Update On Life

I nearly started off this blog post saying "not much has happened since I last posted" but that is a complete lie. One major thing that happened is that it was my 18th birthday and I was surrounded by my friends and family that I love lots and lot! I had an amazing day/night and cannot thank everybody enough for that. My main present was my skydiving which was in one of my previous posts so all in all I had the best 18th birthday ever and I want to be 18 forever! I need to fly away to Neverland so I never have to grow up now. 

The day after my birthday me and my friends received some absolutely devastating news and that is that one of my close friends was diagnosed with breast cancer. She'd known for a while about the lump but the doctors had completely missed the fact there was cancer inside of her which is pretty rubbish of them but I guess at least it is found now. She is only 18 years old and it's so shocking for someone of such age to be diagnosed with that type of cancer however, her age is on her side and me and my friends are going to be by her every step of the way.

Today in England was results day. Now for most people them receiving good results would mean getting A's B's and C's but after my ordeal with how A Levels went for me, anything above a U is good. I started off in the first year with two U's (two fails) but they allowed me to carry on into the second year and I really kicked myself up the arse and got my brain into gear. The two subjects I picked which I get U's on were Psychology and Sociology and I did really struggle with them as I'm not that good when it comes to exams and both these subjects were fully exam based with no coursework what so ever. So in the end with getting C's and D's on each modules of the exams I came out with C,D,D which I am proud of for myself and my abilities.

Tonight I will be going out to celebrate with all my friends as they've all got into the uni's they wanted and I'm so proud of them all! One of my friends did even better than she thought she would and is now completely changing the course she wants to do to something harder (crazy!!) It's a shame one friend can't be celebrating with us tonight but she is in our thoughts and well on the way to a speedy recovery as nothing in her boob will get the better of her as I won't let it.

So proud of her! xxxx

Chocolate Fondue

So life at the moment is pretty simple now, not many plans or anything to do, all the exciting stuff is out of the way until my birthday. My dad decided that at the weekend it would be an ideal time to clear out the garage, free up some space and get rid of the unwanted clutter and in the garage we found a chocolate fondue set that hadn't even been opened! It was from June 2010!! 

I went to Asda and bought some Milka chocolate and mini marshmallows and set myself up a little chocolate fondue date for one

I don't really have much to say about it other than it was lush and chocolate fondue would definitely be a good thing to have for a movie night or a pamper evening!

Prom Nails

The very final school celebrations arrived and I hadn't really planned on doing anything exciting with my nails, I was just going to coat them in a simple pale pink/nude colour to match my bag and shoes however after downloading the 'Beautylish' app on my iPhone and scrolling through the nails section, one design really caught my eye - Nail Caviar. 

I thought I'd give it a go, it looked pretty simple, really effective and eye catching. So I popped down to Boots and found a Nail Caviar kit which was perfect.

I also purchased a L'Oréal Nail Polish in White. To begin with I used this white as a base coat and put it on all my nails.

Once that had dried the next step was to do the caviar. In my Nail Rock kit was some glue and silver/white micro beads. The next step was to put a layer of the Nail Rock nail vanish on my nails, this acts as a glue for the beads so there is no need to let this dry. I did this one nail at a time, I coated my nail in the glue and then dipped it into the micro beads. This step is very messy and the beads go everywhere so I recommend putting a plate underneath to keep the mess together.

 And here is my final look.

All the products I used

 I was really pleased with how they turned out and they got lots of compliments at prom however when I awoke the next day I found that the majority of the beads had fallen off, therefore it didn't really last long but it's a great look for a one off on a night out.

Scarecrow Festival

Every year, the village I live in hosts a 'scarecrow festival'. This is where people from the community get creative and make some fun and exciting scarecrows and I have to say as bad as some of them were... they were all pretty good! The photos were taken on my iPhone so the quality isn't that brilliant but here is a few of the scarecrows that we saw.

This was actually a buffalo or something? But for any Pretty Little Liars fans out there you will understand the reason for the face!

Not quite sure what was going on with this one.. it was one riding a bike and I'm not sure if by the time we had got to it, it had been damaged or if it was actually meant to look like somebody had crashed into a tree. I was rather fascinated by the 'Groovy Chick' bike because as a child I was OBSESSED with Groovy Chick! I didn't even know it existed anymore.

