Face Lift!

I started this blog over a year ago. I have been meaning to get around to giving it a facelift for months on end, so voila!

I plan on introducing two new features in 2012.
Well, they’re kind of new, anyway!

The first is the return of Sunday snippets; a weekly collection of bits and pieces that have inspired or moved me during the week.

The second is Nosh. I plan to share my tried and tested favourite recipes, as well as a few food experiments.

I am particularly excited about this feature!

I hope that you all had a wonderful christmas and I look forward to sharing 2012 in much more with you!

Real Life Sunday Snippets.

What a whirlwind weekend.

I turned 23 on Friday.

I don't feel much wiser, particularly since I think I may have a had a little too much party punch last night.

I'm very much embroiled in the realty of life right now.

Sometimes you drink a little too much home made fruit punch.

Sometimes you feel hazy, and all you want is the longest, hottest shower and some more sleep.

Sometimes you need to take it like a solider, bundle up your lap top and head to the university library.

In the meantime, I have a selection of real life snippets for this sunny little Sunday!

Last weekend, my housemate and I headed out to the Fremantle Street Arts Festival.

I was there mainly for the break and aerial acts.

This one crew were insane. They were break dancers, but then they strapped on stilts and did a whole lot of crazy stuff that shouldn't even be possible on stilts. They're called Stalker Theatre and they're from Sydney.

I'm currently training towards silks and ropes, so I love seeing them in action.

I've got another 12 weeks of training before I can even get up there, but I'm starting to develop muscles on my muscles, see?

This was my favorite routine of the day.

This is Flo Foxworthy. She is a well know costumier from New Zealand.

Today she posted that photo of the jars on her facebook wall.

I love organization, and I really enjoy sequins. So seeing this makes my heart race a little bit, and inspires me to organize my sewing room/studio a little bit better.

This is very sweet. It makes me cry.

From my involvement with the burlesque and dance world, I was introduced to The Belly Dance Costume Recycle Project.

I think it is an awesome move. People sell all kinds of second hand dance costumes on there, not just belly dance costumes. I know from my years on competitive dance circuits that costumes are ridiculously expensive, and usually not worn that many times because judges/audiences want something fresh. It is heartening to see these beautiful things being recycled and given a new life.

Sunday Snippets

I did it!

I actually made it to the second instillation of Sunday snippets; a collection of bits and pieces that have inspired me or moved me during the week.

Another head wreath from Etsy. Yeah, I'm a little obsessed.

I love the look of henna tattoos. I love the idea of having something beautiful on my skin that lasts long enough for admiration, but not long enough for regret.

There are a few local henna artists in Perth. I think I might make an appointment and get something pretty done.

I've actually know about this one for a long time. Its an old favorite which became particularly relevant this week. Owen and I decided to go our separate ways. I'm doing alright. Taking the time to heal and focus on other things. Allowing myself to cry when I need to, and enjoying my own company.

"But lonely is a freedom the breaths easy and weightless,

and lonely is healing if you make it."

I'm giving my support to the 'Too Many, Too Soon' project.

Pop onto the website and have a look around. Listen to what David Field has to say.

Upload your photo and show your support for The Kids Help Line, and your solidarity with people everywhere who are working towards making it more acceptable for young and old people alike to seek help.