Friday, 6 October 2017

VOGUE'S 73 QUESTIONS


H a p p y October Everyone! It's currently raining outside and it feels like an autumn night even though were a month into spring (the joys of living in Australia)! I finally have the chance to sit down and write up a blog post for this month. Looking at my past blog posts, I've realised that over the past 3 and a half years of having my own blog that I've never did a post "about me" such as '15 Facts About Me' or 'Get to Know Me Tag'. So I thought I would do a 'Vogue's 73 Question Tag' obvs inspired by Vogue's 73 Questions with... videos on YouTube. I'm also writing this post to look back on in a few years, or maybe I do one each year? Anyways here are 73 facts about me. 

1. What’s the best thing that has happened to you this month?

Well I don't think I can really answer the first question...I mean this month only just started 7 days ago so nothing really happened to me apart from just been busy with studying for exams and working. 

2. What’s the best thing that has happened to you this year?
Getting a job unexpectedly, it literally came out of no where (I wasn't even looking for one). I have to admit and say I love working at a pharmacy, I kinda wish I studied a Bachelor of Pharmacy at University now. It's never to late right?

3. What’s the best thing ever?
Umm the BEACH and TRAVELLING! There's nothing that makes me happier than travelling to a new country and also walking along the beach and listening to the sound of waves.

4. What’s your favourite season?
Summer of course, I just love the warm weather. I'm super excited for tanning and swimming at the beach soon. 
5. What’s your favourite holiday?
CHRISTMAS! For people that know me really well, I loveeee anything and everything about christmas.  I honestly start listening to Christmas songs in September. I just love buying presents for friends and family and giving it to them and of course the fooooood and decorations. 
6. Would you ever live in a big city?
 Yes and a no? Maybe live in a city for 3 years or so and then move into a quiet suburban area. Don't get me wrong I love big cities as long as there is a chance to escape from time to time. 
7. What’s your favourite ice cream?
Cookies and Cream and Mango, but not mixed together. 
8. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Sometimes, but when I don't I always regret it when I have to put them on again. 
9. What’s your favourite dessert?
Doughnuts and gelato. 

10. Cake or Pie?
Both! But if I HAD to pick then Pie - apple pie to exact. 
11. What’s your least favourite food?
An egg omelette. 

12. What’s your favourite condiment?
Tomato Sauce (ketchup) and Chili Flakes.

13. It’s brunch, what do you eat?
Avocado on toast or a veggie breakfast burger.  
14. What’s your favourite colour?
Green, Black and Blush Pink. 
15. What colour dress did you wear to your formal/prom?
A custom made sliver dress with the top half being covered with white lace. I did win in the category for "Wow Factor" in School. What an achievement right? 

16. Blow dry or air dry?
Blow dry during winter - the colder months and air dry during summer - warmer months. 

17. Do you think you’re strong?
Nah not yet. People might think I am but really nah not there.... yet. 

18. Who’s a person you’d love to have coffee with?
Definitely Princess Diana or Aspyn Ovard (Ferris).

19. When was the last time you cried?
That time I watch the movie "Me before You" on Netflix a couple of months ago. So yeah a couple of months ago. 
20. Who’s the last person you texted?
My lovely cousin - Yogi Bear (nickname used of course).
21. Twitter or Instagram?
Instagram for life.
22. Who should everyone follow right now?
I currently discovered on Youtube a family vlog channel; Knorpp and South - a family of 11 who are currently road-tripping around the world. Definitely worth a follow right now! Also Sarah Lemkus who is also a blogger and a Youtuber - a young mum who lives in New Zealand and is very compassionate with a vegan lifestyle, travel and tips and tricks. 

23. Have you ever had anything stolen from you?
If this includes my sister stealing my clothes, shoes and bags then yes. 

24. Favourite country you visited?
United Kingdom and Switzerland. 

25. Last country you visited?
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

26. Country you wish to visit?
I really want to visit Reykjavik, Iceland and then Santorini, Greece and of course Petra, Jordan.

 27. First pet?
A Pomeranian dog named Rusty.
28. Favourite Disney animal?
Winnie the Pooh. 

29. What are you doing tomorrow?

Hanging out with my best friends. 

