A word that has become one that is used a lot by myself, to myself, about myself. With me uncertainty being a major player in how my brain works, the word failure gets thrown around a lot, and somedays even gets the best of me.

That's what has been happening to me over the past two weeks, I started May Madness with a strong heart and plans of completion in perfect timing this year, but I was wrong. My doubts got the better of me, which is why there has been so few posts so far in May. 

But I want to say that failure shouldn't be getting you down, to be fair I probably shouldn't be preaching that, I am the biggest victim of the thought of failure. But that changes now. I will hopefully over the last week of May left this year, complete May Madness and by the 31st there should be 29-31 posts just like I promised.

I hope you are all feeling well.

xx Kat

Dance it out

With being a self confessed stress head , I have picked up a few ways of de-stressing over the years. One of my all time favourites is dancing it out.

I usually do this when I am home alone, so I can dance without anyone watching and like I don't care at all. I just find some songs on Itunes that I feel like dancing to at that particular point in time, and just go for it.

This seems to make the stress fade away and also builds up a bit of a sweat, creating the perfect relaxing moment and getting in a bit of a workout.

My tips for dancing it out:

- Drink water in between, helps replace whatever you have sweated out and keeps you hydrated.

- Keep it safe and try to avoid injury, something that I am not good at, but I do try.

- Find the music that really makes you want to dance, for me its mostly musicals.

- Dance like you don't have a care in the world.

- You don't have to be good at dancing, just go with the flow and what feels right.

What are some songs that you can't help but dance to?

xx Kat

Rainy day adventures.

One of the positive things about having moved away from home and to another state, is that I have had to find all new places to go to for basic things. One of those things was a mechanic to have a look at my car. This also meant that I needed to find my way around and away from the mechanics and finding a place to spend my time whilst I waited for my car to be finished.

I probably picked the best/worst day to get this done as it decided to hail and rain as I was making my way to the mechanics. It was also fun as I forgot my umbrella, so I had to walk in the rainy day drizzle, with a side of hail.

I eventually got myself into the safety and warmth of a local shopping centre and curled myself up with a hot coffee and a good book, to waste away the hours that I had to wait for them to finish working on my car.

The walk, even though it was cold, it was also quite refreshing, like I might have frozen half of my body off, but it made me feel refreshed and relaxed a little.

Just the joy of a Melbourne autumn.

xx Kat

My pick me up movie list.

Today was tough and like I said in regards to my, your own happiness blog post, I said that I would be doing these posts once a month. Or whenever I am in need of a pick me up.

So today I thought I would share with you my personal pick me up movies:

- 10 Things I Hate About You

- Tangled

- Mean Girls

- Fired up!

- Hercules

- Robin Hood (the disney version)

- Pitch Perfect

- John Tucker Must Die

- Any of the Harry Potter movies

- The Emperors New Groove

- Mamma Mia

- Hairspray

- When in Rome (Kristen Bell is my favourite person)

- She's the Man

- Easy A

As you can see many of them are musicals/disney films. I am a sucker for a good musical or disney film.

What are some of your cheer up movies?

xx Kat

I'm a self-confessed stress head.

Life is stressful, that is one lesson I learned quite early in life. Although I didn't realise how stressful it really could be until I left high school and had to live in the grown up world. Something I still struggle with now. 

But for as long as I can remember I always stressed out about things, it's just something I do. 

These past couple of weeks have been super stressful for me. Uni assignments need to be done. Things for my car need to be done. Money things need to be done. And they all just seem to add up.

To be fair I put an extra load of stress on myself by doing May Madness, but truth be told I find it relaxing. For example, this non planned post is making me feel a bit better because I am getting my mind, if only for a little while, of some of the things I actually need to do. It relieves my stress and just works.

Here are some of my tips for de-stressing:

 - Remove yourself from the stressful situation, even if it is just for a small amount of time.

- Exercise is a great way to relax and its good for you.

- Look at cute animals on the internet, our your own pet, I mean seriously it helps.

- Dance. It's as simple as that.

- Lie on the floor, one of my personal favourites.

- Or alternatively blanket burrito.

- Craft.

- Read a book or watch a movie.

- Find something funny to watch, this is a good way to feel better.

What are some of your relaxation techniques that help you de-stress?

xx Kat 

My rainy day thoughts.

I have been super stressed lately, with a crazy big work load and tons of things being due this month I have been freaking out. But then I recently has been raining quite a lot, with winter just around the corner rain seems to be coming in and there is something quite relaxing about it.

Today whilst I sit and listen to the rain I thought I would share some of my thoughts with you.

There is something rather relaxing about rain to me, its calming and manages to clear my mind, even on its fuzziest day. I must have picked this up when I was a kid, the sound of rain hitting a roof comforts me and makes me feel better. Even if it is just for a small amount of time. 

All the bad things seem to melt away and everything I need to do gets put on a back shelf for a while, giving me a well needed mental break.

Sorry that this post is so short today, my mind has been all over the place recently and everything is cluttered in my brain.

xx Kat

May Inspiration Board

This month is full of assignments and tons of uni related things, but after all the hard work is over I get to look forward to my winter holidays, and that excites me. There have been a few things that have been influencing me over the past week and I thought I would share them with you.

With the winter looming over me on this side of the world I have been inspired by lots of wintery clothes and also my need for wanderlust and adventure has me dreaming of an escape.

So here are six things that are inspiring me at the moment.

- Shoe Love: Jeffrey Campbell for Free people Joe Lace Up Boots, I have been in love with these boots for a while now and with winter coming they are the perfect style.

- Dreaming of Adventure: My mind has been dreaming of travel and one place I really want to visit is Denmark.

- Winter Warmer: This Sorted Food version of moussaka uses my favourite food, sweet potato and looks incredible 

- Mint colours: Mint green is a current colour obsession of mine.

- Autumn Colours: The best thing about this time of year is the colours of the trees and they are some of the most beautiful colours around.

- Knitted Love: This Shaggy Knit Pullover by Free People is perfect for the winter ahead and the plum colour is so lovely, I just want to snuggle up in it.

What are some things that are inspiring you this month?

xx Kat