OPI Russian Navy & Rainbow Connection

The Rainbow Connection made a come back last week, but this time it was over OPI Russian Navy.

On it's own, I just cannot bring myself to love Russian Navy. I just can't deal with it. 

Hello gross cuticle. Sorry for the close up. 

Rainbow Connection is far easier to remove when over another polish, thank the Lord for that. 

Please feel free to picture a large Gospel singer who is energetically singing 'Thank the Lord' whenever you read me saying that. 

OPI Russian Navy on it's own, it is definitely glossy but I think I am just not made for the dark polishes. 

The Husband said to me "I feel like you are painting your nails every night." In reality, I do it maybe twice per week, but perhaps this is a sign that life with me goes very very slowly. Ha. 

The Dog Shake Hair Method

Sick of spending ages in the bathroom drying your hair into a soft, sleek and bouncy style with a hair dryer? Me too.

Let me set the scene for you.

Last night, The Husband is in another room and I am bored, sitting on the couch with wet hair when I decide  to do it like the dogs do, and dry my hair by shaking like a mad man. This ends up with my on the floor in hysterical laughter, resulting in The Husband running out, looking at me, shaking his head and walking away. 

Then, when I try and do it in front of the mirror to see what it looks like, I am moving too fast and cannot see so he tapes it on my iPhone. This recording was high-larious but not very family friendly since I had a wardrobe malfunction, so we decided to re-shoot. 

The inaudible talking is actually me saying "There is drool flying out of my mouth like a dog". Real nice huh?

Good times had by all.

"I whip my hair back and forth" 

I kid you not though, my hair was dry by the end of this 5 minutes and not only that, but bloody hell did I have a bad headache for the rest of the night. I'm sure The Husband sees me in these states and wonders what he was thinking when he married me, sucker!! 

In order to look like these peepz, just do the dog shake:

Rhianna 

Sideshow Bob

And I am pretty sure that this was what my face looked like!! Good times had by all! 

The Nail Polish that Glinda wears.

It has only taken my my entire life, but I have finally discovered the nail polish that Glinda the Good Witch would wear if she could.

It is:

2 layers of OPI Bubble Bath

1 layer of OPI Princesses Rule

and 2 layers of OPI Teenage Dream 

That's right Glinda, I have the magic formula right here, waiting for you in all of your puffy dress glory. 

I already had Bubble Bath but bought Princesses Rule & Teenage Dream on Friday at David Jones, along with Meep-Meep-Meep and Designer... De Better! 

Glinda looking on in awe at the realization that she has bare nails, and I have the solution. 

I take a risk every time I take a polish photo on the balcony, I know I am just asking for trouble and that one day soon a gust of wind is going to come and adios amigo, away they will go. 

Photo with flash at night.

During the day, 4 days after application.

Now, if you have been living under a house for the past million years are not quite up to scratch in the Glinda the Good Witch knowledge, you can click here and find out all of the need to know information. 

This is how I am storing my polishes at the moment after my big cull. I cannot believe how many crusty and dried up polishes I had. Blegh. 

So what says you, is this perfect for Glinda or what?!

House Decorations & Stuff

I have had quite a few request for more home decoration posts, but it’s a tad hard because our apartment is so small so we don’t really decorate it. All of our furniture is very basic, but we are buying things and storing them for our future house.

Speaking of future house, our search is proving to be harder than we thought. It is hard to agree on something and we haven’t seen anything that we both Love so it will be a long and painful hunt. At least we don’t actually need to move, but when I eventually fall pregnant I am sure that we will be buying something quick smart.

As I said, we buy a lot of things and then they go into storage. All of our wedding gifts are also in storage, which kills me, but I know that when we move and unpack everything, it will be nice to have all new and special stuff.

Here are some recent purchases that are just hanging around at home...

I got the first 6 items whilst in Daylesford at a shop called Wombat Gifts (or something along those lines) and it was all dirt cheap.

I love this heart and I think it would look great hanging on a front door. 

$10

Random candle set for about $8

Okay, I love these vases. Now I need some flowers.

$12

Set of keys - no idea where these will live...

$10

Another random key! 

$8

Gold glittery candles

$1 each (I know!!)

This candle is from French Pony and smells amazing! I love the jar. 

On the weekend I was in Domayne and decided to embrace fake flowers for when I have no real flowers. They were pricier than I expected but oh well, they look cute enough. 

Glass jar $3.95

Bunch of Ulani Peony Roses $8.95

These are currently living in the bathroom. 

Blue Hyacinth Pot $65

I know - so expensive. I didn't realise it was this expensive until I got up the counter and by then it was too late...

Mini Roses Tray

$49.95

I love this tray! Very cute. 

Sometimes a spot of colour is all a room needs to freshen it up, just hope that people don't get too close and realise your flowers are fake! 

Storage is a massive issue in our apartment, as in majority of apartments I would imagine. 

I have the wardrobe in our room and The Husband has the wardrobe in the spare room but as he has so many shirts, most of his stuff ends up hanging on our Steamer rack which is this little foldable thing that collapses if you walk any where near it, very annoying. 