30. What are you most excited about in life right now?
Two things. My getaway/holiday in December and also my sister is getting married next year April!!!

31. What book are you reading right now?
The Winter Crown by Elizabeth Chadwick, which is the 2nd book in the Eleanor of Aquitaine Trilogy. Definitely recommend this trilogy, that's if your into Kings and Queens drama. 

32. A book you read because everyone else was reading it?
The first ever Twilight book, back in all the waaaay in 2008 when everyone started to be obsess with vampires and werewolfs, ugh.  
33. What are you completely bored of right now?
Studying. 
34. What’s your favourite beverage?
Water, tea, hot chocolate and a mango smoothie. 

35. What’s your favourite cocktail?
I don't drink. So NONE!
36. What would you order at a McDonald’s drive thru? 
Hi there, Can I please get a Filet-O-Fish and a large chips? Thanks. 
37. What’s one thing you still have from your childhood?
My baby clothes and toys. 

38. What’s your favourite current TV show?
Game of Thrones, Victoria, The Crown and Fuller House. 

39. What’s a movie that made you cry?
All sad animal movies (Eight below, Marley and Me) ohhh and Me before You. 

 40. What do you miss the most?
The high school days, when you got to hang out and see your friends 5 days a week. 

41. What’s something you can’t do?
Sing. But some people think I can.. ugh. Wish I had a blessed voice like Ariana Grande does. 

42. What are your nicknames?
Nev, Nevz and Nevvy.
43. What makes you laugh a lot?
My  Ski trip story to New Zealand and YouTube videos. 

44. Heels or flats?
Flats from Sunday - to Friday and on Saturdays Heels. So both. 

45. What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve done?
Went to Europe without my parents for 3 and a half weeks. Pretty adventurous I must say. 

46. What’s one thing you wanted to do but been scared of?
Skydiving and putting a vlog on my YouTube channel. 

47. What’s the thing your most proud of?
I don't know... owning my own money I guess? 
48. What did you want to do with your life at age 5?
I wanted to be an archaeologist or was it a hair dresser? I think both. 
49. Dogs or Cats?
Cats are forever. 

50. What’s the most important thing someone can learn?
To accept and love themselves and also not to judge people on how they act or dress etc.  

51. Bath or Shower?
Shower. 

52. Mountain hideaway or beach house?
I love both. Can't choose. 

53. What’s your favourite scented candle?
Pumpkin pie or vanilla caramel.  

54. If you could spend 3 months anyway, where would it be?
Either in London or Iceland. 
55. Are you messy or neat?
Neat, can't stand anything messy. 
56. What’s the first thing you do each morning?
Check my phone and go through my emails, Instagram and snapchat. 

57. What do you have for breakfast?
Oatmeal with peanut butter and strawberries. 

58. What’s the last thing you do before you go to bed?
Scroll through Instagram. 

59. What’s one skill you wish you had? 
Drawing. 

60. What’s your favourite pizza?
Cheese pizza with pineapple. 
61. Describe your ideal man in three words? 
Tall, loyal and trustworthy. 
62. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
My mama. 

63. At what age were your happiest.
16 years old. 

64. What’s the last thing you ate?
Pita. Similar to Greek Pita. 

65. Where do you go when you need to be alone?
My room or go for a walk. 

66. What’s the biggest thing on your mind right now?
Uni exams, ughhh. 
67. What’s the best activity to do at home on a rainy day?
Either to write a blog post or bake! 
68. What are you listening to right now?
Christian music. 

69. On a scale of 1-10, how happy are you with life right now?
F i v e

70. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?
When I was a child, one period I used to eat lettuce with ketchup on top of it... so weird right? 

71. Starter or dessert?
Both please. 

72. Is there a dessert you don’t like?
Cheesecake. I given cheesecake a try so many times and only end up liking two cheesecake flavours: homemade mango cheesecake and homemade frozen blueberry cheesecake. 
73. What is the furthest you have been from home
When I was in Europe for 3 months. 
Congrats to all of you guys who made it this far without quickly scrolling through! Hope you now know little more about me! I promise I'll start posting more once my university exams are over, so in a couple of days (yippee). 
Leave a fact about yourself in the comments below!

