Our Hawaiian Mothers Day

Mothers are very special, they bring love, compassion, joy and happiness to the world. We all need to make sure we love, thank and spoil our mothers on a regular. :)

Every Mothers Day & Fathers day my family and I celebrate with a games day.

This year we had a hawaiian theme and played "MINUTE to WIN it" games.

I wore this cute hawaiian dress I had in my wardrobe:

The games day was so much fun! Every one got into costume and the games and there were a few who were very competitive, which made it fun! :)

Check out the pics:

Our winning mum this year was my cousin Desiree! Congrats #TeamGaillard

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE BEAUTIFUL MOTHERS OUT THERE! Especially my beautiful mumma! ❤

Going bald for a good cause

I recently shaved my head for the Leukaemia Foundation Worlds Greatest Shave and thankfully I raised $3,100.00 in honour of my grandmother.

You can read my story here and watch my shave here:

So because I made such a dramatic change I had to do a photo shoot to remember that amazing life experience.

To ensure the photos were memorable, I had to enlist the services of one of Sydney's best photographers Manny Zervos of Kounelli Photography and also a really talented Make-up artist Karen Burgoyne.

Check out the pics:

Let me know what you think. 

Life is all about balance

If you hang out in bars, you drink too much alcohol! 
If you drink too much alcohol, your kidneys and liver will fail!
If you eat too many fatty foods you will end up fat!
If you stress too much, your hair will fall out!
If you don't exercise, you will end up with aches in pains!
If you take too many drugs, you will loose control of your mind!
If you smoke cigarettes, you will end up sick! 
If you roll with thugs, you end up in brawls! 
If you hate others, you will end up hating yourself!

If you drink more water, your skin will glow!
If you eat clean, your body will become lean!
If you meditate and breath slower, you will feel at peace!
If you exercise regularly, you will feel fit!
If you roll with successful people, you will become successful!
If you think positive thoughts, you will feel positive!
If you speak positive words, good things will happen!
If you help someone else, you will receive good things in return!
If you spread love, you will receive love in abundance!Find the balance, do things in moderation, eat well, exercise daily, be positive, think positive, help others, surround yourself with people who encourage, support you & who are successful, respect and love your body! Give yourself the best opportunity at a GREAT life! Find love in yourself and give it to others! Happiness! :)

Angel 
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Day 1 - Healthy Living

Food:

Breakfast: Carmens Muesli with no fat yoghurt, dash of milk, dash of honey & passionfruit

I x Skim Cappuccino
3 small lychees

Lunch: Grilled Salmon served with Mango and Avocado Salad with a dash of balsamic vinegar

1 handful of grapes

Dinner: Steamed veggies served with beef cooked in onion, tomatoes, chilli, garlic & coriander

Exercise:
1 x Brisk walk at lunchtime
1 x Power walk in the evening

I drank water all day and will be drinking hot water with lemon tonight.

I will be removing the sugar content from my diet and exercising more - slowly buy surely!

I am enjoying this :)

Angel 
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2013 - Changing my lifestyle

I've always had to watch my weight and watch what I eat and drink! It's never been easy for me.. My sisters and brothers have better metabolisms than mine just like my father. I'm more like my mother.  

So the last 6 months due to constant neck pain, lack of exercise & eating and drinking things which contain way too much sugar I let go and am now 10 kilos heavier than I have ever been in my entire life and I constantly feel exhausted! 

So this month I begin my healthy eating & exercise campaign! Personal training session booked in Rapid Personal Training I am ready! :)

Here are my goals:

1. Drop 10 Kilos

2. Increase Energy levels

3. Increase fitness

4. Increase Strength

5. Muscle Toning

6. Healthier Eating

I will be publishing daily updates on my progress and eating plan on The Secret Life of Angel and I will include before during and after photos.

Wish me luck! :))

Angel 

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Time for Change

Well it has been such a long time since I have written a blog and how I have missed it!

Since it is a new year I have decided to start posting again.

I am sorry to my readers for not posting sooner, but I became really busy with my business and events in 2012.

I am really looking forward to 2013!

So I have started this exercise, fitness and healthy eating regime. I am determined to drop 10 kilos in the next 10 weeks.

I will be updating my progress on The Secret Life of Angel on a daily basis. You can follow my progress and eating and exercise plan.

I want to wish everyone a very happy and successful year in the 013.

