tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26150431090544703062024-02-20T00:52:59.511-08:00I loVe LuCy!!!!!!Day to day, Love, people, Art, Fashion, music and tons of other stuff inbetween.Why I love Lucy? A TV show from the 50’s (the era I should have been born in) the show was about a gutsy woman married to a musician, Lucy is naïve and ambitious, with an overactive imagination and a knack for getting herself into trouble, seemed appropriate! this blog is about the all the things i love, and for all the other little "Lucy's" out there. A space of hopes and dreams…. A space of longing and faith. xSamantha Vickeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044044710894298403noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615043109054470306.post-83743025703700837032014-01-04T02:57:00.001-08:002014-01-04T02:57:35.282-08:00A new year and I Love LucyHello lovelies,<br />
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So its a new year and i haven't attended to I love Lucy for almost two years, i would love to make all sorts of excuses about why i haven't blogged and what went on in that time, but the only thing that comes to mind is that life just got the best of me. In the last year Mars and I got put on a medical probation with our medical aid that prohibited us from doing any medical Fertility treatments. This was a major blow for us both and it took me a few months to actually get over it, in retrospect it was a major blessing, for a long time our main focus was having a baby, so much so that it became a intense obsession and I kinda lost myself. the last year year afforded us the opportunity to actually focus on US, a year of relaxation and reflection before the big treatment year of 2014.<br />
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I decided that this year would be a good year for me to blog, its going to be a big year filled with fertility treatments and most importantly our operation in February which will see my cyst finally being removed and having as much of the Endometriosis removed as possible. Another amazing thing about this blog is having a look back at how it all started, i was younger and my focus was completely different. Since the Start of this Blog I was retrenched, re-hired, resigned and headhunted, i have focused more on my career in Shipping and built an incredible relationship with my husband, my family has got stronger and I truly am in a happy place in my life. Barring our fertility obstacles we really have grown and matured as husband and wife and built strong foundations in our faith. I truly believe that now more than ever we are ready for treatment this year.Looking back perhaps all my efforts in trying to pursue fertility treatments were simply not at the right time of our lives and Gods simply played his hand at waiting for us to be ready to tackle it head on.<br />
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One wonderful part of this journey started when i signed up for Instagram, signing up to that network under the impression that it was simply a social media platform designed for amateur iPhone photographers to share their best "selfies" ended up saving me from moments when i felt that there was no hope. One evening after a good cry and "why me" moment, i started searching the hashtag "TTC" and "infertility", all at once a new world of support was opened to me, hundreds of women who had connected in the fight against infertility. I became part of something greater than I ever knew possible, a sisterhood of women going through the EXACT same thing that i was, in world were i always felt completely alone because everyone I knew had the biological ability to conceive naturally. Although i am not as active on IG as most the women are because of my very demand job, they are constantly there for me, sending me a mail of encouragement or simply just sharing their own experiences and stories. I cant thank these women enough for everything they have done for me in the last year.<br />
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So this is just a little start off to the new year, I'm going to pace myself getting back into blogging, This blog will now be dedicated to TCC and Infertility, It will document my journey as we dive head first into treatment this year. I'm going to leave you with a couple pictures of a photo shoot Mars and i did for our 3rd wedding anniversary in July 2013. you can check out more pics and the inspiration behind the shoot here: <a href="http://www.iz-photography.com/2013/08/samantha-marsden-cullinan-couple-session.html">http://www.iz-photography.com/2013/08/samantha-marsden-cullinan-couple-session.html</a><br />
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<br />Samantha Vickeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044044710894298403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615043109054470306.post-13110774657165845242012-04-24T04:31:00.000-07:002012-04-24T04:31:44.617-07:00Sometimes..........Sometimes the pain gets to much to bear.......<br />
sometimes the physical challenges i face are to hard to handle....<br />
sometimes the thought of never experiencing a pregnancy takes over...<br />
sometimes the financial pressure is overwhelming....<br />
sometimes i cry....<br />
Sometimes I look to God for answers, but he isnt there sometimes,,,,,,,, He is there all the time!<br />
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Thank you God for taking away the things that sometimes get in the way with my every day walk with you.<br />
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<br />Samantha Vickeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044044710894298403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615043109054470306.post-78645788120740015442012-03-06T23:20:00.000-08:002012-03-06T23:20:11.855-08:00LuCy & a LiTtLe FlAsH bAcK!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello Lovelies.......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is a little flash back day for me.... and I thought i might share it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my family way back when......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV00QPXB99Vl1djdBkrG97IChXvmcYkmbA-O_T0A11Gp0B5WB_NL6ABa85c-xO-d_NqP3c59DaSG0qFDwWL4kxbHizmP5jUHvLgeDq7osYls2RAnp6MXtB40GejdvoRs2o4N8wlo6xGt50/s1600/mini+me+family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV00QPXB99Vl1djdBkrG97IChXvmcYkmbA-O_T0A11Gp0B5WB_NL6ABa85c-xO-d_NqP3c59DaSG0qFDwWL4kxbHizmP5jUHvLgeDq7osYls2RAnp6MXtB40GejdvoRs2o4N8wlo6xGt50/s1600/mini+me+family.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> Isnt my mom gorgeous!!! I love you my special Mama!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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My lovelies, this post is really about family and my love for my family. now and forever.<br />
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Have a stunning day!<br />
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With all my love....<br />
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Look up at the last post date and you will notice that i took a little blog break, I felt somewhat uninspired and not into it in the last little while. So first off, my dear readers I am terribly sorry for not tending to this little space, its not good of me to just abandon you with no warning.<br />
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Life has been swell lately, of course there have been up and downs *(last month was definitely a downer, hence the lack of blogging) but all in all we are reaping in all that God has to offer for us this month. My business is thriving and Marsden and I are enjoying a newly restored faith and hope in the word and the message of Gods good news. How exciting that we get to wake each morning to a God that is so faithful and good to us.<br />
