Chanel - Haute Couture 2015.

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The first thing I do after waking up most mornings is check what's happening on Instagram. Most of the time I think this is a terrible habit and that I should stop. Except for this morning. This morning my Instagram feed was a flutter of images from the Chanel Haute Couture 2015 show in Paris... and  that is why sometimes it's not so bad to have an to Instagram habit. I'm instantly connected to what's happening in the worlds I am interested. 

The garden theme set design with its mechanic, futuristic paper sculptures immediately caught all of my attention. Chanel's set designs always feel like some kind crazy-luxurious planet far, far away. For haute couture I felt this collection was really young and fresh. There was still the impeccably made tweed jackets the label is synonymous for and the finale wedding dress which took 15 people to make. But the black boots, belts tied loosely around the waist and the exposed midriffs along with the punchy colour palette all spell freedom, spirit and fun to me. 

I think this whole collection would tie in nicely with my new colour palette to be honest...

Pink sofa for grey sky days.

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After days of full, beaming sunshine, humid heat and swims at the beach with almost everyone in the city, the clouds have come over to give us some relief. Today's grey sky and cool change means cups of tea, cosy-ing up on the couch, reading and watching these pretty sweet Kinfolk films. If only I had a pink, plush sofa...

Secret beaches.

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I know I talked about my resolutions last time but I'm still sticking with them and enjoying them much the same. One of my personal resolutions is to get out and explore more of Sydney's secret beaches during summer. I stumbled upon this perfect list on Friday afternoon and picked out Shelly Beach for a Saturday adventure. The main reason I picked this beach was because it involved a ferry ride and I like those. Being out on the Harbour,  in a big boat, even if it is just public transport, out amongst all of the yachts and fancy boats is one of the best cheap thrills available in Sydney. I had only been to Manly once before and its similarity to the Gold Coast  really resonated with me. Before we trekked over to the mysterious 'secret beach' L and I stopped for quite possibly the best burritos we have ever consumed. I am still thinking about the freshly made tortillas and the mushy mess of rice, black beans, sour cream and guacamole left at the end. 

It was the perfect summer day in every notion; heat moving slowly, if at all, crystal clear blue waters, not a cloud in the sky, people with colourful towels and umbrellas dotting the shoreline as far as the eye could see. 'This is summer' I thought when I stopped to take the above photograph. 'This is living' I thought when I dived into the deep cold water for the first time. We stayed in a shady spot under some trees for nearly four hours. Just reading, thinking, talking and lying, taking intermittent runs across the hot sand for cool dips. We left lightly sun kissed and blissed out. This 'secret beach' was well worth the adventure. 

Update: If this day was a song, it would be this.

New Year, New Resolutions.

Last year was one of the best years of my life so far so I'm going to have to keep up the pace with 2015! I love setting resolutions at the beginning of the year. The optimism of a fresh start, new year ahead, makes everything seem infinitely possible.

For call me honey bunny my first and foremost resolution is to blog more. It gets a bit quiet over here so I would like to make this bunny a bit more happening!

I've set my list of personal resolutions that I hope to work on throughout the year but in the spirit of having a blog about clothes, food and adventures then I thought I better make some resolutions for them too.

Clothes:

After doing a massive spring clean of my wardrobe at the end of last year and selling nearly 60% of it on eBay it's ready to be added to, thoughtfully. This year I want to refine my personal style. I've experimented, through the hippy-festival girl stage, the rocker girl stage, the vintage/floral girl stage (although I will probably be partial to floral prints for ever) and have reached the point where I have a great professional job and would like to start looking a bit more grown up and effortless. So this year's purchases will consist of good quality, timeless pieces. I have also made myself a colour palette to stick to which consists of black, white, navy/denim, grey, red, yellow and pale pink. I will never be able to live sans colour so with this combo I will always have a little punch of colour.

My quick Paint job colour palette guide....

Food:

Ah food. Sweet, sweet, food. One of my greatest loves. My food resolution this year is to try a new recipe every week. *Gulp, am I sure I want to write this?!* I have a thousand recipes, a ton of pins on Pinterest, magazine cut outs and cook books so it shouldn't be too hard to find something new to try! I will share my weekly recipe cook-ups on my Instagram.

Beauty:

Two simple beauty resolutions this year: embrace lipstick and have nice nails.

Adventures:

This years adventures will include London, Paris and Amsterdam in July which is very exciting!! I'll be going for two weeks with my younger sister... it's going to be so much fun! If you have any recommendations please leave a comment to let me know, I would really appreciate it! Other adventures I would also like to do are to explore more of Sydney's little coves and beaches while it's summer. In winter it would be great to get out to the Blue Mountains or Southern Highlands for a tree change. A Melbourne trip would also be nice...!

So these are my intentions or resolutions for this year. It's obviously going to be very busy but I'm so excited for everything ahead! Let me know what your resolutions are by leaving a comment! Can't wait to start sharing more on call me honey bunny in 2015!