Happy New Year!!!

Just wanted to spend a moment to welcome in the New Year and kick out the old one... The Netherlands is as per usual, filled with the sounds of explosions while the fireworks have been lighting the sky and scaring the animals that are in their homes... I personally am with the fireworks hating animals, but I'm trying to remain calm for the sake of my puppy... 
Rudh is the one that will be heading out to party for the both of us...

Rudh isn't averse to the glitter and the sparkles and the painting of the sky - I wouldn't be if they didn't make such a fucking horrible bang, but that's just my opinion - she's going to stand and watch... Raising a glass to the new year and the passing of the old one, I'll sparkle and sip some wine and blow on the noisemaker to ceebrate... As for the Real me, I'm going to hide and hope the fireworks don't go on too long all night... 
One last thing, for the last post of the year, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

What is she wearing;
Hairband: Kiu - Happy New Year Headband in Stars
Hair: Wasabi - Alix HW Ed Hair in Absolute Pack
Glasses: (Yummy) - 2024 Happy New Year Shades in Silver (Current Gift)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Mouth Accessory: Aardvark - Naughty Noisemaker in Mustache (Available until January 20th at The Fifty)
Necklace: Kibitz - Jasmine's Necklace in Silver
Robe: Moon Elixir - Hollyweird in Fur Robe
Top: SEUL - Duchess Set in Diamond
Glass: Hangry - Holiday Wine (Available until January 6th at equal10)
Pose: Fashiowl - Happy New Year, Pose 1
Balloons: (Black Stars) hive - Star Balloons, (Small Stars) kotte - Star Balloon & (Champagne) [Bad Unicorn] - Champagne Balloon
Sign & Lights: GlowBaby - Happy New Year
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - NYE Boardwalk {360} Backdrop

Preparation Glam Up...

It's the eve of New Year's Eve and the Netherlands has gone into crazy mode, fireworks going off everywhere and my poor ol' puppy is already on the edge of panic mode due to the noise. We're not doing anything to celebrate this year, not in RL and I'll probably be vegging out with a good movie and some snacks instead of going to party... Rudh on the other hand is already starting to get all glammed up...

It's a little early but there's no point in waiting around until the last moment... Starting with sorting out the mop that is her hair, stuffing it with curlers and pinning it all up out the way... 
She's polished her nails, done properly slowly and carefully so that she doesn't make the usual mistake of smudging the gorgeous gold nail design - a gorgeous set of SERIAL Claws that are not a new release but are available in the mainstore at Normandy - and I'll find some great tutorials on how to do make-up properly as I'm TERRIBLE at it... Now I've got the nails done, and the hair and make-up are in progress, I just need to find something fabulous to wear... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH - Betsy in Readhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Necklace: Kibitz - Laica's Collar in Gold
Robe: miss chelsea - Clem Robe in Navy Stripes
Bra: [Cynful] - Juliet's Lingerie in Black
Phone: Boutique #187 - Chester Phone Case
Nails: Normandy - SERIAL.Claws
Pose & Brush Prop: FOXCITY - Beauty, Pose 5M
Cups: Second Spaces - Makeup Junkie in Brushes
Lip Balms: tres blah - Jolie in Lip Balms
Make-Up: Second Spaces - Makeup Junkie in Eyes
Scrunchies: Dahlia - Dolled up Scrunchies in Gold
Brush: Tentacio - Hair Brushes
Nail Varnish: Half-Deer - Nail Polish Rack in Pastel
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - The Pamper Room in Pink

Snowflake Magic

Why is it that snow always feels so magical? It's like the swirling, sparkles of magic that slowly drift away after the magic has been cast... It always seems to make me think of fairies, of fairytale magic and of those stories that cause the imagination to run riot... That's why, snow seems to pull out the inner fairy in  me... 

The Snow Fae that seems to be luring my mind into her dark little dance, to watch whilst she creates the most intricate little sparkles... 
She may be dancing in the snow, but she wears no clothing causing frost bite to rip through her extremeties... All while things get a little Frosty... The snowflakes and ice sparkle in the moonlight, and hopefully the magic will last a little longer... 

What is she wearing;
Tiara: Six Feet Under - Ice Crown
Face Snow Lumps: kotte - face pack - snow
Hair: Magika - Let It Snow (Past Gift)
Face & Lash Snow: Izzie's - Face Snow
Eyes: PSYCHO:Byts - Snow Queen Eyes
Frostbite Wounds: POUT - Frost Bitten & The Rotting Lab - Skathi's Kiss (No Longer Available!)
Necklace: everfaery - Frostlace Necklace Set (Available until January 8th at Access)
Wings: everfaery - Lelia Wings
Arms: THIS IS WRONG - Cryo arms 3D in ICE/BLUE (Available until January 20th at The Fifty)
Right Hand Accessories: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Holdable Ice Queen Kit Snowflakes & LuluB! - Magic: Star Spell (No Longer Available!)
Staff: Fika - Ice Queen Sceptre (No Longer Available!)
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Snow Daze, Softly Snow & Ice Queen
Pose: piXit - Papillon, Pose 2F3
Snow: [Since1975] - Mesh Falling Snow & Half-Deer - Floating Decor Snow
Trees: tarte - Fir Tree in Snowy
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Frosty 

Building Men of Snow

Christmas is past now, and the new year is moving in extremely fast with 2023 soon to disappear and 2024 rolling in... It's been a busy few days since Christmas, I worked since the big day and now I'm actually on a week's vacation. I'm actually going to be able to relax at home ALL WEEK... It feels crazy and I cannot wait until things kick in and I actually start relaxing... 
What will I do? How can I waste my time? Reading, blogging, taking pictures, more reading... 

