Gratitude Sunday

It's been a couple weeks since I did one of these...so here goes.

Over the last month I have been grateful for:

- Having my little bro come and visit...a couple of times

- Building relationships with friends

- Having sunshine to break up the dreary winter weather

- New shoes...and the deals I got buying them

- Going old school and playing different boardgames with people

- Free weekly rentals from the video store

- SLEEP! Apparently we are best friends now

- Getting to watch bits of the olympics....some seriously amazing athletes out there!

- Reading stories of people doing the right thing and standing up for 

- A random late night chat with Dad while he has been in the United States

- Any extra work I can get

- Good hair days...they seriously just make it all better

- Chocolate

- Fresh water...seriously loving it at the moment

- My new phone

- Skype...THE BEST THING EVER!

- Mexican food...apparently I'm obsessed with it at the moment

- Getting in the Aussie spirit

- Tips that help me save just that little bit extra towards Europe

and finally

- New and exciting things in general

What are you grateful for at the moment?

Lazy Days

So I had my last exam on Friday and I've been enjoying the days since...without any guilt!

Sure I've been to work a couple of days...but only for a couple of hours each.

I was able to go home for almost a week and it was nice to chill out with them and have a few good chats with my siblings. It's funny how our relationships have changed over the years.

I've also loved the extra sleep...I get seriously stressed during exam time and don't sleep properly at all. It was nice to be normal again....somewhat anyway :D

Now that I've had a few lazy days, I am going to start working on a list of things I have been putting off or have wanted to do for ages but study got in the way of.

I have till the 11th of July to find out my results and so I am going to start getting on with it.

Starting with a few little presents for my pregnant friend.

I think I'm going to enjoy the holidays! :D

Except when not long after I wake up I hear a strange male voice in my apartment and walk out in my pj's to find a young electrician fixing my thermostat....that was slightly awkward :P

Other than that...bring it on!

Who I Am Wednesday - A little info

Bridget over at Tales of Me and the Husband had a few questions for her readers on Monday,
so I thought I would answer them here so you can see my answers.

Here goes:

Where you from?! Where do you live now?
- I'm from Mackay, QLD originally, but I live in Hobart, TAS now-

Male/Female? Age?
- Female, 21 -

How'd you discover my blog? Long-time reader? New?
- I can't remember exactly how I came across Bridget's blog...but it was her & Steve's love story that really caught my attention. I've stayed around ever since -

What do you do? for work? for fun?
- I'm hopefully just about to graduate. I'm currently a babysitter and pizza delivery driver. I want to be a teacher and I have the most fun when travelling the world -

Are you religious? Atheist? Something in between?
- I'm a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints...or Mormon. -

What's your favourite song? Band? Book?
- I don't really have a favourite one of any of these. My favourites depend on the mood I'm in. The song Landslide by the Dixie Chicks is a personal favourite...and I am currently reading the Harry Potter series and enjoying it more than I thought I would. -

What's your favourite vacation spot?
- I've been lucky enough to travel a fair bit with my family, and a little on my own. I'd probably say my favourite trip has been Japan. Just because it was so different and a good chance to use my language skills. -

What would you like to see more of on the blog? 
- I think blogs should be whatever the blogger wants it to be. But if you've got suggestions, feel free to let me know. It's always good to write on different things. -

Are any of you famous?
- I am not. Though I'm glad I'm not, because who wants people stalking you all the time...no thanks!
However if you're famous, sweet deal! -
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Now it's your turn to answer them for me. You can either do it in the comments, send me an e-mail, or do a post of your own. If you do, leave me a comment with a link so I can check out what you said.
I want to get to know you readers more too! :D

Gratitude Sunday

This week I am grateful for:

- Waking up from a bad dream and realising it was actually just a dream

- Cooking a meal and being able to enjoy it

- Using up bananas by making them into muffins

- Unexpected random adventures

- An awesome lesson at church today...just what I needed reminding on

- Work to help pay for everything

- Seeing old friends 

- Chatting with my family

- Seeing The Hunger Games!! LOVED IT!! :D

- Getting good grades after hard work

- Having a funny as phone conversation with my sister

- Brinner with the girls

- Getting and eating stroopwaffles from The Netherlands! SOOO good!

- Babysitting an adorable little girl

- Getting a good group for my class work in a class with no friends

- Feeling better

- Focusing on the positive and trying to let things go when needed

Gratitude Sunday

This week I am grateful for:

- Creativity with food...you have to work with what you've got

- YSA that come to activities and make it fun

- Fun chats with my friends on a bed

- A Valentine's day with my Bro & SIL...it's nice to see people so happily in love

- Fireworks

- Being back looking after the girls...kids just say the funniest things

- Random text updates from my siblings

- Facing things I should have done and having it work out ok

- Almost being finished with my Project 365

- Time to think

- A few really awesome lessons at church

- A movie with my housemate...oh what fun we have

- Realisation that things are better then they seem...the power of positivity

- A break

- Life...always grateful to have a new day

What are you grateful for this week?

Life of late...

Instagram style....only the best way!

 

 

 

1. Choc chip cookies...I've been making so many lately.

2. I love stripey socks.

3. Amazing cookies.

4. Look who lost another tooth....while I was babysitting her.

5. Burger Got Soul for dinner...yes please.

6. I love tapes.  I am envious of Chelsea's collection. 

Also I have update the 101 in 1001 blog so go check it out :D

Gratitude Sunday

Firstly Happy Father's Day!! :D Especially my own dad, aka Papa Smurf and my Heavenly Father.

This week I am grateful for:

- Skype sessions with my family, even if my niece does crack it because she's sick and my brother does weird things.

- Dancing sessions in the lounge room to random songs

- Cookies!! Taste so good, but so bad for you 

- The spider on the wall above the shower not crawling down!

- Spring! 

- Jess and my new tradition of toasting seasons :D

- Getting to celebrate Nelly's birthday

- Taking a trip around Hobart on a double decker bus and realising I have so much to explore right here

- Starting a Christmas project for a family member

- Getting extra work, such a blessing!

- The primary kids...they are too cute!! Well most of the time :P

- Sleep! I am forever grateful for that!

- Reminders

- Opportunities to face my fears, like getting 5 mins notice to teach a lesson in YSA sunday school

- A very nice e-mail from a friend and follower...you know who you are :D

- LIFE! :D

Babysitting

The best part about babysitting.....no not the money.....though that's a BIG bonus!! The best part about babysitting is spending time with kids. Though they can be a handful they are WAY less complicated than adults!

Plus babysitting for the Toselli's involves lots of laughs with the boys...a shadow in little Izzy who has to tell you everything she has done today and...the amount of fun technology to play with :D Their tv is a computer (using it right now!!) and they have SOOOOO many movies and tv series I could spend so much time here watching! :D

Though I have my regular kids I babysit for my *job* I love the random babysitting I get to do to. I hope that one day when i have my own kids that all this babysitting will pay off :D