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  • 3 THINGS I’M GRATEFUL FOR ✨ .. or in other words, the classic Friday cool-down! When I reflect on this week, I want to say it’s been up and down. But I’d be kidding myself to blame life for this fluctuation. In all honesty, it has come entirely from me. 😌 It’s almost that time of the month, and as usual, the build-up has not been fun. Let’s put certain episodes of moodiness and fatigue aside. I still have many reasons to smile this Friday! On that note, here’s 3 things I’m grateful for. 1️⃣ I say this a lot, but I’ll never take it for granted. 👉🏻 MY BODY. 👈🏻 Not for the way it looks, but for the way it always bounces back just when I need it. Yesterday, I took an unplanned rest day. I’d originally gone to the gym, but could not find rhythm with a single thing I picked up or tried to do. 🙄 That’s right, we ain’t always motivated. I ended up just leaving. I was heavily frustrated, craving the endorphins I’d usually take with me. After a good rest, I returned today to claim those endorphins with a home workout and my ritual Friday avo Pilates session at @loveathletica. ❤️ Thank you body, I really needed that. I’m glad you got what you needed too. 2️⃣ LONG PHONE CALLS 📱 .. much as they can be hard to fit in at times, it made my day to clock off early this Friday and call my sister, @avacolliins. It felt like we were hanging out on the couch, doing absolutely nothing. 🥰 I’m grateful that despite distance, technology can make us feel like this. 3️⃣ FLEXIBILITY 📅 .. I don’t mean in the physical sense (though that too 🤪). I love that I’m letting myself enjoy work-life balance and actually seize the fruits of a freelance lifestyle. Now that I’m using my 5am start to get ahead on work, I’m letting freedom edge it’s way in the latter of my days — and for once, I’m not kicking myself for it. I’m simply enjoying the well-earned luxury! What are you grateful for this week? 👇🏻
  • THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL FOR 🙏🏻 .. a very special announcement! Lately, I’ve come to terms with an ultimately heart-warming reality. 🥰 For all these years that I’ve been putting out into the universe who I am and who I want to be, I am quite truly experiencing its response as we speak. In the past few weeks to months, I have attracted more of the right people, jobs and opportunities than I ever have before. And I must say, this one I’m about to share aligns with my purpose .. arguably the most of all. When I met for the first time with the team at @tlcforkids, everything felt right. 🙏🏻 I knew I was in the right place, surrounded by the right people. If you don’t know, @tlcforkids is a charity that has since 1998 (ironically, also my birth year) worked behind the scenes to bring emotional and practical support to sick kids and their families all across Australia. To think I’ve heard just 2-3 of over 7 million stories of contribution absolutely blows me away. What I love about #TLCforKids is the fact their services aren’t exclusive. 🙅🏽‍♀️ They believe everyone, no matter their circumstance, should be deserving of aid, support or even, a simple slice of happiness. It is their mission to bring a smile to the face of a fighting child. And now, it is my mission too. I’m proud to have come on board as one of the @tlcforkids official ambassadors — and I hope you’ll join me for our very first project! Friday the 30th of August marks the Australia-wide event, @trackydackyday! 🙏🏻 On this day, I along with schools, groups and individuals all across Australia will be chucking on a pair of #trackies in solidarity with sick children nationwide. Changing into track pants is often encouraged to bring a sense of normality or comfort to a child’s experience in hospital. I know you will feel as passionate about this cause as I do — and so together with your help, I’m hoping to raise $350! If you’d like to #DackUpAndDonate with me, there’ll be a link in my stories and in my bio! ✨ I can’t wait to stand together. Me, you and so many brave kids across Australia. I think we’ll make a great team, don’t you? 😌 . . #TrackyDackyDay #DackingUp
  • SO — WHAT NEXT? 🤷🏽‍♀️ .. is this the end of Instagram as we know it? Now on an average day, I’d look at a dish from @twobirdsonestone with a good ol’ smile on my face. 😁 Today, I’m finding more solace in my mixed mushrooms and porridge than ever before! I could come on here and pretend I’m not phased by the current Instagram update.📱 That I only care for deeper things and I’m not tainted by something as trivial as a like; whether it’s there in multiplicity or not. But you know what? I am. And in many ways, we all are. I’ve spent the morning conversing with fellow influencers and business owners about the prospect of what next. Where does this all leave us? Is it the end? Is it a new beginning? Where do things unfold from here? And however can we brace ourselves for the landing? I think a lot of us didn’t expect to meet with these questions so soon. Myself included. We have to remember this platform was built on a foundation of sharing and liking photos. ❤️ The ability to measure our interest in one direction has since driven Instagram — good or bad — to where it is today. At the end of the day, there ARE more important things than likes. 👉🏻 There are far more important things than influencer marketing and Instagram marketing and Instagram in general. But unlike the transition from MySpace to Facebook, Facebook to Instagram. There is SO much more emotion, livelihood and investment that together, we’ve placed in the hands of this platform. We’ve never invested in its predecessors quite the same way. And so if the currency of Instagram becomes no longer, indeed we mightn’t risk to lose everything. But we do risk losing more than we ever have. And so the truth is, I do care. I’d be lying to say I’m not slightly concerned. I’ve spent the last few years sharing, connecting with and growing this community. And I’ve come to realise it’s not in my hands to protect or to nurture its survival. Does this update worry or affect you? How do you feel about it all? 👇🏻
