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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve never really been a huge New Year’s fan and have always preferred to stay close to home so I can walk there at the end of the night. This year was an easy one with a party out on the footpath in our street. We’re very lucky to have some great neighbours and we’re good friends with a few of the houses that live in the street, so about 5 houses in a row set up outside for the party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the neighbours likes to DJ so he set up with his DJ tables (whatever they’re called) and got the night pumping. DJ Scotch finger as we called him, did a great job and really made the night fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s really convenient having a party outside the house, because when I wanted to go and sit down for a bit, I just went in and sat on the couch with Ted. I didn’t want to wake up hung over so I only had a few drinks and enjoyed the night so much more!</span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-655895082165385592015-01-04T21:23:00.000+11:002015-01-04T21:23:21.734+11:00Christmas 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry about the blog hiatus, I took some time off because I was feeling a slump and now that the New Year has rolled around I have new mojo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have a backyard that isn't huge, but is perfect for entertaining so we strung up some Ikea fairy lights and got some Photo Booth props to make the night fun and 'Christmasy'. Delicious food, some drinks and some good company make for a fun night and we didn't get to bed until about 2am!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas itself started with Polish Christmas with S's family on Christmas Eve. Not only did we have a feast of food, but there were many vodka shots involved which is also supposedly a Polish tradition. I'm not so sure if that's 100% true but I wasn't going to argue, ha! We did a Kris Kringle with S's family to make it easier and I got a kindle since I broke my last one in New Zealand. I've read almost three books since I got it and I am loving it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas Day was spent at my parents house and they put on a huge roast lunch. This is the first Christmas we've had as a family in about four years, so it was nice to have (mostly) everyone together. We got given a really nice canvas with a photo from our wedding which is a really special gift. Love it! I forgot to take the camera to Christmas Lunch, so I have no pics, oops!</span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-86948597077165633212014-12-08T21:51:00.000+11:002014-12-08T21:51:00.759+11:00Travel tips and tricks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA9xjTKxwShG_gKWW_IK2slCpsj0zx0t64RFOzw57AS90yCQe4rF5G_s_27G-OtySsmjikRtjqonhR9nw9VZhMamVGxu1z3uw7kxtQTm90uQr3y4v5V09xJNRBMdlQ3cAKlkiFrAJFyyn/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA9xjTKxwShG_gKWW_IK2slCpsj0zx0t64RFOzw57AS90yCQe4rF5G_s_27G-OtySsmjikRtjqonhR9nw9VZhMamVGxu1z3uw7kxtQTm90uQr3y4v5V09xJNRBMdlQ3cAKlkiFrAJFyyn/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" height="428" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you can get from your house to your travel destination with no mishaps then I applaud you. While I am not well travelled by any means, I have travelled enough to have come up with some tips and tricks that will help you avoid some mistakes I have made. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Be that a copy of your passport or your flight ticket, print it. There have been so many times that I have relied on my phone to bring up my flight ticket only to not be able to connect to the wifi to retrieve said email. Had I printed my documents, the stress that usually ensues would have been avoided. Even if you don't think you need to print your documents, you do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>2. Print a map of where your hotel is</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ok, I've been to Japan twice and both times, we forgot to print a map of where the hotel was and how to get there. Japan has foreign street signs and getting anywhere is tricky. As with point one, you might not always find wifi and therefore, you are left to use street maps to assist in your navigation. If you can print a map with directions, even better! If you get lost, don't panic! Remember, you've gotten lost before and found your way and this situation will be no different. Panic is what sends people the wrong way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>3. Have an electrics adaptor before you leave the house</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not all airports will have the adaptor you need for the country you are going to and trying to find one in a country that potentially doesn't speak English is stressful. Try and get one before you go and you will thank yourself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>4. Take cards against humanity</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ok, so this one applies if you're travelling in a group of three or more. We all know the plane ride can be boring, so why not play cards? This card game will be guaranteed to make you (and other passengers) laugh and is a great time killer. On that note, make sure you also have paper to record scores and a pen which will also come in handy when you are filling in the various departure/arrival/customs cards. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While also on this topic, make sure you pick a car that suits the terrain or landscape of where you are driving. Both times we have been to New Zealand, we've booked a rental car. The first one was a small Nissan Sunny (bad!!) and the second was a Toyota Rav 4 (good!!(. New Zealand is hilly and windy and the Nissan Sunny (we named him Richie) struggled. The first trip was a road trip and honestly, I wish we just went and upgraded the car. It was that bad and slow and struggled uphill. The second trip was based in Queenstown and we drove to the ski slopes every day. The drive up the mountains required something with power and the Rav 4 handled it with ease. Research where you will be driving and pick the right car and you're set.</span><br />
