Personal reflections, life updates, and thoughtful posts from Nightwolf’s Den, sharing stories, insights, and moments that don’t fit neatly elsewhere.
Can you believe it’s nearly that time of year again?
I’m doing my bit of Christmas sharing again this year on the blog. We’ll look at getting organised, scrapbooking your Christmas (if that’s your thing), trimming the tree, what’s on Pinterest that I’m loving, ideas for wrapping all your goodies and more.
The blog is getting a bit of a make over too. As you can see it’s starting to look a bit festive 
I’ll be back later to share some tips for getting organised this holiday season.
Image source: news.com.au
Well today was the US election. Normally I really don’t care about US politics but this time around I’ve found myself drawn to following what happens overseas.
I even put this on Twitter last night
This US election campaign has been interesting. There’s been some rather dodgy statements made and some statements that may have helped win the election.
Anywho Obama won and will serve as the US President for the next 4 years. The better man won, in my opinion. It will now be interesting to see where the US goes and how it will affect the rest of the world.
I’m a little sad Frocktober has come to an end but looking forward to getting back into jeans when it’s a little cold. I’m super happy I’ve managed to raise $746 of my $1000 goal. You can still donate for another couple of weeks so yay!
Over the weekend, I held an afternoon tea to raise some more funds. Everyone who came frocked up & those that didn’t were ‘fined’. We had a great time, ate yummy food and played some fun games. There was a lucky door prize and a raffle.
I’d like to take a quick moment to thank those who donated items to the raffle:
* Pooki’s
* Amcal George Town
* my Mum (who donated heaps)
onto the final dresses……
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| Day 22 Dress by Luca & Marc Leggings by Target |
Day 23 Dress by Rivers Tshirt by Target |
Day 24 Dress by Mia Rose Shirt by Target |
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| Day 25 Dress by Rivers Tshirt by Mavi |
Day 26 * Wedding dress by Jeanie Nitro, Silver dress by ?, Purple dress by ? |
Day 27 Dress by Hess Tshirt by Hess Leggings by Target |
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| Day 28 Dress by Rivers Shirt by Target |
Day 29 Dress by Millers Shirt by Millers |
Day 30 Dress by Rivers |
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| Day 31 Dress by Mia Rose |
and a final message | and the reason why I did Frocktober (love you Mum!) |
* Day 26 I forgot to take a photo of the dress actually wore BUT you get photos of my in my wedding dress (that doesn’t fit me anymore *sad face*), the silver dress & purple dress were worn by my grandmothers to my parent’s wedding.
You can see all my daily frocks on Photobucket.
You can sponsor me here until the end of November
I’m stoked. Not only did I wear 31 dresses last month (more on that tomorrow) I also managed to take all 31 photos in FatMumSlim’s Photo-a-day challenge. It’s the first time since I started doing these challenges that I‘ve managed to complete the whole month.
The prompts
and my 31 photos (click to enlarge)
(collage created using Project 365 Pro)
I’m looking forward to this month and loving the prompts so far. You can play along by checking out the November list or just follow along by checking out the hashtag #fmsphotoaday on Instagram (You can follow me on Instagram by searching for nightwolfs_den)
And as week 3 comes to a close I am so really enjoying frocking up. I’m looking forward to summer and wearing dresses more often. Another THANK YOU for the donations – I’m at $300 of my $1000 goal.
So, we kicked it up a little this week and hubby played photographer for me (except for the 19th when I had a little fun). More dress recycling this week too.
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| Day 15 Dress by Ripe |
Day 16 Dress by Rivers Shirt by Millers |
Day 17 Dress by Rivers Tshirt by Hess |
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| Day 18 Tshirt by Urban Skirt by Grace Hill Cardi by Capture |
Day 19 Dress by Enchantress |
Day 20 Dress by Rivers tshirt by mavi Cardi by Sportsgirl |
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| Day 21 Dress by Mia Rose Top by Vuios |
You can keep up to date with my daily frock on Photobucket.
You can sponsor me here
According to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF), “one woman dies every ten hours from ovarian cancer in Australia.” For many women with ovarian cancer, the disease is already well advanced when they are first diagnosed. Unfortunately, there is currently no screening test for ovarian cancer.
Frocktober aims to help improve the outlook for women with ovarian cancer by supporting the quest for a suitable early detection test through fundraising for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.*
Keep up to date with my month of frocks and photos.
*information from Frocktober.org
Week 2 of Frocktober is coming to a close and week 3 is starting. So far you’ve donated $175 toward my $1000 goal. THANK YOU!
This week I was a little lazy and recycled a few frocks from week 1. Like the dress by Luca & Marc, it’s paid for the whole $8 I paid for it at the local Vinnie’s (I seriously love this dress so you’ll probably see it a few more times before the end of the month).
