Time for a Wild Pool Party!

 Guess who is back?! That's right it's ME... I'm bak after the much needed break to visit my family in the UK... It;s recharged my batteries and I am ready to start working my little butt off again... 
Though as I'm back I think that it might be a little fun to welcome myself back to RL with a little party. I'll warn you now though, it could get  little wild...

Before any other guests could arrive, my little animal buddies had made themselves very comfortable! The tiger cubs - from JIAN - and the adorable pygmy hippos - from Foxwood - had a great time exploring the pool in our garden while I was setting things up for the arrival of my other guests... I think they seemed to like the awesome Safari Sprinklers - from Krescendo at Man Cave - maybe it reminded them of their natural wild habitats hehe... 
The place was ready... I had a tub of Summer Sodas, ready and chilling from Junk Food, and everything was set for a water fight of epic proportions. The Let's Play! Water Balloon Fight - from peaches -  and I've even pre-filled a couple of buckets of squirt guns - from Junk Food at The Warehouse Sale. 
Let the battles, and the party, commence... 

What is she wearing;
Hat: Boutique #187 - Summer Vizor 
Hair: Wasabi - Teagan in Fireworks
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Shorts: Ananas - Wild Ones in Tiger (Available until August 9th at Kustom9)
Phone: Boutique #187 - PinWheel Phone Case
Pose: FOXCITY - Getaway Group Pose
Water Gun: Junk Food - Squirt Gun Bucket v2 (Available until August 17th at The Warehouse Sale)
Hippos: Foxwood - Pygmy Hippos (Available Saturday July 31st for The Saturday Sale)
Sprinklers: Krescendo - Safari Sprinklers (Available until August 11th at Man Cave)
Hose & Balloons: peaches - Let's Play! Water Balloon Fight
Drinks Cooler: Junk Food - Summer Soda Tub (Available until August 10th at The Liaison Collaborative)
Water Pillows: Half-Deer - Mini Star Float
Tiger: JIAN - Tiger Cub Collection
Chairs: CHEZ MOI - Maluma Beach Chair
Parasol: Dust Bunny - Bunny Bakery Umbrella
Pool: Trompe Loeil - Eloa Rainforest Pool PG 

Can I Go Now?

Tomorrow is the day of reckoning for my chance to see the family in the UK... It's been a LONG, crazy, stressful few days of discussion of should we or should we not go to the UK. The Netherlands declared itself in Code Red and therefore if England took that into account we may have trouble crossing the borders and therefore we cannot get home to see my family. 
We've decided to give it a go, we won't know unless we try... I need everyone to wish me luck! It's either going to go really well and we'll be on our way to see my parents this time tomorrow, OR I'll be a wreck... 

No matter what I think that I will end up crying. We're not going by plane, but crossing the border always makes me nervous but this time I think it will be doubly so. Even if I make it onto the ferry, I won't feel comfortable until I cross the UK border and am driving towards my parents house!
I got so stressed at the anticipation that I accidentally pulled the head off my teddy... Least that's my story, I actually got so frustrated with all of the paperwork and the fact that the people were allowed to go into the UK so easily for the football matches but I can't get in to see my family... These things happen "accidentally"... 

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Wasabi - Estella Hair in Fireworks (Available until July 30th at Anthem)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Eyes: Izzie's - Lua's Teary Eyes in Green
Eye Make-Up: Izzie's - Smeared Mascara
Jacket & Top: Ascend - Isla Crop Denim Jacket in Grey
Bear: Sakura - Tantrum Gacha Collection Items (Available until August 12th at The Epiphany)
Bag: REIGN - Weekender Bag in RoadTrip
Pants: E.K - Nikkie Baggy BF Jeans in Grey
Pose & Suitcases Prop: FOXCITY - On The Go, Pose 1
Backdrop: Pseudo- Airport Scene RARE (Available for use at Backdrop City)

Puffin... Nuffin...

When I was younger, my parents took me on holiday to a place called the Scilly Isles in the British Channel... It was such a lovely holiday and I guess since things have been going crazy all over the place I've been thinking back and reminiscing! 
Today I was super excited to see that we'd had some new friends move into our beach... Little Puffins, there one minute there's a Puffin, then they fly and and we're left with Nuffin... 

Puffin... Nuffin... It was a joke that tickled me and my mum for hours, I even treated her to a tea towel with the pictures on it LOL... Nothing so British as buying a tea towel as a souvenir! 
My Puffins flew in from Puffin Island - a release from TLC Home Collection - and I hope they are here to stay. 

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Moon - Summer Breeze in RedHeads
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: (fashionably dead) - BB Wrap in Aurora (Available until August 6th at Collabor88)
Bikini: (fashionably dead) - BB Swimsuit in Green (Available until August 6th at Collabor88)
Leg Wounds: Ladybird - Ariel in Scar
Shoes: CULT - Eva Tip Toe
Pose: Secret Poses - Aruba, Pose 1
Puffins: TLC Home Collection - Puffin Island Set 

Gimme the Gummies

You know sometimes that they say "Life is sweet"... Right now the only thing that is sweet in life is the bag of candies that I am currently stuffing in my face in an attempt to cheer myself up! Right now, I'm not in a happy mood, I don't feel like being happy and smily and sunshiny, all I feel like is stuffing my face and hiding away... 

