The other day someone asked me my age, I revealed I was almost 23 and this was met with the question, what have you been doing for the last 5years since you finished school? This wasn't asked in a malicious way, just a curious question, that got me thinking, what have I done in the last 5 years, what progress have I made in life.

Things I have done in the last 5 years since finishing school:

1. Broke up with my boyfriend of 2 and a half years.
2. Got my first full-time job at Rip Curl as a Receptionist, then moved on to Finance & finally the Service Centre: working at Rip Curl for 4years in total.
3. Met an array of new people & spent 2-3nights a week for about a year at the Nash.
4. House sat with my best friend Angel for 4months in Torquay in 2008.
5. Went to countless Music Festivals & gigs 
6. Went on a family vacation to Bali, twice.
7. Visited Europe for almost 2 months in 2008 with my two best friends: London, Paris, Switzerland, Italy, The Vatican City, Germany, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Scotland & Ireland. 
8. Met & starting dating my current boyfriend Todd.
Bought a new Toyota Yaris named Leki & said goodbye to Undi.
9. Acquired 5 new Tattoo's.
10. Learn to roll cigarettes.
11. Lost 12kg, then put it all back on (in the process of getting rid of it again)
12. Visited Japan with 3 of my dear friends.
13. Went to Europe for 3months with my boyfriend: London, Paris, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Croatia, Greek Islands & Turkey.
14. Trekked 650km across Spain over the course of a month.
15. Bought an incredible SLR.
16. Made a website.
17. Featured in exhibitions & in a published book.
18. Moved out of home into "the Love Shack" with Ange & Brige.
19. Learnt how the court system works, better than I would have liked to.
20. Lost someone I loved dearly in an car accident.
21. Discovered Meditation & Reiki.
22. Started studying Psychology, realized it wasn't for me, considered studying Naturopathy, again realized it wasn't for me, decided to Study Nursing & Midwifery, I'm confident about this one.
23. Played the parent to my brothers when my Dad was in Hospital & Mum was in Africa.
24. Got a job as a Waitress at Mazamigos.
25. Starting working as a food and events photographer for The Rue Cler market.
26. Got a new full-time job at WHK as an administration assistant.
27. Started the "Human Canvas Project"
28. Visited Sydney a couple of times.
29. Visited QLD with Todd.
30. Read A LOT of incredible magical books.
31. Moved back home.