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Monday, 4 September 2017

AUGUST BOOK HAUL


It's been a while since I've done a book haul, I'm pretty sure the last one I did was all the way back in January this year! So I wanted to share with you guys some of my favourite books that I've stumble across the past eight months. First of all I wanted to share with you guys t h r e e benefits of what reading does to you (hopefully to get you guys inspired to read more books); 

o n e: It reduces stress 
If you had a stressful day at work, school or university etc, by just reading a book all of that stress slips away and then you find yourself in a great story. Apparently if you read for six minutes straight silently, your stress levels will reduce by up to 68 per cent!

t w o: A workout for your brain
This doesn't require any physical activity and plus you won't be huffing and puffing after this workout. It's pretty obvious that your body needs movement and so does your brain. By reading it will help you to concentrate better and also increase your intellectual activity. 

t h r e e: Inspiration
Let's just say you came across a book on  British culture or even a noel and the main character is a chef. The next day or so you might find yourself reading and researching on British culture and finding many British recipes and also might find yourself in the kitchen making a Sunday roast for your family! 


Skylines by Yolanda Zappaterra and Jan Fuscoe
I found this book about a year ago in the DFO book shop for only $7.00! I absolutely love books on travel, big cities and different cultures. One of the best purchases I've ever made and the book features incredible illustrations by Jenny Seddon.

See San Francisco by Victoria Smith 
A fellow blogger you might know her by her blog name sfgirlbybay. This book features Victoria's beautiful photographs of San Francisco such as neighbourhoods, landmarks and hot spots in San Fran. The cover of the book caught my eye when I first saw it! 


Elsa's Wholesome Life by Ellie Bullen
This is a book that I picked up a month ago and I'm seriously glad that I did. This book promotes a healthy lifestyle and has over 100 awesome and yummy vegan recipes. Ellie Bullen is also a fellow blogger and has an amazing Instagram account which you guys should totally check out @elsas_wholesomelife.


The Trilogy about Eleanor of Aquitaine by Elizabeth Chadwick
The Summer Queen is the first in the Trilogy and the second book is the Winter Crown and the last one is called the Autumn Throne, which I still need to purchase! Elizabeth Chadwick is an award winning and best selling author in historical fiction, I seriously recommend these books that if only you like historical fiction! 

What books are you currently reading?

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Wednesday, 1 March 2017

MAY AVENUE SHOP | MY ONLINE BUSINESS


HAPPY MARCH EVERYONE!

Who remembers in the beginning of the year in my blogpost "too faced cocoa contour kit | review", where one of my goals was to launch a thing or two? WELL I HAVE ACHIEVED THAT GOAL! It has been exactly a month of launching my very own small business - MAY AVENUE SHOP!

Established in 2017, May Avenue Shop offers a variety of Prints, Greeting Cards and a 12 page calendar featuring beautiful photographs captured from Around the World. With my love for travel and art, I decided to turn my dream into a business. 


The 12 page calendar featuring beautiful photographs captured from Around the World are taken all by me and designed by me also! Super happy how they all turned out. All of the prints and greeting cards are also designed and made by me. WE SHIP WORLDWIDE TOO!

I am also excited to be apart of the Brisbane Planner Markets that is happening next week - my first ever appearance! So if you live in Brisbane come and stop by. Here are some details of the Brisbane Planner Markets.

+ D E T A I L S 

When: Sunday, 12th March 2017 

Time: 9:00AM - 2:00PM

Where: 86 Green Terrace, Windsor QLD 4030 (Brisbane Table Tennis Centre)

Who: 55 of your favourite Etsy/ Planner related shops, selling stickers, washi tape, inserts, notebooks, dashboards, dividers, planners, planner punches, pens, tassels, stamps, ink pads, paper pads, planner charms, bookmarks, embellishments and so much more!

Cost: FREE ENTRY

+ G O O D I E  B A G S

On the day, the first 200 people to walk through the entrance will receive a bag full of coupon codes, discounts and vouchers (e.g. $5 off) to use at the various stalls!



