Lydia Rees

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...