The milestone of every year that represents us getting one year older than we were. 

Today was mine.

Now I must admit, now that I am older I don't quite get excited about it like I did when I was a kid. I find that other people are more excited about it than I am personally, but I wouldn't be able to tell you why that is. Maybe the thought of growing up just frightens me, and I wish that I could be like Peter Pan and the lost boys, and never grow up.

That's not to say that I am truly appreciative of the people who made my day better and filled it with the extra sunshine that one deserves on their special day.

To my family for cheering me up all day and singing happy birthday to me on the phone multiple times.

To my roommate who went out of her way to make me and ice cream cake, of which she is the first person (Outside of my family) to ever make me a cake.

To the girls I work with back home for sending me pictures of the dogs from work with their messages, it cheered me up and made me feel a little bit homesick.

And to everyone who went out of their way to say Happy Birthday, I'm not sure I deserve it from some of you, but thank you anyway.

I hope you all had a wonderful Monday, and that someone puts that little bit of sunshine into your day, like you all deserve.

xx Kat 

My soundtrack to happiness.

Last month I wrote a blog post about happiness, Your own happiness, in which I stated that I would be starting a series based around the things that make me personally happy.

So today I thought I would start out with the songs that make me personally feel happy.

We'll Be the Star by Sabrina Carpenter

Our Own House by MisterWives

Ready or Not by Bridgit Mendler

Really Don't Care by Demi Lovato

March Into the Sun by Echosmith

Land of Opportunity by A Great Big World

Love Is On the Radio by McFly (or alternatively the Hopeful Live Mix)

Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind) by Panic! At the Disco

New Shoes by Paolo Nutini

Ain't It Fun by Paramore

Wonderland by Taylor Swift

New Romantic by Taylor Swift

Girls Do What They Want by The Maine

No Matter Where You Are by Us

I've Got a Dream from the Tangled Soundtrack

Those are some of the songs that make me happy, what are some of yours?

xx Kat

The Things That Make Me Happy.

Sometimes everyone needs a little pick me up, so today I thought I would write you guys a list of things that make me feel happy. Considering that today I am feeling a little low, I am hoping that this also brightens up my own day.

-The smell and sound of rain.

- Cute animals.

- Curling up under a big cozy blanket and reading.

- Hot cups of tea.

- Lists.

- Mango gelato.

- Walking in the rain.

- Pillow forts.

- Wandering aimlessly.

- Christmas socks.

- Craft.

- Watching the rain from my window.

- Trying new recipes.

- Endless hours on pintrest.

- Listening to podcasts while doing work.

- That feeling when inspiration strikes.

What are some of the things that make you happy??

xx Kat

Study, play and enjoy the day.

Hey guys,

So I have discovered recently that the only way for me to not go insane while studying, is to balance out my time with fun additions.

Spending equal amounts of time having fun, as I have studying, means that I am not driving myself crazy, staring at a piece of paper or some text that needs to be read. 

This goes for many things, always make time for a little bit of fun, even if it is only a small break, just don't get to caught up in the fun, make sure all your study gets finished as well. 

Even though winter is just around the corner, for us in Australia, it's still important to enjoy the day, whether it's inside or out. Break up your studying and you will feel better about everything, or at least I do.

xx Kat

April Matters.

Hey guys,

How's everyone going? I thought I would do another one of these little update blog posts again. Just like I did last month. So lets get started.

1. Notice the ground underneath you feet will come out this month. March was kind of crazy and I didn't get around to posting it up, so I will do so at the end of April instead. But it is still going to happen.

2. I have come up with a plan for the month of May, which I will share with you all later on this month, it should be fun and test me to my limits. But I am looking forward to seeing if I can challenge myself and I am going to need to plan ahead for that one. So get excited for that.

3. I get to go home for a holiday at the end of this week, so I hope to pack as much as possible in during that week as I can. Which I will hopefully blog about.

4. I am going to start doing a monthly review post. Showing you any pictures that have been taken during the month that has past. This will help me with my 'Take more photos' goal that I made at the beginning of the year. Which I will highlight my favourite moments of the month past.

5. I hope to explore some more throughout the rest of this month, so I hope to do so and share it with you guys. 

6. Blog more.

That's about it for April. I now have to go back to doing my Uni work, which seems to take up a majority of my time these days.

xx Kat

March matters.

Hey guys,

Sorry it's been a while, things have been a bit crazy and I haven't had much time to just sit down and write anything other than school work. But I am taking this time now to do some house keeping for March. I have a few ideas and things that I hope to blog this month. So I am going to try harder.

1. Blog more

At the beginning of the year I promised myself that I would blog more and that hasn't quite happened yet, so now is as good as anytime to fix that. I plan on blogging a tone more from here on out, no matter what it is about.

2. Notice the ground you walk on

This month I will have been taking a photo everyday of the ground beneath my feet. This was a little challenge I set myself, so at the end of this month I will be making a post with all of those pictures. So that should be 31 days worth of pictures. I would like to do something like this every month, I will just have to figure out a topic every month.

3. Adventure more

I haven't really had a chance top do much wondering since moving here, so I hope that I get that chance soon. When that happens I hope to share it with you guys.

4. Work hard

I never had a good ethic towards learning at high school, so I hope to change that here. I haven't let myself slip behind just yet, So heres hoping that doesn't change. I plan on working my butt off through the next three years of my study. So fingers crossed.

5. Be healthy

Here's another thing I have never been particularly good at, so I plan on changing that.

6. Say yes

This ties in with the adventure more rule. I usually say no to a lot of things, it's just the way I have always been, but the time has come to change that. I am going to push myself into say yes to more things. So I get the chance to experience more things.

So there are a few goals I hope to work towards this month/year.

xx Kat

My happy place.

Hey guys,

I am not one for change, I really don't enjoy doing anything that varies from my usual routine, or how things are at the present point in time. Which is why I decided that before I head off to University, I would give my bedroom at home a much needed do over. 

I have always lived in this room, But it has had the same coat of paint, on its walls, since I was about 7 years old. So it most certainly needed a new coat of paint, and even go remodelled in the process. 

I spent a good week and a half, putting in the hard work that is repainting a room, and then another two days moving furniture around my room. Until I was happy with it's outcome.

My room has always been a safe heaven for me. A happy place where I can do my own thing, without being judged or watched over, so finding the right balance was important.

Having grown up in one room, it means that I am most comfortable there. It's where I currently feel at peace with myself. It also means all of my nick nack's are in one place, taking pride on my mantle and on many other surfaces around the room. 

It''s important to find that happy place, a place where comfort takes control of all you emotions. And whilst I may not be an interior designer, I feel that it is decorated to the level that makes me happy, which is the most important thing.

I thought I would share this with you, before I embark on my new chapter. Living on campus for a majority of the year. At least I know that I have all this to come back to when I return for visits and holidays. It will always be one of my happy places, no matter where I am in the future.

That's all for today. Tomorrow I officially leave Sydney and head off to Uni. I still have to finish packing, which is my least favourite parts. Until next time.

xx Kat