this is brooke… you’ve met brooke before. i have known brooke since the melbourne days, back in 2010 when danielle introduced us. i’m thrilled to have met her and i’m constantly overjoyed to have her in my life, i’m exceptionally proud to call her my friend. since we met – i have moved state, she has travelled the world (and numerous other things) and now, brooke is pregnant. i’m talking very pregnant, 35 weeks along and about to have a child pregnant. brooke and her husband are about to have a little boy and i couldn’t be happier for them both.

brooke – i physically can not wait to meet your little boy. xoxo!!

with my mother in bali, i decided to take myself out to breakfast with a family friend. it was such a delightful day and the company was beyond splendid. for breakfast we indulged in two courses of food. my first course being corn fritter, avocado salsa, smoked salmon and a single poached egg (yes, the regular), then we shared a serve of pancakes – happy mother’s day!!

now … it’s time… time to get real, time to get into the nitty gritty.

dear university: you are hard,
it’s a real love/hate relationship. i’m nine weeks into a three year degree and i don’t like university very much right now. it’s quiz after quiz, assignment after assignment, lectures, tutorials and private study time. i think i might be feeling overwhelmed and like you have taken all of my free time.

dear disability: you are me, we are one,
at times, i don’t like having you but then i remember that i’m a strong woman who can handle this situation. i am capable of living an extraordinary life.

dear food: you are irresistible,
why are you so delicious, hmmm..?? i know that i’ve been eating badly and every time i consider stopping, i get a craving and i give in. it’s not like me and it’s scary, exceptionally scary. i don’t know what’s going on and it’s bothering me. i must resolve this quickly.

dear deep breathing: you are life,
after a minor anxiety attack last night, i spent nearly an hour laying in bed taking large deep breaths and surprise surprise, it helped.

dear males: you are confusing,
why oh why must you give me such weird signals? i’m utterly confused by your behavior and it’s not fair. i don’t like it, not even one bit. why can’t you just be straightforward? it would make life much less complicated. i really need simple right now, i don’t have time to play games.

hello hello hello.

my new thing, lately, is write a specific word three times. as though i consider that word THREE times more important. haha, who am i kidding? it’s something my iPhone and i do, auto correct actually gets me – after two years.

let’s have a chat …
a coffee date, a juice date or a bubble tea date. you pick a beverage.

during our chat, i would tell you that this week, oh my, this week. it has been a week. consisting of exactly seven days and seven nights. i’m tired, really tired. i have to admit, you probably wouldn’t know that, i haven’t been around. it’s true, i’ve done a runner but but but it is for a good cause. the cause being … an education. i bet you are sick of hearing me complain, it’s ok because i’m sick of it too. it’s annoying. //#rant#over.

during our chat, i would tell you that my mum is having a blast in bali. i’m here, making stir-fry’s each night, not doing my laundry, eating toast, drinking tea, sleeping embarrassingly early and being a tiny bit of a nerd. by tiny, i actually mean giant; i’ve been a giant nerd, doing my homework, writing my essay and finishing assignments. yes, i’m that girl. i’m not afraid to tell you that, i’m ok with being a nerd.

during our chat, i would tell you that i’m not looking forward to winter. especially with early morning classes and classes in general. classes that require me to get out of my pjs. i’m not looking forward to having to leave the house every day to go into university, i would rather hibernate for the winter and never leave my warm apartment.

during our chat, i would tell you that i’m so overjoyed that my hair is finally growing. i can’t wait for my dream length to be a reality, it’s getting closer and closer every day. strangely enough, i’m getting a trim next week for maintenance. i have heard that small snips to remove the split ends will ultimately help my hair grow. i’m also experimenting with only washing my hair once rather than twice and i think it’s helping. fingers crossed.

i hope you have a lovely weekend and i’ll see you soon, not too soon but soon indeed.

when i started university, i knew that my blog would suffer.

i didn’t realize just how much time and energy university would require when i started. strangely enough, even though it is currently consuming my entire life – i am loving every second of the learning experience and luckily, i’m spending my days on the most beautiful campus.

this isn’t a food post and i’m not entirely sure when i’m going to post about food next as i’m currently either eating at home, at university or at all the same local places. i haven’t ventured out of my foodie comfort zone in a ridiculously long time and to be honest, i don’t want too.

for now, i’m going to tell you that i’ve nearly finished writing my first scientific report for biology and i’m pretty happy with the result so far, only time will tell. i’m also slightly struggling to keep ahead in my subjects but i’m reworking the way i study so fingers crossed – enough university talk…!!

my mum is basking in the glory of bali right now and i’m insanely jealous. i can not believe that she will be gone for three weeks, can you imagine the tan she will have when she returns home?? i can’t wait to hear all about her travels when she arrives home, just before my birthday. you can see their instagram here

i best be off, i have classes to attend.

before you go… these photos are from my grandmothers 80th birthday and yes, i’m wearing hair extensions. i haven’t had a chance to post about her party just yet but i plan too, one day in the near future.

i’m a forgetful person, i really am. you might be wondering why??

well …. i totally forgot to post about my mum’s birthday party. the huge party, were we had with over 15 people. we hosted the party at our apartment and made a majority of the food. i meant to tell you about it but i didn’t quite get around to it – until now that is, only a mere 7 months after i shared our lunch with you. it’s better late than never, right?

the party was a combination of our family, mum’s friends and my friends. yes, we are talking all ages and it was an absolute blast, and that’s an understatement. we spent the entire day with the people we admire and love. you know those people who live in that special place of your heart, that you throughly enjoy spending time with – those people. we all talked, chatted, bonded and ate more food than we should have. which is always the sign that you’ve hosted a splendid party.

my mum, aaaahhh…
i can’t even begin to describe just how brilliant she is and how incredible blessed i am to be able to have her in my life. i’m the luckiest kid alive and yes, i’m still a kid … i laugh at fart jokes and don’t often wear my adult pants … unless it is essential. love you mum!

i’m going to pass you over to the delightful tammi for her to talk about our dinner party a few weeks ago…
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I do love a girls’ nights in.
This particular night was hosted by Laura, with Hayley, Arj and myself contributing to dinner. Hayley was making a salmon and pesto pasta as a main, with a lovely chocolate yoghurt as a dessert, so I decided to make eggs benedict, because sometimes we all need a bit of breakfast for dinner.

