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19th - 25th
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not much happened last week during the work week, mainly just waiting to hear back from DFR to book in my OSB. i did get my AGSVA clearance request which is so long! so many questions lol have to get my parents to find some documents to get some dates for me so i can finish up
got the whooping cough vaccine last thursday, so we can go see the new nephew!! can’t wait to visit newcastle in a few weeks. saw thi at her nail salon and she didn’t realise it was me, found out on saturday that she’s short sighted so didn’t know who was waving at her hahahahha
corey also serviced my car for me, which i very much appreciated. he’s heading off to canada soon so i got in before he left
had a games night on friday with charlie and the boys, played some card games i’d never played before and came 3rd! happy with that
saturday i got my facial which was heaven, then came back, washed my hair and then maddy, charlie, corey, carter, thi, ana, and myself went out to dinner at the collective in palm beach. ended up ordering so much food omg
on sunday, maddy, charlie, corey, and i went to springbrook and did the purling brook falls hike then for dinner the gavrils came over and we had pork knuckle pasta that mum made, literal heaven
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29th may - 18th june
my gosh have these last few weeks been a lot!! in a good way!
saw spacey jane live, went to an air force aviation mentoring session at the brisbane recruitment centre, went to the HOTA night markets, saw telenova live, flew down to the RAAF base in East Sale for 4 days to complete the Aviation Screening Program which i passed!!!!, went to this amazing japanese restaurant when i got home to celebrate, went to the cooly rocks on old timey/rock n roll car festival, the sunday markets, went to my aunty and uncle’s place, my brother moved back home, started a running program that he created for me, going to a party tomorrow night, and spiritual workshop on sunday with mum and susan
it’s been great, the ASP just really made me so motivated to get in. i only have my officer selection board left before i wait for a letter of offer. once i have my appointment date i’ll need to do my fitness test, so i’m SO CLOSE to the end of my recruitment process. my EC reckons my OSB will be end of this month or start of july. i just want to head off to officer training school, i’ve been waiting to join since i started air force cadets in 2010.
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22 - 28th may
had a chill week last week
my cousin got engaged to his girlfriend - i dont think they're a good match but what can you do?
my older brother had another baby that was born on monday, little baby Zion
monday i had another officer selection board mentoring session which i always get value out of, but i’ve decided to stop going to the ask me anything sessions because they are a waste of time for me and where i’m at in my application process - they are more geared towards people who are thinking about or have just applied and the questions are, quite frankly, embarrassing even if they’re funny
went to a life drawing class with Maddy at HOTA on thursday night which was fun! more abstract than i liked, i was hoping to draw a nude person lol but i still enjoyed it. i think the next time i do, i’d like it to be a bit more traditional. Maddy found it not abstract enough, she doesn’t like drawing objects but ideas and thoughts (graduated top of her class for art?? what??)
spent friday night alone which heaven, and then saturday went for a hike! accidentally did a grade 4 hike out of o’reillys national park and had a great time. did 21,000 steps and ended up doing 14kms! at the end, detoured to do the tree top rope bridge and climb up the ladder to see the beautiful view of the valley. the drive to and from is also gorgeous, winding roads and cows on the road!
sunday i dragged mum to the HOTA markets and got an acai smoothie and japanese panko croquettes (the cheesy one was my fav, but the original and curry were also delish). mum got some sausages and pasta, and we got some cinnamon roasted nuts omg so yummy
ended up doing some maths study after, then had a bath whilst mum cooked dinner.
feeling nervous and excited about my aviation screening program next week. i know that it’ll work out for me in the way that i have planned but the nervous energy and adrenaline is making it a little hard to fall asleep recently.
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18th - 21st may
18th may
went for a walk at the botanical gardens in benowa after work, they were really lovely
19th may
mum made burgers again but they weren’t as good as last time - still delish though
had a glass of wine and danced for a bit whilst the parents were out shopping/golfing, then made them dirty martinis
20th may
got up and got ready to head out to springbrook with maddy to hike the twin falls trail. it was so beautiful, and really nice to spend time with Maddy as well. after that, we had the blandest lunch at the dancing waters cafe then stopped in at the best of all look out, which was breathtaking. maddy dropped me home and she went back to hers to get ready for the blues on broadbeach festival. wore my long denim skirt and red skivvy with my platform docs, i looked guuuuud
we caught the baby gold coast tram into broady which is so cute. maddy met us at the tram stop and then we went to meet the gavrils and charmaine and rod. the music was great! had a few glasses of wine, some souvlaki, then we went to the lucky squire and had some cocktails
did about 15,000 steps all up and want to go back and do the purling brook falls this weekend.