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Today our niece Michaela turns three, and a very happy birthday it is.... she has such a wonderfully bright and exciting future awaiting her, and how glorious it is for all of us to share in that with her! eeek so exciting.<br />
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This month also saw my two besties, Ash & Shaz, and myself restore our friendship and work on better things to come. it truly seems like this month is one of restoration and hope for the rest of the year.<br />
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Well like i said this earlier, im not really hitting the right notes when it comes to I love Lucy at the moment so ill keep this post short......... but my lovelies readers.... if you are still out there and reading this.... please know this:<br />
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OH YES I DO! thanks for sticking around....<br />
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With all my love....<br />
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So lately iv been so consumed with Pinterest, home decor and DIY that i feel like iv kind of forgotten my personal edge to my blog. Who am kidding really, I try to forget my irritations but really im just hiding them away so i dont have to deal with them or face reality. So today its not a ranting session or even a sad post day, its just touching base and opening up to all of you that read and care about me ( Did i mention i love my followers)<br />
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Today is a new month and the same old BFN. Im not surprised any more and to be honest i begin to not really care about it, perhaps its because im now so callous that it just doesnt bother me. Pregnancy announcements and baby showers are not hard to endure and im just at peace. I love my life, I love my husband and family, and my longing for a child will never just dissappear. This past weekend while working with 25 gorgeous children, a small boy took a bit of a tumble. He slowly stood up, tears staining his cheeks and eagerly looked around for his Mama, his eyes frantically searched for his comfort zone. I knelt down and spread my arms open and he climbed onto my lap and into my heart. His small arms clutched at my shirt as he sobbed into my neck and I felt Love, and warmth. His small body fit perfectly in my arms and I loved every moment spent with this little stranger. When the moment ended and he managed to catch his breathe he squeezed me tight and jumped down to go play, and he was gone. The trip home left me feeling, just feeling. My thoughts always glide me back to the same thing, "Will I always just be a substitute Mama?". Perhaps this is the reason I am so calous now, iv thought it through so often that it just doesnt hit home as much as it used to, but trust me its still there.<br />
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I was scrolling through my Ipod and came across this song, its old and perhaps a little cheesy, but it certainly describes my feelings and thoughts toward infertilty and those going through it. There is a line that says "you're just so pretty in your pain", and isnt that so true..... Here we are, gorgeous woman with the world at our feet and yet we are masking terrible pain caused by infertilty. Take a listen if your part of the infertility bloggers.<br />
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I want to get to a point where this horrible thing "will never hurt me again". I know this post has been a little disjointed....... but i hope you understand.<br />
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so I'v been away a while, and when I say away I mean away from the blogging community. I suppose I just needed a break, and i also felt like my blog was becoming this wasteland of the same information all the time. Its time to get back in it with a little more passion.<br />
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This Morning I signed up for Pinterest, and Im still kinda figuring it all out but so far im in love with everything. Amazing how inspiring images can be huh?? I look forward to pinning (Am I using the correct terminology?) all the images iv collected and sharing with everyone.<br />
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A while back i spoke about fixing up my spare room and now im on a mission to really get crafty and get stuck in, I wanna do some DIY frames (a lil nervous ill admit but im gunna try). I found some great ideas for the home on Pinterest.... woweeee take a look:<br />
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I love you all for sticking by me even while i took some time off from blogging, I promise to be back more often.<br />
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Lately i have been reading, so much so that i forget that I need to contribute to the process too. You all write for me, so its only fair I do the same and update my blog. I kinda get engrossed in your stories and feel like im there with you, and when it comes to writing about my own life it just seems, well, mediocre!<br />
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Getting into the swing of things has not been easy, in years passed I seemed to ease into the year alot quicker but this January has been a major exception. Hearing the alarm buzzing in the morning has been a reminder of a new day and a whole new set of challenges, Bleh!. I think i need some new perspective, perhaps a drastic change? chopping all my hair off? I get brave and then suddenly snap back to reality and think how much I would probably hate short hair. The good news is that our holiday plans are back in action (after my kidney infection screwed up my <a href="http://www.ilovelucyxxx.blogspot.com/2012/01/lucy-must-apologise-this-is-overdue-kol.html">last trip</a> ) and Im totally looking forward to it, the plan is to do it for my birthday in April, and have the whole family tag along.<br />
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My business is starting to (very) slowly pick up and i have three bookings in place so far, thank you Google Adwords!<br />
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Last night I lay awake for sometime thinking about this year, what exactly would this year hold, would it be the year for a baby, the year for my business or career, the year of travels perhaps?. hey I'm just tagging along for the ride at this point, but all in all my hopes are for happiness. I am proud to say that one of my goals this year was to start wearing heels to work more often, and I have really done myself proud!. I came across this saying the other day and loved it, perhaps the mantra for the year ahead?<br />
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Last year October i promised that i would post about your experience at the Kings of Leon Concert. I was so busy last year that I ended up not writing about it, But im a lady of my word and so here it is.... The day we went to Kings of Leon!<br />
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I am a major fan of KOL, since the early days when they had long hair and no one knew who they were, I always recall saying that if I could go to any concert they would be in my top 5. KOL was schedule to to come to SA a really long time ago but the drummer had broken an arm or something and so they postponed the event. At that stage Mars was without work and we were seriously broke so going to Kings of Leon was not really an option.<br />
