tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092042230313801802024-03-14T05:56:30.244+11:00that girl next doorliving the simple lifethat girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-42573052379259964642017-01-15T08:44:00.004+11:002017-01-15T08:44:52.003+11:00August Goals Update Hello, it's me again<br />
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How have you been. It sure has been a while.<br />
I wish i didn't start so many posts like this, boo me<br />
Anyway, i'm nothing if not positive, so tonight i finally got the chance to sit down and reassess my month goals<br />
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Here is how i went with my August list...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Declutter </span><br />
<i>We're slowly getting through everything ! I like to work in 'pockets' so it's not overwhelming. On the last weekend of August, whilst it was sunny i opened the back door, popped some music on and cleaned up this bothersome spot. I still have alot to go (hello, spare room) but just cleaning up one spot has already made me feel so much lighter </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Order our wedding album & box up wedding dress</span><br />
<i>Yay! So i had my beautiful dress dry cleaned and boxed up. I just wish there was more i could do with it, i wish it could have a second life outside of it's new box. Aside from donating it or severely altering it i cant really think of any options. I dd see this on Pinterest & i love the idea of it but would probably need a new house and gigantic wardrobe to make it happen </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Set aside time to work on my blog each Sunday</span><br />
<i>Well. This has been on my list since January 2016, enough said </i><br />
<i><br /></i><span style="font-size: large;">4. Go on an adventure</span><br />
<i>I probably should have picked a month other than August to do this as winter adventures are not as appealing haha</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Create a budget</span><br />
<i>This is in the process! We're moving house in January and i think the best way to go about a new budget is to assess our new expenses and create it from there. 2017 is definitely the year for taking control of these manageable household items to make like smoother and easier (and ensure there's month set aside for a holiday </i><br />
<i><br /></i>So this only took me 5 months to update! Not good<br />
I'm definitely in an inspired state of mind right now so i think a January goals list will follow<br />
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<br />that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-52711286501173047172017-01-15T08:34:00.000+11:002017-01-15T08:34:10.513+11:002016 - the good the bad & the 'to do' in 2017<div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it has been a long time since my last post, but i couldn't miss the opportunity to do my yearly recap post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've noticed there has been alot of chatter on social media and in meme's about how crap 2016 was & i have to agree that when it comes to years, i've had better! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All in all it wasn't a terrible year, we didnt loose any family members and there were definitely some amazing parts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- we found out we're getting a neice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- we travelled quite a bit </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Maui, Honolulu, Mexico, LA, Park City, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- i got a new job, closer to home </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- we sold our first home </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- the job i found is <i>still</i> only temporary, boo </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- we had major structural issues with our house </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- edit my travel videos </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- embrace a self care plan and take 'me' time</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- see the world more, more walks, more snowboarding, more adventures, more looking at mountains and lakes and feeling small</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So there you have it ! After a lethargic start to 2016, i'm beginning to feel ready for this new year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(i am certainly not the most active blogger, but this is actually my 6th recap post. If you're interested, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you can check out my previous years here: <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/2015-good-bad-to-do-in-2016.html" target="_blank">2015</a>, <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/2014-good-bad-to-do-in-2015.html" target="_blank">2014</a>, <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/2013-good-bad-to-do-in-2014.html" target="_blank">2013</a>, <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/2012-good-bad-to-do-in-2013.html" target="_blank">2012</a> & <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/2011-good-bad-to-do-in-2012.html" target="_blank">2011</a> </span></div>
that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-36439244829171736072016-10-03T17:05:00.000+11:002016-10-06T13:48:15.469+11:00My Perfect Day (in 2021) <div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 27px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
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So, here are my answers to the questions in E’s post, with a little insight on what my career goals are…</div>
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<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What time do you wake up, and how are you feeling as you greet the day? </strong>I’m up at 5am to get in a little 'me time' before the kids need me and I’m feeling excited to have a delish breakfast and start the day.</li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Where are you? If you’re at home, what does it look like? </strong>I’m living in a nice new house, near the water (lake please) & it's full of dogs, kids, kmart decor and the smell of cookies</li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Who is with you? </strong>My dogs, my husband, my kids, my family, my in-laws and lots of little cousins </li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What kind of work are you doing? (If you have no idea what kind of work you’ll be doing or want to be doing, list the qualities you want to find in the work you do and the kind of work environment you want.) </strong>I’m working part time in events at the same company i'm at now. I'm a mum and i work on my blog weekly!! </li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">As you head out to face the day, how do you look? What are you wearing? </strong> Casual cool, i'm still channeling Lauren Conrad, but i've cut my hair into a mid length style to make it more mum friendly. I'm not wearing any makeup except tined lipgloss and a few coats of mascare because my skin is so crystal clear (positive thinking hey?)