tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90442176459180670402024-02-07T16:56:55.625+11:00Seductive ManiaBecky Kozakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760216025660896897noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044217645918067040.post-4565988059546777672013-11-26T10:48:00.003+11:002013-11-26T10:48:55.555+11:00Hey Strangers!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to pop by for a quick hello and let you all know that I've found a new home! You can now find me over at:</span><br />
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Becky Kozakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760216025660896897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044217645918067040.post-12715072600278116432013-10-25T22:41:00.001+11:002013-10-25T22:41:13.702+11:00Being Accountable...<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently read something about Miss Indie and how she was trying to figure out some sort of "formula" to be a successful (ie money making internet famous) blogger. If you don't know about the whole Miss Indie scandal, you can look it up yourself. It's something that I feel has been talked about way too many times and I don't know enough or care enough to comment. Someone in the comments posted about how she was a fake blogger, going through the motions of what should qualify as a successful blog. Now I'm not sure if that's true about Miss Indie, you'll have to ask her. But I realized something... it rings a bell of truth with me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been blogging here at Seductive Mania for the better part of 2 years. I actually started this blog (on Wordpress) in 2010. Only in the past 6 months have I started to build a following and if I'm really honest with myself it's because I paid for them. I got smarter, I joined giveaways and started putting my face on peoples blogs. I've joined link ups and twitter friended. And I have met a handful of really incredible people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I don't think my blog reflects me anymore. It isn't my "seductive mania," it's my trying too hard forced and fake face. I've done everything I thought I was supposed to. I got sponsors, I had features, I even had a giveaway or two. I post about fashion when to be honest, most days my hair is up and I'm wearing Trent's AC/DC pj pants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I don't like the smell of books. I don't like pumpkin spice and I think milkmaid braids are weird. I love watching bad tv and I put sriracha on everything. I love my boyfriend and travelling makes me so happy. Farmers markets are heaven for me, so are kitchen supply stores and I don't own anything from Modcloth. I have a knife that cost me $170 and don't regret a penny, but I can't justify spending $20 on some cream for my face. My nails are almost always dirty and my toenails perpetually have chipped nail polish on then. Maps make me incredibly happy, I love planning and I love lists. I love scrapbooking, but I enjoy doing it at my own pace. I can't have a deadline and I lose steam at almost everything I do. I buy things instead of making them and my DIY's never seem to turn out right.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm far from perfect, but I feel like that was the first time I've ever really been real on my own blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've decided that the Seductive Mania chapter of my life is coming to a close, but I want to continue blogging. I'll let you know where my new adventure takes me, but for now here are some really awesome women to follow:</span><br />
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Becky Kozakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760216025660896897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044217645918067040.post-6651323143906931212013-10-22T21:28:00.003+11:002013-10-22T21:28:52.177+11:00Things I Should Probably Tweet...<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a couple of things I should probably say on Twitter, if I actually remembered to use my twitter, accompanied by various instagram pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously how good are high school chick flicks. Like good down and dirty cheerleaders vs jocks with way too many pretty people in one place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Celebrity morgue Halloween party next week and it's going to be awesomeeee.... once I figure out who to bed.</span></div>
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Becky Kozakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760216025660896897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044217645918067040.post-69920311489070325072013-10-20T10:46:00.000+11:002013-10-20T10:48:01.091+11:00Biggest Loser Week Two<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously working in a kitchen there is sooo much to eat. All the time. Except I'm not eating like whole plates because dude that would be so gross. I pick at things, that's how I keep going during the day when I haven't had breakfast and won't have a break! So obviously I need to workout more (although Thursday/Saturday I worked open-close so that's kinda excusable) but I think my biggest problem is my diet. I need to be more concious of what I'm putting in my mouth.</span></div>
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Becky Kozakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760216025660896897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044217645918067040.post-15961738319289700522013-10-17T22:18:00.002+11:002013-10-17T22:18:34.117+11:00Sivado Studio Giveaway Winner!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so super excited to announce the winner of the gold filed initial necklace from Sivado Studio! It's been such a please working with Judith and I'm so sure you'll love love love your necklace!</span><br />
