Our NEW HOUSE!

I'm finally able to share the most exciting thing happening in our life at the moment ... The bit that makes our sea change actually real ... our new house. Settlement happens on the tenth of December and I will move up the day after I finish work which just so happens to be three days before Christmas. Luckily the husband's work pays for a removalist so that decreases the stress.

can't wait to get in and start decorating. Oh, and for the post-xmas sales - hello new BBQ and outdoor furniture. Oh, and a day bed. 

What do you think?

What I Wore Wednesday - Feeling a little Blue

Today's outfit was built around this new Forever New prom skirt I bought a week or so back for around $30 while they were having a 50% off the marked price sale (gotta love that!)

I love the pattern, the poooof-i-ness and above all else, that is is basically spring personified. 

forever new skirt | thrifted cue top | vintage bag | diva necklace | thrifted siren heels | tommy hilfiger sunnies

For all you Toowoomba bargain hunters out there, Lifeline on Anzac Avenue has 50% off all clothes till Friday. You better get there before I do and take all the good stuff!

I'm finally able to share our new house in anotehr post later this afternoon. Stay tuned!

What I Wore Wednesday - spring florals

Spring is here and what better way to celebrate it than with a vintage floral dress?

vintage dress | diana ferrari wedges | forever 21 hat | vintage sunnies 

Anyone else excited about the final twilight movie?! I'm no twi-hard but am a big fan who has never actually seen any of the movies in the cinema. Team Edward all the way!!!! Which team are you on?

Hoping to share a sneak peek of our new house which goes unconditional tomorrow ... stay tuned.

Oh, Olivia

Olivia, rarely (if ever) do you get it wrong ... but, WHAT is doing with your hair here?!

Does anyone want to join me in documenting their day with a photo every hour on instagram for a 12 hour period? Being at work is going to make it hard to not make my photos look mundane but I'm going to try. Use the hashtag #12hourday. Let me know if you've joined in and I'll keep an eye out for your photos!

Loving the instagram web profiles! Just type instagram.com/[yourusername] into your browser. Easy as!

Gumtree is for Me

Hey ya'll. So, the husband and I are definitely moving and are very close to settling on a house in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast. The house has polished timber floors with four bedrooms and considering we only have two beds I thought we needed to increase our stock by one or two. I had visited Snooze earlier in the week and was slightly shocked at the price of beds, mattresses and ensembles. I decided to give eBay and Gumtree a try and searched for beds in the Toowoomba, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast region. When I stumbled across this beauty and I knew the husband would like it, I pounced. The husband who seems to like doing up (conservative estimate (inside joke)) budgets was quite pleased when I told him I had bought this bed for 10% of the $2000 he had assigned for a new bed. 

To some people it may look dirty, weathered and not one bit appealing to sleep in but it is completely 'us'  and I can't wait to style it in our new house. Over to pinterest I go for ideas!

Melbourne Cup - Office Style

Here's what I wore to work today on Melbourne Cup day. I failed at the office sweeps and have drunk a whole bottle of wine. I'm very much unsure whether I should drive home at this stage. 

vintage dress | mollini heels | assorted accesories

For those of you who are regular op shoppers and those who buy things which you ponder whether you will actually EVER will wear will understand today's predicament. Today's choice is a beautiful pastel purple vintage frock that I can so imagine someone wearing to a Saturday night dance in the 50s but probably not the best length for someone of my height. I decided to wear it anyway incase I never wear it again. The shoes were my original wedding choice shoe.

For a bit of variety, here is the rock dog totally lovin' some knock off ray bans purchased in San Francisco.

Any some work out shots ... these are for you, Megan! My bestie has lost loads of kilos and is such an inspiration. It was so awesome for her to come along to my Friday afternoon pump class last Friday.

Hop everyone had a fabulous Tuesday!

Giveaway Winner .... Nutcase Helmets

Thanks to all the entrants in my Nutcase helmets giveaway. All of the entries were so fantastic I simply could not pick a winner so allowed the team at Nutcase to choose the lucky recipeient.

Their choice?

Lauren Wharton of Tastes like Love. 

Lauren wrote:

Absolutely LOVING the Nutcase Street GEN2 'Candy Swirl' helmet. With colours that resemble a retro boiled lolly, this helmet would bring out anybodies sweet side! Team this up with a cute wicker basket and a spring dress and any lady would be a babe on two wheels!

Lauren also added a comment on my blog to support her entry:

This is such a fantastic giveaway, and a super practical one! 

I've had my retro, creamy, dream of a bicycle for over a year now and still haven't found the perfect helmet - for the same reasons as yours, I hadn't found one cute enough to match how cute my bike is! And it has deterred me from getting down with my bad self on my bike! So to solve my problems I would choose the Nutcase Street GEN2 'Candy Swirl' because not only is it fun, girly + colourful, but it looks like a hard boiled retro lolly. Which is also is my husbands nick name for me - Lollie. I couldn't think of a better way to spend my spring afternoons than busting out my bicycle of the confines of my spare room, and actually being able to ride it guilt free because I have the cutest helmet that will bring out my sweet side!

Congrats Lauren. Send me an email and we'll get the prize shipped out to you!