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Let’s be real. The first week of holidays - at the most - is great. Finally, time to get away from school, stay up late, sleep in and eat a whole lot of shit. But when the time comes around, you start to get bored. You might even get to the dreaded thought of completing homework. You gasp for air as you struggle to find something to do. There’s only so many times that you can watch the same show on Netflix over and over again. 

Do not fear. This post will have your whole schedule full…for a few days at least.

1. It’s Summer…go for a bloody swim. In Australia, chances of the temperature reaching 45˚ are not unlikely. Find a pool, or a river, or a lake. Turn on a tap, or a sprinkler. Steal $11 from your mum’s wallet and buy a doggie-pool from PetSmart.

2. Bake something. Cookies and brownies are my favourite! Donna Hay (Molten Chocolate Chunk Brownie) and Tanya Burr (the Best Chocolate Cookies EVER) hold some of the greatest recipes I know to date.

3. Start watching a new TV show. Yes, you might’ve watched Orange is the New Black on repeat for the last few weeks, but it’s time to move on. I know we’re all happy that Vee is dead, but let’s change it up a little. If you are blessed to have Netflix, start watching Suits or Lost. If not, buy the boxset of Friends and that will take you all throughout the long, boring holidays.

4. Start getting Christmassy! If it’s not the 25th of December yet, there is still time to decorate your house. To do this, you will need: christmas lights (lots), blue&white paper and tinsel. Cover your home in lights, tinsel and paper snowflakes. 






5. Throw a party…or at least go to one. Throwing a party may be a bit difficult, although it’s worth a shot to ask mum and dad! Parties are a great chance to not only waste a bit of time, but to hang out with friends and meet new people.

6. Go on a road trip. Or, if you can’t drive, convince an eligible friend or parent to take you to the big city…or the beach…or go camping!


7. Take a visit to your local pet shop and look at all the puppies, rabbits and kittens. Warning: may provoke feelings of loneliness, but also feelings of complete and utter happiness

8. Discover new music. One of my favourite things to do! Dedicate two hours to looking on Music Map and finding new artists that are similar to what you are already interested in. You never know what could be out there!

9. Read a book...or 10. There is an unlimited supply of good books out there. Get reading! The Book Thief and rereads of Harry Potter have consumed a large portion of my holidays so far.

10. Write a blog. That’s what I’ve decided to do anyway. 

Hi all!

Today's blog post is about the night where I felt like the absolute queen that I am. Formal!

I had the pleasure of sharing my whole experience with my best friend Millie, who looked so beautiful on the night.

Not only did we buy our dresses together, but the journey of hair and makeup was also in one another's company.

After months of practising our dances during sport at school, it was finally the night to look our best and to dance with our partners. The dancing part wasn't important anyway. What's important is how amazing all the girls looked. The boys just had to look cute in their suits.

An exciting aspect about this night was the fact that the norm is to hire a photographer! We had someone come to my house and take photos with Millie, our partners and myself.
(...more photos of me...you're welcome) 

Hi all!

Today I thought it might be fun if I share some of my polariods with you. I got my camera last Christmas and it has been so much fun to have. I love every single photo I have taken and overexposed or not, it will go up on my wall.

Here are some shots of myself and some friends (+mum!).  Having photos with friends is one of the most important things for me, because the memories you make are usually with friends or family. I have the most amazing time with friends (and family) and those moments will never be forgotten.

These photos were taken on a little beach getaway in January. I am so proud of a lot of these photos and are so happy with how they turned out. It took me a while to get used to the settings, but once I mastered it, away I went.

The above photos were taken in Fiji! I had the most amazing holiday ever and is officially my favourite travel destination as of now - I haven't been many other places. 

I made a blog post about my time in Fiji, which is here
I also made a video about Fiji, which you can view on Youtube here

Thank-you for reading :-)

Hello all!

Before we start this post, I would like to point out that I have completely rearranged my blog and now I'm really happy with it! This is much more original than the last one and I'm kind of in love with it.

With that out of the way, today's blog post is going to be about the things I've loved throughout August. I was really struggling with a topic, but I thought I'd do something a little different.

The first topic of favourites will be make-up. For a foundation I usually wear Giorgio Armani's Luminous Silk Foundation, but as a 'drugstore' foundation, Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation has been a dream. It smells so nice and it goes nicely onto my skin. My second buy for the month was my Dior Addict IT-Line, which is a little on the pricier side, but it has been easy enough to apply and lasts me the day. 

I - along with every other person in the world - love Lush. No matter where I am, I will always find myself wandering into Lush, regardless if I'm going to buy something or not. The products in the above photo are Dragon's Egg, Space Girl, Honey Bee and Blue FUN (which smells like boys). I also brought Brightside, but used that within two days. I often get these bath bombs out of their container (which came with the four that I bought) and smell them and it makes my day just that little bit better.

Clothes I am completely obsessed with at the moment, are my striped shirt/sweater and my black jeans. I bought my striped, long sleeve sweater-thing from Tempt (for $25, I believe) and have been wearing it very often with my Forever New jeans (I do not have the price). The striped shirt also has been nice with my boyfriend jeans (Cotton On). This outfit has been a massive go-to for the past month. I think everyone's getting sick of it, but I still love it.

