Looking For A Piece Of the Past -- Featuring Zanze, [Mirror's Enigma], N-Core, .::Shellac::., Lyr!cal B!zarre

This evening, I spent over an hour searching for my wedding tape. VHS. Yes. Old School. I tried to remember the name of a song, and then tried to remember who sang it, and I don't know either answer. I don't tend to collect memorabilia. I just don't. But I do wish I knew where the tape was.

It all began simply enough, one of those silly conversations that popped up last night and continued on to this evening. "What song is OUR song?" my sweetheart asked me. See, I make up little songs to sing to the Yorkies I call my bad children. I used to make up little songs for my sons when they were young.

It's certainly not by lack of connection or special things we've done in our lives. I know that we've got a lifetime of memories already, and celebrate our 24th anniversary in May. I just never had to entertain or calm my sweetheart. I created those little songs for the children and the other children out of need.

My memory may be more like memory foam, with loads of air holes where thoughts used to be, and the location of that video tape may remain hidden for a few more months or years. I don't have a little song that represents my connection to the most special man in my life.

I'm blessed. He is a piece of my past, but he's also a piece of my present and I know that as long as we both shall live, he will be a piece of my future. If the time arose where I felt a need to entertain him, or calm him with a song, I'm sure I'd come up with something.

Featuring Zanze Helen Gown Black

Featuring N-Core Venus Black

Featuring [Mirror's Enigma]: Peach Skintone and F2W Shape

Featuring .::Shellac::. Put On Your Face Mum

Featuring Lyrical Bizarre Autumnal Jewelry Set

1. IKON: Ascension Eyes Coffee

2. Hairoin: Philandra Uriel

3. Quintessencia: Nail WF Square I

4. Di's Opera Poses

5. Miamai Poses

Where Are Your Treasures? -- Featuring Tresor

If you asked me this question, I would say the answer lies all around me in real space and virtual space. The answer is a who, not a what, and you are part of that who. How could that be possible? I don't know you specifically. I know I do not. I know you make time to read this, these very words, and for that fact alone, I treasure you.

Featuring Tresor Halloween Party Dress

Featuring Finesmith Bleeding Purple Headpiece

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. *booN: QPT129

3. Gaeline: Starlia

4. Face Paint Nails: Nail Art

5. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Alabaster Skintone

6. [Mirror's Enigma] Azuka Eyeshadow Shine 03

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Toasted Almond Lips

8. [[Masoom]] Poses

9. Wicca's Wardrobe: Poses

10. Finesmith: Cen Earrings and Necklace

As I get to know someone more, it often means I also give greater value to that person. Over time, some relationships feel bound by steel, forged in the fire of life's great ups and downs. Other relationships stick together like a spider's web. The tiny tendril of web they secrete offers one of the strongest fibers known to man.

(reminds me of a scene in Hitchcock's The Birds)

Featuring Tresor Halloween Party Dress

Featuring Finesmith Bleeding Purple Headpiece

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. *booN: QPT129

3. Gaeline: Starlia

4. Face Paint Nails: Nail Art

5. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Alabaster Skintone

6. [Mirror's Enigma] Azuka Eyeshadow Shine 03

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Toasted Almond Lips

8. [[Masoom]] Poses

9. Wicca's Wardrobe: Poses

10. Finesmith: Cen Earrings and Necklace

Sadly, the reverse can happen. If a relationship begins in strength but finds it's tethers tested with loss of trust, the longer the relationship exists, the more it might fray or tangle. The only good I see in this comes from the fact that we know it happens and can compare the not so great moments to the great ones and realize how incredible the good moments are.

Featuring Tresor Halloween Party Dress

Featuring Finesmith Bleeding Purple Headpiece

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. *booN: QPT129

3. Gaeline: Starlia

4. Face Paint Nails: Nail Art

5. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Alabaster Skintone

6. [Mirror's Enigma] Azuka Eyeshadow Shine 03

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Toasted Almond Lips

8. [[Masoom]] Poses

9. Wicca's Wardrobe: Poses

10. Finesmith: Cen Earrings and Necklace

Most metals break down. Many fibers fray. If I considered one of the metals as a treasure to me, I realize that in time, the metal would oxidize and no matter how beautiful and shiny it is now, sometime long from now, those features would no longer be true. Thankfully not all metals disintegrate. In like manner, not all fibers fray.

Featuring Tresor Kiss of the Spider Lady Gown

Featuring Finesmith Bleeding Red Headpiece

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. EMO-tions: Anna 2

3. Gaeline: Starlia

4. Finesmith: French Manicure

5. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Alabaster

6. Hairoin: Day of the Dead Halloween Special

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Cherry Blossom Matte Lips

8. Finesmith: Love Angel Silver Set

9. BSD: Stay Cool Model - Raw

10. In-Pose! Poses

I know when I treasure something, I take good care of it. I put more time into making sure it lasts. If I put a little heart into it, I might make the treasure more valuable and able to last longer. This happens to be true for both things and people.

