Eye Spy

Although the weather all over the country currently is in a bit of a wet mess (stay safe coastal towns!!) I still cant help but admire these gorgeous sunnies by Epokhe Eyewear and dream of sunny summer days in these on trend glasses.

Spy more styles from Epokhe Eyewear on their website here.

Holidaying QLD coast style!

Hey there bloggy peeps!

It's been a while, but I have good reason! I am currently on holidays with my family on the QLD coast!

We kicked off our trip with a weeks stay on the ever-gorgeous Sunshine Coast at the city of Mooloolaba. We have been staying at Mooloolaba for years and years since I was a child and it never disappoints!

We were lucky enough to have freakin' amazing weather for cruising around the beach, shops and eateries. I always love visiting Mooloolaba and can tell that each year it is getting more and more popular with tourists. I even noticed whilst I was there, some bloggers and Instagrammers that I follow were also holidaying there at the same time! Such a beautiful place in our country!

This week we are on the Gold Coast and believe it or not, its my first "proper" time on the GC as an adult. My parents brought me and my sisters here when we were little but I can't remember it so I'm classing this trip as my first time.

So far, the weather has been a little glum and overcast and I am so used to the slow and relaxed pace of the Sunshine Coast that I was shocked at how busy the GC is! I don't want to make my mind up too soon but I'm not sure I am that in love with the GC. Sorry if I offend any one by saying that but don't worry, I am keeping an open mind for the rest of the week and plan to better scope out the place!!

My sisters and I are also planning to visit "Dracula's" theatre restaurant! It may sound corny to some, but we have all been wanting to do it since we were kids and now we are all well and truly legal and of age we are trying it out! That might be tomorrow nights dinner event!

I have been really active on my Instagram feed (find me on: elliemaree12) while on holidays trying to capture lots of pics of my time on the coast so I can have my pictures printed via Prinstagram. I think this is a cool way to document our trip and from what I've heard, it is quite affordable!

Anyhow, just a relatively quick check in! More posts to come soon!

Take care

I'm in Cosmo peeps!!!!

Yep, you heard me right! I am in the latest Cosmopolitan Magazine issue in the 'Beauty Hunter' section!

I was lucky enough to complete a week of for experience at Cosmo earlier this year (2012 that is!) and they asked me if I would mind being in their Beauty Hunter section of the mag for the February 2013 issue.

Would I mind?? Of course not!! What an awesome experience!!

I was soooo freakin' nervous as I am no model by any means and the whole "smile, but don't smile" thing was a bit daunting when it came down to shooting the pictures on the busy Sydney streets.

I was really nervous when I knew the issue was coming on sale this month, I was so worried the picture would look bad or I'd be pulling a terrible face or something horrific, but now that its out and on sale I'm feeling pretty OK about the final product!

Check out the latest issue, I'm on page 161!

Done and Dusted

I can't believe another Christmas has come and gone. Its kind of sad really. After all of the hype and the lead up, it just whizzes on by for another year!

I was very spoilt this year with lots of presents from my family and boyfriend! I will soon be even more spoilt because I am one of those lucky people that celebrate their birthday in early January and mine is coming up fast  (on the 12th to be exact!)

Another year older... Arghhhh

Anyhow, here is my quick wrap-up of Christmas with a few pics of the goodies I received:

I scored some pretty perfume's from my boyfriend (Vera Wang 'Princess') and some also from my parents (Marc Jacobs 'Dot') I am loving them both!! I was really surprised when my mum gave me my new Michael Kors watch! OMG I have been wanting one of these all year! I love it! I need to have some links removed but I have been wearing it as a bracelet anyhow until I can get to a jeweller, lol.

My little sister knows me well and got me some new Lorna Jane run-shorts which I wore around the house yesterday. Seriously the comfiest shorts EVER! I have been online and am purchasing another pair today! I love Lorna Jane!!  

I also scored some cute goodies from my big sister but haven't snapped any pics yet and figure I ant take photos of everything or this could be a very long post! Lol, you get the gist.

 I got to have a few snuggles with my sisters puppy on Christmas morning! He is soooo cute!!

 I was also on Pavlova duty again this year so I whipped up these two yummy pav's for our family get-together on Christmas day! They were sooo yummy! I ended up taking some home so we could have yummy leftovers too :)

I love Christmas! I love spending it with my family! I love the food, the music, the excitement of presents and games. I find that most of the time as adults in our family we all get a bit stress-y in the lead up to the day. It isn't until the day arrives and everyone is fed that we all start to relax and enjoy the   whole spirit of it. I hope as we get older we get less stressed on the preparations and just enjoy it more because it comes and goes sooo fast!

Did you go to the Boxing Day sales? Unfortunately I live in the bush and we have no shops around here that do that kind of thing so I was online searching for good deals! There were some great ones, I hope one year I will be able to hit the big department stores to really get into it! I could then get organised for next Christmas all in one go! LOL

 I hope you all had a fab day and if you're not working, enjoying the time off!!

On to the New Year celebrations now! :)

Dreaming of..

A white Christmas of course!

The weather here in NSW, Aus has been ridiculously HOT over the past few days. Yesterday was INSANE! I was working for half of the day and the weather was yuck!

I know every year, right before Spring and Summer arrive I am whining for heat, but right now, even though I am loving spending time by our pool and getting to wear cute dresses and skirts around, I am feeling a little drained by the heat.

Today as I was driving home from visiting some family, I thought to myself, "A wintery Christmas with a cracking wood fire and roast dinner would suit me right about now!"

I really hope one day I can flick the heat of December here in Australia and head over seas for a white Christmas! Maybe next year???

Amidst my dreaming, I have been pinning some gorgeous wintery Christmasy stuff. I'm sharing it now :)

                                                                   Source: ullamaijahanninen.net via Megan on Pinterest

                                                         Source: theessenceofthegoodlife.blogspot.com via Loreliya on Pinterest

                                                                     Source: alkemie.blogspot.com via Patricia on Pinterest

                                                          Source: prettiesandposies.blogspot.com.au via Chelsea on Pinterest

                                                              Source: patrickoleary.photoshelter.com via susan on Pinterest

                                                                    Source: Uploaded by user via So Fresh ❤ on Pinterest

Merry Christmas Eve!!!