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Good morning from The Shed
Good morning from The Shed in Paramatta. Yes this is where I am hanging out nowadays. Well, first time but yes..
We decided to drive today and due to lack of parking spaces in Paramatta, well in whole of damn Sydney, we asked Ambrose’s boss. She recommended a Motel (!?) nearby. We called to confirm and this grumpy yet husky voice told us the drill. You get in, park your car, visit “Nicoletta” at the reception and you pay 8 dollars. In Cash, she was very specific about the cash. We Could not stop laughing. This crappy Motel was the dodgiest place parking so far. And there was no normal way out of once you parked your car so we had to hunch and half crawl out from their “garden”.Now Ambrose left for work and I am finishing my almond latte with cinnamon at The Shed. Lovely staff, makes such a difference. And great coffee, very very important 🙂
Alrighty now, (internal joke for Jasmin) time to find my way out of this place back to the city. Today is volunteering day and I am really looking forward to it. You guys have a good morning.__________________________________
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Japanese Gardens
Ambrose…look at him hahaha He was as fascinated- if not more, than all the children there together.
They all had special fish food so I had to go to their little boutique and get him a bag.
I am not gonna pretend to be cool, I was very excited as well! If you find someone that share your enthusiasm for patting fishes at a Japanese Garden, I say you should stick to that person. hahaha
They had such big mouths and the children (and Ambrose of course) were all putting there feet in the water and let the fish suck on there toes. I draw the line there… super creepy.
These fishes were not shy at all, all they wanted was the food. Some of them were huge.Okey here you got (sorry) around 1 million pictures from yesterdays unplanned date at the Japanese Gardens.
This is a great place to visit if you are ever up the coast. Or if you are planing any special event, I saw that you can hire the venue for weddings and such.
Anyway, Sunday we woke up to more rain. We had a shower, went and got some take away breakfasts and went for a drive around the coast. Up to Terrigal, Erina, East Gosford and on the way back to the house, we Somersby. I like all of these places but if you only have a short amount of time, I would say pic Terrigal for sure.
My second suggestion would be this place – The Japanese Gardens located at East Gosford. I only took pictures of the colorful fishes but the whole place, even though it’s quite small, is really pretty.Other than the Japanese garden they do have an art gallery, a restaurant and a cafe’ at this place. All lovely if you are after something different. A Japanese Garden might not be the first thing you think of when you think Sydney’s coast.
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How to enjoy the weekend in Sydney
Saturday is here which is great, although it is raining, and they say that this is going to be a “wet” summer. But we decided to get out and make the most of and enjoy the weekend anyway. First stop, brunch – This Little Piggy’s.
This has now become a little enjoying the weekend tradition in our family. Family nowadays ⇒ me & Ambrose. Hahah smallest gang, but we do alright.Ambrose brother Leonard came by and joining us as we had our brunch under the rain. Luckily is not cold here in Sydney when it rains so perfectly fine to still sit outside. Quite cozy actually.
After running some errands we both went to do some exercise, I went to the gym to and Ambrose went for a long bike ride along the river.
The evening came and we ditched our original plans – Ice-skate Disco ( yep this is one way we do enjoy our weekend here haha) and went to see a movie instead. Blade Runner. Have you guys watched it yet? Soo good. We were both into it from beginning to end which is pretty hard because it went for 3 hours.
After watching this movie you will probobly appreciate nature and our planet more. Go see this movie and you understand what I mean.__________________________________
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Walking on Sydney beaches
Good evening beautiful people. We just finished dinner and are sitting down with some red wine and dark chocolate in front of David Attenburg’s lovely Planet Earth series. Right now its about polar bears, my absolute favorite animals!
Me and Ambrose dad agree that David Attenbourg’s has lived the ultimate life. Just imagine what he has seen and experienced.I picked Ambrose up from the station with our swimwear, we drove to Umina beach, hoping for a dip. But it was too cold in the water. Instead we took a walk on the beach. Oh Sydney beaches, walking on Sydney beaches must me on many peoples wish list. And I understand you. I remember all those travel shows always recommending all these amazing Sydney beaches, or Australian beaches I should say. They sure are beautiful.
If you have the opportunity, you should experience these Sydney beaches. Come visit us !
Yes, I say “us” now. Very close to my Visa 🙂Okey I need to say goodbye for .now. My show and chocolate are waiting. Have a great Thursday. xx
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Skincare
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Good morning, or I would actually like to say good afternoon. I have already been up since 5:30 am so now that its almost 10 am it seams quite late into the day.
I have already been on the phone for a couple of hours. First my friend Suzie in Sweden and then both my sisters (on speakerphone) in Barcelona.
Topic has been skincare. I have for a couple of days now obsessed about skincare products and everything around this subject. Retinol, Cleansing, Glycolic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, SPF, Toner …….
