Author Archives: Sonia Hogan

Link Love

“I study my reflection: a casual woman, made in America, “dressed up” by a scarf made in Florence… which sells in Paris for 150 Euros — 225 dollars! I can not rationalize the expense. Yet, I can not remove this scarf, that I cannot afford, from my happy neck.”

Why French Women Wear Scarves

I don’t remember exactly how I came across this piece, although I think I may have stumbled upon it during a recent pinning frenzy. Regardless, it was a fun read and certainly something that any woman who has visited Paris can relate to.

French women at a cafe (1925)

French woman are so effortlessly stylish, after all!

(Image: AFP / Source: The Age)

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Everything Else

A Eulogy for Trent the Cat (or, why I might believe in God)

Today would have been my cat Trent’s 14th birthday.

Trent passed away on Monday night, so he never made it.

I won’t go into the details, but lets just say that it’s not the way I would have wanted him to go. Both my Dad and I are gutted, and we miss him terribly.

My dad bought him for my 18th birthday, and (being a typical 18 year old) I named him after Trent Reznor because I was all about Nine Inch Nails at the time and it just seemed like the thing to do.

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Subscription Addiction

Bellabox January 2014

My January Bellabox arrived in the mail today – YAY! It arrived two days after I received my initial tracking email, which is a huge improvement on previous months. Kudos to the Bellabox team for improving their communication about box delivery times and stepping up to meet their customers’ expectations.

While not quite as bad as last January’s box, I have to admit that this one was a little light on. There are definitely a few things I’ll enjoy using, but it really does feel like it’s just filled with leftovers from previous boxes.

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Everything Else

Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle

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I stumbled across Sarah Khandjian’s blog, Sarah Hearts, while I was searching for something completely unrelated. It’s gorgeous, and I absolutely love it! It’s the kind of blog I would never have come across if not by accident (as are most of the best ones I find!) and it has now been added to my list of leisurely weekend reading material.

What I love even more are the free wallpapers that she has designed – especially this inspirational quote for January. It really struck a chord with me, and I didn’t hesitate to set it as the wallpaper on my desktop.

Unhealthy comparisons are probably one of the biggest de-motivational tricks in our mind’s arsenal. There’s no point in starting a project and then looking at others who’ve long since started their own projects and thinking “oh, this is so crap compared to X, why isn’t it as good as theirs?”, then getting dejected and eventually just giving up altogether. I’m as guilty of this as everyone else, but I hope looking at this motivational quote whenever I turn on my computer will remind me that everyone has to start from scratch and work hard to build whatever they’re working on into something they can be proud of.

Download your own copy of Sarah’s awesome wallpaper here

(Image: Sarah Khandjian / Source: SarahHearts.com)

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