Direct Sales & why you shouldn't disregard them straight away

Hi my name is Lulu and I wanted to tell you a little bit more about why I became an Independent Presenter with Younique.

I was looking for a source of income for sometime as back in 2012 I was diagnosed with a chronic condition which has changed my life and not for the better. The best way to describe it to you is a Collagen defect within my body. It's a very complex illness so to sum it up quickly is hard but I will give it a try.

A common definition of collagen usually includes the phrase “connective tissue,” however, this definition barely scratches the surface of its true meaning. You can find collagen in a variety of forms, performing a variety of functions, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes and almost everywhere in between.

Although my illness is primarily a joint problem, it also effects my internal organs that function by moving too. Digestive, Respiratory etc.

I went from a bubbly, super hyper active woman to one crippled every day by pain. Not many people understand it but maintaining my full time job was impossible with all of this going in so I had to leave.

Younique allows me to work from home, doing what hours I can manage. After feeling helpless and worthless for so long I am now growing in confidence and happy that I can now contribute towards my home and life financially.

In Younique you aren't ever on your own, I have a fabulous team of hard working, lovely ladies helping me every step of the way. Not only has Younique given me some independence it has also allowed me to make some fabulous, life long friends.

Many people roll their eyes at direct sales companies, I ask them to just spare a thought for the people like me and for everyone else that isn't in an ideal situation.

I didn't just get involved in any direct sales company, I chose Younique for a reason. The naturally based, cruelty free, hypoallergenic products was what first caught my eye. I have learnt so much more since joining and like I said before have gained such a great network of support in my work too.

So that my friends is why I chose to be an Independent Presenter with Younique :)

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Up North it's Better

This is just a quick post that will sum up why I prefer it up North to London so far.

Within the first week I had a new GP at a surgery that is basically over the road from me.  She was lovely.  In London 9 times out of 10 I would come out of an appointment feeling worse or just wishing the doctor had actually listened.  This GP ticked every box for GREAT during my appointment and when you've got a long term condition a doctor like this is gold dust.

The doctor surgery can do blood tests there and then, no more pointless journeys and then hours of queing at the hospital for me, just so I can go and have a blood test which might I add is close to number one, if not number one on my list of phobias.

They also do other things there and then like contraceptive injections and smear tests.  Sorry to just throw it in here but I thought I would seeing as it's #nofeargosmear month and I have recently been called up for my first one.  Now I know I don't have to travel the earth to get something that is dreaded by everyone done.  I can just go over the road and  my requested GP will do it instead of someone I don't know/trust.

I can also get my repeat prescriptions online! a proper novelty for an ex Londoner.  Also I can book all of my appointments online.  So much of the stress behind even booking a GP appointment has been taken away.  The relief these simple changes have on me is almost a new type of treatment for my condition in itself! CALM AS A CUCUMBER!

I could go on and on about the NHS here as it is a big factor as to why I like it so much more but obviously not everyone is a medical disaster like me.

I also cannot get enough of one of the local takeaways.  I never even ate fish until I tried it here.  AMAZING.  My new Friday night kebab is now Cod and Chips!

Whale and Chips

I just can't get over how much more cheaper everything is here.

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200 Miles From 'Home'

As of Friday the 12th of September 2014 my boyfriend and I have lived in our new house for 2 weeks.

2 whole weeks have gone so quick! - I haven't had time to blog at all.  My original excuse was going to be I wouldn't have wifi at first, however... I had wifi within the first 12 hours of being here! YAY!  That made the upheaval so much easier to cope with. (sad but true)

Anyway, there is more to life than wifi (lol who am I kidding?) and moving house is a stressful time, especially when it's over 200 miles away from where you used to live.  Some nights I haven't even had enough time to sleep at the end of the day.  There is so much to think about and the more tasks you begin the more you realise how unprepared you are.  Even making spaghetti.  I realised all too late that I didn't have a drainer...

