everything happens for: November 2012

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012

just a final post (yes i'm still up!) to share this beautiful giveaway which has been put together by jodie from the blog che and fidel. i've been following her blog for almost as long as i have been writing my own, and that is almost three years! it's an amazing and strange thing getting to peak into people's daily lives, as many of us blog readers do. i also wonder if that's why anyone comes here. i can't imagine my words and photos are as interesting as the ones on some of the blogs i visit, especially for those who don't know me! when i think about it, the whole thing does sound a bit creepy. i've essentially followed the day to day life of a total stranger for well over two years and even watched from afar as she embarked on the journey of motherhood for a second time. the story is told partly in pictures... from bump to bub and beyond! but i promise you it's not all that weird. inspiration comes from all kinds of places, especially people. i often wonder what i would do if i passed her and her two little ones in the street. knowing me i'd probably stop and chat like we are old friends. i guess it isn't too outrageous, as i do know a lot about her. she just doesn't know anything about me! on her blog she says she 'threads words together' which i really love the sound of. i like to think i do the same... always trying to find the perfect word or way to express something. in order to win on of her three prize packs, you simply have to follow her blog, like her che and fidel facebook page and share this giveaway, two of which i had already done a long time ago! ask anyone at my work, i am competition crazy. i haven't won something in a really long time and so i feel like the universe is holding out, waiting for something amazing to come along and then present it to me like a gift. needless to say, i didn't win the one hundred million recently, or even one cent of it, so perhaps this might be it. fingers crossed! finally, a heartfelt well done to jodie on her wonderful blog. i have loved seeing it grow almost as quickly as her children! thank you for sharing the big, small, good and not so good moments, it has been a pleasure and privilge to read every word. a word of advice to my own followers and anonymous readers (perhaps there are none!), please stop creeping around on my blog and go and check che and fidel out! you will love.

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it's summer soon!

this is what i had for dinner tonight! my flatmate and occasional personal gourmet chef naomi made us grilled fish with a tomato, mango and coriander salsa. it was delicious! especially the mango. we had one for dessert last night too. eating mangos are just one of the many things that remind me of summer... my favourite season for so many reasons. today i submitted my annual leave for christmas and now i can't stop thinking about enjoying ten glorious, long, hot days in noosa filled with family, fresh food, sun and fun, combined with lots of lazing by the pool and beach with a good book, all while wearing new swimmers! that is my ideal summer summarised. oh and yes, i even ate all of the tomato. i told you i've changed!

the weekend

i can't stop playing this song. i always stop it half way through, replaying it just to hear the start again. it sends shivers up my spine. needless to say i am very excited to see the temper trap and coldplay this weekend. before the concert on sunday though, i'll be seeing a play at the powerhouse on friday and enjoying good food, wine and company at a long lunch on saturday. i can't wait for the weekend to begin!

Thursday, November 15, 2012

be...

for the first time in a long time i am all of these things! it might be silly, but i feel like i want to let the whole world know. or at least the beautiful souls who are reading this right now. after being an unhappy, unshiny version of myself for so long, it is a refreshing change and one that i am proud of. life is too precious for us not to be happy, bright and ourselves. if you're not these things, and you want to be, stop doing whatever it is you are doing, and make some changes! remember this happiness graph? well i've been trying to follow it. i still have a little way to go but i've been making small changes and new choices, bit by bit, day by day, and it seems to be working. i've come to realise that my life is good and i've started to believe it is has even better things in store for me. 'the best is yet to come' i'm sure of it. i feel passionate and motivated at work, i have more energy thanks to eating well and exercising, i laugh more, i am grateful for all the things i have, i am trying really hard to stay on track with saving, life is busy all the time and if anything, there aren't enough minutes in the day to do all the things i want to do, like keep in touch with all of my amazing friends and family, near and far. i feel especially loved up every time i think about many of my close friends who are set to marry their best friends. and i get excited that one day, in the very distant future, that might be me. before that happens, i hope to travel, meet new people, make memories, move forward in my career and become a better person just to name a few. oh... and i hope i can work out how to stop staying up so late! getting to sleep sooner is one thing i am yet to do but it's on the list. so before i go and do exactly that, i want to share this quote by nelson mandela. there are parts of it which should resonate with all of us. not so much the parts about god for me, but i do love it all the same. 'we ask ourselves who am i to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? actually, who are you not to be? you are a child of god. your playing small does not serve the world. there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. we were born to manifest the glory of god that is within us, all of us. and as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. as we are liberated from our own fears, our presence automatically liberates others.' tomorrow let's all be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous. ♥