Well, better 10 days late than never, that's what they say, right?
But seeing as I was sick for 90% of July, I think it is understandable why I wasn't super keen to write this update. To sum it up simply, much of July was made up of the following: sleep, eat, empty another box of tissues, cough loudly and repeat.
But of course, this did not stop me from fitting in a few other things:
Movies
- Dancer in the Dark- One of the most tragic films I have ever seen.
- Being Elmo- There is no rational explanation for my supreme obsession with Elmo; case in point: this documentary about the puppeteer behind this beautiful little character made me cry. Yep, that's how much I love Elmo.
TV Shows
- American Horror Story: Asylum- Just as scary (if not more) than the first season. I loved that it was a period piece and I loved seeing actors from last season in completely new roles.
- Parks and Recreation (Season 5)- This hilarious show is the sort of show I watch when I get home after a long day and all I want is to relax and be entertained.
Around town
- Dinner @ Malamay
- Breakfast @ Double Shot
Baked sweet potato, quinoa,
beetroot and pea rosti with poached eggs, salsa verde and sourdough
(with a peanut butter and banana smoothie in the background) from
Doubleshot.
- Dinner @ Dessert Castle
- Breakfast @ Monster
- Breakfast @ Red Brick Espresso
Shakshuka baked eggs with harissa and persian feta and sourdough from Red Brick Espresso. Not pictured: A salted caramel milkshake that was to die for.
Listening
- A bunch of songs by Irish singer-songwriter Hozier including From Eden, Like Real People Do and Cherry Wine.
- Is this How you Feel?- The Preatures
- Accident- Emily Wolfe
- Heartbeats- The Knife version & Jose Gonzalez cover
- Aerosol Can- Major Lazer feat. Pharrell Williams
- 3005.- Childish Gambino
- I Wanna Get Better- Bleachers
Sipping
- This month I seemed to be having a lot of milkshakes and smoothies... other than that nothing new to report in the area of beverages.
Reading
- One More Thing- B.J Novak
- Enduring Love- Ian McEwan
- This is Where I Leave You- Jonathan Tropper
Cooking
- I have been trying for years to find the perfect banana bread recipe, this month I tried Curtis Stone's. My verdict: very yummy but probably not worth the amount of sugar and oil that it contains.
- Cookies and Cream Cake- recipe from a Women's Weekly Chocolate Favourites book (image below)
The Big Trip
- Booked my Grand Canyon tour from Las Vegas
Happy snap
Me and my Dad being classy at our work dinner at Malamay
MantraTravel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.
~ Sophie ~
