I have an extensive wardrobe it is smaller than it once was but it is still larger than most of my friends and almost 3 times the size of MrPt’s... ahem.
It is also pretty colourful I made a remark to a twitter girlfriend the other day that I do not see the point in spending money on bland clothing. I do not own many plain clothes, I have some grey tshirts and a few dresses for work that are navy grey or black however they are usually paired with something else that is colourful or patterned, also I own jeans of course but they do not make up ⅓ of my wardrobe like they once did (my top count of jeans was 11 blue + 3 black this was pre TC and certainly pre inner-west storage space!).
There is a story behind each and every item I own I love that my clothes all have a story be it where and when I bought it or the first time I wore it (or that I got it and still haven’t worn it shh!) or the greatest time I had whilst wearing a particular piece. Very little in my wardrobe is expensive I own only 2 “designer” things one a pair of black felt Carla Zampatti hot pants with an apple on the butt. I wore these to Hellfire at Blackmarket the firsts time I came to Sydney with a man... It was quite an introduction to the night life, a world away from the only other night I had been out in Sydney - a night at Parra Leagues club (Kicks night club I think? I remember I wore jodpurs I was literally the only girl not in cuffed denim jeans and a striped top; a guy tried to pick me up by telling me he had a tricked out Skyline... I told him my boyfriend drove a mint condition HR with bench seats and original cheese cutter wheels which was true but not nearly as impressive in downtown Parra as it was up the coast) I try them on every now and then and whilst I would never leave the house in them I can still fasten them and breathe..... a bit.
The other is a chocolate brown Morrissey full piece I saw it in a mag and had to buy it, for some reason the planets aligned and a store in my home town actually stocked it... The world is mysterious people and at times you should never question its workings. Sadly this does not fit and to be honest if it did I could not be bothered with the bikini line up keep required.. yes people I am that lazy...
The point the point... oh! the point is that I realised that even though I never really kept a diary through my coming of age I did keep my stories through my wardrobe. So I think I’m going to do a a bit of exploring and blogging through them... which will also mean photos!
stay tuned xxpt
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
If I were a blog what kind of blog would I be?
One of the main things (I think) that has always held me back from going forth and blogging is that I don't think that i can decide on the type of blog I would put out there.
I don't want to put too much about my family on here as this is not their blog it's mine and as TC is entering adolescence her next couple of years will be hard enough on her and MrPt is about as quiet and private as you could get I doubt either of them would appreciate being written about and having their 'bizzness' all out there. Plus neither of them know about this yet..
So I could tell stories from my glory days.. hmm perhaps there are a few letter type things I’ve composed in my head over and over- to TC, my parents and ex-parents, the one that broke my heart, the one I should have taken a chance on, the mates I love and no longer see, my brother and of course MrPt but actually maybe not him we’ve worked hard to get to a place where letters aren’t really necessary and it’s really nice I don’t want to fuck it up by writing something here and not going through it with him.
Well then what about craft stuff? I sew and crochet and knit - how amazing right? Yeah perhaps not I am great at starting projects (current tally at 1 x 70's vest lacking button holes, 1 x 40's dress I couldn't find for about 3 years still unlined and unhemmed that may or may not be too tight now, 1 x Kate & Wills embroidery that I would like finished before their wedding so I can give it to a friend hosting a piss elegant soiree, 1/2 a crocheted sock, a 1/2 made tote bag for TC, enough knitted squares to put together to make a throw rug but haven't crocheted them together or backed it with the polar fleece that is still not purchased ahem) so there's the problem of not actually finishing things or half arsed finishing things.
Cooking- nope I cook a meal to get it on the table with a minimum of fuss, mess and time, plus my plates are chipped I would need a new dinner set and that could mean a trip to ikea and I’m not going there again for a long time.
So what about a outfit a day blog? Have you seen them? The ones with the uber cute girl in her quirky back lane or on her cool blue retro bicycle.. I could do that but then I’d have to ask MrPt to take the pics.. and he would laugh at me for sure! Hell I think I would laugh at me too. I LOVE fashion and clothes and colours and if I was honest I like having my photo taken, so long as I get complete editing privileges of course. But also I wear a lot of jeans, t shirt & converse combos.. so I can really commit to that sort of thing every day either I fear I would soon bore you stupid.
