Addicted to pins!

 Hi loves,


Ok in case you have been living under a rock recently and are unaware of the latest inspiration website, I am super excited to tell you about it! (And if you know about it, you will agree how awesome it is!) This amazing website I am referring to is; PINTEREST! 
Now there are a lot of 'inspiration' websites out there, but I find a lot are quiet childish or more directed at 'teenagers' and I find this one perfect for me and it has so many beautiful images to inspire or entertain!
It is pretty much a directory of images for crafty, fashion loving, interior decorating women (or men)? who want to be inspired to cook new dishes, redecorate their homes, dress their children (or future children) fabulously, get fit and plan their dream homes!
There is so many great things on this site, it's actually quiet difficult to put into words, so the easiest way to show you all is via images, so lets start with some of my favourites...

Squirrels; 

                                                                               Source: weheartit.com via Belinda on Pinterest

                                           I LOVE Squirrels & Pinterest has tons of cute images!

Dream homes;

                                                                      Source: houzz.com via Belinda on Pinterest

          I love imagining owning a big gorgeous home like one of the many I have pinned. Maybe if I win the lotto!

                                                                            Source: tumblr.com via Belinda on Pinterest

In my dream home I would have my dream room, it's not a big closet. It's a library!! I love to read and one day I expect my future children to love to read so I will always have lots of books, so I would love a big beautiful room to store them all! Having a big library with a ladder would be even better!!

                                                             

                                                                         Source: media-cdn.pinterest.com via Belinda on Pinterest

                                          I love finding home inspiration!! I love this wall idea!

                                                                                 Source: google.com via Belinda on Pinterest

Planning my dream kitchen on Pinterest is lots of fun, I think Trent maybe sick of me saying  "Is this possible in our house!" 

                                                       Source: camerasandchaos.blogspot.com via Belinda on Pinterest

I was devastated when Trent told me my laundry ceiling was to low for a chandelier, I was hoping my laundry room could be this cute! Hahaha. 

Food;

                                                                                Source: marthastewart.com via Belinda on Pinterest

Endless baking inspiration! Seriously, so many cute ideas! I just wish my decorating skills were better! But not only is there tons of inspiration, but tips as well!

                                                                           Source: laurenslatest.com via Belinda on Pinterest

                                                I am collecting lots of great recipes I want to try!

Pets;

                                                                                   Source: houzz.com via Belinda on Pinterest

                                                                 Source: bhg.com via Belinda on Pinterest

I found so many great pet ideas!!

Holidays; 

                                                                       Source: Uploaded by user via Belinda on Pinterest

                                               Easter wreath idea!

                                                                         Source: notmartha.org via Belinda on Pinterest

Soooo many fabulous Christmas ideas! I discovered Pinterest just before Christmas, I wanted to craft & bake so many things! 

Housewife stuff;

                                                                         Source: thedailybuzz.com.au via Belinda on Pinterest

I have found lots of great housewife tips, this step by step on how to fold a fitted sheet perfectly is just one of many!

Things I want;

                                                                                 Source: etsy.com via Belinda on Pinterest

                                                           How AWESOME is this hair dryer?!! I want it!! 

That is just a VERY small glimpse at some of my 'boards'. (When you see an image you like you repin it onto your board. You can even repin images from my blog onto Pinterest if you like any or find them inspiring!) I still have a bunch of other boards I didn't include on here & I wish I could've, but this post would be much to long! I am thinking of doing a weekly blog which either is about some of my favourite pins of the week or about one of my 'boards'. So like a Pinterest blog each week or so? What do you think? Would you be interested in that? I could explain why I like certain things or give my opinions. I've got a few ideas floating around... I think they will be a good addition. 

Now if you would like to be apart of the Pinterest community head to the website HERE & request an invite, yes this is an invitation only website. Or for a quicker invite just leave your email address below in a comment, tweet it to me (@bella_k) or pop it on my Facebook page  & I will invite you! It is a wonderful website, but beware once you start it is hard to stop pinning! 

If you are already on Pinterest make sure you follow my boards! My page is bindyland!  

                                                                      Source: mcc.typepad.com via Genie on Pinterest

                                                        Source: Uploaded by user via Donna on Pinterest

                                                         Source: google.com via Donna on Pinterest

                                               Source: robinredd.typepad.com via The Organised Housewife on Pinterest

So loves I hope to see you on Pinterest, pinning away! Let me know if you sign up because I will pop on by your page and check it out! 
Thanks for reading!
Love you all.
XoXo.
B.


