7 Weeks... gulp

It`s hard to fathom my adventure is only 7 weeks away from beginning. I actually just scared myself calculating that. Lately I have found myself thinking less about the practical things that need to be done and more about the adventurous.

My plan is to work for the family for the majority of my time in Australia, but afterwards I hope to take a month or so and do some true traveling of my own. I am constantly looking at maps of Australia and examining what other places are close that I could hop on a place and explore during my time. So far I have come up with Fiji, Bali and Hawaii.

Thinking about stuff like that makes me super excited to go, but there is also a part of me that pangs at what I will be leaving behind. The familiarity of my friends, family and surroundings, but this is a trip I need to take for myself. In our society we constantly find ourselves in the perpetual cycle of life. I have found this especially true lately as I begin to grow older. The days, weeks and months just zip by in front of your eyes as you continue through the rigor of life. Don`t get me wrong I have had some amazing memories and journey`s throughout, but I feel like this trip is going to help give me a new perspective.

Anyway, enough with my philosophicalness for now...

My Next Adventure

It has been 8 months since I became a graduate and 10 months since beginning to work full time. I definitely feel like I have grown up and learned a lot in these very few months.

The contract for my current job ends in February so lately I have been doing a lot of thinking about what comes next, and have come to a decision...



The world is a very vast, large place and I feel like I have only taken a minor step in exploring it, so I have decided to take on the continent of Australia.
The plan:
While over in Australia I will be living with a family and working as an Au Pair. This means during the week I look after the kids and during the evenings and weekends I have time to explore on my own. All my board and food is covered while living with the family, so it will be great to have a home base for the time I am over there. Speaking of time, the plan is to work for the family until probably October or November and then take a month to do some traveling of the beautiful country on my own.

I am at the point in my life where there is nothing tying me down, so it seems like the perfect time to pack up and go on a long adventure.

So up next my Australian adventure, with all details being broadcast live here from my blog!

Steph`s list of things to do to procrastinate

So I am in the process of writing my final take home exam that is due tomorrow and I am only one third done. I have had this exam for 2 weeks and am still going to find myself up until the weeee hours of the morning finishing it, the reason you ask... procrastination. So for those of you who would like to procrastinate I have compiled my list of the best ways to procrastinate (and might I add they have worked really well seeing as my exam still isn`t complete).

Steph`s list of things to do to procrastinate:
-Make food
-Clean
-Watch tv
-Check your email
-Make tea
-Go for a walk
-Go grocery shopping
-Make a snack
-Do some baking
-Put up Christmas decorations
-Do Christmas baking
-Watch an entire series of a show
-Download music
-One word: Facebook
-Watch youtube videos
-Make another tea
-Look up random facts
-Organize everything in your room
-Check your email again
-Go drinking
-Invite people over to have a procrastination party
-Watch a movie
-Make your third tea
-Write a blog

Tis the Season To...

Watch Christmas movies at 11:00 on a Sunday night

Do lots and lots of baking

Go to the gym extra just to make up for the lots and lots of baking

Be excited to wake up every morning to eat the choclate from my advent calander

Love the Christmas decorations all over

Countdown to Christmas!

Fashion - Wilfred Sweater

So it has been almost a year since I purchased a very popular Wilfred sweater. It is one of the most comfy, cozy, yet cute sweaters I own. Even after owning it and wearing it for the past year I stil receive compliments on it.

So here I have to say Thank You Wilfred sweater and may you live on in the wardrobes of 1000s!

The Graduate

So I have been thinking lately about the purpose of this blog, documenting my life as a graduate. My posts have been very few lately and the ones I have posted have been very well blah, and this is because life of a graduate really isn`t all that interestning. I am now going to sum up life as a graduate in a few points.

1) Graduates worry about the future. What to do, where to go, and how to get there.
2) Graduates worry about applying for grad school. Will I get in? Who do I ask for references? Where do I find the time to apply?
3) Graduates are still busy busy busy, and wonder how they ever did school and life.
4) Graduates are still broke even though they are no longer paying for school.
5) Graduates, just a mere 7 months after graduating, get asked for money from there former school.
6) Graduates realize that the last 4 years they spent busting there ass getting an undergraduate degree really gets you nothing but a piece of paper.


7) Instead of counting down the number of exams left, graduates count down the days until Christmas. 1 Month today and Christmas will be here!

Moving On...

I`ve been struggling with the concept lately of moving on. Often times we find ourselves complacent in our lives and day to day routines. They maybe great and all, but at what point do you decide that it is time to move onto bigger (and sometimes better) things?

So I`m in this phasing where I am considering moving half way across the world. I know for a fact i`d miss my family, friends and the whole familiarity of Pickering, Toronto and Hamilton, but at what point do I say ok it`s time to move on?