Do my own thing.

Pose : [ west end ] Poses - Broken Wings - Friends Pose @ Cosmopolitan

Props & Thangs : ninety -  launderette ( backdrop ) #places 01 + Furniture Link (Can't find a LM, sorry)

~DF~ Laundry Detergent 'Refresh Lavender'

~DF~ Washing Powder 'Clean' (CM) 

~DF~ Powder Scoop (CM)

~DF~ Fabric Softener (CM)

.lame - Tiara Laundry Basket

dust bunny . elephant ear plant

Pewpew! Receipt & Coins (Modified)

.::Dead Dollz::. The Cute One - Black

.::Dead Dollz::. The Party One - Pink 

.::Dead Dollz::. The Sleepy One - Pink

.::Dead Dollz::. The Warm One - Brown

I'm joined today by a super special guest, Cielo Capalini. She owns and creates for the Moss&Mink brand, but more importantly, she's one of my very best friends!

Our meeting was... awkward. Giving both of our personalities, I think that awkward was really the only way it could go... but it turned out for the best. It was a while ago now, blogging was still new to me, and Moss&Mink had only participated in one of the Fantasy Gacha events, but Cielo had made a gorgeous set revolving around faun legs, and I was so excited to blog it when I got it, it really had made me incredibly happy, and when she wandered into the sim I was standing on, said hello and I realized who she was, I'm almost ashamed to say I fan girled all over. It was NOT my finest moment. I am SO glad we met, though, and despite my literally epic squealing fit in her IMs, she saw past that, and we have grown together.

I'm always amazed at how she comes up with ideas, and how she will literally transform something into her practically trademarked style, She seems to be an unending, magical bucket of creativity, every time you reach in to take an idea, that bucket fills up again and she's off running and lightspeed with her beautiful brain exploding colours and meshes all over the place.

The thing I admire most of all about this gorgeous lady, however, is her never-ending willingness to learn. When she starts talking about what she wants to do next, where she wants her brand to be... sometimes it takes my breath away a little and I am honestly in awe.

Anyway, she's my friend and you can't have her (i'm kidding, kinda), and that's that.

Have a beautiful day, Spoonies.

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head : CATWA Magy

Skin : Go&See * Laura * @ Gloss

Eyes : LOTUS. Beauty Eyes
Eyeshadow : Veechi - Fuego Liner @ N21

Ears : L'Etre - Crystal mesh ears 

Hair : bonbon - kinsley hair 

Hairband :  bonbon - koala headband from the Aussie Hair Group Gift

Sweater : .miss chelsea. Juni Sweater GROUP GIFT

Pants : Native - Rolled Up Pants @ Uber

Shoes : Native - Woodboat Sneakers 

Still thinking.

Pose : FOXCITY. Melancholy-6m

Background & Props : floorplan. soda crate stack

O.M.E.N - The Long Ride - Bear Burger

{what next} Pine Ridge Crate Table

[Bad Unicorn] 07 Hype-Beast Backdrop

I have tons of things for you today, but before I start, I wanted to address something potentially a little sensitive.

I've been seeing a lot of "My favourite bloggers are..." on facebook lately, and as someone who is NEVER mentioned on these things, it can be a little disheartening. So, for a moment today I went into a bit of a "Fuck, why do I bother?" mode, but luckily, only for a moment.

You see, it suddenly dawned on me again that although I LOVE the opportunity blogging gives to me, I don't actually do it for other people. I do it because -I- love it. I do it because I've been able to watch myself grow and evolve over the three year period I've been doing it.

Like most people, though, I do have the terrible habit of comparing myself to others. I'm not the greatest, most talented photographer out there, but I have watched as I improve, and I always attempt to show the products off in a light that is flattering and real, and along with the content I provide in my blog, I'm actually incredibly proud of what I've achieved.

The other thing that suddenly dawned on me was that although I've had nobody on facebook shouting my name from the rooftops, I've had incredibly artistic friends of mine compliment me lately, and although I know that they're my friends and part of their job is to blow smoke up my ass occasionally, I am actually starting to believe their praise, that is pretty effin' cool!

