smiggle!

it all started at school
one of the boys bought some cute stationery from the smiggle store...(yes i have trendy lil boys in my class)
i was intrigued
very intrigued

so i asked the kids (little experts)
apparently there is a new smiggle store in carousel
and its full of great, uber cute stationery at really good prices

i had to go and see it for myself
its awesome .... i absolutely love it...
i managed to buy some bits and pieces as prizes for the kids at school

its so good i have to go back now... at least before the holidays finish.. this time i'm going to pick up something nice for me!

clio

check out the smiggle store online for their full range www.smiggle.com.au

Term 3 School Holidays!!!!

Today is the 2nd day of my school holidays and feels bloody awesome!

Such a huge relief and i feel soooo relaxed!!

What do i have planned for the holidays? A lot actually - (unfortunately!! poo) only because everything that can't be done during school time is getting squished into the 2 weeks we have off.

So the list goes a little something like this....

1. Change 2 tyres on the Jazz car - $200. I dont know how it happened, about 2-3 weeks ago i noticed that one of my tyres was very flat and looking really BAD. Like slashed tyres bad, i guess someone at school hates? scarey huh?

2. Take Bella to the Vets for an ultrasound check! 3 weeks ago Bella was on heat and we had major dog porn going on in the backyard (this was a planned pregnancy - unlike last years incident). So hopefully, crossing fingers we might have puppies agaian - YAY!!!

3. Get our new blinds installed at home! Can't wait for this because the current verticals look like SH!T - well they are about 20 years old and never been replaced. So its about time.

4. Start a mini herb garden (and maybe some weeding). Its spring here and the weather is perfect for a herb garden. So far i have lemon grass (essential for asian cooking), vietnamese mint ( i dont know what to do with these yet) and normal mint.

5. Catch up on some serious reading. Just before the holidays i ordered 50 books from Bookclub for $50!! major bargain, they are mostly children's lit books, but i'm not complaining. i find that i am reading a lot of children's books at the moment.

6. Go to swan valley for some delicious food, wine and cheese ....mmmMMMmmm... cant wait.

7. Go to school and do some work and planning for next term (YUK!)

8. Catch up with all my friends that i always neglect during school time, you know who you are :o).

9. Catch up with some blogging... hehe ... i know i am lazy...

10. Catch up on some serious shopping ... harbour town here i come! and claremont, ikea, fremantle, applecross, mount lawley... shit this list is getting long!

last but not least.. the one i hate the most ... housework...urgh...

gotta goo.... housework calls...

love.clio

ps: can someone please send a servant from indo, philippines or cambodia to Perth please... i'll treat them really nicely :o).

state of Georgia

someone sent this to me today...

it was pretty funny ... and i had to share it :o)

it's really scary that there's people out there who are this ignorant.

(then again - thats me about 90% of the time :P)

miss-e me :oP

Kikki K is coming to GARDEN CITY!!!

Every one and any one who knew me when i was little - knew what a little stationery whore i was. (this was before i became designer bag whore - the addiction had to start somewhere)

so... 30 years on and i have somewhat curbed my urge to buy every cute sanrio kerropi, hello kitty, pokopon, little twin star pen - penci - rubber - pencil case - notebooks - stickers etc etc.
it took a lot of time, counselling and therapy sessions, but i have some what been cured.

i am now a more mature stationery collector - my taste are a bit more refined and mature.
i am now addicted to kikki k stationery

so far my wallet and credit cards have been safe

but not for long....

Kikki k are coming to Garden City !!! Yayy!!!

what was once restricted to the eastern states .... and the internet...... is going to be open in October (yes october) in garden city.

Lord and therapists help me.... my credit cards are no longer safe... :oP

love
clio.

ps: enjoy the pics of kikki k stuff
or otherwise visit their website on http://www.kikki-k.com.au/catalog/index.html

happy browsing!!

its tax time!!

i know this is really sad, but the FIRST thing i did these school holidays was make an appointment to see my accountant.


Getting my taxes done and getting the refund cheque in the mail was TOP PRIORITY!
only coz i need the money to pay back debts, credit cards, mortgage and other very not exciting things.

My accountant is a brilliant, brilliant man and somehow managed to squeeze every cent out of the tax return :). which gave me great joy!

my refund looked healthy enough to afford me a chanel handbag AND a major accessory!!
you couldn't wipe the silly grin off my face ... :o)

oh - it was happy days for me! fantasizing about the bags i could possibly afford (but had no intentions of buying because i still have debts to pay off) i could have a big chunk of it saved for the trip to sydney late this year and maybe splurge on something something? i could also pay a HUGE chunk out of my mortgage and make it look more decent.

until ...several days later .... another group certificate showed up in my mail box! this group cert was BAD news. BAD BAD news.... so i rang up my accountant and told him the extra figures which had to be adjusted - ARGH!!!! somehow i had managed to earn enough money to start paying HECS and my refund money does not look as healthy as it once did.

So now my refund is not the amazing chanel bag & accessory combo i once dreamed of...

my refund will not afford me an amazing chanel bag anymore - an accessory yes - handbag no.

i knew it was all too good to be true - at least i have paid a nice chunk out of my HECS debt which is disgustingly over 20k.

luv.clio

ps: mr s got a nice refund too - which could of bought me a new balenciaga - but he said "when hell freezes over". i guess my bag ban still stands.

(have not bought a designer bag since Jul'07)

WOW its been a bloody long time!

oh my god...
its been a bloody loooong time since i last blogged...
did u guys miss me?
i missed you heaps!! :P

anyhooo .. even though i wasn't blogging very much.. i have been taking lots and lots of photos!
i have been taking lots and lots of photos of
1. dogs (no body else would pose for me)
2. food (when i quit teaching i wanna be a food pornographer - sorry i mean photographer)

even though im on school holidays - i feel totally stressed out.
its the horrible, sinking in the tummy feeling, something always on the back of your mind stressed.
teaching is one of those horrible jobs that follow you home, and you feel like you have never done "enough".
i know i have just had a 2 week break, but it felt like 4 days only.
so many things to do... so little time... sigh...


... while i have been on holidays, my brother has come to visit for a month!!
so in honor of his birthday - i decided to bake cupcakes and test my baking skills.

here are my little naked babies - i used the magnolia bakery vanilla cupcake recipe (just google the recipe!) these were soooo good fresh and warm out of the oven that we incurred 6 casualties in 15 minutes. and here are the little bubs after they have been dressed more appropriately.
enjoy!
miss.clio

sorry for the long silence...

sigh...
god i wish i was on school holidays again....
this term is chock-a-block full on
which explains my suuuuuper long absence...
i know lots of people out there miss me

the clever banter
delightful life insights
wacky shopping finds, just cute lil ol' me

well ... i have been extremely busy
this term is effing crazy
its one thing after the other...
i am just trying to catch my breath and some sleep between all the freakin work im doing right now...
sigh.... i cant really see the light at the end of the tunnel right now...
but i sure cant waqit till this term is OVER!!

i will post pics of my gorgeous new aquisitions soon
or i hope to anyways...

luv. from. shopaholic.clio