My little sister Sarah returned to her Northern home yesterday and our house has been feeling noticeably empty since. I really miss her already. We didn't get to do anything very 'big' in the week she was here (it sucks not to have a car when you have an interstate guest), just little outings - eating at cafes, opshopping, a trip to the markets, Nanna's visits, walks around town, my first run in ten years (my sister is a fitness freak), Scrabble, watching movies, a swim at the pool and hanging out with the other Sara in my life.
She is the ultimate house guest. I actually felt quite depressed seeing the state she'd left our spare bedroom in - totally spotless, as if nobody had ever stayed in there! Ha. Money and time being issues, neither of us have planned when we'll see each other again, which makes me feel kind of uneasy. I hope it's sooner rather than later. Next year she moves to the city and starts university, I want to see her all growed up!

Over the next three days I'll be manically trying to finish up my three major assignments. After Friday, I am basically free until February next year! Weeeee! I am trying to narrow down my subject choices for next semester and failing. I am taking a Summer school at the start of January called 'The Artist's Book' which sounds awesome. Feeling super excited about uni next year.

Here are some pictures of some miscellaneous bits and things:

+ My sister bought me this cute little maneki neko (swinging arm cat) while she was here. I need to get him a battery to make his arm swing.


+ a corner of my loungeroom.


+ I found this kitty tin at an opshop (unfortunately, it was full of old biscuit crumbs). I'm going to keep my old photos in it. Note C's Buffy dvd collection.


+ spare bedroom, after my sister left.



+ Our street is known informally as "the flag street". When I've told taxi drivers where I live they always say "oh, you should have just said the flag street". Most of the houses have big flag poles in their yards with Australian flags on them, so C and I thought we'd participate in a round about way with some prayer flags. We buy a new set of these flags every time we move.



+ C won a jellybean guessing competition at a cafe and the prize was a $50 Oxfam shop voucher. This little purse was one of the things he bought for me with his winnings. It is made our of Coke bottle wrappers. AMAZING. I love it.




+ I bought a little handful of vintage cards at the Evandale markets on the weekend. These are some of my favourites.

...in October.


+ my little sister is in town for a week and we had afternoon tea at nanna's on her second day here.


+ spare bedroom all ready for little sister's arrival.


+ sometimes people leave rubbish in my basket while it is parked outside my workplace. one night i found a 3-pack of brand new men's extra large animal print underwear. i wish i'd kept them, but i felt too awkward and left them outside my work.


+ all three of my kitties. probably the only photo of all three of them together that will ever exist.



+ how we moved some of our furniture to our new house.


+ graffiti in my yard.


+ naughty cat not helping with the move.


+ pretty old launceston advertising - 'cyder'.


+ harajuku lovers shoes. sadly they have broken in several places. wouldn't recommend them, but they are cute.


+ rock & metal rhino outside my uni.


+ the junction festival blow up whale.


+ yarn scrap box in class.



+ now i have a slot-in-the-wall letter box.

Watching; Downton Abbey, Vampire Diaries, Breaking Bad (um, varied?!), Submarine, The Help, How To Marry A Millionaire & Heathers (so very!).
Buying; Presents for my little sister's eighteenth birthday, opshop goodies & fancy 75% off shampoos.
Listening to; Not as much as I'd like - but I have the new Feist album and Owl Eyes EP waiting for me to press play.
Loving; My new house, the colour peach & the thought of trying out my new swimmers sometime soon.
Consuming; Caramello Koalas & Vegemite scrolls.

I bought this dress on my latest trip back to Newcastle - it's not a colour I'd usually wear but I am obsessed with the pattern and collar. It's very short and thus tights were necessary. I went to visit my friend Sara at her work yesterday and she pointed me to the 'Are You Wearing Pants?' chart on her office wall. No, I was not wearing pants - but this was a very rare occasion - I promise, I usually wear pants.

+ dress; lil & i vintage (islington), tights; target, boots; doc martens, hair clip; pipcq, nail polish; rimmel fruities in apricot.