I think I'm going to try and enjoy more of the Wintery landscapes in Second Life, before everything starts getting all spring and into Valentines decorating way too quickly... 
I think I'm going to spend some time exploring, wearing snuggly warm clothing and even building a snowman or two... Once I've built one it will be easy enough to build more... Outside the Winter Manor - a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - in the middle of a Snow Day - a collection that includes the Snow Man in the bobble hat from Dust Bunny - and then I decided to try making a snowman that was a little different. The way that I built him he ended up looking a little odd, much more like a Dick Snowman - created by Krescendo - least he looks like he's standing up straight... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Lamb - Betty in Red Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Scarf: Mug - Dita Scarf in Green
Dress: Normandy - Dorado.Dress MK2
Socks: REIGN - Winter Socks
Pose & Snowball Prop: Secret Poses - Snowball, Pose 1
Front Snowman: [Krescendo] - Dick Snowman
Back Snowman: dust bunny - Snow Day in Snowman
Snowflakes: Half-Deer - Floating Decor Snow
Bench: -Extra-  - Snowy Park Bench [Heavier Snow]
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Winter Manor {360} Backdrop

Love and Hugs for Christmas

It's Christmas Eve-Eve... It's also the last time that I'm likely to be able to blog for the last few days as if I'm not working then I have Christmas stuff to get through. The monster-in-law is coming to spend the day, I will be cooking a HUGE turkey that we will spend the next few days devouring. I've spent the day wrapping and cleaning and making sure that my fur babies are behaving. I even had a few hours to finish decorating the home that I share with HellBone in SL... 

Would you believe it that I also was able to find the time to get myself all festively dressed up and snap a quick pic to give people a little hint at our homely mess... For Christmas this year rather than curling up in my Pyjamas to wait for Santa, this year I'm going to dress as an adorable little deer and dance with the reindeer in the snow... 
For now though I'd like to takea moment to send love and hugs to everyone for the festive holidays this year. If you are celebrating Christmas or not, if you are forced to be with people that bug you or with the ones that you love, or even hiding away on your own with a cup of tea and a good book, have yourself a very merry everything and a very happy always!!! 

What is she wearing;
Headband: tarte - Festive Reindeer Headband in Brown Multicolor
Hair: TRUTH & FAGA - Levitate in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Make-Up: KitCat - Deer Antlers and Makeup (BOM)
Earrings: STOIC - LUMINESCENCE EARRINGS
Choker: .PSYCHO:Byts - Bell Choker
Bell Necklace: Violetility - Bell Necklace
Lights: Junk Food - Christmas Bulb Necklace
Outfit: miss chelsea - Cady Romper
Pose & Prop: -Extra- - 2023 Holiday Hunt, Pose 2

Festive Costume for the Ents

It's getting closer and closer, the big day is looming, a day that we've been working towards for weeks if not months. Christmas is coming. People everywhere are getting festive and it's definitley beginning to look a lot like Christmas... 
People seem to often enjoy dressing up all festive, be that in gorgeous outfits or in ugly Christmas sweaters, and it's not just the people that are involved... Fantasy beings are also getting into the Christmas Spirit... The Ents may even be in your home, masquerading as Christmas Trees... 

The Ents - in this case are an avatar collection from Forest Fantasy Store - are the tree folk, residents of Middle Earth that are protectors of the Fangorn Forest... BUT they don't often get to participate in the Christmas festivites.UNTIL NOW... 
A plan was hatched that meant they could come down out of the snowy woods and slip into the festivities in a very prominent but unknown way... Have you checked your Christmas Tree? Do the lights always hang the same? Have the Baubles twisted? Perhaps there is an Ent watching the festivities up close... Decked in pretties, sparkling with lights and glittery balls, hiding their gifts at their feet... 

What is she wearing;

Hat: Astralia - Josephine Tree Top Animesh Headband in Gold
Hair Wreath: tarte - Christmas Lights Crown in Multicolor
Hair: [monso] - Hoshino Hair in Mix & Pop
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Freckles: Izzie's - Rainbow Glitter Freckles
Collar: tarte - Christmas Wreath Crown in Multicolor
Necklace (& Lights used in Tree as Decor): Junk Food - Christmas Bulb Necklace
Tree Parts (Including Body Paint, Horns, and Branches: FOREST FANTASY STORE - Pine Treant
Outfit: Pixicat - Ronja Set in Green
Tinsel: dust bunny - Festive Headbands in Gold Tinsel
Pose & Present Prop: Secret Poses - Santa Baby, Pose 2
Tree Bauble Decor: (Left to Right)
    FOXCITY - Baubles Pose Set Prop (Green, Red & Gold versions)
    [Krescendo] - Cookie Tree Decorations in 9
    RazzBerry Inc - Wood Slice Ornament (Morning) (No Longer Available!) 
    Astralia - Fabric Tree Ornament in Blue/Silver
    [Atomic] Gacha - Heart Felt Ornaments in Tree 2 (No Longer Available!) 
    vespertine - gingerbread tree ornament in snowflake
    Refuge - Glitter Bauble in Red
Backdrop: Synnergy - Merry & Bright Backdrop

Gifts Under the Christmas Tree

I have so much still to do, one of the biggest tasks that I stillhave to get done is the gift wrapping. I hate doing wrapping. I get gift wrap envy seeing people on social media that make perfect, beautiful gift wrappings. Mine always end up looking like they have been in a fight with a cellotape machine. 
There are lots of things to wrap and lots of things to package away, I have gifts for Mum and Dad, gifts for my sister and hubby, and plenty of gifts for the furbabies... The most important one of all, a special gift for Daddy... 