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The new date for Kol was released and people started to flood the ticket sales, I knew that we couldn't afford it even though Mars now had a job and we had moved into our new house, we had new responsibilities to tackle and we had just book a safari getaway at a game lodge ( I was so tired and felt really overworked and needed the break). i was super excited at the thought of Mars and I getting away for 5 days at a gorgeous lodge. Two nights before we were scheduled to leave we had friends over for dinner. I coughed pretty much all night and by the time they left I didn't have a voice. The next morning i scheduled an appointment with my GP as my body was aching all over. the GP told me I had a slight bladder infection and had the flu and that I shouldn't worry about missing my trip (Boy was he wrong). The next morning I was almost admitted into hospital, turns out I had an infection in my kidneys as well as my bladder and that my flu (which was more like bronchitis) was a result of my immune system being under such attack. The trip was off and it was time for some serious bed rest. Six doses of cortisone a day and major antibiotics.<br />
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Eventually I got better, but I was totally bummed about missing our trip, I think I cried about it a few times (like a lil baby) because I was just so tired and needed a getaway. The following week Mars came home a little late and walked in with groceries for the house, i was cooking and he started unpacking the bags. suddenly he jumped and said "Oh my word what the hell are these" as I turned to see what he was talking about he stood in front of me with two Kings of Leon tickets in his hands!. SWOOOOONNNN!!!! I burst into tears, the fact that Mars knew how upset I was about missing our trip and making it all better with his was amazing. and I started to count to seconds till KOL arrived!<br />
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My sister in Law asked me to do her hair for the concert and I was totally proud of myself, i did a Grecian inspired up do and I think it came out amazing! take a look.<br />
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Everyone Met up at our place and we had Lunch, got ready had a couple of drinks and then made our way to the concert! YAY!!!!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">What an amazing venue, the same stadium that hosted the World cup!</div><br />
I have a stack of pictures that i will put up in the next post, but KOL was quite possibly the sickest concert ever, danced till our feet hurt and sang till we lost our voices. Great band, great company and all in all a fab night that Mars made possible.<br />
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What concerts have you bee to that have been out of this world amazing!???<br />
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With all my love.<br />
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Last night Mars and i watched a show dedicated to the lifestyles and homes of celebrities and sports stars of South africa. We sat in awe of the amazing homes displayed before us. Most where coastal homes with panoramic views of the sea. It made me long for a coastal life again, and I hope one day we will be able to move to the sea and have a family there.<br />
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I managed to find the shows webpage and got most of the pics of the homes we saw, take a look:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This home below was my absolute favourite!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhXLqosjS-1LHNz0n8FOaZR7fkwP5NOoI6SWYCcmf1JpeVhBAc-OZaiKMYQJvuinfpTSVR5Cc7bj43MRduANIB-ebZuBozIXbtjaVk5vqIy_x3OstgMpDayHYWBxGFR3ip0a1CIVrHmrD/s1600/location.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhXLqosjS-1LHNz0n8FOaZR7fkwP5NOoI6SWYCcmf1JpeVhBAc-OZaiKMYQJvuinfpTSVR5Cc7bj43MRduANIB-ebZuBozIXbtjaVk5vqIy_x3OstgMpDayHYWBxGFR3ip0a1CIVrHmrD/s1600/location.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The local magazine based show was such an inspiration, A lot of the homes where very structural and modern, and i am more subtle and vintage, but all in all the homes were amazing. It left me feeling inspired to do up our home. Our new master bedroom (which you can read upon <a href="http://www.ilovelucyxxx.blogspot.com/2011/12/lucy-loves-most-wonderful-time-of-th.html">here</a>) is such an inspiration and I cant wait to get started on the rest of the home.<br />
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I have decided to paint the guest room (which is currently my dressing room) grey, I think its a good neutral colour, and hopefully when we turn the room into a nursery we will be able to work pinks, yellows or blues into it. I also want to test my hand at some hanging origami birds, tricky I know but im gunna try. The guest room is so bare right now and needs a revamp, you can read ramblings about my guest room/ dressing room <a href="http://www.ilovelucyxxx.blogspot.com/2011/11/lucy-loves-feeling-inspireda-promise.html">here</a>. I just love the vintage furniture i own that live in the room and I cant wait to imcorporate it into the space.<br />
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My plan for the room is explained in this little mood board I made... what do you think....<br />
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I love our area down stairs and would love to work on it further, the one piece that makes this whole room is our vintage mantel piece.... take a look.<br />
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i certainly think we are well on the road to making our house a home, it may not be a mansion or over the top like the first pictures, but its home and thats all that matters.I truly believe this will be the place we bring our first child home to. And like i said in my last post, no matter where I am, as long as I am in the arms of the man I love then im home.<br />
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Have a great evening<br />
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With all my love<br />
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Today is a new day and Im at work ready to tackle a new week. Almost all of my work colleagues are back today from their December get away's and everyone looks refreshed and ready, I on the other hand am not. I spent most of my weekend recovering and working off major meds and today im feeling pretty drowsy.<br />
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Last night Mars and I had a talk, initially it started off as a "what we going to accomplish this year" talk and slowly made its way to fertility. I started off with saying that I worry that we don't talk about it anymore and Mars completely opened up and made some serious eye opening points. He spoke of not dwelling on the negative and rather than saying our woe es me's all the time we need to start working on how we are going to solve the problems set before us. He's right, we should start focusing on what we going to do about it rather than focusing on what the actual problem is, we know that problem and have discussed it many times before, so now its time to take charge and actually make things happen. We have decided that we shall operate, not sure when but its going to happen. The sooner we know more about our situation the sooner we can make better informed decisions.<br />
