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Saturday...

Today was a interesting day.

After spending the morning studying in the sun,

Kat came over to go to yoga,

But we got distracted with a discussion and decided to skip yoga and just go for a walk.

The location we decided on was a near by beach.

When we got there we were mucking around on some play equipment...

Which ended soon after with...

Me spraining my ankle... Fail!

Should have gone to yoga, most likely would have been safer!

So my saturday night was spend at home on the couch icing my ankle.

Til I got bored.

I found these...

And decided to blow a few up...

Then a few more,

Needed a location to put the balloons,

So I decided to store them in my flat mate Lisa's room...
While she was at work...

I enlisted the help of Cinta....

She's the hand in the middle of the balloon...

We decided to have a bit of fun and hide her in the middle for when Lisa got home.

We then waited... and waited for her to get home.

45 mins later...

I had filmed her first reaction to the balloons,

But this one was better..

This was her reaction to finding Cinta....

(Sorry for the video quality)

-She tried to make me stop recording...I don't think so! I knew what was going to happen!-

Finished with Lisa and Cinta covered in balloons!

Can u spot them in the balloons?

Evening wasn't so boring after all!

Never boring living here!

Sunny Morning...

Sun is shining,

Not a cloud in the sky,

Love days like this!

Laying in front of the window while I do my prep for my lesson tomorrow at Church.

Hopefully the rays of sun will give me some inspirations, as I am kinda lacking at the moment.

I feel really unprepared, and I hate that feeling!

I like to be organised and know what I am doing.

So today, this is where I can be found,

Until I head off to yoga,

If i don't have anything by then, well I at least hope that yoga will be able to clear my mind, 

So that I can come up with some form of plan for the lesson...

And i'll also try not to freak of at the fact that I am not organised at all! 

What has everyone else got planned for their weekend???

This Halloween...

Here in Australia Halloween isn't as big as it is in American,

I wish it was, it seems like it would be a lot of fun to decorate the house, create halloween gooides, dress up and go trick or treating.

This year I really want to crave out a pumpkin.

How about you? 

What have you got planned for Halloween?

10 Simple Things!

Today is a great Wednesday, as tomorrow is a public holiday here tomorrow so now work for me! YAY

If only I had friday off as well... oh well I'll take what I can get!

This week I would like to introduce you all to Emily from Free House!

10 Things that make Emily happy!!

There are so many things in life that make me happy but if I had to narrow it down to ten it would look like this...

1. My Husband - I feel like John has been a part of my life forever. He is my best friend. It is because of his attitude and view on life that I chose to cherish each day. He makes me a better person and more aware of the person I long to become. Plus he's smokin' hot.
2. My Sisters - I have the most precious little sisters. Erin is 18 and Grace is 11. Laughing until we cry is a specialty of ours.
3. My Mom and Dad - They are some of my best friends and I love being around them .
4. Italian Food - I could eat Italian food every day. I'm not sure what it is specifically that makes me so in love. I love a good pasta sauce. Not to mention that I love the culture. Someday I'll take a trip to Italy and I'll eat all day long.
5. Fall Weather - I live in Indiana. I know that for most people the thought of fall in Indiana doesn't exactly evoke images of great beauty. Obviously you haven't driven down a country road in the fall. The leaves are beautiful colors, the corn fields are turning a golden hue and the sky is so bright and blue you MUST wear sunglasses.
6. Mint - I love it in tea, water, gum. Mojitos are my favorite drink and if I had a mint plant in my home I would chew on mint leaves all day long.
7. A Really Good Book - I love authors like Jodi Picoult, Jaquelyn Mitchard, Michelle Richmond, Elizabeth Flock and Alice Seabold. They have an amazing gift for transporting you. I love staying up late at night while John is asleep and crying to a good book, dreaming of the characters who turned into my friends and wishing for a sequel.
8. Candles - I have about 7 in my tiny apartment living room. And they all smell different. Some of them are floral and some of them smell like spices. And on occasion I will burn them all at once...
9. Law and Order SVU - This is the only show that I can watch all day long. I will watch re-run after re-run.
10. Inspirational Quote Books - John and I love to window shop at a store called Z Gallery. They have a great section with coffee table books. Alot of these books have inspirational quotes. I would buy all of them if I could. Instead I just buy one at a time. One of my favorite quotes from my favorite book is the following...

