Quick Pics!

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Quick Pics post, but never fear, here are some snap shots from the past few weeks!

My parents went away recently, which left me looking after their dog Emily. She’s a very timid dog, she came from a rescue home and it’s obvious she’s been abused in the past. It’s amazing to see her transformation. With Frodo around, she’s learning more dog like behavior and realising she’s not going to get into trouble for everything. She decided that Frodos crate was the best place to sleep. Frodo wasn’t too sure about it. (Yes, my room is a mess, problem with trying to fit a whole house into one room. It’s getting better as i’m buying more storage.)

I went shopping with my Friend Lou the other day, of course City Chic was a must visit. Really loved the dress on the left (HERE) but they didn’t have it in my size. I tried on the XL and it was way too big in the bust for me and my small boobs.

Mail mail, it never fails! When it comes, I want to wail MAIIIIIL“. Uh, yes. I love mail. This was the stash that I was greeted to when I arrived back from New Zealand!

It’s recently been school holidays and on one of the days I minded my nephews. One is human, one is canine. Charlie decided to take the high ground and my Mister Frodo wasn’t too happy.

New glasses time! My sister got new recently and I realised it’s been over 2 years since I had my eyes checked. I’ve decided to get some new frames and a lot of fun trying on some different designs. I fell in love with some Betsey Johnson glasses (first pair) alas, I have such a wide face a lot of glasses look crap on me. In the end, I’ve actually ordered in exactly the same pair as my sisters, but in a different colour. (See a pic of me in my sisters glasses HERE)

How gorgeous are these though!? They didn’t have them in store, but WANT! So pretty!

We also stopped by her local pet store (which I was super happy to see that they actually stock a lot of rescue animals!). I kind of fell in love with the gorgeous Rex rabbit. Oh she was so pretty. She was bred by the owner and boy, did this lil girl have a strong personality (well, that is Rex’s for you!). She didn’t want the owner to touch her, but as soon as she was in my arms, she settled down. So beautiful and her fur felt like velour. I had to laugh at the dog in the run area, he was sprawled out in such an amusing position!

Here, have another picture of sleepy Frodo and Emily, just for the cuteness!

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  • illithyia

    Ack! now i am feeling compelled to go shopping for summer!!!

  • Kathryn OHalloran

    My sister got her dog not from a rescue but friends of friends and it had the same kind of shyness.  She wouldn’t even come inside to start with.  Of course, after a year, she now thinks she owns the house!  We have no idea how they treated her but she is still terrified of men, especially men in hoodies!

  • http://waituntilthesunset.blogspot.com Olivia

    I’ve tried on both those dresses too Nat and I had the same problem! And I have big boobs!!! Fits so well everywhere else and hangs off my bust :(

    I think the second glasses look great on you! Did you get your sisters style in black too?

  • project:girl

    Please tell me where you tried on those glasses and what brands they are if you can remember? I am overdue for new glasses too and I love all of those pairs (and your sisters ones too)…do you remember at all?

  • http://extralargeaslife.com/ Natalie Mulford

    I tried them on at my sisters optometrist, which is http://www.granataoptometrist.com.au/ , which is in Northmead, Sydney. They are amazing and get in glasses that are a little different to the normal.

    As for the glasses first pair are Betsey Johnson (So pretty!) 2 – Charlie Brown 3 – I believe are Bolle. The pair i’m getting, the same as my sisters are Versace. 

  • http://extralargeaslife.com/ Natalie Mulford

    It’s sad, I find a lot of dresses like that, it makes me sad. So many places think if you are plus size, you must have big boobs.

    Nope, just getting them in the blue, if I like them. They are about $300, so I can really only afford the one pair right now!

  • http://extralargeaslife.com/ Natalie Mulford

    It’s so sad. We had a newfoundland x border collie we got from the RSPCA who really disliked men. It took so much work to get him to trust them. Emily is slowly learning she’s not going to get into trouble for everything. She’s currently loving eating food, she was pretty skinny when my parents got her, so she’s learning all the yummy different flavours. I can’t believe people can do that to animals, I just love and respect them too much. I could never hurt my dog, I hate even having to disciplin him!

  • http://extralargeaslife.com/ Natalie Mulford

    Mm, shopping! I need to stop shopping, I have so much stuff as it is. I need to find the motivation to put some stuff on ebay!

