My week in pictures:
and because you can't have whine without cheese
I'm ready for a new week
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Fun In The City
Kate & Emma at Sourced Grocery in Teneriffe
Have you ever played tourist in your own home town? Let me tell you it's so much fun and it makes you realise how wonderful the place is that you live in.
I left home early Saturday morning and met up with Kate & Emma who I have got to know through blogging. Earlier in the year they hosted me in their home town of Adelaide and this weekend was my turn to host them here in Brisbane. We hit inner-city hot spots like The Pink Flamingo, Crosstown Eatery, Paddington Antique Market, Les Salles, Blake & Taylor, Woolloongabba Antique Market, Absolutely Fabulous, New Farm Park and a Brisbane newbie Sourced Grocery in Teneriffe.
Sourced Grocery
The girls were so impressed with Brisbane which made be feel so proud of our city. I have never done a 'Best of Brisbane' style post here at ABT but I'm thinking it could be fun to do and great for anyone who might be looking at visiting our fabulous city!!
My weekend finished on a bright note with Harry arriving home from his grandparents house with this branch of gumnut for me. He spotted it whilst at the park and thought I would love it. He was spot on. I love it!!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Surviving the Storm
For weeks I have felt it coming. I could feel it in my bones. A storm was brewing and a big one at that. Even though I tried to prepare for it, even though I did my best to stand against it, I crumbled. It picked me up and tossed me about. Ripped at me. Crawled inside of me and tore me open. Then when it was through, when it had satisfied its craving, it threw me aside like unwanted trash.
Discarded by the side of the road. Frightened and alone, I lay there. Wondering if someone would come along and pick me up or if I would lie there for eternity. Forgotten.
Unwanted.
So there I lay. Exposed. Vulnerable and scared. Until from nowhere, she appeared. Beautiful and strong. Radiant and alive. She kneeled down beside me and for a moments just stared. I was afraid she was going to pass me by. I was certain that she would not want me. No one wants me. I am unwantable. Then before I realized what was happening she scooped me up and placed me in her pocket.
Safe.
And there I remain. No longer discarded. No longer abandoned. Protected in a pocket. I snuggle up and sleep.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Sydney Thinks It's SUSPICIOUS! and 5QF!
Hello friends!
Do you all remember me telling you about Michelle and Sydney moving our way? Well, the fun has begun!
Michelle was working, so Amber, Sydney and I went shopping in a far away city. Okay, it was 50 minutes away, but an area I'm only semi-familiar with.
After we found some great deals, we were hungry! And! We wanted to celebrate our successful Goodwill shopping trip. We decided Chinese sounded great. We stopped at one, found out the price, and decided to drive down to the next one, thanks to my GPS letting us know all the local Chinese restaurants.
The second restaurant was in a strip of buildings, with a pet store next door.
SYDNEY says, "Isn't it kinda SUSPICIOUS that the PET STORE is right next to the Chinese restaurant???"
Needless to say, Sydney is one funny gal! We love having her and her mama here with us! I used to have to drive two hours to be with them, but now it's less than 15 minutes from home!
Speaking of Sydney, her mother Michelle just started a blog! So far she has one post up, and I'd love to encourage you to visit again while she shares with us an incredible story. The lovely Sydney was a little girl with leukemia. Yes, I said was! =)
Please stop by and see her first post!
Now onto the 5QF!
1. Vow renewal ceremonies-yay or nay?
Hmm....I don't think it matters to me either way. There was a time when I thought it would be so romantic and so sweet. Now, my marriage feels stronger than ever, and renewing our vows doesn't really even cross my mind. Umm....I think that particular idea left me when I realized I'd never fit into my wedding dress again. Yeah, that was all part of my renewal dream. =)
2. What sound/s annoy you the most?
Oh goodness-I'm in trouble now! NOISE just annoys me!!! I like things quiet. BUT! Since that isn't possible with two of my kiddos still in the home, I deal with it. The one noise that really, really, REALLY can't stand is thumping. Thumping happens when Dan plays invisible drums, or I'm in bed and someone slams a door. I HATE thumping! Drives me crazy!
3. If you had to pick, would you have only all boys, or only all girls
Oh, now THIS is an unfair question! I mean, who else can I have as a wonderful little boyfriend? And what's more enjoyable than spending a day with my son?
But when you are asking if I had to have ALL of one or the other, that means there is more than one child involved. And since I have three children, I'll assume the question for me is three boys or three girls.
