A breakdown of whats been happening..

I haven't blogged anything about my life for sometime. Reason being: I am very busy now days with work and trying to get myself back in my gym routine. I have been homesick (for my friends and family in NZ) therefore spending well trying to spend less time online which causes me to browse through there page. I left my digital camera at my cousin's so all the exciting things I have done within the last month or so have no pictures to back them up with :( So I've decided to give you a brief run down on what's been happening in my life since we last spoke.

• I celebrated a birthday :) I have been living for 23 years now. On my birthday we went shopping. My gorgeous boyfriend brought me a kobo eReader one of the coolest presents ever. I just need to learn how to work the thing =/.
• I also celebrated a anniversary :) 6 years me and my boyfriend have been together. We enjoy a cute little lunch at a Sushi restaurant and went shopping for gifts for each other. Unfortunately we didn't get anything. There was nothing I wanted and my boyfriend wasn't fussed either. The money we had left over is now history.
• I joined up to Jetts Gym. I'm so relieved to be back in action. Have had a bumpy few weeks so far over indulging in the food at work so I'm definitely focused now. I have a personal trainer who I see once a week and a gym programe to follow when I ain't training with her. This summer, I shall look good in a summer dress and bikini lol.
• I'm job hunting again. I love my currant job BUT I'm always wanting more and something better and I don't feel like Hungry Jacks gives me that so I'm looking for something that would give me more in return and that I will thrive in.
• I love tax back in Australia :).
• I have done a tone of online shopping. More to come from Dotti and Asos
• I am getting a new phone. Haven't decided out of the HTC One X or iPhone 4s? Hmmm.
• I should have a new laptop next week. Yaaaay.
• BILLS. BILLS. BILLS. should be paid off. Soon after that I will be able to pay for my flights to perth and spend some quality time with my bestfriend.
• I am on the last chapter of my book The Power by Rhonda Bryne.
• We are FINALLY saving to get into our own house.

Finally getting into a good place with Australia. Still homesick but working hard so I can go home for a holiday. Can't wait to get my camera back lol. MISS IT!

Techno Queen.

I need a new laptop. Notice how I underlined the need? Usually when I get a new laptop (have only ever had two of my own in my life) I just want an upgrade from the one I had previously. My Dell Laptop is slowly dying on me :( It overheats and shuts down, I think it has more then one virus on it, I have far too many programs on it that it freezes randomly on me and now it isn't charging properly. When I purchased the laptop I was told that it was going to last me more then 2 years (which at the time was why I chose to get it instead of a Mac laptop). I'm very disappointed in it as it cost me over $1500.

But then again, the laptop's not to blame. It has been through so much abuse. My cousin thought it was funny to squirt me with a water gun whilst on my laptop and he also threw it at me when I asked him to pass it and it hit the concrete. Yeah I know he's quite immature. 

I have been debating what I'm going to get next. I know eventually I'm going to get an iPad so it just wouldn't make sense to buy a MacBook Air or Pro which I have been considering. Plus I'm so lazy and don't wanna learn the apple software. There are some decent laptops out there and I have been going to different stores asking what's the best laptop for my needs. Here is what I have sum it down too:

Toshiba 13" Notebook $697 (reduced from $776)

• 2nd Generation Intel Core i3-2367m1.40ghz CPU
• 4GB Ram
• 320GB HDD

One downfall to this laptop is the storage space however I was told that the hard drive can be replaced if I took it in a shop which means they can add more storage in it.

Sony 15" Notebook

• 2nd Generation Intel Core i5-2450m2.50ghz CPU
• 4GB RAM
• 640GB HDD

Sony 14" Notebook

• 2nd Generation Intel Core i5-2450m2.5ghz CPU
• 4GB RAM
• 640GB HDD

Treasure Yourself by Miranda Kerr

I went to K-Mart on Tuesday to look at clothing racks and hangers but instead of buying any of those items I went straight to the book section and started looking around there. In my downtime I love to read. I love inspirational, self help, new age philosophy, crime, drama and non fiction novels. A friend recommended this book to me little did I know it was written by somebody I admire heaps; model Miranda Kerr. I finished this book after 2 days. It made me feel really inspired. I even took the time out to complete the questions that were asked throughout the book. I think Miranda Kerr is such a phenomenal woman. So real, so passionate about her life and career and an all rounder genuine person. 

Her book is about her life and how she applies positive thoughts into her day and turns negative situations into good ones. People say this all the time 'Think Positive' and for a moment we do but it's so easily loss after time. When you hear it from somebody you admire it like glued to your brain and you start applying it to your everyday life. I enjoyed this book very much and it has contributed to my collection of positive books. 

Next week I plan to buy The Secret, The Power and The Magic. I've read The Secret before but I lost touch with it so I'm going to read it again and this time give my full attention to it. This is all around a time in my life where I'm going through mental change making way for positive things and not dwelling on the negative.

Do you recommend any good books? I'd love to know :) Have a fabulous weekend all.

With love,

Monique xx