Hey Big Spender

Here are my recent purchases courtesy of my personal shopper in NY aka my older sister:

A compact mirror

A Jumbo, Navy Blue Lambskin Chanel Bag

Finally, my YSL babies

A comically over-branded MJ tote to lug around my laptop/books/clothes

+ some Topshop and A.P.C goodies. Needless to say, I cannot wait for her to return with this booty in tow.

A Room of One's Own

Bowls of snacks are imperative when you are working hard.

I'm allergic to nuts so this would probably kill me, but you get the idea.

Books, books and more books.

Ecstasy.

Lesley Arfin writing

I am setting out on the ambitious task of writing a book. I'm not quite sure if I want to write short stories or a whole story, but I am sure I will work it out. At the moment I am gathering snippets of inspiration and collating them in a notebook (a lovely mustard coloured O-Check Graphics notebook that reads "HAUT DANS LES AIR"(which means "up in the air" in French, which is rather fitting considering I have absolutely no idea what form this book is to take, or what I am even writing about).

I am very much interested in writing on the themes of oppression and marginalization with respect to women, and in particular, mental illness. I want to explore female sexuality and the demise of the pysche when it is repressed. It is my hope that I am able to delineate characters that are bursting with reality - anxious, real people who smoke, eat, fuck, cry, etc. I want them to absolutely jump out of the pages and into the consciousness of the reader.

Writing a book, I imagine, is going to be rather difficult and will require immense discipline. It will require one hell of a space with a comfortable chair, lots of bookshelves to house all my wonderful tomes that have taught me how to write, warm lighting and artwork on the walls to soothe and inspire. I'm in the process of redecorating my bedroom/study and writing space and love the above pictures from theselby.com, which is full of great interiors.

Let's Talk About Sex Baby

.... let's talk about you and me?

Peek A Boo

Polka dots are oh-so-charming. They remind me of the 50s and Minnie Mouse. I love this Phillip Lim bra from net-a-porter (it would look perfect under a slightly sheer cami) and this delightful blue cardigan just above.