The moral of my rant is, regardless of your position in terms of appreciation for what you do.. do it. Whether you're someone who can fart and be congratulated for your work, or whether you're someone who rarely gets noticed, if you're enjoying it for heavens sake, continue to do it! Don't be scared of new things, and continue on with what you love, because you really can't please everyone all the time.

That said, happy Tuesday and have some more info!

xoxo

The Ariana skin from Revoul is available at Kustom9 NOW!

It's got 7 possible tone ooptions, each one as beautiful as the next.

Not shown here are the "no eyebrow" version, and that's just because i'm lazy, and also because I'm sure it doesn't take much to imagine the skin without eyebrows. :P

The skin comes with Genus, Catwa and Omega appliers, but once again I suggest a demo before purchase!

Here's the deluxe body options available at Revoul! I'm using the Belleza freya body here, but there's appliers for Belleza, Maitreya, Slink AND Omega for that other body you love but no one provides support for! :P

It's worth a quick reminder here that shape ALWAYS plays a big part in how a skin looks, and that includes with your body. I'm sure it's obvious that there are shading differences on the stomachs here, however, if your skinny body was actually skinny, the skinny applier would look skinnier. Get it? The same goes for the chubby and pregnant versions too. 

Personally, I find these incredibly realistic, and I'm absolutely floored that Revoul can offer such different body types done to such a fabulous standard.

All of the things : 

Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Head : GENUS Project (babyface)

Skin : Lefort by Revoul.Ariana CatwaGenusOmega RE10 @ Kustom9

Eyes : LOTUS. Beauty Eyes @ Equal 10

Ear : Mug - Danni Ears @ Men Only Monthly

Hair : bonbon - pony hair (FLF)

Jacket : BUENO-Kad Jacket @ Kustom9

Shirt : .:villena:. - Halter Strap Top 

Pants : .:villena:. - Distressed Skinny Jeans

Rings : (Yummy) Comfy Cozy Ring Set

Nails : Ascendant - Pearly Bento Nails 01

Booties : [BREATHE]-Sano Heels-EXCLUSIVE @ The Epiphany (Opens at Midnight tonight) (Note : These heels are the exclusive for the Epiphany, that means you have to use your points to purchase them! Please see the epiphany "How to play guide" to figure out how that works)

A better time.

Pose, bowl & whisk : FOXCITY. Breakfast Bento Pose (Previously at Uber)

Decor (Hold on to your hats!) : {moss&mink} Christmas Cookie Mix for LTD Christmas, available @ the mainstore.

Sari-Sari - Gingerbread Men

dust bunny . at home baking . bag of sugar

DRD - The Bakers Fail - Cake Counter (Note : Sim Sale! Up to 75% off!)

Apple Fall Pan Rack

Apple Fall Handbag & Scarf

Mutresse-Fascinated-Witty Cats

Bazar - Torronto-Slippers

*Tentacio* Mia's bakery pet 1 (Gacha)

Taken in the Scarlet Creative Magicae House

Season's Greetings Spoonies! (I've decided that I need a name for you lovely readers, you can thank my new-found adoration of Youtube and tutorials, and the fact that people like James Charles call their supporters and subscribers SISTERS and uh, things.)

Today I am actually thrilled with the way this picture came out. I love it all, so excuse me while I toot my own horn reveling in the lighting and basically everything. I really hope I'm turning a corner with my photography, sometimes I feel like I 'get it' and other times it just falls a bit short. 

Durex has popped up again, so make sure you say hi! He's obviously me. So basically I'm just asking you to pay attention to me twice. *blinks*

I slept too much today which has led me to being awake at 3am, and writing this absolutely insane blog post. However, things are better than good for me right now, and I am genuinely okay. I feel like it's been a while since I could say that and mean it, so that's really, really lovely.

If you're struggling, just know you're not alone. Know that there are others who have been in similar shoes, and you are strong enough to get through whatever trials you're currently facing.

