An Australian Girl

(Early) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
          (Or, not early? Uh, time zones)
          
          Honestly, it has not been a great year, but every shadow has its light! Cheers to 2026!!!
          I have to get up at 3 am for a flight though ):

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! (To anyone that celebrates it)

People are often compared to glow sticks. After they are broken, they can glow, which is partially true. 
          However, the flick of a switch, the pull of a wire, the written word, even the mere sound of a voice, is powerful enough to make anyone glow.
          
          Because the glow is not caused by any outside force, it comes from within. If something does make you glow, if something doesn't, is no different. 
          
          So, follow the things that make you shine. Pursue the things that make you glow. Remember the things that made you shimmer.

Just a reminder that life is full of hills.
          
          You can run up these hills, walk up them, be thrown up them, heck, you can even be transported up there, but they come. 
          
          Sometimes the top of the hill is covered in fog, all that work you did to get up there was for nothing, it's worse up there, so much worse.
          
          But it's how you go down the hill that matters, do you role, walk, run, are you pushed? You may find that at the bottom of the hill, is a sunset, that is more beautiful than any summit could be. 
          
          You may not have realized it during the journey, but it made you stronger, taught you things you never knew you could learn.
          
          So, for anyone going up a hill, going down a hill, sitting at the top, remember, you're doing great.

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don't like Harry Potter. 
          Yes, I had my Harry Potter phase, but now that I'm older I've realized a lot. 
          For one, my favourite thing about reading is being able to find safety in a fictional world, but I would never feel safe at Hogwarts.
          No, not because of the trolls, or evil magic people, but because you're telling me, that's out of the potential hundreds of Hogwarts student, not one if LGBTQIA+. 
          We don't even have anyone with open disabilities, even Luna is considered to just be looney by even the mature students. 
          Don't even get me started on the fact that people only started liking Hermione after she wasn't described as 'ugly' in the books anymore. 
          
          You don't need to agree with my opinions, in fact, I'm certain many people don't.

Just a reminder that everyone is absolutely awesome!

Haven't done one of these in a while but I have a quote!
          'People don't change, but their intentions do.'
          
          The person someone is doesn't change, whether they follow that or not does. Forgiveness is good but always remember the person they ARE.
          
          Anyway, hope everyone is feeling terrifically wonderful!

Finally hot enough to go swimming again! Roughly 37C (98F) for me today! 
          So not too bad! Not even the start of Summer yet!

Happy Halloween everyone! Mine just ended cause ✨time zones✨
          But I hope you all had or are going to have a wonderful time!

Hey everyone, I have a little mission for you today, make someone else feel good. Go above and beyond to be kind, you can spread out and give lots of little compliments or focus on one person who could really use the attention. 
          It doesn't have to be someone expected, trust me, sometimes the people you think don't need help, are the people that need it the most. I speak from experience when I say some simple words can stay in someone's head for years.
          
          I know it doesn't seem like this is a self-love announcement, but it is. Just give it a go, see how much easier it is to sleep at night knowing someone else it too.