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My office is buzzing this morning with talks of lovely family getaways and many conversations revolve around children. I work in quite a "young" office and so many woman have just had babies or are expecting. i think we have had about 5 pregnancy's in the last year and a half. I often pitch in with talks of Michaela (my 3 year old niece) and how much fun we had baby sitting or something new she said. But at the end of the day I still feel disconnected, not just at my office but in general. Marsden got quite emotional during our talk last night, he spoke sternly and at one point said " you cant keep getting envious because I KNOW that one day you will come to me and tell me your 8 weeks along", after saying it I think it hit home that he has been longing for this just as much as I have and I need to be there more for him. Once he said it he apologised for getting emotional, but i didnt care, I loved that i saw that side of him.<br />
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</div>Its still overcast and rainy outside and my mood is still the same, I feel I have alot to think about and im not going to force myself to be brave just yet, I think i need to feel it out and work through it all as opposed to pushing it aside and dealing with my emotions later, like I said before, Im not weepy or emotional, im not angry or even sad, Im just present... Im just being.<br />
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Have a gorgeous day my lovelies....<br />
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with all my love<br />
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So here I am another day and another BFN. Iv come to expect it now, its just another day and nothing out of the ordinary for me. Mars was wonderfully supportive of me yesterday and I couldnt have asked for a more supportive, loving and caring Husband.<br />
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I know lots of woman out there are hoping for their BFP moment as am I, But this is hard. Its raining right now and the weather sets the tone for my mood. Not in an ugly stormy sota way, more like a placid gentle rain thats not overly hysterical or upset, simply constant and low. The flowers in my beds in the garden are lapping up the big wet drops and are looking so beautiful, I look out on the soft wet landscape and feel present, not hysterical or weepy, just present.<br />
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Last month i felt angry and filled with envy of all those that just had their BFP's, but this time i just feel like a walking zombie, i dont feel like crying or talking to anyone, i dont feel angry, i am simply not feeling. Im just being.<br />
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Yesterday I spent most of the day sleeping off most of my meds until eventually I had to get up to attend a birthday party. I arrived and was present, I dont think I added much to the conversation, and lots of people asked why i was sick? I simply answered with my usual ''Im just not feeling well'" and most people catch the hint that I dont want to go into my full story. My brother attended the event with Leigh and Michaela, My heart grew full watching them walk through the door at the indoor karting venue, They know me and i dont have to say anything or explain my mood.<br />
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Tomorrow will be another day and I will brave the world and be my bubbly self again. Another Month of hope I guess.<br />
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Welcome to 2012, not hysterical, not weepy, not angry, not envious............. Just present.<br />
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With all my love<br />
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It seems like it was just yesterday I married this shaggy haired, musician with a heart of gold............<br />
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This morning i woke Marsden up to say goodbye before i left for work, he opened up his eyes, looked at me and said "you are so beautiful".That is marriage................<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Finally the New Year is upon us and I feel ready and excited. I know this feeling normally wears off by the end of Jan but for now I’m enjoying it. I have so much I want to do this year, and I’m hoping I can accomplish all that I have set before me, I’m sure going to try!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One of my main objectives is to blog waaaay more, I love this lil realm we all live in and I love to write to the few that are reading. I love the friendships I’ve made and most of all I love being part of something. I want I Love Lucy to be more personal and in depth, I want it to be a little part of my heart. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Another objective for the year is to focus on my health and well being, if you have been reading this blog for some time you will know that Mars and I have some pretty tough decisions to make and I think this year is the time to tackle them head on. I would love to holiday more this year and make time for my family instead of working my life away, but on the same token I am going to work hard to see more success in my business and my day job. I want this to be a big year,as I get older I notice that with each year that passes I want to make each moment count more than I ever have before. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Check her out here.......<a href="http://nineteensparrows.blogspot.com/">http://nineteensparrows.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I hope to feature more of you soon, check out these two and let me know what you think, I wish you all well as we transition from the old to the new, may you prosper in all aspects and stick to all your new year’s resolutions!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><br />
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i found this amazing video through a blog and had to share it............<br />
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For my fellow bloggers silently or publicly struggling with the what ifs...........<br />
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Lets stand in support of each other.<br />
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With all my love<br />
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Wel first off let me just say sorry to all those that got a lil put off by my last post, It was not a good day for me but hey i guess we all have our days, right??? <br />
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Christmas has come and gone and now the air is a buzzing with major new years plans all round, I always find new years terribly dissapointing and always vow that the next year i will do something better but this time round im just kinda over it. What are all you lovelies doing for new years this year? I plan to watch dinner for one, eat a great meal and enjoy some fireworks on my patio, although that could change as i have very convincing mates that may just twist my arm.<br />
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This christmas period has been very festive for me, filled with lots of family love and excitement. The major highlight from my festive period has to be my husbands surprise gift. the friday before Christmas day i was told that i was going to live at my moms house for a little while and so i was promptly evicted from my home by my dear hubby. Two days and two nights past and when I eventually saw mars late saturday night he arrived with this................<br />
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Two days and you arrive with a gift the size of a CD case? I was sooooooo confused!. Christmas day finally rolled around and when we got to open presents i rushed for the small red package, Inside lay the most beautiful necklace and I was so taken back, it was beautiful and precious, but two days? for necklace shopping?<br />
