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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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The show must go on…

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While many hard-working peeps are celebrating Labor Day, I am mourning the unofficial end of summer.

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Before too long, the sun will set much earlier and I’ll have to pull my sun lamp out of storage. Las Vegas does not get terribly cold, but the sun sets around 4:30 PM and that is just too early for my taste and for my moods.

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I think Blac Label Boutique feels my pain and can’t embrace the Fall season just yet. Blac Quartz has an exclusive piece for Designer Showcase’s September round. It’s called Savage and is business up front and party in the back. So, if you can’t let go of summer quite yet, be a savage and hold on to the sun as long as you can.

I’m wearing

Outfit: Blac Label Boutique Savage Halter Blush and Savage Skort Almond @Designer Showcase 
Shoes: Momento. ballet flats Maitreya beige (Gacha Item)
Hair:*Argrace* Mayu
Ring: (Yummy) Carolyn Crown – Diamond @The Arcade September
Body parts: Laq Trinity and Maitreya Lara
Poses:**Manifeste** – Model_616 and oOo city five

Location: Paris Je T’aime

One (1) More Day to go Around the World

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Sascha’s Designs has an exclusive piece at Swank’s “Around the World” August round, and it is a symphony of brilliant colors and patterns.

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It actually has a shoulder decoration as well, but I opted to go strapless because I love the dainty ruffles around the bust.

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Now, since you only have one more day to go around the world, you better get hopping. Click here for your private jet.

I’m wearing

Outfit: Sascha’s Designs – Calpurnia Caracas @ Swank (Round ends 8/31)
Earrings: Baubles! by Phe Mina Earrings (Designer Showcase August)
Hair: Vanity Hair:La Espanola
Brain: LAQ Trinity
Skin: *Birth* Opal Skin (LAQ Applier for Gacha Guardians)
Pose 1: Glitter Poses Model Runway 4
Pose 2: *agapee*-gown326-1
Location: Astralia

Oops, I did it again: A Prozac Stipulation

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Have you ever felt like you won the battle? I have. Have you ever realized that the battle only exists in your head? The odds must be in my favor because, again, I have.

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Though, I should warn you. Winning a battle that was basically created in your head is satisfying, but a lonely experience if you need attention. Prozac does not solve everything.

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You see my problem is this
I’m dreaming away
Wishing that heroes, they truly exist
I cry, watching the days
Can’t you see I’m a fool in so many ways[?]

Yep, I’m a fool in that I want a hero (aka my hubby) to save me because I know at the end of the day, I have to save myself. Since I am the one who makes up my battles, it’s only fair, right? 😉

I’m wearing:
Outfit: Finale Couture Acadia  – Exclusive Bali Blue @ Designer Showcase
Shoes: Finale Couture Acadia Heels – Bali Blue @ Designer Showcase
Jewelry:  Finale Couture Acadia Heels – Bali Blue @ Designer Showcase
Brain: Laqroki Trinity
Hair: Vanity Hair:All About It

Sunshine is wearing:
Outfit: Finale Couture Harper in Lemon
Brain: Lelutka Stella
Shoes: Pure Poison – Isahara Sandals @ Collabor88
Hair: Vanity Hair:Garota @ Hairology

Pose 1: Purple Poses Friends 144
Poses 2: Label Motion Bunny 4 (Sunshine) **Manifeste** – Editorial_29 (me)
Background: Exposeur & The Loft – Room of Balloons

Post title’s inspiration and quote pinched from Britney Spears (edited because the original YouTube clip I included was taken away. I really loved that version because it highlighted the choreography. This version brings the same vibe).

 

The danger of drifting: “Go away from me [and] leave me alone.”

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This is what happens when I listen to 90’s music all night long. Total angst. Surely, I’m not the only one this happens to…right? I’ll have to test my hubby tomorrow. Stay tuned for results!

Drifting

Actually, he’ll never go for that. When he drifts, he listens to old country, and I can’t go for that lol.

Taking my time

At least we have nothing but time, and when you think about it, time is everything. 😉

Credits:

Top: FurtaCor*Isa Fringe Top @ Designer Showcase
Bottom: Maitreya High Waisted Shorts Torn for Lara @ Mesh Body Addicts Fair
Shoes: Empire – Tritonia – Maitreya @ Mesh Body Addicts Fair
Purse: *YS&YS* Viareggio Bag Weave
Glasses: RYCA Jewelry
Hair: Truth Opal
Brain: LAQ ~ Mesh Head Trinity 1.0
Poses: KoKoLoReS Lazin’ pose 002 and Manifeste Model 708
Location: Baja Sands

Post title inspired and pinched from (yeah I used this song before…but what can I say? <3)

 

 

“Please leave me stranded, it’s so romantic…”

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Sorry hubby. I’m in love with San Guerlian, but don’t worry. It’s a platonic love. Chop Zuey Couture Jewelry is a beautiful addition to Designer Showcase’s August round, and Belle Roussel has a very special edition of the San Guerlian Cameo Set available just for you.

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Do you feel the love now? The set includes earrings, bracelets, a brooch, and 5 mixed cameo, pearl, and gemstone choker and necklaces you can layer on for a multi-strand look or just wear each piece individually.

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That’s a lot of jewelry for a special 50% off price  and the pearls, gems, metals, and Cameo are texture and color change. Ooh, it’s so romantic!

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Want a lift? Click Designer Showcase for your ride.

