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Wishlist: Romersk Sleepwear

Hello to anyone reading this! Summer is burning beautifully bright this year. I'm not a massive fan of the over 40 degree days, especially when I'm stuck at work, but with some air-con, ice-cubes and near naked attire (NOT when I'm at work), it's been manageable! I'll do a spam blog post soon of some of my favourite photographs taken recently. (I'm no professional photographer, these are all silly snaps taken on my iPhone!) Gotta love friends with pools in their backyards ;)

Another label that has caught my eye this year has been Romersk Sleepwear. I first spotted the label through an Instagram comment (@romersksleepwear - I bloody love the convenience of Insta) and I discovered that I adore their products! They've recently launched a new line of intimate sleepwear, suitable for the hot summer nights that await. Romersk do not have a large range of sleepwear items, but I think this just makes them all the more special. Items are suitably priced, and as written on their website, they exude a lovely state of mind - freedom, happiness and comfort. For dreamers, road trippers and lovers of life! Below are some of my favourite items from their intimates range - product names are clickable and will send you to the product page on the Romersk website.

Above: Alli Simpson for Romersk

 

 Above: HARLEY Ruffle Bralet in 'Raspberry' (from $34 AUD) and TALI Ruffle Short in 'Raspberry' (from $46 AUD)

 Above: LULU Romper (from $105 AUD)

Check them out on Instagram or on their website: <http://www.romersksleepwear.com>

Sweet dreams!

Wishlist: TRIANGL

The weather in Melbourne has finally delivered the goods! Today is a steamy hot 41 degree day, and the rest of the week looks to be much of the same. (I sound like a weather girl. Don't have the looks I guess. 'There's a 34% chance that it's already raining!') 

In the next week, I'm going to do several blog posts about items/products that are in my wishlist for this summer... forever drifting through my imagination, never quite attainable... But still lovely to admire!

1. TRIANGL Swimwear and Underwear (http://www.triangl.com)

Triangl is a Hong Kong based company that is Australian owned and managed, and their bikinis have been massively popular over the last few months. Their swimwear line is fairly minimalistic in design, but have a flattering cut, exude bright summer neons and neutrals and are made out of a micro-mesh/nylon and spandex blend - similar to wetsuit material. Personally, I prefer their underwear line designs to the swimwear range. Plus they're cheaper, so that's a bonus! And like always, Triangl's popularity paves the way for numerous other look-a-likes from other surf brands, so if you don't mind not having the label itself, you can probably find a similar look for a lower price. 

Triangl operates solely as an online boutique. They offer a flat rate of $10 shipping within Australia, and offer international shipping as well. Their website also offers a live chat to ask questions which is very helpful, as buying underwear and swimwear online can be quite difficult size-wise!

Cover: A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)

One of my great loves in life is music. And I'm slowly, slowly improving at guitar. I've always loved singing - even if I'm not amazing at it - and enjoy playing, even if it's just in the early hours of my morning in my bedroom alone. I covered this song recently, because it's one of my sister's least favourite songs ever (yes, you read that right), so I wanted to irritate her but it turned out that I really like the way it sounds! Please watch and subscribe to my channel, because it's looking quite lonely at the moment!

(http://www.youtube.com/user/stepha316)

Regular Dosage: Hello 2014!

And we're already two weeks in! Crazy. Two weeks into the new year means two weeks closer to getting back to uni, and that makes me cry tears of sorrow and joy. Sorrow because assignments and exams and hello again to late nights reading pointless essays and joy because it's my final, FINAL year of uni! Soon my fifth year will be done and dusted, and I can't wait. I'm planning on finding a full-time or another part-time job this year while I'm studying this year, as most of my classes are night classes and I really need to start saving some dollars. My part-time job at the moment is sufficient, but I think I could really use some experience before I start teaching next year. The bonus is that I already have a Bachelor's degree under my belt as qualification so hopefully I'll be able to find something good, and not too crappy (sick of retail so much).

I have several goals for this year. Some academic, some personal, but all of which I am going to try my hardest to achieve.

1. Find a part-time or full-time job.

2. Strive to complete uni work a few days before each due date to prevent stress and anxiety attacks.

3. TRY and attend all lectures.

4. Find a volunteer job during the holidays (community centre, museum programs, charity work)

5. Lose weight! Keep fit and eat healthier every day. Less chocolate. (That broke my heart to type).

6. BE HAPPY and BE POSITIVE! (Something I've always struggled with).

7. Read more of the unread books on my every growing bookshelf.

8. Save and earn more money. This includes spending less on outings, food, clothing and makeup, transport, phone bills etc.

9. Create better and stronger connections with various groups of friends. (Youth group, younger kids and the leaders too, high school friends, uni friends, work friends, family, boyfriend).

10. Finally - blog more often! I always have a heap to write, but I really wish there was a better Blogger app maybe more similar to the Tumblr app, which is incredibly easy to navigate... Excuses 101!

So here we go 2014! I already started the day with an hour long, 5.65km walk and a healthy lunch, and then lounged around reading in this 31 degree weather so I'm feeling good!