**I know some of the images aren't on centre like they normally are, I'm sorry! I embedded them off of Pinterest instead of uploading via photobucket like normal, so I am still trying to figure out what is wrong with the silly things! Any suggestions on how to fix it would be appreciated!! x

When the negative folk speak, turn on your imagination!

Hi!


Ok this is a bit of a spur of the moment post, I was just asked by a Facebook friend how I put up with the 'negative' people in my life. (Ok she was more specific, but I won't mention names on here). And well, I told her the usual 'just remember certain people love you, others are just jealous, spiteful folk' and then I had this brilliant idea. And I realised I have now developed a new way of dealing with the idiots that sadly enough over populate my life... 
You imagine they are something ridiculous! The method is similar to that of which they try teach you at school (scared of public speaking, imagine everyone is in their underwear!? WHAT THE HELL? I did NOT want to imagine any of my teachers or class mates nude, gross! But it's fair to say I never have a problem with public speaking so I didn't need that method) But I do have a problem dealing with nasty fools, I take it all not necessarily to heart, but I let myself get too angry & worked up! To be perfectly honest I don't have much of a problem dealing with confrontation, I will most likely partake in a verbal dual if the appropriate moment arises, but for my own personal benefit (stress apparently isn't good for me according to the Doctor!?) I have decided to teach myself to ignore & laugh off other peoples hurtfulness instead of reacting. This being said I may eventually snap if they continue their stupidity for extended periods of time or say something way out of line, but for now I shall picture them as some ridiculous creature, smile like a fool & piss myself laughing in my mind as they talk about how perfect they are & how shit my life is. 
Now, I hear you ask but what animal could possibly be that hilarious looking to distract me from such hurtful comments? Well, my friends look no further...
This animal here is my top pick to picture people as;

IMAGE SOURCED FROM HERE.

THE NAKED MOLE RAT!

Like really next time the bitchy girl at school (or whoever from wherever) says something to you, stand there and just picture her as this sad, pathetic little creature. Because honestly on the inside this is what they look like, a pathetic little creature. The only way they feel better about themselves is by tearing others down. So just smile and nod or laugh (it's up to you if you laugh out loud or in your mind, possibly more polite to laugh mentally but every now and then a stifled laugh is acceptable). Or better yet just laugh to yourself & shake your head in disbelief of their stupidity, works every time to make over confident fools second guess themselves and feel silly! I actually can't wait to put this method in practice and see how well it works for me. 

Pretty much the moral of this post is, don't let some terrible person who says nasty things hurt you. Because why on earth would they bother? The only time other people try to attack others is if they aren't confident about themselves (or if you kicked their cat or something else equally horrifying, well then you would deserve it). But if people are just unnecessarily mean to you for no good reason, well take a look at your life, do you have something they could want? It could be anything, but I guarantee there is something there they wish they had for themselves. And it doesn't have to be material items it could be that you are just a generally happy person, or you are self confident or someone else thinks highly of you & not so highly of them. The list is endless, but I assure you it all stems down to jealousy. So take no notice of nasty people and if by chance you are forced to deal with them and listen to them either talk about how fantastic they are and crap you are or have them be nasty to you, just imagine them as my friend the naked mole rat. Because nothing is funnier than that animal and you surely can't take anything that thing says seriously! And then go home and pray for that person, pray that they stop being such a negative mean person & pray for the strength to continue to tolerate them & help to continue to picture them as a naked mole rat. I am fairly confident God would prefer we laugh at them & then pray for them instead of punching them in the face! (Even though sometimes the later option seems a lot easier!) Plus laughing is a lot more socially acceptable than giving someone a black eye, apparently. 

Hope this helps some of you and to all my negative fans that read this blog, trust me next time we have a conversation and I stand there with what could look like a fake smile on my face I assure you I am picturing you as a giant naked mole rat & dude, you look hilarious as a giant penis with teeth!

Thanks for reading, love all my positive readers! Let me know what you do to deal with idiots or what animal you would imagine a mean person as? 

Love you all.

XoXo.

B.

Weekend recap + OOTD video!!

Hi loves!
How was your weekend? Mine was ok, nothing super exciting as it is hard to do something exciting when the weather is cold & rainy! Saturday we visited my family, had lunch with them, went to the shopping centre for a look (I got my first ever 2 OPI nail polishes)! 

