dream travel destinations

Hey there beautiful,

So I was just sitting and thinking about my future plans and what not and I thought I would do a blog post about some of the places that I would like to travel to. 

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The first place that is really on the top of my list is London. I’m not sure why this is, I don’t know if it’s the accent or because that’s where Harry Potter was created. Everyone that I have spoken to that has been there has just raved about London. I don’t want to go to London to ride on a red double decker bus, or go on the London Eye. I simply just want to go to experience the beauty that is London. I want to go to the countryside and see the cute cottages and I want to go to the seaside to Brighton and re-enact some of the scenes from Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (one of my favourite movies of all time!!).  Part of me wants to go by myself so I could go at my own pace, but then part of me wants to go with someone so we could experience everything together. I am hoping that I will get there this year in June/July, but it all depends on Uni, boooooo!!!

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Now who doesn't want to go to New York!? The hussle and the bussle of the city, everything just non-stop, the fashion, the food.. do I need to say anymore? 

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Hmmmmmm, clear blue water, white sandy beaches, cocktails on the beach could it sound more appealing! The Maldives look amazing and so relaxing. Would definitely have to be a holiday destination with a partner!!

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this was simply too cute and adorable to not post.

DIY: Nail Polish Organisation

Today I felt like doing a little DIY project to organise my nail polish collection because I am sick and tired of having to search through all my bottles to find the colour that I am after. Now I do not take any credit for this idea because I have seen it everywhere, I just thought I'd post photos of me doing the little project because, well, why not :)

All I did was buy white circle stickers from a newsagency and dotted away.

From this little project I realised that I have quiet a lot of dark colours and hardly any paler, pastel colours. So next time I go shopping I think I might have to do a cheeky purchase of more nail polish. 

Also some of the really lighter browns and pinks seeped through the sticker so nice time I would probably do a coat of white nail polish before applying the other colour to the sticker.
I am going to do more DIY's in the future so watch out!!

xxx
Bronte


(p.s thank you Lilly for helping me dot away, love ya long time)

Happy Tuesday

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Meet my best friend

I felt like it seemed fitting to write a post today about my best friend Lilly, seeing that she flew in from Christchurch today to stay with me and the good thing is that she never has to go back! I don’t have to say goodbye to her ever again because she’ll be living in Melbourne as right now!

Now Lilly and I have been friends since 2003 and probably best friends as of three weeks into Year 4. From what I can remember we were pretty inseparable. We had our own inside jokes, some of which we still joke about today. We had our own radio show and we made our own juice.  We even made up our own club, well there was probably many but the one that I remember was “The wardrobe club”. I can’t exactly remember what we did in this club but it was cool back then. I remember going for my first sleepover at her house and I was completely in awe of it, it was never like something I’d stepped into before. It was a massive three level unit that had a spa on the top roof. I remember we watched the first Harry Potter, dropped chips of the third story to see how fast they would get to the bottom. It was also the first time that I’d tried marshmallows that had strawberry filling inside of them. I didn’t actually stay the night, I think I got scared or something and dad had to come and pick me up.  It wasn’t long before we literally lived down the road from each other. Which at that age of 10 was bloody awesome.  We had many sleepovers, more inside jokes, midnight snacks, and adventures in Dolly.

It soon came time to say goodbye and Lilly moved to Singapore at the end of 2006. It was weird being at school without her but I soon moved to Melbourne and Lilly visited on a regular basis, but each time was just as hard to say goodbye, always lots of tears. Every day we talk whether its on Facebook, texting or Skype we’re always constantly in contact with each other. 

In 2010 for my 16^th birthday my mum paid for me to fly over to Christchurch to visit Lilly and that was just amazing. We had “chicken night” which was our code name for having a cheeky drink. We took an hour train ride to Greymouth and of course lots of baking and watching movies.
In 2011, Christchurch was hit by a bunch of horrible earthquakes and Lilly moved to Melbourne and went to my school. Not going to lie this was a pretty weird experience even though it was something we both wanted to happen ever since we both left Queensland.
2012 Lilly flew over in January and also in August and surprised me for my 18^th birthday, cheeky little bugger. Anyway enough of these dates and boring stuff, main point is that this chick is my other half, she is my long lost sister. She is the one I turn to when things get tough or when I need a laugh or a long talk about nothing. We’ve had so many wonderful memories these past years and I am so excited for the years and the memories to come in the future. I truly love her with all of my heart and I would be so so lost without her in my life.

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favourite items in my room

I watched Zoella's "room tour" video on Youtube and it inspired me to do this post.

So here are some of the small trinkets that are my favourite in my room.

candle (big) - witchery
smaller candle - ikea
Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh
White Budda - a shop in Queensland
flowers - ikea
frame - ikea
B - typo
clock - my work
tin with inspirational quotes - fleur wood
small metal holder - new zealand charity shop

I really like the way that I have set everything up in this small corner of my desk. I feel like it really shows my personality and my style I guess? I like how everything works together nicely. 

I just received this in the mail this morning from my grandparents. I thought it was really sweet of them to get me this card when they really shouldn't have, especially because it wasn't a cheap card, but it just feels special because they were with me yesterday when I found out that I had been accepted into University and I just feel like I have to include it.
Inside is written: Dear Bronte, Congratulations and wishing you happiness in the journey's of learning and life. grandma and grandpa xxx
They are truly the most beautiful human beings and I love them.

If I find a quote that I enjoy I'll often write it down and make it look pretty and stick it on my wall. I really liked this quote because it reminds me that I just have to face my fears and step out of my comfort zone and live my life.