There is only ONE gift that should be the perfect present for a Daddy, and that is his favourite play thing, a babygirl in ribbons that keep her from escaping and some lights to make her glitter in the giftbox she's been all wrapped up - a gift box prop and pose from -Extra- - in under the Christmas tree... 
I hope that Daddy likes his gift, I bet he won't be able to wait until he can Unwrap Me - a gorgeous set from Lyrium - and I'm pretty sure the will love the ribbons just as much as the gift they are wrapping... 

What is she wearing;
Halo: tarte - Christmas Lights Crown in White
Hair: TRUTH & FAGA - Evocative in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Collar & Leash: Mug - Naughty or Nice Pt.2 Gacha Item in #18 Naughty Lights Leash Black
Ribbons: Lyrium - Unwrap me Ribbon Suit in Mini Pack 3
Socks & Garter: Mug - Bianca Socks in Red (Available until January 6th at Collabor88)
Pose & Box Prop: -Extra- - All Wrapped Up, Pose 3
Baubles: Moon.Phase - ChristmasClutter (Available until January 6th at Winter Spirit)
Present Sack: DaD - "Santa Claus sacks"
Other Presents: DaD - "Pile of Christmas presents"
Tree: Half-Deer - Christmas Tree II in Traditional 

Ghost of Christmas Past

This post today sees me feeling a little more festive. The hubby and I finally Christmassed our house and I have got sparkles everywhere. We have so many lights on our tree, that I've even been joking that the lights could be seen from space LOL... 
I'm slowly getting into the festivities, and one of the things that make me most festive are the old Christmas stories, stories like the Night Before Christmas and A Christmas Carol... Today I've been thinking about the ghosts of Christmas, the ghost of Christmas past coming into the forefront of my mind right now... 

Sometimes if I let myself dwell on it, I find myself getting a little melancholy as my mind drifts back... I remember the last few year with my Nan, the first time I spent Christmas in the Netherlands rather than at home with Mum and Dad, and even silly things like childhood Christmasses that have been long gone. There have been many good memories too, childhood memories of gifts and walks and storytimes before bed. My sister and I waking up at the crack of dawn because Santa had been... My dad complaining there would be no more 'plastic' Christmasses year after year... Years later my sister and I getting a little tiddly and realizing we had to substitute carrots with broccoli for Santa's reindeer... Even writing this these memories make me smile... 
So today, I'm revelling in the companionship of the host of Christmas Past... 

What is she wearing;
Crown: Random Matter - Lucia Crown in Warm Tones (Available until January 6th at Collabor88)
Head Wreath: dust bunny - Festive Headbands in Holly Branch
Outfit: Moon Amore - Spectral Elegance GOWN
Skin: FOREST FANTASY STORE - Gargoyle Skin in Onyx
Chest Wreath: Evie's Closet - Christmas Pine Wreath (No Longer Available!)
Candle: Random Matter - Eudora Candelabra in Cool Tones
Pose:  Secret Poses - Alanis, Pose 2
Sparkles: Half-Deer - Floating Decor Snow & Cole's Corner - Softly Snow & Glitterati
Santa: Apple Fall - Happy Santa Figure in Holly
Wreath: Ariskea - [Season of Giving] Wreath
Tree: tarte - Portland Christmas Tree in Evergreen
Backdrop: PALETO.Backdrop - DUBOIS

Tea and Blankets

It's not long now until Christmas and I'm stil finding it hard to get into the Christmas spirit. I've been trying to put decorations out in SL but RL I'm just no where near ready. I've got a tree, I've collected the decor and I'm just not in the right place to get myself Christmassing... I need to get through the next two days and then I plan on Christmassing my RL... For now I'm planning on doing nothing much, watching some TV under a blanket in a comfy pair of pyjamas with a cuppa tea... 

Tea is so important to me, when I was younger I never really drank it, but now that I'm older I love to get myself a cozy cuppa. One of my favourite people, a best friend of mine in both S and RL, sent me a HUGE bag of my favourite English tea brands. 
I love nothing more than getting home any time I have to go out in RL, and getting into a cosy pair of pyjamas - something like the Cady Onesie from miss chelsea at equal10 - and wrapping myself up in a soft cozy blanket - like the one from hive - so that I can bundle up warm... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Lamb - Wild in Red Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: :miss chelsea - Cady Onesie (Available until January 8th at equal10)
Blanket: hive - Bundle Up Blanket in Darks
Pose: -Extra- - Caffeinated Christmas, pose 1M
Cakes: Dahlia - Mini Advent Cakes (Available until January 6th in the MadPea Advent Calendar)
Small Tree: Pitaya - Boho Xmas Tree
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Noel Bedroom [Dark] Backdrop

Oopsie Daisie...

I went out to an appointment today, had to go to my monthly fat fighters class, and whilst we were out HellBone and I made a few stops to buy some Christmas gifts... When I got home, I made a rather shocking discovery... The postman had been, and perhaps I MAY have purchased too many things to gift to people... The doormat was buried under a mountain of boxes... 

