I can't believe I did this

The following post was dictated on my iPhone while I was out for a walk yesterday:

So I am blogging while I exercise. I don't seem to be able to fit both of these tasks into each day. It tends to be exercise or blogging. So today I am out walking, talking to myself on my iPhone! Firstly an apology for my lack of blog posts last week. I am looking forward to the task of scheduling out my posts as part of my BYW homework for this week.
Had a fantastic weekend where I got LOADS done and was able to fit in a pyjama day on top of it all. BLISS! Frankie magazine released their 50th issue and I was excited to get my hands on it to complete my collection so far. Frankie was the first magazine I bought when I moved to Australia 2 years ago and I have not missed an issue yet. For those of you who do not know what Frankie is all about here is their bio from their site:

The Frankie Story

Back when it all began, frankie magazine founders editor Louise Bannister and creative director Lara Burke could think of nothing better than spending their days op-shopping and drinking cups of tea. (They still can’t – some things never change.)

One day they put together a plan to start a magazine. They were uninspired with what was being offered on newsagency shelves and felt nothing could relate to them. Both firm friends with similar tastes, they wanted a magazine that spoke directly to the reader, contained great affordable fashion, sweet art, interesting reads, real people and pretty photography. With the support and encouragement of youth lifestyle publishing house Morrison Media, their dream became a reality.

A few years later, Louise decided to go off overseas on a big adventure, so the duo called up their friend Jo Walker to take over as editor and assist in tea-making duties. Then, when Louise returned from her jaunt abroad and settled in to work as associate publisher, the three ladies set about welcoming a whole load of lovely people to fill out the frankie family tree and help bring their little mag to the world.

Now frankie press has been established as an imprint of Morrison Media, team frankie’s activities go beyond their namesake magazine and take in cookbooks like Afternoon Tea and Sweet Treats, the interiors ‘mook’ Spaces, annual diaries and calendars and their newest venture Smith Journal, a men’s publication for the discerning gent about town. They still dig vintage and a nice cuppa, though.

Having seen that there was a community of people who embraced crafts, DIY, creativity and unique things really spurred me on. I decided to start blogging with the confidence that there were people with the same interests as me out there!

I spent Saturday evening having my first look through this month's issue. I take several goes to complete it cover to cover. The first read through is mainly looking at the pictures, the second read is looking at the short articles and the third go is where I finish the long ones.


Images: Frankie
It is a feast for the eyes with fantastic imagery and illustrations and it always gets my creative juices flowing as I dream of being "one of them" full-time creative folks.

Ok I am cringing listening to myself speak my blog post .... time to turn it off. I was kinda just typing my own thing anyway compared to what I had said to myself last night.

Ok thats all for me for now. Have a great DIY tutorial coming up this week - eeeeep!