8 YEAR CELEBRATIONS ♥

Today marks a day of life, love and happiness with one amazing man. It has been a journey of trial and tribulation, but more so of joy and celebration. Meeting my man at 14 years of age, and staying high school sweethearts way beyond our years … exceptionally magical! Baby you are just too good to me. No one could make me happier in all the world. Thank you for everything are, say and do.

I loved you yesterday, I love you today and I will love you tomorrow. 

Truly madly deeply. Forever and Always. Cheers to another 80 more together with you.
XXX

♥ Love isn't finding someone you can live with, its finding someone you can't live without.

♥ Do what makes you happy, be with who makes you smile, laugh as much as you breather,

love as long as you live.

♥ Love doesn't make the world go round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

 ♥ Two souls but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.

 ♥ Love is canvas furnished by nature & imbroidered by immagination.

 ♥ It doesn't matter where you go in life, what you do or how much you have,

it's who you have beside you.

♥ The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love & be loved in return.

 ♥ I love you not only for who you are, but for who i am when i am with you.

♥ True love doesn't come by finding the perfect person,

but by learning to love an imperfect person perfectly.

Holstee Manifesto

endless to do's

Life isn’t where I thought it would be at the moment but its keeping busy with amazing things* Especially at this point in time with so much going on! Sometimes I get so discouraged.. I'm not working, neither studying, and I can’t help but feel left behind. Then i realise what the last 3 years has done for me ((life lessons worth learning)) and that at least I'm not doing something I'd end up hating one day* And besides I'm busy planning to jet set off to USA or CT for 6 months, how much more amazing can it get :))

My application alone is a do-list of its own nature. To apply & become an aupair is quiet an extensive process. Childcare references* Medical check & body examinations* Photographs* Personal video* Letter to the Host Family* Police clearance / criminal check* Passport* Visa* and the list goes on!

Among the above keeping me busy I'm in the middle of planning a very special bachelorette/kitchen tea party for one of my best friends, a house warming party for my man, sorting out my life with regards to bank accounts & investment options, travel ideas & options, AND study / work ideas & options... PHEEEEWWWWWW!!!

Needless to say I'm so in love, having fun with friends and meeting new people, having the time of my life planning & sorting and well I'm pretty darn happy and grateful for all i have :)

#Tackling one "to do" at a time! lets go!

Fitness Freak

With me recently 
leaving my full-time job for something more part-time to give me time to prepare for leaving to work in USA or CT & to look at studies for the year ahead and next, I have had so much time on my hands it’s been fabulous!!

Time for ME! Time to breath, spring-clean, get life in order, spend time with family, spend more time with friends, and spend most of all quality time with my man! I’m finding myself again, discovering, & re-discovering my love for life, my passions, goals, hopes and dreams!

One thing at the top of my list is to get back into gym and on the road again cycling & running, getting lean, fit & the healthiest I've ever been! My recent purchase of the book titled "Skinny Bitch" uncovers all the facts and truths about what food, chemicals, hormones and junk we continuously put into our bodies on a daily basis! From coffee to meat and everything in-between! This is helping me to gain knowledge, direction and to formulate the best healthiest eating plan - that isn’t a "quick fix / diet" but rather a long term food lifestyle choice. For me personally, diet & exercise have a snowball effect on each other. Once I am eating healthily & have a good relationship with food I find I am more obliged and motivated to exercise.. And the more exercise I do or the more fitness goals I want to achieve, the more motivated I become to have a healthy body & good balanced diet!

Being at the gym every day this week so far has been amazing! A few new Addidas gym items & a new watch have got me all giddy and amped to go out & take on my daily exercise regim. I think sometimes we need that. Something just to get us going! Not only do I have a great support system with friends around me gyming & having goals of their own fitness wise, my biggest motivation is entering races! There’s nothing more encouraging than working towards an event.  I have thus far entered for a trial run, mountain bike race, forest marathon and a triathlon and I have only done a run & a cycle once if twice in the past!
So I’m setting my goals high and getting very excited
to tackle all the above.

Spinning classes are my best friend at the moment, the rush, fast pace, endurance, strength and interval training is just too groovy! 3-in-1, how about that :) Running I do on the road, at the gym and best of all on the beach! Swimming is my only less than average strength but I guess we all have to start somewhere, and I have a swimming program to follow too which will get me where I want to be. I’m quite excited to take Justin on a mountain bike track this weekend. Would be awesome to train together so holding thumbs he enjoys it & get ADDICTED!
For now my toning and weight training is going to be kept minimal doing a super circuit once a week and powerplate routine 1-2 times a week. Its only been 4 days and I feel like I can take on the world. Feeling the burn, but loving every second of it !!!

