soti

see: geometric prints at online shop soti

soti is an acronym for "something from the internet" found by evonne bellefleur, a painter and photographer based in canada. 

love these prints, i found them really calming and soothing. maybe it's the colour palettes, or maybe it's my current obsession with geometric objects. pastel geometrics is the new zen?

march challenge update

hi everyone, it's weekend again and mid march is gone already! how are you all going with march challenge to do something different every day for the whole month? i hope you are all enjoying it and still feel inspired to continue on until the rest of the month. 

today i would love to give a shout out to other bloggers who have been doing this challenge:

▲ illana from see me everywhere who has also designed this pretty wallpaper as a part of the challenge. download for FREE here.

▲ tracey from quiet paws, you can also follow her updates at instagram @tracey_sargent.

▲ my dear friend jodeska, who i would like to congratulate for buying a new iphone hahaha... no, but honestly, that little apple gadget really changed my life!

and now my turn to share my progress (bottom to top):

day 1: environmental day. i used my keepcup that i have abandoned for i don't know how long.

day 2: tried new place to eat at walsh bay firefly.

day 3: sydney bloggers brunch with jo, maria, jordan and melanie. nice to catch up with you all!

day 4: relaunched my portfolio site www.lauratj.com.

day 5: went to bed earlier! i really need to do this more often and be a bit more kind to my own body...

day 6: calorie counting day. oh dear, i'm so hopeless with sticking to the amount that i'm supposed to eat. but at least now i know how much overeating i am!

day 7: computer all switched off, it's time for magazines.

day 8: signed up pledge for kony2012 and thought i could somewhat help to make a difference. but then i read this, and now i don't really know where all this campaign is going :( does anyone have any thoughts about this?

day 9: explored new suburb rozelle for art month sydney.

day 10: i've never tried kangaroo or crocodile meat before. well now i have. the australian hotel made good pizzas.

day 11: new ring! i have decided that this is the start of my triangle objects collection.

day 12: wear my sister's bright bright green nail polish. instagram filter actually makes it look a lot softer than what it is. i had to take this off after 3 days because i'm not used to wearing such a bright colour.

day 13: reading new (borrowed) book. still half way through and it's been really good but such a sad sad story.

day 14: stairs instead of lift. just trying to be a little bit more active!

day 15: i went to body balance class at lunch break without anyone dragging me down to the gym. i actually felt really good afterwards and i'm proud of myself!

that is all from me, you can follow my regular daily updates on instagram. 

if you've only read about this challenge, there are still 2 weeks to go so do feel free to join in! if you're updating using social media, don't forget to tag #different march on your posts. if you are already doing this, leave me your link so that i can check out yours?

stay inspired and make the most of this challenge to however you'd like to steer it. have a great weekend!

lifecycling

see: various japanese real homes and interviews at lifecycling

i'd like to describe this site as the japanese version of the selby. these photos are from yuko yamamoto and hiroshi eguchi's home, see more details here.

*via calebo*

switcheroo by hana pesut

see: switcheroo project by canadian photographer hana pesut

simply. awesome. need i say more?

*via the spit press*

just a minute... in march

♥ loving... a letter from flaurette (but australia post took dried flowers from the letter grrr!)

♥ eating... wilbur's place. highly recommended for you sydneysiders!

♥ listening... shuffle by bombay bicycle club. they start to grow on me, too bad their gig in sydney is already sold out :\

♥ playing... draw something. latest game installed on iphone, so addictive.

♥ going... sydney bloggers meet up with jo, jordan, maria and mel. nice to finally meet you all ladies!

♥ thinking... of renaming and rebranding my blog. not immediately though, just a thought.

so yes, regarding my last point, i discovered this band today when i googled "see hear say". instead of anywhere else in the world, they surprisingly come from melbourne! their music isn't too bad btw, but i don't know how i feel about having the same name as the band. am i making too big deal out of this? i just don't really want to be associated to something completely different.

+++ on a side note +++

i've updated my post about march challenge: do something different everyday. if you're using social media platforms for this challenge, can you please tag #differentmarch instead of #marchchallenge so we can see each other's updates narrowed down specifically for this challenge. thanks :)

like crazy

see: like crazy

i was lucky enough to see a preview screening of this movie few weeks ago before it came out in the cinemas for public.

going to the movie without no expectation whatsoever (i didn't have a chance to google it or see the trailer beforehand) i was surprised by how much i actually really enjoy this movie. i think what i like most about the movie is how realistic the storyline is. i also love the beautiful cinematography. oh and i love the parents in the movie, they're such cool characters. 

let me know what you think when you've seen this movie, especially for those of you outside australia. movies are generally coming out at really late down here.

happy friday for tomorrow, have fun and good luck with your march challenge!

march challenge

march challenge: do something different everyday!

this is a new challenge that jo and i are going to do for the whole month in march. amongst other bloggers around the world, these lovely ladies are also taking the challenge with us: adeline from lady croisant, anna from much love, illana from see me everywhere and tracey from quiet paws. 

join us! take it as simple as it can be: order different coffee from your favourite cafe, wear an old pair of shoes that you haven't worn in years, walk different route to work or do sparkapolooza! (excuse myself, couldn't help myself for shameless self promotion here!). you can also think big and do a completely new activity: sky diving maybe? no need to do or buy something new all the time. be creative, this is why this challenge is called do something different everyday NOT do something new everyday.

any rules? this is your own challenge, everything is completely flexible on how you want to do this and how you want to record your progress. for me, i'll be tracking my progress on instagram. you can add my ID lauratj or if you're not iphone or ipad users, you can check my instagram photos here.

why this challenge? just to put more colours to your everyday mundane life. and of course to have fun! you never know what you might find or experience just by doing the simplest thing differently from your day to day routine. 

need some more inspirations? read these words of wisdom from my previous posts here and here.

hope you'll be participating, would love to hear from you! or we will also have some updates on Half/Half facebook page so join us there. *updated* if you do join us on of those many social media channels out there, please tag your post #differentmarch so that i can follow your updates :)

29 ways to stay creative

read: 29 ways to stay creative. original words by paul zii and motion graphics by to-fu.

i need to print this out and put it up on my inspiration wall!

*updated* and yes, (as suggested by jo) i'd like to add 1 more thing to this list:

30. do sparkapolooza!

happy friday :)

+++ on a side note +++

thank you everyone for all your votes on the iphone cases :) i think in the end i really fell in love with this one so i'm going to order it! society6 is having a special offer free shipping until sunday by the way if there's anything that you want to buy there. 

society6

buy: artworks, gadget skins / cases, t-shirts and hoodies from society6

i need a new iphone case and i'm really having a hard time to decide which one to get! so many nice designs by different artists. after browsing for way too long, i managed to shortlist to these ones. decisions decisions... which one do you think i should get?

(click each image to view source for each design)

lucy rose

hear: middle of the bed by lucy rose.

like. like. like her voice. she also reminds me of someone but i couldn't pin down who?

happy valentine's day for you lovebirds. and happy single appreciation day for the rest of us. give a little love today, both to yourself and to others (nicely put tornadoes and tigers!), go on and spoil yourself! ♥