The amount of good things in your life depends on your ability to notice them
On shifting focus & a collection of things I've loved recently | Weekend Edition. 17
This week I’ve been pretty anchored down with uni work so inevitably when I sat down to write my weekly recap things didn’t feel as exciting as the week before. But that’s what has drawn me to the below quote:
I also saw this video on TikTok (yes, on one of my scrolls after deleting and re-downloading for the fifth time this week) where a girl asked to count how many blue plates there were in a photo. Then after the photo disappeared she asked how many green, or red, or yellow you could recall. See, you didn’t focus on those plates so you ignored them.
And when I think of the past week all I can recall are long study seshes and barely scraping the deadlines, but in the midst of that I had a beautiful pilates class and coffee date with Jen, taco and marg night with the girls, I saw Ani for a matcha run at the markets, ran into friends on campus, cooked plenty of meals with my brother, and had an incredibly OTT black tie party.
So as simple as it is, reframing focus can make a world of difference. Especially when things become such a blur as you focus on one thing (uni) it’s so important to ZOOM OUT and notice what’s around you. Whether that be your favourite song on the radio, a thoughtful text message, a super green matcha, or a cozy bed, there is always something to be grateful for!
If you think of butterflies - you’ll see butterflies everywhere.
The Weekend Edition is a curation of everything I’ve been loving this week such as:
What I’ve been shopping/had my eyes on
What I’ve been listening to
Movies and shows I’ve watched / stories I’ve read
What’s caught my attention via searches & screenshots
Sunday Snippets
Sunday Saves and Shopping
Haven’t really been in the shopping mood lately, but am getting a lot of inspiration from those travelling overseas #eurosummer #hamptonshouse #getmeoutofhere !!!!!
1. Liam Relaxed Tee 2. Pesce Beaded Clutch Ultraviolet 3. Talia Dress 4. Close Shirt
5. Zoe Sage Sandal
Monday Moodboard:
Soundtrack
The highlight of my week:
Soul destroying. Best album ever. Sobbed like I did watching La La Land. Won’t be listening to anything else for the foreseeable future.
Although it is impossible to rank, here are my fave songs off the album:
🥇 purple
🥈 what’s wrong with me
🥉 expectations
HM: honeybee (& less but it’s literally too depressing)
Stories & Shows
A video essay I found quite compelling:
Discussion amongst the best:
Searches
Henri Matisse, a friend of Picasso, was a French artist known for his radical early experiments in colour. Inspired by the colours of the South of France, Islamic art, and Chinese calligraphy, he experimented with colour and form developing the distinct style we know today. The vivid colours and sense of movement you see in scenes of dance and music are particularly captivating.
Screenshots
Finding Flaire - new Australian fashion label
Having Spent Life Seeking by Kae Tempest - Dua Lipa’s June book club read
Custom Bode pillow is on my list of things to gift for housewarming
Signing off,
Ella x