  • THE TRAINING LOW-DOWN 🌟 .. anyone else an F45 fanatic? If you’ve been watching my stories lately, you’ll know that I’ve added an infamous workout to my routine. 😜 Destination: @f45training_hawthorn. Now before you say it, I too am shocked I’ve arrived so late to the party! The point is, I’m here now 🙋🏽‍♀️ .. and I’m loving every second! F45 is utterly my style of training: fast-paced, challenging and always diverse. In this way, it’s satisfied many of my expectations. 👌🏻 With that said, there are countless ways the training has surprised me too! In case you’re tossing up a membership in time for the challenge, imma do you a favour and de-bunk some classic F45 myths! That’s right.. it’s TRUE or FALSE time! 1️⃣ F45 is a completely cardio-based workout.. 🙅🏽‍♀️ That’s an easy FALSE. Probably the biggest misconception I made about @f45training_hawthorn was to assume it was 99% cardio-focused HIIT training. 🏃🏻‍♀️ It is indeed circuit-based interval training.. but there’s just as much resistance and strength involved, as there is functional cardio! 2️⃣ It’s a cult.. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Well, kinda! But in the BEST of ways! You can understand why people get obsessed with this workout and visit their local studio almost everyday! Particularly at @f45training_hawthorn, its such a warm community; all the trainers know you by name and will even work out alongside you from time to time! ☺️ It’s a family, and you just don’t let your family down! 😂 You show the hell up! 3️⃣ You need to be SUPER fit to join .. 🙅🏽‍♀️ That’s another no from me! Whilst I’ve entered the ring with a passion for fitness myself, one of the coolest and MOST INSPIRING elements of @f45_training is the diversity of people who play a part! 🤸🏻‍♀️ You might have 60-year old Larry beating you at burpees, whilst 20-year old Mindy struggles through a hungover workout. 😆 We all have different fitness backgrounds, lifestyles and goals! As a result, there is no starting point better than where you are right now! Hands up if you’ve tried an F45 class below! 🙋🏽‍♀️ Did you love it? What’s your favourite type of session?!
  • SMALL STEPS 👣 .. the key to leaving a damn good-looking footprint! When it comes to setting achievable goals, it pays to know yourself. In order to see any results, I HAVE to factor in the following three realities about me. 1️⃣ I’m impatient beyond belief. 🤦🏽‍♀️ If ya girl doesn’t see SOME kind of tangible result in a week or two, she’s off the bandwagon. 2️⃣ I’m an A-type personality. 🙋🏽‍♀️ This means I like to measure my progress and to tick things off. ☑️ The more I can tick off in a short time, the better I feel! 3️⃣ I’m stubborn. 💁🏽‍♀️ If I’m trying to make change, I need to make sure it works with my current lifestyle and the things I like doing. Otherwise, well .. see ya! When I asked about your July goals recently, a lot of you brought up #PlasticFreeJuly! ♻️ It got me thinking: I wasn’t really doing much. And why not? In order to change that, I decided to partner up with eco-friendly retailer @thecleancollective, through @shoppinglinks! 🌿 Not only is The Clean Collective based in one of my favourite Sydney locales (Manly), they have a completely plastic-free range dedicated to making small changes this month! With my own criteria for change-making in mind, I’ve officially got myself a little starter kit! I love my coffee and cafe-hopping, that we know ☕️ — so this @jococups reusable cup is an easy addition to my lifestyle! 🙏🏻 I’m excited to use this super sleek metal straw for smoothies, and even to make space in our bathroom for these reusable dispensers! These are just simple swaps; they come with very little sacrifice AND they have immediate effect! 🙋🏽‍♀️ We’ve just satisfied all my criteria for a habit I can upkeep! What’s one small thing you can do this July to reduce your own footprint? 👣 Let’s get accountable below! 👇🏻
  • QUALITY TIME 🌟 .. are we letting it pass us by? Even as an avid social media user, it often disheartens me when I see couples sitting together at a cafe, completely pre-occupied on their phones. The other day, I was working on my laptop — and I kid you not, two girls who appeared to be best friends did not speak to each other for a half hour. It seemed that one was on her phone intently; the other just following suit. 🤳🏼Pretending she had a reason to scroll, so she didn’t appear the more “available” friend. These days, if people do the same to me, I make the effort not to reach for my phone. 🙅🏽‍♀️ It’s the easy option, but we ought not to fall to it! We should call each other out instead! I must say, @a_jaxcreative is particularly good at doing this for me. It may sound silly, but we like to see our brunch dates on the weekend as non-negotiable quality time. No matter what happens during the week, we have these occasions (and our daily morning coffee 🥰☕️) to remind us to whole-heartedly connect and to have fun together! We’ll take our photos, and then, it’s screens down. 👉🏻 Time to give attention to the food AND to the company we’re lucky to have. Do you guys have any rituals for ensuring the phones go away sometimes? With friends or your partner, when do you declare enough as enough? 🙋🏽‍♀️
