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♉ Taurus (Bull): April 20–May 20

Symbol: Bull Element: Earth Ruling Planet: Venus Likes: Things of style, beauty and security. You like things placed a certain way, weather your home or desk. Its harmous and sleek. You like things that will last. Dislikes: Being rushed into decisons, being told are you sure when your confident on your answer. Secret Wish: Meet the partner that meets their high standards. Where You’ll Find Them: Purchasing a nice trow over blanket for their couch in Kmart. Getting a deal but spending the savings on something that theyll love. Keywords for Aries: Indepandant, Giving, Praticualar, Gueine, Quick to temper, Stubborn and long loving.

Taurus women are a fixed sign. They are powerful and if they set their minds to something, sure thing it’ll happen.

Although you are an introvert. You showcase your personality on a first impression. You are very honest about who you are and what you want in your life. You will often take leadership roles as well. Your independence and ability to prioritize tasks, based on what you see around you. Makes you great at accomplishing tasks.

You don't have time for fake people and you don't like it when people try to explain who you are and put you in a box. Don't beat around the bush with a Taurus, they’ll get suss on you right away.

You're a practical thinker and possess enormous common sense, where others don't think twice.

You work hard on things you enjoy but also relax just as hard. You're financially aware. I don't think your tight when it comes to your pennies. You're just practical to the bigger picture. Saving for the items that you really want that will give great purpose and uphold with its quality.

Touch is important to you. So being a hand on mother is you all over. You’ll be great mothers!!

You select a handful of people to trust. Once you trust someone your kindness, giving heart, and relatable nature is second to none. You support your friends and help them whenever they need you. You do expect the same in return and if not given, it can really hurt.

Your home and office space is layout to your liking. Everything has purpose, placement, and feels welcoming. It's greatly important to create an environment that is relaxing. Elements of wood, plants, and coziness.

Everyone listen up, if a Taurus agrees to go to your party it must be worth going to! Taurus women don’t waste their time on things or events that might be ok. It’s the same if she enters a project. If it’s worth doing, she’s going to make sure she does it right from the big to small details.

People argue, that the Taurus sign is stubborn but the truth is they think about the situation, gather the facts, and are practical. They won’t budge once they’ve analysis everything. If you have any chance, you better bring the truth and be factual. They will make it hard to argue back with their well-thought-through argument.

They call you the tomboy of the star sign. But in reality, you love the garden, camping, your animal friends, and cooking. No one can hold you to a “women's” job. You’ll sign up to be an engineer or other trades. You don't care, if you love it, you’ll do it.

Taurus Babes, You are so strong and can take on a lot of stress. So please don't forget to light your incense and a few candles. Cuddle up on your couch and nurse your hot tea. Relax and give yourself the appreciation you deserve.

On behalf of all the people out there that have a Taurus friend, Thank you. You have always been supportive, great at giving straightforward advice and if anyone ever said anything bad about your friend, you had her back!!

Thank you for all that you do.

We love you.

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What’s not to love about our Aries girlfriends?

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Seriously, your always up for the challenge. You, in fact just dive right into it. If we were picking sides on a sports team, I’d pick you every time.

♈ Aries (Ram): March 21–April 19

Symbol: Ram Element: Fire Ruling Planet: Mars Likes: Comfortable wear, taking charge in leadership roles, all physical challenges, and Sports. Dislikes: Not moving or not doing anything, delays in plans and work that isnt simulating. Secret Wish: To be centre of attention without judgement and all the rewards. Where You’ll Find Them: Joking, coaching a little leagues team or playing any form of sports. Keywords for Aries: Engeric, competitive, charasmitic, dynatic and head strong/driven.

The independence you shine is something to be admired. You stick to your strong opinions and get on with it. You don’t dwell if a situation didn’t go to plan, you just action to the next step and move on with it.

No one is ever left thinking where they stand with an Aries. Whether that’s romantically or friendship-wise. Aries babes are very outspoken and will just tell you as it is.

You possess such strong leadership skills. You can talk to anyone and explain the situation to action the task straight away.

Your fearlessness and courage are always fun to be around when traveling with friends or experiencing new things.

Seriously, how are you so active? You may not even be all that tall and you’ll still give it ago anyway. Basketball, high jump, running long distance, waterboarding, skating. You just go for it. You don't even brag about it either. It’s just so natural to you.

You love your family but may not see eye to them when you were younger but the older you got the more you appreciated them. You are caring, loving, and very protective.

Your energy levels are up there. If you’re not playing sports, you’re watching it. As a kid, if I knew you were an Aries id roll my eyes because playing monopoly would be a very interesting game with you. Well, any game really because you enter it to win it. Don’t challenge an Aries on the game rules shell flare-up.

You love to surround yourself with a handful of friends that are spontaneous and adaptable. If you choose to go on an adventure, they're up for it, or if you choose to keep your head down focus on work, or have your alone time, they're cool with that too.

Your fiery, energic nature can be intriguing to some. I appreciate all that you do. You’re a great friend and fantastic co-worker on projects. Just make sure that your strengths can be used at work or else you’ll get so bored. You don’t like the same old routine, so mix it up.

I’ve never heard of an Aries being a bad date! You are so adventurous and willing to try new things that it’s never boring with you.

Thank you for all that you do.We Love You.

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We love Pisces babe’s vivid imagination and contestant creativity.

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Whether you use music, art, home design, photography, etc as your outlet. You are always inspiring to watch. You should really be doing something that inspires you as your career as well.