Managed to persuade HellBone not to kill me as I told him it was Christmas presents. What I didn't really admit was that some of these were presents for the Cleaner, the Chef, the Dog Walker and the Washer Woman... All of which happen to be me!
I quickly had to move all of the delivery packages - which were sent over by Junk Food - out of his eyeline before he started opening things and discovering all the treats were for me... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Foxy - Coco Hair in Red
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: everfaery - Sachi Jacket (Available until January 6th at Equal10)
Pose & Gift Props: FOXCITY. - Last Minute Bento Pose
Boxes: Junk Food - Delivery Packages
Lights: tarte - Holiday Lights Arch in Multicolour
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - The Coopers House {360} Backdrop

Flakes at the Tree Farm

There are so many amazing things that should be like chores but are actually more like fun, festive tasks... Things that I can do to try and make myself a little happier and a lot more festive. I hate that I'm stuck at in the Netherlands away from my family, and that working in retail the public can be a bunch of dicks, I'm trying to get myself all festive and happy... One of the chores that I love most involves Christmas Trees, whether that's going to choose one or decorating one... Today it's the time to get my tree... 

At the tree farm - a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - there are SO MANY different trees to choose from, they come in all shapes and sizes. Some are wide and full and green, others are smaller with darker needles but each one is beautiful in their own way and each will no-doubt find a home in someone's festive decorations... 
While HellBone was getting the tree I'd chosen all packed up, it started to snow... Flakes dancing on the breeze, causing me and the farmers dog to start frolicking through the snow... 

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Wasabi - Zima Hair in Offbeat (Available until December 31st at Anthem)
Ear Muffs: miss chelsea - Beki Set in EarMuffs (Available until December 31st at Anthem)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Jacket: miss chelsea - Beki Set in Gilet (Available until December 31st at Anthem)
Top: miss chelsea - Acia Set in Top
Skirt: miss chelsea - Acia Set in Skirt
Pose & Dog Props: Fashiowl - Santa bring my babies back, Pose 8
Snowflakes: Half-Deer - Floating Decor Snow
Tree Chair: Violation - Tannenbaum Bench
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Tree Farm {360} Backdrop

Bathing in the Snow

I've decided that today was a lazy day for me and I've been making sure that I spend plenty of time trying to realax. It's been pretty good so far, I've needed a few days to relax since life got so busy at work... Retail at this time of year is one of the suckiest positions to have for work. So while I can I'm going to sit back and enjoy things... Maybe with a nice hot bath, and some peace and quiet... 

HellBone has been busy working in the garden, getting things winterified and it's making the sim we live on feel more than a litte Christmassy... It wasn't long until I noticed that there was a tiny corner of the garden seemed to be steaming... Upon closer inspection, the steam was rising from a brand new, but already snowed in Frosty Hot Tub - a release from Violetility at the Frost-E-Fest until December 31st - that was bubbling away and looking more than a little inviting... 
Deciding that I need to get myself a cup of coffee, I filled a Christmas Cup - from Krescendo at Frost-E-Fest -  with a fresh hot cup of the dark strong stuff and then checking to make sure there was no prying eyes, even in our private little corner of SL, I slipped most of my clothes off and hung them on a nearby branch to slip into the hot water and let my troubles and stresses soak away... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Magika - Let It Snow (Past Group Gift)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Face Snow: Izzie's - Face Snow
Top: Blueberry - Rie Wet Shirts in White
Pose: -Extra- - Out and About, Pose 4
Bath: Violetility - Frosty Hot Tub (Available until December 31st at Frost-E-Fest)
Coffee: [Krescendo] - Christmas Cups in Lights (Available until December 31st at Frost-E-Fest)
Snowflakes: Half-Deer - Floating Decor Snow & Cole's Corner - Softly Snow
Coat Rack: dust bunny - Branch Coat Rack in Black

Cookies Worth Fighting For

Christmas is coming down a slippery slope, today is in fact Sinterklaas in the Netherlands which happens to be their fke version of Christmas and I'm laughing as I say so... I have noticed that there are so many people getting into stress and dramas and almost fighting for the deals in the stores... 
It got me thinking about these fights, and how they could be better handled... How would fighting be more suitable... For some reason I started thinking about cookies and well the results were amazing... 

Nothing could be more entertaining than the Gingerbread Fighters in the boxing ring that were in the middle of a heated match... The place is crawling with spectating Gingerbread Friends, supporting and cheering and some don't seem all that happy either - both the Gingerbread Fighters and Friends are available now from Aardvark, with the Friends available until December 22nd at Uber whilst the Fighters are in the mainstore - there was even one trying to escape the event... Never worry though, bouncer Jolly Gingerbread - that's me in costume by the way - was able to play Kidnap Cookie - from Tardfish at The Warehouse Sale - and bring him back into the fighting... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH - Void in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Costume: Ananas - Dress Up Gingerbread in Jolly
Shoulder Friend: Tardfish - Kidnap Cookie (Available until December 18th at The Warehouse Sale)
Pose: Secret Poses - Oscar, Pose 4
Cute Gingerbread Men: Aardvark - Gingerbread Friend Animesh (Available until December 22nd at Uber)
Gingerbread Fighters: Aardvark - Gingerbread Fighters in Attack 
PomPoms: ((LovelyAlien)) - PomPomEarrings (No Longer Available!)
Tree: JIAN - Christmas Tree 2017
Garlands: JIAN - Holiday Decor (No Longer Available!)
Gumdrops: MadPea - Candy Cane
Candycanes: MadPea - Bouncy Gum Drops
Backdrop: Unicorn Backdrop - Boxing Room

Kids of Krampus

 Yesterday the fae were hiding in masks to protect themselves from the Krampus and today I've been thinking Monster High-ish again, but for some reason I decided to start thinking about, what would the children of Krampus be like?! Is there one in Monster High? If not, maybe I can get myself a chance to visit the school, even if it's only just for Christmas... I'd be Krimpess, daughter of Krampus... 

