Nail Review

As I'm sat here drinking a glass of cider and black I was wondering what I could next blog about and it hit me. My nails :p


For my 21st my mum said that she would pay for me to have my nails done for my birthday night out. Not just a French manicure but Shellac on my finger nails and Minx on my toes. I was very excited about it. :D 

The pictures are off my phone so aren't great. You can see the designs on them though so it's okay. You can even see a small flower on my ring finger nail. That's because the nail technician was nice enough to put it on for a 21st present. :) 


The way they put the shellac on is a special UV nail polish that when put under UV light, sets and hardens. It's weird not having to be so fragile with them afterwards as they are hard. The process is quite messy though as the UV light sets the polish on skin as well. There's no damage done but it can be quite tricky to get it off the skin. They are quite hardy as well, my mum's lasted about 2 weeks and she only had to take it off because it started to grow out. Getting a French manicure style is probably the best for wear as it's harder to see when the nail grows so can be kept on until it starts to chip. Full colour may not look as good after a week or so. 


Mine have lasted just over a week and are starting to peel and chip now. A couple of chips were seen after a day but I think that's me being too rough with them. Overall I'd get it done again. However, I'm a poor student and can't afford it :/ 

On my toes I had minx done. As I can't afford to get them done often I had a bright design instead of simple metallic or block colour. The minx sheets are like stickers that they measure to fit the nail and cut out and shape to the right size. Once on they are heated, most likely with a hair dryer, for them to set to the nail. The technician told me that minx on the smallest toe nail has a preference to move as it's closest to the sides of shoes etc so she glued it on with super glue. I enjoyed these as well as there were so many different patterns and styles you could have. These also last until they grow out. The minx on my big toes kind of ruffled up but I think that's because I went out in heels on the day I got them done. As they are bright and busy it's not noticeable though. I would recommend getting this done as well. They are great for holidays and for general life as well. 


Both products are meant to get taken off by technicians however, the shellac can be taken off with acetone which is found in certain nail varnish removers. The minx would probably come off with heat, like a hair dryer as well :D 


Overall very happy with my nails and if I wasn't so poor I'd get them done more often :D 


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Need to make the most of it :)

So tomorrow I'm returning to Sheffield for my third and final year of study. It's quite daunting as I have to write a dissertation and at the moment I can't even remember what topic I chose which is highly inconvenient. I think it's on Youth Crime, along those lines anyway :p. 


Sat at my computer looking round my room which, to me, looks bare. However, it's not. At all. Anyone else that walks in here would think I'm still living in it. As everything I love has been packed it's not lacking the true sense of me now. Sounds corny I know but it's true. If you've been to uni and seen all your things packed up you'll understand. 


I'm very excited to move back to Sheffield and start having a life again but this year will be much busier than last year. Not in the sense of lectures as they are few and far between but finally I've found a sense of direction which I need to kick myself into gear to achieve. I've decided that I want to become an A level lecturer teaching Psychology. I think I'd be perfect because for some reason all my psychology teachers have been mental, especially at A level. I think I could keep that image going :p For this I probably should have chosen a teaching degree. Hindsight is a bitch however and I didn't so now I'm going to try and get on a PGCE not this year as I've missed it. To get onto this course though I need experience working with children so I'm trying to get some volunteering work at the local Guide group. If I get to do that then I'll be spending as much time there as possible. Also I need to try and find a job to earn some cash :/ At the current time this is quite difficult however, I'm going to try. This year, hopefully, will be filled with a job, volunteer work and studying. I was also thinking about joining a sports team as well. 


After all those goals I still want to make the most of my last year at uni so I'll still have to fit in going out as well. Phew! Just thinking about all the stuff I want to do is getting me out of breath ha! Loser I know. 


A bit of a funny story as well to add to the seriousness. My mum has very nicely bought me some items to take back with me food, toiletries etc and she put a bottle of Archers in as well. I noticed that the bottle was only half full and that we had a full one in the house so I swapped them however, I felt really bad about it. I've never read it but I know the story by Edgar Alan Poe about the ticking heart under the floor boards and the guilt swelling up until he couldn't take it any more. It was like that and I had to swap them back. My mum saw and just laughed at me because she thought I was stupid. She also added that I could take the full bottle if I wanted to. Moral to the story: Maybe just ask, it's easier. Ha! 


