My Favourite Instagram Photo

04 October 2014

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My Favourite Instagram Photo

Hey guys, today's blog prompt of the Blogtober14 challenges hosted by Helene from Helene in Between and Taylor from The Daily Tay! So today's prompt is to share with you all my favourite photo I posted on instagram. Well, as some of you guys may know, I have two instagrams - one personal, and one dedicated to this blog. So, I decided to share one from each of my instagram!
Ready....
From my personal instagram: @oulalanessaa

From my blog instagram: @nessasbliss

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Confessions of a 3rd Year Uni Student! - Week #4

Confessions of a Third Year Student

Confessions of a 3rd Year Uni Student! - Week #4

It has been 1 month I've been in school, and must I say that the days are going by extremely quick. Like now that I think about it, the other day was just Monday and I was hoping the week wouldn't go by quick. Yet, here we are seconds later sitting in my room thinking what the heck did I even do this week?
I have two test this upcoming week, an exceptionality psych test on Wednesday, and then my anthro test on Thursday. Two completely different subjects, so I'm going to have to definitely study twice as hard than usual to start off the course with a great mark! Okay, so the plan is to study while creating a study sheet at the same time for both my subjects. It might take more than Saturday just to study everything this weekend. As I've been saying, I no longer want to study the night before a test... so I am determined to study as much as I can now days before the midterm. Makes sense? okay.
OH, another thing I wanted to talk about was how yesterday at work, I saw my work schedule for the next two weeks. Dare I say it on the internet? I wasn't too happy. I really should be more smarter when giving my availability hours because I find myself working on a Tuesday from 7am-1pm. Why is this so bad? Well, considering the fact that I have class later that day from 3-5pm, then a tutorial from 6-7pm... It will definitely be a long day. I don't know how people do it... manage both school and a job? And there are even some students who manage 2 jobs. It's crazy, but I commend you all!!
But, I need the money... so I somehow have to make it work, balancing both school, my social life, and now more hours at work. The moment I noticed myself unable to balance everything, I'm definitely going to rethink things about work.

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One Thing I Can't Live Without

03 October 2014

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One Thing I Can't Live Without

Hmm... I really had to sleep while I figured out what my answer would be to this quick. I guess the obvious real answers would be water. Not only am I obsessed with water, but because water is actually used in literally my everyday needs. I need water to clean myself, for drinking, for cooking, and sooo much more. So yea, water is definitely something I wouldn't be able to live without. But, I decided to take a different approach to this blog post.
Something very dear to my heart is family. Whether someone is blood relative to me, or someone I've known for a long time, or someone I truly see as a sister, I see them as family. So to answer this blog prompt, family is something I wouldn't be able to live without. 

My mother and father have gone through so much sacrifice for my sister and I. They have always, and continue, to be apart of my life, thick and thin. I may not show my appreciation as often as I should, but they are the only support system who has been by my side since day one. Moreover, my sister and my cousins are my best friends. We can be literally be our own species, but we are the only people I can honestly have literally gone through ALL the bad shit together, especially the ugly. I love them so much, and I could not ever imagine living a day without them. It even hurts just thinking about it. 

I can go on, and on about some of the very few friends who have been apart of my life, and family since diapers, but I think I'll save a separate post for them. But, I want to take the time to talk about Jay. I have genuine feelings for him, and he does for me as well. He is someone I want to grow old with because I enjoyed the last few years with him. I cannot wait to see what future has in store for us. Going a day without speaking to him is hard enough... living without him would just be a pure nightmare! 

Yes, we've had our fair share of disagreements, but family is all you have at the end of the day. I can have all the friends in the world, but I cannot guarantee that they would have the same amount of loyalty and or care for me like my family. Family is my life, and I cannot image my life without them.
P.S. I included a picture of Penelope, because well... she's my Penelope and the cutest bunny I've ever had. I love her!

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Golden Rule

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Golden Rule

Today's post reading: Luke 6:1-49 (ESV)

And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.  - Luke 6:31 (ESV)

Treating others the way I would want to be treated is a value I truly live by. It is a thought that is always in the back of my mind whenever I am talking to others - my loved ones or even my not so loved ones. This verse has a lot of meaning. What stands out the most is the fact that it really makes you think twice before you decide to act, speak or even think in a certain way. 

Personally, it makes me want to put myself in other people's shoes. I'll admit it, whenever I am mad/angry at someone, I tend to show that anger through the act of ignoring and not acknowledging the other person. I know, it is catty, but that is how I deal with things/people - choosing not to deal with it/him/her directly. (It is something I'm definitely working on). But, whenever I am feeling the sort of the same treatment from someone else, this verse really comes to mind. 

