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    This week feels like it's been non-stop. I had a regular day Monday and half of Tuesday. I then travelled to my parent's place where I crashed for the rest of the week so I could cut down my travel times to Sydney, and also got my roots touched up (thanks mum). On the Wednesday I attended the annual Priceline Beauty Prescriptionion event. This was my second time attending, and I love it! Not only do we get insights into upcoming beauty trends and what's been happening with Priceline, the acccompaying trade show means we get a literal trolly full of goodies, most of which haven't even launched in store yet. Now that I'm finally home I plan on creating a post or two showcasing what will be relased in Priceline over the coming months, so stay tuned for that because there's some killer stuff coming our way.  I'm also thinking about doing some fashion posts featuring the outfits I wore over the week. I was up at 5.30am to get there though, and was late thanks to a GPS misunderstanding (a more formal way to say 'I got lost') and when I got home I was buggered, but I still managed to get some blog and Uni work in (those assessments aren't going to do themselves).

    Thursday I didn't have any events, but the day was filled with hanging out with my Mum at bingo. Laugh if you want, say that sounds boring, honestly, it's kind of fun. We didn't win this time around, but it was something different to my usual routine to fill in the day.

    On Friday I attended an event called 9 To Thrive hosted by Business Chicks. It featured panels all day with various women (influencers, CEOs, business owners, and just downright powerhouse, inspring women) chatting on all sorts of subjects, as well as a trade show full of stands and stalls from various brands (I picked up some serious bargains at the Benefit stall). Again, I was up at 5.30am and didn't get home till about 5pm. The event did run into the Saturday as well, and while I had every intention on making it to the two days, I just didn't think I could muster the energy for a third Sydney trip. After three non-stop days and mornings of waking up before the sun (when my usual wake up time is either 7 or 8am), my body had had enough. It was an awesome week though, and it was nice to shake up my usual rountine a bit, and I feel so grateful to have been invited along to so many awesome things.

    Speaking of awesome events, this coming Thursday my friend and I will be attending a dinner/cocktail party in Sydney for a makeup brand. I've never been to an event like this before, so I'm not quite sure what to except, but again, it's something different to shake up my routine, and I think it's going to be a pretty fun night (I'll be sure to get back to you on my experience).

    Let me know how your week/weekend was and what you got up to?
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    A Week of Events

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    This week feels like it's been non-stop. I had a regular day Monday and half of Tuesday. I then travelled to my parent's place where I crashed for the rest of the week so I could cut down my travel times to Sydney, and also got my roots touched up (thanks mum). On the Wednesday I attended the annual Priceline Beauty Prescriptionion event. This was my second time attending, and I love it! Not only do we get insights into upcoming beauty trends and what's been happening with Priceline, the acccompaying trade show means we get a literal trolly full of goodies, most of which haven't even launched in store yet. Now that I'm finally home I plan on creating a post or two showcasing what will be relased in Priceline over the coming months, so stay tuned for that because there's some killer stuff coming our way.  I'm also thinking about doing some fashion posts featuring the outfits I wore over the week. I was up at 5.30am to get there though, and was late thanks to a GPS misunderstanding (a more formal way to say 'I got lost') and when I got home I was buggered, but I still managed to get some blog and Uni work in (those assessments aren't going to do themselves).

    Thursday I didn't have any events, but the day was filled with hanging out with my Mum at bingo. Laugh if you want, say that sounds boring, honestly, it's kind of fun. We didn't win this time around, but it was something different to my usual routine to fill in the day.

    On Friday I attended an event called 9 To Thrive hosted by Business Chicks. It featured panels all day with various women (influencers, CEOs, business owners, and just downright powerhouse, inspring women) chatting on all sorts of subjects, as well as a trade show full of stands and stalls from various brands (I picked up some serious bargains at the Benefit stall). Again, I was up at 5.30am and didn't get home till about 5pm. The event did run into the Saturday as well, and while I had every intention on making it to the two days, I just didn't think I could muster the energy for a third Sydney trip. After three non-stop days and mornings of waking up before the sun (when my usual wake up time is either 7 or 8am), my body had had enough. It was an awesome week though, and it was nice to shake up my usual rountine a bit, and I feel so grateful to have been invited along to so many awesome things.

    Speaking of awesome events, this coming Thursday my friend and I will be attending a dinner/cocktail party in Sydney for a makeup brand. I've never been to an event like this before, so I'm not quite sure what to except, but again, it's something different to shake up my routine, and I think it's going to be a pretty fun night (I'll be sure to get back to you on my experience).

    Let me know how your week/weekend was and what you got up to?
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    A Week of Events
    posted by . 8/9/17 .


    As you're reading this I'll already be in Sydney attending the Priceline Beauty Prescription Live event. This week is full of Sydney adventures for me, because I'm also heading along to the 9 To Thrive event on the Friday and possibly the Saturday as well. The thing these events all have in common, aside from me knowing they're going to be heaps of fun, is I'm heading to them all alone (note: just found out someone I know will be attending the Priceline event, though I did say yes thinking I may have been going alone, but moving on). But that's what I wanted to quickly chat about today; not being afraid to do things alone.

     Now I feel like I'm in a funny situation sometimes. I grew up as an only child, so doing things alone and not always having someone, at least someone close to my age, by my side, is something I've always dealt with. So when it comes to general living day to day, being alone doesn't bother me, in fact I think I probably enjoy it more than the average person. However, when it comes to things like events, the idea of going and being alone, no matter how much time I spend with myself in day-to-day life, scares the crap out of me sometimes. Maybe it's coupled with the fact that going to an event usually means I'm going to a place I don't know to be surrounded by people I don't know and who have no clue who I really am. 

     I'm often invited to events in Sydney, which is two/three hours away from me, so often I don't go because the events themselves tend to only go for an hour or so meaning I'd spend more time in transport than at the event. But sometimes I wonder, if I did actually live in Sydney and therefore much closer and much more able to go to these events, would I go, or would the anxiety over the unknown still take over and stop me?

     Even though I went to this Priceline event last year and therefore know exactly what to expect, and now know I'll have a friend around as well, I'm still somewhat nervous thinking about it. My mind thinks about how there will be so many other bloggers and influencers there and they'll all look and be so much better than me, even though normally most people are super lovely. I think about how I'll need to talk to brand reps all day about myself and make small chit chat (which I really suck at and need to work on) and how I'll suck and it'll be exhausting, though probably 99% of the conversations I had last year were actually great and positive.

     What it comes down to is confidence, and as they say, sometimes you have to fake it till you make it; in this case faking you have self confidence until you have pretty much completely fooled yourself and it naturally comes. With anxiety, I find if something makes you anxious, the best way to deal with it is to do the thing that makes you anxious over and over again until it doesn't any longer. A bit of a 'throw yourself in the deep end' strategy, but I've found it works.

     I don't go to events often, mainly because I am so far away from them all, so the anxious fear still gets me in it's grips, but I've found it easier to wrangle my way out of it and force myself along these days.

     The main message I wanted to give to you all from this is; don't be afraid to do things, and especially don't be afraid to do them alone. Conquering a fear is an amazing feeling, and it feels even better when you manage to conquer it all by yourself. So for the rest of this year challenge yourself, if this is something you struggle with, do more things on your own, especially those things which scare you (provided they don't cause you harm of course), and let yourself feel liberated, in control and fierce!
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