Feeling Blessed.

We all have friends that have got left behind along the road of life. To be honest, it's a real shame.
But if it's on your heart you can get them back. Now i'm not talking about relationship wise here, i'm talking real friends; boys or girls that you hung out with all the time and now no more.

But why? Why do we have to stop.

Changing schools/jobs/going to uni, you don't have to necessarily leave them behind. It's your heart who decides that. Do you really love that person enough to make the effort to have them in your life.

Now, sitting reading this think about your best friends. Will they still be your friends in a year?
Only you can decide the answer to this question. Which is reflected in behaviour.
Treat your friends with respect. Listen to them. Treat them as you want to be treated. Show them forgiveness. Don't always make things a competition.
(Of course if someone is treating you like crap, don't take it. Calmly discuss how you feel then decide are they showing all these qualities to you too.)
Even if you want someone in your heart, if you threat them badly their not gonna want you,,, it's all about behaviour.

I just feel like I have some really great friends, and I don't want to lose them.

If you are my friend, thank-you.

TONI & GUY - Sea Salt Texturising Spray

So I just thinking about buying a sea salt spray for a while. I love the volumised textured look and was told a sea salt spray was the way for it.
SO as I was strolling around boots one day and this spray caught my eye on offer for £7.99!

Description;

Defines and separates to create texture and natural movement with light hold. 

To Use;

Spray evenly over damp or dry hair to create tousled waves and style with fingers.

Before

After

After 15 mins

Overall I wasn't that impressed with the spray...  just judge for yourself with the pictures. My wave goes wavy when damp naturally, and i'm pretty convinced that this creates the waves.

Pro's

+ Nice bottle design

+ Smells beautiful, I can't even describe it, it just smells so good.!

+ Good Size

Con's

- 'Light Hold' is an understatement, spray if works lasts about 15 mins.

- Can't imagine how it would work on straight hair. My hair is naturally wavy when damp and I'm sure thats all the spray does to make it wavy.

However

Spray then use a strong hairspray for an extra hold.

Would I recomment this product?

No, not unless you can pick it up somewhere for under a fiver! Sorry Toni & Guy, i'm v. disappointed with this product.

Thumbs down for Toni&Guy Sea Salt Texturising Spray!

Castle Crom/ Devenish Island/Castle Coole

So the weekend of the 10th in August  myself and a few friends went camping, it was a great trip.

First stop was Castle Coole; it's a truly beautiful with nice gardens and a canoe trail right by. Theres a shop/tearoom/bookshop and a tour round the castle. We were there pretty early and went into the tea rooms just for a second to get a coffee and then went of to the house to get a tour. There was a few others there and they provide booklets containing information for those who don't speak english.

Our tour guide was really great, and brought was round the place. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside due to all the artefacts not belonging to the national trust but still being privately owned. But this is one taken before we were told that. (sneaky). The tour in itself was good, we didn't get to see as many of the rooms upstairs that we'd hoped but were able to go down into the servants quarters and see the kitchens, which were still in a pretty good condition considering they haven't been used for quite a while.

This picture shows some of the staff that used to work in the house. Some were as young as 18!
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Next stop was Devenish Island. We went to a little pier where we got a speedboat across, I forget the price, something like £4 return for an hour which is plenty of time to look around the island.

Devenish island was cool, full of old ruins and there were plenty of information boards to tell visitors about what the ruins would of been used for back when the island was inhabited. It was so strange to think of the old community that used to live there considering we were walking all over their walls.

Visitors are allowed to climb up the tower that is still standing, but beware to get up involves climbing 4 ladders, then theres the 4 down again and there's not much space on each 'floor' and not a great view from the top from the tiny tiny windows. Worth the climb though.

My brother disappeared for a while then we found him up here, I then raced up to join. Considering he's not a climber we were all confused as to where he'd gone, good job Peter.


The whole island is truly beautiful and well worth the trip.

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Next stop our campsite!!!!

Castle Crom was nice, there was a number of other people camping, but in our field were was 2 families who knew each other so wasn't too noisy.
We cooked dinner (burgers) then went for a walk.

This was the old ruined castle, not much of it left but Eva found a room of ivy that she liked.

This is the ivy. I don't get it, but ivy's cool.

We also found 2 great trees to climb in, one was the 'good' tree and the other was the 'evil' tree.

There's a play park for the kids  in our field and also a campfire that anyone could go too, but we didn't. Instead our night was spent listening to a ghost story, freaky. It was more a murder mystery but was a pretty good story.

All in all it was a good trip, on the Sunday Morning we popped over to a quaint little church that we could see from the campsite, by boat it would have taken about 10 minutes to row across, by car 40 minutes. But we were welcomed into the church by the congregation. App it's the church Lord Earn goes too, I was hoping to meet/marry his son then be a lady like in Downtown Abbey, but that didn't happen.

Hip Horray for going camping!

