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Hey there Dollyloves

How are things going out there in dollyland?  Hope you are all out there shopping to your heart's content and getting plenty of good stuffs 'cuz you know 

Barbie is all about the stuff.  I remember when I was little (aka yesterday) I had all of the Barbie things...dream house, car, outfits and everything else you can think of.  An SL dolly must have all that and more.  After all, we can't let Barbie out do us can we?  No, I don't think so..  Gotta keep it right and tight!

Love you mean it

Kaileebaby

.BODY.

Action Basic Liner & Lashes

Y-U: KEIKO HAIRBASE 

:*BABY*: Sparkling Sun Lipstick

Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V4.1

Unorthodox Glitz Braids & buns
Skin: ((ae)) josie

*Shape by me and no mesh head just system head*

♥♥♥

.OUTFIT.

..:: Bens Beauty ::.. Hoop Mesh Bracelet Black 

Addams - Lady Denim Short 

Amacci Collar - Willa 

Anachron - Round Frame Glasses Gacha - Crossbrace Gold

NS::  Mesh Fringe Jacket 

[BREATHE]-Kendra Heels
♥♥♥
.POSES.

Foxcity

Back to Work!

Hello, lovelies! Did you miss me? I missed you...a month's unwilling vacation sure leaves a girl in desperate need of shopping and entertainment, afterall. I'm so happy to see that Kai took care of all your shopping needs while I was away, but never fear...I'm here to help her satisfy your every craving <3 

So like I said, RL sort of bit me in the butt hard-core over the past month, so I missed out on some fun shopping times. I am so glad to have made it back for Collabor88's 3rd year anniversary though! I fought my way in and 45 minutes later, was standing amid a whoooole bunch of designers. There is so much good stuff there, and so many guest designers! I know that I will be going back at least one more time over the month to grab all of the things.

This dress from -tres blah- is one of the many things that I picked up at Collabor88, and I am so in love with it! I tend to gravitate to cute and fluffy looking dresses like this in my SL, and I made a really high pitched squealing noise when I saw this...and made a similar noise when I discovered that this dress comes in a size specifically made for the Maitreya Lara body, along with your five standard mesh sizes, which makes me a happy girl :D I decided that I needed a sweet looking hair to go with the dress, so I grabbed a favorite Wasabi Pills hair of mine. A bracelet and ring, and I'm all set to go!

...but I can't forget the shoes! These shoes are a favorite, one of my go-to heels, by a store called Breathe. They are a guest designer at Collabor88 this month, but these shoes were actually a present to me for my RL birthday a few months ago, and are available at the main store.

Around this time last year I did a silly post about some sexy shoes with my dearest Bella from La Vita Bella, and we had a silly fun time. I asked her to pose with me today using this really adorable pose from .GlamRus., because it goes with the sweet and cute look that I was going for.
Words can't express how much this woman has come to mean to me over the past 18 months or so. We've been friends for years, but ever since the loss of my ex-sister and the heartbreak I suffered through that, and losing my ex boyfriend of four and a half years earlier this year, she has been there, by my side...always giving me truth bombs, always having a shoulder ready for me if I need to cry...she is the only person in the entire SL world who I don't get mad at when she messages me as soon as I log on...because I've had no choice but to acccept it. She makes me giggle, she sometimes makes me facepalm very hard, and above all...I am blessed to have her in my life and honored to call her my sister, and my best friend. Congrats, kiddo(cus I know you'll read this)...you earned it. Thank you for being you.
/shoutout and lovefest over

That's all from me, my loves! It feels so good to be back.

Caiti <3

What I'm Wearing!

Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Veronica - Dark Flame

Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06

Eyebrows: Lara Hurley Fae Red Eyebrows/Rose Pale

Eyes: IKON Immortal Eyes - Passion(L), Paradise(R)

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara v3.3

Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1

Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - High

Ears: [MANDALA] Unisex - Steking EARS_Season 5

Tattoo: [White~Widow] Midnight in Paris - Mesh Body Applier

Bracelet: Maxi Gossamer Florentine Lover's - Small(L)

Ring: .Atomic. {Gacha} Sweet Deer - Romantic Ring(past Arcade prize)

Dress: -tres blah- @ Collabor88 Carrington Dress - Ivory

Shoes: [BREATHE]-Ellie Heels-FATPACK(Pink Rose worn)

What Bella's Wearing!
Hair: Analog Dog - Yeah(Blacks)
Lipstick: MUA - Matte Lipstick - Red Line - Red 2
Jewelry: Maxi Gossamer Savannah Set
Outfit: PurpleMoon Creations - Fiona
Shoes: N-core Kaia - Nude(for Maitreya High Feet)

Individual Poses: .GlamRus. Kaitie 01(1st and 2nd photos) & Kaitie 06(3rd photo)

Couple's Pose: .GlamRus. Side By Side
(My left hand and arm were edited via Animare to bring my hand out of my dress!)