She lives in the darkened hall ways in the Scandanavian home, hidden deep within the mountainous halls of Dark Christmas kingdom... She looks like the soft fluffy side of her family, a Krampus Demon - parts of the set from Fantasy Forest Store - although don't let the softness decieve you as her horns are dangerously sharp... 
However, at this time of year within the Monster High halls, I'm sure she'd become very popular as she'd likely be the most festive andthe one bringing all of the gifts... 

What is she wearing;
Horns: [ContraptioN] - Jacob Horns
Ears: Aisling - Lubin in Cute/Dark
Hair: TRUTH & Wasabi - Rain in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Nose: MoonPhase - ClassicWereWolf FacePaint
Body Fur Paint, Fluff & Tail: [Forest Fantasy Store] - KRAMPUS DEMON v2
Necklace: #comatosed - No se ve Choker
Top: PSYCHO:Byts - Lisbeth Top
Shorts: Mug - Maya Shorts in Midnight
Pose: FOXCITY - Pierced, Pose 3
Decor: DRD - Krampus Decor
Tree: Candle & Cauldron - Yule Tree in Blue Spruce
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Haunting Arches

The Mask of the Fae

The festive season is upon us, we are heading rapidly on a slippery slope downhill towards the most colourful, wonderful, sparkly time of the year and I want to make sure that I get right into the swing of it... It's alreday the third day of advent, the magic has been sparkling in the air and there are some very special fae folk working for the big man in red that are decorating the world with rainbow glitter... 

Today one of the little forest fae was spotted in the woods watching the snowflakes fall, foating on the breeze between the trees in the narnia like forest glade... 
Her wand in hand as she's crafting the flakes that will eventually paint the entire world white... At this time of year, it's customary for the fae to hide their faces in masks - like the one from Boutique #187 at the current round of SABBATH until December 11th - this keeps their identities hidden from the Krampus as he staks through the woods, for fear he mistakes them for bad little children... 

What is she wearing;
Hat: Evie's Closet - Christmas Pine Wreath (No Longer Available!)
Hair: KUNI - Julia Hairstyle (Fatpack)
Mask: Boutique #187 - Cute Voodoo Mask (Available until December 11th at SABBATH)
Skin: Forest Fantasy Store - Succubus in Green
Eyes: Suicidal Unborn - Phantom Eyes in V2
Wand: comet. - wand w lumos (No Longer Available!)
Wings: kotte - fairy wings
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Softly Snow, Ice Queen & Glitterati
Pose: -Extra- - Snow Days, Pose 2 (Available until December 31st at Frost-E-Fest)
Snowflakes: Half-Deer - Floating Decor Snow
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Snowfields {360} Backdrop

Sparkling Shit Happens

 It's cold and dark early these days... I'm exhausted and feeling like I'm just going through the motions... Things keep happening that are not totally wonderful and athough I get the odd spark of good news, all I want to do is slip into hibernation... 
I decided that now I'd be stepping out on a stage, dressed in neons, surrounded by neons and sparkling with a fake smile to act like I'm enjoying myself... BECAUSE well Shit Happens, so you just have to keep a smile on and try to get on with it...

Club Shit Happens, is definitely a place where anything can go on... I love dancing though, I don't care what it is or how I dance but when the music takes control it's easy to dance and let it distract me from the present bleh I'm in... 
Normally when things on my blog are dark and bleak, I'm at my happiest. I love being a fantasy pretty fae being, but tonight I'm hiding my feelings of being down in the dumps behind colours and sexiness... I'm going pole dancing... 

What is she wearing:
Hair: [monso] - Mya Hair in Black & Red
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Bikini: NeverWish - Glow Stick PUNK Bikini
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati
Pose: FOXCITY - Baby G, Pose 3m
Pole: The Horror! - Sparkle Pole inn Rainbow Cycle
Light: LEMME - Shit happens in Neon
Cables: NOMAD -  Neon Cable
Backdrop: Krescendo - Kinky Corner

No Rest for the Wicked

It may be the start of another week but today is Cyber Monday... I'm not in a shopping kinda mood, I've been far too busy and it seems like rest is alluding me, but as they always say, there is NO REST for the wicked... I feel like I'm fighting an uphill battle and the apocalypse is nigh... I'm going to have to get myself prepared for a battle... 

I'm currently hiding in a bunker deep underground, and I've barricaded the door although I'm not sure if it's going to be to keep the others out or to just lock myself away... As in the movies, the diva in charge seems to be dressed in something sexy and I guess that I decided to dress an outfit fit for a Diva... A PVC Caph Skirt - from Normandy - along with a Haedus Tank - that comes in a set with some shorts also from Normandy at Abnormality until tomorrow - and then arming herself with whatever she can find to keep the enemies away... 

