March 2012
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February 2012
i am going to go swim laps look at me going to go swim laps here i go to swim laps in a bathing suit to go swim laps in public to go swim laps i am terrified to go swim laps why am i going to go swim laps but off i go to go swim laps stomach, jiggle, and all, going to go swim laps
gah! so nervous.
So this happened today:
I had lunch with with a girl I met in Big W (equivalent to Walmart). We were both looking for full length mirrors for our new places. She was from Portland. I was from Toronto. We were both in Melbourne. See where I’m going with this? We bonded instantly. 30 minutes later, after both searching for ‘skinny mirrors’ we were sitting in a little, cute,...
one month
I am so emotional today. Like shit. Ups and downs. Then downs and ups. I am happy one moment. Freaking out the next. Have seconds of everything will be okay. Then fear and loneliness sweeps over my body. I am all over the place.
This morning I lay on the ground listening to the radio and staring at the roof. Then Avril Lavine’s Complicated came on the radio. It had nothing to do with my...
Melbourne ~ A. Really. Big. Post.
Remember that time I was all sorts of dodgy when it came to updating Little Blog? Perhaps it’s because I’ve been sweating my cahoonas off in this country they call Australia, or because I have been doing this, and that, and this, and falling head over heels in love with this new city I get to call home, and really, truly not being able to find time to blog! I know, whoa.
I’ll...
Anyone still out there?
Pssh, whatever, I’m going to write this anyways. Soooooo, I was, like, thinking… (oh shut it you, sometimes this is a gooood thing) anywho, so yes, I was thinking and enough is enough of this (online) pity-pity party for me-me-me. For Christ’s sake, I am in MELBOURNE, A. U. S. T. R. A. L. I. A. That’s, umm, like, awesome.
I went for a run tonight and while neandering...
On finding a running group: It’s harder than I thought it would be. For starters I am definitely at a ‘beginner’s level’ status, and most of the online running groups look H-Core. Really I just want a running buddy who lives close to me and will work from a 5k level up to full marathon level. I work well with schedules, and groups, and guidelines. I’m finding it...
i am fighting off sleep as i type these words. but for whatever reason i feel the need to record this moment. whatever this moment may be. i have so much going through my head right now.
truth be told when i got out my laptop to write this post it was going to be about how i feel like i’m living in a movie. how the days keep passing, and how each one gets better, and better… but as i stared that...
So as not to forget
There were no guidelines, no rules, no list of tasks to follow when I decided to move from Toronto to Melbourne. One day I was in Toronto. Then the next day I was in Melbourne. I even booked my Melbourne hostel four hours before my plane took off to show you how little planning I did.
Before I left home I had no idea what I was doing, I just knew I wanted to do it, and so I did.
As I’m...
I decided today I can't hate/complain/be...
#newliferule
Words and Pictures
Today. Oh what a day today has been. A good day. A normal, regular, life day. This, of course, is assuming-you’re-a-f-unemployed-bum like me, then it’s a regular, normal day.
Minor details I woke up sweating my cahoonas off, because, well, sh*t. This country is smokin’ hot right now and then combined with their serious lack of air conditioning everywhere I, Liz, am an unhappy camper...
10 Things
Today is Valentines day. A year ago I was moping about in Toronto, still in my desk job, with a fairly dented heart. Today I am in sunny (sunny-sunny-sunny!) Melbourne, Australia, single and happy and loving everything about my life. Amazing what a difference a year makes.
I am behind on blogging. Like whoa. So unlike me, I know. BUT I NEED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL THE DETAILS OF MY LIFE. A big...
I went on my first Australian date today. Hmmmm. Before I label every Australian guy in the world as “BOLD,” let me explain what happened.
On Tuesday I was sitting in the park reading. Dude approaches me. Sits with me. Asks me for my number. At this point I am neutral. I give him my sacred number.
On Thursday Dude, who has now become “Park Guy” in my phone, asks me for...
Great Ocean Road
Despite having a place to move into this Monday (high-five! high-five! for that), I still feel like I’m traveling through Melbourne, as apposed to living in Melbourne. This, of course, is probably because as I type this I am surrounded by five other beds, with five other girls sleeping on them.
Hostels. Hostels are da bomb (deal with it, we’re bringing that phrase back). I have...
~ notes for my traveling soul ~ take your shoes off and feel the grass between your toes say yes, but know when to say no listen to other people’s stories share your own eat ice-cream on sunny days stay in hostels, not hotels travel light never take bets tell people you meet, you’ll visit them [mean it] go for long walks where you get lost take photos [of people and places] stay out...
I got an apartment!
And it’s awesome!!
And wonderful!!!
And so many exclamations!!!
But YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!
And I just got asked out by an Australian guy in...
Huh. How about that.
A week in review
One week ago from this moment I was on a big, jumbo plane moving my belongings, my life and myself from Toronto to Melbourne. I can’t quite pinpoint whether time has been ticking incredibly slowly, or the past week has gone by in the blink of an eye.
I wanted to write this post mostly because my blog posts the last week have made everything look so happy and dandy, and look at how easy it is to...
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~ the sky seems bigger down under ~
When I moved to Melbs all I thought was beaches beaches beaches sharks beaches kangaroos beaches spiders beaches SNAKES beaches, never remembering Australia makes some of the world’s best wine!
And yesterday I was lucky enough to hitchhike my way to Yarra Valley (wine country) with Maeg and Luke to enjoy the oh-so-very-close-to-the-city wine country Melbourne offers.
It was gorgeous. Like...
Last night was my first night out (in the let’s drink too much and do stupid things way) with Australian people. And it was ummm, interesting.
Firstly, I must confess that since I arrived on Tuesday I’ve somewhat felt myself slip into the whole I am really not good looking enough for this part of the world thing. People here are beautiful. People here are fit. People here are skinny. Which has...
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I HAVE MY LUGGAGE!!!!
finally! :)
Happy Birthday Little Blog! Happy Birthday to you!
Let’s not go sappy at this, mmkay? So instead I’ll simply just say thank you, and hope you know I really (really!) mean it.
So thank you, Little Blog, thank you so much for everything. xo Liz
And here’s to another 3 years.. :)