10 years ago I would never have thought I would be living here.  In fact one year ago I would never have thought it but I am and it's great.

So many people have been asking me why I have moved from Essex to Yorkshire, horror clearly displayed over their face.  (At least try and disguise it guys!) and I haven't really known what to say.  Well I have known, I just didn't know where to start.

London isn't what it used to be.  I did do a post not so long ago about it called The Ugly Side of London.  So that's a huge reason as well as the fact I have got no where in the last 27 months with the NHS in London.  All I've had is a diagnosis and lots of medication thrown at me, I need more than this to have a proper life.  Not just promised treatments that never actually happen.  I want to be able to breathe without having to puff away on my asthma inhaler and I want to be able to go out and have enough room to swing a cat! (not that I have one or would ever do that...)  The price of property is also a hell of a lot cheaper.  The place my boyfriend and I own now was rented out before we bought it as a 4 bedroom house for less than what we was paying for a 1 bedroom, damp flat in London!  How could we turn that down?

We are also not in the middle of nowhere as everyone keeps ignorantly assuming, 2 minutes walk down the road from me is my doctor's surgery a Boots, a Superdrug, lots of restaurants a Greggs a Subways, the most amazing Fish & Chips shop an Argos extra, a petrol garage and even a cinema!  If this is the middle of nowhere, I quite like it.

Our beautiful new garden!

We haven't had anytime to decorate yet but most certainly will be putting our own stamp on the place as soon as possible.  Posts with photos to follow!

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Our Leavers Meal

So instead of packing, sorting out my medication (as I am moving more than 200 miles away) or visiting the bank to transfer the money for the new mortgage I am writing this.. As if I have time! But I do... A girl needs a break lol.

Moving is so stressful.  Especially when it's more than 200 miles away, I need to organise joining a new Doctors too.  The list is endless.  I actually need to make this mental list into a proper one because I am super forgetful and a total ditz. AHHHH.

Anyway. I just wanted to tell you all about my leavers meal.  We did it 2 weekends ago as originally I was moving up last week (before Joe) but luckily we changed our plans and are now going up later this week together.

I just wanted to thank everyone who came.  You all made the effort and I am so grateful.  I didn't quite realise the restaurant was in the middle of no where but we all did make it and we all ate well and got merry on booze.

I will miss everyone who came so much, my heart breaks a little at the thought of being so far away from you all but it's for a better life for myself and Joe so it's a move for the best!

I will miss those that didn't make it too.  My best friend since we were 4 years old couldn't make it because she was about to drop her baby lol, great timing girl ;)

Then there is the other several of you who live so far away anyway that I couldn't possibly make you travel all that way just for a meal.  You were there in spirit lol.

An event like this really makes you realise who would move heaven and earth for you to make sure you're okay and happy.

Thank you Kelly, Christopher, Amy, Jill, Paull, Anthony, Emma, Maddie and Jasmine for coming! oh and Joey, you turned up for our leavers do too lol.

Much Love! ♥

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Like, Love, Loathe #4

With Bex from Futures and Sarah from Life in a Breakdown

LIKE... I like the fact myself and Joey finally got to start Alphabet dating last week! We are being awkward and doing it out of order... Our excuse is the big move.  We wanted to start it off with the Aquarium for A but just couldn't fit it in.  Plus we're trying to do things on a budget.  What would you do for A? this weekend we managed to do date B and C! (post on it's way!)

LOVE... I love the fact that it's only 3 sleeps until myself and Joey move out of London and into Yorkshire! Our own house! We're both so excited and anxious at the same time.  We cannot wait to start decorating!

LOATHE... The negative people in regards to us moving.  If you can't think of anything nice to say don't say anything at all!

L.U.x

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The ugly side of London

I used to be so proud of being from London.  I was London through and through, even as a kid I used to be so content at the fact I was born and lived in London.