Feeling a bit sentimental about leaving home again. :( 
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Oh how silly things amuse me so

On television at the moment adverts seem to be almost 3 times longer than they used to be. This does bug the hell out of me but on the other hand I do have favourite adverts which amuse me a lot. 

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Compare the Market- This is my all time favourite advert at the moment. It's amazing. I don't have anything that I need to insure and even if there wasn't a cute toy being given away I'd still probably go to the website to purchase insurance. :) Genius. 

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Underdog- This is another brilliant advert just because of Joe Pasquale's voice as the dog. The opening line gets me "I've had a accident" It's probably only me that thinks it sounds like a small child has just wet themselves. :) 

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Skittles- I love skittles so most adverts including them, I enjoy. I love this one because of the end scene with the desk. Makes me chuckle. 

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M&Ms- The bit that makes me laugh is just after the guy says "Get in the bowl" and that single slice of bread hits him in the face. No idea why but I was in hysterics when I first saw it :)

A pointless blog but I think it's amazing how adverts are constructed to aim to get you to buy things. They have target audiences which play on the weaknesses of that target. I would never buy car insurance from go compare because I hate those adverts. I'd buy the products being sold in these adverts because the adverts are genius and clever. I love to laugh so these are perfect for me :D My friends and family think I'm an idiot for laughing so much at these adverts but so what. Laughter does you good :D 

What adverts amuse you?

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My 21st!

OK it's been a while since I last posted anything so I thought I would post a blog about my coming of age year. Woop! Traditionally at the age of 21 you get the key to the door. This tradition isn't really used any more, but the keys to signify coming of age are still used. Now they are used for a lot of ages like 16 and 18 as well.
To be perfectly honest once 12am came about on the clock I almost cried. I never wanted to be 18 never mind 21. As it goes however, I can't stop the ageing process. There's something about being 21 that makes you think that you need to grow up now. In current times however, this isn't the case. My mum told me that she was married at this age which to think about now is strange. I'm still a student and even after that I don't know if I'll be thinking about settling down. 
Back to the actual reason for this blog. On the 22nd August I turned 21 :) 
I had an amazing day where I went to York with my boyfriend and walked around a bit in the sun and had coffee and bought a £4 block of fudge. It was niceeee :D Then on the evening I went out for a meal with my family. I love them all and they make me laugh. It was quiet in the restaurant when we first turned up. Didn't stay quiet once we were there. The steaks they do are amazing and so nice I ate so much. My weight loss process has reverted back to what it was. Oh well. Start again tomorrow. 
My mum had bought me balloons and a cake which were both lovely. I almost cried when the cake came out. I'm very emotional at these types of things. :)
When Mike turned up on the Saturday he had brought me a home made cake and some roses. Isn't he just lovely :). 
So my birthday was amazing :D I have also planned a BBQ and a trip out round York with my friends to let them have some celebration time as well :p However, as English weather and pure bad luck go, it's raining :(. However, I won't let that get me down. If we can't go to York then so be it. I'm sure we'll have fun either way and we'll just have to go another time. 


Here's a few pictures of my 21st :D

 The cake that Mike made for me and the roses he bought :D That cake was lovely :D 

 The family except my mum :D can't see my grandad either. :/ 

 Balloooooons :D 

The cake that I didn't know my mum had gotten for me. Little annoyed that they didn't bother to cover the straws with something but other than that it's amazing :D 

A video of me trying to blow out the candles on the cake. They keep relighting. It got very frustrating after a while :p. Fun to watch though :D 


After this week I seriously need to stop eating. I'm avoiding the scales at the minute as I'm scared at what I'll see. :p I'll update once I'm back on track. I did get to a 3 pound loss, I doubt it's that any more :P


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Here's a couple of things that make me smile :D