♓ Pisces(Fish): February 19–March 20

Symbol: Two fish swimming in opposite directions. Element: Water Ruling Planet: Neptune Likes: Having their alone time, being well-rested, music, romance, visual media, swimming or water sports, spiritually aware Dislikes: Know-it-all people, being criticized and told to get over it, heartbreak, basically cruelty of any kind, feeling alone. Secret Wish: To be with their family and friends happily ever after. Where You’ll Find Them: In any form of water. They are in tune with nature and what surrounds them. or in the studio jamming it out, in the studio creating art or creating something. Keywords: Friendly, creative, intuitive, caring, artistic, selfless and tolerant.

You are the one in the family that will try to resolve any issues happening. You can even sense something is wrong before it happens- very intuitive.

Hands down you make a great best friend because nothing shocks you. You have seen it all, felt it all, and listen without judgment. You often put the needs of your friends and family before your own and expect nothing in return.

You blend in well with crowds, making it easy for you to mix with other star signs easily. You are so understanding to others and find common ground with them. It's part of your nature, you are not judgmental and just get it. You have a way of making others feel comfortable and at ease.

Although you are described as emotional, there is a side of you that is mysterious. Whether others admit it or not, they often think about what’s going on inside your mind.

When in a compatible relationship you will love blindly, be completely loyal, and very caring. You’re a passionate lover that needs to feel a real connection with your partner. You will often daydream about fairy-tale relationships and if you meet someone you will fall hard. You love so deeply and prefer long-lasting relationships. Just make sure they're the right one because you tend to want to see the best in everyone.

If I had a dollar for every time, I saw a girl upset in the bathrooms at school and the Pisces girls would instantly surround her. Are you ok? What happened? How can we help? You may even cry watching her cry out of sympathy. Your heart is so pure.

Pisces babes, you wear your heart on your sleeve and love romantic relationships. Your literally one of the easiest signs to get along with. Even if you just met someone for the first time, you listen to them and care.

I personally love that you’re not afraid to express how your feeling.

We love that your known for being dreamers. Dream away babe, your best work happens when you dream into your thoughts. You aren’t closed off to things that are spiritual as well.

Thank you for being so generous, trusting, and caring. At times you may be taken advantage of and can get hurt. Just be careful babe, some people are selfish and will abuse your kindness. Don’t think you are alone. You struggle to accept help from others because you think no one gets you but believe me Pisces, you are an amazing star sign with so many strengths! We love you.

Thank you for all that you do.

We Love You.

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Self-improvement can be in many different forms. Creativity, spiritually, physically, connections with family and friends, lifestyle, passions, work, and business success.

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These 5 books are our favorites at the moment for those of you that are interested in self-improvement but don't know which book to pick up first? These are all written by women and luckily for us, the list will continue to grow. but for now, here are the top five.

You are a Badass by Jen Sincero

This book will have you nodding your head in agreement with the powerful statements. If you are looking for some push of motivation, this book is a tick in that department. Each chapter holds value. If you struggle to read factual information, that's okay because Jen will explain things with a story to help you understand it. Jen sincero the author is great at not only getting to the point, energizing you with hook liners but also outlines why you are the way that you are and why you do the things that you do. What is holding you back and how to deal with them. So if you're making the same mistakes over and over and getting frustrated. Just go purchase this book.

Create a life you totally love. And create it NOW.

Pretty Happy by Kate Hudson

Kate wrote this book to be structured like a conversation and it feels very interactive, with sections you can literally write down your thoughts and goals. Her approach is very practical and the way she speaks about mindfulness and mediation. To be aware of a situation before acting upon it and approach it with a clearer mind. Practical in the sense that she isn't trying to sell you some weight loss fad and how to fix yourself in 10 days kind of book. She is practical in her approach, it's ok to eat that unhealthy thing, it's ok that you didn't lose that “X” amount of weight by “X” date, it's about balance. having that conversation with yourself and understanding what it is that you want and having a healthy balance. If your someone that requires more, well this book will outline a step-by-step approach and discusses the 4 pillars- A great mental self-help book.

A personal look at health from the inside out, an authentic plan for an authentic life from a woman to other women.

Start Where You Are by Meera Lee Patel

The front cover of this book is a great presentation of what’s to come. it is colourful, appealing, and interactive. If you require something to capture your attention to take ideas, new concepts in. this book is a great one to start with. It holds life lessons paired with exercises. You can pick and choose where you’d like to read throughout the book. I like to read from start to finish but you can definitely move to the next chapter/ section if you feel curious too. If this book was a magic diary, you are the pen. As long as your honest with yourself, it will help you understand yourself and how to let go of hurtful beliefs to move forward and so much more.

By taking the time to know ourselves and what those dreams are, we can appreciate the world around us and achieve our dreams.

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

This book will have you open your perspective to everything around you. It encourages you to be creative all the time, in anything you do. This self-help book does not tell you to do something that feels uncomfortable like quit your job. Elizabeth will encourage you with her personal life experiences how to coexist your passions with your fears. I personally love hearing people's true-life stories of hard times or confessions of their fears and despite all that their journey to success. There is motivation and magic in those stories. Almost to say if I can do it, you can too. This book is great if you feel you are stuck in a rut, it will have you question yourself, question what you could change, and spark your creativity and curiosity that you once had.

Make your everyday life more vivid and rewarding.

