It's a magical time of year... Not so much fun for the dark and macabre little me as Halloween perhaps, but I still find myself able to get festive and enjoy the holiday spirit. I often find myself forgetting though, that there's a lot more pretty to this time of year than just Christmas related goodies... The magic of winter, with all the snow and sparkles, is as pretty and although I'm not a great fan of snow, a girl cannot help getting excited to play in it sometimes...
In the gorgeous lands of Tyrania, Rudh wanders through the snowy landscape wrapped in a somewhat festive - deerish look of the day!
The look I pulled together, is somewhat festive seasonal but could be just a regular Winter outfit as easily. It started with a Decoy Dress, the Miyazzi Dress to be more specific - which is currently available from Uber until December 22nd. The reason it became Deerish, was due to the addition - which seemed to work perfectly with the dress - of the Doe Fawn Hood and Hair.
I felt so pretty, that I couldn't resist a look of the day!
What is she wearing;
Hood & Hair: Doe - Fawn, V2, in Colors (Available until December 31st at The Arcade)
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Dress: Decoy - Miyazzi Dress (Available until December 22nd at Uber)
Pose: FOXCITY - Selfie V2, Pose 5
Weekends at this time of year things feel more than a little chaotic than others and so it's hard to focus on things when I need to LOL...
Take last night for example, I planned on getting my little house all decorated for Christmas. I had all the decorations out ready and then decided while I was doing it that I would start organizing a Spotify play list of Christmas songs. Unfortunately that led to a little bit of crazy chaos...
It's not my fault, it's the one time of the year you can rock out to the cheesy classics that are played over and over again every year! I was in the midst of rocking out to some cheesy Mariah Carey when suddenly the puppies when mental... One ripping down lights and breaking baubles, the others ripping their way through the gifts that I'd just finished wrapping...
I didn't care... Eartha Kitt's Santa Baby started playing and I lounged around in my amazing Flannel Separates - the top comes with the ribbon, but the pants and slippers are all available separately from 1313 Mockingbird Lane at Tannenbaum!
What is she wearing;
Hair: Olive - the Melody Hair V2
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Outfit: 1313 Mockingbird Lane - Flannel Separates (Available until December 20th at Tannenbaum)
Pose & Headphones: FOXCITY - Soulfood, Pose 7
Tree: JIAN - Christmas Tree 2017 Decorated
Light Puppy: JIAN - Holiday Huskies in Tangled Lights RARE
Broken Ornaments: Violetility - Broken Ornaments
Bag Puppy: JIAN - Present Pups in Gift Bag
Box Puppy: JIAN - Holiday Huskies in Pupper Present RARE
Sign: floorplan - Santa Chalkboard in 2
Present Pile: Junk Food - Peekaboo Presents
Christmas is getting closer and closer, blink at this point and you will more than likely miss it, but now is a great time for me to head on a little expedition to visit an old fat man and try to persuade him to switch the list I'm on! I've been Naughty, but in my defense I was just following the example set by the other Gators!
So I set out on my expedition, and it was time to beg forgiveness...
I approached the North Pole Toy Co, based at the gorgeous winter sim of The Forest 2019, with a little trepidation... I've heard the rumour that naughty kids get turned into coal if they dare to enter the domain of the Fat Christmas man, and I'm not sure I wanted to take that chance?! I mean my parents love me and they'd send me presents surely?!
I wasn't really able to sneak in unseen though, the Jolly Ol' Mr Claus was sat on the porch as if he was waiting for my arrival!
What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Wasabi - Zoya Mesh Hair in #11 Fireworks (Available until December 31st at The Arcade)
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Bag: Neverwish - Ornament Backpack in Green
Cardigan: Cynful - Snuggle Cardigan in Grey
Pants: PSYCHO.Byts - Yule Leggings in Holiday Green (Available until December 25th at Tannenbaum)
Pose: FOXCITY - Stairs, Standing, Pose 7
It may be Friday night but I'm not really in the partying kinda mood... I feel much more like curling up in my big comfy bed and catching a few sweet dreams... What happens if you cannot sleep though? What happens when you're needing a little help? You call in Miss Sandman of course, a magical being with the help of her sleep fairies that will gently soothe you to sleep...
The same happened with my adorable little neice - Lily Rose - who found herself waking in the night and needing a visit from Miss Sandman... Luckily the magical spirit was happy to oblige...
Rudh - who dressed as Miss Sandman - has a gorgeous outfit from the Galaxy Pegasus Gacha Collection by PSYCHO.Byts at The Arcade! It comes in a selection of colours but I LOVE this turquoise set... I added some adorable little Alien Antenna from Zombie Suicide, aren't they cute, and they work well for non-aliens too!
What is she wearing;
Rudh:
Antenna: Zombie Suicide - Alien Antenna (Available until January 19th at Green Mire)
Hair: Truth - Ambience in Redhead
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Outfit (Including all Accessories): PSYCHO.Byts - Galaxy Pegasus Gacha Items (Available until December 31st at The Arcade)
Boots: #EMPIRE - Loosestrife
Lily:
Hair: bonbon - Mina
Pyjamas: Soda Pop Shop - Meggy Pjs
Pose: DollFace - Teddy Hold
Pose: -Extra- - You'll Float Too
Fairies: MishMish - Lil Fairies
Backdrop: bonbon - sleepy star - backdrop [rez] RARE
Moon: Moon amore - OuterSpace Gacha Collection in Asteroids Moonroid
Back to work... Like a good little worker bee! Busy making pretty gifts for anyone buying cheeses for Christmas!
So inspired was I that when I got home I decided to dig through my arts and crafts stuff... it's time to get Christmas Crafty!