</li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">How do you get to work? </strong>I walk actually. I have a cute cross-body bag for all my things, my hazelnut soy latte is in a travel mug and I've finally found a pair of sunglasses i love (sigh, girl can dream) </li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">When you’re done with work, how will you spend you spare time and with whom? What activities do you enjoy? </strong>I’ll take the dogs for a long walk along the path with kidlets in the pram, plus hubs will be there too cause he works close to home</li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What is your evening like? </strong>I’ll make dinner with my husband, whilst we laugh at the kids, or i'll have family and friends over and we'll just eat and enjoy. No TV cause we barely watch it now anyway, a good book in bed and if i'm really lucky, M will make me a cup of tea when i'm not expecting it (nawww) </li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">When you go to bed that night, how are you feeling after spending the day doing exactly what you love?</strong> I feel fortunate and proud of all the hard work that go me there. I feel content with having a 'boring' life, cause the simple things have become the best things. </li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What are you most grateful for and what are you looking forward to as you go to sleep?</strong>I’m grateful for good health, for a close and loving family, for getting a decent wage without the stress. I'll probably be looking up holidays before i drift off to sleep, cause travel is still going to be a big love of mine (cruise anyone?) and thinking about Christmas! </li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wow! Life sounds good, never realised how clucky i was until writing this (ooops) </strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may remember my original post <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/30-before-30.html" target="_blank">here</a> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">where i started my list or maybe you've read my updates </span><a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/an-update-30-before-30.html" style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/another-update-30-before-30.html" target="_blank">here</a>! That last update was in April, <span style="color: red;">and the original post was 2 years ago, lots has changed since then</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">20. Indulge my blogging hobby at least once a week </span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">22. Get to my goal weight and stay there</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 22.4px;">24.</span><span style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><strike style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 22.4px;">Attend a dawn service on ANZAC day </strike></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">26. Make a new friend </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">27. Straighten my teeth </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">28. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: line-through;">Renovate our bathroom</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">29. Upgrade our house to one with a decent block </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>10.</b> i got a new job ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>16.</b> The longest pieces have just hit my waist. Worst thing is that now i want to chop it off to a mid-length style</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>25.</b> Finally that pesky HECS is gone. At the start of the last financial year i started paying more than i needed to, so when my tax return rolled around this year it was all paid off </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Can't wait to tick some more things off my list & update you again in a few months time </span></div>
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How have you been. I must say it is so nice to get a chance to sit down with my hot cup of tea and get thinking about the things i want to achieve this month. July has been such a whirlwind for me, in a good way though. I started a brand new job, booked a holiday and began some final renovations on our little house. The months are flying by though, like can you believe it's already August ? Or that there are only 19 weekends until Christmas, nope me neither<br />
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I thought i'd relish this chance to do some real goal setting and really think about what i'd like to see done and dusted by the time August is over. The things i came up with are:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Declutter</span><br />
<i>M & i are hoping to pop our house on the market at the beginning of October so we're in a semi-mad rush to get it sale ready. It's crazy the amount of stuff 2 people cam accmulate</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Order our wedding album & box up wedding dress</span><br />
<i>Weddings are amazing, don't get me wrong, but there is a nice wholesome that comes from finalising all those last details relating to the wedding. I've heard wonderful things about the new kikki.k online print shop, so i might try them out for an album </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Set aside time to work on my blog each Sunday</span><br />
<i>Well. This has been on my list since January, enough said </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. Go on an adventure</span><br />
<i>I'm hoping we can do something a little different this month and enjoy a fun day/night out.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Create a budget</span><br />
<i>I would really love to get a good, in depth overview of our spending habits and where the money goes, not necessarily to cut back or change the way we live but more so out of curiosity</i><br />
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So there you have it !<br />
I'll report back at the start of <strike>September</strike> October & let you know how i went<br />
It's funny how writing your goals down and explaining a little bit about what you want to achieve can really get you in a inspired state of mind<br />