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-9936400137580651382014-12-02T22:30:00.003+11:002014-12-02T22:32:46.235+11:00A late Spring wedding<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A definite mistake was made ordering three meals for two peoples during the break between ceremony and reception because by the time the food was served at the reception, I was still full. Eyes are too big for my belly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had pork belly for entree, Chicken for main and sticky date pudding for dessert. I was so stuffed by then I couldn't even fit in a bite of cake. Such a shame. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bride requested I didn't wear black as per my original plan, so I went out seeking colour and colour I did find. In the form of a bright green dress! It will be perfect for my 'tropicana' themed Christmas party this coming Friday too. </span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-90338121494380887822014-11-21T08:26:00.005+11:002014-11-21T08:26:59.388+11:00Currently - Happy Friday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-25093822211122870092014-11-20T08:00:00.000+11:002014-11-20T08:00:02.970+11:00Lovely lippies<div style="text-align: justify;">
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from the states. I got a MAC prep and prim lip primer which claims to keep
lipstick on your lips longer. Perhaps I am not using it properly, but I have
not noticed a difference. Lipstick doesn’t tend to last too long on my lips and
I usually re-apply a few times a day. What are your tips for long lasting
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collection. Pink Pearl Pop is a brighter pink that I will probably only wear
when going out. It is a light and bright pink and a very sweet colour. I’ve
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-13714585962233080592014-11-19T12:17:00.001+11:002014-11-19T12:17:26.465+11:00What did Rhi do on the weekend?<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I should also mention here that the whole night the boys were Facebook messaging us from Vegas. Vegas is five hours in front of Sydney, but one day behind (do you follow)? So while we we’re eating dinner, bashing out karaoke tunes etc., they were dancing away and drinking at the Bellagio in Vegas. Slightly more exciting than our efforts, but is there actually anything better than a drink and pizza on a Friday night? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday night we had a girls night planned and hotfooted up to Newtown for some two for one cocktails. Kuleto’s (my favourite cocktail bar) have changed their rule so if you want two for one, you have to order with a friend. Um, that defeats the purpose. And anyway, I’m still going to drink just as many cocktails, but probably quicker because I need to allow more time for lining up. There were a few bartenders that would just give you two drinks, but the one that kept serving me kept rolling his eyes and huffing and puffing when I insisted my friend was outside and I’d be giving her the second drink (she was and I did). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Kuleto’s we went over to Newtown Hotel which I was surprised to find had an amazing cider garden. They also have amazing fries and I do love good fries. We were out until about 4am and got some delicious hot chips from the kebab shop on our way home. I wasn’t drinking until 4am before you all assume I’m a drunk, we had a lot of friends out and were dancing and chatting and time slipped away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday morning Steve got home from the longest week away ever and we spent the rest of the day hanging out and talking about LA and Vegas. Listening to his stories made me want to book a US trip so I put together a plan for an LA, Vegas, New York and DC trip for my Birthday next year. </span></div>
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headed to the city for my friend D’s hens party. D’s sister and bridesmaids organised
the night and it was amazing. Full of activities and full of fun. I didn’t have
a hens night, so I was living vicariously through D. </span></span></div>
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other girls had gotten at The Grace hotel. Wine and nibbles = a winning
combination and a great start to the evening.</span></span></div>
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making class at La Cita, Darling Harbour. I’d just gotten back from Bali and
was desperately missing my daily cocktail, so this class was a goodie. We
learnt how to make a cosmopolitan and a mojito (my fav!). Cocktails actually
aren’t that hard to make, especially mojitos. The cocktail making (and
drinking) was a great starter to lead us in to the next class of the evening –
a latin dance class. </span></span></div>
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and I had an injured knee, so I couldn’t even do everything the guy told us to.