Featuring Tresor Kiss of the Spider Lady Gown

Featuring Finesmith Bleeding Red Headpiece

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. EMO-tions: Anna 2

3. Gaeline: Starlia

4. Finesmith: French Manicure

5. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Alabaster

6. Hairoin: Day of the Dead Halloween Special

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Cherry Blossom Matte Lips

8. Finesmith: Love Angel Silver Set

9. BSD: Stay Cool Model - Raw

10. In-Pose! Poses

Knowing that a little effort goes a long way with easily seen visual things like tarnished silver shining once again after polishing it, I think the inference to things less easily seen might be made. I won't see a physical shine if I make time to call and talk to one of my sons, but I know it makes a difference in his life and in mine.

Featuring Tresor Kiss of the Spider Lady Gown

Featuring Finesmith Bleeding Red Headpiece

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. EMO-tions: Anna 2

3. Gaeline: Starlia

4. Finesmith: French Manicure

5. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Alabaster

6. Hairoin: Day of the Dead Halloween Special

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Cherry Blossom Matte Lips

8. Finesmith: Love Angel Silver Set

9. BSD: Stay Cool Model - Raw

10. In-Pose! Poses

I believe some people would share different answers to the treasure question. That's okay. We're all wired differently. Wherever you find your treasure, I hope you remember its value and make time to hold it close. Keep it shiny. Make sure it knows it's treasured. Live! Laugh! Love!

Reblog - Because We Can by Caoimhe Lionheart

Caoimhe Lionheart's Blog - Anchailinalainn

The United Nations Development Fund for Women estimates that at least one of every three women globally will be beaten, raped, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. For them, I choose to stand up. I will stand, not because it is a popular thing to do, I stand because it’s the only thing I can do. Stand, be heard, support, embrace, and raise up these women. Let them know I won’t turn my back on them, or cover my eyes, I am here and I care.

November 25th, according to the United Nations, is the“International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women”. Since 2010 this event has been celebrated in Second Lifewith a great show lasting about one week (approximately November 18th to November 25th), organized by the committee “2Lei in Second Life”, an artistically minded compassionate group of citizens, they are about us: http://secondlife2lei.blogspot.it/p/blog-page_24.html. And now is the time, we need you to throw in too because 2Lei is calling out to resident artists and designers to celebrate with us as we raise awareness of these often silent victims of abuse.

We are going to have a one of a kind, unique, or unique color, single quantity auction item provided by generous designers, worn by Second Life models in our SIM The SaliMar Luxury District and an auctioned showing of artists original artwork on our sister SIM VIOLATOR with the proceeds from the actions donated to the United Nations Foundation Fund for UN Women to do our part to help the United Nations reach these battered women. It doesn’t take a lot to help. As an example, just 10USD helps 6 women survivors of violence receive psychosocial counseling in countries across Africa and Asia. (http://www.unfoundation.org/how-to-help/donate/fund-for-un-women.html) Won’t you please stand with us?

Following the free assignment of the song “Libera” by the singer-songwriter Fabio Tettoni(http://secondlife2lei.blogspot.it/2013/09/libera-by-fabio-tettoni.html), the topic of this new edition has been chosen: “Freedom”. Obviously, the interpretation of the topic is free, but we hope it will be viewed in a positive way and will lead to the fulfillment of events featuring examples, issues, projects and paths about women’s liberation from various kinds of violence. We know what an incredible designer and/or artist you are, please can we share your interpretation of freedom as part of our show and auction? Some Dates to help you decide:

For Designers :
November 11, 2013: raw picture of the outfit.
November 14, 2013: Outfit to model
November 18, 2013: Set up and 2Lei 2013 Grand opening
November 25th, 2013: Final Day

If you will join us, and I hope you will. Please drop a NC titled “2Lei Designer [your name]” to Mila Tatham and Bodza Mubble no later thanNov 5, 2013 so we can ensure you a space on the Salimar Luxury District. Thank you so much for your consideration.

Paying Attention.. Or Not -- Featuring ~ghee, blackLiquid and N-Core

Irony at it's finest. My other blog post today related to details and I completely missed the details because I mixed two blog posts in my head and added blackLiquid to the header of the other blog, and blackLiquid's incredible and FUN new hair released just in time for Halloween shows in these photos on this blog. So I know the details and they're 'MY' details and I still get lost!