Every year I create a motto for the year! I really think 2013 should be the year of CHANGE! This is the year to make a difference. There is so much inequality in the world on so many levels. I feel we all need to do our little bit to see change! So this year work on bettering yourself.  Do your little bit to help others.  Engage in projects which are not so much self indulgent, but rather self rewarding. You will feel amazing if you have helped another person. Make small changes in your own life and aim to be the best person you can be.  I will be doing the same! 

My motto for 2013 is simply "It's time for change".

All the very best with whatever it is you set out to achieve this year! 

Luv Angel 
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WOMAN TO MAN - A few tips for the Fellas

Fellas, I am here to help you. I've been talking to a few of my mates & this is what they needed to know:

1. A REAL woman prefers intelligent conversation over sexual connotation

2. If you are into the girl TELL HER, don't be afraid to put it out there, chances are she feels the same & if she doesn't you'll be OK, we ALL get rejected

4.If you are NOT into her & just want SEX TELL her & allow her to make that choice, you'll end up with less headaches, because you were HONEST

3.MOST woman still like the old fashioned kind of guy

4.The independent woman of today, still wants you be a gentleman & open the door, but they need you to know that they are fine on their own too, they can take care of their own, SO why don't you try sweeping them off their feet? 

5.Try & keep your woman happy because if she's happy you will be happy

6.Be a MAN, not an a$$hole, A REAL MAN, show emotion, talk about your feelings, but handle your business & be tough when you need to be!

7. If you have been in a long term relationship or you are married, and you LOVE her TELL HER!

8. TRY and be open & honest about everything at all times

9. If you are married, honour your commitment but if you feel the need to stray, talk about the reasons why to your wife - Don't be a WIMP and go behind her back - MAN UP

10.Don't text CALL 

 
Guys I almost guarantee that if you have found yourself a GOOD woman & you do your best to make her smile, she will go to the ends of the earth for you. 

It's that simple & true.

SECRET SATURDAYS - ANGEL'S CELEBRITY CRUSH

So every week I said I would reveal a secret every Saturday here - it's "SECRET SATURDAY".

Here  is my second secret - Well for the very first time ever I am going to reveal that I actually have a Celebrity Crush!

Being in the Entertainment Industry and mostly the Sydney Urban Music scene I have had the opportunity to meet ALOT of Celebrities and people of interest! 

I have managed an artist MIKE CHAMPION for an extended period of time.

I have arranged parties & events, booked artists and promoted some great nights in Sydney and as a result I have met alot of amazing people:

2007 - Angel booked Chris Brown's DJ BABEY DREW to play a local club had to pick up Chris Breezy Brown and bring him down to party with us!

ANGEL & CHRIS BROWN

Angel hosted dinner event at a restaraunt I was running for Wanya Morris, Nate Morris, Shawn Stockman of BOYS II MEN & KC & JO JO

WANYA MORRIS FROM BOY II MEN & ANGEL

NATE MORRIS FROM BOY II MEN & ANGEL

SHAWN STOCKMAN 
FROM BOY II MEN & ANGEL

112 & HORACE BROWN

KC HAILEY & ANGEL

JO JO HAILEY, ANGELS MUM & ANGEL

Angel hosted a dinner for R & B group 112 & her favourite brother from another mother Horace Brown.

2007 Interviewed my girl Renee Neufville formerly of the group ZHANE, and toured her in 2009 

RENEE NEUFVILLE FROM ZHANE & ANGEL

MY FRIEND OF 16 YEARS
ANTHONY MUNDINE

Anthony Mundine, has been my friend of 16 years, stay tuned for my EXCLUSIVE interview with him.

There are plenty more.. Too many to post! 

BUT normally, I am not phased really, because we are all equal, we are all human beings.

But for the very first time EVER! I actually have a crush on a modern day CELEBRITY who I have crossed paths with on several occasions.

Series of encounters:

I first met him at one of my promoter friends parties on his first trip to Australia! 

FERGIE FERG was also at the party :)

Then I was dancing one day at IVY in #SYDNEY a couple of years later and there he was! He was here filming a movie.

Then he RODE a bike to see me at work the next day! 

Then I was in Melbourne a couple of years later and caught another of his concerts & saw him DJ at the AFTER PARTY! We said HELLO! :) 

Every time, he has been here I have been dating someone else! I believe in LOYALTY!

This time I'm actually single, I sent him a text, he didn't respond. He's busy I get it 

I'm just a girl with a curl! But I honestly have a crush on him.