By this time of the night, everyone had a few drinks under their belts, so
everyone was right in to it and it was great fun. The group before us took it
really seriously which didn’t look like fun. Take yourselves less seriously and
everyone is laughing. I can’t follow dancing directions to save myself so I was
definitely laughing at myself!</span></span></div>
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restaurant part of La Cita. The food far exceeded my expectations. I didn’t get
pics, but I had a steak, mash and veg for my main and the steak was cooked to
perfection. This coming from someone who rarely eats steak! I shared a jug of
delicious sangria with another of the guests at dinner, because you just can’t
go past sangria! </span></span></div>
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nightclub. I haven’t been there since I was about 18, but it was good to go
back especially since I used to only go with the hen. They played all the old
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-51366303813414088892014-11-12T09:39:00.000+11:002014-11-12T14:34:52.474+11:00My Wedding Speech<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was going through my old email account today and deleting emails when I came across my wedding speech. We didn't have speeches at the party, but when most people had left and it was a close group of friends left, we did a bit of a 'speech circle'. I was the only one with a prepared speech and our friend, T tried to get the whole restaurant to listen. Lucky he wasn't successful. How embarrassing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Not many brides give a speech on their wedding day….or engagement party day as the case may be, but since we are obviously not ones for tradition, here goes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Firstly, I want to ask for the forgiveness of those who we lied to and who thought they were coming to an engagement party. Well, the original plan was for this to be an engagement party until one day I decided I didn’t want to plan a wedding and so here you are today – at our surprise reception. Steve and I always intended to have a small, intimate wedding and we thought by doing it this way you would all still be able to celebrate with us, rather than just see photos on facebook of a Vegas wedding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lies I have told should have seen my nose as big as Pinocchio’s, but who am I kidding – it’s almost there anyway!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Secondly, while you couldn’t all be there to see me marry my new husband this morning, I am so honoured and grateful to have you all here to celebrate with us this afternoon. It means a lot to us that you could travel her and give us your time today. Some of you have been on our journey from the very beginning and some of you have hopped on along the way, but whatever your part is in our story, we’re happy to have you here and thank you for helping us to celebrate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now let’s take it back 7 years to where it all began. Being the shy 17 year old I was, after we had met through friends and Steve had shown an interest, I came up with as many excuses as possible to avoid going on a date. There were two reasons for this: 1 – I was scared of telling my Mum a boy was interested in me and 2 – I was too shy to go on a date. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In those early days of our relationship, I was drawn to Steve’s charming nature and good looks as well as his ambition, drive and determination. 7 years later and I can confirm he has only become more determined, more charming, more ambitious and more good looking and these qualities bring a lot to the foundations that our marriage will be built upon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One thing most people know well about Steve is that he never gives up. Whether it be study, work, a project he is working on, or beating Tim in tennis - he will work hard to see it through. Steve has adopted the same values in our relationship and through our ups and downs, he has never given up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I stand here today, I am proud to call you my Husband, Steve. You have encouraged me when I thought I was not good enough, you have been there when I have been down, you have been there when I have been happy. You have stood up for me, you have trusted me and you have never ever put me down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steve, I can’t wait for us to begin life as a married couple, but also to continue living life as we have. My hope is for our marriage to be full of love, adventure, encouragement, support, teamwork and the occasional matching outfit (not on purpose of course).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you have all recovered from the surprise we gave you and I would love if you could raise your glass to toast my new husband, Steve".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We have well and truly reached the
tail end of the year and we’re slowly sliding in to Christmas. Between my
family and Steve’s family, we don’t really do gifts and if we do, it’s usually
a Kris Kringle type set up. I think all my brothers are old enough to
participate now, so it should be good. As we have the previous few years, Steve
and I will go out for a nice Christmas dinner for just the two of us. I love
the little tradition that we have created!</span></span></div>
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bearing many gifts. I am so spoilt! My favourite was one that I had not asked
for and didn’t know I needed it until I got it – Jo Malone shower gel. Is there
any scent better than a Jo Malone scent? I don’t think so. He bought me the
