A Strange Type of Chemistry

As of today...this girl is officially enrolled as a student at Hillsong International Leadership College! Super excited to be registered for classes, have my student photo taken, and prepare for my first week of school, starting Jan 30th. It's an exciting and sometimes anxious feeling but God's been reminding me lately to just live in the now. Not to worry about tomorrow because I only have enough grace for today. He knows what's coming and He will provide exactly what I need to get through it. Sometimes it's a minute by minute battle but deep down inside I know I can trust Him. So I will choose to submit every time whether I feel like it or not.

We are so close to being all settled! After a massive shopping spree at Ikea I have almost everything I need. Wifi was set up today (yay! we were running out of coffee money for the cafe wifi lol) and a fridge will be delivered to us on Saturday! We still need a washing machine but the sink works good enough for now and someone finally figured out how to work the dryer...too many switches and buttons for me haha.

Our apartment is right above a grocery store so not having a fridge has just forced me to eat healthier. Since the store is so close we just buy enough fresh food to eat that day. My diet has consisted of eggs (not refrigerated here), potatoes, tortillas, bread, honey, peanut butter, fruit, veggies, nuts and meal shakes (PTL for Advocare!). I've always loved eating healthy I just never made the time for all the preparation it entails. We have free access to a gym and a pool with our apartment so on the day we aren't doing a lot of walking (which hasn't been often) I'm able to get in a workout before bed.

Starting fresh has been a challenging yet inspiring idea. Sorta like cleaning house. It's good to do and the result can be very rewarding but the process is sometimes difficult. A few I'm determined to master and maintain this year: getting up consistently early (which also means going to bed at a decent hour), having a relaxed quiet time (not just trying to get it done in a hurry and cross it off the list), making and enjoying breakfast (part of the eating healthy idea), getting ready on time, arriving at school/church early and working out at least 5 days a week (even if it's just 10 minutes). So far so good but my real classes haven't technically started yet so prayers for energy and determination would be much appreciated!

Tomorrow (26th for me) is Australia Day! There are no classes scheduled so we are free until Monday. Well, sorta. I've decided to go to the Hillsong Powerhouse Summer Fest this weekend! It's an amazing opportunity that I think will help catapult me into 2017, spirit, soul and body. Check it out on the link below :)

http://hillsong.com/summer/nsw-powerhouse/

Well, that's about all the details I have for now but here are a few pics from the week...They're a bit mixed up so sorry about that!

My little piece of apartment 😌