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I love thrifting. And I love the funny people who run thrift stores.
They just reek of ‘community’ and ‘I’d like you to marry my grandson’. In the very best and most endearing of ways.
Here’s some of our loot, and some of the lovely people who are from my local charity store.
x jessica
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FACT: Children were intentionally designed to look cuter when they sleep. That way, when we go check on them in their beds at night, we instantly receive a hit of serotonin and forget about all the mess they made on the toilet floor (or their terrible terrible aim), or the fact that they make more noise than any human ear is ever intended to hear, or the fact that they play hand-ball on the other side of your bedroom wall at 6.30am.
This juicy hit of serotonin is enough to get you through the rest of night feeling nothing but adoration for them, until approximately 6.30am the following morning.
x jessica
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Dear Nicholas,
Today you are nine freaking years old. Just for the record, nobody said you could be nine. And nobody said you could grow up so fast.
You are obsessed with anything ‘Army’ (which we are all hoping you’ll grow out of – very promptly), anything rated ‘MA’ (even if we just put a ‘MA’ sticker on a ‘PG’ rated movie), your favourite word is ‘fedouchiary’ – which you adapted (from ‘fiduciary’) in collaboration with your little brother Samuel and cousin Jay.
See definition:
fedouchiary
\ fe-DOOSH-ee-ary \ , noun;
1. A person who is believed to be very silly.synonyms: idiot, doof, baffoon…
As has been the case since the day you were born, you still insist on taking all of your clothes off at almost any given opportunity; regardless of the location, i.e. the glass-walled inner city building that I work in. You’ll try any kind of food at least once, you eat tuna like a cat, and absolutely still squawk like a banshee.
You’re a terrible liar. But you still give it your best shot. Daily. Seriously kid, you tell the biggest porkies. Your area for growth is in the department of cover-up.
You are really super gentle and loving with babies, especially your little cousin Sydnee. I am also delighted that you are still totally into snuggling on the couch, and giving really good hugs, as well as the odd smooch on the cheek.
You often come into my room and give me toys, scrunched up bits of paper, paper clip sculptures, and the like. You are really thoughtful, and quite emotionally clever. You know how to get under people’s skin, and equally well, you know how to make people feel good about themselves.
I think that when you grow up, you’re destined to be ridiculously good-looking, and either a concert photographer, or just a rockstar in general.
Regardless, I hope you grow up knowing just how much your family adores you.
Your auntie,
Jessica x
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Life is enriched my the people we interact with.
I am so very blessed to have beautiful friends in my life.
My friend Sue sent me these clip on earrings out of the blue. Grateful feelings are floating in my belly.
Sue is a talented and passionate woman. She inspires me and I am the luckiest.
She also happens to be the most amazing hairdresser that I’ve ever known. And I am not just saying that because she sent me clip-ons!
If you live in the greater Brisbane area, or just generally in the state of Queensland in Australia, you’d be completely stupid to go to any other stylist.
Her website is here, and her facebook page is here.
x jessica
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So you know those days when the most exciting thing you do is to clean your room? Well, today was one of those.
At least I can sleep easy tonight, knowing that there won’t be a dust monster the size of a small cat working it’s way into my respiratory passages.
x jessica
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