IndigoGirl

Babyshower fun!

2007-07-09T23:17:00.000-07:00

Gypsy Purple held a Babyshower for her daughter on Sunday. You all must know Ingre aka Pixi.... and it was such a special day, filled with lots of laughs and beautiful little baby things! Baby Nunu is due to arrive within about 7weeks, give or take a day or two, and we are all SO excited for this little one's arrival!

Mommy is looking beautiful, and glowing and has the most precious little tummy ever!

At last Nunu gave me a showstopper performance on Sunday, kicking evertime I kissed the tummy! Telling me: "Yeh, Nini, I know you're there, and I can't wait to meet you in person either!"

Beautiful Ny

2007-07-02T03:01:00.000-07:00

Isn't she lovely? This is Ny, ready to go to her school ball, and finished with school!

You looked stunning Ny! I wished I could have been there for this one, but I hope you know I was thinking of you, and I miss you terribly!

Pretty pics!

2007-06-21T02:18:00.000-07:00

Okey, Seriously ... you HAVE too see these! When I was looking around for a photographer for my wedding ... I wanted this!
Really feeling very inspired to go to the beach and take some pictures... or maybe just tan and swim... but either way, I want to go to the beach!
No seriously... check out the wedding pics she took! Stunning!

Hair control.

2007-06-21T01:53:00.000-07:00

Much like Claire from So Sweet & So Cold (This delicious little blog 'n came across filled with stunning accesories), I've got hair gone haywire! I've always loved the whole bandanna/hairband look - but sadly the things never want to stay on my head, and very soon my ears start peaking out as the band shifts back and I look like Joda's long lost cousin!

But this one ... featured on Claire&Heather's blog, looks like it could work... and it doesn't even look hard to make. Ofcourse, if you'd just rather buy it... you could go here.

Littly Miss KittyCat.... aka Megan

2007-06-21T01:36:00.000-07:00

So my cousin has officially enterend her 'Cat' fase. Megan, or more fondly nowadays called 'Kitty' wanted an new pic for her msn, so I decided to slap together something.

We actually had good laughs while the transformation from person to cat took place, but it turned out pretty cool!

The four names at the bottom of the design is the names of Emily the Strange's 4 cats... That's the other craze that's still in her system. The Emily the Strange fase.

But I enjoy it immensely to see her everyday, and peeling away all her personalities and impersonations.

Plus the outfits are just an adventure on its own!

The original pic I used below:

Remembering - My Kitchen Tea.

2007-06-19T01:19:00.000-07:00

The last couple of weeks I've been very nostalgic! Last year was one of the most exciting years of my life! I got married in August ... thus from about this time last year, it was one party after the other, Dress fittings, Hair trials, Shopping trips galore and I got to see almost ALL the family that lives overseas.

Then to top it all off, Twiggy from Doodles of my mind is getting married next year, and she is busy with all kinds of Wedding stuffs, so I've been remenesing about all the fun we had last year.

And it also just happens that last Saturday, a year ago it was my Kitchen Tea. I had heaps of fun! I thought I'd share some of it. They dressed me up like a "Kitchen Fairy" .... Did the most horrible thing to my face with make-up and then gave me heaps and heaps of very cool pressies!

Afterwards for the Bachelorette Party we went out to a club, and they made me wear my costume out! But we had loads of laughs, and I even went home with a couple of hundred bucks! (Yes... I HAD to beg for money!!!!) Good Times!

Notes on an album....

2007-06-08T03:40:00.001-07:00

What a super idea from Erinzam! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!

More design fun

2007-06-05T04:23:00.000-07:00

Another one...

this pic was taken on JR's Hawaiian Birthday party,

I thought I'd spruce it up a bit...

Pamper Party

2007-06-04T06:08:00.000-07:00

This weekend, I had the girls over for some much needed winter pampering. We had loads of fun - Deidre, my sister-in-law/hairdresser came out and dressed everyone's hair. We did DIY manicures and pedicures, shaped eyebrows, sat around chatting and joking and just had loads of fun!

I think a good idea would be to start making this a more frequent event! What do you guys think? After all - it's so much fun spoiling yourself, but it's even more fun sharing it with the girls!!!