When I was 8 years old I moved a little out of London and into Essex, no one really cared for Essex until the itv show, The Only Way is Essex came about.  Suddenly it was the place to be, a hot spot for clubbing and going out.  It was just home to me lol, some people unfortunately began to see it as a place for dizzy girls and high heels... It's really not though! It's just a slightly greener version of London.

According to my current house address, I don't live in London, I live in Essex, however it's so close that I might as well just live in London... It's literally just down the road.  I could literally dance on the border, be two places at once in seconds.

I'm moving out of London at the end of August and unfortunately I'm no longer as proud as punch to be from there.  I'm actually glad to be getting away.

Yesterday I was using London transport to get to my Chiropractor and Acupuncture sessions and the things I see and came across on just those journeys made my blood run cold.

Things like this never used to happen 20 years ago.  Or not as often.

On the way to my house before my appointment a woman sat in front of myself and Joe on the central line.  We had a new mattress topper with us, all folded up in a bag, we'd just collected it from Kelly's house (my boyfriends sister) ready for our new house and the look she gave us for having it with us.

I could understand if it was rush hour but it wasn't.  It was about 2 o' clock in the afternoon!

Anyway, the woman continued to look unimpressed.  I avoided eye contact with her but could see her look of disapproval, anyone who uses the underground knows that no eye contact is one of the golden rules, you just don't make it, ever lol.

We tried to ignore her, there was only about 5 people in the entire carriage so it wasn't busy at all, like I said it was about 2 o' clock in the afternoon.  Maybe she had a bad mattress as well and was super jealous, I have no idea...

I actually wrote about this woman in my Like, Love, Loathe #4 post a few days ago.  (She was under loathe of course.)

To cut a long story short in addition to the looks of disapproval, she left about 5 items of rubbish on the train and just got up like she'd never heard of a bin! Now that's something to disapprove of.  She looked at it as she got up, it's not like she was just a dolly day dream and forgetful. She purposely did this! I just thought what a selfish, lazy, tramp!

Once we'd dropped the mattress topper off at my Mum's we got a cab to my appointment.  This didn't go to plan either but it has nothing to do with the ugly side of London so I won't go into it.

I had both my appointments and set about going back to Kelly's in Mile End. (We at he time was looking after her cat while she was away)

At the central line station which I won't name and shame, a girl who I think was younger than me just randomly started screaming, shouting and swearing really loudly.  There was an old man on the bench and he appeared to be really drunk.  Bottle of drink in his hand etc.

Regardless of either of these 2 peoples whereabouts he told her to watch her mouth, which I think is fair enough in a public place.  In retaliation she stomped right over to him and spat on him.

She then continued her assault by throwing the contents of her bottle of coke all over him.  I was gob smacked with what I'd just witnessed across the platform! No one did anything to interfere or help.  Not one person.  The train then went past and she was gone.  She'd got away with it.

By the time we got onto our train and arrived at Mile End, everyone had seemed to have forgotten about the ordeal.

On our way out of the station my boyfriend see a woman struggling with a really heavy suitcase up the stairs.  He asked her if she needed help.

What astounds me is that she looked more shocked that someone in London had offered to help her than anyone did at this young girl throwing coke and spitting on an old man sat on a bench!

Things like this totally shadow all the good things about London.  It's really not a nice place to live anymore.

L.U.x

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Like, Love, Loathe #4

With Bex from Futures and Sarah from Life in a Breakdown

LIKE... I like the fact that I can now share with the world that I am moving house! I would like to write more but I will save it all for another post.  At last Joey and I have our own house! :-)

LOVE... I love the fact that everyone worth while are coming to the pub to send us off this Saturday.  Although because of my condition I hate nights out (I need a seat after a little bit) hoping I get one or I may need a piggy back.  I'm very excited to see everyone!

