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One Year Ago Today...

This Blog was Born!

I really can't believe it has been a whole year since I sat down one day in summer, bored out of my mind, and decided I was interesting enough (ahem) to be a blogger.

This little blog has gone through many changes over the year. It started off with a couple of really terrible designs, and a completely different name. Luckily I don't have visual evidence of that era! Life as I Know It was a good name for a while, but I wanted something more unique and more me!

Here is the evolution of Sinead in the Sun so far!

And I'm already itching to change it again!

And on top of Sinead in the Sun, this year also brought the beginning of my love for design and therefore SineadElle Designs!

I have had so much fun getting involved in the blogging community, and more than that I am happy with myself for keeping it up so long, I did not think it would stick! I may not be the most regular, or the funniest, or the best dressed and whatnot, but I like to think you readers stick around for a reason :)

I wish I had something exciting planned for you, a giveaway or something. But I am beyond poor, and it takes a lot of time and energy to organise them! So just know I am super grateful of each and every one of you, and I love hearing from you through comments and emails. And I really hope you continue to interact with me through our little niche in the internet!

WATCHING: Charmed. Lots and lots of Charmed. I love re-watching all the seasons, the 90's fashion, old school special effects, so much magical scandal... Its fabulous!

READING: I'm feeling very book schizophrenic at the moment. I'm currently reading Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Broken Silence. Plus I just re-read The Hunger Games and Catching Fire in 2 days. This is what being unemployed does to me! 

DREAMING: About Disney, about getting a job that doesn't terrify me (i.e something easy) about really delicious, cheesy, bad-for-you food, about road tripping, about the beach...

EATING: A cheese and feta cheese toasty that is currently cooking away...

NOTICING: How weird the weather is currently, windy but warm, sunny but cold... Make up your mind!

WORKING ON: Stopping myself re-designing my blog again! Anyone need their blog redesigned to distract me?

WEARING: It usually consists of pjs or shorts and a singlet. I miss winter fashion

PLANNING: A road trip to Auckland to meet with some of my soon-to-be Disney friends! And my 21st party, which is coming up in 2 weeks!!

FEELING:  Hungry. My toasty is calling me!

Thank you for a fabulous year! Here's to another...

Think of a Wonderful Thought...

200 Days.

200 Days!

We are hitting the big countdown marks now! Isn't it funny how the round numbers always seem really important. Tomorrow my countdown will hit 199 which is a whole new level of crazy! This week has been one of excitement on the Disney front. I am beginning to complete the first steps that will end with me in Florida...

I have been doing some research. Maps, and guides, hotel reviews, all that jazz. Not only do I get to live in Florida for a year, I get 30 days of travel on my visa at the end of my Disney contract. So I have been figuring out where I might want to go (if I have any money left that is!) 

Any suggestions fellow Bloggers? Where do you believe I MUST visit? 

Your home town perhaps, get our blate (bogger date) on?

But by far THE most exciting part of this week was booking my flights! As soon as we confirmed our bookings it hit me, shit just got real y'all. I am actually going! I am also over $1000 poorer but still. We can look past that depressing fact!

I AM GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!

Oh Those Golden Globes

Awards season is my favourite. Being a major film buff I love to see which films are winning big, and which are falling short. Possibly my favourite part however, is the Red Carpet. Holy fashionistas dream... or nightmare in some cases.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to watch the Globes this year, they only play on certain channels in NZ and I don't have them. BUT I am always keen and willing to throw in my two cents fashion wise.

Here are my Hits and Misses of the 2013 Golden Globes!

I love the colour of Jennifer Lawrence's dress! The belt and the shape of the skirt show off her curves, and her hair and make-up go perfectly! My only issue is with the pointy Madonna style boobs. Amanda Seyfried's dress is so pretty I love it! I love the lace cut-outs and her hair and make-up is understated, allowing the delicate dress to shine. Kate Hudson wins the battle of the cut-outs! The black and gold combo works, and the high collar is awesome!

Jessica Alba has the perfect mermaid dress! I love the colour and her simple but fancy jewellery. Her hairstyle is very classic Hollywood! Some people weren't fans of Taylor Swifts dress, but I think it works for her. The colour is great, and so is the shape, plus it has an awesome back. Only the creases mark it down a little. How adorable is Kristen Bell and her baby bump! She dressed it perfectly in a pretty lilac with fancy beading with a high collar. LOVE it!

My last "hit" was Zooey Deschannel. She went 50's glam and I love it! The colour, the dress, the pearls... She is adorable! Nicole Richie heads up the first of my "misses" the dress would be ok if the collar was slightly different. But I cannot forgive the make-up! Too much blue eyeshadow, to matchy, its just bad! Ew. Thats all I can really say about Halle Berry's choice. I just, I don't know. It looks like someone threw up a bunch of newspapers on her after drinking too much wine. I really don't get why...

Olivia Munn almost got it, but not quite. The dress is just a little too shapeless and dull. Sienna Millar looks like she got attacked by silly string, this dress is hideous! I'm already not a fan of two piece dresses, but this one looks like it was made by a four year old. I would have liked Jessica Chastain's dress if it weren't for the complete lack of fitting. It makes her boobs sag down to her waist which is ridiculous! I do love the colour with her hair though.

I really love the colour of Marion Cotillard's dress, but its just too lop-sided. Maybe if the longer hem was on the other side, where the belt had no material draped over it, but I dunno. Plus ugly, ugly shoes! Lena Dunham picked a dress that is just way to old for her. Props to her for trying, but it doesn't fit her properly, the material is too thick, and it makes her head look tiny. I actually really like Sarah Hyland's dress, on anyone else it would have looked classy and sophisticated, but holy boobs. Way way way too old for her! And with the big hair and thick make-up, she just looks trampy. Sorry darling!

Now I am no fashionista, and I can only dream of wearing dresses like these. But I really don't understand what goes through these girls (or their stylists) minds when they choose to dress like this. Can they not see the dresses are hideous/ill-fitting/inappropriate? *sigh*

Until the next awards show ladies...
XOXO Gossip Girl  oops I mean Sinead!

all images from here or here