Along with my son being a wonderful companion for a day, he is also a REAL Mr. Fix-it! If there is anything wrong with it ("it" being ANYTHING), my boy is ON it-like, YESTERDAY!!!
If there is anything not wrong with it, my boy may try to make it better anyway! Folks, it's scary!
So, that being said (and I'm not one to try to embarrass my kids in my writing-sorry, Kota, but I had to say it this time!), I don't think I could handle three little boyfriends that are all Mr. Fix-its!
Not to mention that three boys brainstorming together can be a dangerous thing! Do you all remember when Kota's friend spent the night, and they changed all my clocks in the middle of the night?
So give me girls! I can handle the drama, the sleepovers, the traumatic experience of having 200 articles of clothing in the closet with nothing to wear, probably ANYTHING other than three little Mr. Fix-its!
4. Do you believe in alternative medicine?
Yes, I do. I don't actually practice it, which makes it sound a bit hypocritical on my part, but let me just explain my feelings.
I believe in doctors, and am not against medicine-I am SO grateful for Claritan D!
But I am also in favor of trying things that steer away from prescription drugs. I believe the chiropractor can help a person's overall health, and accupuncture, accupressure, and possibly homemade remedies-after all, before medicine was so readily available, people often had to use homemade remedies, I would think-just not sure of all of them being helpful. Pumping meds into the body all the time isn't good for the liver, from what I hear, so I am all for other solutions.
I'm basically a healthy person for the most part, so that is probably why I don't practice alternative medicine. But if I gain health issues as I age, I wouldn't not refuse the possibility of being helped by a less popular method.
5. Would you take a family members children and raise them if they needed it?
Hmm....it would depend if they were girls or.....BOYS! =)
Actually, it would depend on the whole situation. There are many factors to take into consideration.
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Okay peeps! I need to turn in for the night. Thanks for stopping by, and have a nice weekend!
Cheer and Vote
Asking for a little bloggy friend help, Please!
My daughter in law, Jerri, has Christian Cheer Company. She teaches cheer leading and has been involving the squad in community service. Go watch the video. I promise it will touch your heart and make you happy to see young people having the opportunity to help people.
Go Here , on facebook, and request to be a friend, scroll down until you see Christian Cheer's Video, and click on "like" to vote, I know that it's a hassle, but I would love for you to support their efforts and promise you will get a blessing from the video! thanks!
You can't vote on youtube, you have to do it on this face book page.
Big Thanks,
Lezlee
Preserve the SELF At All Costs
Smash365: Self-Protection
Self-protection is our strongest reaction pattern — it seems to be programmed into every cell of a living being in order to maintain, defend, and perpetuate itself. It is the essence of the life program and is also functioning within our elaborate me-structure. The entire me-structure demands to be protected and perpetuated as though it were a living being. The moment somebody says something critical about me, the instant reflex of preservation, defense, and aggression springs into action. ~Toni Packer, The Wonder of Presence
When we are aware of this instant reflex, we are better able to slow down or halt the defensive measures we take for self-protection. Spend some time being aware of your feelings and your reactions to certain situations, personal or otherwise. When you are aware of your inner reactions, how does your “public” response change? What if you prepared yourself before probable confrontational situations. What would those preparations look like, and how might that bring about a different outcome?
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I learned at a very young age that either I took care of me or I would be food for the carnivores. My fight or flight response is super sensitive and kicks in without me even being aware of it at times. While I am accutely aware of preserving my self, I am extremely unselfish. I do not take more than is my fair share and in most cases, I actually take a lot less. However, I give multitudes more than I take. Having said that though, I am always aware that if I do not look out for my self then no one will. I must always be on guard. Always in protective mode. Always on the look out for dangers to the self. The self must be protected, guarded at all costs.
This feeling of self preservation keeps me at arm's length from people. I cannot fully trust anyone because of the fear they may harm the self. I cannot allow anyone to get close because if I do then they may hurt the self. They may take from the self leaving it with nothing and alone. Scared. Frightened. Protect the self at all costs.
This is my mantra. My manifesto. My singular purpose in life. Simply to survive. Not live. Not even exist. Just survive. At times I feel like I am in a war zone. Constantly fighting an unseen, unknown enemy. Anyone and everyone could potentially be a danger. Even those I do allow close to me, there are times where I see their words and I wonder "is there some hidden threat behind what they are saying"? I will distance myself from them until I am certain that the threat to the self has passed.
