The time Kelsbells stayed girly for 8 weeks

I got married 8 weeks ago (it’s our 2 month anniversary tomorrow and we are going out for dinner – woohoo). I knew that from that day, I would be taking away a husband. I didn’t expect to walk away with a newfound love of fake nails. See, I have man hands. Seriously. Nothing wrong … Read more

2016 52 in 52: how did I go?

52 in 52 for 2016

52 in 52 for 2016

2016 was officially the year that I stopped looking at what I didn’t do, and instead appreciated what I did do. Funnily enough it then converted to one of my best years in the list yet, completing 39 of them. I’m pretty darn happy with that!

Let’s take a look.

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52 in 52: the 2017 edition

I’m doing things a little bit differently this year, as I haven’t done my recap of last year just yet. Instead, I’ve spent hours working through doing a 2016 month-by-month recap. It’s the first day of January, and I’ll be a little gutted if I don’t get this out, so I’m posting this first and I’ll come back later to do my 52 list review for last year.

So without further delay:

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2016 year in review: a month-by-month look back

What a year of epic proportions. There were highs, there were lows, and there were moments of humility and humbleness. It’s time to look back at all of it.

January

  • I ran/walked 100km over the course of the month to raise money for the Wish foundation
  • As a result of my sudden jump back into running, I uncovered hip issues that would still be under treatment at the end of the year
  • Locked in the venue for our wedding, and realised that I would be married by the end of the year
  • Started watching all of the star wars movie and finally understood what was so great about them
  • Nearly died from some chilli mixture thing Mario made at home (we were struggling to breathe because the air was so thick with chilli from the carolina reapers)
  • Gave myself a second ear piercing….accidentally.
  • Celebrated my aunt’s and uncle’s 30th wedding anniversary
  • Enjoyed the hot 91 sky show with Bel, Kat, Adele and Bridge
  • Enjoyed Australia Day at Emily and Nathan’s place

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Sofies on tour: Last day in Kyoto

Tori gates in Kyoto

It was our last full day in Kyoto, so we started off by writing a wish list of all the things that we still wanted to do. The aim was to try and achieve as many as possible before we left for Tokyo. We knew it would probably mean yet another long day, but given the … Read more