Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Life Lately...

Tea makes me happy... There is nothing better than cuddling up in my white fluffy robe and a cup of tea. 
I received this as a gift. It says Little Miss Sunshine Bailey on it. 
I'm still living out of a few boxes unpacking and the list of what I need is growing and growing, like a key holder, extra drawers, a full length mirror etc. I was getting really tired of pulling tea bags out of the box, so I got this jar with a chalk board label. What a Win.
 I've been playing with my Runway Hair... I managed to do curls. First time EVER. I think it was fluke though because I've battled to do them again. Must keep practising.
Cape Town has really been showing off weather wise. 
The sunsets have been amazing. These are taken from my balcony.

I love this view from a good friend of mines house...

Flying to Johannesburg and catching the Sunrise...
Catching another chilly Sunrise in Johannesburg, on my way back to the airport.
 Gel manicures at Pulse Salon in Sandton...
 Loving my Ray Ban fold up wayfarers from Sunglass Hut...
I'm trying to cook and eat healthy. I made us a chicken stir-fry last night. So good.
 These have made me smile...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Duke the King

It hasn't been easy being without Duke. I miss him all the time, but I take such comfort in knowing he is being treated and loved like a King with my family.
He is such a spoiled little boy with such character - gosh he makes us all laugh.
I have FaceTime sessions with him and my mom often. I take screen shots of our chats...
When I went back home this past weekend, Karolina video'd the reunion! Excuse me while I talk in a baby voice - wow - I had no idea I did that until I played several videos back.
Blushing.
I'm also addicted to the new smartphone app, Vine - it allows you to record and post mini videos to Facebook and Twitter. You can find me by searching: BaileySchneider.
I've added some of the videos I made into the reunion.
Weirdly, I can't seem to post the video directly- so here is the link.

We took this photo as we got inside - he slobbered all over me - the best kisses.
I love the winter jacket my mom bought for him - or as my my mom calls them - his pajamas. He outgrew the one from last year... My mom and Duke have a ritual. Before bed, he goes outside for one last piddle and then comes inside for his "pj's" to be put on. He still falls asleep with his pillow in his mouth.
These are some of the pics I took over the weekend...
 On the last night, he came into my room at 4am and hopped on the bed. We cuddled until my alarm clock went off and I had to get ready for the airport.
This is how I left him. He's not a morning pup. I gave him kisses and good bye cuddles and he just raised his head, looked at me very unimpressed that I was waking him, grunted and flopped his back down to nestle into my duvet.
I love him so much and I'm so happy that he is happy, that I get to see him all the time and that my family are so incredible with him, like he is with them.

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Legacy Lifestyle Pamper Party

Most of you know that I'm doing some dual city living in Cape Town and Johannesburg, which is certainly fun and interesting.
If you missed that news, here is your catch up.

I got to fly back to Joburg on Friday. Karolina, my BFF fetched me from the Gautrain and I don't think we stopped hugging! We had an awesome B&K moment catch up and then she took me home. My mom was waiting with open arms - more awesome hugs... and then I got the biggest, slobbering greeting from Duke ever. Greatest feeling. He is being treated like a Duke KING at home and my mom, dad and sister are amazing with him! I'll leave that for another blog post ;-)

I loved catching up with my family and close friends, but that wasn't the only reason I was back in Joburg.
I'm a brand ambassador for Legacy Lifestyle and they were throwing me a Pamper Party! So blessed.
I got to run a twitter competition asking people to Re-Tweet to win double tickets to join me and my girlfriends at the party.
I arrived at the spectacular venue Maxim Lounge. It is so chic with it's luxurious decor and sparkling chandeliers.
The energy in the room was just warm and friendly and beautiful. I don't know how to explain it... Every person who was there contributed to this energy - it was lovely. It was filled with the lovely twitter winners and my closest friends.

Lorinda, my good friend and manager, from 4 Elements Media and the awesome Kerry from Legacy Lifestyle welcomed everyone and let us all know what was going to happen throughout the afternoon.
Lorinda
Kerry
Sonette from Dermalogica who spoke about really caring for our skin. I thought I knew about skincare. I learned a lot. We could also have a face mapping session done where they analysed our skin and gave us solutions at the Skin Bar. She also spoke about Sprayology - this is amazing for anyone (like me) who hates swallowing tablets. They have homeopathic sprays - Vitamin B, A multi-vitamin, vitamins for your hair and nails, stress, a weight-loss spray and so on. We all got either a Colds and Flu spray or an Immuno Booster spray to take home.
The Vitamin B and Folic Acid spray tastes like peaches and caramel. YUM.
Sonette
Jenna and Annie from Pulse Salon in Sandton, spoke about this new hair iron that is taking over from other leading hair irons because it's proven that it has almost no hair damage - called and they told us all about Moroccan Oil - magic for your hair. I adore the product!
Jenna
Jenna and Annie
Amy and Jacqui trying the Moroccan Oil
Photo from Annie's Instagram :)
The ladies from Catrice and Essence Make-up spoke about the amazing products that are affordable and available in Dischem and Clicks.
Taken from @4ElementsMedia Instagram
Karolina spoke about Runway Hair extensions and it was so awesome to see how the girls couldn't stop touching the hair.
We even placed the clip-ins into Concetta's hair. She looked amazing!
Taken from @RunwayHairSA Instagram
We all got to try out the products, eat the delicious food, drink BOS Ice Teas and Ice Tropez and catch up!
It was SUCH fun!
Tammy, Angela, Bailey and Vanessa (they are so awesome)
My amazing Jacqui and I
Amy "Texas" and I
The stunning Nicole and Jade
BFFs
No one left empty handed and those goody bags (2 of them, each) were fabulous. SPOILT doesn't even begin to describe them.
Don't you love the Hush Puppy toys (the closest we could find to Duke.)
Taken from @4ElementsMedia Instagram
I just want to thank Mike and Kerry from Legacy Lifestyle and Lorinda my dear friend and manager for making me feel so incredibly special. I was so humbled and words cannot express my gratitude.
Lorinda and I
Thanks to every single person who was there - I loved having you and you made my day!

Duke made a bee-line for the Hush Puppy toy!
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