Even on a trip to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, an awesome place to visit in SL, I was more interested in eating the candy than actually exploring... I think my shirt made that totally clear! I wasn't in the tour party for the tour, that's for sure! 
I LOVE GUMMYBEARS, I love those candies with the foam on it even more... I love the delicious candies, and I think I just ran out. I wonder if I have some more... The Gummi Takeout - that I got from Junk Food - and the Gummy Bears - from [NoRush] - on her tongue are making me want candies more than anything! Candies are much easier to get hold of than what I really want right now... I have to remain strong, and snagging myself a bag of candies will definitely make things a little better! 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH - Curious (Current VIP Gift)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: (Yummy) - Sugar Rush
Tongue Candies: [NoRush] - Gummy Bears
Top: Vinyl - 3am Knotted Tee in Here for the Candy
Candies: Junk Food - Gummi Takeout in Gummi Bears
Pants: miss chelsea - Dana Jeans in Vintage
Pose: FOXCITY - Cotton Candy, Pose 7m 

Fishin' for Rabbits!

Tired, and sore, I got home from work... Wanting nothing more than a delicious vegetable pizza - which I'd been dreaming about all day LOL - and to veg on the couch... Then I noticed a little problem in my garden! You see I went outside to collect some toppings for my pizza - nothing much just some peppers and some onions and tomatoes - but there was already someone making use of my vegetable garden... 

There was a little furry friend, right out in the open... EATING MY CARROTS!!! Plans had to change, I needed to find a way to get him out of my garden... I ran back inside to grab some of the carrots that I'd already harvested, thinking smart I grabbed a stick and tied a carrot to then end of some string... I was going fishin' for bunnies!
As a proud plant parent it's the right thing to do, I mean my shirt says so, thanks to the AMAZING new release from Ananas at Equal10...

What is she wearing;
Hair & Hat: Wasabi - Aqua Hair in Fireworks
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: Ananas - Plant Parent (Available until August 5th at Equal10)
Dirt: Izzie's - Face & Body Dirt BoM
Pants: E-Clipse Design - Solo Jeans in Black
Carrot Stick: Schadenfreude - Motivation on a String in Carrot
Carrot Bunch: Tentacio - Fiesta de verano in Carrot Bouquet
Pose: Secret Poses - Sparklers, Pose 4 

Picking A Rose

A Tale as Old as Time... That Stockholm syndrome infused tale that saw a young lady trapped in by someone that kept her prisoner, someone that she eventually fell in love with and helped lift his monstrous curse... I've read other versions, in which magic was being eradicated from the land, and the heroine's mother was the one to curse the prince... Twisted and depraved... 
It's time for Belle to get a little retribution.. In my head this would be something like, her suddenly wanting to smell a flower...

After barging into the west wing, our heroine smashed the dome covering the monsters precious rose, snatching it up and walking from the room. Watching his precious leave the room, the monster was not sure which made him more frustrated... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH - Bunny in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Necklace: random.Matter - Obara Choker (Available until August 6th at Collabor88)
Outfit: 1313 Mockingbird Lane - Jyrine Dress Set (Available until July 31st at We<3 Roleplay)
Body carvings: Ladybird - Cheyenne (Available until August 5th at Equal10)
Pose & Prop: FOXCITY - Fairytale, Pose 6
Hand Mirror: random.Matter - Bubble Magic Gacha Item in Hand Mirror [Silver]
Rose Petals: NOMAD - Red Rose Petals
Crystals: ((LovelyAlien)) - ShatteredCrystals
Table: {anc} - MoonLightLounge Gacha Item in Wood Table
Monster: H&C - Crawler (No Longer Available!)
Picture: DRD - Mystic Bastion Gacha Item in 19 MetalFrame Broken
Backdrop: TROPIX - The Castle Illuminated Hand Corridor 

"When life gives you Lemons..."

When life gives you lemons, they say that you should make lemonade.. I wonder why they stick with just lemonade, why not put them in cakes too lol.. Lemon cake is yum and seriously, if people are going to give you lemons, then you should definitely use that for all they are worth. 
I've been given a few lemons today and rather than letting them make me sour and unhappy, I'm gonna say "fuck those sour lemons", I'm gonna make cake and smile about the sourpusses! 

