Tomorrow is the last day living in my big ole house before I move into a flat with two of my amazing friends. I’m 95% excited and 5% sad.
My walls are bare and my room is half empty. This is the house that I have lived in since I was 7.
It's been home base, comforting and filled with love and awesome memories. I'll miss living here a lot but I’m excited for this next new chapter of my life and to grow and learn more about myself (and my two friends) this year.
So here's to letting go of the old, no matter how good it is, accepting positive change and deciding to fully embrace what is new, exciting and good :)
It happened slowly, snuck up on me from nowhere and before I knew it, I became a procrastinator.
I never used to procrastinate I was so onto things and got things done very quickly, then somewhere along the way I lost a bit of energy and motivation.
Instead of loving life’s busyness I started using it as an excuse, so no more! I have decided that this year I will work on my procrastination!
Here are my 3 things that I am going to do to hopefully improve!
1) Write Lists
2) Accountability
3) Doing things as soon as they come up
Lists - I love writing lists and the feeling of accomplishment when I tick things off is weirdly awesome.
Accountability - I am more likely to do something if I know someone will give me a hard time if I don’t.
Doing things straight away - The longer I leave something the harder it seems to be to get onto doing it.
Join me on my journey to fight the procrastination and become motivated again! Whoo J
Christmas is not about being boring, not about being too cool and being mature! Christmas is about getting excited about the little things, laughing at lame jokes and having fun with your friends and family. On Monday night me and my girlfriends got together and had a blast, we drank a few margaritas, played some cranium and attempted dancing to single ladies by Beyonce.
My challenge for you today is to have some silly fun, do something you want to do like run around the house dancing, singing some Christmas carols as you wander around, smiling like a crazy fool or actually saying hello and merry Christmas to people. If your not the silly fun type how about something else that makes you feel good, like a Christmas movie (love actually anyone?) or doing some yum baking. There are so many different options!
Take the time to do something for YOU today. Do something that’s lots of fun, something that makes you laugh hysterically or just feel happy inside.
Today let’s mix it up a bit! I challenge you to join with me in spreading the Christmas joy by… wait for it…this will blow your mind…being NICE to people! And to stretch it even further, people you don’t know!
When and why did Christmas become about the rush, about who had the best presents and who hosted the best Christmas party. Christmas for me is about the most important thing we all have the ability to do... LOVE.
My challenge for you today, is when you are out, rushing around, getting your last minute presents, (like im about to head out and do in an hour) smile at people you walk past, be patient when the little old man walking in front of you seems to be going at his slowest pace, be pleasant with the people serving you maybe even take the time to say merry Christmas to them and tell them that they are doing a good job. Think about how you want to be treated, treat people that way!
Going along the same lines as yesterday, it doesn’t have to take much effort, you don’t need to do much, you just need to shift your thinking and your attitude a little and your good to go, and just remember, it’s not their fault you left all of your shopping to the last minute!
Have a wonderful day, be patient and kind to people
This year I am feeling filled with joy for Christmas. I’m excited, I don’t mind looking like a dork wearing a Santa hat and I can’t get the giddy smile off my face.
Maybe it’s because I’m not working these holidays so I have noting better to do. It could be because my best friend got married yesterday so I am filled with Cheesy love, or maybe it’s because this year has been a year of so many ups and downs for so many people that I am learning how important it is to lap up the good days, embrace the lessons learnt from the bad ones and truly appreciate the people you love.
So this week I’m going to try and write a few posts prompting you to get into the Christmas Spirit with me. How about we start today by doing something for somebody else. Something that is selfless, maybe even anonymous. How about,
- dropping a homemade present around to someone you love,
-leaving a card in the mailbox for someone who has really impacted your life this year
or
-doing something for somebody like mowing the lawns or taking in the washing.
Whatever it is big or small it doesn’t matter. You don’t need to spend money, it doesn’t need to be flashy, all it needs, is to be done with love.
Now why the sudden outpouring of love for Percy you ask? Well he has in fact always been faithful; especially considering I’m slack and still do not have my licence. But the last few days I have realised just how handy he is. Here are several reasons
1) In the last 3 days I have biked to poly tech I have save $16.80!!
2) Instead of having to leave my house to catch the bus at 6:45 I can now leave after 7 and still get there faster and earlier than taking the bus.
3) I’m awake and more focused in class
4) If I don’t have time to do any more exercise that day then I’ve at least done about 20km of biking
5) I can zip past all the afternoon traffic in the magical cycle lanes
So here is a song to go along with the silly blog in tribute of Percy the faithful Ole bike :)
I am 5 weeks into my Bachelor of Nursing and absolutely loving it so far. I forgot how much I loved school, how much I love people and being around them and as nerdy as it is how much I love learning. The last few weeks we have been learning a lot about Culture. What culture is, what it means to people and how we need to be considerate of all different cultures to be good nurses. Were also learning that to be considerate of other cultures we also need to know what our own culture is.
All of this has got me thinking about my own culture and about the things that make up who I am. Some people hear culture and they think skin colour or where someone is from. Sure that plays a part but it doesn’t define the person. For me culture is all the pieces, big and small that mean something to me and make up the person I am.
Who am I?
I am a Kiwi, I'm a daughter, a sister, a friend, a girlfriend I love my family, my friends are like my family. I try to have a positive outlook on life. I love God and try to live my best for him, I love going to church, I take things too personally sometimes, I cry in cheesy movies but often not in real life, I like to smile, I hate being told what to do, sometimes I’m too stubborn for my own good, I like to encourage, I like to sing and dance (both of those not always well), I like country music, I love to laugh. There are countless things that make up who I am.
When we are around the people we know really well, it is sometimes easy to get comfortable and actually forget who we are and what it is we stand for and believe in. However when we put ourselves out there and step into a new place it stretches our thinking and shapes and moulds us.
I have really enjoyed being around a brand new group of people. I think it challenges you to reflect on yourself, on your beliefs and helps us know if what we believe is because we believe it or if those we are usually around do. The things we truly believe in will stick and the things that don’t matter or that we haven’t placed enough importance on even if we do care about them will be washed away.
Here's a song I really love by Jessie J about being "Who You Are"
Just a random little blog from me, it’s a bit all over the place but I challenge you to check yourself, ask yourself who you are and what pieces make you the person you are. Sure circumstances and perspectives change as our eyes are opened to the world, but I believe it’s so important to know and identify what’s important and hold onto it, other wise who we are can be broken apart.