My first 2 OPI polishes, Rainbow Connection & Excuse Moi! I love Excuse Moi! I haven't tried Rainbow Connection yet, I am waiting until my nails grow a little longer, but it looks AMAZING!

We hired out some movies for Saturday night (The Change Up is pretty funny)!
On Sunday Trent took me out to lunch at La Porchetta, which was really nice. We honestly don't go out that much & that's our own choice, we just prefer to hang out together at home, but being out was a nice change! We nibbled garlic bread, I sipped wine & Trent had a JD whilst we waited for our meals & then I got another wine (for free) as our waitress forgot to put our order into the kitchen! I ordered the chicken avocado pasta, which was a little different then I had pictured, it was ok but not the best. Trent's pizza ('the lot') was very yummy! I think next time we go back I will order a pizza! 
After lunch we went to visit my brother & spent some time with him until my  parents arrived back home & we had dinner with them!
It was a lovely weekend despite the cold & drizzly weather. Now I do like cold & rainy weather, but in moderation! I don't like it when it last for more than a week & it makes it difficult for me to do laundry! But it's a nice excuse to do nothing & relax! I can't wait for Autumn or Winter when it is cold but dry! 
Anyway, here are some photos of our weekend;

Me and my 2 cats before I left for lunch!

Wine & the La Porchetta menu!

Trent's pizza. YUM.

My pasta dish, not the best, but ok.

Trent enjoying his pizza! I had one slice & it was delicious!!

Lachlan & I.

Snuggling Marlin.

Snuggling Kabuki.

My perfect husband & I. Gosh I love him, so darn much!

My 2 younger but bigger brothers. I love them more than life, I adore them! 

Mums 2 cats watching her cook dinner...

Well, those were the photos from my weekend (sorry they aren't the best quality, they were taken on my iPhone!) & here is my 'outfit of the day' (OOTD)/ 

V-log/bloopers video from Sunday... Enjoy...

Outfit details;

• Jacket; USED - City Beach
• Top; Alannah Hill
• Jeans; Guess - Myer
• Watch; Guess - Goldmark
• Bag; Guess - Strand bags
• Shoes; Giovanna 

Make up details;

• Foundation; Revlon Colour stay
• Lip stick; Australis - Cha Cha
• Eye Shadow; Australis - Choc-a-block
• Eye liner; Maybelline gel eye liner
• Mascara; NYX doll eyes

Hope you enjoyed this quick blog! Hope your weekend was as nice as mine!

Have a great week!

Love you all.

XoXo.

B.

Lets catch up; Weather, dogs in showers, wax melts, life & more!

Hey loves!


How has life been?  
Once again I really must apologise for my lack of updates, I've just had some personal stuff going on that is a bit tough, a bit of what was mentioned in the last blog & another thing. I'm not going to go into right now as I am not really ready to share what is going on, but I think eventually will tell you all. So I am really sorry for being so quiet on the blog front it's just hard to write when I feel so down. But I will be ok, today I am feeling a lot better & more positive! :)
Lately life hasn't been all that exciting, the weather here in Toowoomba has been cold & rainy.

Cold weather in Toowoomba in the middle of Summer!

On the weekend we did some yard work on Saturday, thankfully the weather was clear & sunny, the yard looks 100% better! My parents helped us out & Trent helped Dad do some work at their place preparing for a new fence at Mum & Dads, we are so grateful for their help! Now we are planning on eventually doing a nice garden down on the back fence, just have to pick plants & decide on a design. So that is all very exciting! 

And I also snapped some photos of Mums cute puppy, Kokoda, he is growing up so fast and is very adorable!

The dingo digging post holes.

Our yard 1 year ago. Last January 2011.

Daisy & Duke playing in Dads work car. See how good Daisy can jump, she kept playing jumping just for fun!

Trent working on the carport with Lachlan.

Our back yard now! 1 million times!

My favourite shots of Koda pup from Sunday. Isn't he adorable? I am trying out the sports function to capture action shots on my canon 500D, he is a quick little fella! 

The sky was beautiful on Sunday.

My little brother also bought his first car this week, we are very proud of him. It is the exact car he wanted, a Land cruiser ute! 

Lachlan & his new car.

