Friday, 9 March 2012

Be A Dreamer . .















If I Could meet anyone from the past, present or future . . It would be Walt Disney . . I feel like we would be the best of friends because he seems to have been as bigger dreamer and believer in magic and Happily Ever After's as I am . .
If you could meet anyone, who would it be? And why . .

x x x

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

The Bucket List Begins . .

So it seems all the sheep cool kids these days have a 'Bucket List' or a 'Do Before I Die List' under their belts, scrawled in a diary...advertised in blinking lights above their front door etc. etc.  . .

I have decided to see what all the fuss is about and start my own list . . but with an Arnold twist...

I am going to have a 'Do Before the End of 2012 List' ..

So far my list contains the following 'missions' . . (All missions to be photographed and shared)

1. Swim with dolphins ...














2. Sew a Party Dress ...















3. Throw a lavish 'Tea Party' ...



















4. Take a Road Trip ...















...... To Be Continued ......

Do you have a Bucket List??

What are a few 'To Do's' you have listed????

x x x 

Monday, 27 February 2012

Dear Monday . .



















Dear Monday,

I hate your stinkin' guts. You make me vomit. You're the scum between my toes.

Love, Brooke

What day of the week is scum between your toes???

x x x

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things . .














The Beach . .

















The Love of My Life . .

















The Friends I Have . .


The Place That is My Second Home . .

The Creative World of Make up . .

The Japanese Life . .


What Are A Few of Your Favourite Things ??

x x x

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

.The Rants Of A Mad Woman.




Recipe for a Self Indulgent Blog Tantrum/Rant . .

4x Weeks Worth of 1-2am Bed Times
4x Weeks Worth of 6am Starts
40Hr Weeks in the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry
3-4 Nights a week Part Time Alcohol Promotion Work
1x Absent Partner doing 5/1 Swings in the Mining Industry
1x Land-Lady That Likes to Stop By On Sunday's then Judge You for being in you're PJ'S AT 11am 
1x Ranga Cat that likes to sleep on your face
1x Perth City - Were they give any one a drivers license
1x Arnold that was born a morning HATER 

Combine those parts to the normal every day stresses of life and enjoy the frustations that simmer over...I have earned this right to my blog rant...

WHY do deoderants lie? WHY do they say "Dare to wear Black" When it's all lies? Do they have little hidden camera's in the lids so the creators can sit in their Crappy deoderant head quarters LAUGHING at you while they watch you RUSHING to work "Oh Crap forgot deodrant" rip off that shirt...put it on...pull that BLACK shirt that you dared to wear on AND....oh yeah look at those lovely white smears all over the place!!!

 FRUSTRATING!!!

WHY is the sun out and the swell up ALL week while we slave 8-5 for the man..selling our best years to the big companies just so we can put an over priced crappy rental roof over our head because they made it illegal to sleep out/Live on the beach... (What the Hell I always dreamed of living in a tree-house..and then I am denied this dream in the land of the free???) ...AND then nicks off during the WEEKEND??

FRUSTRATING!!

WHY do P plater's go UNDER the speed limit while you're stuck behind them driving . . and then find it funny to speed up once you get around them and block you from getting past?? THEN slow back down when you're stuck back behind them?? Is that why they have changed the P Plate from white to RED now . . Red meaning "BEWARE this adolescent driver will cause aggrivation, heart palputations, harsh language and violent scenes..stay away DANGER!"
 AND if I see another car with 'My Family' stickers..I'm going to lose my nut!...WHO invented this?? While I am stuck in traffic do I really care that the car infront of me has a happy little stick family in it??? NO I DON'T

FRUSTRATING!!

WHY has Perth City turned into a mini Jersey Shore? Have I been living under a rock? One day I think I'm Living in Western Australia . .land of the the hot surfer boy's in white board shorts and their bikini babes with their fresh no makeup looks waiting on the shore line with their mans towel.. next thing I know I'm Sunday Seshin' in the Land of the GYM TANNING LAUNDRY Guido's Wearing their sunnies at night, Starting fights with their little Guidette's with their makeup so thick it's started running through their hair, knickers on display, and every five seconds it's all "NOT UP IN HERE UH UH!"  Getting my feet speared by a "Snookie" in training's 6 foot stilletto heel on a Sunday afternoon is friggen "NOT UP IN HERE UH UH!!!" MTV I blame you!!

