February 2013
393 Days in Melbourne.
It was the best year of my life. And the hardest.
And a year filled with exploring, creating, and a rollercoaster of highs & lows. It’s been a challenge and an adventure. Losses & lessons, and trial & error. It’s been filled with making new friends, and trying new things. New love and then a broken heart. But these aforementioned adventures, experiences, and new people in my life have...
WatchSo this one time, at CrossFit, I was a Clean& Jerk machine. 35kg / 77 pounds.
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CrossFit today. Ready to kick some butt!
Meeting a friend from Toronto for dinner tomorrow night.
That today marks one year since Matt and I met. True, we are certainly no longer together, but still - time flies!
That Matt and I are on good terms. And that I’m feeling okay about the whole situation. But ask me again tomorrow - because I gotta admit I’m all over the place.
My trip...
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White Night (Nuit Blanche)
Have you guys ever heard of Nuit Blanche? No? Yes? Maybe? Well it’s an arts festival that runs all night (from 7pm to 7am) where you get to literally wander the streets of your city and stumble upon interesting, unique, crazy and amazing pieces of art (anything from interactive pieces, to art work, to laser shows, bands etc.)
The festival started in Paris in 1989 and has grown into a...
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A Week & Two Days Later...
Can I tell you a secret? I like telling people he broke up with me over a “text message.” Why? because for a moment in time, he’s an asshole. And I’ll let my friend then tell me the cliché things, and knock him down a few points, and for a split second I actually feel better. But the truth of the matter is this: he’s not an asshole. True, it was an incredible poor...
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A 5am alarm set to register for the Chicago...
(now go register! as this is gonna be funnnnnnn!)
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New Zealand Hiking
I interrupt my depressing breakup posts to ask you, are you a camper? because I’m a camper. Really and truly, I absolutely love it. Don’t get me wrong, modern day luxuries hold a special place in my heart (oh hai there soft beds, comfy couches, hair straighteners & the Internet, mama bear loves you), but there is nothing quite like being in the big, old, outdoors, away from the real world for...
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Life Goes On
Soooo… I am back in Melbourne. And let’s just say a four hour layover in Auckland, and then a four hour flight gave me lots (too much) thinking time.
And then I met Matt. And? we spoke about everything, yet nothing. It’s interesting to note how you can be so attracted to a person one moment, and then so incredibly un-attracted to them the next.
Also worth noting, how insanely crazy the...
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Valentines Day
Today is Valentine’s day. Today is the day of love.
And as those keeping track will know, I’ve never in my life had a good Valentine’s Day. Actually, it was on Valentine’s Day in 2011 that I was told the words ‘there is another girl’ and I felt my heart shatter into a million and one pieces. That was hard. And then, of course, here I sit in 2013 somewhat still...
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Gutted Embarrassed Wish I had been better Looked better Acted better Weighed less And. Wish I had a clock to go back in time. He broke up with me And I’m alone in New Zealand It was over text. He can’t help it He just doesn’t feel it He doesn’t like me anymore He prefers to be alone than with me. I feel so foolish Helpless Lost Anyone. Someone. Help. I froze when I read...
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Bungee Jumping!
I *really* didn’t think I’d actually do this, but then I kept thinking of the drive out of Queenstown and how sad/disappointed I would be if I didn’t - so I sucked it up, closed my eyes and signed up ($267 on Kawarau Bridge - home of the world’s 1st bungee jump). And then I didn’t think about it until Monday morning.
And on Monday morning? I woke up and it was...
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~ A Day in Photos ~
On Sunday we left Queenstown and headed to the small town of Glenorchy down the side of the lake (and then beyond) - one of the most beautiful drives New Zealand has to offer (a must-do if you’re here!).
Every bend of the road & everywhere you looked, there was a stunning photo to be taken.
I am also obsessed with the sheep who walk in single file to nowhere. They’re so...
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Oh goodness, I nearly forgot - Happy 4th Birthday...
Thank you so much for reading & following along, it means so much to me. xo Liz
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I think life is what we make it. Cliche, but true.
And I realize I write this to you from Queenstown, New Zealand, so I really hope no one thinks I’m sitting up on my high horse as I write this, but I get this question a lot; how do you do it? how do you travel so much? and my answer is always the same, if you want to do it, do it.
Money permitting, go online and actually book the flights....
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The Most Unprepared Hike in the World
Things we did right
By chance, I wore chub-rub shorts under my dress
And we brought money with us
And sunglasses
Things we did wrong
Left our hostel ready to go to the grocery store. And then somewhow arrived home 5 hours later with no groceries, but a hell of a hike under our belts.
Brought (not even) half a bottle of water with us
Wore a dress, not hiking shorts
No sunscreen
Wore flips,...
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New Zealand!
I keep writing this post, but they end up with too many words, and not enough photos, and I feel I’m too tired to really put into words the last two days. The last two days that have felt like five. The days are long-long-long here - the sun sets around 9:40pm, and hostel-living (again) means we are up early from someone else rising before they should. So before I ramble on (yet again)...