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Looking forward to the rest of August<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is nothing in particular or out of the ordinary that has happened, i guess it's just a collaborative realisation of all the good things in my life, things that i sometimes take for granted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Looking forward to the future, whilst being happy about the present and at peace with the past is how i feel today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In particular, the things i am <i>most</i> looking forward to are: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- finishing the editing of our honeymoon videos to show our family and friends </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- going to hawaii in 4 months and 2 days </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- going to bed early tonight, and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- planning our next big family holiday ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How about you ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may remember my original post <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/30-before-30.html" target="_blank">here</a> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">where i started my list </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">& my last update </span><a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/an-update-30-before-30.html" style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> ! That was in November, and lots has changed since then...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Visit Europe </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Plan a big, fun Hawaiian 30th Birthday Party </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">10. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px;">Earn over $1,000 a week (nett)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">11. Learn to feel comfortable & complete being who i am</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">12. Buy myself a really, really expensive handbag </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>8.</b> We went to Disneyland on our Honeymoon (in January / February of 2016) It was so incredible & i can only imagine it would be funner with small children ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you have a list like this ? </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would LOVE to read something similar xx </span>that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-88031799750188912302016-03-31T09:57:00.000+11:002016-06-22T11:00:51.436+10:00Lifestyle Overhaul - Stepping Away from the Bakery Case I love tea ! It's one of my favorite things to drink<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, i've decided to give myself a bit of a 6 week challenge, on Sunday the 15th May, my family & i <span style="font-family: inherit;">are participating in the Million Paws Walk ! It just so happens to be 6 weeks away from when i'm planning to really overhau</span>l my habits and I thought it would be the perfect date to work toward and really see the changes ! Plus, i have these gorgeous black / grey & rose gold Nike leggings that i've been dying to wear (but they're a size too small) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Walk 10,000 steps, each day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Drink 2L of water, each day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We could all just start fashioning underwear from our old worn out tshirts or washing paper towels for a second use, but i kinda want to enjoy my life at the same time. So instead you'll </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">find below 6 life-friendly tips on saving</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> money (by way of stopping you from spending it in the first place)...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A perfect Case Study of this would be my Glasshouse 'White Christmas' candle (actually candles) i adore this scent, i love it, i dream about it, i countdown to use it, i admire the jar it's in...i have <i>alot </i>of feelings about this particular candle ! Last year i got about 4 from a friend & so far i haven't cracked open any of them because, well they're 'Christmas' scents and therefore must be stashed away and saved for that very small 'festive' window of time before being used and then promptly put back away! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's just occurred to me, the smell is so synonymous with Autumn /Winter that i should be using it in the coming months ! It's a small victory. Once the weather cools down & everyone stops socialising outside, we always seem to have people over for drinks and dinner. Pride of place on my coffee table will be this little beauty, burning away filling our house with it's enviable season-appropriate scent & there i'll be happy & smug about not spending a (s)cent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even if you're suffering through leftovers at your desk for lunch, dress it up a bit ! It may sound a bit simple, but it really helps me to feel more enthused about the 'brown bagged' lunch I'm eating ! It can be as simple as putting white AND black sesame seeds on my noodle salad.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is quite subjective, but it can definitely be done. I'd love a Celine bag, but i'm crap at leather work. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'd also love a soy hazelnut latte each morning & a satisfying breakfast, one that stops me lusting after ever possible snack choice ! So my plan is to go to bed at a reasonable hour, followed by getting up earlier than usual ! This should give me a chance to pack the food i want to eat, make the coffee i want to drink & create the breakfast I ultimately need ! Food isn't the only realm where this works, i've started doing my own manicure and shellac at home too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alot of people save to have a safety net or towards a bigger, longer term goal. At the moment, i'm trying to be 'cheap' in order to curb my habits of frivalous spending ! In the next few months we're going to the snow and if you've read my blog for a while you would probably know that the snow is up there as far as hobbies of mine go ! I love the stuff, so does M & we love going together. I've progressed enough now that i can actually keep up with him & so each year is more fun than the last. Having an end goal in sight means that time i'm cheap about something, i can't help but match that feeling of missing out with one of excitement ! The money i'm not spending on whatever it may be will get spent on the snow & it's always nice to have something to look forward to ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You know how it goes, walking to the coffee shop cause you're bored at work, going into woollies to get some carrots and an onion, then all of a sudden you're coming out with half the store as everything looked 'new or exciting'. THIS is probably the worst way that i sabotage my financial goals. Small, seemingly insignificant purchases that really add up when you're making them 2 or 3 times a week, every week ! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In order to curb this habit and eventually stop the spending, i meal plan and do one big shop on Sunday, prepare all my lunches and snacks for the week and aim to stay away from the shops during the week. Life happens, and sometimes i'll need to do a small mid-week shop, but overall, this is the best thing i've done, financially ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So there you go, do you have any fool proof ways to save money whilst staying positive ? </span>that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-30874834644390581052016-01-13T18:35:00.000+11:002017-01-15T08:31:36.651+11:002015 - the good the bad & the 'to do' in 2016<div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You have ALOT to live up to coming off the back of 2015, it was a pretty fantastic year !