One Final Thought For 2022...

Tonight will be my last post of the year as tomorrow morning we are off to our favourite holiday park in the woods that is firework free and therefore means less chance of my doggie having a heart attack. Izzy has ALWAYS been terrified of loud explosions like fireworks, and in the Netherlands people are crazy for fireworks - scary crazy - so we take her away from all that... 
It's been a hell of a year, it started off as some of the scariest moments of my life, and once that was over and life seemed a LITTLE more normal then things got messy again when the re-building of our house started... Nightmares all around... 

So right now I'm going to find somewhere to celebrate the fact that I managed to get through the year alive, and well - as well as I was able to anyway - with a smile on my face. I'm off to the woods for a long weekend with a blanket and a good book. I might have to take some magical sparklers - like the ones from kotte - with a glass of Red Wine - one of the poses in a set from Secret Poses - and celebrate in the bright lights of city in the distance, like those at the Hotel Calimala - which is actually a part of a backdrop that looks like a chic city hotel from Synnergy.Tavis, and I've attached the ad below so that you can see the FULL backdrop as it's supposed to look - as I wave goodbye to the shit show that was my year 2022 and tentatively look forward with positivity for the year 2023.... 
To anyone that takes the time to read my ramblings - if there is anyone out there at all - thank you for riding through this year's rollercoaster with me. I've been at one of the lowest points in my life, and come through to the other side, let's see if the grass is any greener out here... Happy New Year to you all!!! My thoughts and wishes, love and hugs are with you always... 

What is she wearing;
Hairband: GASET x PHI - FUCK 2022
Hair: Wasabi - Hollis Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: (Yummy) - NYE 2023 Neon Glasses 
Sweater: Mug - Dalla Sweater in Green
Sparkler: kotte - Sparkle in Sparkler A
Pose & Wine Prop: Secret Poses - Red Wine, Pose 5
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Hotel Calimala [360] Backdrop

The Passing of Time...

Time is a funny thing... It seems to pass by more quickly each year that I'm alive, and considering the way that this year has gone, it has honestly been a blessing this year. This time last year, I was feeling totally disgusting, I couldn't help but do anything other than sleep and cry. A year further on, I am feeling much better than ever and have been, it's taken time but then again time is a magical healer... Time is a magical beast... 

Somewhere out there in the magical ether is a place where the goddesses of time are concerned with the mythical sands of time... The Sands of Time sit in their special shelves - actually the Dollhouse Shelf from Krescendo - and the goddesses are either found wandering through the clouds or perched on the Time Chairs - from Violetility at The Warehouse - as they predict the future through the sands... 

What is she wearing;
Large Halo: Six Feet Under - Shaman Headpiece
Moon & Star Halo: Random Matter - Inaya Halo in Cool Tones
Hair: [Yomi] - Lorelei Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Body Robes: CURELESS - Pygmalion's Bride in Goddess Drapes
Halo Veil: CUREMORE - Voodoo Tribe in Ngami Halo
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati, Heavenly Ranger & Valkyrie Items
Pose: [piXit] - Cartomancer, Pose P1 1F7
Clock Tables: Violetility - Time Chair (Available until January 18th at The Warehouse)
Arches: [Krescendo] - Dollhouse Shelf
Hourglasses: Dahlia - Octavia Hourglass
Moons & Stars: Half-Deer - Star & Moon Confetti
Galaxy Clouds: Half-Deer - Patch of Galaxy
Backdrop: Synnergy - Heavens Gate  Backdrop

The Day After Christmas...

It's Boxing Day... The day after Christmas and honestly, although the festivities of yesterday were lovely, this is actually the day I look forward to more than any as it's the day when you get to wallow in the festivities, to relax and enjoy your gifts, watch some terrible movies and eat a mountain of delicious leftovers. As Andy Rooney - an American Radio Writer - once said "One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day. Don't clean it up too quickly" and I totally and utterly agree with him...

