Serenity...

When I was younger I went through a phase of being completely obssessed by the anime series 'Sailor Moon'. The tale of the Moon Princess and her loyal Sailor Scouts completely sucked me in. I managed to amass a HUGE collection of pictures during my graphic design class (which sadly, were lost when my old PC died). My love of all things Japanese first began in grade 6 when we had a Sensei (teacher) come on exchange from our sister school in Japan. Doraemon was my first character that I loved,

yes even before Hello Kitty & her Sanrio friends.

As I went through my teenage years, I particularly loved the romantic story between Queen Serenity and King Endymion, characters from the future of Sailor Moon.

There's some really beautiful artwork out there, like this, one of my all-time favourites.


And a cute one of them asleep with their daughter, 'Mini Moon'.


As you can imagine, I was pretty happy the other day when I discovered these at my local markets. 2 whole series (4 discs) on DVD for $20 each!


HAPPY!!! ^_^

Read All About It...

When I was little, I read books all the time. I read so much that I could get through books in a matter of days. I remember reading the Lord of the Rings (all 3 books) within a week when I was around 9 years old. Sadly, being an adult and having to work means less time to read, and the internet has taken over my life a little bit more than books, but I still like to occasionally sit down and read a book.

I also like collecting vintage books, specifically ones about flight attendants. I managed to find some really cool ones on Etsy & Ebay. I'd ordered one back in September but sadly, it seemed that it had got lost in the mail. Then last week, I got a card from the post office saying that there was a parcel for me to collect. Yay! It was my long-awaited book...

It was well-wrapped which is always good.


How nice is this cover illustration?


Even the spine had a cute 'stewardess' in uniform on it.

I read this book on my day off in the park. It was a really good story, part of a series written in the 60's to give young girls an idea about what kind of careers they could have. I wish there was more than one about 'World Airways' though, the characters were good. I even ended up with a bit of a crush on officer Maitland, the blonde-haired hero of the story ;P

Audrey- Style & Class

Picked up this fab t-shirt on a recent work trip. I have a tee with a Marilyn print, but I really love this one more! Looks really cute with black capri pants and flats :)


I use coin purses a lot, both to always have change handy and also because carrying too many coins tends to wreck a wallet really fast. I finally pulled my pink patent Guess wallet out of its box and I didn't want to overstuff it with change. This cute little number was the perfect solution:


And the last little purchase for this post- some cute canvas flats. I have plenty of sandals but wanted something a bit more closed-in for those in-between days. Red is always fun and goes with lots of stuff. Even better, they were only $10!


I've always loved Audrey Hepburn, I think she was so classy & stylish and someone to truly look up to. So you can imagine that I was really excited to read about a soon-to-be released book, How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World. These days many girls are becoming frustated with the 'acceptable' behaviour, dress and speech of their counterparts- but aren't too sure of how to go about making themselves into truly classy ladies without going too far the other way. I think this book will be really good and I can't wait to read it. Of course I'll post about it once I've got the book in my hands!

T-Shirt: Ice Fashion Brisbane
Coin Purse: Forever New
Shoes: Target

Who Needs Bratz?

Most little girls own dolls during their childhood, mine were mainly Barbie or the odd Rainbow Brite doll; today it's Bratz and whatever teen stars are popular at the moment.

One rare treat my mother used to buy me, but which were very common in the 50's and 60's, was paper dolls. Again, mine were Barbie, Lady Lovelylocks or She-Ra, but common themes in earlier times were movie stars or other role models little girls looked up to.

One of the professions that many girls aspired to was to be a stewardess (or air hostess if they lived in the UK)

























These paper dolls are just so cute, and also another good way to get an insight into the fashions of the day. The airline stewardess set comes with uniform, and clothes for play. The good news is, you can buy reprints of the original dolls from Judy's Place.









I thought this was a really interesting set for the times- Girl Pilots, a booklet from the 40's. Nice to see girl power was alive & well back then, and not only for nurses and WRANs :P