xmas pressies:):)

so after 2 weeks of being sick and not goin to the gym i finally made it back on Tuesday and then again Fri and Sat.. and now i'm SO SORE! that'll teach me for having so much time off!

on a happier note i now have a car:):) it's the cutest (i'll post a pic soon) and a QLD license!

i even have a medicare card (so i get most of my money back from doctors visits) aaand a flybuys card haha

Feeling very organised and like i actually live here now!! AND as of tomorrow i've been here two months!

time sure flies....

So we went to Parklife a couple of weekends ago which was awesome:) had to meet everyone there after i finished work and matty was running around trying to find me but FINALLY made it in :):) spent waay too much money and we ended up staying at Becs place and not getting ANY sleep so spent the whooole of sunday recovering! (and monday and Tuesday...)

check out the site:

http://www.parklife.com.au/

last week Matty was really sick so had a quiet weekend, we went to a sushi train restaurant and afterwards saw a movie.. on sunday we were planning on going to Movie World but it was raining and Matty was still sick so we ate yummy food and watched dvds all day:P and in the afternoon we took a trip to DFO - the direct factory outlet- to check out the shops:)

By Monday i had caught Matt's bugs and spent the whole day lazing round in bed and on the couch and by Tuesday Kel and Akira had got it too... and Matt was finally better haha..bastard. :)

TUESDAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY!! yay:) except i was sick.. and managed to go to work, which was ok coz my boss took me out for lunch (even though i couldn't taste anything)

after work i hadto get the bus home which took 2 hours!!!

Matty got me a million scratchies for my bday and i won $70! woohoo! and a pandora bracelet which i LOVE:)

Then Kel made me fish and polenta and vege bake, then a choco cake with maltesers for dessert!! yummm:):)

unfortunately it also means i'm another year older now!!:( hehe...

So i haven't updated for awhile.. must have been busy! just working, which is ok.. kinda wish i had a car though because once Matty gets a job i'll be back on the bus ..ugh!!

He's off on his first temp job today:) very happy chappy..

last night went to an amazing seafood buffet at Palazzo Versace Hotel in the Gold Coast with Kel, Akira and the Frenchies... ridiculously beautiful food and by far the most extravagant hotel i've ever set foot in!

check it out: http://www.palazzoversace.com.au/

not much else to report ..

OBSESSED with owls at the moment and there seems to be a lot of owl paraphenailia around adding to the
obsession...

new fave website check it out for all things beautiful and crafty :

http://ohsobeautifulpaper.com

After much deliberation and several phone calls to mum, dad and matt, i have decided to stick with the job at the Bulimba salon.. pays not great but experience is needed! so for now i'll just have to stick it out. didn't make the decision any easier having the Proactive lady call and offer me a full time position with GREAT pay this morning. dammit.

Have been doing a fair bit of running at the gym...
GOAL= 6kg by xmas and 8km/hr on treadmill.
so off to zumba tonight to work on the zumba body!

:)

Riverfire was fun.. we had a picnic at Newfarm park and then walked down to the river when it got dark, the best part was the F1-11's and it was the last year of having them so i'm glad i got to see them!! hung at Becs for a bit afterwards with some of her friends who were all really nice but caught the bus home later on...
and then Sunday consisted of awhole day of gossip girl marathon with the flatties! can't believe i've never watched this show before!
On Monday, I went to training for a possible beauty therapy job at a salon called Touch of Grace in Bulimba which is in Brisbane city but on the other side of the river ..
Today i had two follow-up interviews with Aveda and Pro-active and should find out by the end of the week if i got either of them. hope so.. working in the city would be much more convenient then catching the bus and then the ferry to Bulimba-even if it only takes half an hour its kind of a pain!..
I have another training day at the salon tomorrow just incase so if the others don't work out then i still have a job:)

made biscuits with Alana tonight for one of her workmates ... ate far too many and now i'm wide awake with sugar overload! :(

..gym tomorrow i guess!!:p

had a great day yest on the job front.. got offered one at a salon in Bulimba, have a second interview at Aveda next week and interview went well with Proactive so hopefully next week i'll be able to choose one:) bring on the money!
watched an excessive amount of gossip girl last night and lost track of time eg went to bed at 2am! oops haha but tonight is Riverfire!! very excited:) check it out:
http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/Events/0,0,4747,0000906.aspx

Byron Bay was beautiful, since i was there for a short time i didn;t see much, but then again there's not much to see... the beach is absolutely beautiful and the town is like whangamata but maybe slightly more upmarket.. i loved it, can;t wait to go back and do some more exploring.. reeeally wanted to go up to the light house!
The second day i was there we went to a little stoner town called Nimbin.. it's stuck in the sixties! everything was hippie and psyhcedelic and i don't know how many times we got offered to buy illegal things! ha but very cool to see and had some cool hippie shops :)

when i got back on Tues i went to a Pilates class.. seemed disappointing until my abs hurt the next day- good sign!
Had another interview that went quite well but don't think i'll get it as they wanted me to do massage... so i continue with my job search!