Pillow Talk

2007-06-04T05:46:00.000-07:00

A blog-buddy once wrote a post about pillows, and the big influence it had on her sleeping routines... well, as I found out for myself... she was definitely right! I had some trouble sleeping a while back, waking up (with much trouble) with sore neck and shoulder muscles, pins and needled arms and puffy eyes (although, i think the puffy eyes could have been of watching the WHOLE 2nd season of Prison Break 2nd in one week!)

Well, last week, after much moaning about our pillows, hubby gave in and got 4 new soft-fluffy-puffy-cloudy-dreamy-pillows... wich has in turn gave me lots of happy sleeping nights!

Nini luvs Nunu

2007-06-04T05:12:00.000-07:00

My cousin is about 3 months away from having a Nunubaby! We are all so excited, and can't wait for the little one's arrival. I saw mommy2be the weekend, and she is looking SO CUTE with her preggo tummy! I just wanted to keep on rubbing it and pressing my mouth to it and talking with little Nunu! Ofcourse I need to make sure that nunu recognizes my voice so when the day is here, Nunu will know when it's Nini talking!

I do, however, think I have a very calming effect on babynunu, because whenever I'm around, baby never kicks... and Nini SO wants to feel nunu move around inside that tumtum!

Ah, but I'll just have to be patient for another 3 months, then I'll be able to hold, and nuzzle and devour this little one! Until then, I'll just keep on handing out kisses... MWAH!!!

I'm Back!

2007-06-04T05:04:00.000-07:00

So, it's been a while since my last post... no reason in particular, I'll just call it bloggers-block or something. I can't even say that I was swamped at work or something dramatic like I was on a overseas trip - actually I was kinda lazy... okey, there so I said it!

But "I'm back.... larger than life, and twice as ugly!" Dr Evil from Austin Powers

Photo-Shop-Fun

2007-05-21T03:09:00.000-07:00

Lelani, my cousin turned 21 on Sunday. She lives in the Netherlands, and it was very frustrating cause I couldn't even call or email her! Decided to design something special for her, and try something new.

I posted the original photo I used below.

It turned out pretty cool, I think.

I had so much fun! Cool, hey?!

21st wishes for Viv!

2007-05-21T02:59:00.000-07:00

What unsuspecting miracles

have passed through her 21 years?

Has circled round the smiling sun

to sit before us here?
What angel changeling changed our lives

since she arrived from heaven,

what bright eternal soul have we

since taken into time,

and welcomed into years?
What love has love brought to this world?

What joy has pleasure wrought?

For this, our celebration sings

of far more than we sought!

Twenty-one emerges from her life,

Wide-eyed and wandering in the morning sun…

Happy 21st Birthday Viv!

I hope your day and year is blessed and filled with love!

May all your dreams come true!

Bein Twenty-Something...

2007-05-15T00:28:00.000-07:00

Found this on a friend's blog.. thanx Twiggy!
And we thought the teenage years were bad... try being....
Twenty-Something!

They call it the “Quarter-life Crisis.”
It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn’t know and may not like.

You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.

You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren’t exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones.
What you don’t recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren’t really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.

You look at your job… and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn’t.

One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure.
You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life.
You feel alone and scared and confused.

Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can’t meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Perhaps you love someone who doesn’t love you back, or worse yet, loves someone else. Or maybe you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you know that you aren’t a bad person.

One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap.
Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.
You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision.

You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself… and while winning the race would be great, right now you’d just like to be a contender!What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it.

We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out. …..

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US!!!!!

I want my mommy!!!!

2007-05-10T03:32:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling just a little under the weather these past two days. Nothing hectic ... just a head filled with clay, with every sound sounding like a drill in my scull!

I've got a huge fever blister so eating and drinking is become a hassle, not that i'm tasting a lot right now anyhow!

Tried medicine last night, but it actually just made me feel worse, and I'm not even getting sympathy for husband at home! I'd love some faffing or something! Times like these I really miss being a kid in mommy's house!

By now I would have been in bed with a dose of some-or-other kind of flu remedy, a big hug and a check in every now and then!

But instead, I'm at work, with a sore back and neck and a hammer slamming away against my brain!

I'll just do 2min noodles tonight, and hope a good nights sleep will sort it out...

Tag... I'm it!

2007-05-07T23:39:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged by Gypsy Purple to name 7 random facts about myself.... so here goes!