I've had a wonderfully lazy day today. I chillaxed with the classic Mary Poppins movie on the BBC, I took a closer look at all my amazing presents - I got the most amazing handbag, a comfy pair of boots and a super cute Build-a-Bear plushie that's dressed like Ursula, amongst other things - and I cooked some delicious things with the turkey leftovers that will last us until New Year! Today was perfect, a far cry from the way I felt this time last yeaar, and honestly I totally needed this... 
Now, I'm going to curl up surrounded by tons of wrapping mess - from Lagom - in my comfy jammies - like the Felicity Lounge Set from DECOY - and a super soft fluffy robe like coat - from miss chelsea - all "cozy" - thanks to a couple pose from -Extra- that works well with or without the other person - to read a book and play with my new stuff... 

What is she wearing;
Hair & Accessory: Magika - Holly
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: [DECOY] - Felicity Lounge Set (Available until January 5th at equal10)
Jacket: miss chelsea - Star Coat
Socks: Reign - Winter Socks
Pose & Book Prop: -Extra- - Cozy
Reindeer: MishMish - Little Rudolph (Available until January 10th at Kustom9)
Black Bag: dust bunny - Shearling Tote Bag in Black (Available until January 5th at equal10)
Gift Boxes: Atelier Burgundy - Christmas Gifts Pile
Santa Statue: D-LAB - Wooden Gnome Set
Christmas Tree Light: [Krescendo] - Ceramic Tree in Lights
Fluffy Gift: {vespertine} - Xmas Huggables in Red Rresent (Available until January 10th at Kustom9)
Wrapping Paper: Lagom - Wrapping Mess
Sofa: LISP - Suede Sofa Faded (No Longer Available!) 
Tree: Half-Deer - Christmas Tree II in Traditional
Wall Planter: tarte - Pallet Planter in Oak

Last Minute Shopping for those Last Minute Gifts

I have been stuck so deep in RL, it's been crazy since the start of the week, and while working in retail at this time of year can be fun it can also be super crazy busy, and people can be more than a little obnoxious. I never thought I'd be horrible to someone in retail but having experienced it in reality, on the receiving end, it's no wonder that people hate working in retail at this time of year... 
Still, there's only one shopping day left before Christmas, and I have a couple of things that I need to get, so I'll pop out to the shops, trudge through the snow and disappeared into the shops... 

The shops have some of the most wonderful window displays like the pretty little scene declaring "Santa Stop Here" - a sign that I shrunk down to fit in the scene from Krescendo - whilst I warmed up with a delicious cup of fresh Christmas Expresso - from Junk Food - complete with it's adorable little elf hat and handy candy cane to stir it with. 
I was so lost in plans for the holidays and looking into the shop window that I almost missed my friendly Prezzie Bear - from Tardfish until the end of today at Tannenbaum - stumbling around on the sled... I had to jump fast to catch him and the gifts from falling into the snow... Cant risk a little friend like him getting hurt so close to Christmas... 

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Wasabi - Syrup FLF Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Sweater: miss chelsea - Nana Sweater in Xmas (Gift Available on the Marketplace)
Jacket: villena -  Happy Holidays ! Santa Fur Jackets! (No Longer Available!)
Coffee: Junk Food - Christmas Expresso
Pants: Pseudo -  Hiromi Baggy Jeans in Vintage
Pose & Sleigh Prop: Synnergy.Tavis - Unisex #07 Pose
Bear: tardfish - Prezzie Bear in Brown (Available until December 23rd at Tannenbaum)
Stop Sign: [Krescendo] - Santa Stop Sign
Snowy Bench: -Extra- - Snowy Park Bench in Heavier Snow
Snowballs: Serenity Style - Snow Balls for sale (Naughty Gift Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Backdrop: Synnergy - Saks Window Display Backdrop

Hail Santa at Gothmas

We wish you a Merry Gothmas, We wish you a Merry Gothmas, We wish you a Merry Gothmas and a Dark Twisted New Year... 
This season is all about the glittery, sparkly, and festive, but there are darker sides of Christmas. The side that's carefully managed by Sandy Claws and the Pumpkin King... It may be Christmas, but it's Gothmas too... It's time to haile all things Santa...

Christmas cannot be only for the pretty bright colour loving folks, those that are in the dark are allowed to celebrate it too... The Gothmas Market is the perfect place to stock up on those dark and deviant supplies, I've got myself lots of pretty stuffs to decorate the creepy market - a backdrop by Paparazzi - near my lovely home. 

