A girl and stripes...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I featured this </span><a href="http://adaanddarcy.blogspot.com/2009/05/most-fabulous-hair-salon-in-australia.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">salon</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> a while back and I just noticed on the fabulous </span><a href="http://shannonfricke.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shannon Fricke's</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> blog some more gorgeous pictures. Don't the flowers work beautifully, not to mention those divine </span><a href="www.edit-group.com.au"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Edit chairs</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.... A girl can never have too many stripes in her life! Kellie xx</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldROMRNsPgKLfTj3KmULOZ6X_dStVsJ3LBYbDl-ugUB1_97TuXuhsfsuLrgd7jnpfwKbzLvHtTVVa_3as7Yt_bLfJD5gO-aZXKDKN9CiPwTX79UPEswEaSZsWq6AuRPpHL4qa6Zj3S1Ko/s1600-h/Brad+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384926200440407682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldROMRNsPgKLfTj3KmULOZ6X_dStVsJ3LBYbDl-ugUB1_97TuXuhsfsuLrgd7jnpfwKbzLvHtTVVa_3as7Yt_bLfJD5gO-aZXKDKN9CiPwTX79UPEswEaSZsWq6AuRPpHL4qa6Zj3S1Ko/s400/Brad+1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl4qQ55YxFtAOOu3PAe_RsYJh4hhKzDui2UYuAty2E6pa5nnSh91046iLcev9RBGYb8L1CfYB8WbNJ8MOoEDEmQeIVHiiNmmvYnHa2T_IBEMpMD2p8Vr9SAmaqK3mBUjxEn6GC8AX_i5L/s1600-h/Brad+A.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384926197142434114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl4qQ55YxFtAOOu3PAe_RsYJh4hhKzDui2UYuAty2E6pa5nnSh91046iLcev9RBGYb8L1CfYB8WbNJ8MOoEDEmQeIVHiiNmmvYnHa2T_IBEMpMD2p8Vr9SAmaqK3mBUjxEn6GC8AX_i5L/s400/Brad+A.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pictures by </span><a href="http://namesagency.com.au/ruscoe.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Prue Ruscoe</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> via </span><a href="http://shannonfricke.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shannon Fricke</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. x</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

A girl and stripes...

I featured this  salon a while back and I just noticed on the fabulous  Shannon Fricke's blog some more gorgeous pictures. Don't t...

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One of those attactions...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I saw this fabulous editorial ages ago and i'm still very much drawn to it - fabulous hair and makeup with splashes of colour. Gorgeous. Kellie xx</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ps... Just a side note. Who else gets really irritated about people not returning calls when they say they will? It annoys me a lot!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK9ITXhJol7jFfSMuxDuo_v3mfIC8wrRUczsVc92UBiqINSA_8ECGk87lhyPTwU6XZ8mmLRHwF4EDOfE6Ep6KdHb2GKjVpDdfet0A26Vh_fwutEUdjHx-axc1HMZXUhL0Xr2mkEjaA9oy/s1600-h/Ed+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384557762420230338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK9ITXhJol7jFfSMuxDuo_v3mfIC8wrRUczsVc92UBiqINSA_8ECGk87lhyPTwU6XZ8mmLRHwF4EDOfE6Ep6KdHb2GKjVpDdfet0A26Vh_fwutEUdjHx-axc1HMZXUhL0Xr2mkEjaA9oy/s400/Ed+1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1HGeU7J9NzPZ2af2Iplgm8PhNIFt4_pEPV2EoXfkhIV-O3MMT-Npg90TQ-coYM6daIFYcRttudYJTO24qdhrv3ZgCkVAzYS4hrlillWi1wUkqUQWiSDk7Tku0DXxNVg4hFyk7nrguj4N/s1600-h/Ed+B.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384557748214792402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1HGeU7J9NzPZ2af2Iplgm8PhNIFt4_pEPV2EoXfkhIV-O3MMT-Npg90TQ-coYM6daIFYcRttudYJTO24qdhrv3ZgCkVAzYS4hrlillWi1wUkqUQWiSDk7Tku0DXxNVg4hFyk7nrguj4N/s400/Ed+B.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384557980554314114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEu4FM2mJ6o2b_9eiGSlrvYRFMKIewKDrx11EjYAH9-8DeKgZtCK1OPHdMr4QWgZcYD0PCZTN01MVhWKWob6QGtWiPjjEZn67JxwNkCK1n4TgGq1PzytnB0ZIndVVJPlfKxuvXf7CTp_m/s400/Ed+A.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Found </span><a href="http://www.art-dept.com/styling/reeves/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></div>

One of those attactions...

I saw this fabulous editorial ages ago and i'm still very much drawn to it - fabulous hair and makeup with splashes of colour. Gorgeous....

