Street Style

Went shopping in Paddington, Brisbane today and found an awesome hat at The Endeavor Foundation store.

Playing with Words

Just some descriptive sentences I've been creating.

Steal Like An Artist

After reading Austin Kleon's "Steal Like An Artist" http://austinkleon.com/blog/ (a great book that my Mumma gave me for Christmas) I was inspired to do something creative. And the images below display the result :)

Bringing Sexy Back

If like me, your body forgot to grow boobs but you still want to wear a sexy, slightly revealing summer outfit this party season, never fear! A back can be JUST as sexy as cleavage. And thanks to stick on bras we can wear a dress that shows off our back and still pretend that we have boobs at the same time.

These are a few dresses that I absolutely love and coincidentally both are from perfume advertisements.

White Girl Shirts

If your skin is as pearly white as mine and you are of a mature age (aka over 19) then you know that protecting your shoulders in Summer is very important.

And nobody wants the hassle or the greasiness that comes with applying sunscreen every 4hrs, so I've found a practical & fashionable solution; white girl shirts.

Most of my short sleeve, collared blouses (which I've named "white girl shirts") have been given to me as hand-me-downs from my Nanna & Grandma and I love them. 100% cotton is most comfortable in the warm Australian sun and if the blouse is long enough you can make a knot at the bottom for a more modern (or rather 80s) look :)

Here's a few cool "white girl shirts" I've found recently. The brighter and crazier the print the better!

The first top is located at hickorees.com, the second at svpply.com and the third at etsy.com (80s shirts).

The MOST wonderful time of the year?

This time every year I seem to end up in the same situation. My Mum finishes teaching for the year and thus spends alot of time milling about the house enjoying the school holidays. The working year is over but what the f"#* she is still in fast mode racing around the house & yelling loudly when she can't find her glasses or "did you take my camera?!!" No I saw you put it on the kitchen bench yesterday...
"Oh."

It causes me a bit of anxiety because I have to make sure that I don't put a single fork out of place. During school time I swan about my day doing as I please when my back allows me to. But as soon as the holidays start I'm on my guard making sure I don't do anything to unsettle the monster that awakes when a cup (full of water that I am drinking out of) has been left on the bench for more than 1 minute or a fan is on when in the middle of December in Brisbane "it's not even hot, turn it off!"

Then I start asking myself; how the hell did I get into this situation? And then I remember that I have a chronic pain condition that limits the type & number of hours that I can successfully work. Which means that I'm poor as shit and don't yet know how I would be able to live in a rental property and still afford to buy food each day...

So I walk quietly to my room; spray some soothing lavendar spray, lye on my heat mat and hope that the next unessessarily loud words that my Mother bellows aren't directed at me.

Give lots of gifts!

Well it's getting pretty close to Christmas and if you still have some shopping to do why not consider the following option as a way to purchase gifts for people.

A lot of charities and not-for-profit organisations produce a range of merchandise to promote their cause and to also raise money for the good work that they do. The fact that a large portion of their projects and day to day jobs are carried out by unpaid workers is also another reason why selling merchandise is important to these organisations. 

So  why not check out the merchandise available on your favourite charities webpage and see if you can't purchase an item as a Christmas gift for a friend or relative. 

Here are some items from a few of my favourite Australian not-for-profit organisations that would make pretty decent Christmas presents;

This super cute owl shower cap is only $12.95 from the RSPCA website.

You can also get this cool bear shower cap for the same price. There are heaps more to choose from too! I want them all!

This beach towel would be an awesome Christmas gift and is definately needed this summer! Sorry the image is so small.

 

 

 

These thongs are said to be made by Dupe (owners of Havaianas) and are also said to be super comfy! Plus they're only $15.00! 

These sweet Ray Ban impersonations are only $12.00 which inlcudes local postage and handling costs. 

 

What are your favourite charities? I chose the RSPCA because I love animals and we picked up our dog Scout (staffy x cattle dog) from there. And I chose Youngcare because although I don't need 24/hr care I can empathise with what it is like to be a young person and all of a sudden not be able to do the things that a young person normally does (like dancing and running! argh my back hurts just thinking about that). 

Let me know if you find any other cool charity merch products that would make excellent Christmas pressies. Or pressies for any occassion really. Keep charities in mind next time you're looking for a present for a friends b'day, baby shower or any other special event that comes up. Then you can feel extra special because you're giving a gift to a friend and giving your support to someone/something that is less advantaged than you are :)

Amy

Awakening the dead

I am more of a visual person and prefer to use images rather than describing things through words.

So below are two images. The first depicts how I feel when I wake up in the morning and the second depicts how I feel when I realise that after eating some bfast I can take some pain killers that will eventually start to reduce my pain :) Yeaha happy dance!

Who let the elephant in?!

The other day I felt so stiff and paralysed that I couldn't get myself out of bed til 12:30pm.

I don't know why but every now and then I go to bed feeling relatively pain free and then when morning comes my body feels like it weighs about 200kg. Simply moving my leg a few centimetres takes all of my strength and then I fall straight back to sleep because I also feel incredibly exhausted.

It's almost as if there is an elephant lying on top of me and as much as I want to I just can't move until he decides to get off.

The only reasoning I can think of is that despite my efforts to not sit or stand for long periods & stretch everyday, my muscles have stiffened up to the point that they don't have the strength to pull me out of bed after a good nights rest.

The easiest way to loosen them up & get them working again is to lie on my electric heat mat, but of course when Mr. Elephant is sitting on top of me there's little chance of me being able to sit up and place the mat under my back :s The picture below is me under the elephant (with my ruby red slippers) and of course I had to add a fashion related elephant image underneath.

Jaime Pop

OMG I love Pip & Pop art creations and Jaime Lee demi-couture clothing designs. Together they tickle my happy bone & make my heart sing! la la la!

Fashion is...

Someone somewhere at some time said that fashion is basically self promotion.