Vanity

These are often the hardest posts to write so they deserve a special place. This is where I bare my soul, confront my issues and ask for a shoulder to cry on. It’s also a place for me to allow myself to feel proud.

Vanity

Stare

07:28PM | August 11, 2012 | 18 comments

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Have you ever sat on the train quietly, your headphones blasting Missy Higgins new album of soulful treats whilst you put your make up on and find yourself being stared at? I have. Melissa has too. It’s rarely the dirty old guy you think it will be either, most of the time it’s other women [...]

Slurp

12:34AM | August 3, 2012 | 4 comments

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The older I get the more I’m starting to realise that I’m becoming my mother. I could go into many intricate reasons as to why that is but one of the most simplest (and extremely mundane) ways is simply by my new found choice in beverages. More precisely, tea. After winning a years worth of [...]

17 Sundays at Blogopolis PART ONE

02:16AM | July 20, 2012 | 24 comments

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Ahhh… don’t you just love blog conferences! I may be a little addicted and I’ve definitely lost count on how many blogging events I’ve attended and hosted in the last two years. The most recent conference was Nuffnang Blogopolis (#NNB2012) in Sydney which is what the next few posts are all about. When I go [...]

27 Blinks

11:32AM | July 18, 2012 | 13 comments

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Yesterday, the 17th of July was my 27th birthday. Steve was at work and Aidan was at daycare so I was a free agent for the morning. We weren’t flush with cash so shopping was out of the question as were any beauty treatments or even the idea of getting my hair done. Rather than [...]

How to Date Yourself

11:51PM | July 15, 2012 | 11 comments

I’ve been sick, stuck in the house with a whining sick little boy and a mountain of housework to get through. It was Thursday night, Steve had come home early so I just decided to get out for a few hours, I needed it. I felt myself making excuses “We need toilet paper and condoms.” [...]

Female For Life: Part Four

06:00AM | July 9, 2012 | 20 comments

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Every now and then I do something even I don’t expect me to do… like flounce about on my blog wearing a onesie. You could say FFFWeek gave me the burst of confidence I needed to show you the Yoga Body Suit from Female For Life. I’ve been holding on to it for weeks, making [...]

Mummy Beauty Fashion Blogger

12:38PM | July 6, 2012 | 21 comments

I get asked all the time to sum up my blog into one category. Am I a beauty blogger, a fashion blogger or a mummy blogger? To be honest I kind of resent the fact that I have to “fit in” anywhere. I’m confident enough to believe that I’m unique and coined the term “Vanity [...]

No Cure For Perfectionism

10:12AM | June 28, 2012 | 3 comments

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I’m sitting here on my couch rugged up under a blanket with the soft sounds for play school in the background, the only thing separating the boy from my lap since I returned from New York. I’ve been back for a week now and I’m extremely aware of the fact that I haven’t blogged in [...]

Shake it Off

09:27PM | June 3, 2012 | 8 comments

The last few months have been the busiest I can remember. At the end of the year I told myself that this year would be simpler, less complicated and I’d stick to my goals, I’d stay focused. This was the year I was going to be strong, surround myself with those who love and truly [...]

Colour Correction at Stevie English Hair

10:47PM | May 24, 2012 | 26 comments

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Over the Christmas holidays I did something very silly… I box dyed my hair. I know, I know, lots of people do it and I used to do it for years, it’s an OK thing to do but my hair hates it now. I switched to Original Mineral hair care had a lot of luxurious [...]

Kidspot Ford Territory Top 50: Day In My Life

10:00PM | May 16, 2012 | 45 comments

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On Tuesday 15th May 2012 I decided to film everything I did that day for my entry in this weeks Kidspot Ford Territory Top 50 Bloggers Competition prompt “Day in my Life”. It was a huge day but an even bigger drama trying to get the video uploaded. I hope you enjoy the sneak peek [...]

Distant Love

05:42PM | May 14, 2012 | 5 comments

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I was in Melbourne when I got the call, standing in the middle of the apartment wearing only stockings and a bra, curling wand in my hair, getting ready for Fashionopolis. The nervous voice of Monica’s mother gave me shivers. She sounded scared, which made me scared, which made me want to run home immediately. Monica [...]

