SPELLING MISTAKES, MIND READERS AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE #LITTLE LOVES
16 March 2018
Another crazy week has gone by in a flash. It was full of work work work and just a little bit of play. I met my two BFFs (win!), went to see a show on stage, did a bit of yoga early Friday morning and ate vanilla ice cream for dessert quite a few times. I feel like I’m learning an enormous amount of stuff at work: things about myself, how to communicate better, the organization of a business and lifestyles I didn’t know existed outside my bubble. I now feel very protective of my little home, my cat, and my routines. I think it helps me put up with all the stress I’m confronted with. I’m happy and very fortunate to be challenged that much at work as I have so much to gain… I need to keep that in mind when I feel overwhelmed by how hard it actually is…
Grab your green juice and have fun reading all about my little loves of the week with your brekkie this morning!
READ
What did I read that was interesting this week? Of course, I must have read a thousand pages (no kidding!) of interesting literature about the legality of terms and conditions or about the unfairness of certain contract clauses…
I also made a quick visit to my favourite online magazine and was intrigued by this article: Other people aren’t mind readers (and neither are you). With all my communication problems at work and my recent breakthrough in therapy, it felt like the universe knew what I was worried about and kept sending me subliminal messages… or maybe not.
WATCHED
We went to see a fantastic show called La Convivialité with a couple of friends this week. I was not expecting it to be great but I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Two teachers made a show about spelling mistakes in the French language. I don’t know if you are aware of this but French grammar and spelling are best known for being difficult to learn and absolutely packed with exceptions.
The Académie Française, sort of the institution in charge of preserving the French language and its spelling has been making up new rules recently and has a very strong and conservative opinion on the current spelling rules that raise many concerns and objections from the French-speaking populations in Belgium and in France. As the world is evolving, spelling is changing as well and the rules full of exceptions don’t seem relevant anymore.
The guys made me realize the major impact correct spelling had on us. Giving such an importance to correct spelling creates discrimination as we judge people we want to hire or are working with on the only basis of their ability to write without making spelling mistakes. I was a bit shocked and amused to learn that throughout history, the spelling of the French words changed a lot: many of the words we write today actually come from mistakes old monks made in the Middle Ages when they were copying down the Bible and whatnot!!
Finally, I had never thought of this but the teachers said that if we accorded less importance to learning how to have perfect spelling in primary school we could use that time normally spent on learning obscure rules about exceptions to do and learn other and more important things like music or acting/speaking in public.
It was such a good, interesting and super well-made show, I’m still in awe! I even bought their book and I’m happy I got to learn about a controversy I never really had much interest in.
HEARD
I am obsessed with Justin Timberlake’s Say Something. I’ve heard it a lot on the radio lately with Eminem’s River. I love both of those tunes way too much and as usual, I want to listen to them on repeat all the time!
WORE
I bought a new coat! It’s grey and makes me feel like spring is coming up soon!
AND LASTLY…
I’m so glad it’s the weekend. My plans are: reading in bed, watching tv, and studying for the exams I have coming up at the end of April. On Sunday, I’ll be attending my sister housewarming party. I’ll enjoy being at home because I feel like I’ve been away for some time (I slept at my parent’s last weekend)…
I hope you have a fantastic weekend, I’ll see you next week on the blog!
I’ve added this post to Morgana’s #LittleLoves linky she hosts on her blog Coffee Work Sleep Repeat.
FEELING BETTER, NEW BEDDING AND A PRINCESS #LITTLELOVES
2 March 2018
Things at work finally settled down for now. We had a talk about something I had done and it made everything a bit better for me even though I didn’t come out of the argument as the “winner”… I’ve had a rough couple of weeks but the main thing is that now I’m feeling better about it all and I’m ready to appreciate the little things again!
Grab a cuppa and join me as I reflect on this week’s little loves.
READ
I started to read A Little Princess by Frances H. Burnett. It is so good! I had never read it before but I’ve seen the 1995 movie adaptation. I loved the movie so much as a kid! I’m only a few chapters in and I think I already know how it goes but I can’t help but feel like a child again. It feels so comforting to read this novel as all the memories of me aged 10, hiding books under my duvet at night, keep coming back to me. I kind of see me as a child and I still remember the exact thoughts I had when I was going through The Secret Garden or Oliver Twist… Everything I read was so fascinating. Oh to be a child!
WATCHED
One morning, I woke up super early and couldn’t stay in bed anymore. You’d think I would take this opportunity to do some work but no, I watched the beginning of the French film Victoria. I had seen it at the cinema when it was released and I had loved it so much! Victoria is a criminal lawyer, a mother of two little girls and a serial dater. The movie starts with her attending a wedding; During the evening, one of her friends is accused of having stabbed his girlfriend and he asks Victoria to defend him in court. It marks the start of a series of unfortunate events… Watch it if you like flawed heroines and a little bit of romance…
HEARD
I’ve listened to Minor Fantasy, a piano piece composed by Chilly Gonzales, on repeat. I’m always obsessed when I find a song I love and listen to it multiple times in a row. This song was featured on the soundtrack of Victoria, so that’s probably a big reason why I love it so much at the moment.
MADE
Something really exciting happened in the last couple of weeks. I made my bed. We changed everything from the mattress to the pillows and the duvet so I wanted to have some new bedding. I found those flowery sheets and covers at Zara Home – on sale! It brightens the whole room and makes me long for spring so much… I can’t tell you how happy it makes me, and the bf as well, to go to sleep in our “new” bed!
AND LASTLY…
The bf and I try to enjoy our weekends as much as we can. We went for a 10 km walk last Sunday which was fantastic. The weather was lovely: sunny and cold. We visited the countryside and saw the ducks, ate a delicious soup and met our family. It was a perfect and well-spent Sunday afternoon.
Since I’ve had a few rough times at work, I approached things differently and I’m happy with the results. I now try to arrive at the office an hour early and to completely ban anything work-related in the evenings when I’m at home. I’m so much more focused when I arrive before everyone else. I get more done, my mind is sharper and I don’t feel guilty when leaving the office on time. I intend to keep doing this as much as I can… wich me luck!
Swimming and yoga classes are still part of my weekly workout routines as well as sweets and cakes. I don’t worry too much about food right now as long as I’m moving my body around… I’ll see if it becomes too much later… I know I should fit in more workouts during the week though, it really helps to keep my stress levels down.
I loved the colourful donuts we bought on our last trip to Lille last Saturday afternoon. I love little treats that are full of sugar…
Have a lovely week LittleLoves crew!
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