What is she wearing;
Headband: Violetility - Krampus Earmuffs
Hair: Foxy - Nailea Hair in Red (Available until January 10th at Kustom9)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: Psycho Barbie - [Fluffy Xmas Sweater Fatpack]
Skirt: SEKA's - Festive Tutu in Red
Pose: [piXit] - Sweet Desire, Pose 2F2
Skeleton Tree: Boutique #187 - Creepy RibCage XMas Tree (Available until December 27th at The Gothmas Market)
Snowflake Particles: Bella Elephante - Dead Inside but Jolly (Available until December 27th at The Gothmas Market)
Tree: Candle & Cauldron - Yule Tree in Blue Spruce
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Creepy Courtyard

Reindeers and Snowmen

It's ALMOST here, Christmas is getting closer and closer... Weve got less than a week and everything is beginning to look just that little more festive, I've finally finished decorating my RL house and my SL house is almost done too... 
I've been doing things to get a little festive, I even managed to sneak in a trip to the North Pole for a little look around, and a chance to maybe catch a glimpse of the big guy... 

The place is like a Christmas Fairytale - although in this case it's a backdrop from K&S - and although I was perfectly sweet, and behaved very well but I didnt get to see one elf or even have remote hint that Santa was anywhere near... 
I may not have gotten to see any of the stars of this month's show, but I did make some adorable snowmen pals - Sprinks the Snowman from muffin, to be exact - AND I did manage to score myself the most epic Reindeer Hat - which is actually a gift in the MadPea Advent Calendar from Ananas - in the gift shop... 

What is she wearing;
Hat: Ananas - Reindeer Head (Gift for MadPea Advent Calendar 2022)
Hair: Wasabi - Sapporo Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Collar: Short Leash - Rudy's Collar
Chest Tattoo: Adora-tions - Too Cute For The Naughty List
Sweater: miss chelsea - Rosa Sweater (Available until December 30th at Anthem)
Pose: [piXit] - Sweet Desire, Pose 1F2
Snowmen: muffin - Sprinks the Snowman
Lights: Dahlia - Jolly Candy Cane Lawn Lights (Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Falling Snow: [Since1975] - Mesh Falling Snow
Backdrop: K&S - // Christmas fairy tale. Backdrop 

Time to get Wrapping...

Christmas is a week away now, and there is SO MUCH left to do... I have only just started decorating for the Holiday season and have a lot of that to do in both SL and RL, I have grocery shopping and cleaning to do, and I have about a million gifts that need wrapping. Where the heck do I start... There's a lot to do... 
I guess I'll start with the wrapping... I'll put on a few good Christmas tunes, I'll have a little bop and get covered in ribbons, glitter and cellotape... 

So many gifts to pack up... Mail Delivery - from Atelier Burgundy - has been coming every day, and I have gifts for all of my friends and family and fur babies that now need to be wrapped up... Stanley the Snowman - from friday - and a matching Scarf - from Half-Deer - for my sister, something to remind my dad of his favourite caravanning past-time - the snow globe from Dahlia at Collabor88 - though I wonder if the gift I got for HellBone is a little bit too easy to guess in it's Obvious Wrappings - from Lagom - but then again, that doesn't matter... I'm sure he will love it... 

What is she wearing;
Halo: tarte - Christmas Lights Crown in Multicolor
Hair: Doe - Avery in Chunky Lights
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Earrings: STOIC - LUMINESCENCE EARRINGS
Necklace: Kibitz - Christmas lights in original
Collar & Leash: Mug - Naughty or Nice Pt.2 Gacha Item in #18 Naughty Lights Leash Black
Sweater: Psycho Barbie - [Fluffy Sweater Fatpack]
Jeans & Lights: Decoy - Bella Straight Leg Jeans & Waist String Lights (Available until January 8th at ACCESS)
Slippers: Astralia - Santa Slippers (Gift for MadPea Advent Calendar 2022)
Pose & Props: Secret Poses - Wrapping Day, Pose 2M
Wrapping Decor Props: Half-Deer - Christmas Clutter
Snowman: friday - Stanley The Snowman
Wrapped Bottle: Lagom - Obvious wrappings in Bottle?
Snow Globe: Dahlia - Boxing Day Set in Snow Globe Red (Available until January 6th at Collabor88)
Scarf: Half-Deer - Scarf Clutter in Candy Cane
Boxes & Parcels: Atelier Burgundy - Mail Delivery
Table: [Merak] - Becca Cabinet in Small
Wall Hanger: Katy's Kreations - GIFT WRAP STATION in multi
Tree: DISORDERLY - Merry Catmas in Catmas Tree

Baby Snowflakes...

