Becoming Howard Hughes

Today is a day of wandering about and just Vegasing..........That is where you amble along with no destination in mind.

I had talked Mr Fab into a visit to the Vegas Pandora store to add to the Travel Pandora. We are very aware of making our suitcases too heavy so we tend to stick to T Shirts and Pandora beads as our Touristy Souvenir stuff. The title of todays Blog is an ode to Mr F who has become a certified Germafobe. He washes his hands with Anticeptic wash everytime he can and there are little dispensers of the stuff all over the Casinos and Hotels so he is constantly using them. I can't as it burns my hands to much but he seems to be happier. He is DETERMINED not to get sick this trip!

So first of all downstairs for the complimentary breaky at The Venetian and once fortified ...... The Strip.

Must pause here to tell you about poor Mr F and the stress he is experiencing with the attire ... no wait ... I should say the LACK of attire on the young girls here for the Music thingy. Last night in the Lifts batch of kooky gals literally had him looking at the roof the whole time but todays I am pretty sure he will have a cricked neck for a week.

I had to gently take his arm and lead him away as he continued to blink for about .... ohhhhh maybe 10 minutes?

The funniest thing is he literally SQUIRMS as he turns back to me after looking. He then blusters and blathers for a full 5 minutes and I just look at him with my Bland Face.

Can pretty much guarentee he treats me like a Precious Glass Princess for a few hours and I could probably ask for anything and get it.

*serene smile*

Not that I would ever take advantage of a situation like that ......... *another serene smile*

The interesting thing is that I honestly dont care what people wear or dont wear. Be who you are and do it well I say. Do NOT apoligise for being ... well you. What I dont get is when these girls who are wearing a G String ... yes a G String ....... with a fluffy midriff top and matching fluffy boots ........

*pause so you can digest that*  

... when those girls get upset when one of the boys has a grab or a feel. 

Honey ... you dont want to be grabbed? Probably be a better idea to wear underpants or ... maybe even shorts? Or Pants? Or skirt?

I have actually never seen people walk around with bare bottoms........

Mr Fab was ruminating on the possiblility that there was a Women Of The Night Annual Convention in Town?

Ok back to our Day. Headed first to The South Outlets as it is insane hot and it is all inside! BONUS!  I was pretty darn happy to find another Fossil Purse I love as much as my current one and Mr Fab wanted a new pair of Levi Jeans.

He found the perfect pair and they even fit his cute little legs so no taking up required! Again ... BONUS!

We walked past a shop selling T Shirts .... in vegas ..... *blink* and Mr Fab simply HAD to have this little one for his Granddaughter who will probably be the most indulged little girl on the planet.

How Fabulous is that????????

After the Outlets we decided to go to The Luxor and see the Titanic Exhibition. I have been fascinated by the story for many years so was very keen to see this. The cost of entry is $35.00 but we had our trusty nifty Vegas Coupon Book and I have no problems cutting out coupons. We saved $5.00 on each entry ticket so we had to pleased with that. The Exhibit is seriously AMAZING and incredibly sad. I found the smaller things like someones shoes or a pair of glasses were the most powerful. There is even a section of The Titanic which was raised from over 2 miles down and is on loan, along with all the other pieces, to The Luxor for 10 years. 

That section was powerful just in itself 

It appears that they will have to salvage as much as they can in the next 10 years because the seawater & corrosion will literally make this mighty ship dissapear.

There is still debris scattered for up to a mile across the ocean bed so the race is on to salvage as much as they can.

We saw The Staircase and I am here to tell you Fabsters that the ever wonderful Mr Fab is the only person on the planet who has not seen the movie so he just looked at it blankly as I tried to explain what a feature it was in the movie.

They gave us a Boarding Pass as we entered and at the very end you could check to see if you lived or died. Mr F in second class was dead but I lived and was a First Class Passenger.

There were so many stories and so much to see. Very enjoyable and I would recommend this in a heartbeat.

Probably not the best exhibition to visit when you are going on a cruise in 5 days?

Back to The Venetian for a rest and a coffee along with a White Chocolate Sugar Cookie the size of a dinner plate which I am pretty sure I passed out in sheer bliss after the first bite.

Once rested we decided to go have a look at The Canals and shops upstairs and it was seriously SERIOUSLY gobsmackingly fabulous!

Time for another coffee and a bit of a rest after another huge day. Tomorrow is The Mob Museum which we are both looking forward to.

Sleep tight Fabsters and remember ..........

Restore, Revamp & Stay Fabulous

Fabulous Renovation Week 12 ~ Over it.

Yep ~ Over it. Long distance renovating sucks. I mean SUCKS. Over the weekend I had another mini meltdown. I am 12 hours away and I have no idea what has been done or is to be done or when it is being done or how it is being done.
I call everyone who needs to be called and maybe 5 phone calls later it turns out to be a tiny little thing that they could have fixed themselves ....... if they talk to each other.
Nutty concept huh?
Monday morning dawned and basically the phone started at around 6.30 am and didn't stop till 3.00 pm in the afternoon. It was one problem after another and by the end I simply wanted to curl up and sleep for a month.........

