tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27907899087471173302024-03-05T01:25:55.179-08:00kirsty londonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01606479135209695852noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790789908747117330.post-6388852545308243982017-05-11T23:38:00.000-07:002017-05-12T00:28:26.535-07:00My Mental health story: Depression, self harm and suicide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before you read any further, I just want to make it abundantly clear that I have never spoken about my mental health this deeply to anyone other than a trained psychiatrist. This wee</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">k is </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MentalHealthAwarenessWeek&src=tyah&lang=en">#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek</a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MentalHealthAwarenessWeek&src=tyah&lang=en"> </a>and it has taken several drafts and a lot of courage to write this <i>very</i> open blog about my own mental health issues. I</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">’m not writing this for attention, for sympathy, for views or as a cry for help, I’m writing this because once upon a time, I was one of those people who loathed others openly talking about their mental health.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="s1">Though I’d never say this to peoples faces, I definitely looked down on those who shared their mental health stories, but </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">before you jump down my throat, please know that these are the thoughts of someone who was very ill themselves.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="s1">My entire life I had been conditioned to never acknowledge or speak about sadness, to never openly talk about my feelings or problems and I was told I had it easy by those who were making my life miserable. The</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> truth is, I had a very difficult life and it’s taken me nearly 29 years to realise that.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was diagnosed with depression at 17 but I had been feeling the same way since I was 11. </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My dad had walked out on my family, we were very poor and my life was in turmoil. A lot of issues happened throughout my childhood/teens, which I won’t go into, but they shaped me into the person that I am today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="s1">I was 15 when I first self harmed. I cut my wrists with scissors and though the cuts didn’t pose any real threat to my life, they definitely left marks. Someone noticed these marks and instead of talking to me about it, they hit me and said if they ever saw me doing that again, I’d regret it. I was told it was a '<i>teenage phase</i>' and '<i>I'd get over it'</i> but in hindsight, this individual was having issues of their own and they resorted to an old school mentality to try and scare me into not doing it again. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">However, their words had a lasting affect on me. Instead of stopping self harm, I just hid it better so that they never saw it again, and carried on self harming for another 10 years without anyone ever noticing. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As I headed into my twenties, I still refrained from talking to anyone about how I was feeling. I saw people around me who had close families, groups of friends and support networks and even though I had friends and family I always felt alone and unable to divulge my darkest secret. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My mind was my own worse enemy; I told myself I was useless, pitiful, ugly, horrible, a waste of space and I continued this mantra for so many years, that I became so depressed I wondered what the point of living was. S</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o, I cut. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My thigh (<i>my hidden place for self harm</i>), still bears 100’s of scars all over it. Thankfully I’m very pale, so my scars are not very apparent, but I know that they are there and it still saddens me till this day. They actually make me feel sick when I look at them and </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I still can’t believe I was able to do that damage to myself.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even though I thought cutting myself was helping, it was becoming an addiction. The feelings I was experiencing internally were soul destroying but I knew that they would drain away as soon as I cut myself and the blood ran out of me. T</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hough the cutting provided temporary relief, the euphoric feelings of happiness would soon fade away and there they would be. Those feelings again, at the fore front of my mind.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I planned to hang myself in my local woods. I knew secluded areas where I could do it at dusk where no one could disturb me, but when the time came, I couldn’t do it. Not because I was afraid to, but because I started to think about the poor person who would find me. How would that effect their life? Could I really do that to someone?</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So I changed my plan. I would book a hotel room, hang myself there, but post a suicide note to the police, so the ‘<i>professionals</i>’ could find me. But then I thought about my sister. I thought about how heartbroken she would be and how she would probably spend her entire life wondering why? </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I couldn’t bear to put her through that pain.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cutting myself and planning my own suicide weren't exactly the actions of someone who was getting on with it. </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was a shell of a human whose every waking thought was consumed by self hatred. How was not talking about my feelings a better alternative? Why was I made to feel so ashamed about feeling like this? And why was I judging others for sharing their pain?</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was torn, cut up (</span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mentally and physically</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">) and so very tired of pretending like everything was fine.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have read countless blogs that have really helped me to realise that others are going through this on a daily basis, just like me. Depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts are topics that shouldn't go unspoken, they need to be discussed, not only on social media, but in schools, universities and even work places.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've learned that mental health issues can affect anyone at anytime. There isn't an age you have to hit, a gender you have to be, a situation you have to experience, it's a chemical imbalance in our brains that needs to be helped. I've been told that diet, exercise, meditation etc will help, but honestly, they can only do so much. If I'm feeling blue, yes of course a run will help me or a quite relaxing bath can lift my spirits, but depression is not that simple. There's no quick solution or remedy, professional help <u>is</u> needed.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you don’t live with mental health issues, please know that this isn’t a choice. I didn’t chose to feel like this, </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">what an awful choice that would be!</span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don’t feel sorry for myself or do it for attention and I certainly don’t think I’ve had it worse than others, I just can't help the way I feel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="s1">I urge those people who suffer in silence to come forward, to speak to friends, families, doctors, teachers, anyone, but just speak up. </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If it wasn’t for internet and the mental health discussions that are taking place all over it, I wouldn’t finally be getting the help I need at 29 years old. The stigma that surrounds mental health and it’s sufferers is still around today but please know that there is also so much more support. Once upon a time I t</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hought that taking antidepressants was a sign of weakness but the thought of taking them now seems like a life line.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">*May not actually be the top 10 worst things in the world</span><o:p><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4pknPlvgz6WkthCYdk2nz9PMaVvVpuVdsHZ3rIxXBWYBe-545aSyPa6u8Nvn2LUrbt1qRBAXgu-LSjvd3kuzmQeMFeZWUgbvE-QY7lhAMvJchWA4_I6pmIXqltEXkIrUHXLIA-Q2fpJZ/s1600/worst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4pknPlvgz6WkthCYdk2nz9PMaVvVpuVdsHZ3rIxXBWYBe-545aSyPa6u8Nvn2LUrbt1qRBAXgu-LSjvd3kuzmQeMFeZWUgbvE-QY7lhAMvJchWA4_I6pmIXqltEXkIrUHXLIA-Q2fpJZ/s1600/worst.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Breaking your nail when you're not at home and it's now a horrible broken/jagged mess but there's not a nail file in sight. <i>Yes, Satan
has entered the building.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Queuing for a specific item of food but the bastard in front of you orders the last one. See you in hell my friend, <i>see you in hell.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Hurting yourself badly around children and not being able to
swear. <i>WHO TAUGHT LITTLE JONNY THE F WORD?
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Knowing <i>EXACTLY</i> what you’re going to wear on a night out then
finding out it’s in the wash and you have no plan B! It's confirmation that God
really does hate you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Trapping your fingers in something. <i>Enough said</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. Holding gas in around your partner but your stomach makes a
noise like you passed wind, but you didn’t pass wind and now he thinks you did pass wind and now you’re wishing you did pass wind but the moment has gone and the
opportunity has been taken from you by the fake wind noise and you’re now in uncontrollable
pain and embarrassment. <i>Great</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Taking pity on a cute, tiny, elderly person on public
transport, so you give your seat to them, befriend them and then find out
they’re a massive, outspoken racist. <i>#awkward</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. Trying your very hardest at something, giving it everything
you’ve got and seeing it to the very end, only to find out you're actually rubbish at said thing and you failed miserably.