Just the other day, the Snow Fae were here spreading their various different flakes around - not just in RL but in SLtoo - and as much as I like looking at the snow I'm always terrified of the fact that I might slip and hurt myself. Let's face it, my track record for NOT falling on the ice is a terrible one... 
Yet all of this brand new snowfall, is causing the birth's of so many brand new baby snowflakes... Each one pretty, sparkling and soft, babies to bring happiness to the winter days... 

On the edge of the wintery forest, one of the prettier, softer snowflake faes is there to make sure that these brand new baby snowflakes are taught to dance in the breeze. The super soft snowflake - the fatpack exclusive in the Xmas Huggables from vespertine at Kustom9 - is one of the newest babies to be created... The light Snow Fae are very protective of the new flake babies, wrapping them in a veil of their dancing bretheren. Their wintery and glimmer halos - from ERSCH and duckie, as naughty gifts available at Santa Inc - sparkle and cause the breezes that allow the snowflakes to learn to dance. 

What is she wearing:
Halo: ERSCH - Wintery Halo (Naughty Gift Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Small Halo: duckie - Glimmer Halo (Naughty Gift Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Hair: no.match - NO_LEAGUE in Unicorn
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: Evil Baby - Moonchild Glasses
Stole: Petite Mort - Fur Stole & Muff Fatpack
Dress: Decoy - Elaine Halter Dress (Available until January 6th at Collabor88)
Plushie: vespertine - xmas huggables in Fatpack (Available until January 10th at Kustom9)
Pose: -Extra- - Clairvoyant, Pose 2
Large Snowflakes: Half-Deer - Paper Snowflakes (Available until January 5th at equal10)
Falling Snow: Half-Deer - Floating Decor Snow (Available until January 6th at Collabor88)
Backdrop: Synnergy - Tree Cutting Backdrop

Fairies Bringing the Snowflakes

Everywhere in the neck of the woods in the RL world, things seem to be dusted with the cold, white stuff... This morning, there was lots of thick frost on our car, and I've seen pictures of people playing in snow, and people skating on the ice in the Netherlands. It's COLD, my fingers and toes are feeling the chill and have become little ice blocks, and all I feel like doing is curling up under a blanket to hide... 
The snow fairies have been dancing through my part of the world, leaving trails of frost and twirling flakes of snow on the air.... 

A Magical Frozen Winter Scene - a backdrop from irrISIStible - where the trees are lit with sparkles as the snowflakes dance in the moonlight, and the Snow Fae explore the fresh drifts... 
Snow fairies are both sweet and pretty, but dark and devious too... There are some that showcase the beautiful side of snow fall, there are others that bring the black ice... The black flakes from the dark fairies totally opposite to the sparkling white ones, it's less Merry Christmas, more Merry Gothmas... 

What is she wearing; 
Hair: Doe - Flurry (Available until December 23rd at Tannenbaum)
Skin: Wyrd - Tovi in Pewter
Lashes: Izzie's - Face Snow
Face & Body Wounds: The Rotting Lab (SULPHUR) - Skathi's Kiss
Shoulder Snow: kotte - Face Pack in Snow
Arm Fur: {le fil casse} - Dennie Fur
Body Fur: Kaithleen's - Kinky Furry
Body Gems: Static - Frostbitten Body Gems
Wings: Astralia - Winter Solstice set in Wings (RARE)
Pose & Black Snowflakes: elephante poses - Merry Gothmas, Pose #4 (Available December 15th - December 27th at The Gothmas Market)
Particle Snow: Cole's Corner - Softly Snow & Snow Daze
White Trees: tarte - Lighted Birch Tree 
Fire Trees: tarte - Fir Tree
Backdrop: irrISIStible - Magical Frozen Winter Backdrop 

Krampus Crash Causes Chaos

This time of year has always been associated with Santa, or one of his many versions, but there are other, darker versions of the jolly red man that cause nightmares in the naughtiest of children... 
Krampus, is the darkest of the St.Nicholas forms. Krampus, takes the naughty children in his sack rather than provide them treats for being good... 
Krampus, isn't like Santa though, this monster is different... He's the kind that would be more likely to send a child to Monster High... I imagine that's how his daughter would be, a Monster High Christmas spirit... One that seems to find herself in far too much trouble... 

