Tweet I am almost finished with my site!! I just have a few final design touches to add, but I am ready to get back to blogging and for the most part the site is functional. I will officially launch it soon..stay posted!!
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Expiry Dates
Tweet Let’s play a game. Go to your refrigerator and see how many things you can find that are expired. (ok go!) Welcome back! How many things did you find? One? Five? Twenty-five? None? I did this the other day and will not admit to how many things I found, but lets say it was a good idea that I played the game. Now, you may be wondering why we are playing this silly little game. There are good reasons, other then the fact that your fridge is now clean and you can eat anything in there with no fear! We live in a world that is consumed with expiry…
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Two Weeks In One Dress
Tweet The little black dress in the Blue Mountains This morning I did not want to put it on. I have been traveling all week and was heading off to spend 24 hours in airports. I just didn’t want to spend those hours in the dress. And then it hit me…I was tired of feeling bland.I love clothes and I spent the week in a city full of fashion and shopping. I was starting to look around and notice the people around me and how cute they looked in their clothes. I saw the girls with shopping bags galore and thought perhaps there is something to the muse shopping is…
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One Shirt, Two Shirts, Red Shirt, Blue Shirt
Tweet Hi, My name is Amanda and I have a problem. (That’s where it starts right..) When I find a shirt I like, I buy it in every color. Or at least I buy it in two or three colors. Now, there may be a line of reasoning somewhere that says this isn’t such a bad idea. I mean, when you really like something, why not have multiples of it? The problem comes when this is not a one time process. And I mean, really, how many striped polo shirts does one person need? Because I have a green striped one, a blue one, an orange one, and a grey…
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Want To Do Something?
Tweet Make it happen. If you had told me a year ago I would be leaving for Australia in 3 days, I would have said your crazy. I would have said that I am not one of those people who travel, I am one of those people who are jealous of people who travel. Now I am becoming one of those people who travel and I love it. I just wonder what took me so long. How did I do it? How did I get here? Plain and simple: I decided I wanted to travel. It helped that I moved to a small island on the other side of the…
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Suck It Up and Get Over It…or Lessons I am Learning
Tweet Yep. Just do it. Stop making excuses. Stop coming up with reasons why not. Stop letting FEAR control you. Stop planning for the future or putting off this or that until tomorrow. Stop waiting for someone else… …or the right time …or the right place Stop living within the boxStop coloring within the lines (check this out while your at it) Stare down your fears and kick them to the curb Start marking things off your listLive as if the world depends on itLaugh at yourselfDon’t let anyone tell you “It’s not possible”Don’t accept that it is the way it is Be different. Live LOUD. Because at the end…
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Inspiration from One Dress Protest :)
Tweet Wear the same dress everyday for a year. Fight the tides of consumerism and materialism and status quo for a whole year. Endure questions and ridicule and praise and media attention. Inspire, challenge, and motivate others to do the same. Meet Kristy Powell and her One Dress Protest. Not only is she an amazing person, who took on an incredible challenge, she is a sister in Christ and an astounding role model. For the past few weeks I have been really convicted over my habits, my desires, and my thoughts about fashion, and clothing and have been really challenged to think differently about my role in this crazy,…
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Why Sylvie Is Changing My Life
Tweet I woke up this morning a little sore. My neck was a little tight, my hips were a little achy. And I immediately thought, 4 days left… But for people like Sylvie, there is no end. A few friends and I took on a challenge put forth by World Vision ACT:S: Spend lent digging deep into stories of poverty and injustice and through that, into the heart of God. Each week we will encounter a new story of someone living a life marked by poverty or injustice or both. As we get to know their stories, we are challenged to go deeper than simply reading. We…
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Xterra Saipan 2011
Tweet Status: Finished. I did it.I swam, biked, and ran my way to the end of my first triathlon. In Saipan. An event called by Triathlete magazine “the crown jewel of Xterra.” This Xterra event also drew the #1 male and female Xterra athletes, a former reigning world champ, and a whole lot of other top athletes. So cool. This is how the morning played out. Get up at 3:45am.Talk to parents for one final pep talk and checklist. Eat breakfast. Get dressed and double check transition bag. Head to check in at 5am. Get marked, set up bike, and lay out transition items. Chat with other athletes and try not…
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I Refuse
Tweet I refuse to be told what I can and can’t do; I will make my own pathI refuse to sit still while others suffer; I will suffer with themI refuse to let my words speak louder than my actions; I will let my actions speak loud and clearI refuse to get stuck; I will keep pushing forwardI refuse to believe the lie that I am what I own; I am who I amI refuse to wait for someone else to do it; I am going to do it.I refuse to keep waiting for something to happen; I am going to go make it happenI refuse to say an empty…