Less important.

Pose : FOXCITY. Stairs (Sitting)-4m

Background & Props : FOXCITY. Photo Booth - A Fool's Paradise

{what next} Wall Hanging Plant #1

{what next} Oasis Bloom - Prickly Pear Cactus Planter

{what next} Oasis Bloom - Tall Cactus Planter   

dust bunny . quirky planters . llama

{what next} Oasis Bloom - Succulent Planter

dust bunny . quirky planters . cactus

dust bunny . quirky planters . snail 

dust bunny . quirky planters . hedgehog   

I had a conversation with someone recently that made me think again about who I want to be and where I want to go, and although I feel like without a doubt there have been some positive changes, I do feel like I need to address something that has niggled me for the longest time.

Life isn't fair.

I get that certain people are capable of "playing the game", and therefore they'll be the ones who seemingly succeed, which kinda makes their lives enviable to some... but I can't ever be that person again, if I ever was. The only way I have ever been able to achieve anything is to work my ass off, and as my friend mentioned to me in our conversation, I've worn many hats, especially within SL and whenever I felt like I was heading in a direction that didn't suit me, I think I may have intentionally shot myself in the butt to prevent it from happening. Still, in terms of blogging and photography, no matter how hard I try, how much I think I have improved, my not playing the game hurts me in terms of exposure.

Now, this may seem like I'm sitting here whining that I'm incredibly unpopular, but I'm not. I'm just using this platform as an example of what is changing for me, and how I'm viewing things... and in terms of blogging and many, many other things in my life that I'm not 'there' yet with, I fucking LOVE doing it. Because I love doing this, I will continue to do this. I will not circle jerk and I will stay the eff away from drama surrounding any activity I enjoy. I'm more than happy to work at my own pace now and although that jealousy monster might occasionally rear it's ugly head, it's power is fading daily, and I feel as though each "Congratulations" I pass on to someone else is more genuine than the last.

If others decide to play games, I'll no doubt see it, but it's not my life... it's theirs, and they have every right to live the way they see fit. 

If you love what I do, that's a bonus... but I want to hold my head high and walk with integrity.

So, yeah, life isn't fair, but it does give us a chance to show our worth and I'm finally figuring out what mine is. I'm priceless. And so are you.

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head : GENUS Project (Original)

Skin : . MILA . Neave Skin [Honey] GENUS 

Eyes : -SU!- Medora Eyes /Glitch Wasted (Gacha)

Eyeliner : Veechi - Basic Glossy Liner

Ears : L'Etre - Crystal mesh ears 

Hair :  -Fabia- Mesh Hair   < Andy> @ Rewind (opens 20th March)

Tattoo : DAPPA - Rachel Tattoo. @ Equal10

Shirt : #SHOOK - Thotiana Top @ Level Event

Shorts : BUENO-Spring Shorts @ Kustom9

Sneakers : Native - Another 1 Sneakers 

An ocean full of change.

Pose : <EMOZIONE> Couple Pose **On The Track ~2~**!

Seat & things : {moss&mink} Molly Hallway Seat @ Fameshed

{moss&mink} Paper Flowers Pk1 - Set1 @ Belle Event (I have more plans for these, so stay tuned.. I really didn't do them justice!)

{what next} Floor Jar Lantern

I roped in Potato for this post, and uh, kinda forced him into making over his avatar completely (not quite completely, but I did make him buy the new Lelutka "Guy" head). Seeing as how his internet hasn't improved over the past 18 months, it's impossible for me to find out exactly what he's wearing, but I -think- his hair is Stealthic, and his shirt is from Ascend... but I'm not certain, hence my hesitance in linking all the things.

Still, we look pretty, and clearly I'd much rather stare at him than the beautiful sunset behind us, so that's awesome, right?

I got super frustrated with this post, and for a moment I reverted into ungrateful, annoyed and super negative Pickle of last year. Not good, not fresh, not something I want to revisit, ever. 

Luckily, Potato is incredibly understanding and fully supported me having a near-hissy-fit, calmed me down and told me to go the fuck to sleep (not quite like that, but he probably could have gotten away with it... maybe?), but yeah. Here we are 3 days later with an actual picture to show for his patience! I love that man.

Anywho, I know you're not here for my rambles, so have some information.

Happy weekend, Spoonies!

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Head : LeLutka Bento Head-PIPER 3.3

Skin : [Glam Affair] Maewe Applier 

Eyes : HERMONY /  EYES OF THE BEHOLDER  

Ears : ^^Swallow^^ Pyramid Ear

Hairpiece : {moss&mink} Paper Flowers Pk1 @ Belle Event (These aren't supposed to go on your head, but they look cute. Love me pls.)