Wood, Sage and Sea Salt and I just smell fabulous. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-3143714688400378862014-11-05T14:45:00.001+11:002014-11-05T14:45:40.909+11:00Sew a work wardrobe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve been looking for new work clothes and this season, I haven’t come across much that suits what I want/need. I’m a pretty simple person and I rarely stray from the classics, so it’s pretty easy to turn my nose up at clothes that have cut outs/are too short/too long etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steve went away to the US on Friday, so Ted and I drove down to the South Coast, NSW for a little getaway. My Pop lives down there and we stayed with him in his house near the beach. I thought it would be a 4 hour drive, but 6 hours later and we made it. It took me 2.5 hours to get out of Sydney to Wollongong. Ridiculous! </span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-23543221674840592682014-10-29T08:00:00.000+11:002014-10-29T08:00:00.081+11:005 makeup items you need<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am no makeup guru, however I do have some idea through trial and error of the items that you should have in your makeup case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a relatively new item to me, as in the past year or so. Before I got eyebrow mousse, I wondered why my brows always looked so untidy and fair. Enter eyebrow mousse and my brows started to shape my face well and I could darken them slightly so it didn't look like I had half a brow anymore. I use the benefit brow mousse called Gimme Brows which you can buy <a href="http://www.myer.com.au/shop/mystore/benefit-eyes/benefit-benefit-gimme-brow---light-medium" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I never used to care at all about mascara and I'd just buy what was on special in priceline. I was then gifted a Chanel mascara and it changed my life forever. It stayed on all day and didn't clump up as most others had. I now buy Benefit 'They're Real' mascara as it goes on well, doesn't clump and provides the thickness that I like on my lashes. You can buy the Benefit mascara <a href="http://www.myer.com.au/shop/mystore/beauty/benefit-theyre-real-mascara" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Contouring was such a foreign word to me until probably last year. I used to just wack a bit of blush on and that was it. I went to Napolean one day and was introduced to the magic that is contouring. I don't contour every day, but if I am going out and doing my makeup nicely, then I put in the effort. I always use highlighter and blush even if I don't contour my whole face as it really brightens up my face. I got the contour palette from Napoleon and you can buy it <a href="http://shop.davidjones.com.au/djs/en/davidjones/ultimate-contour-palette" target="_blank">here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok, I will admit I am yet to find a good one, but I love wearing it anyway. I hate wearing makeup everyday because I feel like my skin should be able to breathe and heavy makeup doesn't allow that. I use BB cream most days at work and on weekends if I'm not going out. It provides enough coverage to make my skin look even, has SPF in it and is nice and light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The key to good looking skin is a good skin care regime. You don't need to buy expensive products to have a good skincare regime. I make sure I wash my face (I use dove shea butter soap), tone my skin and moisturise morning and night. Since I started doing this consistently, my skin has been a lot nicer and less dry. </span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-32650710986450330142014-10-27T08:00:00.000+11:002014-10-27T08:00:00.886+11:00Spring Lovin' <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I never knew I was a warm weather person until I went to Bali. Something about beaches, beanbags and mojitos firmly engrained in my mind that the beach and warm weather is where I need to be. So with the arrival of the warm weather (and then cold and then warm), I've been loving being outside. I'm not sure about you, but every time it warms up all I want to eat is salad. Refreshing, refreshing salads. A new favourite of mine, which can be eaten hot or cold is charred corn. This is probably not new to you, but if it is then all you need to do is put some corn on your open gas flame on the stove and cook the corn on all sides until it starts to cook. You'll know when, because it will look burnt. As per a recommendation on twitter, I top mine with coriander, parmesan cheese, salt, paprika and a bit of sour cream. Divine! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I used to love layering and wearing warm jackets and boots until the warm weather came along. Give me a pair of shorts, a tee shirt and sandals over layers any day. Seriously, how easy is it to dress in less clothing. For maximum laziness, I choose to also wear a hat to cover the hair I haven't done yet. Easy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Too bad the beaches in Sydney don't have bean bags and mojitos otherwise I would be at the beach every weekend. Unfortunately for me, sitting in my backyard with a book will have to suffice because another thing about Sydney beaches is the horrendous traffic and who's got time for that? Not me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back to food, I'm trying to eat a little healthier after I ate whatever I wanted for a couple of weeks and over the weekend I threw together these pancakes. Not sure where I found the recipe previously, but I have tweaked it a little. It's just 2 bananas, 2 eggs, a bit of oat bran and a bit of almond meal. Mix or whizz it together and then cook them. So delicious and so easy to make. I topped mine with fresh blueberries, greek yogurt, almond meal and a bit of honey. The mug is my Husbands...he loves spreadsheets.</span></div>
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for T to Vegas, I immediately got fomo. About a week later, I had found some
girls to go on a Bali trip with me and booked it soon after that. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the lead up to Bali, I was excited
but nervous of what was to come. I’ve heard stories as I’m sure most people
have and those stories didn’t paint a pretty picture. I needn’t have worried, because
the place was amazing. Bali is nothing like Sydney. Footpaths are mismatched