This type of survival is exhausting. It is why I prefer being alone. When I am alone I don't have to worry about hidden dangers. I don't have to worry about people taking from me. Leaving me with nothing. Abandoning me. I don't have to fight for basic necessities.
I do this. I hide food. I gather things and save them. Just in case. In case I have no food. In case I have no shelter. Just in case. I have done this for as long as I can remember because since I was little my life has always been uncertain. I never knew where I would be living the next day. If I would have a place to live. From as far back as I can remember these fears have been with me and the more my illness grows, the more they grow. There are times where I am not hungry but if I am served food I will eat it. Every last bite. Until I am about to vomit. Until I can feel it sitting in my throat simply because it may be the last time I eat. I don't know when or if I will eat again.
Now these fears, in my current situation, are groundless. I have a home, food. I don't need to worry about these things. We don't have much, but we have. We always manage. There is always something. Even if it's a little, but I cannot let go of this preservation of self. Sometimes when I am eating even though I am not hungry and these thoughts are rolling through my mind, I realize how ridiculous and irrational it is, but even though I recognize the irrationality of it. I cannot stop myself. Just in case.
Preservation of self at all costs. Even from the imaginary ones.
Thank you!
When you put all your efforts and thoughts and energy into a project which you are so passionate about you can become extremely stressed and nervous and anxious as to whether it will work, whether people will embrace it, whether it will happen the way you had hoped and dreamt it would.
Yesterday saw the launch of our online store which has been a project I have been dreaming about and working on for a very long time. Seeing it come to fruition in the last month or so has been an extremely exciting yet anxious time. It is different and sometimes when things are a little different to the norm people might not understand how it works or what the idea is behind the concept.
To my complete relief and excitement yesterday's launch went extremely well and I was completely overwhelmed by the wonderful and positive response to our concept. I think the vintage items sold out within the first couple of hours which was amazing. We also sold out of the geometric throw rugs but we were able to restock those later in the afternoon so there are a few more left if anyone wants one. The 8 pink cockatoo lampbases have also sold out. I am considering getting some more in so keep checking back for updates on those if you missed out on one yesterday. The stock levels are going down rather quickly which is just so incredibly exciting.
Some people have said that they wished there was more. I will say that 'from little things big things grow'. This is just the beginning. As this concept is so new I really was not sure how it would go. So, it needed to be small to start with. It is my plan to hopefully present 8-10-12 vignettes a year. We will have our seasonal vignettes which will be for Winter, Spring, Summer & Autumn but keep watching as we are going to have some others in between the seasons as well. We are also hopeful to expand the vignettes to maybe 2 or 3 or 4 room scenes/vignettes per season.
So, there certainly is going to be lots more to come and the scope of this concept is endless. We have lots of ideas and we can't wait to put them into the works.
The next vignette we present is for Spring and it is all ready to go so keep watching for it's launch which will be sooner rather than later...it's going to be very pretty and colourful!
I would like to thank a few very special people because without them yesterday would not have been possible. Here goes...
Kell, Liv, Eve, Claire, Michelle, Tony, Michael, Max, Andy, Katie, Krishna, Mum, Dad, Brad {for putting up with my very cranky and anxious moods these last couple of weeks}, Elouise, Nick, Sam & Pete.
You guys are amazing and I really couldn't have done it without your help, guidance, feedback and support.
I would also love to thank those amazing bloggers who have posted about our store launch on their blogs and for spreading the word. You guys are just the best and so very supportive. Thank you from the bottom of my heart - Will from Bright Bazaar, Kimberlee from Brown Button, Kate from Polka Dot Pantry, Kell from Little French Nest, Mrs Blandings, Loni from Adore magazine blog, Natasha from Northern Light, Interiors Addict, Of Beauty & Love blog, Briana from HGTV Blog, Stylishirish blog, Australian Gift Guide blog, Gabrielle from Savvy Home Blog, Gild & Grace blog, Ivy & Piper blog. Chic Cottage Charm blog, Six Different Ways blog, Vicki Archer from French Essence. And if I've forgotten anyone please let me know!!
So, today there's lots to do, lots to ship and a house full of furniture to install into a house which was completely inundated by the floods earlier this year.
There certainly is never a dull moment around here...
Thank you again for making our launch so wonderful! I was blown away.
xoxo
Anna
P.S. There's lots of pink parcels heading out our door today!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
We Have Launched!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are now open!! Click HERE to visit our new online store. I hope you enjoy the experience!!
xx
Anna
www.absolutelybeautifulthings.com.au
How It Works...