Two interviews today so once again all fingers and toes crossed! i'm bound to get something one of these days! ...

after the flatties went out, i must've been excited or something coz i couldn't get to sleep untill about 1am and then i kept waking up, i think i was scared i was guna sleep in! got about 2 and a half hours sleep because at 3.30am i couldn't get back to sleep... got up and started getting ready and the flatties came home from the city! very strange goin out for a run when they were coming home drunk to bed! haha
anyway once i finally got out the door i arrived at the showgrounds around 5.15am and got on the bus not long after. Took forever to get to the bridge though and didn't arrive till just after 6am. BridgetoBrisbane finally started about 6.50am (for me anyway. Different categories had staggered start times, eg: runners, walkers etc..) i decided to walk a km then run a km (they had markers) so ended up doin 10km in approx 1hr:20m (by my estimated calculations)
The official times will be in the paper on monday because we had timing chips attached to our shoelaces.
at the finish line we got free fruit, tshirt and a sunday paper (i think there was bbq breakfast available too but watermelon and bananas were much better)
So, i hobbled home and jumped in the shower and then hopped back in bed with my tea to relax until it's time to go into town to catch the bus to byron bay:)

Got woken up last night by a VERY drunk Tyler but once us girls were satisfied he wasn't goin to die in his sleep we went back to bed and this morn woke up late and then went to the Valley Markets:) so much cool stuff!! i bought a turtle necklace and old vintage pastel pink ring.. had to stop myself from buying anything else until i get a job!
speaking of which, i have an interview next week for an Aveda salon right in the middle of the city.. reeeally want this job!! (http://www.aveda.com.au/) check it out!

still sore from the last couple of days at the gym but possibly doing the bridge to brisbane fun run and walk tomorrow! (http://www.bridgetobrisbane.com.au/)
Kelly got a free entry because she works for the main sponsor or whatever, but she's goin out tonight and won't be able to get up early enough so i thought i could give it a go:) hopefully my muscles are recovered by then!

so, night in with trashy mags for company tonight :)

more gym time but today a tai chi/pilates/yoga comination called bodybalance. very enthusiastic, very gay instructor but it was good:) and then after coming home and having lunch i decided i'd walk 30 mins to a nearby town Newstead and find the salon that i'd been told stocked my skincare range... i got a wee bit lost, turns out they don't stock Environ anymore, i bought the one last moisturiser they had just to make my trip worthwhile, and TWOHOURS later arrived home.
i had dinner and watched tv, trying not to fall asleep on the couch and hobbled down the stairs into bed.. sore leg muscles ouchiee!!

18sleeps:)

26/08/2010 : my bed didn't collapse hooray! best nights sleep in awhile...
first pump class at GoodLife Health Club in the city- was a bit hard to walk down the stairs afterwards but hopefully won't be sore tomorrow so i can do another class - bikini weather is nearing and my bikini body has run and hid so time to find it:)

Finally received my Tax File Number and opened a superannuation bank account today so now all i need is a job:) another interview next week and hopefully find out about Ella Bache tomorrow- fingers still tightly crossed!

and most importantly down to 19 days till matt comes! i can't wait. time goes so very slowly when you are waiting.. Although, it is nearly September, the year is disappearing at quite a rate...

So i stayed at Kellys last night and had an amazing dinner with the Wright fam + Buddah, the second coolest dog in the world, then today we got up and went to a VIP make up store that Ryan's Aunty works at. It had Clinique, Estee Lauder, Bobby Brown, MAC and perfume galore with ridiculous "manager specials". 2x clinique foundations- $20 each and 2x estee lauder lipsticks for $17!! and it was like a secret society where you needed i.d to enter. heaven for me and Aimz:) poor Ryan...:p

then we ventured into the city and got lunch and decided we were too tired for anything else soo went home and hung out under blankets in front of the tv feasting on homemade delish choc brownie:)
and i have a BED yay! picked up from a nice little neighbourhood in Kenmore and after blood, sweat and tears (very nearly a reality) i think it's safe for a nights sleep.. at least until matt gets here and can make sure it's set up right:)

after all the bed fiasco, Alana made dinner of chippies and toasties. perfect.