Being a female, I've had my fair share of emotional pain. Whether it was being on the other end of a rumour, or having really rude and hurtful things said to me, like you all, I've experienced it. How has it changed me? Well, it changed the way I want to deal with others. For one, I don't deliberately say hurtful things to others, because like I said, I know words hurts. 

But this of course does not happen over night. It takes time to learn from your past and to use it as a positive experience to affect the present and future. So, what's one way to show love to others who we really don't get a long with? I say the first thing is respect. Think about it... We don't like feeling small and unimportant. I think a smile goes a long way and can even change the course of a person's life. 

Start by saying hello and smiling to others. Show respect to others. How will others show respect to you if you are guarding yourself if negativing and an unwillingness to open up. Be friendly with your thoughts, words and actions. Actions speaks LOUDER than words. Your actions show you who you really are, and if you acting negatively towards other pushes other ways and you won't get that chance to build something new. 

It is a one day process, and not a very easy one. But, showing love to others will bring more positivity into your life - which is something you'll definitely be looking forward to every time you wake up!

Smile beautiful its the weekend! 

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Today is the 8th day of the 16 day plan in my journey of reading, reflection and responding to what the bible says about love. If you'd like to follow alone, join HERE and perhaps start your own journey! Ready to go on this journey with me? Well then, let's get started!

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My Dream Job When I was Younger

02 October 2014

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My Dream Job When I was Younger

When I was younger, I wasn't really exposed to that many jobs.. or so I thought. So growing up, I've gone through the many stages of switching between what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wanted to be a teacher, a dentist, a veterinarian, a doctor, a pilot, a policewoman... and the list goes on and on. But, I think it is fair to say, the majority of my life I wanted to go into the medical field. So, growing up I had my dreams set up to become a doctor, a paediatrician to be exact.
But then high school happened and reality unfortunately sat in. My marks weren't high enough in both chemistry and math to allow me to get into the Life Sciences (or Health Sciences) programs in university (which is the first path to becoming a doctor). So, I had to actually change my ways and choose a different career path because let's face it... sciences aren't even my thing, especially chemistry urgg the struggle is real.
I was fortunate enough to get into university - in fact I'm in my third year doing a double major in psychology and anthropology. At the moment, I'm a full-time student just exploring my option, which can be both good or bad. Good because I'm venturing out to really see what interests me and possibly find careers based on my likes, rather than my parents wants. Bad because I feel like I am just coasting through my classes without a motivation to become something more.
I loved working with kids, and I still do. Working with kids with disabilities or even cancer would just be an absolute dream come true for me. But, one step at a time to getting there!

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If I Won The Lottery...

01 October 2014

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If I Won The Lottery...

I’m not one who usually enjoys playing the lotto. I think it is soo stressful, especially when playing in a group and you have to remember whose turn it is to purchase the ticket, who owes how much, or how to split $5 winnings. I just find the entire thing stressful. If you ask me, I rather play those scratch games like LIFE or crosswords. Something easy like those.

Nevertheless, Jay and I still like to image what we would do if either one of us won the lottery. And, just like everyone else, of course I have major plans!

If I won the lottery:

• Invest my money in the bank
• Pay off my parents house
• Pay off my parents debts
• Pay off all of Ashley, Jays’ and my school debt
• Buy myself a little house, that I will later be able to afford, even after the lotto winnings are gone
• Send some money back home to my grandma
• (Finally) buy myself my own car – either an eclipse or an rsx
• Give money to Neisha family
• TRAVEL THE WORLD: yes, I’ve been to many places, but it would be nice to just get away for the year with my closest people; most likely Jay, Neisha and Ash.
• Donate to Princess Margret Cancer Research

I wrote this list in class, so I am sure I’ll be adding more to the list above once I realized what I forgot. What would you do if you won the lottery? Let me know!

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Challenging Myself for October!

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Challenging Myself for October!

It is the first day of October, so happy October anyone! The other day, I was really looked into the upcoming months. My birthday is next month, and I really wanted to go to a different city with the girls and Jay's guys to just party it up. And because the party would be for me, I really want to look good. So this month, I am challenging myself to legit go all out and make my body a priority.
I'll be first to admit that I am definitely not happy with certain parts of my body. For example, my arms. I feel like they are just big flab that I will never be able to get rid of. So, instead of bringing myself down about my body, I decided to enhance some of my favourite parts of my body - yes this is the positive way of doing things.  Personally, I like my ass, and legs. So I definitely want to create more of a shape to them. I also want to have a tinier waist.
So what am I doing? I'll definitely be participating in those 30 day challenges. In fact, below are the ones I will be sticking to for the rest of the month. I think next week, I'll even write up a legit workout schedule to share with everyone! 

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Yes, all of these challenges won't create DRAMATIC changes in over a month. But, the way I see it, if I stick to something for a month, I will be more motivated to continue my progression in order to get where I want. Are any of you guys challenging yourself to get in shape? Let me know!

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