Crazy/Beautiful

'You are crazy,' he said. 'That's why I chose you.'

I have been described as many things - crazy, eccentric, insane, charismatic, even wild. 

I like to think of it as a positive attribute. If someone was ever to ask why, I would merely say that I am an adventure, you just never know what you are going to get, and thats what makes this wonderful life I am living exciting.

I don't want to be you or someone else. I want to be and feel every single part of what makes me, me. If I want to scream I will scream. If I want to make love with a stranger, dance naked in the rain, I will. Why? Am I self destructive, a loose cannon perhaps? Maybe. Maybe I just want to do and experience everything I feel. Thankfully those feelings are harmless and just a little fun, but I don't want to bow down to what people think is appropriate.

A man said to me recently,'You are crazy. That's why I chose you. You were not following the norm. You didn't seem to care about yourself or others, you just did what you wanted.You were crazy, but  god you were beautiful.' 

Into the Woods

Sometimes life becomes too busy, noisy and overwhelming.

Times like this force me to remove myself from my normal everyday life and focus on whats important. Over the weekend I drove away from the hustle and bustle of the city to the nearest national park, losing myself for a few hours in woodlands. Trekking through nature helps balance out my mind and reconnects me back to what is important in my life. We all get so caught up in menial things; I find removing myself helps me refocus on what’s important. I hope you all had a relaxing weekend and refreshed your mind, body and soul.

HAPPY, HEALTHY and HOT!!!!

With only a couple of months left till summer it is time to stop eating the comfort food that has supported me whole heartedly through winter and start being a wee little more conscious of what I am putting into my body. Don’t get me wrong I have enjoyed these last few months of loose winter clothes hiding what I like to call my ‘love pudge’  but it is now time to get serious.

As I was scouring the internet for photographic inspiration I came across a website dedicated to fitness modelling. Yes, fitness modelling may tilt towards the extreme end of clean eating and exercise; however the method behind their madness resinated with me. One of the fitness models, Brisbane based model Ashleigh Reid, discussed her beliefs behind living a healthy lifestyle.

“I don’t diet I eat clean. I don’t have to do exercise, I choose to... I’m a big believer in loving yourself and the life you life! Ask yourself if you don’t love it, why are you doing it” said Reid.

This got me thinking about the new tag line ‘strong is the new skinny’ which I’ve been seeing everywhere. Instead of aiming for a stick thin physique, because let’s face it that is quite unrealistic for the average woman, I am now aiming for a strong, toned, lean body. I no longer want to be that person who talks about having a Victoria Secret body whilst licking a spoon of Nutella (YUM); I am now dedicated on HAVING a Victoria Secret body. Ok,ok slight over achievement I will admit, so I shall start with baby steps and aim for being HAPPY, HEALTHY and HOT!  

In order to achieve my goal I should probably hide any delicious temptations, Nutella jar I am looking at you, and start motivating myself to stick to this goal. In order to motivate myself I do what any normal girl does, stalk photos of insanely gorgeous women with amazing bodies. Not creepy in the slightest! Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe that being super thin is something to inspire to, I believe that a healthy body and a healthy mind are more important than being stick thin. It doesn't matter if you are a size 6 or 12, if you are healthy and happy with whom you are that is all that matters. 

So here are some photos that inspire me, and I hope will inspire you. 

Enjoy

 XOXOXOXO