July 2012
June 2012
2:08am thoughts
for the first time, in a long time, i am excited about all things life. and yay. this has nothing to do with my weight, my size, or the cellulite on my ass.
i think i just figured out a life plan.
a good life plan, which makes me smile and my heart beat faster. a life plan that lets me follow out my dream (since childhood) of living in australia. but places me home (home in...
Oh goody you guys. Oh goody. I am in this stupid good mood right now. Reasons unknown as of yet. Or wait. Perhaps it’s the glorious, glorious day of Friday that surrounds ma-bones. OR! My it’s weekend plans. OR! My life plans. OR! An email I received this morning. OR! The ohmygoodness-secret I’ve been keeping. OR. A skype call the other night. Or! Simply that life is good and I am happy.
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Today. Well it wasn’t a bad day, per se. Just a ‘meh’ type of day. I woke up late (surprise surprise) Missed my train. And then the later train was really (really!) late (of course it was) Work was slow. Soooooooooooo slow. (The forklift business isn’t like it used to be you guys) Which means time ticked back, before it went forwards. And there were these mini Crunchie bars...
five minutes. that’s all i want. all i wish for. five minutes to watch a scene from my life in the future. to just know that everything will be okay. to see where i’m living. who i’m with. what i’m doing. and most importantly, to see that every thing works out okay. it’s stupid, i know. and of course impossible too. but i think about this a lot. how watching five...
Remember that time I spent $560 on three months of crossfit? And remember that time I was nervous of not getting my money’s worth? Well nearly two months in, I need not worry anymore! I’m averaging between four and five classes a week, which means each session costs my wallet a mere AUS$8. Not too shabby, not too shabby indeed.
But.
But as a regular crossfit routine has swept over my life, it...
Today in Pantaloons.
Don’t lie to yourself. You sooooooooooo care.
Work: $8 Jeans (wut up?!) | Tory Burch Wedges
Exercise: Crossfit —> As many rounds as you can, in 20 mins of: 5 pull ring-for-me ups | 10 Hang Lifts (17kg) | 15 Front Squats (also with 17kg | 37.4 pounds).
Lounging and watching Australia’s got talent and trying to remember what Matt looks like.
Right now. This moment. I have a choice.
I am back on the Weight Watcher’s bandwagon. Counting points. Watching what I eat. Being mindful of my body… still wanting to lose weight. Queue 2:16pm. Lunch has come. Lunch has gone. I am not hungry. But the final stretch of the day is here. And I find myself glancing over at the office treats table. Cupcakes. Within a mere millisecond my mind is...
i have
days where i love myself and days where i hate myself days where i close my eyes and make a wish or let 11:11 pass me right by there are days i can push myself and days where i watch tv all day in bed there are days where i sit at a desk and daydream and days where i’m so busy i blink and it’s gone there are days where i find myself writing essays and paragraphs and words and...
Well I was in an honest mood last night, I was indeed, I was. I woke up this morning all toasty and warm like a hot cross bun in bed, and then suddenly remembered what my little fingers had typed a mere seven hours before on a whim. Whoa. You better believe I then got all googly eyed as horror swept over my body.
And then I read the emails, the comments and the Tumblr messages. I can’t...
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Reality.
I write this post with an open heart, at an honest hour, and with the belief that I am not a lone solider riding this issue out (<— when I think of it like that, it helps me be honest).
Tonight after crossfit Matt surprised me with a really fancy dinner out. It was lovely. Just the two of us on the corner of this big table, talking about this and that. And this. God, where do I even...
As you may, or may not know, I moved to Australia four months ago with hardly any game plan. I just knew I wanted a new city. I wanted a life change. And I had heard Melbourne was nice.
Six hours before my flight took off I booked a hostel for a week, closed my eyes, said my goodbyes and forty hours later was suddenly walking the streets of a city in a very (very!) far away land. I’ll...
You know what's awesome? Stumbling across a blog...
#ThePowerOfBlogging
At work on Friday I handed in a big project I’ve been working on the last month. I was nervous and shaking in my boots as I watched important people review my mathematical and excel formatting skills. And? and then it was awesome. I was showered with unicorns, and rainbows, and sunshines, and it felt damn good to be a forklift gangsta (true story. I can now answer all your forklift question...
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27 Awesome Things About Being 27 And In A...
Just over a year ago I wrote 26 Awesome Things About Being 26 and Single. And meant each and every one of them.
Here is this year’s list, and yes, I wholeheartedly mean these too.
The second something awesome/crappy happens, there is someone to call.
Back Massages. Wait, all massages anywhere (I’m looking at you feet).
Always having an out. Oh, I’m sorry, I can’t we...
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Well I just had an horrific moment. I was admiring my shrinking (boo yea) naked bod (as if you don’t too…) in the mirror, and twisted around to see what my back looked liked given my new crossfit schedule. And then bamn! I saw it. Back dimples!! You guys, I had back dimples!
Now for those who have read my witty and awesome (am I right? or am I right? Oh whatever) thoughts for a while,...
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Motivational Monday.
A very simple one this week.
This morning when I was running for my train my jeans nearly fell down.
And?
And it was glorious!!!
I know I’m not supposed to be caring about the number on the scale these days, y’know, given my sudden obsession with crossfit (six classes this week. thankyouverymuch), but this morning I weighed in at Weight Watcher’s; down 1.3kg. Or. For my people back home, I was down 2.8 pounds. TWO POINT EIGHT POUNDS!!
Insert high kick here!
I was thrilled. So thrilled. I’ve been...
Four.
A clean, blank, white page. A new blog post. Staring me straight in the face. So many things rolling through my head, so many things I want to say.
Today was the first day of winter.
Today also marked four months in Australia.
The past four months have been emotional to say the least. A roller coast ride between loving it here, and wishing I was back home. It took me longer than I thought it...
