Plans for the weekend

I don’t know about you but I’m really looking forward to the weekend. Although this week has gone pretty smoothly as in I didn’t get stuck in too many rush hour traffic jams, I think I’m ready to kick back and close down my kitchen for the weekend.

I’m been craving grilled chicken and salad at Nando’s. The ambiance is cool and relaxing with a wall fountain against the stone interior which is the perfect place to seek refuge from the blazing heat outside, if only for the length of a meal. Okay, I’m definitely going there this weekend.

Do you celebrate Mother’s Day?

Mother’s Day is this weekend. I am only reminded because of all the posters I’m seeing all over the place and on the internet. I’m not sure if folks still celebrate it or if they consider it a gimmick. Personally I think it’s a great excuse to celebrate the most important woman in the world and in our lives.

So why not? Take mom out for dinner, send her a gift, take over the kitchen for a day. It’s all good. We really should be doing this on more than 1 occasion a year, methinks. But Mother’s Day is a great start, don’t you think?

Physical attraction

Looks like life has gone back to normal now that the fashion shows have left town. The malls are quiet again. Not quiet as in completely lacking in people who would gladly slam the glass doors in your face, or jostling you aside to get on the escalator ahead of you.

So yes, I’m just about to give up shopping at the mall and shop online instead. Trouble is I keep saying that but who doesn’t like to shop where you actually get to touch and feel what you’re buying and where you actually need to line up for the fitting room and checkout? It’s that physical attraction, y’all!

Ah, to be different!

I’m looking for some new tank tops. In this blazing weather, tank tops are my daily garb. I mean, they are the coolest things to be in if you want to beat the heat. If you know me, you know I like to be different. I don’t want to be seen wearing the same “uniform” that a thousand other people are wearing out there.

Yet I can’t seem to find any t-shirts or tank tops that scream “me” instead of the herd. The only thing left to do is to get me some custom made t-shirts so I can put my own “brand” on it, eh!

A leisurely stroll through the mall

Have I ever mentioned I love the mall in the morning hours of a weekday when there are few people about and the air-conditioning is fresh and cool? Today I was too lazy to cook and decided to just go grab something for the kids.

I ended up eating my lunch there and walking about doing a bit of groceries at a leisurely pace before I bought some takeaways for the kids. I practically had all the floor space to myself to walk at leisure. It was really nice without the usual weekend crowds.

No more pondering

It’s wedding season again. I’m really not very good at gift ideas sometimes especially if they’re for people I don’t really know that well. I tend to go eenie meenie miney mo and hope I hit on a gift that they will really like .

Sometimes I much prefer to share the gift with a group of friends, just so someone else can go hunt for a suitable gift. Taking the easy way out, I know. One time, one of my girl friends suggested that personalized jewelry boxes would make a nice gift because it’s personable, personal and practical and would make a great keepsake.

And I have to agree that’s a super idea. I don’t know why I never thought of that before, silly me. Now I know and if I had to go gift-hunting myself, that’s what I’m going straight for .