I am Back! (and what I've been up to)

Hey guys! I am back and geez it has been a while. I apologise for my terrible lack of blog posts and Instagram pics. I will now explain why I have been away soooooo long...

First of all school work, The school work is ridiculous. I have huge assignments with just one week to complete them. My school finishes next week and I am so excited.  Are you excited for Christmas? I know I can't wait. Some of you may not be finishing school and some of you may be going into winter so I will stop bragging. I will be sure to post more updates on that.

Second of all: Athletics. Quite a lot of athletics. I have had to miss it the past week because of school work. I love athletics or track and field as some of you may call it. I mostly like the running though like 100m, 70m (sadly this event doesn't exist in the Olympics) and 200m. I also like triple jump and discus. I have been doing athletics since last year. I started athletics at my local Little Athletics club. One of my big inspirations for athletics track especially is Isis Holt. Some of you may not know who Isis Holt is. She is a 15 year old Australian Paralympic Athlete who has Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral palsy is a condition that effects muscle coordination. Imagine running! Isis Holt is extremely fast and Smashed two world records at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha and recently ran in the Rio 2016 Paralympics and won silver in both of her events. 

Anyway you may be wondering why I am writing this? I am writing this because my biggest ambition in life it to be like Isis. Although that will never happen all I can do is dream. As I mentioned before I have only started competitive athletics last year, although I have enjoyed running since I started primary school. Back in the younger grades at sports days I didn't really know what was happening. We only had about a 60 metre track and we just ran. It wasn't until grade five that I really noticed how much I liked running. That year we ran on an actual 100 and 200 metre track. It was a blast! I won both of my events 100m and 200m. Year six was not much success. It was wet and rainy and I don't run well on wet grass tracks. :(  For those who want the present, a couple of weeks ago I competed in the Met North regional relay competition. Now the funny thing with this is... I ran with under 14 girls in the 4 by 100 so yes, girls a whole year older than me. I was really scared at first. I thought I had no chance at all whatsoever. So as I stood at that start line inside my head going "well here goes nothing." And then my memory of Isis popped up. I thought about her victory... 'set' I can do this I thought, I really can... 'bang!' I just ran my hardest, and we came third as a team. So we are off to the State relays competition now. That is if all of us can make it of course. Anyway I hope you enjoyed reading this. Who is an inspiration for you? Write your answer in the comments below. I promise to post more often now. Bye Bye!

~Fizzy~xo

Jump into nature

Hi guys, I went to the mountains a couple of weeks ago. It was an amazing experience to be surrounded by so much nature. It is important to spend time in nature because it is good for our health and you can really appreciate the world you live in. 

You might be wondering what the position I am standing in means? Nothing in particular. I stood like that the same way on two different mountains because it feels like you are hugging nature. The light breeze hits your face and you feel like you can fly. Thanks for reading this post I will write more about my visit to the mountains soon.

Shout outs go to...

Hollyann - http://hollyannbyheart.blogspot.com.au/

Luella Tween - https://luellatweenblog.blogspot.com.au/

Thanks so much for your support guys. 

~Fizzy~xo

Quirky Quote

"Look deep into nature, then you will understand everything better".

Albert Einstein 

Managing the school work load

Hi everyone I am back today I will give you some tips for managing the school work load and stress

Tips for managing school work load and stress

• Don't (and I mean definitely don't) leave all of the work until the last minute, it just causes unneeded stress.
• Keep a list or diary when you get assignments or homework so you don't forget about them.
• Keep note of exam dates and other due dates.
• Study for exams so you are confident with the content.
• Be positive.
• Ask if you don't understand something.
• DON'T STRESS OUT! Be cool about it but not cool to the point of not caring.
• Have fun and learn.

A tip for bloggers who also go to school

It can be hard to blog with school workloads, and during assessment time it becomes even harder. One way to manage posting is do a lot of posts ahead of time then schedule them for during the term!

I hope this advice helps you. How do you manage your work load? Comment down below.

~Fizzy~xo

Crotchet Photo Shoot

Hi guys. Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, it's getting closer to the end of the school year and I've got a pretty busy workload at the moment. A while ago I did a post called Crochet and the Art of Chilling Out. Here are some photos I took at the time of putting that post together, some of them are the bloopers and ones I wasn't happy with but I thought I'd share them now. You can also see a bit of my bedroom decorating style in the backgrounds. So here you go...