FRUSTRATING!!

WHY is everyone trying to save the friggen Sharks...Getting all passionate on Facebook about 1 piddle shark that might get hunted for eating like 20 swimmers the last month and causing havoc on our coast  "Oh we need to save the man-eaters" "Oh it's their home, we scare them with our BIG SCARY bodies floating around in the water" "Save the sharks, Save The Shark's " 
Last time I checked there are HUMANS dying from disease, starvation, war...there are children being sold as slaves, orphaned daily, being born into poverty... WERE THE HECK are the passionate Facebook rant's and Facebook pages for this??? Were are the little try hard activists posting "Save the children" Huh? Huh?? How about we start caring for our own species FIRST!!
AND last time I checked HUMANS were placed TOP of the food chain...we were put on this earth ABOVE animals . . not to let them dictate were we go and what we do, If I want to friggen go for a surf in the Ocean I will friggen go for a surf in the Ocean it's my home too!!

FRUSTRATING!!

WHY do weeds grow in the cement cracks? Are they playing a cruel game " Can't Touch This!!!" AND WHY does the land lady CARE that there are weeds in the cement cracks when she has an OCD tenant that has a ship-shape house that always looks perfect, doesn't throw crazy parties & pays her rent on time??? WHICH by the way I'm working TWO jobs to pay...so DO I look like the person that has time to lay on her stomach pulling little green sprouts out of the driveway??? I personally think they add a little touch of Amazon to this cement Jungle.

FRUSTRATING!!  

WHY is EVERY song on commercial radio all about "Waving your hands in the air while you own the club tooo--night!! Night! Night!!!" Some one needs to do something about copyrighting their lyrics because I have heard the SAME chorus re-worded to a different beat about FIFTY times this morning already!!
"We run, yes we run the night, the night
We run, yes we run the night, night, night, night, night"
- Havana Brown

"Who run the club? (We run the club) Who run the club? (We run the club) Who run the club? (We run the club) Who run the club? (We run the club)"
- Bizzy Bone

"Cause we’re gonna own this club tonight
DJs gonna drop this
Nothing won’t stop this
Cause we’re gonna own this club tonight"
-Marvin Priest

Okay we get the point..You all going to be owning and running the club tonight so don't worry I won't be showing up you just run it and I will be at home running and owning my TV remote, deal? Okay glad we agreed on this.

FRUSTRATING!!

And lastly . . What is with these people that Rant on their blogs ????
 Like SERIOUSLY suck it up and get on with life!!!!
Sounds like pretty good advice...I Think I might take it . . Arnold Rant now over!!!
HAHA....

Hope your Tuesday has been less anger-ranty filled then mine...

x x x





Friday, 11 November 2011

.It Is Better To Give, Then To Recieve.






How often have you caught yourself out saying the following sentence?........ "I'm So Poor".
I know I do..a lot! It is very easy to get caught up in our materialistic society and be continuely evaluating our success level, wealth level etc against others around us that we forget that we are better off then 80% of the world's population!!

In 2009 A family friend Luke O'Keefe ( Part time Big Brother to me when I was growing up) and his friend David Pocock (Has played for Western Force & Wallabies Ruby) brought their mission vision to life and launched Eightytwenty Vision.
Since 2009 they have been working with the Nkayi community (Zimbabwe) providing them with skills and materials they need to be able to increase their capacity to sustain themselves.

I have been donating to Eightytwenty Vision for going on two years now and it has been amazing to see what incredible things have been able to happen because of the constent support and generosity of others.

I really believe in what the guys are doing and it just blows me away how much of it they have done has been entirly off their own back! So please check out their website below, follow them on twitter, add them on Facebook, share this amazing charity with friends...and take the time to realize just how incredibly blessed we are.  We are wealthy beyond some peoples wildest dreams!!


x x x





Friday, 4 November 2011

.Apologise From The World's Worst Blogger.



Flicking through my calander I have just realized it has been 43 days since my last blog!!!!
Now while everyone might be thinking I have been slacking off, I promise I have not...I was out living my Life ... but then slacking off from sharing it with the blogging world hehehe..

