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So an ikea store just opened near me. And when I say ‘near me’ what I actually mean is forty minutes away. But I don’t have to drive on any major highways and it’s closer (and nicer) than the store I usually go to and it has free parking.

I am super excited about this because ikea is pretty much my favourite store. Except maybe for Tiger but we don’t have any of those here. I ended up going to this store twice in four days, partly because it’s awesome and partly because in my excitement the first time I ended up buying the wrong thing and had to go back to exchange it for what I actually wanted.

I love ikea because you can always find something to buy. Whether it’s a five dollar breakfast or that extra set of shelves for the bedroom. I never go there without purchasing something. I also love it because it is aspiration all. When I wander through an ikea I always think

Oh, my home could look just like this.

Just think how organised I could be.

What they do in such a little space is so amazing. Imagine what I could do in my big space.

The great thing about this new ikea is that they have the stationery range. No longer will I end up coming home with furniture all the time, I can be satisfied with a notepad or post it notes.

I guess ikea offers a lifestyle that I really like. It’s kind of akin to Kikki K and that whole Scandinavian aesthetic. Things are muted and clean, everything is in its place and there is an emphasis on organisation. I guess if you live half the year in darkness it helps to know where things are without having to turn a light on.
Coming up on my next blog: I might have the courage to write about that mind boggling stuff I mentioned yesterday.

Step away from the cash register

I had set this weekend aside for shopping.
And shopping was done.
A lot of it.

The weekend started at ikea, home of the smorgasbord. I think it is possibly my favourite shop of all time. There is never a visit to ikea without a purchase. It is impossible to walk out of there with nothing new in your trolley.

One of the best things about ikea is the cafeteria. Normally I would have a three dollar vegetarian or kids breakfast but yesterday I was hungry, plus I love the meatballs so it was a five dollar fifty full breakfast for me. Plus a scroll. That’s another thing you can’t go to ikea without having – a cinnamon scroll.

Luckily for my wallet I had a very specific list of things to get on my visit yesterday. A new expedit which is now called a kallax (who knows why), some picture frames (a standing order on my ikea shopping list) and so,e book ends. This didn’t stop me writing down the coordinates for a few other pieces on the market hall floor. But I was good and didn’t purchase them. Instead, my Mum and I picked up a few things for my sister’s upcoming bridal shower. In the end we had to start putting things back. Everything in ikea is just so cute.

Dinner was also smorgasbord inspired. Our favourite go to graze with a bit of Gilmore girls.

Today was a much bigger day.
Back to the city.
Again with a very specific list. Gifts for a few people, visit to the nut shop, and spend all the vouchers I have which are due to expire.
Tick, tick, half a tick. I put quite a dent in the gift cards but since David Jones no longer sell Metalicus I didn’t end up spending all that money. That didn’t stop me buying Metalicus things elsewhere though.

The best thing about the trip to the city though was an impromptu concert by Megan Washington, whom I love and for whom this blog is named. I didn’t even know she would be playing. But as I walked between David Jones and Myer I could hear her dulcet tones wafting up from pit street mall. And I knew it was fate when I found the perfect dress by Metalicus as she sang my favourite song.

Unfortunately I don’t live vicariously through my camera so there are no pictures. You’ll just have to take my word for it. Consider this my message scrawled on the concrete.

Plus I managed to read two books.

Coming up on my next blog: A huge spring clean. I’ll need the blog to help me get through the emotional minefield that is giving away some of my clothes to charity.