I’ve Got Some News…

It’s been a while since I came on my blog let alone wrote a post. When I started my blog I wanted it to be a place where I could express my feeling and opinions, and share with anyone that would read the activities and journeys that I do. I always knew I would never stick it out and be able to write continuous posts, day after day. I get bored! Not with writing or sharing just with having to do something every day (some people call this lazy but I’ll stick with I get Bored).

Anyway like the title suggests I actually have some exciting news that I wanted to write about so I could look back on it one day. I’M GOING TO AMERICA!! No-one will ever know how excited I am to be able to go to a place I have never been before. But the excitement doesn’t stop there… I’M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD FLORIDA! Disney is everything to me, I love the songs, the characters and especially the atmosphere that Disney produces. The Magic! It’s crazy I know that a 19 years old woman believes in the magic of Disney, but how can you not when you’ve been brought up to believe every word, every princess, prince and character says. I don’t care what people think I never have, Disney is the one place I can’t wait to be. 4 weeks and counting by the way…

So I finally accepted the chance to go to the most magical place on earth after having the craziest thoughts of wanting to turn the opportunity down. How can someone plan a trip to the other side of the world with 4 months till the departure date? My sister that’s who! With flights, accommodation, VISAs and a transfer; there was nearly a chance there wasn’t enough time. But with now 4 weeks to go me, my 2 sisters, 2 Nieces and my brother-in-law are now successfully ready for the holiday to begin. Some people call that cutting it fine but last minute holidays are always the best!! However I do want to walk you through the process that we so nearly didn’t complete…

Flights
This was the first thing we gathered to do. It was harder than it should have been because before we could find a room to stay we needed to know when we were able to fly out. After trying to find the perfect flight, taking in to context the price and when it departed, we finally found the right 9 hour, direct flight that wasn’t too expensive. We do have to travel 2-3 hours to the airport that we’re flying from but it was worth it to get it near enough £100 cheaper. After the flights were booked we had to figure out how many suitcases were need. We have settled with a 23KG large suitcase and a 10KG hand luggage each with the option of a handbag present. Not bad at all! 33KG is enough right?

Accommodation
This wasn’t as hard because we wanted a cheap hotel that had A/C and a couple of beds. Who goes to Disney World to stay in their rooms all day? However there were so many to choose from and then we actually decided to pay the little extra that we saved on the flights and stay within Disney!! eeekkk, I’m a child again! We then decided on the cheapest hotel within Disney, which was Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort! I don’t like sports and neither does my family but who cares when you’re in frigging Disney Land? After the hotel and flights were booked we needed to purchase the passes to allow us into the park, which actually turned out to be the most expensive part of the whole process. I’m not even going to scare you with the price of a ’14 Day All Parks’ Pass, it’s enough to give you a twitch.

VISA
If you don’t know what a VISA is, it’s a process that you have to go through to be able to enter the US. I don’t actually know if they are called that anymore, it might be called an ESTA now. Anyway I don’t know ahaha! You basically go on an official website that allows you enter several bits of detail about yourself. For example Name, Date of Birth, Employment Details and where you are going to be staying within the US. The VISA lasts either for 2 years or until your passport expires, whichever occurs first! Don’t be going to the US without one, I would hate to know what would happen.

If you’re going on holiday soon, I hope you have an amazing time!

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The youngest of 7…

As you may know if you’ve read earlier blog posts, I have six siblings, which makes me one of seven. The youngest! I don’t know what it feels like to be one of the older ones or the middle child and I don’t know if maybe it’s a different experience. Don’t get me wrong everyone will be different, but for me this is what I believe is different between being the youngest and being the oldest!

Firstly I’m the type of person that takes things in from my surroundings, some say this is snooping I say it’s wanting to listen. Yes, I would say I’m a great listener because I prefer hearing people’s opinions and problems to voicing my own without thought! I like to think things over and make sure I fully understand something! Which makes being the youngest sibling not all that great. Why?? Because you’re meant to look up to your siblings and Mine they’re not all that great at being role models. They like to party, get drunk and cause arguments! And Well im like a sponge, I soak it all in…

Drinking:
I don’t drink! Yes I’m a 19 year old who doesn’t drink, you’re surprised right? This is mainly because I don’t like the thought of not being in control of my body because it’s so intoxicated. My brother says it’s because I’m miserable and don’t like to have a good time. Who says you need alcohol to have a good time? Also being the youngest you see stuff you never un-see! For example, your sister violently vomitting because she downed a bottle of red wine. Or waking up to see your brother laid in his own urine on the bathroom floor! Yeah as you can tell haven’t had the best experiences of alcohol use! So I choose not to drink it… I honestly don’t mind being the designated driver! 

