Friday Follower and Shoegasm

I am dead chuffed to introduce my new weekly feature - Friday Follower.  I have had such a fabulous response to bloggers wanting to be a part of it.  I'm blown away!  So here how it works.




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I will be featuring one of my BRILLIANT followers every Friday because firstly, I want to tell you how magic you all are and secondly, give their awesome arses a wee shout out for visiting and leaving dazzling comments.


This week's Friday Featured Follower is my lass,  Xmas Dolly.  

We visit with each other every Monday for Music Moves Me and through our love for music, we've become good pals!  Here's what Dolly had to say...


Tell us something funny about you?  


Hmmmm Funny huh? Okay, here it goes. I was once a Go-Go dancer. Is that funny enough? I was single and had a baby I had to support and I got laid off from my job. I was a mess and worried up a storm. 



After I cleaned out my desk I stopped at a neighborhood bar and as it was afternoon, there wasn't too many people in there and me and the female bartender/owner started to talk. 

One thing lead to another and she asked if I could dance. The rest is history. 

I never went topless got paid 30 bucks a night plus tips. 

Thought I was kiddin' huh? I was 23.


How did you first get involved in with blogging? 


My daughter is a blogger (NightOwlMama) I'm disabled and a retired legal assistant. I work from home now. She said I would love it and it would give me something to do when I wasn't busy.


Who is your favourite blogger and why? 


I'll have to say NightOwlMama. She is my daughter, and I'm very proud of her. She really made her blog work for her and she has soooooo many followers and friends.


Have you met any of your readers in real life? 


Yes, I have. As I said, NightOwlMama, but we're related. ~snicker~ 

I've met GlitterBabe. She lives near me and we had lunch one day


Do you have a favorite post? 



I think my favorite was when I told all my friends/readers how I met my hubby. 

"My future was a wrong number". 

Why do I love it? Because I still don't believe my happiness could've happened from a wrong number. Granted he could've been some creep, but sometimes in life you have to take chances and I just had a gut feeling.


How did you get involved in Blog Giveaways? 

My daughter hooked me up with a couple of easy ones to learn how. My first one was Uprinting.


You are a transcriptionist. What exactly is that?  

Transcribing is when my boss sends me interviews of people in a MP3 file, and I type them up through a dictaphone. Regulars you get two days to type it up, but a rush is 24 hrs. I've typed up scientists interviews, Hugh Heffner, Sam Lay (famous jazz drummer) and of big corporate companies. I've also typed up nurses and doctors from University of Chicago and so many others.


You crochet.  What is the weirdest thing you have every crocheted? 

Weird? Nah, nothing weird unless you call doll's clothes weird.


How has your diagnosis changed your life? 

If you mean my Spinal Stenosis it would be a long story. I use to be  a very active dancer and in my husband's band too. I played keyboards and was back up singer. My husband is also a roller coaster enthusiast. We've been to so many amusement parks and coaster and four times to Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure. I guess I miss that the most. 

I had back surgery in 2006 and since then I've also put on weight because of not being able to get around. I've also developed Chronic Venous Insufficiency which is poor blood circulation, but the doctor says she can't help me until I lose weight. Caught between a rock and a hard place now. Right now I'm taking shots to relieve the pain. It works for a month. I can get them 3x a year because of insurance rules. I'm also going to go to a doctor to see if I'm a candidate for screws removal. I have four and a plate. So wish me luck!


If your life was a movie...

Probably the Seven Faces of Eve because I've played so many different roles in my life time. Who would play me? hmmmm Renée Zellweger.

Now go give this awesome gal some love.




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Now time for a little shoe shopping....  Rising Taste.com has some adorable shoes (and accessories).  Go pick up a couple of pairs of cuties, grab my button and linky-link up.  Don't forget to leave a comment to say that you've done so, and I can come visit and drool over your selection of Shoegasms.




Adorable Apricot Pumps $18.00 at Rising Taste

Pretty Blue Bows $18.00 at Rising Taste

Snake Skin Furball Pumps $20.00




Plaid Dots Buckle Fish Mouse Pumps Blue

Buckles White and Yellow Pumps


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Friday's Shoegasm, a Fawk You Friday and a Vlog

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Today I'm taking my hubby away for the night.  We're going to Magaliesburg to stay at a pretty lodge for the night and the girls are going to sleep over at my sister's house.  I have a great surprise adventure planned for Saturday morning and I'll post about it when I get back because its still a secret.

Take my Friday's Shoegasm button and join me in posting your favourite pair of hooker heels.   




I don't know who does them or where to find them, but I LOVE these!

Manolo Blahnik US$945  Ouch!

SnazzyHeels.com $200

Giuseppe Zanotti Woven Platform Shiny High Heel Sandals $695

Badgley Mischka $245

Bebe $100

Manolo Blahnik.  You don't ask the price of these ones.

