2012: The year that was

On the final page of my diary for last year, I had written 2012 IS GOING TO BE THE BEST YEAR EVER! Little did I know that it was going to be just that, and maybe even a little bit more. This year has undeniably been the best of my life thus far.

First and foremost, I was thrown out of high school and into university, and unsure of whether I'd enjoy it or not. Fast-forward two semesters and I am absolutely in love with my uni and am really enjoying my course. One of my new year's resolutions was to get involved with uni life, and I feel as though having the opportunity to co-host a weekly radio show really ticks that box! I was given so many amazing opportunities that I am SO thankful for, and I feel so incredibly happy that I made the right decision in terms of universities/courses, especially when making the decision was a difficult one. Also, my awesome new friends aren't too bad either ;)

Another new year's resolution was to achieve something this year that I should be really proud of. Getting the internship at McCann in my first semester was SUCH an amazing opportunity, and I am so thankful for my six months there. It is without a doubt the thing I am most proud of this year, and it undoubtedly gave me an INSANE amount of direction in terms of future careers.

 OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS YEAR:
1. Having an amazing family who continue to love and support me in all that I do
2. Relaxing getaways to Broulee
3. Getting an awesome job at General Pants
4. Being very satisfied with my university results
5. Coldplay-ABSOLUTELY EPIC
6. Five perfect months together with an equally perfect individual, with whom MANY of the best moments of the year were shared with. I love having someone in my life like him who makes me SO incredibly happy....and giggle a shocking amount!
7. Got my L's (another new year resolution)
8. Random night meeting One Direction (yes, I'm over them BUT IT WAS FUN/COOL OK?? Plz don't judge)
9. Turning 18 and having an awesome surprise party. Being 18 has made me feel more like an adult, but I realised I haven't matured that much when I found myself out for dinner last night making walrus teeth with my chopsticks
10. Surviving the apocalypse
11. Having one of my oldest friends MOVE TO SYDNEY!

I'd say that next year won't be able to beat this year, but throughout this year I realised that your year is truly what you make of it. When making decisions throughout 2012 I couldn't help but think back to a word of advice that Phoebe said in Friends-"It's up to you to make things happen". I like that feeling-it's so reassuring. Knowing not to be sad that a great year is nearly finished passing by, because if you throw yourself out there and MAKE things happen, then next year has the potential to be the best of your life. I hope that line from Friends will be as valuable to you next year as it was to me throughout the duration of 2012.

I hope my reflections on passing years stays like this-every year being able to say that that particular year was the best of my life.

Thanks for another year of your support,
ChlobeWan x

WOW.

It has been a while since I last updated this blog. Time really flies when you're having fun, Christmas and working!

THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE I LAST UPDATED:
-My Christmas Eve was absolutely BRILLIANT! I was rostered on to work until 7pm, which meant that I couldn't go to my Nan's Christmas Eve dinner until pretty late. WELL. The night before, my boss texted me saying that I wasn't needed to work on Christmas Eve anymore. It was kind of like an early Christmas present. At my Nan's we ate lots of food, drank yummy drinks, I wore my penguin onesie that my insanely amazing boyfriend gave to me, danced to old Christmas carols, caught up with my awesome cousin who I haven't seen in YONKS and even exchanged some early gifts!
-Christmas Day was equally brilliant. My little brother woke me up at 5.30am and we sat on my bed impatiently until 6am when our parents said we were all allowed downstairs. My favourite present was undoubtedly my AWESOME Nixon watch. It is so pretty and shiny and I haven't taken it off since. We had such a nice day too-our family came to ours and Mum and I made the dining table look gorgeous with decorations. There was so much delicious food, and I ate so much that dinner didn't even cross my mind later that night because I was full to the next decade. All in all it was one of those FANTASTIC Christmas days that hold a special place in your heart.
-I awoke bright and early to tackle the Boxing Day sales. I was pretty reluctant going in at first, but Phoebe forced me to come. BOY AM I GLAD SHE FORCED ME. I think it's safe to say I went nuts. I bought sunnies, makeup, two dresses, two jumpsuits, shorts. jeans, two bras, two shirts and two pairs of shoes. One of these pairs of shoes, may I add, are from Topshop, are real leather boots AND were only $60. Oh, and they were the last pair in my size. Go me.
-Yesterday was the first day my General Pants store was open post-Christmas, and it was CRAZY. I worked 10-6, and there wasn't one moment where I could stand still, not even my break. Getting into bed last night was quite an amazing experience.

So there you have it folks. I have been pretty busy, and I'm assuming you all have been too. For now, I'm off to work, then tomorrow I'm working again, and then I'm going to post my annual NYE POST for 2012, then head of to NYE which will be fantabulous. OH. AND TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB MAY OR MAY NOT BE NEXT THURSDAY. AHHHHH!