I picked up this 2 level clothes rack at Big W on Sunday for $28 and it was really easy to assemble, probably took 10 minutes. I do all the building and assembling in our marriage. 

What I didn’t anticipate was that only a quarter of his shirts would fit on the rack. We need more, that is for sure.

At the moment his 1,465,598 suits hang in the wardrobe and his casual clothes are folded (or thrown wherever). At this rate, the shirts will go straight from the wash on to the rack and then when he has ironed his 5 for the week they will go into the wardrobe as they will get creased back on the rack.

I had lots of comments on instagram and twitter about who ironed his shirts. I am not allowed any where near our iron, forget his shirts. He is a total perfectionist and irons them with skill. 

This is how I store my flower headbands, on a lamp. 

Here is some more new in box house stuff that is stacked up in our apartment. It is killing me to look at it so will be moving it to Geelongfor storage soon.

I’m also thinking of getting rid of the double bed, the bed side table and the desk from the spare room and replacing with a single day bed for when people need to stay over, which is not often. That will leave my turtle tank, a book shelf and clothes racks in there and there will be so much more room. It’s terrible at the moment. Might as well just call it the Junk Room. 


On Australia Day we went to Rebel Sport and saw a Punching Bag that came on it's own big metal stand and hook thing and The Husband said we should have one in the spare room. Surely that is why he goes to a MMA gym? So we don't need a punching bag in the spare room. Oh well, if he wants one, I'm happy for one.

This is a shelf in the bedroom that I love.

So, who else lives in an apartment with no storage options? We don’t even have a linen closet so that stuff lives in fabric storage boxes in my wardrobe, where the space could be far better utilized I tell you!!

I need storage solutions. I also need to stop googling "Walk in Wardrobe". 

Bags/Shoes/Pizza

Check out this cute bag that I got at my bargain basement hang out, Femme. 

Not bad for $39.95 huh? I am sure it is a rip off of something else, but I am too unfashionable to know what, or to care really. 

I also got this door hanger thing which houses my bags. I am not a big bag person, so for me, owning 5 is HEAPS!!! 

Here are some new shoes from Basque that I got to wear to work, please note that they are not wedges because you know, wearing wedges to work is guaranteed to create controversy and have someone you work with complain about you because, you are wearing wedges. 

Who would have thought that wedges were oh so unprofessional?? 

Okay I had better stop before I go into a full blown wedges related rant. 

I already wrote a massive paragraph ranting and raving but thought better of it. 

At least I will have another profession to fall back on, Pizza Delivery.

El Husbo is pressed up against the wall in this photo, just watching me like I am silly. 

I don't normally go into this stuff, but in the interest of full disclosure and the fact that I have no other news for you here we go. 

I had an unusual experience on Monday night. We ordered pizza (Exhibit A below), ate said pizza and then an hour later I went to the gym, worked out (or pretended to at least) and then I went home. Within 10 minutes of me being home, I was on the bed in tears and my stomach had puffed up to looking about 6 months pregnant (Exhibit B below). I was suffering from excruciating pains around my belly button and they were travelling, fast. I could not sit up or move my legs without bellowing in pain. It was a pain like being electrocuted over and over again. Not like wind, cramps or food poisoning. 

Needless to say, The Husband was freaking the hell out. He wanted to call an ambulance but I would not let him, so he rang Nurse on Call and they said that if the pain didn't go away, to get to the ER quick. 

This pain, paired with the fact that I had not had a period for months, freaked me out. I had a blood test for pregnancy 2 weeks before and it was negative, so I knew it wasn't that but still, odd. 

I ended up having an ultrasound and internal exam and am waiting to hear back from my doctor. The swelling is all gone, and oddly enough, my period came 2 days after. I wonder if it was all related? 

Anyway, sorry to gross you all out but hey, this is a lifestyle blog after all. 

Check out my belly. Ha. I have no pants on. Coming from someone who normally has a very flat tummy, this was strange, and this photo was taken after the pain wore off so probably not at it's peak bloatedness. 

The Husband thinks it was the pizza, but please. I eat pizza all day long. 

Enough gross belly shots. I'm fine now, so no biggie. 

Here is my Casual Friday outfit for today. It features wedges. 

I look like a shiny little chipmunk. a chipmunk in a skirt. 

I ordered a bag liner thing that will keep my bag looking boxy rather than squishy, since carrying a magazine at the bottom of the bag got old, real quick. 

How did everyone enjoy their Australia Day? 

Kitty at work is being a total hater about my handbag hook, which I won in a give away from Motherhood Career Fashion .

Personally, I think she is jealous that she doesn't have a bag hook. Aren't you Kitty?

My new blog header is almost ready, I am very excited. I am using a lovely lady from Etsy for it since my other bloggo designer person fell through. Shoots evil eye. 

