Happy Halloween!



Happy Halloween Boils & Ghouls!! I hope you have a fun and safe time if you celebrate Halloween. We plan on watching movies and dressing up with the girls and just having a good time in. It's quite cold at night here now, so we'll stay in and spook ourselves, make treats and enjoy. Be safe whatever you may do and I hope everyone affected by the crazy weather happenings in the states just now is safe and sound. Have a spookily great time!

xoxox
























Fragments

Hiya dolls!! I'm back...I had a wonderful week away, the weather was grand and my daughter had a wonderful birthday!! We made her a chocolate birthday cake and had a party here, she enjoyed herself very much. Later in the week, I had to dress her up as Adam Ant for her school Halloween party, she looked fantastic, she's such a cool girl :) e also used this post to share some random things as well, a bits and pieces kind of post to get me back in the swing of things!! I shall be around to visit you all, I've missed all of your blogs while away...I hope all of you are well & wish you a grand new week!

Lots of loves
xoxoxoxoxo




I'm now on instagram, user name: mskizzydoll, so do join me there, if you have it too. I'm still getting used to it, but it's fun to share random things I see in my day as I often see something & forget to share it later, now I can do it instantly :)) If your on there, do leave your name from there, so I can follow you, I've not really gone and searched for other people yet, so I need to get going on that :)) 


While I was away, I got a tweet asking me if I would share my 5 core values that I have in life from a beautiful blogger friend, Nannaemma, so of course I said I would :) These are just some things that I value in life, stuff that's important to me. There's other things, but I was only asked for five :)

My 5 Core Values

Faith: I believe in God and the bible. my faith has been something that has gotten me through some dark times. I respect people in all different faiths and enjoy spending a lot of time learning about other faiths and beliefs as well, I feel it's the only way to understand others and grow as a person. I feel it's harder to believe in something, than to believe in nothing. I'm not one to push my beliefs on others, I have friends who don't believe in anything and respect me much more for loving them just the same than trying to shove my beliefs down their throat. I think faith is much more than just words, it's actions to testify to what you believe. 

Family: Family is so important to me. I adore my husband and girls and we try to make sure they always grow up happy and teach them the important things in life. We, as you know have week long birthday celebrations, we spend time together. I learn from my daughters just as much as they learn from me. My husband is my best friend. We like to have our home be our own little haven, where we're all equal, we listen and treat each other with love & respect. We make up our own holidays and traditions too. We eat ice cream in the morning and breakfast for dinner sometimes. We create little plays and perform them and have dance parties in the living room  We sometimes go out all in black and laugh when people stop and stare :) Because I think, if your family is all for you, who cares if the world is!?!

Honesty: There isn't enough of this in the world. I've learned as I've grown up, it's so much better to tell the truth, than to not, even if you think your sparing the other person's feelings or your own. Telling a lie will only hurt more and prolong the healing process as well. 


Being Yourself (Freedom): There is great freedom in being yourself, we were not put on this earth to water down who we are...unless your a crazy fool and need put away somewhere. We often get too caught up in what other people are doing or wearing or liking, that we forget the wonderful things that make us who we are and just as beautiful. I dance to the beat of my own drum, if someone doesn't like what I'm wearing or doing, they know where the door is, so to speak.  I have no interest in being anyone but myself. I do think we can be positively influenced by others, to be better or to love ourselves more or gain confidence  But, at the end of it, it has to be us :)


Kindness: Treat others as you would like to be treated. Kill them with kindness, these are just some things I try to keep with me in life. There is always going to be someone who acts a fool and treats you rudely, let them be responsible for their ways and keep yourself responsible for your own. We are our own keepers of our emotions. The times I've lashed out or got grumpy for someone else's way has been the days that weren't the best. But, when I decided someone else's mood wasn't going to change mine, that's when I had the best days. It takes some practise, but when you master it, good days tend to out weigh the bad ones! And going out of your way to cheer up someone else's day soon makes all things better too. 




Parma Vintage now has it's website up, some of you will remember the interview and store feature I did on them here on the blog. You can now shop from their website from anywhere in the world...check it out!




A lot of you were interested in my daughter's skateboard, she got for her birthday, so here it is for you to see. She's doing quite well on it. I wish I got one at her age, haha :) Thank you to all of you that left wishes for her, it was very kind of you :)



Picture I took on a walk while my daughter was in drama class...the mood was so quiet and peaceful, all I could hear were the soft calls of the birds and the gentle lapping of the water...marvellous :)




Pauline Frederick - the room, the clothes…everything, perfect! Would love to have it :)


To end, some words of wisdom....

The Great Escape!!




