Olive the Brave!

Hello peoples!

When I first told Olive about Ottile and her pets, she was terrified and despite countless lunchtimes of arguing about it, she kept her stance that lizards are "slimy and gross". In fact, the only way I could get her to go to Ottile's house in the first place was by promising her she didn't have to go in the half of the room that Toby's vivarium was in! Anyway, today I managed to get Olive to finally agree to meet Toby.

I could tell she was regretting it when I had to practically push her up the stairs to Otto's room, but there was no going back for her now! As always, Otto was super happy to see us, you can tell she loves taking every opportunity to show people her awesome pets.

I think everything was going too fast for poor Olive though, as straight away, Otto picked up Toby and held him for Olive to see....

...causing her to leap as far as she could away from him!

I could see this wasn't going to work, so Otto set Toby down and I decided we should try to reassure Olive first instead.

Ottile even handed over her fact book about reptiles, as she thought Olive might be more comfortable after reading some facts about them.

And after some convincing...

She did it! She held Toby!

Afterwards she even told me that she was wrong, and that lizards aren't slimy at all!

Bye bye my brave readers!

Helping Out

Bonjour friends! I heard that Otto's mum wasn't feeling well today, so poor Otto had to take care of her pets without any help! I decided to head over and see if there was anything that I could do to help. The second she saw me at the door she grabbed me by the hand and led me upstairs.

She told me that I was lucky, the only thing left to do was clean out Lentil's hutch. Otto put Lentil up and out of the way on her bed and (once she saw my surprised face) smiled and reassured me that she would tell me exactly what I needed to do.

She sat down on the floor and I sat next to her, we apparently needed to check if any of the bedding was dirty and replace any if it was. I helped Otto check through the bedding, hoping I wouldn't have to touch any rabbit poop. Gross!

Ottile must have read my mind, she threw a handful of the stuff at me and laughed playfully, telling me that I was lucky yet again and that it was all clean.

Then she got up and asked me to put all the bedding back in the hutch whilst she went to wash out Lentil's water bottle.

I did as I was told, picking up every last bit of bedding and putting it back where it belonged. Otto had already had a busy day, I didn't want her to have to sweep up her bedroom floor as well!

Otto returned, placed the now full bottle back in it's holder and picked up Lentil's food off the side, placing that in the hutch too. All done!

Otto sighed and said that she was exhausted. As I got up to leave I jokingly told her she should have a nap, she quipped back that she might just do that, and waved me off.

Always remember to help a friend in need.
Bye buddies!

Outfits of the week 2!

Hey! I really liked my last outfits post, so here's another!

MONDAY:

 Pretty, but sporty. The best way to energetically start off the week!

TUESDAY:

 

Much calmer, maybe you can go and pick flowers after school with the Monday madness over?

WEDNESDAY:

 

A big relaxing slouchy top, a deserved break before you get into the last leg of the school week.

THURSDAY:

Elegant and posh, a little like the calm before the Friday storm!

FRIDAY:

Wahoo! School's out! Something comfy and colourful is perfect!

SATURDAY:

Enjoy the first day of the weekend, maybe do some gardening whilst your hat shades your eyes?

SUNDAY:

A Nautical theme, maybe you should visit a seaside town? Or just build a raft to captain downstream!

And that's it! I like this as a running series, it's simple and fun! 

Goodbye!

Olly meets Otto

Hey dudes! I brought Olive over to meet Ottile today (after promising to Olive that the bearded dragon wouldn't hurt her), I really hoped that they would get along. Ottile was super enthusiastic, which worried me a bit because Olive is so shy. 

I was right to be worried though, once I introduced them  Olive clearly didn't know what to say.

I was just about to say something to break the silence, when Olive pointed to Otto's bookshelf and asked her which one was her favourite. Woo! Go Olive!

And that was it, within minutes they were chatting away, recommending and reviewing books to each other. I was so proud of Olive for overcoming her shyness!

I sat on the floor, listening to them chat, adding in where I could and playing with Lentil. I'm so happy they get along, here's to friendship!

Later!

Ottile's House!

Hey! The girl I met the other day at school (Otto) invited me over, but I was already going to check up on Olive after school that day. She said I could come over whenever I was free, so I decided to stop by quickly today.

I greeted her with a wave and she instantly got up to say hello.

She was reading when I arrived, she has a lot of books so she must really really really like reading (Just like Olive!).

She's got a very big room, maybe she could tell I was surprised, as she offered me a grand tour (to which I obviously agreed)!

First she showed me her rabbit, with it's own indoor hutch next to her bed. 

She even took the little rabbit out to let me play with her for a bit, the rabbit's name is Lentil and she's SO FLUFFY!

The next part of her room was her desk area.

I immediately noticed her iwako figures! She said she collects them too, but only the wild animals in realistic colours, which is funny because my collection is exactly the opposite! Otto laughed and told me that opposites attract.

And of course, she left the best until last, her bearded dragon! His name is Toby and he's so cool! 

I asked if I could get a closer look at him, so Otto put her arm into the cage (which she told me is actually called a "vivarium") and he climbed right on her hand!

Before I could react, she held the dragon up to me and told me to hold still. Guess what? He climbed off of her hand and up my arm!

It was so scary, but so awesome! Otto said he was really friendly and used to lots of different people, so I didn't need to be trained before I held him.

I was having a blast, but Ottile's mum called her down for tea and I had to be home for my own dinner, so I followed Otto down and said my goodbyes. 

She invited me over again, but only if I bring Olive with me, she seemed really eager to meet her, so I guess that will be happening soon...

Bye!

A Lonely Day, A Lovely Lunch

Hello! Olive was unwell and wasn't in school today, so I was very lonely. It's not that nobody else likes me or that people are mean to me, it's just that Olive was new just after I was. It was easer to make friends with her than it would have been to push my way into someone else's group.

During the whole day I was by myself, the seat next to me empty. At lunch I went outside and sat at the same table I would sit at with Olive, except without her here there was no chatting or laughing.

I sighed and hoped the day wouldn't drag on too long whilst I picked the tomato out of my sandwich.

Then I heard a voice calling out, "Hello over there!", I hoped it was Olive, but I could tell by the voice that it couldn't be.

A girl (that looked familiar from my class) waved and walked over to me, resting her lunchbox on the bench next to me and asking if she could spend lunch with me.

I (of course) said yes and told her that since Olive wasn't around, I could use a buddy to help the school day pass quicker. She grinned and told me that she thought I looked in need of a friend.

We sat and talked, she introduced herself as Otto (short for Ottile). Since I was new she already knew my name, but she asked if she could call me Hedster. I giggled, it was a strange nickname , but I liked it nonetheless.

As she told me more about herself I found out that she was a bookworm and an animal lover, she told me that she had a pet rabbit and even a bearded dragon! Otto asked if I wanted to come over after school and see them, but I told her I was going to check on Olive and see if she was feeling better.

She said that was "No problemo" and told me her address saying that I could come over any time, so I guess I'll be visiting Otto some time soon! 

Stay tuned!

Cute Mini Room!

Heyyy! I've been busy since my last post, mum bought me a dollhouse kit online and I started working on it as soon as it arrived; it's finally done!

It was a little tricky, but a LOT of fun! My favourite parts of the room are the desk with its little plants and the mini satchel hanging on the chair.

I love the detail, the set came with these tiny postcards to put on the table!

I wish I had some dolls to play with in here, I imagine twin sisters sharing the room and always fighting over the top bunk!

The set even came with real working lights but I had to get mum to put them in there, it was too confusing for me!

Ta daaa! I think it's the best thing I've ever made, it's so cool!

Later!