Dearest Reader...

Do excuse me if my musings are somewhat hazy this week, for I've just emerged from a musical coma. This weekend, I felt urge to return to my piano (which I have been unintentionally neglecting recently) and for some strange reason, I've been playing Strauss' The Blue Danube over and over again. Perhaps it's my subconscious ode to the calm before the storm i.e. my approaching exams. If so, the let us raise our glasses and bid farewell to freedom before I immerse into this fairly daunting workload.

Call me a daydreamer, I don't mind. After a long day, all I want to do is make myself a cup of tea and sip away amongst the lush greenery of my garden. Especially following a tedious Monday, there's nothing like a little rendezvous with Mother Nature to calm the soul and ease the mind.

Though I'm not one to purge on excess amounts of junk food when under exam stress, there's nothing like a square of Lindt's dark chocolate to cheer up an anxious student! Roasted Almond, Mint Intense and 85% would have to my three most loved dark chocolates from the Lindt Excellence range. A single square of such robust yet smooth and velvety chocolate is enough to leave me feeling alive again! 

Eating well definitely helps me get through a long day. At times eating fresh can be quite expensive and overpriced at uni. This is why most of the time I prefer to pack my own food. Though it may seem rather simple, I always feel so cheery when I know I have a delicious pasta ready for lunch. (Of course I make sure I pile on the veggies and in the end my 'pastas' really contain only 25% pasta!) And forget muesli bars... Strawberries, an apple and a tub soy yoghurt is the way to go!

This would have to be one of the most relaxing weekends I've had this semester! I'm terrible, I know... And though I do spend a lot of my time tutoring on Saturdays (something I actually quite enjoy), I thought I'd embrace the sunny Spring weather... A neutral linen shirt and watch combo. Oh and my favourite skinny jeans. Ahh... Such relaxing comfort. 

You know what else is relaxing? Trying on cat-eye sunnies amongst extravagant arrangements of orchids. Who said us city dwellers have no appreciation for nature and her fine gifts? An afternoon at the annual David Jones Flower Show is enough to make anyone consider becoming a botanist! Titled The Enchanted Florence, this year's show was inspired by the aristocratic English lady turned designer, Florence Broadhurst. The delightfully psychedelic floral displays certainly reflect her sensational creativity. 

I'm not going to lie... Whist writing this blogpost I've been listening to an orchestral performance of The Blue Danube Waltz (on repeat). Before I press pause and truly remove myself from my delusional thoughts, I'd like to wish you a charming and sunshine drenched week for I shall be retreating to the confines of my study desk. I only hope that I shall make it to the next blogpost...

Love,

Julie T.