tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79653594453863048902024-03-13T08:37:39.110+08:00Pathetic To PinupI realised after going grocery shopping shoeless and braless that something needed to change!
Somehow I had slipped off my high heels and fallen into a pit of self hatred and pathetic presentation!
Things needed to change and FAST!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-55408893206500458552013-08-21T22:58:00.001+08:002013-08-21T22:58:57.872+08:00My own little slice of the world.Well hi there! Finally we have moved and started to get settled in. There have been big changes for (almost) everyone. Little madam has a new school. Hubby has a man cave room and a new electric guitar and bass Asti (the dog) has new food bowls (hey, it's a huge change in her world!)And as of today I'm unemployed....until next Tuesday anyhow when I start with a fantastic Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-461834309963895702013-07-10T20:03:00.001+08:002013-08-21T22:40:53.480+08:00Home is where all my stuff is!Well...Hello hello! I'm just popping in to assure everyone I haven't disappeared or anything drastic. I have just been crazy crazy busy. And stressed. And a whole lot of excited. I have massive news. No, I'm not pregnant. Better!!We bought a house!! Settlement is due to go through on the 26th of this month and we will move in as soon as we can after that.&Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-82523361211525978312013-05-19T16:48:00.001+08:002013-07-10T19:55:17.196+08:00One single thing.
Hi lovelys!
I've had a wonderful weekend. I very much hope you all have as well.
This weekend has provided a unique experience for me. There was no jumping off bridges, no wrestling of sharks, no eating of unknown animal entrails.
It was unique in almost inaudible whisper kind of way.
For the first time in many,many, many years I was given a vote of confidence and competency by someone Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-50917157665474115212013-04-18T23:09:00.001+08:002013-04-18T23:09:29.990+08:00Fortune favours the brave.My sweet baby girl is officially a school kid.
The amount of attitude I get sometimes fills me with terror when I consider the teenage years.
If stubbornness (is that even a word??!) is a genetic trait then it's going to be a bumpy ride at times. Anyone who has ever met me can confirm that I have it in spades and her dad is just as bad as I am, if not worse!
Let me add however that being Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-8173947809345302692013-04-05T23:35:00.001+08:002013-04-05T23:35:16.834+08:00I think my husband is haunted.I think my husband is haunted.
Yup you read that right.
I have always been interested in the paranormal side of life.
My mum has "dreams"
My brother saw people's "colours" (Aura's)
My great grandmother was born in Singapore and was apparently psychic.
I've seen things I can't explain.
But nothing compared to the experiences I've had since meeting my husband 6 years ago.
I honestly Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-43232771544115694152013-03-09T20:34:00.000+08:002013-05-03T20:59:39.587+08:00All the cool kids wear shades* this is not a sponsored post (as in I wasn't paid anything to say stuff) however I was gifted an awesome pair of sunglasses after the lovely people sunglasses shop saw my Facebook post about killing off my last fave pair.
Postage was from the UK but it arrived in Perth in 10 working days (faster than some of the mail my mum sends from regional NSW!)
Well worth taking a bit Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-59610854987912770322013-02-21T23:18:00.001+08:002013-02-22T16:52:53.147+08:00ExposedSo February. The month that New Years resolutions are already feeling like a life time ago. School, work and all the other busy aspects of life is chugging along like a off beat Groundhog Day scenario. All pretty mundane and boring expectations of the entire month really.
However February for me has been a massive eye opener.
It took one pretty massive argument with my husband to completely Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-24077834286639220922013-01-27T22:06:00.001+08:002013-01-27T22:41:41.767+08:00Gomi and Aussie mummy bloggersHello all!
Because everyone else is doing it I'm being a "sheeple" (sheep people- someone following the herd) and throwing my 2cents into the ring.