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We had lunch with the family and I was itching to get home, People started to leave and mars said we could go to, as my surprise was waiting for me at home. We raced home and my house was in complete darkness, i rushed up the stairs and started opening up all the doors frantically, and there it was. I walked into a picasso blue beach house themed bedroom. With all the things i had seen during the year and wanted desperatly. I burst into tears, for days Mars and painted the WHOLE room, hung lanterns and put up pictures, new cushions new candles new EVERYTHING!<br />
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That day i felt truly blessed and continue to feel blessed each day i wake up in this glorious little sanctuary we call home. I now am on a mission to decorate the house, the room is a true inspiration, take a look: (sorry for crappy pic qaulity)<br />
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I fell in love with mars all over again at the romance of this gift, the fact that he worked so hard on it was such an incredibly touching thing for me.<br />
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I hope you all having a relaxing festive period, I hope to touch base with more of you soon.<br />
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A Belated Merry Christmas...<br />
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With all my love<br />
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The title says it all, I don’t mean to be rude but this piece is going to be completely self centered and emotional, it’s going to drip with self loathing and have sudden erratic outbursts of anger. If you feel you can handle it go right ahead and continue reading, if not then I suggest you head over to a blog that will make you smile but as of now this is what's up.........<br />
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Weeks have passed and I haven’t had the chance to write a single thing for I love Lucy, How the eff do most women manage to write every day? perhaps it’s my loaded schedule and the fact that I haven’t had one day off in almost two months, perhaps it’s my constant need to make things happen for others and often neglect myself, or maybe it’s just that I am infact a pretty useless blogger and I just can’t keep up, it may be none but honestly I can’t seem to write as often as most.<br />
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Today is probably not the best day to write, but heck here I am spilling my heart out to the few that read this, quite pathetic really. Have I really become one of those girls that moan all the way through my blog posts, boring every reader to tears? Well I certainly am today.<br />
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Between trying to run a part time business, a full time job and still be a dedicated wife, daughter, sister, best friend and all round good mate........... I seem to be failing somewhere.<br />
My business has seen me at the Johannesburg Zoo since the beginning of Nov and when I have the chance I sit back and watch the woman walk by, some pregnant, some not, some with kids and others with families, some girls are young and other are older.... and there I sit covered in paint... hair in a pony... longing, wishing, waiting. Envying their content smiles and glances of Love and adoration at little faces that peer up at them in pure joy. What happened to Mars and I's thoughts of kids, it seems to be a distant thought now that my business has taken off and why? I don’t understand how we forgot about the fact that we are against a running hourglass and with every moment the sand runs finer and quicker than the moment before. June saw us in complete shock at the news of problems with fertility, and here we are blissfully walking on with our lives forcing the issue to the back of the closet. Do we think it’s going to go away? Or magically cure it overnight? We keep saying our day will come, Will it? Will it come when we have completely abandoned these hopes? I just don’t understand....... We had this big plan, a plan we intended sticking too and both of us just sit back and pretend like everything will be ok. Our life seems to have taken this whole new direction, working with kids day in and day out. Have we adopted the cute little critters as our own because the work and effort and pain of trying for one is just not worth it and filling our days with moments with other peoples children is enough to give us a small amount of satisfaction, until the days draw to a close and there we both are, without child, pretending that its ok.<br />
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There was a point in this past month that we started to believe that I may be pregnant, who were we kidding? The symptoms all pointed to the same thing, my period was coming and no amount of pretending would turn that into a baby. But it was nice, it was nice to think that maybe.....just maybe it may be true (I knew it wasnt, but i liked pretending)<br />
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There is a woman who writes a blog called Broxton Baby; I read her work for ages, their journey with infertility and the process of trying to become pregnant. One day she wrote a post entitled "end of the road". my heart broke for as she called it quits in front of everyone, bearing her soul and completely exposing herself, She hasn’t written since. I don’t blame her. Every woman who has ever suffered with pain, discomfort or struggles to fall pregnant will know that at some point you will feel like you want to give up, and for some of us we do..... I know that this is not "the end of the road" for me but heck today is not my day.<br />
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I need a break and the fact that i missed my holiday because I fell violently ill with a kidney and bladder infection all at once (which i still believe is from my pathetic immune system which roots from my pathetic useless fertility issue) is really pissing me off today. Other reasons to be completely pissed: loss of major amounts of work because of a server swap over and the fact that I am still in mega amounts of pain.<br />
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there you have it girls, raw and unscripted and straight from the horses mouth as they say, I am feeling very sad and very emotional. I don't drink but I swear i could down a bottle of Rose right now with my best friend Ash, who subsequently broke up with her BF this past week, Life's is a bitch.<br />
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If you read this and got to the end and had a puddle of drool under your chin from boredom, my sincere apologies... but if you feel the same then cheers. Go buy some Icecream, a bottle of wine and a movie like the notebook and drown them sorrows. heres Hoping tommorrow ill be as right as rain and back to my old self.<br />
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The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar....... eff this. Im out.<br />
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With a heart that beats lumpy custard, all my love<br />
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Blogging has been a hard thing to keep up with over the last few days and perhaps the last few weeks. The weather is not really playing its part in terms of the heat and I have been very busy juggling a full time job, being a face painter, a good wife and last but not least... blogger. I must admit I feel a little swamped and have neglected you all a little<br />