The daughter of Krampus ALWAYS finds herself in trouble, she'd be the kind of child that the Krampus might pick up in his sack, if she wasn't already someone he had to deal with on a daily basis... It was only this morning that this little Ice Princess, marked by her Ice Crown - from Six Feet Under at the SL Christmas Expo, and since the picture makes it look small and dark, I've included the ad below - was persuaded by some of the Krampus Elves  to steal Santa's sleigh and take it on a joy ride. From there it turned into a bit of a Holy Shit night as the ride lead to a crash in the Winter Courtyard, and chaos ensued... 

What is she wearing;
Tiara: Six Feet Under - Ice Crown (Available until December 11th at The SL Christmas Expo)
Hair: [monso] - Yasiren Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Wings: Quills & Curiosities - Infernal Wings (Available until December 18th at The Warehouse)
Krampus Parts: [FOREST FANTASY STORE] - Krampus Demon
Outfit: Sorumin - Welcome to hell SET in Black
Boots: No Cabide - Judith Boots
Pose: Secret Poses - My Stocking, Pose 5 (Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Stocking: Quirky - Chrimbus Stocking in Creepers Red
Elves: [Lost Junction] - Krampus Elves
Plushie: HEXtraordinary - Sitting Krampus Plushie in Chocolate
Present Sack & Caged Child: DRD - Krampus Decor
Santa, Sleigh & Gifts: DRD - Oh Holy Shit Night
Falling Snow: [Since1975] - Mesh Falling Snow
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Winter Courtyard Backdrop

Using Christmas Gifts to Seduce Me

Around this time of year, everyone starts to send out their pretty, couply Christmas Cards with well wishes for the holidays and into the new year. I have been planning on getting somethign cute and couply done with HellBone, but then there are so many pretty, but rather risque poses out there that he'd never be happy posing in... I needed to find help, someone I know lives on the risque side of life, someone I feel safe and comfortable to bare all and lower my inhibitions with, and someone that means a lot to me since I was thinking of one of those cutesy Christmas card pictures in the darkest corners of my mind... 

The obvious choice had to be Deangelo, a man who has been a rock for me since we met over 15 years ago. Our relationship has changed over the years, but no matter how far away from each other we drifted, we have always been watching out for each other. He's protective of me, and I of him. He is someone that knows the real me, the truth behind my sparkly facade and he's supported me on so many occasions that I have lost count so many times over... 
I asked him to celebrate Christmas a little early with me this year, I made sure I was wrapped up in ribbons so that he would enjoy the unwrapping of the gifts as I asked him to Seduce Me - thanks to a pose from Secret Poses. I wanted to test out Santa's toys for naughty girls that had been left for me in the stockings over the fireplace - by LEMME -, and on the festive Tree Toy Rack - from Krescendo - to see which one will bring the biggest smile to the face of this Ho Ho Ho! 