Credits:
Jewelry: Chop Zuey – San Guerlian Cameo Choker and Pearl Choker A, B, C, and D @ Designer Showcase (Thank you Belle!)
Outfit: C’est la vie ! Colette dress (turquoise) for Maitreya
Hair: D!va Hair “Peony” (Citrine)
Purse:=Z=timeless Bag (Leather and a gacha item)
Shoes: Lindy Delanna Nude
SL Brain: LAQ ~ Mesh Head Trinity 1.0
Pose 1: Glitter Poses Basic Model 1a
Pose 2: Glitter Poses Model Runway 3 – 5

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“Saying ‘Wake up, you need to make money.’

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Does the night before Monday always suck?

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Sunshine is so closeLaylah in blue is wearing:

FurtaCor*Liah Bodysuit (check out the variety!) for Maitreya @ Designer Showcase Swimsuit
DMZ – Maitreya nails Summersby (Delicious!) @ Designer Showcase

Nails
Analog Dog Hair – iota
LAQ ~ Mesh Head Trinity 1.0
Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.5

Laylah in yellow is wearing:

FurtaCor*Liah Bodysuit (See above for the variety!) @ Designer Showcase
DMZ – Maitreya nails Summersby (See above for your flavor) @ Designer Showcase
Insatiable Skins by Jharis (ISBJ) Tammy Shape and Skin @ Designer Showcase
Exile Hair – If you’re wild @ Collabor88
Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.5

Poses:
{.:exposeur:.} Sunny Afternoon
{.:exposeur:.} This Is What Makes Us Girls

Props:
Anchor Towel Hers in Gray (Former Arcade Gacha Item)
Anchor Towel His in White (Former Arcade Gacha Item)
AITUI – Beach Bag – Golden Sunset   (Former Arcade Gacha Item)

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“Lay me down in sheets of linen / You had a busy day today”

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I was thinking it’s been quite some time since I’ve written a moody post, but I checked and, of course, I was wrong. My posts are all about moods! I’ve been in a strange mood lately. It’s not strange to me, but I’m trying to express it in other ways. Unfortunately, it is not working as well as I expected because I feel like I’m an empty shell and just drifting through the day. Subsequently, I needed to get more than a few things off my chest.

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Instead of writing tons, I’ll just make a list. It’s in no particular order.

  1. I’m so disappointed in humanity lately that I fear the future.
  2. One of my dogs is afraid of fireworks and I wish I could help her.
  3. I want a challenge, but I don’t want to try anything new.
  4. All lives matter.
  5. I’m trying to get excited about opening a restaurant one day (long story but short insert for hubby’s benefit); however, I hate cooking and trying or inventing recipes, so I’m not sure what I’ll do.

That is it. I think. Oh, I wish I could have been a ballerina. I had to slip in my outfit somehow, but, really, that is true. Designer Showcase’s July round is out and I’m in love with More Than Ever’s Urban Ballet Dress. It’s a cool silhouette, so you don’t have to necessarily wear it with ballet shoes unless you want to be a ballerina too.

Click ‘tiny dancer‘ for your lift to Designer Showcase.

I’m wearing

Outfit: Urban Ballet Dress (Neutral) for Maitreya by More Than Ever @ Designer Showcase (July 2016)
Brain: Simone by Lelutka
Shoes: Sweet Thing. Ballerina Pointe – Petal  for Slink Pointe Feet (Former Arcade Item)
Hair: Tableau Vivant \\ Starry Night \\ Blowing – (Former Arcade Item)
Prop: ::{u.f.o}::Swan Lake, Act1 – mannequin ballet shoes v2 (Former Arcade Item)
Pose: Del May – Musical statues

Post title pinched from Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer.” I just love the movie below.

If you aren’t me, how do you know how I feel?

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If this were real life, I would be screaming. I can only handle butterflies in SL. As beautiful as many believe they are, butterflies scare me. Relationships used to scare me too. I always felt like I loved too much and scared people off. While Twittersphere debates the authenticity of Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston’s relationship, I felt compelled to say who cares. Let the girl get over her former relationship however she wants.

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I told my hubby that Swift’s lyrics, from many of her songs, were so relatable because I remember that longing and that hurt that came with every love lost. I recall one breakup where I tried to replace the man that I loved. A male friend came over and tried to get with me, but before anything happened, I tearfully told him I couldn’t because my former boyfriend was on my mind. When I see pictures of Swift and Hiddleston on the beach, one picture reminds me of my former emotion because I think Swift’s sad and Hiddleston is taking the moment. And taking the moment is exactly what we should do. I’ve had my share of heartbreak. At the end of the day, it was worth it because I finally met and ended up with my soul mate.

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I would never have thought my husband and I would end up together because he knew me as a friend and, as such, knew I was a mess. He saw something beautiful in me that must be blind to my moodiness or at least tolerable…and he still loves me. I really hope Swift found that. If she hasn’t, all I can say is it will come so let go. Love has a way of finding you. Now I really need to get a life and stop reading about celebrities lol.

I’m wearing
[Zanze] Xiomara Dress Daisy for Lara @ Designer Showcase (June)
….Mutresse… Gugu Sandals for Maitreya Body
.LeLutka.Mesh Head-SIMONE 1.6
Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.5
Hair: pr!tty – Navi – {Rootless} @ Hairology
Pose: Nantra Butterflies are Free @ Instruments
Location: The Place