Weekend Learning's

Lights, feathers, frolic... loving life!

Right. I've turned over yet another new leaf. I know I know. I think this year I have literally grown a new forest of multicoloured dreams, desires and wishes. I often go back and reread old Weekend Learning's for shits and giggles. Who is that sad lonely Coco I was once? Shame! Poor girl let so many people walk all over her. Poor weak creamy doormat. Lets be strong trees of hope together? This is what I learned;

• Best friends are those you don't have to see everyday. Bumping into them and picking up where you left off like you see them before lunch, that’s rare and special, Ninglee we got it yo, big smiles!
• "The worst mistake you can make is walking away from the person who actually stood there and waited for you." - Drake.
• SPRING DAY IS TATTOO DAY! Yes Coco finally got inked. Addiction is inevitable.
• On that note, "if you wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down." Toni Morrison. Light as a feather people, light as a feather.
• Birthday weekends for the bestie are beautiful. Happiness is knowing that you've found that perfect friend and you'll always walk in the sunshine.
• Little Dragon has, and will probably always be my favourite band. I can play them on repeat and never get sick of them. Also only Yukimi Nagano (the lead singer) can perform in a sunhat, dark round glasses and a poncho and dance like a mad possessed willow and totally make the crowd go nuts. Also I would never climb a wall and jump on the railing of a window like a monkey and almost break my arm to get a better view for ANY other band. Yes I did that for you Little Dragon, BEST concert! Wow!
• Sometimes quiet people really do have a lot to say, they're just being careful about who they open up to.
• A smart guy and I came to the realization this week that "you grow everyday and those who love you will grow with you and those who don't will lag behind." I'm okay with leaving people behind if they're too primitive to grow with me.
• Throbbing Strawberry still has the most accommodating staff! Thanks guys for adding on not one, not two, but FIVE tables for our growing party. Such great service as well! Amazing!
• "What I hate is ignorance, smallness of imagination, the eye that sees no farther than its own lashes. All things are possible. Who you are is limited only by who you think you are." Egyptian Book of the Dead.
• I can't dance alone without you.

Have a carefree and special week little seeds, grow into something strong and proud for the weekend.

Xoxo

PS. He offered me the world… no thanks I have my own, and it is fucking wonderful. 

So sad I'm not privy to your constant bitch sessions… not!
Relief! Eat a cupcake for crying in a bucket and SMILE!

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Little Dragon's Sunshine

I love a lot of bands. But its rare that I can listen to a band over and over again and like them continuously over time. Little Dragon are about to release their fourth album and just like the very first song from their first album in 2007, I'm totally dancing in circles to their first song "Sunshine". So I thought id share their new song with you. It's so upbeat and summery, its the perfect introduction so Summer. They're also set to be in South Africa early spring. Trust that Coco will be dancing way up front singing like a songstress. Happy weekend lovelies, soak in some magic!

  
"You were my sunbeam when skies were dark
You got me flying way beyond
'Cause I've been wandering and feeling lost
Now, like whirlwind, you put a spell on me

Have been dragging my feet along sleepless everday
I couldn't figure out a thing
Until your lightbeam came crashing in
Waited five seconds, soaked in some magic, shoot across
To transform my every loss, but then you can storming

You were my sunbeam when skies were dark
You got me flying way beyond
'Cause I've been wandering and feeling lost
Now, like whirlwind, you put a spell on me

Your electric ways had me right then
Me and my ghost of the past, get him tied down
Waited five seconds, soaked in some magic, come across
To transform my every loss, but then you can storming in

You were my sunbeam when skies were dark
You got me flying way beyond
'Cause I've been wandering and feeling lost
Now, like whirlwind, you put a spell on me."
- Sunshine. Little Dragon

Xoxo

PS. You were my sunbeam when skies were dark…

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Spring Fling

I like you Spring, I really like you.

It’s spring time in Jozi. Kind of feels more like summer. But there are a couple things that I’m finding around that are great spring items.

My Aldo Trules. Wedges perfect for smart summery lunches. They’re cool yet casual, and a little person like me can always use some height.
My Cellini Coral bag. She’s almost pink. She reminds me of sea coral, blue water and white beaches. And its called a Cruze, kiff, haha.
Calvin Klein Euphoria. Sweet and flowery this summer scent is perfect for day or night. Its great because its not too sweet so it doesn’t attract bees!
Trinket brooches. What could be sweeter than wearing an apple in spring!
Little Dragon. Swedish electronic band with lyrics and tunes which blow my days away, sweet sweet bop music.
Reading my book in the sun. This doesn’t need a description.
Stripey stuff. I like to be a little sailor in summer...
Heritage day, national braai day the smell of a braai... Mmm summer. Chop please.

Happy weekend feathers!

Xoxo

PS. “Now something’s missing from my memory of … you
You shake my world from my ground to my head.” - Little Dragon

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