Because I don't have the time to write a novel 'The Last 43 Days of Arnold's Life'  I have lovingly constructed a photo collage of what I have been doing....Enjoy

Rottenest trip with my Daddy & Brother... 5Hours bike ride...through sand dunes (my Dad's brilliant idea for building upper leg muscles) multiple crashes...great food AND met the Quokka's :)




PARKLIFE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011



Some Crazy nights with the ladies






The Bra's N Things State Semi Final...didn't make it to the final but was still an AMAZING day with the BEST support from my amazing friends (Especially Lisa-Doll with her sign for meeee)





Going into my fourth week at Napoleon Perdis Makeup Acadamy were I am studying for my Certificate in Fashion, Glamour & Bridal Makeup Artistry ...


HALLOWEEN 2011



Southern Comfort Promotions



And last but totally the BESTEST.. Was blessed with the chance to work with 2 AH-mazing designer's (PAYVAND),  1 Brilliant Photographer & the World's greatest Makeup Artist... Shooting images for their website.... I recomend adding their facebook https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150351811454306.370619.680604305&type=1#!/pages/Payvand/146385448767319  Their designs are going to go global they are just flawless!!




And now I am exhausted again just from re-capping the last 43 days...

 x x x



Thursday, 22 September 2011

The 4 Temperaments...

 


As I mentioned in yesterday's blog I have been rummaging through old Year 12 treasures...I then proceeded to torture you with the adolecent poetry... during my expedition through countless boxes I also stumbled across 'The 4 Temperaments' Test we were made to take during health to better understand ourselves as growing human beings... I also found my results...which to this day I still dispute (I even re-took this test online to see if my results had changed...they had not) I am a strong Melancholic (The part that freaks me out) followed closely by Choeric (The part I can deal with) ... My school notes on my temperament types - especially the Melancholic, were highly depressing as I could not find very many positive attributes about the temperament type...I gave up and resigned myself to the fact that I was to grow old alone and lonely with 10 Billion cats (Melancholic) thatI had rigedly and perfectly trained into  a marching band (Choleric)...Which thank goodness has not been the case...
So I decided I was going to research my types again and hopefully find more postive attributes ... to cheer myself up...how self-indulgent....and this is what I found....

The Idealist (Melancholic) Temperament

"Idealists pride themselves on being loving, kindhearted, and authentic"

Attributes

Positive attributes:
analytical, authentic, behaved, believing, calm, caring, chart maker, communicative, compassionate, conscientious, considerate, creative, cultured, deep, deliberate, dependable, detail conscious, disciplined, emotional, empathic, enthused, enthusiastic, ethical, even-tempered, faithful, fervent, genuine, helpful, idealistic, industrious, inspired, intuitive, loyal, musical, nurturing, orderly, organized, perfectionist, persistent, personal, planner, pleasing, precise, prophetic, psychic, relating, reliable, respectful, scheduled, self-sacrificing, sensitive, serious, sincere, spiritual, subjective, sympathetic, systematic, thoughtful, understanding, unifier, unworldly, visionary, warm, well-behaved, well-organized.

The Rationalist (Choleric) Temperament

"Rationals pride themselves on being ingenious, independent, and strong willed".

Attributes

Positive attributes:
action-oriented, adventurous, ambitious, analyzing, assertive, bold, calm, capable, chief, collected,
competent, competitive, conceptual, confident, cool, courageous, daring, decisive, demanding,
determined, direct, dominant, driver, efficient, forceful, generative, global, identifier, independent,
ingenious, inventive, leader, logical, objective, opinionated, outspoken, persuasive, positive,
powerful, pragmatic, proactive, productive, progressive, resourceful, responsible, results-oriented,
ruler, self-assured, self-directed, self-reliant, serene, skilled, strong-willed, task-oriented ,tenacious,
tranquil.

Now these are character traits that I agree with...and are incredibly inspiring...
anyway I am super interested to know all which of the temperaments you are...
If you have never actually taken the test here is the link...I'm dying to know more about you all .....

www.ptypes.com/temperament_test.html


XoXo...

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Little Shakespeare...

 


When I find myself bored or restless .. or wide awake at 3AM dying of the flu I love pulling things out of storage and having a rummage...and last night.. I mean 'this morning' I stumbled upon all my old Year 12 bits and pieces...Year books, school work, photos AND all my old poetry and short stories I use to love writing... at the time I thought they were total masterpieces ... now re-reading them I find them so extremely mushy and actually embarrassingly hilarious.. this one survived my brutal critisim ...just.... so I thought I would share it with you....from the young Arnold during her first love....enjoy..or laugh ....