Buy yourself the fucking Lillies

This book is cleverly written with humor. You’ll have fun as you read each page. This book isn’t just for work balance or relationships. It’s not one of those books that only discuss one topic. It dives into a wider spectrum. The author: Tara Scnuster is relatable in her examples and honest in this book. I would recommend it for the younger crowd, early 20’s onwards. As perhaps the older you may be, you might have already experienced some of the things she outlines and explains. but definitely insightful and entertaining.

A candid, hysterical, addictively readable, practical guide to growing up.

Final Note:

These books are all fantastic and I enjoyed reading them and discussing them with others that have read them. We all have our experiences and future journeys. I hope these books help you open your mind, start the conversation of how beautiful you are, and provokes a fire within you to start your dreams.

These are my personal views on the books and I hope you enjoyed the brief outline of each book. I didn't want to go too deep in detail because each time you snuggle back in bed or that comfortable chair and open your book, that's your journey and experience. I didn't want to take too much of the elements of surprise from that moment.

Continue to shine and grow!

Enjoy x

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If you don’t have an Aquarius friend in your circle, get one!

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They will literally open your eyes to your surroundings, open your heart to empathy for others, and provoke conversation that you never thought of before.

♒ Aquarius (Water Bearer): January 20–February 18

Symbol: The Water Bearer Element: Air Ruling Planet: Uranus & Saturn Likes: Anything with a cause or mission, adventure, creative projects, communication with open minded people and fair people. Dislikes: Drama queens, owing favours, injustice, feeling tied down or stuck in situations, boring closed minded people and broken promises. Secret Wish: Experience all that this world has to offer. Where You’ll Find Them: Hiking and camping in unchartered areas, backpacking through small villages, revolutionizing your workplace, volunteering at a shelter, coaching a project, walking in the rain, collecting crystal and picking flowers along their walks. Keywords for Aquarius: Friendliness, creative, humanitarianism, futuristic and teamwork.

Shout out to our Aquarius babes! There are so many reasons why we love you and here are just a few.

You are deep thinkers, intellectual people with compassion for others. You know exactly where you want to be in 5- or 10-years’ time.

You can easily solve problems, as you don’t judge when listening from both sides. Which makes you a great listener.

Although you are energic towards things that you are passionate about. If you get bored, you’ll lack the mental stimulation to finish a task. So, people may call you aloof but really you just don’t care to waste your time on things that don’t have an impact.

You have an open mind to all possibilities because so much is actually possible. You know there is more than just this life on earth. You’re an open thinker. Which can lead you to feel restrained by others that don’t agree or want you to conform to the cookie-cutter lifestyle.

You are creative and have an amazing imagination. You don’t like to follow others. You express yourself in your unique and original way.

Your independent and progressive. You're loyal to your family and friends. I would say you’re very protective over them but at times you can disconnect from them when you focus on your projects. Some may say, that you are cold and detached but that’s only because your mindset is too advance for others to understand. You are usually the rebel in the family, as you always have something insightful to say. On the other side of the coin, you are emotional and caring. With a heart that cares about everyone’s wellbeing.

You care about what happens on our planet and beyond.

You easily absorb the energies around you. So, you’ll always take your alone time to recharge. That’s why some will describe you as a loner but really, you’re just aligning yourself and staying focus. That’s nothing bad. Also, you love teamwork, you love to surround yourself with others that see your point of view. Sense of freedom, space, and interesting conversations lift you.

Some people say your shy but really you just observe people and listen to their point of view. Your that babe that will gladly sit in your own company and have a great time! But if you see anything/something that doesn’t sit right with you. You’ll stand in and defend.

People say your rebellious but you're just really trying to provoke change. Seriously, you’re the free-spirited, cool chick to be around, who hates drama. There is so much more to the strong women of the Aquarius sign.

You are the amazing balance of this world. We thank you for the humanist movements you start and projects to help others. You desire freedom and equality for all. You strive for freedom of speech and you see the bigger picture.

Thank you for all that you do.

We Love You!

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I took one photo, each day on my morning walk for the last 7 days and this is what I noticed. We’ve all heard of the expression, “Take the time to smell the roses”. That’s kind of what I did.

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Every morning at 7 am, I would walk my dog on autopilot, and It would be over before I knew it. It was the same every day, perhaps some days my dog would drag me in a new direction but other than that, it was a pretty standard routine.

One day, as my dog was in the middle of her business, I glanced at the ground away from her, waiting patiently. When I noticed purple flowers in the grass.

I’ve grown up in this area since I was born. I had never seen these purple flowers before and as I trace my eyes further in the distance. I could see them everywhere, in the grass growing.

I thought to myself, If I had missed this, what else have I been walking past every morning?

So, I decided to take one image for each morning walk for the next 7 days.

The reason I choose one image a day was to really have me be present in this challenge. If I focus on which flower caught my attention as the best on that particular walk. I would be present and actively searching. So, here is what I noticed.

In the beginning, I thought to myself: “Wow, I’m really multitasking at its finest”.

But how sad is that? To think of walking my dog and taking this challenge as “multitasking”. When in reality taking in life and all its beauty should not be seen as a chore. Nor to be mentally aware of my surroundings and taking all that in with my senses? That’s a blessing.

I go for a walk every morning for my dog’s routine. But, why can’t it be a time where I am grateful and present as well?

I started to feel like a kid again. As a child, I would pick flowers and making necklaces with them, place them on people’s mailboxes as gifts and I would admire their beauty. As I thought they were the clothing of fairies.

At what point in my life did I stop? When did I stop looking around and admiring the beauty of everything?

I started this discussion with some colleagues, and they said they do the same!

