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Happy 6th year anniversary Designer Showcase!

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Designer Showcase is a monthly fashion event and January marks a special occasion. Happy 6th year anniversary Designer Showcase! Readers, it’s a celebration you don’t want to miss. Have you stopped by?

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Featured designers range from steady favorites to fresh new faces, and each month, they offer their best creations at discounted prices or exclusive pieces. While you are there, join the group. Designers are celebrating 6 years by offering Designer Showcase VIP group members gifts! Who doesn’t love presents right? Click here for your lift!

I’m wearing

Outfit: Albino Peacock Rosalie Knit Top and Leather Skirt @ Designer Showcase Anniversary Round!
Hair: Analog Dog – kanpai
Body Parts: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara and Lelutka Simone Bento
Jewelry: Moondance Boutique Diana Oval Bracelet @ Designer Showcase Anniversary Round!

Sunshine is wearing:

Outfit: Albino Peacock Rosalie Lace Dress @ Designer Showcase Anniversary Round!
Hair: Truth Demelza
Body Parts: Body Parts: LeLutka Head Stella and Maitreya Body Lara

Pose: Vanilla Skies Royalty
Decoration: Wall Deco “INACH” Green by Michal Weymann

Freedom 17: Gotta have Faith

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At this moment, I’m wearing Chop Zuey’s “Dream of the Rood.” Readers, sometimes life has to suck before it gets good, and that’s what “Dream of the Rood” means to me, but it’s okay. At the end of the day, we can triumph over our demons. I’m preaching now.

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Last year, I pinched a George Michael and Elton John collaboration for my blog’s inspiration, so hearing George Michael died left me a little weepy.

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In retrospect, what inspires us is a telling moment because it identifies the way we felt for but a moment.

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With 2017 about to roll in and my piece o’ land. in an odd place, I have no choice but to revert to my old ways. Have faith in freedom. Cheers!  🍷

I’m wearing
Jewelry: Chop Zuey Dream of the Rood Earrings, Necklace, and Cuffs @ Designer Showcase December (only 1 day left!)
Hair: Vanity Hair Nana
Dress: Just Darling Daydream
Body Parts: Body Parts: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara and Lelutka Simone Bento
Glam Affair – Carolina Applier @ Lelutka
Pose 1: Marukin [tulip] Elizabeth
Pose 2: Di’s Opera – Beau Monde 2 – 1
Pose 3: flowey the big black sky
Location: Home of Morphe

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“Missing link on the brink”

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The Cosmopolitan on Las Vegas’s strip turns one of their pools into an ice skating rink! I didn’t actually go to it because I haven’t skated since I was 12 or something.

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But it looked really cool from a distance! At twelve years old, I picked up ice skating fairly quickly. I mean I wasn’t amazing, but I could skate around the rink and not fall.

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Nowadays, I would likely fall on my ass more than skate. You’ll find my snuggly outerwear at this round of Designer Showcase. KC Couture’s tops come with huds, so you can change the textures. That goes for the earmuffs too!

Click here for your lift to Designer Showcase.

I’m wearing
Top: :::KC::: Rustic Sweater (Maitreya) and Earmuffs  @ Designer Showcase December
Bottom: Izzie’s Mainstore Tights (Maitreya)
Shoes: Pure Poison – Emma IceSkates – w/socks – Maitreya @ Uber
Hair: AD – Pearl
Body Parts: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara and LAQ Mesh Head Trinity

Sunshine is wearing
Top: :::KC::: Jacket Fur (Maitreya) @ Designer Showcase December
Bottom: -Pixicat- Signe.Jeans – Grey (Maitreya)
Shoes: The Secret Store Vintage Ice Skates Candy Polka/Pompons (Former Gacha Item)
Hair: [e] Lillian
Body Parts: Body Parts: LeLutka Head Stella and Maitreya Body Lara

Pose: !Bang Unsteady
Location: Duet
Post title pinched from Green Day “She’s a Rebel”

 

 

“Pieces of peace in the sun’s peace of mind.”

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November flew. For the most part, it was a blurry month for me. Now, Designer Showcase‘s November round is almost over too.  Have you made it there yet?

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Designer Showcase is a monthly fashion event that features exclusive designs by all types of designers across the grid. FurtaCor’s Leticia Tunic is perfect for fall weather. At least, it still feels like fall to me. That’s Vegas! We love layers.

Click here for a lift to Designer Showcase!

