I need to shop more, can you believe I'm saying that? I haven't really done much shopping lately but I need to get out a get a few things. Before I do that though I have to get in elbow deep and clean out my inventory! When folders take more than a second to open, its time. Its...its time. So if I am in world and slow to respond, its because I am cleaning it out. Going to do a few posts about what I find too, because most of this stuff I buy and then never wear! Who is with me? Early spring cleaning? Why is everyone laughing!

Dina's Style Card:
Dress: LeeZu!
Shoes: Shiny Things
Jewels: *G Field*
Skin: Belleza
Hair: Zero Style
Pose: LAP

Dina's Style Card:
Dress: Beetle Bones
Shoes: Armidi
Skin: Belleza
Hair: Zero Style
Pose: Maitreya

I love this woman, I don't think I talk about her enough, but this here crazy blond by my side is Kerra. Yep, that's her, infamous now aren't ya! I've known Kerra for almost 8 years, met her online and our friendship has remained strong and true through men, kids, and online insane fun! We logged in today to find some trouble and ended up on the phone laughing until the tears streamed down our faces with this amazing new studio. Well, new to me! Oh, I didn't even realizde it at the time but I did in fact take these pictures in a demo skin. Oops, SL ate it and I cant remember what its called but I will be popping over to Belleza to get it at some point tonight. See, when you really like a skin you even forget you have the demo on hahaha.

This studio is by Scribble and I think its the best handful of lindens I have ever spent! Included is a large variety of frames, backgrounds, poses and its so adjustable and simple even the newest photo booth addict can use it. Even better (see below) you can well, scribble on it!!! Of course, be sure to be careful when you go afk to take a phone call. Sands, these pictures are indeed your fault! The laughter that ensued after is all Kerra's fault. Gawd love the poor people at plurk that always grab popcorn when she and I are talking and plurking away. People like this make SL a true escape, the fantasy world that we have all come to embrace and pour ourselves into. She is true to what you see is what you get, always honest and absolutely hysterical. Again, I love her, she is closer than family and 'gets' me in every single way. I hope everyone has a friend or two like this, and that you have had a fabulous weekend with them and those you love. Looking forward to a great week of SLing, EQing, Plurking and Blogging...hope ya join me on the wild ride!

Dina's Duds:
Studio: Scribble
Dress: Prelude
Hair: Zero Style
Skin: Belleza

Kerra's Duds:
Hair: Magika
Skin: Redgrave
Pants: Gypsy Soul
Top: Stellar

I picked this up a while back and just now found it again in my inventory. The things you find when you start to organize, again, for the gabillionth time! Of course, once I tossed it on and started working on the picture I stopped that organizing nonsense.... will try that again in the morning! This hot to trot lil dress is by Malt, an old time favorite hair by Zero Style and from my favorite shoe designer, these are the super novas by Shiny Things. Pose by Imagen and furniture pieces by Not So Bad and Sky Designs finish off the credits, and that's about all I have the energy for this morning. Staying up until almost 7 am in an instance with Sands and then a quick nap once the kids are off probably wasn't my brightest move...but I had a blast and got a few upgrades last night! Wait, this morning, something like that. Hmm, maybe its nap time again! Hope everyone is having a great Thursday, the weekend is almost here! Lets go!

Dina's Duds
Dress: Malt
Shoes: Shiny Things
Pose: Imagen
Skin: Redgrave
Hair: Zero Style
Furniture: Not So Bad & Sky Everett Designs

Lelutka has recently put out a nice sized release, this is just one of the many fabulously sweet outfits. Unfortunetly for me, my shape doesn't make outfits like this every day wear, but for pictures, you cant beat a beautiful scuplted dress like this one. Coupled with a pose by Tuli, I am delicate, sweet, and look almost innocent. Hey, who is laughing? I do!

Dina's Duds
Dress & Shoes: LeLutka
Hair: Zero Style
Skin: Redgrave
Pose: Tuli

Just a quicky today, went and picked this dress up over at :Bijou: because I simply could not resist it. If I could spend every day wandering around in dresses like this, I so would! Using my normal Redgrave/Zero Style combination for skin and hair and the ever amazing Diesel Works poses.