So, as I stand there trying to take the best photo of my admired flower of the day. I started to really look at their unique colours, textures, shapes, and sizes. The way the wind blew the petals, the different ants and bees visiting them. It was relaxing and I felt happy?

I started inhaling deeper, breathing in the fresh air into my lungs.

I started my morning walk ready to take in my surroundings. I was more alert, happier, and willing to extend the walk or variety to the walking routine.

After the 7 days, I didn’t need to take photos anymore.

My mind was actively looking at everything now.

The different leaves, the bark patterns on trees, butterflies dancing as they flew, the different colours of grass on the neighbour’s lawns. Everything.

The photos are a great reminder of everything I missed. To take a moment and put away my phone and simply lookup. Start your grateful one photo a day for 7 days challenge.

You’ll be pleasantly surprised.

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Get yourself a Capricorn friend. She will be loyal to you, support, and guide you to the right path. She’s great at managing anything you need assistance with. Just be prepared, that she likes to be prepared.

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♑ Capricorn (Goat): December 22–January 19

Symbol: The Mountain Goat. Element: Earth. Ruling Planet: Saturn. Likes: Business cards, goals, official titles, being in charge. Dislikes: Quitting, shouting in public, careless mistakes, traveling without an itinerary, doing things “just for the heck of it”. Secret Wish: To have every need taken care of for them and their loved ones. Where You’ll Find Them: Enjoying quality time with the family, working obsessively on a large-scale project or volunteering for an organisation to get them closer to their goal. Keywords for Capricorn: Ambition, Structure, Goals, Long-Term Plans, Prestige and Public Image/Acclaim.

Shout out to our Capricorn babes! There are so many reasons why we love you and here are just a few.

Other star signs will get bored and lose interest, but you won’t. You maintain your focus on the long-term plans as well as the short-term plans.

Capricorns were born with their eyes on the prize. Once they’ve set their sights on something, they begin to climb slowly and steadily toward that goal. You go babe! We admire your strength, as when you get knocked down, you get back up again and move forward. With the newly learnt knowledge from your mistakes.

You give fantastic advice to others and can be very supportive. Capricorn babes don’t waste their time with gossip and rumors. You seek the facts in the gossip, from both sides if you wish to make a decision.

You are competitive and obliviously love to win. You admire and respect seeing hard work done by others. You can't stand seeing sloppy behavior or actions in a project or at work.

You will work hard for that title at work, for that respect given by fellow employees, and for the reputation of being a hard worker who gets the job done. Being known for that is something that will never get old for you.

Capricorns are sentimental and feel connected to memories or items to their past and childhood. They will ponder these memories whenever a season of holidays or birthday/s is near.

They are the best at planning any event, birthday, baby shower, hens night, meetings- Literally any event.

You are loyal to your friends but very selective to whom you surround yourself with. You are funny and can have fun but you just take a while to open up to others. When you take a moment for yourself away from your tasks and plans. You can be a lot of fun. Only your close friends know that side of you. If someone crossed you in a bad way, you remember it.

There is so much more to the strong women of the Capricorn sign. If you ask me, you are blessed if you have one in your friend circle. If you are one, well you’re a boss ass B****! You go Girl!!! Pull out your to-do list and calendar and give yourself that gold star! You deserve it!!

You are a great addition to any sports team or workplace. You are a strong rock for your friends and family. You are stable ground. Thank you for all that you do.

We Love You!

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If you think the staff didn’t notice your awkward interactions, you're mistaken. First Dates, we've all been on at least one.

They can be arranged to be anywhere. But now with access to social media at the tips of our fingers. We can meet people online without having ever met them in person before. Think about it, our parents use to walk down the street or attend an event. They would see someone they liked and exchange information to meet again. They exchanged information based on that first great interaction/moment.

Our generation, we exchange info before actually meeting them (wild). So, first dates typically happen somewhere with people around for that safety factor and a nice balance of distraction, to level out any quiet awkward moments. So over your dating app, you organised your date at a cafe or restaurant bar. Here are some stories of witnessed awkward dates by the Stevie Jayne Staff that have worked in hospitality before. Enjoy!

Claire, 25.

He arrived First and was clearly very nervous. He fidgeted back and forth between his phone and tapping the table. When she arrived, he stood up to hug her. He accidentally caught his foot between the table and chair. In the process, he knocks over the water bottle and glasses. Water spilling everywhere, all before she had even said a word to him. They stood there in silence as I wiped the table down. He was very polite and asked her what she would like to order? As he would go to the counter and pay. She told him and it was a very lengthy order filled with requirements. The panic on his face, as he said yep, ok, and walked to the counter. Poor guy, he didn't remember the order and was so worried about getting it wrong. He ran over to her again reluctantly, to confirm her order. Judging by his face, he would have been so nervous that nothing was going in. He came to the counter for the second time. Now, staff are now crowding around the counter to ears drop on the panic. I offered to help. I walked over to her, confirmed her order, and processed it through the register. I don't think he recovered from that moment on during the rest of the date. It was very cringy worthy.

Jess, 34.

They arrived together. He was super attractive and tall. As I came over to take their order, he stated his beverage and pointed to her, and said I'm assuming you've got this right? followed by a wink. She blushed, paused for a moment before continuing with her drink order. As I walked away, He continued, “Considering you’ve totally catfished me. You mars-well pay for me for coming and sticking around”.

In case you were wondering, she did pay for it in the end. It does suck, that It's seen as unprofessional to give life advice to my customers.

Sunshine, 27.