*Sigh*  I will probably NEVER own a pair of Christian Louboutins but that doesn't stop me looking, dreaming and drooling




Its also Fawk You Friday!  So, go and link up with Boobies and Christy and let it all oot!  Give these girls a whirl, they're brilliant.


• Fuck you to The Beatles who wrote Let it Be.  That song makes me cry EVERY fucking time!
• Fuck you to the disgusting Stevia pills that I'm using in my tea instead of brown sugar.  It DOESN'T taste the same, assbags.  Its blah!  But I have lost 3kg since I started using it.
• Fuck You to Natalie Portman who looked absa lootly stunning in Black Swan, which I watched over the weekend. I was gob-smacked by her beauty, elegance and acting.  Yeah, the first half was a bit slow but the second half was whacky and creepy (just the way I like it).  How can a woman who lost all her fucking body fat for this film, be so breath-taking?  Normally, I hate waifs (perhaps I'm secretly jealous - of course I am).  Ballerinas always have a magical place in my heart.  They just take my breath away. 
• A huge Fuck You to the woman from ABSA Customer Services in Durban, who just phoned to crap on me because some random guy came in to her branch telling her that he has my old phone number.  He says keeps getting text messages from the bank.  Hey! I changed my details with the bank, Bitch - who then is sending him text messages?  Me or You?  Sort it out, asswipe.  She didn't bank on getting a foul-mouthed Scots Lass on the other end of the phone who gave her "what for".


Now Plonkers, you have ONE more day to win Caption my Freaky Photo #10 so click on the link and go leave a comment.




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Friday's Shoegasm, a few Fawk Yous and an Incredibly Talented Bloke!

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A long weekend here in SA - well for me anyway - the girls' schools were closed yesterday and Thursday was Youth Day.   Four days at home and my Birthday on Sunday.  How brilliant is that?


Take my Friday's Shoegasm button and join me in posting your favourite pair of kick-arse heels.   






STARDUST BLACK SUEDE £100.00




Gotta slip a pair of The Master's shoes into my birthday week's Shoegasm *drool*


Giuseppe Zanotti $750.00
Betsey Johnson $129
Sam Edelman $100
Naughty Monkey $65.00






Its also Fawk You Friday!  So, go and link up with Boobies and Christy and tell us who fucked you off and pissed on yer battery.


• Fuck you to postal service to lost a few of my letters in the mail. Don't they know how precious those awesome Daft Scots Lass Temp tattoos are?
• Fuck you to this persistant flu that has been trying to invade my body. I've had earache and a sore throat the entire week.  Perhaps its time to go to the doctor.
This dude is fuckin' SOOPA talented!!  ENJOY

Now Plonkers, you have ONE more day to Caption my Freaky Photo #9 and win so click on the link and go leave a comment.


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Fridays Shoegasm and Fawk You Friday

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 Take My Friday's Shoegasm button and link up a post of your favourite pair of  mind blowing heels. Remember to leave a comment that you've linked up so I can come and visit.  You know I love my shoes.  Most of you Northern Hemisphere Plonkers are probably wearing sexy summer sandals now, right?



Gold sparkly, £65, Debenhams


Amazon.com: 5 3/4 Inch Heel Sexy High Heel Shoes Green Glitter Pump Shoes Concealed Platform St Patricks Day: Clothing
440 ZAR - amazon.com




Christina Louboutins $1165

Gucci Crystal-embellished silk-satin peep-toe pumps
13 535 ZAR - net-a-porter.com

Shoes including Sneakers , Heels/Wedges and Boots - Dark Street
225 ZAR - hottopic.com

CASADEI Pointed toe pump
3 630 ZAR - farfetch.com



Link up with Boobies and Christy for Fawk You Friday





• Fuck you to the Plonker who still has not arranged a scale at my gym.
• Fuck you to my empty purse.  I desperately need a haircut, don't you know??
• Fuck you to the Engen One Stop for a Hot Chocolate that looked and tasted like fucking dish water.  I was so looking forward to that cuppa Hot Chocolate (all week!!)
• Fuck you to my laptop whose battery is fucked and I have to keep it plugged in wherever I go.  No wireless for me.
• Fuck you to my Ford Focus ST that has a cracked radiator and I have to spend 15 minutes each morning filling up the water container which, in the dead of winter hurts my hands because you have to turn that knob at least 4 dozen times before it comes off and goes back on.  By then my hand is lobster red and throbbing and the fact that I can't just Pop the bonnet and need to use a stick...Och, I don't wanna go there....

Have an awesome weekend!
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Friday's Shoegasm, Fawk You and Walmart Booty Bouncing

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Take My Friday's Shoegasm button and post your favourite pair of  pretty shoes.  Top Shop has some awesome stuff but I couldn't have a Shoegasm without Christian Louboutin - The Fucking Genius when it comes to heels.



