Have faith in your dreams and someday, your rainbow will come shining through

Ugh! Heavy lifting and scrubbing black mould out of kitchen corners whilst wearing a surgical mask, goggles and hideous elbow-length rubber gloves is not conducive to the Cakewise spirit!!

Sometimes it takes some outward cheer to remind you that sunshine and happy days aren't too far away - like treating myself to an amazing Audrey hepburn canvas, The Boy arriving for a night bearing chocolate fudge cake, or mia madre writing a poem for me!:-



"There was a lovely girl,
Cazerella she was called,
She spent her days in filth,
which left her quite appalled.

She longed to swap her plastic gloves
And cleaning clothes so drab
For high heels and a dress
So she could once again feel fab.

But just when she thought
She would not get to wear her gown,
Her prince, or knight (please take your pick)
Came riding into town.

And after that weekend
She could finally see the light -
There were only two more days of hell
The end it was in sight,

And so it came to pass,
She got to have it all:
The boy, the clothes, the dancing,
Yes, she did go to the ball!!!!!"

Very true! At long last, my servitude is drawing to an end - my last day of Cinderella sweeping is tomorrow! In the meantime, I've been smuggling strawberry laces in to share with my co-workers, planning playlists to sing along to while we work, and generally just imagining I am Gisele from Enchanted, able to whistle up birds and woodland animals to help with all the cleaning!

-"Oh, but it does!"

[My gorgeous cousin]

"Since her arrival she had felt permanently like the heroine in a Hollywood musical and half-expected the crowds on the street to break into a choreographed song and dance. And indeed, wouldn't it be lovely, she thought dreamily as she was handed the warm bread wrapped in a sheet of paper and picked up her change, if a lush musical score began to swell in the background as the boulangere, gracefully leaping over the counter and landing next to Daisy, then took her by the hand and led her in some sort of pas de deux around the shop... It would be so excellent if this (really rather yummy-looking) fruit-and-veg guy started to juggle a few peaches while this young mother began to tap a funky beat on the handle of her baby's pushchair. More would start to do the same, juggle-juggle, tap-tap-tap, until eventually the whole market erupted into song... Then the fruit-and-veg guy would lift her high up, she'd stretch out her hands and launch into her big number, 'Paris je t'aime! Paris, je t'adore!'"
-Muriel Zagha

"No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true..."

Love, libraries and picnics xxx

You come to me on a summer breeze, keep me warm in your love, and then softly leave

Love, chocolate fudge cake and pink fizz xxx

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage

Love, longing and glass slippers xxx

When I wake up in the morning I feel like any other insecure 24-year-old

...Then I say, 'Bitch, you're Lady Gaga, you get up and walk the walk today!'"

-Lady Gaga

I could definitely do with this sort of inspiration right now. Working at a dismal, repetitive job is disheartening enough already, especially when my only friend here wishes the ending of Enchanted was "more realistic" and tells me that I am going to be "so disappointed" with life because I want to do a job I enjoy. At first, this really dispirited me - but after discussing it again a bit later when we were both less tetchy, I found out that my friend's parents had been doing the same job for decades and decades, and she assumed the same thing would happen to her.

I felt instantly heartened again - because it reminded me that what we surround ourselves with, and what we believe, really does help set our life's compass. I've been very fortunate to have been brought up by parents who really enjoyed their careers, and who encouraged me to see the sense in this: Why have low expectations of mediocrity and average-ness, when even just the dream of being or doing something extraordinary can make life more exciting?

After all, why can't the future be bright and life be brilliant? Occasionally imperfect and often hard work, of course - but brilliant nonetheless?

Studying at Cambridge University and falling in love with a quietly dashing hero have been my impossible dreams. Somehow, they have both come true, and I have never been happier. It is funny that my friend is studying in the same place as me, and also in a long-term relationship, but sees her life and the paths it could take in a much more negative way. For me, at least, it is worth so much more to dream for things desperately and love them to pieces if [when!] they eventually come true!

"Going away is very good for you. As I was walking around Los Angeles, looking at frippery, longingly caressing 80% of the stock at Maxfield, I felt like I had been jolted awake. I felt energised & excited again. I remembered that life can be fancy ALL THE TIME. Yes, all the time! You can surround yourself with beauty constantly! When I remembered, I made a silent pledge to myself to do exactly that."
- http://galadarling.com/

"If your head tells you one thing and your heart tells you another, before you do anything decide first whether you have a better head or a better heart."
-Albert Einstein

"When Tatiana had been a child in Luga, her beloved Deda, seeing her depressed one summer and unable to find her way, said to her, ‘Ask yourself these three questions, Tatiana Metanova, and you will know who you are. Ask: what do you believe in? What do you hope for? But most important - ask, what do you love?’"
-Paullina Simons

I believe in magic, sparkles and crumbs...

...I hope for happy endings, and I love The Boy and my camerado. That is all I need.

[Have posted this before, but it's still true!!]:-

"Just be you - strong and honest. The rest falls into place if you do that. It always has. It always will. Remember that. No matter what happens, remember to be honest with yourself. You’ll make mistakes. If you fail, forgive yourself."
—Melissa Marr

"Just remember in the darkest hour
Within your heart's the power
For making you
A hero too
So don't lose hope when you're forlorn
Just keep your eyes upon the skies
Ev'ry night a star is
Right in sight a star is
Burning bright a star is born!"

-A Star is Born, from Hercules

Love, Disney movies and Domino's pizza xxx

Some say my faith is like wings made of wax, that it won't last

...That I'm wasting my time,
But have they ever felt a love like this
Grace like a gentle kiss,
Beauty so divine

I was a soul
Stranded in bones
Before you

I was a dream
Too afraid to dream
Without you

But now
I want to chase the daylight
Like it's the last day of my life

I want to run,
Hide myself in the sun, and feel all these fears
Melt away

And I will never look back no I will never look back
I'm gonna live this life
Chasing the daylight

I'm chasing you, love

There's still arrows in my heart
There's still times I fall apart
And all I am left with are "Why's"

But then your love falls like a heavy rain
And I don't feel the pain
When you're by my side

...So open up the sky
And open up my eyes
Open up the sky tonight...

...I want to chase the daylight
Like it's the last day of my life
I want to run,
Hide myself in the sun, and feel all these fears
Melt away
And I will never look back, no I will never look back
I'm gonna live this life
Chasing the daylight
I'm chasing you, love..."

-This song is exactly how I feel.

"I just didn’t want ordinary existence to resume,
as though with you there could be such a thing."
-C.K. Williams

Love, Marilyn Monroe exhibitions and Millie's Cookies xxx