I'm REALLY not a morning person!
I get emotional very quickly... it doesn't take much to make me cry!
I can get ready in 10mins! I'm not big on faffing.
I'm quite compulsive, and will sometimes buy things I REALLY don't need!
I can be a perfectionist, sometimes to the point of irritation.
It usually takes me about an hour to fall asleep.
I have a song for every mayor event in my life.

I tag Twiggy from Doodles of my Mind, and Akelamalu from Everything and Nothing to tell 7 random facts about themselves!

Prison Break

2007-05-03T05:07:00.000-07:00

Okey, so I have a weakness....

Prison Break! I just finished the 2nd Season last night, and I'm telling you, I don't think I'll be able to make it until Season 3 begins!

I don't want to spoil it for anyone who is still busy with Season 2, so I'm just gonna say... you'd better make peace with the fact that you won't have anymore nails left after this one! Eish!

'n Mens het omtrent 'n Klipdrift en Eish (los die coke!) nodig na elke episode! LOL!

For those of you still watching... enjoy... and for those like me, who is now waiting... take it easy! Hehehe

Artistic Scribbles!

2007-05-03T04:52:00.000-07:00

You HAVE to go check out The Daly Blog.... for more of these!

I just love it!

Show and tell...

2007-05-02T04:34:00.000-07:00

Back from a nice long weekend, and not feeling

as rested as I think I should actually feel

after a long weekend! We had too little sleep,

and too much travelling, but we had heaps of fun,

and the weather was really nice!

Long weekend break....

2007-04-26T00:56:00.000-07:00

We've got another long weekend! Yep, and this one is an

extra day longer! We've got Freedom Day tomorrow

and Workers Day on tuesday...

and 'goodwill-from-the boss-day' on Monday!

So we are ..... taking a break and heading down to the sea

for 5 days of some RnR!

I'm really looking forward to it, and u guys can

look forward to a show-and-tell when I get back!

Today in SA

2007-04-24T04:02:00.000-07:00

Living in South-Africa, there is a kind of inner-conflict going on inside everyone of us. This Tug'nwar between all the negative things and all the positive.

We all know about all the negative things about SA. I'm not going to get into all of that. If you are a SAfrican (here or overseas) you know what it is.

I do want to get into the positives... because I think it's time to start focussing on good. Today in SA, is a cool website, doing just that... Here you can go tell stories or share articles about the positives in SA!

So go check it out, join in on discussions and lets get excited about our beautiful country again! And get involved in issues that can help create a better home for you and yours!

Party time!

2007-04-23T23:18:00.000-07:00

The past weekend, we celebrated my cousin's 14th Birthday, with a big bash! We had lots of fun... even long before the party started. We had weeks of fun planning the theme, thinking of decorations and costumes... and let's not forget about the cake we baked! A 3 layer Marzipan cake (wich later became a 2 layer ... no questions please!) We had a ball from the start!

Blowing up 60 balloons ... fun and exhausting!

The birthday girl in her costume....

Dancing, braaing, and lots of laughs!

The famous cake!

And so it starts...

2007-04-18T06:10:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to start this type of graphix for a long time...

This is my first (of many) attempts... I made it for my cousin for her birthday.

Cute!

2007-04-17T02:58:00.000-07:00

No particular reason on rhyme....

I just loved it, when I saw it

and wanted to share it.

It's official...

2007-04-17T02:51:00.000-07:00

Well, it's official, I took out my winter-stuffs this weekend. We are definitely getting some colder nights, and both of us ended up with a blankie in front of the TV!

Me particulary, not very fond of winter. I hate being cold... and I get cold very easy! This will also be our fist winter in the house we're living in now... so I don't really know what to expect. I think it's gonna be cold, couse we're right next to the river!

Anyways... there are a few good things about winter... like hot chocolate, and long hot baths, and cute scarves and jackets, and don't forget CUDDLES under the duvet!

Happy Happy

2007-04-10T23:47:00.000-07:00

It was my brother's birthday on Sunday, and we had a lovely picnic next to the Crocodile River at the Hartebeespoort Dam.

We had a nice braai, the guys all played Bocce, and us girls just lounged around, chatting and snacking. It was really nice.

Coincidently, it is also my sister-in-law's birthday on the same day, and as you can imagine we usually always have a bit of a predicament this time of year on seeing them both on their birthday's!
Luckily, this year my in-laws decided to join the picnic, so we had a major birthday celebration with the two of them and my brother's friend Ivan, who's birthday also is on the 8th!!!
It was great fun, and always a pleasure to relax with family and friends

A nice rest...

