Is today Monday?

Maternity Leave is awesome but I have lost track of the days.

They are all the same, get dressed in one of the 5 dresses that still fit me, go to the new house, go to Masters or Bunnings, paint, garden, pack, eat, go home, sleep. Repeat.

We have floorboards, a painted house and a cleaned up garden now though.

Our couches are being delivered Tuesday, Foxtel on Wednesday (and possibly our fridge, mattress and dining set), bed on Thursday and then the mad rush to have the house kinda set up for Saturdays baby shower. At least we have outdoor furniture already.

 

 

We share a driveway with the house in front of ours and the lady grows tomatoes along it and up into our designated area (which of course is fine by me) and she stopped The Husband today to give him this tomato.

 

She is very sweet and it is nice to have neighbors that we actually speak to, unlike the neighbors at the apartment who I have never spoken to.  

 

Whilst at Southland last week, a lady called out to me "Do you like cookies?!" and who am I to lie to her so I waddled over and said that yes, I do love cookies and would love to buy one.

 

Then she dropped the bomb that she is selling premade preservative free dough, not ready made cookies which put a damper on things but by then I was already emotionally invested in the idea of a cookie and bought a pack, hustled home and baked them.

 

I was surprised at how freaking delicious they were. I may have eaten 12 on my own.

 

I didn't have high expectations of premade cookie dough but I was wrong.

 

To unwind after my hard days of being on Maternity Leave, I was treated to a fantastic pregnancy scrub and massage at Miss Fox .

 

I have not had a massage since Bali where I had two pregnancy massages at Ayana Spa & Resort.

 

I know that some are lucky enough to have weekly massages but I am not one of them so this was considered a massive treat!

 

 

SWEETNESS PREGNANCY SCRUB
Instead of neglecting your belly, treat it to a moisturising body scrub. This particular spa treatment will help you to get rid of the buildup of dead skin cells that can otherwise lead to an itchy belly — a perennial source of annoyance for mums-to-be. At the same time, it will help replenish some of the moisture that’s being lost as a result of hormone-induced skin dehydration.
1 hour $175

I was so relaxed during the scrub (and massage that was tacked on) that I could have fallen asleep but instead I yakked Erins ear off the whole time and grilled her on what she would do if my waters broke.
We figured that there were lots of towels around, so we would be fine haha.


 

 

I love the treatment rooms at Miss Fox - I want my house to look like this!!

 

Do orchids need much love? I think I might buy one for my bedside table. 

 

 

Believe me, I am happy to have a bath in our new home but if I had this bath my life would be near complete.

 

The perfect way to end a day.

 

 

Joey and I set out to buy some plants and trees to spruce up the garden a bit.

 

We are going to completely make it over but for the time being it just needs to look a little prettier, and Joey was the man for this. 

 

 

Don't mind my lack of sweeping. I have more photos to come in a few days of the end product but these trees made such a massive difference - the power of established trees.

 

We might add more to create a hedge effect, we'll see.

 

 

 

I had lunch at Laurent the other day and copped massive attitude from the waitress who advised I wasn't allowed to go and sit upstairs as I had ordered downstairs.

 

It took me 10 minutes to get on and off the super high stools they had remaining down stairs but I managed. 

 

 

I've finally signed up for a Parcel Locker with Aus Post and am pretty keen to see how they operate exactly.

 

I'm guessing that they send you an email with a personalised code and locker number when your parcel arrives but there is only one way to find out, and that is by online shopping.

 

I am sure that I will usually be home to sign for packages, but just in case.

 

I will report back.

 

Mindless dribble: over.

 



Miss Fox Turns One!!

Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to celebrate the 1^st Birthday of Miss Fox Melbourne!!

It was everything a girl could dream of:

Cupcakes – check

Sausages – check

Lolly bar – check

Good music - check

Cocktails – check

Complimentary beauty services – check

Excellent company – check

You might have to clear your schedule, this is one picture heavy post.

I spent Thursday night fretting about what to wear and doing a fashion show for The Husband to choose from.

He nearly died when I walked out in my ASOS dress (wore it to Christmas party – here) and said there was no way I leaving the house in it. I put a singlet on underneath and he agreed it was perfect.

I had unpicked this necklace/embellishment thingo from a Forever 21 top a while back and it was the perfect addition to my outfit, as well as black stockings with a back seam.

I don’t normally wear so much black but it was raining and we did walk there. I couldn’t risk getting mud splatters on any other color!

