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January 2021 Reading Recap

February 2, 2021
Written by hester

I’m so so happy it’s February! January is always the longest month of the year, and this year it felt especially fraught for those of us in the US. Thankfully a dark cloud has lifted, and despite the happenings in…

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October & November’s Combined Reading Wrap-Up

November 30, 2020
Written by hester

I feel like I fell off the edge of the earth in blogging terms in October and November. I know I wasn’t alone in feeling absolutely crushing anxiety over the election, spending up to 8 hours a day on Twitter…

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September Reading Wrap-Up: Loves, Likes and “Meh’s” to skip

October 6, 2020
Written by hester

I definitely didn’t read as much as normal in September, with my kids finally going back to in-person school, I was doing a ton more driving (hello Miami life!) so I listened to a lot of podcasts and got trapped…

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August Reading Recap: What I loved, liked and loathed!

September 2, 2020
Written by hester

I cannot tell a lie – August for me was boring as hell, and I was super-jealous of my friends in Europe who seemed (on social media at least!) to be having a semi-normal summer with beach trips and meals…

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July Bookshelf: What I Read in July (and what I’d say you can skip)

July 31, 2020
Written by hester

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré was my favourite read of the month, and a book that will stay with me for a long time. Told in the voice of a 14 year-old Nigerian girl, Adunni, the…

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The Best Thriller Novels to Read if you loved Gone Girl and Girl on the Train

July 22, 2020
Written by hester

If you loved Gone Girl and Girl on the Train, but have struggled to separate the wheat from the chaff of recent thriller releases (there’s a LOT of dross out there), here’s my round-up of thrillers which I think you’ll…

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  • September Reading Wrap-Up: Loves, Likes and “Meh’s” to skip
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Exciting news! In case you blinked and missed it w Exciting news! In case you blinked and missed it when I briefly mentioned it on Insta stories last week, our house was featured on @ruemagazine last week! It was quite a thrill, but also kind of funny knowing that thousands of people have seen (and judged!) your bedroom. We're so lucky to have a big, bright main bedroom which looks out onto our neighbours' banana and palm trees in a sea of greenery, and so we really wanted to keep the vibe light, calm and soothing. We brought the blue daybed from NYC with us, but moved our original bed into our spare bedroom, and upgraded to this amazing four poster which is just as dreamy as it looks! The juju hat above the bed is something I would never have tried if the lovely ladies at @thehabitatcollective hadn't given us a nudge, but it adds some lovely texture. Just out of site is quite a strong piece of artwork, so it's lovely that this particular angle is pretty neutral. I'll share some more little peeks over the next couple of weeks, as there are some spaces I wanted to hold off showing until the Rue feature came out, but which now I can go nuts talking about! Haha. If house spam isn't your thing, sorry!! Back to posting more about books soon I promise! 
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Let’s talk about awkward spaces and TVs! I feel Let’s talk about awkward spaces and TVs! I feel like long narrow rooms (especially with TVs in!) are so hard to work with 😖, and while I really liked how this room was initially set up with the long couch and the IKEA unit mounted on the wall with polished brass hardware, it didn’t feel super-cozy still. I set out to paint it using Kitten Whiskers by @benjaminmoore which is a lovely pinky-grey-beige colour (sounds gross but it’s pretty I promise!) and it was definitely a bigger task than I had expected, but with a little help from Chris on Sunday we got it done. I love how the colour on the walls separates it from the rest of the hallway even though it’s open on both sides, and it feels like somewhere we’d actually like to hang out rather than just kicking the kids into. It might not be the most photogenic spot in our house, but it’s a real practical family space and I can’t wait to binge a terrible tv show here this weekend. ✌🏻 
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A year ago in our BK neighbourhood the local churc A year ago in our BK neighbourhood the local church put up a sign which had the Pablo Neruda quote “You can cut all the flowers, but you can’t keep spring from coming”. And I felt my heart lift a little every time I walked past it. Wishing you all a week filled with springtime! 🌷
For all those who were #teamgreen, you were absolu For all those who were #teamgreen, you were absolutely right. I actually tried pink out of stubbornness at the overwhelming preference for green, and then quickly panicked and changed my mind! It took about two days to paint, including a memorable afternoon where I tried out some new Delta-8 gummy things I’d seen on Instagram and got so spaced out (it’s not CBD folks!) I thought I’d fall off my ladder. I did the inside a pretty sage green and I’m amazed at what a difference it makes! Super happy with the result, though it was a PROJECT. ✌🏻
This is a little peek at Margot's room which is ne This is a little peek at Margot's room which is nearly done, though I'm going to add a string of fairy lights or ball lights, or possibly wallpaper on the back wall. The print is from @jenniferament and it's the most Margot print possible, as Margot's favourite game is that she has magical powers and can control the weather. When she was little she had such an intense dream about her magical powers ✨, that she actually believed she could fly when she woke up, and I had to get her to jump off a low stool to prove to her that she couldn't, because I didn't want her to jump off something high and hurt herself! I've never hated bursting someone's bubble more. 😢😢😢 
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I’ve always been really good at changes - life a I’ve always been really good at changes - life as an expat makes you pretty adaptable. New countries, cities, schools, friends etc. Time is a little bit different when you’re an expat - year one is your getting settled year when everything is new and exciting but also very emotional and you work really hard on building friendships and figuring out all the admin and logistics, and then year two is when you can really start falling in love with where you live and you start to see the romance in a place. This Miami move has been so different with Covid, and also being the only move we’ve done so far which has been national not international, so I haven’t had the same culture shock as I did when we arrived in NYC. I have however had a huge personal shift as I’ve decided that my little design agency, Delilah Creative, needs to wind down. Covid hit us and our small business clients really hard, and I was also feeling this terrible sense of dread whenever I got an email from a client or even a new enquiry! I used to love getting enquiries and talking to clients! I’m still finishing up some projects, but I’m also having to get comfortable with a quieter pace. Fewer emails, more time to do courses online, finish up our house, work in the garden, play tennis. It’s a hard change when I have always loved and relished being busy, but there’s also part of me that is loving this slower season. I cannot wait until the world opens up again and I can figure out what’s next, but for now, more flowers, more cups of tea, more peace. Hope you’re all having a wonderfully peaceful Monday! xxx
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