What is she wearing;
Crown: Chemical Princess - Kingz Crown
Helmet: Violetility - No Tomorrow Gacha Items in Bullethead Helmet
Hair: [monso] - Lita Hair in Black & Red
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Nose Piercing: Six Feet Under - Depraved Nose Set
Wounds: Izzie's - Zombie
Collar: AsteroidBox - Emery Jewelry
Necklace: DECO - MESH Shells of War Necklace (No Longer Available!)
Top: Normandy - Haedus.DualPack in Tank (Available until November 28th at Abnormality)
Skirt: Normandy - Caph Skirt in PVC
Pose: -Extra- - Killin' Crew, Pose 2M
Weapons: Violetility - No Tomorrow Gacha Items
Door: BLACK NEST - Uhka Barricaded Door
Backdrop: PALETO.Backdrop - V23

Wandering into the Four Moons

I'm having one of those weeks where everything is going wrong, I've been feeling shit both physically and more worryingly emotionally for a while and I think I'm about to hit breaking point, so if I suddenly disappear then you know why... 
I've tried to find a way to bring myself out of the funky mood, I decided that I needed to slip off into a fantasy world, on an adventure... Hopefully I'll find my way back... Hopefully getting into a fantasy character will help... 

Usually when I find the inner fairy versions of myself, I find myself getting happy...I also find myself getting happy hen I create a story that leads me on an adventure. I was being lead into the wilds of the Four Moons - a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - fantasy forest by some of my Garden Friends - an older release from Aardvark that has been one of my favourites for a LONG time - although they seemed a little nervous once they saw the sign... 
I LOVE this super funky looking little fae that came out of my mind with her brightly coloured skin and even brighter accessories... Her skin and hat decorated with pearls, marking her out as a Pearl Fungi Fae - a set from Fantasy Forest Store...

What is she wearing;
Hair: [monso] - Jaqcuis Hair in Black & Red
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: [Fetch] - Daisy Glasses
Necklace: buzzeri - Daisy Choker in Natural
Skin Paint, Hat & Body Pearls: Fantasy Forest Store - Pearl Fungi (Available until December 2nd at Enchantment)
Wings: everfaery - Lelia Wings
Top: Mug - Maya Top in Mustard
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati & Starstuff
Pose: Secret Poses - Ghostly, Pose 3
Friends: Aardvark - Knitted Garden Friends
Lights: Lagom - Dangling Flower Lights
Sign: Simply Shelby - Beware of Trolls Sign
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS -  Four Moons {360} Backdrop 

Magic of the First Flutters of Snow

Whilst out in the garden raking up the falling leaves, I discovered a new hole in the ground that wasn't there the day previous... It might have come up because of the ground works they are doing around our house lately, but it seemed pretty fresh, and I noticed something poking out of the dirt... 

When I looked more closely, there was an old looking book poking out of the ground... My curiosity got the better of me, I abandoned the piles of leaves - which are a cute release from kotte at Kustom9 - and sat with this book that appeared to be something of a Grimoire - from Tardfish - that once I opened the cover started to swirl it's pages around me... 
The air started to cool, and flakes started to flutter through the sky, then I heard the giggling... Some of the logs that were laying in the grounds just happened to start moving, the Stumpy - from MishMish also at Kustom9 - Pals were ALIVE and dancing in the falling leaves and fluttering snowflakes... 

What is she wearing;
Hair & Hat: Wasabi - Autumn w/ Hat Mesh Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: everfaery - Quiana Fluffy Cardigan
Pants: epoch -.Iri Jeans in Pack2
Shoes: CULT - Baylee with HUD Flats
Book: Tardfish - Spell Book in Grimoire
Pose: Fashiowl - Little Ones, Pose 1
Friends: MishMish - Stumpy Deco in Winter (Available until December 10th at Kustom9)
Leaves: kotte - Pile of Leaves in brown and Orange (Available until December 10th at Kustom9)
Snowflakes: Half-Deer - Floating Decor Snow
Garden Tools: {vespertine} - Garden Tools
Dirt: HopScotch - Molehill in Mol
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - FALL FEELS {360} Backdrop

Busy Bears Make Excellent Soup!

The last few days have been totally chaotic... I've been through highs and lows and panic and worry and sadness, and more scared than I've been for a while. On Friday Night I went out with my work colleagues to our annual team fun event, but when I was on my home I was texted by the hubby and by the time we were starting to go to bed, it wasn't long before we were back out of the house and in the hospital as he was in chronic pain... It looks like he's the next in line to have problems with his gall bladder, and it scared me so much to see how someone with such a HIGH pain threshold in so much pain... 
Saturday I went to work after 3.5 hours of sleep, and only now am I finding myself feeling a little less sleep deprived... I need something warm, cozy, snuggly for dinner, and at times like this, I want SOUP!!! 

I love the process of making a nice fresh bowl of soup... I love to cut the veggies, and prep the ingredients... It can be any type of soup, a vegetable, a chicken noodle, a tomato, I LOVE a French Onion, but sometimes something a little different... Today perhaps I'll be a little fancy and have Chedder Broccoli Soup in a HUGE Bread Bowl - available from Junk Food - as there is no better companion for a soup than fresh crunchy bread... 
Since I was feeling so sleepy while making my soup though I didn't really trust myself around sharp objects and hot pans, so I had to call in a little help... The Busy Bears - from Aardvark at Anthem - are perfect little helpers to have around the house... They love cooking and cleaning, they provide entertainment and companionship and they tell the most wonderful jokes... Plus they are fairly snazzy dressers... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: DOUX - Light hairstyle
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: everfaery - Leanne Crop Top
Pose: Secret Poses - Violet, Pose 6M
Soup: Junk Food - Bread Bowls in Chedder Broccoli
Bears: Aardvark - Busy Bear (Available until November 30th at Anthem)
Cheese: dust bunny - Summer Picnic in Cheese Wheel
Cutting Board & Soup Pan: dust bunny - Homemade Soup
Hanging Pans: vespertine - Hanging Tools in Copper
Broccoli: Seek - Broccoli vegetable
Counter: Pitaya - DIY kitchen Countertop 

Glitches in the Light

I had a long hard day at the academy they send us to for assistant manager training today and there is so much information buzzing around in my head that I am having trouble focusing... It's like my brain keeps glitching right now, though that could have a few alternative reasons as to why... 
The glitching idea though has definitely been a factor when it came to planning a photo for today's blogging session... My mind kept glitching, and I ended up becoming the cutest of glitching cyborgs... 