  • #THE5AMSERIES ☕️ .. where it all began! Happy Monday everyone! ✨ To inspire your early starts this week, I thought I’d kick this series off with a bit of a story-time! You don’t just decide to wake at 5am one day — and that’s it. 😆 Like every tale worth telling, there’s a mighty backstory to this one! I remember being about 9 years old, and on HOLIDAY at my grandparents. 👉🏻 I’d challenge myself to wake early to watch Hannah Montana episodes before my siblings. 🤣 I LOVED making them jealous when they slept in, and I’d already watched several episodes of Disney Channel! I suppose this is where my love for early morning productivity began. 😜 What can I say, I’ve risen from humble roots! When I had my own bedroom at home, my parents would often catch my light on at 4am. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I’d be playing with my toys. Seemed like a good enough time as any, if you asked me! They’d have to check on me multiple times until I stopped getting up. 🤓 I think I liked how peaceful it was, even back then. When my sister eventually moved in, I used to wake her at 5am; get us both dressed for school and hop us back into bed. 🧥 2 hours later, we’d wait for Dad to call on us to get ready. Little did he know, we were already three steps ahead! 🤣 In hindsight, ya girl was an unusual kid .. who got a kick out of unusual things! My habits have changed little ever since. All throughout school and university, I’d wake early to get work done; to go for a run 🏃🏻‍♀️ and in Wellington, to jump in the ocean! During these years, my alarm bounced between 4.30am and 8am. 👌🏻 Mostly because my sleeping patterns were all over the place, I wasn’t consistent. I could get up at 6am everyday of the week ⏰ — but I could only manage 5am for one or two mornings before crashing. Coming soon to #THE5AMSERIES: why I made it my mission to find consistency + how I pushed my body clock back to 5am for good! In the meantime, enjoy one of the many perks of waking up early: earning that first meal of the day, folks! 🙏🏻 This one at @fourthchapter was absolutely stunning! Sweet potato fries anytime of day, am I right? 🤤
  • MAINTAINING MOMENTUM 🤸🏽‍♂️ .. how do we avoid boredom with our training? It’s been a great start to the weekend so far! 🙏🏻 @a_jaxcreative and I pulled ourselves out of bed nice and early to hit a couples sesh before breakfast this morning! I’ll be spending the rest of the day at a local gym completing more of my P.T course. 🔖 Now that I’ve moved my body, we’re ready to focus on me brain! I honestly can’t wait to share as I learn more and more from this course! At the moment, I’m using myself as a dummy! 😜 One day, I’ll hopefully help some of you! Something we talked about last week hit a chord with me. 💁🏽‍♀️ It was the way people enter the gym; they do the same thing over and over, and expect different results. Our instructor emphasised the way our body adapts 🏃🏻‍♀️ and the importance of changing and progressing our routines, in order to encourage new results. I know for a fact that I thrive off mixing up my fitness routine! 🥊🤸🏽‍♂️🏋🏻‍♀️ I love varying where, when and how I work out! I’ve gone through stages of listening to podcasts to see me through a workout — but lately, I’m back into my beats!! I almost forgot how motivating it is when the beat drops, especially when you’re doing a fast-paced HIIT or Tabata session. Every now and then, I’ll ditch the apartment gym and take a home session outside. 🍃 Here I have free reign with my music, so I’ve been blasting my @pure_insider Mini Series portable radio/speaker 📻 (available from @myer). Depending on my mood, I’ll plug in my phone or tune into a local station. Now I’m not about to work out for 20 hours, but it’s a relief to know the #pureradio can endure a long session! 🤘🏻 That way, I can focus on one thing — and that’s getting the most out of it. Thanks @theorycrew! What inspires you to take things to the next level with your training? Is it grabbing your boyfriend? Some good beats? Or signing up to a new class like @f45training_hawthorn? 👇🏻 Let’s hear it below!
  • What defines time “WELL SPENT” to you? Be honest with yourself. 🤔 Is a valuable moment to you .. defined by progression in a monetary or financial form? In other words, do you define your productivity by the hours you’re getting paid 💸 .. and those hours only? Let’s stop ourselves right there. Progress comes in SO many different forms, and so too does success! Just because we aren’t making money doesn’t mean we aren’t earning in other, MORE VALUABLE ways. When we’re making a connection with another human 🗣 .. we’re filling our souls and our cups and our hearts! When we’re moving our bodies 🤸🏽‍♂️ .. we’re becoming stronger and more capable versions of ourselves. When we’re spending time outdoors 🌲 .. we’re thanking Mother Nature for what she’s done with the place! It looks pretty damn fine from over here, don’t you think? It’s been easy, especially as a freelancer, to perceive only the hours I work (and thus, get paid) as valuable use of my time. Let me tell you: I’m sitting back this Friday, and like @a_jaxcreative in this photo, I’m enjoying something like a deep-belly laugh. I feel ALIVE this week — and not because I’ve peaked financially. 👉🏻 But because I’ve allowed myself the space and the time to peak in every way that one can! Socially. Emotionally. Mentally. Physically. Oh, and financially too. Time is money. ⏳ But time is also friendship. It’s happiness. It’s passion. It’s love. It’s laughter. It’s learning. Bask in ANY of these things 🙏🏻 — and if you ask me, you couldn’t spend your time on this planet any better than the way are in this moment! Happy Friday everyone! 😜✌🏻 . . 🏨 : my favourite host in Sydney, @hotelcollectionist.

