Author: Amanda Viviers

Place: New Norica

Poison: Cashew Nuts

Favourite Things: My Mum and her snoring!

I have whisked away for a couple of days of silence, contemplation and Mum lovin! and oh how I love life.

Last night we said goodbye to another great friend ‘Bryce Green’ who is soon to grace the shores of the star spangled banner with his newly won green card. It made me think how great it is to do life sprinkled with craziness.

Bryce is one person that I can be one minute discussing life, love and our passions and the next screaming ‘Chicken and Nuts’ out the window of a speeding car, loving that craziness is not only for the insane.

In the midst of the speed of life, it is so refreshing to find people who are totally comitted to it yet crazy enough to not take it so seriously all the time.

Brycey I will miss you and your craziness the most. This just means I’ll have to visit LA more often.

Forever your unmarriable friend

A

Place: My Office

Poison: Curry

Favourite Things: Claudine on the phone

Coming out of a big weekend, Easter, my God daughters first birthday, friends, family and general everyday life…I have tried so hard to stay strong in the midst of so much drama and wanting to be light in the darkness.

Its so easy to allow circumstances, rumour and life to weigh you down. But I totally believe we were born for so much more.

Here are some snapshots from Easter and Charlie’s first birthday.

Easter Pics: Best seen on this link www.elranchorelaxo.blogspot.com

To all my friends and family, Happy Easter. It is times like this that make me know how special Family truely is and how important that bond is together.

Mum you are inspirational in your grace, forgiveness and love!

Forever yours

A

Place: My Office

Poison: Diet Coke

Favourite Things: The events department (amazing women of strength)

On the weekend just gone I ventured out to freo and went to a weekend of music, big crowds, great friends, lots of strange smelling stuff floating accross the crowds and of course my ipod favourites.

John Mayer was by far my favourite, followed just behind by Missy Higgins. Then we had John Butler, the groovy sounds of The Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd prooved he’s the man with the most instruments and the oldest but by far the coolest Bo Diddley made the youngin’s in the crowd feel very stale, compared to his groove.

An amazing weekend of music and this genre is totally my fav. Well done to Sunset events who put on an awesome event.

Loved it!

Brought the Tshirt, spent the cash, was totally worth it!

A

Place: My Office (sorry lorena!)

Poison: Coke zero

Favourite Things: Cooking with Jamie Oliver

My little present to end of this long work day was discovering that Jamie Oliver has a podcast! AND ITS FREE!

Oh my goodness I am ready to explode.

Check it out on- Itunes Podcast, search Jamie Oliver.

Watch out my flatmates and friends I have Jamie on my ipod.

Yum! 

A

Place: My Office

Poison: Flat white

Favourite Things: Easter Eggs (i know I shouldnt but there in reception!)

We are doing much research on Jane Austen at the moment for our next women’s event and this quote struck me!

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love…Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey)

I have this amazing group of friends all over the world, that I would most certainly call my ‘sisterhood!’…With each of them moving into the lives that they have been called to live, I must be more intentional with the effort and time it takes to stay connected in their worlds.

What I have experienced through these relationships is a fine balm that has provided the healing layer from the stings, burns and cuts that life brings.

I do not want to live a sheltered experience where I never venture out from the confines of my safety zone. Therefore it is imperative that I have people who love me unreservedly to speak perspective and truth in those times of emergency.

So thanks to those balms of love out there, you know who you are…

Life without you would be so completely boring!

Lovin

A