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mel in the milkyway: The happiness project
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The happiness project mel in the milkyway. Listening to 'Run Away With Me' by Carly Rae Jepsen. You can't really have too much happiness". That's what I thought to myself when I agreed to sign up for a Kikki-K workshop on 'happiness' my friend offered for me to take last month. I hadn't had any plans that week and who was I to say no to being in a room full of enviously beautiful Swedish stationery? But I think one of the best things about the Happiness Workshop is not just the pretty workbook where I ca...
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mel in the milkyway: May 2015
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Mel in the milkyway: May 2015 mel in the milkyway. Cannes Film Festival - Let Them Wear Flat Shoes. Listening to 'White Lines' by Six60. At the Cannes, people should be talking about actors, and directors, and the films that will set the tone of the year. But nope, people are talking about high heeled shoes. 8220;Everyone should wear flats, to be honest. We shouldn’t wear high heels. That’s very disappointing, just when you kind of think there are these new waves of equality.̶...There is some truth t...
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mel in the milkyway: I'm letting my friends go (and I'm okay with that)
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I'm letting my friends go (and I'm okay with that) mel in the milkyway. I'm letting my friends go (and I'm okay with that). Listening to 'My Coffin' by Jon Foreman. There were those days where we could sit around to talk about nothing, and talk about everything at the same time. I'd say something stupid, they'd say something even stupider. We'd laugh, we'd joke, we'd eat bad food and we'd do it again the next time we meet. Give them one last chance? And then another last chance when that one fails? I use...
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mel in the milkyway: August 2014
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Mel in the milkyway: August 2014 mel in the milkyway. 365 Day Photo Project (Days 1-16): What Was I Thinking. Category : 365 photo project. Listening to Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong United. I have a flash new camera. It should be much easier to take photos everyday. These are words Ill probably eat now for ever saying. But yes, for those who are connected to me on Facebook will know that I have begun a 365 Photo Project. For the next 356 days I aim to take a photo each day. Simple? Food Tour ...
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mel in the milkyway: Searching the 'Wild Places' of Avalanche City [Album Review]
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Searching the 'Wild Places' of Avalanche City [Album Review] mel in the milkyway. Searching the 'Wild Places' of Avalanche City [Album Review]. Listening to 'Fault Lines' by Avalanche City. We Are for the Wild Places',. Dave Baxter's second album as the one-man band, takes a step away from the first album's distinct "folk" style. Exploring with a bigger arsenal of instruments and noise makers has helped build a more complex and layered sound that rests darker and melancholic. Love (love, love) is still o...
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mel in the milkyway: July 2015
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Mel in the milkyway: July 2015 mel in the milkyway. Reminiscing with a letter to my former self. Dear 14 year old Mel,. Today is your birthday. When you turn 24 youll wake up at 5am for some reason. Not because youre extra excited or anything, but maybe youre just wanting time to reflect on what youve done in the past 10 years of your life. Youll be surprised how fast it will be when you look back on it from my age. Listening to Run Away With Me by Carly Rae Jepsen. You cant really have too much happiness.
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mel in the milkyway: February 2015
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Mel in the milkyway: February 2015 mel in the milkyway. Why it's okay to watch 'Fresh Off The Boat' without feeling racist. Listening to Kelsey by Metro Station. Name the last time you saw an Asian family as the centre of an American sitcom. In my lifetime (of 23 years), Ive never been able to think of one show until Fresh Off The Boat. Finally there is a show relatable for Asians. 2015 Academy Awards Fashion Review. Listening to Pray To God by Calvin Harris feat Haim. Listening to Electric Daisy Violin...
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mel in the milkyway: April 2015
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Mel in the milkyway: April 2015 mel in the milkyway. Demi Lovato 'Demi World Tour' New Zealand 2015 [Concert Review]. Listening to Inside Out by Avalanche City. I need you guys to take like five steps back. Demi Lovatos first concert in New Zealand and first spoken words to her Kiwi crowd, and its about telling her fans to back away from the front. Ricky Martin at Auckland's Vector Arena, April 17 2015 [Concert Review]. Listening to Hilary Duff Sparks. But when youre a 23-year-old New Zealander whos only...
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mel in the milkyway: How to deal with your wanderlust envy
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How to deal with your wanderlust envy mel in the milkyway. How to deal with your wanderlust envy. Listening to Hallelujah from Panic! Everyone's leaving. Everyone. I don't know if it's because I'm 23 or because it's just the year everyone wants to travel, but it's like everyone took the opportunity to go to America, or Europe, or Fiji, or Japan on holiday or their big OEs. While I'm still here in little same Auckland. And I'm not going to lie, I'm envious. Sit alone by yourself and hate on the world.
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mel in the milkyway: March 2015
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Mel in the milkyway: March 2015 mel in the milkyway. The child, the love, the separation and the book. Listening to You Dont Know How Beautiful You Are by Jon Foreman. When I was a child, I wanted to be a writer. Other kids wanted to be sports stars, or singers, or horse riders, or vets, but for me, I had the desire for a nerdish and unglamorous lifestyle as an accomplished writer. What I learnt from running 8.4km at Round The Bays. Have my feet up. Running 8.4km is boring, and tiring. I think the only t...
