Hey guys,

So summer has hit Sydney and so I decided to have a bit of a tropical, island holiday with my best friend of 17 years. A few months ago we decided that we wanted to get out of Sydney for a week and just find a place to relax and unwind, after a long year of things we had overcome.

 

So at 7o'clock on Friday the 6th of December we headed to the airport and started our half a day journey to Fiji's Nadi international airport. One plus side of picking Fiji is that it didn't really throw out our sleeping patterns as they are only two hours ahead of Sydney, But it still meant we lost some time of our Friday.

 

Once we landed we headed straight to the resort we were staying at. On the hour long drive I took in the surrounding landscape. It reminded me a lot of my time on Samoa, which I went on a school trip to 5 years ago. The whole atmosphere reminded me a lot of my time there, which was a nice reminder of  the amazing time I had there.

We were met with beautiful, lush vegetation and mild warm weather. A large difference form Sydney, which had been going through rather dramatic weather changes.

 

 

There's nothing like spending an entire week relaxing at a resort on a tropical island. Whilst we didn't do much exploring off of the grounds of our resort we did get to immerse ourselves in the Fijian lifestyle. Like getting to watch some traditional dances, enjoying local food and drinks and swimming in the crystal clear water that was just outside our room.

 

I think this holiday was good for both of us. It was a nice little break from home, and a good chance to get away from it all before the craziness of Christmas starts.

 

I hope you are all having a great holiday season so far. I am off to pack my bags once again and go on a countryside trip to visit my grandparents.

 

xx Kat



Zoo day.

Hey everyone,

So this week I did something from my summer to do list. Not that that means I will be crossing the item off the list, considering there is so much more I want to do under that specific point, but I did do a part of it.

 

So on Monday I visited the zoo, with one of my best friends Ani. I haven't been to the zoo in Sydney in years. I think the last proper day I actually spent there was on an excursion when I was in 7th grade, so its been quite a few years.

 

Its strange how something that used to entertain me so much as a kid, is still just as fun now that I am 20. But I still had a blast. I love being able to catch the ferry across the harbour and past the harbour bridge to the zoo. And considering I do love seeing animals, I may have just had a little to much fun looking at the animals, as the young kids that were there were.

 

                                                                                              Best friend with her tiger toy.

 

We then ducked back into the city for christmasy starbucks and a pinch of shopping, in which I spent more money than I planned, but still got a few good things, which were a last minute collecting for my trip at the end of the week.

 

So now in two days time I go on my first overseas holiday in five years with my childhood friends, which I am super stoked about.

 

That's all

xx Kat



Saying goodbye to one thing, and hello to something new.

Hey guys,

 

So the end of 2013 is coming and this means the end of something's and the start of new and exciting things. So as of last week I finished something that I have been doing for the last two years, and as sad as that is, I'm a little excited for whatever lies ahead of me next year.

 

I think that that is the good thing about the end of the year, getting to start new things in the new year. It is an exciting though that I will be doing new things next year.

 

 

Saying goodbye.

For the past two years I have been studying at the a small collage with a bunch of the same people there, and now that the end of the year is coming I wont be going beck next year as I am moving to a different place and will be doing things. But the past two years have been great and I have met some awesome people there. I got to make some really god friends with people who are a blast to hang out with, and that will definitely be one of the sad things about leaving next year. 

 

Next year also means that I will be unable to do one thing that I have done every year for the past five or six years. And this kind of makes me sad, it's a place that I have made many friends, but moving away next year also means that I will be unable to do this because I will be so far away that coming back every week would be too hard.

 

Goodbyes are always hard, but I will keep these memories with me for the rest of my life and also hopefully the friends that I have made there as well.

 

Fresh starts and hello's.

Starting next year I will be moving down to Melbourne to study at a University down there and that kind of scares me. I have never really lived in a different place, it's been the same house my entire life, in the same suburb. And moving to a different state is a big jump.

 

But I am still super excited for this opportunity, as it means I get to experience new and different things, and I get to explore(which is something I love doing) a new place. So the excitement overshadows scared feeling. But no matter what I know I will enjoy myself.

 

 

Now is merely the time to enjoy life and do as much as I can with the people at home as I can before I leave. Like going to Fiji with my best friend. So I think I'm ready for whatever comes my way.

 

That's all for now,

xx Kat 



Summer to do list.

Hey everyone,

 

So for us Australian people summer is just around the corner, even thought the weather in Sydney would say otherwise, and I can wait. Whilst I do love winter, summer is also a season I love very much. It means I get to just hop in the car and go to the beach, and spend warm nights out with my friends. But I wanted to come up with a list of things to do this summer. Things that would give me some adventure and a refreshing view on things. So here are a few things on my list.

 

1. Go to a new place.

2. Go on a grand adventure with one, or more, friends.

3. Discover a new beach that I haven't been to before.

4. Try something new(whether it be food, activity or a new skill)

5. Redecorate my room.

6. Wander around the place I grew up in and discover new things about it.

7. Visit places I haven't been to in a long time/places I used to love as a kid.

8. Road trip somewhere(anywhere)

9. Make the most out of the sunshine.

10. Catch up with friends that I haven't seen in a long time.

11. Take every opportunity I am offered.

12. Make a list of places I would like to go to, that I have never been to before, and go to them.

13. Hop on a train and go somewhere.

 

 

 

Photos courtesy of the adventure tag on tumblr.

 

So I hope to make this summer memorable and I hope I get to share it with all of you. I hope that I spend my time adventuring and not sitting around with nothing to do. I can't wait for what ever comes next, but I hope its fun and full of things I enjoy.

 

Until next time,

xx Kat

Procrastination and Creative mind block.

Hey guys,

So I haven't blogged in a while. And I'm  not going to lie, it's because I'm super lazy, busy and procrastinating on life. I have had a huge pile of assignments and lists of things to do, and I have pretty much done everything that has a due date the night before. Or in the case of one assignment, the morning of.

 

I have also been having super writers/creative block. Not only for blogging, but also every other thing that needs me to use my creative parts of my brain (writing a song as an assignment, being one of them).

 

Things are slowly calming down and I hopefully will get back to normal, and blog more, even though I have only started recently. I hope to blog more. I just really need to get off my butt and get onto it. I will be knocking my procrastination habit to the side (hopefully) and get things done.

 

 

photo courtesy of http://study-inspiration.tumblr.com/

 

xx Kat.

Live in the now.

Hello everybody.

 

It's strange what thoughts fly through your head in those moments before you fall asleep at night. I, like many others, am one of those people who thinks about almost everything that's ever happened to me, just as I am falling asleep.

 

It occurred to me last night, in one of those streams of thought, that I let too much of what has happened effect what is happening in this very moment.

 

 

So as of this moment I am going to attempt to live in the moment, the now. The past is gone, and no matter how much I want to change the mistakes I have made, or the things I have done. I will never get a chance to re-do them (unless a time machine gets invented in the future).

 

 

So that my lesson for today. live in the right here, right now, and forget the mistakes made in the past. You can only move forwards from here on out.

 

xx Kat

 



A weekend of sun and surf.

Howdy everyone.

 

So the weekend just gone I was lucky enough to be able to escape the city life, and ventured down the coast to visit my Aunt and Uncle.

 

 

We got to spend two days in the sunshine, only a five minute walk from the local beach, we also took our dog along for the ride, considering he loves water and the beach.

 

 

This was a nice little break, something I sort of needed considering the large pile of work I have to do, that I left at home. It's nice to every once and a while to get away from everything, including the city and just enjoy the fresh air for a couple of days.

 

I hope you all had fun and hopefully relaxing weekends as well.

 

xx Kat