There are soooo many that I have witnessed. From the girl that couldn't stop saying the word “like” 6 times in every sentence. Or the guy that fell off the deck because he kept swinging in his chair. Which pushed him closer to the edge (Don't worry only a 3-foot drop). Or the guy that tried to pay for the bill, his card declined 3 times and on his other card (That one was really bad).

But the one that takes the cake, that stands out to me. Was when a woman was waiting for her date to arrive. She looked lovely! Somehow you could tell it had been a long time since she had been back on the dating merry-go-round. Her date arrives and he's equally as lovely. But then! He gets up to go to the bathroom and another man appears and sits in his chair. She was clearly upset by his presence. After offering water to tables nearby, I find out that this new guy is her ex. My heart is racing for her. Her date will come back to another guy in his sit and who knows what drama will unfold.

So I decided to assist her. I came over and asked her if she would like another seat for her extra guest to join? She said no. Then I turned to her ex, I requested that he calmly lower his voice, as our other customers are trying to enjoy the atmosphere. If he wasn't intending to dine at the cafe or lower his tone, I’d have to ask him to leave. I walked away and he continued yelling at her, causing a scene. I walked back over, stood by, and said, “Sir, you may leave now”. He left just as her date was arriving back to the table. He saw the whole thing and it was so sad to watch, as I polished the cutlery.

Blake, 23.

I made these smoothies for the table that was clearly having a first date. They were getting along, nerves were obvious but nothing too interesting. Time goes by, and a customer notifies me about the toilets, they didn't give me much detail. In hospitality, we have to stock and clean the toilets. I collected some toilet rolls and walked over to the unisex toilet. We have one toilet and there is usually a line of two-three people waiting. But as I walked over, the smell of poo was so strong! I see brown splashes on the pebble walkway that leads to the bathroom and it continues at random. Everyone has their noses covered and there is a line of six people. Some leave unable to hear and smell the scene any longer. I knock on the stall door and ask if the customer is alright. He clearly has food poisoning. It was so bad, I needed assistance from other staff to clean it up with a hose. Long story short, he was the guy on the date. I had to tell his date, that he had food poisoning and that we were taking care of the bill, and to not wait on him. She patiently waited 30minutes and left after that. Poor fella. He had to call a family member to bring a spare set of pants and underwear. It was that bad.

We all know someone that has their fair share of date horror stories. Next time, ask your friend that has worked in hospitality. They have horrific requests, cringe-worthy interactions with customers, and overhear everything. We won't list where these dates happened or the customer's names because you know privacy. But the people listed are the waiters/waitresses that experienced these moments. Laughter is good for the soul, so we hope you enjoy these. Also, It’s good to reflect on the topic. We're all human and experience nerves on the first dates. There are many variables that can occur and kindness is key. Happy Dating!

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Implement these into your life to work on acceptance of events, improving your understanding to prevent the same mistakes, overall improve your mental and physical health.

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So, let’s say typically you would go out and party with your friends, like the rom-com movie, hoping to ignore the pain and enjoy that night out with your friends. But, now in the midst of Covid, you’re dealing with a breakup, can’t see your friends, and stuck with your thoughts by yourself. I’m here to tell you, it’s not that bad to be single right now and how to deal with those emotions. These are the 5 simple insights to deal with heartbreak.

1.List everything you liked and disliked about your ex-partner.

Like the cons and pros list. Now, I know that sounds crazy but hear me out. It’s good to appreciate the lovely memories you shared ( pros ) but it’s also good to remember the bad memories and why you didn’t see eye to eye ( cons ). Remember when writing this list, to be honest, and truthful to the real events that occurred during the relationship. We tend to over glamourize the good moments in the period of the breakup because we miss them. But truly view them for how they were during the relationship. Don’t focus on the puppy stage, view all the stages.

The point of this list has a greater purpose and meaning behind it. To appreciate your ex and the time you had together, to understand why it didn’t work out, and to ultimately build on yourself. Being the best version of you, gaining an understanding of what it is that you want in a partner in the future and most importantly, the list is to help you let go. I am always grateful for all my relationships. The great and the extremely bad because I have grown from each experience. I don’t let the bad experiences hold me back in my next relationship but yet allow them, to evolve me into a more confident woman, with greater insights into what I need and want.

You may keep this list and review it again in the moments you are feeling low and missing your ex-relationship. Simply to remind yourself, why you truly broke up. Or you can do what I did. I said, “Thank you for everything” and I let the list go… in my backyard fire-pit. It was a very significate and freeing moment. You can let go and release your list in any way you want.

2. Learn about astrology.

Honestly, we all know the moon has effects on the waves, tides, and plants growing faster on a full moon cycle. The planets can affect weather changes, climate, and life forms. So why is it so hard to believe that in certain cycles of the year that you are born, that astrology has an effect on you?

Personally, I know who I am, how I behave, and what I like, and dislike in life. So, when I broke up with this guy, that I had been seeing for 2 months. He had the worst things to say about me and I was shocked. I made the decision to not continue the relationship because I noticed we didn’t see eye to eye on a lot of things and to be honest, he’s a great guy but I truly felt we just weren’t bringing the best out of each other. One day, I was talking to my mum about it and she asked, “well, what star sign is he?” It turns out we were the lease compatible star signs. It made so much sense when I read his star sign characteristics and mine. It was definitely a mind-blown moment.

That’s why learn about astrology is number two. Look into your astrology zodiac sign and learn about yourself. Then look into your compatible star signs. You will understand and appreciate that your ex-relationship (that hurts so bad right now), wasn’t meant to be for a high purpose reason and you are on the path you are meant to be on. You can take this knowledge into consideration for your potential future partner as well.

