Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts

Monday, 21 April 2014

Couch to 5k - The Beginning


    Hello everyone!! 

So today, me and one of my best friends officially started the 'Couch to 5k iPhone app'. Its a 9 week fitness program, aiming to get your fitness levels high enough for you to be able to run 5kms in 30 minutes. There's a half hour workout planned for three days every week, which usually alternates walking and jogging. 

Our first workout of Week 1 went really well, it involved jogging for 1 min and walking for 1½ mins, plus a 5 minute warm up and cool down walk. I didn't find it challenging at all, and can honestly say I enjoyed it! 

One thing I find hard personally is staying motivated. And I wasn't going to let myself slack off after a week. So, 'for encouragement', I bought myself a gorgeous new pair of Nike runners. I also put together a playlist, because I think upbeat music is the perfect way to stay motivated, and distracted, during a workout!



If you're planning on starting the app too, let me know in the comments!

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Thursday, 6 March 2014

Monday, 17 February 2014

Liebster Award!



Thanks so much to Lyn for nominating me! I was so surprised as my blog is only just starting out, but I'm very grateful nonetheless! 

Here's a link to the rules.

Basically what I have to do is first tell you 11 random facts about myself, then answer 11 questions from Lyn, make up 11 of my own questions and finally nominate 11 bloggers to do the same!


11 RANDOM FACTS

1.
I've been taking Taekwondo lessons for over three years and in 2013 I finally earned my Black Belt! 


2. I went to SIX concerts last year, Ed Sheeran, One Direction (twice), Olly Murs, Jedward and Fall Out Boy! They were all incredible!!

3. I love cats 

4. I've been overseas twice, once to Hong Kong and once to Hawaii. I would love to travel all around the world one day!

5. I've spoken (face to face) to all five members of One Direction!! Woooo!!



6. My middle name is Rose.

7. I absolutely love singing and have taken lessons since Year 7.

8. I can't fall asleep unless I've brushed & flossed my teeth.

9. Last year I hosted a radio show (broadcasted all over Melbourne) along with two other girls every fortnight for 10 weeks. I got to play all my favourite music, it was heaps of fun ^-^

10. I'm OBSESSED with Dan and Phil. So much so, I wake up at 6am every Monday just to watch their show on BBC Radio 1 (damn you time zones... can't I just live in the UK?)



11. I first read Harry Potter at age 7/8 and have loved it ever since 




11 QUESTIONS FROM LYN

1. What song did you last listen to?
She Looks So Perfect - 5 Seconds Of Summer



2. If you could live anywhere around the world, where would it be?
England! I love everything about that country.

3. Who do you look up to?
My mum definitely, she's creative, intelligent, loving, thoughtful, strong.. she's just an all-round amazing person 

4. If you could live in someone else's body for one day, who would you pick?
Hmm, thats a tough one. I'd love to be Carrie Hope Fletcher for a day, especially if it means I get her amazing voice!



5. If you could only buy something from one luxury brand, which brand would that be?
M.A.C... I wan't ALL their makeup!

6. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would that be?
Salad or sushi... I can never get enough of them.

7. Which blog do you check constantly?

8. Who inspires you to blog?
My mum, my friends, Zoe, Louise, Tanya...

9. Do you speak another language other than English? If not, what would you like to learn?
No, I know a little Italian but that's about it. I think it would be cool to speak Japanese, then I could watch all my favourite animes without an English dub!

10. If I gave you $1,000,000, what would you do with it?
Share it amongst my family, put it in the bank, and of course spoil myself a little bit ;)

11. What are your favourite TV shows?
F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Supernatural, The Carrie Diaries, Sherlock, Ouran HS Host Club, Seinfeld,
Modern Family, the list goes on!



11 QUESTIONS FROM ME
All time favourites...

1. Beauty product?
2. Clothing item?
3. Makeup brand?
4. Fashion label?
5. Beauty blog?
6. Celebrity crush?
7. Song?
8. Singer / band
9. TV show / movie?
10. Book / series?
11. Food?




I really enjoyed writing this, thanks for reading!!

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

School Makeup & Beauty Essentials

It's that time again for Aussie students... back to school *SIGH*
These holidays went far too quickly  Anyway, I decided I would show you my 'School Makeup & Beauty Essentials', so basically everything I rushedly slap on my face in about 5 minutes on a school morning. Keep in mind, wearing makeup is not allowed at my school so I need to keep it to a minimum and try not to make it too obvious (that means no fancy winged eyeliner or bright lipstick..boo).



The Body Shop Brow & Lash Gel


Maybelline Baby Lips Pink


Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder

Kath Kidston Hand Cream - Lilac & Lavender


Rimmel Wake Me up Concealer


L'Oréal Pencil Eyeli
ner - Brown

Impulse 'True Love' Body Fragrance



Thursday, 23 January 2014

Thoughts For Thursday #1

Hello chummies! I've decided to start a thing - Thoughts For Thursday. I'll be posting a picture with a little quote on it every Thursday, which will hopefully inspire you and I to make our lives happier and more positive!

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Wednesday, 1 January 2014

December Wrap-up

Happy New Year! Can you believe 2013 is already over?! I can't...

December was such a fun and exciting month for me; summer holidays, Christmas and New Year... It was insane! So, I thought I would do a little wrap up and show you guys some of my favourite photos/moments from last month, enjoy!




The Jedward Concert! Now, this was technically not in December (Nov 30th) but I loved it so much that I HAD to include it! I went with my cousin Matthew, but after winning 6 tickets (crazy, right?) I gave them away to a bunch of my friends who ended up coming too! Matt and I sat in the 5th row and earned a wave from both of the boys! It was such a great night, I absolutely can't wait for them to come back to Aus.

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My family and my cousins decided to go to this cute event in the city called 'Santa's Magical Kingdom'. There were a few rides and an amazing circus show which got everyone's hearts racing. It was the perfect start to December and left me feeling soo festive!

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Easily one of my favourite family traditions - Christmas Eve at my Nonna's house! We ate our weight in seafood - cocktails, prawns, mussels...yum. Then the kids hopped outside while we waited for 'Santa' to fill up our stockings. Once it was time, we all headed inside, turned on the TV to watch Carols by Candlelight, opened our gifts and ate some yummy desserts.

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Here are a few snaps from Christmas Day, I really wish I took more but I got a little distracted by the fun of it all. I got some amazing presents in the morning and then spent the day at my Aunt and Uncles house. We had a feast - BBQ, potato salad, rice salad, and plenty more. Us four cousins then hopped in the spa and had a good laugh - P.S, water guns and makeup do not mix. Finally, it was time for dessert. Homemade gingerbread house, anyone? Mum and I made it from scratch, as we do every year, and it was a success! The day was perfect, I'm incredibly lucky to have these people in my family.

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New Year's Eve was so much fun - all my family came over for a BBQ dinner. The Nonni (grandparents) left at about 10pm, which is when us kids got all our glow sticks and poppers ready. At 11:30, we headed to the park with a lovely city view. Everyone counted down from 10, and you could see the entire city light up with fireworks. After everyone settled down, we went home and managed to fall asleep by 2:30am.

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I hope you all had an amazing month and best of luck for 2014!

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