Cruel vs Kind

Being kind. When someone is cruel to you, approach them from a place of softness, show them humanity and they will react human in kind. People act badly because that's defense, they don’t know how else to behave when they're in a position of weakness. However if someone is in your immediate vicinity, you don’t know them well enough to tell them to pack in their ideas and they refuse all manor of help, focus on yourself instead. Make yourself feel better about this situation or event. Godly or not I believe this message is important “God grant me the courage to change the things I can, serenity to accept the things I can’t and the wisdom to know the difference”. And if you’re curious I’m baptized Christian, but I don’t know if I believe in “God” yet. I believe in the bible’s teachings, and I believe in the lifestyles, ideas, and concepts within Christianity 100% and my God loves me for it.

My laptop finally died and my will to save money caved in! Bought myself a super sensible GORGEOUS laptop, very cute, very affordable AND an extended warranty to go with it. 100% worth the extra $110. This means I am guaranteed a working laptop for the next 3 years :D Did you know that if you send a laptop back for the same or related problem 3 times while its under warranty that (in most cases) the product provider must provide you with a free brand new replacement? I learnt this when I bought my first Uni laptop. Crapped out halfway through the second year. Sent it in heaps and on the fourth round they send a brand new laptop that was actually much better than the one I originally bought :D No more random shut downs, over heating, overweight, non saving, freezing, or blue screens (or purple, or pink, or yellow, or black) for me! A shout out to my friend Sam, who introduced me to Google Drive to save me spending up large on an unnecessary Microsoft package! Keep an eye out for my up and coming Google Drive review blog :D Should vlog this one too eventually. #bravery

Massive health focus?? Nope.

It might look like I have thrown up a whole lot of health focus material, that'd all archived documents i dredged up to sort of fill my page. All really good info, information junkies eat your heart out.

Moving onto newer posts now! Working out a YouTube channel. That'll be mostly product reviews looking forwards.

AHHH! Blogging! So much fun! Barely have the confidence to put this on Facebook least my family and friends think I'm and a massive weirdo. What do I want them to think?

It makes you wonder why people blog, or blog. To get the word out? Express talents? Exposé themselves? I have no idea but if it works for people like Jenna Marbles and Justin Bieber I don't see what I find interesting cant be exciting too.

Positive places!

Winter workout survival

1. Bright Light- this lifts your mood and encourages positive thoughts. It will energize you first thing in the morning.2. Let out the child within- when you were a kid, the cold didn’t matter, and you would get excited as anything about the leaves on the ground or the snow falling. Channel that inner child by taking the time to observe your environment and find a way to play accordingly. All movement is good movement. Don’t forget winter sports teams!3. Sleep in your workout cloths!- That way you can keep that warm feeling and all you need to do is chuck on a jumper, grab the keys, and head out the door, instead of having to get changed and let the cold winter air touch your skin. Reward yourself with a hot bath that night.4. Afternoon commitments make you sleepy as it gets darker?- Take your gym gear with you, and head straight to the gym afterward, it doesn’t matter if all you do when your there is a half hour on the treadmill, you went!5. Enjoy the great indoors! – Youtube D.I.Y yoga or pilate’s and get busy on the lounge or bedroom floor.6. Pump up the music!- make a CD of music that gets you singing in the car, dancing with the vacuum, and feeling confident and play it a half hour before you plan to go to the gym and continue it on your Ipod while you’r there.7. Guilt trip…. Yourself- Just got home? Going to seed on the couch with the “I can’t be bothered’s?” Ask yourself “what’s stopping me going to the gym right now?”… If you can come up with an answer challenge it! i.e. “my gym cloths are in the wash.” Solution: get a second set!... “My car wont start.” Solution: Forget the gym, hit the pavement!8. Set a Summer goal- whether it’s about getting the body, or being able to run a marathon, set a summer orientated goal that you want achieve by the end of winter!9. Indoor sports- Speaks for itself.10. Help out a friend- Don’t know what to do with all this bad weather? Have a date, pick a house and work out there.11. Stop, Puzzle time!- Sitting indoors in front of the T.V. in the warm is lovely, but trade shortland street for calling a friend or relative, Sudoku, a book, crossword, or other puzzle and you will be burning more calories with your brain than you would watching the tele, up to 60% more!12. Can’t get the negativity off your mind?- It’s hard to be excited about winter, when summer was such a happy time. But instead of comparing pro’s and con’s just write a pro’s list, think about all the things winter allows you to do that you rather not do during the summer. Tips• Don’t overdress, the legs and feet stay warm from the increase in movement, so to stay cooler during your workout leave the legs exposed, but pack some long pants post workout to avoid cramping from rapid cooling.• Re-motivate by visiting old goals and giving them a makeover i.e. “go for a run every morning before work” to “swim in a heated indoor pool every day before work”.

Get a good nights sleep

1. Have a routine you go through one hour before your target bed time every night. This might include showering and other pampering, reading, etc2. Turn off all electronics, including your cell phone, at least 2 hours before bed. This may mean investing in an alarm clock, which can be bought for a couple of dollars from the local junk shop.3. Remove electronics from the bedroom like t.v’s and computers.4. Try a relaxation or meditation CD/DVD. Try trade me for some cheapies. Also great to help distress after work and tune into home life.5. Stress monkey? Invest in some herbal based stress relief tablets or sleep aid tablets that contain no chemical base. St. Johns wort is highly recommended.6. If there is something worrying you, guilting, or angering you and keeping you awake, while you lie there come up with a good solution to the problem. Problem solving the anxiety will often send you off to sleep. Focus on being specific, when, where, why, who, what, how.7. Listen to your body, if you need more sleep, then adjust accordingly.

Rewards that aren't food!

- Magazine / a subscription- Beauty products (body shop)- CD's, itunes track- A collectable item- Jewelery- Items you want but dont need- A night at the movies- A professional treatment, wax, mani, pedi, massage, hair treatment, etc- A day off from exercise (which is easier said then done when you'r on a roll)

My personal motivators

- Skinny people off face book (i.e. people I actually know not hollywood celeb's)- Sexy celebs that have a similair body type to me (Kim K, she has curves and she rocks them, those thighs are massive!)- Powerful words and quotes- Simply being outdoor's, 5 min leaning on the fence often inspires a power walk- Party/club music - Day dreaming about what I WILL spend my money on WHEN I HAVE my dream body- The people I love- The hater's, I wanna make them so mad that I laugh!- Making an effort to look good in the skin I already have- Cleanliness, having everything done engages me to go above and beyond- Sunlight- Good Smells- Good Coffee- Laughter (find a site online that gets you giggling)- Being kind and generous to others- High energy movies- imagining exercise causes toxins and stress to leave my body Make your own list! DO IT IN YOUR BRAINS BOOK that way you will never loose it :)