just call me domestic diva

oh em gee, a baby! You wouldn’t normally say “domestic” with me in mind, I’m usually the opposite. Not really into cooking, children, cleaning and stuff like that. However, last night I cleaned my room, vacuumed and made a hearty butternut squash soup…from scratch! It startes like this, boiling the squash then peeling and putting in blender with magic ingredients before letting it simmer on the stove. Very tasty. If you wanna try just ask! I’m actually pretty good at cooking, Mum taught me well. The thing is, when you’re single, cooking for one person isn’t really that fun. I love entertaining (surprised?) and having people over, that’s when my Martha skills come out. How hot is Sabrina working our new LG Kompressor unit. Dayum grrrl! This thing sucks like a mofo. Our house is like mad clean atm. You can sleep on the carpets. I have to keep it that was cause a crew is coming to film at my place for an upcoming project on Monday. Tres exciting 🙂 Ok, TED afternoon session is about to start! I’m ready to be INSPIRED! Hope you are having a wonderful day. PS: I’m not affraid of babies anymore. Look at Isabella, she is just too cute for words. MISS YOU! I know she can’t read this yet but I just wanna let her know. xo

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A Call to Action #tedxtoronto

This morning has been so inspiring. Currently Broadway Sleep are performing and they are an eight piece group. Great voices, pretty faces. I’m sitting front row with @andrewfstewart @kristenannehill and @chrisunwin. Seen heaps of people today who are all excited and feel proud to be here. You can be here too by dropping into the live stream. I posted the link in my earlier post! Pretty stoked for all the goodness I’m gonna soak up today. If you thought I was positive and excited about life before, just wait till the end of today! Sending love + light from the front row at TedXTO!

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riveting talks by remarkable people…like me.

Ok so I’m not speaking at TedxTO today but I have been chosen as part of the select group to attend. You can catch the LIVE STREAM here. Naturally, I’m dressed cute as a button in a vintage 1960’s dress from a small shop in St. Kevin’s Arcade on K-Road in Auckland. I’ll be blogging (hopefully) a bit during the day and letting you know what smart things I’m learning and listening to. I need to get that infinity tattoo redone asap. Pretty to see lots of friends there today who I’ve not seen in a while. Oh, guess what else I did this morning? I went to the gym and ran 2k. I’ve been thinking I should really get off my ass and be more active and I thought about it so much that it got me out of bed and all the way downstairs to the gym. I’m proud of myself. The last time I went, was about a year ago I reckon. Peace out for now peeps. Mama needs a coffee! See you on the internet. Follow my Tweets for pix & commentary of the day!

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blood stained clothes, black eyes, i will eat your brain

Halloween is JUST around the corner and I am stoked. I reckon I might follow the blood stained trend and wear some blood for the month of ROctober whenever I feel like it. The Zombie Walk is OCTOBER 23 at 3pm. Zombies meet in Bellwoods and I would love to have you join my Zombie Crew. We get  all bloody at my house then make our way there leaving blood tracks and victims along the way. On Halloween Friday I’ll be at Tequila Bookwork for People Downtown’s Halloween blood bath. Costumes mandatory andthere is no cover. Hope to see you there!

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nothing like sleeping in your own bed again

I stayed up late after I arrived home last night, couldn’t sleep. I got into my leopard snuggie and watched all last week’s episodes of the Young and the Restless in a row. Slept till two in the avo today and feeling quite energized now. I’ve gotta clean up all the goodies I have scattered around the house. My Kiwi friends wanted to know what the view was like from my house. It’s quite cloudy today but you get the idea. This is the CN tower. Puts Aucklands SkyCity tower to shame, sorry kids. They do have the tallest free standing in the Southern Hemisphere though. May-jah traffic here. This is the airport, Porter Airlines I told you about. Really great airline. Stylish outfits & great service. Good thing I have this spankin’ new LG Kompressor Vacuum to help me clean up the mess from dumping my suitcase and heaps of NZ goodies on the floor. It makes this cute sound when you turn it on. Happy to add it to my many gadgets around the house. The handle actually works wirelessly with batteries to turn it on! Is that not the coolest thing eva? Ok, well the coolest thing in vacuum technology mate! I’m sure there are probably much better models now though, taking a look at review sites for wireless vacuums over at sites such https://allgreatvacuums.com/best-cordless-sweeper-reviews-for-floor-and-carpets/ could help you find your next cool vacuum too! I’m so happy to be home. I loved NZ and hope to get back in the next year but my gosh, it’s great to be home. I’m back on the Telus 3G and have my double monitor setup for my comp and North American TV poppin. Big ups to Telus for keeping me connected while I was in NZ. I was able to…

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

Thanks for the warm welcome home. I missed you guys xo # I'm in Toronto bitch! (@ Terminal 1, Toronto Pearson Intl Airport) http://4sq.com/c2oTWA # Takeoff!!! #sfo # Wish Air Canada had wifi like @virginamerica!! Doh!! # Woot! > The geeks shall inherit the earth – #bigbangtheory and #glee are among top rated shows during premiere week /via @SeanMoffitt # Ready for takeoff! See ya later #sfo #yyz here I come! http://twitpic.com/2sw7uz # Blogged: doesn't it make sense to have the time of your life? https://casiestewart.com # hello from #SFO friends. allllllmost home! http://dailybooth.com/u/56frm # All checked in and ready to come home! Airport wifi #ftw Wooooooot http://twitpic.com/2sv3uf # Just landed. Warm + sunny! (@ San Francisco International Airport (SFO) w/ @socialinsider) http://4sq.com/MTivk #

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doesn’t it make sense to have the time of your life?