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  • 3 THINGS I’M GRATEFUL FOR ✨ .. or in other words, the classic Friday cool-down! When I reflect on this week, I want to say it’s been up and down. But I’d be kidding myself to blame life for this fluctuation. In all honesty, it has come entirely from me. 😌 It’s almost that time of the month, and as usual, the build-up has not been fun. Let’s put certain episodes of moodiness and fatigue aside. I still have many reasons to smile this Friday! On that note, here’s 3 things I’m grateful for. 1️⃣ I say this a lot, but I’ll never take it for granted. 👉🏻 MY BODY. 👈🏻 Not for the way it looks, but for the way it always bounces back just when I need it. Yesterday, I took an unplanned rest day. I’d originally gone to the gym, but could not find rhythm with a single thing I picked up or tried to do. 🙄 That’s right, we ain’t always motivated. I ended up just leaving. I was heavily frustrated, craving the endorphins I’d usually take with me. After a good rest, I returned today to claim those endorphins with a home workout and my ritual Friday avo Pilates session at @loveathletica. ❤️ Thank you body, I really needed that. I’m glad you got what you needed too. 2️⃣ LONG PHONE CALLS 📱 .. much as they can be hard to fit in at times, it made my day to clock off early this Friday and call my sister, @avacolliins. It felt like we were hanging out on the couch, doing absolutely nothing. 🥰 I’m grateful that despite distance, technology can make us feel like this. 3️⃣ FLEXIBILITY 📅 .. I don’t mean in the physical sense (though that too 🤪). I love that I’m letting myself enjoy work-life balance and actually seize the fruits of a freelance lifestyle. Now that I’m using my 5am start to get ahead on work, I’m letting freedom edge it’s way in the latter of my days — and for once, I’m not kicking myself for it. I’m simply enjoying the well-earned luxury! What are you grateful for this week? 👇🏻
  • THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL FOR 🙏🏻 .. a very special announcement! Lately, I’ve come to terms with an ultimately heart-warming reality. 🥰 For all these years that I’ve been putting out into the universe who I am and who I want to be, I am quite truly experiencing its response as we speak. In the past few weeks to months, I have attracted more of the right people, jobs and opportunities than I ever have before. And I must say, this one I’m about to share aligns with my purpose .. arguably the most of all. When I met for the first time with the team at @tlcforkids, everything felt right. 🙏🏻 I knew I was in the right place, surrounded by the right people. If you don’t know, @tlcforkids is a charity that has since 1998 (ironically, also my birth year) worked behind the scenes to bring emotional and practical support to sick kids and their families all across Australia. To think I’ve heard just 2-3 of over 7 million stories of contribution absolutely blows me away. What I love about #TLCforKids is the fact their services aren’t exclusive. 🙅🏽‍♀️ They believe everyone, no matter their circumstance, should be deserving of aid, support or even, a simple slice of happiness. It is their mission to bring a smile to the face of a fighting child. And now, it is my mission too. I’m proud to have come on board as one of the @tlcforkids official ambassadors — and I hope you’ll join me for our very first project! Friday the 30th of August marks the Australia-wide event, @trackydackyday! 🙏🏻 On this day, I along with schools, groups and individuals all across Australia will be chucking on a pair of #trackies in solidarity with sick children nationwide. Changing into track pants is often encouraged to bring a sense of normality or comfort to a child’s experience in hospital. I know you will feel as passionate about this cause as I do — and so together with your help, I’m hoping to raise $350! If you’d like to #DackUpAndDonate with me, there’ll be a link in my stories and in my bio! ✨ I can’t wait to stand together. Me, you and so many brave kids across Australia. I think we’ll make a great team, don’t you? 😌 . . #TrackyDackyDay #DackingUp
  • SO — WHAT NEXT? 🤷🏽‍♀️ .. is this the end of Instagram as we know it? Now on an average day, I’d look at a dish from @twobirdsonestone with a good ol’ smile on my face. 😁 Today, I’m finding more solace in my mixed mushrooms and porridge than ever before! I could come on here and pretend I’m not phased by the current Instagram update.📱 That I only care for deeper things and I’m not tainted by something as trivial as a like; whether it’s there in multiplicity or not. But you know what? I am. And in many ways, we all are. I’ve spent the morning conversing with fellow influencers and business owners about the prospect of what next. Where does this all leave us? Is it the end? Is it a new beginning? Where do things unfold from here? And however can we brace ourselves for the landing? I think a lot of us didn’t expect to meet with these questions so soon. Myself included. We have to remember this platform was built on a foundation of sharing and liking photos. ❤️ The ability to measure our interest in one direction has since driven Instagram — good or bad — to where it is today. At the end of the day, there ARE more important things than likes. 👉🏻 There are far more important things than influencer marketing and Instagram marketing and Instagram in general. But unlike the transition from MySpace to Facebook, Facebook to Instagram. There is SO much more emotion, livelihood and investment that together, we’ve placed in the hands of this platform. We’ve never invested in its predecessors quite the same way. And so if the currency of Instagram becomes no longer, indeed we mightn’t risk to lose everything. But we do risk losing more than we ever have. And so the truth is, I do care. I’d be lying to say I’m not slightly concerned. I’ve spent the last few years sharing, connecting with and growing this community. And I’ve come to realise it’s not in my hands to protect or to nurture its survival. Does this update worry or affect you? How do you feel about it all? 👇🏻
  • THE TRAINING LOW-DOWN 🌟 .. anyone else an F45 fanatic? If you’ve been watching my stories lately, you’ll know that I’ve added an infamous workout to my routine. 😜 Destination: @f45training_hawthorn. Now before you say it, I too am shocked I’ve arrived so late to the party! The point is, I’m here now 🙋🏽‍♀️ .. and I’m loving every second! F45 is utterly my style of training: fast-paced, challenging and always diverse. In this way, it’s satisfied many of my expectations. 👌🏻 With that said, there are countless ways the training has surprised me too! In case you’re tossing up a membership in time for the challenge, imma do you a favour and de-bunk some classic F45 myths! That’s right.. it’s TRUE or FALSE time! 1️⃣ F45 is a completely cardio-based workout.. 🙅🏽‍♀️ That’s an easy FALSE. Probably the biggest misconception I made about @f45training_hawthorn was to assume it was 99% cardio-focused HIIT training. 🏃🏻‍♀️ It is indeed circuit-based interval training.. but there’s just as much resistance and strength involved, as there is functional cardio! 2️⃣ It’s a cult.. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Well, kinda! But in the BEST of ways! You can understand why people get obsessed with this workout and visit their local studio almost everyday! Particularly at @f45training_hawthorn, its such a warm community; all the trainers know you by name and will even work out alongside you from time to time! ☺️ It’s a family, and you just don’t let your family down! 😂 You show the hell up! 3️⃣ You need to be SUPER fit to join .. 🙅🏽‍♀️ That’s another no from me! Whilst I’ve entered the ring with a passion for fitness myself, one of the coolest and MOST INSPIRING elements of @f45_training is the diversity of people who play a part! 🤸🏻‍♀️ You might have 60-year old Larry beating you at burpees, whilst 20-year old Mindy struggles through a hungover workout. 😆 We all have different fitness backgrounds, lifestyles and goals! As a result, there is no starting point better than where you are right now! Hands up if you’ve tried an F45 class below! 🙋🏽‍♀️ Did you love it? What’s your favourite type of session?!
