Backyard Camping Treats!

Since I am stuck at home today, and even though it's my normal day off and normally I wouldn't be complaining about being at home, I had a really strong desire to be getting outside, and there was no way I wanted to go round people so into the back garden I was going... 
It was a warmer day than expected, so I decided to make the most of it and make it one last fun day of Summer... 

Some of those summer days when I was a kid would be spent camping in the backyard, at least we'd lay there and just magically wake up in our beds in the morning as I believe Dad had carried us up to bed when it got late and we were asleep... 
One thing we never did though was make Smores - or is it S'mores, I don't know how it is written really - it's one of those American traditions that were never really a thing when I was a kid in the UK... It's something I've ALWAYS really wanted to try and do, but I've never really managed to try it properly... So while I'm lazing in my pop-up tent to read and watch my Cozy Campfire - from Krescendo - I pulled out the Junk Food Smores kits and hand to give it a go.. 

What is in the photo;
Smores Kit: Junk Food - Smores Plate
Blue Smores Plate: Junk Food - S'mores Station in Blue
Skillet: Junk Food - Smores Skillet
Fire: [Krescendo] - Cozy Campfire
Stove: Midwest - Someplace in Stove Yellow
Bottles: Elm - October Thermos
Teddy: hive - My Teddy in Soft Brown
Book: Puddles - Saucy Novel in Open
Box: Junk Food - Cooler Closed in Yellow
Tent: Sway's - [Camp out] Tent in Tie Dye RARE
Chair: Junk Food - Camping Chair in Blue
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Block Party Noon

Why do I always get sick?!

Someone tell me why?! I have a question that I NEED an answer to... Someone tell me why, whenever the season changes do I seemingly instantly catch a cold and feel like shit?! 
It's like as soon as the season decides it's time to change whether it's to Spring or Autumn, and other's start to get coughs and sneezes, I am automatically primed to get sick... It didn't take long but yep... I've got the lurgy... 

I came home early on Saturday. I tried hard but I hadn't actually been able to work a full shift... 
I spent MOST of today, curled up in my bed snoozing and I was trying to read in the time that I wasn't asleep. I wanted to do some SL things but it didn't take long before I found myself being escorted back to bed with a bowl of chicken soup, a cup of tea, my squishy plushie Louie Cat - from Snuggle&Co -  and my choice of a favourite movie to relax... He wouldn't let me Lord of the Rings, so can you tell what I forced him to watch?! LOL... Do you have a favourite go to movie when you want something comforting? Oh and before you answer that, can you pass me some more paracetamol?! 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Matcha Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Face Enhancers: Izzie's - Sick Face
Hat & Thermometer: Sari-Sari - Am Sick Gacha Items
Top: The Kiwi Co - Just Landed in Top
Blanket & Tea: hive - Bundle Up in Darks
Plushie: Snuggle&Co - Louie in Pack 2
Shorts: The Kiwi Co - Just Landed in Shorts
Pose: [PiXit] - Dertia, Pose 2F2
Sick Decor Items: Junk Food - Sick Days
Book: dust bunny - Beach Day in Breezy Book
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Dobrev Apartment {360} Backdrop

The Pixel Fae and Her Arcade Aura

A magical day off that I spent at home in my jammies doing a few odd chores and reading the rest of the time... When I was cleaning the music was loud, cheesy, pop with many, many cheesy karaoke moments, using whatever I had to hand... Just a note to those who do this too, TOILET BRUSHES ARE NOT EVER TO BE USED AS MICROPHONES... Anything else is fair game, and can make you feel like a magical star... 

There is a loud, rumbling music that can be heard across certain regions of Second Life today as the adorable band that is Arcade Aura - which coincidentally is the name of the collection from everfaery for the newly opened round of Cyber Fair that includes the Wings and Left stocking shown in my outfit - in their matching stage outfits are warming up... Lots of loud cheesy pop music, glittering lights with stars and sparkles, and a lead guitarist that would make things a lot easier to rehearse if she remembered to plug the guitar in LOL... 

