The Ladylike and the...not-so-much

I am proud to report, one of our resolutions is relatively back on track, the exercising one. the one that is by far the most difficult to keep. However we have employed the same method as last time to motivate us into getting active.

New Shoes (which are PURPLE) to make us run faster, jump higher and reach further :)

These shoes remind me and my sibling's feet of better days. most likely 6-8 years ago in primary school when we still wore runners, when sport shoes weren't simply the odd fat shoes that seriously athletic people wore before we became more female instead of the androgyny young children often view themselves with and we discovered the infinitely more attractive yet more destructive forms of footwear suck as uncushioned flats, boots and the terribly painful yet stunningly attractive (according to culture) heels. As my fellow partner in crime so aptly put it, they were so on. Suddenly we didn't have to consciously keep our shoes from flying off our feet or tripping, it was the dawning of a whole new era.

MOAR MOTIVATION! Look at those abs ;)

However this time round, we are further motivated by the impending city2surf (the not so important 14k marathon) which is in 4 weeks. Gasp with me in dawning horrified realisation so that we may create a most likely scientifically impossible momentary drop in air pressure in our environment.

4 weeks, which is a month, which is from this day onward, 27 days till August 11. Time to take out the good old competitive spirit to whip us into shape and be ready fro the marathon. At least at this rate we'll be very very VERY fit for the color run?

In other news not related to the slow melting of muscle into fat a la Scarlett Johansson post-Avengers which is spurring the need to become active once more. Knitting has been added to the growing list of hobbies. Seeing as it was the first attempt in almost a decade, I believe the progress so far is quite
satisfactory, not too many dropped stitches or uneveness... I think.

Look! It's purple! Isn't it pretty? I think we're getting a purple theme here.

Furthermore I feel that it must be mentioned that I am trialling Lush's Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser which I have been using for about a week now... I'll get back to you on the verdict of it's usefulness to my horror of a skin which is dry and blemish prone and lazy and just overall everything that is wrong in the world... well maybe not that bad but close enough in my greatly exaggerated opinion.

#1 On Stranger Tides

I couldn't decide on a title because I really wanted to knock another POTC title off the list and I also really wanted start a bucket list. So as a wise child carefully selected by an advertising company once said...

I'm going to finish off my holiday pictures with a one from each city - no mockery about the declining quality please.

Because Florence was a dead city due to it being Christmas and Italians being highly religious, all we did was eat more pasta and celebrate Christmas. Instead of one of the billion selfies that always end up being taken in a club, here's a photo I stole from Kevin of the typical tourists holding up the leaning tower of Pisa.

Demonstrating a range of expressions

And then we visited Lucerne and caught a glimpse of the alps. Unfortunately, the weather was too unfriendly for us to climb Mt. Pilatus which was a little disappointing.

On the famous Chapel bridge that almost burnt down completely - even with its extreme proximity to water

And then the beautiful city of Paris. There are literally a thousand photos on my iPhone from Paris and I'm sure there are plenty more on the cameras. Everything is just so ridiculously symmetrical. And the grass is so green. The whole city is set out so perfectly, it might as well be a movie set. If I was bothered I'd dedicate a real post to Paris. But I have a poor track record, so I won't promise anything.

A demonstration of my "artistic" photography skills, captured by the exquisite iPhone 4S camera

And I'll break my rule with a 2nd photo from Paris because...

Look! The Relay store from Sydney train stations. But in Parisian gare (because I speak French now)

And finally wrapping up both our European adventures and the year in the splendidly miserable city of London.

Cold. Raining. Big Ben. Red Double Decker. Check, check, check and check.

And then I went back to America and back to Sydney and fast forward 6 months I'm starting a bucket list. The original title for my bucket list post was actually going to be "#1 Visit All The Continents In the World By 25" - so for those who thought the first item on my bucket list was to be on stranger tides - haha.

Noone actually thought so did they?

My future

Either way, for anyone whose keeping score and still unsure (I should become a rapper) - I'm 20 and I've been to Australia (of course), Asia, North America and Europe. In the next 5 years, I must visit South America, Africa and Antarctica. I'm so excited and will be truly disappointed in my 25 year old self if I fail.

In other news I promised a Cat Post to a friend in my mentally impaired pre-exam state and as I am no oath-breaker, watch out for that!