welcome to BC Saturday Club The Missions…

here you’ll find all the Missions so far to get out and enjoy downtime

there’s nothing too fancy schmancy… just celebrating life,

with a little bit of spare time for you

you certainly don’t need a bundle of cash…this is about celebrating the little things!

…so sit back, plan your Saturday’s and enjoy!

oh and of course, it goes without saying that you can do these missions any day of the week…

think of me when you are clubbing and oh, try and wear a ruffle!

 

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Beach Cottage ♥ Saturdays Club – The First Mission

go out to a coffee shop, alone or with the one you love

buy yourself your favourite beverage

take a newspaper and take a seat

open your paper,

sit a bit, relax a bit,

read a bit, dream a bit,

people watch a bit,

imagine a bit,

deep breathe a bit

but most of all just sit and stop

and watch and be a bit

and if you can’t do that,

if you haven’t got the money for a cup of coffee in a shop…make your own, take it outside, look up at the sky & do all of the above, if you can’t be alone, then take your kiddos, give them a treat and try anyway and if you are unable to find the time or have any other excuse, and believe me I know them, find a way, baby.

Preferably there will be a ruffle about your person;  it would be great if it was a ruffled t-shirt in white!

and don’t forget, whatever you do…life looks better in wellies

you can find BC Mission Number I post here and you can see what I got up to on this mission here

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Beach Cottage ♥ Saturdays Club – The Second Mission

you must take yourself out alone for some me-time

or with a sweet friend or the one you love

you must embark in a hunt for all things lotion and potion

you must treat yourself to something nice

you must test and sniff and pour and rub-in

you must ooh and aahh and sigh and dream

and revel in fragrance and in softness

and really you must just delight in all things girl

in all of the above, it is preferable that about your person you are sporting a ruffle or two…you may or may not wear wellies…(you have the ability to become a Life Member if you do…)

and yes I do know for some of you that read this blog that even $5 to spend on indulgence in yourself is so not in the equation right now…so for you girls you must, on this trip, instead indulge in window shopping…please, believe me, I have been there where spending money on myself for a little frippery was so not appropriate…to be frank though and hindsight is a wonderful thing, embrace this all in the name of research, knowing that in the future, when you can, it will be oh-so-much-sweeter

…enjoy, embrace and indulge in that down-time

you can find the Mission Number II post here

and you can read all about what I got up to & treated myself to here

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Beach Cottage ♥ Saturdays Club – The ThirdMission

 

you must head out

to a place

that sells things

that are naughty-but-nice

you must

embrace

indulging in the thing

you love but

you never let yourself eat

it must be full of calories

and it will certainly help

in the live-the-good-life-factor if

it incorporates

chocolate

cream

sugar

ice-cream

honey

pastry

…any

or all of the above

you must

take long, slow

spoonfuls

of pure indulgence

you must embrace

the power

of downtime

and watch

quietly

as you enjoy your treat

the world go by

oh and rock those ruffles…BC’ers wear white and ruffles

you can find the Mission IV post here

and what I got up to on my Mission right here

 

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Beach Cottage ♥ Saturdays Club – The Fourth Mission

you must head to your nearest

florist

or flower market

whereupon

you must spend quiet, easy, laid-back time

oooging among the flowers

you must touch

and stroke

and sniff and smell

and you must

treat yourself

to your favourite bunch

after which

you must place

your flowers

in a basket or

tote

so they are just poking out from the top

and you must then

sling that bag

over your shoulder

and skip down the road

with your flowers

and your bag

and your ruffly stripes

upon entering home

you must

make the choice

between

splitting up your beauties

and dotting them all around

or arranging your bunch a bit more…fancy

you must select

an appropriate

Beach Cottage style vessel

…a mason jar, a vintage bottle, an old milk bottle, a teacup, a jam jar

you must carefully place

a seashell or something white

alongside your flowers

and you must spend the

remaining time of

your Saturday Club downtime

foofing with your flowers

and dreaming

and being

and wearing white, ruffles and prairie boots helps!

you can find the Mission IV post here

and you can find out what I got up to for my Mission if you click here

 

 

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Beach Cottage Saturday Club Mission V

 

you must take yourself to a stationers

or paperie

and buy a fancy

or not so fancy

notepad

or just some sweet little paper thing

that you otherwise might not buy

you must then proceed

to a coffee shop

whereupon

you must start to ponder

things you’ve always wanted to do

but haven’t

you must write down this list

as you drink your coffee

or tea

when you have your sweet wishes

you must muse

your list

then you must proceed

to plan how you may

succeed

in accomplishing

one of the things you’ve always wanted…

your choice

can be something simple

some little

or something

huge

and

lifechanging

just sit

and

ponder awhile

dream awhile

think awhile

and delight

in your dreams

and your downtime

 

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Beach Cottage Mission Number Six

You must take yourself off

to a favourite shopping place

& you must hunt out

a little store full of beauties

girlie beauties

that you can use

to adorn

yourself with pretty things

you must stay awhile

you must give yourself permission

to browse

and try on lots of pretties

and pose in the mirror

and ummm and ahhh

and you must buy yourself

a few jewellery treats

and afterwards

you must further your downtime

in a cafe

whereupon

you will open your secret little bag

and indulge in your new lovelies

…when your coffee arrives

you will sit with your new piece

and love it for a while…

 

 

enjoy…and remember to check in here with your comments…or leave your pics for me on my Facebook page!

 Beach Cottage Saturday Club Mission Seven

you must announce to those around you

that at a certain time

night or day

it matters not

you will be unavailable

you will be taking some time

just for you

in the small room in your house…

and there will be no interruptions

you will gather candles

more than you think you would ever need

and place them around your bath**

you will hunt out special fragrances

and beauty aids

you will put these within easy reach

you will gather up supplies

think wine, limoncello, beer

and

chocolate

in this mission

it is

essential

that you have

chocolate

you will fluff

& fold carefully an abundance of towels

you will ensure all signs

of stinky males

are removed…

and when the time comes

you will

CLOSE THAT DOOR

run that tub

woosh those bubbles

pour yourself a drink

open that chocolate

and sink right in

upon which

you will spend

at least an hour

indulging

soaking those bones

relaxing those muscles

and

taking time out

just for

you

enjoy

* if you do not have a bathtub, shock, then you can substitute this with your shower…someone recently on Facebook told me about this and it is really soothing…though you’ll probably have to lose the chocolate   ..just carefully place candles all around your shower stall, turn off the lights, do a few beauty things while you are in there, let the water wash away your troubles and breathe it all in…

 

 

 

 

 

 Beach Cottage Saturday Club Mission Eight

 

 

 

 

 

Required tools for this mission :  soft pillow/cushion, vintage crochet, patchwork blanket, flask of something sweet, magazine or newspaper, t-shirt with ruffle, prairie boots or wellies,

Your Mission

Should you wish to accept it

is this

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you must find yourself

a sweet and sunny

little spot outside

on your balcony

in your garden

down the road

at the park

and to that spot you must

take a pillow

a blanket

(crochet, ruffle or patchwork will do)

a flask of something sweet

and of course

you must have

chocolate

you will place

your pillow

and your blanket

and your supplies

in your spot

and you will sit

and relax

you must take deep breaths

of clean fresh air,

you will take in the sky

and the grass

and nature around you

you will open your magazine

and read for a bit

you will sip your sweet drink

and you must spend the

remaining time of

your Saturday Club downtime

doing nothing

just daydreaming

and just

being you for a bit