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Becky Kozakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760216025660896897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044217645918067040.post-74658371089930177372013-10-15T21:54:00.002+11:002013-10-15T21:54:43.942+11:0010 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This time of year always makes me remember that I haven't thought of a costume yet. Oops! I love Halloween, but I'm forever leaving costumes to the last second. In Australia Halloween isn't a huge deal (boo!) but I'm still going to try and get into the spirit by carving a pumpkin (except it'll be one they use for eating) and maybe even dressing up on the 31st! For all of you looking for simple last minute solutions, here are 10 of my favourite easy DIY Halloween costumes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. <a href="http://www.maskcara.com/2012/10/12/halloween-confessions/">Amy Winehouse</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one is pretty easy if you have dark hair, grab a bump it, draw on some tattoos, add some winged eyeliner and a bad attitude and go! One year I went as a biker chick and actually brought magic markers along with me so people could give me "tattoos". An excellent icebreaker and pretty fun if you don't mind getting messy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With a little bit of cardboard, foil, and your favourite little black dress you can easily be a beer can! Plus if you're already drinking your fave beer you'll have the logo on hand from the carton!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wearing all pink, bunny ears, and a drum out of some cardboard you're an easy and cute energizer bunny. Bonus points if you drink energy drinks so you keep going and going and going!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I saw a whole heap of Minnie Mouse costumes that were unbelievably cute, but my fave thing about LC's is her giant hair bow ears! Just find a red and white polka dotted dress, some ruffled bobby socks, and a little bit of black face paint and you're the world's most iconic fashionista mouse!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyways, I was thinking a lot about those concussions, and realized that they seem quite similar to the way Trent and I fight. To air our dirty laundry out there, we fight. A lot. Mostly we just bicker, there's never anything serious but we get into pretty hardcore yelling matches over who should have done the laundry that day... we're both way to stubborn to ever just concede. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot of times, when we fight one person will get mad (usually me) over something stupid, and then I'll be upset for a while, realize that something was stupid (it almost always is), go to apologize and then in the conversation about why we were upset and why we're sorry one of us usually says something almost as stupid as the fight was (that part is usually Trent) and someone gets frustrated and storms off angrily (yup, that's me). Hense, the double concussion. There's a problem, we try to solve the problem, wooops! New problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll fully admit that I'm way too overdramatic and oversensitive. I get upset extremely easily and I make things up in my head about why we're fighting. Unknown to Trent - we're usually fighting (in my head...) the whole time we're not speaking - mostly because it's easier for him to lose in my head than in real life. Does anyone else do this? I feel like I sound pretty bat shit crazy right about now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're both unbelievably stubborn and hard headed, and almost always think that the other person must be wrong. When we're fighting its like a tsunami of emotions flying through the air at warp speed but when we're not we're a force to be reckoned with. I'm not entirely sure how exactly we resolve our fights. Mostly just a little bit of space and after the second fight everything is out in the air. We don't try and talk it over we just say I'm sorry, I love you and move on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a huge believer in not going to bed angry, which means that sometimes we're up waaayy too late (and believe me that doesn't help things at all) trying to hash things out, but I also will pretty much always be the first to say sorry. I'm a hurricane of emotions, but once I let everything out I'm usually alright... for a little while! ;)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">PS Have you entered my </span><a href="http://www.seductivemania.com/2013/10/i-heart-handmade-plus-giveaway-sivado.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">giveaway</a><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> yet?!</span>Becky Kozakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760216025660896897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044217645918067040.post-60166770176843548822013-10-14T01:35:00.001+11:002013-10-15T11:59:24.350+11:00Biggest Loser: Week One<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Today marks the first day of my biggest loser challenge! I haven't done terribly (had breakfast, didn't eat fatty things at work) but I didn't do that great either... okay it's not my fault! We went to a fair and they had kettle corn and fresh strawberry sorbet! In good news though, we left with 3kg of strawberries (so yummy!) fresh rhubarb, chard, and rosemary! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Basically my goal weight is 57kg or 125lbs, but I'm totally flexible on this number if I feel like I'm at a comfortable weight and I'm happy with my results, the weight isn't my biggest priority. I want to get in the best shape of my life, and I want it to happen now! I want to feel good about myself and not shy away from doing things because I'm not confident!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I'm going to be blogging daily about my (and Trent's!) adventure with our 10 week Biggest Loser journey sharing our fave recipes, workouts, failures and successes over at </span><a href="http://becandteejtakefitness.tumblr.com/" style="line-height: 19px;">becandteejtakefitness.tumblr.com</a>, but every Sunday I'll update you here with my progress! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Feburary 9th, 2013 I lost my grandpa. Grandpa Lloydie was strong, caring, and compassionate. He used to bring Tim Hortons donuts to my skating lessons every weekend, which coined his nickname from my brother... donut. The summer before I started college he gave me $12 and told me to keep it in my wallet in case of emergencies. He used to sit at the head of the table and always carved the Thanksgiving turkey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On September 28, 2013 I lost my dziadzia. He was born in Poland and had seen more death and destruction during the war than I will ever see in my lifetime. He loved going to the grocery store and having coffee with the boys, and was one of the luckiest gamblers alive. He was the most laid back and genuine person, always saying things like "too late now" after he missed a turn or made a mistake. He was a card shark and loved my babcia's cooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tonight I lit a candle and said goodbye to two incredible men. It is so hard for me not to be with my family, but I know that both of them would want me to continue this incredible journey, they were both so proud of me and told me so at every opportunity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to follow along, you can check out our Tumblr page, <a href="http://becandteejtakefitness.tumblr.com/">Bec and Teej Take Fitness</a> where I'll be posting healthy recipes and workout ideas every day! I'll be posting my progress here every Sunday, starting this week, but if you want to follow along you can post any day between Sunday-Saturday depending on your schedule! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made my first piece when I was 6 years old. Ok, my dad helped a little bit…we wanted to make a tiny bowl for my mom, but when we finished the piece it turned out to be an ashtray. She still loved it even though she did not smoke! We created many pieces together throughout the years and I started to make jewelry about eight years ago. I mostly sell my pieces online and I opened my Etsy shop in March 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> All you have to do to enter the giveaway is head over to Judith's Etsy shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sivadostudio">Sivado Studio</a> and check out all of her goodies, and leave a comment with your fave piece and your email address! I'll be picking a comment at random, and the winner will be announced on Thursday October 17th!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you can't wait, Judith is offering 10% off with the code: <span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">BECKY</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my self portrait. It's messy, I'm not exactly smiling, my hair is in my face and you can't really understand anything about it and it's far from perfect. But that's me. Nowhere close to perfect. As a blogger, I'm not perfect either. I forget to post for days, or am constantly dreaming up new post and feature ideas and then fizzling out. I'm doing that in life too, btw. There are only a few real constants (mostly just cooking and food). I'm self concious and insecure, but some days I have confidence to spare. I'm all over the place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My followers follow me willingly... but if I'm going to be perfectly honest, I'm not exactly sure why! I mean, I suppose it'd be for the same reason that I follow other people. Pure plain honest curiosity. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it definitely makes me more business conscious, which can sometimes put pressure on me. I feel more of an urgency to keep producing, but I try to stay grounded and remember that my success will come only if my work reflects in inspiration. On the other hand, it's been great as well because it pushes me to stay focused and not lose interest in creating.</span></span><br />
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Becky Kozakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760216025660896897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044217645918067040.post-87651048520127627432013-09-29T13:07:00.001+10:002013-09-29T13:07:16.665+10:00Giving Myself Permission<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I give you permission to be sad. Some days are happy, and as bloggers we're always talking about how we need to try and be more positive or how to make yourself happier. And that's great. Being happy is an amazing feeling, and something we should look for in even the smallest places.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not talk to anyone if I don't want to</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch trashy tv</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Online shop</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make a mess</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cry until my eyes are sore and dry</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Listen to sad music</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cuddle under the covers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ignore the rest of the world</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call in upset to work</span></li>
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Becky Kozakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760216025660896897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044217645918067040.post-46184663928972916422013-09-26T08:50:00.001+10:002013-09-26T08:50:22.227+10:00I'm Baaackk! Stop, It's iPhone-Recap Time!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey friends! Thanks so much to all the lovely ladies who have been filling in for me for the past week, seriously, if I could give you an e-round of applause I would! All of those lovely ladies are actually sponsors of mine, and you should check their blogs out, along with all the other incredible ladies on my side bar now! <i>If you're interested in seeing your face there, check out my <a href="http://www.seductivemania.com/p/sponsorship-info.html">sponsorship options here</a>!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past week has been a million kinds of crazy. Last Monday we packed all of our stuff into the car, and skipped town. I said goodbye to everything I had grown to love about Coffs Harbour (and the only place Trent has ever lived!) which was hard in so many ways. It's easy to get comfortable with such amazing people and places around you, but we both knew it was time for an adventure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We drove for about 5 hours (through the pouring rain) before we stopped in Newcastle to see Trent's sister. We had a pretty excellent day, even though it was pouring down. They showed me the sights and we drove all around the city, checking out all the headlands. We stopped for tapas at The Depot, which I highly recommend they were delicious! After that we headed to Harry's Pies for dinner, not quite as delicious as the tapas. Actually, I was really disappointed. I definitely think these pies are more of a drunk food than a sober dinner! We ended up getting some really decadent chocolate desserts and settling in for the night watching bad tv and having a laugh! Breakfast the next morning was good - not great - but the company was awesome! I don't know what I was doing, but the only photo I have from the entire day we spent with her is this one of my Tiger Pie:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally it was time for the last leg of our journey! The home stretch! We got in the car for one more long haul. We drove another 6ish hours even further south to get to Apollo Bay. Thing got pretty dicey, but then we saw the sign for the Great Ocean Road! It was so exciting to know that we were so close, and even in the pouring rain know that we were in a place so beautiful! (All of those photos are on my camera, coming tomorrow, I promise!) We finally made it into town and met up with our new boss. She was super nice, and even let us park our car in her driveway so all of our worldly possessions didn't get wet! Turns out, I was scheduled to start work the next day... yikes! We found a backpackers to spend the night in, and took a tour of the town. The next morning, I woke up bright and early to start work. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I opened up shop at the very end of June 2012, but I didn't turn to pop culture until this past February. One day, I was feeling glum, so I sat down at my desk, put on my carefully-curated showtunes/Mumford & Sons Pandora station, and just drew and drew until I didn't feel so crummy anymore. I ended up making my Parks and Recreation ice cream illustration that day, and when I saw the positive response I got on tumblr, I got inspired to keep making that type of art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>That Teen in the Making</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being a kid, I know I’m allowed to cling to dependence but in my early teenage years things started to change. I realized that I’m standing between two doors- dependence at my back and independence in front of me. Banging and entering those two doors back and forth became a part of my life. Yes, I was guided by concerned people around me but because of curiosity, what they said I should not do, I do and what they said I should do, I do not. That explains the crossing between the two doors.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I never had vices like smoking, drinking or the likes, but I knew that during this stage, I learned how to lie hardcore, bully my sibs, not accept my mistakes, and blaming others for the faults I did. The Brat Stage, I should say. To sum it up, a vivid picture of immaturity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Seventeen: Reality Slaps</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If my memory serves me right, this was my age when I really felt the momentum of reality. Childish games are over. This time, it’s about me withdrawing from the grasp of dependence. It’s time for me to face the world, to face certain situations of life by myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The turning point was this:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I grew up with a dad working abroad and a mom always at home. But things changed when my mom decided to also work out of the country because we had experienced financial problems. Dad won’t allow mom at first but my mom really insisted. It’s true that they can earn more if they both work so they could settle our financial issues and because I’m also going to college. That is why mom really insisted. Therefore, I have my two younger siblings left with me and a whole lot of responsibility. It’s time for me to face the world without my parents physically. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being seventeen: Life is not a mere game, you don’t mess with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m West, a daughter, a sister, ‘acting parents’ of my siblings, a friend, a student, an organization leader, and a Filipino citizen. Yes, at a young age I was able to see that life isn’t always about just myself, it is not about my sake but it’s about how I put myself in situations where others are involved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I DON’T CARE! I’LL DO WHAT I WANT! THIS IS MY LIFE! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nah! I can’t say that, and I don’t want to. My life does not just involve me but it involves “others”. I now know that what I’ve learned about the reality of life is not enough but what I knew is enough to remind me that life should be given importance. Living wild and free, they said it’s fun but risky. Unfortunately, you can’t blame curiosity all the time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are some things that I wanted to try but if I do it, I know that my responsibilities will be affected. I cannot exchange important responsibilities for a unimportant-short time fun and excitement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carrying many labels and responsibilities may be really exhausting but I know that it’s for my own good. I know that these responsibilities and identities will help me grow as a person. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I am having a good college education in a good University.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I’m a daughter, sister, and an “acting-parent” at the same time making me responsible to my family. Monitoring my sibs and also teaching them manners and conducts, doing house chores, paying the bills, making budgets and the likes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I am being honed /trained how to deal with situations in different aspects of transactions. Like, applying for investment/ insurance, having conversations with real estate agents. Lol! That what adults do! Haha.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I learned to become more careful in making decisions.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I grew to be more selfless and being considerate with others.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I have been with great friends that add up color to my life.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that my parents put their full trust in me. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that my parents put their full trust in me… financially.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I was born as a Filipino; a race who can still smile even though problems comes along the way. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I’ve prefer not to enter a bf-gf relationship. Just admiring someone is also good. I’m considering point #11.