Panda bear aka. my father, aka. my back bone, my light and shining star in life - is here for three days. Today we went to the mosque in Abu Dhabi again. We were joined by this guy who is Spanish and visiting from our office in Zurich. Sometimes I suggest the randomest things. Anyway it was cool. I never realised how amazing my dad is. I am so lucky to have him in my life, and yes - I thought at 27 I would be able to share my outings with my fiance or boyfriend, but they can come later. My dad and these precious moments that I get to spend with him wont be here forever, so I will savour every minute. I've missed him so much. If everything goes shit in my life , It will be ok - because God gave me the best dad in the world. Seriously.
I prayed again at the mosque. I forgot how important that part of my life was.
In the meantime - I am reminded of why I moved here. Mainly by dad. I want to make him more than anything, proud of me. Everything he is saying is true. I need to become more of a woman too. I feel this need to start being proud of who I am like alot of Arabic women. I need to take better care of my body and myself, this is the first step in getting to where I want to be. Concentrating on work is one thing - but learning to love who I am (which starts with more love and respect for me), is also another step. I am realizing more and more what I want. I need to become who I want to attract. Confident, ambitious, focused, healthy, honest, happy and kind. I want to attract these attributes in everything in my life.
On that note, I've started getting obsessed with Arabic singers, and old Italian glamour. I guess it sounds lame, but thats the kind of woman I want to be. I want to love who I am, but not take too much space (physically and metaphorically). I want to ooze femininity, and I don't want to doubt myself. I want to walk down the street - and I want people to look and say - I don't know if she's single, or a mother, or recently married, or poor, or successful - I want to know this woman.
Lame post, I know - but this is it. I am 27 and I want to start changing my lifestyle now. So that when I'm 30 or 35 or 40, I don't sit there and wish 'if only I had made a start then'. The long term benefits of being healthy, outweigh the short term benefits of eating shit food. I want to start with my body. I want to focus. I want to keep calm and carry on with my job. I want to be a better person - both inside out. God how many posts is it going to take before I actually apply this mantra? hah.
For now - I am good, but I know I am not yet my best. Tomorrow, I'll be one step closer.
Here's a picture I've made my desktop wallpaper to inspire my change. I make it my mission, that in November this year - I will take a picture similar to this - and post it on this blog. With those arms. That waist. Dammit it will happen.
I prayed again at the mosque. I forgot how important that part of my life was.
In the meantime - I am reminded of why I moved here. Mainly by dad. I want to make him more than anything, proud of me. Everything he is saying is true. I need to become more of a woman too. I feel this need to start being proud of who I am like alot of Arabic women. I need to take better care of my body and myself, this is the first step in getting to where I want to be. Concentrating on work is one thing - but learning to love who I am (which starts with more love and respect for me), is also another step. I am realizing more and more what I want. I need to become who I want to attract. Confident, ambitious, focused, healthy, honest, happy and kind. I want to attract these attributes in everything in my life.
On that note, I've started getting obsessed with Arabic singers, and old Italian glamour. I guess it sounds lame, but thats the kind of woman I want to be. I want to love who I am, but not take too much space (physically and metaphorically). I want to ooze femininity, and I don't want to doubt myself. I want to walk down the street - and I want people to look and say - I don't know if she's single, or a mother, or recently married, or poor, or successful - I want to know this woman.
Lame post, I know - but this is it. I am 27 and I want to start changing my lifestyle now. So that when I'm 30 or 35 or 40, I don't sit there and wish 'if only I had made a start then'. The long term benefits of being healthy, outweigh the short term benefits of eating shit food. I want to start with my body. I want to focus. I want to keep calm and carry on with my job. I want to be a better person - both inside out. God how many posts is it going to take before I actually apply this mantra? hah.
For now - I am good, but I know I am not yet my best. Tomorrow, I'll be one step closer.
Here's a picture I've made my desktop wallpaper to inspire my change. I make it my mission, that in November this year - I will take a picture similar to this - and post it on this blog. With those arms. That waist. Dammit it will happen.
Also - I couldn't stop thinking about my quicker than blowing out a flame fling. It's because I met him in Abu dhabi -and I kept listening to this stupid Arabic sad song. Anyway - I'm only thinking about that because I'm choosing to focus on the wrong things again, and nothing new in terms of boys I'm attracted to has come my way. God I'm impatient! haha.
Here's the song I had on repeat.
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