I personally felt learning more about my star sign, brought me a greater understanding of who I am, and allowed me to stop seeing people at such a surface level. I started to be able to build deeper true connections with people.

3. Dance & Move.

I’ am far from coordinated myself and if you’re like me and you hate the gym. Dancing is the next best thing. I would normally recommend the hike or trail because the fresh air and green environment is so good for your soul. But, were in our homes during covid or you don’t want to be out and about yet.

We all know music can impact your moods and uplift you. I’ve read self-help books where they state “Just laugh, fake it till you make it. Force the laugher”.

But that’s hard to do when your deeply sad over a breakup and you feel alone. So, moving your body can really help. People that are depressed don’t move much. If you don’t move, you can easily prial downwards further. Some Clinically diagnosed, state their number 1 tip to beat depression, was to get up! Just get up and move. Easier to say, than do but here's a tip.

To help boost yourself you can do a silly dance. But what I recommend is finding a fun dance along video challenge. Trying to come up with your own dance moves can be extremely hard at times. Especially for those that don’t know how to dance, lack the creative intuition, or are just feeling really low. Simply, follow a video challenge online. This is going to boost your mood, make you laugh, and get you going. You literally have nothing to lose! Best case scenario you learn some new moves, have a laugh, get a sweat on, and work on your mind, body, and spirit un subconsciously.

4. Positive Affirmations.

Ok, don’t roll your eyes. I’m not selling you the secrets to riches and wealth. I’m simply saying that words have power. I know if someone tells me; “Wow, you’re beautiful”. -I’ll feel good.

If I tell myself; “You can’t eat that because your fat”. -I’ll feel sad and hurt.

If I tell my nephew; “Wow your so brave” !! -He’ll feel on top of the world.

Words have great power over us. So why not use them for good. Our brains automatically take in so much information and our senses react to everything. A smell, good or bad. Taste, good or bad. Loud Sounds, good or bad. Conversations with anyone, good or bad. We internally speak to ourselves about all the senses without any effort at all. Ask yourself, how many negative thoughts am I having daily? How many positive things have I said today or about myself?

You’ll notice if you pay attention, the negative or the complaining can overflood compared to the odd positive comment. Start consciously saying more positive comments/statements. As you feel yourself about to complain, gossip, or react. Simply, seek the positives in the situation. This can turn around your whole day or experience. It may feel forced or fake at first but believe me, it works. You start to generate happier positive un-subconscious thoughts. You have accidentally trained your brain to complain because everyone seems to do it. Just be aware of those thoughts coming in and stop them in their tracks.

Wake up and say “it’s going to be a beautiful day”. When you brush your hair in the mirror say something lovely about yourself. Before you go to bed, say what you are grateful for in your life. Don’t forget, just like the morning sun you will rise and continue to shine.

Here are 4 great affirmations, to say in the morning, throughout the day, or right before bed. Any time you want really.

It’s going to be a beautiful day with so many possibilities!

I’am increasing my porosity every day.

I’am attracting good things into my life.

I’am improving every day and I love the person I am becoming.

5. Get creative!

Creativity comes in many different forms. Whether that is baking in the kitchen or discovering your painting skills or working on your eye blending and contour make-up. I’ve seen these make-up tutorials and honestly, that is art! Have fun with fashion and being creative on new trends.

Being creative is not only a great way to express yourself and build your confidence but also to channel your energy into something that is calming. It is rewarding during the process and afterward. Simply, paint what comes to mind or plan your paint design. Attempt the make-up tutorials and have a laugh at your wing eyeliner. Enjoy making content and showing your creative side.

Inspire someone else that just like you at some point needed some inspiration and love. Work on those skills, and get ready for covid to ease up on restrictions or even just for that catch-up chat with a friend. I personally, work on my creativity by looking at fashion inspiration. I’ll order clothing online, play with clothing and styles. I boost my confidence by interacting with like-minded people on these fashion sites. Being connected to people that enjoy fashion in its true creative form, is such a rewarding feeling.

We have said good-bye to the ex-relationship on the list, we researched into ourselves and why we are so divine, understanding that the world is bigger than that relationship and things happen for greater reasons. We got out of bed, stopped dwelling, and started dancing. Which released endorphins and burnt calories. We then worked on actively being aware of our minds and making sure we are not sabotaging ourselves with negative blocks on our road to happiness. Then we worked on our creativity to be balanced doing something that brings us joy. Creating yummy cookies or dog treats or working on your hairstyling skills from tutorials or figuring out the new fashion trends and enjoying that re-vamping of confidence. Allowing your new beautiful inner peace and confidence to radiant from the outside too.

Author: Sunshine Zandt

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We all love sending Christmas cards or text messages but hate sounding generic. Struggling to come up with something that suits the year?

Simple copy the below messages and send them to your family or use them as a base, fill in and edit to suit your personality. We hope these help you and enjoy sending all that Christmas love.

MESSAGE 1:

Merry Christmas I ‘am sending you virus-free hugs and kisses from afar. I wish we could be together this year for Christmas. But my love for you and your safety is so great that we must minimize the chances of it spreading. I will think of you when I drink hot cocoa, sing Christmas carols and put up the Christmas tree. I hope you receive many cute face masks of all the styles with flare. Merry Christmas & have a Happy New Year!