 

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Thanks so much guys for looking at this. I would love to know what you think, let me know in the comments below. Hope to be back to more regular posting soon.

~Fizzy~xo 

September Holidays

Hi everyone great to be able to write again. I am in September holidays and it is Spring here at the moment. As I write this I am sitting and drinking cold water. It is wonderful to be able to step outside of winter and I am just waiting for summer to arrive! Some of you maybe in autumn right now, though I hope you enjoyed your summer. I have not done much interesting stuff so far but I am going to the mountains on the weekend and I promise to take some pics! I got my braces changed the other day and because I got a new wire they have been hurting a lot. My house is very messy right now. So many unwanted things and clutter, I hope to be able to clean up these holidays.

My Holiday To Do List...

• Spend as much time as I can in nature.
• Be a bit creative and do some art.
• Go op shopping.
• Hang out with friends
• Athletics training.
• Read
• Watch interesting TV shows I enjoy (Horrible Histories, please don't judge me I love history).
• Spend time with family.
• BLOG - This is a must do. I will try and blog about all these things that I do.

My sister and I last year

Thanks for reading. What have you got planned for the holidays and if you have already had your holidays what did you do? Let me know in the comments.

~Fizzy~xo

Quirky Recipe - Veggie and Tuna Pasta

Hi again everyone. On Thursday night I let my cooking self be free and I made dinner for mum. I decided to make something healthy and nutritious.

Ingredients:

• Pasta or spaghetti (I used gluten free pasta)
• Tomato pesto
• Kalamata olives
• Tomatoes/cherry tomatoes
• One zucchini.
• Half a head of a broccoli
• Rocket (as much as you want)
• Olive and rice bran oil

Method:

Step 1: Cut up the veggies and olives and separate them into piles of each veggie ready to be placed in the pan.

  

Step 2: Boil a large pot of water ready to cook the pasta. Add the pasta during preparation, depending how long it takes to cook. Meanwhile pour some oil into the pan and wait until heated. Place the broccoli into the pan and cook until slightly soft.

Step 4: Now add the zucchini to the pan and continue to cook.

Step 5: Add the Tomatoes and olives to the pan. Cook until the tomato begins to soften and make a sauce.

Step 6:Add the rocket to the pan and mix until wilted.

Step 7: Finally add the tuna. Add a splash of water and mix well and simmer over a very low heat, while the pasta finishes cooking.

Step 8: Drain the pasta and add a few spoons of pesto and mix through.

Step 9: Add the veggie mix to the pasta, mix through, serve and enjoy immediately.

Thanks for reading it is important to eat healthy food. You guys are so awesome. Shout out goes to
Isabel Pretzer - http://izzysnuttyblog.blogspot.com.au/
Thanks so much Isabel for your support.

~Fizzy~xo

Quirky Quote

"If you are always trying to be NORMAL, you will never know how AMAZING you can be"

Maya Angelou

The Importance of Nature

Hi again. Today I am lazing in the afternoon sun gazing up at the sky, watching the clouds form their shape over and over again. It is nice to feel nature around me. I can hear the wind rustle the trees and the buzzing bees. The blue sky makes me feel cool and calm and the ground beneath me feels solid and still, like nothing is moving, but the sky feels full of energy. Of course that is an illusion because the ground is also full of life and movement of all kinds imaginable. Ants, worms, bugs and simply the grass growing its own way.

 

The environment is so magnificent yet... it won't be magnificent forever if we don't stop to think of how we can take care of it. We need to stop burning fossil fuels, take care of our water supply and consider using less rather than always wanting more, more more.

~Fizzy~xo

So Much to Tell You by John Marsden

Hi again. Today I am doing a book recommendation for the book 'So Much to Tell You', by John Marsden. It is a story about a mute girl who writes a diary and the story is told through her diary entries. It is a story that teaches you about empathy, relationships, communication and dealing with difficulties. I like this book because it has a lot of emotion and feelings in it making it enjoyable to read. The book does have certain mild themes considering the character is fourteen. I really like this book and I would recommend it for children from 11 years and older.

"She has thoughts. She has feelings. But she has no voice."

  

Rating: ***** 5/5 stars 

Age: 11 years and up

Quality: A high quality book that has a lot to teach people.

Thanks for reading, please try this book. I hope you enjoy it. 

~Fizzy~ xo