry and shaky. It breaks my heart because he tries so hard. So this morning I tried my hand at doing it myself. 38 photos later … 

It looks a bit like I’m auditioning to become a hand model, but I’ll settle with this pic. And because I like keeping it real, here’s how I took the photo … 

Unfortunately, no, I haven’t trained my cat to take portraits. I had to use a chair, 4 boxes and 7 coasters to prop up my camera. Each time I had to focus the camera, run over, sit down, *insert first paragraph here*, attempt a genuine smile, and all within 10 seconds before the timer went off. Then do that 30+ times. I felt a bit like this …

And for good measure, here is my favourite outtake. If it was in focus, I’d be submitting a crazy cat lady photo.  

Haha, that face. If only. 

Image 3 cred.