Horns : Lovely Disarray - Sketched Hellion Horns

Hair : [monso] My Hair - Yurin

Necklace : (Yummy) Bang Bang Choker @ Uber

Outfit : .miss chelsea. Tuva Set @ Equal 10

Nails : Ascendant - Pretentious Nails 

Rings :  (Yummy) Comfy Cozy Ring Set

Shoes : [BREATHE]-Satoyo Heels @ Fameshed

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)

Loveliness.

Pose : FOXCITY. GSits VOL1-4m

Props : Boudoir Bed of Flowers Photo Prop

uK- Honey Do Honey Pot

Apple Fall Bees Fatpack 

including : Apple Fall Vintage Bee Skep

Apple Fall Apiary Bee Hive Mixed (Tall)

Apple Fall Apiary Bee Hive White (Tall)

*alirium* PuffyGrass

*alirium* DownyGrass 

{what next} Rainbow Fence  

LB_Sunflowers{Field}

As soon as I saw this tattoo by Dappa, I knew what I had to do... get totally naked and smear myself in honey, of course!

I love how this came out. I know it's only January, but the joy of SL is that it can be spring whenever you like, and so that's what I'm celebrating in this picture - doing whatever the fudge I want! I'm also only slightly snickering over the fact there's an actual honeypot covering my, uh, honeypot! 

-commences belly holding guffaws-.

It's now 7am and for whatever reason I'm still wide awake and utterly avoiding going to the corner shop because I'm out of butter, the same way I have been avoiding it for the last two days. Do you even know how many food things need butter to make them work? I was like "Oh, just have a potato, Pickle." and then I remember it's rubbish if there's not a lick of butter on yer jacket tattie!

Anywho, fingers crossed I'll be able to brave the outside today without a house falling on me and loosing my favourite pair of ruby red slippers (I think I might be slightly sleep deprived again), and I'll return with Clover and NikNaks of the Rib and Spicy variety. I'm also hungry.

Happy Wednesday!

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head : GENUS Project (babyface)

Skin : Insol: Mary applier for Genus {NEW YEAR GIFT} 

Eyes : HERMONY /  EYES OF THE BEHOLDER  

Hair : DOUX - Meghan hairstyle 

Sunflower : From the Beusy: Citrus Hairstyle + Sunflowers / 

Bee's : *LODE* Head Accessory - Phebe Bees

Septum : DAPPA - Septum X. @ TLC

Honey Applier : -[TWC]- Honey Honey

Tattoo : DAPPA - Nectar Tattoo. @ Vanity Event

We fly.

Poses (Left to right) : Ima - FOXCITY. Glitz-4

Pickle - .HG. Daisy 6 (Stockings not included!)

Nana - FOXCITY.  Dolls-3m  (Fatpack exclusive)

Props & Decor : The SandMan Pirate & The SandMan in California by Antreas Alter

{moss&mink} All that Glitters - Christmas Tree (pastel) RARE

Boudoir Merry Christmas Road Sign (Gacha)

{what next} Holiday Wreath

{moss&mink} All that Glitters - Gift Pile (classic AND pastel)

{what next} Nordic Stockings

{what next} Nordic Lantern (small)

*insert squealing sounds right here*

Yaaaasssss! 

Meet some of the ladies from my little SL Family!

Ima is my Memaw! She's a super cute neko lady with a big heart. I only met her recently and I already feel a genuine kinship with her! She's kinda loud, but not (remind you of anyone?) and she dances to the beat of her own drum. I adore her muchly and I'm excited to find out where our newfound friendship will lead.

Nana is my SL MamaBear, which is kind of odd, because in RL I could actually be HER Mama. Still, despite the age gap, she really does provide some of the best advice I've ever had. She's definitely wise beyond her years, with a self awareness that makes me envious - how dare you be so smart and savvy when it's taken me this long, woman! Nana and I have been family for almost a whole year, but it's really only been recent that we've actually become friends, and I legit could not be happier that she is in my life. Her sunny disposition is without doubt catching, and she inspires me to be a better version of myself. Love you both, you crazy, wonderful, amazing ladies!

You can find Ima as Imajica Vemo in world, on Flickr and at her Blog.

And Nana as iNaomiBubbles in world, on Flickr and her Blog.

We're having a bit of a tropical Christmas in this picture, which was a bit of a challenge! I literally had so much fun taking this, with Nana's afking and a long talk with Ima, getting to know her more. This is one of my favourite pictures because of the memories that have been forged and the strength in the relationships that is coming my way with these beautiful women.

Also, AHHH  it's nearly Christmas!

xoxo

All of the things : 

Body Hands & Feet: -Belleza- Freya

Skin : Insol: Seo applier, tone 'Tanned' 

Head : CATWA Catya

Eyes : Hayaru - Jung mesh eyes

Eyeliner : -SU!- [HUD] Essential Eyeliners (Gacha)

Ears : Mug - Santa Ears @ Limit8

Glasses : *PKC* Nerdy Christmas Glasses- Christmas Tree

Hair : DOUX - Samantha Hairstyle 

Tattoo : DAPPA - Lame Tattoo. @ SaNaRae (Open on the 26th Dec)

Necklace : ROSSI. Lock Pendant Necklace Set

Bikini : Xxxtasi Krissy Bikini

Shoes : #EMPIRE - Alexandrite 

Something sweet.

