the nightmare of plus size shopping

as i am going to Hawaii in under 2 months i thought i needed some pretty new clothes ..... and i just simply cant be bothered making any for myself
SO i have spent countless hours trawling the internet looking for cool, cute & purdy plus size clothes - WELL what a friggn nightmare that has been!!!!
i am used to being a generic size & no trouble finding cool clothes from vintage to handmade to regular old small sizes found anywhere..............but now i am fuller figured it has been a horrendous and soul crushing job to try to find sassy clothes!!
Gosh has it always been this hard for the plus size community to find gorgy clothes??? heck i simply cant believe it..... makes me want to lay down and sob for about a week!!!
I am sooooooooooooooo over clothes shopping... is not that i havent just bought some items but they are def NOT what i would love to wear [& they cost HEAPS] but more a make do back up incase i dont get around to making my own :(
Does anyone else know any great internet places for clothes for a curvy plus size girl???...if you do PLEASE for the love of my soul let me know!!!!!!!!

i did pick up this cute little number..... thought it had a cute vintage look to it & i will be adding stuff to it to make it more ME :P

 

i didnt indulge in these shoes but how friggn cute are they!!!

smiles,

trace xo

look at our new office

here are the first photos of SBB's new offices...we love them and can't wait to get decorating them :D

so far i havent moved much in but over the next week i hope to get it sorted and prettied up :)

OMG sbb has a brand new office space!!

well after too many moves to count i have finally secured a permanent home for SBB!!
and i have a constant power stream so you cant imagine how chuffed i am [solar is awesome but i am SOOOOO ready to just stick lots of plugs into the sockets and have them all on at ONCE!!!..all day, every day!!!!!!!!]

Anyways i am also super excited as Miss Julie starts work with me on friday & i just know it will be just AWESOME to work along side her......cant wait :D

Oh and my offices are brand spanking NEW.... never been used and so they all pristine [& smelling slightly of new paint lol] & off street parking!!
Every thing is falling beautifully into place so i feel just like my new office in that i feel brand new & am shedding my old sickly recent past & ready to run full steam ahead to a bright, healthy & happy future xoxox

I will share pics as i get it all set up..............gosh i will be able to create whatever space i want to spend 5 days a week in :)
Hubby has one of the offices in the building so we can pop in and out to see each other everyday [OMG how fantastic is that!!!] & altho we already have lunch together everyday now he wont have to drive home as i am in the next office :D

smiles from such a happy trace xoxo

sweet pantaloons

i think these are my new favourite sbb item...... maybe, but then again i do love the crochet Ponchos & the capes hehehe

these are some super cute pantaloons :)

smiles,
trace xo

granny blanket all finished

finally finished a Custom order for a crochet blanket & i must say that i would love to keep this one..... would go well in my spare bedroom hehehe

oh and a granny scarf :P 

smiles,
trace xo

food

ok so this year i have tried to do more cooking...Frank started cooking all our meals early last year & while it has been great for him to take over i have found lately that i have craved some time in the kitchen.
So i started slowly with easy and quick dishes that i knew i could rest in between processes [i cant stand for long] ... thermomix & crockpot have been awesome tools :)

Tortilla Soup

Since getting the Pinterst bug i have been pinning great food dishes and slowly been going thru them and trying them out.............YUMMO - so many great dishes out there :D

I LOVE indian food the most but havent really tried making my own [other than super simple stuff] but i am also pushing myself to make Indian dishes even tho i am the only one who likes that type of food [more for ME hehehe]

ALOO METHI

Do you have any fav's that you can share??

smiles [with mouth full of latest dish tried]
trace xo

another for the Bucket List

oh i so want to get lessons in this one day...... Flamenco Dancing :)

all that foot stamping and twirling, fan waving and clapping...plus the awesome dresses :P

...one day....... smiles,
trace xo