21st may
was a bit hungover from the night before and got up pretty late. did a pilates workout and plunge in the pool, then laid in the sun for a bit which was heaven. showered, got dressed then went to pacfair to get a pencil skirt for my officer interview and some thermals for my trip to vic for my ASP. also tried oakberry acai (loved) and got some sush again. also bought a ring light for my work desk, two more books, a really lovely gold skirt, and a lovely new robe from brasnthings.
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17th may
got up and did my run this morning, then the cold plunge. didn’t do pilates because i was pooped from running lol
finally bought my electronic sit/stand desk because i’m sick of this one being manual. going to keep the manual one for charlie. it was supposed to be click and collect and officeworks said that it was in stock, but got an email from them saying they had to get more from their warehouse and it would be ready by friday. super annoying but what can you do
made spicy, creamy, sundried tomato rigatoni pasta, was a huge hit with the parentals
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16th may
didn’t run but at least did some pilates and my cold plunge today.
work was so hectic yesterday, just keeps reminding me how close i am to getting out and how much i cannot wait for that day.
charlie confirmed that he’s finally got his release date for the army and will be back home around the 14th of june! it’ll be so nice having him home before i head off
went to the shops after work and picked up groceries for cooking on wednesday
my eyeliner was absolutely perfect, even too
my back has been pretty sore recently, it feels like it needs to crack on the right side in the middle but it just won’t, no matter what i do. i think i might go get a massage this weekend
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15th may
couldn’t get out of bed this morning so skipped my workouts and plunge. dinner last night ended up pretty late so i didn’t get a full 8 hours.
lara sent through photos of her at the caves in sacremonte, granada, spain. she also saw la alhumbra, which was breathtaking.
work was a bit boring, im getting my period soon and man i can feel it. my breasts are sore, my energy is low, im tired, and unmotivated lol craving sugar too.
tried on the hiking boots that avril gave me and they fit quite nicely. i think I'll wear them this saturday on my hike with maddy, just need to get some really thick socks
sorted out my senior results and sent them to my aviation officer coordinator. she'll send them off to board this thursday
vacuumed the house after work today then had dinner; mum made this perfect salmon with the most delish greens and potato gratin, then we watched more of the americans (addicted)
currently in bed listening to the thunderstorm whilst i fall asleep - utter heaven
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11th may
thursday was my monthly office day with work. always enjoy spending time in person with my team, but man it’s a bloody hike getting up to brisbane and back; ends up being such a long day.
i looked bloody cute though, not surprising as i usually do
12th may
friday was just a normal work day and night in, mum and i made burgers and watched more of the americans
13th may
had my facial in morning and picked up some new skin care products that i was running out of, then went to pac fair to walk around and window shopping session.
after that, mum and i went and checked out the pop art masters exhibit at HOTA, which was alright but happy to support the arts anyway. then we went to the shops and i grabbed some sush for lunch at the place near coles which wasn’t too bad tbh.
i made mum a dirty martini whilst mum made the brown rice and chicken soup which is so bloody yummy, and we watched a movie - stillwater with matt damon. pretty good, didn’t end the way i thought it would
14th may
mother’s day today. mum and i went to check out the markets at HOTA which was cute! missed the markets. walked around, got a coffee and bagel, picked up some produce and a smoothie too.
then we went to aus fair and i got mum some reflexology for mother’s day which was super relaxing
after that we came back and watched more of the americans whilst mum made chocolate fudge for gavin’s birthday. then the gavril’s picked us up to take us to dinner for gav’s birthday at the outback steakhouse which was yum. i had the pomegranate house made lemonade which was so bloody good. on the way back, avril gave me lara’s unworn pair of hiking boots she was given and never wore, so that’ll be fun! i want to get into hiking a bit more so really happy with that
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9th may
yesterday i got up and did my run, then got back and did some pilates and my cold plunge in the pool. i felt so bloody good
my body is starting to ache from working out which feels good again, i’ve strangely missed it
didn’t do much after work yesterday, just sat and watched more of the americans with mum whilst nevie made barra and chips (so fkn good!)
10th may
got up and did a walk this morning, but didn’t do pilates or the plunge. i’m tired and i was too cold already
ran to the hair salon to pick up my shampoo and leave in conditioner
it’s dinner night for me and i’m getting dirty mary’s lol i need to wash my hair and organise myself for the office tomorrow and don’t want to spend time grocery shopping then cooking
washed and dried my hair, i tried to set my hair for overnight curls/blow-out for the office tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes
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4th may 2023
got up and did my run this morning then cold water plunged in the pool. hair stayed nice and less frizzy even after swimming.
had to run to the post office to grab a giftbox that work sent me and it’s super lame, not even the chocolates were nice. gave mum the A5 water bottle so she can put in her handbag. grabbed a coffee at the shops
really enjoying haunting adeline so far, it’s dark but what dark romance isn’t? lmao let’s see how i enjoy it. definitely has me hooked more than ‘what lies beyond the veil’
can’t wait for my overnight heatless curler to arrive to play around with, especially after my haircut this weekend.