So lets recap on where we are and use our Positive Can Do Approach .........

All the appliances are done and ready to be delivered on the 14th of October. We needed quite a few like a new Fridge / Dishwasher / Microwave and various other necessities ................. OK OK OK ........ I admit ~ a luxury new LG 50 inch LCD TV because apparently size does matter .......... In the end I went with the LG stainless steel washer .... because it is serious cool ....

LG Washer ~ Image via Google

The Great Appliance Purchase was interesting in itself ... again Long Distance. I did all the Googling I could then called a couple of places back and forth with prices until we had what we think is a great deal. It has been so long since we purchased any kind of appliance we thought delivery was ... wait for it ..... $25.00 ish?

I laugh at $25.00 ish

We eventually went with The Good Guys at their Carseldine store. The customer service was awesome and they even call to advise when your B Payment has been received? Oh my my ~ customer service? Yes indeed. Paul was terrific and once we had established our budget and adopted a Give a little / Take a little can do attitude? The whole process was easy peasy.

All the internal doors were fitted this week with the Fabulous Scents Vintage shop door being done on Wednesday.
The Man Deck Roof is also scheduled to be fitted on Wednesday and I can let you know .... Mr Fab is a wee bit excited.
Mat The Painter called in to see what he has to do and looks like starting his part in 2 weeks.
Jason The Tiler has cleared his diary to get cracking over the weekend and Ryan The Plumber is finishing all his little plumby bits.
Both Bathrooms will be completely covered in Villaboard as we have an obsession with wet areas and a need to ensure there is no leaks or water getting in anywhere.

The Kitchen Kitchen Plans is in the Machine Shop being cut and the doors are at the 2 Packer being ..... 2 Packed.

Our Blinds are on track and Cheryl from  DezineABlinds has assured me she will organise everything needed for the Blinds to be installed in the week before we move in ..... Not sure on that one. I like to think it will happen but I am not confident. How nice would it be to arrive at 7.30am on Monday 14th and find a clean and sparkly house with everything installed and we basically only have to drop our bags and make a cuppa ...... *cough* Okkkkkkkk it is nice to Dream a little .......

But ya never never know ..........

Vintage Quart Mason Soy Candle ~ Kate Redmond Photography

In between all this ~ Keeping up with Customer Orders and establishing contacts for the New Industrial section of our business ....... fs vintage. We will always do our Mason Soy Candles ~ it's what we do but we both felt a new direction is needed. We have found the most amazing selection of Industrial and unique home wares to add to the range and have fingers firmly crossed after spending many a long night finding just the right products to have in our shop.

All the Plaster Boarding is done and waiting for the Setter to do his bit so Mat The Painter can go in and paint everything Antique White USA.
Boring?
Maybe. We used this the last time we painted and after 7 years and god knows how many Tenants ~ some of the walls still looked pretty darn good. That was good enough for me. Plus I really like how that color seems to pick up the accent color you use in a room .....

*pffftttttttttttttttttt snort* Listen to me ~ sounding like I know what I am doing ......

Of course the Calm before the proverbial storm lulled me into a false sense of security as I thought I might even take some time today to read a book or watch a movie ..........This mornings nutty and zany shenaigans have included ~

* All our tiles dropped in the middle of the garage so now the Builder cant get the roof sheets past ...
* Tile delivery driver wont return to put them where they are supposed to be even though we paid for it
 (* Note to self never to use that guy)
* Tile place refunding delivery cost ( Excellent customer service)
* Apprentice putting wrong board on Bathroom roof so needs to be redone.
* Mr Fab having a meltdown thinking all the internal doors have key locks and that looks "disgusting"..
* Confirming with Builder about Door handles 
* Have a panic attack about the Fridge not fitting into the kitchen
* Confirming Fridge will fit in kitchen ~ heaving sigh of relief
* Race to Coles for ingredients to try a new dish ( WHAT was I thinking)
* Race home and prepare new dish ( Again ~WHAT was I thinking)
* Answer 9 messages about zany shenanigans
* Sort out shenanigans
* Look at mess in current kitchen 
* Book in for a nervous breakdown

Made a decision this morning as I almost tore my own hair out ~ On Wednesday the 16th of October ~ I am going to rise from my awesome new  King Size Bed ~ cook Mr Fab some bacon and eggs ~ prepare a scrumptious Croissant with I am thinking maybe some delicious raspberry jam? ~ Pour two glasses of chilled Orange Juice taken from the New Samsung Fridge ~ take the Coffee Pot full of freshly brewed peculated coffee and walk out of the new ManDeck door to just sit and chill for maybe an hour?

We will sip our Beverages, partake of a delicious breakfast with all accompanying condiments and look out over the view toward The Mountains.

We shall laugh uproariously at all the Dramas with The Fabulous Scents Vintage Renovation Nightmare.......

Like I said ~It's nice to dream a little ....

Stay Fabulous

fs vintage
xx

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