Join the Itty Bitty Titty Committee

Sorry if the title is a little offensive to some, it's my way of making light of an extremely irritating political view that has arisen in Australia within the last week. Several days ago it was announced by the Australian Sex Party, that the Australian Classification Board will now be refusing classification of small breasted women in adult publications and films.
The National Classification Code dictates that anything that describes or depicts a person who is, or appears to be a child under the age of 18 will be refused classification. As someone who is small breasted, this has made me feel more than a little insecure about myself. Not that I intend to publish nude photographs of myself on the Internet, however if I were so inclined, they would be deemed illegal.

Why on earth would the Government choose to pass an incredulous law like this? This will not only serve to make women feel more insecure about themselves, but will also continue to shape the notion of "sexy" = "endowed". Not fair I say! What about my hips, the indentation at my waist or my rather large derriere? Will these be my saving grace for my illegally small breasts? Will there be a minimum cup requirement? Or will breasts be stopped at the gate merely by guesstimate? Who is this person who decides what is underdeveloped? Let's just hope little ladies that this person does not have a subscription to Ralph.
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Lola's Chain Mail:Week ending 29th January

I'm late, I'm late for a very important date....sorry lovelies, the chain mail completely slipped my fuzzy little mind-this week has been fun (Australia Day) and very very stressful (emergency room). To join in on the chain mail, have a look at the instructions here.

You may have noticed a new addition to the sidebar, Lola's Picnic. It's a weekly picnic that I am going to throw for all those who would like to join in. Every Friday morning Lola will send you some yummy things to snack on during the day, expect fashion, media and entrepreneurship in snack size bars ♥ I will be blogging more about this on Monday....in the mean time, if you feel so inclined, do sign up I promise you it's 100 % fat free.

From my travels...

Whenever I go away, I like to buy a Babushka doll. I don't know how that tradition came about, but now it's a nice little thing to do. The first isn't from my travels, but was a present from my mother. The second was my first Babushka doll that a bought on my 21st birthday from a little shop in Melbourne.

My favourite, is the third. He originally lived on Miyajima Island in Japan. This island is inhabited only by deer. They wander the streets, searching for silly tourists like me to feed them. The last doll, lives on a fob chain, that has been in my family for over 60 years.

As I mentioned in a previous post, my brother is moving to Denmark for seven months, he has kindly offered to buy me a few more for my collection!

What are your holiday traditions? I know the lovely Porcelain Blonde takes a candle with her whenever she travels.... (such a gorgeous tradition ♥)

The Wishing Jar Video

Bright Star…

One of the things that I am most interested in is entrepreneurship. I love reading about young people who have thought of a marketable idea, focused it and executed their product.

I’m not sure what it is about business, but I find it absolutely fascinating. After having spent five years at university studying economics, I now view everything from a different perspective. Even if it’s just going to a new restaurant, I think about little nuances that can be changed to instantly enhance the idea or business.

One of my favorite websites is smart company, although not my usual online haunt, it does have a lot of inspiring interviews with young entrepreneurs. It usually provides a lot of detail about how the person’s idea or business came about, what mistakes they’ve made and new products they are introducing. It’s really good to see how entrepreneurs think and go about their business.

Having spent a fair amount of time with people who run their own companies and researching others, there are few key things that successful ventures have in common:

• They focus by doing something that they truly enjoy and are passionate about. If you don’t like you service or product, how could you possibly sell it to others?
• Successful ventures were not built on the basis of making a lot of moolah. If that is your goal, perhaps you might like to grow a money tree. Following on with my first point, money will often follow your passion and dedication.
• There are no mistakes, only lessons- Often when starting something on your own, there will be a few mistakes. Each might feel like a quake, but really it could be a tremor if you allow yourself to take something positive from the situation. When you are starting out, you can’t possibly know everything. Mistakes will happen, it’s just how you handle them that matters.
• Talent is fantastic, but drive is also important- All the talent and skill in the world won’t help you write a business plan at 8 pm after a long day at work. It can’t make you work the extra five hours a day it might take you to build something of substance. Talent and skill can be honed, but if you’re lazy and lack drive, your talent won’t count for much.

Please note: These are not from my experiences they are merely things I have learnt from others along the way. I don’t pretend to follow these religiously, however they are things that I like to remember when focusing on my own projects.

Are there any budding moguls out there? What lessons can you impart on the group?

Have a very wiki birthday!

Today officially marks one year since my first edit on Wikifashion. Time flys when you're having fun. I can't believe our project is a year old, so many things have happened that I didn't expect and things I did expect, didn't happen. That's the way things go I'm afraid, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I look forward to building the community around the site and creating something akin to Wikipedia for fashion. Dream Dream Dream.