LOATHE... The train journey I just did.  Some woman sat on the central line opposite me, she ate her crisps then put the packet on the seat next to her, got a wet wipe out, used it on her hands and then put it on the seat next to her, put her cheap false nails on and then put the packet they came from on the seat next to her!  She then got out a can of drink, drank it then put it behind her between the window and her seat.  She got off at the same stop as me and just left all of her rubbish!? I said to Joe really loudly, hasn't she heard of a bin? She gave me a dirty look but carried on.  I then made a point of pointing out every bin she walked past on the platform.  It went ignored.  Grr, LITTER BUGS! It's so lazy and trampy.

L.U.x

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Blogspiration

I don't know how bloggers come up with the concept of their blog posts but mine normally ping into my head in the middle of the night. *Ping!*

I have to grab my iPad, click on the notes app and write it down as by the next morning I'd have forgotten all about it. Unfortunately I was blessed with a brain like a sieve...

(Must invest in a bed side notebook as once I've stared at my iPad long enough to jot the notes down I'm wide awake again.) whoops.

If someone would like to remind me of the above paragraph too I'd be forever grateful as like I said, brain like a sieve. ;)

Anyway last night I lay in bed and I was singing Frozen songs in my head. Does anyone else do that? I have an iPod on loop stashed in there I swear!

On that particular night it was 'First time in forever' (this story has a point, I promise)

I had the sudden urge to sing it out loud, then I remembered I can't sing... (And it was the middle of the night)

*ping!* I could write a post on 10 things that I wish I could do. Everyone can relate to wishing they possessed talents they don't! Bingo!

So I grabbed my iPad, number one would be, to be able to sing like Christina Aguilera.

Then I had to think of number two, it then dawned on me... How negative is it to write a list of things you can't do?

With my medical conditions there's a hell of a lot of things and I didn't want to depress myself or my readers so I thought about just putting the idea to sleep and hitting the hay myself.

Then I thought no, I will not give up I'll do a list of 10 things I can do instead! (Vain but positive)

I am not sure if I can come up with 10 exactly... But I will give it my best shot throughout the week!

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Like, Love, Loathe #3

With Bex from Futures and Sarah from Life in a Breakdown

LIKE... I like the fact I'm back for week 3 of my Like, Love, Loathe post already! how time flies! I am seeing Joey twice during the week this week instead of just the once, what's not to like about that?

LOVE... I love with a capital L the fact my Mum has now given up smoking for 19 months! I have noticed a leap for the good in both of our health.  Well done MUM!!!

LOATHE... The hospital this week.  LOATHE LOATHE LOATHE! I still haven't heard from them, the NHS are a joke, I have been waiting since January and I'm just getting worse and worse, bunging me with stronger tablets at each GP appointment isn't the road I want to go down but until UCH write to me about my appointment it's the only road I can take...

L.U.x

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Alphabet dating

I decided I would hop on to the 'Alphabet dating' craze!

I thought it was a new craze to be honest but after a little research I discovered that yet again I am just very late to jump on the band wagon.

I am not posting to my blog as much as I like at the moment as I am SUPER BUSY! I promise I can tell you what with very, very soon.  I also promise it's a valid reason for once ;) I am having one of the most self inflicted stressful times ever but it will all be worth it.  Once I can reveal it will open so many doors to so many posts on here too so I am super, duper excited.

So back to Alphabet dating... Basically Joey and I always seem to go on the same type of dates over and over and as much as I love him I just fancied doing something a little bit more different!

I suggested Alphabet dating to him on the tube the other day and he did look a little vacant/scared.

'What is it?' he asked... *with a huge gulp as if I'd just asked him to go shark bating butt naked*

Basically Joey or myself get a letter of the Alphabet.  We did tick, tack, toe and I got A.  I was a little disappointed... I hate starting but I guess I could set the par! ;)

You go through the alphabet taking a letter each time... Our next date will be planned by Joey and it will be all to do with the letter B!

I hope that's explained it well enough, it's so late and I am tired but when the blogging inspiration bites you cannot rest!

So A.

I have a few ideas after falling at the first hurdle and searching for inspiration on 'A date' ideas via Google...

