Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

"Now I lay me down to sleep,

A bag of peanuts at my feet,

If I die before I wake,

Give them to my brother Jake."

I just love that I grew up on M*A*S*H. =)

Image courtesy of http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/InterviiewWilliamChristopher.html

I am desperate for some good bed linen. A doona cover and some sheets and pillow cases that do not fall under any of these categories:

• stark white
• brown
• pale/pastel
• too floral (I share with the boyfriend, after all)
• stripy
• spotty
• boring
• child-like
• "modern"
• make the bedroom look stale

I would really like bed linen that

• is interesting - can start up a conversation
• has some detail
• has some colour
• is boy friendly without being dull
• makes the bedroom look welcome and cheerful
• is different

Please help me guys, I'm sick of the way my bedroom looks. And if you possibly have any tips as far as bedroom decor is concerned, I'd love to hear them, including where I can find stuff for my bedroom or what I can do to liven up the room.

I can't even find pictures of what I mean, but I have an idea in my head. 

I'm just sick of my room being so bland and boring. I never want to be in there.

Any ideas will be gratefully received.

Thanks for listening.

x

Cinnamon-Poached Quinoa and Apple Porridge with Banana, Berries and Passionfruit

Lately, I've been all about elaborate and delicious, but still nutritious breakfasts, and while, the past two days, I've had some sort of divine egg dish, I wanted something sweeter this morning. So I have created this scrumptious dish with Quinoa and yummy fruits. Give it a go! It's delicious!


Cinnamon-Poached Quinoa and Apple Porridge with Banana, Berries and Passionfruit
Serves 1
Ingredients
1 cooking apple
1/4 cup white Quinoa, soaked overnight (preferably)
1 cup water
1/2 Cinnamon stick
1/4 cup berries (any)
1 banana
2 passionfruits


Cut apple into 8 wedges, leaving the skin on, then halve the wedges horizontally and core the apple. In a small saucepan (with a lid), add the water, quinoa, apple and cinammon and bring to the boil. Simmer, covered for 15 minutes (or until all of the water has been absorbed).


If your berries are frozen, add them to the quinoa for the last two minutes of cooking, or defrost them separately - better yet, use fresh berries. Slice the banana and add to serving bowl, with the passionfruit pulp. When quinoa is cooked (it looks strange and awesome when it's cooked), discard cinnamon stick and add quinoa and berries to serving bowl and combine. 


Serve it alone or with natural yoghurt. If you are a small eater, this might actually be two serves, I certainly struggled, but a boy could finish it off easily.


Why don't you try it, and let me know how you go. Sweet, but not sickly so.


Have a lovely day.
x

She's a Shoe In

I finally got paid on Friday so of course I went shopping!!! It's my personal rule that whenever I get a new job, I have every right to treat myself to a little something, and this time I found the most glorious pair of shoes!


I'm new to the city and I knew there was a Big W somewhere, I just kept forgetting where. And because I always manage to find something at 'Big Dub', I made it my mission to find where it was, and as soon as I got there I ventured straight over to the shoe section and was immediately drawn to this pair of loveliness:

For less than 30 bucks, I bought myself and brand new pair of hapiness. I really LOVE Big Dub.

I wore them that night to my wonderful friends' Rachie and Nick's place for a delicious Spanish feast, with Matt, including meatball tapas, mixed paella and copius amounts of Sangria and beers, and so they were a constant talking point for the evening lol.

We ended up staying the night at their place and it took a long time for us to get home because we forgot that we didn't have bus money and had a lot of issues with transport zoning and ahh, it just took us forever to get home. I had to put my hair up because I resemble a rooster when I wake up in the morning, but at least I had my brand new shoes to make me feel like some sort of effort was put into my appearance.

Dress: Don't Ask Amanda, Handbag: Bluebird, Sunnies: Sportsgirl, Shoes: Big W, Hedging: courtesy of a random house on a random street. 

I'm even going to wear them today to a wedding I get to go to. *sigh* What is it about a brand new pair of shoes? I love this feeling.

x