Yes, I know I know... I SHOULD be finalizing a quote for a job but I'm slightly (extremely) distracted by the latest online magazines...
Rue Magazine
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Being Terribly Sensible and Terribly Practical
Image: BMW
In all things, whether it be furniture, clothes, makeup, where we live or the cars we drive we have a decision to make. We justify between being practical (and terribly sensible) versus getting what we REALLY want irrespective of the price - we simply just have to have it because it makes us feel good or perhaps displays a perceived status.
Do I buy a gorgeous obscenely expensive Italian chair because it's iconic, despite the fact it being terribly uncomfortable or do I buy from a furniture chain a chair for 1/100th of the price - it's comfortable, practical and looks ok too? I don't know about you but I end up doing the latter all the time and as always a month later I still want the iconic obscenely expensive Italian chair.
I'm having this exact dilemma with my car. A couple of months ago we ordered the terribly sensible fully optioned Toyota Kluger with seven seats (we have three kids and their friends to transport). Don't get me wrong it's a BEAUTIFUL car and I'm very lucky to be getting one.
HOWEVER... I have since fallen MADLY and DEEPLY in love with the BMW X1 (in a George Clooney kind of way). I've ALWAYS dreamed of one day owning a BMW and now with the X1 it's in my clutches... it's NOT fully optioned, it's smaller, it doesn't have seven seats (what do I care about transporting my kids friends, I mean really... as if it isn't hard enough with my own three!)... oh and, no doubt servicing and spare parts are expensive... bla bla
So.... no doubt I will love my Kluger but will spend the rest of the days fantasizing about George Clooney, oh I mean, my husband.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
My new favourite show...
My gorgeous friend has introduced me to a new show which I luv luv lurrrve!!! It's called "9 by Design", and of course, it's a renovating show.
It's basically about a very charismatic family, of which there are 7 (that's SEVEN) kids. They start out renovating their uber trendy home in Manhattan NYC, sell it, buy another family home, renovate it, sell it, buy another, you get the drift... sounds same ole same ole but these guys are SUPER stylish and SUPER cool... you can purchase from iTunes. Oh, and I just discovered some of the cast have a blog... see here.
BTW, sorry I've been off line for a month, LOTS has been happening... all will be revealed next week.
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