Maccas on the train

I took my boys out today to Melbourne city via public transport.  I really hate the public transport system because it's almost always extremely packed and never running on time (today was a good day, though).  With the new Myki ticketing system it's also tricky to take out both my boys as having three cards scanned is such a hassle.  I feel like I'm holding up the line and I can hear the impatient sighs from the other commuters.

We had maccas for lunch.  My kids had a 3 nugget happy meal with apple juice each, and I had a fillet'o'fish meal with a frozen coke.  I have never seen a frozen coke filled up to the brim before -  I had to start drinking it right away as it was expanding and would've dribbled out of the hole if I hadn't!  We ate on the train, to save time.

I went to a Guess store to pick up some shoes that were on hold for me.  I also tried on a dress that I really liked but I think I'll wait for it to go on sale before I consider purchasing it.  I tried to take a few photos in the store but my younger boy can't keep still and my older son is always pulling silly faces.

My outfit today was a pink shirt by Ralph Lauren, skinny jeans by True Religion, ballet flats from Forever New and a crossbody bag from K-Mart.  Below are the latest additions to my shoe collection.  I can't wait to wear them!

New Blog Posts

Hey guys!  If you haven't already, please visit my new website www.makeupdownunder.com.  All my beauty related updates will now be going there.  I have posted about 5 entries since last week, so I promise you that I haven't been slack.  Nor will I get slack... I just have so much to share!  Here are my most recent posts from the past few days:

Does What you Wear Really Matter?
NARS Sweet Disposition Mini Multiple Set
The Benefits of Coconut Water
!00% Pure Coconut Hydrating Body Wash

I hope to see you on the other side!  Ciao xo

Beauty School

Apologies for my MIA status. I have been... lazy. At least I'm honest! But I have some very exciting news to share. I am enrolling into a college, I suppose you could call it a beauty school (but they also offer business and floristry). I will be studying for a diploma in beauty therapy!

I will be starting in October and doing a full time course. I'm actually really excited, even though I'm not officially enrolled yet. I need to first come up with the administration fee, student kit and full course fee. I have applied for government funding but I'm not sure yet if I'll be eligible. It would be great though, I would save about $14,000 in fees. I need to save for a car as well, before the course starts because it's about a 20 min drive from my place. Public transport is not an option (for me, anyway)!

Studying a diploma of beauty therapy will enable me to work in a beauty salon, spa, cruise ship etc. Anywhere that offers beauty services. I could even manage or own my own salon. I know a few girls who have studied the diploma and are now running their own salon from home or have great jobs in a salon. For me, the main reason I want to study it is because I have a yearning to learn more and therefore teach what I know to others, or help them physically.

Like I said before, I am looking forward to doing the course and I will definately be updating on my progress and what I've learnt :-). If you're interested in beauty therapy like me then take a peek at these books! PS- I apologise if this page looks messy, I am blogging from my phone!

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My Braces Are Coming Off!

I'm so excited, I just got back from an orthodontic appointment and I'm told that my braces can come off on the 15th of December. Yay! I've been wearing braces since January 2008, it has been just under two years since I got them on. In the beginning they used to hurt so much everytime I got an adjustment and I wouldn't be able to eat for days, but now when I get adjustments they don't bother me as much.

It's kind of ironic, my sister is going to be getting braces on the 8th of December, and I'm getting mine off soon after! It would've been nice if we'd had them on at the same time. I'm really looking forward to seeing what I look like without braces. It seems like I've had them forever! I got braces to fix my overcrowding problem and I never had them in my teens. Now my teeth are straight and I'm looking forward to flossing without wires in the way!

Here's a pic of me with braces, I usually don't smile in pics because of them but in this one you can see the wires. I wear clear on the top and regular metal on the bottom. My friend Khem on the left also wears braces. Horray for not being the only adult in braces!

Weaning Success

This isn't make-up or beauty related at all. But I bought some make up and brushes so a post will be coming shortly!

Since Saturday night, I haven't been allowing Dante to fall asleep on the breast. Of course there were plenty of tears but since he hasn't been falling asleep on it, I've noticed a big difference in his personality. He appears a lot more confident and he isn't quite so clingy. We took him out on Sunday to a shopping center and he actually sat in the stroller and fell asleep when he was tired, which he never does! Usually he cries when he's tired and I have to pick him up to stop his tears.

Today, I thought I'd have a hard time trying to get him to have a nap without the breast, but he went straight to sleep with a dummy! Shock horror. I didn't expect all this to happen so soon. It has made life a lot easier for me, I can now go to the toilet whenever I need to rather than hold it in until he wakes up. I'm so happy!

I decided to wean him because I felt he was getting too clingy and dependant on the breast. He still breastfeeds, but only for nutrition about 3 or 4 times a day. There's another reason why I wanted to wean him though. A friend is coming over in September to celebrate her birthday and I wanted to be able to party with her. Now that Dante can go to sleep without me, I can leave him with someone for the night. Horray!

It's Time To Wean

I've been breastfeeding Dante for over a year now and I feel that he's become too attached to the breast. He comes to me for comfort sucks as well as needing it to get to sleep. I don't mind it, it's beautiful watching him sleep on it but some days I don't get to have showers as P comes home late and I can't leave Dante while he's sleeping.

With Tony, I breastfed for over 2 years and I managed to wean him by "controlled crying" at a sleep center. It was successful, but it was awful doing the whole leaving them to cry thing. I don't want to do the same thing to Dante so I'm going to see the doctor to discuss my options on weaning. I want Dante to be able to be seperate from me and not be so clingy. It's going to be hard, but I really feel that I need to get this done sooner rather than later so I can reclaim some semblance of a life.

I don't know why I'm blogging about it. Maybe to make it official? Hmm. I'll update on the progress anyway (if any!) I just need to be optimistic about it... *deep breathes* Ok off to the doctors I go!