<i>Soooooo</i>,<i> I’ll just go back to eating carbs and carry on watch Gilmore Girls in bed, shall I</i>?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9. Giving a stranger directions and realizing 5 minutes later you’ve sent them the wrong way but it’s too late to
tell them so meh. T</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hen seeing the exact same strange again
15 minutes later, but they are now staring daggers into you so badly, you're shocked you haven't burst into flames yet. (</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah, that genuinely
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed this tongue in cheek post, I know some won't enjoy this humour but I honestly don't care (<i>I'm feeling super sassy at the moment</i>). W</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat do you think should be added to the list? Let me know in the comments below.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01606479135209695852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790789908747117330.post-55495989827092112972017-03-12T22:30:00.000-07:002017-03-13T00:21:04.717-07:00AM I A WORTHLESS BLOGGER?<div class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Actually, I’d like to rephrase that; I haven’t ‘posted’ a blog. I’ve join in chats, left comments on other peoples posts, given endless amount of love to all bloggers big or small and continued to go to events but I just haven’t clicked on that ‘Publish button’ in a long ol’ time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But it's not like I haven't written a post, quite the contrary. Over the course of the last year I’ve written nearly 200 posts but I’ve only posted a handful. But why? Well if I'm honest, I felt pretty worthless in the blogging community and every time I went to publish a post I was crippled by this overwhelming sense of anxiety. Somehow, I got this point in my blogging life where I felt as if my content was not up to the same standards of my peers and anything I created just ‘<i>wasn’t good enough</i>’.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over this last year I have been so fucking hard on myself and it seems like every time I go to publish a blog I think ‘<i>What’s the point? Someone will have done this better than me</i>’ and I just give up. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’ve always been a bit of a defeatist and if I’m not amazing at something from the very beginning, I just won’t do it. However, I know I can write, I know I can take photos and I know I can film, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so what the actual hell is the matter with me?</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like many, I’ve been continually ranking myself against other bloggers and I've felt like I fall short in the talent pool. There have been so many bloggers who started this blogging thing at the same time as me, who are now doing this blogging game full time and I’m just here like 😐. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I feel like I should be trying harder but equally I feel like I don't want to spend my entire life on a computer and I end up going round in circles and torturing myself over my failures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But whilst sifting through my blog the other day, I began to read some of my older content and realised the stuff that I <i>had</i> posted wasn’t half bad. I found myself laughing at my own jokes (<i>conceited much?</i>) enjoyed the content and the was chuffed with my photography! I started to realise that the stuff I produced wasn’t completely dull or void of talent but in actual fact, something I was proud to have created. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the last year I had built this fear in my head that I was talentless and that anything I was going to post would be rubbish or content that people didn't enjoy, but I think that's the problem. I was </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">wayyyy</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> too focused on what other people may think of my content, that I just stopped posting all together, but after reading some of my older stuff, I've come to realise that this blog has given me so much and I've been damned if I was going to give up now.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01606479135209695852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790789908747117330.post-3657813644901349092016-11-22T10:50:00.000-08:002016-11-22T10:50:08.008-08:00Seventeen Cosmetics // Honest Review and Swatches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A little while back, I was invited to the Seventeen Cosmetics bloggers event in London. After a mammoth journey into town (quietly cursing the London Underground system to hell and back) I finally arrived at a wonderfully dazzling bloggers event near Soho. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can I start by saying how friendly the team are at Seventeen? They were so warm and welcoming. Top marks for putting on a really fantastic event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Upon leaving the event we were given some products to sample and if I'm honest, I don't think I've ever been so excited to slather my face in a brands products before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're unaware, I'm a gal of the alternative kind. I like bold lips, winged eyeliner and a perfected arched brow that could bring a grown man to tears. The eyeshadow palette I was gifted called 'Easy on the Eyes - The Big Smoke' which was bold, dark and moody, whilst the lipsticks were an assortment of colours that could get me through any season throughout the year. What can I say ladies and gents, I was smitten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lets start off with the Matte lipsticks. I haven't worn gloss on my lips since the early noughties and for good reasons. Does any one really enjoy having their hair stuck specifically to their mouth for 90% of the day? No. No they do not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Matte lipsticks are my bread and butter, so I'd like to think I know a good matte lippy when I get my grubby mitts on one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Upon first application, the lipsticks (<i>especially 'I Lilac it a lot, Violet Summer and Orange your Gorgeous</i>) were more on the opaque side. However, after a second coat (<i>which is what you can see in the below picture</i>) the coverage was more than adequate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some matte lipsticks tend to ball up after a while or even feel heavy on the skin but not these beauties. They're very light, buttery and truly a dream to wear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unlike most people, I love a grey eyeshadow on my eye. I feel as if I can channel my inner Morticia Addams with this colour, so I was more than eager to try 'The Big Smoke' palette out. My go to palette is the Sleek palette 'Bad Girl', which has amazing pigmentation and selection of matte and shimmer shadows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alas, the Big Smoke was a big wash out. The shadows lacked pigmentation and they were a bit of a pain to blend. I think if I was going for more of a subtle look, I would definitely use this palette but I'm not sure if it would cut the mustard for my bold looks. One redeeming factor to this palette is the brushes that comes with it. It has one applicator with brushes on either end, one of which is a blending brush. They're a nice quality and definitely not one of those weird, spongey, eyeshadow applicator things you usually get with eyeshadows quads or palettes (<i>Can those things all just burn in hell?</i>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All in all I would definitely recommend the lipsticks but for me, the palette did not live up to it's name. Have any of you tried Seventeen Cosmetics before? Let me know what you think!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, what do I mean by power foundation? You may have a different name for it but I'm talking about those foundations that you only save for nice occasions. For instance, I'm talking about your Estee Lauder Double Wear, your Nars Sheer Glow, your Makeup Forever HD Foundation etc. You know the ones, your <i><u>good</u></i> foundation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(<i>It's basically the equivalent of the 'good china' our mums used to have when they were our age but ohhh how times have changed!</i>)</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01606479135209695852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790789908747117330.post-22996089171578566752016-05-22T15:39:00.001-07:002016-05-22T15:39:41.610-07:00A procrastinators guide to success<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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procrastinator. Whether the task be menial or life threatening, you can bet your
bottom dollar that I’m going to put it off for as long as possible.<br />
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Now, I’m sure there are a good few procrastinators out in the bloggersphere
world (<i>Hey fellow procrastinator, how are you?</i>) and even though we tend to laugh and joke about our
whimsical character flaw, procrastinating can sometimes become a little bit too
much which I found out a weeks ago.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After putting off some major tasks for the last few months, one night </span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I found myself having a mid-sleep panic attack, worrying about
all the tasks that were slowly pilling on top of one another and how important they were becoming. So after a sleepless night I decided that enough was enough and that I needed to put some things in place, so this would never happen again!</span><br />
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getting stuff done.</span></span><br />
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not be procrastinating over one or two things but instead several dozen! Why not jot them all down somewhere? Because lets face it, a forgotten task or responsibility
