summer dress wish list

I love the hot summer months and with Christmas just round the corner, I have put together a summer dresses wish list!  These cool, classic styles are so wearable and will last much longer than just this season. With a cute cardie, for those cooler days or evenings, they are just the thing every girl (lady?) needs in her wardrobe!

Cue Floral Print Thin Strap Dress $219

Cue Ruffle Front Dress $249

French Connection Midnight Moscow Dress  $100 (was $230)

French Connection Luscious Sequin SS Dress $100 (was $200)

French Connection Unno Fit & Flare Cotton Dress $100 (was $180)

French Connection Cheeky Cheetah Spots Dress $150

Mix Apparel Navy Strapless Convertible Dress $19

I love this

I'm not one for 'motivational' posters and slogans, but every now and then you stumble across something that really resonates.  This three minute video is brilliant.  I say a version of this to my kids all the time, because it's true. Money isn't every thing.  It doesn't make you happy.  There is so much more to life than building wealth for material possessions... we should all try to do what makes us happy.



Watch and enjoy these words of wisdom...

the intriging O

It's so much more complicated being a woman.  In every way.  I'd love to be a man for a day to just feel the difference (in more ways than one!).  But the biggest difference has to be when it comes to sex. Not how much we/they want it.. we're the thinkers, they're the lookers... no, I'm talking about the big O. The orgasm... Clitoral, vaginal, if the G Spot is involved... So what's the difference?  Can you describe them? Are there three types of orgasm, or more (if we add vaginal ejaculation to the mix)? Or is there just one kind which differs only by heightened intensity?  It's a fascinating topic and one that never ceases to intrigue me...  

today I am wearing...

Today I have a work Christmas luncheon. It's hot, so something light, bright and summery is required (so I don't stick to the seats).  My old aqua Review dress will do.  Sorted.

Review dress, Tony Bianco nude heels, glass beads

cheesy christmas tunes

Don't you just love Christmas?  I do. I love the festive happy spirit, the gaudy decorations, the chocolate calendars and cheesy, retro Christmas songs...  Even though Christmas in Australia will never feel the same as a cold Christmas in England, we keep the old traditions alive.  Turkey and stuffing, cranberry sauce, Christmas crackers and lots to drink.  Reading The Night Before Christmas and watching Elf and A Christmas Carol, playing Jenga and Monopoly under the twinkly lights on the tree...

And the best bit, driving my family mad by playing my absolute favourite Christmas songs on constant repeat. 

Here's my top ten:

1. The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York
2. Wham! Last Christmas
3. Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace
4. Mel Smith & Kim Wilde - Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
5. Boney M - Mary's Boy Child 
6. Nat King Cole - The Little Boy Santa Claus Forgot
7. John Lennon/Yoko Ono - Happy Christmas (War is Over)
8. Band Aid - Do They Know it's Christmas
9. Nat King Cole - Oh Holy Night
10. Slade - Happy Christmas Everybody

Fairytale of New York... ahh I love it.  It still gets me every time I hear it...  Such a shame about poor Kirsty (tragically killed by being hit by a Jet Ski)...  Watch, listen and enjoy!

Only 14 sleeps to go peeps!

shop me chic

So fellow bloggers and blog lovers, have you checked out Shop-Me-Chic? It's very cool and features great shopping tips, ideas and recommendations. If like me, you prefer short snippets of info and lovely pics and shopping ideas, rather than long rambling blurb, you'll love it. Written by two lovely ladies, Sonia and Melissa.

Today I have a guest post on their Get Her Chic feature. So have a gander then check out the rest of the site while you're there!

I'm back!

Hello! Did you miss me? Only joking! Well. What can I say? The wedding trip to Queenstown is over and life returns to normal... We had a wonderful time, fun and family and enjoying nature, and the wedding? It was PERFECT! Totally, utterly, beautifully, perfect. As far as traditional white weddings go, it was just gorgeous, flawless.  The bride, the flowers, the bridesmaids, the venue, the guests, the food, the drinks, the music, the fun vintage photo booth... all of it!

(I still prefer my underwater one though...!)

Getting ready for the Wedding of the year!