tunes and spoons.

that is all :]

i go by the name of emma. on the surface i appear to be a rather innocent, grey-blue eyed, brunette, 19 year old new zealand female. 6 months into my mothers pregnancy, i decided i would stop growing and was born by emergency c-section just over 3 months early. weighing only 500grams (wtf??!!) and having very undeveloped organs, i am actually a fucking miracle. i still to this day do not understand how i survived, and how i am so healthy and can live my life with so much richness. my unusual birth has shaped my life incredibly, and i am forever grateful for every day i live. 

despite being alive today, i have battled many health issues already which add to my mature and positive outlook. this brings me to one of my passions - nutrition and alternative medicine. after being pretty damn sick for 3 years, i tried going on a gluten and dairy free diet. umm wow. changed my life incredibly!! i am amazed at how such a simple change such as diet, can affect so so much. i really want to educate others on the benefits of natural, unprocessed food as i believe many health issues people suffer through can be resolved. it saddens me to see such processed crap sold everywhere! i think many people are oblivious to the fact health is so greatly affected by what is put into our bodies. the current western health system angers me so much, where people are put into boxes, given medicine, and expected to feel a certain way. if you step back and take a look at what is actually going, you realise its utterly ridiculous. there are thousands of natural remedies that can first be used before medicine even needs to be looked at. don’t get me wrong, i do think doctors and hospitals and medicine can do alot of good. however for many issues, more harm is done. 

 i appear to have a huge heart, and aim to help people in whatever way possible. i believe i was put on this earth to make change, and my troubled birth just reinforces my reason to be here. positive change is what i hope for, especially through bringing awareness to the deep embedded issues that lie within society and are instilled within us from the day we are born. for example gender roles and inequalities, racism, ageism which all lead to many educational, health, and societal unbalances and upsets.
currently i am into my second year of study towards a bachelor of arts majoring in education and philosophy. i already have a social work diploma and aim to earn a diploma in early childhood teaching once i have finished the BA. combining all of this together, i would first like to start by teaching in kindergartens, perhaps montessori. i want to start to change the inequalities that exist through educating the young. yes i know this all sounds very unrealistic and naive, but someone has gotta start somewhere, and i am going to follow my passions! i currently work part time at a rest home as a caregiver, and ultimately would love to be a social worker with the elderly after i do the teaching thing first. new zealand and their attitude towards elderly is pretty shocking…but i shall discuss that later! there are many, many things i want to achieve in my lifetime. but those two occupations i believe will hopefully bring about my idea of positive change :)

putting aside all that deep n meaningful stuff… i love music! tool (progessive rock band) and city and colour (acoustic) are my two favourite artists who are polar opposites! i listen to a wide range, and generally stay away from the over-processed and commercialised shit on the charts… ;D i will aim to post a song or artist im digging at least once a week, if not more.

food, hot baths, reading, nature, animals, cleanliness, good beer, driving, and laughing are at the top of my love list, with heaps more on there! including males with beards… yes plz! ^-^

i guess this was just a general overview of my passions and loves, and you definately will learn more about me with my posts to come! :)

creating a blog has not come naturally for me. i am not fond of writing, nor do i lead a life compelling enough to be posted on the internet.
spending the past year or so casually lurking on the blogs of randoms, encouraged me to reflect on the lack of eventfulness in my own life. reading about people all over the world, exhibiting fun and excitement and emotion within their lives = envious emma. why do i feel that my life is so dull, despite having so much opportunity?

these pangs of jealousy i’ve been feeling have made me get off my ass and start to do something about my existence. don’t get me wrong, i fucking love my life and the people in it, i just need to be more active in creating something amazing! i am a big time waster and need to eradicate this terrible matter of course!

tunes and spoons shall have the intention of highlighting two major passions of mine - music and food. what could be better right? ramblings, drunken escapades, worldly issues and philosophical discussions may crop up, often. the idea of being creative perplexes me so do not expect regular postings, i shall just let it flow naturally.


so as i am ensconced on my bed accompanied by my snoring kitty, i am ready to commence my blogging journey. join me if you wish, i want to be challenged.

the sweet sound of dallas green is filling my ears currently, and his cover of madonna’s ‘love don’t live here anymore’ is blowing my mind. i shall leave you with the link to this beauty. be amazed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVaA81Gl9xM

ciao xo