I am finally done with things that made me feel pretty down in the dumps, I made choices for my own life and I've stuck to them, not letting someone else manipulate me any further. My lemon cake is going to taste super sweet, and everything will be sweet from now on... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Doe - Lemon Lime (Available until July 11th at Summerfest '21)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: miss chelsea - Flor Romper in Lemons
Pose & Props: Secret Poses - Lemonade, Pose 2
Bear: Yokai - Teddy Bears Garden in Teddy Lemon
Stand & Lemonade Decor: {what next} - Lemonade Stand
Cutting Lemons: dust bunny - At Home Baking in Cutting Lemons
Lemon Trees: dust bunny - Lemon Plants in Potted Tree 

Cyber Doggy Doo-Doos

I love to take my doggie for a walk in the park... It's always lovely and cool under the trees even on the hottest of days and the sound of the birds in the trees makes me feel so happy. Though I will fully admit that there is one thing about owning a dog that I really can't stand lol... Picking up the doodies!! I love my dog, but seriously why can't she do it and then clean up after herself, or use the toilet like a normal person LOL... 
I have to wonder if this will always be a thing... In the future when we're walking around with their cyber dogs, will we still need to pick up the doodies? 

Do you think that if the Cyber Dog, or would that be a Robo Woofer - available from HILTED - pooped, it would be something useful? Batteries perhaps? If my dog pooped batteries then she'd be much better to have around... LOL my own useful little battery maker lol... 

What is she wearing;
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Leg: PSYCHO.Byts - Cyberneon Destiny Gacha Item in CyberLegs RARE
Shoes: CULT - June
Pose: FOXCITY - Waiting, Pose 3m
Dog: HILTED - Robo Woofer in Black
Shelf Decor: NeverWish - Cyber Shelf in Green/Black
Tap Drips: Acrid. - Neon Drop Lamp in Black/Purple
Cart: H&C Wheels - ResCart
Batteries: Printer's Not-so-Prims - Batteries
Backdrop: The Bearded Guy - Machine Area 

Sheepish over a Sandwich

It's been a few days since I blogged... I've been stuck in RL working the busiest few days that we've had in the store since Covid started. I feel worn out, wanting to sleep and feeling more than a little like I want to find somewhere peaceful to while away the days and watch the clouds roll through the sky... 
Dressed all pretty, dressed all soft and snuggly and finding a few friends that she can fit in well with she made herself at home in the meadows of Missing Melody... 

Some of her new friends in the meadows of Missing Melody, didn't take long to make themselves very close and welcome her into their flock... Though they did get a little suspicious I wasn't truly a Sheep when I started eating a Sandwich - the Lluna Sandwich from Tentacio at Anthem, it's packed full of delicious plant and flower goodness hehe...  If you're not one of the flock - the JIAN sheep collection - it takes a little while to become one of the flock... I think I broke my Baa-Baa Sheep - an awesome outfit created by Ananas for blanc, a creative space - incognito outfit by eating a sandwich though, they don't look all that pleased!!!

What is she wearing;
Hair Flowers: Tentacio - Daisy Crown
Hair: TRUTH - Athena
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit (Including Hat): Ananas - Baa-Baa Sheep (Available until July 25th at blanc. a creative space)
Sandwich: Tentacio - Lluna Sandwich (Available until July 30th at Anthem)
Sheep: JIAN - Sheep Collection in Companion
Pose: NANTRA - Beach Illustrated 2021, Pose 3 

Defeating the Monsters

I'm sick of the Monsters, both the ones that live in my head and the ones that seem to appear out of no where in life... Just when I think they have been quietened, they appear like a bad smell to raise my anxiety levels and make me paranoid. I'm getting better at standing up against these monsters, at removing myself from the situations that feature them, but I'm left a nervous ball of anxiety... 

Even in the safety of the asylum in my mind, these monsters can appear at any time... I'm sick of being haunted by them, and I will defeat them one by one... 
This time I caught the monster in a devil's trap and I will be expelling it from my life since ignoring it wasn't going to ever be good enough. She lures you in with sweet words, the things you long to hear, the scent of roses, but then spreads the virus that is spreading over her petite frame... 

What is she wearing:
Horns: Tentacio - Maddy Horn in Black (Available until July 22nd at Kinky)
Hair: Olive - the Camilla Hair
Tiara & Mask: Axix - Impious Crown in Onix (Available until July 22nd at Kinky)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Face & Chest Marks: A.D.D. Andel - The Virus
Mouth Blood: ARISE - Blood Lip in Tone 3
Collar: random.Matter - Wretched Collar
Bandage Outfit: CUREMORE - Scar Tissue Gacha Item in Patient Bandages RARE
Arm Blood: Axix - Lilith's Vestigium in Red (Available until July 22nd at Kinky)
Corset: Tentacio - Maddy Corset in Black (Available until July 22nd at Kinky)
Body Scars: A.D.D. Andel - The Virus : The Spread (Available until July 18th at The Warehouse Sale)
Black Mist: Cole's Corner - Enchantress Aura
Green Mist: Cole's Corner - Wicked Witch Heatwave Aura
Pose: Be My Mannequin - Be My Mannequin?
Backdrop: CRYSTAL - Silent Room