Normal Day, let me be aware of the treasure that you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in the quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow."

- Mary Jean Irion

So go enjoy YOUR favorite 10 Things. Go enjoy your normal day and make it the best day yet.

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Heat & Sweat!

This evening Kat and I tried hot yoga for the first time.

Kat had done a little bit of yoga ages ago,

But I had never done any type of yoga before.

The class was a mini Bikram yoga (Fit Hot),

The room was 33 degrees hot, and the class went for 60 mins.

Normal Bikram yoga is 38/40 degrees and goes for 90 mins.

When I first started to go my Chiropractor,

He told me that I have a lot of muscular strength but no flexibility.

I was like 'yeah yeah whatever.'

But then doing yoga tonight made me realise just how right he was!

Now bad my flexibility is and how much I really need to improve it!

Doing yoga in the 33 degree heat was good,

Sweat pours off you.

Heat rate is increased but is still relaxing.

I found it hard to remember to breathe through out the moves.

But as I get to know the moves hopefully the breathing will improve.

I find yoga to be very relaxing as well,

Helps to clear the mind.

Due to a bad back and knees I not able to run at the moment,

Running used to be my way of de-stressing and clearing my head.

Now it's going to be yoga.

Walking out of the room you feel so sweaty,

Sure in a way it is really gross,

But I felt like I had really achieved something,

I felt relaxed and energised.

In a way feeling so sweaty felt great,

And the shower when I got home was amazing!

Try it!

Stick with it for a few sessions,

Drink lots of water during the day leading up to it.

Take 1-2 big towel and one hand towel.

Focus on yourself and what your body is able to do,

Don't focus on the super fit people, they have been doing it for ages!

Relax, clear your mind, enjoy yourself!

Trust me you will love it!

Today...

Pinterest

Lately I have been trying to change things,
Make my life better,
And to make myself happier.
It's not easy, far from it.
The changes that I want to make are not small.
But they are worth it in the long run.
I just have to keep in mind the end goal,
I have to keep myself focused.

Today was a low day,
Tomorrow will be better.

Weekend in review...

Friday:
Straight after work I had a date with my Chiropractor, things are going well between us, it's still a love hate relationship but we are slowly working out the problems.
In all seriousness, I am now fully converted to using a Chiro, at first I didn't think that he could actually make a difference with my back, BUT! I was wrong, my back is nearly back to what is normal for me, I will never be totally pain free, back he has nearly gotten it back to what I can normally ignore.

After Chiro I met up with Kat and we picked up Chelsea and headed off to a BBQ with friends, oh how I love BBQ's and it means that summer is nearly upon us YAY, many more BBQ's to be had!
After the yummy dinner we moved locations on to Kat's place, where she had turned her lounge room in to a amazing cinema. Where we all watched 'The Zoo Keeper'. It was a alright movie.

Saturday:
Awesome day, good food and drinks, Salamanca markets, window shopping, fresh flowers, relaxing evening and baking and fun times.

Sunday:
After struggling all week with a chest virus (lots of painful coughing) I spent most of the day sleeping, trying to get energy back and to get over this stupid thing! I have a feeling it is going to take a while to shake the cough.
Then we had the missionaries over for dinner, followed by some good and interesting conversations with friends. We then all moved location to go and meet up with more friends at Ness's house for a games night.
And to finish off the weekend, I'm currently laying in bed, about to go to sleep and listening to the rain...perfect way to fall alseep.

All up... it was a awesome weekend!! Looking forwards to this week as I only have to work a 4 day week as we have a public holiday here on Thursday! YAY!!

What did everyone get up to with their weekends?

Miss Representation...

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That they are more then just their looks!

They are smart and can change the world!

Thanks to one of my facebook friends for sharing this amazing documentary

If you like the video then check out the website! 

Miss Representation 8 min. Trailer 8/23/11 from Miss Representation on Vimeo.

Changes...

At the moment I am determined to make some changes in my life.

One of which is what I eat.

I want to be more healthier.

And to also to get into the habit of taking my lunch to work.

Here is what I have for dinner tonight and prepared for lunch tomorrow....

Anyone have any suggestions for healthy snacks??