Busy, busy, busy!

I've made it to the really busy part of the academic year, which feels like a bit of an achievement considering how many sudden hurdles I've had to jump this year. Thankfully, I'm not quite staring down the 'serious' few weeks yet, though, and I thank God for small mercies!

Lately, my life has revolved around my school work, my responsibilities to my family and dreaming of being able to do fun things. I'd love to have more time to go op-shopping with my boyfriend (who is very good at trawling for hidden treasures and an all-round op-shopping asset), hanging out with my friends and go to exhibitions and movies without having to plan for months ahead and keep one eye on the clock!

This is what I wore today:


(Another appearance by the naughty tree in the backyard)

I wore:
Stripey dress: impulse buy from KMart one night!
White t-shirt dress (underneath: Cotton On
Cardigan: Katies (new!I've needed a brown one for years!)
Boots: Novo (also new!)
Turquoise pendant: a present from Vietnam

because: Whether we think it's right or not, Spring is here and the stripey dress is floaty enough for heat, but is warm enough for the cold with a t-shirt dress and cardigan. The pendant matches the aqua on the dress and the boots are still novel enough that I want to wear them all the time.

And for something different, this is what I had for lunch:


(Well, not that different, I have this every Monday at least)

I must own to being a little slack with my diet and exercise in the past few days (and thus thoroughly deserved the obvious looks from other people trying to work out if I was a few months pregnant!), but I rarely miss having one of these salads for lunch when I'm at school.

Tomorrow, I'm off into the city to conduct some interviews for an article I'm writing on zines and Sticky Institute for school, so wish me luck!