Worky Work Work

Working late nights will be the death of me. I've had some shreddies for tea, can't stomach hot food at night time. My Mum will be home in the morning so I can go back to ringing her ten times a day and talking about nothing which will cheer me up immensely.


 Liam's down in London and started his new job today. He gets to work on Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part II so he's living the dream. Not long until I will be too if all goes to plan. Only two more months until January so keep everything crossed for me!


On this chilly night, here's something to cheer everyone up.
Nighty night! xo

The tree outside number four.

We always used to play

with the tree outside number four.

Spaceship, hideout, treasure chest, burial ground,

it was a different thing each day.

Once we had a race to see who could reach the top.

I was oldest and climbed the highest but then I got stuck and couldn’t get down

my dad had to fetch his ladder round

and even though I was being scorned I still pretended.

Pretended I was a princess being rescued and adorned.

Another time we discovered gold dust

hidden underneath the bark.

So we spent all day scraping away

putting the treasure into a dusty box.

The tulips which grew around the tree

befriending it in spring

were picked one day by my sister and me.

And after that the lady whose tree

it was ceased to let us play.

Ten years later the tree was uprooted

and the space was tarmacked over.

The scary old woman who always disputed

our childhood fun moved away too.

Probably to guard her tree.

Post-Weekend Slump

So the weekend's been and gone, now it's back to reality and back to work. My Mum's on her way back to the UK though which is DEFINITELY something to be looking forward to. This week doesn't hold much for me except working hard then day off Wednesday when I'm finally going to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Really excited to see how they've done it and how it differs to the book, but before that it's 2 whole days of work so I better scoot and get dressed!


Have a great week! xo

Ginger Heaven!

TGIF

It's Friday! And this week I am thankful for central heating and the new series of Peepshow which starts tonight on channel 4! I'm beyond excited. Obviously the central heating has been keeping me warm in these below zero days and nights. 


Hope everyone has a great Friday. I have the weekend off so expect some posts from me! xo

Nostalgic Thursday!

Today's Thursday and I'm feeling very nostalgic and Christmassy so here's some videos from a sing along video I used to have (I probably still have it, my Dad's just hidden it) and I used to watch it constantly. I found some of the videos on youtube and my sister and I have been watching them and reliving childhood memories. I just know when my Mum sees this she'll know exactly what I mean!


Here are a few of my favourites!
Happy Thursday xo

I'm poorly!

How incredibly rubbish. Today was supposed to be a day of organising and tidying but I've got a horrible cold, so instead I've treated myself to a magazine and I'm going to read and watch movies all day. Is it too early to watch Elf? It always cheers me up no matter what, so I might have to watch it anyway :)

Song of the week!

This week I can't stop listening to Taylor Swift's new album 'Speak Now.' I have about three favourite songs on it so far, one of which is her new single 'Mine.' I love that her songs are so simple and so easy to relate to. Every girls had boy or family troubles and she's such a sweet person in real life I just love her.


Enjoy 'Mine!' Here it is!

Monday (un)funday!

But I feel a poem will definitely brighten the mood on this miserable day!


The Story of Lady Grey

As Lady Grey looked out into the rain,

her own rain streaked her cheek.

Her perfect, peachy innocent face

was a mask to the world from the terror she hid.

Mr Grey said that she was to blame

for the unforgivable things he did.

I don’t see how after all these years

Lady Grey has never confessed

to the secrets she keeps, loathes and fears.

Silence she thinks is for the best.

But Mr Grey thinks it’s big to laugh to his friends

about the way he treats and beats his Lady.

The pain she endures, the blows he delivers,

the way she shudders when he draws near.

Lady Grey begs him and pleads him for her hurting to end

but remains to live her life in fear.

The smell of liquor on his breath

and the twisted way he snarled his lips filled Lady Grey with repulsion and hate.

At home he was a demon, cussing and shouting,

his whiskey sloshing in his glass like molten amber as he raised his arms

to Lady Grey who  prayed for death

and regretted how she’d fallen for his young, boyish charms.

After a while it wasn’t safe for Lady Grey to leave.

She remained in her room, bathing her wounds and occasionally played her piano.

One day when Mr Grey was out working at the bank

his wife sat writing to her sister Kitty and poured out her hearts woeful troubles.

She gave it to the butler, who posted it straight away then she told him not to bother her for the remainder of the day.

