Apr 17th - Peanut butter overload!

Tonight to trivia Nicole brought along some peanut butter slice. One word for it - YUM! One whole jar of peanut butter goes into it! But it sure does taste good :) can't wait to try and make it for myself. We had a great night tonight. We went from last to third which was pretty good. And I also made some custard tarts which made for a great dessert.

Apr 16th - Housemate dinner

Tonight I came home to the house with the smell of lamb roast in the oven! Mm who doesn't love a good roast? I would go as far to say it was the best roast I've ever had. It was so full of flavor and I just devoured it! We had a special dinner as it would be one of the last time we would be together for a month! Ana will be away for 2 weeks and then I'll be away for 3 week! I will miss my housemates but I cannot wait for a holiday!!

Apr 15th - Show me how you Burlesque!

Monday and it was time for burlesque class! I almost didn't make it cause I had a nap in the afternoon and didn't wake up till 5.30! And my bus left at 5.30 but I did find another way to get there on time by leaving home at 6pm. I was stuffed and didn't know whether I would have the energy to dance but I'm glad I went. Also if I hadn't gone next week I wouldnt have known what to do cause I would've missed the next lot of steps. We had a lot of fun and me and some of the girls are going to go out to a burlesque club! Can't wait! The music from the movie burlesque has been stuck in my head now! I've been listening to it on repeat too and singing and dancing along! Love it!

Apr 14th - Cupcake pjs!

When I found these awesome cupcake pjs at Kmart I knew they were perfect for me :) and they are so comfortable and warm too! I make cupcakes all the time so they tie in well with my love of cooking and cupcakes :) especially great with winter coming up :) enjoyed the night snuggled in bed after work with my new pjs, choc pudding and hot chocolate! Yum :)

Apr 13th - The three mustache-ateers!

Today was a wonderful day :) I saw two of my newest and dearest friends, Nicole and Shelley. I mainly hung out with Shelley as Nicole was working. She crept into her work a few times to say hi :) she also met up with us for lunch where we had fun playing musical chairs in the food court trying to grab a table at rush hour! Me and Shelley had a ball! We tried on clothing and jewellery, bought up cheap marshmallows and found these awesome mustache rings on sale in a pack of three! Perfect for our crazy kooky friendship :) our own version of friendship rings :)

Apr 12th - Harry potter surprise

A while ago during my op shopping adventures I found a golden snitch! Well a pocket watch necklace version but it was so cool I had to buy it. Then when I met Shelley and found out how much of a Harry potter fan she was I knew I had to surprise her and give it to her. She was rapt and so excited. It made my way to see how thrilled she was. She wore it all day long and she will definitely need it for her Harry potter 21st next year! :) I couldn't resist taking some fun photos with it beforehand.

Apr 11th - Wardrobe shuffle

I just found this fantastic new app for my iPhone called Stylebook. Like a lot of girls I have a lot of clothes but I can never remember all of what I've got. Now I can with stylebook. It's a great little app and was only $4.50 from the app store. It does take a bit of time to set it all up adding all your clothing and accessories but once that's done its fantastic. If you're out shopping you can see what you've got that will go with new pieces or make sure you don't get something similar to what you've already got. It also has other great features like Packing, Looks and Inspiration. Packing you can select what items to take away on holiday and tick them off as you pack them in your suitcase so you won't forget anything again! With Looks you can put together pieces in your wardrobe and create whole outfits. Inspiration allows you to collect images of pieces you like from stores and the internet and save them for future reference. It's fantastic and great value for money.

Apr 10th - Team Tryhard kicks butt!

As with every hump day, it's trivia time! And we did so well this week too! We won the first game (rooftops and flats) and won a jug of soft drink. Then we came second overall and won a $30 food/drink voucher we can use next week :) and then our teammate Matt won the Jillpot (trivia jackpot where you have to answer a question where you pick from three themes) and got $250! We had a lot of fun playing pool and eating Shelley's awesome cupcakes. This week was also great cause I knew so many answers that no one else in my team knew :)

Apr 9th - Cosy date with my bed

Today after work I was stuffed and just what I needed was a nice night in. Cuddled up under my nice snuggly doona with my favorite girls ;) Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte that is! From the sex and the city series and movies. I just picked up the second movie cheaply from Coles so I thought I'd sit back and watch both with some chocolate and champagne :) it was so nice and relaxing. I love the sex and the city series :) when I first got them it helped me through a bad patch watching them as a marathon. I had only seen episodes here and there on late night tv and loved them so was happy when I got the lot on sale :) I do have a huge DVD collection like most people :p so many of my favorite movies and tv series which definitely come in handy when I'm bored or sad.

Apr 8th - Welcome to Burlesque!

Today I enjoyed a day off work which was bliss. When you are working nearly everyday you really do cherish any time off that you get - whether it's a sleep in or day watching movies or a shopping trip :) when I was unemployed I didn't cherish my time off cause almost everyday was a day off so I pretty much wasted my time. Today I enjoyed some time with my family - we went out for a nice lunch. Being the bargain hunter I am once again I found a 2 for 1 deal in the entertainment book so a nice cheap lunch for my brother and I. After we played board games and I has forgot how much fun it can be. I laughed so much - which for me isn't hard, considering I'm nearly always laughing. But they do say laughter is the best medicine and it really does lift me up. After I trekked off to Brunswick for some burlesque. I picked up another bargain deal online - $29 for 4 burlesque classes. I had no idea what to expect. I've done burlesque before but this time it was in a gentlemans strip club... And it was run by a gay guy. So very different to last time where it was run by a woman in a studio. But it was very fun with a small group and we got to dance on the stage with feather boas to 'Welcome to Burlesque' from the movie 'Burlesque'. It was fun and I can't wait till next week but what I didn't like was coming home alone from brunswick. Very confronting and I got a bit anxious at times.