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This past Saturday Marsden and I ventured out to the Johannesburg Zoo for the first of 5 events that I have been booked for, besides two little "10 year old- I know it all" brats; the event went off without a hitch. I painted all the faces I needed to and was very pleased with all the work I produced. The zoo was happy, the parents were happy and it seems this may be the start of many more events to come.<br />
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A certain blonde haired blue eyed little girl just made my day. While waiting in the heat for what seemed like an eternity for a 4 year old, and changing her mind about 35 times before finally sitting for her close up, I was presented a very excited giggling face. "A BUTTERFLY!" she exclaimed, and her mind was made up. The pink and purple paint started to flow and with every stroke her heavy tired eyes closed a little more. Once I had finished she look up at her mom for approval, as if to say "did this lady do a good job?” her mom very excitedly nodded and told her that she looked beautiful. The small girl locked eyes with mine and stretched out her tiny arms, they only made it to my elbows but she embraced me with so much gratitude it almost made me get a lump in my throat.<br />
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This week will mark the 5Th failed attempt, of actually actively trying for a baby. I woke up this morning with a sense of deep disappointment. Five times seems so little to most, but the fact that I have not had any form of contraceptive in almost 5 years is still very worrying for me, my husband and my doctors. It takes a certain toll on your marriage when you struggle to fit in a missing piece. I say 'missing piece' because so many mothers I have spoken to have told me that once they had a child they felt whole, like everything fell into place. On Sunday I found myself looking at pictures a friend had posted on Face book of a child's birthday, the parents looked so content hovering over their small child with such pride and love. I got teary eyed and Marsden very sternly told me to stop crying. You see, it’s not only you that feels the sense of disappointment and sadness; it’s your partner too. Marsden didn't mean to lash out or be so stern, I believe he was simply just feeling the same way I did at that very moment and didn't really want to have deal with the tears and sadness all over again. You see Mars and I had planned that we would wait for children, and now we really have no choice but to actively think about it and try, or stand the risk of our disappointment being doubled in the long run. And yes ill say it, at times like these I need a Mommy hug.<br />
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Hopefully in the next few days I’ll begin to feel a little better and get excited about the very full weeks ahead. This weekend is mad with events, Friday Night is the 50th Birthday party of my second mom (I call her mom because she played a major role in my upbringing) Marsden and I are going to watch the Cricket on Saturday followed by rushing to a year end function that I have been booked to paint at. Sunday see's us rushing to a job at an 8 year olds birthday party followed by my good friend’s engagement party! Monday is a day of pampering as all the girls in the office get whisked off to do hair and make up for our black tie year end function (P.S: I don’t have a dress- eeeeeeeekkkkkk) and the following weekend is jammed packed full of face painting jobs for Serenity Creations. All in all very busy couple of days ahead, and the weeks to follow are much the same! and before I blink we will be singing loudly and watching Michaela open presents under the tree, only to blink again to be screaming 10, 9, 8, 7,......... and there you have it, 2011 will be over.<br />
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What do you want for Christmas?<br />
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Marsden vows never to say "this is going to be the best year ever", the last time he said it he lost me for 6 months and was unemployed. We both agree that we should rather pray that the New Year holds great things for us both and for our marriage. What do you look forward to in the New Year? <br />
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I won’t promise amazing things for the New Year, I will however promise to blog alot more and keep you all in the loop.<br />
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With all my love......<br />
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Its a warm sunday afternoon, and after hearing about a good friends engagement i am just buzzing with excitement. it brings me back to the time that Marsden rode me up a mountain on horse back and got down on one knee to pop the question, most of the things he said are a fuzzy haze as a complete contentment filled my soul. There is really something about that moment that no one else can share with you, and when it happens it feels like all the surrounding features simply fade into darkness and there you both are, filled with undying love and a certainty of whats to come.<br />
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Marsden is asleep on the couch, and iv put a load of washing on after cleaning up the house. While i was walking through the house picking up socks and dirty clothes from the weekend, I paused in the doorway of the second guest bedroom. The room is small and intimate and homes my beautiful antique dresser that i inherited from my late Grandmother, the legs are made up of ball and claw and the mirror is filled with character from years of use. I love looking into that mirror, it makes me think of a younger version of my grandmother, sweeping her hair into curls while waiting for my Grandfather to get home. Just knowing that she once looked into that mirror makes me feel somewhat connected to her, almost as though the mirror reflected her marriage and is now reflecting mine. Besides being home to my dresser, the only other piece of furniture in the room is an old rocking chair that i inherited from my Aunt, the legs are wound up in a gorgeous spiral design and the seat reclines a long way back. I hung out in front of the door before finally stepping inside and taking a seat on the rocker. As i slowly reclined back and started to rock to and fro i gazed out of the window and felt the warm summer heat on my skin, I thought about the room and the potential it had, Could this space be more that just a dressing room for me?. I felt overwhelemd with faith and promise of an exciting future, that through all the discomfort and longing, oneday, I would be rocking a small child in my arms on that rocking chair, and have that mirror reflect Marsden and I's family.<br />
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Hearing about my friends engagement reminded me about the promise of marriage, and what an amazing gift it really is. To share all you have with one person, and as Iv heard it put before "irritate someone really special for the rest of your life". The other promise is that of new life, the chance to share the greatest bond, the bond of becoming a family. i know that our promise will be fufilled, Its the one thing that i feel content about and have the utmost faith in.<br />
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Remember all the promises you have in your life my lovelies, the very things that make you pause for just a moment and take a second to take it all in. Even if it is just rocking back and forth in a rocking chair for a few moment dreaming of what may lie ahead in your life.<br />