2007-04-10T03:14:00.000-07:00

I had such a nice rest this past long weekend. Slept in every morning, relaxed in my pj's until I was properly awake, and ate way to much junk food and easter eggs!!

We had a very nice visit at my mom's, and then a fish-braai at my in-laws.

Jacques worked almost the whole weekend, so then I was at home lounging, scrapping and daydreaming in my garden.

What a nice rest ... pity it flew by so fast ... but nonetheless ... very nice.

What did you guys get up to this Easter weekend?

I saw that Gypsey Purple had a lovely Easter feast, go check it out!

JESUS’ ETERNAL SACRIFICE

2007-04-04T23:35:00.000-07:00

God almighty, our holy One

Conquering, victorious and risen Son

Saviour, Redeemer, Lord of light

You saved me, freed me, and gave me life

Is there a way that I can repay

What it cost You my Lord that fateful day?

When You gave your life upon the cross

For all mankind eternally lost

For I know I could never pay the price

The cost of Your eternal sacrifice

For salvation is a gift that You freely gave

When You died and arose from the grave

The hope that came from Your sacrifice

Is the hope we have of eternal life

© By M.S.Lowndes ~ 2002(Revised)

Funky illustrations!

2007-03-29T01:56:00.000-07:00

Love...love...love these!!! Thanks to Gypsy for the heads up! Go check out Le Colonel moutarde & Phillipe dumez ..... sure to give lots and lots of inspiration to anyone!

Memories .....

2007-03-28T06:21:00.000-07:00

On Monday we lost our Oupa .... my husband's grandfather. We just sat around talking about good times and how we would always remember him.

Isn't memories a strange thing?

How one single song or line or face can bring back so many memories?

I just had a fun webcam chat with a friend I haven't seen in ages!

Had so much fun! Forgot how much fun he is, and how he could make me laugh!

Weather talk...

2007-03-23T00:26:00.000-07:00

I was blog-surfing the other day, and came across Keep this on the DL.
A lovely post with pics taken by the writer right after a rainfall.
Made me think about our weater and how funny it's been lately ...I honestly don't know what is going on with the weather here in South-Africa. It's like the last two years has seen a drastic change in weather patterns.
Usually, we would have hot-hot weather through Desember to about April, with lots of summer rain and thunderstorms (the best!) Then we would have some cooler weather followed by a short winter with heavy winds in August. September 1st is knowns as "Lentedag" or the start of spring, and all the schools would have big do's and stuff. By then we would have hot middays. By October, it would be rainseason with lots and lots of rain.
This year, however, we've had temp's of almost 40! No rain! No rain! (and if you know SA, you would know, that this is BAD!!!)
Last year, it was freezing from March right through till about October, with the rain only coming (very little rain I might add) in Desember. And our "August-winds" gave way for FREEZING ICING SNOWING (in some parts of the country) weather (I might just add, I got married in a sleeveless dress, on the 5th of August, and it was freezing!
Don't know, what's going on... but there is definitely a change a coming!! I feel it in the air LOL
What's the weather like where you are?

For fun ....

2007-03-20T06:31:00.000-07:00

Found these ... lots of fun and laughs! (especially this cookie one!!!)

You Are a Smiley Face Cookie

You're happy go lucky. So happy, in fact, it's a little past the point of normal sanity.You usually make those around you smile ... when you're not creeping them out!

What Kind of Cookie Are You?

2007-03-20T06:25:00.001-07:00

You Are An INFJ

The Protector
You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity.Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is.You are an excellent listener, with almost infinite patience.You have complex, deep feelings, and you take great care to express them.
You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher.

What's" Your Personality Type?

2007-03-20T06:11:00.001-07:00

The Part of You That No One Sees

You are lively, dramatic, and flamboyant.You have an outrageous personality...And you secretly resent anyone who makes you tone it down.
Underneath it all, you are driven by your need for attention and acceptance.You need to feel special at all times.You are secretly jealous and occasionally insecure.

What's" the Part of You That No One Sees?

Purple Angel...

2007-03-19T23:59:00.000-07:00

This is Megan ... aka ... Purple Angel.

The second youngest Purple Lady she just

started Highschool this year and is 13years old

(well 14 in bout a month!)

