Some are my hot mug of teh tarik on a frosty winter morning and others are the blazing rock & roll on my otherwise quiet stereo. They are my joy. My sparkle. My confidantes.
'Families are like fudge - always sweet with a few nuts.' - Quote from my MILK calendar
2. Elevate
This is my young adults community at church where new friendships blossom every new season and the winds of change coupled with accountability keep me growing in character. This is where I am stretched under positive spiritual pressure.
3. Cafe Culture
Mocha Jos, Coco Lounge, Bar Bosch ... these local hangouts signify moments of contemplation when I need the space, impromptu catch-ups and laughs with girlfriends, large gatherings of seldom seen friends to celebrate a birthday, date nights and delicious coffees.
4. Home
Simple. Comfortable. Clean. Modern Rustic. Warm. A Refuge. A place of Belonging. A space with Memories. A Garden to cultivate. Land to produce herbs salads and vegetables. I will miss not so much my house but my home.
5. Cooking & Entertaining
Cooking is an expression of love and one of my creative avenues. My most favourite meals to make are simple, healthy meals with the freshest of ingredients and colours to whet an appetite. My top 3 favourite meals to entertain with at the moment are duck glass noodle salad, lemon rocket & chilli tagliatelle and chicken nasi briyani.
6. Water on Tap
Fresh air, clean drinking water, lighting heating or cooling at the flick of a switch. Life in Melbourne is effortless! I am a water-holic. I drink lots of water (and a coffee and a couple of teas) each day. To have to purchase drinking water and water clean enough to brush my teeth while travelling will be tiring over time ...
7. Wide Open Spaces
An endless stretch of the beach, grassy golden bushlands, magnificently sculpted gardens, clean green parks for families to BBQ and frolic in, playgrounds, jogging and bike tracks, public spaces like Federation Square. No guns. No earthquakes. No eerie silences.
8. Work
Work can sometimes be a hard slog. But more often than not it gives me that sense of productivity and pride when I can measure an achievement in a tangible way and when I can truly help someone who wouldn't be otherwise equipped to solve their own problems. I can never work and accomplish the goals set for me in my own strength. Work keeps me learning and growing. Work keeps me worshipping on a day to day basis.
Oh! I will also miss the $3 lunchtime pilates sessions in the seminar room!
9. Skinny Jeans & Dresses
I know I am a girly girl. But not girly enough to say "No" to travelling to exotic and dangerous destinations with only 10 - 15 kilos on my back! Too bad I cannot afford to carry the impractical clothing items. I am on a mission to 'wash and wear' the few items of clothing I will be taking with me and if I must buy a new item of clothing because it will make me appear more culturally non-descript (or simply because I like it!), then i will have to give away another item in my pack at the same time. It will make for an interesting "letting go and live" kind of lifestyle!
10. Boronia
Boronia is a suburb about 30 kms east of the Melbourne CBD. This is where I have lived for slightly over 2 years now. It is nestled at the foot of the Dandenong mountains and at the doorway to the sprawling Yarra Valley. I will miss the cheeriness of my friendly neighbours, the chorus of cockatoos and the possums on the power lines on my evening walks - they are our local trapeze artists! I leave you with a picture of another commonly found wildlife in our backyard - a rosella which Kenneth found a few days ago. Unfortunately, this one was dead but it did give us a closer look at its wing design and its amazing colours!
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