Goodbye to 2011 :(

Just some blabber....

In the past two days, I have had two ice-creams. I definitely feel like I am on holiday. I have been exercising every morning, this morning I did an hour of exercise. I did the pussy cat dolls dance workout this morning. I sweated like a pig on a hot day. I can definitely see a big difference, I have lost weight and toned up, I just need to lose some more and tone everything up.

Yesterday we went to the beach, the water was just heavenly. I swam in one of the big tidal pools, I just wish that I had goggles at the time, because the fish in that pool was really quite amazing. I got slightly pink, but this morning I see that I have a nice golden glow. Today we went to the market, which has to be one of the best markets that I have been to. There was even thai food, at a market. I was completely god smacked.

As today is the last day of 2011, I think some new year’s resolutions are in order.

1. Make new friends in Pretoria.
2. Loose the last amount of weight and tone up.
3. Go to University and get amazing grades.
4. Be a better girlfriend.
5. Finish the books I have started.
6. Get my license
7. Go out more.
8. Learn to control my temper.
9. Be spontaneous.
10. Be open to new things.

So this is my ten new year’s resolutions. I know that every year, I might be so lucky as to maybe finish one things on my list, but this coming year I would like to try and finish everything on my list. What one thing has always been on your list every year, and you never seem to be able to achieve it. Mine was always to lose weight, something that has always been very hard for me, finally it seem like I might be close to achieving it. Never give up, you can do anything that you put your mind to, if you really want to achieve one of your resolutions, then you will. Make the list, and we will achieve them together.

This year has actually been amazing, hard but amazing. I have the best boyfriend and family, and trying to juggle them both has been a test. It did however help me discover myself, and learn that you cannot make everybody happy. It was not easy, and I wished at times that I could be with my family and my boyfriend at the same time, but sometimes it doesn't work like that.

I am both really excited and really scared for the new year, but like any adventure, you will be scared, you have no idea where you will end up. It is part if living, not knowing where life will take you, at least I have Matthew and I know I will be looked after and safe. I just really want to have time to say goodbye properly to my family and not be rushed. Lets hope for the best. See you all in 2012.

Merry Christmas

Christmas, A time to be joyful and spend time with family and friends.  My family used to always go to my grandparents for the big Christmas dinner. Turkey, Gammon, mince pies. loads of salads and loads of desserts. But there was never a joyful spirit in the air, everybody would eat as quickly as they could and just leave. So now for the past few years we have been having the Christmas lunch at our house, with all our close family. Last year had to be one of the best Christmas's to date.  Everybody was cheerful and joyous. Nobody had a sour puss face, and nobody was in a bad mood. It was so great.

Christmas this year... 

Josh, my little brother woke up at half past four in the morning and then woke my mother, my sister and myself up at half past five. Do you remember being at the age, when you would wake up as early as possible, you didn't quite think of the fact that you would still have to wait for everybody else to wake up before you would be able to open any presents. 

The smell of my mothers amazing coffee helped to get me out of bed at that inhuman hour and still be in a good mood. You have no idea what I am talking about, this coffee is amazing. strong and so tasty. So I don't mind waking up that early, just as long as I get to have some of Lynn's coffee. 

What are your Christmas traditions? Do you leave out a glass of milk. a few cookies and a couple carrots for Santa? Or does everybody in your family wear the Family Christmas Jersey, you know the bright red knitted ones, with a reindeer on the front.  My family does not really have many traditions, usually it is just that the whole family is up. We all have the Christmas lunch together, and usually we will go to the beach for a while. My mother said that this year there would be no rules, anybody is welcome and that Christmas is a time for giving and a time for love.Although this year we did make a new tradition, the Christmas punch, Spiked with Vodka, lol, I have to love my Mother, Oh and it has now become a tradition to have Pavlova as one of the puddings.