MESSAGE 2:

It’s all fun and games until Santa checks the naughty list! From my bubble to yours. I wish you a healthy and safe Christmas this year. It has defiantly been an eventful year. I am so grateful that you are well and strong. 2020 has helped us realise how truly blessed we are in all areas of our lives. Who knew toilet paper was like currency!? The magic of Christmas will make our Christmas carols sound more divine, the food before us taste even more robust and the lights on the tree glow even brighter. We can truly embrace all that we have and give thanks to those we love. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

MESSAGE 3:

Get your fat pants ready!! Its Christmas!! Thank goodness we have facetime. It may not be as perfect as having you with me to spend Christmas but knowing you are safe and well means more to me than any other gift. Thank you for always being there for me/us. Wishing you hope, love peace, and many Christmas cookies.

MESSAGE 4:

Christmas comes once a year, so please spread great cheer. I’ll start with “Cheers to our health, happiness in each day, and joy with the people we love. May your rum balls be extra strong, your hot cocoa has extra marshmallows, receive plenty of facetime calls from your favorite people that you would normally be with today, and have only good news that awaits you now and through to the new year”. I love you so much! Thank you for everything. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

MESSAGE TO YOU:

Thank you for taking the time to read our 4 Christmas 2020 card messages. I hope you, your family and friends are safe this holiday season. Give thanks for all that you received this year, the people in your life and yourself. It is so important to acknowledge the positives in your life. If you can only think of negatives, simply turn those statements around into a positive. You have so much to be grateful for. The air in your lungs, waking up each day, running water, a phone to access information, thoughts in your mind to create your loving world.

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year! I hope you get all that your heart desires this year and onto the next!

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So, as we turn digital for shopping and sharing experiences. It makes sense, why E-Gift Cards are so popular and make great gifts. If you’re not convinced, let’s go down memory lane because we always seem to forget the shopping madness every year.

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It's nearly that time of year again, Christmas.

That time of year when everyone pulls out their wallets, races to the shops to purchase a gift for their partner and many family members. All in the festive tradition to show kindness, appreciation, and love for each other.

If you are prepared like me, you would have listed what type of gift, each person is ideally receiving; If there is anything actually left. You would have checked which shopping center, has which stores, before attempting the car parking lot. Or waiting for your uber to take you to the shopping center because every year you can never find a car park. The usual pep-talk before you hop out of the car is “Get in and out as quickly as possible”. With so many hurdles every year, just to shop for the gifts. You end up exhausted and you’ve lower your standards of the ideal gifts that you came in with. All the stores say “Huge Sale”, but It's still so expensive.

Just as your walking to your car, you realize you’ve forgotten the wrapping paper and tape. You pause and go internally within yourself. Remembering last year you thought you had plenty at home, but “someone” did a “spring clean” and threw it out. Causing you to go through all that madness again, for the high-demand product so close to Christmas. You snap back to reality and turn right back around, inside to purchase the wrapping paper and tape.

Fast forward, you’re at the Post Office in line to post the gifts to your family members, that you moved away from. It's finally your turn at the register and you’re ready to pay wave your card again. You think how has this card not melted yet? Then you wonder after all this, will Carol even like her bath bomb from Kmart? Will Nicole even like the remaining jewelry that was left from the “3 for $10” jewelry store deal? It’s the busiest time of the year for the mail services. Will they even receive their gifts on time? or until valentine’s day like last year. All wrapped with mini trees and Rudolph with his bright nose.

E-Gift Cards are similar to store vouchers, but they are purchased online and emailed to the person you wish to gift. The beauty is, you can print the email and put it in a meaningful card or email it over on Christmas day.

The E-Cards allow your special someone to enjoy that rush of online shopping. Who doesn’t like spending money and shopping for themselves? They can choose their own style and their actual size. Say no more to those awkward conversations on the phone. Asking for their dress size, with the Christmas store music in the background. We've all been there.

Most people are turning to E-Gift Cards because of the wastage of wrapping paper every year. Australians use more than 150,000km of wrapping paper during Christmas. That is enough to wrap the earth's equator nearly four times. The Australian population in 2020, is estimated at 25, 499,884. Now just imagine the rest of the world's usage of Christmas wrapping paper.

On average, what percentage do you believe regifting occurs every year? It’s hard to calculate the exact figure but I’ve worked in retail frontline before and everyone’s returning. It’s a topic many like to discuss when it comes to this time of year. It has become the standard practice every year for many people. I know which family member is going to give me something dreadful. Once I have even regifted the gift back to them by accident. Not one of my favorite moments, that’s for sure.

Hot Tip: leave the “from sticker” on the gift, so you know for regifting next year.

Ultimately, purchasing E-Gift Cards are great. Convenient for you, saving on the paper wastage, received with quick delivery, and cost-effective for all budgets.

As much as I love fighting back and forth in a game of tug-of-war, over the last black mini purse for my sister’s Christmas gift, with the middle-aged women wear the Von-Dutch top. The crowded food courts with no available seating just never seems to scream festive to me. I truly prefer to stay at home, binge-watching the movie elf and any other Christmas theme movie. Relaxing knowing my Christmas gifts are sorted.

There are so many online clothing stores out there that offer E-Gift Cards. Each company varies on the expiry date. Which work to your benefit. Essentially, its money and money doesn’t expire. They will state in their Terms of Service or FAQ the maximum time frame before expiry. Some will state 3 years from the purchase date or do not expire.

E- Gift Cards can be purchased for as low as $10. Your gift is going towards the total value amount of what they truly want. Now that's better than the gift that is thrown away or hid at the back of the cupboard to be re-gifted next year.

