You can't forget.

Pose : FOXCITY. Portrait-6m

Taken on my platform with a random-faffed-with windlight, so no other info!

I may have had a slight rant on facebook yesterday because my brain just wouldn't compute as I was constructing the blog. 

If you missed it.. here it is!

"I was gonna post this on my blog, but I just couldn't find the words earlier, but I'm struggling pretty hard today, and not in the regular "Omg my anxiety is ridiculous and I want to sleep 5ever" kinda way (although that too). 

Today I'm struggling to keep my fucking mouth shut. It's never been a thing I've been good at honestly, and I'm more likely to shout from the rooftops about how shitty a situation is than shut my trap and let people see it for themselves, but that has never done me any good, and although I'd love to keep keeping shtum I am TIRED. I am tired of watching these people who constantly take and take and take, and then take credit being shown as people worthy of some kind of SL fame, or infamy. I'm tired of being one of those people who have given more than my due, and have been left by the wayside or being painted as the villain in removing these vile people from my SL and my life in general. I know more than people know I know, and although I may say a lot to a select few, it's never the entire story. For fucks sake, be good to each other. I can't keep making excuses for my silence if you're continually being a fucktard."

See, I think it might have gotten a bit of a reaction, not because anyone actually knows what I was talking about (it wasn't one person, nor was it a collective of peoples. There were multiple reasons for me feeling like I needed to rant and most of them are selfish), but because so many of us humans feel so completely taken advantage of by others. 

Now don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that everyone has toxic traits, myself included. I'm not perfect, I don't claim to be, but I do try extremely hard every day to remain a pleasant person to be around, but situations like the ones I have been forced into recently make that extremely difficult to maintain, as that stubborn angry bitch in me just wants to rear it's ugly head and snap at the stupid.

Continually I have to remind myself that my idea of a terrible person isn't my next door neighbours idea of a terrible person, and everyone is entitled to their opinions. However, when I see the same people pulling the same stunts over and over again, the angry in me bubbles over, and you get a Pickle Rant.

Today's mission is to calm the fuck down. I'm going to attempt (again) to accept the fact I cannot change people to suit MY agenda. Control isn't love, and more than anything I really DO want to shower kindness over people, no matter how successful I am in this. If I fail today, I'll get up and try and be a better version of myself tomorrow... yet, in being what I consider to be a decent person, I will also be taking care of myself and that means putting me first. I'm a very loud, very opinionated introvert, and sometimes people miss the introversion because of the noise I am capable of making, but I need to take care of myself and ensure my energy is good so I'll be collecting my spoons and distributing them far more wisely. 

xoxo

Essences - Luisa for Genus in tones Pale 01 & Pale 02

Essences - Luisa for Genus in tones Medium 01 and Medium 02

Essences - Luisa for Genus in tones Dark 01 and Dark 02

As usual, the Essences skin comes with 6 eyebrow options (actually i think the "no brow" option might be new, but yay! New!), black, brown, ginger, blonde, red and no brows, not shown here today because I derped out!

All of the things : 

Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Head : GENUS Project

Skin : Essences - Luisa (Genus) @ Kustom9

Eyes : Go&See * Enchanted * Mesh Eyes

Hair : tram H0928 hair 

Earrings : :: SAGA :: Spiked Earrings @ Kustom9

Necklace : #SHOOK - Leo Necklace

Jacket : *COCO*_FurBolero_LightGrey

Bra : From the Vague Candid Bra & Panty Set @ Anybody

Tattoo : DAPPA - Bijou Tattoo. @ Access

Jeans : Blueberry - Melanie 

Boots : REIGN.- ROME LACE UP HEELS

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

Twist of faith.

Location : Whole Wheat

I tried some new things in this picture, my inspiration being the wonderful Cassie Middles recent vlog. You can find it on youtube, >Here<

Yesterday was a particularly difficult day for me, as I sort-of expressed in my post.

However, thanks to the help some amazing friends - Adam, Punky & Jake - I have thoroughly recovered, and although I didn't necessarily wake up and put into practice all the things I said I was going to do today... I do feel like tomorrow I WILL, and that's something wonderful.