She fetched her husband’s whiskey and a bottle of sleeping pills,

washed down twenty tablets, retching at the taste but forcing them down nonetheless.

Once she felt dizzy, she lay between her silky sheets and closed her shell pink eyelids.

She thought of running though fields lilac and lavender, fingers outstretched, finally free.

Lady Grey took one last breath and smiled, finally laying herself to rest.

Sunday Funday!

TGIF

This week followers, I am most grateful for friends and food! I had a fantastic time at the Manchester Christmas Markets lastnight with two of my friends. We ate a lot of food. I found it so difficult choosing which stall I wanted to buy food from I decided to have a little sample at all of them. We had Spanish Paella at the Spanish stall in the European Market which I'm sad to say was no where near as good as my Dad's paella - we're not even Spanish and my Dad's version uses more spices and flavours. It was still nice to experience though. We also had German Apfelwein and Gluhwein which was DELICIOUS, albeit very boozy, then we headed over to the macaroon stall and had hot macaroons which had this amazing chewy topping, then to finish mini Dutch pancakes with golden syrup and powdered sugar. I was so full from eating everything I was in bed by 9.30pm, I couldn't keep my eyes open! Personally I think it was the Gluhwein. They have a variety of different flavours. I think next I'm going to try Kirschewein (that's cherry for all you non-German speakers out there.)

The markets get better every year and 2010 is no exception. I'm really excited now for when my family visit, I've planned all the food and drink we're going to sample and it's going to be GREAT.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! xo

Music to my ears

Really loving this version of a classic song. Ellie Goulding went to my school and my college. Some of the scenes from this video are from my home town. How cool!
Enjoy! xo

I love Michelle Phan!

Last year I discovered the genius make up guru that is Michelle Phan. She started off just filming make up tutorials from her living room using only a mirror and her digital camcorder. Since then she's become a professional make up artist, working at New York Fashion Week, is the digital guru and official web tutorial maker for Lancome and has over a million subscribers to her youtube channel. She has loads of really amazing videos, ranging from scary halloween looks, to how to make your own sugar scrub. They are truly inspiring and I've found some of them particuarly useful, especially when deciding on make up for a night out. She's also encouraged me to use make up brushes more and has great tips on how to apply certain products. Her voice is also really calming and soothing so sometimes I just watch her videos to chill out. Haha!

Anyway, here are a few of my favourite Michelle Phan videos for you! Enjoy xo

It's that time of year...

...when the red cups are in town. I'm off to enjoy one of these Christmas lovelies and get a bit of inspiration on my day off. Who knows who I might bump into!

You need these in your life

Hello! Happy Wednesday to all. I have something to share with you (girls only.) The last couple of months I've been totally addicted to the MUA (Make Up Academy) range at Superdrug. All of the essentials are just £1 each. What a bargain! Anyone who knows we will know, I am a total make up junkie. Sadly I find it difficult finding products which suit me because not only am I ridiculously pale but have sensitive eyes and mouth, with a tendancy to break out. So on the whole it's really hard finding products which don't irritate my skin / eyes.


 I generally only use products by MAC, YSL, Chanel & sometimes Dior. Not because of the label, put purely because the products are gentle and hypo-allergenic. HOWEVER. I've used the MUA face powder, lipsticks, nail varnish and eye liner and not had a single breakout. On the whole, if you pay £1 for a lipstick you expect it to smell funny, be rubbish quality, slippy, not to last very long, but I've been wearing MUA Shade 2 lipstick since 8.30am and I've not had to reapply a single time. It really is good value for money. 

I'm also currently wearing their Rusty nail varnish which hasn't chipped at all in three days. The consistency of the nail varnish itself is also great. Sometimes I buy them and it takes three or four coats just to get a decent finish but with the MUA stuff it's just two coats, a top coat and you're ready to go. 

The face powders and blushers are also excellent quality. I have all four shades of blusher which vary in colour from baby pink to rouge, and the face powder is not only pale enough for my skin (yippy) but it's not cakey at all and goes on evenly giving a subtle, matte finish.

All of the MUA products are available to buy online now, so if you're short of cash this month or even need some stocking fillers for your friends Christmas presents, head down to Superdrug and check out the MUA stand. There's normally just a little secton of it, obviously some Superdrug stores will have more of a variety than others, or you can always buy online at http://www.superdrug.com/page/muamakeupacademy


Good Luck! xo

It's a new week!

