Do Things Really Always Come in Threes?

 

They say bad things come in threes. Good things too. I don't know who the 'they' are that say this, or how they found out that that was how bad and good things came, but I'm a believer!

 

If one bad thing happens, I'll be the first person waiting for the second bad thing to happen...and then I'm always looking around for a third! If you look hard enough, you'll always find a third. Trust me.

The same goes for good things.

 

I won on a lot of scratchies three times in a row once....I didn't dare go back for a fourth.

 

Many things come in threes...following are just a few I can rattle off the top of my head.....

The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

Of the people, by the people, for the people

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

Paper, rock, scissors

The good, the bad and the ugly

Small, medium and large

Ready, aim, fire...

I could go on and on...but I'm sure you get my drift!

 

Anyway, today got me thinking......I've had my good threes recently! Does that mean my trio of  'bad' is on it's way? To be honest...I'm well overdue for my bout of bad. But my good...has been so good! I don't want it to end....

 

 

My first good: WORK! I love it, I live it..I've finally found my direction in life and I'm blessed to not even have to THINK of it as work. Yes, it has it's trials and it's tribulations..as done anything. But I could not be happier in my career and place of work.

 

My second good: House and Home. My living arrangement has never been so lovely! I've recently moved into a perfect house....with a perfect house mate...the perfect distance from work...could not BE any more perfect!

 

My third good: New company! Love my old company...and I could never describe how big the love for you, and for our memories, actually is! You lovely people know who you are <3

But my new friends...and one in particular...you make my heart smile insanely big...and only God knows why you were not brought into my life sooner.

 

 

So that's all good and well....but what happens now? Must I now brace myself for some bad luck? A little misfortune?

 

I think today...I'm going to go with something else I believe in....The Power of Positive Thinking!

And I'm going to keep thinking that my good things did not happen in one lot of three.....and that good things will continue to happen as long as I continue to think positive thoughts!

 

I'll let you know how I go with that ;) .......

 

x Renee

 

Happy Birthday Daddy Dearest!

 

A father will always be his daughter's first love. The man that all others will be measured against. (I know I sure as hell do it time and time again.)
I think the most defining moment of my childhood was when I lost my dad at the age of 10. Although he was sick for some time, when I think back now, Dad's death came so suddenly. It was exactly like the proverbial "thief in the night" that many poets have used to describe the passing of a loved one.  

I'm only 22...I still have a LOT of my life to live. But I think I would be pretty safe in saying that losing a loved one may just be about the hardest things about the lives we live.

Today would have been his 47th birthday. Something every day prompts me to think of dad, but today really got me thinking...about memories..and about my future too.
I could write for hours about my dad, and I'm sure I will in some future blog. But my main reason for blogging about him today, on his birthday, is to share the outlook I try to uphold in life that would make him proud and allow me to live the life he would have lived himself given the chance.....

Let things out and don't hold them in, treat others well, express your love, follow your heart, pick your battles wisely, and be prepared - for anything could happen tomorrow. Wouldn't you agree?

x Renee

Too Many Ideas!

(Me, Mum & the view from San Gimingiano)

So for the last two days I have brainstormed a million topics I wanted to blog about in the future. And I added to the list during my day today and yesterdat, when they popped into my head. I filled two whole Smiggle notepad pages (back AND front) with ideas....yet here I am, about to fill in a quiz pinched from one of Miss.Arnold's recent blogs, who pinched it from another girlfriend, Hannah's blogs!
I'm going to go with, "Topic Overload+Quiz=Easy Way Out"




1. What time did you get up this morning? The usual for my typical work day, 7.15am

2. How do you like your steak? Medium

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?

4. What is your favourite TV show? Way too many..to name a few, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, How I Met Your Mother, Friends...the list goes on and on! 

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Pisa! Unemployed. With a bike to ride around on that had a basket on the front.

6. What did you have for breakfast? A chai latte and coconut rice porridge 

7. What is your favorite food? Italian 

8. Foods you dislike? Theres' not a lot, that's for sure...I don't like anything in sushi that is raw haha
9. Favorite place to eat? Anywhere out and about. I love to try new places. Although I do love eating at home too....

10. Favorite dressing? Thousand island! Even after I was grossed out to find that tomato sauce was an ingredient in it..(I HATE tomato sauce..on anything except sausages)

11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? A black Kia Rio. Sherman.

12. What are your favorite clothes? My jeggings. And little black dresses

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? I want to visit everywhere!

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 full...the majority of the time!