Hiya dolls!! Happy Friday to you, sorry I've been away most of the week, but my husband had some extra days off, so we always spend those together & my daughter has been off on October break :) But, I am here today, but will be away again next week, as it's my oldest daughter, Saffron's birthday!! She turns 9 years old, so as you know, birthday celebrations in my house are all week long :) My husband is off as well, so we have lots of surprises to get ready for her! She's been wanting a skateboard and we got her a Thundercats one, so she's going to be uber excited :)  I will return to you and have lots to share but, have a marvellous weekend & week to come! These were taken quickly while visiting a friend. I'll be around to all of your blogs today & will quite possibly pop on them during the week or you can catch me on Twitter, Facebook or my Tumblr! Have a wonderful time darlings!!

Loves and loves
xoxox




Dolly Boudoir
Vintage inspired One-off heart Dress: Parma Vintage
Lace underskirt: Thrifted vintage
Hat & Gloves: Gifted

All Photos taken by Gorgeous Gavin. Edited by Me. Do not use without permission, thank you}





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Love is Louder...



Hiya my loves! Happy Monday :) I hope your weekends were wonderful. I rested and slept in on Saturday, which felt grand, then was almost late taking my oldest, Saffron to drama, but that's ok. Sunday was restful, I soaked in a warm bath with a chocolate mud mask, husband made his brilliant chocolate chip oatmeal cookies for us girls and we enjoyed the day together. This is a special Monday post, because I wanted to talk about a movement I support called Love is Louder. It was started by the Jed Foundation (that deals with promoting positive emotional health & suicide prevention), MTV and Brittany Snow. What Love is Louder does is show/give support to anyone feeling alone, mistreated or misunderstood.  Thousands upon thousands around the world have turned it into this massive coming together  to show that love and support is louder and stronger than any internal and external voice that may bring us down. No matter what we go through,  there are people out there who have been through bad times and can be reached out to, we are never alone. It's something I believe in so much, having gone through physical & mental abuse, eating disorders, self harm, bullying & a trashed self-esteem myself, I honestly feel it was love that brought me through, healed my heart & took the pain away. I look around and see so many going through the same thing & that's why I try to help in any way I can...nothing can be beat unless you stand up to it...even if it you take time to listen, it could be enough to save someones life. I hope you'll check the website and see how you can get involved....because Love is Louder!!

Have a gorgeous Monday
xoxo

Love is Louder:


















{Happy Friday} What am I currently doing!?!

Happy Friday dolls!! Yes, finally Friday...I for one am beat. As Autumn comes in full force, I am starting to feel like a bear in need of hibernation. I don't even want to think of winter, but I can feel it coming soon. I already bought gloves and a hat, haha. But, what I do love about this time is sitting with candles and a book as the light of the moon streams into the window, beckoning you to come out and play. Autumn is the night time, the moon, the lingering breeze that whispers through the leaves that you don't always hear in the busy day times. Sitting outside, just there, still in the night listening to all the music nature makes most when people are no where to be seen. Beautiful, magical Autumn! Below are just some photos that I love by Irina Ionesco...I hope you enjoy them too. Welcome to all my new dolls here...have a wonderful weekend!

Love loves
xo


Currently

Reading: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I have read this many times, but it's one I seem to like to read in the Autumn, it just fits the mood. Adore his writings. I'm also re-reading the works of Baudelaire, Poe and Byron.

Watching: Though, I don't watch much TV, I do love catching up with Downton Abbey (the new season has been fab so far) and most recently, I love the new original British drama The Paradise, seriously, I want to live in the shop :)  Also Merlin has come back, so that's a must. Love medieval times & I can't wait for Game of Thrones to come back too :) 

Listening: Lately, I've been playing on repeat the recent album from Florence & The Machine, I always love the cinematics of the videos as well. She wears clothes I want to swipe. Spinning the old stuff too, like Kate Bush, The Doors, The CureNirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Stevie Nicks & T-Rex

Missing: a good night's sleep to be honest. My sleep gets quite broken with my youngest daughter at the moment. She's almost 1 1/2 now, so she can be a little rascal at times and not want to sleep, haha :) 



Irina Ionesco, born September 3, 1935, is a French photographer born in Paris. The daughter of Romanian immigrants. She spent the childhood years of her life in Constanta, Romania before she moved to Paris. Many years were spent travelling and painting before she discovered photography. Her work is often described as erotic. These are only just a small sampling of her work, it's a must to discover more. Some of her most famous work is ones taken of her young daughter, but they are also her most controversial as they feature her daughter in atmospheres more suited for older women. I left those out though, just because I don't like pictures of children presented in an older fashion. 













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