Hehehe I got stabbed

Awww, a dinner date with Kermit and Miss Piggy!

'GO COMPARE'

Had to get a picture with Postman Pat since there is also 'Jess the cat' sat on top of the postbox!

Overall there was around 80 scarecrows placed around the village and it was a really fun day and for once the weather wasn't too bad for Britain so the day wasn't spoilt by rain. Because as you will know, if you live in Britain it is impossible to organise an outdoor event without having to cross you fingers for good weather!

Best early birthday present EVER!

For my birthday this year my mum and dad had asked me what I wanted and skydiving is something which I has been on my mental bucket-list for a while now so I thought since this year is my 18th and is a 'special' birthday, I would ask to go skydiving. My mum and dad been the kind, generous parents they are paid for me and my dad to go.

It was hands down THEE best experience I have ever encountered. We picked a day in June to go and the past few weeks the weather had been glorious however, the forecast for Saturday wasn't looking too good but we kept our fingers crossed and even though it was cloudy at the start of the day.. the weather actually was half decent!

Even though it sounds like something so extreme, during the whole of the day I wasn't scared or nervous at any one point. At the start of the day while we were waiting to be briefed I was just so tired and ready for bed - I'm really not a morning person. Then we got our briefing and it was just a case of waiting around until it was our turn to jump. 

We didn't end up landing in the landing zone but instead landed in a field rather far away where the crops were taller than me but it was an incredible experience and the staff at Hibaldstow were amazing - everyone was so lovely and funny. If anybody is every contemplating skydiving I definitely recommend it! Skydiving has by far been the best event of my life. A big thank you to my mum and dad and Skydive Hibaldstow!

Decluttering

I cannot stand it when I feel so 'cluttered'. After my recent exam stress my room became an absolute tip and with all my free time I decided it's time to declutter. I went to my box with all my nail vanish's in and decided that is where I would start.

I got all my nail vanish's together and put them into a bag and began on my mission.

You can see by the state of half of these that this clearout is long long long overdue. During this clearout I found nail vanish's I never even knew I had!

Now with the majority of these nail vanish's I could just shake them and they would return to an acceptable state of 'nail vanishness' but this one was beyond fixing - definitely one for the chuck pile. 

This is the final keeps pile. The majority of these were simply my recent purchases and the main reason for the ones that went in the chuck pile was they were gloopy and had reached the end of their lives.

This was the final chuck pile. As you can see most of them look in a terrible state and that was the main reason for them being thrown away. Apart from the green at the top, I'm not sure what possessed me to ever purchase that but I certainly am not a fan of the colour.

It's always a great feeling when you finally get rid of something that is taking up too much space, it's nice to now be able to look at my nail vanish's and know that when I choose the colour I want, I will be able to apply it without being devastated that it's ran out or it's too thick.

A Stroll In The Park

School if officially out for me now, Monday 10th June was my final exam I was to ever sit. The past few weeks have been rather hectic for me which lots of things going on in my life causing my head to feel like it was about to explode. So as a sort of celebration of my freedom and also to make the most of the glorious British sun we've recently been having me and my friends went for a stroll around Pugney's Country Park. It's basically a large lake but it looks pretty cute when the sun is shining down on it. It's one of them places that when you are there, you feel far away from home and it's so peaceful, feels like you are away from the real world.

At certain times during the day there is a little train that takes you around the park for a small fee however, we were too late for the train but we did go to the little station which has a great view of the lake.

It's a great place to go for a run too, the path is flat and the trees provide you shade and there are also picnic benches nearby so you could have a lovely picnic in the sun however, you have to be careful of the birds that may come and attack you.

As you get about halfway round the lake there is a viewing shed. It is completely black inside which little slits that you can look out of, they provide a great view of the lake and it's a great photo opportunity.

It was certainly very peaceful and a nice getaway for a few hours of the day. There are plenty of people doing water-sports on the lake during the day too. There are plenty of places which provide great photo opportunities and just a short walk from the lake there is a castle ruins which is also fun to go look round, explore and climb. Overall it's just a peaceful, relaxing, fun place for people of all ages!