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I learned about the seasons of life (learn-earn-earn-earn-earn-earn-marry)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that reality taught me to be serious in my study, the market place is a competitive dimension, and I must be equipped. Plus, I don’t want to disappoint my parents. I know that graduating college and having a decent job is one of the best gifts that I can give them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I have hardworking and loving parents.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that at a young age, my siblings fully understand why our parents need to work and be temporarily away from us.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that my siblings have respect in me and my decisions. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful for the people who also motivate me to run this kind of race.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that my mindset helps me convert any kind of problems into “this will help you grow as a person, conquer it” kind of thought.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that at a young age, reality slapped me and awakened my thoughts.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that I can juggle all these things.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m thankful that God gave me this kind of life.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>YOU ARE BIGGER THAN YOUR PROBLEMS AND FEARS. CONQUER IT.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsibilities are meant to be heavy, so gather up all your strength and go on with your life’s journey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s more ahead!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Kale & butternut squash soup</b> makes for a nice toasty bowl (or twelve) of goodness to cuddle up with on chilly days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Thanks so much for posting Kristen! I'm super excited for fall comfort food, yum!!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In life, there are situations that happen and they are out of our hands. This happens very often. There are changes in life we can assimilate and others that are more difficult. When my husband and I got married a few months later, came into our lives a time of difficulty. After several months of married, I got pregnant. But after several weeks, I had a spontaneous abortion or a miscarriage. It was a time of pain and sorrow. In a way we could not understand, conceive, and much less assimilate so easily. It was a loss. At that time, there was nothing that could make us feel differently. Apart from that situation, also we had one big economic pressure. We didn't know what to do. It was a difficult time. But within all this difficulty, there was nothing that could give us the comfort we need, except the Lord. In all that darkness, in that precise moment I got to think, to meditate and above all things to rest in the Lord. It was a crisis, and so we were there for a while. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were times when we could really look at ourselves and see how we were to each other in the middle of the crisis. While it was a big crisis, it also became a time of learning, time for knowledge of each other. It was a time in which we could see what we had, what we had lost and what we really needed in our lives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is our way, our journey ... This was the beginning of something extraordinary. Of course in that moment of pain I could not see that. Knowing that our trust was in the Lord, for more hard the road it was. Knowing we were going to deal with it and would <b>learn to depend on God</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could think right now about that moment, I look back and see how hard we have been fighting. How we've been taking care of each other. I have to say we could not survive this moment of pain without the Lord. <span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">He is our strength, Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are going through a difficult time, the only thing I could say to you is that there is nothing could give you peace than the Lord. Resting in Him is the only thing for sure you can do. The better thing is going through the process, live every minute of it and learn from the moment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, time has passed and we are learning from each other every day. Enjoying good times and hard times. Waiting for the moment when we could bless someone, with this story of life… with our journey in life. I hope that these few words could let you know that there is Hope, there is time for more love, tears, sometimes pain, but there is a lot to learn and grow in the Lord.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I live in the good ole USA (Ohio, to be exact), but last summer I spent two months in Atlanta, Georgia! I lived with my aunt and uncle, so I had family, but I had to start all over when it came to making friends and finding things to do. I needed a change of pace and moving away for the summer seemed like a good idea (turns out, it was!) Today I want to share 5 tips for moving to a new place on your own and how to make the adjustment easier.</span><br>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">When I moved to Atlanta, I knew that I had a cousin that lived in the area that I wanted to reach out to. I also knew my boss at work had friends in Atlanta, so she gave them my number as well. The point is, reach out to people you may know in your new area! You can use face book and your blog to do this. I met one of my great friends through blogging in ATL and I am visiting her in December!</span><br>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you’re moving somewhere new and don’t have the usual social calendar, it’s okay to start enjoying some “me” time. Write, read, journal, do your nails, or start up a new hobby. For me, I began going to the gym because I had more free time. Look at it as a good thing and not a bad thing!</span><br>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Along with number two, you will have more time with a cleared social schedule. Look on your Pinterest boards and see what you've always been wanting to do but haven’t. Knitting? Sure, why not! Learn how to paint your nails in a cool way? Let’s do it! Always wanted to read a book about aliens? Go for it! This can be a time in your life to re-evaluate your life and priorities!</span><br>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So you just moved to a new city, awesome! There are so many places to explore, people to meet and adventures to be had! So get out of your comfort zone and go meet new people and try new places. The Internet is your friend. I tried to eat at new places, went to Six Flags, and even went to the mall by myself (which was a little scary, I’ll be honest!) Pushing myself past my comfort zones helped build me into a better version of myself and gave me confidence!</span><br>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Thanks Becky for letting me post! I would love it if you stopped by my slice of the Internet and <a href="http://prettyinpinkrach.blogspot.com.au/">said hi.</a> </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Thanks so much for posting Rachael! Definitely some amazing advice about making friend in a strange place - I'm going to need it!</i></span><br>