Christian Louboutins



Fun Circus Style Shoes



Giuseppe Zanotti’s Multi-coloured pumps $599




Mona Moore at This Next



Top Shop $190
Oh My Sweet Fucking Genius I have fallen in LOVE with Top Shop!  Take me there and leave me there if you wish.  Have you seen some of their stuff? Why or why do we not have a Top Shop here in South Africa?  My birthday is next month, Plonkers!  Send me some Top Shop Love!!!!
 


Top Shop $128



Christian Louboutin (The Genius) gives us the platform sling-back *double drool*


Link up with Boobies and Christy for Fawk You Friday





• Fuck you to the Doochebag interwebs whom I normally adore and love more than anything but this week while surfing it up, revealed who won American Idol before we got to see the finale here in South Africa.  That's just Bollix!
• Fuck you to wee Bloemfontein lassie who married Nicolas Cage's son, Weston.  South African girls are certainly getting "out there".  Then again Fuck That, she can have him, he's kinda creepy actually.
• Fuck you to the South African Lotto that picked my FIL to win a nasty sum of cash instead of me!  Och well, they say you've gotta play it to win it, right?  Go Dadio! 




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Friday's Shoegasm Shizzle and Fawk You Friday about Parenting

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Link up, Lassies for Friday's Shoegasm.  Come on all you HeelFreaks reveal all yer favorite bed hooker heels.  Take my button, post it on your blog and do a post of your favourite heels.  Every lass needs at least ONE pair of awesome 5½ inch heels.




Christian Louboutin Pigalle pumps $540




Christian Louboutin Straratata 140 suede sandals $995



Iron Fist GPB49.99 from Scorpio Shoes

Funky Retro Boots Amazon

$126 Gucci Red Boots



Gucci heels from Bombay Harbour







Boobies, Babies and a Blog hosts Fawk You Friday. 


Loads of posts are popping up about Blogger and how they suck because of their recent down-time.  

Yes, obviously their "routine maintenance" went horribly wrong and we didn't have access for a while.  But Plonkers, this is the first time in the three fucking years that Blogger has been "unavailable". 


Quit bitching about it not being available for ONE FUCKING DAY, instead, send them a thank you that they've been up and running with no glitchs for the last three years!

My Fuck you this week goes to Parenting!  



As a mother of two wee ones, I’m occasionally frustrated and yet amazed by them.


Last night was no different - I could've easily strangled one of my offspring and sold the other one for beer money.


Take this as an example:


We have an argument with our partner, go to sleep upset or pissed off with each other and in the morning those feelings are still lingering, possibly a little diluted, but those feelings are still there. We mope and pout, grumble and fret. However, with children, we could carry on like a woman possessed (which I have been known to accomplish from time-to-time) and all seems to be forgiven and forgotten in the morning.


We can learn lessons from our children.


The next morning our children breeze into your bedroom with cheerful good morning wishes and beaming smiles and immediately you get a clean slate, a fresh start, a chance to redeem yourself and restore your level-headedness as a respectable and worthy parent.


Don’t get me wrong I never take this instant forgiveness for granted because after the dramatic performances of shouting, begging, screaming and nagging, The Guilt sets in. I write The Guilt in capital letters and italics because most parents will know The Guilt is obscenely ruthless. For parents it is a brutal aura that loiters around for ages and creeps in quietly and pokes at the wound catching you off guard.


Oh the remorse!


Seeing your children with fear in their eyes because you have snapped their heads off is harsh. Often, the shame and self-reproach is unbearable.


We feel guilty for reprimanding, we feel guilty for punishing, we feel guilty for teaching them a lesson, we feel guilty for scolding when all we want them to do is listen to us and trust that we’re doing it for their benefit in the long run. We’re not doing it to be mean or bitter or malicious. We are parenting.


However, children are Master Manipulators. They spot The Guilt immediately and they exploit it. Oh, they can smell The Guilt a mile away. Those big, wide puppy dog eyes and quivering lips are flawless examples of their guileful skill. Our children push the right buttons at the right time and operate us like the puzzles they built with expert proficiency. Don’t let them fool you! Don’t fall for their lures and charms. Their ability to twist and contort your practical and logical thoughts is remarkable.


We can learn lessons from our children.


We all have different parenting styles but most parents agree that no matter what method you use, our little ones will study your methods as quickly as you implement them. We have to keep one step ahead of them with new tactics and new strategies. Campaigns need to be rehashed as soon as they decipher our plan.


We need to think like the military. Be armed, stand ready and shoot from the hip. Always have the mission in mind and know when to advance and retreat. Do not question orders and if need be, recruit reinforcements to substitute when you are ready to loose control. Get an edge on life. Less Flower Power and more fire power.



I envy kangaroos. The baby crawls out of the womb when it is about two inches long, gets into the pouch and starts to grow. I’d have another baby if it would mature in my handbag.


I love my girls but some days I’d trade one of them for a case of fine wine, oh fuck that fine wine, cheap plonk wine and hard drugs will do just fine!


 Do your kids also drive you to drink?
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