is another thing we do not need to worry about.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You know that saying ‘<i>Out of sight,
out of mind</i>’, well that’s what procrastination is. You hide away all your
worries and responsibilities, until one day comes and you have no choice but to
deal with them. So why not put your lists/plans in a place that you can
see every day. Maybe you have a white board, a chalk board, a board made of
cork…this is turning into a rhyme, I feel like a dork (<i>Wahey</i>). By any means
necessary, make those tasks visible. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #212121;">When I wake in the morning I can barely recognize myself in the mirror, let alone complete a bit of top notch adulting. So why not help your future self out and set
things up for your future self to swoop in and complete. A personal example
would be that before I go to work I set up my laptop and a few important documents on my bed, so that once I return home from work I have no excuse but to complete them. It actually works. Well done me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My current to do list in about 20
bullet point strong and for some reason I have this idea that I have to finish
them all at once. But why worry yourself? Why not just tick off one a day? Or
one a week (<i>depending on their urgency)? </i>Not only will you work through your
list in no time, it’ll be like a small little win for yourself (S<i><a href="http://blessedbymeow.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/gobigbydreamingsmall.html">ee this post about the importance of little goals</a></i>).</span><br />
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thing, that is <b>WAY</b> over due but you’ve put it off for some time, is now <i><b>REAL</b> </i>important! Do you know what’s
not going to help you? <u>Panicking</u>. Sit back. Chill out for a second and assess the
situation from afar. There’s nothing you can do about your incessant time
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So there it is, my procrastinators guide to success. Are you a procrastinator? If so, what are your tips to successfully not waste time?</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01606479135209695852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790789908747117330.post-64567585910472845462016-04-06T07:53:00.000-07:002016-04-06T07:53:34.233-07:00Makeup Revolution 2nd Birthday // Big News<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Around a month ago, like most days, I found myself scrolling through my Twitter ideally skimming over hundreds of tweets, when I happened to gaze upon a wondrously epic tweet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It was from Makeup Revolution stating that if bloggers wanted to come to their 2nd Birthday event, all they had to do was send over their details to their email address.<br /><br />Quickly, I gathered all my links and wrote a pleading email stating why I would be an asset at their event but I'll be honest, I didn't hold out much hope for a reply. When I looked at the hashtag (<i>#revolutionbirthday</i>) and saw all the ladies attending the event, I felt <b>WAY </b>out of place. They were all beautiful, blonde, beauty bloggers who oozed confidence and then there was me...hmmm.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">However, to my surprise I got a reply and a RSVP! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It's always nice to attend beauty and bloggers events but this one was especially important to me. I've been using Makeup Revolution products since they first swaggered on to the beauty scene and I've loved them ever since. Not only do they create innovative products but they do so at amazing prices (<i>for crying out loud, you can buy a lippy for a £1!</i>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But the main reason I wanted to attend this event was because Makeup Revolution are cruelty free. I have been on a mission for the last 6 months to buy only cruelty free products and it's brand like Makeup Revolution that make this transition super easy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Like the massive saddo I am, I attended the event alone, but l</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ucky for me I bumped into </span><a href="http://www.blondevision.co.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lauren</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> and </span><a href="http://www.allthingsthatglitter.co.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Abi</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> in the beginning of the evening, so I didn't feel super out of place! They introduced me to the lovely </span><a href="http://www.thelyricstolife.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tess</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> and eventually we both introduced ourselves to the wonderful </span><a href="http://charlottebbeauty.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Charlotte</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">! I ended up spending the entire night with Tess and Charlotte and it turned out to be such a pleasant evening. So much so, us 3 even ended up going for a cheeky Nandos afterwards!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Right! I don't want this to be a lengthy blog where I spout loads of nonsense and don't get to the point, so here they are, the highlights of Makeup Revolutions 2nd birthday party!</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Competition</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lets start with the most exciting part first. Makeup revolution are hosting a makeup competition and you better be prepared to be blown away! As a lover of all things Youtube and beauty, I have followed the NYX'S Face Awards for the last 5 years. They have hosted a competition in the US for up and coming beauty gurus who have won absolutely astonishing prizes and now, Makeup Revolution are doing the same! I think I squealed with joy when they announced the competition at the party. If you want more details on the competition, have a watch of my Makeup Revolution Birthday Vlog below! Also, it's worth noting, the prizes have now doubled! The Runners up will received £2,000 and the winner will receive a whopping £20,000!!!! (<i>Swoon!</i>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yes, that's right! Makeup Revolution now have an app. Not only does it show you up and coming products, it shows new available products, stockists around the country and gives you makeup inspiration and tutorials! <i>Phew</i>! That's a lot for an app that's free!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I have to say, this was one of the most impassioned, genuine, insightful speeches I've ever heard in my entire life (<i>and I've sat through a lot of business meetings in my time</i>). Adam Minto is the founder of Makeup Revolution and I doubt I'd be able to do any justice to what Adam said but I wanted to say a huge thank you to him and Makeup Revolution. Makeup Revolution works with and appreciate bloggers. They don't treat us like blaggers like some brands do and they realise the true potential/value good bloggers have. Not only this, he spoke so highly of women in general and showed delight and pride when speaking about his wife, a high achieving business woman. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I was lucky enough to meet and speak with Adam at the end of the evening and he was a pleasure to talk to. If you watch my</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXsadH1RYRw" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">video</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> you'll see how handsy I get when I talk to people (<i>not in a perverted way</i>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Back on a very cold but bright Friday morning, Hayley Owen (<i>blogger friend extraordinaire</i>) and myself visited London Fashion Weekend at the Saatchi Gallery near Sloane square. On most days, I'm not opposed to just chucking on whatever is around me and running out the door but that day I was trying to go for this effortless street/chic style which I'm sure I didn't pull off but hey, God loves a trier!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I knew the temperature was going to be dwindling that day so I was more than happy to rock my new grey duster coat I picked up in the sale from New Look. I had my eye on this beauty for a little while and snapped it up online for £38 down from £54.<br /><br />My dark denim looking top (<i>which is actually just a cotton shirt</i>) was also a sale purchase from New Look. Purchased for £6 down from £12.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">As always, I had to get some black in there somewhere and so I threw on my Joni Jeans from Topshop to maximise comfort and warmth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Also, if you haven't noticed, white trainers are all the rage nowadays (<i>sweetie darling</i>) and even though most people are wearing white Adidas Superstar trainers, I decided against them (<i>as they make my feet look HUGE</i>) and went with some classic flat slip ons from New Look purchased for £12. Bargain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">My bag is from Primark which I included in a YouTube haul. You can watch that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HGGRAZ4KJQ">here</a>!</span><br />
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should and shouldn’t trust. We were informed never to take candy from strangers
(<i>spoil sports</i>), we were told to watch out for creepy old men with
puppies and we were told never to go home with a stranger even if they knew our parents’ names. So what? Now because we’re all grown up, does it mean the
threat of awful people no longer exists? Of course not!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bad people are everywhere; working next to you, serving you
coffee and </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">smiling at you briefly on the
train (</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">those evil </i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>geniuses</i>). These buggers are so much harder to spot the older we