Cute little tree - from Ariskea - will be help with making some pine wreaths, a bag of coal so I have a gift for my Daddy at the ready - thanks to Dust Bunny - but cookies ready for my Mommas too - thanks to Ayla at The Arcade - and some Arts and Crafts supplies from Star Sugar... OH AND I cannot forget a delicious cup of cocoa with a Kit Kut for when I need to take a break, since I have to follow the rule stated on my brand new Petite Mort Winter Chill Out set.
The new set from Petite Mort is actually a gacha release for the Imaginarium, and it comes in a range of different colours and patterns, so as usual it's great to mix and match! For the record, there are sneakers available in the gacha too but for some reason I had to wear some snuggly Maizey Shearling Boots from Reign instead... WARM TOES, MMMM!!
What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi Pills - Jelly Mesh Hair in Style 1 Reds
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Outfit: Petite Mort - Winter Chill Out Gacha Collection Items (Available until December 31st at Imaginarium)
Boots: REIGN - MAIZEY SHEARLING BOOTS in Glitter Pack
Pose: Secret Poses - New Friend, Pose 3
Decorations Box: Ayla. - Christmas Goodies Gacha Item in Assorted Cookies RARE (Available until December 31st at The Arcade)
Drink: Junk Food - Kit Kut Cocoa Cup in Bronze
Card Making Supplies: Star Sugar - Arts and Crafts (For Secret Sunday Sale on December 8th)
Tree: Ariskea - Fir Small Fir Tree
Wrapping: .random.Matter. - Magical Holidays Gacha Item in Wrapping Paper Blue
Heart String: Apple Fall - Loose Heart String w/ Scissors
Coal: dust bunny - Season of Giving in Bag of Coal
Rug: Sway's - [Morey] Rope Rug in Starry Night
We're back home after a lovely vacation and it's so good to be home. I can get back to normal feeling much better after a break at home and it's revived me more than a little. I feel like a whole new me!
Back and ready to rock, that's me...
As I stepped off the train at the Missing Melody Junction, I grabbed my adorable bag, tucking the brolly in to make it easy to carry - thanks to this adorable black Fall Bag from Tentacio - I looked adorably Autumn/Winter cute... A super cute dress from Decoy - called Aspen Dress - available from the very Christmassy Tannenbaum...
I'm back, ready to rock and roll, and feeling a little Christmassy!!!
What is she Wearing;
Hair: Magika - Rose
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Dress: Decoy - Aspen Dress in Fatpack (Available until December 20th at Tannenbaum)
Bag: Tentacio - Fall Bag in Black
Tights: Insomnia Angel - Tartan Stockings Applier
Pose: Image Essentials - Show Bags, Pose 5
I'm currently on a little bit of an emotional roller-coaster, and so as well as a pretty picture, this post may end up becoming one of my venting places - somewhere I can unleash my thoughts just as I would if this was my journal. I've always said that my blog is somewhat a diary for me, allowing me to share my thoughts and feelings, and acting as a little bit of a therapy at times. So if you're only interested in the pretties, that's fine, but the credits at the bottom are the details, if not please feel free to read my ramblings...
This one is actually on the personal side, and more RL than I might normally share, but I have a need to ramble. Judge me if you will, but guidance and support is preferred, and if you have any suggestions you know how to find me!
Now, you may have heard that I am currently visiting my family in RL... I LOVE being back home, I love being able to rest and recharge, not think about the general day to day things that make normal life so monotonous. Don't get me wrong, I love my life, my work, my addiction to SL, but being able to come back to the place I was born and raised allows me to feel a new fizz of happiness in my head.
Yet there are things going on here, things that are beyond my control, and I feel powerless. Unhappiness amongst members of my close family. Unhappiness, stubbornness, and a distancing that seems to be pushing my once very close family apart... It brought me to tears because I am powerless to stop it, there seems to be nothing that I can do and even though me being here provides some light relief, the cracks seem to be expanding.
I'm frustrated with my sister in the fact that she can still happily live at home with my parents, in some ways widening the cracks of the problems, but she's also keeping things together in other ways too.
In addition to that, after seeing the decline in both my maternal grandparents, it adds to the powerlessness. Living so far away from the people that I love and care for most in the world, makes things seem so difficult.
Being here has helped me relax, forget the stresses and homesickness of being an expat, and it's even given me moments of sparkling joy, yet I know that soon I will be leaving, heading back to my normality and I will be leaving with those doubts in my mind. The uncertainties that will cause me to think and over think, it's a daunting and scary set of thoughts. I am trying to focus on the positives of my visit home, but departing from it will be harder this time than usual and I'll admit I'm feeling more than a little apprehensive about doing so. How can I cling to these feelings of normality, when things are far from normal and a lot closer to the surface than they ever have been before? How can I go home acting like everything is normal? They always say that the future is bright, but right now my future - and the future of my family in particular - is anything but certain. I feel such a mess of emotions, hiding behind a mask of happiness... I'm happy, healthy and relaxed, but those terrible feelings of anxiety are bubbling below the surface, I must not let them boil over... I must just remember that, on this occasion, there is nothing I can do...
What is she wearing;
Hair: DOUX - Danni Hairstyle in Basic Pack
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Glasses: AsteroidBox - Theia Glasses in Color Pack
Tears: ARISE - Running Mascara
Sweater: MUSU - Mouthy
Pants: Zenith - Drop Down Garter Legging in Black
Pose: Reve Obscura - Memories Bento Pose
Backdrop: Paparazzi - Starlit Staircase 2 (Available for use at Backdrop City)