I'd had the weirdest dream last night which I guess played a part in both my brain glitches and the reason that I'm in a room urrounded by monsters in cryogen tubes that we're working to extract the DNA from... The chamber, and the pods - both of which are Celeste creations - are kept dark and calm so as not to rouse the sleeping monsters, but I have to be careful, my glitches could mess everything up... 

What is she wearing;
Head Accessories: Chemical Princess - Bulbies
Hair: Olive - the Sci-Fi Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Face Accessories: PSYCHO.Byts - CyberImplants
Body Markings: Even Tide - Cyber in Aqua & theROOM - tattoo cybergirl
Top: Psycho Barbie - Fleur Jacket + Top in Zebra
Buttons: Ama. - Glow Power Collar Implant
Nipple Cover: MuggleBorn - Cyber Pasties (No Longer Available!)
Sparkles: #LuluB! - The Cult
Tube: Boutique #187 - TVirus Tube Sample
Body Line: sixx - Neon Body Outline in Rave
Pose: Secret Poses - Vlad, Pose 1
Tubes: CELESTE - The Pod
Monsters: Hogs & Carts - Sea Monster
Backdrop: CELESTE - The Chamber Skybox 

An Enchanting Mermaid Dance

 My happy place always tends to be something fantastical. I'venever been very good at straight up, look-of-the-day kinda posts like some of my blogging buddies, and even though I ALWAYS love what I post, I know not all of them will please everyone. Sometimes I wonder if I'm too random and all over the place for most people, you never know what kind of picture you'll see escape my mind... 
Today it was something a little magical and aquatic... Enchantment has opened it's doors to the Mer Kingdom, and if you know me at all you should know that I love to create pretty Mermaids and let them swim through my mind as a happy place... 

Although many of my mermaids tend to look similar, they should as they are from the same family tree considering they all drop out of my mind... I still love to bring them to the surface and allow everyone to watch them dance under the waves, bubbles and fishies swirling along in the dance... 
She's dressed up for a party to dance, wearing her pearls and tiaras, but its the bigger that is the most special... The biggest of the tiara's was a special gift, a Mermaid Headpiece fit for a dancing queen - made by Boutique #187 exclusively at Enchantment until December 2nd - and it definitely enhances her mermaid vibes... 

What is she wearing;
Big Tiara: Boutique #187 - Mermaid Headpiece (Available until December 2nd at Enchantment)
Upper Ears: Half-Deer - Mermaid's Majesty Gacha Item in Bejewelled Head Fins Ocean
Ears: LovelyAlien - DreamyMermaid Ear in Moon (No Longer Available!)
Hair: TRUTH - Potion in Jewel
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Wings & Front Tiara with Fish : YOKAI - Mermaid Vibes in Dreams
Scales: Ladybird - Naga Scales in poor Unfortunate Soul & Izzie's - Body Mermaid Scales in Purple
Necklace: [ glow ] studio - Starfish Pearls Necklace (No Longer Available!)
Bra: Storybook (Now Mana) - Neptune in Oil
Webbed Hands:{aii}- Webbed Hands
Tail:  Cynefin - Lorelei Bento Mermaid Tail in Holographics II
Pose: Secret Poses - Alkhema, Pose 5
Bubbles: MoonAmore - Ocean Lover in  Bubbles & Half-Deer - Bubbles
Fish: MishMish - Shoal of Fish in Comet
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Underwater Tunnel Backdrop

Hiding My Birthday Suit!

I MAY have mentioned this before, but Sunday's are considered bath nights in my house and have been since I was a little kid.... We don't have a bath in my RL home, so I've often lived vicariously through Rudh and lounged in a bath with lots of bubbles., but today I'm running low on energy and so a quick shower will be all I'm capable of today... 

Now I know I love having a chat with everyone, but it's a bit difficult to take you all into the shower... No one wants to see that, no one needs to see me all bare and soapy... Then I remembered... I'd found the perfect thing whilst shopping for Halloween decor, and although Halloween has been and gone, I can get my little Birthday Suit Costume on - from Canape - while I grab my soap and shower loofah to scrub my butt while we chat... Though someone apparently doesn't want me to chat, my Soapy Soap - from KitCat - in my mouth to stop me... Lucky really, considering that I mumbled a few rude words... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: ARGRACE - SHIMIZU
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Mouth Soap: KitCat - Soapy Soap in Pink
Body Bubbles: MIWAS - Bubble on me in White
Speech Bubble & Body Cover: [Canape] - Birthday Suit Costume in Tone3
Bubbles: Half-Deer - Bubbles
Sponge: Lyrium - Shower Loofah
Pose: Fashiowl - Flowers, Pose 7
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Cleanse

Moths and Fluff in the Mind

It's Remembrance Day today in the Netherlands, and normally I spend my day focusing on the blood red poppies of Flanders Fields that have become a symbol of remembrance in the UK but today my mind has shifted a little... It feels like it's full of fluff as I have the start of a cold coming, but with everything going on in the world right now Remembrance Day has definitely shifted to become something more than just thinking about soldiers lost at war... I couldn't focus on poppies this year, I had to do something that made me feel thoughtful, allow me to remember in a different way and give me a moment to pause for thought... 