I’m wearing:
Outfit: FurtaCor*Leticia Tunic and Shoes for Maitreya @ Designer ShowcaseNovember
Stockings: Izzie’s – Maitreya Lara – Applier Cozy Tights
Body Parts: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara and LAQ Mesh Head Trinity
Hair: [monso] My Hair – Sinbi_
Pose: **Manifeste** – Model_730

Sunshine is wearing:
Outfit: FurtaCor*Leticia Tunic for Maitreya @ Designer ShowcaseNovember
Shoes: Baiastice_Gill Stretch Boots-Cotton Tan
Body Parts: Body Parts: LeLutka Head Stella and Maitreya Body Lara
Hair: Exile Walking on Sunshine
Jewelry: Tres Beau Jemma
Pose:  Gemma Pose 2 – Label Motion

Location: Old Italy, La Perla

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“Light of a Silhouette, [s]he’s insubordinate.”

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sublimal-mind-trump-americaI know many people are sick of the election and now that it’s over, I cannot deny it. The results devastated me. In fact, I haven’t been able to do much until now. Well, I have gone to work and all, but I mean my creative juices were shot because I felt as though  I was lost. If I ever told anyone to just accept the results and move on, I’m sorry that I didn’t realize how you felt until now. Indeed, it super sucks! in-a-land-of-make-believeSo with the current agenda, I felt as though I was missing out on current events because I wasn’t an active Twitter user, so I decided to really understand Twitter after the results. I have concluded it pisses me off. It’s never been a social platform that was geared to me because of the character limit. The limit doesn’t piss me off, though. It’s the amount of bullshit, vitriol, and what the fuck moments  that spread like wildfires. shes-a-rebelAnd it pisses me off because it totally sucked me in. Not only on Twitter but chiming in on random articles that spoke to me. While me getting sucked in isn’t anyone’s fault but my own, it’s fucked up because I want to believe I can change it. Although, I did have a nice Twitter conversation with an opposite perspective. i-beg-to-dream-and-differ-from-the-hollow-liesShe popped my Twitter argument cherry. I appreciated that exchange because it felt like a genuine conversation. She was (is) an undercover Chop Zuey Moksha pearl. Did it convince me to use Twitter as the ultimate outlet for my real self? Uh, no. It’s too fucking weird out there right now. I think?dont-wanna-be-an-american-idiotMaybe it always was, and I was just naive. Maybe it isn’t, and it’s just the regular aftermath but in an online, thus all over the place, social networking environment. Regardless of what it is, I had to come back to my safe place. Silver lining? It’s selfish, so sorry bout that! I can safely say that I’m still a #nastywoman. Where that ideology takes me, well, “coming at you on the count of one two (one, two, three, four).” 😉

I’m wearing
Jewelry: Chop Zuey Moksha Pearl Necklace, Bracelet, and Earrings @ Designer Showcase November (Thank you Belle! )
Heels: Lindy Blair for Maitreya in BlackPat @ Designer Showcase November
Outfit: PurpleMoon Adele in White
Hair: Vanity Hair::Bye Bae-Browns
Body Parts: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara and LAQ Mesh Head Trinity
Poses: (1) Miamai_Model Pose_Tiny Monster 01; (2) & (3) Label Motion; and (4) Del May.

Location: Ironwood Hills 
Post title pinched from Green Day “Are We the Waiting/St. Jimmy”
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“Don’t let me get me…”

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It’s too late for a work night, so this means I have already had a bad start to my Friday morning if I internalize the past 45 minutes.

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The future can be scary. Sometimes I psych myself out and think more about work than I’m paid for.  Don’t get me started on what I think about life about on a daily basis because I cannot define self-inflicted silliness.

I’m wearing
Outfit: Snowpaws  Annika Tier Gown in Red @ Designer Showcase (October)
Hair: D!va Erika in Citrine
Body Parts: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara and LAQ Mesh Head Trinity
Jewelry: Moondance Boutique Venom Solitare Cluster Ring and Solitare Tear Drop Bracelet @ Designer Showcase (October)
Shoes: Pure Poison – Jara Sandals – Maitreya

Pose: *agapee** Gown 325

Location: MeshWorx III

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“There is more than one kind of freedom…Freedom to and freedom from…”

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I’m writing to you #NastyWoman. After the last and final presidential debate, I felt that spark.  I’ll probably write a long and rambling post about that moment of enlightenment. Apologies in advance.

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I’m wearing:
Dress: PurpleMoon Creations Velvet Dress for Maitreya @ Designer Showcase (October)
Hair: Exile Wherever I Go
Rings: Moondance Boutique Venom Marquise Cluster Ring and Venom Tear Cluster Ring @ Designer Showcase (October)
Necklace: Yiver Twila Open Collar
Body Parts: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara and LAQ Mesh Head Trinity

Sunshine is wearing:
Dress: PurpleMoon Creations Velvet Dress for Maitreya @ Designer Showcase (October)
Hair: *~*Damselfly*~*Jestina @ Hairology
Necklace: RYCA Choker LSG Gold
Body Parts: LeLutka Head Stella and Maitreya Body Lara

Pose: Focus Poses Friends Pose 24

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“Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on”

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The emotion is real, but the photo below isn’t reality. If it was real, I (Lisa Laylah) would be eye level with my husband (Kevin TacoLover). And the little cream chihuahua (Annabelle) would be loudly playfully barking in the tan chihuahua’s face (Loki).