5th may 2023
went to the ophthalmologist and did all the tests again, i don’t have any obstructions. not sure what happened on the previous tests but i didn’t have to block my nose in the other ones, and i think that made a bunch of the air come out there instead of my mouth. i also was sick only a few weeks before the last one, so i might not have finished recovering properly. whichever it was, the doctor said my results were all green, which is great and sent it through to the DFR team. also picked up my semester 1 + 2 for years 11 and 12 to send through to DFR, apparently they just had overall results.
spent the evening by myself and had a great time. had some wine, had cheese for dinner and a little bit of soju. danced and sang, spent some time loving myself.
6th may 2023
had a healing session with susan in the morning. spent time talking about dad and my feelings, especially my people pleasing tendencies. all stems from lack of self love, trying to make myself smaller to be more liked/loved/accepted. it’s made me super empathetic towards other people’s feelings, which is a good thing, but when it goes too far and i don’t voice what i need or what’s hurt me, that’s when i suffer. susan suggested dancing to reconnect with myself and my sexuality/sensuality, which is really funny because i have always wanted to try pole dancing for fitness. i might look into that a bit more. the session was amazing, i feel so much lighter.
also had a hair cut and she just trimmed off the dead ends. wish she added a little more shape but i am growing it out. tried the new nutriplenish shampoo and love it! going to get some this weekend.
went over to the gavrils to watch the coronation which was fun
7th may 2023
felt like getting out of the house, so went shopping at pacfair. got some sushi, then went to h&m and bought a bunch of clothes. went to sephora and got some haircare products and liquid highlighter. tried on a bunch of shoes too
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8th may
didnt run this morning or plunge in the pool, but got up and did pilates. my body is a little sore from doing it yesterday too, so im happy with that. need to get back into my routine of working out and feeling good about it, ill get there with consistency
tried one of the shampoos that shalima gave me from semaines from the aveda brand, and i really like it. its part of the nutriplenish range, and it's got pomegranate oil in it. also used the leave in conditioner and a bit of my mousse, probably need to use more mousse in future. also tried the new jvn oil and i love it, my hair is so fucking soft and smooth, not frizzy. not a heap of curl or lift at the root, but ill keep practising
work was work, had to tell Maryiam about her structures coaching these next few weeks but she took it well
dfr got the results from the drs app on friday and have sent that through to the Aviation medicine team for review. should be fine, i have no worries about it.
went for a walk after work at the beach, was a little cold for a swim so i just walked along the shore
mum made really yummy mushroom quesadellas with airfry chips and quac, super delish
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3rd may 2023
i think i want to try pilates
got up this morning and used the skipping rope and tried some quick pilates exercises, i think i might enjoy it. i want to try pilates and boxing, then do my runs and i’ll be really happy with that mix of working out
need to sort out my diary and plan my work outs
didn’t cold water plunge this morning, i had to wash my hair and didn’t leave enough time for it. i tried using the leave in cream and then just mousse with my hair and not use heat to dry it, and not touch it and see if that helps with the frizz and not looking oily and feeling soft
mum brought me a cuppa just as i was about to jump up and get one
hair is so much better that i took the time to let air dry with the mousse, i’m really happy with it. got my hair cut this weekend to shape it up, and i’ll chat to her about getting the candlelit highlights
cooking night tonight, made creamy sundried tomato chicken and mash which was pretty yum. another recipetin eats meal, she’s amazing. then mum and i watched ‘the americans’ on disney plus - cannot get over how good the series is
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2nd May 2023
didn’t exercise this morning but still got up early and cold water plunged. finally finished the ashes and the star-cursed king, the first book was so incredible but the second was lacking a bit and i found myself not picking it up as much as the first book
‘what lies beyond the veil’ is getting interesting. the speed in which the two MCs were falling in love was feeling forced and super quick and i was a bit put off by it, but now i’m starting to understand that it’s on purpose because there’s potentially ulterior motives behind the male MCs actions (i suspect he’s fae and is her actual mate, and just masquerading as another human, but also maybe a villian? something to do with the shadow court) but there’s something sinister going on
spent way too much time on instagram, couldn’t pull myself out of it.
went to the shops after work and picked up my ingredients for cooking tomorrow night. vacuumed the bottom level of the house and parents watched succession, so i went and had a bath then went to bed
didnt take any photos yesterday so have a pic of how i want my hair to look
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28th april to 1st may
friday: boring work day but got to go out for dinner at eat indian food with the parents.