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With all my love.....<br />
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Today is a lovely day, and as i gaze out the frosted window of my office i can see the rumbling dark clouds slowly making their way towards me with the promise of rain, although you can never really trust the rain clouds in Johannesburg.I promised that i would post pictures from the Kings of Leon Concert that we went to over the weekend, and I promise i will, i need to work on editing a few of the pictures and really make the post amazing, just as amazing as the concert was. So if you'll stick around a little longer I promise to deliver something truly worth the wait.<br />
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So many of the blogs i have been reading have their very own .com webpages and soon ill be making the move over to my own domain. I would really like to grow I love Lucy into something special, and i feel a little limited with blogger. The trouble with making a move like this is the possibility of losing a couple of my lovely readers and i reallllllly dont want to do that, so closer to the time i will give you all the new domain name and i hope that you will all make the move with me. I should still be on blogger for a little while longer as the webpage has alot of work that needs to be done. I will also be copying all of the posts from i blogger to the new page, so you wont miss out on anything.<br />
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Last night Mars and I tried out the camera for the first time, I must admit its very awkward to watch yourself on camera, But I am certainly going to try. I plan to make a few tutorial vlogs and everything looks like its in order, so that should be an exciting quirk to the new webpage. Ladies pop me a comment if there is anything you would like me to talk about or do on my vlogs. This past weekend i did a grecian inspired hair do for my brothers girlfriend, and she loved it so much i decided ill do a tutorial on it.<br />
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The main thing about I love lucy is that i really want to try stay away from being to one dimensional, i dont just want this to be a space to blog about trends or hair. My main objective with this blog is to make it a personal space of all the things i love in life, and allow you to come along with me and read about my experiences, the same way i love following you.<br />
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I am really looking forward to this new adventure as i blog my way through my day to day life, and even more than that i look forward to sharing it with you.<br />
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Hope you are having an amazing day.........<br />
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With all my love......<br />
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So first off i gotta rave about the primer i wrote about yesterday, i put it on this morning and its AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! seriously ladies if you want flawless glowing skin i would highly reccomend using the MAC primer before foundation application. Today the post is not about make up or fashion its about love and appreciation for the ones that are in your life.<br />
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After our crazy move to a bigger place, Mars and I found that we were struggling to keep up with day to day chores. Stupid fights come up when things like that happen, "why didnt you do the dishes" blah blah blah, and so we decided to make a roster. I must admit that the roster has been a huge hit, so successful infact that when people see it on our fridge they ask if they can steal the idea and make their own.<br />
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At the end of the day its not really about the roster, it not about feeling obligated to wash the dishes or do a load of laundry, its all about appreciation. Taking the time to appreciate the person you married, or perhaps the person you live with is really important, its a way of saying "i acknowledge you", its a way of showcasing your love and affection, even if its just making the bed, or cleaning out the cat sand box (Yuck!).<br />
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haha if only we could all clean the house this gracefully.... lol i usually have my hair in a pony and some old grubby t shirt on.<br />
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Well lovelies, thats all the 'sentimental' you going to get out of me this afternoon, it must be the heat, but i am running on a very small percentage of brain capacity at the moment. I really need all the energy i can get at this point because tomorrow we have a full day of family and friends and then the KINGS OF LEON CONCERT!!!! tomorrow night. I am so excited i could just jump right out of my skin. I have loved this band for soooooooooo long and finally i am going to see them, yeeehaaaaaaa! what bands have you had the priviledge of seeing live? leave a comment, id love to know.<br />
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Please stay tuned next week as im going to be doing a full write up on the concert and all that happened. Plus ill do a lil write up on what we all wore and the hair and make up involved.<br />
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My lovelies have a fantastic weekend and soak up all the goodness that life has to offer.<br />
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All my love......<br />
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My lovelies........<br />
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I just had a look and noticed that i officially have 10 followers! my goodness after blogging to just my husband and a good friend for months i finally have more than two people interested in what i have to say! wowzers.<br />
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Love all your blogs already..... cant wait to see what the future in the blogger community holds.<br />
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With all my love, and enourmous gratitude......<br />
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The weather really seems to be easing up, or perhaps im being fooled by my glorious air con? either way im feeling a lot cooler and looking forward to some possible rain this evening. Our master bedroom is upstairs in our home and so its like sleeping in a desert, i will gladly welcome some rain.<br />
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Today i want to do a bit of a product review, I havent done one in a while and this is one that i just love. If you have been reading my blog for a while you will know that i am in love with Essence and Mac. Essence is just a fun range of really girly products while I use Mac for all my foundation - (the truth is, if I could afford it i would buy all my make up there)<br />