One of the things that I love most about Christmas is how everybody comes together for the big lunch, the food is amazing, mouth watering and if you are not careful you just might eat to much. So as to not feel completely guilty, my sister and I decided that we would go for a long walk, in the sweltering heat. boy did we sweat. It wasn't an easy walk, but I sure didn't feel guilty while have my turkey. 

Boxing Day

Boxing day or the day after Christmas is the day where nobody is suppose to cook, leftovers it the way to go. Turkey sandwiches, leftover salads and roast potatoes, which let me just say taste revolting cold. In our family there is always a minimum if three desserts. This time we had carrot cake, apple pie and Pavlova with strawberries. The desserts that we had for left overs was the carrot cake and the apple pie. Boxing day was spent at this breath taking lagoon, where everybody swam, ate and made merry, we must have been there for about 5 hours. This had to be one of the best Christmas's to date. Tell me about your Christmas.

My Long weekend.

So my long weekend, as did everyones, started on Thursday. We went to the airport to fetch Matthews Grandfather and took him home. We ended up getting home at about quater to seven, to find that the house had been broken into. Yes we had been robbed. They took the following:

My GHD.
Two of my favorite rings.
A lot of my Ed Hardy things.
My New York bag.
My parker pen set.
make-up brushes.
My old Black Berry
My old Lg phone.
My I pod
My Adidas training shoes
My bomber jacket.
They almost stole my hair dryer and diamond necklace.
My speakers.
My mouse

Matthews list

His Ipod
His computer, box, screen, keyboard.
His ID book
His stero system.
His pocket knife
His Mountain Bike
His tools
His deodorant
His Ipod

These are just the things that I can remember, they also stole all his mums jewelry that her mother gave her. Diamonds etc. They stole food, booze and lots of his dads things. They stole the lawn mower and iron. It just really makes me mad that there is so much crime, and in such a supposidly quiet area.

Love is Everywhere

Have you ever wondered what love is, I mean what it really means? Not just the superficial part, you know, having a partner and kissing and caring for each other. I know I love somebody, because t


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Some people even love themselves, it is a funny concept and those that really do love themselves will never in a million years actually admit to loving themselves. It is called vanity, you know the kind of people that cannot pass a mirror without looking at themselves and fixing their hair or something. The kind of people that when somebody says," Oh you look so beautiful today". Instead of saying thank you, they will say I know.

Anyway, back to the topic of Love, Everybody has somebody that they love, be it their dog, or any pet for that matter. It could be your family, i.e. Your beloved mother, or you boyfriend/girlfriend/ fiancé/ husband or wife. We can see love, and we sure can feel it. As a matter of fact, my boyfriend and I often electrocute each other, we will be going to hold hands and a spark with occur, it is quite unpleasant but so funny, we often say we definitely have that connection with each other, we make fireworks.

I want to talk about the different places that you can see love.

One is probably quite common, The airport. Yes many movies have shown this, Love actually, and dogma are just two of them, but next time you are at an airport watch out for the love, it is quite amazing. The arrivals are full of the joyful love, they are so excited to see their loved ones that they have missed and now they count down the seconds till they get to have them in their arms.

Departures is a bit harder to actually see the love because there are quite a few tears, but they are not painful tears, they are tears of love, because they don't want to say goodbye to the person that is leaving. If they didn't love each other, then they wouldn't be sad. Sadness is often mistaken for something else, when often is love.

Sometimes when somebody expresses anger towards us, we mistaken it for dislike, when in actual fact it is love. I know that my father would sometimes get really mad, but it was not that he was mad at me, he just loved me so much and was more mad at the situation that had happened than at me. Sometimes people will tease each other as a sign of affection, I know it is weird, but it is true.

Love is something that everybody has experienced, it is something that can bring the greatest joy we have every felt, and it is also something that can cause the greatest pain ever. Our hearts are like a beautiful crystal vase, once it is broken, you might be able to glue the pieces back together, but there will always be the cracks to show were it was once broken.

Some men are such pigs.