Dina's Duds
Dress: :Bijou:
Hair: Zero Style
Skin: Redgrave
Poses: Diesel Works

Dina's Duds
Dress's: Boom
Shoes: Shiny Things
Skin: Redgrave
Hair: Zero Style
Poses: Diesel Works
Jewelry: Cursed Jewelry

This is one of the many new dresses from Skin Flicks (will be returning for more) paired with an adorable pair of white sandals from Shiny Things. The entire outfit really fit my mood lately, peaceful and contemplating. The dress and shoes, of course, all come in a variety of colors so go check them out! Easily two of my favorite designers within Second Life. I've always loved wearing white, leaves one looking sweet and innocent...not that I am, but...

Dina's Duds
Dress: Skin Flicks
Shoes: Shiny Things
Hair: Zero Style (Mao in Burgundy today)
Skin: Redgrave

As much as I may love beach wear, and the many sandy over heated looking areas that fill our Second Lives, I am one that can't seem to help but dress in world according to how my weather and mood strike me from RL. Until recently, the world here still held a very crisp chill to it and I slipped on this Sweater Dress by Celestial Studios to ease the cold while still wearing something leaning away from winter. I have to admit though, I am going to miss winter. Sweaters and long pants are happily giving way to short sleeved T's, bikinis and shorts, but I eagerly hold onto them for as long as I can. It just looks so much more comfortable!

Of course, I will give in and my photos will be filled with a lot more skin showing, I know, the horrors. I have already begun a few new shopping adventures to find new places and new stores to include this summer, as the heat takes over. Soon it will be short skirts, skimpy suits and more than likely water filled images. I do hope you can stand it all, we have a long summer ahead of us!

Dina's Duds (SLURLs to be updated)
Sweater Dress: Celestial Studios
Boots: Kitties Lair
Skin: Redgrave
Hair: Zero Style
Pose: KSCreations

Just a quick little blog post for today to wish all of the Mothers in Second Life, or in your life, a very beautiful day filled with all the love and happiness that your family brings. Where I live spring has been taking over, the flowers are brighter than I have ever seen before and even the grass seems to radiate with an energy so fresh and new I can only sit and stare. I love that that same energy and beauty can be reflected in the areas I find in Second Life. So my wish for everyone on this beautiful Mothers Day is that you take some time to be thankful for what you have in your life, never take it for granted and show those you love exactly what they mean to you. We each may have our fleeting moment of unsurity, but it is far more worth it to focus on the wonders that your lifetime brings to you. Live, laugh and love.

Dina's Duds
Dress by Elate!
Hair by Zero Style
Skin by Redgrave
Location Waffle Island
Pose by (to be updated)

Cleaning my inventory and reorganizing it has been on the top of my to do list for some weeks now. Yesterday I actually started tackling my main folder, the one where everything automatically ends up when you go out on a shopping spree, instead of working on what you already have. I need to work on that habit, or just give in and do it more. This outfit actually was tossed together purely by accident, yet has gained a place on my favorites list. I've been working on including more accessories into my outfits, and many of the sets at Twisted & Spoiled fills in my accessory need perfectly. The top was found at Twosome, a fabulous small store that I found while browsing the feeds. The rest was already lurking somewhere in my inventory, per usual.

The dominate pieces in these photos are, of course, the furniture! With the amazing scuplted work and detailed textures, the furniture from Not So bad has taken over one of my entire builds. I honestly fell in love with their furniture and purchased about half the store, twice! Anyone is welcome to come and visit us on Waffle Island and see the amazing explore areas and the castle that holds these pieces. It is well worth the visit, and be sure to share your images with us! (Flickr group to come)

Furniture: Not So Bad
Pants, Belt, Arm Band: Twisted & Spoiled
Top: Twosome
Hair: Zero Style
Skin: Redgrave
Shoes: Kitties Lair
Pose: Vain (2nd image only)
Location: Waffle Island

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

To view these poses please click on the image, in this case bigger is far better. It is amazing what a tiny bit of networking can do. Through Flickr I met a great new (to me at least) pose creator and was thrilled to obtain this set to see what I could do with them. I have new found respect for pose creators yet again, and anyone working to create ads! I have no doubt I will be using these often, they are simply fabulous. I have vowed to start sharing the pose information in each of my blogs so I am happy to be sharing these poses with you and highly reccomend visiting Diesel Works for more.

What does a girl wear when she is cloned at the subway station? Why, Zaara of course. Jeweled jeans, their newest shirt and jacket matched with shoes by Tesla (found only a stones throw away from Zaara's main store, upstairs) and you have an outfit fit for, well, 11 of me apparently! I love the colors and how this look came together, why haven't I been wearing Zaara more often?

Stalk them:
Clothing pieces: Zaara
Shoes: Tesla
Hair: Zero Style
Skin: Redgrave
Poses: Diesel Works