10 Things Being Friends With Chelsea Pilgrim Has Taught Us About Life

Hopefully you'll get a glimpse of how she has changed our lives! Love from Mel & Chloe

1. How to be healthy

Firstly Chels has taught us quite a bit about nutrition and how to be healthy - from her sugar free days, to the best places to buy nuts and chia seeds and the multiple different types of apples and pears that she sells at work. We’re constantly saddened by the sugars in fruit and the carbs in cucumber but we know she tells us these things for our good.

2. Issues of the human body

Another thing Chelsea has taken it upon her self to do is enlighten her friends on issues of the human body - things we never knew, or ever really wanted to... Such as sharing some of the more intricate details of pap smears and childbirth over house dinner, which was the most scaring educational lesson. Thanks Chelsea for sharing your knowledge.

3. How to be more resourceful and efficient, with everything

How to be more resourceful and efficient, with everything. The main examples that come to mind are cleaning and cooking. We’re now more informed about effective cleaning strategies, from tidying bedrooms to washing walls and cleaning microwaves she knows them all! Chels is also extremely resourceful when it comes to making delicious meals from nothing. If you think your pantry's empty, just invite Chelsea over for dinner! We could go on, but in summary she’s the most practical human being we know, and has somehow never fallen into the stay-home housewife stereotype, so well done Chelsea

4. No pants no worries

No pants no worries, I think that having to wear pants to the lab she works at every day might be one of Chelsea’s “the struggle is real moments”. Along with getting out of bed in Winter, when the cold is almost too much to handle.

5. Anyone can exercise and play sport

Anyone can exercise and play sport. Even us. I’ve played soccer with Chels for the past two years and she’s encouraged me to persevere and just keep running even when I feel like I’m about to die. So much so that I might have even requested we do fitness at training the other week.

6. Going to bed at 9 or 8 or 7pm means you can have more fun the next day

7. To appreciate nature more than we did before

From sunrises, beach trips, waterfall walks and glowworms Chelsea is always up for an adventure (even if it means changing out of her pjs)

8. Fairy tales do exist

Chelsea has not just taught but has shown me that fairy tales do exist in real life. What’s more real life then reality TV. She doesn’t watch a lot of tv but what she dose watch is quite specific, these are a few classic titles The Bachelor Australia, Love comes to town, Farmer wants a wife, Dating in the dark and Keys to the VIP.

But the true love story of our generation happened to Chelsea just last Valentines day. When the three of us were in search of any kind of night market. We were crossing George Street just near Chinatown. We get about half way through the intersection and this sleek looking ute almost runs you over but stops just short of Chelsea. Young man with a high viss vest, cigarette in one hand rose in the other sticks his head out the window and say happy valentines day love. Hers a rose! And sped into the night the modern day prince charming.

Chelsea taught me that love happens when you’re not looking for it specify when you don’t look both left and right when you cross the road.

9. To serve sacrificially

Why go on a holiday when you could go to Russia to tell people about Jesus? I’m constantly amazed at the amount of things Chels does to love and serve those around her.

10. To do things passionately

This is probably something we didn’t need to learn from Chelsea, and to be honest we’re a bit surprised our passion and determination hasn’t exploded in a bad way but we truly admire Chels’ passion for the things that are important to her, and we’re thankful for her friendship and all the things she has taught us!