Mainly for the following reasons:

- 1. He rode his bike to see me, he got lost and still came

- 2. Then he came to 2 or 3 clubs to see me

- 3. He is really sweet, a gentleman, he's shy, he's SUPER stylish

- 4. He is SUPER talented! Like I mean SUPER he plays the DRUMS, he is a DJ, he RAPS, he PRODUCES, he plays the KEYS, he is his OWN BRAND AMBASSADOR, he is INNOVATIVE, he is a FUTURISTIC consultant, he sees the future, he is the future

- 5. He has a GOOD & POSITIVE message which he is slowly spreading through subliminal messages - it's all about the LOVE

- 6. He is a LOVER not a fighter - always positive never negative

- 7. He DID NOT want to go mainstream, but he is using his mainstream success to deliver his message and speak about what is real and what needs REAL attention

- 8. He has stayed TRUE to his ART 

- 9. He helps others

- 10. He LOVES his mother

In this day and age it is hard to find MEN or A single MAN who is interesting, intriguing, intelligent, driven, talented, sensitive, shy, who does what he does with his heart and who WILL make a difference! 

He has a special kind of POWER! WILL POWER! 

I am too shy to actually say his name... I've leave it up to your IMAGINATION! There are heaps of clues.

I am honestly revealing waaayyyyyyy too much... But I wanted him to know that I have a crush! It's JUST a crush... "I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU!" :))

Maybe we can have a dance one day & actually go out to dinner, as you suggested all those years ago! :))

10 Reasons why long distance relationships are hard

So I am writing this for a girlfriend of mine because I have experienced several long distance relationships and I know the pain she is feeling right now. I feel for her. You are obviously reading it because you too, have experienced it at some stage in your life or you are considering starting a long distance relationship or you are in a long distance relationship at the moment.

Here are my 10 reasons why long distance relationships are very hard:

1.Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, it makes the heart wonder
Whoever created that saying must not have had a long distance relationship.  I really don't believe that when someone is not in your presence and you don't see them, you grow fonder of them.  I believe the longer they are away the easier it becomes to live without them and let them go.  Unless of course you are in constant contact with them and you know you will see them soon.

2.Lack of Communication
If you don't hear from your partner for days at time or even for one day when you have not seen them for a long while is very upsetting. A lack of communication will cause all sorts of arguments that you normally would not have had.  Ladies don't forget Men, find it hard to communicate and will struggle with committing to regular, SKYPE, TANGO (never heard of TANGO - get onto it, its a free app), VIBER, SMS or even just phone calls, and you may as well just forget emails, be prepared for this.

3.Failure to express how you feel 
If you or your partner do not regularly tell each other that you care and that you will be together one day soon, be prepared for the distance to create distance. 

4.No physical interaction
Sex is a very important part of a successful relationship, be prepared to live without it. You might need to invest in some toys. Honestly, ladies do you expect your man to live without it? 

5.Jealousy & insecurity 
All of the social networks will ensure you all of your insecurities and deepest worries about your relationship are brought to the surface. You will begin to doubt. There is no doubt about this.

6.The tears, loneliness and heartache
This is unnecessary. The heartache, the tears and loneliness, be prepared for it. It HURTS!

7.I miss you 

Be prepared to say and hear those words on a regular basis and be prepared to really miss that person. Be prepared for the missing you part to consume your mind and disrupt your everyday life.  

8. It's frustrating
The frustration of not being able to touch, hold, feel, smell and sit in the same room as someone you care about on a regular basis will drive you mental, think of ways to combat your frustration.

9.  It's costly 
Unless you have an endless budget, be prepared to invest alot of extra money & time into making your relationship work.  I am a believer in giving things a real go, so I have spent alot of money visiting interstate partners. What a waste of my money and my time.

10. If you fail to plan, you will fail
I really believe the only way a long distance relationship can work is if you and your partner have a solid plan in place.  This plan needs to include:

• A complete understanding of your expectations of each other, whilst you are apart
• A realistic communication schedule 
• Effective communication
• Cyber sex & dirty talk
• A budget
• Openness, honesty, trust and understanding
• Timely visits - you need to know when you will be seeing each other
• Set a date to re-unite

If you can commit to all of that then happy days If not well....

Now , I am not saying long distance relationships cannot work, because there are many success stories, but what I am saying is that if there is no communication, plan cyber sex and common goal, long distance relationships are destined for failure.

This is just my opinion based on real experiences, I'm definitely not an expert!
What do you think? Talk to me.