For those out of the loop GOMI stands for "get off my internets" and is a snark forum. (Snark being snide remarks)
There has recently been a topic about Australian mummy bloggers started and many of the big names have been mentioned in fairly Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-50321359739933502732013-01-19T23:16:00.001+08:002013-01-20T08:52:18.624+08:00Is serious blogger an oxymoron?Hello hello!
Stupidly spent last night online until way too late rather than making the most of having a whole bed to myself for the night and I started thinking while reading some articles about blogging about what sort of direction I would ultimately like Pathetic to Pinup to go in.
While many of my ideas were pretty far fetched on the reality radar (like being sponsored by a pinup clothing Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-53573822513913927102013-01-15T20:51:00.000+08:002013-01-15T20:55:29.848+08:00Taking it all off...My hair colour. Review and giveaway
Disclaimer- This is not a sponsored post... However the products used were sent to me as a gift as well as the giveaway product. :)
Now that that is out of the way and I've done the right thing by letting you know how I got the product I used in my hot little hands (Don't you hate when bloggers don't mention that until the end of the post, if they even mention it at all. LAME!)
I was sent a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-10301282388896280102012-12-30T17:58:00.001+08:002013-01-16T22:05:36.998+08:00The obligatory New Years resolutions post. And as usual it late.As usual my posting schedule thing is all shades of fudged up but whatev's as the cool people say or something-or-nothing.
I'm hoping for 2013 to be a big year for me and my little family. Little madam starts full times school, the husband is all systems go in his new job and I've managed to get through 4 months of full time work without any major stuff ups. Yay!
The big goal for this year Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-48488305509575813012012-12-07T20:40:00.001+08:002012-12-07T21:36:25.232+08:00What NOT to do as a customer.Hello lovelies
It's heading into that time of year that those of us in customer service roles dread.
The silly season.
Ugh!
So as a public service to all others, who like me are pretty much living at work over the next couple of weeks, I figured I should compile a what NOT to do list for customers.
As much as the things listed seem like common sense to avoid, they are all examples given by Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-71653830387600319802012-11-25T21:03:00.002+08:002012-12-01T20:01:41.716+08:00The reality of domestic abuse. Part 3- InterviewTo finish up my 3 part blog series on the reality of domestic abuse I was lucky enough to get to interview Chris Allen, Author and White Ribbon Day ambassador.
Hope you all enjoy :)
CheersCiexox
-Can you introduce yourself without using the term "I" ;)
Chris was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, the son of a Welsh father and an Australian mother. He is the middle child of five, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-57480809762525109472012-11-19T17:55:00.001+08:002012-11-25T21:10:08.960+08:00The reality of domestic abuse. Part two- FactualWelcome to part two.
I figured that a topic as heavy as this should be broken into a few parts. More so for me than just for you guys. It's a challenging topic to do justice.
When I finally got away from my douchebag ex I was lucky enough to have a supportive family and no permanent ties to him, like children.
Other women faced with this aren't so fortunate.
The belongings we owned togetherAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-80522016497949814502012-11-09T23:01:00.001+08:002012-11-09T23:01:17.465+08:00A letter to the bride to be.Dear L.
I wholeheartedly wish I could be here today to see you and D start your married lives together. Unfortunately due to my ever changing circumstances and ever increasing distance away there was no possible way of attending and plans A through to Z were thwarted.
Please know that I will definately be there in thought, probably not far from the drink service area.
A marriage is somethingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-49811948916972223752012-11-06T20:56:00.001+08:002012-11-06T20:56:28.697+08:00High-ish tea. Review.A few weeks ago I attended a high tea one afternoon with ms mystery case. (ok so more than a few, naughty naughty blogger!)
It was my chance to lose my high tea virginity. As much as I adore all things vintage a high tea opportunity had never presented itself before now.
I met Ms Case at the esplanade hotel in sunny Fremantle, conversing internally with myself on the way that this went Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-3383888717556402022012-11-06T20:45:00.001+08:002012-11-23T23:22:19.342+08:00The reality of domestic abuse. Part one- Emotive."You know how I get and you just keep pushing me!"