High up in the attic space where the light glows but is more than a little sombre, I sat in the glowing light of the late Autumn sunshine and closed my eyes. My head full of fluff as my mind wanders, I feel lost and alone in the sombre darkness... I am a doll in this life, and my face shows signs of breaking - an amazing accessory from KitCat called Stuffings TheDoll - while the butterflies of my imagination drift away in the light beams and dance through the quiet space... With everything going on in the world right now though, the way we remember the dead should change too, I love the poppies, I love the significance they hold and they will ALWAYS be important. Yet we need to just use this time as a moment to stop and pause, to think of anyone that had sacrificed themselves to save those of us that live on, no matter where they are, what they believe and what their reason is... We're still fighting over political issues, we're still fighting over religion, we're still fighting for our rights, in a modern age where people should be allowed to live their lives how they choose... 

What is she wearing;
Blue Butterflies: *LODE* Head Accessory - Wild Sakura Butterflies in Blue
Tiara & Skulls: CURELESS [+] - Dea Halo & Tiara in FATPACK
Hair: [monso] - Kankst Hair in Black & Red
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Extra Head: KitCat - Stuffings The Doll FATPACK
Necklace: random.Matter - Caithe Collar in Silvers
Blood: Izzie's - Face & Body Blood & Wounds
White Face Moths: Random Matter - Eudora in Moth Halo (Available until December 6th at Collabor88)
Outfit: Pixicat - Ukok Set
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati & Valkyrie
Blue Moths: {anc} - picnic in swallow tailed butterfly Sapphire
Pose: Secret Poses - Aline, Pose 5 (Available until November 30th at Anthem)
Backdrop: VARONIS - Sombre Skybox

Let the Games begin!

 It's been a few days, and honestly it's been more than a while since I've done the kind of picture that I got myself into today... I decided to let the naughty side of me out to play, she's in costume and so technically the naughty is the fault of the costume, not the fault of the Rudh hehe... 
I will admit though that I heard when the Nintendo is down, and the game is over, a different type of game begins... Behind the scenes in the game over room... 

The Game Over room - a backdrop from PAPARAZZI - where all of the Nintendo stars go to relax while the gamer is away, the stars relax in various ways. Mario eats a heaping bowl of pasta while Luigi takes Yoshi for a walk, Toad is off getting high and Bowser is out hosting boxing matches, which of course leaves Princess Peach to some peace and quiet... What is a girl to do when she's left alone to relax?? Read, knit, paint her toenails?? If she's in the right kind of mood perhaps she'll find something a little more naughty to do... A box of toys in a 1UP cube - created by Krescendo - left where it's darker and quiet, all different but all a little naughty, though it's the big one that reminds her of a certain someone that catches her attention... He always did make her feel a little special, and for once she'll not resist... Let's just hope he never finds out... 

What is she wearing;
Crown & Earrings: "Off-Havoc" - "Pretty" Peach Accessories in Pink
Hair: Wasabi - Battie FLF Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Harness: Normandy - Lynx Harness+Piercing
Bikini: "Off-Havoc" - "Pretty" Bikini in Yellow
Gloves & Socks: "Off-Havoc" - "Pretty" Peach Gloves + Stock in Yellow
Pose: -Extra- - Can't Take It
Toys: [Krescendo] - 1UP Cube in Bright
Pillows: shwty - Mario Star Plushie!
Panties: (No Longer Available!)
Extra Decor: Kharg Design - Mario (Fatpack)
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Game Over 2

Spawn of Dish Satan

When you have a day off, a break from a hectic working lifestyle, and a chance to relax at home, you think you'd finally have a chance to stop and relax and do things that make you happy... I found that instead of that, I've spent all day doing house work, cooking and then doing more cleaning to make sure the dishes were done, before I even had a chance to think about relaxing... 

In my Shabby Chic Kitchen - a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - one of those rooms in the house that I love, except for when I'm stuck doing the dishes... 
I LOVE cooking, but I hate doing the dishes. Life improved a little when we finally decided to cave in and bought a dishwasher, but it seems like they multiply faster than you can wash them... I always seem to have a sink full and no amount of that fancy Spawn Dish Soap - available now at Junk Food - or those super cute Fang Sponges - also from Junk Food - that are just as fun to make talk as to scrub with, seem to be helping at all... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Wren in Offbeat (Available until November 30th at Anthem)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: Shorts: miss chelsea - Bili Set in Sweater
Shorts: miss chelsea - Bili Set in Shorts
Pose: FOXCITY - Coming Home, Pose 1
Dish Soap: Junk Food - Spawn Dish Soap Green
Sponges: Junk Food - Fang Sponges
Dish Rack: dust bunny - Kitchen Clutter in Dish Drying Rack Black
Dirty Dishes: tres blah - Hodgepodge Gacha Item in Dirty Dishes
Bubbles: MIWAS - Bubble on me in Transparent
Book Rest: THOR - Country Cook Book
Kitchen Towel: KraftWork - Counter Clutter in Paper Towel Holder
Toaster: UnflatStuff - Vintage toaster
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Shabby Chic Kitchen Backdrop