I truly believe in flipping that switch in your brain from "Oh no, I can't." to "Oh, maybe one day." to "Fuck yes, I can!", just remember, it's not gonna happen over night, and despite taking two steps forwards and one step back... you're making progress and that deserves to be celebrated.

xoxo

Let's not talk about Pickle's lazy eyes, ok? Thankyousomuch. ♥

All of the things, Durex : 

Body: [SIGNATURE] Gianni - Mesh Body

Skin : Not Found - Robert Skin 

Head :  CATWA HEAD Skell

Hair : [INK] Hair_TAIT @ TMD

Beard & Scar : IDTTY Faces - Sharp Beard [CUT]

Tattoo : DAPPA - Descend Tattoo. @ ManCave

Sweatpants : Lenox Arctic Pants @ TMD

All of the things, Pickle : 

Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Head : GENUS Project (babyface)

Skin : Insol: Nina applier @ Kustom9 

Hair : bonbon - vina hair - (FREE GIFT!)

Ears : L'Etre - Crystal mesh ears 

Bra top : BUENO-Crochet Bikini 

Dress : *Tentacio* Mia's bakery dress (Gacha) - (Note : This is made for maitreya, but i managed to fit it over my belleza freya shape with minimal clipping (countered with my body hud). The bra included with the dress does NOT fit belleza freya)

Here she goes again!

Pose : ++Vetrovian  Poses - Christmas Trick++

Decor : dust bunny . present pile

dust bunny . vintage sleigh . with gifts

DRD lazy Christmas chair

DRD christmas decoration - #WHATEVER

*HEXtraordinary* Nope Cat - Mistletoe Hat

{anc} NOEL. :  tears tree / 9Li RARE

I'm stealing people left and right at the moment, and I'm not even sorry! Today I'm joined by Maka, who is mostly naked around me.

OK... calm down! He started it by using a candycane for his man-bit and I just continued the theme in the name of Christmas! You're very welcome for this most recent show of his manhood!

Yesterday I wrote a bit that lead to a whole different wave of thinking, because hi, I'm Pickle, and my brain never stops.

For a long, long time I've felt absolutely fucking exhausted. I've spoken many times about my spoons, (original post >Here<) and how sometimes I just don't have the energy to deal with people, but recently I've made some changes in my life which has enabled me to spend more time with people who don't take from my cutlery drawer and who enrich my life... and I've also noticed that I've been more open to meeting and spending time with people who aren't directly "in my circle".

I really feel as though this is a direct result of cutting loose those who take. Granted, just because I feel drained by someone, doesn't mean everyone is going to be drained by them. Still, because I'm no longer hiding from those who constantly demand my attention and 'services', I have more space in my life to do things I actually want to do.

I'm not saying this is entirely the fault of other people, either. It's taken me a while to figure out that just because you CAN do something for someone else, doesn't mean you should.. and you should never feel like you have to agree or disagree with something, just because you feel like it's the right thing to do for them. Selfish is something I have always struggled with, and in an attempt to be selfLESS, I was giving too much through fear of not being accepted by others... and the real acceptance had to come from me.

Lawd.

Am I on my soapbox again?

I use this blog sometimes as an outlet, and I know that a lot of this won't make sense to everyone, but it helps me to figure out what's going on with the changes I'm making for me.. and if anyone relates then that's a bonus.

-kicks the soapbox and wanders off-

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head : GENUS Project (babyface)

Skin : Go&See * Candy * For Powder Pack

Blush : Avoixs - Winter Blushes @ B U S A N

Lipstick : Go&See * AmCold * Lipstick ~ Genus @ Girl Power

Eyes :   LOTUS. Nocturnal Eyes (previously at N21) 

Hair : bonbon - kelly hair 

Hat : [Atomic] Happy Hats_Let's Be Festive! - Tree Trimmings 2 @ The Epiphany

Glasses : NS::  DeerLove SHADES (1L Gift!)