Hi! I’m in San Fran at the airport waiting for my flight home to TO. I miss you TO, can’t wait to see that tower. I was super anxious this morning/yesterday whatever time it was when I left NZ. Joanne and I dropped Nana off at the airport with Isabelle (her darling daughter) then it was my turn to go. I had like four hours until my flight so I snooped around, got one of those chair massages. Left my biz card at the computer station. Threw back a beer or three and painted my nails. Chatted a lovely couple, my parents age, who were off to Rangitonga with about thirty friends. He had a ukulele and they have a sail boat too like Mum. I love airports. They are calling my plane now. See you in Canada homeslice!

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

can't wait to check the mail when i get home. #lgfw invites + goodies i hope! # oh man. leaving soon. anxiety sets in. dosing up on gravol/sleep meds before my flight so i pass out + wakeup in SF. #nz #canada # getting anxious to come home. # does everyone around you think your gay? — you are gay. http://4ms.me/d8z8QU # do you live in the moment or do you live for the moment? — both. http://4ms.me/bqtlPs # are you ready for october? — Rocktober? Halloween? Shit yeah. http://4ms.me/9PtZtZ # in another lifetime you were a _______________________? — dinosaur http://4ms.me/aKHunh # whoa. new twitter. cray-cray. # #tedxto afterparty hosted by @notabletv – who's going? # Meeting @socialmedia_NZ and yes, I am. MAYOR! (@ Au Bon Coin Cafe Patisserie) http://4sq.com/bxJ5et # today i'm meeting @SocialMedia_NZ and gonna get a foursquare mayorship in the processes! BOOOOYA! #socmed #kiwi #twerk # Nighty night from NZ. (@ Home) http://4sq.com/crVy1d # Loves Twitter. # meet @VenusTong – NZ's (much prettier) cobrasnake: http://bit.ly/9iuirh #NZFW /via @pattyhuntington # How's the weather Toronto? # happy 12th birthday @google. iLU. # blog life – ch-ch-check it out https://casiestewart.com. leaving NZ tomorrow for HOME!! # bull rider. http://twitpic.com/2sfp2t # love latex. miss this outfit. it ripped 🙁 http://twitpic.com/2sfovm # Photo: smile. ilu. http://tumblr.com/xmjjso03l # Coffee (@ Au Bon Coin Cafe Patisserie) http://4sq.com/bxJ5et #

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leave all your love and your longing behind you can’t carry it with you if you want to survive

Walked down to the ocean in Beach Haven, tide was out. So beautiful. I miss being near the ocean. When I lived in Bondi (Australia) I used to visit the water each day, lay in the sand, stare at the sky. I was really happy there, I’m happy now too. I climbed on the childrens boat, laxed on a bench, lazed in the sun. The flowers here are very beautiful. I have heaps of photos fronm the past week. People here have quite lovely gardens. Nana & Grandad always had a really nice garden. He had passion fruit trees , flowers and vegetables. I carved my name in a tree there too. Love you Grandad, miss you. Chilled out with Nana today. This is on my cousins lawn. Their house is great. I’ve been lucky this trip to stay at really nice places. I enjoyed staying with Kms the other day. His place felt kinda like my old house on Broadview in TO; artsy and musical with character. Nice fro babe. Walked into downtown Beach Haven, there’s about five shops, three takeaways, a dairy and a cafe with a foursquare checkin. I have a meeting at the cafe in the morning and will feel like my trip is complete if I can steal that Mayorship. GAME, SET, MISSION. Beer o’clock and diner making time.  Got an extra suitcase today so I can bring home all my goodies. Love it here but ready to come home. Lots of exciting things on the horizon. love & light my friends xo

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

http://plixi.com/p/47382771 @derekfabulous love this # looking forward to coming back to TO. #represent funny how being away makes you love + appreciate home/friends. #loveyou # 20 ways businesses are using foursquare http://bit.ly/dCIIUv (via @kyleplacy) # i haz baby! http://dailybooth.com/u/55626 # Darling Nana + baby Isabella! http://twitpic.com/2sd5hu # Funsies (@ Rangatira Beer Pong HQ) http://4sq.com/d8aaH9 # Me & my Nana! #nz http://dailybooth.com/u/5544m # excited for halloween. # blogging from the future canada! i’m on monday, check it out https://casiestewart.com # love this photo – claws up! http://twitpic.com/2r1qwy (jewels from @nickvon_k) # My cuz has a really cute dog. http://twitpic.com/2sb3nn # w/ cuzzie. Nana comes tomo! (@ Home) http://4sq.com/crVy1d # daylight savings in NZ. hello jet lag. # haven’t left nz yet but wanna do some more things here…like soon. wish i could stay longer. # goodnight from nz. yes, i smile while sleeeeeeeping. http://dailybooth.com/u/54msk # me = tech+ music + fashion: @TEDxTO sept 30, @indieweek oct 13-17th, toronto fashion week @LGFWbyFDCC oct 18-23rd #LGFW #NZFW #TedXTO # getting a second suitcase to take home all my goodies from #nzfw # i had a photo shoot for a NZ mag on friday and wore that fooursquare shirt. hahaha # at my cousins house in the auckland north shore till tuesday, back on wifi. not leaving the house.ILU INTERNET! # Foursquare is not big here yet but it will be! #nzfw http://twitpic.com/2s5sr7 #

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