So how about a this is what I did today kinda blog? Ooh I went to here for lunch.. Or I went to the markets and saw XYZ and ate these (complete with photos of cool hipster people and gorgeous cafe food) hmm I guess I could but you would all have to put up with Hipstamatic pics from my iphone isn’t that frowned upon? And at some point I’d have to leave the house and go do things & a lot of weekends I get to go to the local Woolies which although at times it is filled with freaks they are not the interesting kind they are the kind you usher your children away from in the food court.
So like I said I’m not too sure of what you guys will get here for a little while a bit of a hodge-podge.. but it will at the very least be all me and really that all I can offer anyway isn’t it?
xxpt
I don't want to put too much about my family on here as this is not their blog it's mine and as TC is entering adolescence her next couple of years will be hard enough on her and MrPt is about as quiet and private as you could get I doubt either of them would appreciate being written about and having their 'bizzness' all out there. Plus neither of them know about this yet..
So I could tell stories from my glory days.. hmm perhaps there are a few letter type things I’ve composed in my head over and over- to TC, my parents and ex-parents, the one that broke my heart, the one I should have taken a chance on, the mates I love and no longer see, my brother and of course MrPt but actually maybe not him we’ve worked hard to get to a place where letters aren’t really necessary and it’s really nice I don’t want to fuck it up by writing something here and not going through it with him.
Well then what about craft stuff? I sew and crochet and knit - how amazing right? Yeah perhaps not I am great at starting projects (current tally at 1 x 70's vest lacking button holes, 1 x 40's dress I couldn't find for about 3 years still unlined and unhemmed that may or may not be too tight now, 1 x Kate & Wills embroidery that I would like finished before their wedding so I can give it to a friend hosting a piss elegant soiree, 1/2 a crocheted sock, a 1/2 made tote bag for TC, enough knitted squares to put together to make a throw rug but haven't crocheted them together or backed it with the polar fleece that is still not purchased ahem) so there's the problem of not actually finishing things or half arsed finishing things.
Cooking- nope I cook a meal to get it on the table with a minimum of fuss, mess and time, plus my plates are chipped I would need a new dinner set and that could mean a trip to ikea and I’m not going there again for a long time.
So what about a outfit a day blog? Have you seen them? The ones with the uber cute girl in her quirky back lane or on her cool blue retro bicycle.. I could do that but then I’d have to ask MrPt to take the pics.. and he would laugh at me for sure! Hell I think I would laugh at me too. I LOVE fashion and clothes and colours and if I was honest I like having my photo taken, so long as I get complete editing privileges of course. But also I wear a lot of jeans, t shirt & converse combos.. so I can really commit to that sort of thing every day either I fear I would soon bore you stupid.
So how about a this is what I did today kinda blog? Ooh I went to here for lunch.. Or I went to the markets and saw XYZ and ate these (complete with photos of cool hipster people and gorgeous cafe food) hmm I guess I could but you would all have to put up with Hipstamatic pics from my iphone isn’t that frowned upon? And at some point I’d have to leave the house and go do things & a lot of weekends I get to go to the local Woolies which although at times it is filled with freaks they are not the interesting kind they are the kind you usher your children away from in the food court.
So like I said I’m not too sure of what you guys will get here for a little while a bit of a hodge-podge.. but it will at the very least be all me and really that all I can offer anyway isn’t it?
xxpt
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Deep Breath and Leap (in? ..off? ....frog???)
So a first post huh? I guess everyone has to do one of these at some point right?
I’ve never really been a writer type of girl, my best mate a school was, she was a compulsive diarist and wrote poetry songs & long interesting stories... I was always more the killer essay in a 2 hour exam type of person or 3rd speaker in a debate think on my feet do little to no planning. So I’m really not sure how all of this will turn out but here we go. So without any fanfare (or getting all Jerry Maguire mission statement on you folks) here is my blog manifesto? aims? rules? possibly meh I dunno let’s just get to the list yeah?
- Keep the rants within the realms of the sane world
- Have a laugh at myself and more than likely my Partner (MrPt) my daughter (TC) and the idiot cat (yellow)
- One day be brave enough to tell people about it
- Actually keep posting and learn a little more about how this fangled ubernet works.
And the super secret hope for this place? To be able to use this little room of one’s own to consolidate my messy head into a direction that will finally (at the grand old age of 35) tell me what I want to be when I grow up. Then quit my job in office hell and escape!
xxpt
Finally a massive thanks to Sass at www.moovoodesigns.com seriously I think I started this bloody thing so I could have a page that had my absolute favourite ride in the whole world the chair swing carousel, big cups with moustaches, unicorns and balloons all in a row (you should all go and get her templates they are beautiful just like the girl herself).
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