A little kindness goes a long way.

Words that I really do strive to live by, but also struggle to uphold.

Strawberry Singh did another Monday Meme, and this one really did speak to me on a whole lot of levels. I love her challenges, especially ones that get inside my head and make me think, and look at what I've been doing a different way. We've all been subject to meanness on the internet in this day and age, nobody is exempt...but to also think about how I've been on the other side of the table, been the one being mean...well, it makes me feel uncomfortable. I abhor bullying of any kind, but I am aware that sometimes...I end up being the bully.

Meme instructions: Answer the following questions either on your own blog or on any social platform.

1. Have you ever been subjected to mean comments online by strangers? If not, then skip to question #5.  In this day and age, I don't know anyone who can say that they have never been the target of mean or insensitive comments from strangers...or even from people they know. I came out publicly as pansexual while I lived in the deep southern United States, in a very Catholic family and section of the state, right around the time that Facebook was really starting to gain popularity and Myspace reigned supreme. So to answer the question, yeah, I have.
2. How did you respond to them? Honestly...depending on what the comments were about, my responses are anywhere from silliness, to snarkiness, to striking back to wound just as deeply as I may have been hurt. Some things get under my skin easily, while other things I can just brush off.
3. How did they make you feel? I have this thing about myself where I want everyone to like me and think nothing but positive or happy thoughts about me...or pleasant at the very least...very unrealistic, I know. So when I come across or hear things that people have said about me that are negative, I usually don't take it very well. I'm pretty good at bottling things up, which is actually a very bad habit of mine...but it all eventually comes out, and not in good ways. Shorter version: I don't react well most of the time, I pretend to brush it off, but I do take things personally.
4. Can you share some of the mean comments you've recieved and your thoughts on them? God...in SL alone, I could probably go on for days and days on end, listing every bad or negative thing said to me...I think one thing that sticks in my head the most is when I had my RL picture up in my 1st life About Me tab for a while...some random person who I never met before IMed me and called me an ugly whale, among other things. Usually I can brush that stuff off, but I remember it clearly because it was shortly after my father in RL told me that I was the least photogenic of all three of his kids, so I was already feeling down about myself. I don't remember this person's name, but their words stick with me still.
5. Have you ever ridiculed or negatively commented on someone else's work, actions or personality with the intention to hurt them? This one's a hard one for me to answer. I have never set out to hurt anyone with anything negative I have said...but yes, I have ridiculed and been negative and a general asshole to people. Comments in passing to friends about someone's photography and how much it sucks, negative comments about someone's clothes that they're wearing, their blogging style, their avatar's appearance in some cases...items that I didn't like in a store, sim designs I didn't like...I guess I don't like to admit that stuff to myself, because I do try to be a nice person...but I have a mean streak in me.

To close this out, I'm going to pull an entire paragraph from Strawberry Singh's blogpost, just because it really did speak to me. "If you're the kind of person that is spreading negativity, let it go. Don't let it define who you are in the real world or your voice on the internet. Help promote a more compassionate internet. Contribute to the community in a positive way, and take a moment to make someone's day. <3"

Caiti <3

What I'm Wearing!
Hair: Truth Hair Tulip - reds
Skin: -Glam Affair- Katra [America] 06
Tattoo: .Things. Incarceron(faded worn)
Hands: Slink AvEnhance Hands Female - Elegant 1(L), Elegant(R)
Feet: Slink AvEnhance Feet Female - High

Earrings: Maxi Gossamer Voodoo Rocker - Skull Heart
Necklace: Maxi Gossamer Jewelled Love V1 - Short
Bracelets: Glam Affair - Bangles Set Cream

Top: coldLogic outfit - cross.blush
Belt&Skirt: coldLogic outfit - dom.white
Shoes: [BREATHE]-EllieHeels-FATPACK(Pink Rose shown)

Pose 1(headshot): Glitterati 114
Pose 2(shoes): ...::Something New::... August CG(left hand&wrist adjusted via Animare HUD)
*Special Note* This pose is part of a 5-animation set at the third round of Olala. Each individual animation will be 25L, or you can snatch up all 5 for 100L!