Items : {what next} Lucia Summer House (with lights) (50% Off Sale until Nov 11)

{what next}  House Plant - Rubber Tree 

{what next}  House Plant - Eucalyptus 

{what next}  Swiss Cheese Plant

{what next}  House Plant - Agave 

{what next}  Floor Jar Lantern (stars)

{what next} Candle Jar String Lights (stars)

{what next} Wall Hanging Plant

The Loft - This is the Life (Up to 50% Off Sale)

dust bunny . harvest feast . 

{moss&mink} French Dining set @ 6 Republic

includes : {moss&mink} Silk Draped Table

{moss&mink} Suede Dining Chair

{moss&mink} #Blessed

{moss&mink} Red Roses

{moss&mink} French Candle (Cluster)

{moss&mink} French Candle (Single) (Not shown)

Discovering this Moss&Mink set made my heart immediately happy. Automatically I imagined an Autumnal Feast, but without a shadow of a doubt, the colour hud included in your purchase will allow you to make a beautiful arrangement for any season.

It's not been a regular style of mine to emit an avatar from my pictures. I've always felt like the presence of a 'person' enhances the picture and brings a level of emotion you're unable to achieve without. With this set-up I absolutely adored it and popping a Pickle in it made the scene seem slightly less realistic which is probably an indication of my photography skills more than anything!

Here's wishing you a happy Friday!

xoxo

What you want.

Pose : [L.P.] La(d)y Gift (Edited with Animare)

Background & Props :  RAMA - #selfie_RAMA Wood Stairway (Gacha)

{moss&mink} Memo center & Bench seat @ Bloom (Opens 15th April)

Sari-Sari - Plant Bucket Trolley (Metal)

{what next} Pink Retro Telephone & Message Pad & Pen

All of the things : 

Body Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Skin : LOTUS.  Clover Skin Applier (Catwa) @ Bloom (Opens 15th April)

Head : CATWA Lona 

Eyes : CATWA Mesh Eyes

Eye Applier : Elysian (Vibrant)
Eyelashes : [okkbye] Amaris Eyelashes (CATWA) From March Powder Pack 
Ears :  ^^Swallow^^ Pyramid Ears
Glasses :  .tsg. Shy Megane

Hairbase : .Tableau Vivant \\ Catwa HB - Bloom (Gacha) @ Bloom (Opens 15th April)

Hair : .Tableau Vivant \\ Spring curls 5 (Gacha) @ Bloom (Opens 15th April)

Flowers :.Tableau Vivant \\ Geranium (Gacha) @ Bloom (Opens 15th April)

Dress : DAMI-Can't Love You Anymore s*9 (Gacha) @ The Seasons Story

Bracelet : .oh crepe. April's Gem Bracelet (Gacha) @ The Seasons Story

Nails : Astralia - Compatible mesh nails system
Nail Polish : Hello Dave - Nail Appliers - Astralia - The French One (Free Gift @ Astralia)

Shoes : [VALE KOER] BOW SLIDES PINK @ Collabor88

Light up.

Pose : Extracted from {what next} Promenade Lamp Post - Pose Prop 

Props : .:revival:. sad tree dark From DecoCrate December

+Half-Deer+ White Baby Bird

[Cb] Path and Patio Stone Walkway @ The Draftsman

[Schultz Bros.] Cozy Winter Cabin From DecoCrate December

 {what next} Holiday Wreath

GOOSE - window star lights From DecoCrate December

{anc} NOEL. :  tears tree (Gacha) 

{anc} NOEL. :  feather table (Gacha)

{anc} NOEL. :  frilled furrug (Gacha)

Kalopsia - Joy, Love, Peace & Believe Sign

 All of the things:

Body, Hands & Feet : Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara 

Skin : Insol. #1 - Face 'Ilona', ST03 'Peach', RARE (Gacha item)

Head : CATWA Annie
Face Appliers : DeeTaleZ MakeUp CATWA & STANDART "SAD"
Eyes :  ZORA - TEARY EYES
Hat & Hair : *Besom~Star @ Uber
Choker : Bauhaus  Movement - Anouk Chocker GIFT @ The Crossroads Event
Jacket & Shirt : .:villena:. - Denim Jacket
Gloves : .::Dead Dollz::. Lych Jewel Gloves @ Limit8 
Claws/Nails : Astralia - Minx claws (Lych gloves and Maitreya) @ Limit8 
Skirt : AMERIE - Tutu Skirt
Stockings : .:Avanti:. Ripped Nylons - v1
Boots : PHEDORA / Matilda Boots @ Winter Trend