Happy Australia Day to all my fellow Aussie bloggers! It's days like today that make me reflect on how blessed I am to live in 'the lucky country' and how proud I am to be Australian. I am grateful for living in a country where...
...there is relatively little pollution in comparison to many other parts of the world. We can swim at our rivers or beaches, breathe clean air and drink water straight from our taps.
...we have a health system which provides us the luxury of taking Grace to a doctor and knowing that most times, we will not have to pay for our visit.
...space is abundant. I love that I live in a home where it doesn't feel like our neighbours are 'on top of us' and where we have a big backyard. We have many national parks and in the wild, there are big expanses of land left untouched.
...we have breathtaking natural features. From our beaches with clean white sand to our lush forests, there is much beauty to be seen.
Watching Oprah's Ultimate Australian Adventure on television this week really brought home to me the values and lifestyle we Australians have that many other cultures find so appealing - our friendliness, our 'work to live' ethic (as opposed to 'live to work') and the spirit of mateship are all aspects of our culture I hope remain for many more years to come.
Couldn't agree more Amanda!
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Although I am not Australian, I couldn't agree more and feel very blessed to share this Counrty we call home :)
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Well said my dear! I love Australia so much for all those things too! I hope you had a great day and I love the pic of Gracie with her flag.
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Happy Australia Day to you too! Kellie xx
ReplyDeleteHappy Australia Day to you as well! Very important aspects of our lucky lives you've listed there.
ReplyDeleteLove that photo of Grace too, she looks like she has had a growth spurt?
Oh yes Amanda - here's to our beautiful country and our blessed free lives! ;)Sharyne
ReplyDeleteI spent some of the day at beautiful Kirra Beach and am reminded of how much we have to be grateful for too:) Very cute pic btw:) Jane:)
ReplyDeleteNicely said Amanda! Happy Australia Day to you and your family also. But I have to say that Adelaide (where I live) is the only place in Australia where you can't drink water out of the tap! Well you can drink it - if you like a bit of water to go with the metallic taste. Yuck! Hahaha!
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Happy Australia Day Amanda! Gracie looks adorable....as always :) I hope you had a wonderful day! X
ReplyDeleteSo very true sweety...I totally felt the same watching the Oprah show..we really are the lucky country and our children are lucky to grow up in a country with such great values. Hope you had a wonderful day celebrating...little Grace is growing up so fast Amanda..I cannot believe how big she looks...so so pretty.
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Well said Amanda! Happy Australia Day to you too :) x P.S Gorgeous pic of little miss Grace!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful!! I hope you have a Happy Australia Day! Grace looks to cute :)
ReplyDeleteWell said, dear Amanda! Although I didn't watch Oprah, I still think we are very lucky indeed :) I cannot believe, though, how grown up your sweet little Grace is!! WOW, she is such a cutie, but so grown up!! Hope you are having a wonderful week so far. Hugs to you and Grace ~ xx
ReplyDeleteOh that is too precious! Happy Australian day!
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Happy Australia Day! You are indeed lucky! Living in Indonesia, I realize how important it is for our life to have clean water. Australia seems to have an abundant of parks and outdoor activities and that's so wonderful! Australia is definitely one of the places we would love to visit! Right now, the exchange rate between US$ and Australian$ is 1 to 1, so I heard it's gotten very expensive to travel in Australia for Americans. How's the cost of living there? I'm always amazed by how your readers love you and leave comments. I'm not surprised since you're very sweet. Grace looks like she has stretched all of the sudden. Your husband must be so worried about her attracting all these boys. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Australia Day!( one day behind :))I hope you had a great celebration. I really want to visit your country soon. I know I will love it :)
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Yes, so true Amanda! We are lucky to live in Australia. Gosh, isn't Grace growing tall? Xx
ReplyDeleteYour daughter is so beautiful! And, yes thrilled and proud to be an Australian!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a lovely day Amanda, we are lucky that's for sure : )
ReplyDeleteI missed all the oprah episodes unfortunately, I wanted to see them but was out all the nights they were on. It's nice to see your country through other people's eyes.
We are so lucky Amanda. What a little cutie Grace is
ReplyDeleteOMG Grace is growing up! She is absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeletea gorgeous post ... along with a gorgeous little Grace! x
ReplyDeleteLook at your sweet little Grace isn't she getting a big girl. I agree with you, we are so lucky to have such a beautiful country to call home. I hope you had a wonderful Australia Day. xo
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