Hello and happy weekend!
Wherever you are, I hope you have a weekend filled with all the right kind of love: rest and peace, a little treat and time to daydream the best thoughts about your life.
Here in Sydney, the air is so unbelievably crisp and lovely in the mornings…and the new season coming soon makes me feel like turning over a new leaf.
This month, I think it’s time to surprise myself.
Are you with me?
I’m just doing a few silly little things….like this unexpected nail polish colour yesterday. Because…WHY NOT? Why not surprise ourselves a little?
Make your brekkie different than your usual. Try a new coffee?
Go a little wild with the fingers or toenails.
Pick up a book that’s not normally your thing.
Do a little room fakeover, not a makeover: rearrange a few things and see how you like it.
Part your hair in the middle, on the side, on another side.
Avoid and replace your usual morning routine: get out of bed and stick your head outside and breathe that air, first thing.
Shake. It. Up. (Whatever this means for you).
Our brains love novelty; it makes us feel more alive. This week, that’s what I’m going to try…and I hope you join me.
Love Catherine xx
P.S. The Fun Stuff!
I would love to meet you in person!! Book events are coming in March.
Castlemaine Fringe Festival on 22 March at 3:30pm if you’re close to Melbourne. Tickets are here!
Melbourne bookshops - let me know if you want the tour schedule.
Manly Writers’ Festival if you’re in Sydney (tickets here) on Friday 28 March at 12:40pm.
Yes, that photo above is from Instagram. If you’d like to join me, follow here.
Favourite unexpected nail colours…this one from Essie. I adore it and love the name: Salt Water Happy.
My new novel, The Bittersweet Bakery Cafe — preorders are now at BigW and in Australia, you can preorder The Bittersweet Bakery Cafe here. (Still only in Australia! Hang on…getting there for our overseas readers!)