LEMON SODA

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

— e.e cummings

Some beautiful words by e.e cummings. Who is your favorite poet?

Although we have a troubled relationship, I love cakes and muffins. Looks like I’m not the only one! Jenny’s blog is full of inspiration for all us sweet-toothed lovelies. She gives us a taste of her creations, as well as little things that made her day. If you’re looking for dreamy and delicious, bookmark her site!

“I love muffins” is a homemade Muffin, Cupcake and Celebration Cake service based in Barcelona, created by Jenny, a fashion designer, who spends lots of her free time baking and trying out new recipes while working in the fashion industry and dreaming of opening her own little pastry shop…(Read more about Jenny)

For all muffin lovers:

• Blueberry Coconut Muffin Recipe
• Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe
• Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffin Recipe
• All her inspiration posts!

What delicious eye-candy sites can’t you get enough of?

Hope everyone’s been having a great weekend!

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend — some inspiration for the coming week! Thanks for sticking by, Lemon Soda will be back tomorrow :)

A little unusual for Monday, yes: it’s the first day of hell week, shark week, whatever name you have found appropriate for your working days. For me, everything seems to go wrong on Mondays as I haven’t completely woken up from a blissful weekend full of fun and cake. I tend to forget things, drop everything, lose keys remotes and cellphones, as well as miss the bus. By the time I get home all I want to do is go to bed and let everything take care of itself. But preoccupying thoughts about looming exams and deadlines creep into my head, so I end up sitting around worrying and not being productive. Luckily for me I’ve found a few ways to disconnect (momentarily) so that I can charge back and own any and every obligation on my list.

1. Accept the fact that it is no longer the weekend and you are now required to wear appropriate attire instead of pj’s (or nothing, if you prefer your natural state of being while in the house.)
2. Breathe in. Whatever it is you need to do, you WILL get through it!
3. Grab your planner. If you don’t have one (gasp!), get yourself equipped! Look at your week and fill in things that need to be done by which day. If you are a little OCD like me, deadlines go in bright colors and are highlighted once taken care of.
4. Take a look. Is there anything you can finish today? Start with a few small tasks so that you can feel accomplished.
5. Once you have crossed off a few obligations, try starting on a bigger one. The aim isn’t to finish but to get the ball rolling so that starting tomorrow won’t seem like such a hassle.
6. Set a time by which you will stop working.
7. Once this time has come, drop everything and run into the shower. Get rid of all the germs you picked up at work and slip into your pjs (or stay naked, if you are so inclined.)
8. Sit back, have some dinner and rest your mind. Some light reading, bad TV or mindless internet surfing are some good alternatives. Sleep will get a hold of you, so don’t fight it. An early night will ensure a clearer head come Tuesday morning!

How do you guys fight the ‘Monday blues’?