Girl Crush: Kerry Washington

Someone who I have been seeing on the red carpet a lot lately and loving is Kerry Washington.  She has been around for years but is now making it big due to her tv show Scandal (great show btw) and her role in this year's Oscar nominated Tarantino flick Django Unchained.

I think she has been nailing it on the red carpet.  I have noticed she normally goes for very feminine pieces but there is always a bit of edge or point of difference to it which many could not pull off.  I am excited to see what she has planned for the Oscars!

All images from Red Carpet Fashion Awards (such a good blog and one of my daily reads)

Archetype Me

I always find personality tests interesting and they are usually pretty spot on.  A new website, Archetype Me, is pretty clever - it works out what your archetype is (based on a quiz) and it will then customise content depending on your personality.  Below is me.

MEET YOUR ARCHETYPE

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30% Caregiver

A Caregiver is someone who lives to give and needs to be useful.

28% Intellectual

If you’re an Intellectual, you’re always seeking knowledge and wisdom.

22% Fashionista

Innately stylish and drawn to beauty, the Fashionista makes an effort to look her best and isn’t afraid to let the world know she tries.

let's stay together...

This tune popped up in my iTunes library this afternoon while I was singing and dancing with the little miss around the kitchen to try and distract her and calm her down.  Such an oldie but a goodie - I love this song and it seems she does too!   

West Elm Market, Brooklyn

I want one of these to open up here in Singapore where there is a serious lack of cool homewares stores! This looks like my kind of shop. The West Elm Market focuses on selling goods from 4 key product areas - kitchen, garden, care & repair and personal care.   Products are available online here

images via West Elm 

2012

So it's time for the obligatory New Year's Eve post and a wrap up of 2012... It's been quite the year!

The Mr and I saw in the new year last year with our good friends in Brisbane - this year we are staying in and I will be lucky if I can stay awake til midnight! :)

2012 saw us holidaying in Bali, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and going home to Brisbane.  On the career front, I was lucky enough to head back to Tokyo and Hong Kong and be involved in lots of challenging work and survive what has been a very tumultuous year for the financial services industry.  We saw friends get engaged, married, move cities.  We welcomed lots of new bambinos into our circle of friends.  It was also the year that the most gorgeous little nephew and the most incredible little girl was born.

I will leave you and 2012 with this pretty little tune from the Paper Kites (thanks to Hieu for the music discovery).  I hope 2013 is good and kind to you all xx

Spike and Dadda

image via Spike and Dadda 

For the perfect Saturday morning viewing to get you in a good mood for the weekend, go check out Spike and Dadda, a gorgeous and hilarious series of animated shorts about a dad and his son Spike based on real life recordings of conversations between Sheldon Lieberman and his son Spike.   What I love about this series is how the relationship between father and son is captured - so real, so genuine and so sweet.  

Do yourselves a massive favour and go watch the episodes here.  My current favourite is "Fishing or Crabpotting". 

in good company...

The concept behind new Singapore label In Good Company is quality and must have basics for every wardrobe.  I'm loving all the pleats and ruffles that add a little bit extra to modernise the classic and basic silhouettes.

The label also has a cool kids collection - hmm maybe the little Miss and I need some matchy matchy outfits :)

Merry Christmas from our little family

Image from Love Mae 

Girl Crush: Hanneli Mustaparta

Former model, photographer and blogger.  I have been reading her blog for a while now and have a big crush on her style and her life.

 

Check out the cute and fun Louis Vuitton ad she was in recently: 

A letter to June...

Have a read of the below letter from Johnny Cash to his wife June on her 65th birthday.  Such an amazing and sweet letter which describes love so simply and perfectly.

She was the #1 earthly reason for his existence - how utterly divine.    

More cool letters and stuff at the Letters of Note blog