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Today i went out and bought my foundation, i usually use the studio fix fluid in NW 20 and today i made the change to NW 18. while i loved the look of the 20, the 18 is far more subtle and matches my very fair skin perfectly. the thing about MAC is the long wear application, one application in the morning and you have nothing to worry about for the rest of the day. You may need to touch up if you are going out on the town in the evening, but generally one application a day will last. The make up artist advised using a primer before applying the foundation, creating a three step process of moisturizer, priming of the face and then the application of foundation. I truly think the key to a flawless, and more importantly seamless, looking skin is to use a good foundation brush. Up until about a year ago i was applying all my base with my hands, causing my skin to break out worse than ever. i was advised by a make up artist at MAC to start using a foundation brush, i found one that had a rounded tip, allowing it to completely contour to my face, getting in all those small hard to reach areas that your fingers miss. As of now i have a small amount of primer to see me through a couple days, just so i get a feel for it and if i like i will probably go back and buy a tube.<br />
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My purchases for the day....<br />
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Another wonderful little thing that I discovered was a lovely stippling brush from MAC. The great thing about the store is they will help you test and choose the best possible products for your skin type. While testing out different colours on my skin the make up artist used this amazing stippling brush. I had to stop myself from falling asleep and drooling all over her as it was soooo soft and gentle on my face. and the results with the brush were amazing. This will definitely be a be a future investment of mine. I AM IN LOVE WITH THAT BRUSH!!!<br />
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this brush is amazing....want, want, want....<br />
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The walk back to the office took me past one of my favorite coffee shop, Lulu's, and a caramel mocha with an extra shot really went down nicely after a lovely little splurge.<br />
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Ladies pop me a comment with your fav make up brand and product at the moment....<br />
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Have a wonderful evenings lovelies<br />
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With all my love.........<br />
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so today is a real "welcome to Africa" kinda day, we are suffering with a major heat wave at the moment, I think it’s about 39 degrees outside, but lucky me I’m enjoying the cool air conditioning in my office, I hear that we better brace ourselves as this is gunna last a while.<br />
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Marsden and I really enjoyed a wonderful weekend, we had the honor and privilege of babysitting little miss Michaela, aka Munchy, Munchkin, Mickey Mouse, Mouse or Pea (the last couple are names I call her). I think looking after another little person makes you realize a certain amount of "maternal instinct", things come naturally and you kinda just do them... so I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a real mom, I guess that's why moms don’t mind dirty nappies and vomit too much. I on the other hand still have a major problem with vomit and my best friend and I agree that as a woman you need to have your children very close together and make them sleep in bunk beds, that way if one of them throws up in the middle of the night you can wake the other and say "hey you wanna make 20 Bucks" with a lovely grin on your face. We both agree that this is a brilliant plan, however many moms have laughed at our brilliance and simply say "when it’s your own you don’t care"; I guess I’ll have to test the theory.<br />
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with the new Monkey that uncle Mars bought me......<br />
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Today has been one of those days, I’ve dropped everything, made silly typing errors and called people by an incorrect name, I guess it’s a case of the Monday blues but my aching back certainly has played a role in it all. That’s my rant... My rave is that it’s only 5 more sleeps till we go to the Kings of Leon concert. Mars and I don’t often go out and when he surprised me with tickets I almost jumped out my skin, after suffering with a kidney, bladder and chest infection all at once we had to suddenly cancel a holiday we had been planning for weeks, I felt very sorry for myself and so My wonderful Husband surprised me with the tickets to make it all better!<br />
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I feel kinda bad that I haven’t had the opportunity to blog in a couple days, in fact I have been reading some incredible blog posts and all the while I keep thinking "where do you find the time????". Between working, cleaning my house, and trying to have some normal social life I find it very difficult to blog every day. I find those woman who blog all the time have such a passion for it and perhaps my posts are not as in depth and exciting to read, either way I still love doing it, and am very proud that I have a whole nine people following me! yeeehaaaaa! Thanks guys.. You make it worth it.<br />
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Have any of you found a blog that you are raving about at the moment? I have been reading soooo many it’s hard to pin point one that I really love. Pop me a comment with blogs that you love and share it!<br />
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Wishing you all a fantastic week filled with love laughter and rays of goodness.<br />
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With all my love........<br />
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So my lovely hubby suggested i write a little bit about what i do for a living, and i thought that would be a great idea since i havent really posted about that.<br />
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i work for a fantastic company in melrose arch called Metalmin, i just love it here. the people are amazing and we truly treat each other like family. everyday here is exciting and challenging and most of all fun!<br />
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take a look:<br />
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Yes thats me! playing silly in the office!<br />
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gorgeous surprise party for me in the office!<br />
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um we love coffee......<br />
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And Foos ball.........<br />
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When im not having fun at work and hanging out with my amazing colleagues, im running my side line business called Serenity Creations.<br />
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I love children and have always had a passion to work with them somehow. After i studied in design i found i wasting my painting abilities and decided to do something about it. I loved children and art and after doing my first face painting party i was hooked. there is no better feeling than seeing that tiny face light up when they look in the mirror and see their new creation, it really is the most rewarding feeling in the world!<br />
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take a look at some of my work:<br />
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helps when the kids are soooooo cute!<br />
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This was from a dance festival i did.....<br />
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Some body art....<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this piece about me and what i do......... all your comments are welcome! Please be kind! hehe<br />
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With all my love<br />
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