Sent Packing!
Mrs.Lifecruiser has helped to me get my knickers into a twist with this Big Cruise, so thank goodness that i don’t wear g-strings as i’m sure something could get accidentally sliced up down there with all this panic! So much for headless chickens. Imagine one with chopped giblets!
I have to pack my suitcases for the big cruise so it’s time to go hunting… here I go!
SUITCASE CONTENTS
While i’m at the medicine cabinet, i’d better pull out my Carefree Tampons with the special “Silk Ease” covers. No point in trying to shove steel wool up your clacker, right? {yeouch!}
I said i would be sure to bring the toilet paper for this cruise, so here it is! Check! (yes, it’s the soft & thick kind - my husband insists on it all the time so I’ve learnt how to respect that and gave up my own preferences for the “eco friendly” brand that’s not soft enough for the job.)
My electric toothbrush. Essential!
Well - i’m waxed all over pretty good at the moment, but i forgot to rip the hair off my toes. Good thing it doesn’t show in the photo - so i’d better bring my Emjoi Gently epilator with me to polish up later on.
Oh yes! The Nad’s Naughty Bikini Wax - necessary for me to teach men & women the important lessons of how to perform the DIY Brazillian Wax at home or in their cabins!
Some Tiger Balm. Sure - i guess it could be used to sooth aching muscles but i’m bringing it along with me so that i can get high on just sniffing it a lot. Hang on a minute. I need to take another sniff. {opens the jar}{sniffs}
Can’t do without the expensive perfume - so Chanel must come along! erm… to protect me from the mosquitos. Just in case the customs officers mistake me as a gorilla for having hairy toes & a moustache and i find myself being tossed into the djungle. Why does the djungle start with a D?
My sassy Roc boots. Do you believe how hard it is to find boots with a FLAT toe & low heels in this country, let alone in a size 9? Does anyone from around the world know where i can find boots which have the foot profile in this shape and lace up at the front? I can’t find my dream knee-high boots. I just might have to design them one day! Or maybe someone can help me spot a pair similar to this design in another part of the world!
My violin! For some merry entertainment on the deck!
My exquisite balloon glass - how can i drink expensive fine cognac without it? Yes - another implement for me to get high from sniffing things (a lot), again!
As i know there is likely to be a lot of drinking and i hear the word Dom a fair bit - the vitamin B Berroca will be essential. Famous for curing (erm… minimising) hangovers in Australia. What works in your country?
My new fashion design label…
My preliminary draft pieces to continue working on during the trip, incase there’s any moments when i get bored with nothing else to do!
My dressmaker’s scissors and other fine delicious fabrics to make beautiful designer couture pieces for the other ladies …in case they forget to pack their special dresses - OR - they’ve found themselves crying because they can’t find EXACTLY what their hearts want & dream of because they find the general fashion in their location totally sucks or nothing ever fits well for them off-the-rack in other shops! I have a devastatingly fierce passion/dream in designing for “other-bodied” women who look nothing like size 2 supermodels. I want to bring healing to women’s bodies coz the level of body image self-hate women experience in this world is completely unacceptable to me and i want to play a small part in this world to change that!
I’ll need to bring my sewing machine - but i guess that was a little predictable! Overlocker too - but hey, photos of machines are kind of boring after a while.
My vacuum cleaner …after my son has finished cleaning up his own room with it for the first time in his life. Quite a special moment for me as his mum, coz the sound of the vacuum cleaner used to scare him quite a fair bit for so many years! He had so much pride with cleaning his room too - it was a precious moment 
I know. Machine shots are boring, but i couldn’t help myself. This means that i’ll have to bring my husband’s new miniature drill-press. You never know who might get caught with a stuck tampon - so it could come in handy for emergencies!
So that’s it i think. Ready for the trip - but in the meanwhile, i need to work on untangling my knickers that are currently in a twist coz we’ll be hosting *something* in the Newtown Mums Live Chat room for March 31st so I’d better get off my arse! Appreciating the deadline! =D
Looking forward to the first stop!
aka R’acquel signing out from Leura NSW in Australia!
Mrs Lifecruiser said,
March 15, 2007 @ 11:10 pm
You’re so hot! And I must admit that I’m very releived of the thought of you bringing both smooth tampons and toiletpaper (smooth too? Or are we gonna be ripped off the butts? *lol*) so we can borrow some if the going gets tough.
There can be rough seas. Not by the weather but maybe from all the partying… *lol*
Oh, and that naughty bikini wax! You have to tell me ALL about that. I’m tired of being the hairy monkey, people are always excepting me to swing in the trees all the time!
Violin is a brilliant idea - Mr L play’s the piano and Sanni the wooden dick pipe (!), soon we’ll have a whole orchestra!
Very niiiiice design thoughts. I bet we’re quite a few in the need of your services!
Only thing I’m worried for is all the heavy machines, I hope we’ll not sink the ship…..
C U L8er
R'acquel said,
March 15, 2007 @ 11:43 pm
Instructions for how to perform the DIY Brazillian Wax at home (or in cabin) - COMING SOON!
It’s getting late here too - better go to bed!
Mrs Lifecruiser said,
March 17, 2007 @ 7:47 am
Ship Ahoy!
That’s our kind of gal!!! I’m impressed R’acquel, that you’re still on your legs at this time - maybe you’ll be suffering from jet lag if the ship’s sails too fast around the world? *giggles*
Time for some heavy seightseeing of Stockholm! All man on deck!
R’acquel: Enjoying Stockholm immensly and greatly anticipating the next post! Will need to take good care of myself tonight so i look forward to tomorrow
thebluestbutterfly said,
March 17, 2007 @ 2:28 pm
Your new label…neat. Will you/do you have a website???
R’acquel: Hello bluestbutterfly
My journey is to get the initial few pieces of my first autumn collection completed & under my belt so I will be setting up another website as an online shop shortly. Time to work on my special offer for all cruisers from the boutique, so i look forward to catching up with everyone on the party deck soon! 
Regina said,
March 17, 2007 @ 4:43 pm
Forget the wax! Is the boy available for hire? I hate vaccuming and I think the trait has been passed on to my kids…
R’acquel: *lol* It took me a while to register that you had no harmful intentions with the hiring of my boy for a moment! Oh phew! i can relax now! It scared me for a brief moment!
If it’s of any help, my son didn’t vacuum his room out of free will - he was working hard in order to earn another sticker on his “Rails of War” chart. When he completes the chart, he will win the full version of this game. He was recently diagnosed with Autism and started his first day of school a few weeks ago, so we’ve been working on numerous incentive/reward systems together like this with the school to help with his transition to adjust to the routines of the classes. He’s making great progress every day so we’re really happy that things have been working out so well
While i’m sure my son would love to help you vacuum, he probably won’t do it for free!