Lydia Rees

LETS GET NAKED? "Can you see the difference between being undressed & being bare?" Written & Published ; Lydia Rees . . . Firstly I would just like to acknowledge and thank a personal friend of mine, Gabrielle Afamiliona for being behind the idea of this specific blog. Keep on grinding girlfriend! Before reading, please please please be advised that this is simply my opinions and experience. Feel free to message me if you think otherwise, or comment on any of my posts! I am open to a friendly discussion / debate where necessary. .><.><.><.><. Being in the most fastest times of our lives, it’s no surprise that the definition of words have evolved to suit the generations that have passed through. For example, the word " lit " originally meant "set alight", and "swag" was an easy-to- carry sleeping bag and not an adjective that meant "cool" etc. And so a word like “naked” simply means ...

SUPERWOMAN ...couldn't make me float high in the sky but her pride sat on shoulder, lifting me higher than the furthest cloud..." Written and Published ; Lydia Rees ______________________________________________________ Growing up, one of my favourite things to do was to binge on Saturday morning comics while snugged up in the biggest blanket in the world,on the sofest couch known to man kind. Aside from the bright colours and the crazy action, what I loved the most was how the good characters always came out on top and never let their circumstances define them. When life slowly made an entrance, and you are forced to put fictional characters in your back pocket but soon, you realise that the people around you all share similar traits and values as your favourite characters. Comics were only comics, superheroes were only superheros , all made up and pretend, until I met superwoman, in real life. Unfortunately, she didn't wear a cape. She didn't wear a s...

BON VOYAGE 2017 Hello 2018, how ya doing?   Bass Point Shellharbour - Sydney Australia Finally 2017 can take a seat at the back of the bus next to 2016 &2015 ; while we make room for our newest member, 2018. For me, 2017 was such an amazing year and if  I had to sum up my year in a few words, they would be acceptance, understanding, and growth . Hopefully 2017 treated you well and that it allowed you to understand more about yourself. Acceptance Red Sands - Shellharbour - Sydney Australia This word alone is ambiguous because its comes across as ïs she accepting something that has happened "or is it "does she feel accepted" and amazingly, its both. I have learnt how to "take life by the balls" and "make it my bitch". I have also accepted that everything happens for a reason and although it may not make much sense at the time, soon, it will. (That John 13:7 type of feeling). Being someone who always felt the need to be ...

  "TAKE IT AROUND THE BACK!"  ____________________________________ 23th November 2017 __________________________________________________ Talofa my lovelies and welcome to another blog ___________________________________________________________________________________  Today was my day off from my “office” job & so I decided to spend the day with my mum who is a courier driver. For confidentiality purposes I will refrain from mentioning which company she works for and which stores we delivered to. In less than a day, I went from being a respected front office staff member, to a dirty, grubby Islander delivering packages; at least that’s what I was made to feel like. I never knew that delivering a different type of service also meant receiving a different type of “respect”. Today is the first time I have ever worn anything high visi for more than an hour & massive respect to those that do this type of job day after day. Originally, the plan was ...

HEADS OR TAILS UCE? Written and Publish by : Lydia Rees Talofa and welcome to another rant aka ugly excuse of a blog. More often than not, when you flip a coin, you have very very very high chances of it landing on HEADS or TAILS, true? For a moment, lets ignore the fact that there is a very slight possibility that it would land on its side *rolls eyes*. The other day when I was enjoying a fresh chicken Caesar wrap at McDonald's, I overheard a conversation between two Polynesian BOYS behind me that had me ready to throw hands. ÿeah so there's this girl that I'm following on instagram and she is f***** sexy man" "did you hit her up uce" ÿeah I sent her a dm and asked her if she wanted to kick it" ähhaha mah uce" "bro every time we plan to meet up or something, she always has a family event or church aye" "but that's the thing with girls of our kind aye, Samoan girls are cool until they decide to put everything else b...

To my Polynesian Sisters ( and brothers), More often than not, I see a lot of eye rolling when people hear about where I am employed and where I have previously been employed. Let me introduce myself. My name is Lydia, 19, currently residing in Sydney Australia and I am employed in Serviced Apartments , apart of an organisation recognised internationally. My previous employment was in the Employment Services industry, behind a desk working a 9am - 5pm. Not once as a teenager did I know that I would excel in ""office jobs", but it was something that just happened over time. Just like everyone else, I had and still have my fair share of early morning wake ups, long ass train rides, arriving home at ridiculous hours and yes, a fair share of assholes in the workplace. But for some reason, the fact that I did not wear a high visi vest or pick and pack boxes, automatically allowed those who did, to look down on me. I wore ballet flats and heels instead of safety boots a...

 FLYING SOLO As the new year welcomes us, I am more than happy to say that this year I have my mind set on what I had always planned on doing ... & that is simply, work hard & play harder! When your circumstances force you out of relationships / friendships there's nothing more to do than to focus on yourself & your priorities ; for me , Church (read my other blog for more on me & church  http://lydiarees11.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/transitions.html?m=1 ), my family, my career & last but definitely never the least ME! I am not going to lie when I say its going to be scary , but I know it will all be worth it. I took myself on some adventures and stepped far outside of my comfort zone and my oh my, am I happy that I did. The more you stray from what we consider as "comfortable", the more we allow ourselves to understand the things going on around us. SAMOA - where the mosquitos bite, and the sun bites harder  I really did mea...