My name is Wendy and I am easily distracted...

Hello! When Rhianne asked for babysitters for her gorgeous blog, I couldn’t resist, especially when I found out the theme was ‘things that easily distract you’. At Red Boots I post about my life and the things I adore, and ultimately about the things that easily distract me, so I hope I’m a well qualified blog babysitter!

I thought I’d gather up of some of the things that keep me distracted when I should be working or during the wee small hours of the night when I should be sleeping, or things that I look at simply when I need some inspiration or am feeling a bit down...

Caravans... {Flickr}

Caravans.
If things ever get too tough, I swear I’m going to quit my house and go and live in it. Sometimes I dream about sitting in one with a good book, a cup of steaming hot earl grey tea and a scone. What could be more magical? If you want to join me then you better get in quick because space looks quite tight!

Owls...

{Pillow on Etsy and Lamp from Anthropolgie}

Owls.
On pillows, lamps or on anything really – I have to admit that I do have a bit of an owl obsession.

Geese...{spotted here, available here}

Geese.
Specifically, this goose lamp! My love of avian related objects knows no bounds I’m afraid... I would definitely glow with happiness if I had one of these beauties.

Perler Beads... {Flickr}

Perler Beads.
Some people call them Hama beads – I prefer plain old perler. I find it really soothing creating patterns and pictures out of the beads. Boyfriend loves the fact that we now have a steady stream of coasters and mats...

Mialiv creates some gorgeous perler designs, which I adore looking at.Who knew you could create such beauties with some beads and a hot iron? And a bit of a tip for you: I picked up a load of beads and plates from Ikea recently, which were much cheaper than normal craft stores.

Chocolate Freckles... {Lobster and Swan}

Chocolate Freckles.
Whenever I bake these, my boyfriend and I can’t stay away from them. We promise ourselves to just take one, but before we know it we’ve eaten five each! I took a batch into work one day and within half an hour all were gone, so we can’t be the only ones distracted by them!

I found the recipe in a Marks and Spencer cookie book, but Lobster and Swan has also posted the recipe on her blog (which is also rather distracting!).

xx

My name is Clara and I am easily distracted...

We get fascinated easily when we see popstars, celebrities, famous designers, sparkling items and luxurious gems. We are thrilled to talk about fashions, politics, public figures, mass-media... as they're big. Extraordinary. Influential. But life is not constructed only by the massive particles - it was built in stages from the constellation of small materials.

So when there's a question: what things that could easily distract you? Instead of picking several popular things that have lay down for ages in my hegemonic mind, I choose something 'smaller', more simple and quite ordinary. Things that we can find around us, things that probably we see and feel everyday... things that we sometimes forget:

Like the beautiful skies and cute-shaped clouds...

click on the picture to get the source.

the lonely road we're passing by...

see here and here.

...or the small living creatures on the suburbans...

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... the gentle wind that blows our hair...

images via here.

...the mysterious shadows that we rarely realized...

from here.

...the hidden story between every door and window...

can be found here 1-2-3-4

...the lonely old people...

images from here.

and every little thing about life itself : nature, human beings, interactions... love.

click here 1-2-3-4

There are lots of things in the universe and even more can be found in our life. All we need is a little stop and moments to stare around a bit longer than usual... Find the sense of every thing exists, and imagine if every of them has their own stories. You'll find yourselves distracted by its richness and majesty... those ordinary things that are forgotten.
But we can start remembering... from now.

*This post is specially-prepared for my beloved friend Rhianne - thank you for the opportunity. Such an honor to share my thoughts with you and your lovely readers.

Love from Indonesia,
Clara

My name is Paulina and I'm easily distracted...

By Bookstores...

Old Photographs...

Flea Markets...

and my favourite Clouds on Autumn Skies

When I want to be easily distracted, I treat myself to afternoons of cloud watching. I love how the clouds are carried by the wind and how they wax and wane slowly to make endless shapes. The snapshots I take of the clouds (such as the pictures below) remind me of the fleeting nature of it all.

Mr. Mans (my handsome husband) and I compare the different shapes we see, and the stories unfold. Now that the snuggle-friendly months of autumn are rolling around slowly, the blue autumn skies provide the perfect backdrop for daydreaming. During this oh-so-blissful season, wouldn’t it be nice to lie out on a blanket and let yourself be distracted for hours under the crisp skies?

Here is to autumn cloud watching!

Thank you all here at ‘For the Easily Distracted’ for reading my guest post!

Paulina from Mona May I

p.s. Its Paulina's birthday today so definitely pop over and say Hi!

Things I've learnt from blogs this week... and a holiday!

Hey my lovelies, so today is the first day of my holidays (and my birthday, woo) It feels like this week has taken forever as we wait for our holiday to start but I am more than ready for a weekend of celebrations with my family and a week in Wales with Boyfriend's family!

All the guest posts are ready to go and hopefully they will all post ok (the scheduling thing makes me a little nervous still...) I hope that you love reading them as much as I have and you will love all my lovely guest posters blogs, I promise :)

Here are a few great links to start off the weekend!

I hope you all have wonderful weekends and a great week next week and I shall see you a week on Monday with far too many photos!