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : L'Etre Skin Shop - Akemi Skin 

Head : LeLutka Bento Head-MAY

Hair :  tram G0511 hair

Hat : From the *COCO*_SquareNeckDress Set

Collar : .random.Matter. - Cermet Collar 

Tattoo : *Bolson - Willem

Jacket :  *COCO*__BikerJacketOverShoulders

Dress : .miss chelsea. Aina Dress for Fifty Linden Fridays

Shoes : Reign.- MIXER PUMPS

Will you call my name?

Pose : <K&S> Loveliness Pose 2

Location : Whole Wheat

Dear Mr. Vernon: 

We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it is we did wrong. But we think you're crazy for making us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us: in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. 

But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain, 

and an athlete, 

a basket case, 

a princess, 

and a criminal. 

Does that answer your question? 

Sincerely yours, 

The Breakfast Club.

Ok, so we all know this story by now, and if you don't, you really need to get on this shit and watch The Breakfast Club. I mean, it's been out for like 35 years, so you don't have any freakin' excuse and it's also on Netflix (watching it again now as I type!)

It's the quintessential 80's movie, which, if re-booted today, would still hold up in terms of story lines and characters. Perhaps those simplistic labels would be different, but the labels would still be there.

I had to think about this outfit from Miss Chelsea.

I mean, I knew it was based around the "Criminal" character, but I've never really dabbled in being that person.. and although it comes with an amazingly cute "Guilty" choker (optional), I swapped that out with the "Loner" one from Quirky purely on the basis of that is  how *I* see myself.

I feel like we can all be a little of everything - and I think this entire outfit has pushed that out of me, to the point where I didn't even realize I was encompassing almost all of the labels mentioned in that letter until now. 

Pickle the brain : I like words. I like creating images with words. Not particularly good at retaining information, and give me a maths problem and I'll immediately get out a calculator or take my socks off to be able to use my toes to count higher, but I'm not stupid (all the time).

Athlete : To be fair, the only thing you're going to catch me running for is more pizza, but I do wear trainers/sneakers a lot? :P

Basket Case : This one appeals to me! Hi! I'm Pickle, and I'm fucking crazy!

Princess : Dabbling in make-up, painting my nails, keeping up with fashion? Yes please! This is an INNER me though, in RL at least. SL allows me far more creativity to be girly and pretty sometimes, and I don't feel weird when I wear all the pink things (again, sometimes!)

Criminal : Although I've never done anything over-the top, I think we all done something we shouldn't have. Maybe something morally questionable, or uh, you know, something your parents wouldn't have liked *coughs*, yeah. That'll do.

It's been made for the event "The Clique", which as you probably know by now is a music & fashion event in SL based around the whole movie of The Breakfast Club. If you haven't already visited, it's well worth checking out, so hit those LM's below and get ready to part with your Lindens!

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Head : CATWA Magy

Skin : ItGirls - Catwa Skin Applier - Brigit 

Eyes : .ARISE. Sadie Eyes

Eye Liner : . MILA . Princess of Darkness Makeup

Freckles : Bossie. freckles & beauty marks [catwa]

Lipstick : [PF] CATWA LIPSTICK - Glossy Nudes (Faded out using the catwa hud)

Hair : tram G1113 hair

Choker : .Quirky. - Lexxi Collar - Loner

Necklace :  +Half-Deer+ Forest Charm - Acorn Necklace @ Lootbox

Coat : *COCO*_BikerJacketOverShoulders

Dress : .miss chelsea. Jana Dress @ The Clique

Hands : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara (Yes you can wear your Maitreya hands! Activate SLINK FIT on the Belleza body, but be aware you WILL need omega/maitreya enabled appliers for skins & tattoos! There's also a slight clipping when wearing long sleeved Belleza fit clothing)

Gloves :  .miss chelsea.  Jana Gloves (Maitreya ONLY)  @ The Clique

Boots : [VALE KOER] UNDERCHEEK BOOTS

Colours bleed.

