5 sleeps

Its is my birthday next Sunday...5 sleeps to go...6 sleeps till I leave for Sydney YAYAYAYAYAYAY:D Am really looking forward to getting away even just for a short while!!!!!!!!

So years ago my close friend and I started doing birthday and Christmas lists for each other and it has just stuck. Now I put my on the fridge each year and always hassle my brothers and sisters for there's around birthday and Christmas times...it's makes buying SO MUCH EASIER!!!

Here's mine for this year:

• Owl necklace from Sportsgirl
• OPI nailpolish, light purple and black
• Polaroid Camera
• Photo frames (white or mirror frame)
• body shop body wash cherryblossom
• Message bible
• clothing vouchers
• arm band for my ipod
• silver pandora charms
• New babyliss hair curler/straightener
• Bits and pieces from Typo
• Philosophy Vanilla Birthday Cake Bubble Bath
• Tiffanys...always Tiffanys

Eifell Tower Snow Globe - Typo

White Eifell Tower - Typo

Vanilla Birthday Cake Bubble Bath - Mecca Cosmetics

Black Polaroid Camera

Toots

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buble

My bestie suprised me with tickets to Michael Buble for Christmas and I was so excited as I hadn't been able to afford it when they came out and then they sold out and THEN they opened up another day and he grabbed tickets straight away. I can't even explain how excited I was. He gave it to me in the biggest box ever that was wrapped is so much tape and filled with all sorts of rubbish...even a brick and right at the very bottom were my tickets...here's a pic of me trying to get to it lol:)

lol at his housemate in the background. He had a)been wondering what the MASSIVE box under the Chrissy tree was and b) why his living room was covered in paper, tape and bricks:)

Well worth the 30mins it took me to open!!!

Anyway, the day finally arrived and along with my Mum and Dad and Aunty and Uncle who also had tickets...and thousands of others...we headed along to Sandalford Winery (on a bus hehe).
The night was absolutely amazing. Not only is he a fantastic singer but a true entertainer. It will definitely be one of the highlights of this year for me I'm sure:)

best seats in the house:)



*sigh* he's so dreamy hehe

We also had a long weekend this weekend and I was so thankful that the weather was a little cooler. I managed to watch all of Season 5 of How I Met Your Mother...hanging out for Season 6 now!!!!!!!!

It is the greatest feeling in the world coming back to work knowing that there are only 4 days to go...well that and going to bed on Friday night knowing that you can sleep in and have the whole weekend ahead of you:)

Toots

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rango

I went and saw a preview of Rango last night through a promotion at work. There is something so enjoyable about kid's movies. The innocence maybe or the fact that they always have a happy ending. It's nice to see something light hearted especially after all the natural disasters around the country in the last few months.

Rango had the voice of Johnny Depp

As it was a preview they took any recording devices off us at the door...I felt very lost without my phone even just for those 2 hours. What have I become??

Toots

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changing things up

So I've had the blonde hair for ages now and before that dark DARK hair. Time for a little change me thinks. I'm off to get my hair done this Saturday and I'm thinking of trying out balayage:

9 times out of 10, I think women look best when keeping their hair color close to its natural shade, with a few added highlights to bring out the texture of the cut. This usually compliments your skin tone and eye color etc. Being a brown-eyed brunette, I always figured I’d look foolish as a blond..with dark roots and mismatched eyebrows, I deemed the look as being all wrong. That is, until now. With the new technique of highlighting, called bayalage, I am ready to enter summer with a whole new look of natural sun-kissed highlights. Ok, enhanced-natural.

Gisele Bündchen’s bleached waves generated so much attention, it wasn’t long before celebrities fled to their hair stylist seeking the same multi-tonal do’ So, I wondered…what is this new buzz word ‘balayage’ and what makes it so different?

Balayage, a French word meaning ‘to sweep’ is a new method of highlighting which lightens the hair gradually from root to tip. This technique has shaken the salons from coast to coast because it achieves an ultra-natural effect by mimicing nature’s way of lightening hair. Hair should always be darker on the base of the hair shaft or the root area, rather then having light roots and dark ends. To balayage the hair, a lightening agent is painted on using a brush and paddle in a sweeping motion giving the hair colorist a bit more room to play and less methodical streaks. Foils aren’t used and the precision of the fine-tooth comb weaving in tiny streaks is no longer necessary. The thick mixture of lightener is applied onto a section of hair using one of three paint designs: singles, slants and V’s. The stylist uses a “sweeping” motion to apply lightener from thin at the roots to thicker towards the ends. This provides ultimate control over color application, allows for less outgrowth, much more color contrast within the hair and since the process requires no heat or foils, the hair experiences minimal damage (which is key for those of us with long hair).

The result is a gorgeous sun-kissed color of various shades of blond and honey-toned hues that look as if you just spent the summer frolicking on the beach. And thus far has proven to be the most natural looking highlights ever. Balayage is more carefree than highlights because the streaks aren’t defined and a pattern isn’t developed. But because the method is less regimented, it gives the stylist much more creative freedom, which can be fabulous or regrettable depending upon the experience and overall flair of your stylist. From the sound of it, the stylist works on instinct so very similar to an artist on a canvas.
Taken from http://www.tashascloset.biz/blog/?p=81

I'm thinking something similar to these.

Now that I've made the decision, I can't wait...will post a pic if it works out ok!!

Toots

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time to say goodbye

...to summer that is. Not that you would believe it's over with another 34 degree day today. Perth's temp hasn't dropped below 30 as a high or 20 as a low in over 2 weeks. I need proper sleep!!!!!!

Summer is my favourite season, days at the beach or by the pool. BBQ's and drinks with friends. No need to wear warm clothes. Sun up when you have to get ready for work. I cannot believe how fast it's gone and I will be sad the first day I need to put a jumper on in the coming months:(

HOWEVER...I have started to get a little excited at some of the winter clothes I've been seeing. I'm especially wanting some ankle boots...haven't found the right pair yet but how cute are these ones:

and I also love love love an off the shoulder jumper that I tried on in Sportsgirl, couldn't find a picture of it to post though:(

Don't even get me started on beanies, I brought WAY too many last winter and have already seen a few that I like for this year...they are one of my winter weaknesses!!!

Toots

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breakfast at tiffanys...one day maybe

I absolutely adore Audrey Hepburn and have for years. She is one of those people I would really have loved to have met.

I have gradually accumulated many pictures, books ect over the years from family and friends as presents. This christmas my sister brought me a new book and it's stunning.

As for Tiffanys I am yet to get my first piece of jewelery or even step foot in the store. We now have one in WA and after much searching on the net I have decided on the two things on my wish list for this year...

on the long chain

HEART

Cannot wait for the day that I get one of those little blue boxes!!!!!!!!!!

These are some of my fav pictures of her. it's hard to only pic a few.

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”

Toots

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happy 21st

It was my brothers 21st last week and we had his party over the weekend. He requested our Mum's well known chocolate pavlova which is a Nigella Lawson recipe that she's been making for years. I helped make it this year and felt so proud to be apart of making something so yummy:) I definitely feel confident enough to make it by myself next time. I also helped make a hummus and a guacamole dip from scratch in the new food processor Dad brought us for Christmas. Overall a very successfull cooking weekend!!

Tastes even better than it looks

Toots

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