I'm the first to give someone else a break for being human. I wonder then why it is so difficult for me to give myself the same freedom. I go into panic mode when I realize I made an error, especially when it's something public. I have to backtrack, fix the error, and then make sure people realize it was an error so they don't get mixed information.

I have been having such fun with all the new items for Halloween. I generally do pay attention carefully and check and re-check myself. Here's just one of those examples where I was so excited about the various pieces, from the previous blog and this one as well, and all the photos I'd gotten to take and edit, that I ended up being the one not paying close enough attention.

The gown from ~ghee - The Webbing Gown - has it's allusion to Halloween as does the Neutronic Hair (which comes from a Gacha with several other unusual surprises if you dare). And I took liberties with another pair of N-Core heels I added to my inventory because I cannot stay away from N-Core sales at all, and made sure all the tintable pieces were red so the shoefits in perfectly even if it's hidden below the skirt.

I shared with a friend that I don't see myself so 'Goth-like' or 'Emo' or even 'Hipster', so the items from the Halloween section of Second Life stores have pushed my boundaries of comfort, but I loved the challenge. I think I found a way to blend those eerie items and still made it look elegant. I don't know how many proper, lady-like ghosts are haunting this Halloween, but maybe one or two would understand the concept and mirror my interpretation!

Featuring ~ghee Webbing Gown Ruby

Featuring blackLiquid Neutronic Hair Gatcha

N-Core Poison Rose Clair

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. WoW: Diva Lashes

3. [S H O C K]: Animalier Nails

4. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Alabaster Skin

5. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Cherry Blossom

6. Chop Zuey: Joy Abounds Necklace

7. Wicca's Wardrobe: Poses

Life Is In the Details -- Featuring [Mirror's Enigma] and N-Core

I think it's easy to lose sight of the direction I'm headed. It's something I find easy to do on or off line. I set goals. I learned that idea some long time ago in a galaxy far far away but it doesn't mean that I do it regularly or that I do so successfully. I'd like to think I did, but I know I falter.

I do like to daydream. Maybe it's not so strange that my daydreams have very little to do with reality or goal setting. I don't know what the content of a daydream should be or if some psychologist somewhere has defined it. I know that my daydreams often include things in life I know I won't be able to do, but would love to do.

Whether I'm looking forward to a future that I can control or dreaming about one that is unlikely, I realize that I rarely pay attention to the details of those thoughts. Broad strokes make sense in the thinking phase of decisions. I would like to be recognized as a Second Life Top Model. I would like to visit Ireland. Both are true. Both exclude any details. Yet, I could sit and ponder for hours on either of those short sentences.

When I look back at things I've done or places I've traveled or people I've known, my brain dances. Memories are funny little things, and in them, the scent of a moment or the song of a moment make a difference and that moment stores away in our mind till something triggers it, and we remember every casual nuance and every precious thing.

Maybe the skills to dream and the means to remember come from very different parts of the brain, or utilize different synapses. There's probably some scientific answer at the molecular level. Meanwhile, I daydream with big ideas, and I reflect down to the minutiae and find both satisfying. I know, as I sit and type, life really exists in the details, so whatever happens, I'll have those treasured bits and bites of data to hold on to for the rest of my existence.

Featuring [Mirror's Enigma] Luisa Collection

-Luisa Shirt Jester

-Luisa Skinny Jeans Jester

N-Core Shae Gold

Kyxe Alabaster Skin

Kyxe Cherry Blossom for Pale Skin

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. EMO-tions: Audrey

3. Candy Nail: Chidori Gold

4. [White Widow Face Tattoo]: Petals Gold/Black wo/eyeshadows

5. SAAL Poses

The Rest Of My TBCF Goodies -- Pure Poison, D.o.R.k., Nous Vous, Something Sexy, :NS: Cutie Store, 7 Deadly s{K}ins, [Mirror's Enigma], Dulce Secrets

Also featuring
Zamento Latzo - Fantasy Eyes
N-Core Essence
Hairoin
Finesmith
Irrisistable

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Through the past two weeks, I've done a lot of combination stylings with pieces from the Boho Fair. I ended up with a mishmash of items that could not really be cross styled. I like showing how designers create great items, and being able to show how they blend well with other designs and designers.

 TBCF

:NS: Cutie Store

7 Deadly s{K}ins Boho Special

Also Featuring

Fantasy Eyes Devilred

Finesmith Damaged Spiked Eye 1

Irrisistable Halloween Hats Purple

1. [elika]: Say

2. Gaeline: Fantasia

3. [S H O C K]: Starshine Glitter Nails

4. Candy Nail: Bare Feet

5. Manifeste Poses

As you may have noted, I did all the TBCF blogs on the same background. I thought this would help later, when people looked back at my work, either here or on my Flickr site or on Facebook. When I introduced new pieces, or pieces new to my inventory, I've used 'Also featuring'.