When you purchase an E- Gift Card you are purchasing a chain reaction of happy moments that continue for days and even weeks. The larger the value the greater the excitement. Personally, I enjoy online shopping so much. Seeing all the trendy girls showing the new fits available. Giving me a dose of fashion inspiration and what I really want. My heart literally is beating so fast as I look at all the styles. Finding my size, adding to cart, receiving free shipping because my order was over the required spend amount. Receiving confirmation emails and tracking my parcel as it travels to me. Receiving my parcel from the mail. Parcels and mail will never cease to excite me.

Opening the parcel and enjoying that experience. Every online brand has their own personal touches and packing style. Next, trying the clothing on! Then the excitement hits all again when you have the moment to wear the outfit. Then comes the social media, capturing every cute moment for my photo reel that I call Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok.

Overall, E-Gift Cards are trending, and people love online shopping. Be sure to consider it this year. STEVIE JAYNE offers E- Gift Cards from as low as $10 and higher. Enjoy providing a gift that someone will love. Let them choose and experience fashion and grow confidence with Stevie Jayne.

Visit STEVIE JAYNE to shop Gift Cards for that special someone.

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When you’re confident and happy, it’s like magic clearing a pathway for you. Watch how people interact with you differently, work opportunities open up, outfits start to look better on you, and your walk changes.

I am a very confident person, but it wasn’t always like that. In high school it was especially hard although I kept to my magical recipe and kept moving forward. Now at the age of 27, I still heard women say, “I just wish I was confident or had people look at me like they do to you”.

My heart breaks when I hear that because we are all beautiful and radiate our own unique light. Here are the four steps to becoming more confident! You’ll feel the difference.

1. Reflect on Your Social circle:

Having one good friend is better than having ten fake friends.

Your social group can shape you as a person. We are very receptive to people near us. Surround yourself with people that make you feel good, that understand and accept you. Having friends that are positive and kind, will keep you in check to be the best version of yourself.

I once had friends that would never invite me to anything, wouldn’t let me in photos with them and they complained about everything. I felt very drained afterward just a few hours with them. I was convinced it was my lack of confidence or it was a “me” problem.

After reflecting, I noticed they weren’t there for me in the downs, only for the highs. I noticed when I removed them from my life, I had fewer stresses. I started rebuilding my confidence and put energy into real friendships that were mutual. I stopped feeling drained and stop questioning myself.

With my new friend, I actually found myself giggling thinking back on our jokes. We would talk about our goals and motivate each other. I had more time to focus on myself because we had an unspoken understanding of a healthy friendship with no unrealistic expectations.

2. Positive Affirmations:

Speaking to yourself with self-love in the morning and evening.

You’ll notice over time you will literally walk past your reflection and just compliment yourself, triggering a smile. You will do it naturally and feel great. We are brainwashed by so many things as soon as we open our phones, watch tv, hop in our car, or even when checking out at the supermarket register. Why can’t you be on your side and repeat self-love? Brainwash yourself until it sticks. You're not lying to yourself when you do this. You’ve just brainwashed that you're not worthy or beautiful. I'm telling you to brainwash yourself to be true to yourself. Only good can come from self-love and a healthy mindset.

Personally, I take 5 minutes and listen to a positive affirmation video with my headphones in. Whilst I do my morning and evening skincare routine. I’m looking at my reflection already, I may as well tell myself how much I appreciate all that I did today or going to do. If you’re not your biggest fan, how can you expect others to cheer you on?

I literally wake up knowing that this particular day will never happen again. I’m going to love myself and be appreciative of who I am and all that I am. With that, you will start to respect yourself on higher levels. You’ll set higher goals, eat better, make better decisions, say no to that guy that’s not texting you back. He clearly is blind, and you don’t have time to teach someone to see today!

3. Eating Right and Working Out:

You’ve heard of the saying “you are what you eat”. I view this as, if you eat junk food all those chemicals, preservatives have a reaction in your body. It will affect your mood swings and you can gain weight over time. Which again makes you feel a certain way in your clothing when it doesn’t fit.

When you eat healthily, you are fuelling your brain, you're giving all your cells the nutrition and antioxidants it needs. Giving you a natural glow, healthy nails, and hair, etc.

Working out will release happy endorphins making you feel good. It’s a great stress relief from your day and it's always a plus to be toned and a stronger version of yourself.

4. Being Kind to Others:

Being kind to others without putting yourself down. Kindness is accepting yourself and admiring others beauty. You help lift others on their confidence journey, then in return, someone will do the same to you. Kindness provokes a smile on your face, and you can’t help but be happy.

Kindness is having manners, saying thank you, and going out of your way to appreciate someone. In action, you are approachable because you are leading with a kind-hearted mindset. People will feel comfortable starting a conversation with you and will find your presence to be fun and alluring.

Your kindness goes hand in hand with empathy for others and wanting the best for others. Watch how you attract people. When you do good you will attract good back into your life. Be confident in that statement. Your magical pathway will open up to you.

Additional Notes:

Exploring and going on adventures is so amazing for your soul. You are putting yourself into situations that you would not normally be in and you are discovering aspects of your personality as each obstacle arises. So many people have life-changing experiences when on holiday. If your not then, your probably holding back or went on a holiday with the wrong circle of people? I always want to experience new situations, it's building on myself on a really fun level. I definitely recommend doing these confidence steps, then plan your adventure. You’ll make so many friends, and be so grateful for all that you have.

As always be safe and keep shining!

Author: Sunshine Zandt

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