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Animal Expo 2012

A few months ago the boyfriend, his mother and I headed out to an Animal Expo being held in our city. A childhood favourite, celebrity vet Dr.Harry was going to be there giving advice - I wondered what he would look like. He was a pretty old guy when I loved to watch him as a kid (on Burke's Backyard, Harry's Practice and then Better Homes and Gardens).

 Unfortunately the expo was a bit of a let down, for the others anyway, with mostly cats and dogs.
I however would have been happy to walk around all day and proclaim ever animal the cutest I've ever seen.

If you don't like pictures of adorable animals or you have a slow internet connection, I suggest you stop reading now :)

 

Revlon Lip Butters

Revlon lip butters are finally in Australia! I mentioned in a recent post how youtube was filled with american 'beauty gurus' reviewing revlons new half lipstick, half lip balm product. The reviews were all so positive that I just really wanted to see what all the fuss was about. There were lots on eBay but I wanted to wait until they were in stores here to see how much they would cost and have a look at the colours in person.

  I got so excited when I noticed a big stand of them in Priceline, but then I saw that there were $20 (AUD) each! That might not be much to anyone else, but to me it seems ridiculous. The store was having a buy one get one free sale on Revlon Lip and Eye products though, and I ended up buying three (as well as another lipstick and I received a free bush set that is actually pretty nice - all for $40)

I ended up choosing these three colours - Strawberry shortcake, Lollipop and Sugar Plum

I thought that I would wear strawberry short cake the most since it seemed like an everyday pale pink, but for some reason it looks a bit strange on me. Maybe it's because my hair is lighter now and having pale skin, pale hair and pale lips doesn't look right. Lollipop is an awesome fun bright colour but because it's so bright I wouldn't wear it every day.

I picked sugar plum up because I don't have and plum coloured lip products and the moment and it ended up being my favourite ! It's lovely

 

I'd love to try some more shades, especially Cherry Tart and Berry Smoothie, but at their current price I can't see it happening

xo Jodie

Meet Lola !

I can't remember how it began, but for the past few years I have been completely enamoured by bunnies!

I've watched every video of them hopping around on youtube, seen and saved every adorable photo of them posing in sweaters and eating flowers to be found online, own numerous bunny themed books, artworks, jewellery and clothing items - I just love them!! I mean, how can I not?!

(This picture has been my desktop background for so long I've lost the source. Let me know if you know pretty please)

Until recently I didn't live in a place that would allow me to have my own and it was the most devastating.
  Long story short, two weeks ago we drove to the other side of town to pick up the most adorable little boy! Meet Lola! Named after bugs bunnies girlfriend and the Kinks song



Isn't he adorable? When we first got him home the dog, Zorro, was so curious. He would cry and sit by the cage just watching Lola hop around, who didn't mind a bit. Zorro is a bit more comfortable with Lola now, but I'm still hesitant to let them get too close as he is a breed of hunting dog and I'm scared he will get a bit bitey.

 



We are planning on getting a large, temporary cage that we can set up on the lawn so he can run a bit further, in the meantime we have a tiny harness so he can explore. I expected him to not like it very much, but he doesn't even notice and hops around the entire yard.

I could probably write an essay about this little guy and we've only had him for two weeks - I love him so much! (I'm pretty sure he feels the same way about me too - When I pat him,  he licks like crazy and sometimes even chatters his teeth which I've read is a bunnies version of a cat purring)

I don't have that many great photos yet - he hardly ever sits still

If anyone has any advice about anything bunny related, please leave a comment below because i'm new to this and want to keep him as healthy and happy as possible :)

xo Jodie

Wishlist Wednesday

 


I wish I knew where in Adelaide to get Butter London nail polish - Just look how pretty to colours are!

Top - Disco Biscuit, The Black Knight, Tart with a heart
Bottom - The Full Monty, Slapper

 I also really wish my computer would start working properly again. Using photoshop has become such a pain in the bum and I have some photos I really, really need to edit to send to a friend (From her recent engagement party).

 I'm going to start saving my hardest to get a new macbook, I was hoping they were still available in white though - silver just doesn't look right to me.

I have so many photos I want to add to this blog too, but resizing and uploading them is just too hard at the moment.

  There was a 50 million dollar lotto draw here overnight and my boyfriend hasn't checked if he won yet - He said he would get me a new computer for my birthday if he does win. How sweet! Fingers crossed !

xo Jodie

Friday Favourites 20/4/12

Pores be pure - Skin-clarifying mask - I picked this up because it was on sale for around $6 at the supermarket. I've never really liked face masks - the idea of them appeals to me and I've used a few, but  never seen results that made them worth it. This one kind of stings when you put it on, but it stops pretty quickly. I normally just put it on first thing in the shower and wash it off before I step out - pores minimised and skin smoother.

I Love Juicy shampoo by Lush - I have a really sensitive scalp and have only ever found one shampoo that doesn't cause me issues. I heard such great things about this shampoo that I wanted to try it - then I had a chance to smell it and I was sold. It's pretty much the best scent in the world ! I don't use it every time I wash my hair, probably ever second or third time and you can always tell - It makes my hair super clean and shiny! Bonus, the smell stays on the hair for ages. So good

Teenage Dreams, Katy Perry for OPI - Pink, super sparkly, easy to apply. What's not to love? (I found mine cheap on eBay)
 

Sorry about the sporadic blogging, I haven't been having the best time lately. My life feels like a big mess at the moment. I wish I could say I've been busy trying to work things out, but not really. I don't even know what I've been doing

xo Jodie

Weekends

The weekend before last I pretended Saturday morning was a lazy Sunday because I had work the next day. I slept in a little and made banana pancakes. So yummy. I drank Black Rose tea and read the newspaper - I never seem to have time to do that. It was lovely





My cute little swan tea diffuser, from eBay



I wish this weekend was as relaxing, i'll be at work! I hope you all are having a nice easter, what do you do to 'celebrate'?

(Do people celebrate easter? That just sounds strange to me... I guess it is a good thing that Jesus was resurrected)

xo Jodie