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The complexities of white paint...

<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Someone recently found out that I painted our home white and the comment was made '<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">you need to be careful with white, it can make a home lo</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">ok like a hospital</span>'... So i pondered...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For me, white means elegance and beauty. White in a home lends itself to so many looks and feels and dares you to use your imagination with introducing an array of colours, fabrics and textures. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It made me think, can't any home look drab, cold and stale and it doesn't need white paint alone to achieve that outcome? </span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4OVheVRb3xH-XS1Z8rzw_TZP6HV2awgsVPqExWtJshF0Kz2OFOATy3tWpnXZk5buaq29mR5b1UdJDp0Fzg2IOUXd-TqBvn34I-JHken44s6Z5P0_Qo4JbQMEma4xbbrQyEPMLJn6M9q2/s1600-h/Room+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384184470772338546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4OVheVRb3xH-XS1Z8rzw_TZP6HV2awgsVPqExWtJshF0Kz2OFOATy3tWpnXZk5buaq29mR5b1UdJDp0Fzg2IOUXd-TqBvn34I-JHken44s6Z5P0_Qo4JbQMEma4xbbrQyEPMLJn6M9q2/s400/Room+1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4OVheVRb3xH-XS1Z8rzw_TZP6HV2awgsVPqExWtJshF0Kz2OFOATy3tWpnXZk5buaq29mR5b1UdJDp0Fzg2IOUXd-TqBvn34I-JHken44s6Z5P0_Qo4JbQMEma4xbbrQyEPMLJn6M9q2/s1600-h/Room+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fabulous home with gorgeous white walls found </span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> via the fabulous </span><a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">House of Turquoise</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></div>

The complexities of white paint...

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Three out of six!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Three of my six gorgeous flower girls are visiting us from Toowoomba! They arrive very soon and Luke and I are both excited. Hope you enjoy a few of our wedding pictures as well and the pretty details brings some beauty into your Monday. Ps. Thank you to the fabulous </span><a href="http://www.timpascoe.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tim</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for allowing me to use the gorgeous pictures as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383815355283962498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf20DPTQOGL-kjEzxS5v4fdZ7LOG7o6S0YOnne98oHy1bvXExve1fWxw04pqyiXBdJWblY-CJDCiN3etO3tpcAroE6zOBocVgO8S8r2l7cDoVmIhlemYJ4PamHJEfMwwFJk6T8xL081Nd/s400/LK0429.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816292318756722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BCw6b692nUCzd-vnfr7oOkUFOXdxkWa8VIhgG49SuXQewfPZ5JjYg1IV7zm2wIx2ZF5IGnCroo0gxyhZcRgJJ5tMBM_mMA_MvEXnmjn6kPe4No4pAUvHx0uXEoV6LBLCOT7Yd8bdb4w7/s400/Wed+2.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BCw6b692nUCzd-vnfr7oOkUFOXdxkWa8VIhgG49SuXQewfPZ5JjYg1IV7zm2wIx2ZF5IGnCroo0gxyhZcRgJJ5tMBM_mMA_MvEXnmjn6kPe4No4pAUvHx0uXEoV6LBLCOT7Yd8bdb4w7/s1600-h/Wed+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383811902040986786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqghYM2VT3FBAYDEaBiTcjzEdllWK9SY787SN30Kz7ANyf2mWKUnLHvpr01UHQfyXpu3qiemkkuQKLex0SxKr7jGrw5Ch2iLHqbOSncYYGhWSNMsk_GQ_-nwm1V-gi7W_gjNzUsX616tx/s400/LK0481.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383816285067971714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s1xMLno7st4wSv-OS0yNxSAfzmUK9uznAHx_uyoBSbMuqxZNTs_vAaNd5ei3ivu_6cjCnzxRARq2p67u3WWqXlm1qT58kEIaXswwbjl_HD1NNBNG0aNHXA0XYCkYaWY1Y4Dosf1xOzZ7/s400/Wed+A.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WYe1XnQmdZnsacdQjkAOk80n86CUuvSgw6VwoTJBno8Nwk3G80BSHsG3-KWk2yTF-2pLSrhHPIjG9dKv2uDPwGGtU0Qwbzv9jNmiwk-pH6SFseyFyz4I7BzxCSYIyZ87TjoHr-NTQnBi/s1600-h/LK0756.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383813449343160082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WYe1XnQmdZnsacdQjkAOk80n86CUuvSgw6VwoTJBno8Nwk3G80BSHsG3-KWk2yTF-2pLSrhHPIjG9dKv2uDPwGGtU0Qwbzv9jNmiwk-pH6SFseyFyz4I7BzxCSYIyZ87TjoHr-NTQnBi/s400/LK0756.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WYe1XnQmdZnsacdQjkAOk80n86CUuvSgw6VwoTJBno8Nwk3G80BSHsG3-KWk2yTF-2pLSrhHPIjG9dKv2uDPwGGtU0Qwbzv9jNmiwk-pH6SFseyFyz4I7BzxCSYIyZ87TjoHr-NTQnBi/s1600-h/LK0756.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div>

Three out of six!