What is she wearing;
Goggles: PSYCHO:Byts - CYB3_ - Goggles (Available until September 22nd at Cyber Fair)
Hair: Ayashi - Chizuru Hair in Light Set
Glasses: Violetility - 8-Bit Glasses II
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Wings: everfaery - Arcade Aura Wings (Available until September 22nd at Cyber Fair)
Outfit: AsteroidBox - Mia Outfit (Available until September 22nd at Cyber Fair)
Arm Wires: Normandy - Inti.Veins MK2
Body Paint: Even Tide - Cyber in Purple (No Longer Available!)
Guitar: Mug - Punk Rocker in #19 Electric Guitar Pink
Left Sock: everfaery - Arcade Aura Legs (Available until September 22nd at Cyber Fair)
Right Boot: AsteroidBox - Mia Boots (Available until September 22nd at Cyber Fair)
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati & Popstars
Pose: [piXit] - Avril, Pose F3R
Bears: BoOgErS - Bear Band in Bubble Bears (No Longer Available!)
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Aurora 1

Come On, Play With Fire...

I am going to rant tonight about pet peeves because today people were getting on my nerves... I KNOW everyone has pet peeves, things that irritate them that other people do and I know that I may even be someone who irritates others around me but while working I've definitely developed a longer list of things that people that do that irritate the heck outta me... So let's discuss things shall we?! 

I've said it regularly that I work in retail tourism, but that would be in a cheese shop for those of you that are interested, and working in a setting like that you see so many things on a daily basis that make me wanna slap someone...
Firstly, one of the things is the way people act around free samples... Putting dirty hands into bowls of cheese after pushing the tongs used for picking them up out of the way, is just RUDE... Barging people out of the way just to get at the free samples, is just RUDE... Acting like free samples is anal you can eat buffet, is just RUDE... Though I think for me, one of the worst that I have to just shake my head and walk away from HAS to be the way people chew... Slapping their lips when they chew UGHHHH...
Don't even get me started on people that chew gum - which I am totally not against - and then rather thanputting the gum into the bin, they stick it under the table top or the nearest shelf... That's not just rude, that's a DICK MOVE!!!! If I see anyone doing that, they are playing with fire... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH & FAGA - Undine in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Gum: Mug - School Whore Gacha Item in #5 Gum Mint
Jacket: miss chelsea - Star Coat
Top: The Kiwi Co - Opalite in Ribbon Tied Bodysuit
Jeans: The Kiwi Co - Opalite in Low Waist Loose Jeans
Pose: [piXit] - Katiana, Pose 3R
Backdrop: PALETO.Backdrop - LONELINESS

Harvest Treats Time!

I know that Autumn doesn't officially start until September 22nd, but that isn't about to stop me from getting into the Autumn Spirit as it's my favourite time of the year... I LOVE the autumn, and although I'm trying hard to avoid all things pumpkin right now, I'm going to start letting the leaves fall, collecting the conkers that the trees gift us and wrapping myself in lots and lots of snuggly blankets while I cuddle a cup of tea and read a book... 
There are a few tasks that I have to get done this time of year... I started to assist the mushroom folk in their harvest, and today I get to harvest something even more magical... 

Being a magical being has it's perks and that's why the plants in my perfect little magical greenhouse are now ready for the harvest of some very interesting treats... The Sugarfora - from dust bunny at  kustom9 until September 10th - have been growing hard and have some delicious treats for us this year... The hanging Macaron, the Donut Tree and the Chocolate Chip Cookie Bush keep me happy with delicious treats all Winter if I am lucky, I have already got a crop of Iced Pink donuts - in a bucket from Junk Food - and am testing the chocolate chip cookies which I have to tell you are DELICIOUS!!! 

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Doe - Becca the Baker
Flour Make-up: Izzie's - Baking Mess
Top: Tres Blah - Summer Fete Apron in Black
Cookie: REIGN - BAKED GOODS in CHOCOLATE CHIP BITE *UNWRAPPED #7
Pose: [piXit] - Aikita, Pose F6
Plants: dust bunny - Sugarflora (Available until September 10th at Kustom9)
Bucket: Junk Food - Donut Bucket in Pink
Chocolate Chips: dust bunny - Homemade Summer Treats in Chocolate Chips
Cookie Rack: dust bunny - Homemade Summer Treats in Cooling Cookies
Bowls: Elm - Tamsin Kitchen Decor & Dahlia - Lazy Days in Mixing Bowls Yellow
Flour: Aardvark - Box of Flours
Counters: Elm - Clover Cabinets in Evergreen & Pitaya - DIY Kitchen Countertop
Backdrop: Paparazzi - Ivy Window

Mushroom Harvest Starts, The Celebration Begins!