Description? Well it will definitely take more space than

this blog can offer! Bottom line ... she's overflowing

with love and hugs and kisses.

She will hardly

ever walk past you without a hug or butterfly kiss.

Okey, if she's having a bad day(*hint* teenager ... LOL)

she might only be able to manage a smile!

And then again, someday's she's too much energy

for me, that's forsure.

Laughing giggling singing and jumping around.

But that's her, always giving little bits of herself!

(And once you have it, let me tell you,

it's hard imaging anything without it!)

*MWAH* Nini luvs you to bits of stardust!!!!

"To be an angel

one need not have wings

In giving love there is an equal grace

Nor need one seek the aura in the face

As love unveils the beauty of all things"

Seasons

2007-03-14T04:10:00.000-07:00

I stumbled apon these cute pics, I have absolutely no idea by who or what or where, as the blog is in French or something, but check out the link! Le Blaugue a Beleg.

For someone from South-Africa, where the winter barely goes under 5 degrees, and you are not likely to see snow unless you're on top of the Drakensberg or something, we don't really get to dress in wintercoats and furry scarves and stuffs. So I love watching the European girls dress in their winters .. I love it!

Plus, they reminded me of the recently discovered Sims 2 Seasons ... don't have it yet... but discovered it! Fun, fun, fun! For those of you you haven't seen it yet, go check it out! EA Games

Sisterly love...

2007-03-14T03:52:00.000-07:00

A lovely tribute, from a lovely person.

Go check out This is as deep as it goes

She made this special for me, this is me and her at some party we were at, dancing the night away as usual.

Thanx Dolla, for your love for our family, and for really making an effort! You are the best sister-in-law any girl could possibly hope for! And an even better friend!

Most of all, thanx for loving "ou professor" sticking up with his nonsence sometimes, and making him happy!

Here's to many more dancing hours to come! Cheers!

You.

2007-03-09T00:10:00.000-08:00

All I ever wanted is in you

Love, laughter, a pillow for my fears.

I want to give and to be given to

So I might feel myself flow through the years

Alive in you, the wonder of my tears

So I have found my melody,
And I have found my poem.
My heart has found its harborage,
My will has found its loam.
You are my hearth, my home

Like a movie

2007-03-08T00:52:00.000-08:00

Like a movie the past two weeks played out in front of us. A little girl was kidnapped, just a stone throw away from where we are. A beautiful, happy, carefree 7 year old, stole from her house by her little friends godfather.

We watched from a "distance" on our TV's, newspapers and internet how her family, friends, school and community searched franticly for her. They called it the biggest manhunt to date in South-Africa, with more than 400 people walking through the streets and fields looking for any sign of her.

We prayed, we hoped, we wished. Then on Monday morning we heard. They found her body, in a stormdrain only a few metres from where I drive by everyday! I was shocked, horrified! She did not have any clothes on, showing it as a sexual perversion crime.

The suspect, who at that time was in custody, had confessed and showed the police where he dumped her little body.

Tomorrow, the 9th of March 2007, he will be in court, he applied for bail! I will keep on praying that he will not be granted bail, I will keep on hoping that he will be sentenced accordingly, and I know that he will have to stand infront of God and pay for taking one of His children.

This is only one such case in South-Africa. There are children who has been missing for 5 and more years. Cases that have been written cold, with the lack of leads and even interest.

I shudder to think that I have to raise my children in this day and age. Where we are not even safe in our own houses. Where we constantly have to be looking over our shoulders.

This is far past a cry for help South-Africa! This is the final straw.

Sadly, it is to late for little Sheldean Human's mom and dad. Their only little girl is gone, ripped from their life's by a sick perverted common criminal! I hope he rots in jail for life!

If you support this, please join the campaign, and wear a pink shirt with blue jeans on the 9th of March (tomorrow) This was what Sheldean was wearing the day of ther dissapearance. If you are in Pretoria you can join other protesters at the courthouse, where he will be standing trial.

If you can't make it there, please keep this family in your prayers, and also all the other children who are missing from their homes. Keep this country in your prayers!

Below, a picture of Sheldean Human. Our hearts and condolances go out to her parents and family....

Cool Doodles!!

2007-03-08T00:41:00.000-08:00

These are by Jeremiah Ketner from the Small and Round store. I love these! I'm sure they have a million and one different possibilities ... I would love to have them as placemates or napkins!