  • SMALL STEPS 👣 .. the key to leaving a damn good-looking footprint! When it comes to setting achievable goals, it pays to know yourself. In order to see any results, I HAVE to factor in the following three realities about me. 1️⃣ I’m impatient beyond belief. 🤦🏽‍♀️ If ya girl doesn’t see SOME kind of tangible result in a week or two, she’s off the bandwagon. 2️⃣ I’m an A-type personality. 🙋🏽‍♀️ This means I like to measure my progress and to tick things off. ☑️ The more I can tick off in a short time, the better I feel! 3️⃣ I’m stubborn. 💁🏽‍♀️ If I’m trying to make change, I need to make sure it works with my current lifestyle and the things I like doing. Otherwise, well .. see ya! When I asked about your July goals recently, a lot of you brought up #PlasticFreeJuly! ♻️ It got me thinking: I wasn’t really doing much. And why not? In order to change that, I decided to partner up with eco-friendly retailer @thecleancollective, through @shoppinglinks! 🌿 Not only is The Clean Collective based in one of my favourite Sydney locales (Manly), they have a completely plastic-free range dedicated to making small changes this month! With my own criteria for change-making in mind, I’ve officially got myself a little starter kit! I love my coffee and cafe-hopping, that we know ☕️ — so this @jococups reusable cup is an easy addition to my lifestyle! 🙏🏻 I’m excited to use this super sleek metal straw for smoothies, and even to make space in our bathroom for these reusable dispensers! These are just simple swaps; they come with very little sacrifice AND they have immediate effect! 🙋🏽‍♀️ We’ve just satisfied all my criteria for a habit I can upkeep! What’s one small thing you can do this July to reduce your own footprint? 👣 Let’s get accountable below! 👇🏻
  • QUALITY TIME 🌟 .. are we letting it pass us by? Even as an avid social media user, it often disheartens me when I see couples sitting together at a cafe, completely pre-occupied on their phones. The other day, I was working on my laptop — and I kid you not, two girls who appeared to be best friends did not speak to each other for a half hour. It seemed that one was on her phone intently; the other just following suit. 🤳🏼Pretending she had a reason to scroll, so she didn’t appear the more “available” friend. These days, if people do the same to me, I make the effort not to reach for my phone. 🙅🏽‍♀️ It’s the easy option, but we ought not to fall to it! We should call each other out instead! I must say, @a_jaxcreative is particularly good at doing this for me. It may sound silly, but we like to see our brunch dates on the weekend as non-negotiable quality time. No matter what happens during the week, we have these occasions (and our daily morning coffee 🥰☕️) to remind us to whole-heartedly connect and to have fun together! We’ll take our photos, and then, it’s screens down. 👉🏻 Time to give attention to the food AND to the company we’re lucky to have. Do you guys have any rituals for ensuring the phones go away sometimes? With friends or your partner, when do you declare enough as enough? 🙋🏽‍♀️
  • #THE5AMSERIES ☕️ .. where it all began! Happy Monday everyone! ✨ To inspire your early starts this week, I thought I’d kick this series off with a bit of a story-time! You don’t just decide to wake at 5am one day — and that’s it. 😆 Like every tale worth telling, there’s a mighty backstory to this one! I remember being about 9 years old, and on HOLIDAY at my grandparents. 👉🏻 I’d challenge myself to wake early to watch Hannah Montana episodes before my siblings. 🤣 I LOVED making them jealous when they slept in, and I’d already watched several episodes of Disney Channel! I suppose this is where my love for early morning productivity began. 😜 What can I say, I’ve risen from humble roots! When I had my own bedroom at home, my parents would often catch my light on at 4am. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I’d be playing with my toys. Seemed like a good enough time as any, if you asked me! They’d have to check on me multiple times until I stopped getting up. 🤓 I think I liked how peaceful it was, even back then. When my sister eventually moved in, I used to wake her at 5am; get us both dressed for school and hop us back into bed. 🧥 2 hours later, we’d wait for Dad to call on us to get ready. Little did he know, we were already three steps ahead! 