Pose (Paloma, Left) : FOXCITY. Sits VOL2-4m

Pose (Pickle, Right) : *!R.O!* Rain BENTO Pose (Note, this pose comes with a mesh umbrella not shown. The Parasol is part of the {moss&mink} Cake & Lace Pt2 (Gacha) @ The Arcade)

Background items & Props : {moss&mink} Cake & Lace (Gacha) @ The Arcade

Various grasses from *alirium* 

JIAN Peacock

Paloma is making her return to the blog today in order to showcase the pretties I couldn't fit into yesterdays postie from Moss&Mink. I know, I know. More Moss&Mink, but I'm not even sorry!! The cuts of these dresses are absolutely gorgeous, and the designs are different to anything I've seen on SL. They're wonderfully detailed - as usual, the dress that Paloma is wearing has an adorable cut between the skirt and the top that just shows the slightest hint of skin, and the lace detailing in the dress Pickle wears is... well it's stunning, along with the cute bow around the and the delicately placed flowers across the skirt. I love that once again Moss&Mink has managed to make me feel both girly AND womanly with these amazing dresses.

I'm glad it's March now, because although the ground in my RL is covered in snow at the moment (thus causing the whole of the UK to go into a melt-down - I mean people are literally skiing to work, but that's another story) it reminds me that spring is most definitely on the way, which means cute baby animals (C'mon goats, make me babies and put 'em in Pj's!) and slightly warmer weather, colourful flowers and sitting in the garden for TEA PARTIES! \o/

As usual, you can find all the details on Paloma & Pickle below. Happy Saturday!

xoxo

All of the things, Pickle (Left): 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : NOT FOUND - YUMI SKIN PEACH  (CATWA) @ Sense Event

Body Skin : [theSkinnery] Maitreya Skin Applier - peach

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Applier : LOTUS. Origin Eyes @ Pocket Gacha 

Highlight : . MILA . Metallic Highlighter (Catwa & Lelutka)

Hairbase : SIIX// Pyramids Hairbase @ Kustom9

Hair : +Spellbound+ Pyramids @ Kustom9

Dress : {moss&mink} Cake & Lace - Blossom dress RARE @ The Arcade

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system

Nail Polish : Hello Dave - Nail Appliers - Astralia - The French One

Shoes : *COCO*_RomanSandals_PearlWhite @ Uber

All the things, Paloma (Right) : 

Body, Hand & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin & Eye Appliers: Insol: Lily skin  Former GIFT 

Eyes:- SU!- Phantom Eyes ALL COLORS GIFT 

Piercings : -SU!- Piercing Set 05 

Hair : [RA] Jas Hair

Hairpiece, Dress & Necklace : {moss&mink} Cake & Lace - Floral Dress (Blue) @ The Arcade

Shoes : REIGN.- Hierarchy Heels v2

Waiting for you.

Pose & Flowers : Flowers Pose 2 - Label Motion

Location : Daddy's Secret Garden (Adult)

All of the things : 

Body Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : Insol: face Bianca, ST 'Peach' 

Head : LeLutka Bento Head-CHLOE 3.0

Eyes : .LeLutka.Eyes.Chloe 3.0

Eye liner : . MILA . Princess of Darkness Makeup (Lelutka & Catwa) 

Hair : Tableau Vivant \\ Rossella hair [common] (Gacha) @ Arcade (Opens 1st September)

Necklace & Earrings : (Yummy) Pearl Flower Necklace  @ N21

Coat : *COCO*_BikerJacketOverShoulders_Copper

Dress : O V H .Ophelia Dress . cream.ice @ Knot & Co.

Rings : Kibitz - Catherine Ring set Updated for Maitreya Bento (Sent automatically)

Shoes : _CandyDoll_ Adela Heels @ FaMESHed

Believe in you.

Balloon & Animation : e.marie // Festival Balloon @ The Fantasy Collective

Location : Elysium City of Templemore

All of the things :

Body Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : Glam Affair - Moana - Catwa Mesh Head Applier - Jamaica (Gacha) @ LootBox

Head : CATWA Lona 

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes 

Eye Applier :  LOTUS.Roulette Eyes (Gacha) 

Eyelashes : [okkbye] Chunky Lashes For Powder Pack January

Hair : Tableau Vivant \\ Aeolian hair @ The Crystal Heart Festival

Hairbase : Just Magnetized - Basic Hairbase - SPECIAL EDITION 03 For Powder Pack June

Body Oil : .tsg. Tintable Body Oil +*Medium*+

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system

Nail Polish : Hello Dave - Nail Appliers - Astralia - The French One (Free Gift @ Astralia)

Bracelet : {MYNX} Beach Bracelets - RARE (Gacha) @ The Chapter Four

Romper : *COCO*_LaceTrimPlaysuit @ FaMESHed

Shoes : Phedora ~ Olwen sneakers @ Uber

You and mistletoe.