A sun for Pixi...

2007-03-05T05:16:00.000-08:00

This is Ingre, or Pixi as we call her. Today is a very special day for her, as it is her 25th Birthday! Also she celebrates her 2nd Wedding Anniversary on this day. And on top of that, she is pregnant with a little Nunu!

So Pixi, Happy Birtday! May God bless you this year and always, and keep you safe and well!

Hold within your arms a sun

And let it smile and wish you well.

Play with it, and when you're done,

Put it where you'll never tell.

Your sun will smile just for you,

Being yours, and yours alone,

Inside your palace, out of view,

Resting in a place unknown.

The sun we wish for you is bright,

Happy doing what suns will:

Daring to hold off the night

As loves and dreams your future fill,

Your cares caress and sorrows still

Modmom .... yeh!

2007-02-16T02:39:00.000-08:00

Whatever you do, you have to check out this blog. My friend sent me her link, knowing how much I would like it, and it has become part of my daily routine! I just love it!

http://modmom.blogspot.com

She's got something to everyone's liking! I just loved these carved crayons ... I've never seen anything like this, Great find!

Some RnR...

2007-02-16T02:32:00.000-08:00

Hay, Hay, it's Friday!

This was kinda a long week for me, seeing I had to rely on people for transport and stuffs like that. (I had a little rugby injury - hehehe)

Finally the weekend is here, and I'm going to my mom's place for a little visit.

Looking forward to just relaxing and lying around doing as little as possible.

Here's to hoping all of ye also have a nice relaxing weekend, and for those who's husbands are away during the week and are planning celebrating Valentines over the weekend ... Enjoy!!

Happy resting, recouperating, and recharging! I'll see ye all on Monday!

Valentine .....

2007-02-13T23:03:00.000-08:00

To all ye ladies ... have a wonderful Valentine's day!

Go out, stay in ... but whatever you do, have a ball!

And remember to induldge....

Crossroads

2007-02-12T23:04:00.000-08:00

I'm finding myself at a place where I have never been before in my life! I do not know how to handle it, I do not know what to do.

I am torn between my heart and my head. On the one hand full of exitement for what lies ahead, and on the other hand dreading what lies ahead.

I guess it's one of those 'grown-up' things that all the 'grown-ups' talk about: "It's all part of growing up, you know!"
Right now ... I don't want to be a grown up. I want to that little girl, playing in the bamboo bush again. I do not want to make this dicision, I do not want to hurt someone to get ahead. I want to get out of this trap called life, and just live!

Mom .....

2007-02-07T03:24:00.000-08:00

Here are all your children in one place

Enshrined behind some glass within a frame

A picture's like a word, a sign, a name

Symbolic of a much more complex grace

Years of memories lie behind each face

A wild sea no blessing can contain

Years and years of love, of joy, of pain

Of mysteries no heart can hope to trace

Here are all the objects of your love

A frozen section cut away from Time

A summit between dreams and memories

Which you need only look this way to climb

An icon for domestic reveries

Through which a thousand answered prayers move

Enhance yourself!

2007-02-06T22:19:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I know that it's much easier said than done... I must admit that I am struggling with this one myself!

There are so many things that seems more important at the moment, and one keeps putting it off.

Today I would like to urge all of you to enhance yourself! Whatever enhancement you are in need of ...

At what point in one's life do you put your dreams and wishes aside? And who said that that was okey? Sit for a moment, and just try and remember those dreams you had for your life ... why not?

There is not one single thing that can justify putting off this for one more day! Not age, not money, not time, not effort .... NOTHING! All of us have amazing talents and enough ambition to feed the whole world!

Get in here girls ... Lets do this thing! Catch those ideals floating about in the big abliss ... they are YOURS! Enjoy every moment, don't let another year speed past without taking in everything, and doing everything you wanted to do!

So go on ... enhance yourself .... couse you're worth it .... Maybe it's Maybelline .... hehehehe

Our Little Lady

2007-02-01T23:11:00.000-08:00

This is Vinet. Presently, she is the youngest member of the Purple Ladies.

She started Grade 1 this year, and is really growing up very fast, and becoming a little lady (and a cheeky one with that!) And I know, that most of us, would love to keep you excatly like you are ..... Our little ballerina....