MBFWA – Thursday’s Outfit

03:26PM | May 6, 2012 | 12 comments

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Photos by Caitlin What I wore to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia on Thursday 3rd of May 2012 to attend The Innovators and Roopa Pemmaraju shows… TS14+ Pebble Stone Dress TS14+ Essential Legging TS14+ Essential Singlet ASOS Overshirt (borrowed from Caitlin) City Chic Belt City Chic Bangles Lovisa Necklace Guess Jelly T-Bar Sparkle Flats Equip Sunglasses [...]

Perfect Hydre Curls

11:51AM | May 1, 2012 | 38 comments

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This was my first official runway show for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia and it couldn’t have gotten off to a better start, the Camilla ”Gypset” Runway Show was sensational. So much colour, movement, ethnic exploration and expression… I fell for each and every piece. I was right up the back in the nose bleed section [...]

TS14+ Winter 2012 Catalogue Shoot

06:28PM | April 13, 2012 | 22 comments

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Sometimes the most magical things happen when you least expect it. You could be sitting on your couch in your PJs, reminding your toddler for the millionth time that jumping off the couch isn’t as cool as he thinks it is and then BAM you get a phone call about something awesome. I was lucky [...]

Ellie

11:55PM | March 23, 2012 | 15 comments

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This is Ellie, she’s my very first, one and only, Blythe Doll. There are few people who fall head over heels for a doll, especially one with such odd proportions and creepy colour changing eyes but I did and I fell hard. It started a few years ago as I stumbled around craft blogs, flickr [...]

The Tide is High

10:16PM | March 20, 2012 | 33 comments

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I watched as my personality seemed to shrink in front of the mirror as I stood there, my eyes grey and bemused by my reflection. I slipped on my favourite SARA swimsuit, I loved how I felt in it, secure yet colourful. My eyes caught a glimpse of my inner upper thighs and I shuddered, [...]

Q&A with Danimezza via Spreecast

12:22AM | March 17, 2012 | 0 comments

Pearly Whites

02:28PM | March 8, 2012 | 14 comments

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… or should I say “Partly Yellow”? I didn’t smoke, I brushed my teeth, I went to the dentist and ate all my vegetables. However in high school I developed a few additional bad habits such as a taste for potato cakes with chicken salt, licorice sherbet bombs and litres upon litres of coca cola. All this [...]

Thankfully Grounded

02:46PM | March 3, 2012 | 12 comments

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I’m not sure why I let it affect me so much, this feeling of inadequacy, the mistrust in my own decisions and constant fear of social rejection. I know these feelings have been around much longer than my career in social media, so why is it taking me so long to shift my mindset? Surely [...]

How to “Fix” your Portraits with Face Cam iPhone App

01:04PM | February 25, 2012 | 22 comments

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When I first came across the Face Cam App for iPhone on iTunes it came highly recommended and as I love a good photography App I decided to pay the $0.99 and try it out. The features looked promising and I was excited by an app that seemed quick and simple to use. However I [...]

Surreal or Real, Vogue Italia

04:52PM | February 18, 2012 | 49 comments

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Two hours ago I was just going about my usual, domestic Saturday activities. Steve left me to sleep in while he and Aidan had fun at swimming lessons. We went to Aldi and bought milk. We did laundry, Steve mowed the lawn and I changed the sheets on all the beds. Aidan went down for [...]

No Nappy, Jocks In Bed

05:03PM | January 27, 2012 | 7 comments

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Earlier this week Aidan made the decision to go to daycare wearing only jocks, no nappy. I was scared for him and worried that if he had a bad experience he would back track completely, I was no longer in control. I had a bit of a meltdown that day, had lots of time to [...]

No Accidents

06:00AM | January 25, 2012 | 11 comments

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I dropped Aidan off at daycare (only goes one day a week) and I’m a little irritated. This morning Aidan asked to wear his jocks to school, he wanted to show his friends and carers that he could do “no accidents“. He was ready, I knew it and so did he but I wasn’t prepared, [...]

Up My Own Ass

08:24AM | January 24, 2012 | 21 comments

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Today I tried something new and it didn’t pan out. I’m writing this exactly twelve hours after my last post, the post that failed. I followed all the blogging rules, used great SEO techniques, involved the community, shared the post gracefully and got great google search results. People were commenting and engaging with me, I [...]

In My Handbag

02:43PM | January 13, 2012 | 13 comments

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I’ve been playing along with #janphotoaday which has taken on a huge following (there are currently 81,453 photos in the feed and it’s only day 13!!!) and today we had to share what is in our bag. I’m competely hooked on the feed, sneaking peeks into peoples lives and seeing inside so many strangers handbags [...]