DAY NINETEEN // FIVE FAVOURITE BLOGS.

This is the type of post that I love to write because I love to honour people who I find inspiring. I read quite a few blogs but there are some blogs that I just never miss a post on. There has been a lot going on here behind the scenes but I'm happy to stick my nose back into the online world to share some wonderful blogs. Show them some love!

1. DesignLoveFest

This beautiful blog is just jam packed full of beautiful images. Plus, Bri shares pearls of wisdom in her advice series, something I just love to read. If only to fuel my 'in 10 years' fire.

2. The Flybird

I found this blog very, very recently but I just love it! Kylie and her husband Spencer create videos and share the most amazing photographs. My heart seriously swelled up today watching this video - I told Justin that that's what I want our life to look like. Oh and Spencer looks like Ryan Gosling. Just a fun side note.

3. Vicki Christine

More beautiful photographs, and more beautiful words. Vicki has pretty much the cutest baby in the world and is pretty darn cute herself. Even though I don't really fancy children that much *gasp* I have kind of fallen in love with her son.

4. Sincerely, Kinsey

MORE beautiful photographs. Kinsey is just beautiful and I have really enjoyed following her blog. She's creative and inspiring, passionate about clean living. And I love her name.

5. Across the Pond

Megan is just the sweetest person. And her + her husband are going to have the best looking babies. She's funny and kind and absolutely stunning. She's one of those people that I just want to hug really tightly and stroke her face whilst we get coffee together.

I realise that by the end of this post things got a bit strange but that's life. What are your favourite blogs? I love to find new blogs to read!

Photography: Scott Atherton Photography.

Jack + me, a wonderful friend.

LINK LOVE + PUPPY LOVE!

Ha, I practically flat out lied all the way back on the eighth of May. "Oh I'm back now!" Blatant lie.

As usual, school is incredibly busy. I'm learning loads and really enjoying myself, but when all I'm thinking about is dreams and visions, PR strategies, market research and really heavy books talking about domestic violence it's a bit hard to wrap my head around blog posts as well! Technically right now I should be writing two different papers but this seemed more fun! ;)

I just wanted to share with you guys some gems that I've come across in my web surfing of late. We exist in such a wonderful community and it's important to remember to share the great things you find and give credit where credit is due.

+ Bri wrote a really great post, sharing her technique for coming up with original ideas. It's so simple yet so brilliant.
+ You really should never have a bad hair day again - there are so many tutorials here it's mind-boggling!
+ This takes me back a few years. It's a perfectly valid excuse to blow raspberries in public!
+ If you live in Australia and are a creative being, this is the perfect way to find a job, inspiration and other likeminded folk.
+ Look for somewhere that has pretty things that you will literally spend hours of your life looking at? Okay, here you go. P.S - someone pick one for me?

Have a lovely Friday!

P.S - I edited that photo up there using the wonderful new app released by A Beautiful Mess. If you get a chance, check it out because I'm in LOVE with it!

DAY EIGHT // ADVICE, FROM ME TO YOU.

So I fell off the bandwagon a little bit but I think I'm back on now for the most part. I had a very crazy few days.

I've recently injured my hand pretty seriously and there have been a lot of doctors trips and talking about various options. It hurts but for now, that's just the reality I'm dealing with. I've also had assessments due and Albus crapping everywhere. I'm sitting here literally just staring at a mound of things, just piled onto the billiard table. Rubbish, bags, scarves, boxes, cameras, photos. Most of it is mine but that's irrelevant. There's so much life going on. Things are slowing down now though.

I made the big decision to quit my job on Monday. I've been there for about a year now and it was draining my soul. I loved the work but the environment was so negative and it was eating away at me. I was suffering from anxiety before every shift and that is not something anyone should have to experience. It is just time for me to move on. I love customer service and am going to look for a job where I can still interact with, and help, people as much as possible, just in a different environment.

That is what today's post is on I guess. Don't be scared. I'm a pretty scared person. I'm all tough but I'm also all talk. I'm scared to be assertive and to do what I want, for so many various and poor reasons. Everything is over-comeable (that's a new one) and in a few hours, days, weeks, months, the scary things will look far less scary. If you are unhappy, make a change. If you're being treated poorly, make a change. Fear holds me back a lot and it's only when I let go that I realise, I really had nothing to fear but fear itself. I am learning to let go earlier, before the serious and debilitating doubts really pull me under. It's a race between who I want to be and who I feel pressured to be. I think I'm winning and hopefully you can win too. Don't be scared.

Image by Matt Lief Anderson

DAY FIVE // PDA.

Today is the day that I climb up the ladder propped unsecurely against my house, scramble onto the roof and declare loudly for the world to hear: I THINK VIC IS GREAT! Vic is what I like to refer to as an English rose. She's sweet, funny and cares about things like biology. She takes beautiful photographs (ahem, like the one above!) and writes wonderful words. One of the things I like the most about Vic is her wisdom. She shares wonderful gems like this one and shares a little blog love of her own. She simplifies things and gently points out that the little things matter the most. She is also my email buddy - we share editing tidbits between us,  and little reminders that you are not alone and that I believe in you. If you have the chance, pop over and say hi to her. It will be well worth it. (My instinct there is to put a winky face on the end but that is really quite inappropriate when talking about someone as sweet as Vic!)

Image by Frankly Vic

DAY FOUR // FAVOURITE QUOTE.

I assume that today, there will be many Albus Dumbledore quotes. I am also quite partial to everything Dumbledore says but I have to be honest. My all time absolute favourite quote is from Bryce Courtenay's The Power of One. If you have read the book, I think you'll know what I'm about to say.

First with the head, then with the heart.

I could go into the details of this quote, and why it is so beautiful and important to the protagonist but that would ruin the book. I use this quote to remember that I have to think things through, understand as much as I can, before I can jump into things. I need to be better prepared and plan more. But it also reminds me that my mind and my heart need to be aligned. They both need to want the same things, otherwise I end up frazzled and miserable. It has stuck with me since the first time I read the book, way back when I was 10! I think that is the mark of a wonderful quote. What is your favourite quote?

Image by David Ryle