That, and I felt like making a hollandaise. Yes, yes it looks a little split in the picture, but keep in mind that it had traveled with me from my place to Laura’s, and I had to try and maintain that temperature that a hollandaise notoriously needs.

Anyway, it was an evening filled with yummy food, great company, and sparkling wine. Couldn’t have asked for a better evening. We even convinced the Chefette to join us. We were too busy eating to take photos of the other food, but it was legendary.
Girls, we have to organise another one soon!

hello//hello… how has your week been, any news?
can you believe we are into the fourth month of the year, APRIL – i seriously can not believe it.
it is awfully scary and completely unbelievable. i keep saying to myself … it’s april?? (ron burgundy style)

this week is mid-semester break and it’s raining, how yuck.

i have been staying indoors and studying, yes i’m a nerd and i’m not afraid to express that. loud and proud, and hashtag #nerd. i’m taking advantage of the rainfall and i’m blogging, no wait, i’m studying with a blogging break. the break is for my sanity. i’ve been studying all morning and i’ve typed out an exponential number of scientific words and my brain hurts, really really hurts.

i need to get away from words like adenosine triphosphate, monomers, monosaccharides, aerobic and anaerobic and sentences like “the actin are covered on there binding sites by tropomyosin. the molecule attached to the tropomyosin, that will pull it out of the way, are troponin” and that is only biology, my word.

weirdly enough, to a great extent, i’m being counterproductive because i’m not exactly getting away from my studying. i’m just typing the same words that i’m trying to get away from – #nerd. i told you studying was all consuming, no lies here.

just before i go (back to studying), i wanted to let you know that i’ve decided to clean up my act in the food department and i’ll be using instagram (and the #hashtag #21daystarloz) to share most (if not all) of my meals for the next 21 days to keep myself in check.

good mid-morning!!!
how was your weekend, what did you get up too??

i had a rather relaxed weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the sunshine (p.s summer stay, i’m happy to skip winter). i spent my weekend roaming the streets of glebe, seeing a dear friends play, celebrating simone and tom’s engagement, eating two course brunches and walking around darling harbour. i had a sleepover with hayley and we had an absolute blast.

i have a light week at university due to strikes which means more time to watch my tv shows, it also means more time for revision – sigh!!

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heyhihello, how are you?
did you see the girls season finale, did you? please tell me that you did, even if you didn’t … it was wow – i experienced all the emotions, ALL OF THEM. aside from watching girls (and the carrie diaries), i have been in a little studying bubble, coming out for food&coffee&fruit and sleep. it’s been interesting and rather different.

one thing that i’ll say about studying (and i won’t sugar coat it) is that this flipping science degree is hard … i’m just entering my third week and it’s methodically kicking my butt – on the regular. i’m not complaining, that is not what this is, it looks like it could be but it’s not.

i’m just being downright honest and letting you know the truth, and the truth is that i don’t have time for a life right now, let alone a blog. however, i want to be documenting and sharing my time at university with you. therefore i’ll be here on my terms and talking about whatever it is that i see fit. right now … it’s chem, biol, math, tv shows, food and sleep, repeat&repeat&repeat.

oh and yes, i’m always eating corn fritters (totally kidding) and sometimes, i order a bloody mary on a sunday. yes, booze is okay on a sunday as i’m an adult or should i say, i like to think i am an adult?!?!!

over the last two weeks, i have not had much to blog about. it’s a fact.
when jenna shared this list, i couldn’t be happier because i thought it would be perfect for me… due to my lack of time to bake, create or write about any topics with substance – this is just what i need right now.

without further ado, i’m currently…

watching… the show shameless. i’m part way through season one and i’m hooked on the happenings of the gallagher family. they all lead such fascinating lives which vastly differ from my own, i physically can’t stop watching. pssssst – i just downloaded season two and if you don’t hear from me, it is because i’m studying or watching shameless.

eating… well, drinking a bunch of starbucks due to the thirty free frappuccino’s that i recently won. last week i put a PIECE OF CHEESECAKE in my frappuccino and it was incredibly delicious. the barista’s at my local starbucks are expecting a new order from me everytime i visit and i like to shock them.

planning… my first few months of semester, i’m working out my quiz dates and my assignment due dates. i’m also ensuring that i have everything written in my diary to not miss a single thing. if we’ve spoken about meeting or you’ve tod me about an important date in your life – chances are it’s in my diary. i have become one of those people whom writes everything down.

reading… the book incendiary by chris cleave. i’m only twenty-five pages in and i’m hooked, i really enjoy turning the pages of this book which is incredibly rare for me.

inspired by… an old high school friend of mine melissa who just joined instagram. she is a person trainer and every time i see a new photo in my feed from her, i’m inspired to workout and eat healthier.

excited about… enjoying the warmth and sunshine we have left before autumn truly strikes and i won’t be able to wear one layer of clothing anyone. on the plus side – we get to wear blazers again and this excites me more than it should.