I have collected Frankie and Yen for a few months now, but the past month I have been re-reading them and loving them even more than before. I do have a habit of cutting photos from the magazines and making pretty posters out of them, which makes re-reading them a pain, but at least they make my room look nice. My favourite part of both these magazines are the Directories. Homeware directories are my favourite thing ever.

The last thing I have been indulging in throughout August is a certain stand-up comedian. If you have not heard of Bo Burnham, feel free to youtube him and watch his youtube/netflix show "what." The show goes for an hour and I find myself sitting down and watching the whole thing, start to finish almost each day. He is absolutely hilarious and I found myself watching him more and more whenever I was feeling sad and I always finished with a smile on my face.

That is all for my August favourites. If I feel this has gone well, I might even do a few more in the future.
Thank-you for reading :-)

Hello all!
I was not able to post last week's blog as I was in Fiji and could not get the greatest connection. Regardless, I am still late - oops?

Speaking of Fiji, that is going to be my topic for this week!

I travelled on a plane from Melbourne to Fiji on the 16th of August (with a lot of pain in my ears) and was honestly so excited for the holiday. We were greeted with a group of Fijian men singing a 'Bula' (Hello/Welcome) song, which was an amazing Fijian moment already. Outside of the airport was a town which left me surprised, as I was unaware that Fiji was very poverty ridden.

We arrived at our resort at night, so we were not able to see how beautiful it was, but once we woke up in the morning, it was an amazing sight. We ate some incredible food and I indulged in mocktails, or just an amazing fruit drink. I'd love to recreate some at home.

One of the amazing things we did was snorkel on the island Monuriki - if this doesn't ring a bell, it's where Castaway was filmed! On this trip, we had the chance to visit a village, where we drank Kava - the Fijian culture drink which is a ground up root mixed with water. It has sedatives in it, so that's why the Fijians are all so relaxed. Also on this trip, I spotted a pod of dolphins which swam right up to our boat.

On this day, we visited a village area where we visited the "Jungle Giant," which is just a really big jungle will tall trees. We also visited a little location where we had a lovely mud bath - above photo. We went into a series of thermal pools to wash off the mud and it was pretty gross.

On one of our last days, we took a 4WD tour to some really interesting caves, where we learnt so many things about the past of the Fijian cannibals. Here, we stopped off in a village for lunch and we had brought some little gifts for the kids, which they loved.

Fiji was probably the most amazing country I have ever visited and my family is already planning our trip for next year, which will be even longer and hopefully - if possible - even more fun. I have made a small little video of the events we got up to in Fiji which shows more footage than what I've put here. Let me know and I'll be happy to post the link to that in my next blog.

Thank-you for reading :-)

Over the past year, I believe I have made quite a collection of some little doodles and some more bigger drawings that took up some time. I would love to share these with you, so this is what today's blog will be about :-)

I bought this book at the Mindil Market in Darwin when I went on a school trip. This book means so much to me and I love it so much. The voyage to Darwin was one of my favourite trips ever and I will never forget it. I take this book everywhere with me in my handbag and constantly find myself doodling in it when I get bored. It’s a very positive little book, with quotes and drawings that have made me happy.

I can’t quite recall when I started doing drawings like this using a grid, but I know that I was inspired by my favourite teacher, who sadly has left my school. I haven’t done one of these in a while, so I understand that they’re a little dodgy, but they’re drawings nonetheless, so I will share them. 

All of the above drawings were done quite a while ago. They’re the two best of the many terrible ones I did last year. Although they're pretty basic, it's a good feeling to know I have developed from then, to now. 

Now, this is my most recent drawing folder and probably the book that contains the drawings I am most proud of, so there’s a little more than the others. 

I would just like to assure you that I am not showing these off to you because I believe they are God’s gift. I have created a large portion of creations and thought that it may be of interest to you.

I have so many more drawing ideas in mind, so there may be more to come in the future.

Thank-you for reading :-)

Hello. My name is Grace Jackson-Kightly.

   I have always enjoyed writing and for a while now, I haven't written anything remotely interesting to anyone, including myself. That is why I have decided to give blog writing a go. I have a few topics in mind of what to write about in the future, because I really have no idea how this thing works.

   I thought it would be worth giving you a brief explanation on who I am and the kinds of things I'm interesting in, just as a first blog post.

So, meet me...

   I am a young Australian who lives in Victoria. I love the city, but living in the country area of Victoria bothers me. In saying that, I have a lot of amazing friends and I feel like I'm doing well in school. I'm interested in going to a Newspaper company for my work experience at school this year, which will hopefully create an interesting blogpost.

   Apart from writing, I enjoy drawing. I've done some little doodles here and there that I may share with you at some stage. I have read a heap of books and my favourite thing is discovering new books that really amaze me.

   I'm going to leave this post there. There is more to me, but I wouldn't want to bore you. I'm now off to explore the posts that Blogger has to offer. Thank you for taking the time to read this little post about me

   Ps. Shoutout to Troye Sivan for the banner inspiration

   Thank-you for reading :-)