Released in 1993 and directed by Lasse Hallstrom, this film titled What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a very deep and emotional film. For those of you into the emotional, drama romance genre, you'll take a liking to this film. The movie features a young Johnny Deep and an even younger Leonardo DiCaprio so the acting is flawless, specifically by DiCaprio as he plays a mentally disabled little boy. The story line typically follows the responsibility of the protagonist Gilbert, surrounding his very obese mother who cant even manage to the leave the house and his impaired younger brother who finds himself getting into all sorts of trouble. Along the way the audience also sees his romantic development with another character. The film has moments of intense emotion and I think that's what makes it an amazing movie and a film that lets just say, should have got DiCaprio an Oscar (haha). I would highly recommend that if you haven't seen the film you definitely go and watch it! If you have seen it before, comment below what you thought of it :)

Here in Australia we are currently in the season of Spring, though at the moment it feels exactly like Summer. Its only a few more weeks until Summer officially rolls over so I thought I'd write a quick little post about how I like to get ready for this season.

The biggest change for me and most girls out there is that through winter we get to hide our legs underneath long pants, but as soon as the warmer weather kicks in, it's impossible to head outside in a pair of jeans without melting haha. So yes ladies, we have to shave our legs a lot more often. I like to use any razor really, I just pick up a packet of them at the shops. My biggest tip though is to make sure you moisturize every time after shaving! Something else I like to do before Summer arrives is to buy a new pair of swimmers. I decided this year to go with a floral one piece from Billabong. It was a little pricey but for the brand and the use I would get out of it, I didn't mind too much. Another thing That I like to do, though this might not be for everyone, is to cut my hair a little shorter. When I was around 12-15 years old I rarely cut my hair and it was super long! As I got a little older I built up the courage to cut my hair shorter and now I have it just below shoulder length. If you have long thick hair it really does help to cut it shorter through the warmer months. There's nothing worse then being hot and sweaty with your hair sticking to you haha.

Let me know what season you're in whenever you live, and if you're a fellow Aussie then let me know how you're copping with the heat right now!

Very artsy and eerie, this album is definitely one of my favourites of late. Honeymoon by Lana Del Ray, probably wouldn't be for everyone but it you're a lover of alternative music that is very emotional and passionate, you should definitely go and check out this set of songs.
Supported by very whimsical and moving sounds, Lana's voice is very beautiful and the lyrics are quite mature and interesting.

Each song is very different yet similar at the same time in terms of complexity. The song 'High By the Beach' is already making its way into popularity, with its clever lyrics and upbeat aspects. Other songs like 'Honeymoon' and 'Terrence Loves You' are simply stunning and very relaxing. Then with a major change there are songs like 'Music to Watch Boys To' that is a lot more dark and moody. Great range.

For those of you living on the Gold Coast, you're going to love this little cafe I stumbled upon with my friend last week. Like its name suggests (Street Corner Espresso), it is tucked away in a little corner near Burliegh Beach, just off the main road. We were greeted by extremely lovely staff and offered a super cute menu. My friend and I were there at lunch time, though it seemed to be focused more on breakfast. I ordered a chicken wrap, which was actually the nicest wrap I've ever had, and a banana smoothie. The highlight of my lunch though was my friends nachos, absolutely delicious! It was topped with fresh avocado and heaps of yummy beef, they also offered a vegetarian option which I thought was a nice touch.

Yes I just spelled dear like deer in the title. I thought it kind of went with the post haha. You'll understand me once you read ahead. Okay so, I am a lover of anything that comes from Typo and when I spotted this little canvas sitting against the wall I just had to grab it. It's now made its way through my room, leaning against several walls and has finally made its place above my bed. I absolutely love it. With deer being one of my favourite animals I was drawn to it even more, I also love the simplicity of it with the pop of colour to the right making it eye catching. Well done Typo, and thank you to that kind person who picked it up, analysed it and put it back down giving me the opportunity to buy it, you're amazing haha.

I love photography, so the ability to take a photo and instantly have it in your hands is an amazing concept for me. Unfortunately I'm not lucky enough to own an instant camera at this point in time, yet, by no means has that stopped me from loving polaroids. The three images shown below are polaroids of myself and friends/boyfriend from their polaroid cameras, the others are all home made in stencils that I bought at Kmart. I thought I would share them all with you :)














J.R xo

Hello all. I recently went to my best friend's 18th birthday party which was themed. Just an overall dress up idea, everyone came as whatever they pleased. I decided to create a costume of my own from different items rather then to buy a full costume. My choice in outfit ended up being very 70's/disco inspired. My first buy was this straight cut dress from boohoo.com that was only $20. It was very vibrant, with a swirl/floral pattern that covered the entirety of the dress, excluding the collar which is white and if I do say, my favourite part.





It really is quite easy, if you look around, to find outfits for costume parties that you can get extra use out of and that are really worth the money :)