There is so much to learn in skincare. I actually find it all very interesting. It is for sure one of those things you wish you invested some time and money on later on in life.I am going to the gym for a class soon. Have been hiding in the bedroom for an hour or so because I saw a lizard in the living room and I’ve been in hiding ever since. The funny thing is that I was had just called my friend Suzie as I saw the lizard. I started screaming and Suzie thought I screamed out of excitement to speak with her so she is started raising her voice too, to match my excitement. What she did not know is that I was running around with her on the phone, kicking the sofa trying to get that lizard to run out of the house! hahaha I could not be bothered to tell her the lizard story so I just kept on talking. Guess she will find our her instead…
I know lizards cannot harm me, but just knowing that something is living underneath where I am sitting is just not my cup of tea.
I would run out but it is cold and raining, so I guess the gym is where you will find me today. Ciao!_____________________________________
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Volunteering in Sydney
Holy crap I’ve been tired today! waking up 5:45 in the morning to catch the train to the city. Today is Tuesday and that means volunteering with the Sister 2 Sister.
I have mentioned before how chocked I was that Sydney has made some of their train carriages “Silent carriage”. I used to hate that because I wanted to babble on to Ambrose for the whole hour of our train ride and it was forbidden….
This morning I have to say, for the first time, I got it. I really really would punch someone in the face if they would start talking. I just wanted to relax, lay on Ambrose shoulder and half sleep as I starred out the window. I did try to read the last chapters of my book by Joseph Murphy, but was way too sleepy.Luckily I got some energy while having my usual long back at my cafe’ on Elizabeth St. I always get in around 7:30 and we start working at 9:30, so it has become tradition now, coffee and calling back to someone back in Europe for a chat. Its a good time to call Europe around 7 or 8 in the morning Sydney time, they are still awake.
Today’s volunteering work, after our usual morning meeting was first the usual, researching grants. And then Jess asked me to find a appropriate venue for the yearly reunion we are starting. The plan is to reunite big and little sisters for an lunch. We will start with year 2005, that is when Jess started this whole thing. Amazing, now that I cannot work I am at least glad that this is the place I am volunteering.
Back at the house, could not be bothered to go to the gym so did around 25 min laps of running, HIIT style, or whatever you call it? And now: waiting for Ambrose to put his laptop down so I can, again, fall asleep in his arms. Goodnight everyone, sweet dreams! Zzzzzzzz
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how to be getting the most out of your morning
One thing that is not my, well, thing is stress and hysteria in the mornings. I like peaceful and one thing at a time kind of mornings. I don’t mean snoozing and dragging in bed for hours, not that kind of “peacefulness”. I rather get up a bit earlier than I have to, just to make sure I got my alone time and that I can set things at my own pace. I think this is a great way to be getting the most out of your morning.
This morning did not consist of any of that. As Ambrose was leaving he asked if I wanted the lights off, when I replied that I am getting up anyway he said ; great, can you then drive me to the station. So I literary put whatever I could find and ran down to the car so we would be on time for the train.
During our hectic drive we both noticed that the water looked like a mirror. This is around 6am so still a bit dark but after we said goodbye I decided to park the car near the boathouse and go for a morning walk and watch the sunrise.So somehow I did get the kind of morning I prefer – in stillness. Except the stupid cars and trucks that were swarming right behind me hahaha. Sometimes you just have to make do with what you’ve got! xx
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when partnership becomes a value
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Yesterday I realized something within myself. i came to the realization that being a team, partnership, or whatever you want to call it is one of, if not the most important thing for me. That is something I appreciate, something I need just more than anything else I can think of right now.
And I wonder why that is?Those times in my life I don’t have it is those times I can remember as the most difficult times. And the opposite, whenever I am in a period of my life or even in a moment where I strongly can feel I am in a strong and genuine team with the one I love, its like that’s it. That is how it suppose to be for me to feel whole. To feel complete.
I know I had this conversation with people before. What are some of the basic needs we must have as humans in order to feel good. And many times the answer will be ; food and shelter, a satisfying job. And that is all fine, I do completely agree on all those things. Of course I do. But I just cannot leave out how stupidly satisfying and grateful it has made me feel those times life has been completely shit. For whatever reason I have been mentally exhausted, and I come home I can see, and I can feel how just the knowing that I don’t go true any of it alone. That there is somebody who shares it all with me. To me that is knocks out all the rest.
Everybody is different. Our past has shaped and conditioned us to who we are today. What we value in life and what we don’t give a damn about.
This was just mine.“Shared happiness is double happiness.
Shared sorrow is half a sorrow.Lonesome happiness is half happiness.
Lonesome sorrow is double the sorrow”
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