and everywhere you go, there are people sitting by the road waiting to sell you
their goods. It is in this organised chaos (as I like to call it), that I fell
in love with the place. With the people who are so friendly and humble, the
many places to eat and the various places to see, I’m not sure that you couldn’t
fall in love.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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arrive at our accommodation until about 11pm where we were greeted with
cheerful reception workers and delicious fresh juice. We were upgraded to a
deluxe pool villa, a welcome upgrade. The first evening was quite laid back
since it was already so late. We wandered down the street in search for some
bottled water and snacks and found a small minimart that also had Indonesian
cider. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The creatures of habit that we are, we didn’t venture too far or wide for meals. By far, Biku, Seminyak was our favourite and we went there about three times during the trip. Biku offers both Indonesian and Western food and is open for breakfast until late. It seems to get booked out often, so if you go, make sure you book. They also have wheatgrass shots!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frankenstein’s Laboratory was a fun night out. The drinks are served in IV bags and shots in syringes. Zombies come around to get photos with the diners or if you’re like me – to scare you every time you look away. They also have a live band and two cabaret shows per night making it a really fun night out. The food is mostly Western, but there are some signature Indonesian dishes on the menu.</span></div>
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to try out the number of beach bars scattered along. My personal favourite was
Capil Beach bar, probably because it was the closest to walk to. We ate dinner
there one night and it was ok. Nothing amazing, but not bad either. I know
everyone raves about La Plancha, but I just thought it was the same as all the
other beach bars but with overpriced drinks. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A highlight of the trip was our day trip(s) to Finns Beach Club in Uluwatu. We almost skipped this to go to Potato head for the day and I am so glad we didn’t. Finns has a bar, restaurants, bean bags, beach umbrellas, water sports etc and most of that is included in the 250,000 rupiah ($25) entry fee. Finns doesn’t get crowded and it is spaced well so you don’t feel like you are surrounded by people. This is a big plus for someone like me who hates being near people at the beach.</span><br />
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things as most other markets you will find in Bali. You are given the price and
then told they will do a good deal for you and then the bartering process
begins. I wasn’t too in to bartering, so I didn’t try and go too much lower. I
ended up with some dresses, a silk scarf and some other bits and pieces and
each dress was around $10 - $15 or so. I also managed to get a leather jacket
made for $130 on a whim. My sister in law went to a tailor to have some tops
made and I was talked in to getting a jacket made. Glad I did, it turned out
really well and for $130, it’s such a bargain!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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such a relaxing and fun trip. I’m so glad I got to do a girls trip with two of
my favourite people ever!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-80053939196200149342014-10-14T17:09:00.000+11:002014-10-14T17:09:24.807+11:00What should I be doing?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I have done a similar post to this
in the past, but I got thinking again today and here you go, here’s another
post.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every now and then, I sit at my work
computer and wonder what I am doing with this job. I won’t go in to exactly
what I do, but it involves analysis etc. I graduated with a Bachelor of
Business with an Economics major. Was this what I wanted to do? No. I started
off wanting to be a Nurse, then decided I didn’t like the hours. I moved on to
Landscape Architecture then wondered where exactly that idea came from and
eventually landed on International Relations. Luckily, of those three ideas I
only started a degree in one, International Relations. After a year, I wanted
to move home to Sydney and transferred in to the Bachelor of Business when I
realised a Bachelor of IR wouldn’t get me very far.</span></span></div>
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land myself in any field. I never desperately wanted to be a Nurse, I never
even thought about the job I’m in now. Not once did I think ‘yeah, being an
analyst would be amazing’. I fell in to this job and while I am really grateful
to be here and can see myself here for this chapter of my life, I can’t see
myself here forever. </span></span></div>
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explore my hobbies a little more, hoping that maybe one day I can create an
income from them. I know I love to help people, I know I am caring and like
writing, sewing and taking photos. But I don’t know if I like any of them
enough to make a job of it. The thought of re-skilling doesn’t appeal too much,
so I want to focus on the skills I have now, to find out what it is that I
should be doing in life. I often get the feeling that I am not where I am
supposed to be. Maybe right now I am, but not for the long run, but I also find
it hard to pinpoint where it is I should end up. I guess I am no clairvoyant :-P
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writing. I know I am not all that consistent on this blog, or my new one for
that matter (I blame Bali and my laptop cord breaking!) but those are not the
only platforms that I explore writing. I am not a great writer, but I try often
to explore my style, try new styles and better myself in general. I don’t have
great hopes that this will lead to a job or income, but if it’s something I
love to do, then why not spend time doing it. </span></span></div>