Joey doesn't read my blog so I am safe to discuss the potential surprise here ;)

The first thing that came into my mind was abseiling.  Growing up it was one of my favourite things to do but then I remembered my stupid condition and why I no longer do it...

Boohoo, however I am not giving up!

We've never been to an Art Gallery before... Not sure if he'd appreciate it though, he's not the arty type and I don't like being on my feet for too long as it causes havoc on my joints.

I then thought Apple bobbing? lol.  Would be a laugh but not sure if it's long enough!

Anyone got any ideas?

I will be posting all about our A date when it happens! I think I may need your help though...

L.Ux

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Like, Love, Loathe #2

With Bex from Futures and Sarah from Life in a Breakdown

LIKE... Although I miss Chewi like mad since he passed away and I still keep thinking of him as if he is about to come bounding down the road to me, tail wagging and tongue hanging out he's now back home and this comforts me.  I didn't like to think of him all alone.  He was put down 2 weeks and 1 day ago and we couldn't be with him when this happened.  They called us half way through his operation to let us know he had a huge tumour on his liver.  They said it would be kinder to let him stay asleep so my Nan agreed to let him stay asleep and go to heaven peacefully and out of pain.  Yesterday we received his ashes so he is no longer alone and is back with us.   Glad to have you back old pal.

LOVE... So my pillow exploded.  It was the only pillow I would ever use, I just can't get comfortable with any other pillow, naturally I was devastated, anyone that loves sleep as much as me would understand.  It looked like a duck had exploded in my room there was a sea of white feathers EVERYWHERE, I wish I had taken a picture.  I soon got over the loss of my pillow however when I received my new latex pillow as recommended by my beautiful friend Maxi.  It's amazing, so much so I already have plans for a latex mattress! Sleepover? :)

LOATHE... This week I loathe the fact I haven't been able to dedicate any more time to my blog. It's been super busy and I'm disappointed that I haven't given it more time this week, silly illnesses! Sorry blog! Off to the Chiropractor now and when he clicks my neck, owhhhh... that's another loathe for sure, I always think I'm going to die!

Happy Hump Day everyone!

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Like, Love, Loathe #1

I decided to jump on Bex from Futures and Sarah from Life in a Breakdown's linky!

They post on a Tuesday so I am a little behind but I'm glad to be joining in! Hello!

LIKE... Although I've had a pretty rubbish week the weather has been great, when I'm not sharing a bed with Joe the heat hasn't stopped me from sleeping as much as it did last year.  The medication I have been prescribed to help with my disturbed sleep pattern may just be helping that a little too but I'm not complaining!  Sleep is good!

LOVE... Well this week was packed out with medical things for me but today I have absolutely nothing to do. My appointment for today has been rescheduled for tomorrow, it's before another one in totally different towns so it will be a busy day tomorrow but at least I get my 'do nothing, rest up' day today and in the sunshine! 

LOATHE... I've had my moan in yesterdays post lol.  I could write that I am so disappointed that the World Cup is over but that would be a LIE! Yay! I guess I could write here that I loathe negativity and I've felt a lot of that this week so I'll add that to my loathe section this week.  I'm feeling strangely positive today and I can't loathe that!

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The Moral of the Story is...

I wasn't going to post today but I needed somewhere to vent and thought... Blogging it will calm me down!

I wouldn't say I was raging so maybe 'calm me down' isn't the right phrase, I am however pretty miffed, miffed enough to need to express my miffedness lol.

I have to go to the chemist a lot because of my various health issues, I visit regularly because I have to take a lot of medication for these.  I normally get my repeat prescriptions  in 2 batches because there is so much.

On the 1st of July I had to pick up more of my pain medication as well as a few other prescriptions.  I had my appointment at the doctors, he printed and signed them.  I then had to sign the controlled drug register as the pain killers I am on are very strong, then I got to go to the chemist to pick them up.

This chemist is next door to the Super Market and because my hip and knee regularly 'go' so that I can no longer walk I don't go out on my own.  My Mum walked me to the chemist and said 'I will be in Super Market, wait here for your prescription and I will walk back with you.'  So I did.