Whatever it is you want to do achieve or have,
grab it with both hands and don’t look back ♥

A message from my heart

Choose to live by choice, not by chance; to make changes, not excuses; to be motivated, not manipulated; to be useful, not used; to excel, not compete.

Choose to find enough inner strength to determine your own worth, and not dependent on another's judgement of your life, who you are, who you want to be or the things you want to accomplish.

Choose to never expect, to never assume & never demand; to never let failure get to your heart, and success go to your head. Choose to surround yourself with people that will lift you higher and simply trust God ...some days that's all you need to get through the day.

50 lessons to learn in life & continue to learn.. ღ

• You’re stronger than you think you are.
• Mistakes teach you important lessons. Every time you make one, you’re one step closer to your goal.
• There is nothing to hold you back except you.
• You can press forward long after you can’t. It’s a matter of wanting it bad enough.
• No matter how much progress you make there will always be the people who insist that whatever you’re trying to do is impossible.
• You are limited only by your own imagination. Let it fly.
• Perception is reality.
• Your instincts can be trusted.
• There is only one question to ask yourself: “What would you do if you were not afraid?”
• It’s often hard to tell just how close you are to success.
• The only mistake that can truly hurt you is choosing to do nothing simply because you’re too scared to make a mistake.
• Never let success get to your head, and never let failure get to your heart.
• You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.
• Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.
• Do what you love, not what you think you’re supposed to do.
• Laughter is the best medicine for stress. Laugh at yourself often.
• If you want to feel rich, just count all the great things you have that money can’t buy.
• Forgiving yourself is far more important than getting others to forgive you.
• If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, you’ll often find that you’re right.
• Be nice to yourself.
• For the most part, it doesn’t matter what people think. Follow your own truth.
• No education is wasted. Drink in as many new experiences as you can.
• Making one person smile can change the world.
• Don’t forget to enjoy your journey!
• You never know how strong you really are until being strong is the only choice you have.
• Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
• You cannot change what you refuse to confront.
• Crying doesn’t indicate that you’re weak. It doesn’t always solve your problems either.
• No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.
• Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.
• You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
• Give up worrying about what others think of you.
• When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.
• You have to accept that some things will never be yours, and learn to appreciate the things that are only yours.
• As Henry Ford put it, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right.”
• Don’t be afraid to move out of your comfort zone. Some of your best life experiences and opportunities will transpire only after you dare to lose.
• Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak, sometimes it means you are strong enough and smart enough to let go.
• You’ll rarely be 100% sure it will work. But you can always be 100% sure doing nothing   won’t work.
• Don’t dwell on the past or worry about the future for too long. Right now is life. Live it.
• No matter how cautiously you choose your words, someone will always twist them around and misinterpret what you say. Just say what you need to say.
• Not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of good luck.
• If you are passionate about something, pursue it, no matter what anyone else thinks. That’s how dreams are achieved.
• If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.
• What lies before us and behind us are tiny matters when compared to what lies within us.
• Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
• It’s not about getting a chance, it’s about taking a chance.
• If it were easy everyone would do it.
• Be vulnerable.
• A problem is a chance for you to learn.
• Regardless of the situation, life goes on.

Second chances

You have the power to determine your own destiny

Whatever the past holds,

it has nothing on what the future brings. Get excited.

Be who you want to be be. Do what you want to do.

Live this life beyond abundance!

live to love, love to live

Take chances.  fall in love.  make millions.  make mistakes.  break the rules.  jump without looking.  smile everyday.  explore.  dream.  discover.  be silly.  be crazy.  be wild.  And have no regrets.

The ride only comes once...

love it!

 

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- 1 Corinthians 13:4

"Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next"

If Life is a Waste of Time and Time is a Waste of Life, Lets all get Wasted and have the Time of our Lives!

Greatness exists in all of us, we just need to learn how to apply it!
Have the determination of a mirror, it never loses it's ability to reflect.. even if it is broken in a thousand pieces.Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4

"Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next"

If Life is a Waste of Time and Time is a Waste of Life, Lets all get Wasted and have the Time of our Lives!

Greatness exists in all of us, we just need to learn how to apply it!
Have the determination of a mirror, it never loses it's ability to reflect.. even if it is broken in a thousand pieces.Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4

"Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next"

If Life is a Waste of Time and Time is a Waste of Life, Lets all get Wasted and have the Time of our Lives!

Greatness exists in all of us, we just need to learn how to apply it!
Have the determination of a mirror, it never loses it's ability to reflect.. even if it is broken in a thousand pieces.