This weeks Aussie Curves theme is pink.

Growing up I hated wearing pink but the colour has slowly creeped {overtaken} my wardrobe. Sometimes it’s nice to feel girly and a pop of pink always brings out the creamyness of my skin tone. Some of you may know from all of my tropical photos across social media, that I live on an island in the Whitsundays and have done for over 1.5years now.  I keep the location private although the images are quite iconic for those who are familiar with the region.

Many ask, how did you get to live in such a beautiful place? Without going into the mushy detail, I had a huge life change when I lived in Melbourne, a heartbreaking one.  It was time to start putting myself first and to not accept anything less but the best for myself.

On the top of my priorities was to:
– Walk on a beach every day
– Be less than 10 minutes from work and to not have to commute 3hrs a day like I was doing in Melbourne
– To not have to cook/clean or look after anyone but myself
– Spend more time doing the things I liked doing
– Live in a cigarette free environment and away from the stench and mess of the butts
– To live somewhere that had decent aircon/heating with no lawns to mow
– Heal, from the hurt, from the disappointment, to grow as a person and to forgive and forget
– Re learn how to sail, snorkel with whales and to sleep under the stars on Whitehaven beach
– Increase my fitness
– Cut my long hair off {I waited a whole year just to make sure it was what I wanted}

So I moved to a tropical island to continue my career in the events industry.

I achieved all of the above and am a better person for having the courage to start a new life.  It was tough, there were many tears but looking back it’s all been worth it and I have no regrets.

I’ve always been super happy and pride myself on making the best out of every situation but those who knew me understood that my soul couldn’t take any more and needed to be free.  Real friends will be there for you as will your family.  They will call, they will visit, they will support, they will care.

I’ll always joke about my #fivestarliving {yes Danimezza that is just for you} but I hope my social media posts inspire you to want the best for yourself and for you to know you deserve the best not matter how dire a situation may seem. And if my random photos on Instagram {#CurvySam) of animals doing silly things put a smile on your face then that makes me super happy too.  Being positive will always be better for you than being a negative nelly!

Phew…so that was only meant to be one paragraph.  It’s not something I have talked about at all outside of my close circle of friends/family.

So back to the pink theme.

My good friend Kayla took the outfit photos for me whilst we were walking to the pool bar for lunch {the perfect way to spend an afternoon on a day off work on a tropical island}. Thanks Kayla!

Just before we arrived I realised I was wearing pink ~ perfect for the Aussie Curves post this week. It’s starting to heat up in the Whitsundays {hence the fluffy hair from the humidity}, so it’s important to dress in light material.  There’s a strict dress code for staff dining in resort facilities so I wore a cotton cardigan to cover up my dress straps.  Ohhhh one thing too.. I’m not a fan of ironing…wrinkles are totally fashionable in my book. 

DRESS ~ Lane Bryant
CARDIGAN ~ Target
SHOES ~ Designer Shoe Warehouse
SUNGLASSES ~ Cotton On
NECKLACE ~ Colette
RING ~ Torrid