Wonderful Wednesday: Privilege

I'm so lucky. It's something I don't say enough, something that most of us lucky ones don't say enough. I really am so lucky. 

In the crazy 40+ degree heat in Australia at the moment, and living in a rental with no airconditioning, I've been feeling oh so very sorry for myself and to be honest, doing a hell of a lot of complaining. It wasn't until I was watching the news tonight and saw the latest devastation in the South Australian bush fires, that I realised how trivial my complaint was and how much heartbreak was happening mere hours away from me. 

I am so thankful to have my gorgeous fiancé, my loving family and friends. At 19 years old I'm able to rent and live in a lovely 2 bedroom house with just my fiancé, in a great part of town. I work part time and love it and study full time and love that even more. So many people my age don't have the opportunity or means to do any of these things and I need to remind myself of that every time I go to complain about either. 

I feel so privelaged to have what I have and to live the life I do. Today, I'm feeling so very lucky and this Wednesday is wonderful. 

A mighty big imagining

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A very boring life update: 

If you weren't a follower before or you're not someone I regularly chat to in blog land, then this life update will give you a brief insight into what's currently happening with me (and all that boring basic info you need to know). 

My name is Lara and I'm 19 years old from a regional town in Victoria, Australia. I'm a full time correspondence student studying early childhood education and also work as a nanny. 

In December 2011 I started dating the love of my life Gabby and in September 2014 asked her to marry me- she said yes! We live together with our fur baby, a very pampered cavalier King Charles spaniel named Wilson. We're both very close to our families and luckily nearly all live in the same town, which means we get to see (and feed them) all the time. 

I'm a lover of musical theatre, travelling,  baking, photography, reading and being an all round crafty minx. My guilty pleasures are spending too much time on pinterest (mostly the wedding tag), too much money on makeup and dresses (I just can't help myself) and eat too much chocolate (this needs no explanation)! 

I'm so very happy with my life (not always but mostly!) and can't wait to share and document it with you all on this blog.