...Out With the Old, In With the New...

2009 rolled past so quickly that it left my head reeling and my legs wobbly… or maybe that’s because of all the tequila we slammed for New Years celebrations!

Either way, I’m here this afternoon, slightly worse for wear and in desperate need of sleep. But it’s the first day of 2010 and the sun is shining bright with all the promises a new day brings… how could anyone close their eyes against that sunlight?!

I hope this year doesn't go as fast as last... I was just getting used to being naughty!
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...Spoilt Rotten...

Pearls, Laptops, SLR Digital Cameras, Monolo Blaniks, Zoo Venture Tours… Hello Christmas!!!

I don’t think I’ll ever find a man silly enough to marry me, because my family spoil me rotten. Lucky for me, I’ll have all these fancy presents to keep me company when I’m an old, spoiled cat lady!

Hmmm… maybe next Christmas I should ask for a cat?

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...Joie de Vivre...

~I don’t want to go through life shaking hands. I want to hug and kiss people; to welcome them into my life…

My door is always open~
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...Colour Me Happy...

It all started with cartwheels of colour rolling across the lawn to Commonwealth Avenue; as people in their brightest outfits made their way to Foreshore! Deadmau5 and Bloody Beetroots were by far my favourite sets of the day. The music crept up on me and before I knew it, I was just like every other festival junkie… Starving at midnight because I had been too busy dancing to remember to eat!

Loving all these bold colours making their way into Summer! Napolean Perdis is contributing to our human rainbow with his latest set of high-voltage lipsticks ranging from fuschia to coral!

Every girl should have something that packs a punch this season!

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...Dance Like Nobodies Watching...

Sometimes you've gotta kick up your feet, throw out your arms and dance your little heart out! But with all the cameras around these days... never take that advice 'dance like nobodies watching' unless you don't care if anyone sees. Because as I learnt last weekend, there is always somebody watching!

Dancing to heartbeats.
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...All We Need is Love...

How can anyone profess to be a lover not a fighter? If you are passionate enough to feel an emotion as powerful as love… Then you have the very same impulses for fighting as well. You fight to keep that love alive, you fight to protect the one you love, you fight because that very love you claim, burns you up and leaves you a little bit insane. All is fair in love and war… Because those are the two times when even you don’t really understand yourself. Both love and war leave you unpredictable… a wildcard.

…Fierce…
…Obsessive…
…Emotional…
…Protective…
…Impulsive…

Too many of us strive so hard to separate the two… that we become lost. Alone and incomplete.

I love someone… Just the thought of him makes me giddy, sending butterflies through my belly. When he’s with me; I’m so happy that I can’t imagine wasting time tackling someone to the ground for fisticuffs. All I want is to be with him, doing all that lovey dovey mushy stuff… But first, I have to fight for him, because the good stuff doesn’t come easy.

The juice is worth the squeeze.

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...If the Shoe Fits...

It wasn't only the horses being reigned in at the Melbourne Cup this year! Women everywhere were fighting the desire to kick off their heels, and wiggle bare toes through the cool grass surrounding the racecourse. Some of us reigned in that desire like expert jockeys. We looked down at our satin-clad feet and remembered that even Cinderella was just a dirty cleaning girl without her pretty slipper.

The fashion on the field this year was flirty, bold and bohemian-chic. But wearing hippy-plaits is no excuse for starting the day in head-to-toe glamour, and finishing barefoot and breathless!

If the shoe fits, then KEEP IT ON!
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...Better the Devil You Know...

We all have a little bit of Devil inside of us… The girl sending saucy messages to her boyfriend. The cheeky kid putting salt into the sugar container. Even the old man; turning off his hearing aid to ignore the wife’s nagging.

Some of these little devils are black and depressing. They make you feel cranky and cruel so you give out lots of lollies at Halloween, hoping they make everyone pudgy! My Devil wears satin and sequins and hogs all the lollies to herself!

Happy Halloween!
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...Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder...

Miranda Kerr swears by Yoga! For Jessica Alba; it’s 3 litres of water a day… But my beauty secret; is my dogs!

Just one look at my huskies’ eager brown eyes is enough motivation for me to lace up those joggers, fill up the water bottle and head to the park for a jog. Even with a gruelling work day stretched out before me… and rain clouds swooping in around the city, I drag myself out of bed and hit the pavement for a solid 5k’s.

As childish as it may sound… looking down at their confident, easy strides; pushes me into jogging harder, faster and longer that I enjoy. I’ve always been a competitive person and just once I would like for my dogs to slow down before I do!

As it is, when we pull ourselves up the driveway, home sweet home… my legs feel like jelly and I collapse into the shower. But those furry balls of drool and energy run into the backyard for a few victory laps.

What would I do without them keeping me fit?!
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...Walk a Mile in Their Shoes...

If I didn’t love shoes so much, I would be one of those barefoot hippies all the time. Nothing compares to the feel of freshly cut grass tickling at your toes. Nothing… except maybe a pair of smooth, satin straps, winding up from a plush leather sole and wrapping around my ankles… shining bright under disco lights.

…Wedges…
…Platforms…

…Pumps…
…Stilettos…

Where would we be without high heels?! 4 inches closer to the ground, that’s where!

Did I mention that I’m a tad short?
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...Living the ParkLife...

Being one of the shorter girls moshed into a Music Festival dance floor is usually not a good thing. There’s a lot of jumping around or climbing onto big, strong shoulders so I can get a chance to see the stage… Neither of which were an option, after all the naughty birthday cake I’d loaded up on at brekky.

But at Sydney Parklife; I enjoyed being surrounded by all those leggy barbies and giant basketballers! Because by the time those gloomy clouds spilled over with rain, hardly any droplets made it onto me before landing on all those tall heads looming over me.

With Little Boots rocking her Indie-Chic style and La Roux pulling out those dirty beats in a crazy wardrobe… None of us had any time to notice the cold as we danced our little hearts out.

Best Birthday Yet

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...Carpe Diem...

Seize the day... He who hesitates is lost... The early bird catches the worm... A stitch in time saves nine... We’ve all heard it one way or another, but how many of us really take note of it?

Too many times lately I have caught myself worrying about all those nasty little what-ifs. What if he doesn’t like me? What if they don’t appreciate my work enough for a raise? What if my parachute doesn’t open and I just keep falling??

None of it matters anyway. We all make mistakes, and we all get rejected for things occasionally. The important thing is to learn from those experiences and keep trying. Falling doesn’t have to mean failure. You’ve only lost if you don’t get back up and try again.

Knowing is better than wondering. Waking is better than sleeping. And even the biggest mistake beats the hell out of sitting on the sidelines and never living your life.

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