get, so to help us all out I have complied a short list of people who I think, shouldn't be trusted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>People who put up bad photos of you on the internet because they look good in them.</b> There is a special place in hell for this type of person. May they get 7 years of bad selfies for such a heinous act.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>People who put up bad photos of you on the internet because they look good in them but try and convince you that you look good in them too.</b> This person is clearly a deluded liar and is not your friend. After this, who knows what they’re truly capable of?!!? Identity theft? Releasing smallpox? The possibilities are endless…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>People who say they hate specific species of animals. </b>As a
cat lover, I regularly hear how people hate cats. I don’t think I’ve ever asked
why or tried to convince them otherwise because why bother? These people are
clearly morons. How can you hate a species of animals? That’s like saying you
hate plants. It’s odd and you seem a bit serial killery. Stop it and start hating something more worthwhile, like over population or The Weekend’s hair.</span></div>
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though, his hair angers me</i>)</span></div>
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People who say they forget to drink enough water.</b> There are two main reasons
why you shouldn’t trust someone who says this. 1. They’re either a complete
idiot or 2. They’re a droid. My guess is the latter but if you are one of these
people who say this sort of stuff, what else do you forget to do? Breathe? Stop
being weird and drink more water <i>#firstworldproblems </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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People who say they don’t like guacamole.</b> If you don’t like guacamole you’re
eating bad guacamole. Simple. Guacamole is life. Guacamole is Queen. So if you come across someone who says they don’t like guacamole, run. Run as fast as you can, far, far
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People who give back handed compliments.</b> People who can’t be up front, honest
and blunt about their feelings, cannot be trusted. Bish, I am 27 years old and
have met much meaner looking people than you. Stop giving half arsed insults disguised
as compliments and just tell me you don’t like me.<br /><br />I hope this small list of rantiness has helped at least one person. Have you got any examples you'd like to add to the list? Let me know in the comments below.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">PS. Don't take this personally. It's a JOKE!</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01606479135209695852noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790789908747117330.post-73853471029617948302016-02-12T03:24:00.000-08:002016-02-12T03:24:03.575-08:00Single on Valentines Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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sleeping in. As I have no one to surprise with breakfast in bed or no special
someone to get up and see, you better your bottom dollar I’ll turning all alarms off and
staying in the land of nod for a few extra hours, undisturbed, in my own bed,
all to myself. <i>Heaven</i>.</span></div>
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small fortune on my significant other on Valentine’s Day as the meal, a few small
gifts and maybe even a day out quickly adds up. So as I’m alone this year, I’ve
decided that instead of showering someone else with gifts, I’ll shower myself
with them instead and<i> I.can’t.wait. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my ex on social media. Let’s face it, looking at your ex’s social media accounts
is a sure fire way to end up feeling crap. Maybe they have a new partner or maybe
they’re still alone but they just look really bloody happy (<i>the</i> <i>bastard</i>). Either
way, looking at ex’s social media accounts is always a no no for me but on V
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on dating apps. Dating apps are pretty horrific little
bastards on normal days anyway, so to be scrolling through them on them on Valentine’s Day would probably
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I </span><b style="line-height: 115%;">won't </b><span style="line-height: 115%;">begrudge others in relationships. It's around this time of year that on all social media platforms you'll see </span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">multiple</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> photos of lavish gifts and surprises with '<i>The boy did good</i>' as the caption. Happy in a </span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">relationship</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">? Good for you! Happy and alone? Good for you too! I'll be honest, I don't particularly care if others parade their happiness in full view whilst I'm single, it really doesn't bother me. However, I do occasionally see a few green eyed monsters out there who seem to begrudge happy couples and them displaying it. Let the soppy couples be happy and focus on yo' self gurl. </span><br /><br />I <b>won't </b>moan about being single. I've been single for a while now and I can tell you this...it's pretty fucking awesome. After coming out of what can only be described as a <u>horrific</u> relationship, I am more than happy to be single and happy, than be in a relationship and unhappy.<br /><br />So how will all of you be spending your Valentines Day? Are you spending it with your significant other? Or loving it up alone? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Even though I work full time, have managed to keep an animal alive for nearly 12 years and even been smart enough not to set myself on fire (<i>yet</i>), there are just so many things that as a 27 year old I really should be (<i>or shouldn't be</i>) doing. Here are 10 reasons why I don't adult well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. I eat wayyyyyy too much out of date food. My motto is if it looks, smells and tastes good then you're good to go. But just for the record, if the zombie apocalypse does ever occur in my life time, it might be worth noting that I was probably patient zero harbouring some mutant gene...just sayin'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. I convince myself that I deserve bad food.<b> </b>Had a hard day at work? Why not console yourself with a Burger King? Good day at work? Why not celebrate with a Burger King?! Someone looked at you funny? Burger King! Too tired to cook? Burger King! Feeling hormonal? Burger King! Raining? Burger King! Full moon? Burger King! Do you still have arms?! BURGER KING!<br /><br />3. I don't iron anything. But does it count if I do it with hair straighteners?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. I pick spots. Even though I've been told not to for nearly 15 years of my life, I just can't stop myself! It's like those mini Vesuvius's are taunting me!<br /><br />5. I forget every single password, to every single account I own, on a weekly basis. </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not even kidding.</i><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />6. I'm never on time. I hate this trait and I'm sorry in advance. I don't mean to keep you waiting but I'm either admiring (<i>stalking</i>) someone on social media or talking to my cat. What can I say? I'm a very busy woman...<br /><br />7. I procrastinate. Kirsty. Do you need to do something really important? Something so important, that if you don't do it it will impact your life massively in an awful way? You do?! *<i>pffffffffftttttt</i>* Lets put that on the back burner for a few months and carry on watching Friends marathons, even though I'm pretty sure you've seen every episode at least 7 times...<br /><br />8. I hate the dark.<b> </b>And yes, I am convinced that there is a monster lurking somewhere in the shadows and yes, I am convinced it is plotting to scare me to death (<i>literally</i>) just so it can steal my soul! What's so crazy about that?!! (<i>Many thanks to the film series Insidious for implementing horrific scary demon thoughts in my head. Assholes).</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">9. I never sleep at reasonable hours, for reasonable amounts of time. Gotta be up early? Why not start scrolling through your twitter feed at 3am, rereading the same tweets over and over again for another 40 minutes whilst <i>EVERYONE ELSE SLEEPS, LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">10. I talk to my cat as if he is a human and understands me.<br />Maybe this isn't so much as 'bad adulting' but more like insanity...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don’t know about you but I’m one
big ball of self-deprecation. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate myself but I’d like
to think I’m quite realistic about my flaws and my not so good
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Some may read this and say ‘But you need to love yourself! Love your mind! Love
your body!’, but I already do. This may seem like <i>such</i> a contradiction but in
the most non conceited way possible (<i>is that even possible?</i>) I really do
love myself, including my self-deprecation. I’d hate to be so unaware of my
flaws, whether they are physical or mental, that I go around thinking I’m the female embodiment of perfection. Yes, sometimes it's good to embrace your flaws but sometimes it's good to realize we're not all rainbows and sunshine and that a bit of enhancement can be a good thing.<br />
<br />But e</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nhance, what do I mean by that? Well, it just means that throughout this year I’d
like to work on some bad qualities I have and make positive changes in my life. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some may read this and think, ‘Hey, this is just some New year’s resolutions
bullshit! Get a grip’ and well, you're kinda right. I guess I’m just not a
fan of the word <i>resolutions</i> and if I’m honest these changes have been on my mind for quite some time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So why now? Why New Year?