In preparation for tomorrow's launch I thought I would give you a brief tutorial advising how the store is going to work and what my idea is behind the concept.
First and foremost I am a Designer and I really wanted that to be reflected in our online store. I wanted to create something which was different and exciting. Over the years we have had so many requests from overseas and interstate blog readers wanting to access our things which has really pushed me to open an online store so that everyone can have a piece of what we do.
One of the most important things I wanted to achieve with our online store was for our customers to have that same wonderful experience of entering our online store, as those who enter our bricks and mortar store.
In an attempt to make this succeed I thought it would be wonderful to present a series of seasonal vignettes which will showcase special things I have either found or had custom made. Items for sale will be put together in a room scene/vignette and basically each product which is for sale will have a number on it. You click on the number and then you will be directed to a full description of the item including the price, the size, how many we have available and see some more close-up images of the piece. You can then you can either add it to your cart or continue shopping in the room - it’s as simple as that.
The first vignette which we will be presenting in tomorrow's launch is for Winter 2011. Our next vignette after Winter will be for Spring and it will go live in around 8 weeks time.
Below, I have posted some images of our site structure using a dummy image. {This is just to give you an idea how the site will work...this is not the actual vignette}.
First Page {above} - Entry page into the store...
Second Page [above} - An image with some text describing our look for that season...
Third Page {above} - This page is the page you will be able to purchase from. You will basically be able to click on each product number which will then take you to a page similar to the page below which will give you full details about the product including the price, the size etc. And from that page below you can either add the item to your cart or continue shopping in the room...
The thing I will say is that we are not going to have a lot of stock of any particular item in an attempt to keep our things very special and exclusive. So, if you really want something then I suggest you go for it because it may not be there when you click back next time...
And yes, we are shipping our small goods internationally. It's just the furniture which we won't be shipping internationally at this time.
So, that's it. I hope you like my concept and I hope that each vignette we present will inspire you. If you've registered on our holding page over at http://www.absolutelybeautifulthings.com.au/ you will be one of the first to know tomorrow when the site goes live and then after that I will post about it here on the blog.
Thank you to everyone for your continued interest and support...
xo
Anna
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Tomorrow...
We've got lots of lovely things all wrapped and ready to be shipped...
To celebrate our launch tomorrow, the first person to purchase something on our new site will be sent this wonderful vintage book as a gift from me...
The 1oth person to purchase something on our new site will receive this set of 8 vintage linen table napkins as a gift from me...
And the 20th person to purchase something on our new site will receive this very special vintage book as a gift from me which I have read. It is the most gorgeous story about a man who finds his ideal house and how he restores it's eighteenth-century simplicity and how he decorated and furnished it. It talks about the things he collects in the house and is just such a lovely read.
Later tonight I will be posting a guide as to how to use our site as it is a little different from other online stores you may have visited in the past. So make sure you check back for that later on...
In the meantime, if you would like to know a bit more behind the scenes info. head over to Will at Bright Bazaar HERE as he has the full exclusive scoop on our store which launches tomorrow!!
One Roof Different Worlds
The events of the last 72 hrs have been turbulent to say the least. Not on the outside but on my inside. On my outside, I have smiled, laughed, joked, and nearly bitten my tongue in half. On my inside, a volcano has been erupting, lava spewing in all directions, a crazed missing link deseparately searching for a way out of its cage. It's been a very long 72 hrs.
But one of the things that I came to realize once I stopped for a few moments and simply breathed is that while we all may share the same roof over our heads we are from very different planets. I have watched with disgust as the people around me complained about things which they had no right to complain about and silently I seethed at them. In my mind, I plotted their deaths. Threw unseen daggers and filled their glasses with poisonous venom.
I came to realize one very important thing. Non crazy people disgust me. They are vindictive, unappreciative, greedy, selfish, and jealous. At least the ones I know are. While I am certain there are some crazies out there who are just like them probably even worse, I have not come across them. I don't know if it's the fact that we live inside of the chaos and therefore are more willing to lend a helping hand, a comforting word to someone who is hurting or in need. Or maybe it's because our worlds are so turbulent that whenever someone took a moment to offer a word of kindness to us it was worth more than gold and we want to give that to someone else.
I truly don't know, but what I do know is that I have been disgusted by these people. A resentment is building inside of me. I fear that there will come a day when I can no longer contain it and it will erupt. When it does, there will be casualties. I fear that I will be amongst them.