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- we got married ! It was magical & the best day of my life </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- the year felt like it rushed by </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - revive my blog, after all</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 2015 only saw me post 5 times </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- keep journaling as often as possible </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- start learning French </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- get a full time, permanent job & try my very hardest at it </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- improve my video editing skills as well as InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There you have it ! After a lethargic start to 2016, i'm beginning to feel ready for this new year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This year i'm planning to do an update in April, which is 3 months from today (i've already written this in my planner, and it's in pen so you know i'm legit) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(i know i'm not the most active blogger, but this if my 5th 'good, bad & 'to-do'' post. If you're interested, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you can check out my previous years here: <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/2014-good-bad-to-do-in-2015.html" target="_blank">2014</a>, <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/2013-good-bad-to-do-in-2014.html" target="_blank">2013</a>, <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/2012-good-bad-to-do-in-2013.html" target="_blank">2012</a> & <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/2011-good-bad-to-do-in-2012.html" target="_blank">2011</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may remember my original post <a href="https://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com/b/post-preview?token=hANeNFEBAAA.C6K3OYwJVdXKU4L5aHD-Fy8aoaCPbYxgsup30vcQgOsac5aIOKe0zP4T-f_QD8AM4_nXNP3aD8DTTHkzD-yZaw.G1deSz44KOMSdMf5NC89KA&postId=715073003852299598&type=POST" target="_blank">here</a> where i started my list ! That was about a year ago now & i thought i was due for an update. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is my {updated} list of 30 things i want to do before I hit the big 3-0</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Land a permanent job in my dream career</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Fly somewhere business class </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. <strike><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Have an amazing wedding </span></strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Visit Europe </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. <strike>Buy an Investment Property</strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. <strike><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Get comfortable having my photo taken</span></strike> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Plan a big, fun themed 30th Birthday Party </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. Visit Disneyland </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9. Do a decent jump (i.e more than 10cm of air) on my snowboard </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10. Earn over $1,000 a week (nett)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">11. Learn to feel comfortable & complete being who i am</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">12. Buy myself a really, really expensive handbag </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">13. Donate blood </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">14. Throw a Halloween Party</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">15. Live overseas </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">16. Grow my hair to my waist </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">17. Visit the local Farmers Markets regularly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">18. Watch a Lakers game at the Staples Centre with M</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">19. Visit Thailand </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">20. Indulge my blogging hobby at least once a week </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">21. Organise a surprise trip for my parents 30th Wedding Anniversary </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">22. Get to my goal weight and stay there</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">23. Try stand up paddle boarding</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">24. <strike>Attend a dawn service on ANZAC day </strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">25. Pay off my HECS debt </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">26. Make a new friend </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">27. Fall Pregnant </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">28. </span><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Renovate our bathroom</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">29. Upgrade our house to one with a decent block </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So there have been a few updates </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>3.</b> M & I got married on the 30/10/2015, it was a wedding & it was amazing ! Hence why item number 3 is now crossed off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>6. </b>Part & parcel of getting married or even being involved in a wedding is all the photos that get taken of you ! After being a bride & seeing the photos i realised i AM comfortable with having my photo taken, i've started to work out how to hold myself in photos & that candid shots are best ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>28.</b> Just before our wedding, in September we had our bathroom renovated ! It looks SO much better. Would anyone like to see a post about it ? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My list was initially inspired by the idea through Felicity with <a href="http://www.pursuitoffelicity.com/2011/06/30-before-30.html" target="_blank">this</a> blog post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you have a list like this ? </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would LOVE to read something similar xx </span>that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-48446107959892622332015-06-17T21:56:00.003+10:002016-03-24T13:25:12.345+11:00Lifestyle Goals - Update <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was an easy one ! All my family decided to buy Fit bit's last weekend, naturally we all started challenged each other & it turns out i'm kinda competitive (who knew) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We're currently staying at M's dad's house in the country ! It's lovely and quiet, there is no internet & its pretty cold out there. We've found ourselves making a cuppa & heading to bead nice & early. Getting enough sleep is truly life changing ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As we're not in our usual home, we've mixed up our routine a little. I have a cup of coffee as i get ready in the morning & then make breakfast at work. It's