TBCF 

Nous Vous Green Short Romper Dress

[Mirror's Enigma] Ashley Peach Skintone

Also featuring

N-Core Essence Champagne

1. IKON Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. EMO-tions: Semiramis

3. Natural Beauty Lashes #6

4. Candy Nail: Marble Strawberry

5. Finesmith: Chloe Silver and Gold Set

6. Manifeste Poses

It's a fun time of year as well, and I've gotten some little gifties delivered from around the grid, people I don't know, places I haven't been, so I tried to add them as well because we're all running out of time to enjoy Halloween.

TBCF

Something Sexy Haven Dress

Also Featuring

Hairoin Halloween Gift Cracked 1 & 2

Finesmith Halloween Items Mutant Eye Piece

Fearsome Skin

Fantasy Eyes Dead Brown

1. KMADD Erin Hair Blonde

2. Quintessencia Nails: Square I

3. Manifeste Poses

It's a little bit amusing to me that one of my all time favorite 'beauty' photos was taken during this flourish of finishing up the Boho content. And... one of the most unbeauty photos was taken to celebrate the crazy drama some find expresses Halloween so well.

TBCF

Pure Poison Boho Skirt Model 1

D.o.R.k. Debbie Top Boho 1

Dulce Secrets Starley Cabernet Karat Furor

Also Featuring

Zamento Latzo Night Light Eyes

1. [elika]: Abbey

2. Slink: Elegant 1 Hands

3. blackLiquid: Autumn Nails

4. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Kyxe Exotic Onyx Liner

5. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Kyxe Blushed Berry Matte

6. Role Optic Glasses: Clara

7. Manifeste Poses

I set up a great little studio arena for this series. I'd gotten away from studio shots as I have loved exploring light and shadow and windlight settings in recent months. It just made sense to do the Boho photos similarly.

TBCF

:NS: Cutie Store

7 Deadly s{K}ins Boho Special

Also Featuring

Fantasy Eyes Devilred

Finesmith Damaged Spiked Eye 1

Irrisistable Halloween Hats Purple

1. [elika]: Say

2. Gaeline: Fantasia

3. [S H O C K]: Starshine Glitter Nails

4. Candy Nail: Bare Feet

5. Manifeste Poses

A couple of designers had repeat uses, both because they had several colors or styles and because there were so few of their type of product included in the items bloggers received. I had four skins from the Boho fair.

TBCF 

Nous Vous Green Short Romper Dress

[Mirror's Enigma] Ashley Peach Skintone

Also featuring

N-Core Essence Champagne

1. IKON Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. EMO-tions: Semiramis

3. Natural Beauty Lashes #6

4. Candy Nail: Marble Strawberry

5. Finesmith: Chloe Silver and Gold Set

6. Manifeste Poses

Only a few designers contributed jewelry and a few did shoes. It makes sense, statistically speaking, because this breakdown of clothing tends to be a fair cross section of Second Life shopping. I even received a few men's items. It seems men must need to change clothing less often? or something!

TBCF

Pure Poison Boho Skirt Model 1

D.o.R.k. Debbie Top Boho 1

Dulce Secrets Starley Cabernet Karat Furor

Also Featuring

Zamento Latzo Night Light Eyes

1. [elika]: Abbey

2. Slink: Elegant 1 Hands

3. blackLiquid: Autumn Nails

4. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Kyxe Exotic Onyx Liner

5. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Kyxe Blushed Berry Matte

6. Role Optic Glasses: Clara

7. Manifeste Poses

So let me show you the rest of my photos, and then that's a wrap, for a little time. Then I will be working with items from another holiday. Can you believe how close Christmas is already?

TBCF

Something Sexy Haven Dress

Also Featuring

Hairoin Halloween Gift Cracked 1 & 2

Finesmith Halloween Items Mutant Eye Piece

Fearsome Skin

Fantasy Eyes Dead Brown

1. KMADD Erin Hair Blonde

2. Quintessencia Nails: Square I

3. Manifeste Poses

And...

TBCF

Pure Poison Boho Skirt Model 1

D.o.R.k. Debbie Top Boho 1

Dulce Secrets Starley Cabernet Karat Furor

Also Featuring

Zamento Latzo Night Light Eyes

1. [elika]: Abbey

2. Slink: Elegant 1 Hands

3. blackLiquid: Autumn Nails

4. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Kyxe Exotic Onyx Liner

5. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Kyxe Blushed Berry Matte

6. Role Optic Glasses: Clara

7. Manifeste Poses

And...