For all of the hardships, difficulties, and loss I have faced, in some ways I am glad I am bipolar. If being bipolar is what makes me offer kindness to a stranger, even if the only thing I have to give is my ear to listen, then I would gladly be bipolar instead of being the selfish vindictive non crazy that I seem to be surrounded by.
Drive in the Rain
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just a rainy day drive in the mountains.
XoxoxX
just a rainy day drive in the mountains.
XoxoxX
Words of Wisdom
I love these words of wisdom from architect Bill Ingram! I completely agree with him because if you delay that special thing will be gone and you will regret it forever!!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Kitten VS Donkey
JuJu the donkey made a new friend. Sort of. He seemed to be just chasin' tail!
XoxoXOx
Poison Ivy
When I was about 10 or 11, I went to visit my mum. It had been months since I had seen and I hated visiting her but since it was summer I got out voted by the adults who felt that I needed to spend time with her. She lived with her boyfriend who was also a drug dealing gun trafficker. Real upstanding role model. He had a son from a previous relationship who was about two years older than me. We went to the same school but since he was two grades ahead of me we didn't hang out much. Merely smiled and said hi if we happened to pass each other in the halls. Neither of us really wanted to have to explain to our friends how we knew each other. It was an unspoken understanding and we both kept our end of the deal.
However that summer we both were there and attempting to make the best of it. One Saturday night our parents (my mum his dad) went out leaving the two of us alone. There was no A/C in the trailer so we were sitting on the front porch. The porch light glowed behind us as we chatted about school, parents, and not wanting to be there. Suddenly a car sped past. It was a black thunderbird. It didn't go far before it stopped. We could see the red of its brake lights. I remember Junior saying, "Wonder who that is" as the car slowly reversed. It stopped right in front of the house. It seemed like eternity but I am certain only seconds passed as we sat on the porch squinting through the darkness at the figures huddled in the black thunderbird.
That was when three figures exploded from the car and we were bombarded with loud bangs, but mostly I just remember the ping ping sound the bullets made as they ripped through the front of the trailer. I was frozen in place. Fear and the ping ping sound would not allow me to leave that spot.
I most likely would have died that night if Junior hadn't been there. I remember him grabbing my hand and screaming "Run". At his command, my feet unfroze and we ran. Through the night, through the darkness behind the trailer, through the woods, through the fields of corn, through the poison ivy and down a sloping hill. The entire time we could still hear the ping pinging of the trailer and voices coming closer so we ran.
I don't know how long we ran, but suddenly Junior stopped. I slammed into him and he dragged me down behind a tree. He placed his finger upon my lips and pulled me close to him. There under the moon behind a tree surrounded by weeds and creatures of the night we sat and waited.
Eventually the pinging stopped. We heard tires squeal, loud voices, and after what was probably only minutes the bouncing beams of flashlights slicing through the night. We didn't move. I remember my teeth chattering as sweat poured down my face. Junior held me tighter. The bouncing lights danced on all sides of us. We didn't breathe. Finally a voice called out, "Junior, it's your dad. Where are you guys? Are you ok? Come out. They are gone. It's ok now."
Junior was skeptical. I remember his hot breath against my ear as his lips whispered "stay here don't move I'll be right back" and he disappeared into the night. He backtracked, up the hill, behind the bouncing lights, behind the voices, behind me. After he gone as far as he dared go, he finally stepped out into the night. I prayed he would come back for me. The bouncing lights fell upon his face and it was his dad, his uncle, and a friend of theirs. His dad hugged him, asked if I was ok. Junior said "Yes one sec I'll go get her" and he walked to our hiding place and helped me out. I remember holding his hand so tightly but he didn't complain.
My body was almost convulsing I was shaking so hard. His hand in mine and his arm around my shoulder we walked back to the trailer. Back to the ping pinging. As soon as we reached there, I phoned my gran. It would be a year before I visited my mum again. That would a decision I would also deeply regret.
When MY Book Comes Out, We'll Have To Hold 'Em Back!!!
Well folks, this is my latest chocolate bouquet! What do you think? I really would appreciate your input!
And secondly, maybe you can tell me how you feel about this as well~I'm going to get on the ball and make a book! A chocolate bouquet book!
Leave me a comment and tell me what you think!