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Image Essentials’ “Love Everlasting” couple poses are the first of three in Kay Weston’s series and available at Designer Showcase for 150L apiece. The poses are modifiable so had I decided to take my real life height into Second Life, I would be eye to eye with Taco.

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But, I’m short all real life day long, so I want to be an amazon in SL! Seriously, this set is really sweet. I love all poses, but sometimes I just want sweet, tender couple poses in SL that represent the vulnerability and faith real life relationships often have.

@TacoKevin, I’m sorry I forgot to mention my new shoes. If it helps, they are part of my upcoming birthday plan. @Reader, if you made it this far, thanks for listening.. 😉

I’m wearing:
Outfit: PRISM Ladonna Jacket, Pants, and Shoes @ Designer Showcase (October 2016)
Jewelry: Moondance Boutique Venom @ Designer Showcase (October 2016)
Hair: TUKINOWAGUMA Aloisi
Body Parts: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara and LAQ Mesh Head Trinity

Taco is wearing:
Outfit: PRISM for men Dorian @ Designer Showcase (October 2016)
Shoes: Nasir
Hair: [INK] Hair BOP in Brown (The Arcade September 2016)
Body Parts: Slink Physique Mesh Body and Evian Alessio Mesh Head

Poses: Image Essentials – Love Everlasting V2 and V3 @ Designer Showcase (October 2016)
Pups: Birdy – Royal Pets (The Arcade September 2016)

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How to learn from experience:”All [he] had to do was stay…”

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This is a continuation of an earlier post.  My boss walked into my office in the middle of a Taylor Swift binge, so I shared why I appreciate her lyrics. I’m not sure he bought it, but I let him know that some of my favorite Swift songs have described some of my deepest and painful heartbreaks. Suddenly, I remembered heartbreak may be a natural occurrence.

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In an earlier blog, I wanted to save my younger co-workers from heartbreak, but that’s not possible. They need it. I had it, and my breakups were tragic at the time.  Fast forward > I ended up with my hubby aka love of my life. Really, I think I needed to experience love lost because I don’t think it would have worked had I met my hubby earlier.

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In a breakup, the tunnel seems bleak, but there really is light at the end. Of course, we can’t see it until we reach the end.

The inspiration for this post was Swift’s song “All you had to do was stay.” It reminds me of my first heartbreak. We’ll call him AB. He was the start of my dark relationship tunnel and the only one who wanted to get back together after we broke up. Too much had happened in the meantime such as “picking up the pieces of the mess [he] made” and all I could think of was “but not like this.” Like I said…it seems dark, but keep moving. 😉

I’m wearing

Jewelry: Chop Zuey The Chanel Necklace, Earrings (small), Bracelets, and Ring (Hematite) @Designer Showcase September 2016 Round
Outfit: C’est la vie! Zelie dress in Black for Maitreya
Hair: booN Lab.004 hair
Shoes: Apple May Birthday Heels for Maitreya
Body Parts: LAQ Head Trinity and Maitreya Body Lara,
Pose(s): **Manifeste** – Model_616 and Everglow Soft 06
Location: Paris Je T’aime 

“Welcome to the room of people / Who have rooms of people that they loved one day…”

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And this is what happens when my husband does not allow our pups in his gaming room.

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Lol, kidding. I didn’t lock him in that room.  😉

I’m wearing
Outfit: AnaMarkova Zendra in Lovely for Maitreya @Designer Showcase September 2016 Round
Shoes: *katat0nik* (red / LT) Strap Boot and *katat0nik* (white / RT) Strap Boot (Rare) @The Arcade September 2016
Hair: Runaway Harley
Body Parts: LeLutka.Mesh Head-Simone, Maitreya Body Lara, Slink Avatar Hands Relaxed and Mouse
Prop: MadPea Why So Mad? – Barbie (June 2016 Arcade Item)
Pose: Focus Poses. Friends 15

Sunshine is wearing
Outfit: AnaMarkova Zendra in Therapy for Maitreya @Designer Showcase September 2016 Round
Shoes: *katat0nik* (black / LT) D-Ring Boot (Rare) @The Arcade September 2016
Hair: TuKinoWaguma Tapia @Hairology
Body Parts: LeLutka. Head Stella and Maitreya Body Lara

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