Pose : Bossie

Props : RAMA - #selfie_RAMA Open Showroom (Gacha)

LeLutkaGratiam.Tree Gift

All of the things :

Body & Hands : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara  

Skin : [the Skinnery] Dunya (LeLutka Applier) 

Head :  LeLutka Bento Head-SIMONE 2.0

Eyebrows : Just Magnetized - Perfect Eyebrows - set 07 for OMEGA

Eyes : [JOE SL] Gigi mesh eyes

Ears :[the Skinnery] Puki Mesh Ears

Hair : little bones. Daya

Glasses : .random.Matter. - Yeol Glasses

Jacket : *COCO*_BikerJacketOverShoulders

Outfit : Belle Epoque { Amber } @ The Forest

Socks & boots : =Zenith=Winter Leather Fur Boots @ Kustom9

Cheaper to be yourself.

Pose : MILA poses - 13

Background : RAMA  - #selfie_RAMA Santa Monica Blvd (Gacha item)

All of the things :

Body & Hands : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : DeeTaleZ *Appliers* CATWA Head "Face Paula" Nordic
Head : CATWA Amelie
Eyebrows : Lurid Curve Brows Catwa Tintable Applier
Head appliers : Just Magnetized - Classic Liner set 01@ The Old Fair, Just Magnetized - Beauty Marks - set 05
Hairbase :  Just Magnetized - Basic Hairbase - set 03 for CATWA
Eyes : [JOE SL] Cauliflower mesh eyes
Ears & Weights : HAIL stretched ear, HAIL ear weight
Hair : [RA] Corinne Hair - Grayscale @ Hairology
Choker : #Foxy - Denim Chokers @ The Chapter Four
Shirt : .:villena:. - Halter Strap Top @ Kustom9
Bolero Jacket : *COCO*_FurBolero_LightGrey @ Fameshed
Jeans : NS::  Gypsy Bell Bottom Jean

Stay for tea.

Photo taken @ Just Another Tequila Sunrise

Pose : [evoLove] - Cup of Tea No3 @ SaNaRae

All of the things :

Body, Hands & Feet : -Belleza- Freya

Skin : -Belleza- Yasmin

Eyes : {ud} Expression Eyes @ Hello Beautiful (Child's event!)

Lashes : .: Mai Bilavio :. Celebrity Boudoir Lashes

Face Tattoos : [okkbye] Under-Eye Highlights v2, Just Magnetized Visage Beauty Marks - set 03, Just Magnetized - Perfect Eyebrows - set 01 @ The Showroom

Hairbase : Just Magnetized - Natural Hairbase - set 03  

Hair : +Spellbound+ Velvet // Ash Brown (Gacha Item - Couldn't find this instore, but there's some available on marketplace)

Hat : Pink Acid Hipster In The Outback Hat @ The Showroom

Glasses : .tsg. Shy Megane 

Earrings : .random.Matter. - Jotun Earrings 

Smoke : [NikotiN]    Joint_Weed_V4

Necklace & Bracelets : *League* Wanderer Jewellery Set -Golden Oak

Jacket : *COCO*_BikerJacketOverShoulders

Tattoo : Letis Tattoo :: Inermis Sleeve Color :: MM16003 :: @ Anybody

Bodysuit : Tri. Xxx. Fola Olive @ The Showroom

Boots : _CandyDoll_ Esme Boots Chocolatte @ Collabor88

Draw a line.

Pose : Bossie. sheila pose 03

Photo taken @ BILLIONAIRE SIGNATURE HOMES & MOTORS GP RACE TRACK

Through the night.

Photo taken @ TELRUNYA

Candlesticks : =Zenith= Candle Holder