What are they wearing; 
Rudh:
Hair: DOUX - Lemon hairstyle
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Candy Cane: Short Leash - Santa's Gag
Drool: ARISE - Lip Drool (No Longer Available!)
Choker: [Krescendo] - Ho Ho Ho Bow in Fatpack
Nipple Piercing: NeverWish - Jingle Tits Nipple Rings in Fatpack
Stocking: Dots - Naughty Stocking in Red
Outfit: Luas - Rosalia Black (Available until December 22nd at Kinky Monthly)
Garters: DEAD DOLL - Softy Bow (Nice Gift Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Dean:
Hair: Sintiklia - Xiao
Outfit: Hotdog  - His Respectable Dress 
Pose: Secret Poses - Seduce Me, Pose 1
Decor:
Toy Tree: [Krescendo] - Tree Toy Rack in Festive
Stockings: LEMME - Santa's toys for naughty girls
Nutcracker: BackBone - Notoriously Naughty Nutcracker (Naughty Gift Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Armchair: [Merak] - Emma's Armchair in Red Tartan
Cookies Box: BROKEN ARROWS - Milk & Cookie Co. in Red (Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Tree: Half-Deer - Christmas Tree II in Traditional
Garlands: hive - Holiday Garlands
Fireplace: Apple Fall - Clifton Cast Iron Fireplace in Black
Candelabras: Pitaya - The Last Vampire Set in Candelabra 
Backdrop: TROPIX - The Haunted Aisle

A Scrap Booking Distraction

Yesterday night I got a bit of bad news in my RL and it's had a ripple effect, as these things always tend to do into my SL as well... I wanted to curl up and do something that will distract myself from the dark thoughts that were brewing, and since I couldn't really get myself in the mood to pose for pictures I decided to unpack my Christmas goodies.
As I sat on the floor, I found a new Holidays Scrapbook and decided it was time to sort through some of my pretty pictures... Memories of Christmasses that were better... 

Buried deep in a box of Christmas Clutter - from Half-Deer - covered with wrapping paper, fairy lights and tinsel - which actually is a new release, along with the santa head bands from dust bunny at Santa Inc - was the Holidays Scrapbook - from Insomnia Angel - just waiting to be filled with pretty pictures, and this would be just the distraction that I needed... 
I dressed my teddy in his cozy Christmas Pyjamas - a teddy from hive - and sat down with the book to start filling the pages with wonder, and as time slipped by somehow HellBone managed to sneak in with a brilliant Santa Cookie Jar that contained some candy cane cookies - from Junk Food at Anthem - and a very large mug of hot cocoa - from what next. 
Lots of nice things to take my mind off the bad things... 

What is she wearing;
Book: Insomnia Angel - Holidays scrapbook (Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Cookies & Cookie Jar: Junk Food - Santa Cookie Jar in Peach (Available until December 30th at Anthem)
Robins: Schadenfreude - Fluffy Robins with Holly (Available until January 6th at Collabor88)
Headbands (Santa & Tinsels): dust bunny - Festive Headbands (Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Teddy: hive - My Cozy Christmas Teddy in Classic (Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Mug: {what next} - Santa Pants Mug (Nice Gift Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Balls: Mui (by Ananas) - Santa's Balls (Naughty Gift Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Counter: hive - Christmas Countdown in White
Paper Rolls: Half-Deer - Christmas Clutter in Classic Set
Table Top: Apple Fall - Hudson Desk in Weathered Oak

Love at First Sight

YAY I'm done with having to go out of the house to work for this week, sure I have my second job but that I can do at home in my jammies... It's time to relax and have a little fun, and also I've decided that I NEED to start getting myself a little more into the Christmas spirit... I need to get myself into the Christmas magic... HellBone has been decorating a little in our garden, I might have to run around and make some new wintery friends... 

Whilst Hell was cutting trees in the snowy garden - a backdrop from Synnergy - and I was running around in the garden, playing in the snow. There's nothing better than being wrapped up in a cozy hat and sweater and taking the time out of the day to build a snowman... He was my wintery Love at First Sight - thanks to a pose from -Extra- - and I couldn't resist giving him a quick kiss! 

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Wasabi - Sapporo Hair (Available until December 30th at Anthem)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: Pixicat - Page Sweater in Xmas (Available until December 30th under the tree at Anthem)
Pose & Prop: -Extra- - Love at Frost Sight (Available until December 31st at Winter Wonderland '22)
Falling Snow: [Since1975] - Mesh Falling Snow
Backdrop: Synnergy - Tree Cutting Backdrop

Laundry Days at the Pole

I am not a fan of this being a grown up thing... I mean you have to be serious and go to work all day and then when you get home, you have to do more fun things like household chores. The laundry needs folding, the dishes need doing and there is a stink coming from the cat litter tray that could make even the devil cry. 
It's not only in RL where this can be a problem though, the work is never done for a girl in SL either... Since it's nearly Christmas, I've had to take on a little extra work to help pay the gift purchasing bills, and today it's laundry... 