Loves Just That Way


Like a newly blooming rose bud...
Fresh..Young and Pure..
Loves just that way....
Like the first hot day of summer..
Wild..Sweaty and Fun....
Loves just that way...
Like the night of a full moon...
Calm...Peaceful and Beautiful.
Loves just that way..
But like a leaf in autumn
Gentle..Fragile and Easily crumbled.
Loves just that way..
Like a piece of ice...
Cold...Harsh and Sharp...
Loves just that way...
So see each day through new eyes..
Appreciate all the love around you..
Give it freely...and freely you will receive it...
Because loves just that way!!!


XoXo

Monday, 19 September 2011

The A-B-C Of Arnold..

 


You will soon realize...I am quite the quiz fanatic..I LOVE answering the customer satisfaction forms after leaving a hotel..Want to leave feedback about the Telstra Website? SURE! ... Censes is something I count down the years to...Etc Etc...

A - Available

Have been happily maried for 3 years and 13 days....


B - Best Friend

I have 4 <3


C - Celebrity Crush

I am greedy..as with BFF's I have quite a few Celbrity Crushes hehe..

Matt Lanter (Liam from 90210)

Cam Gigandet (Volchok from The OC)

Channing Tatum ( Step Up)


D - Dad's Name

Stephen - Name Meaning is 'Crown' explains why I grew up thinking I was a Princess...Daddy is Royalty


E - Easiest Person To Talk To

My Youngest Brother


F - Favorite Band

3way Tie between Led Zeppelin and Blink 182 and Angels & Airwaves


G - Gummy Bears Or Worms

Gummy Bears because they are much cuter to look at....


H - Hometown

Geraldton, Western Australia


I - Instrument

Drums...Something wild and tribal about a drum..Drum solo's get my heart racing everytime


J - Job

Office & Accounts Manager...The Big Boss hehe


K - Kids

No Kids...and not to sure if I want any in my future...


L - Longest Car Ride

Geraldton to Coral Bay....8 Hours Plus Of driving...lovely scenery along the way though :)


M - Milk Flavor

Spearmint...alot of Childhood memories linked to Spearmint Milk... It makes my heart happy


N - Number Of Siblings

1 Older Brother who is in Heaven...
2 Younger Brothers...


O - One Wish

To never lose my compassion and love  for people, to always live a life filled with Integrity


P - Phobias

Bugs- all things that creep, and crawl around silently and have multiple legs


Q - Favorite Quote

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them..." Matthew 7:12


R - Reason To Smile

My Family
My Friends
Sun Showers


S - Song You Last Heard

Every Time You Need Me - Maria Rubia


T - Time You Woke Up

6.50Am to my alarm playing 'We don't Sleep When The Sun Goes Downnn......" Teenage Crime - Adrian Luxx <3


U - Unknown Fact About Me

I am an AVID Asterix & Obelix Fan


V - Vegetable

Eggplant mmmmmmmmm


W - Worst Habits

Getting the giggles in tense or serious situations...


X - X-Rays You've Had

Zero...I feel so deprived LOL


Y - Your Favorite Food

Anything Seafood... Sashimi...Prawn Cocktails...Bloody Mary Oysters...Chilli Mussels...Crayfish Mornay ... etc etc


Z - Zodiac Sign

Gemini...the Zodiac's darling hehe <3


XoXo..

Thursday, 1 September 2011

Goodbye Friends....Hello Bali...


I just have one word........

VACCATION!!

Off to Bali tomorrow..for the first time..The word EXCITED just doesn't cut the mustard hrrmmmmm......

Animated!! Beside oneself!! Charged!! Delighted!! Enthusiastic!! Feverish!! Fired up!! Hyperactive!! Hysterical!! In a tizzy!! Thrilled!! Wild!! Wired!! Worked up!!!!!

I'm sure you catch my drift!! :)
Tune in Monday 12th  for a FULL recount of EVERY nitty-gritty, juicy, daring & dangerous detail when I get back from my week of ARNOLD IN THE TROPICS!

Try not to miss me as much as I will miss you!!!

Arnold Love

XoXo

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

.Death To Evil...Or Please Just Go Learn Some Social Grace..