not something i'd like to do forever (work kitchens are kinda gross, am i right ?) but it's working nicely for right now. My breakfast of choice is currently Wholegrain Toast with Vegemite & Avocado ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've only given this a half strike as i haven't been using MyFitnessPal as much as i would have liked, i haven't necessarily eaten more than 1,200 as i feel myself getting hungry throughout the day ! I definitely am going to try and be more diligent about tracking food from here on out though. It's all about good habits ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wah ! I really wanted to nail this goal, sadly i left my straw drink bottle at home & it set me up for failure :( tomorrow is a new day though ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Establish a cleaning routine </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We're not at home so this really wasn't going to happen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All in all i've done ok, i think all the extra sleep i'll get from this long weekend will really set me up for a brilliant week next week </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also, how good is Kale ! It's one thing i've really started enjoying as i try it wil different cooking combo's</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hope you all have a brilliant long weekend ! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm attempting bone broth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wish me luck :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Big Love Lauren </span></div>
that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-42430587570936327912015-05-25T09:05:00.000+10:002016-01-17T08:07:56.411+11:00Lifestyle Goals<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How do you feel at the moment?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If I was asked the same questions, my answer wouldn’t
necessarily be positive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently, life has been great but also crazy busy. A new job, a second
job, working overtime, planning a wedding, planning a honeymoon, renovating a
bathroom, managing a rental property & trying to maintain some social interaction,
have me spent! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m slowly settling into a comfortable routine, but most
days the last thing I’m thinking of is meal planning, cleaning the house or
prep for the week ahead, which leads me into a vicious cycle. When I feel set
back from stressing, rushing around, or when I haven’t had the chance to rejuvenate
before the working week begins, I head straight towards the comforting embrace
of junk food ! This feels great, for the time that I’m eating it, but leads me
right back to the feeling of stress & being back at square one, hence
beginning the very cycle that I’m aiming to break. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I decided to set some goals & change the direction
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I type, my ‘one size too small for added motivation’
wedding dress is calmly enroute over the pacific to arrive as an uncomfortable
reminder of my recent weight gain within a matter of hours! I love the dress. I
picked it on purpose & I want to do it justice. Without effort, it will
fit, but not in the best way it can. It’s my motivation to control my cravings
and focus on the good habits I know I can maintain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weight loss & fitness are not the only goals I have, I
want to enjoy life and entertain more ! On June the 1<sup>st</sup> our bathroom
renovations are beginning. By the time they’re finished (2 weeks or so) I want
to be well and truly into a cleaning routine that leaves me able to accept
last-minute guests happily & with excitement rather than with shock & embarrassment!
I would love to spend less time willing my house clean & more time enjoying
it in all the tidy glory it will become! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All up I have 6 goals to work towards consecutively over
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1,200 calories, each day <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10,000 steps, each day <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2L of water, each day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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& Monday it will begin! Going right through to June 30, which is
significant as it will bring us to the 4 month mark in the lead up to our
wedding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m planning to do a weekly update with photos of what i eat each day to keep me accountable ! It should go go up on Monday at the
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that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-44008049472159324032015-05-15T12:00:00.000+10:002016-01-17T08:06:07.056+11:00Recent Happenings <div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;">Event Briefs ! Am loving my new job, but as the newby it </span><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;">involves </span><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;">alot of scoping out how things are done & gaining an insight into the business model.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;">Orange is the new Black (OITNB) !! I LOVE this show. We've had Netflix since November & have only recently put this on. The best bit ? Season 3 is due out on June 12th & the whole season comes out in one go ! Perfect for binge watchers like myself :) Game of Thrones and Modern Family also get a look in when we take a rare break from Litchfield. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><i>Listening to:</i></span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;">'Water for Elephants', the audiobook. (It's baffling how quickly a car trip can go when you're entranced by a book) Ed Sheeran & Teddy Geiger have been making appearances too. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;">'Si' by Giorgio Armani. I don't own it (yet) but one of the girls at work wears in daily & it smells incredible. Hand cream is also very </span><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;">prevalent</span><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;"> at this time of year & i'm yet to smell one of those i don't like ! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Jelly & Nugget at our Engagement Shoot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;">Our wedding ! I'm getting SO excited now (we are less than 6 months away). Renovating our bathroom, all the new things we need to choose. Wondering if it would make for an interesting blog post ?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">Wishing:</span> </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;">That the year would slow down a tad ! It feels like it should still be February. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">Working on:</span> </i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;">Organising 'Crafternoon' for next Friday. We have our 'Save the Dates' to construct (hence the engagement shoot) & i'm hoping to reel all my siblings in with the promise of Mexican food and an NBA game. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">Loving:</span><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;"> </span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;">My new job. All the exciting </span><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;">lifestyle</span><span style="line-height: 20.0200004577637px;"> changes i have in mind & the thought that in a few weeks i should be happy(ier) in my skin. Nights in with my baby dogs & M. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><i>Anticipating: </i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20.0200004577637px; text-align: justify;">Dinner with my family tonight. Games night tomorrow night. Getting a new phone next week, Lunch with a lovely friend next weekend and smashing out the bathroom vanity / sink.</span></span><br />