And my 2 brothers started back at school this week, they are in grade 11 & 12 this year, I can't believe they are both seniors! I remember when they both were in grade 1, realising how old they both are now makes me feel VERY old!
On Tuesday afternoon when it was cold & rainy I felt bad that Duke & Daisy were outside so I decided to wash them in the shower & then they could be inside for a while, now my shower is NOT one of those big fancy ones, it's just a regular small shower. Bathing a German Shepherd in there is very hard, but I love them so I do the most insane things! So they stayed indoors until we went to bed that night, I would've kept them in over night but it's not easy to do with 2 cats and plus they aren't 'indoor dogs' so out they went! 

Shower time! Daisy was the most filthy (obviously) but Duke has a thick coat so it holds a lot of dirt. The dirt in Toowoomba is red dirt so it makes them look even more filthy & underneath our house (our house is like split level, so it's raised up just off the ground) is all dirt and the dogs lay under there so they get dirty very quickly! 

**Please note after they were bathed, I scrubbed and cleaned the whole shower & bathroom and vacuumed where ever they went. I love my dogs I just don't love how messy they can be! **

The hounds inside drying off and all clean.

 Yesterday was Australia day & the rain stopped and the sun shone making it a hot disgusting humid day, I didn't do anything super exciting for Australia day as Trent was at work (clearly everybody else did from all the Facebook updates & Tweets I was reading) so instead of sitting around feeling sorry for myself I got stuck into my housework whilst the sun was out. I seriously did like 6 loads of laundry, it's hard when it's so rainy to do laundry, but on the rainy days I did get to test out my new dryer that Mum & Dad gave us for our wedding gift! I also dusted, polished, vacuumed and mopped! 

My dryer! :)

Waiting on the floors to dry.

Freshly mowed lawns & 2 cute pups! 

And then I decided I better mow the lawn because there was more rain predicted, so I had a full on day but my house is shiny, pretty & thanks to my new wax melt purchases it smells lovely!! Have you tried those wax melts? You pop them into the top of an oil burner candle & they melt and release the scent, they last for like 20 hours of burning time! I love them! They are so much better than using oil (I use to use lavender or sandalwood oil). You know how oil goes gross & sticky & can make a mess? Well, the wax melts just re-hardens once the candle goes out, so it's a lot safer if you have cats (or children) that can knock over candle holders that may have oil in them, I love mine! Dusk has some nice scents & there is a candle shop at Highfields (Lily Scents) I love that stocks some great candles & melts,  I picked a few up there on Wednesday when I was out with Mum. The scents I got were rain, clean cotton, baby powder & morning dew. I like scents like that!  What scents are your favourites?

This is a quick look at our bedroom. I just did this duchess display yesterday, I've been meaning to do it since we got the bedroom suite but just ran out of time or forgot. I really like it, I knew with our bedroom I wanted quiet dark timber furniture that was chunky and had dark handles so that looked masculine and then I could display a few feminine items without the whole thing looking to girly, which is why I like the black frame it's still pretty and delicate but not to girly. And those little blue statues are a boy & a girl they are placed on 'my side' & 'Trent's side' of the room and they were actually made by my Dads Mum, I never got to meet her but my Great Grandma gave them to me and I've looked after them for years knowing one day I wanted to have them on display in my marital bedroom. I think they are very sweet & the fact they have a special meaning behind them is even sweeter! The other pieces shown are a pink & white doily my Mum gave me, the floral candles & candle holders I got at Target on clearance, I have a crystal ring holder, bowl (both from second hand/antique stores) & a penguin (penguins a bit random I know, Mum gave him to me) and the LOVE word was made for our wedding. My Mum spray painted it gold for me. I really like it and it is how I pictured it, I may add to it over time but I don't think I want it to be overly crowded, if anything I will probably add more photo frames! What do you think of it?

Now for some random photos from through out the week;

Kaubuki and I this week.

Me on Wednesday, yes it's the middle of Summer and I am wearing a scarf & jacket!

I had to take Kokoda out for toilet time in the rain, fun. (This is the bottom half of the outfit, jeans & boots! Crazy clothes for Summer, but they are my favourite type of clothes to wear so I am not complaining!)

Thanks for reading this post, sorry it was so random and all over the place, but now you are pretty much up to date with my life! The weather is cold outside, I think I will go pop a movie on (or a trashy reality TV show DVD - guilty pleasure!) & do some ironing, no fun but it needs to be done! May write another blog on a website I have been OBSESSED with lately & I think you will be too!

Have a great day!

Love you all.

XoXo.

B.