I took a job working in this adorably busy little town, full of the cutest little folks with a leader that's jolly and welcoming, although he has some interesting tastes in clothes... I had to hang them up as it's Santa's Day Off - a washing line set from dust bunny, available at Anthem - and it's not too bad, I don't even mind the uniform really, the Santa's Helper Hats - from KitCat - are brilliant and warm... 
Anything to get my into Santa's good books... 

What is she wearing;
Hat: KitCat - Santa's Helper Hat
Hair: Lamb - Little Witch in Red Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: miss chelsea - Rosa Sweater (Available until December 30th at Anthem)
Skirt: SEKA's - Festive Tutu in RED
Panties: MuggleBorn - Willow Panties (No Longer Available!)
Garters: CULT - Candy Cane Delicious
Boots: Mug - Clarabelle Rainboots
Pose: Secret Poses - Mitzy, Pose 1M
Washing Line: dust bunny - Santa's Day Off in Hanging Clothes (Available until December 30th at Anthem)
Reindeer & Stall: JIAN - Santa's Reindeer
Cat & Dog: Half-Deer - Warm & Fuzzy Gacha Item in Oh What Fun Sleigh White
Falling Snow: [Since1975] - Mesh Falling Snow
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Gift Shop Scene

Gifts from Sinterklaas

Today is the Dutch holiday of Sinterklaas... Most of the Dutchies seem to have celebrated over the weekend, but HellBone had a present from me this morning. It's a holiday that's only really known in the Dutch, or the Dutch colonies, but it's a holiday that's a controversial event due to the historical actions behind the story... 
Sinterklaas is the story of a Turkish holy man, that along with his assistants that some people say are actually his slaves, came to the Netherlands to give gifts and care to the poor. That is where the problem lies, the assistants known as the "Zwarte Piets" (Black Peters) in some stories are African slaves, and in others they are street urchins that are black because of their trips up and down the chimnies to leave gifts for the poor children... It's a contentious issue... Personally, I prefer the latter version of this fairytale. If I every think of the Zwarte Piets I think of the soot on their skin... 

I know so many children in this place, of all different creeds and races, that LOVE the idea of Sinterklaas. For the last three weeks, they've been getting little goodies and candies in their shoes, and on December 5th there should be treats gallore. It's supposed to be a happy time, although with the race issues it's becoming less about family togetherness and the fairytale in the terms I choose to enjoy it, and more about the colours of skin. 
I'll be decorating my little SL home with some true Sinterklaas Decor - a collection from DRD - and rolling around in the soot to make it look like I've been climbing chimnies like the sweeps in old London. 

What is she wearing;
Hat: No Longer Available!
Hair: Magika - Alice
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Dirt: Izzie's - Face & Body Dirt
Ruffle: Moon Amore - Circus Ruffle Collar in Ghost
Outfit: Infinity - Love Summer in GREEN
Pose & Gift Prop: Secret Poses - Perfect Gift, Pose 1 (Available until December 30th at Anthem)
Decor: DRD - Sinterklaas Decor Collection
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Lake Cabin Complete

A Letter To Santa

Since it's nearly Christmas, I think that I have something very important that I need to do. I REALLY need to get myself in the good books with a certain Mr Clause, so that I'm taken from one list and put on another. When I was a kid I would always write a letter to Santa, with a list of toys that I would love to have received, now that I'm older I think it's a good time to start writing to Santa to see if I can get onto his good list... 
I took a trip up to a certain secret little place, to hand deliver a letter into Mr Clause's Mail Box... 

The Christmas Workshop - a backdrop from IrrISIStible - has a very special Santa Mail Box - from Krescendo at Tannenbaum - into which I dropped the letter I'd written and sealed with a little love, to hopefully get me into his good graces. 
I LOVE my Christmassy outfit today too... It's an adorable new special cheapie from miss chelsea - that you can pick up under the Christmas Trees at Anthem - because I LOVE me some Christmas Pudding. My mum even made me a home-made one as a special present this year! 