"It must be your fault because nobody else has made me this angry before"
"No body else would ever want you so stop bitching about how I treat you"
"You are revolting! You are lucky to even have me!"
It may sound like another cliche government advertisement but every one of these lines have been thrown at women I know. Strong, educated Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-31819444895720288822012-10-22T21:03:00.001+08:002012-10-22T21:03:40.615+08:00It can't be that hard can it?I work in retail, as a manager, I obviously have a retail background going back for over 10 years and recently we started hiring a bulk lot of Christmas casual staff. While this was taking up a lot of my mind palace (my brain) I did what any self respecting woman would do on her lunch break in a large shopping centre, retail therapy time.
One hour later my purchases equated to zero and my bloodAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-3986136611760675722012-10-11T13:40:00.001+08:002012-10-11T13:40:09.265+08:00The case of the vanishing blogger.Hello my lovelies!!
I'm so sorry I have abandoned you for a while but it's for a good reason...promise!!
I have started a brand new full time job! {yay!}
And my goodness hasn't it been a bit of a shock to the system!!
I'm very much enjoying it and the position I'm in was very unexpected as I hadn't been in paid employment for almost 5 years.
My boss is lovely, and my staff I have met so far Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-28776854585102044192012-09-06T17:09:00.003+08:002012-09-06T17:09:34.248+08:00THE LIST.
I had planned on putting this up a few weeks ago...but kept coming across other blogs with a similar idea so I put it off....
This was written almost 7 years ago now.....it's not a new thing at all
So here it is....THE LIST!
I wrote this after ending an abusive relationship (years before meeting my now Husband
I'm slowly ticking things off and when I get to the end, I will write aAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-42041993912258523322012-08-30T21:39:00.002+08:002012-08-30T22:07:56.221+08:00When trolls come out to play- Defence force versionToday news was released that 5 Australian army were killed in two separate incidences in Afghanistan.
Every single time we lose one of our boys (or girls, although I don't think that's happened yet in Afghanistan , correct me of I'm wrong!) big tough keyboard warriors come out to play.
I was a defence spouse for 5 years (still am in a way as hubby is still an active reservist)
In that 5 years Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-25812752524197761182012-08-28T09:00:00.000+08:002012-08-28T20:17:17.912+08:00The slipper radius
As the cooler weather starts to give way to the occasional sunny day it's made me think about my winter habits. Specifically my slipper habits.
I feel like the front fence of the house is a impenetrable, enforceable slipper radius. I will not under any circumstance go past this barrier in my slippers. Not even just to duck next door to grab jumper leads for a car battery, the slippers MUST be Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-61896666477597942312012-08-27T21:38:00.003+08:002012-08-27T21:38:41.164+08:00A Polkadot day out.
Hi everyone!
I'm so sorry its taken so long to happen but FINALLY getting my thoughts on the Polka dot vintage market in Perth up on the blog! (A lack of internet last week took its toll on my blogging mojo!)
On Saturday18th of August I headed off to Claremont showgrounds to indulge myself in a kid free morning of vintage goodies.
I wasn't disappointed. The Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-24017483079658228452012-08-13T11:34:00.001+08:002012-08-13T11:41:19.877+08:00Obsessed with something oh so wrong.
Today I'm linking up with Lauren at The Surprise Beginning for Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Monday's Blog Hop.
Am I the only person who gets obsessed with things that really don't work for them and cannot let the idea go even though I know it's potentially bad for me.
I'm not talking about men or diets. I'm talking about fashion trends.
At the momentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965359445386304890.post-3423079790805929682012-08-12T10:44:00.001+08:002012-08-12T10:44:06.219+08:00One week in photos.One week of self taken photos. No particular order. A post of pure vanity I suppose. :)
Cheers
CieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275581336590451noreply@blogger.com10