Sheep Counting Shepherdess

Today was my day off, I spent the day doing things to relax when I wasn't working on getting the house work done... I wanted to sleep, I wanted to curl up and hide under a blanket and not come out... When I did try to take a nap, there was far too much on my mind and I couldn't get myself to fall asleep if I even tried... 

I had to reach out and seek a little assistance... I reached out to someone I KNEW might help me and she took a few minutes but then took a long time rounding up her herd... Sheep Happens - a collection of Sheep from Aardvark, available until March 8th at ACCESS - and the Moonlamb - a set of horns and ears from BeSpoke - is the shepherdess that cares for the jumping counting herd... You know the ones that jump over a fence so you can count them to fall asleep?! 

What is she wearing;
Halos: (Planets) random.Matter - Star Girl in Planetary Halo, (Neon) The Horror! - Engel Set in Blue & (Moons & Stars) random.Matter - Astrid Aura in Head Glitter & Stars & Doe - Twinkling Stars Aura
Horns & Ears: BeSpoke - Moonlamb
Hair: [monso] - Sakura Hair in Black & Red
Masks: (White Clouds & Stars) Tentacio - Heaven set (Available until March 9th at Kustom9) & (Blue Clouds) LuluB! - CloudHead in Blue Sky
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Face Make-Up: The Horror! - Angel Blush
Top: everfaery - Elania Outfit (Available until March 15th at Lewd Station)
Staff: {le fil casse} - Agnes Mini Hook in Sky
Pose: FOXCITY - Flower Child, Pose 3m
Sheep: Aardvark - Sheep Happens (Available until March 8th at ACCESS)
Clouds: (Sheep Shaped) kotte - Cloudy in Sheep & (With Hearts) Lagom - Love Clouds
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Cloudtop 

Death Loses His Angel

It's the start of March, and therefore the high season for me starts as it's the start of my Birthday month and the start of the end of my 30s... On March 19th, I turn 40... I cannot wait to celebrate this amazing new chapter in my life, but I'm kinda wishing this year would be done already... Now things are getting a bit worrying as Anna - my darling little kitty - is wobbling on her feet and I'm a bit scared for her too... So I'm starting my month with the amazing death of my 30s... 

Death has been having a field day but today, the death of his beautiful angel of death... The girl of the shoulder that she sits on is about to enter her 40s causing her a massive amount of shock lol... He's broken, he is shedding a tear and on his knees to worship the loss of his gorgeous angel... The Runes of the Bound Blade - from Tardfish - circle around her, warning off anyone from coming near his precious angel. 

What is she wearing;
Headdress: CURELESS [+] - Dea Halo
Halo: Cole's Corner - Valkyrie Halo in Silver
Hair: [monso] - Suse Hair in Black & Red
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Make-up: The Horror! - Angel Blush in Blue
Collar & Chains: random.Matter - Neze Collar & Chains
Outfit: Psycho Barbie - Nightbloom Set
Daggers: Tardfish - Runes of the Bound Blade in Steel
Wings: Doe - Neon Flame Wings in Black White Red
Pose & Skeleton Prop: [piXit] - Amor Tenebris, Pose F2
Skeleton Tears: Doe - Crybaby
Scythe: everfaery - Eclipsed Reaper Scythe
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Gothic Gate 1

Killing Cupid

It is hard to believe that it's almost the end of February already and that means we're already two months down and into the third month of the year. March is one of the most important month's of the year, since it's my Birthday month and this year I'll be a number that rhymes with sporty... First though there is ONE thing that I have to do before we end out February... 

I need to rid us of that annoying little thing that has been buzzing around us for the month, and that means someone perhaps me, needs to get rid of that little Cupid... I think if I'm lucky I can catch him in his hideout somewhere in the Tunnel of Love - which is a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - I'm armed with a few things like bows and arrows, and even the Until Death Axe - which is from Krescendo - and and makes the perfect weapon for an angel killer like me... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Flirt FLF Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Face Hearts: Samia - SISI Tattoo
Lipstick: [GA.EG] - O-LP07 Lipheart
Thought Bubble: [Canape] - Chat Bubble
Axe: [Krescendo] - Until Death Axe
Top: AsteroidBox - Arielle Top (Available until March 8th at Equal10)
Chest Wound: lock&tuft - Arrow Wound Heart
Pants: AsteroidBox - Myra Pants & Boots (Available until February 27th at Anthem)
Pose: FOXCITY - Little Devil, Pose 5
Dead Cupid: Boudoir - Dead Cupid
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Tunnel of Love {360} Backdrop