🤣 In hindsight, ya girl was an unusual kid .. who got a kick out of unusual things! My habits have changed little ever since. All throughout school and university, I’d wake early to get work done; to go for a run 🏃🏻‍♀️ and in Wellington, to jump in the ocean! During these years, my alarm bounced between 4.30am and 8am. 👌🏻 Mostly because my sleeping patterns were all over the place, I wasn’t consistent. I could get up at 6am everyday of the week ⏰ — but I could only manage 5am for one or two mornings before crashing. Coming soon to #THE5AMSERIES: why I made it my mission to find consistency + how I pushed my body clock back to 5am for good! In the meantime, enjoy one of the many perks of waking up early: earning that first meal of the day, folks! 🙏🏻 This one at @fourthchapter was absolutely stunning! Sweet potato fries anytime of day, am I right? 🤤
  • MAINTAINING MOMENTUM 🤸🏽‍♂️ .. how do we avoid boredom with our training? It’s been a great start to the weekend so far! 🙏🏻 @a_jaxcreative and I pulled ourselves out of bed nice and early to hit a couples sesh before breakfast this morning! I’ll be spending the rest of the day at a local gym completing more of my P.T course. 🔖 Now that I’ve moved my body, we’re ready to focus on me brain! I honestly can’t wait to share as I learn more and more from this course! At the moment, I’m using myself as a dummy! 😜 One day, I’ll hopefully help some of you! Something we talked about last week hit a chord with me. 💁🏽‍♀️ It was the way people enter the gym; they do the same thing over and over, and expect different results. Our instructor emphasised the way our body adapts 🏃🏻‍♀️ and the importance of changing and progressing our routines, in order to encourage new results. I know for a fact that I thrive off mixing up my fitness routine! 🥊🤸🏽‍♂️🏋🏻‍♀️ I love varying where, when and how I work out! I’ve gone through stages of listening to podcasts to see me through a workout — but lately, I’m back into my beats!! I almost forgot how motivating it is when the beat drops, especially when you’re doing a fast-paced HIIT or Tabata session. Every now and then, I’ll ditch the apartment gym and take a home session outside. 🍃 Here I have free reign with my music, so I’ve been blasting my @pure_insider Mini Series portable radio/speaker 📻 (available from @myer). Depending on my mood, I’ll plug in my phone or tune into a local station. Now I’m not about to work out for 20 hours, but it’s a relief to know the #pureradio can endure a long session! 🤘🏻 That way, I can focus on one thing — and that’s getting the most out of it. Thanks @theorycrew! What inspires you to take things to the next level with your training? Is it grabbing your boyfriend? Some good beats? Or signing up to a new class like @f45training_hawthorn? 👇🏻 Let’s hear it below!
  • What defines time “WELL SPENT” to you? Be honest with yourself. 🤔 Is a valuable moment to you .. defined by progression in a monetary or financial form? In other words, do you define your productivity by the hours you’re getting paid 💸 .. and those hours only? Let’s stop ourselves right there. Progress comes in SO many different forms, and so too does success! Just because we aren’t making money doesn’t mean we aren’t earning in other, MORE VALUABLE ways. When we’re making a connection with another human 🗣 .. we’re filling our souls and our cups and our hearts! When we’re moving our bodies 🤸🏽‍♂️ .. we’re becoming stronger and more capable versions of ourselves. When we’re spending time outdoors 🌲 .. we’re thanking Mother Nature for what she’s done with the place! It looks pretty damn fine from over here, don’t you think? It’s been easy, especially as a freelancer, to perceive only the hours I work (and thus, get paid) as valuable use of my time. Let me tell you: I’m sitting back this Friday, and like @a_jaxcreative in this photo, I’m enjoying something like a deep-belly laugh. I feel ALIVE this week — and not because I’ve peaked financially. 👉🏻 But because I’ve allowed myself the space and the time to peak in every way that one can! Socially. Emotionally. Mentally. Physically. Oh, and financially too. Time is money. ⏳ But time is also friendship. It’s happiness. It’s passion. It’s love. It’s laughter. It’s learning. Bask in ANY of these things 🙏🏻 — and if you ask me, you couldn’t spend your time on this planet any better than the way are in this moment! Happy Friday everyone! 😜✌🏻 . . 🏨 : my favourite host in Sydney, @hotelcollectionist.