My working week is finaly done and it's the weekend, so I'm going to let my hair down and have alovely, relaxing party - Pyjama's and Relaxing Time YAY! - there hasn't been much time for that this week and I truly need a rest at the moment. I don't know why, I'm exhausted... It must be the time of year as the season is beginning to change... 
I get home and I'm about to head inside and relax when the fairy senses inside me started tingling... There was something going on in the fairy grove and I had to go check... 

When I got to the fairy glade, having morphed from standard boring human to something a little more magical, I stumbled upon a different kind of party. Not the relaxing pyjama party I'd been hoping for, but a Mushroom Buddies - a new release from Pitaya for The Fifty - have been picking Orchand mushrooms to get ready for the Autumn feasts and hibernation preparation... Now I KNOW I wasn't keen on the idea of having to do anything more than relax BUT I can't turn down this kinda party, they have tea and CAKE!!!

What is she wearing;
Head Mushrooms: random.Matter - Elihu Crown & Ladybird - Mushroom Head in Red (With Make-Up)
Hair: Wasabi - Macaron K9 Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Body Paint: [Faunus] - PEARL FUNGI in Body Applier Berry
Body Dirt Layer: Izzie's - Face & Body Dirt
Wings: everfaery - Woodland Bloom Wings (Available until September 9th at Access)
Top: .miss chelsea - Nomi Set in Top (Available until September 5th at equal10)
Shorts: everfaery - Garden Shorts
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Starstuff
Pose: [piXit] - Nora, Pose 3
Friends: Pitaya - Mushroom Buddies (Available until September 20th at The Fifty)
Tea Set: Elm - Clove Crockery in Mushroom
Food: random.Matter - Woodland Treats in Roll Cake Vanilla & dust bunny - Brunch in Bagel Sandwich
Mushroom Baskets: Ariskea - [Orchand] Mushrooms
Red Mushrooms: ionic - Hallucinogen Mushrooms Seats
Brown Mushrooms: Raindale - Lillybell Mushrooms
Log: Ariskea - [Holo] Stump Mushrooms
Giant Flowers: dust bunny - Paper Blooms in Poppy
Falling Leaves: hive - Falling Leaves in Windswept
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Harvest Lane {360} Background

Gorgon Chained!

You may well know now that I work in a public setting, and there are people that seem to do everything in their power to put you down because you don't have the things they do have. I get that some of the tourists have more material things than others but today those same kinda people basically shoved other people out the way to stuff their face on tasting samples and then complained about the price of the product... I had such a hard time not rolling my eyes, but it brought out a monster in me and although that varies from time to time, the monster of today would be a gorgon LOL... 

I love when my mind takes me to al kinds of different monsterous places, but since I'm watching Wednesday and think that Ajax is the cutest little sweetie so a Gorgon definitely demands my attention... Plus she's the kind of monster that I need when I'm at work sometimes, being able to turn people that look at her hair to stone would definitely help make thing easier when I'm dealing with rude, annoying customers... 
Monsters like her have to be kept chained up for the safety of others, and while she's a little misunderstood, they bound the wrong parts of her... Eyes closed under a blindfold, while her snakes are loose... 

What is she wearing;
Hair & Accessory: Usagi Society - Vibora Hair in Streak
Head & Skin: BeSpoke - Nopperabo
Mask: Axix - Impious Crown BlindFold
Collar: random.Matter - Neze Collar
Body Paint & Halo: [Faunus] - Gorgon
Chest Piercing: Six Feet Under - Chained Surrender
Hand Snake: hive - My Pet Snake
Dress & Veil: CURELESS[+] - Pygmalion's Bride in Goddess Drapes WHITE
Pose & Chain Prop: [piXit] - Unchained Melody, Pose 2
Snake Candle: BROKEN ARROWS - Stanting Snake Candle in Python
Bottle: MadPea Potion - Snake Oil
Backdrop: Clover - Sand temple backdrop