yesterdays glamour

So yesterday I woke at what was quite an improvement on the time from the day before. Hence, I was able to nestle into the couch and chat with my mum over a coffee and the morning show.  Haven’s seen that for the last year or so, so what a delight. Alas.. same ads, ab exercises and homeloan promo’s that existed a year ago.

However. Up popped a great little segment on models. Real models – “authentically sized” as we would say. Shapely, beautiful, happy, platform walking or posing portrait models. The type where the pictures you see make you feel good in your skin and interested in the style and cut of the pieces they are styling, rather that the internal shriek and mental note to “go for a extraordinarily long walk tonight…” and in the thought that follows, make yourself commit to an hour of exercise everyday!! After all  particularly now, I am a lady of leisure!! I shan’t have an excuse to do otherwise, logically.

So, the segment trails on, the colours and dress’s and interviews with these glowing girls. The most famous ‘plus size model’ as they say – which I may add is a mere Size 14 – who has starred over front page French magazine Elle and is having her face and body pasted over all the billboards.. including Ralph Lauren I do believe, interviews as a real role model. More interestingly though, they follow with the one-on-one interview with Australian model agencies who are finding it difficult to late these plus size models. The segment arrives at its punchline. They are running a competition through the morning show! Yep, that’s right, get online on the morning show and sign up for your chance to win modelling contract amongst cash and other prises – an “amazing opportunity” they say.

“That’s it Mum..” I exclaim, “I’m going to sign up, I have nothing to lose…” I nervously laugh. Shapely, confident girls, happy enough to stand around in lingerie, minimum 12C and happy in their skin. Well, on an ordinary day I can tick all those boxes. “Good on you!” she encourages, “..why not?!”

I laugh even louder now. The thought of telling my boss at work [who granted me 12 months leave without pay] that I’m tied up at the moment and won’t be able to return to work for a further few months. “Unfortunately, whilst I was waiting to go back to work.. and watching the morning show, I entered a competition and now I’m going to be “Plus Size Modelling” “…rather than engineering.”

Yep, try and tell that to your Engineering Manager.

Signed,

Miss Bloggette x

Another day, another idea

Having recently arrived back from a whirlwind of an amazing trip overseas for the past 10 months, I am gradually trying to fit all the pieces of life back together again. Not only is it the friends and family that I am reconnecting with, but work, music, sport and simple things like a washing machine all have their place.

I started my blog whilst I was overseas in Mumbai – April 2012 it reads. Though I only have one draft sitting on this blogging thing which I am also unsure of how to use many months later. But from what I can gather, I have not published an interesting story at’all!

But, every day I have a story. Committing the fingers to the typing to create a piece in another thing. Something that I have obviously learnt is difficult. But. If I am in the midst of all this reconnecting and creating and habit forming, just perhaps, I can manage to include the blogging too.

There is a lot going on in my head at the moment – stuff that I am certainly not the first to go through. Everyone has come back from short or long stints of travel – there’s excitement, realignment, moments where you are completely lost or simply feel like you are being swept up into the speed or city stress or ‘overthinking’ that you have worked hard to have undone. Suddenly emotions pop up that whilst on the road were a distant memory. And of course, there’s the little voice, that if it had its way, would see you straight back over to the next country you want to check out.

For those of you who haven’t travelled, my short sited view suggests that you have it all going on – career, love, direction, are growing from strength to strength or are simply grounded. Grounded is a lovely word – kind of like the chicken and the egg – did the gypsy come first?  For me, the gypsy came first and the grounded may come later. Later in life. Or in the next, but not now.

So this is a publication of the wavering thoughts, opportunities and ideas that come when one such as my gypsy self, sits and plots and schemes and hunts and gathers and searches though the burden of opportunities to discover the next move. The next adventure.

Signed,

Miss Bloggette x

hello blogworld

Four months ago, I sent myself off to start an adventure in the beautiful, weird and wonderful world. The lands across sea are full of amazing sights, new ways, warming people and cultures so interesting you cant help but immerse yourself as deeply as culturally possible. Every encounter in life shapes, adjusts, changes or develops your perspective. Each is a moment to appreciate.

My meandering so far has taken me through so many unique experiences and has allowed me to cross paths with some really quirky and fun people. Often times for me it is the small things that make my day and warm my heart. A smile from a local, sharing a chai with the lone shop owner, meeting someone overseas that is from your close neighbourhood, watching the fingers of a women weave beautiful cloth or running around with local village children and laughing until you are brought to tears. It’s the little things..

My fascination for finding different approaches – not necessarily a new way, hunting eye, appreciation of innovation, love of tradition, taste for abstract and simple satisfaction for modernism means that I am in constant stimulation by my surroundings. I see the world my way..

So! With a little less daydreaming, stern encouragement from some friends and an eagerness to express myself in my world - the good, the bad, the fun and loud, ugly and muddy, the tiny and tall, I have found myself a little interweb writing space to evoke and explore.. spread some passion with.. for you to also!

Please frolic with enjoyment, feel. laugh at my expense, enjoy the snaps and shake your head at my naivety as the pages of this blog gently unfold. laugh. Please be free to poke, comment or drop a tease in the comment box.

I like to see the world as my workbench, a canvas for my colouring and even if a door closes you can alway find a window for the sun to peak through - anywhere in the world

Signed,

Miss Bloggette x