Forever 21 Forever

Thanks to my shopaholic sister Laura I have discovered Forever21 online, when I went to America last year I knew I loved the store but did not think of accessing their glorious goodies from my very own trusty computer!! Saying its awesome is an understatement!! I did a big order of 16 items about 3 weeks ago and they arrived on Friday. So happy! I got 2 pairs of really cute socks, heart stockings, a ring, a headband, a jumper, 2x t-shirts and 2x dressy tops for $164. I could not be happier! They have yellow tag deals where they put a few new items online and on sale for 24 hours! Shipping is $30US no matter how much you buy. It’s all such a bargain and the accessories are so cute that there is no chance you could possibly get buyers regret without being an idiot! I advise anyone with a credit card to get amongst it! It will change your wardrobe and your world! Even better do a big order with your friends and only pay postage once! Come on, change your world… You wouldn’t… www.forever21.com

wedding bliss and make-up miss

Saturday was a beautiful day, my stunning oldest sister got married. The weather was perfect and the bride was just incredible (not bias at all). Beautiful flowers, table setting, cars, service, and people (for the most part). The exhausting thing which puts a dampener on days like this is annoying individuals who feel the need to make repeated tall comments or ask stupid questions. Being the youngest of three girls and the only one not married everyone has decided it’s my turn next which it could be eventually, but where is the hurry!? I could not escape inappropriate prying questions all day. Lucky for the most part I found it funny as I got amusement by giving equally inappropriate answers.

The make-up artist who came to make us pretty was vile. She kept calling us “sexy” and “chickie babe” and I was thinking “umm lady we just met”. She knew I worked with kids in foster care and then kept on going on and on and on about my height and asking why my mum was so short. She delighted in touching my head when I stood up even though my hair was just done. It was a stressful morning which I had wanted to enjoy chatting to my sister and the other brides’ maids but this woman would not shut up and give us a chance. In summary she thought she was awesome and wanted Annabel’s day to be about her. By the end of it I’d had enough. I made smart arse remarks in response to her stupid comments because I knew I’d never see her again. This woman was so ignorant and into herself she didn’t even realize what was happening. By the end of it she seemed to think we were best friends having a joke so I decided to avoid her entirely. The lucky people that get her for their wedding next haha! Good news is the make-up was fine and if we could have muted her she would have been close to perfect.

Warning: do not browse blogs

So I was just flicking through other people's blogs and this girl had a section in hers called "today's good news" her good news for today was “this morning when I squeezed my pimple a streamer of puss came out and it looked like a string of cupcake icing”. D-I-S-G-U-S-T-I-N-G!!!! PLEASE if I ever start writing about that stuff chop both my hands off!!! YUCK

fakers

I’m writing a speech to tell the people in the year below me at uni what it’s like to be a social worker. I’ve been working as a social worker for 24 weeks today and I am wondering what I know that would be worth telling 100 of my peers. I’m going to tell them to “fake it until they make it”. It’s funny because in my speech I’ll be faking it too when I pretend to know what I’m talking about. Be warned- there is a faker around every corner!! Ahhh!
I think I know someone else who is faking it right now.

If you're a bird then I'm a bird

Have you ever had the experience when you meet a complete stranger and instantly it feels like you have known them for years? Then there is the reverse when you see someone you have known for years and it has the awkwardness of a first meeting! Isn’t amazing how certain people can evoke such a range of feelings. Do you think that you can ever be too comfortable too quickly? I am starting to pay attention to my surroundings more and think deeper into certain sayings that stick with me. I was watching The Notebook again the other day and noticed that Noah said Ally was “his home”. I think it’s a beautiful concept! For some people, their life partner becomes “home”. It doesn’t matter where in the world they are; as long as they are together they have the content feeling of “home” and the safety and security it represents. Incredible as it is I don’t see myself ever feeling “at home” in a tent or some mud shack regardless of who I’m with. I do quite love my warm bed, tooth brush and air conditioning!!!

just jump

Well day breaks and light fills the darkest room
The air is laced with sweet perfume
What is it about morning light
That makes everything feel alright

Lisa Mitchell: Sometimes I feel like Alice

old people, babies and religion...

I am in shock! I just decided to flip through some other people’s blogs to find some to “follow”. There is nothing!!! If you don’t want to read about religion, other people’s kids or retired old folk’s travel adventures then there does not seem to be anything out there worth looking at.
Why on earth am I writing on this damn blog?