You are the rose about to bloom, the color soon to wake, the perfume set to scent the breeze, the bud about to break.
You stand upon the lip of time alight with what will be, and see yourself out to the sky across the open sea.
We see you little one, a gift to beautiful to miss, and treasure all the years you were and all the years to come

Bring on the bubbles!

2007-02-01T04:23:00.000-08:00

It has been really hot here the past couple of days/weeks. And you know when you are hot like that you kinda just wanna take a cold shower and let the water kinda drip off you for a while.

Well, for the past couple of days/weeks, that's about all I did. And I really feel in the mood for a nice bubblebath! Just soaking and relaxing and enjoying all the smells of the bath salts and oils and all and all I will definitely be adding to the bubbles!

And just about 10min ago, this huge big black cloud came rolling in over us and the wind picked up and the thunder started grumbling. Yes! A real traditional African mid-summerday-cooloff storm! Just what I needed!

So tonight I'm gonna do it! I'm gonna fill the bath to brim and pour in everything I can get my hands on, and just soak it up.

I can't wait!!!!

2007-01-29T22:30:00.000-08:00

I just love this blog. It is so creative. Heather Moore is an illustrator, writer and designer from Cape Town, South Africa. Go check out her blog Skinny LaMinx at http://skinnylaminxblog.blogspot.com

These two are from a commissioned she got to do a year's worth of horoscope illustrations for Fair Lady magazine.

I did it!

2007-01-26T02:10:00.000-08:00

Yep, Yep .... please put your hands together!

I did it, I got my license!

Needless to say, it was nerve-wrecking but all went good in the end. Good for me

Thank you to all of you for your thumb-holding and prayers and good wishes ... it's always nice to see there are so many people behind me!

To quote a special someone : "Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week!"

Adolie Adorable!

2007-01-24T22:45:00.000-08:00

If you love these as much as I do - go check out the artists blog! http://adolieday.over-blog.com
These four remind me so much of my 'Schutte klein-niggies'.......

Will the real Indi please stand up ....

2007-01-24T05:03:00.000-08:00

Okey, so this is me. Janine a.k.a Nini a.k.a IndigoGirl. Born about 25 years ago in South-Africa.

During the next couple of days/weeks I'm going to introduce you to the rest of the Purple Ladies, and let you see them (or yourself) through my eyes.

And Ladies .... brace yourself, there WILL be a picture of all of you, and you WILL not let me know you don't like that particular pic, and you WILL know that that specific picture is my favorite photo of you, and you WILL feel loved and missed. Clear?

If you do not know what the Purple Ladies are yet. Check out the post on I belong, and link to Go Indi. A couple of them blog as well.

Enjoy!

Eek!?

2007-01-24T00:55:00.000-08:00

Guys, I'm going for my Driving lisence on Friday, and I just came back from a driving lesson.

Needless to say, my state of mind is not really anything close near daisies and butterflies at the moment! I'm feeling a little bit overwhelmed with the whole situation!

And it's really bad, because I've been driving a while now and totally got it wrong all this time. So now you can imagine me driving! Trying to remember what to do, what not to do, and still keep my eyes and mind on the road!
It's really a scary thought! I just hope it goes good!

I've been slow on blogging the last couple of days. I think it's safe to say, i am a litte preocupied! But i still enjoyed reading all ye blogs, and a few new ones ... wink wink... Viv & PS!
Check out Go Indi on the right of the screen - a couple of really cool links!

And PLEASE keep you're thoughts with me until Friday morning! I'll really appreciate it! I will be sure to let you guys now the instant i can!

I belong!

2007-01-19T00:30:00.000-08:00

I am one of the lucky ones, I belong!

This is my sisterhood .... The Purple Ladies.

We are all family, by blood and by marriage. Living in different corners of the world. It was decided, that no matter where you are, what you are doing, everyone needs to know that your sisters are thinking of you, praying for you, there for you when you need it.

I don't get to see all of them everyday. I don't even get to speak to all of them everyday. But... I know what everyone is up to, doing, did, going to do. I know that when I need it ... they are all there. Right there on my screen, in my heart. Without even telling, or letting on, they just know when something is wrong. When someone needs a 'airhug'.

