It's been a long time since I have woken up with a renewed hope for the day, I certainly did this morning. Things have been so amazing lately and last night I did a bit of soul searching and cleansing. The last week or so alone has deepened my love for EQ2 with Sands, running our own guild together finally, touring the castle he promises we will have (lemme say, wow) and building something together that each of us never thought we would have again. From his amazing leadership skills, the astounding amount of Oda Clan members that remember him and are flocking back to their home in the guild, and the way he loves me daily... today is filled with more hope than I could have imagined. No, I haven't been drinking, yet! I'm just so extremely relaxed, happy, and excited for what each day brings that no one, and I mean no one, can bring me down.

So, when I saw these pieces from Naive, I thought wow, perfect! I love Naive, seriously, I want to establish a paypal contract with them and have them just send me their new releases. My inventory may be bursting at the seams, but this stuff is my favorites, by far.

One of the best things to see come across my time line on plurk are new creations from my favorite stores. Naive is, without a doubt, one I watch for! Each release brings out pieces that are an awesome addition to every inventory, even the over cluttered like mine. My favorite piece this time is the 'Awesome' shirt! Yes, the word of the day here at GI is 'Awesome'!

The last photo here was just a bit of creative expression on my part tonight. I haven't been spending as much time wandering the grid just snapping pictures as I once did, mainly because I have so much else gong on, online and off. This was just a stolen moment of escape. Escape from all the people that are pulling at me, not intentionally of course. These are people I want to be there for, and help as much as I can, I once in a while just need the small escape to collect myself else end up no help to anyone. So many have things going on in their live(s) that I wish I could fix, but the best I can do right now is simply to be there for them. I have strong shoulders, but even strong women need someone to lean on once in a while. I don't think I would get through my days nearly as well as I do if not for Sands and his amazing support. I have a feeling we are going to end up needing new cell phones soon, for how much time we spend talking! The best part of my day is just getting to talk until we fall asleep, and I don't think I tell him or my other very dear friends just how much I love them for all they are, and all they do for me. To him directly, I love you, and am amazed by every day we spend together. So, I took my moments of escape, and look forward to another fabulous week with you all!

Another fabulous release from Naive, the Casja dress also comes with a black belt (not shown) and in a fabulous set of colors. I always love to go and see the new releases at Naive, fashion that anyone can afford too! Wearing, of course, some of my favorite hairs by Zero Style and Magika, Redgrave skin and using poses by LAP and Storin.

Dina's Duds
All clothing from Naive
Skin: Redgrave

Top Image:
Hair: Zero Style
Pose: LAP

Bottom Image:
Hair: Magika
Pose: Storin

Earlier in the week I made a stop over at Naive to pick up the 'Karma Whore' shirt I had seen in a few different places and paused to do a bit of shopping. I am not exactly sure why, but up until now I have very rarely worn shorts in SL. Maybe its the way the mesh tugs at the material on the inner thighs, or the fact that I actually don't have many pairs of shorts to begin with. So I decided to snag a pair and couldn't resist this t-shirt either. Sorry, my Limited Time Offer isn't a blog notice about a sale, just the awesome shirt. I was still wearing it while attempting to clean up my inventory, another easily procrastinated event, when I tossed on this long sleeved sweater by Twosome and just loved the way it looked. I need to go sock shopping for this spring and summer, but I managed to find these by Ducknipple and even wore my new shoes by UBU. I was a bit shocked to find I had absolutely no shoes to go with outfits like these and went out right away to get the Drunks by UBU, they have about a million different ways you can texture and color them, a must have as far as I am concerned.

The furniture included in the above two shots was sent to me by a designer of GREENE concept and I love the pieces I received, even though I haven't had a chance to do pictures with all of them. Each couch cushion or chair, comes with multiple textures and colors for you to fit it into your decor, or for a bit of variety. Texture changes are a snap with the drop down menu and each piece also comes with multiple poses. I hope to include another piece in an upcoming blog post as well. If you are looking for versatile furniture, be sure to give them a visit in your shopping adventures. The pose in my final picture here is from Diesel Works, always worth a visit when hunting down the perfect pose.

By now everyone on my plurklist, at least, knows how excited I have been about being able to move my home and landscaping adventures to a new sim with a new dear friend. It should be no surprise when I feature the land in most of my pictures, keeps me from lingering on other peoples sims while half afk or knee deep in inventory cleansing. Every picture in todays entry is on Waffle island, changes being made constantly, partially by me. I've always enjoyed having a lot of land to play with and my new landlord is absolutely awesome, letting me play and tweak things a bit. My neighbors though, will have to keep an eye on them. Trouble makers, every single one!

Dina's Duds & Credits

Limited Time Offer T-shirt and Shorts: Naive
Undershirt: Twosome
Socks: Ducknipple
Shoes: UBU - Ubran Bomb Unit
Furniture: GREENE concept
Belt in image 2: CatNip
Glasses: Persenickety
Skin: Redgrave
Hair: Zero Style
Pose in final image: Diesel Works
Location: Waffle Island