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One other fact about ENFPs is that we're very energetic, passionate individuals who have a zest for life. That's how l<a href="http://deecoded.blogspot.sg/2013/09/my-birthday-letter-to-me.html" target="_blank">ots of my friends describe me</a> anyway, so that means I'm always game to try new things. Here are three awesome new things I've tried.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done in my life. We did this in <a href="http://www.deecoded.blogspot.sg/2007/12/golden-vacation.html" target="_blank">Cagayan de Oro</a>, Philippines. We traveled for 12 kilometers through 14 major rapids, paddling our canoe as instructed by our in-canoe guide. Our guide Gary, I later found out, was a member of the Philippine olympic rowing team. He gave names for every rapid, and my favorite was the one he called the ‘washing machine’ because we could cross it while turning the raft around circles, just like a washing machine! So cute! I also loved the one with the big rock where he made us all transfer to the back seats and paddle towards the big rock to get our canoe’s front to tip upwards against it, while we leaned back, and it felt like we were in a flyfish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now my job is in finance, so being part of a movie is way out of my line. But one time when I was in between jobs, I attended a writing seminar conducted by a writer-director in Singapore. It turned out she had an upcoming movie and later asked if I could play the part of an extra, as a teacher. I excitedly said yes. I ended up going back three more times and another director of an indie short film also asked me to be an extra at his film, and let me tell you, those moments turned out to be some of the most memorable experiences in my life! I learned a lot about how movies are being made, things like continuity, and did you know it takes a bazillion takes of a single scene before they wrap it up? I have renewed respect for actors and directors alike.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm the least athletic person in the world (okay, so maybe that's a teensy bit exaggerated), but when I found out that the <a href="http://www.deecoded.blogspot.sg/2013/08/weight-loss-wednesday-color-run.html" target="_blank">Color Run</a>, the happiest 5K on the planet, was being held in Singapore, I just had to sign up! It was really fun, we ran (or more like walked) through Sentosa and got doused by different colored powder at each kilometer, ending up looking like a unicorn had upchucked on us in the end. And guess who rode the train home looking that way?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And those are just some of the really weird fun stuff I get myself to. You can read more on my corner of the internet, so please do come over! I adore visitors! :)</span><br />
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Hi there everyone! My name is Tania and I have come to invade Becky’s blog for the day! Usually you can find me over at the Rowdy Fairy Blog, however today the lovely Becky has asked me to guest post and I am so thrilled to help her out!</div>
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Where is home for you? For me, home is the city of Brisbane, the city I live and grew up in, and I would love to share a piece of my home with you.</div>
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When people think of Australia, their minds often turn to Sydney, Melbourne, the Outback or the Great Barrier Reef, however not many people know of Brisbane.</div>
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Brisbane is a fully fledged capital city with a population of 2.2 million people. The city centre is full of sky scrapers that tower over the beautiful Brisbane River which runs right through the centre of the city. </div>
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Brisbane has also often been called the most typically Australian City in the country because of the warm weather and the close proximity to some of the country’s best beaches and outback areas. </div>
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Mt Cootha and the area around it is a great spot for tourists! Head up the mountain to the lookout and you will find the best view of the city. It is one of the best city views you will find in the country. Around the mountain you will also find a nature reserve full of great bush tracks as well as the botanic gardens and planetarium. </div>
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Southbank is another great spot for people to visit, and as the name suggests, it is on the South bank of the river opposite the city centre. Southbank is full of gardens, cafes, restaurants, shops, markets and a bunch of other fun recreational stuff, however the one massive highlight to this place would have to be the man made beach overlooking the river and city sky scrapers.</div>
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Riverfire is a yearly celebration in Brisbane to mark the end of Brisbane festival which lasts for a month every September. To celebrate Riverfire, which pays homage to the Brisbane River, a huge display of fireworks is set off right in the middle of the city on top of buildings, along the river and on the story Bridge. </div>
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So if you are planning to visit Australia or if you are from Australia and want a new place to visit, why not pop over into my neck of the woods, Brisbane. It is pretty great here and I know you will love it just as much as I do! :-)</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Thanks so much for posting Tania! I'm super excited to go back to Brisbane now!</i></span></div>
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