Big knickers part 2

As promised: part two of the big knickers saga...


I decided I still needed a pair of big knickers to suck & tuck in some of the wobbly bit around my bell and maybe even give me back a waist.

So on-line I go and buy a pair of pants that promise to make me look 10 lbs lights. I was sold at it will hide your muffin tops.


I got them after two weeks of waiting for them to come from - I have no idea. Anyway they looked tiny. I had a number of thoughts:

1. I will not get them past my thighs 
2. These were made for size 10's and they have been miss labelled
3. I will need a crowbar to get my fat ass squished into these

However, I decided it would be worth the struggle. I was surprised that they were very very stretchy and I was able to get both my thighs in as well as my ass. I did not really make me look like I had lost 10 lbs or give me back a waist.

It kind of smoothed out my belly making it look rounder. Oh well the decision was made I had a big day the next day and I wanted to wear a lovely wee read dress that I have and I did not want to have my belly walking into the room before my. So I wore my new fancy big knickers and I was so happy and they felt comfy.

Until I was eating. Then the issues started. 

I drink a lot of water and I had a nice dinner - half way through dinner I felt like all my internal organs were being suffocated and the food and water that I had consumed were sitting in the area just above my super new pants. 

I went to the bathroom to see if I could relieve the pain, this did not seem to help. By the time I got home I whipped off the now 'killing me softly knickers' and lay on the floor for 30 minutes as my organs rearranged themselves.

I survived the 'killing me softly knickers' -just- and I was about to through them out my partner said 

"You only wore them once, could you not sell them on Ebay saying 'knickers only used once. In nearly new condition'.

I choose not to reply and just rolled my eyes, as I am sure there are other websites that are more interested in used pants... but I am not going there.

Follow -Up: Hot chocolates - none. I was so upset about my new pants that I decided the only way to get rid of my tummy is to try and stop having hot chocolates (so I am very sad and a wee bit grumpy). Still doing my course on Photography and Social Media, a bit over whelmed but I am hanging in there trying to figure out how to do a selfie....without me in it...

When your pants try and kill you it is time to buy new ones!

So many selfies

Here I am first week of my course on photos and social media. I have spent the last 48 hours looking at pictures of other peoples selfies or portraits.

Selfie over load.... were do I even begin. I do not want to take a simple self portrait with duck lips and eyes up. (typical selfie that I am seeing on social media from a lot of teenage girls and also women). 

I want something different something that is me and mirrors who I am..... 

So thinking - who am I.... 

I am 

• Amanda
• Scottish
• 44 years old
• Doctor in Science
• Transplant patient

????? but is that how I am????  I do not think so. 

So on to the ultimate question (I hope it is not 42)....

Who am I?

Too Many Selfies

Follow up: I had an amazing hot chocolate today.... but it was cold in Tasmania, it was like winter...

I do have to fill you in on Big Knickers Part II. I will have to do that tomorrow. I think I need to build up to that one.

Cover Girl

I have started an on-line course (for fun), in photography and social media. The first project is to take a selfie.....

Well I am usually behind the camera not in front and I am not that keen on selfies. I seem to take a picture of myself and then spend the time being discussed by all the flows I can find.

So the big question:

To Selfie or Not to Selfie, That is the question.

The first thing I did as soon as I found out the first project was on Selfies was groan. ‘Oh No’. I like to be behind the camera not in front of it.

So as usual, if I want inspiration, I jumped onto Pinterest searching for the ‘selfie ideas’.

There were so many…. How do I choose? I started with an image that managed to hide my face.

I decided that I would take the picture on me phone and once I liked it I could set up my DSLR.

Draft #1: Cover Girl

I did not like this one as the image did not match the size of my face – needs a magazine that has a larger image or that were I am able to fit into the pose.

The quest continues to find a selfie!

Follow up: I have been gong swimming and doing a small amount of yoga. These things are more my style of exercise. No one is shouting at you to go harder and at the end of yoga you get a wee nap. Hot chocolates are still ongoing even though it is summer - I think I am justified as I am doing my wee bit of exercise.  

Who needs Taco Tuesday, when there is Muffin Monday!

Say Hello to my Little - Muffins!

Muffin Monday. That is now a thing... 

Well it was today in my house. I had four pears that were going off so I decided to make 'Pear and Chocolate muffins'.

I had to great the overripe pears and in doing this one of the pears had gone bad. It was to late it was the last pear and it was in with the other grated pears... Damn could not use the pears.

Quick change of plan. Use grated apples instead. so grated 3 apples and placed that into the mixture. I was back on track, nearly everything was added - just apple sauce. Nope did not have that.

I decided the only thing that I had was orange juice... So in went a glugg of orange juice and the mixture was ready.

Even though I started with a great receipt that I thought I had all the stuff for I ended up improvising and hoping for the best.

Well, Muffin Monday was a success. I wonder what I will do for Wednesday!