After about 5 minutes I was called back to the desk, They couldn't give me the pain medication because it didn't specifically say how many times I should take it in one day.  I had to go back to the doctors.  Fair enough, rules are rules but I was already in agony from walking to the chemist from the doctors and I just didn't have the energy, fatigue always gets me if my subluxing joints don't beat it to it.

I asked about my other medication, could I have it? the paper work? - They wouldn't give it to me.  Said I needed to come back with the correct pain killer prescription first.  I felt like a criminal!  I said to them, part of the reason I am on these is because I find it difficult to walk but ok, I will go back to the doctors.

So I hobbled over to Super Market, eventually found my Mum (she doesn't believe in mobile phones) and we both had to go back to the doctors.  By this time I couldn't walk back again so while I sat in the doctors waiting my Mum went to pick my prescriptions up.

At last I got my prescriptions, what a fuss!  Dreading the fact I've got to do it all again tomorrow as they are legally only allowed to give me 30 pain tablets a time. (They last two weeks if I'm not in a flare up).

Tonight I was doing a quick check on all of my medication just to see what I was running out of as well as the pain medication.  I then see the label on the box of tablets I take for depression.

They've only given me the wrong dosage! Too high!

Luckily it's not anything that could have caused an over dose but imagine if they've done it to someone else?!!

I'm really only angry because the staff in there are so, so rude.  Once I was served by one lady and then given my medication by another, as I went to walk out she shouted at me 'ERM have you paid for that?' The cheek! 

The next time she gloated because my prescription pre payment card was out of date.  I quickly opened my purse and pulled out the new one, by accident I'd given her the old one.  She smirked and sneered at me until I pulled that out.  It was an accident, my eye sight isn't the best, why be so arrogant about it?

When my Mum went back to get my medication they wouldn't give it to her because she didn't have a receipt.

I'd already filled my Mum in on the drama I always get when I visit and the fact they had refused to give me anything back including a receipt.  So she looked at the girl who had refused to serve me (I had described her very well) and she said 'YOU DIDN'T GIVE HER ONE.'

They did give her my prescription after this but talk about choosing when to follow the rules!

As for being given the wrong dosage of my medication... It's obviously not just the till staff that are slacking at their jobs.

Never, ever using that chemist again!

Luckily going from 20mg back to 10mg isn't that much of an issue but I just needed to write this out because I can't get over how unprofessional they are in there.

Moral of the story is, CHECK EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE CHEMIST! JUST IN CASE!

L.U x

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Dream Diary | School

I don't know why but I keep dreaming I'm still at school.  I hate it because I hated school.  Sometimes I dream about Secondary School sometimes Primary.  I have no idea why because I left Secondary school 8, nearly 9 years ago now.

There does seem to be a recurring theme, I lose my bag, my blazer, there is always something wrong.

Last night I went back to year 11, so 16 years old and one of the demon teachers started shouting at me to get out of the class room.  I gave her what for (always been a gobby cow) and then my bag exploded and I was trying to pack it all away as quick as possible because everyone was staring...

One kid who was waiting to get to her seat to start her next class was being so rude to me and I remember saying, 'What year are you even in?' because when you think back the 11 year olds never challenged the 16 year olds lol.

I then dropped my school jumper in a puddle and it had porridge on it?! so I decided to go to the nurse and just pretend I had been sick so I could go home.

I woke up as soon as it was my turn to talk to the nurse.

I always wake up at those part of the dreams. WHY?

I'd really like to know why I keep having these dreams about difficult days at school.

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The Death of my Best Friend

Some will understand, some won't.

I have lost close family members before, it broke my heart but it felt nothing like this.

The fact we didn't know he was going to die, the fact it was so sudden and the fact we never got be be with him when he went makes it hurt so much more.

We didn't even know he had cancer, we thought it was a liver infection, but cancer? we didn't ever consider cancer.