16. Favorite time of day? Night time. Sooo many activities!

17. Where were you born? Geraldton

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Motocross 

19. What is your favorite fragrance? Flower Bomb - Viktor & Rolfe. I have sooo many more favourite men's fragrances. To name a few..ISSEY MIYAKE (ultimate man smell), Davidoff - Champion (a new fave) and Armani - Code (classiiccc)

20. What is your favorite face cream? Loving my Napoleon Complex Serum.

21. Favorite fruit/vegetable? Fruit: Strawberries & watermelon..Vegie: Potatoe & pumpkin

22. People watcher? Absolutely! It's a favourite past time of mine haha

23. Are you a morning or night person? Neither...I don't mind either.

24. Do you have any pets? Nope. 

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Unfortunately, no! I'm vicariously living through my friends lives at the moment....something will come up soon surely though. Stay tuned ;)

26. What did you want to be when you were little? Why must every quiz ask this?! I wanted to be a taxi driver :| and then a doctor..and then a journalist

27. What is your favorite memory? Going camping up to Tamala Station with my family at holiday time, when I was much younger. Washing dishes in the ocean next to sea snakes, building an oven out of rocks, smokey toast, knee-boarding, fishing, scary stories, 4wding and climbing the cliffs exploring with my cousins. Back when life was simple :)

28. Are you a cat or dog person? Neither haha

29. Are you married? Negative

30. Always wear your seat belt? Sure do. Safety first!

31. Been in a car accident? No, never! Thank god

32. Any pet peeves? Mmmm nothing so major that it comes to mind quickly. Except people walking slow in Garden City when I only have a half an hour lunch break! :| haha

33. Favorite pizza toppings? In classic wog style...my favourite is plain & simple Margherita!  

34. Favorite flower? Tulips

35. Favorite ice cream? Vanilla - Conniseur of course!

36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Maccas, if anything. Only for the bacon and egg mcmuffins, mcchicken burgers, banana bread and cafe coffees!

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? once. haha...was not my fault

38. From whom did you get your last email? VOGUE. Keeping me up to date ;)

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Ummm ohhh that's tough. Probably somewhere like Billie & Rose to reinvent my wardrobe....closely followed by Kikki.K to load up on stationary or the Homewares department in MYER! hahah

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? No, nothing...I'll get on to that! 

41. Like your job? Like? To say I LIKE my job would be a massive understatement. I LOVE my job :)

42. Broccoli? LOVE it

43. What was your favorite vacation? Europe with my mummy!

44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Miss Kiyamae <3

45. What are you listening to right now? The buzz of my laptop and the ticking of my brain!

46. What is your favorite colour? PINK

48. Coffee drinker? Indeed.

49. Worst habit? I don't know....hard to identify...*as she thinks, she grabs out her notebook
and enters in another topic to blog about in future....MY WORST HABIT - WHAT IS IT?*


Buona Notte Mi Amici!

Until next time :)

x Renee

Better Off Red!

Work on my mind as usual! Even at 11pm at night! I get verrryyyy passionate about it, so forgive me if alot of my blogs refer to the makeup world....a big part of my world :)

The look of the month...red lips. A statement that most people, and even myself as a makeup artist, are a bit wary of. Will it suit me? Will I look like I am trying too hard? Can I even pull it off?
I wasn't too keen at the start of the promotion to have to wear this bold lip every day for a month..but I soon discovered a good a reason as any to make red lipstick a part of my "must have" makeup collection.

Have you ever noticed how wearing certain colours can have an effect on your emotions?
Colour psychology has been studied for many years (it's something I found super interesting at makeup school) and has proven results on how certain shades can make us feel! Just think...
Black...sophistication and elegance
Purple..wealth and royalty
Yellow...warm and energetic
White...clean and fresh
Red..powerful and confident...perfect for a shade of lippy ;)

I love coming to work with my red lips..it makes me feel professional, confident and definitely a little bit sexy!

Experiments carried out even prove that colours actually change a man's response to women, and that wearing red makes women more attractive to the opposite sex. Red was proven ,to be the most dominating, seductive and luxurious hue! What's NOT to love about red now?!

SO I have definitely come to love my red lips, and will continue to put them on every now and again, long after this promotion has finished! And I strongly urge anyone dying to try a red lippy....to try one now! Unleash your inner Cleopatra!
(Did you know that she used to have her red lipstick made from crushed Carmine beetles and ants?? The things we do to seduce men! Hahah ;P)

So i'm interested to know...what do your favourite colours say about you?!

x Renee