Boyfriends:
I wrote a blog post about the different boyfriends my sister had had! It talked about what I hated about each and every one of them, including the current one! I think because I’m a listener I tend to pay more attention to the two when they’re together! I listen to arguments (nosey I know, probably shouldn’t do that), how they act around each other and the personality that the boyfriend has! Okay, I admit it I’m a judger! But I can’t help it! And honestly, the countless boyfriends and girlfriend that my siblings have brought home have put me off having a relationship for life! *sarcasm* Hopeless romantic me? 

The Punch Bag:
Okay,okay I don’t mean in the sense of an actual punch bag, but in terms of being the one that is picked on! I do realise that I sound like a 5 year old in a playground! But it’s true, when you’re youngest you are the child that everyone finds it funny to pick on. From the dead arms to the small insults! You just can’t get away from it! 

Anyway,these are a few things that happen due to being the youngest, this might be completely different for you, but for me this is life on a daily business! It is the same for you?? 

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Sibling’s Significant Others…

Siblings are the people that you’re meant to either look up to or look out for. So when they first bring a parter or fling home to meet the family, you feel like you have the right to judge them. Over the years, being the youngest of 7, I have had plenty of duds, players and pigs brought home. And it has definitely made me the sibling that judges everyone. However, most of the partners have slowly won my heart! Some are even like siblings to me also because I can’t remember a time when they weren’t there. 

However, there is one sister that is disastrous when it comes to men. She’s older then me but younger than the others. I don’t know if I find it hard to accept her partners because they’re morons or if we’re so close that I don’t want to let go of her yet?? She’s 3 years older than me and has had around 4 main, brought-home-to-meet-the-family relationships. I’ve hated and hate all except 1. There was Mr Gob! As you can tell he was the one who wouldn’t stop talking. The worst thing was he was always talking about him self… Number 2: Mr Make Yourself at Home! He’d come round and you’d think he lived with us. He’d be in our fridge, watching our TV and using our internet, all without asking. Total douchebag! He’d even turn up when my sister wasn’t there… Let’s skip to moron number 4; Mr Main Douche – her current boyfriend and now the father to my soon to be born Nephew. Honestly, the worst out of the 4. He doesn’t pay for anything, thinks he knows every bit of knowledge about every subject and he has to be with my sister every waking hour, it’s like they’re handcuffed together. If there was anyone else who could have fathered my Nephew I would have preferred it; man, women or animal – anything would be better. 

Anyway, why is it so hard to accept the people your family bring home? Is it just the way you think or details that they can’t see?? 

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REVIEW: Abandoned by Anya Peters

One word… Heartbreaking!

Basically, abandoned is a real life story about a girl who was sexually abused from the age of 7 by her uncle. The story line is simply that Anya has been left with her aunt from the moment she was born. Anya looks up to her aunt and refers to her as Mummy. However, the uncle doesn’t feel the same love towards her and doesn’t see her as his own. So when Anya becomes the oldest girl living in his house, he starts to sexually abuse her. When she finally voices what he has been doing, its 7 years later. The book then goes on to mention how her destroyed childhood affected the way she grew up, leading to saddening events. 

This book is the so sad to read, at some points whilst reading I found myself literally scowling at the page reading what this man put this poor, defenceless child through. Knowing that this is a true story made me mad, how can you be physically mad at a book? It was written truthfully with so much detail that my skin was crawling. This description might make you think I hated the book, but I didn’t. Reading it made me open my eyes to things that you might not be able to see. I have a niece that is 7 years old and the thought of someone doing this to her, makes me feel sick. 

I don’t know how to say I liked the book without it sounding like I loved the story. I hated the story and the things that were done to her, but the book was brilliant to read. Do you know what I mean? It was gripping, I read it in 2 days and it had this heartbreaking pull that made me want to continue reading. Books like this show how easily one chapter in your life can continue to haunt you and change the way you live. It was a great book and I’m so glad I read it. Well Done Anya Peters!

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My First Year of Driving 🚗 | Part 2

After passing just 7 months after my 17th birthday, I was one of the youngest at sixth form to have a car and be able to drive it. From the “You’ve passed” part of the test I mention in my earlier post, I was set to get on the road immediately! When you pass your test and you’re able to go anywhere there’s a sense of freedom. You don’t have to rely on someone to take you to the shop or give you and your friends a lift. You are completely free to do what you want! Here’s my experience of driving after getting the tests out of the way…

Judgement
This was defiently the first feeling I felt in the early months of passing. Judgement refers to driving people who have so many years of driving under their belt. It’s a feeling you get when you have to taxi around your older siblings or you parents. They say they’re not judging the way you drive but of course they are! I’m a timid and shy person, so having to deal with the feeling of being watched whilst driving really shook me to the core! I felt so anxious about driving people, who could already drive that I refused to do it. I hated the pressure. It’s strange because looking back I could get in my car on my own and feel completely relaxed behind the wheel, but put someone with 15 years experience in with me and I did everything wrong. Over a year, I still hate driving people around but not because I feel judged or pressured but because I’m sick of being everyone’s taxi service. The judging definitely wears off eventually.

