Weekend Walk - Otari-Wilton Bush

Well hello there,

Its just a quick one today :)

Philip and I have been trying to make more of an effort to get out and about on the weekends. He works really long hours inside and I spend a lot of time at home during the week so we both need a bit of fresh air :)

Something we have found that works really well for us is going for walks. As I have big knee problems and am generally just the size of a hippo, running isn't really on the cards, but by going for a nice walk, I am able to work in some fitness while Philip gets to enjoy being outside (One of his favourite things)

This weekend the weather was nice and sunny, but VERY windy so we decided to just do a quick walk through a local native bush reserve, Otari-Wilton Bush. We have been here many times and love it ! You would have no idea you are in the middle of suburbia, there are lots of native New Zealand plants and birds, and there are lots of different tracks catering to every time limit and ability.

As I said, we did the shortest route, but it was still lovely to get out of the house, and while we were there I took some pictures which I would love to share below :)

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This may become a bit of a feature if we are good and keep to our plan of a walk a week, so watch this space for updates :)

What do you like to do to relax on the weekend ?? :)

Till next time,
S xx

My Weekend - In Make-Up and Outfits

Well hello there,

So as I mentioned on Tuesday, this last weekend Philip and I had some friend visiting us, so we were out and about a lot. 

To see photos from our weekend, click here, As for this post, I am going to go through most of the outfits and make-up looks I wore, ranging from clubbing to casual.

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This look was comfortable and casual for while I was out sightseeing.

Sunglasses: Brown tortoiseshell Ray bans - Thailand
Jacket: Charcoal grey rain jacket - Maya, The Warehouse (Love this!!)
Cardigan: Black draped cardigan - Kmart
Top: Black T-shirt with a polka dot sheer neckline - George, ASDA (From the UK)
Tights: Black basic tights - City Chic (Great for plus size tights!)
Boots: Brown riding boots with side zip - Maya, The Warehouse



This look was to go with the outfit seen above.







This is the makeup look I wore for our dinner out.






To create this look I wore on out town night out I used:






Rebecca is wearing:







My Amazing pink and white onesie !! :)

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Hope you liked these looks :) Sorry for the poor quality of some of the photos. I am still getting use to carrying around Philip's Cannon 550D, so still fall into old habits of taking pictures with my iPhone, Sorry!

Till next time,
S xx 

Home Town Visitors - Zac and Rebecca

Well hello there,

So this weekend, Phil and I have had some friends visiting us from our home town of Christchurch. Zac is one of Philip's best friends from his childhood, and Rebecca is his girlfriend, and they were staying with us from Friday though to Tuesday (Hence the late post, Sorry!!).

Zac had visited Wellington once, but this was Rebecca's first time, so we had a big weekend full of lots of tourists destinations as well as trying to give them a taste of the Wellington life style (and possibly a little bit of partying, shhhh)

I tried to take lots and lots of photos, as I am one of those people that LOVES going through all my old photos when I'm bored, and have included a selection of them here :) 

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*Click on any photo to see a larger version*
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Best burgers in Wellington, Out on the beach front :)
Mr Philip :)
Oh look at Zac glow lol 


Mmmmmmmm Yummy !!


The Weta cave in Mirimar 
Huge troll statues from The Hobbit 
 Watch out Rebecca !
 Scarrrrry

Awesome Golum statue


Ready to P-A-R-T-Y
 Beauty details here
Philip suited up and ready to go
 Cheesy smiles
Fish face (so mature lol)
 Love this photo :) Even if we are bright red !
Zac and Rebecca


Boys avoiding pictures 
Restaurant 'mood lighting' isn't very good for photos lol
Beauty details here
 Philip: "Stop taking my picture, PLEASE"




Wellington, NZ
We JUST caught sunset :)
Viewpoint

 Lovely views


Outfit details here



Rebecca: "Take a photo of me on the cannon!"

SMILE
I <3 sunsets

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So that was my weekend :) We had an amazing time catching up and showing off Wellington and I was sad to see them go ! Back to reality :(

 My next post will be the outfits and makeup looks seen in these photos, with product details and better photos :)

I would love if you were to follow my blog so that you can be first with all the new content, and comments are always awesome too !

Thanks for reading!
Till next time,
S xx