What is she wearing;
Hat: MishMish - Bakery Fluffy Hat in Holidays
Hair: Wasabi - Mathilda Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Scarf: .miss chelsea - Hazel Scarf Colour in Pack 3
Sweater: miss chelsea - Tabi Sweater in Pudding (Available until December 30th under the tree at Anthem)
Letter: STOIC - YANDERE LOVE LETTER
Pose: Secret Poses - Meghan, Pose 3M
Mail Box: [Krescendo] - Santa Mail Box in Red (Available until December 23rd at Tannenbaum)
Falling Snow: [Since1975] - Mesh Falling Snow
Backdrop: irrISIStible - CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP PHOTO BACKDROP

Cookie Chaos in my Holiday Kitchen

Since it's the run up now, day 2 on the slippery slope to the Festive Days, I decided that whilst I was at home it might be a good idea to get started on my Christmas baking. I've never been a very good baker, in fact I sometimes wonder how I manage to cook toast without it burning, but since Mum has already made and past me a home-made Christmas Pudding I figured that perhaps I should try and make some delicious cookies this year... How hard can it be to make gingerbread? 

In my adorable little Holiday Kitchen - a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - I pulled out all of the ingredients, and pulled on a sexy Baking Bae Apron - from Vanilla Bae - to get myself started... Once I started, I couldn't stop myself from baking more and more, houses and gingerbread men for everyone and as decoration too, but things started going a little strange. I'd followed the recipe in the strange old Thor's Country Cook Book, and I'd rolled the dough to the right consistency, but it started to escape... It was Escaping raw dough - from Aardvark for The Farmers Market - the dough was coming to life, and then the Gingerbread men became Psycho Cookies - from Tardfish at The Warehouse - running around with knives in search of a gang of jelly babies to rough up! I'm telling you, Christmas Candy is BRUTAL!!

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Doe - Becca Baker
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Cardigan: Mug - Tamar Sweater in Gray
Apron: Vanilla Bae - {Baking Bae} Sexy Apron
Pose: Fashiowl Poses - Xmas Market, Pose 5
Evil Gingerbread: Tardfish - Psycho Cookies (Available until December 18th at The Warehouse)
Rolling Pin: Aardvark - Escaping raw dough
Sparkles: tarte. - Star Lights & #LuluB! - Magic: Star Spell
Other Baking Decor: O.M.E.N - Messy Baking & Apple Fall - Bags of Flour
Book: THOR - Country Cook Book
Gingerbread Buildings: dust bunny - Gingerbread Carrousel & Chateau
Other Decor: Wednesday[+] - Gingerbread Army item in To give Box, dust bunny - Homemade Gingerbread Hearts & spruce. - Grandma's recipe tin
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Holiday Kitchen Backdrop

The First Snow in the Festive Season

December 1st, officially the first day on the run up to Christmas... It is three weeks now until the most festive day of the year. This year as all years, I'm looking forward to it but I'm heading into the festivites with trepidation after all of the terror that I went through last year. I am trying to make sure that I at least plan to be positive, I am looking forward to the month ahead... 
It helped that today in SL, I felt the first snowfall of the year... 

The first snowfall - like in the backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - of the year in SL seems like a silly thing, it seems that you can find so many places where the snow has been falling a while, but each and everyone is super pretty. I am so excited to start exploring them all... 
As the first flakes of snow started to fall, I found a quiet little place to sit, while my puppy pal ran around and chased the flakes, and I did what you always have to do as a kid... Try to catch a snowflake on your tongue! 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Magika - Let It Snow (Past Gift)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Jacket: Mug - Chloe Jacket in Black
Top: Mug - Chloe Top in Gray
Pants: Mug - Chloe Jeans in Pale
Shoes: UTOPIA@Design - "RIVA"
Dog: JIAN - Newfie Pewfs in Snow Shaker Companion RARE
Pose: -Extra- - Out and About, Pose 1 (Available until December 24th at The New Ones)
Bench: -Extra- - Snowy Park Bench (Available until December 24th at The New Ones)
Pet Accessories: Half-Deer - Dog Clutter in Grey Set
Falling Snow: Cole's Corner - Softly Snow
Snow: [Since1975] - Mesh Falling Snow
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - 1St Snow Fall Backdrop