TBCF

:NS: Cutie Store

7 Deadly s{K}ins Boho Special

Also Featuring

Fantasy Eyes Devilred

Finesmith Damaged Spiked Eye 1

Irrisistable Halloween Hats Purple

1. [elika]: Say

2. Gaeline: Fantasia

3. [S H O C K]: Starshine Glitter Nails

4. Candy Nail: Bare Feet

5. Manifeste Poses

And...

TBCF (one extreme)

Something Sexy Haven Dress

Also Featuring

Hairoin Halloween Gift Cracked 1 & 2

Finesmith Halloween Items Mutant Eye Piece

Fearsome Skin

Fantasy Eyes Dead Brown

1. KMADD Erin Hair Blonde

2. Quintessencia Nails: Square I

3. Manifeste Poses

And...

TBCF 

Nous Vous Green Short Romper Dress

[Mirror's Enigma] Ashley Peach Skintone

Also featuring

N-Core Essence Champagne

1. IKON Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. EMO-tions: Semiramis

3. Natural Beauty Lashes #6

4. Candy Nail: Marble Strawberry

5. Finesmith: Chloe Silver and Gold Set

6. Manifeste Poses

Thank you to everyone who made this fair happen, and for including me in the experience. I have many pieces from each of the boxes that I have yet to share, and will let them work their way into coming blogs, but I want to make sure the designers want me to keep posting things from the event after it ends before I do so. Live! Laugh! Love!

Transparency and Deception - Featuring KL Couture, {{BSD Design Studio}} and Finesmith (a group gift)

It's interesting when a topic surfaces and suddenly several different people or sources talk about the same topic, but for totally different reasons. Recently, I had a discussion with someone I've known a very long time but don't know well, and the topic was truth and transparency vs. lies and deception.

Featuring KL Couture The Morning After

{{BSD Design Studio}} Stiletto Love - Cherry 1

Finesmith Summer Farewell Necklace

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Truth: Betty

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Sexy Mama

5. [Mirror's Enigma]: Ashley Brown Skintone

6. Vista Animations: Poses in AO

This morning a topic was presented by a Pastor of a church that I enjoy watching on the net and the primary focus seems to be transparency vs. deception. People at all income strata and influence, race and gender join together to make this church, literally paying for it to exist.

Featuring KL Couture The Morning After

{{BSD Design Studio}} Stiletto Love - Cherry 1

Finesmith Summer Farewell Necklace

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Truth: Betty

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Sexy Mama

5. [Mirror's Enigma]: Ashley Brown Skintone

6. Vista Animations: Poses in AO

When someone feels deceived, it lights a whole array of human emotion including anger. Fierce emotion leads to fierce discussion and at times, fierce action. It's like a snowball effect, and before anyone knows it, things really explode into a huge mess.

Featuring KL Couture The Morning After

{{BSD Design Studio}} Stiletto Love - Cherry 1

Finesmith Summer Farewell Necklace

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Truth: Betty

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Sexy Mama

5. [Mirror's Enigma]: Ashley Brown Skintone

6. Vista Animations: Poses in AO

I prefer to be blunt. I hurt others' feelings at times when I take this path, but it also leaves nothing hidden, and hopefully an understanding that I'm laying everything out for others to see, and letting them make a decision about me, take me or leave me. I put a lot of effort into being genuine and believable.

Featuring KL Couture The Morning After

{{BSD Design Studio}} Stiletto Love - Cherry 1

Finesmith Summer Farewell Necklace

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Truth: Betty

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Sexy Mama

5. [Mirror's Enigma]: Ashley Brown Skintone

6. Vista Animations: Poses in AO

I don't know how the church situation I mentioned will level out and people will find peace in that situation. I do know how much work it takes, on a constant basis, to make myself transparent and what you see is what you get. I also know I miss the mark sometimes. I'm human. I fail. I try again.

Featuring KL Couture The Morning After

{{BSD Design Studio}} Stiletto Love - Cherry 1

Finesmith Summer Farewell Necklace

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Truth: Betty

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Sexy Mama

5. [Mirror's Enigma]: Ashley Brown Skintone

6. Vista Animations: Poses in AO

It's so much easier to do the work as you go than it ever will be to try to go back in time and fix something that broke as a result of deception. I hope the people from this church will find a way to heal the open wound. I also hope that after my most recent conversation regarding my own veracity, that situation closes with all involved finding balance and peace.

Fitting All the Pieces TBCF *Citrus* RAMS WEAR, Sky, Envyme and Also Featuring Finesmith

I really enjoy what I do each day as a blogger in Second Life. I have asked a few people along the way if they accept bloggers, and submitted blogger applications. I also have had the joy of friends mentioning me to other friends and ending up working with new friends as a result.