Tanuki Sushi

Dinner time in the flat has been a little weird, I'm so not happy with cooking in the airfryer so if you have any recipies for air fryer recipies please let me know... I wish I could just live on take-out so I don't have to cook in the flat... I haven't even tried cooking in the kitchen since we've lived here and that's because it's shared with the shop staff and kinda gross too... I have cravings, and I feel like tonight I SHOULD head to that new little Japanese restaurant in town... 

Looking on the menu posted on the door it looks like it's a Sushi Bar - which is the backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - called the Tanuki Sakura Sushi Bar. It's been opened by a group of Tanuki, Japanese Racoon Dogs - from MishMish, available until March 9th at Kustom9 - and apparently they make some of the bestest Sushi in town... 

What is in the picture;
Friends: MishMish - Tanuki with Hats (Available until March 9th at Kustom9)
Sushi Heart Plate: dust bunny - Kawaii Lunch in Sushi
Prep Board: dust bunny - Bun Sushi in Prep Board
Steamed Buns: dust bunny - Bun Sushi in Steamed Buns
Sauces: dust bunny - Bun Sushi in Sauces
Fried Shrimp: [Lost Junction] - Take Out in Fried Shrimp
Frying Pan: Kinokoko - Frying Pan (No Longer Available!)
Spatula: [PM]Pixel Mode - Le Petit Chef Gacha Item in Spatula (No Longer Available!)
Backdrop:  SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Sakura Sushi Bar Backdrop

A Queen in Hiding!

Finally a day off and I had the chance to have a lay in. It was blissful, until we heard the staff of the shop below arriving for work and disturbing the wonderful slumber... It was so lovely cuddling up with Hell and my cat,and then reality came through and we had to go to our house and do some of the final work before we handover the keys next week... The first thing I NEED to do though is get a very, large cup of coffee... 

Even though I'm happy to have a day off and had a bit of a lay in, I'm still bloody exhausted and I know that HellBone is too... 
I'll sit around for a while, hide my exhausted eyes and unwashed hair under a cap - the Queen Cap from Boutique #187, available until February 25th at Astrophe - and pretend to read my book while I doom scroll through my phone as I find out what is going on with the rest of my friends in the Barely Functioning Club... 

What is she wearing;
Hat: Boutique #187 - Queen Cap (Available until February 25th at Astrophe)
Hair: Beusy - Plume Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Eye Make-Up: Izzie's - Insomnia
Necklace: Kibitz - Lyona's Collar in Silver (Available until March 8th at Equal10)
Dress: miss chelsea - Noel Dress
Pose: -Extra- - Cafe Babe, Pose 3
Coffee: Junk Food - Barely Functioning Club in Currently Buffering Coffee
Phone: Junk Food - Barely Functioning Club in CELL
Bagels: MOVEMENT - Bagle Display in Penault Butter Bagle
Book: OMY - Bookworm in Open Book, Lover Pack (Available until March 9th at Kustom9)
Tissues & Pills: Puddles - Recovery Essentials (Available until February 27th at Anthem)
Boxes: RC Cluster - New Home Moving Box (No Longer Available!) & Atelier Burgundy - Moving Boxes in Box with Packing Peanuts
Plant: Pitaya - Love Monstera in Green Leaves
Sign: [Krescendo] - Funny Frames in Kitchen
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Bryant Skybox in Light

Gifts of the Gods

It's been a while since I did something that lt my fantasy side out to play and for some reason I found myself veering towards the magical, dream-like and fanstastical... I had no idea where I would go, but my mind lead me to something a little God-like... Not any modern god either, this one was a little historical magic... 

I think that today though, the magic did have some kind of base in reality... My feet are hurting after a long day of work and well... I kinda wished for magical gifts of shoes from the gods... Little did I know that it was the Egyptian gods that were listening and that they'd grant me the magic of their people to walk on... 
I'll be walking like an Egyptian in no time... 