Tattoo : DAPPA - Machina Tattoo.@ B U S A N

Stockings & Lights : :Moon Amore: FALALALA Socks&Lights (Cherry)

Spinning.

Pose : [The Emporium] A. Cast Static Pose

Background & Props : 

[The Emporium] Conjuring Salt Circle

uK - Mystic Dew Mist Green

#Empire  - Halloween - #20 - Bowl Soup 

anxiety %devoted (backdrop.bloody)

Cast a spell with me.

I have never been someone who felt like they needed to be friends with everyone, all the time.

As I grow older, it seems as though I might be taking that a little too seriously. I'm not friends with everyone, at all. In fact, my patience wears so thin, that often I'm not even friends with the people who think they're friends with me.

I suck at reaching out. I'm absolutely crap at small talk. I struggle to maintain surface level 'friendships' and when I feel overwhelmed, I will retreat and curl up in a ball barely speaking until I can see clearly again.

I have a habit of making ridiculous assumptions that my brain claws at and makes up reasons why they're correct rather than just letting them go, and I get frustrated, because who actually WANTS to be a loner unless they're content in their own unhappiness?

I'm awkward and say the wrong thing at the wrong time. I over-think literally everything and I remove people from my life without giving them the chance to put up a fight, and then expect them to put up a fight! I'm an absolute freakin' nightmare!

However, if you can hold on through all my negatives, through all the ridiculous rantings and unnecessary judgments and occasional irrational situations... you might just find the best friend you ever had. I am loyal. I am honest - brutally so. I'm pretty funny, I can spin a negative into a positive in the blink of an eye and I can make something out of nothing like a magician... if you need the shirt off my back - it's yours, without question and I will never intentionally ignore you unless I need to sort my own thoughts out.

Relationships are a minefield, and I strongly believe that just because you're 'bad juju' to one, you're another's perfection. It's all about fitting personalities together and listening to your gut - my gut just tends to be a tad more sensitive!

I do intend on working on acceptance, and even if I remain in the position I'm in now, I know I have the strength to understand that perceptions differ depending on personal situations.

So, about this spell - anyone wanna give it a go?

xoxo

For a more detailed look at the Lumae Ethesi skin, you can check out this older post >Here<!

All of the things : 

Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Skin & Ears : ! Lumae Fantasy : All Heads - Ethesi // Neutral

Head : CATWA Lona

Lipstick : In the Catwa Hud.

Glasses : .miss chelsea. Wynn Glasses @ The Epiphany

Earrings : .miss chelsea. Wynn Earring @ The Epiphany

Hair : bonbon - sam hair 

Dress : .miss chelsea. Wynn Harness Gown (Rare) @ The Epiphany

Nails : ~GD~J Star's Ringed(Baddie Claws) 

Sweet for you.

Location : Missing Mile 

Pose : [La Baguette] (Not sure which... it's in my AO!)

Once again, Go&See has produced a stunning new skin. This one will be available today at Shiny Shabby and it's named "Heidi".

There are nine (9) tones available, and here's a preview! :

Between "witchy" and "tan" is the "pale" tone, and you can find a preview of that below with the facial options. 

So we all know Pickle can be a bit of a derp sometimes, and today is no exception. I forgot to whack my graphics up for these pictures, so they've all been taken on medium graphics, on CAIWL windlight... but I'm sure you can agree, despite my massive oopsie the skin shows beautifully.

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : Go&See * Heidi * @ Shiny Shabby

Head : CATWA Catya

Eyes :  Go&See * Boo * Catwa Eyes

Ears :  ^^Swallow^^  Pixie Ears

Earrings : .random.Matter. - Regan Earrings

Hair (Main Picture) : Tableau Vivant \\  Editorial \ Western wind 

Hair (Other) : RAMA.SALON - Kimmy Hair

Dress : -Pixicat- Ava.Dress - Plaid (Formerly for Fifty Linden Friday)

Jacket : *COCO*_BikerJacketOverShoulders

Leaves : bonbon - falling lady - leaves aura @ The Arcade