Whether you look at the new year as just another number to add to your calendar,
I personally see it as a clean slate that allows me to make some much needed adaptations to my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes it’s a new year but it's definitely not a new me…<i>j</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>ust an enhanced one</i>.</span></div>
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Veganism</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, so, this is something I’ve had
on my mind since I last stopped being a vegan which was nearly 4 years ago. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Without going into the long and
short of it, it’s something I truly believe in and something I really want to
become part of my life again. I'm slowly but surely getting there and this will take a few weeks to finalize, h</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">owever, this is where I become the </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BIGGEST</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> hypocrite ever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In a few months I will be heading to America. Not many people will know this but this journey is very important to me, as it’s something I’ve longed to do my entire
27 years on this earth. Whilst in America I have made a pact that I will be allowed to eat whatever I please whilst I'm away. I know, I’m awful and I’m aware
how selfish it is but my response to that is…’</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meh, you rarely go to your dream destination'.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a blogger/Instagram addict
and a sucker for a good bit of packaging, I find myself buying lots
of beautiful and wonderfully unnecessary products that I've seen fellow bloggers/Youtubers rave about. However, d<span style="line-height: 115%;">uring the latter part of
last year I found myself stumbling across a few Vegan Beauty Hauls on Youtube
and started to </span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">realize</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> that I owned a hell of a lot of products that were tested on
animals. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">As someone who considers themselves
an ‘<i>animal lover</i>’ I felt a fraud buying products from companies that
willingly tested on animals. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I’ve already started to only buy cruelty free
products which is much easier than I thought and I intend to replace my whole makeup/</span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">cosmetic</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> collection with cruelty free products. This will eventually start to trickle out into everything in my home such as
cleaning products or detergents etc. However, m</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">y own stipulation is that I must use up all the
products I already have before buying any other cruelty free products to
replace them. Even though I hate the fact that I’m still using these cruel products, I’d
hate it even more if I just threw full bottles of of products away. What a waste.</span></div>
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would be odd of me to only address the needs of animals and not that of humans
too. I find it so easy to buy clothing from cheap high street stores that are renowned for their unethical ways but deep down I’d really only like to only buy from ethical companies
who help their employees and allow them to work in a suitable working conditions with fair pay. I’d hope that if I was ever in their position, more fortunate
people like myself, would do the same. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I’m hardly a flake and I’m probably making this out to be a much bigger deal than it
actually is but yes, my name is Kirsty and I cancel plans. I don't ever cancel plans because I’ve
found something better to do, quite the contrary. Most of the time I wind myself up so much that I end up convincing
myself that I’d be better off at home doing nothing. Why? I’ll never know but 2016 is the
year for this to end.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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have acquired some absolutely belters of friends over the last few years and I’d
really like to spend more time with them. As mentioned above, my inner demons
convince me I’m better off at home and so I don’t end up doing anything but
this year…Oh, <b>THIS YEAR</b>, it’ll be different.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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You may already be aware that nearly 10 years ago I was diagnosed with dyslexia
and dyspraxia. Though my dyspraxia has somewhat improved over the last year, my
dyslexia hounds me every day. I sometimes find myself unable to form full
sentences without stumbling over my words. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yeah, great but what has this got to do with reading? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reading helps to slow my mind and it also
helps me to look at words I struggle with visualizing. I find
that the more I read, the less my dyslexia affects me, so this is something I
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm aware that many hate exercise but my personal thoughts are, if I have a body that is ready and able, I should exercise or move or jump or anything. I really adore exercising (<i>weird, I know</i>) and I love the results I get both internally and externally but
like most things I’m so unbelievably lazy and bone idle that I never really <i>push</i> myself to do it. I really want to
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This may sound odd but I love doing nothing. I love being quiet and I love being alone but whilst I enjoy the nothingness in the moment, most of the time I end up resenting
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I really love bed and do you know what? Bed really loves me. This is going to be one tough
romance to break but I know this is something I need to stop doing so much off. Sleeping in is one of my biggest habits and I adore it. I could sleep for England and I usually find myself easily sleeping in to 3pm. Maybe it's the cold weather, maybe it's the short, dark days, either way...<i>it needs to stop</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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something I’ve applied to do in the past but was turned away at every door due
to lack of funding. However, I was contacted the other day and told that I’ve
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reading this back I sound like a right mess! Maybe I'll do a post about my positives just to counteract this massive well of self-deprecation.<br /><br />So, what about you? Are you aiming to make any adaptations to your life this year? Can you relate to any of the above? Let me know in the comments below and don't forget to leave me your blog link as well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lets face it, we've all heard the terms 'Go big or go home' and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'New Year, New Me' as i</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">t's around this time of year when a lot of people put these terms to good use and promise themselves a multitude of changes over the forthcoming months.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Don't get me wrong, dreaming big is a necessity that gets me through most days but if anyone is like me, I can't help but fail at the grand gesture New Years resolution. Some may be able to carry on their new found resolution for the full 365 days, and to them, I tip my hat (<i>and quietly curse them beneath my breath</i>) but when it comes to the New Year and the new you, I feel our basic desires and attainable wishes are somewhat overlooked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Think about it for a second. How many small dreams, aspirations or goals do you have right now? I mean it. Instead of thinking big for a second, lets think real small. How many times have you said you wanted to travel to that beautiful city you've always dreamt about visiting? Or promising yourself you'd go to that restaurant you've heard so many good things about. Even wishing that you allowed yourself some more 'me' time... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know this may seem so obvious to some but I know there are so many out there who let the days, weeks and months slip away until another year has come and gone with not much else achieved. <i>I used to be that person</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes it's nice to just achieve something, anything. Sometimes it's just nice to tick something off your to do list, stand back and look at your small but personal achievement. Achieving any goal, big or small, has so many rewarding factors associated with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the last two years, instead of having one or two major New Years Resolutions that I promise myself I'm going to keep but never do, (<i>as they're</i> <i>subsequently forgotten about by the time March rolls around)</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I tend to set myself several monthly targets, aspirations or dreams that I have always wanted to achieve which have continually been placed on the back burner of my mind because you know...<i>such is life.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow, I sound like the right life and soul of the party don't I? <i>Plan your year or your life will dwindle into a ball of nothingness and you won't ever achieve the smallest dreams you've ever had in your life...*</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let’s face it. This has to be one of the world’s most famous toners at the moment. Maybe it’s due to the fact that Zoella absolutely adores this stuff and mentions it within multiple monthly favourite videos OR it could be because that people can’t help but spread the good word about such a wondrous product. Whatever it was, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I aimed to find out what all the hype was about.</span><br />
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As I walked through Carnaby Street one Sunday afternoon (<i>I lie, it was dusk and all the shops were closing</i>) I stumbled across Pixi By Petra flagship store with a sign outside saying ’20% OFF. TODAY ONLY’. So of course, at break neck speed, I ran inside and knew exactly which product I was going to buy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you know that the UK is one of the leaders of food and drink waste within the whole of the EU*? UK households throw away over 4 million tonnes of food & drink annually that is either still fit for human consumption or has been allowed to perish beyond edible standards, so maybe it’s time that we address some of our bad food habits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I start to come off as a preachy little retch, I’ve been guilty of throwing perfectly good food away too. I’ve allowed food to pass the point of being edible instead of preparing a meal with the available fresh food that had a short shelf life. I think this is something we’re all very guilty of, pushing the wilting veg to the back of the fridge and getting our hands on that tasty pizza from the freezer that we’ve had our eye on for the last few days (</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or is that just me?</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">). I get it, convenience is sometimes more appealing than slaving over a hot stove. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before the food even reaches your cupboards, heck, before it even reaches the <u>supermarkets</u>, food waste is occurring at phenomenal levels, with estimates** of nearly 5.5 millions tonnes of food waste coming from manufacturers and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">food suppliers, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which then heads straight to the land fill all because some 'imperfect' fruit and veg looks a bit 'odd'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes food waste is out of our hands, we don't all have the means to rally against the big cooperations to stop their food waste but there is so much we can do just from the comfort of our own homes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Plan your meals</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah, I know it may sound boring to some of you but planning your meals for the week or a few days in advance means you will only buy what you need meaning you’ll have less products to throw away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again, I know, I’m sounding like a nagging mum but if you use what you already have, you’re preventing food waste and saving yourself a few quid that can go towards that new Charlotte Tilbury foundation you’ve had your eye on (<i>Can you tell I’m seriously lusting after that at the moment?