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  • 3 THINGS I’M GRATEFUL FOR ✨ .. or in other words, the classic Friday cool-down! When I reflect on this week, I want to say it’s been up and down. But I’d be kidding myself to blame life for this fluctuation. In all honesty, it has come entirely from me. 😌 It’s almost that time of the month, and as usual, the build-up has not been fun. Let’s put certain episodes of moodiness and fatigue aside. I still have many reasons to smile this Friday! On that note, here’s 3 things I’m grateful for. 1️⃣ I say this a lot, but I’ll never take it for granted. 👉🏻 MY BODY. 👈🏻 Not for the way it looks, but for the way it always bounces back just when I need it. Yesterday, I took an unplanned rest day. I’d originally gone to the gym, but could not find rhythm with a single thing I picked up or tried to do. 🙄 That’s right, we ain’t always motivated. I ended up just leaving. I was heavily frustrated, craving the endorphins I’d usually take with me. After a good rest, I returned today to claim those endorphins with a home workout and my ritual Friday avo Pilates session at @loveathletica. ❤️ Thank you body, I really needed that. I’m glad you got what you needed too. 2️⃣ LONG PHONE CALLS 📱 .. much as they can be hard to fit in at times, it made my day to clock off early this Friday and call my sister, @avacolliins. It felt like we were hanging out on the couch, doing absolutely nothing. 🥰 I’m grateful that despite distance, technology can make us feel like this. 3️⃣ FLEXIBILITY 📅 .. I don’t mean in the physical sense (though that too 🤪). I love that I’m letting myself enjoy work-life balance and actually seize the fruits of a freelance lifestyle. Now that I’m using my 5am start to get ahead on work, I’m letting freedom edge it’s way in the latter of my days — and for once, I’m not kicking myself for it. I’m simply enjoying the well-earned luxury! What are you grateful for this week? 👇🏻
  • THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL FOR 🙏🏻 .. a very special announcement! Lately, I’ve come to terms with an ultimately heart-warming reality. 🥰 For all these years that I’ve been putting out into the universe who I am and who I want to be, I am quite truly experiencing its response as we speak. In the past few weeks to months, I have attracted more of the right people, jobs and opportunities than I ever have before. And I must say, this one I’m about to share aligns with my purpose .. arguably the most of all. When I met for the first time with the team at @tlcforkids, everything felt right. 🙏🏻 I knew I was in the right place, surrounded by the right people. If you don’t know, @tlcforkids is a charity that has since 1998 (ironically, also my birth year) worked behind the scenes to bring emotional and practical support to sick kids and their families all across Australia. To think I’ve heard just 2-3 of over 7 million stories of contribution absolutely blows me away. What I love about #TLCforKids is the fact their services aren’t exclusive. 🙅🏽‍♀️ They believe everyone, no matter their circumstance, should be deserving of aid, support or even, a simple slice of happiness. It is their mission to bring a smile to the face of a fighting child. And now, it is my mission too. I’m proud to have come on board as one of the @tlcforkids official ambassadors — and I hope you’ll join me for our very first project! Friday the 30th of August marks the Australia-wide event, @trackydackyday! 🙏🏻 On this day, I along with schools, groups and individuals all across Australia will be chucking on a pair of #trackies in solidarity with sick children nationwide. Changing into track pants is often encouraged to bring a sense of normality or comfort to a child’s experience in hospital. I know you will feel as passionate about this cause as I do — and so together with your help, I’m hoping to raise $350! If you’d like to #DackUpAndDonate with me, there’ll be a link in my stories and in my bio! ✨ I can’t wait to stand together. Me, you and so many brave kids across Australia. I think we’ll make a great team, don’t you? 😌 . . #TrackyDackyDay #DackingUp
  • SO — WHAT NEXT? 🤷🏽‍♀️ .. is this the end of Instagram as we know it? Now on an average day, I’d look at a dish from @twobirdsonestone with a good ol’ smile on my face. 😁 Today, I’m finding more solace in my mixed mushrooms and porridge than ever before! I could come on here and pretend I’m not phased by the current Instagram update.📱 That I only care for deeper things and I’m not tainted by something as trivial as a like; whether it’s there in multiplicity or not. But you know what? I am. And in many ways, we all are. I’ve spent the morning conversing with fellow influencers and business owners about the prospect of what next. Where does this all leave us? Is it the end? Is it a new beginning? Where do things unfold from here? And however can we brace ourselves for the landing? I think a lot of us didn’t expect to meet with these questions so soon. Myself included. We have to remember this platform was built on a foundation of sharing and liking photos. ❤️ The ability to measure our interest in one direction has since driven Instagram — good or bad — to where it is today. At the end of the day, there ARE more important things than likes. 👉🏻 There are far more important things than influencer marketing and Instagram marketing and Instagram in general. But unlike the transition from MySpace to Facebook, Facebook to Instagram. There is SO much more emotion, livelihood and investment that together, we’ve placed in the hands of this platform. We’ve never invested in its predecessors quite the same way. And so if the currency of Instagram becomes no longer, indeed we mightn’t risk to lose everything. But we do risk losing more than we ever have. And so the truth is, I do care. I’d be lying to say I’m not slightly concerned. I’ve spent the last few years sharing, connecting with and growing this community. And I’ve come to realise it’s not in my hands to protect or to nurture its survival. Does this update worry or affect you? How do you feel about it all? 👇🏻
  • THE TRAINING LOW-DOWN 🌟 .. anyone else an F45 fanatic? If you’ve been watching my stories lately, you’ll know that I’ve added an infamous workout to my routine. 😜 Destination: @f45training_hawthorn. Now before you say it, I too am shocked I’ve arrived so late to the party! The point is, I’m here now 🙋🏽‍♀️ .. and I’m loving every second! F45 is utterly my style of training: fast-paced, challenging and always diverse. In this way, it’s satisfied many of my expectations. 👌🏻 With that said, there are countless ways the training has surprised me too! In case you’re tossing up a membership in time for the challenge, imma do you a favour and de-bunk some classic F45 myths! That’s right.. it’s TRUE or FALSE time! 1️⃣ F45 is a completely cardio-based workout.. 🙅🏽‍♀️ That’s an easy FALSE. Probably the biggest misconception I made about @f45training_hawthorn was to assume it was 99% cardio-focused HIIT training. 🏃🏻‍♀️ It is indeed circuit-based interval training.. but there’s just as much resistance and strength involved, as there is functional cardio! 2️⃣ It’s a cult.. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Well, kinda! But in the BEST of ways! You can understand why people get obsessed with this workout and visit their local studio almost everyday! Particularly at @f45training_hawthorn, its such a warm community; all the trainers know you by name and will even work out alongside you from time to time! ☺️ It’s a family, and you just don’t let your family down! 😂 You show the hell up! 3️⃣ You need to be SUPER fit to join .. 🙅🏽‍♀️ That’s another no from me! Whilst I’ve entered the ring with a passion for fitness myself, one of the coolest and MOST INSPIRING elements of @f45_training is the diversity of people who play a part! 🤸🏻‍♀️ You might have 60-year old Larry beating you at burpees, whilst 20-year old Mindy struggles through a hungover workout. 😆 We all have different fitness backgrounds, lifestyles and goals! As a result, there is no starting point better than where you are right now! Hands up if you’ve tried an F45 class below! 🙋🏽‍♀️ Did you love it? What’s your favourite type of session?!