Matthew and I went to the shops to do a little bit of shopping, and when we were finished and we had done paying,something disgusting happened to me. This guy kept looking at me up and down, now as a female most girls are use to the odd glance, but what I wasn't expecting was to have him try and touch me, I mean how gross. And I know I wasn't seeing things, he really tried to touch me, and not on the arm somewhere worse. Then he kept smiling and looking at me with a really revolting look in his eye. When I caught him, he didn't stop there, he kept looking at me and following me, what made it worse, was that he was with his wife. That poor lady, she is married to such a pig, who has probably cheated on her countless times.

To all you pigs out there, leave us girls alone. Why can't we wear what we like and not have to be harassed. We do not put on shorts and skirt to have you try and lift them up. I swear next time a old man tries something with me I will turn around and slap him. Sexual harassment is an offense and you can be locked up for it.

DREAM ON ...... :-)

If dreams were real, I would be 26, I would have my dream flat, doing my dream job as the editor of a fashion/beauty magazine. I would be living with my boyfriend or fiancé at that time. I would have my own car, and not just an old second hand run arounder. I would have a pet to come to and have the best kitchen ever, where I would cook luscious meals for my man and for all our great friends when they come over for dinner.

This is a wish list for my future.

I want to have my own apartment, and I want to be able to decorate it the way I want to. I don't want to share it with people who are messy and noisy and rude. I want a crisp clean layout. my bedroom would preferable be a red and black colour scheme or black and purple colour scheme.

These are my top three bedrooms, there is just something amazing to them, I would love to come home to a bedroom like this. I love my bedroom, and always want it to look inviting. These definitely look inviting to me

The kitchen would be black and white, I always think that a black and white kitchen looks so clean.
I want to be able to have nothing on my sides in the kitchen, except for maybe the kettle, toaster and maybe one other appliance. I think it makes the whole room look much more spacious and clean when the sides are clear. This is a secret that my darling mother taught me.

So this is what my dream kitchen would look like.

Bathrooms. Ahhhhh. The one place that you can be alone. Am I right? Either when you are taking a dump. ( ewww I know.) And trust me girls, the reason your boyfriends take so long in the john is because they are either browsing the web, or they are so engrossed in the article in the FHM that they forgot to finish up. Yes, guys enjoy to read a book, or a magazine, it doesn't even matter what magazine it is, it could very easily be one of your Comso's for all he cares. But back to the point, I love to shower and bath, and therefore I want to have the best bathroom one day. A bathroom must always be clean, this the one place in the house that you come into contact with germs, so therefore you have to make sure that it is SPOTLESS!!! This are some of my favorite bathrooms.

Nice right? hehe, don't worry, I don't mind sharing my dreams.

The lounge and dining room was very easy, I know exactly what I want. The couch I want in black though with white pillows, but the same theme. With animals in the picture one day, white is not a good idea.

So this is what I would love my flat to look like on day or even my house and of it is a house, then I want a pool, I demand a pool, a giant pool. I will also have loads of plants all over the house. Like ferns, orchids. Orchids are my favorite, so lots of those.

Then the extras, I want to drive a really nice car. these are my favorite. Nothing to hectic. Lol

No house is finished without a puppy or a kitten.

I have always wanted two big guard dogs and one small dog to alert the bog dogs. these are my choices for pets. Are they not so cute.

I grew up with a border collie and so I would love to have another one. They have to be my all time favorite dog.

As for my dream job, I want to have the position as the editor of fashion and beauty magazine. This is something that I would love. I love fashion and beauty and I have always loved to write.

So that is my future wish list. What do you think of it? I think I can achieve most of them with hard work, anything is possible.

Dreams are important, without them goals would never be made and reached. Never give up on your dreams, they are what define you and make you the person you want to be one day.

XOXO
With LOVE

ITS SO FLUFFY ( I COULD DIE)

YAY

I have my new laptop, I am so so happy, you have no idea. it is pink and so lovely. Sigh, I could not be any happier. And on Monday I leave for a three day Vaca to Cape Town. Mwahahah. I am really really happy. What have you got planned for this festive season. A trip away? Or just staying at home, catching up on those missed epsiodes of 90210 or true blood? Whether you are staying on the couch or going on a long road trip, stay safe and have an awesome time.

