I’ve been in Australia since 13-November 2015 and chasing that Australia dream since my feet hit the ground. Half of the first year, I had a place to stay, in the basement of the family I helped take care of and then moved into a studio. When I moved into the studio, it was perfect at the time and perfect for me at the time. Just … Continue reading Feels Like Home
It’s time to move out and to continuing growing up. Literally and figuratively. This is my last Saturday in my very first apartment here in Sydney. I’ve lived in an Art Deco building built in the 1930s for 4 years now. The apartment has been nothing but good to me. Giving me the sanctuary I needed from the world outside when needed, entertaining me with … Continue reading Moving Out and Growing Up
It’s Sunday, 5:19pm as I start to write this. “Zhill Down” by Neotic is playing and there is some celebratory clapping going on outside my windows. I did a whole lot to nothing today. And cried during Yin Yoga. Not from physical pain but I suppose just permission to release. Maybe I haven’t been handling this whole self isolating, work from home as well as … Continue reading Dropping the Mask
Well, the first 9 days of February have been an external internal battle. Internal battle of not letting external affect my mental space and an internal battle of why I am suddenly letting the external affect my internal peace. I haven’t been feeling physically 100%. I’m on the tail end of a cold and can’t shake the cough and sinus drainage. Sexy. I know. I … Continue reading A Lesson in Irritation
I owe a huge thanks to the one and only, Marcus (@barefoot_trainer👣). In my eyes, it will never be enough to say thank you to him, because I owe him a million plus infinity of thank yous for challenging me and changing my life. One year ago today at 7:15am, I did my very first personal training session with Marcus. Today, 365 days later at 6:15am, I will walk … Continue reading Thank You Marcus
Last November, I walked into Flow Training Centre with one target in mind…get my shit together. Like I said in My Fitness Journey: Better Than Yesterday, I didn’t have a target weight loss. I didn’t have a target lift goal. I was only armed with a list of Why a Personal Trainer Now and Why I Can’t Do this Alone. I didn’t know then but my trainer, Marcus, (@barefoot_trainer👣) would … Continue reading A Changed Life
Sundays are fast becoming my favorite day of the week. Once dreaded as the “it’s almost Monday day” it’s now the space between the week ending and another week starting. The space where I am most relaxed. Sundays have become my soul recovery day. Up for a coffee or tea, back in bed and more than likely back to sleep for another hour or so … Continue reading Sundays: The Space Between
As a believer in Universal energy and vibrations and as someone who feels and senses the energy that others give off, I’ve never really given reiki a lot of thought. I know it is an Eastern alternative medicine and involves the energy in the human body. It was something I’ve found myself recently wanting to try so when one of my favorite yoga teachers sent … Continue reading Reiki: Permission to Relax
Today is my 6 month of anniversary of when I changed my life. This time for the better and for the healthier. It’s not been easy. Sometimes it seemed way to damn hard. It has definitely been sweat inducing. An occasionally tear fell at the end of weeks where nothing seemed to change and my mind wanted to give up. I’m not where I want … Continue reading My Fitness Journey: 6 Months In
I walk every day to work. It’s not a hard walk. Relatively flat and it’s a little over 5.4km (3.36 miles) round trip. There are days it sucks (rainy days), but mostly it was a way for me to do a little bit of exercise every day. Was it moving mountains? No. But it got me off my ass. Getting up early wasn’t an option … Continue reading My Fitness Journey: Better Than Yesterday