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up in their career, or how they have made money from their hobbies or previous
jobs or even what their hobbies are (regardless of if you make money because
money isn’t everything). </span></span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-39533827220865883822014-10-01T14:42:00.001+10:002014-10-01T14:46:03.632+10:00Why I don't care what's in your travel bag<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I find it interesting when people write posts about what’s in their travel/hand bags. While I do enjoy reading them, I never go away and think ‘wow, I am going out today to buy those things’ and within ten minutes, I’ve forgotten what they even wrote. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The reason for this post was that I was going to write a ‘what’s in my travel bag’ ahead of my trip to Bali this week. I sat there, thinking of how to structure the post and then thought to myself, ‘no-one gives a shit what you’re taking to Bali’. The thought process went on to conclude that 1. No-one gives a shit and 2. Writing about it just makes me someone that’s rubbing in the fact that I am going away and they are probably not. Which is a bit sad really, isn’t it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People don’t come here to read what’s in my bag, although I don’t really know what people do come here to read. It’s never been a very ‘informative’ blog, but rather a blog about day to day happenings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So instead of telling you what’s in my bag because let’s be honest here, I haven’t even packed it, I’ll tell you about my new blog, <a href="http://www.therizblog.com/" target="_blank">The Riz</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started The Riz recently as a way for me to enhance my writing skills because I love writing. I felt with Ebb and Flow that I had carved out a community that wanted to know about me and what I am up to etc. and changing that to the new path I wanted to take didn’t feel like the right thing to do. The Riz will take a more informative approach, with less personal stuff about me and more about places, cafes, restaurants, travel, fashion etc. I haven’t thought of the exact path yet because I am of the belief that you carve that out as you build your blog and so I can’t tell you what exactly to expect. I haven’t decided how personal I will make it, if at all. It may or may not feature ‘what I packed’ for holidays, because I feel that sort of post is better suited to that blog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m not sure if any of that makes sense, and maybe it doesn’t need to just yet. I am just trying to find my feet in writing and in my writing style and this way; I can approach it from two angles. I will still write here, at Ebb and Flow because I do enjoy documenting my life and interacting with those that come back to read the blog. I don’t know how often I will write here because life is busy and I now have two blogs to update. Although, when I say busy I don’t mean busy full of exciting things because if that was the case, I’d blog about it. It’s just busy in general full of stuff people don’t particularly want to read about and so my presence here has dwindled of late. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know when I read blogs in the past; I loved the personal aspect and what people were doing in their day to day lives. What I like to read has shifted slightly and while I’ll keep going back to read my favourite blogs, I have also added others to the list that take a different approach. I enjoy reading about fashion, how to do things, tips on restaurants, travel tips etc. Since I enjoy reading about it, I felt like it was something I could contribute to, as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, I have rambled on long enough here. Please do pop by <a href="http://www.therizblog.com/" target="_blank">The Riz</a> and have a look if you get time. I welcome any (constructive!) feedback, too. There isn’t much there just yet, but stay tuned and there will more posts up shortly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I read a blog post recently on what it was like for that blogger to be married to her Husband.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I’ve only been married for a few months, S and I have been together for a long time, so I feel like I can comment on what it’s like to know marriage and know my Husband. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since we got married, S has worked a lot. By a lot, I mean that sometimes he isn’t home until I am in bed and he’s also had to work some weekends. For a while, I wondered if I’d ever have a normal marriage again where I got to see him every night…until I realised that there is no ‘normal’. This is a season we are going through. He works hard for the business he works for and we reap the rewards in the long run. Just because life is busy now, doesn’t mean it will be busy always. And so we learn to let life run its course while adapting and changing to accommodate, rather than fight against the changes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And so, to know what it is to be married and be in a relationship with S. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- I know when the alarm goes off, he’ll still sleep in for another 10 minutes.<br />- I know that he loves good food just as much as me.<br />- I will watch the strange movies he picks because I know he enjoys them. <br />- To know that when he comes home from work, he’ll have a little yogurt to tie him over until dinner.<br />- To laugh at his jokes.<br />- To not be able to breathe from laughing at his jokes.<br />- To know that without his morning coffee, his mood will be down.<br />- To always take his coins.<br />- To know when I need encouragement, he will give it freely and honestly.<br />- To know when I need support, he is there.<br />- To have a fan that knows everything about me.<br />- To be a family. To share a home.<br />- To annoy him and know that he won’t snap. <br />- To chat all day long and still have stuff to talk about when we get home.</span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And so much more.</span></em> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being married to S is wonderful and I can't wait to see how the chapters in our life turn out.</span></div>
Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-49767590534465353622014-09-23T15:48:00.002+10:002014-09-23T15:48:39.745+10:001, 2, 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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off to Bali, I haven’t even started packing my bag. I am what I would call an
unorganised traveller. Once I get the accommodation and flight booked, everything
else takes a back seat. I still need currency, travel insurance and to pack my
bag. Maybe I will do that this week, but it’s more likely to be done the day
before if we’re being honest. Anyway, this trip can’t come soon enough. My
motivation at work is so low at the moment and I need a relaxing break. New
Zealand was good, but days of skiing aren’t exactly relaxing.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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within a week of each other. My kindle broke in New Zealand, I dropped my phone
in water (although, surprisingly it’s still working just fine. Do they take
time to die?) and my laptop cord died. All of my charger cords seem to fray and
then die. Is this just me? Why do my cords fray? I wrap them properly, I think!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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can’t run until my knee heals properly, but that’s no excuse not to do other
stuff), no working on my little project and no doing the other things I love. I
can also chalk it up to being busy, but I feel like I keep saying ‘I’ll do that
tomorrow’ and then a week has passed and I haven’t done anything. Where is my
motivation at? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-42246155218546692452014-09-17T13:36:00.000+10:002014-09-17T13:36:01.625+10:00Eating out | Baroque, Sydney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went on a bit of a date night on Friday night to an old favourite - Glebe Point Diner. I was hoping they had chilli, lemon and garlic crab linguini and my wish was granted. I am new to the world of crab and I must say, I quite love it. Glebe Point Diner gets pretty busy and we usually prefer to go on a weeknight but the service is perfect no matter what night you go. The wine list is extensive and for a hatted restaurant, the prices are reasonable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday morning my Sister in law and I were up bright and early to take a trip to the flower markets. I took only $50 knowing this would be enough for flowers and breakfast and came away with 4 bunches of flowers, breakfast and change. Honestly, it's such a great place to visit. A lot to look at and if you don't know what you're looking for, like me, then you spend a lot of time wandering and umping and ahhing. That isn't too bad though.</span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-73921608087783439222014-09-03T11:21:00.002+10:002014-09-03T11:21:42.096+10:00Overcoming fear<div style="text-align: justify;">
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presenting a paper at work in front of people that had been in the industry for
20 years longer than I have. People who are subject experts being presented to
by someone who’s been in the industry for just over a year. To say I was daunted
and nervous was an understatement. I put off presenting, pushed out finishing
the paper and even tried to just have my boss present it because of fear. Fear
they would question my facts. Fear they would know a lot more than I did and
call me out on mistakes. Fear that I would look stupid in front of these knowledgeable
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and read her post on presenting in front of 200 people. I thought to myself
that if someone who is just as nervous as I am, just as anxious as I am can
present in front of 200 people for an hour, then surely I can present in front
of 10 people for 10 minutes. After I read Fatmumslim’s post, I started to
change my mindset and told myself I can do it and I will do it. I told myself
that it doesn’t matter what the people in that meeting say – they all started
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came to work with a sense of calm. 10am rolled around and I walked with my boss
to the meeting room and was still calm. I was surprising myself! I sat down,
listened to the start of the meeting and my heart beat started to race. I
calmed myself down by thinking of the delicious lunch I’d be having today because
by then this would be over and I would still be alive!</span></span></div>
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-49043333949480689002014-09-02T10:03:00.003+10:002014-09-02T10:03:58.887+10:00Honeymoon Part 1 - Queenstown, NZ<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Queenstown, in all its glorious scenery, is a place that I have travelled and will travel to over and over again. With the abundance of wineries on offer nearby, the carved out ski fields and the ever growing mélange of restaurants, there really is something for everyone and every budget.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Our mini honeymoon started with a smooth flight over to Queenstown, sailing through the mountains in to the tiny airport. We picked up our rental car for the week – a Toyata Rav4 we affectionately named Pipie and headed on over to our accommodation at Copthorne Hotel and Resort. The theme of the stay was skiing, so we picked up our rental gear from town and then went to get ready for our first meal of the trip at </span><a href="http://www.ratadining.co.nz/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666;">Rata</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no hiding the fact that I love food, and good food at that. I had researched and chosen restaurants based on excellent reviews and I didn’t put a budget on what we’d spend on food because when you only get a week long honeymoon, well – you make the most of it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Skiing in New Zealand was fantastic with the choices of either The Remarkables or Coronet Peak. We skied at The Remarkables for two days, then Coronet Peak for 2 days. Well, for me only half a day at Coronet Peak as I stacked it and injured my knee resulting in a bit of a mountain rescue and a sore knee that I can’t straighten! But apart from that, we really enjoyed it and my skiing was a lot better than it has ever been. I even dared to hike up a mountain with my ski’s in hand to check out the view of Lake Wakatipu…meaning a little off piste skiing to get back to the ski runs. All good fun though.