</i>) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If I cook too much food, I’m more than happy to use that grub the next day for lunch or dinner but some people are not that open to food leftovers. If you’re one of those people who doesn’t like left overs the next day, why not reduce your portion size and in turn, reduce food waste?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Personally, I’ve never used these dates. I’d like to think as a human (<i>supposedly the most superior creature on this planet</i>) I’ve been equipped with the best tools to decipher whether or not food is edible. By all means, don’t take this as the gospel truth but I have a three step process to decide whether or not I should eat something:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. <b>How does it look</b>? Good? Green? (<i>Green is bad. Real bad. Run for the hills!</i>) Normal? Content? Does everything look Ok? If there are no signs of visible mould or deterioration move on to step 2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. <b>Smell</b>. It can all go down hill from here, so prepare your nostrils! How does it smell? Like death? That’s bad, throw it away and burn it with fire. But seriously, does it smell ok? Normal? Maybe even a bit tasty? If so, move on to 3.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. <b>Taste</b>. Now it’s time to give that sucker a try. I’m not asking you to scoff the whole lot, just a small bit enough to decipher whether or not you could die from eating this all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And there you have it! You have successfully used your powers of elimination to discover if something is edible or not. Round of applause all round.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, those 3 steps may seem like complete common sense to some but I have met so many people who live by sell/use by dates and don't just use their sight, smell and taste to see if something is ok to eat. Remember, the less food you throw away is more money saved!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Farmers markets are not just for a select few, you can get your butt down to them as well. Not only do you get to meet local food producers but you can get your hands on fresh fruit and veg, straight from the source. You can even inquire about buying the ugly fruit and veg for lower prices!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Smoothie it</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is that spinach wilting? Is that banana now more <span style="color: #660000;">brown</span> than <span style="color: #f1c232;">yellow</span>? Throw those bad boys in a smoothie maker and it’ll make no difference! Zero food waste and a healthy meal in one go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Freeze!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make use of your freezer. If you know you may not be able to eat all of your fresh fruit and veg before they start to wither away, check and see if you are able to freeze it and use it at a later date.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Believe it or not, there are restaurants out there that use sustainable produce or intercept food waste before it reaches the landfill. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SaveTheDateLondon/timeline">Save the Date cafe</a> is an example of this new and exciting venture!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Out at a restaurant but unable to finish that big lovely plate of food? Instead of throwing the food away, why not ask for a doggy bag or better yet, bring your own! There is no shame is saving the planet but if you do feel a bit embarrassed, why not call the restaurant in advance and check to see if they are able to provide you with a doggy bag? A win all round!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you don’t, who will?! Also, why not ask for a discount on these items from your supermarket! (<i>If you don’t ask, you don’t get!</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a completely out of the ordinary post for me, so I hope I've done this subject justice. If you'd like to look into this subject more, there are links scattered throughout this page and also some below. More top tips on how to save food can be found <a href="http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/content/eat-well-and-waste-less">here</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd love to hear your thoughts on this subject and if you have any other tips you'd like to share, please leave them in the comments section below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/22/uk-tops-chart-of-eu-food-waste<br />http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/retailing/article4601013.ece</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br />Please note: The photos with stats within them are not mine. I have used them for research purposes only and do not claim to have any right to them. I have provided links to the original source beneath each photo if you wish to research this topic further.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note: This is going to be a very whiny, 'poor me' sort of post. There may be a few jokes, lol's and sarcastic humor, but overall, prepare yourself for an onslaught of 'WHY ME?!' sorta thing. You've been warned</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let’s just ignore the fact that this rant is coming from a relatively
healthy (<i>I have sinusitis, not Ebola, so I should count my blessings</i>) free (<i>as
in, I can do what I want, not that I’m now being sold at the low, low price of
zero!</i>) Western woman, with a roof over her head who is surrounded by friends and family.<br />
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Let’s just ignore the fact that I could have it a lot worse. I know that</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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aware that I should be grateful for all the things I </span><u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">do</u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> have
in my life, that I’m annoyed at myself for feeling so down about
the bad things in my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How ridiculous is that? Annoyed at myself for feeling low. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>You can call me Self Deprecator the Extraordinaire!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just about everything is annoying me right now and I mean everything. People talking to
me, eating near me, scratching, coughing, slurping, <i>breathing</i>. But I know the only reason everything is annoying me so much is because I'm on the edge already and everything else is just the cherry on top of this crap heap of an ice cream sundae (e<i>w</i>).<br />
<br /><i>So why have you been so down Kirsty? </i>Thanks for asking Kirsty, I'll explain why. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After being on a rolling contract for 2 years, 2 months ago I was finally made permanent. Praise the lawd'! At last I finally felt secure; I felt secure in my job and I finally felt like a
fully-fledged member of my team. A permanent job meant I could get a mortgage,
plan for the future, save more, you know? All that amazingly fulfilling adult malarkey that we've all grown to love and strive for.<br /><br />Yet 2 months after being made permanent, my company made a shocking announcement (<i>and I mean shocking. No one had a bloody clue!</i>) that quite
of few of us were to be let go and I was one of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The real kicker is that I absolutely adore my job. I love the company, the people, the role, the whole fucking shabang. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for the next few months I'll be stuck in employment limbo whilst I finish the end of my contract. No plans can be made. No mortgage can be sought after. No security will be had.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(<i>Told you this was a 'poor me' post</i>)<br /></span><br />
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AT BLOODY LAST! After putting this off for god knows how long, I've finally passed my driving test, which means I can finally buy a car! Amazing! I'm 27 and I can finally own my first ever!!!<br /><br />Oh, no. Wait. You've just been made redundant. No car for you my love. Back to relying on lifts from friends and family and back to feeling like a complete loser who hasn't got her life together. Great.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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you’ve experienced this as much as I have. If you’re younger than me and
single…<i>prepare yourself, </i>because in the near future you will find out how annoying this sort of stuff is.<br />
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A few years ago no one gave two flying hoots about my love life, but now! <i>Oosh!</i>
All of sudden because I’m nearly 2 years off 30 (<i>Good Lord, someone kill me</i>) everyone seems
to be watching my poor, lonely, cat lady life play out and they feel as if it’s necessary to
pry or pity me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Calm down people, in the words of Gloria Gaynor, I will survive.<br />
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I’m questioned about my relationship status on a daily basis. I’m told I must
be picky because I’m single. I’m told to ‘put myself out there’, I’m told to ‘just
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s not as if I’m not aware that I’m at that age in my life
where I <u>should</u> be settling down. I know I should be. I'm reminded everyday when someone new on my Facebook news feed gets engaged or married. I get it! I'm just sitting here watching reruns
of Grand Designs from 1999 with a bottle of vino to myself asking my cat how his day went. I get it. I'm alone and should be doing something about it.</span><br />
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I’m told that I'm getting on a bit, that my looks will fade, my body will change and I'll no longer be this fertile baby making machine. I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'m told I need to get married, have babies and live happily ever after. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><i>'Hi, I'm Kirsty and I'm 27 and still live at home with my mum'</i>. I'm such a catch, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're not at the stage in your life where you are thinking about mortgages, I have only one piece of advice for you: Start saving, now. Right this second kinda now. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Seriously</u>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mortgages are expensive and extremely hard to save for on your own but I'm at this stage in my life where I want to move out in to my own place and just have something to call my own, but unfortunately, like many people at my age, it's nearly impossible to do so.</span></div>
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This is an odd one and something I could solve easily if I just had enough time. <br />
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My room really needs to be redecorated. Desperately. I’m half way through the
process but now the process has just stopped. Living in a room which is half
finished with paint and furniture for so long is honestly driving me insane. It
just shows how your living space can really affect your mood. <br />
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I actually feel somewhat better for ranting about this utter drivel. Does
anyone else feel like sharing? Let’s make this into a therapy session where we
all just cry at our computer with a glass of wine in hand and talk about our problems (<i>sounds like every