TBCF

- *Citrus* Boho Black Boots

- RAMS WEAR Eternal Black Top

- Sky Music Note Leggings

- Envyme Samia Skin Tan Makeup
-DEW Boho Clutch

Also Featuring

Finesmith Urban Angel Catseye Sunglasses

Finesmith Urban Angel Earrings

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Grey

2. Osmose: Chignon

3. Slink: Elegant 1

4. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Tangerine Matte Lips

5. Manifeste Poses

This past week felt a little like an avalanche, but the overwhelming flush of items to review is a huge gift to receive. I have wanted to make sure I included a little bit of something from each participant who shared their clever designs.

TBCF

- *Citrus* Boho Black Boots

- RAMS WEAR Eternal Black Top

- Sky Music Note Leggings

- Envyme Samia Skin Tan Makeup
-DEW Boho Clutch

Also Featuring

Finesmith Urban Angel Catseye Sunglasses

Finesmith Urban Angel Earrings

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Grey

2. Osmose: Chignon

3. Slink: Elegant 1

4. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Tangerine Matte Lips

5. Manifeste Poses

A few times already, I've had items I blogged that were from my regular sponsors. I did a dress for [[Masoom]], a dress from A.F.I Designs and shoes from {{BSD Design Studio}}. I cherish those designers who've invested in me in the long haul. I believe they realize I do not take them for granted.

TBCF

- *Citrus* Boho Black Boots

- RAMS WEAR Eternal Black Top

- Sky Music Note Leggings

- Envyme Samia Skin Tan Makeup

Also Featuring

Finesmith Urban Angel Catseye Sunglasses

Finesmith Urban Angel Earrings

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Grey

2. Osmose: Chignon

3. Slink: Elegant 1

4. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Tangerine Matte Lips

5. Manifeste Poses

I have a hard time asking for help. I don't ask for free items. I couldn't imagine ever doing so. I think I'd freak out a bit if someone tried to make me. During this Boho Fair, I've posted a whole plethora of blogs, several a day sometimes. I know it's a lot of data to process because it's a lot for you and me.

TBCF

- *Citrus* Boho Black Boots

- RAMS WEAR Eternal Black Top

- Sky Music Note Leggings

- Envyme Samia Skin Tan Makeup
-DEW Boho Clutch

Also Featuring

Finesmith Urban Angel Catseye Sunglasses

Finesmith Urban Angel Earrings

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Grey

2. Osmose: Chignon

3. Slink: Elegant 1

4. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Tangerine Matte Lips

5. Manifeste Poses

Really special little moments happen in these special event settings for bloggers, at least they have for me and I consider them memories of people at their finest, leading me on my continued sense of positive overall energy in Second Life and my hopefulness that it overcomes darkness fully.

TBCF

- *Citrus* Boho Black Boots

- RAMS WEAR Eternal Black Top

- Sky Music Note Leggings

- Envyme Samia Skin Tan Makeup

Also Featuring

Finesmith Urban Angel Catseye Sunglasses

Finesmith Urban Angel Earrings

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Grey

2. Osmose: Chignon

3. Slink: Elegant 1

4. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Tangerine Matte Lips

5. Manifeste Poses

I told one of the designers who'd provided a whole array of items for blogging how grateful I was at their generosity. I try to piece together as many things from the fair itself, and then go to other sponsors items and finally my own personal inventory to get a styling done well.

TBCF

- *Citrus* Boho Black Boots

- RAMS WEAR Eternal Black Top

- Sky Music Note Leggings

- Envyme Samia Skin Tan Makeup

Also Featuring

Finesmith Urban Angel Catseye Sunglasses

Finesmith Urban Angel Earrings

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Grey

2. Osmose: Chignon

3. Slink: Elegant 1

4. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Tangerine Matte Lips

5. Manifeste Poses

Because this designer put all sorts of items in their box, I had unusual trinkets of all sorts to add to each blog styling for this fair. When I thanked the owner/designer, the reaction I received only added a greater blessing, "Anything you need. Anything at all. Just let me know."

I've had fun fitting all the pieces together for this event. I think I have one or two more stylings I'll share this week, and I'll have had exposure to more designers than I have ever had. What a treat. It's work. It's FUN work. And I love it.

The Thrill Of the Hunt -- TBCF Motivaction, Delirium Style and [Mirror's Enigma] + {{BSD Design Studio}}

My mother and grandmother both were world class shoppers. While it's true that men did a lot of hunting for families in eras long since gone, women have carried on the tradition, even if it looks slightly different than the hunt once did.