Body Shape

Just out of curiosity, what body type are you? I'm fascinated by women's bodies and how different they all are. Whilst searching for these images, I realised how hard it was to find a fuller figured celebrity in a bikini. I didn't want to use photo shopped modelling plus sizes either. 

Are You:

Lean & Muscular like LeAnn Rimes?

 Long and Columnesque (yes I think I made that up) like Olivia Palermo?

Muscular and curvy like Aida Yespica?

Broad and strong like Cameron Diaz and Gwyneth Paltrow?

Hourglass and curvy like Kelly Brook?

Wider in the bottom/hips and thighs like Princess Beatrice?

Completely muscular and bootlicious like Serena Williams?

Britney Spears?

Drew Barrymore?

Sorry if your body type is not here, I got a little bit bored of googling celebrities in their bikinis!!

I'll go first, I'm Kelly Brooks. You could literally put my head on those pictures and it would be me.

So, which celebrity does your body resemble? If it is not here, leave a comment and I'll add to the post!!!

Do you love your body? Do you hate your body (I hope not!!). 

Which celebrity do you think has the best body? 

TAG! You're It!!

I have been tagged by Jelena from Ms Jelena to take part in the blog game, TAG! You're it!  

Basically I have to give you eleven fun facts about myself. I cannot promise that you will think they are fun, but they will definitely be facts. You can thank me later.

The Rules:

- You must post the rules

- Post eleven fun facts about yourself in the blog post

- Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and then create eleven new questions to ask the people you tagged

- Tag eleven new people and link them on your post

- Let them know you've tagged them. 

Alrighty then, lets hop to it.

1. When I was younger I had Meningococcal Meningitis which was lodged behind my eye. I know, I'm lucky to live to blog about it. So that was not a fun fact but interesting never the less.

2. I have a very faint scar near my arm pit that occurred when I was about 6 and was standing on a chair, with a pool cue under my arm. I fell off the chair and the pool cue snapped in half, giving me a massive gash around my rib cage. Funny how the scar has travelled!! 

3. I love to read. I will spend hours reading and ignoring The Husband. I often have 3+ books on the go and swap between them, but always finish them. I hate to not finish a book. 

4. At one stage, I went to day care at a Bowling Alley. Mum was in a team, and she had a special bowling ball that was an awesome emerald green colour. I frigging hated that day care. Hated it. I also went to another day care but that did not last long. I finally switched to Walkers Road Pre School in Mount Eliza, and that was the best!! I wonder if pre schools do reunions?

5. When I was younger apparently I would not eat. I don't remember this, but even to this day Geefa always says "Have you eaten enough Maryanne?" after dinner. Completely annoying and uncalled for.

 They said I would need to go to hospital if I didn't eat and my mum would sneak egg yolk into my banana smoothies. 

6. I'm a total push over. If my friends need something done, they know that I will do it for them even if I am busy or don't what to do it. People take advantage of this.

7. I eat Vegemite on toast, every day.

8. I am a total slob. I'll let dishes sit in the sink for days, leave clothes on the floor etc. This drives The Husband INSANE and usually takes him yelling at me for me to actually do something. My mum recently asked me if I needed help looking after our apartment she was so disgusted in me. 

9. If someone yells at me, I will cry. No doubt about it. Even if I have done nothing wrong. 

10. I always get ingrown toenails. No matter how many times the podiatrist cuts them out, they come back. I don't know if I cut them wrong or if it is the shoes that I wear, but bloody hell they are annoying. I don't get them too bad but I did once and I couldn't even put the doona on my toes without crying. That was the worst pain I have EVER experienced. 

11. I am so scared to be home alone. Terrified. The Husband is going away for 30 days soon and I don't know how I am going to cope?!

Now. These are who I choose to also do this. Suckers. This takes for ever!!! 

Peanut Butter & Honey

A Builders Wife 

Mummaducka's Kaos 

Je'mappelle Sophia 

Everyday Life

Inanity and the Girl 

Lily On The Water

voyange dans le temps 

Stokely Rainbow

A Shoe Affair  

the wineglass manifesto 

I am now going to answer Ms Jelena's questions which will double as the questions that I am going to ask the other bloggers as I am too lazy to think of more!

1. What show are you embarrassed to admit you watch?
   Pickers & Hardcore Pawn. I love that shit. 
2. If you could be friends with one famous person, dead or alive, who would you choose?
   Michael Jackson. 
3. How many nail polishes do you own?
   40 odd I think! I counted them the other day but cbf going back through my tweets to see.
4. Savoury or sweet?
   Savoury. Mmmm.
5. Do you have any weird habits?
   I'm a total picker. I love an ingrown hair. 
6. Are you a cat person or a dog person?
   Dog. I want a dog so bad. 
7. How many languages do you speak?
   One and it is jibberish. 
8. What’s your favourite movie ever?
   Man On Fire!! THE BEST!
9. What’s your favourite colour?
   Blue
10. What’s your dream job?
    Forensic Scientist 
11. If you could pick one country to live in for the rest of your life, which country would you choose?
    Lets be honest here, Australia.