saturday: went shopping with mum in the day to get birthday presents for my nephew and got a few extra things for myself. then maddy and i went up to brisbane and had dinner at the red brick hotel (had the biggest glass of wine, grilled flathead and shoe string fries with aioli, starter was mud crab bruschetta), then we went to the south bris cemetery for a ghost tour. this one was so much worse than the other one we went to. had these two incel twin brothers running the tour and they were just so bad lol it ended up being really funny rather than spooky. anyway always have a great time with maddy and always laugh a lot
sunday: watched the americans with mum all day. that show is so amazing. every episode is incredible, nail biting, you could cut the tension between the two MCs with a knife it’s perfect.
monday: public holiday here in qld and i got the day off. went for a run in the morning and did my cold water plunge. then i spent the day cleaning up and sorting out my closet. it looks so much better and i feel so much better with it all sorted out now. i can just walk in and i ended up donating three garbage bags worth of clothes and shoes that i haven’t worn in so long. mum made this incredible spinach and ricotta stuffed pasta in tomato sauce, bellissimo
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27th april 2023
it’s thursday, nearly the end of the week. went out for a big walk this morning but didn’t do the pool plunge as it was absolutely bucketing down with rain and i didn’t want to get my hair or headphones wet. i’ll need to get a shower cap again
started the book ‘what lies beyond the veil’ that’s been sitting in my audible library for months and i’m enjoying it so far! let’s see how it holds up
i bought the overnight heatless curlers from eternal muses that i’ve been eyeing off for ages, i’m excited to use them as i’ve only used socks so far and still impressed with those results too!
i need to book a haircut as i need some shaping and split ends cut off so my hair grows out really nice
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26th april
went for a run and started at the beginning of my running program again. i really think that i lost all the progress i’d made when i got sick and then melbourne, then easter, and trying to start from where i’d paused is just causing my shins to hurt. so i’ve started again, and doing less running on the treadmill and more outside so i can perfect my form again
did another morning swim and my gosh it’s amazing. so invigorating
lara and alex came over for a morning cuppa and to say a proper goodbye as they leave friday for their 4 month travels and move to london. it’s a bit surreal, but also i’m so excited for them and cannot wait to see them when i head over on my own trip next year. alex gave me a really big hug and looked a little teary, lara also gave me a big hug but i’ve already had to say bye to her once when i was moving to melbourne, so it probably feels a bit like that again for her. plus i’m heading off this year for air force; all on our own journeys in 2023
wrote up some affirmations that ive added to my mirror to say daily
i am grateful for my body and all that it does for me.
i unhook from the need for others to see me in any certain way at this time.
everything i desire, desires me.
everything unfolds for me perfectly, in the way that it is supposed to, at the perfect time for me.
i release all energy that does not belong to me and send it back with love.
i lovingly and peacefully call all my energy and power back to me now.
the universe showers me with abundance.
called up my doctor after lunch and got a referral to see a respiratory physician for my ADF application. he said it takes months to see someone and to call around if the doctor he referred me to will take too long. i called the doctor and they wouldn’t have an appointment until after august. i called another doctor and his rooms said they have an appointment available next friday 5th may!! mum said that it was great grandpop who’s helping with this, so thank you great grandpop. i can feel you with me on this journey, i hope i make you proud
decided to cook some creamy sausage and tomato pasta for dinner and my godddddd it was so fkn good. slightly chilli but perfect! very happy with it, another hit from recipetin eats
finally finished ‘the bonds that tie’ series and i’m glad to be done with it. i really enjoyed it but it also dragggeeeddddd onnnnnnnn. it really didn’t need to be 6 books, i feel like it was only that many books so that each character could have their own book cover and it could have been 2 books less.
nearly finished ‘the ashes and the star-cursed king’, which i’m not enjoying as much as the first. i devoured the first book, but there’s something slightly missing from the second that i can’t put my finger on. enjoying it still
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24th and 25th april
this morning i used mum’s peloton treadmill and i liked it. i think i need to do some more outside running as my shins aren’t great still. jumped in the pool afterwards for some cryo-treatment. uggs arrived and man they’re so fkn cute!
i got an email today that i need to go to a respiratory physician to get a specialist letter for my application, apparently i have really mild asthma???? like.. okay i don’t believe you but sure
i also got all my flight details for my ASP in june. created a bit of a study plan for maths so going to stick to that for the next 6 weeks
yesterday was a public holiday for Anzac Day and also Trav’s birthday, so after i did a hike on the treadmill, a jump in the pool, and washed my hair, we all went over to the Gavril’s for lunch. we had boerewors burgers for lunch and my gosh they were good. mum made this caramel anzac biscuit slice which was amazing? we had some aperol spritzes (i don’t see the addiction people have to them, they’re nice but like not amazing) then came back home around 5pm
had dumplings for dinner and watched ghosts on stan
photos: new uggs, odie (alex's parents' dog), and the hugo cat
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