WHY  do there have to be such NEGATIVE, NASTY, SOUR people. Why can't they just take their  miserable and horrible little selfs away and find a gutter to curl up and BE GONE!!!!  WHY do people feel the need to be manipulative and calculating, heartless and shallow???

I was greatly enjoying being apart of a certain Model Search, proud that I had taken a step out of my shell and was taking a chance at a dream..... until a certain contestant had to get a nasty friend involved and write mean things online ..... after reading that I was much to average looking to deserve winning this compition and his much more Drop, Dead Gorgeous friend deserved to be recieving more votes then me....the fun was gone. The spell was broken. And me being to much of a  sensitive person was left feeling hurt...and a tad humiliated....

Which got me thinking...why have so many people lost the ability to be polite? Were has chivilary and lady-like behaviour gone??


I work in a prestigeous business area in quite a large corporate office.... but this morning while in the tearoom I over hear well you can't really call it that when they are speaking LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD IN AFRICA..I listened to a loudly broadcasted conversation between the 2 about a bitchy mole who dobbed them into some one... "I know...." Said one of the girls ... " She is such a C***" ....
WHAATTTTTTTTT???????

I am still in shock and it's 1.46 in the afternoon now!!!
Why are people so rude AND crass, why is it easier for people to laugh and poke and prod and tease?
What happened to speaking words of kindness and love... having the restraint to not speak your mind when what you have to say has the ability to cut another person right through the heart??
Why do we only love and worship ourselves....??

Anyways after all my WHY's i came to the realization that the clouds out my window are not going to be giving me the answers so i have added it to my THINGS TO RESEARCH list ...yes i do have a list...do not tease me...you will hurt my feelings :)

ANYWAY I thought i would leave you with a verse i live my life by... because I believe in Kindness and Love and all things beautiful ...and no matter howmany people continue to try and hurt me....I won't retaliate because...


“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." Mathew 7:12


Love ALWAYS!

Arnold
XoXo

Monday, 29 August 2011

.Arnold..The Future Model..

What a CRAZY week and weekend it has been!!

Friday I was notified that I had made it to the TOP 24  for the Bra's N Things Model Search I had entered during the week....and I am currently in the lead thanks to all my amazing friends who have gotten behind me and submitted their votes....

So to any bloggers out there who see this...and have a Facebook account Please log on and submit a vote for me....

Voting Instructions:



Direct Link To Vote for me:
https://www.facebook.com/brasnthings?sk=app_190322544333196


On top of this FANTASTIC news ... I entered two movie ticket competitions last week...and won the ticket's to BOTH...my Eye Doctor was running an Hour and Half late for my appointment so he felt bad and bulk billed my $150.00 consult... I recieved a free Calvin Klien lipstick when I brought my Daddy's Lolita Lempicka Au Masculine for Father's Day AND I won a corset top in a clothing store give away!!!!!!

Needless to say after my week of CRAZY luck I purchased a Lotto ticket for the 21Mil over the weekend.....I haven't checked it yet......But if I suddnely start blogging pictures of my luxery new yacht I'm sure you can put 2 and 2 together....
Please vote and pass my link on to any Facebook friends you know who may want to vote for me...Voting closes Friday....fingers crossed...maybe One day i will join Mirander Kerr as the 2nd ever Australian to be a Victoria's Secret model...

BIG GIANT LUCKY ARNOLD LOVE TO ALL

XoXo




Wednesday, 24 August 2011

.My Hollywood Posse....



Most people deep down somewere want to meet a celebrity..or a Rockstar...or just someone famous they look up to...I most defiently include myself in this category... But Doppelgänger Week last year revealed something to me.... I am already rolling with the A List crowd.... Let's see if you agree...

1. Dettie AKA Miss Katy Perry (Pop Star)


2. Ree AKA Miss Katie Holmes (Dawsons Creek TV Series)



3. Han AKA Miss Eliza Dushku (The Dollhouse TV Series, Tru Calling TV Series)



4. Shanna AKA Lady Gaga (Pop Star)



5. Lisa AKA Holly Madison (Girls of The Playboy Mansion)





So what do you think??? Quite an impressive group of friends i have right????


Oh and you may be asking who is Arnold's Doppelgänger ??? The one and only famous person I was ever likened to.......





....Atomic Betty 




I want you to Share with me your famous Doppelgänger's ....

XoXo.....