Next week I’ll be doing something apart from selfies, just for a little variety 😉
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| Day 8 Dress by Millers Cardi by ? |
Day 9 Dress by Rivers Cardi by Myer Direct Leggings by Target |
Day 10 Dress by Mia Rose Cardi by Sportsgirl |
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| Day 11 Dress by Luca & Marc Shirt by Millers |
Day 12 Dress by Rivers Tshirt by Hess |
Day 13 Dress by Luca & Marc (photo bomb by Miss K) |
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| Day 14 Skirt by Millers Tshirt by Mavi |
You can keep up to date with my daily frock on Photobucket.
You can sponsor me here
So here we are the end of week 1 of Frocktober. Didn’t think I’d enjoy it as much as I have but the weather has been reasonably kind (except for yesterday which was rather chilly).
I’d love it if you’d sponsor me (which you can do here) and every little bit helps. All funds raised go to Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF). At present ovarian cancer is commonly diagnosed at advanced stage with only 20-30% of women surviving beyond five years, compared to more that 90% when the disease is detected and treated early.
Early stage ovarian cancer may not have obvious symptoms but the following may occur:
* Vague abdominal pain or pressure
* Feeling of abdominal fullness, gas, nausea, indigestion – different to your normal sensations
* Sudden abdominal swelling, weight gain or bloating
* Persistent changes in bowel or bladder patterns
* Low backache or cramps
* Abnormal vaginal bleeding
* Pain during intercourse
* Unexplained weight loss
The majority of women who experience one or two of these early symptoms do not have cancer. However, it is important that you seek medical advice if the symptoms are unusual or persist. For further information, visit www.ocrf.com.au or call 1300 OVARIAN.
Now onto the dresses
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| Day 1 Dress by Ripe Leggings by Kmart |
Day 2 Dress by Mia Rose Shirt by Millers |
Day 3 Dress by Rivers Tshirt by Hess |
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| Day 4 Dress by Millers Cardi by Katies |
Day 5 Dress by Mia Rose Shirt by Kmart |
Day 6 Dress by Luca & Marc Tshirt by Hess Cardi by Sportsgirl |
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| Day 7 Skirt by Millers Top by Target Cardi by Katies |
You can keep up to date with my daily frock on Photobucket.
You can sponsor me here
and that means it’s nearly warm enough to stock up the freezer with yummy ice cream treats.
We make our own ice cream but I am very partial to a Drumstick (has to be peppermint), Eskimo Pies and when I really want to spoil myself, a Magnum. And now can spoil myself with the new Limited Edition Magnum Strawberry White Crumble.
OMG talk about delish. The white chocolate and biscuit coating is crunchy and rather yum. The strawberry ice cream inside – where do I start. It tastes like real strawberries, not fake pink ice cream like some strawberry ice creams. It’s creamy and smooth. It’s YUM! and it’s helping a good cause.
How you ask? The new limited edition ice cream was developed to mark Magnum’s partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (Australia) (NBCF) and New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation(NZBCF), and its support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. Unilever, Streets’ parent company, have long been a supporter of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and have contributed around $700 000 to NBCF and NZBCF over its 7 year association with the campaign. Through the extension of support from Streets’ Magnum and Blue Ribbon brands, Unilever hopes to bring total contributions to the cause to $1 million in 2012.
Strawberry White Crumble joins the Magnum range as a limited edition from August 2012 –
March 2013, and will be available in both single serve and multi-packs.
Disclaimer: I received a voucher to purchase some Magnums. All opinions are my own.
Yup, I’m going to take part in Frocktober this year.
For those who don’t know, wikifashion defines Frocktober as:
“Frocktober is a festive fundraising initiative aiming to raise funds for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF).Through fun – and sometimes quirky – measures, Frocktober is all about:
Essentially, Frocktober puts forward a challenge to girls, women and interested men far and wide:
So, be it borrowed, second-hand, vintage, home-made, your granny’s or that great dress you’ve just never had the right occasion to wear… get creative, get it on and get frocking with your sponsorships, all of which will be donated to the OCRF.“
Anyone who knows me knows I’m not much of a dress/skirt wearer. I would have worn trousers to my wedding if I was allowed to (glad I didn’t cause I got to buy the most gorgeous Jeannie Nitro dress to wear).
BUT as it’s helping raise funds for OCRF I’ve decided it’s a damn good cause. We’ve had Ovarian Cancer touch our family recently and anything I can do to help raise awareness about it and raise funds to help research is a good thing in my books.
SO I’m slowly collecting some dresses together – buying new ones, checking to see if old ones fit and asking around to see if anyone wants to donate a dress for me to wear.
If you’d like to donate a dress feel free to email me. I’ll have more details closer to October.