Friday night to me. Wahey!</i>)<br /><br />I hope you are all having a better time than me. Thanks for stopping by and I promise, I'm not usually like this*. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(<i>*Lies</i>)<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve done a (<i>hilarious*</i>) post about online dating before which you can find <span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://blessedbymeow.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/what-to-expect-from-online-dating.html">here</a>.</span> However, I wanted to vent my frustration once again and list 10 things that men do on online dating that really, really, bugs me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Side note: <i>This is all tongue in cheek. If you get offended by it, this blog is not for you and I suggest you never look at the internet ever again. Ever</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok, so, for the record I’m not a jealous kind of gal. Have your girl mates, go have fun with them. I’m secretly hoping they will tell you what a great catch I am, that I’m a keeper and I will some how end up BFF’s with your girl mates and we can all live happily ever after. However, if you’re trying to get to know someone via online dating, the last thing I want to see is a girl sitting on your lap with your arms around her waist. Surely you have other photos you could use? Did you really think this one was a good choice? Why?! Which leads me on to my next point…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know it’s the ex-girlfriend in the picture when the backdrop is of a famous landmark, their faces are smushed together but you can only see 3/4 of her blurred out face. She has been unceremoniously cropped out and quite poorly. You can see she has one green eye, brownish hair and half a smile but honestly, could you not find another picture to use, love? Is the photo of you standing in front of the Eiffel tower, with half the face of your ex Mrs really the best photo you have? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah, great. You’re so cultured and cool. So mysterious and deep. All of your photos are of the back of your head, somewhat blurry or you're standing 13,000 ft away from the camera. But they all have the same theme...I can’t see your face in any of your bloody photos! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simon. Age 32.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Absolutely not. <i>Nooooooo</i> way. There is no way in hell that you are 32! Add another twenty years on and we may have a deal. But no. Just. No. Stop clogging up my Tinder feed you cheeky git and get back to playing darts down your local pub with Dave and Terry. Good lad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have uploaded the same photo 5 times, you’re clearly an idiot and I have no desire to marry and reproduce with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is probably the most unattractive thing a guy can do on his online dating profile. I’m no prude and I personally think a well placed swear word, executed at the right time can be quite comical. However, whilst you’re sitting there giving me the middle finger via your profile picture, believe it or not, the first thing that pops into my mind isn't ‘Wow. What a charismatic, charming, gentleman this young man is. I can’t wait to show Mother and Father these photos so we can organise the wedding pronto’, I’m thinking ‘You're an idiot’.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Don’t tell me what to do - I'm a rebel</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Great idea but how about we scrap it and you just talk to me first?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Um. How 'bout no? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously, this is a thing. Married men, openly admitting their married and in open relationships but looking to find a girlfriend for '<i>fun on the side</i>' (<i>shudders</i>). All I can say is, you greedy bastards. Here’s me, alone and single, finding it hard to find ANY suitable man, whilst you, Mr Casanova Mc Stud Muffin has not only found a woman to marry, you now want a girlfriend as well! How dare you ruin the holy sanc</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tity of Tinder. <i>How very dare you</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have one photo on your profile you are one of the following things:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But if you’re genuinely neither of the above, you’re just a plain old idiot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fella’s. I’m not asking for your bank details. I don’t want to know how much you earn a year. Christ, I don’t even want to know if your big feet really does mean you have a big *<i>ahem</i>*. I just want to know how tall you are. Is that too much to ask? Why is it so secretive?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well. That's my ranting done (<i>for now</i>). Can anyone else relate to this or am I being really, really picky and hard to please? (<i>Probably the latter</i>).<br /><br />Good luck if you are currently trying to online dating scene and if you're happily in a relationship...I'm so happy for you...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was supposed to post this blog well over two months ago but low and behold, things, life, bits & bobs, (<i>selfies with my cat</i>) take over and my scheduling went out the window…so lets just completely ignore the fact that this post is two months late, I'm a terrible human and the fact that September is nearly over...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You’re probably thinking, why on earth would she dig up a post about an event she went to over two months ago? That’s a good question (<i>Good for you Glen Coco, you go Glen Coco!)</i>, the reason is that I truly and whole heartedly believe in this brand that showcased this event and felt like I had to do a post about them. <br /><br />If I'm honest, there's only a few things in life I'm truly passionate about and that's food, cats, sleep, bargains and vegan products!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in August I was invited to a launch event for Stvdio5 in their pop up store in Old Street Station in London. Stvdio5 teamed up with a few other brands such as TerreVerdi (<i>another organic beauty brand</i>) and Bysun (<i>a handmade luxury ladies wear brand</i>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stvdio5 are a 100% vegan, London based beauty company who rivals the likes of Lush (<i>and lets face it, we all love a bit of Lush!</i>). Not only do they have amazing smelling products like bath truffles, candles, face cleansers and moisturizers, their products are affordable, natural and paraben/alcohol free!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then continuing their passionate declaration with:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of weekends ago, on a Sunday morning in August, my friend called me and asked if I would like to visit Warwick Castle with him. Even though it’s only a couple of hours drive from London, I’ve never been, so I was more than happy to go along and see what Warwick Castle had to offer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before we set off our on adventure the weather was truly beautiful but in good old English fashion that soon changed and upon our arrival at the castle the heaven’s decided to open. I’d like to think our British stiff upper lip came in to play and even though we were getting positively drenched walking around the grounds, the weather didn’t put a damper (<i>excuse the pun</i>) on things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before arriving I was unaware that Warwick castle is part of the Merlin Entertainment group who owns attractions such as Thorpe Park, Legoland, Madam Tussauds etc so I didn’t realise it was going to be such a ‘<i>commercial</i>’ experience. What I mean by that is there were character actors walking around, family shows (<i>including horrible histories</i>), burger vans and dungeon scare tours. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a bad thing, there were plenty of families walking around thoroughly enjoying themselves. I just assumed that as it was a castle the atmosphere would be quite subdued but I guess you have to use a lot of tactics to make history enjoyable for the young!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A day out at Warwick castle is lovely experience and I can imagine it would be a fantastic family day out. The grounds are highly maintained, along with the interiors and there is so much to learn whilst walking about. I’d highly recommend everyone to visit and learn about the rich history Warwick has to offer!<br /><br />I also did a vlog whilst at Warwick castle and I'd love it if you had a peak! I try to create interesting and creative montages when doing vlogs and it's not long I promise ;)</span></div>
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just give the PR company a massive round of applause for knowing how to grab a gal's attention. Kudos! But once I set my intrigue aside, I found
myself doubting their bold statement. Without sounding like a know it all, I feel as if I would have heard about a makeup product that gives you an Insta filter for your face...I think we all would have. So how have I never heard of this
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />S</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">o, did this powder give me the most perfect Instant Instagram Filtered face? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No. Of course not. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The logistics behind creating a product that made you look ‘perfect’ all the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As y’all may know, I have very oily skin along with terrible dry patches
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powder that keep the oiliness at bay along with not drying me out is a task that is tiresome and sad. However, this somehow does it. I couldn’t really tell if
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The powder is lightweight to wear, it doesn't change colour halfway through the day, it keeps oiliness at bay, it's relatively inexpensive (<i>retailing at £9.99</i>) and not to mention it comes with a handy little brush! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Would I recommend this product to a friend? Yes, most definitely. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Would I purchase this product again? You betcha! I actually really enjoyed using this product and was sad when I accidentally smashed the flaming bejangles out of it all over my floor (<i>RIP Magic Minerals</i>).</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01606479135209695852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790789908747117330.post-42579606139084490912015-08-02T05:39:00.000-07:002015-08-02T05:39:22.296-07:00Food throughout July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok, so this post may not detail everything I ate throughout the month of July, but I feel it gives a good idea what I've been enjoying throughout this month.<br /><br />After 6 months of having a homemade smoothie or juice for breakfast every morning, I've now switched up my morning routine and started to enjoy oats, yoghurt and an assortment of fruits for breakfast instead.<br /><br />
You'll probably notice I rarely take photos of my lunch, which I don't do for 2 reasons. 1. I'm usually at work and I still find pretty odd to take photos in front of my work colleagues and 2. My lunch is usually homemade which means after travelling in to work for about an hour on public transport, my homemade lunch is not very appealing to look at anymore.<br /><br />
If you'd like to see similar to posts to this feel free to come follow me on Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/kirsty_london">here</a> (s<i>hameless plug</i>) where I post a variety of food, travel, beauty and cats photos daily.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm ill, so I'm going to back to bed!<br />
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TOODLES!<br /><br />
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while, I was persuaded by friends and family to move on and give online dating
a go. If you’re new to the online dating scene then this post may prepare you
for what the future has in store for you. Or perhaps you’re already a online dating veteran and a few of these points
may tickle you. Alternatively, you may already be in a happy relationship and just want a laugh at us poor ol’ singletons and reaffirm how bloody lucky you are that you don't have to go through this all, you swines! <i>(I kid). </i>But anyway, I
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me why I find it ok for women to pout in photos yet when a man
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not detective f**king Colombo mate! You’ve got to give me some clues as to what
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feel sorry for the guys who write these types of messages to girls but what do they honestly expect?
