The Life and Times of Kiki Chaos

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12/07/11--04:18: Long time between op shops (chan 2764021)

I learned my lesson a few years ago that opshopping can result in a lot of unnecessary clutter and an empty wallet. All those few dollars – $5 here, $20 there – all add up eventually. But I still enjoy browsing when I get the opportunity, and occasionally find a gem here and there. Like [...]


12/07/11--17:21: The Best Coffee in Melbourne. Hands Down. (chan 2764021)

Well, I suppose that's an inaccurate title for a post, because clearly I haven't tried every coffee in Melbourne. But I have drunk a lot of coffee in the inner city areas where people tend to go with the express purpose of drinking it. And while a burnt or bitter brew will often leave me [...]


12/13/11--05:15: Random Stuff My Boyfriend Buys (chan 2764021)

I have a problem. It's a problem with my boyfriend's problem – collecting random food that he will never, ever eat. Now, it's not like I'm some kind of food nazi who dictates every morsel of food that is allowed to cross our threshold. I wouldn't care if he wanted to buy Hungarian rollmops to [...]


12/27/11--17:40: 50 Things (chan 2764021)

I stole this really, really long questionnaire from Sophia over at & etc who has the most exquisite eye for all things beautiful and dreamlike. Being a bit obsessed with illustrating all my posts, I totally underestimated how long this would take me to do! Which is why I've broken it up into two parts. [...]


12/29/11--03:06: Colour block tips manicure (chan 2764021)

I've wanted to try the colour block tips nail trend for a while now. But I was put off when I attempted a reverse French manicure with reinforcement labels, and was left with a sticky mess of adhesive all over my nails. So instead of using French mani stickers to paint just the tips, I [...]


12/31/11--21:39: A Life Measured Out In Coffee Spoons (chan 2764021)

I used to keep a diary, many many moons ago. I was always a terrible diarist, though. I'd have intentions of writing every night and then collapse into bed, promising myself, "Tomorrow. Tomorrow I will write." The problem was I thought I had to write about "the Big Things" that happened to me. What I [...]


01/01/12--05:23: New Year’s Eve manicure (chan 2764021)

I don't usually go out on New Year's Eve. For a few years I would have always have a bbq for friends and family, but the last few New Years have been quiet nights in for Mr K and me. But last night, my brother was doing audio for a party and invited us, so [...]


01/05/12--06:33: Sunny Day (chan 2764021)

So far, this summer is shaping up to be an absolutely blissful antidote to the last two summers. The horrendous humidity and torrential downpours, interspersed with weeks of 40 degree days that typified the summers of '09 and '10 made me utterly miserable and frankly, dreading this summer. But the perfectly balmy 24 – 26 [...]


01/10/12--04:11: Three Times the Green (chan 2764021)

I've been doing quite a few manicure posts lately. Sorry to those readers who are bored by them. But I wanted to try my new green polishes from Jaztee, and put them on straight away. Jaz, this mani is thanks to you Even though I loved this gorgeous trio of greens in their bottles, I [...]


01/30/12--04:28: A week (and a bit) in photos (chan 2764021)

All my blogging time lately has been taken up with this. Game of Thrones is 801 pages long and I need to have it finished by February 9 for the bookclub I joined especially so I would read it. I've made a fair dent, but it's taken some pretty committed reading. That makes it sound [...]