Today was spent with my mother, we had breakfast, well she is the one who ate, I had a latte and just caught up with her. Then we did a few chores and then went to the mall for a bit, where I had a fruit salad, the first meal of the day. See willpower is not that hard to achieve, I mean if I can loose weight then anybody can. I have lost 6 kg so far, and I will not give up, there is definatly more to come.

Today I almost took home two adorable, boarder collie puppies, they were so cute, but I know that it would just be silly, but they are just so cute and fluffy. Wouldn't you just love to cuddle up to somebody this cute? I know I would. Well perhaps one day I will be able to have a dog of my dreams. I must admit that Matthew had a very good point, having a dog may be very nice, but what happens when you want to go away, or have a weekend away or even move? The dog has to be looked after, you cannot just leave it alone for a week. So for the time being I will be petless. ( that is not even a word.)


What are you planning on giving to people for Christmas? What do you usually give them. Do you plan on staying true to your amazing diet while you are with the family, or are you going to sneak that extra mince pie and just convince yourself that you deserve it? I know that it is so hard, but we all have to keep it up, there is no point in saying," I am on holiday, it doesnt count." Because it does count, oh trust me it does. Especially when you are standing on that scale, and those 5 kg that you had lost are now back on.

What do you think one should wear for a long road trip?? Skirt and baggy top, or jeans, or shorts? come on I need advice. And what should I pack, because I suck at packing, I really do. I usually over pack or under pack and it is never pretty. lol.

XOXO

LOVES

Good things come to those who wait...

I just hate not having a laptop, I miss out on all the news and updates, but thankfully my wait is slowly coming to an end, but wait that is not all, I am getting the replacement that  I want. This gorgeous PINK Sony Vaio.
My amazing mother organised it for me, don't you just love Mums. I had a nice enough time at home, except for some things that my dad had to say, but I need to be strong enough to believe in myself and not let what other people say get in the way of my own intuition. I have never been so happy, and it really does show, I have lost 6kg, and I know it might not sound like a lot, but trust me, for me it is really great, almost all my cloths are too big. One of my top secrets is that I do not eat bread, and if I do it is like once in a blue moon.



I have my move coming up next month and I am really scared. I don't know what to think, and how I will become use to such a big change, I know that it is a change that I want and need to do in order for things to go right and so I can succeed in my life.

This morning being a Saturday and being a day that I should be able to rest and sleep in, everything went the opposite of what it should. I woke up at 05:44 and then it took me ages to get too sleep. I woke up at 07:00 and had to get up. After getting up and throwing some pants on, I ventured out, too find Russell getting ready to leave, people had tried to break into the office again, but this time they had been caught. What a morning. So there I am, just watching 90210, when Matt ventures out of the room to tell me, that he doesn't feel well. My morning was spent, cleaning ( not that I mind, I actually was in a mood to clean,and nursing Matthew, which seems to have paid off, because he looks and feels much better.

My afternoon so far has been spent, tin rattling for the SPCA ( Animal Welfare) and checking in at the office. Speaking of the SPCA, I am amazed at how many people just walk on by, it is one thing to claim to love animals, but when it comes to just giving your loose change, they pretend that they haven't seen you. Then there are others who will give almost R50,00. Animals cannot speak for themselves, they are helpless. You cannot expect the SPCA to always help you with your animal when you don't help them.

What are my plans for tonight? Well probably to a workout class, then have a nice hot shower, do my nails or clean the room. Then have a great glass of wine and a fantastic meal. Depends on how I feel, but pretty much just a relaxing evening.

Tomorrow I would really love to go to the beach, I went last weekend and got really brown, now I can confidently wear my bikini with pride. I will hopefully, possible have my new laptop tomorrow, I know I was talking about next week, but things are looking up. I will keep you posted.

XOXO