All of the cocktails were the creation of Madame Brussels, who had their bartenders in little matching outfits of shorts, checkered shirts and canvas shoes. Impressive.

Who am I to turn down a cupcake?

This was my first time having Pimms!

I need to get out from under my rock more often and live large.

The necklace in action.

I’m in denial about my skin perhaps because I didn’t think it was that bad. Oh well.

Anyway, back to the necklace, by the end of the night it was missing more than its fair share of faux pearls and diamonds. Still awesome though, considering I only paid US$5 for the top.

Miss Fox had complimentary services going on, and they were quite the hit!!

Who doesn’t love a touch up after walking in the rain?!

The Hostess with The Mostest, Victoria Fox.

This was the first time that I have heard of Phat Brats and I feel like my life is now more complete.

I didn’t eat dinner, so if it wasn’t for these little bad boys I would have been on the floor.

The Husband had a lot more than I did, I’m too paranoid of getting food all over my face and in my teeth.

I swear, he never tells me if I have food in my teeth. Why oh why.

Hi, I’m Maryanne. Oh yes, I did have schnitzel for dinner, how can you tell? Oh – half a schnitzel in my teeth. Got it.

The Husband made sure to color coordinate with me, changing from his blue shirt to his black shirt when he got home after a hard day at work. 

Tulle pom poms.

Does it get any better? Does it? 

Sara, Erin and I look rather jolly, if I do say so myself.

Victoria concocting her own cocktails. 

I take enough bloody photos of myself that I should know my ‘good angles’ by now.

This, my friends, is not one of them.  

Long after the revelers had departed the party, and the festivities continued in a smaller scale, Sara-Jane was sweet enough to Minx my nails for me!

I had never had it done before, and I love it. 

I have China Glaze Fly on under the gold Minx. 

So awesome!

Doing what I do best, drinking on a near empty stomach. 

The party was so amazing and I cant believe how much they have accomplished in 1 year!! 

We carried on and went to the Carlton Club and then wrapped it up around 2:30am.

Of course a Hungry Jacks Bacon Deluxe Burger was in order for the trek home. 

Oh yeah, this is me demonstrating the best way to get rid of the hiccups.

When I drink, not only do I sneeze but I also get the hiccups. Amateur. 

Let me tell you, it's a good thing that I don't operate machinery at work. 

Philip B - Please Save My Gross Scalp!!

If you are subscribed to my twitter or facebook pages, you probably know by now that I have been having a gross problem with my scalp of late!

It all started back in December when I started to use Kerastase Bain Divalent shampoo, which got rid of all the product build up that I was experiencing, and the hair dresser (not my usual salon, just one near my work where I had a quick lunch time blow wave) told me to use it every second day, which I did.

Within a week I was experiencing dandruff, but my hair was so clean that I kept at it. Fast forward to January/February and my scalp had all sorts of issues, including dandruff, sores and all that other gross stuff.

I stopped using the Kerstase Bain Divalent and switched to Kerastase Dermo Calm but still had heaps of issues. I actually ended up ringing Kerastase to ask if this problem had been reported by anyone else, to which they said no. 

Anyway, after putting the call out for some help on Facebook, and lots of people suggested Coal Tar or Zinc shampoo. I went to see my doctor last night and she had a look at my scalp and suggested the same.

Straight after my appointment I had an appointment at Miss Fox for my threading (which still hurts like a bitch) and to my surprise, Victoria had left this Philip B product for me to try in hope that it would soothe my woes.

So it contains all of the good stuff that my doctor suggested, plus it is Philip B which always makes my hair feel so nice after leaving Luna’s capable hands at Miss Fox. Win Win. 

I was excited to wash my hair with it last night, and after applying to my scalp I noticed the smell, which is strong but not too bad.

I left it on my scalp for about 3 minutes before working it in to the ends and then rinsing out and following with conditioner.

I could actually feel my scalp tingling, which it doesn’t normally do, so I guess that is the active ingredients doing their thing.

I haven’t been able to dry my hair for the past 2 weeks as my scalp felt like it was on fire, but I dried it last night with my parlux and I had relatively no pain!!

My scalp is not as itchy as normal today, I cannot wait to keep using it if it is already having positive benefits.

I love reading the reviews on Makeupalley, and this product doesn't have many reviews but every review has been 100%, resulting in 5 lipsticks! You can read them here. 

Here’s to hoping that it works its magic and heals me!! I need some healing god dammit.

I shall report back after 2 weeks of use!!