Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead.

This is the first time I have managed to paint my nails in two months, and it was a crap job but such is Murphy's Law that when your nails are drying a baby is bound to start crying.

The pink is 'I Theodora You' with 'Lights of Emerald City' over the top.

It bubbled really quickly but I didn't use top coat so that could be why. Ahh the monstrosity that my nails have become is shameful.

Nelly switches it on when she sees the camera. She is definitely my child even if she doesn't look so much like me as she does George Costanza. 

My hair is finally long enough to wear in a bun again. Life is good.

Except for when you are in Chemist Warehouse with a baby in one arm and a jumbo box of nappies in the other which is digging into your fat hips and causing pain and that's when you start to notice people are staring at you.

You start to think that perhaps there is vomit sliding down your back, or their has been a poo explosion and everyone can smell it but you. You really have no idea why people are looking at you.

Then you get back to the car and discover that your bun has unraveled itself and there is a sock dangling from your head. 

I mean, it could have been worse but if you don't know the ol' sock bun trick you may be slightly confused. 

I took this bun photo the day of my first Mothers Group and as I had been told horrific tales of Mothers Groups where all the mums are incredibly glamorous and put together, wearing their Sunday Finest and toting around Louis Vuitton nappy bags I thought that I would at least go to some effort, brush my teeth and all that. 

Nope. I was over dressed. There is a first for everything, I know.

I feel like I may have been slightly judged because of this and I felt like saying "My house is a mess!!! I usually only wear pajamas and have matted hair!". The girls all seemed really nice but as I don't have a car of my own I have to walk 6km to get there and it's a bit hard. 

I have friends with babies though who I catch up with all the time, so would it be terrible if I didn't go back?

Went to a lovely wedding on Saturday and ate some great food.

Had the ol' "Expecting baby number two already?!!!" thrown at me. 

That was awkward. Had to admit I am just fat.

 Definitely awkward. 

Didn't stop me eating dessert though. 

This is the Jayson Brunsdon dress that I wore, however I chucked on a better bra and a purple necklace but the necklace didn't last long - hard to feed with a baby trying to grab your necklace and strangle you.

When I bought this dress my breasts were full of milky goodness however both times I have worn it they have been drained which leads to it gaping and a safety pin is needed. 

Hopefully it will be too big for me all over soon enough. 

In more exciting news, my rings fit again. Hurrah!!!! 

Well, two out of three fit. Close enough.

Nelly is looking smashing here for Orthodox Easter. 

She won the egg smashing competition, but I think she cheated to be honest with you as that is usually my title to take out. 

Nelly is in a Target ensemble which I wish came in my size.

I've finally bought more bow headbands for her so we can mix life up a little. 

However, they are huge. Novelty huge.

See.

I've been asked to do a post on breastfeeding so just to warn you that that is what my next post will be about, if you have no interest or if this grosses you out just ignore Mondays post!

Rashy mc Rash Rash

I’ve developed a nasty rash situation on the inner webbing part of my ring finger on my right hand.

I feel like I completely jinxed myself because on Friday afternoon whilst talking to some ladies at work I stated “No, I never take my rings off. I shower, clean, sleep and go to the gym in them too and I have never had any issues”.

Well, let me tell you. That changed quick smart on Saturday.

I’ve swapped my rings over to my left hand today to let my finger breathe, but they are so smooshed on I am surprised my finger hasn’t turned purple. Considering my engagement ring was made for my left hand ring finger, this is concerning…

I quite like the little stackable set I’ve got going on here, but wearing my rings on the left hand feels wrong.

To think how much I complained about my rings having to be worn on my right hand, and now that they are on the left hand I don’t feel comfortable. 

How I normally wear my rings, in case you are a first time reader. 

Sorry about the crappy photos, all taken on my iPhone. 

So has anyone else developed any skin issues? I was bleaching the bathroom on Saturday so thought that could have been it. I wasn’t wearing gloves but did wash my hands thoroughly.

Do you wear any rings 24/7 or do you take all of your rings off?

Pink Thursday

There is a lot of pink in this post. Quite unintentionally too.

Hope y’all are fond of pink!!

To start the pink parade I will start with the new Missoni umbrellas that I snapped up from OzSale today (and whoever the heck it was that introduced me to OzSale, why did you do this??) for a fresh bargain. Prices started at $70 I think.

The Husband doesn’t have an umbrella so I’ll keep the green one in the car, incase he needs it I suppose but there is a good chance I will never see it again. 

This Kevin Murphy Powder Puff stuff is meant to be awesome. I’m due to wash my hair tonight, (after all, dry shampoo & a headband can only go so far) so will try it out and get back to you! If it is awesome, I will do a video of me using it. Would that be a good idea? I don’t know about this video stuff. I don’t like the sound of my own voice.

 Apparently all the cool people use it and I had no idea. Can I join the cool club now?

The mind is a powerful little feature in a human body.  Earlier this week, these cupcakes were baked by a partners wife and brought to work to share. Kitty left a note next to them saying they were Salmon Cupcakes, and me hating salmon was not sure about it. I ate one and low and behold it tasted like salmon.

Well guess what, they weren’t Salmon Cupcakes at all.

Just regular cupcakes with salmon colored icing. I promise you, I could taste the salmon. I ate 2 more, and I could still taste the salmon. Ergh.

They also matched my nails perfectly! OPI Princesses Rule with OPI Teenage Dream over the top.

If you ‘like’ the Domestic Divinity facebook page, you will already know that yesterday I sighted a gorgeous young woman wearing a tan impeccably tailored trench coat, black patent Christian Louboutins, a nice pencil dress, smart pantyhose, hair in a great bun and flawless make up. She was crossing the road, pulling a small suitcase and I looked at her and was struck with a pang of ‘why don’t I ever look neat and put together?!?!’.

I think some women just have it. I don’t, and for this, I blame you MUM. Thanks a lot. Why didn’t I get these fancy genes?

How about you? Can you wear white and not get it dirty? Stay creaseless all day? 

I used the China Glaze Shocking Pink (neon) again. Grrr. Why didn’t I consult my old blog post about it before this? It’s a matte mess before putting top coat on and it chipped within hours. Not cool dude. 

Matches my highlighter perfectly though. 

I’ve been embracing wearing jewelry and accessories more often so it is time for my Aquamarine & Diamond ring to see more day light. I kind of think that it is too big to wear all the time, but it’s too pretty to live in a jewelry box too. 

How amazing are these?!? I don’t know if they are real, I found them online randomly and have been drooling over them ever since.

Hot damn. Who doesn't want some glittery Louboutins with a bow on them? 

Gifting Myself

A couple of months ago I spent the weekend watching The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and after one particular episode where Kyle gives her daughter Farrah a ring as a graduation gift, I high tailed it to Southland to scour the jewelers and found one very similar. I bought it on the spot. Total impulse buy but the price was heavily reduced so I figured it was okay. 

After taking it to get resized, the jeweler said there was no way he could reduce the size by 7 sizes. I took it back to the jewelers and they said they would have their jeweler do it. He couldn’t, so they re-ordered another one in L size to see if they could change that to my H size finger. They couldn’t, so a refund is on its way to me but I still wish I had the ring.

At the time I did feel a bit naughty for buying it, so maybe it just wasn’t meant to be?

I do need a good 'play ring' though... 

Does anyone else love RHOBH? Lisa is my favorite, without a doubt.