Three of my six gorgeous flower girls are visiting us from Toowoomba! They arrive very soon and Luke and I are both excited. Hope you enjoy ...

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Painting is done!

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-gog58_nstBJQwwJiwBuKd3b8NpaHdyxjMf8jLk0pN8XmHcm9fjtdHtYJIvH6sUyCQ8yN1e1kxoYaw-25IitBRu_0BMeQh3CugIb_KdcD_Q48gZsjT-bxBepLUwSF3WJLTzg2uBm7Zxf/s1600-h/650868183_qVJjX-O.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383649820304578850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-gog58_nstBJQwwJiwBuKd3b8NpaHdyxjMf8jLk0pN8XmHcm9fjtdHtYJIvH6sUyCQ8yN1e1kxoYaw-25IitBRu_0BMeQh3CugIb_KdcD_Q48gZsjT-bxBepLUwSF3WJLTzg2uBm7Zxf/s400/650868183_qVJjX-O.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The good news is, the painting of our home is finished. The bad news... Well, I am exhausted from it all. At least we are delighted with the result. Have a fabulous week. xx</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Picture via <a href="http://brabournefarm.blogspot.com/">Brabourne Farm</a>.</span></div>

Painting is done!

The good news is, the painting of our home is finished. The bad news... Well, I am exhausted from it all. At least we are delighted with the...

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Those signs are not good!

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUJq1VhcAS2JjT3R5sQ7LuaIFAD3Joxf02noDhpZ3VJzET5f4gltfoCiN02Z1rWWkOX1k-KXiWmMZyz_jTEJf-MxfsqcqMJQJxB3R0J0Yb_ho5kCkpshMRC6EBvXyu3ECjMpums90oZF1/s1600-h/Chair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383455302374641714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUJq1VhcAS2JjT3R5sQ7LuaIFAD3Joxf02noDhpZ3VJzET5f4gltfoCiN02Z1rWWkOX1k-KXiWmMZyz_jTEJf-MxfsqcqMJQJxB3R0J0Yb_ho5kCkpshMRC6EBvXyu3ECjMpums90oZF1/s400/Chair.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am still thinking about this chair. I saw it <a href="http://piecesinc.com/">here</a> yesterday. That can't be a good sign for the bank balance!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kellie xx</span></span></div></div>

Those signs are not good!

I am still thinking about this chair. I saw it here yesterday. That can't be a good sign for the bank balance! Kellie xx

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5 hours...

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383374321935211730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCaV3Rxy9ui1gNHQ-qh4TUOrcGd8nVoQDsVj-f674XN7gft0T6QJbwTl0iKiTwGbUuLP3BEJNywjYxHoNnlP_WTntRP1OxCc0jtvE62WEWaxJVDZlx9g2DE_TnjcpYJFrTsb7UqlBu01y/s400/Dress+KC+1.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">I had to get up out of bed. And, I really didn't want to! I need more sleep than 5 hours. Perhaps if I was shopping for this fashion I may be a little more excited. Kellie xx</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383374311457708242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7AwF3Gem11_43f1N8g4PGuGTdzR2FkduCVWg1iFJeLoRXhiGefB3laIBNefXYXmKhA8t1J0IK2q-mFUVKJj8hnUnE3gHMHaJe2hxb6KYSIJOErgDjImiHwoAkEP-etygmVCpf1gS8TIQ/s400/Dress+KC+3.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383374314912131970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzsB0CC7KfGAwfvTxtDKO7n375Z7Z4_DU6uQPNha0DqDlfYQVW0NkGhEmZdcjbMJWlYT-A-Fz3jFD_z73XoPVOTe2OgzLvVtREBnFvs5gduSMr12nV02kHECW-kd_UOvK0fs0RwwLO7Dz/s400/Dress+KC+2.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCaV3Rxy9ui1gNHQ-qh4TUOrcGd8nVoQDsVj-f674XN7gft0T6QJbwTl0iKiTwGbUuLP3BEJNywjYxHoNnlP_WTntRP1OxCc0jtvE62WEWaxJVDZlx9g2DE_TnjcpYJFrTsb7UqlBu01y/s1600-h/Dress+KC+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">From </span><a href="http://www.style.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> via </span><a href="http://tig-fashion.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div>

5 hours...

I had to get up out of bed. And, I really didn't want to! I need more sleep than 5 hours. Perhaps if I was shopping for this fashion I m...

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