French Friday: Laughing Elephant Vintage Notebooks
On this very happy Friday, I thought I’d share with you a recently-discovered pretty. I found these vintage-y Frenchified notebooks in a quirky little notions shop in midtown. But in addition to the gorgeous covers, I think what I like most about them is how slim they are. The pressure is off to live big and record a lot; there are only a few pages to scribble down some thoughts about your life today. I like that, if partly because it feels less like you’re toting along the diary of your innermost feelings, and more like you’re just some smart lady who has so many good ideas for her next novel or poem or custom dress design with a peplum, she’s just got to jot them down before she flies off to a hot date at a cozy wine bar. Right?!
And so happy Friday to all of you! My new end of the week ritual is to walk down to the coffee shop in the sunshine and chat with the radiantly charming barista. Then I walk back home with my extremely caffeinated beverage and use her music choice of the day to seed a Pandora station. Last week it was Aretha, and today––bless her––it’s Stevie Wonder.
Do you have any awesome let’s-get-this-weekend-started-right rituals? Happy weekend, all!
geek+nerd: Well, for me, coffee pretty much kickstarts EVERY day, not just the weekend!
I’ve been training for a 5k (on 29 things to do before I turn 30 list), so lately I’ve been going for a run with my sister. We live right on the New England coast, where Maine kisses New Hampshire, so it’s been BRISK lately. After that we have breakfast at one of my favorite spots, Colby’s. Breakfast is probably my favorite meal to indulge out and about, and Colby’s is amazing. Just a hole in the wall, probably only 12 tables. Last week I got Irish Benedict with homemade corned beef hash. NOM!26 weeks ago
cristina: goodness, i do NOT have an end of week ritual – but that’s a mighty good one. will need to remedy this!26 weeks ago
Katie @ cakes, tea and dreams: Gorgeous notebooks – so chic! I love that L’Incomparable one.
And wow, I NEED a get-the-weekend-started-right ritual. Clearly this is what’s missing.
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Sweaters and Cider: I love Laughing Elephant. These would be a beautiful addition to a holiday gift basket of wine, candles, chocolate, etc. Swoooon.26 weeks ago
Cadi: End of week ritual: beers with our besties at our local brewery. We get an emailed or texted call to arms from the ringleader and we all converge on the pub, anywhere from just a couple of us up to a dozen or so, depending on the week. Suds and laughter all around.
Glad to see you in such a cheerful mood ~ it’s a great way to start the weekend! Coffee + sweet notebooks + stevie wonder + dreams of hot date at a cozy wine bar = One helluva great weekend kickoff! Have a great one!26 weeks ago
Rebecca: Sarah; love the fact that there are still notions shops in the world! Was just in NYC.. next time i”ll have to visit it. I was just remembering with a friend when all department stores used to have notions departments. A third, younger friend stared at us blankly and asked “What are notions?”26 weeks ago
SarahJ: sneaking a donut back to my office…26 weeks ago
Rachel: The only thing better than a notions shop is a super chic, no-pressure notebook. Brilliant.26 weeks ago
Evon T.: I get my hair done on Fridays! That usually starts the weekend off right for me!26 weeks ago
Lana: My Pandora station of the moment is “Otis Redding”. My 17 month old is turning into a mo-town loving little rug rat!26 weeks ago
Joy: I’ve recently started kicking my Friday nights off with a “Happy Hour” yoga class. It’s only $8 for a wonderful class. Its a great way to signal the beginning of fulfilling weekend…26 weeks ago
Sara Rose: Oh my those are lovely. I picked up an extra part time job because we’ve got the holidays and car repairs to take care of, so usually when I get off of work late at night on a Friday and Saturday, Nolan is nice enough to be waiting with a small sammie, a finger of whiskey or a cup of tea and I either draw a bath, scrub my face and hop into bed with that. Not even reading or knitting or writing. Then we just chat for a bit before we drift off or I head to sleep and he heads out to work on projects on the computer. Lord knows these next few weeks will bring many late nights of getting holiday stuff done, so a break has been nice. Luckily, my boss doesn’t mind if I bring a small project or two to work on when things are slow and my work tasks are done, so I can stay caught up. Last night, while redoing her computer programs, I knitted for a good 4 hours.
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Sara Rose: But ultimately? Every Friday night would have a glass of wine, a candle lit bubble bath, and a freshly made bed to sink in to. Maybe it will need to be Sunday night ritual instead?26 weeks ago
Adrienne: I love the idea of a Friday start-the-weekend ritual. Must think of something cool…25 weeks ago