 1. Winter when it snows and my brother goes outside to make snow angels. :D Taken from my window. 

 2. My dogs. Alfie is not a normal dog. He likes to turn over his bed and get under it :D The top picture is him putting his head through his bed and fighting with Archie :p

 3. Faces made out of different things. Me and my old flat mate Clare had fun making faces :D

 4. Giving funny names to doddles and blu tac faces :D

 5. Pumpkin carving :D My boyfriend bought me one to carve. He even scooped out the middle for me. :D Mine is the happy one on the right :D

6. Utilising holey jeans. Those holes aren't a trend they are for drawing funny pictures in. It will only be seen when sat down. Otherwise it's hidden :D






Just a few pictures that I found on my phone. They remind me of funny moments and make me smile when I see them :D 


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Progress

So yea first week of my exercise/ food diary log book thing. :p went great... gym everyday, eating good food. I even cut down on sweeteners in my tea. In my mum's words "You're too old for sweetener now" My dad is 60 and still has them explain the logic in that and you can win a prize. Woop! Only joking. But really how can that be explained? :) 


I was quite impressed at when I got on the scales it said I had lost 6 pounds. This is doubtful as water retention is a bitch. However, was still impressed :D 
This week however, not a great week. :( Monday evening the boy and I went to Alton Towers for a couple of days as a present from him to me for my 21st. Yey! I am a giant kid and the smile simply wouldn't leave my face for the duration of the trip :D The room was immense as the whole Hotel was pirate themed. Avast! :p I was tempted to have rum but didn't as I don't like it. Go figure. :p 


Breakfast was all you could eat and free which was good 'cos we were pretty much abused with the £19.95 dinner all you could eat buffet we booked for the evening. I totally got my moneys worth though. However, this was quite bad for the food diary. I justified it by saying it was for my birthday and I needed to get the most out of it :D Plus the food was amazing!! :D 
I'm back home and now have no excuse not to eat better. :( Sad times. Weigh time again on Monday and I'm hoping it's not too bad :D. 


On another note got the keys for my new house on Monday :D I basically ran round the house with a giant grin on my face. I want to move in now! My house mates are immense and the year is going to equally immense. 
Funny story though. On receiving my keys I went to go have a look around walked down the road to what I thought was my house and tried both keys in the door (I was quite shocked before putting the keys in as the area didn't look familiar at all. I should have taken this as a clue tbh). Neither of them worked. I had walked to the same number house as my new one is, but on the wrong bloody street. I'm glad no one saw me, except Mike who now makes fun of me for it. I don't think he'll let me live it down :/ I'm off to paint it tomorrow and should be asleep 'cos we're going early. But, I wanted to update my blog :D 


Back to the gym on Sunday. Woopie :|
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It's been a while

OK so it's been a few months since I last posted due to a couple of reasons: 
- Uni work and
- Forgotten password and 
- Laziness to reset the password
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I haven't really done much lately. Went to Turkey with Mike which was really nice. Had a Turkish bath and went on a boat trip around the islands. Very relaxing and serene. I've been home a while now and it seems like an age since we were on holiday. :( 


Now I'm back I have to find a job and start toning up. 
The job hunt isn't going well so going to focus on toning up at the gym and with some diet changes. I am going to keep looking for a job as well, of course. :p


I've started today as I went to a friends BBQ and ate EVERYTHING. I love food. :). 
So starting today I've been quite good. Monday I'll start to write a food diary which will include everything I've eaten, the exercises I've done that day, feelings behind bad choices and motivational quotes to help me keep going :D 
I really hope it's going to work 'cos I want to tone up. The aim isn't to lose weight but if I do woopwoop. :D 
I've been reading food and exercise tips on the internet to try and find some good ones that will help. Some of them sound pretty good so I'm going to try them out :D 


Next week I'm going to Alton Towers, for a couple of days, with Mike for an early 21st birthday present. I hope it won't screw up my diary but I'll try my best to be good :D 
I will give an update on my days there when I get back. 


Wish me luck on my goal :D
xxx