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that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-3689579018980956572015-05-04T14:30:00.000+10:002016-01-17T08:19:55.707+11:00What have i been up too...<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">So i haven't blogged for 4
months ! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">That is a rather long time. I'm scrolling, in my head, through all
the things that have been going on in those 4 months & i can't comprehend
that time period passing ! It's crazy how fast this year is progressing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Actually, i'm getting married in less than 6 months ! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Since i've been absent, the main milestones have been: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">- M's brother got married <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">- I got a new job in events <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">- I discovered Netflix & 'Orange is the New Black. Obsessed
! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">- I started planning our Honeymoon to the West Coast of the
USA <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">- I attended my first dawn service <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">- We had our engagement photo's done<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">- We saw Ed Sheeran<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">- I completed an InDesign course & began a Photoshop
course <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">- I threw my sister in law a kitchen tea <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">- I've been working a second job doing catering, to help me with
event experience <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I know i say this<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>every
time<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>but i'm really keen to
start blogging again ! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I've felt a hollow lately, i often think of my blog & feel sad
about it's state of neglect ! With my recent design course it’s sparked my
interest in creating a beautiful digital space ! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">So this is my goal ! For
now i will work on restarting my blogging, slowly but surely <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Can’t wait to once again
connect with you all <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Xx Lauren</span>that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-46527008050611831642015-01-02T23:14:00.002+11:002016-01-17T08:20:35.369+11:00Frugal Friday: DIY bread <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now i'm not sure if a similar phenomenon occurred to you guys as it did to me on New Years Day, but i woke up feeling ultra frugal hahaha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so weird, i mean we have our wedding coming up in 10 months but we've been saving really hard for the most part of last year, so i'm not overly worried about that ! I can't really pinpoint what has gone on in the realm of my subconscious to bring about this air of frugality ! I wouldn't say i feel stingy, because believe me i LOVE spending money, especially on expensive albeit, long lasting things (i.e. good pots & pans, decent furniture, heirloom accessories). But i definitely feel frugal & that is what it is. With my new financial outlook in tow i found myself browsing google for modern day 'frugal tips'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I stumbled upon Popsugar.com in my searches & these </span><a href="http://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/How-Live-Frugally-24174070#photo-33698785" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">66 tips for a frugal life </a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">really rang true with me. Well most of them anyway, as much as i like saving money i'm not about to stop using beauty products, repurpose my hand-me-downs into underwear or give up having a car. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So after scanning through the popsugar.com tips i was in search for a super simple bread recipe, enter </span><a href="http://www.thesimpledollar.com/homemade-bread-cheap-delicious-healthy-and-easier-than-you-think/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">thesimpledollar.com</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Their bread recipe is fantastically easy & simple. They also have alot of info on money, like where to place investments ect. (which is not really my scene) but the articles are well written so if you're that way inclined, or you just like bread, check them out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This loaf cost me (about) $1 to make, whilst i could get it cheaper at Coles or Woolies, a comparable loaf from Bakers Delight would be around $4 ! Also the scent of freshly baked bread in unbeatable ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Onto the carbo-hydrates ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was (is) so delish ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here it is fresh with butter & vegemite. Oh yum ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nek Minnit (ok an hour later) it looked like this </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then in the pan before it rose up ready for baking ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Et Voila ! The finished product</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A fresh new year is almost upon us, only 1 sleep to go ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2014 has been a good year, i would probably describe it as a 'comfortable' year, following on from 2013 was hard because that was a fantastic, exciting & busy year. 2015 is set to bring many exciting things for M & I, the biggest of which is our wedding ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I seriously thrive on the feeling that only a new year brings, it's hard to describe exactly what excites me about a new year but the main thing is the idea of a brand new start. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sure, the people around are the same (which i wouldn't change for anything) & i'll still drive the same car to the same job as i did at the end of the last year, but the vibe in the air changes, theres is all this new opportunity available & an untapped excitement & spirit for things that wasn't there last year ! That's what gives me a buzz !