Change is as good as a holiday...

New year, new direction for both my personal blog and this one. Watch this space. 2012, we've got a lot of shit to get done this year my friend.

It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas...

Images via Shop Market HQ and We Heart It except this last image which was snapped by Jade Culton.

This is the first Christmas in 27 years that I haven't spent with my family. I'm going through a whirlwind of emotions - there'll be none of Granny's salty mashed potatoes and mushy broccoli (her specialty), no Christmas Eve with all of my favourite people at Major Toms, no 'All I want for Christmas is you'* (Mum's favourite!)...

On the plus side, instead of making my way between different houses, families and meals, I can relax in one place for the entire day as I play host to my fellow Kiwi orphans. Christmas Day also happens to be my flatmate's birthday so come dinner time, we're swapping our Christmas cheer for party hats and let me tell you, this is going to be one Christmas I'll never forget.

Love and happiness to you all this festive season. Be safe, be happy and be very, very merry.

*There will DEFINITELY be Mariah Carey's 'All I want for Christmas is you', in fact, I think Josh has downloaded her entire Christmas album! He's a keeper Mum!

Outpost 2011...

All images by me, except this last one - which was snapped by Ben Young.

Last weekend, the troops and I made our way down to Circular Quay where we caught a ferry across to Cockatoo Island. I'm not going to lie, we had had a particularly early morning so the prospect of a 40 minute bus ride then a 20 minute ferry definitely didn't have us jumping for joy. But we made the effort so we could experience one of the final days of Outpost.

The Outpost Project celebrates global street art and transforms the industrial space of Cockatoo Island into a colourful paradise of large-scale installations and live art creations including aerosol art, stencilling, paste-ups, sticker art, cup rocking, sculpture, murals and billboards.

Seeing Lister's and Banksy's in real life is something I am glad I dragged my sorry ass onto the ferry for. Read more about the festival here.

Don't shoot...

Fun (marketing) party for El Jimador Tequila. The boys managed to make the social pages....

Beyond cute...

Image: Daily Movement

No idea who this little cutie is, but the kid's got style. Too cute!

Hello summer...

Strawberries. Bathing at the beach. Barbecues. Fresh fruit and yoghurt. Roadtrips. Sunset beers. Camping. Friends. Garage sales. Outdoor cinema. Swimming. Sunshine. Fuck I love summer.

The Little Big Markets

Images: TLBM Blog

If you haven't heard, The Little Big Markets are back in Mount Maunganui on December 3rd and you should DEFINITELY be there. TLBM are one of my proudest achievements. Rachelle and I worked our butts off last year but I sadly said goodbye to any responsibility or management when I made the move to Sydney and I have to say, Rachelle has KICKED ASS!

TLBM have gone from strength to strength in 2011 with over 80 stalls on some days, the introduction of a 'bank' and even a night market! Make sure you head down to the corner of Matai St and Maunganui Rd on December 3 and visit the blog for more info and for a full list of remaining market days. Im so proud to have been a part of these markets and can't wait to see more pics. Wish I was there!