What is she wearing;
Headdress & Hair: !dM DeviousMind - Cleo in ScarabHair GODDESS & Violetility - Scarab Circlet in Gold
Body Paint & Skin: [Faunus] - Helios Items & Forest Fantasy Store - Gargoyle Skin in Onyx
Make-Up: POUT! - Nefertiti make up & Rubedo - Drusilla in 09
Outfit Parts: MoonAmore - EgyptianTales  Goddess Attire
Bracelet: (Yummy) - Gilded Scarab Collection in Bracelets
Veils: CUREMORE - Voodoo Tribe in Ngami Drapes RARE & CURELESS - Pygmalion's Bride in Goddess Touch Halo WHITE
Shoes: Static - Zephyr Heels (Available until February 27th at Anthem)
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Valkyrie Items & {aii} - Astral Smoke
Pose: FOXCITY - Bedrot, Pose 6m
Statue: *GALLI* - Egyptian Artifacts Set
Gold: [Dysfunctionality] - Golden Treasure Set (Piles of Gold with Rubies are No Longer Available!)
Backdrop: Salome Design - Small Egyptian Palace

Chinese New Year

It feels like a lot is happening all at once in a Spiritual sense at the moment... There are so many different religious and cultural things going on in the world at the same time right now and it feels kinda different that everyone is celebrating something spiritual all at once. It would be nice if it would unite the world a little more, bring us all together since we're all a little closer to our spirituality right now but I doubt very much that will be the case since we all feel so broken... 

Now I know that I am NOT a religious person. I definitely believe in spiritual things, I am always going to believe in fairies and magic, and I LOVE all of the stories from different religions that are uplifting and full of meaning, and I REALLY hope I'm not going to cause offence but I don't like to think anyone's beliefs are more important than anyone elses... I love that we can all be different and believe what we choose, so long as it doesn't harm anyone - yes I KNOW that Wars are constantly, even now, being fought over religious reasons - but it would be such a boring world to live in, if EVERYONE thought the same, believed in the same, dressed the same or acted in the same way... That's my 10cents anyway...
I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I wanted to look a little at some of the current spirituality taking place that I know little about... Besides things I learnt at school there is SO MUCH TO KNOW about two big things taking place right now... Today I will be looking a little at the Chinese Lunar New Year.
So, for us that are not in the know, what is Chinese New Year?
Well apparently it's the most important Chinese Holiday, covering 15 days to celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year, and this year it started on February 17th - yes I KNOW I'm two days late, but I'm moving houses at the moment, give me some slack lol... The reason for the celebration is that it's a start of change, it celebrates family - often honouring ancestors - saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new fortune for the new year. The whole celebration will culminate 15 days after it starts - so that's March 3rd - with the Lantern Festival!
Another interesting thing that I've often seen but never really thought much of, is that the Chinese Zodiac characters are animal based. Now there is a LOT of information about this, and I could basically write a whole other blog post for it, but this year is the year of the Horse - apparently as I was born in 1986 I am from the year of the Fire Tiger! 
Anyway, thank you for listening to me ramble and learn something new as I went along, I actually really enjoyed looking into something I knew little about and putting together a post for it. I think I will try it more often, and don't worry as always there will be something pretty to look at with a list of what I've got in the picture too... Just accept my ramblings LOL you know you want to... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH & FAGA - Symphony in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: Boutique #187 - Moda Glasses
Dress: Psycho Barbie - Moonspire Dress
Dragon: {Sakura} - Chinese Dragon Plush
Basket: kotte - CNY Basket
Lantern: kotte - Yuan Xiao in Lotus Lantern in Red
Confetti: kotte - Xin Nian in Envelope Confetti
Pose: FOXCITY - Warm Up, Pose 2
Gold Hanging Decor: (Lucas Lameth) - Feng Shui Linden Money Charm $$$
Coin Plant: (Lucas Lameth) - Fortune Tree in Red
Orange Plant: kotte - Xin Nian in Mandarin Tree
Horse Bush: dust bunny - Garden Creatures in Horse Green
Plant Stands: {what next} - Bronze Plant Stands in Bronze
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Chinese New Year