How about you? I'll keep an eye out for yours if you'll keep an eye out for mine ;)
Drawing this cuckoo clock was so much fun - I feel like maybe I've found my calling as a cuckoo clock designer - so many fun elements and colour schemes to try!

...in February.


+ We spent a bunch of time at Milkbar where this great clock resides.








+ I spent a lot of time in, and making things for, the nursery.





+ I spent quite some time cuddling this funny cat and shooing him away from my food.

Watching... Twin Peaks (halfway through the second season at the moment, really enjoyed it so far), A Royal Affair, Monsieur Lahzar & Silver Linings Playbook.
Listening... Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough? and Feist - The Reminder.
Reading... Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick.
Making... Lots of felt balls (I'm rolling them in my sleep!).
Buying... Many opshopped goodies, berries from the market and vintage baby clothes.
Looking forward to... Finishing up work on the 25th of next month, my 23rd birthday next month, being another month closer to meeting my tiny person and cooler weather (I'm dying in the heat!) for coats and scarves and hats and comfortable walks.

In March I'd like to: Collect more baby necessities (clothing, bedding, a capsule, etc), write some letters, make some crafty things, go for a trip somewhere fun and save money.

These photos are from last week. I left my camera at C's parents house by accident and only got to pick it up this afternoon when we went to their house for afternoon tea. C's dad is going in for the first of a few major operations tomorrow and we wanted to give him our well wishes (and cups of tea at their house taste better than at our house).

As we were leaving, we were driving down one of the little suburban streets near C's parents house and a man pulled out of a street without looking and was so close to slamming into us it was hugely frightening. C was driving (he has his learner's) and I was sitting in the passenger seat, right where the impact would have been, centimeters away. The look on the guy's face was as if he knew what he'd just done and didn't even care - he didn't even brake, he just kept driving and we thankfully were able to swerve to get around him. When C beeped the horn at him, the man held both of his hands up in front of his eyes mock crying and pulled a face and then proceded to tail gate us the rest of the way up the street.

It made me so, so angry, I can't even describe it. Of course, I think my anger is magnified by the fact that I am responsible for a tiny person and this stranger showing so little respect for the safety of me and my baby (and my husband) made me so upset.  C being a learner driver, and this guy being so reckless and obnoxious to someone who is obviously learning to drive just magnified my anger. The guy is pretty recognisable in our town and comes into my work occasionally and I kept devising ridiculous plans of revenge in my head all the way home. I think if it came to it, the most I would really do is to refuse him service at my work (which I'm unlikely to get the opportunity to do and which would have little effect - but it's something!).

Driving used to be a big source of anxiety for me because I felt like I wasn't a very good driver and I was worried I would cause accidents. As I've gotten older and more experienced, that anxiety is still there, but I feel far less likely to be the person causing an accident, and far more anxious about how I'm going to react to other people's dangerous driving (which is often). We don't drive often, and I felt like when the baby is born my intention was going to be to walk most places anyway - I guess today's incident really reinforced that feeling for me.

Anyway, I just felt like I needed to share! I'm sure just about everyone has had one of these experiences and I know it's so hard to make yourself feel better about them! End vent! Drive safe!




Info:
+ coat: nanna's
+ skirt: thrifted about ten years ago
+ dress: a cheap pop-up shop
+ sandals: saltwater
+ belt: dotti

Ilona/Missive Maven was one of my first full-time pen pals a few years ago when I first started writing to people I knew online. Her letters are beautifully written in fountain pen, are full to the brim and have a lovely flow to them. They're a real pleasure to read and I am so grateful each time she sends me one. I have owed her a proper letter for a long time. I made this envelope to send a letter to her in so long ago that I had written my old address in the corner (I moved 6 months ago!).




Letter writing used to be a big part of my life and I would like to start writing letters again. I know that I can't write like I did a few years ago (hundreds!) or I'll burn myself out in no time, but there are a couple of people I've been meaning to keep in better contact with. Next month I am going to see if I can write a couple more letters.