  • SMALL STEPS 👣 .. the key to leaving a damn good-looking footprint! When it comes to setting achievable goals, it pays to know yourself. In order to see any results, I HAVE to factor in the following three realities about me. 1️⃣ I’m impatient beyond belief. 🤦🏽‍♀️ If ya girl doesn’t see SOME kind of tangible result in a week or two, she’s off the bandwagon. 2️⃣ I’m an A-type personality. 🙋🏽‍♀️ This means I like to measure my progress and to tick things off. ☑️ The more I can tick off in a short time, the better I feel! 3️⃣ I’m stubborn. 💁🏽‍♀️ If I’m trying to make change, I need to make sure it works with my current lifestyle and the things I like doing. Otherwise, well .. see ya! When I asked about your July goals recently, a lot of you brought up #PlasticFreeJuly! ♻️ It got me thinking: I wasn’t really doing much. And why not? In order to change that, I decided to partner up with eco-friendly retailer @thecleancollective, through @shoppinglinks! 🌿 Not only is The Clean Collective based in one of my favourite Sydney locales (Manly), they have a completely plastic-free range dedicated to making small changes this month! With my own criteria for change-making in mind, I’ve officially got myself a little starter kit! I love my coffee and cafe-hopping, that we know ☕️ — so this @jococups reusable cup is an easy addition to my lifestyle! 🙏🏻 I’m excited to use this super sleek metal straw for smoothies, and even to make space in our bathroom for these reusable dispensers! These are just simple swaps; they come with very little sacrifice AND they have immediate effect! 🙋🏽‍♀️ We’ve just satisfied all my criteria for a habit I can upkeep! What’s one small thing you can do this July to reduce your own footprint? 👣 Let’s get accountable below! 👇🏻
  • QUALITY TIME 🌟 .. are we letting it pass us by? Even as an avid social media user, it often disheartens me when I see couples sitting together at a cafe, completely pre-occupied on their phones. The other day, I was working on my laptop — and I kid you not, two girls who appeared to be best friends did not speak to each other for a half hour. It seemed that one was on her phone intently; the other just following suit. 🤳🏼Pretending she had a reason to scroll, so she didn’t appear the more “available” friend. These days, if people do the same to me, I make the effort not to reach for my phone. 🙅🏽‍♀️ It’s the easy option, but we ought not to fall to it! We should call each other out instead! I must say, @a_jaxcreative is particularly good at doing this for me. It may sound silly, but we like to see our brunch dates on the weekend as non-negotiable quality time. No matter what happens during the week, we have these occasions (and our daily morning coffee 🥰☕️) to remind us to whole-heartedly connect and to have fun together! We’ll take our photos, and then, it’s screens down. 👉🏻 Time to give attention to the food AND to the company we’re lucky to have. Do you guys have any rituals for ensuring the phones go away sometimes? With friends or your partner, when do you declare enough as enough? 🙋🏽‍♀️
  • #THE5AMSERIES ☕️ .. where it all began! Happy Monday everyone! ✨ To inspire your early starts this week, I thought I’d kick this series off with a bit of a story-time! You don’t just decide to wake at 5am one day — and that’s it. 😆 Like every tale worth telling, there’s a mighty backstory to this one! I remember being about 9 years old, and on HOLIDAY at my grandparents. 👉🏻 I’d challenge myself to wake early to watch Hannah Montana episodes before my siblings. 🤣 I LOVED making them jealous when they slept in, and I’d already watched several episodes of Disney Channel! I suppose this is where my love for early morning productivity began. 😜 What can I say, I’ve risen from humble roots! When I had my own bedroom at home, my parents would often catch my light on at 4am. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I’d be playing with my toys. Seemed like a good enough time as any, if you asked me! They’d have to check on me multiple times until I stopped getting up. 🤓 I think I liked how peaceful it was, even back then. When my sister eventually moved in, I used to wake her at 5am; get us both dressed for school and hop us back into bed. 🧥 2 hours later, we’d wait for Dad to call on us to get ready. Little did he know, we were already three steps ahead! 🤣 In hindsight, ya girl was an unusual kid .. who got a kick out of unusual things! My habits have changed little ever since. All throughout school and university, I’d wake early to get work done; to go for a run 🏃🏻‍♀️ and in Wellington, to jump in the ocean! During these years, my alarm bounced between 4.30am and 8am. 👌🏻 Mostly because my sleeping patterns were all over the place, I wasn’t consistent. I could get up at 6am everyday of the week ⏰ — but I could only manage 5am for one or two mornings before crashing. Coming soon to #THE5AMSERIES: why I made it my mission to find consistency + how I pushed my body clock back to 5am for good! In the meantime, enjoy one of the many perks of waking up early: earning that first meal of the day, folks! 🙏🏻 This one at @fourthchapter was absolutely stunning! Sweet potato fries anytime of day, am I right? 🤤

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