Here are some tips: The calendar and prints fit perfectly in kikki.k large planners and would even look great on your desk, on the wall of your office and even on your fridge!

Check out my online store: www.mayavenueshop.com and also follow May Avenue Shop on instagram: @mayavenueshop and go like on Facebook: Facebook.com/mayavenueshop for glimpses of new releases, discount codes and even behind-the-scences! 



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Wednesday, 1 February 2017

JANUARY BOOK HAUL


With Autumn creeping in and summer is coming to an end, how crazy to think theres only 29 days left of summer! I've always been a big reader, I love switching off before bed, taking an hour away from using my phone and laptop and just curl up in bed and read a book! One of my goals for 2017 was to read more. So far, I have been sticking to that goal. I've read over 8 books the past month (some books aren't not mentioned in this post, look forward to the next book haul). The books I read this month and definitely recommend is;

+ Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell 
+ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 
+ A Want of Kindness by Joanne Limburg 
+ Coco Chanel by Megan Hess
+ Girl Online Going Solo by Zoe Sugg


Let me know what books you got this month, or what books you are currently reading that you recommend! 

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Monday, 12 December 2016

GIFT WRAPPING IDEAS


Only twelve more days until Christmas!! 
How exciting and how quick right? There is nothing I love more than getting creative especially when it comes to wrapping up christmas presents for loved ones. Today's blog post is all about gift wrapping - to give you some inspiration when wrapping your gifts! Plain brown paper is a great base for wrapping up presents! You can decorate with stamps, candy canes, little or big DIY ornaments, string, feathers, gift tags etc. 



Have you started on your christmas wrapping? 

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Wednesday, 18 February 2015

LOVE, TANYA



Hey guys, 

I thought I'd give Love, Tanya by Tanya Burr a book review. Which is something new to me but I hope you will still enjoy reading! I've been watching Tanya burr, along with some other YouTube British stars for a few years now and I was so excited to read her new book release, which i must say, its AMAZING! Not only does the book include beauty, fashion and her YouTube experience it also has chapters on her childhood and growing up, baking recipes and some confidence and happiness advice. 

You can tell that Tanya has put a lot of work into her book, the photographs are amazing even the star metallics on the side come across perfectly! The book itself is truly inspiring and I definitely recommend this book.  My favourite chapter would have to be Confidence and Happiness, I found these pages very helpful and some teenagers can relate too, and there are some great advice too. Tanya Burr made this book so relatable and lovely, which I love. You can buy Love, Tanya from Dymocks and QBD book shop, as well from Amazon. 



What are your favourite books to read?

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Wednesday, 26 November 2014

GIRL ONLINE & MICHELLE PHAN: MAKE UP!

Can you believe that I posted another blog post this month? (Yay)! 
So today I went to the bookstore (Dymocks) in Brisbane city and I wanted to check if they had the books; Girl Online and Michelle Phan: Make Up book! and guess what? THEY DID! 
 I was really surprised to be honest (YAY! Australia is moving up in the world) and boy, I cannot wait to read them. 



 Zoe Sugg, the author of Girl Online (the YouTuber I was telling you about in my last blog post) released her book Girl Online yesterday and its her first novel, it is "a modern-day Notting Hill for teens", according to Penguin.



The second book that I purchase which I was really excited about was Michelle Phan: Make Up book: Your life guide to beauty, style and success - online and OFF! Who doesn't like a good beauty book? and yes, she is another YouTuber. Which has over 7 million subscribers! 



You can purchase the books at Dymocks and its website too!

Girl Online - Zoe Sugg $19.99
Michelle Phan: Make up $34.99

What are your favourite books that you have read this year?


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Friday, 26 September 2014

INTERIOR INSPO

It's been a while since i posted, SORRY! I was pretty busy over the past few months with college,  holidays and other things as well. But i am now back at college for my last trimester EVER! and of course I'm back to blogging as well.Yay! So i wanted to get my mind off uni stuff so I thought i would share some interior space inspiration! .. Enjoy x 













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