This is my sisterhood... The Purple Ladies .... Let me introduce you to : Queen Mauve, Lady Lavender, Gypsy Purple, Purple Heart, Indigogirl, Deep Purple, Purple Pixi, Vio-Let, Purple Syndrome, Vivacious Violet, Purple Angel, Tina, Adi, Linx, Vinet, and if it's a girl... Nunupurple

Thank you girls, for the meaning you gave to my life. For loving me just for who I am. For sharing your lives with mine. For brightening every day! I love you all!

Cool Ceramic's!

2007-01-18T06:35:00.000-08:00

I just love these! I think one can have a lot of fun! These are from Karin Eriksson. She's got a great site, and blog .... do check it out! There's a lot of fresh ideas!

http://www.karineriksson.se

2007-01-18T01:55:00.000-08:00

These are quite funky, I thought! Go check out www. themonsoongroup.com for more!

Resolutions anyone?

2007-01-18T01:28:00.000-08:00

I promised myself, no New Year resolutions! But it's kinda hard not to, isn't it?

It just seemes almost fitting, to start doing things on a clean slate... a new year, a clean page.

There are so many things I want to do - this year. Actually, these are things that I wanted to do LAST year! And I just decided that I'm not going to go through this all again in 2008! It kinda makes you feel almost.... like a failure...

"So, just get into it" I tell myself everyday. Stop talking about it and just do it! At the end of this year, I'm gonna be exactly were I want to be, doing exactly what I want to be doing.

I'm kinda already on track ... half 'n half ... makes me feel somewhat enthusiastic about the rest of it. Plus, there are a lot of cool and fun things happening this year! I'm turning 25! I'll have my 1st Wedding Anniversary! There's a baby on the way in the family! So, there's a lot to look forward to .... and I DO look forward to see what 2007 has in store for me!

Body art

2007-01-17T02:29:00.000-08:00

I just love body painting! I did a 3 year course in make-up myself, and my best part was definitely body art! I have enormous respect for artists who work this hard on something that gets washed away! The human body is, to me, the best art pieces ever, so using it as canvas is ingenious!

These are few pics I came across that were quite funky. Could make for a very fun theme party!

2007-01-14T23:29:00.000-08:00

Woke up this morning with a lovely drizzle outside. It was still dark and I snuggled up deeper into my feather duvet .... just 5 more minutes....

How much I have to be thankfull for! I spent a lovely weekend with family, had a proper South-African braai under a VERY hot African sun. A husband who adores me and whom I adore. Brothers and sisters and 4 loving parents. What more can I ask for?

My state of mind this morning, while it is raining considerably harder now than the light drizzle earlier, is that of love, peace and utter and total hope.

Hope for better things to come. Hope for health and wellness for my loved ones and hope for this feeling for everyone.

Take an extra 5 minutes, think about what you have and just be thankful! It kinda makes all the 'bad' things feel almost ... insignificant!

Funky!

2007-01-12T02:28:00.000-08:00

I was inpired!

Found out my cousin is to be a mommy soon, so I started looking around for cute baby things. I stumbled upon these funky Uglydolls! "These creatures are adorably....ugly!" David Horvath is the mastermind behind these figures"

Check out the website sweatyfrog.com for these and more innovative 'toys' or go directly to David's site. http://www.davidhorvath.com/

Have fun!

Heh?

2007-01-11T22:37:00.000-08:00

State of mind? No, I'd rather say: State of being!

It is like I just can't get back into the swing of things. It has been a whole week back at work, and I still feel a little like Alice in the Rabbit Hole!
By 12 o'clock I get devoured by this big green tired monster, and then from there it's all downhill!

Hopefully the weekend will give me some recharge time, and I'll be back on top on Monday... Hopefully!!!!!
Well, If this rollercoaster of emotions will let up, and give me a breather that is!

On the other hand, going in the new year with this kind of bang, will make the rest of the year seam, almost.... easy....?

Dreamy reality

2007-01-10T23:12:00.000-08:00

I saw this painting by Rachel Deacon, and it spoke to my state of mind today. Almost lost in reality! You know when sometimes it feels like life is a roller coaster, and you have no control over it - and all you can possibly do is hold on to your safety harness with all you have and just enjoy the ride. Well, that's me this past week! It's almost like the reality of everything that has happened, is still a dream!

Wow, that almost sounds like something my teenage cousin would say. Well, no way I want to dream through it all, I'm going to miss to much if I do. And I am one of those 'enjoy every moment, live life' kinda people.

So no choice but to wake from my slumber, have a cuppa, get up and live my moments one by one!