TBCF

- Featuring Delirium Style Easy Slim Jeans 01

- [Mirror's Enigma] Ashley Brown Skintone

- Motivaction Striped Bremer Sweater

Also Featuring {{BSD Design Studio}} Stiletto Love Green Feathers

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Sexy Mama

3. Gauged: Fedora

4. Manifeste Poses

We would traverse the state at times if it meant we were going to get a good deal on something. One time, I'm fairly sure it was the Friday after Thanksgiving and the very last time I ever went shopping on that day til I was in my 30s!! we waited in line for 4 or 5 hours to get some discounted towels.

TBCF

- Featuring Delirium Style Easy Slim Jeans 01

- [Mirror's Enigma] Ashley Brown Skintone

- Motivaction Striped Bremer Sweater

Also Featuring {{BSD Design Studio}} Stiletto Love Green Feathers

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Sexy Mama

3. Gauged: Fedora

4. Manifeste Poses

I think I may have been ten at the oldest, and really could not imagine why anyone much less the throng of anyones we saw that day would spend that much time and energy and frustration to buy a towel. I still don't understand it. It's why I will often say on or off line, "My shopping gene is broken."

TBCF

- Featuring Delirium Style Easy Slim Jeans 01

- [Mirror's Enigma] Ashley Brown Skintone

- Motivaction Striped Bremer Sweater

Also Featuring {{BSD Design Studio}} Stiletto Love Green Feathers

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Sexy Mama

3. Gauged: Fedora

4. Manifeste Poses

I really just don't care to shop at all. To me, there is no thrill of the hunt. I don't get all excited if I saved 50 cents or 50% on an item if it takes me all day, a line of crazy people, employees behind the counter who really would prefer to be anywhere but working, and all the other noise that becomes the shopping experience.

TBCF

- Featuring Delirium Style Easy Slim Jeans 01

- [Mirror's Enigma] Ashley Brown Skintone

- Motivaction Striped Bremer Sweater

Also Featuring {{BSD Design Studio}} Stiletto Love Green Feathers

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Sexy Mama

3. Gauged: Fedora

4. Manifeste Poses

I truly love blogging, however. There's a completely different thrill. It's like puzzle making. I get a bag of puzzle pieces and I get to decide how the puzzle will be complete. Most of the time, I'm showing you something I received like a child receive's paper covered parcels at Christmas. I have no idea what will be inside till I put it on and then style it.

I may have a broken shopping gene, but I love the experience of Second Life, modeling, blogging, puzzle completions. It's like Tetris or Jenga with a twist.

You've Got a Friend -- Featuring A.F.I Designs (from Boho Fair), N-Core and Kyxe Skins & Shapes

Recently, I let the owner of A.F.I Designs know that a good friend was frustrated with all sorts of things associated to the business side of Second Life. Later that day, she asked me which store, and then still later that day, she had gone over to that store and gotten something or maybe several somethings.

TBCF Featuring A.F.I Designs Stevie Dress

Also Featuring N-Core Delicious Burgundy

-- Kyxe Glamour Lips Ombre Passion

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Gaeline: Fantasia

3. Face Paint: Violet Liner

4. Candy Nail: Harvest Beige

5. Chop Zuey: Great Earth Set

6. Di's Opera Poses

Another day came and went and she sent me a quick IM about how she'd gotten a couple of friends together and gone back to the store. I was really affected by this. She said that she knew how difficult some days felt and how steep the tier felt on land sometimes as a designer.

TBCF Featuring A.F.I Designs Stevie Dress

Also Featuring N-Core Delicious Burgundy

-- Kyxe Glamour Lips Ombre Passion

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Gaeline: Fantasia

3. Face Paint: Violet Liner

4. Candy Nail: Harvest Beige

5. Chop Zuey: Great Earth Set

6. Di's Opera Poses

When I told her that someone was in need, I was talking about encouragement. But when she heard what I shared, she took it to the next level and instead of just sending a note, or an IM, or a hug, she acted. She visited and not only that, she brought friends too.

TBCF Featuring A.F.I Designs Stevie Dress

Also Featuring N-Core Delicious Burgundy

-- Kyxe Glamour Lips Ombre Passion

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Gaeline: Fantasia

3. Face Paint: Violet Liner

4. Candy Nail: Harvest Beige

5. Chop Zuey: Great Earth Set

6. Di's Opera Poses

Each person on my friend list is there for a different reason. I believe with all my heart that when any of us approach this Second Life like we might our first life, it transcends a game. I know that for me, when DJAFI went the extra mile to help, it meant a lot to me and trickled down in that special way things do, til her actions touched many.

Comfort Food and Other Home Remedies -- Featuring The Orange Works, Ch's, Goth1c0, [F F], Dulce Secrets

There are times where it just isn't easy to get started in a new day. It comes. The sun rises. Birds sing and all the things that announce its arrival happen and still it's difficult to make yourself move. Pull back the covers. Turn so you're no longer prone and your feet are on the ground.

