I realized something yesterday as I wrote my daily scribble; this daily blogging takes up a solid hour of my time and a lot of energy.

Originally the project was meant to be something light and easy to improve my writing and see if I could make some progress at blogging by being more consistent.

It was never meant to be daily masterpieces, five to six hundred-word posts, written with a lot of analysis, consideration and 110% effort.

So I’ve decided something: from now on, some days these scribbles will be short and sweet and not nearly as long or detailed as you may be accustomed to.

Working in a busy restaurant, trying to get stuff done for our business, studying for the business course, trying to fit in exercize, relaxing time and do these blog-posts everyday is quite intense!

Before I leave you I’ll just share this: after a year of saving approximately €10 every week, I recently cut open my tin money-box to count what I’d accrued over the 12 months.

There was a little more than I expected!

So I decided it was time, after all my lusting and wishing, after all my self-discipline in forbidding myself to be extravagant and irresponsible, I finally allowed myself to splash out.

Look at the shimmering gold…

I went online and purchased a fabulous journal by Megan Hesse, fashion illustrator extraordinaire, who has illustrated for the likes of Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Tiffany…. the list goes on and on but the thing I adore the most, is that the majority of her stunning drawings are of chic, elegant beautiful Paris and all things Parisienne and designer (for which I harbour a soft spot that I never normally indulge).

LOVE it!!!

And it arrived today, beautifully wrapped in beautifully illustrated papper and with a silky white ribbon, embossed with the Megan Hesse signature; my stunning, gold-edged journal, full of soft creamy lined pages for me to fill with dreams and thoughts and beautiful words….

Perfect.

I only have around five other brand new notebooks to get through first before I can actually use it…  Doh!  It was completely irrational and illogical to buy it, but that’s the whole point of treating yourself: to do something really special and out of the ordinary, regardless of whether or not it makes any sense.

Buying this notebook made no sense; it cost a whopping fifty-two euro!  I could get five cute ones in TK Maxx for the same price (kinda like the five I already have sitting in my bedroom waiting for me to use).

But it’s not just any old €10 euro notebook from TK Maxx, is it?!

It’s something far more special!  Which is the whole point of treating yourself.

Now I just need to get writing in those other ones fast so I can actually use it….

Ciao darlings!

Lizzie xxxx