Breaking Down
Breaking down is absolutely the scariest and most embarrassing part of owning a car. 5 months after passing, my 13 year old car decided it didn’t want to run any longer. For it to work you had a choice, to either sit in the freezing cold or listen to music. (Don’t judge but I chose music every time). If you had both on, you’d be rolling along at 60mph and the engine would switch off. I’d panic instantly every time, ‘what do I do?’, ‘please start, please start, please start!’ This mantra continued until the engine finally fired back up. I’m the person who never had credit on my phone, so I’d always wonder what I’d have to do, it was terrifying. Anyway a month after the millionth break down, we found the problem and Peggy starts up like a beauty! Touch wood that never happens again.

Running over an Unidentifed Object
Reading this you’re probably thinking, you knocked down an animal?, well actually it was a cone! You know them bright orange triangular things that are on building sites?  Somehow one got lodged up into the bottom of my car and ripped off my exhaust. Okay okay, I ran over it thinking it was something soft and unharmful, to then regretting it when my car was scrapping something along whilst driving. I stopped, looked and realised what it was, and face-palmed so hard. The most embarrassing moment of my driving life so far…

That was my first year of driving, it was definitely more traumatic than I ever thought it would be. Happy Drivng!!

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LINK TO PART 1 OF MY FIRST YEAR OF DRIVING!

My First Year of Driving 🚗 | Part 1

It’s getting very close to my birthday now and I can’t believe, I’ve been driving for nearly 2 years! On the 2nd June 2014, I officially passed my driving test. After two failed attempts, I passed! Third time lucky really did occur here! I had this post planned for ages but never got round to it; I wanted to share my driving experience and discuss everything that could go wrong and the things that definitely did. From failing my test to running over something that I shouldn’t. From stressing to feeling judged. It’s probably the most stressful time of my life. So, this is my first year driving experience!! Better late than never, ey?!? 

The Theory Test
I’m not sure if the process is the same in different countries, but in the UK you have to pass two different tests. Which means first you have to do a sit down test of the safety of the road and the you have to solve the different scenarios of what you have to look out for. To be honest this is the easiest part of the process; it’s basic knowledge that you should know even if you don’t drive. So when I turned 17, the first thing I did was book the test, because there is always a waiting list. Three months, 45 minutes and around £40 later, I proudly celebrated passing first time on my theory test. I got so optimistic and even a little cocky that I thought the practical test would be a doddle… Oh how I was wrong!

The Practical Test
3 months after my theory, I took my first driving test. It was a disaster waiting to happen… I arrived at the centre ready and waiting and the person that took the test didn’t show up?!? I had booked for one day and they failed to inform me that they had changed the date to the next day. I was so disheartened that it totally threw me… 2 minutes into the test the next day I ran up a kerb and instantly failed. The worst thing was that I knew from that moment that I had screwed up but still had to continue with the 45 minute test…
I booked again and luckily there was a cancellation for 2 weeks time. I was so sure that I would do better… Let’s just say no! I didn’t see a national speed limit sign and continued driving at 30 miles per hour and got overtook twice. I got back to the centre and was thinking “I’ve passed”, to be disheartened again by realising that I’d failed for going too slow. TOO SLOW! Who gets failed for driving too bloody slow, me that’s who!
I was just about to give up, until 1 month later I took the damn test again. Another £62 gone and I just couldn’t care less if I was gonna fail or pass. I got so use to failing that I was sure it was going to happen again. But this time I had a different test person and he looked a little bit more softer round the edges than the other man. And he was! He made me feel so relaxed and calm that I sailed through the test without any noticeable majors. “Congratulations you’ve passed!” Was the only thing I heard and I couldn’t believe it. This time instead of crying over failure, I was crying because I never had to take another driving test again! 

There’s the first part of my first year of driving! I’ll fill you in on the rest tomorrow!

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August Favourites 2015!

I can’t believe that September is on our doorsteps already! August have flown by like a blink of an eye. It’s gone so quickly that I hardly have any new favourites under my belt, but I thought I’d share with you some of the stuff I have been loving…

Books
I know, I know the term books isn’t very specific, but I’ve found myself drifting towards the book stores and the aisles in supermarkets. I haven’t got a certain genre that I love, so if a book catches my eye it is bound to end up in my basket! My favourite two have obviously been the ones that I have written reviews about! Therefore grey and Baibies in Waiting have taken over most of my evenings during the month of August. A good book is what I look forward to, more people should read because you have the ability to create a story into what you think it should be. 