Featuring TBCF

- The Orange Works - The Miri Sofa

- Ch's Warloo Boots

- Goth1c0 Vintage Shorty Shorts

- [F F] Off Shoulder Top Grey

- Dulce Secrets Starley Blac Jade Furor

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Hairoin: Blair

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Face Paint: Navy Liner

5. [S H O C K]: Starshine Glitter Nails

6. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Demure - Cranapple

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Coffee Bean Sparkle Eyeshadow

8. Pink Cherry: Silver Grey Hoops

9. Manifeste Poses

Eventually, I realize that I can't stay in bed forever, no matter how the day began or how I feel about attacking the day. Some need will overcome that first feeling, "I'm never getting out of bed again." It even sounds amusing as I type it, but these things really do happen, and eventually the day occurs.

Featuring TBCF

- The Orange Works - The Miri Sofa

- Ch's Warloo Boots

- Goth1c0 Vintage Shorty Shorts

- [F F] Off Shoulder Top Grey

- Dulce Secrets Starley Blac Jade Furor

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Hairoin: Blair

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Face Paint: Navy Liner

5. [S H O C K]: Starshine Glitter Nails

6. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Demure - Cranapple

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Coffee Bean Sparkle Eyeshadow

8. Pink Cherry: Silver Grey Hoops

9. Manifeste Poses

On the days that make everything challenging, the days where you may have a cold or went to sleep after a really unsettling argument with a family member, I find some things help just a little. Gone are the days of a mother or a maternal figure hugging me tightly and kissing a boo-boo.

Featuring TBCF

- The Orange Works - The Miri Sofa

- Ch's Warloo Boots

- Goth1c0 Vintage Shorty Shorts

- [F F] Off Shoulder Top Grey

- Dulce Secrets Starley Blac Jade Furor

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Hairoin: Blair

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Face Paint: Navy Liner

5. [S H O C K]: Starshine Glitter Nails

6. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Demure - Cranapple

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Coffee Bean Sparkle Eyeshadow

8. Pink Cherry: Silver Grey Hoops

9. Manifeste Poses

Still, I do have a few tricks up my sleeve that make the world around me a little bit better. Comfort food rates at the top of my list. I like spaghettios with franks more than any other thing when I don't feel well. I like it more than chicken soup. It's not that I dislike chicken soup. It just doesn't help fix me.

Featuring TBCF

- The Orange Works - The Miri Sofa

- Ch's Warloo Boots

- Goth1c0 Vintage Shorty Shorts

- [F F] Off Shoulder Top Grey

- Dulce Secrets Starley Blac Jade Furor

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Hairoin: Blair

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Face Paint: Navy Liner

5. [S H O C K]: Starshine Glitter Nails

6. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Demure - Cranapple

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Coffee Bean Sparkle Eyeshadow

8. Pink Cherry: Silver Grey Hoops

9. Manifeste Poses

I have patterns of eating that relate to the medications I take. Other people have to be careful regarding what they eat due to things like diabetes or allergies, so even when food can offer comfort, it has to be done well or it could end up making a difficult day even worse.

Featuring TBCF

- The Orange Works - The Miri Sofa

- Ch's Warloo Boots

- Goth1c0 Vintage Shorty Shorts

- [F F] Off Shoulder Top Grey

- Dulce Secrets Starley Blac Jade Furor

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Hairoin: Blair

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Face Paint: Navy Liner

5. [S H O C K]: Starshine Glitter Nails

6. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Demure - Cranapple

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Coffee Bean Sparkle Eyeshadow

8. Pink Cherry: Silver Grey Hoops

9. Manifeste Poses

I'm notorious for saying, "I don't want to be a grown up and make the right decision." when it comes to food. Actually, I say something like that when it comes to other choices I have to make when I don't want to make them also, so basically I don't want to make the grown up decisions. Period.

Featuring TBCF

- The Orange Works - The Miri Sofa

- Ch's Warloo Boots

- Goth1c0 Vintage Shorty Shorts

- [F F] Off Shoulder Top Grey

- Dulce Secrets Starley Blac Jade Furor

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Hairoin: Blair

3. Gaeline: Mysteria

4. Face Paint: Navy Liner

5. [S H O C K]: Starshine Glitter Nails

6. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Demure - Cranapple

7. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Coffee Bean Sparkle Eyeshadow

8. Pink Cherry: Silver Grey Hoops

9. Manifeste Poses

Food isn't the only thing I've learned offers comfort when life feels out of balance. I love a good hot bath. Every now and then, I stumble onto new ways to make it through the day. If you have something special that works for you, I'd love to hear about it and share it with our world we have here.