Apr 7th - Sunsets and hangovers...

Well after a big night last night at Red Bennies, I got the dreaded hangover. A berroca was definitely in order and having a bit to eat seemed to help too but it wasn't till I was on my way to work that I really started to feel dreadful :/ when I arrived at work I really felt like I was going to puke until I had some lunch and felt a lot better! Mm thank god for roast lunches on Sunday :) roast chicken, gravy and some veges with glass of orange juice was so great and definitely settled my stomach. Working today was definitely a struggle but there's no one to blame but myself :p but ah well, life's too short to stop having fun cause of work the next day. Even got this gorgeous sunset on my way home :)

Apr 6th - Red Bennies!

It was a very exciting day cause it was full of fun and it was one of my few days off so I was going to savor it! Firstly I went op shopping with a friend of work and found so many great bargains! In particular, two bar stools for $15 each :) they are a lot better than the ones I previously bought and will definitely get a lot of use! After a fun day of op shopping more adventures awaited. I organized myself and a group of friends to go to a burlesque club called Red Bennies. I've been there once before with a small group and had such a fantastic night. Especially since it was burlesque combined with fairytales so totally my thing! This time around was a variety show - more comedy and magic than burlesque. I picked up cheap vouchers from a deal website and they were a bargain! We got entry, a cocktail and some finger food for $11 each so we were very happy. We had lots of laughs and drinks and most people had a great night. Unfortunately two friends brought down the mood with their constant complaining and negativity but they left early and when they went, the mood lightened considerably. We ended the night with maccas. Not exactly healthy but just what we all needed.

Apr 5th - Bandaids and birthdays

Today was my dads bday so I made him a chocolate sponge cake with caramel filling and chocolate ganache :) it was delicious and he loved it! As well as the walking stick I got him as a joke present haha. I found it at an op shop and grabbed it as it was only $3! After visiting my family for cake and lunch, it was sadly time for work :( today was another bad day :/ A lady showed up for work for her shift but then proceeded to tell us she wasn't feeling well and could we find someone else to do her shift :/ so she went home and we had to run our team one person down. I finished an hr and half later - tired, frustrated and sore. Towards the end I was clumsy and rushing and I slammed my finger between the sink and stack of bowls and crushed it. It's still sore now! 4 hours later! And it's still bleeding a bit. Hope it's better tomorrow for burlesque show and tomorrows adventures :)

Apr 4th - Bing boy and a bite to eat!

After work today I caught up with my two newest friends, Nicole and Shelley and boy, did we have some great adventures! First we had dinner at Bing Boy! If you haven't tried food here yet, you sure are missing out. It was delicious. Ever since I walked past it about a month ago I've been keen to try it and I finally did and it was worth it. According to my napkin, It's an Asian street food consisting of a omelette wheat wrap with a variety of fillings. I chose the BBQ bing and it was delicious :) can't wait to go again! After that we went roller skating. I haven't been in so long and I still had it! We went rollerblading and my feet sure felt it afterwards but it was worth it. We continued on to maccas for ice cream. Was good except that they missed the extra caramel grrr. We continued on again to 24 hr Kmart and Coles and had some fun there trying on clothes and shoes :) it was a great night out and I can't wait to see them again soon!

Apr 3rd - Sundaes and a lot of laughter

Trivia time again. Work wasn't too bad today but trivia was what I was hanging out for. It was a blast! A really great group of people were there and we did quite well. At the end of round one we were coming first but by the end of round two we came equal third which is a great effort. Today nearly our whole today ordered dessert and funnily enough everyone wanted the choc mud cake and boy was it good! Then we all made our way across the road to maccas for sundaes! Yummmm it was a great end to a great night, except they were really stingy with the sauce grrr! Thats the best part! Caramel and choc sundaes and lots of laughter!

Apr 2nd - Reinventing myself and my room

Lately I have just been in a weird state of mind. Mostly I think it's work getting on my nerves but it's also missing my friends and feeling like I'm stuck in the movie groundhog day :/ where everyday is the same thing :/ ugh! I cannot wait to escape to New Zealand for 3 weeks. When I went last year it came at just the right time and it was definitely what I needed. I've been redecorating my room at the moment and I love the eclectic vibe and vintage feel it has. I love antique keys and birdcages and they add to that feel. I found these awesome canvases I'm thinking about getting for my room - I do love purple :) as well as my room I think I need to reinvent myself too. Maybe a new haircut or color to start off with ..

Apr 1st - New jewellery for an expanding collection

Jewellery is one of my weaknesses, as is clothes, shoes and accessories :p I'm sure it's the same for most girls too! My favorite jewellery stores are Lovisa, Colette, Valleygirl and Diva to name a few. Lately I've been so lucky getting lots of jewellery (really nice unique pieces) for really cheap because they've been on sale for $5 or less! Bargain! I really love vintage style pieces with things like birdcages, old keys and flowers. Here's a few of the rings I've picked up lately! Aren't they gorgeous! I love them all - its hard to pick which one to wear!