22/08/10: i bought a bed off ebay!! yay.. and only $150:)

23/08/10: first job interview at Ella Bache in Paddington.. fingers crossed! and recieved my first package from home
( even if it was just a bundle of cv's, mum always makes her special little mark..thanks for the choccies!:) )

24/08/10: lazy start to the day but what an afternoon.. been checking out gyms, bought another sim card so i can call nz cheaper.. 4c a min!woo!
went grocery shopping for treats.. they don't have bulk bins. where's the pick'n'mix at man!? aaaand another job interview on the cards:)
Staying the night at Kelly and Akira's tonight with Aimz and Ryan (matt's fam) and pick up my bed tomorrow-can't wait, even if i have become accustomed to my little make-shift bed on the floor:p ...

oh and important day today.. excatly 3 weeks till matt arrives and 6 till my bday:) wouldn't be me if i wasn't counting down!:)

so far..

17/08/10 : My first day involved getting 4 hours sleep and getting up at 2.30am Nz time, i flew out at 6.30am Nz time and arrived in Brisbane at 10.30am NZ time. now 8.30am Au time. Alana and i carried my 2x 25kg suitcases and 7kg hand luggage on to the train and then onto the bus to my new home in Herston, about 30 mins from the aiport :) after an hour or so we went back down the hill to the bus station (to which i have become extrememly familiar) and headed into brisbane city, only about 10-15 mins away! i got my bank account sorted, a new sim card, a 'go' card for the buses, duvet, pillows and food for dinner... we got home about 5 or 6pm Au time so 7 or 8pm Nz time.. exhausted!! after hanging with the flatties and dinner i was in bed by 8pm Au time
(10pm Nz time).. LONG day!


18/08/10 : Wednesday i went into town on the bus by myself without getting lost (woohoo!) and met Alana and Kelly for lunch, did a few things in the city and then headed home to unpack...
Kel and Alana brought wine home which ended in a night out in West End at 'Uber' .. met lots of kiwis!

19/08/10 : Thursday me and Kel got up late and went into town, bought internet and went on the Citycat down the Brisbane river. b-e-a-utiful! amazing day-28 degrees!!

20/08/10 : Friday i stayed at home until Alana finished work, then went to the city to meet her for drinks at Cicada (they say sick-ah-da instead of sick-ay-da..weird!) bar with her workmates then we went to Bec's place for drinks and headed to the Valley around 10.30pm.
we went to X&Y bar, Birdies, The Bank, Cloudland (ridiculous bar worth millions of dollars) and got home around 4am and decided to ring matty but it was 6am Nz time!ooops :p

21/08/10 : slept in, went to town to sort out bond and rent, back home and straight back into bed!sleeeepy:) don't think i'll go out tonight!

new home

Herston , Brisbane.. click to make bigger

walk this way

i pretty much just like the top half of this look: hair, glasses, jacket and corset. and these heels in the bottom pic.

beautiful.

"quote me"

flower power

In Hinduism and Buddhism the lotus flower symbolises awakening to the spiritual reality of life. As the lotus flower grows up from the ground into an object of great beauty, people also grow and change into something more beautiful. So it is the symbol to represent the struggle of life at its most basic form.

i like..

i like baggy white tee's with vests.

i like fringes and messy long hair.

i like shirts, tulle skirts, belts and knee high socks.

i like white lace dresses and coool photography.

this little piggy went to market

i reeeeally want a little piggy called ginny!!

celeb stalkin'

i want a headband like this.... jus got to find out where from!

tattoo time

liefde en geluk - dutch for love and happiness.

click on the piccie to make it bigger

find one's own

Like every bird, the seagull symbolizes freedom. Seagulls are also a symbol of thoughtfullness, of being able to find one´s own freedom without throwing oneself into the fray, probably because even if they can fly free over the sea, they always keep in reach of the land.

dance like noone's watching

floaty feminine+cardy. love

wishlist

leatherlovin'

if you wanna be

want the boots. love both pants.

+boyfriends shirt and huge scarf=wiiiinter comfy cool.

shine so bright

vivid aquas mixed with muted neutrals on a cold day ... LoVe the funky big watch too...

i'll set you free

forever

wishlist

what i'm dreaming about right now:

leather pants & mini

knee high socks

oversized knit sweater

black framed glasses with clear lenses

maxi skirt

LOTS of bangles and rings

bookworm

these glasses are sexy and sophisticated and very very cool

also love bird tattoo on her wrist! along the lines of what i've been thinking of getting...

if you do not seek you will not find

leather pants, looong legs and ridiculously cool boots! WANT!

i dream of genie

summer: socks, heels and a summer dress. love!

winter: oversized knit, tights and knee high socks. comfy and cute!

be.au.ti.ful

Gorgeous and oooze style.. how could you not LOVE the Olsen twins?!