Love,
Chloe x

More Christmas and summery things

Over the past week I FINALLY DRAGGED MY ASS TO THE BEACH! I woke up bright and early (11am) and caught the train to Cronulla, bought my first Mango Magic from Boost for the summer, and met friends at the wharf to catch the cute little ferry to Bundeena. I decided it isn't Summer until you've been to Bundeena, or whatever your town's beachy/heavenly paradise equivalent is. When we arrived there, there were a few clouds around so began to eat the cute little picnic that the girls packed, including the most DELICIOUS pesto salad. Suddenly the sun came out, and I literally ripped my dress and sunglasses off and made a run for the Bundeena wharf which I proceeded to jump off. The water was really blue, and when I swam back up to the surface and realised how deep I was, I will admit that I had a minor freak out as my mind flashed back to the hours of shark attack documentaries that I watched last week (I'm looking at YOU Shark Week on Discovery Channel!) . I swam back up to the wharf and climbed up and out so fast that I nearly flashed a group of young boys sitting on it. #YOLO

I've also been spending a little too much time Christmas shopping. Now that I'm earning proper moolah, I'm spending LOTS of moolah. I'm one of those people who just LOVES thinking of presents for people and buying them, and that's precisely what I've spent much of my time doing over the past few days. No other family members have room to put their own presents under the tree now because my (crappily wrapped) presents have taken up all the room. If I were them I wouldn't be complaining. My house actually looks like Santa and his elves vomited all over it (in an awesomely cool way of course)-we have our amazing tree with beautiful fairy lights, Christmas decorations EVERYWHERE, an insane advent calender that is hung above a massive window, fairy lights both INSIDE (really cute holly situated above the sliding doors) and outside and IT JUST LOOKS SO CHRISTMASY. Love it. I also may or may not have written my letter to Santa. This Christmas is going to be great. 

Carols in the Domain is coming up which I am VERY excited about. I may be working for six and a half hours before hand and babysitting before I even start work but NOTHING CAN GET IN THE WAY OF MY LOVE FOR CAROLS IN THE DOMAIN. Even if the whole city was put into a massive security lock down and it was called off, you'd still find me sitting in the Domain on my picnic rug with my Christmas tree sunglasses. And, to top it off, it's the original Wiggles' last ever television appearance. I know that they will still be around, with the new female Wiggle, but that is basically like having a guy in the Spice Girls. No. 

Also, over the past few days I've also begun to write my NYE post for this year. SO much has happened-it really has just been the greatest year. I hope it was the same for all of you and that next year is even more amazing. 

Chloe x

P.S. I'm working when the world is due to 'end'. At least I'll be at General Pants and will thus die around amazing clothes. Right? RIGHT?!!?

P.P.S. I'll leave you with this photo that made me laugh out loud an insane amount. 

Christmas spirit

I have exciting news. I AM OFFICIALLY IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. The annual transition occurred whilst I was sitting at the local Christmas carols WHILE the fire works were going off. I was decked out with red lipstick, and wearing a Christmas shirt (my General Pants Christmas one), Santa earrings and Christmas tree glasses. It was quite a sight. Following the carols my family and I hopped in the car and did our annual Christmas lights drive while playing Michael Buble's Christmas CD. I LOVE CHRISTMAS! I think it's time to buy more presents and watch more Christmas movies (I'm looking at YOU Polar Express, Elf and Love Actually). 

In other news, I saw the movie Pitch Perfect. Needless to say, it was perfect. As in PERFECT. It was SO much fun without being (too) stupid, and even an hour after seeing it I was still smiling. I'm still listening to the sound track a week later.

THINGS COMING UP:
-Writing Santa letter (this is an event that is never going to stop)
-Santa photo (again, this is an event that is never going to stop)
-Carols in the Domain
-Seeing Pitch Perfect again
-Street Christmas Party
-Summer cocktails at Opera Bar
-BEACH (can the sun please pay a visit to Sydney already?)
-Spending more earnings at General Pants
-Being Christmas-y
-L'S TEST AT 4.00 PM ON FRIDAY. Better late than never, right? RIGHT?!

If you're not in the Christmas spirit yet, just turn your volume up full blast and click play to the video below. I have decided that it is Christmas Eve in a song.

Birdy with Mumford and Sons? Yes please.

SUMMER

Things I have gone and done in the first five days of Summer:
1. Saw Perks of being a Wallflower. [Spoilers]. In summary, let's just say that the ads before the movie were more engaging than the film. The characters didn't have depth (except for Patrick and Charlie) which made it hard to care about them, the majority of the dialogue fell flat, the random philosophical one-liners like "We accept the love we think we deserve" along the normal dialogue was like a kid in year nine doing an English exam and finally remembering a smart sentence they had memorised, Emma Watson's American accent (enough said), the story was too slow, and finally, the story-line where Charlie was abused by his Auntie was just way too obvious in the movie. What worked for the book was that it was really subtle and was pretty much left to the reader to put two and two together. I wish I could say the book was better but they're pretty much just the same as each other. That said, Ezra Miller was INCREDIBLE as Patrick and was undoubtedly the best thing about the movie.
2. THE CHRISTMAS TREE IS UP! It looks amazing, and the whole house smells like THIS beautiful Christmas Party Glasshouse Candle which has infected me with the Christmas spirit. Now time to start Christmas shopping!
3. I've been buying way too many things from General Pants-the staff discount has brought me off the rails. Most recently I bought THESE beauties which are working quite a treat. I even managed to hike up some giant rocks without even breaking them/getting a scratch. If that's not the perfect customer review I don't know what is.
4. Had a perfect night to kick off Summer. Sat on a wharf with le Special Someone eating Pad Thai in a summery dress as the sun set. Then a boat went past playing pretty music. Wondering if any other Summer nights this season will beat it.
5. I was shopping the other day (OH THE HORROR?????!) and in Kikki K and nearly died from an overdose of amazing potential Christmas presents. Also, seeing all the 2013 Diaries got me SO PUMPED FOR NEXT YEAR. There's nothing quite like having the clock tick over to a new year and having a fresh diary with empty pages. Even though this year has been one of the best of my life, I am so incredibly excited for next year!