This is how I feel…

Every Monday afternoon, after I finish a class with 2-2. It’s worse than having your tooth pulled out. Slowly. Without any kind of meds.

Today was no exception. And now I have a raging headache.

Homey Weddings

Loving this wedding featured in Peppermint Bliss. It’s looks so…homey. So comfortable and stress-free.  This is how I want my wedding to be. Just me and a few close friends and family to share the moment with. That’s all.

Things I love…

Cookie Puzzles

Snow on Bikes

Cute Animal pictures

Scrabble!

and…

These Paper Mache Pull Toys. They Look unbelievable!

What really went down on the weekend…

Pugsly

So J and I actually ended up going to Seoul last Saturday to do some early Christmas shopping and to pick up Pugsly, the 6 year old Pug that had been rescued by another foreign teacher living in Itaewon, and who we decided to adopt as a kind-of Christmas present for J’s mum who had wanted a four-legged companion of her own.

She’s the cutest thing. If you like Pugs, that is. I’ve found that most people fall into two categories with Pugs, they either find them adorable or they think they look funny and giggle and point when they see one. But Pugsly is such a great dog. She hardly barks, she knows how to ‘walk’ (and by that I mean she walks at a good speed and doesn’t get too excited that she’s outside) and she knows how to use the pee pads so that when she wants to do number 1 inside the house, she uses those pads. If she wants to do number 2 she holds it in and waits until you let her outside the door to do her business.

I was seriously contemplating keeping her and just getting J’s mother another dog instead, but thought that maybe Tiger, Kitty and Coco might not warm to her at all.

Maybe later. There are plenty more dogs that are in desperate need of a good home.

So if any of you are thinking about getting a dog, I strongly suggest adopting one from a shelter instead of buying from a pet store. You’d be giving a desperate dog a good home and saving money too!

Pugsly

Fantasy Friday…

Another regular post I’m starting are ‘Fantasy Fridays’ where I let my imagination take flight and create an imaginary intinerary of what I wish my weekend will be like. Enjoy!

First is breakfast in bed. On the menu?  These delicious Blueberry Pancakes of course!

Right after breakfast, I’m off to do some light shopping…

I’m thinking maybe I need a pair of Louboutins

to go with this cute little outfit

After shopping, I’ll grab a spot of lunch, then head off to Africa for a little sightseeing…

Then I will sit by the bank of this river and watch this elephant drink for a little while, contemplating whether to dip my feet in and enjoy the coolness of the water in such hot weather.

Next stop is France and Sweden to check out these weird and crazy street installations

Then Sunday, I’ll be hopping on over to Germany to check out these balding bears at the Leipzig zoo

Then over to India to watch this guy scale walls, harness free.

Maybe even get a lesson or two in.

Then, by late afternoon, I’ll head on back home to my apartment to cook myself this delish looking Olive and Ricotta Deep Dish Pizza and

finally crash in front of the tv.

Phew! It’s going to be a long weekend!

Hope you all have a good one! xo

Somedays…

I feel like curling up on the couch and spending my entire day reading books from front to back.

Somedays I wonder where my passion has gone…is it still there?

Somedays I think that this teaching side to me is starting to take up my whole identity and I’m quickly forgetting–or at least, pushing aside–my writing side.

My imagination used to be endless. But now I find that my mind is more pre-occupied with other things–students, lessons, weddings, the future.

I need to go back. I need to find that centre again and just focus.

Things I Love Tuesdays…

I’m starting a new weekly post here called ‘Things I love Tuesdays’…because, well, Tuesdays are usually my worst day for classes (the busiest I have in the week) and to top it off, I finish my day off with my worst class.

So I really, really need something to lighten up my mood and remind me why there’s still reasons to live:

So to start it off, here we go for this Tuesday (although, to be honest, today isn’t so bad since it’s the beginning of the students’ final exams and not only do I not have classes, but I get to go home early)…but anyway:

Things I love:

Christian Louboutin ankle boots

S’mores Gift boxes

How cute would these be to give away as Christmas Presents (or, if you’re a chocoholic like me, unwrap for yourself on Christmas day and gorge on them with your loved one)

Gingerbread houses

Loving the ideas from Martha Stewart, but I’m still hmm-ing and umm-ing about whether to attempt to make one this year or not…

Four Post beds with Curtains

How heavenly…

This is how I feel…

(Image from here)

And this is what I wish I could do right now. Just sleep. For a solid 10 hours.

I’m buggered.

20 days ’til Christmas

Last night it was my turn again to plan the event from our advent countdown calendar. I got ‘Have breakfast for dinner’ so I asked J to choose between a Korean style breakfast (which would mainly consist of rice and probably kimchi soup) or Other. He, of course, chose other. haha.

So this is what I ended up cooking:

Green Tea waffles with some blueberry syrup. The waffles ended up softer than I had hoped but…oh, well. Still tasty!

And

Scrambled Eggs with cheese and herbs, Fried ham and Vegies stir-fried in balsamic Vinegar. Totally delish!

Tonight it’s J’s turn again.

My New Food Blog

(image from here)

After scouring the web unsuccessfully for a recipe organiser software that would meet my needs, I finally decided to start a new food blog that will store all the recipes that I use and pictures of how they turn out. This way I save trees, am able to share these recipes with you, and have one place that I can go back to if I want to use that particular recipe again. Simple, no?

(Quote from here)

These are a few of my favourite things…

(images courtesy of Flickr)