Switched at Birth
Switched at birth is a American TV series that is available to watch on Amazon Prime. Basically its about two babies that were accidentally given to the wrong parent. There are secrets, arguments and a lot of catching up to do for the 16 years that were missed! I never thought It would be so good! All four previous series are available and throughout august this has been the programme I have been dying to watch. In about two weeks I got through three of the series, I’m currently half way through series four and I’m dreading it to end. I really have no idea what I’ll do with my life once I’ve finished! 

MCoy’s Crinkle Cut Crisps
During summer you eat rubbish and lounge about at home most of the time, well I do anyway! The snack I have been grabbing a little more than I should has been the cheese & onion flavoured Mcoys. I don’t know why they are so good but they are and I can shamefully admit to wanting to eat a six pack in an hour. They’re so flavoursome and addictive that I can’t help but eat them! 

Sorry there aren’t as many faves as normally but I have been lazy and haven’t done anything exciting! Hope you’ve had a great summer and happy September! 

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REVIEW: Babies in Waiting by Rosie Fiore

Let me start by saying this is the best £1 I’ve spent on a book from a charity shop! Not only did I get an amazingly enjoyable book to read, the Mind charity got my money to put towards an amazing charity!

The basic storyline to this book is that there are three different women, all different ages with different stories as to how they got pregnant, who are all due in September! It talks about the different stages a woman goes though when they are pregnant. It was so interesting to read and the stories from each woman where so intriguing. Each pregnancy was so different, during pregnancy and after. The different stories from the women were ingredible to read and even though it’s written so honestly it makes me excited to have children when I’m older… Maybe that’s a women’s intuition to want mini versions of themselves?!?  

Anyway through out the book it made me cry, made me laugh, and it made me read with a continuous grin on my face! I loved it dearly!! I have never heard of the author Rosie Fiore but this book alone had me googling her and the other books she has written. I can’t wait to read her other creations. I’m still buzzing slightly from the storyline and the ending, I need to hug and squeeze a chubby little baby right now! No I’m not a weirdo, my sisters pregnant with my first nephew and I just can’t wait! My nephew best be born on time! 

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Review: Grey by E.L. James

E.L James is the author of the very famous writer of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. These three books are all from the point of view of Anastasia Steele, a 21 year old former student, who falls in love with a rich business man, Christain Grey, who loves to exercise control in many ways. The book grey is the same story told in Christians point of view. I loved it! It was definitely more vivid then the original three but it didn’t stop me from wanting to continuously read it.

The best part of this book is that it refreshes what you’ve read once before. You find your self getting lost in the book and thinking ‘oh yeah I remember this happen!’ It is so intriguing to read and see how differently each person reacts to what has happened. You can see why Grey is completely messed up and you can learn the horrifying truth of his past. It really puts his behaviour into presepective! 

This book is only Christians point of view for what happens in the first book fifty shades of grey! I really hope James releases books for both fifty shades darker and fifty shades freed. Even though Grey will never be as good of the original fifty shades, it is a real joy to read and I can’t help but love it!! E.L James is an amazing writer and I believe I will continue to read any other books she decides to release. I guess James really does aim to please!

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P.S I realise that my blog has become endless reviews of books and films that I have had the pleasure in reading. I do hope they are either helpful or fun to read. bye!! x

I’m practically American…

…Just Kidding! I went to my local sweet shop that sells different sweets or candy from all over the world. I didn’t go mad like I thought I would, with the mountain of different sweets in store I thought I’d be packed to the brim with all these sweets. I walked into the shop to be surprised by how different the stuff was compared to the British Candy; they had more choice, they were bigger and on sweetness level tooth rottingly bad. However, I pottered out of the store 3 or so hours later, (a little dramatic I must say), with two items. They were the two items that I had longed to try, so I thought I’d share my experience with American Candy…

Hostess’ Twinkies
Growing up watching American movies and TV programmes these were mention sooo often, that there was no way that I couldn’t buy a pack. I’ve wanted to try these for so long that as soon as I got back to the car, I ripped the box open and took my first mouthful. I nearly died… I have sensitive teeth, so the sweetness shocked my nerve to the core. I wanted them sooo bad to be good that I felt a little let down. But the taste wasn’t all that bad, it tasted good. But they could do to be less sweet and half the size; I couldn’t finish a whole one in a single sit in.

Jolly Ranchers
I’ve also seen these brightly coloured, boiled sweets everywhere. Also boiled sweets are normally the sweets I go for and I just couldn’t help but get a bag. I wasn’t disappointed at all! Initially I thought these would be the item I hated most out of the two. I now have to physically stop myself from going in for another because of the warning on the side saying about the Artificial Flavours and Colours. Out of all the flavours my favourite is Blue Raspberry. Not only does it taste amazing, it also paints your tongue blue. I love them…

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P.S. All opinions mentions in this post are of my own opinion, and they shouldn’t be taken to heart. Also sorry for being dramatic and exaggerated in this post! Bye!