Until next time

X

Choose Happiness

Hello
Choosing Happiness is one of the best thing that a person can do, and it's not always easy.
My dad has depression, it's a fact, but I can't understand it. I know there's more to it for him than just trying to be happy, because he can't. He chooses to be miserable and this angers me.

There is so much to life, so much to enjoy and so much to love.
We live in a beautiful world, with trees that grow and sustain life, beautiful flowers, all the stars in the sky. The world never ever ceases to amaze me. There's people that care about us, if we let them, who rally round and support us when things go bad.

And when they do go bad, which is frequently theres two options.
1) We can choose to be angry and upset and mad.
2) We can think about the good that can come out of things and think happiness.

I try to go for option 2.
If you think of the good things that could come out of this bad situation it will let get you through it rather than milling in negativity. Not everything is always going to go your way, after all if nothing bad happens how would we ever know what was good or not.

Think happy thoughts and you will be happy,
Think negative thoughts and you will turn into a negative person.

I know which i'd rather be.

x.

Real Techniques - Core Collection Review

So I seem to have a tiny obsession with make-up brushes lately and next to my Collection was the 'Core Collection' brushes by Real Techniques, designed by Samantha Chapman.

'Core Collection' brushes by Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman

What made you choose these brushes?
I had heard a lot  of good reviews about these brushes from people on youtube, to blogs and to opinions from friends.

How do you find the design of these brushes?
Really lovely, the colour is just super, the bronzy/orange really makes them stand out and their so easy to find. Also the black handles aren't a cheap rubbery material but feel nice. Also the brushes are pretty light and easy to hold.

Pointed Foundation Brush by Real Techniques

First we have the 'Pointed Foundation Brush'.

Description says, ' use with liquid foundation to build custom coverage'I'm not usually a fan of foundation brushes but out of all the ones i've tried it's my favourite and one i've actually been using!
In terms of size, its pretty small which at first I was unsure of, but now I realise its great as you can get in all the curves of your face (inner eye corner etc) and provides a really great tool for precise coverage. This may sound odd, but the bristles are great as they 'stay together' i.e. they don't separate and get all clumped together.

Buffing Brush by Real Techniques

Next up is the Buffing Brush. 

Description says 'ideal for full coverage application of powder and mineral foundation' although I haven't strictly stuck to this description... On days where I am rushing my makeup I often use this to put on liquid foundation, by dabbing the foundation on my skin and using the buffing brush in big circular motions to apply it, and ohh boy does it work wonders. Also i'm not a total fan of powder foundation as my skin is quite dry and I find my 'Bundle Monster powder brush' applies the perfect amount of powder.

Next is the Contour Brush
The description saying it 'delicately applied highligher to contour of create sheer, soft-focus finish'. Now, to be honest I haven't really used it that much, cause i'm not very good at conturing... for me the 'head'/'bristles' (whatever the brushy bit is called) is too small for me because I don't like looking like i've to much on.
But that's probably because I can't use it...

Last up is the Detailer brush
Described as 'precison cut to effortlessly conceal problem areas; or, use with lipstick for long lasting shape and perfection'. 
I've mostly been using it as a concealer brush as I really needed a new one. It is a lot smaller than my previos brush and its good for covering up spots but not so much under eye darkness as it really is too small and I prefer to 'dab' that area with concealer to let it soak into the skin rather than just paint concealer on.



Would you buy from this brand again?
Definately, once I get more money to spend i'm looking to buy the Expert Face Brush which is the brush meant for Liquid Foundation.

Overall I love these brushes. Take a look at the website for more hints and application tips!
http://realtechniques.com

PUPPIES AND BABIES

So, its study leave and here are some really cute puppy and baby video's that I could find on Youtube

Lets start out young, this baby really doesn't know what to do, those arms are flapping about everywhere.(d'awwwww)

I think its the music on this video that makes it so great.

Lastly, not quite a puppy, but a very tolerant dog.

Anyone have any other cute puppy/baby videos comment them! :)

Leavers 2013

So it's the end of an era.

The end of school, it seems weird and my emotions are confused about it.

On one hand i'm so glad it's over, most of my friends are older so I hate talking about 'school' and seeming young, also it means a new independence and a new stage filled with new things. I think i'm ready to move on, school bores me and I fall asleep in lessons. It's too formal, too regimented and I find the rules stupid, e.g. no second piercings (not that I have one), no nail polish,it's not going to harm our education...

On the other hand I hate goodbyes, and that's the hard part. Knowing that most of these people i'm never going to see again. I'm going to miss some of my teachers (Mrs Martin - if you ever read this) and their wit, and all the effort they put into their work (Mr A)!

Here are some photos from our leavers tea party. (Can you tell it's an all girls school...)

My tall ginger friend. x

House Drama Buddies

ICT Class of 2013

Sarah and I have been in the same class since p1.
I used to be considerably taller than her...

Me and my Bezzie Han. x

Next year is my gap year, roll on Malawi!