Having fun with clothes that don't fit.

Life is good!

I have been having fun with my wardrobe, there are clothes that have to go, but not for the reasons they had in the past.

THEY ARE TOO BIG!!!

It is a real buzz. However the problem is what to do with them.

This week I will be creating outfits.

Combining clothes with accessories, all in great condition, but just no longer me.

I love scarves, necklaces, and wraps, but sometimes they were bought to boost an outfit that fit, but didn't make me feel confident.

The sacks are leaving the wardrobe.

The colourless and drab is going as well.

EBay here they come. Some have never been worn.

It is the catharsis that needed to happen.

I will provide the pics, wish I had a mannequin hangers make things look flat, shapeless and uninteresting. The clothes were not my problem, I was. So they deserve to go to others who will enjoy the colour and style.

Most of my new purchases have been for exercise clothing. I now fit into the regular range, even if it is at the large end.

My initial goal will be a size 14. I do look and feel good at that size, but you never know and Christmas 2011 is 10 months away, and this is going better than I expected.

Will keep you posted,

Kez.

New Year, New Me!

Well its been a while since my last post.

Since then I have lost a stone and am about to attack my wardrobe. Its time to get rid of the shapeless sacks and find those things I have tucked away because they were too small.

I will be donating them to the second had store, however I won't be doing any serious shopping for clothes until I've shed a few more kilos.

My biggest treat (apparel wise) is to buy accessories, as my reward for weight loss. It will be more than just weight loss for me, I am re-fashioning my life.

I go to the pool 3 to 5 times a week for about an hour. The water makes my jogging low impact, (I have to refrain from impact exercise due to my skull base surgery last year). My butt is getting smaller and so is my waist.

Its funny how many times I have half heartedly started a weight loss program, only to fail at the first sign of upset. You do have to have your head in the right place, losing weight won't take away your problems, but you will feel healthier. This must be the year for it, there are alot of people who have started the year well, (there are 8 in my own family).

2011 the year for me to be the best I can be and to enjoy the journey getting there.

Once You Op, You Can't Stop: Lifeline Loot

Once You Op, You Can't Stop: Lifeline Loot

If you have a blog like this one I would love to connect with you.

There is nothing better than finding something pre-loved that you can use or pass on. One of the most depressing aspects of society today is revisited at least once a week when the trash goes out.

We recycle as much as possible and donate anything of use. It makes our household feel like they are working toward a better future. My daughter (almost 21) loves to op shop. She is the label queen and finds alot of her wardrobe second hand. It can be done, and she is stylish, quirky and individual.

I've had some great finds lately will post pics soon.


Kez.

Artfest began today....

So this weekend I'll see m humble offering for 8 x 8 competition on display with all the other entries. Milton is a lovely place and rather than go the pseudo olde village route, it has kept the country town charm and embraced the arts.

Not only will the visitor be accorded a visual pleasure, the associated music festival, gives an aural one as well. Food also plays with the senses, chefs of the area exceeding expectations for the tastebuds of the customer. For the more discerning there is poetry, and those more literate short stories.

For me there are craft markets.......

If you need to know more go to http://www.escapeartfest.info/

Bye for now...

My throat is still sore....

I still have a sore throat.

That doesn't mean that I've forgotten or forgiven, I just have other things to think of.

My first entry in a local art festival goes off today. It is only an 8 inch square, but it is mine and it will be a thrill to see it part of the display. There were 300 entries in the same category last year and they hope to have more this year. I will have a photographic collage of what I see at the festival in early October.

Have just got back from Milton. It really is a pretty town. Rolling green hills in the west and the blue waters of the South Coast to the East. It has a collection of boutique stores, galleries and cafes. You can get 'Good Coffee' in Milton. Scratch a little of the Artistic flare from this gem on the coast, and you find a quaint country town that revels in its history. Berry was once like this before Sydney discovered it. Milton deserves its success but not at the price of its overall ambiance.

Enough with the traveloge.

So the painting is in. The town is cute. My throat is still sore....

And that's all for now folks.

To whom it may concern.....

I know you're out there.

You know who you are.

At sometime during the last few weeks you were infected.

You didn't think of the consequences, who else would you could infect.

It starts slowly...

You knew it was a risk but you just couldn't stop, contact contamination, airborn and (yuck) bodily fluids.

There were ways to prevent the spread, but then, you think its nothing.....

I am looking for you and when I find the person who has given me this *$%#@* cold I am going to drown you in antibacterial handwash, suffocate you with Glen 20 and wrap you up in 2000 tissues.

You deserve more for sharing something no one wants. I hate having a sore throat!!!

The last word......then back to everyday life.

Prior to the last state election in NSW, while I still lived in Port Macquarie, Joe Tripodi, power broker for the NSW Labor party, visited Port Macquarie on the quiet.

The NSW Labor Government were not sure they would win, the prospect of a possible hung parliament had the backroom boys scrambling, looking for support amongst Independent candidates. One receptive ear belonged to Mr Rob Oakeshott. The rumour at the time was that Mr Oakeshott had agreed to side with the Labor Government for a position in the ministry.

Fast forward to yesterday. He has been at it again. The human equivalent of a glass of warm milk has cemented his place in the running of the Federal Government. The crap he has been spouting has been exactly that, crap. Tony Windsor has been snowed by a master of misdirection. The Hastings were always busy watching boyish, guileless Rob with the surf club or in a triathlon, not seeing the shady deals he was facilitating with the State government and foreshore developers.


Regional Australia got shafted yesterday. I call on all Conservative candidates to inundate all Federal Government departments with the problems of their constituents. Encourage their electorates to complain, write, phone, compile petitions, go to the media, peacefully protest, and let Canberra know that they are accountable and they are being paid to find solutions and not create more problems.

Bob Katter for all his bluster, is an honest man. He has his electorate's welfare at heart. I might find him a bit overboard, but he doesn't mince his words or try to justify his decisions.

I'm glad that the NSW State Labor government will be out next March. Go get those Members and Candidates working Bazza show the rest of the Country how its done.

Back to normal tomorrow.........Well unless the government does something else to stir me up.