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- M's brother got engaged ! We were so happy for them & as we're both in the bridal party it makes things extra exciting !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- together we bought an investment property </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- M got a new, challenging and worthwhile job</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- we kept on top of spending allowing us to pay off a large chuck of our wedding a year out. That is a lovely feeling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- recently i felt a real direction towards starting my own business, it's both scary and exciting (mostly exciting) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- had alot of pangs of loneliness for my lack of female friends </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have a wonderful, safe & happy celebration tomorrow night & may 2015 bring & be everything you want </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See you in the new year </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(this if my 4th 'good, bad & 'to-do'' post, you can check out <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/2013-good-bad-to-do-in-2014.html" target="_blank">2014</a>, <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/2012-good-bad-to-do-in-2013.html" target="_blank">2013</a> & <a href="http://thatgirlnextdoor04.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/2011-good-bad-to-do-in-2012.html" target="_blank">2012</a> as well if you're keen)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;">1. What is your favourite Christmas Movie/s? </b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;">i really can't pick a favorite, but i do LOVE 'Home Alone', 'National Lampoons Christmas Vacation' and 'Love Actually'. There are lots of good ones on Netflix too, i love to have on in the background for feeling extra festive </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;">2. Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?</b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;">Always Christmas Morning ! Always will :) this year i gave M an early christmas present (an Xbox game his bro has that he was desperate to play) & it just feels so weird that he has it already ? Hahaha i'm pretty set on this rule, we always open them together with a coffee / hot chocolate :) </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;">3. Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?</b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;">I remember one year all my family were over, it got really late so my brother, sister & i went to bed, that year we had just got a swimming pool & i remember falling asleep feeling <i>so</i> happy and excited, listening to my parents / aunties & uncles enjoying a midnight swim, laughing and having fun. Then i woke up with a stocking full of little pressies on the end of my bed :) </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;">4. Favourite festive food?</b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Roast potatoes, tandoori chicken with extra coriander my inlaws make, christmas custard, salted caramel pretzel bark...oh my gosh i LOVE festive food ! </span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: justify;">5. Favourite Christmas gift?</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we finally set up our tree ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best bit about it is just having it in the room, like instant decor, kinda wish i could leave it up year round, that and the scent :) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went for black, gold and white ornaments as most years we have purple and gold (for the super laker fan in the house) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love it ! It officially feels like Christmas here </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Things have certainly changed since i was a youngin' because in my childhood advent calendar i always got a teeny tiny piece of chocolate that you had to either pop out or jimmy out with a (blunt) knife. This year M surprised me with a Freddo advent calendar :) I had completely forgotten about getting one but he hadn't & not only did he get me one he got me the BEST one !</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each day has a fortune M has written for what he thinks the day will bring ! It sounds corny but he's written them really well !</span></div>
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that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-61740574440880654092014-12-02T16:10:00.000+11:002014-12-10T18:54:44.451+11:00Introducing Blogmas 2014 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well Hello,</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy December, well December 2nd hahaha</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I for one am a massive, massive Christmas nerd !</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Really i love Christmas, the whole spirit of the season just gets me so excited for life haha</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year i've decided to do Blogmas ! Have you heard of it ?</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Basically it's blogging once a day, right up until Christmas Eve :)</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are no strict rules, except to blog daily ! You can write about anything that is relevant to you that day, most posts seem to focus around preparing for Christmas but it's completely up to you !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">I originally came across the idea from </span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><a href="http://mypaleskin.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/introducing-blogmas-2014.html" target="_blank">My Pale Skin</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really want to take this as an opportunity to to revive my blog & mix in a whole lot of Christmas cheer !! My blog is missing a bit of personality & i want you guys to get to know me better </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cant wait to get into it, i'm planning to post each evening so i can post about the whole day ! </span></div>