  • http://andysfatshionrags.blogspot.com/ Sian Morgan

    Those glasses are fantastic. I love changing up my glasses every year or two. I find it very freeing, like completely changing your hairstyle.

    Also, I hear you about plus size dresses that hang off the bust. Compared to the rest of me my boobs are small. I thought being plus size I’d have a big rack, unfortunately all my fat goes to my tummy not my chest. So yeah I hate it when plus size stores just assume you’ll have huge boobs.

    Mail = Everything to me.

    Awww, all those dogs are adorable. I can’t own a dog in the flat I’m in at the moment, but my parents still have one of my childhood dogs there and I’m going to visit him soon! I adore dogs. I’m hoping my family might be getting a Great Dane soon. Little dogs are cute, but really big dogs are pretty much my favourite animals ever.

    Sorry for the longest comment ever. I am obviously feeling very verbose today. :)

    http://siansfatshionrags.blogspot.com/

  • http://megsraggededge.blogspot.com Meghan @ Meg’s Ragged edge

    That rabbit is gorgeous! 

  • project:girl

    Thanks so much lovely!

  • https://pinktutu72.wordpress.com/ Karlene

    Awwww so much cuteness!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeannee-Waseck/566016088 Jeannee Waseck

    Thank you for sharing!!!  I saw that with my CoCo – with Myndie in the house, she really came out of her shell and realized things – in some cases, it took years, but Myndie was very patient and loving to her sister of the heart ….. I love those black eyeglasses with the sparkles, too!  Wow!  (Yeah and I’m way overdue to be checked, too.)

  • http://extralargeaslife.com/ Natalie Mulford

    Emily was around other dogs before, but we think she just was scared of doing anything because she’d get into trouble (and they would get a bucket of water thrown over them). But she now realizes, well, Frodo isn’t getting into trouble for doing that, maybe I can too. She’s not so scared of new people, she’s just grown so much. I’m so glad my parents were the people to own her, they’ve given her so much love and taken their time with her.

  • http://extralargeaslife.com/ Natalie Mulford

    Hee, animals always bring the cuteness factor!

  • http://extralargeaslife.com/ Natalie Mulford

    She is, isn’t she? You should feel her, so amazing!

  • http://extralargeaslife.com/ Natalie Mulford

    No problems, another designer who had FANTASTIC glasses was Jono Hennessy. 

  • http://extralargeaslife.com/ Natalie Mulford

    Yes, i’ve had my plain black ones going on over 2 years, and i’m over them. I don’t think my sight has changed much, so i’m hoping I can still use these for my more ‘plain’ options, and then have my new ones, just to swap it up. I could easy own 10 different pairs of glasses if I could!

    Yeah, my boobs are b-c cup, and so many things are just so loose in the bust, I need it bigger around the belly, but then it just sags at the top sometimes. It can be difficult finding things.

    Oh, I hear you. I LOVE mail!

    Great Dane is the next dog I want to get! I’ve always wanted a Saint Bernard, but next up I think a Great Dane would be the more suitable option. I LOVE big dogs, it just so happens it was love at first sight with small dogs for me. I just clicked with them, and I couldn’t imagine it any other way. But down the track, whenever I decide to get another dog, I will go straight to a great dane breeder and only look at GD puppies!

    I love long comments, feel free to talk away! You may just have to deal with a long response!

  • project:girl

    oohhh will have to check them out too! Even though I already have 2 vintage frames here ready to have new scripts put in, whenever I see other cute glasses I want them too!

  • http://andysfatshionrags.blogspot.com/ Sian Morgan

    Oh my god. I didn’t realise you could reply to replies on disqus. I am an idiot and so so bad at technology. Haha.

    My opticians are always pretty amused by my love of glasses. I pretty much try every single pair on and bemoan the fact I cannot afford multiple pairs. They say alot of their customers wish they could afford laser eye surgery so they wouldn’t need glasses, but I think glasses are super fun way to accessorise.

    I am a b-c too. My mother has like e cup boobs. She thinks we can share clothes…. Sometimes it works, sometimes it really really doesn’t.

    Oooh, if you get a great dane or Saint Bernard you must put up lots of pics so I can jealous. ;P

    Now I have worked out how to reply you might get long replies back too!

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