The fact he couldn't tell anyone what was hurting gets to me the most.

Even though he had, had cancer without us knowing for so, so long he was still so happy, friendly, loving and as caring as the day we first met.

I started this post off with, 'Some will understand, some won't' and this is because the best friend I lost was a dog.

I now completely understand the saying a dog is a mans best friend.

Every time I hear a dog bark I think it's him.  I miss him flapping his ears about, his claws tap, tap, tapping on the floor, his little licks.

Although I am sad you are no longer with us, I am happy you're no longer in pain.  I know you're just a dog but the way you soldiered on as if nothing was wrong for so long is an inspiration to me.  You're the bravest and most dearest friend I have.  Although you were 'just a dog' you didn't deserve it all to end like this and I will never, ever stop loving you.  You are as good to me a friend as any human.  Sleep well Chewi.  I love you. 

xXx

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BEDM | Happy Birthday Georgia

Today my niece turns 6. It is also my uncles birthday so Happy Birthday to you too Uncle Terry. I'm not sure he'd appreciate a post dedicated all to him, well, I mean, he probably would but I'm sure he wouldn't mind me focusing on my niece for this post.


I won't go into it but I don't see my niece anymore.  I don't see a lot of that side of my family, I miss the kids so much and I know they miss me, I send them cards still so they know I still love them.

I was so happy when I found out she was going to be born.  I remember exactly where I was, I was in Sixth form in my Business class and I found out she was going to be a girl via text message, in my family I was the last girl to be born so I was super, super happy that finally there was another little girl coming along, it only took 18 years!

                                     

This post is associated with the blog challenge set by Elizabeth from rosalilium.com

'blog every day in May 2014'

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BEDM | Paris

This year I have already been a few places away from home, Egypt, Felixstowe, Paris and North Yorkshire. I did do a brief post on Egypt when I arrived home and I mentioned that I had some under water shots to upload yet, I still haven't got them developed (naughty) but I will soon and they will be all good for another post.

Today I will show you some shots I got in Paris.  My camera is actually broke so you'll have to enjoy my Samsung Galaxy shots... I've been lazy and not labeled the photos as to be honest I am not clued up on what most of them are anyway.

It was such a good day out, long but good.

As I can't walk or stand for long periods of time we got the tour bus, so worth every penny as we see the whole of Paris while sitting down!

Enjoy!

This post is associated with the blog challenge set by Elizabeth from rosalilium.com

'blog every day in May 2014'

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BEDM | Awkward moments

Letting slip a bit of information to someone that you could only know through Facebook stalking - WHOOPS

Calling your Boss 'MUM,'

Snort giggling through your nose when you have a cold... you've all done it!

When there is no toilet paper in the public toilet and your friend passes you a little square under the door so  you have to ask for more...

Predictive text messaging!

Being forced via emotional blackmail to name your baby after a relative who's name is so horrible you throw up a little in your mouth

When your 4 year old niece sees your spots and asks 'What are all those dots on your face?'

Trying to get passed someone in the street or a corridor and you both move the same way so it looks like you're doing a stupid dance

The 3rd time of saying 'PARDON?' you still can't hear/understand so you just smile and nod

You don't understand the joke but you laugh like it's the funniest thing you've ever heard

Crying at EastEnders...

When you go to a restaurant and the person sat in front of you is like 'Ooo that looks nice, can I try a bit?' NO!

Waving at a stranger you thought was your friend.. she's not them, in fact that's a man

When you forget your pin number... 

A child just sneezed all over their hands and now wants to hold hands with you

When no one likes that FaceBook status you thought was really, really witty

Accidental iMessage hopping - you know you've sent THE TEXT to the wrong person

When is your baby due? - Oh no... I'm just fat

Missed your stop on the train, you jump up like a complete loon, squeal then realise no one else knows you've got it wrong so just sit back down and wait for the next stop in style

This post is associated with the blog challenge set by Elizabeth from rosalilium.com

'blog every day in May 2014'

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