My hubby has been encouraging me to do so for some time now, and to be honest, the biggest obstacles I face are:
1. I'm only HALF computer literate! That means, I have no idea how to go about uploading my book to the internet!
2. The ideas I come up with are straight from....MY BRAIN! Since you all know that I have Blon roots, you TOTALLY understand what the problem is there! Us Blons have to work twice as hard to make sense of things, which means it is going to be A LOT OF WORK!!!!!
But I guess that ALSO means that everyone already knows what a challenge this will be for me, so they'll be lining up at the library computers, office computers and their friends' home computers to get my book!
And that brings me to the third obstacle, which won't really be a problem for me at all! It will be a problem for everyone else!!!!!
How are y'all gonna keep everyone is a straight, single file line, with no cutting?
Here's an idea!
Put up barricades!
Or stanchions!
Or, if you want to keep them in line in a first class manner, how about velvet ropes?
Any will work, I'm sure!
So anyway! Please leave me a comment-what would you think of how-to book on chocolate bouquets?
And one last question, which I'd appreciate your input on:
Thanks everyone! And don't forget to leave a comment! =)
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Big Week Ahead...
It's a big week in this neck of the woods. Our online store goes live on Thursday...eeeekkkk!! Scary!! If you want to be one of the first to know when we actually go live on Thursday make sure you sign-up on our holding page over at http://www.absolutelybeautifulthings.com.au/
We are also very busy getting our back rooms at Black & Spiro ready to open again. Hopefully they will be ready to open by Friday.
So, lots happening and lots to do. Thank goodness I have lots of fresh flowers in the house which we picked from our garden over the weekend. They keep a smile on my face in busy times like these!!
Take the Dates NOW
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| Gooey lumps of goodness |
Seriously get them away from me before I become a date. I have eaten more in the last two days than I have in the last two months and if someone doesn't take this damn box of dates away I am going to eat every last one of them so help me I swear I will.
Oh I almost forgot to mention:
He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!
Actually Jigger got back Saturday morning and it's been a hectic two days. I am hoping fingers and eyes crossed my SIL leaves Monday and everyone stops coming. The steady flow was just a mere trickle by Sunday afternoon so I am hoping hoping hoping it's over. Things can calm down. He and I can have a conversation that lasts for more than two minutes without someone msging, calling, and/or knocking on our door. There are moments when I just want to throw all of the gifts out the front door and say "have at it don't bother us take what you want" but that's not how it's done. I smile and pretend. Like always. Tradition first.
Hopefully I get my computer back tomorrow. Jigger had them do a total overhaul so it is getting new innards and some clothes as well. Super excited about that. I realize I am using his computer but it's not the same. It's not MINE. I need to use MINE because it's MINE. I have a thing with my things. No one but me touches them and I don't use other people's. It freaks me out. I literally will have a full blown panic attack if you touch my stuff. It's not even like my stuff is fancy or expensive or irreplaceable. It's just MINE and you can't touch it. There is no logical rational explanation behind this. It is what it is. So don't touch my stuff.
So maybe I'll be less whiney than I have been for the last two months, but most likely not. This is my place to whine. Not gain followers, be snarky or popular. It's my space to be the weak, whiney, nagging person that I am not in real life. In real life, I suck it up and push ahead. I sacrifice everything without complaint. I don't have to be asked. I just do. As much as I can. However all of that frustrations and resentments builds inside and if I don't let it out somewhere, then it comes out in unhealthy ways like me screaming at Jigger or sliding a cool blade which btw I have NOT done in a few months so I am super happy about that.
Happy dance.
I have had the urge but I haven't given in. Sometimes when we are lying down Jigger traces the scars with his finger. I know it makes him sad to see them, but I always feel calm looking at them. It's not something that I can explain. It just is what it is.
I have been exercising everyday except the last two and once I get my computer back I plan on starting again. I have been doing ZUMBA and it nearly kicks my ass, but I love it. It's easy for me to do especially with my back and leg being stupid. When I was in the states I had a treadmill which I miss terribly. It was awesome. I walked for miles and moons on that thing. That's what I have been up to the last few days. Don't worry we'll return to your regularly scheduled insanity shortly.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
White & Wander
Just wanted to give you all the heads up {if you don't already know} that the extremely talented and creative Emma Clements from White and Wander and her mum have launched their amazing online store. It is filled to the brim with antlers and globes and all sorts of amazing collected things. I really think their store fills a void in the market {here in Australia} for stylish vintage treasures and in their own words "it is a discovery of time worn treasures and imperfect luxuries."
Click HERE to start fossicking through their wonderful collection...
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