I found this little beauty in a auction shop in South Melbourne and I just fell in love with the detailing and how rustic it is, I just couldn't walk away from it and it was only $13 too, so it was a little bargin. I havent' found a good place for it yet, but its quiet difficult because I know we're moving houses soon, so maybe in our new house it will have a prime postion in my room.

This is a hand made vase from Turkey. One of my friends bought it back for me from a school trip. I was really surprised to see how well he had done in choosing me a gift and how he got the colours right for me as well. 

I have a slight obsession with skulls and this is just part of my collection. I've seen these skull shot glasses on Urban Outfitters, but i've never had enough that I wanted to buy on there that I'd get free shipping, so I kept my eye out for them and sure enough I found them at a quirky shop at my local shopping center. Now I'm not much of a drinker and I haven't even used these, I do however use them to put flowers in because I love having fresh flowers in my room.

I received this painting for my 18th birthday last year from my mum. I'd seen this painting in a little fashion boutique and loved it, so mum bought it for me. And yes it is Lana Del Rey.

So that was a little insight to my bedroom favourites. I did have something else that I wanted to post and that was my bed when it has all my fairy lights on but I couldn't get a good quality photo of it :(

Lots of Love
Bronte xx

best day ever

I can’t even start to begin to describe how much of an emotional roller coaster today was. 

Today it was my brothers 15^th birthday so we got up early to watch him open his presents. Everyone then just went off and did there own thing before we went into the city with my grandparents. We went to a place called “Chill On”, which is literally a bar made all out of ice. It was a totally new and such a weird experience. We all had to put ugg boats gloves and this massive poncho cape with a hood on and we were locked in a room that connected onto the bar. It was good that we got there early because it was only just us for a good ten minutes and then more people started to come in. All the drinks are served in glass made of ice, it was just awesome. 

However, all for the sort amount of time that we were in there I was getting myself more and more worked up about receiving my university preferences. We then made the very slow and hot walk to our favourite place to eat in the city and it came closer and closer to two o’clock and I was just getting more nervous by the minute. I then received a text message from my best friend saying that she had got into the course that she wanted, which is so exciting because it means that she is definitely moving to Melbourne!  It took me forever to get onto the website, it kept telling me that there was an error and I started to panic. I finally got on after probably 2357 times of trying and I got accepted into my first preference course!

I am now a university student J I am going to be studying a double degree doing Bachelor of Visual Communication and Bachelor of Business (Public Relations) at Swinburne. I am absolutely over the moon; I’m literally jumping on my chair with excitement.

For some stupid reason we decided to go to Docklands to go to the shopping complex there in 40 degree heat.. of course I did a spot of shopping a bought two skirts, pair of pyjama pants and a pair of lacy shorts.

I think I’m still in shock of the whole situation. I can’t believe that finally after all the hard work that I put into year 12 last year it’s finally paid off and I am going to be doing something that I enjoy.

I’m happy I’m finally happy and content with my life. Everything has finally worked out for me and things can only get better from here. Lilly moves here MONDAY, holycrapballs so soon!

Well I’m going to love ya and leave ya. My next blog will be in a few days, but knowing me it will probably be tomorrow hehe. 

Lots and lots of love,

A very happy Bronte

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I've decided that I am going to post quotes of either the day or the week, depending on how busy my life will get when University begins, because a good quote can make your whole day.

so go on, do it, go be creative in whichever way you please and pass it on.

2013 hopes and dreams

I decided that I want 2013 to be a more positive and happy year, because I think that’s the least I deserve after my not so good year last year. This year there are multiple things that I want to try to achieve. I’ve never been good at keeping new years resolutions so I’m hoping by saying that these things are what I what to achieve for myself this year instead of saying that they are a goal that I have to reach.

u Believing in myself  u

It takes quiet a lot for me to believe in myself. I tend to not believe that I can’t do things and depending on the task at hand I can give up quiet easily without giving it my best shot. This is something I want to change. I want to say, “Yes I can do this, it may not be my best, but I will be happy with the outcome.”

u Stop saying no, say yes to life u

For many years now if I didn’t feel comfortable or like the idea of doing something then I wouldn’t do it and I’d make up some lie saying why I couldn’t go and do something. This year being my first year of university I’m going to be pushed out of my comfort zone and I need to accept this. I need to say yes to every opportunity that arises.

u Licence  u

I want to try get my licence this year, which means I have to learn manual and get my hours up, which is going to take a lot of time and effort but it will be good because it means I can help mum out with taking the boys places.

u Travel as much as possible  u

I want to travel this year. I’m taking a small trip up to Queensland to visit my dad for ten days, just to wind down before I need to get my mind set into university. Hopefully if I save enough money I will go to London in June/July and other parts of Europe for just a quick stop. However, this all depends on university and if I get the opportunity to go on a design trip overseas this year. If that is the case, look out London I’m coming for ya!

u Be healthier  u

Now I’m not an unhealthy person, I don’t have junk food every week or takeaway or anything like that. I want to drink more water this year because that is something that I’m not really good at. I also want to make sure that I don’t just take the easy option when I’m at university and get hot chips, I will try and get a sandwich. The healthier option!

u Putting myself first u

I have a bad habit of putting other people first in certain situations. I have had enough of this because I am important and I need to look after myself. I will speak my mind, or try to..  

u Do well at University  u

This is just a small one but I want to do well at university. I want to be proud of my marks and the work that I produce. I also  want to make more friends and this will come from pushing myself out of my own little box.

u  BE HAPPY u

Last but not least, I want to be happy. I don’t want to dwell on the smaller things in life, the things that don’t really matter and shouldn’t affect me. I want to smile more and not have to lie and say I’m okay when deep down I know I’m really not. I will be happy this year because the year is my year to take on the world.