Aussie Curves - Cocktail

Well it has been a while. I was really excited to start my blog and was starting to enjoy it but then the last few months hit and included moving house, mild health issues, job insecurity issues and then of coarse Christmas to top it all off. However I wanted to get back into it and figured Aussie Curves would be good motivation!

I'm in a huge rush but hopefully my next post will be much longer. I love the dress I used for this week, I have actually only worn it twice as I keep forgetting about it! I've had it a while and was disappointed to find it is actually a bit big for me at the moment as I have been sick and lost a bit of weight due to diet restrictions and malabsorption issues :-\

Oh the dress is actually strapless but I wear it with a bra with tiny straps as I am yet to find a strapless bra that works for me, haven't looked in years so who knows maybe there is one out there to support my bangers..

Dress: City Chic (early 2012)

Shoes: Sandler (in Myer in 2011)

Necklace: Autograph this week!



I would love to get a few close ups but as I said I'm strapped for time which is also why my hair isn't really done and my makeup is just the basics from today. With more time I actually love dressing up and going all out for special cocktail occasions but alas my evening plans are calling....(going fishing so this outfit is hardly appropriate!)

 

 

 

Aussie Curves - Festivals

Festivals! Ahh I have never been a big festival goer. Living in Canberra, none of the big festivals (or other events really) come here. I have gone to a couple of Big Day Outs and Soundwaves but not for two years and I have also gone to  few smaller local festivals. In all honesty whilst I enjoyed some things about being at festivals like hanging out with my friends, drinking, the food, chilling and listening to music I definitely disliked more things like lining up for drinks/to use the loo or atm, the stinking heat, the sweating and dehydration and the behaviour of some other festival goers. I have not been to one in two years and I actually don't know if I will ever go again!

Most girls at the festivals I went to were usually dressed in as little as possible. My main aim for when getting dressed for a festival was to be comfortable and COOL (as in the temperature!) I actually had a much simpler top planned for this week's outfit but when I was searching for it I came across this nice breezy, loose, colourful top instead!

 

Top: Virtu (last year or the year before)

Shorts: Jacqui E (last year)

Sunnies: DKNY

Necklace: Virtu/TS 14+

Thongs: Haviannas

 

Please excuse my pasty white pins and my silly it's-overcast-but-still-kind-of-bright outside squinted expression!

The hot air balloon necklace is one of my absolute favourites!

 

 

 

 

 

Aussie Curves - Tee

Well, one of the main reasons why I started this blog was so I could become involved in the Aussie Curves challenges. I came across Aussie Curves several months ago and have been reading some of the participants' blogs on and off since then. I've wanted to start a blog for a while however as I do not know anything about design, marketing or writing even I always hesitated and pushed the idea out of my mind. However I came to the conclusion that I was only holding myself back and just missing out on what I think would be a great and fun experience for me so here goes.

The theme this week is "Tee." I am definitely not a big a t-shirt wearer, in fact when I racked my brain (and wardrobe) I found that I do not really have many at all except basic cheap ones I bought to clean the house in and wear to the gym (when I actually go!)  I have a pretty big bust and I find for that reason I avoid t-shirt with prints on them because my bust can kind of make them look distorted and unclear.

I did manage to find one though that I do like in fact I like it so much I have it in two colours - white and dark olive green (unfortunately whilst it is one of my favourite colours it does not really suit my complexion!) I bought them at a Calvin Klein Outlet store in Las Vegas almost exactly 2 years ago. I rarely wear jeans and a t-shirt and I have actually never worn this exact outfit. The jeans I think look quite good in the photo when in actual fact they frustrate me a great deal!..They are the stretchy kind that look good and well fitted for oh about an hour before they are baggy everywhere including the waistband so therefore require regular washing which in turn fades the colour, annoying so I rarely wear them.

So without further ado..(is that even the correct expression?)

T-shirt: Calvin Klein (purchased 2011 in the USA)

Jeans: Dream Diva

Thongs: Havianna 

Necklace: Gift from about 6 years ago

Photobombed by our kelpie, he's not camera shy at all!

 

 

Ah now to try to figure out to link this to Aussie Curves...see if I can do it without breaking anything!

 

 





The beginning,...

Starting a blog is something I have been meaning to do for such a long time. The idea of putting my personal information, pictures and thoughts online is incredibly daunting to me and basically goes against my personality. I'm highly strung, shy and generally obsessive over how people might judge me so putting  myself out there is not something I would normally do at least without thinking a great deal about it!

I want to challenge myself and as cliché as it sounds I want to do something to shake things up a bit, I'm restricted right now in that I can't just pick up and move to another state, I can't just go on a big trip abroad and I'm frustrated with the routine and my life of work, home, some social stuff, work, home etc. I'm excited to be able to have a hobby as such and to put effort into something that I can be proud of!

As of right now I am home unwell and after watching hours and hours of TV (flicking between Lifestyle You and the Style channels...my favourites!) I was itching to get this show on the road.

So here we go!