Do they think we will fall to our knees and praise the lord that our knight in
shining armor has appeared at last? Or do they really think that sending a
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anyone take this as a compliment? Maybe I should but instead I can’t help but
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message. My darling, I’m ten years older than you, it’s just not going to
happen. Also, why on earth are you on here anyway?! Isn’t it past your bed
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...which just reinstates the fact
that you’re going to be alone forever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These types of guys have to be the
worst of them all. They have nice photos, they look sociable yet mysterious and low and behold, you have the
same interests, could this be a match made in online dating heaven? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He’s cute, you’re cute,
you could have good looking babies together, you've basically started planning the wedding but uh, oh no, nope, nope, nope, he’s just gone and ruined it all by being a complete and utter nutter (<i>see below for further details</i>).</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fan-bloody-tastic</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You realize there are some nice ones...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you tried online dating before? I'd love to know what was the funniest message you've ever received! Let me know in the comments below. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01606479135209695852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790789908747117330.post-909084468526317082015-07-20T14:26:00.000-07:002015-07-21T00:46:31.932-07:00Catalyst Autumn/Winter Preview Day<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2cRjDc504xdU6T7El69S_N4zgNyLhICkYcyvOZ8XcWb9MTGPNYM8HiQuJbdVFKdeJujsZfDhRMvLpZE01samm4fvFI5EJptzfGOu_QejGE4gmWvdsENYOExydza8n1D3mhBMhn2tRxuc/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2cRjDc504xdU6T7El69S_N4zgNyLhICkYcyvOZ8XcWb9MTGPNYM8HiQuJbdVFKdeJujsZfDhRMvLpZE01samm4fvFI5EJptzfGOu_QejGE4gmWvdsENYOExydza8n1D3mhBMhn2tRxuc/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few weeks ago I was asked by the lovely people at Catalyst PR to attend a PR day last Friday in Cavendish Square in London. I have never attended a PR day before so I was a bit unsure what to expect, but upon arrival I was put at ease by two ladies from Catalyst PR who welcomed me to the event and introduced me to the brands who were showcasing their products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being in a room full of total strangers and introducing myself to so many different people is usually a very daunting experience for me but the atmosphere at the event was so relaxed and everyone was so friendly, that the time passed by so quickly! I have to give a massive shoutout to Catalyst PR and their team, who would come on over everything once in a while just to check to see if everything was going ok. They even supplied a beautiful spread of food and drinks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr Paw Paw</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All That Jazz</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beauty Crowd</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">King of Shaves</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NanoKeratin System<br /> </span></div>
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Ok, confession time, I get so incredibly happy when I’m invited to a blogger event (especially when the invitations are this cute!) as it helps to reaffirm that I must be doing <i>something</i> right on my blog to get invited along!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Next confession. I </span><i style="font-size: 12px;">may </i><span style="font-size: 12px;">have stalked Ladbrokes blogger events before. </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">I remember seeing the Ladbrokes Casino/Boat Party all over twitter and the blogosphere a few months ago and was in awe at the lengths they went to for fellow bloggers! A few blogger friends of mine attended and I was super (</span><i style="font-size: 12px; text-decoration: line-through;">jealous</i><span style="font-size: 12px;">) happy that they got to go to such a wonderful evening! But my luck was about to change when the lovely people at Ladbrokes/Branded3 decided to invite me to their latest bash where they were hosting a <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WimbledonSummerParty&src=typd">#WimbledonSummerParty</a>.</span></div>
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On our invites we were told to dress in white (<i>which you can see I went completely against because I’m an idiot and own nothing white and I didn’t go shopping in time and damn</i>) and to expect food, drink, games, quizzes and prizes!</div>
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Now, I’ll admit I’m not the biggest fan of tennis however I do appreciate strawberries, Pimms, cakes and a rip roaring good time, all of which were to be included in this wonderful evening.</div>
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The event took place down a very quaint and stereotypical London side street near Mansion House in a bar called Williamson Tavern. We were celebrating the '<i>Best of British</i>', so think scones, tennis, pub quizzes and bunting galore. After arriving ten minutes late and failing to find the sneaky lil place for a further ten minutes, I eventually stumbled upon two smiling people dressed in white, one who was clutching a clipboard, whilst the other wore a white sweat headband. Now, if this wasn't the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WimbledonSummerParty&src=typd">#WimbledonSummerParty</a> I was about to give up hope and start drinking with the locals! Luckily for me these two smiley people were members of the Branded3 team! They were so welcoming as they led me downstairs into our own private bar, where I was handed a glass of prosecco and introduced to all the other bloggers at the event.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Once we had all handed in our answers for the quiz it was time for the games '<i>Tennis Pong</i>' and '<i>Hit the bloody crap out the Piñata that doesn't want to die'</i>. Though I'm a dab hand at beer pong (</span></span><i style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">if I do say so myself</i><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">) I can happily admit I was awful at Tennis Pong and I walked away with only 6 points (</span><i style="font-size: 12px;">the winner got something like 18?!!</i><span style="font-size: 12px;">). After my dreadful defeat, I was eager to take all my anger out on the strawberry piñata by trying to bash it to smithereens but alas, this</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> piñata</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> had other ideas and didn't actually break open for anyone! Fair play to it, it did take a swift beating from one of the Branded3 ladies who battered it continuously for about a minute before it gave up and decided split open (</span></span><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">watch out for the ladies at Branded3! Proper 'ard nuts!</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">)</span></span><br />
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Seeing as the piñata was no more, it was time to announce the winners of the quiz and Tennis Pong. Oddly enough, my year 4 maths skills must have come in handy, as I came in 2nd in the quiz and won a liter bottle of Pimms! <i>Fabulous!</i></div>
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Overall, it was such a fantastic evening that just seemed to fly by. I would like to thank Ladbrokes and Branded3 for hosting such a wonderful evening and inviting me! Secondly, I would like to thank all the bloggers who attended and made the evening so special.</div>
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It was my birthday on Saturday, so you all really put me in high spirits for the weekend ahead and the Pimms definitely came in handy!</div>
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Oh and before I forget, we've been given the opportunity to guess who will be in the Royal Box for the Wimbledon Tennis Final. I don't know how many guesses we're allowed but here are my predication's, let me know what you guesses are!</div>
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Ed Sheeran</div>
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Pippa Middleton</div>
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<i>Place your bets!</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">If you'd like more to know about the evening you can visit <a href="http://sports.ladbrokes.com/sports-central/wimbledon-summer-party/index.html">here</a> for more information.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What the hell has happened in the UK lately? Summer has officially arrived and we have been blessed with some absolutely gorgeous weather. Can you believe that London reached temperatures of 35 degrees last week?!? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Phowar, it was a bit warm</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're anything like me, you would not have been prepared for this hell fire weather and would of most definitely struggled to dress yourself for an entire week in different clothes that didn't create a sweaty puddle around your feet.<br /><br />I really needed to add a few summer essentials to my wardrobe and I always find Primark is a great place to do that. If I ever need long, summery, flowy (<i>is that a word?</i>) summery items, I always seem to find them here! They always seem to be long enough and they don't break the bank, so I thought I'd share my summery purchases with you lot.<br /><br />*<i>Here's a lil game you can play: Spot the burnt dry grass, me blinking in a photo and my cat making his first fashion haul début...I'm such a professional blogger. So swish n' all that.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you enjoying the weather? More prepared than me I hope!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**It would be a Maxi skirt on any one below 5.9ft but it's a bit of a midi skirt on my lanky self.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01606479135209695852noreply@blogger.com9