Lizzy's Grand Adventures

Time for a Change

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind and a lot of fun. I took a short vacation from my blog to finish out the Relay For Life season and concentrate on my team. Because I did this, my team raised so much money for cancer research, patients, and caregivers. It amazes me that we raised almost $1,000 USD in under two weeks. The Duel of the Branches brought in over $500 USD alone! That amazes…

Relaying for More Springs

Today is memorial day in the US. It is a time to remember those who have given their lives in service to their country. Even if you aren’t from the US, you can still honor those who have given their lives in service to your country. Memorial Day will always be a day of remembrance and honor for me. My grandfather, my granduncle, my uncles, my dad, and my brother all served in the military in some…

I am so proud of my relay team. We have about three weeks left until Relay Weekend and I am so excited! We have raised almost the whole amount of our goal! We’re about $285 USD short of our goal of $1,000 USD! I think we’ll make it to our goal this year! We are so close! If you wanna help, seek out a kiosk at Pinastri Colony for UFS Metamorphosis! Or you can donate via Convio and be eligible for…

Twi’lek Rising

I love Star Wars. I even love the campy, poorly made Star Wars shows or movies. I especially love Twi’leks. So this convention, I decided to dress as a Twi’lek for a while! It isn’t often when I dress up in cosplay, but when I do, I have a lot of fun with it! Last week was very busy with Relay For Life events. My team was part of the 8th Annual RelayStock presented by the Relayrockers and the…

A Little Bit of Sunshine

So the other day I realized in time to participate in Adam Lavell‘s #AdamsPhotoChallenge, Let’s Get Physical. I always tend to miss these challenges. This time I managed to catch it in time to take part! The theme this time is “Let’s Get Physical.” The idea behind A Little Bit of Sunshine – #AdamsPhotoChallenge, was an afternoon out walking with my dog at the beach or a lake somewhere. Hope I got…

Blogging Etiquette and Sunny Days

I pulled together this post about Blogging etiquette and sunny days after seeing a lot of complaints online from store owners about bloggers who have treated their blog managers poorly. Poorly is a big understatement, to be honest. I’m pretty sure most of the people reading this will have a name or two on their lists that fit this to a capital, T. The blogging community may be big but we all talk…

Have you ever felt like you are looking at the world through a greyscale filter? Where everything around you is grey. No color at all. Then you see this one splash of color that brings it all back to life… That’s me lately. I’ve been feeling like I’ve been looking at the world through a greyscale filter of what I thought was reality is not reality. That life had changed and evolved, but it hadn’t…

This pic feels like it took me ages to get right. I wanted to improve my skills in taking pics of jewelry and nails. Far away pics I am good at. I have figured out decor and landscaping shots, but portrait pics I sometimes struggle with. I can do far away just fine…showing shoes, clothes, hair, etc. but nails and rings aren’t so easy. With that said, I really like how this finally turned out. The…

The last couple of weeks have been hard. I’m not sleeping very well because of my allergies and asthma acting up. Pollen counts are ranging from 8 to 9.2…You can learn more about pollen counts in your area at pollen.com. they have an asthma tracker as well which is proving useful. If I’m feeling better tomorrow, I plan on going for a walk. How has your week gone? Where has the time gone? I have…

Bloom Where You Are Planted

“Bloom where you are planted.” 1 Corinthians 7:20-24 To “bloom where you are planted” means to utilize your skills and talents to the best of your ability. It means that no matter how bad the situation seems, you can turn that situation around and utilize your talents and skills to be productive. That’s what I’m doing now. I’m working on a portfolio for graphic design in my RL. I’ve also picked…

I would love to have a garden like this in the real world where I can just lay in the sun under a tree and relax. Read More...

I am so tired of people using my health as an excuse to talk down to me or use it against me when it is convenient. Just because I confide in someone does not mean that is an invitation to use it against me. Confidences are to be treasured, not used to fulfill an agenda. On another note, I am finally done setting up my computer. It was integrated with Intel HD Graphics 2000, which SL would not…

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. ~Jane Austen” I’ve been struggling to finish this post for a few days now. Last Friday, my PC went to the pasture, so we ordered a new one, but it’s not a high-end computer. It came with everything I needed, except good graphics. Intel HD Graphics 2000 sucks rocks….and then some. I don’t know why anyone would put it on…

Hello, Spring…

No matter how long the winter, Spring is sure to follow ~ Charles Dickens Good morning, Adventurites…I’ve been sitting on this for a few days now. Yesterday I just didn’t really want to write. This Spring is bittersweet. Usually when we say “Hello, Spring” it is with great cheer and relief that the winter is over. It amazes me that this time last year we were all starting to discover the details…

I know I have a lot to do,So many things — see them through.There are clothes to clean, grass to mow,Cookies to bake, seeds to sow.But I really can’t do all these things in a snap.Because you see, there’s a cat in my lap.He stretches and rolls and gives me a winkFrom his sleepy gold eyes — just a small blink.Continue reading

I'm not going to write much today. I have too much in my mind to pull out any one particular thought at the moment. So I'll leave you with this sweet valentine. See blog post for credits...

I’m not going to write much today. I have too much in my mind to pull out any one particular thought at the moment. So I’ll leave you with this sweet valentine. The shoes and stockings are from Eudora3D available at the FaMESHedX event inworld. The nails are from Go Frock Yourself… see the linked Ad for a closer image of the nails. Finally, the pose is from West End and is available at the Dubai…

Cute Teddy Valentine featuring products from Digital Farm Systems, Eudora3D, Simple Reflections, MOoH!, and The Little Branch...

Evening, Adventurites… I hope you’re having a good weekend. It’s been a slow and mellow weekend for me watching shows on Netflix and listening to music. It calms me. As I was working on this scene, I kept thinking that I would love to have something like this in the real world… and how my SL mom, Alaina, would have loved this Teddy Valentine. She would have loved all the hearts and bears…and the…

I don’t really have a lot to say today since I just woke up and still very groggy. I’m still processing the losses of both my SL parents. I have other things going on too, but this loss has hit me the hardest. From my dad having dementia in RL and the losses, dealing with things from my past coming back to haunt me in the form of flashbacks and night terrors, it’s been really hard. I’ll be okay…