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that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-7150730038522995982014-11-03T21:40:00.002+11:002016-07-06T14:34:55.542+10:0030 before 30 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recently i found a list i wrote when i must have been about 15 or 16, it was titled '20 before 20'. It was absolutely fascinating to read, most of my goals were silly but most of them were achieved ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reading it was such a good feeling as each point i read & thought about brought a flood of memories back to me, it felt like a gift from me, to me ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So with this discovery i've begun reassessing my life goals alot ! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recently i read <a href="http://www.pursuitoffelicity.com/2011/06/30-before-30.html" target="_blank">this</a> blog post from Pursuit of Felicity about her '30 before 30 list. It inspired me to write my own list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With 2015 bringing about my 27th year, i figured it was time to get these down on paper & start making them happen ! Here is my list of 30 things i want to do before I hit the big 3 0 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Visit Europe </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. <strike>Buy an Investment Property</strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. Get comfortable having my photo taken </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Plan a big, fun Hawaiian 30th Birthday Party </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. Visit Disneyland </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9. Do a decent jump (i.e more than 10cm of air) on my snowboard </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10. Earn over $1,000 a week (nett)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">11. Learn to feel comfortable & complete being who i am</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">12. Buy myself a really, really expensive handbag </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">13. Donate blood </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">14. Throw a Halloween Party</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">15. Live overseas </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">16. Grow my hair to my waist </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">17. Visit the local Farmers Markets regularly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">18. Watch a Lakers game at the Staples Centre with M</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">19. Visit Thailand </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">20. Indulge my blogging hobby at least once a week </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">21. Organise a surprise trip for my parents 30th Wedding Anniversary </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">22. Get to my goal weight and stay there</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">23. Try stand up paddle boarding</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">24. <strike>Attend a dawn service on ANZAC day </strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">25. Pay off my HECS debt </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">26. Make a new friend </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">27. Fall Pregnant </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">28. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Renovate our bathroom</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">29. Upgrade our house to one with a decent block </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You might have noticed how i left a few spots free ? </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My plan is to add to this list as i think of things i want to do ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you have any suggestions ? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would LOVE to hear them, or read other peoples similar lists xx </span>that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-79035599939368898532014-09-05T20:29:00.002+10:002014-09-05T21:26:13.169+10:00A 1200 calorie diet <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the last 6+ months i've been trying to shift the last 5 kilos of unwanted weight i have left ! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have come close to moving it, really close...but at the end of the day a busy working / home life takes over & i end up right back where i started. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think for me, i rely too heavily on food emotionally. For instance, if i'm having a bad day at work, a busy week or things just aren't going my way i will instinctively reach for chocolates or chips. It's a very bad habit & totally NOT helping me reach my fitness goals </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So i started doing a little research, i had heard great things about Michelle Bridges 12 WBT (but i feel kinda ripped off spending money on loosing weight) As i was perusing her website i found <a href="https://www.12wbt.com/nutrition/healthy/1200-calorie" target="_blank">this</a> article promoting the benefits of a 1200 calorie diet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's what i decided i would try to help me shift this last bit of weight, along with walking & 3L of water a day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- 300 calories at breakfast </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- 150 calorie snacks (twice a day)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first recipe i'm going to make is this ! Honey toasted oats for breakfast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I HATE raisins, sultana's, currants...any icky dried up old grape thing makes me dry wretch ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So i want to make this fruit free muesli i saw on the blog <a href="http://twospoons.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/honey-toasted-oats/" target="_blank">Two Spoons</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm never sure if that interests people or bores them ? </span></div>
<br />that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609204223031380180.post-65120721763477151482014-07-25T20:10:00.003+10:002014-07-25T20:10:59.683+10:00When other people's issues become you own...Sigh...<br />
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Wedding planning is stressing me the eff out !<br />
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I hate swearing, my grandma always said to me 'ladies never swear' but honestly, i think ladies do swear ! I think some of the best ladies out there are partial to dropping the odd 'F' bomb when it's called for<br />
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The reason for my swearing in this instance is that 2 couples in our bridal party are separating (1 divorcing, 1 ending a 5 year relationship)<br />
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I am heart broken for the fact that my friends are so unhappy, it really devastates me whenever a relationship close to me ends, its even more upsetting to wonder how long they were unhappy for before things ended.<br />
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I am heart broken for the fact that the wedding party i had envisioned, the plan in my head with all our close friends is now never going to be a reality. I'm a bit all over the place at the moment, bouncing between thoughts of being upset for myself & M as well as thoughts of being upset for how our friends must be feeling. Then i have pangs of guilt for thinking about myself in amongst everyone else's misery !<br />
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Right now my head is all over the place<br />
I wish i had happier stories to tell :)that girl next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974942502970436766noreply@blogger.com3