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ok to all you out there who read this my christmas gift to you is some of my secrets...

#1 talcum power will make your blonde hair a great colour and make it look like it was just washed.

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#2 breathing through your nose when riding a bike through traffic filters the air more so its less pollution in your lungs. its the little hairs if you were wondering.

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#3 potato salad will cure your hunger for sure. and all in 15 mins. (give or take)(boil up some chopped potato's until they are just soft and boil an egg then chop it. add fresh dill and salt & pepper to taste. drizzle with a little olive oil too)

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#4 the 7-11 store on bourke street has coffe for $1 at the moment. and its not that bad either.
(i see you've noticed our hot to trot catty advent calender.)

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#5 people value a genuine smile and a hello. if you see someone on the street that you kind of know but don't want to talk to them take 30second to say hello, even if they pretend to ignore you when they see you.

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#6 wearing second-hand and cheap clothing the right way will deceive everybody.
this dress (wore it a different way to how it was meant to be worn) was $4 from the Bairnsdale op-shop, the belt was $5 from work and the headband was $3 from a $2 shop. every one thought i had a new outfit that night ;)

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#7 milk crates are the foundation of a lot of good furniture pieces.

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#8 dont drop an inkjet printer. it will drop you when you need to print something very important.

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sign of the times. i mean.....

oh and its the time of year again where everything gets christmassy and sounds a bit american.... well i must say i have had to watch a few christmas movies and listen to my christmas album by michael w smith to feel more into it but yesterday it really did it for me when my neighbours across from me, a little old italian couple, spent the whole morning with their grandkids setting up the christmas lights on their house. it really reconfirmed that this is a special time of the year. a tme when people begin to forget the bad things and remember the good and everyone stops and thinks about their life and their loves again.
all of this is lovely but combined with the fact that this is a time of celebrating christ and his birth makes this time of the year a very very special occasion. why would God give us his son... he must love us a lot.

a trip to the country

recently, a brilliant photographer friend called sayher took us along to a work trip of his to photograph some wakeboarding and a big, pretty boat. we stayed with a world champion waterskiier and wake boarder in his amazing house. it was tremendous fun and a lot of the fun was in the journey. hmm theres a pearl of wisdom there somewhere. someone should put it on an inspirational poster (a scenic photo with a big black border around it with white text) that could sit in a corporate office.
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n a v y - p r i s o n - s t r i p e s

lately when it comes to fashion i have been attracted to navy an white stripes. its crazy i am like a fly to flypaper. i have to stop myself and remember the other 13 navy striped items of clothing i have. it doesn't hep that it is in fashion now so every shop has a gorgeous variation on my little fave. (i write this whilst wearing a little stripey dress - navy and white horizontal)
as a tribute to my obsession, i decided to paint some to stick on my wall. the only paper that was suitable and in reach was in an old little journal that had ACTS 12:5 written at the top. i thought i might just photoshop it out later when i looked up the verse and it reads "5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him."

(i dont know if they wore prison clothes back in bible times but i like to think of Peter in a little navy and white number)
what a lovely reminder that while we may feel imprisoned sometimes, we have people around us that are praying for us...earnestly. if you are reading this and feel this way let me know so i can pray earnestly for you!

LOVELY JUVLY

one sunny afternoon with one gorgeous friend (who is a fiancé! :D) with one iced coffee and one orange juice and one blueberry muffin and one chocolate cookie and one cute as housewarming gift.

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plenty of words spoken.

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precious moments like these.
friends make life colourful like flowers make a garden colourful. love this girl.