I've been very good this weekend - all of my Christmas shopping is done! (More or less.) I've only got two or three more things to buy, but can't do that until payday in 2 weeks. Paid a load of boring, rubbish bills so now my bank account is super depressing. HOWEVER, back to work after a weekend off and I've got my new black dress on and feeling good. Might buy myself a scratch card as I dreamt last night I won £130 on one. So who knows? 


Have a great Monday all! xo

Weekend off!

And I'm by myself. After a bad start to Friday I've cheered up a bit. Managed to get a bit of Christmas shopping done in Bolton which was nice (I don't enter Manchester on a Saturday, it's farrrr too busy!) Missing my Mum & Dad loads and they've only been gone for 12 hours.


 I bought my sisters Christmas present, some new leggings for work and even ordered myself a lovely wine coloured blouse to wear on Christmas day as my Mum left a 25% off Dorothy Perkins voucher. Wahoo! 


Just chilling out now with a glass of wine watching Merlin on telly. I do love a bit of Merlin. We started watching it three years ago when it first came on telly when I was at University. A group of us would make some nice bolognaise for tea and all watch it together. 


Anyway more about my weekend tomorrow when I'll be spending the day with Amanda. 


Peace and Love xo

TGIF

One day late d'oh! Had work all day yesterday then didn't come home until 9pm and was too tired to post when I got in. This week I am grateful for friends. We went to see the Christmas lights switch on in Manchester. There were 20,000 people there! How crazy! But after watching Joe McElderry, The Drifters, Corrie stars, Peter Beale from Eastenders and the ZingZillas all perform, we all huddled together and watched the fireworks display which was fantastic. Plus they played Florence & The Machine really loud as they were going off so everyone was singing along. Great way to spend a friday night with friends, and best of all it was free! Perfecto!

Finally got a day off!

How exciting! Shame I'm spending most of it cleaning and tidying ready for Friday when Liam gets here. Then I'm popping to town later because I need to buy some new work clothes for winter. GROAN. Normally this would excite me but I can only buy black things (uber depressing.)


Lets brighten the mood with a poem shall we?

Eeylop’s Owl Emporium

(Title taken from J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.’)

If you push the worn wooden door into Eeylop’s Owl Emporium

sawdust and feathers will greet you.

The musty warmth will soon clear as vast wings will stretch like dustsheets being unfolded.

Black and inquisitive eyes peer into yours

and they’ll follow you as you inch quietly around

trying to avoid those judgemental gazes.

The background twittering feels like school.

But when you turn to face them, silence.

Heads cocked to one side, it’s like they’re reading your mind

amongst that awkward ambience.

Eeylop hobbles around breaking the tension, muttering gruffly to each in turn.

He pokes his fingers which are twisted and knowledgeable

through the mesh cage to caress the feathers

of the Tawny who looks wise and stern.

The owl will close his eyes and tilt his head, apparently calm.

Eeylop whispers a soothing, songlike sound.

Tawny hoots softly and his large, almond eyes will reopen

and search for a treat in Eeylops palm.

It's a new week

So far it's been a very tiring week, and it's only Monday! :( I'm working loads and loads this week but it will be alright on Friday evening because Liams coming to visit for a long weekend and keep me company. Hurrah! We don't have any money to be doing anything nice but we're going to see the fireworks and christmas lights switch on Friday night with some friends, (possibly with a gingerbread latte thrown in)  followed by a day of watching High School Musical 1, 2 & 3 on Saturday! Who says having no money has to be boring? We may even get fish and chips seeing as how I've discovered the ONLY chippie in Manchester recently but am yet to try it.

Will post some more news in a few hours after tea.
What are you doing this week?

Love & peace to all!

TGIF!

This week followers, I am grateful for the gift of psychic ability. I got a message lastnight while at a spiritual clairvoyance evening which was a bit emotional but hopefully is a sign of good things to come. But who knows?

Also had a few freaky-deaky experiences while back at my Hereford home - one of the bedroom doors kept rattling while I was trying to get to sleep, lights being turned on when we returned to an empty house, seeing dark shadowy figures standing in my bedroom. We are most definitely not alone which is quite comforting to me seeing as how I always get really lonely the day I'm dropped off back in Manchester or whenever my visitors go home.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my Dad's birthday (no, really.) So I'm wishing him a day of happiness and joy!

I am home!

Well, Hereford home, not Manchester home. And today is my Mum's birthday so we're off to do lots of celebrating. Happy Birthday Mummy!