Strawberry Shortcake

I've been working hard at uni so I struggle to find the time to update my blog, but I must keep it up in order to remain relevant! Also, I see this blog as my little slice of cherry pie in the internet world, so it is my hideout and thought-collection jar, as well as my source of constant inspiration and personal expression. This week has been super intense for me, but if I'm honest, I am loving it. I love that the Masters degree is far more self-directed and client-orientated, and the focus is on the process as much as the final outcome. It feels much more real than 3rd year of the Bachelor's degree did. Plus, the Masters studio is so much better than the studios undergrads use! (The perks of post-grad life are noticeable :3).

Anyway, here's my week in images:

1. Yummny homemade lunch, featuring a salad base of fetta, spinach, cherry tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts, lebanese cucumber and carrot with a Hungarian salami, cheese and dill toastie sandwich.
2. GRADUATION DAY!!!
3. T2 is my new heaven on earth - a lovely store entirely dedicated to the art of drinking tea, these are my kind of people.
4. Discovered Stella magazine by chance at my little local newsagent, decided I needed it and I don;t regret purchasing it, it is an amazing little publication filled with beautiful things.
5. My graduation presents, consisting of OWLS! I am sure you are all well aware of my owl-loving ways, they're so lovely and majestic.
6. This was the owl that came into my parents backyard recently, so beautiful and so rare as all my years of living at home and seeing the multitude of outback wildlife, I never once encountered an owl perched on my gate!

And these are some of the things which have been keeping me inspired this week.

Okay, I shall leave you all now, in order to read the latest Lula magazine and drink many cups of English Breakfast tea! ♡

Chapters

Today has been super exciting for me, I just graduated! The excitement had been building up for months and now it's all over, in the blink of an eye. I was so nervous worrying that I'd make a fool out of myself by tripping over (because I am so clumsy and I tend to make such stupid movements), but I managed to remain composed for the majority of the time. I actually decided I would be wearing this wonderful Minkpink dress before I knew that my profession colour was blue, so I kind of matched that pretty well, although it is not the same shade of blue, I was on the right wavelength! I think that the floral pattern offers some sort of interest from a standard block colour and I wanted to not blend in with the robes, because they were so swampy. Plus, the hat became incredibly uncomfortable after a while Now hopefully I can finish my Masters degree and then graduate for that! I've got a lot of work going on with that for the moment, so I need to get back to it pronto!



After the ceremony, I had lunch at a lovely place, it was a fitting end to a tiresome but rewarding day. The moscato was divine! ♡



I also received some graduation gifts, as you can probably tell, I am an absolute lover of owls.



I am exhausted now, so I'll say goodbye and get some much-needed rest!