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The last day was spent exploring Queenstown and a quaint little town about 10 minutes away called Arrowtown. It has a real Country Western vibe to it with plenty of little pubs, shops etc. We only spent about an hour there and that was enough to do a walk of the whole town.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">It was a great trip. A quick one, but a good one. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">Have you been to Queenstown?</span></div>
Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-71428917909242213722014-08-19T10:55:00.000+10:002014-08-19T10:55:03.979+10:00Happy Tuesday!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s never fun when your Husband has to work all weekend so the best way around it is to make your own fun! I started to cut out a pattern on Saturday with plans to make a sun dress by the end of the weekend, but plans changed when I ended up spending Sunday brunching and working on a website for S. We drove over to Alexandria to meet someone for coffee, only to get there and be told they were about to leave (people these days), so we headed to a little café on Mitchell road called La Cachette. It’s French inspired and while I was only going to get coffee, as soon as I saw all the pastries in the window I knew I wasn’t just having coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ended up going for the blueberry, ricotta pancakes with maple syrup and coulis and they did not disappoint. I’d been on the search for some good pancakes for a while and finally the craving was satisfied. The coffee was also good and we left full and satisfied. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday night we met up with S’s sis and her boyfriend for dinner which turned in to dinner, drinks and cocktails. I generally don’t drink on school (work!) nights, but we had so much fun and really..why not! Kuletos in Newtown honestly never disappoints and the bartender was more than happy to concoct a little creation so I could have my favourite cocktail on fire. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can’t believe the rain we had yesterday! Sheets and sheets of pouring rain all day long. I don’t know about you, but my hair is naturally curly so I can straighten it but it’s only going to curl and go boofy as soon as I step out the door. You’d think by this age I’d have a few up-do’s tucked up my sleeve, but I am the most unco-ordinated person when it comes to hair, so it’s either out and straight or well, out and straight. I can never get my curls right (they look great while they’re drying and then turn in to a big frizzy, boofy mess – even with product), buns always look terrible, ponytails look worse. Is it just me or is my hair impossible? I guess we’ll never know. All I know is that I’ll never have nice hair!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, happy Tuesday. Today is my hump day as I am off to New Zealand on Thursday!</span> <br />
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Rhiannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565266826932913447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150336763880436.post-29374897147940550212014-08-12T15:51:00.002+10:002014-08-12T15:51:28.003+10:001, 2, 3<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> didn’t get up to much over the weekend
that warrants a whole blog post so I decided to write another 1,2,3 post.
Something I was doing consistently on the blog awhile back but like most things
around here, it dropped off my radar. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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1. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next week S and I are off to NZ for
part one of the honeymoon and I can’t wait! It’s no secret that we love to ski,
so we’ve booked in a week of skiing. Tie that in with dinners at beautiful
restaurants, drinks at bars, soaking at the Onsen and a bit of sightseeing and
I think part one of the honeymoon will be good fun. About a month after we get
back, I am going to Bali with some girlfriends and I’ve started to prepare for
that by buying more summer clothes, swimmers etc. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. I love our DSLR but it can get a
little bulky to carry around when you’re travelling. I knew I wouldn’t be able
to take it everywhere I went in Bali for safety reasons, so I bit the bullet
and bought a GoPro. Smaller and more discrete so I can put it in my handbag
when I don’t want to use it.</span> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easier than trying to hide a whopping DSLR. We
took it out for a play over the weekend and ended up walking for 2 hours (and
8km!). It gets some great angles and with the handle we can get some video and
photos from Ted’s perspective, so that’s fun and maybe a little bit lame for
those who aren’t dog enthusiasts..<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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3. <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m working on a little project that
I can’t wait to unveil! It could be good, it could be a flop. Who knows! It is
blog related, but unrelated to this blog and more info will come in good time.
I really love blogging and writing and the project ties in with both those
things.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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