Christmas shopping

The one thing I dislike about Christmas...

Buying people gifts, because I can't pick good presents for toffee.

I could easily ask someone what I should get them but then that takes away the element of surprise.

All my friends and family are really hard to buy for, because they all have specific tastes. Normally parents are happy with some alcohol but you can buy that any time, but they always say not to get them anything and I get stuck then.

Hopefully my pay will arrive on Thursday and luckily I have only half a day on Thursday and it's my day off :)

Sooo... I am going to attempt to Christmas shop, but I doubt it will be successful, the only person I am sure about is my sister and she told me what she wanted.

1 week

5 days

3 hours and twenty minutes

13 SLEEPS until Christmas

Christmas drinks

The snow has almost washed away from the hills and we are now left with constant rain, this means it is too cold to snow and the fact it is cold means we all get ill. I always get a headache when i am cold and i found that hot drinks and a rest make them go away, sometimes aspirin and other medicine are useless.

Then somebody told me than lavender is good for headaches, and i love the smell of lavender so i thought i could by some lavender tea.

well then my newest phase is going to be herbal teas again, i have four teacups because i went through a minor stage of collecting them and drinking peppermint tea with honey.

Now i want lavender and cinnamon for headaches. 

So i googled Twinings and plan to buy some soon.

That is my first Christmas fetish.

:)

I also started listening to Christmas songs on my ipod without feeling guilty.

my favourite song is The pogues a fairytale of New York.

2 weeks

4 days

3 hours and 52 minutes

19 SLEEPS until Christmas

Christmas tree

Today we finally put the Christmas tree up in our house and even though my mothers taste differs from mine, it looks nice. Then we listened to Christmas songs for a while and i bugged my mum about all the presents i wanted off Ebay :)

Now i have spent up and best be thinking about what to get my family for their presents.

I hate buying gifts for parents unless they tell me exactly what their wanting - which they never do - because i always get them something i think is really good and they dislike and yes it's the thought that counts but i want to get them something they are going to use and appreciate, rather than say they like it and then it never surfaces again.

I have decided what i am getting my self though, as i always get myself something, basically i buy something really expensive and it's okay because it is Christmas.

So depending on my wage this month i will buy myself some of the irregular choice shoes i posted on my wishlist.

Of course the £80 Ebay one and not the £109 retail price ones.

However i will wrap them and get them on Christmas day.

Another thing that is brightening up my countdown to Christmas is that it snowed for the first time last night!!!

The hilltops were all white but the streets and roads were slushy and icy because it also rained, meaning i wasn't fortunate to get a snow day but hopefully one will come eventually.

We had loads off last year.

Continuing with the good things...

I live opposite a field, but to the right of the field is a culdesack and all the houses on that street cover the outside of their houses in Christmas decorations and lights. Then a brass band will come and play as they turn them on. 

That happened yesterday and now i can see a merry Xmas sign from my room.

2 weeks 

5 days

4 hours and 

20 SLEEPS until Christmas. 

Christmas countdown

Normally in my house we put up the Christmas tree on the 1st December, but for some reason   there have been no decorations put up so far.

That is making me a little disappointed.

Another routine Christmas thing my family do are drink snowballs, well the rest of them do apart from me.

Because one Christmas i had a very strong drink and ended up throwing up all over the place, from then on i haven't touched the stuff.

The weather forecast is predicting snow next week :)

I hope so.

Only...

3 weeks 

2 hours

45 minutes and 22 SLEEPS until Christmas

December

Yeyyyy my favourite time of the year :)

My December has started off very well as i got a new phone yesterday, it's the samsung galaxy S 2 and i really like it. One of the reasons is because i can upload pictures on to my blog now that i have actually take.

AND THEN... For christmas i am finally getting a camera.

Currently it is raining outside and my bedroom is freezing cold despite me being under the cover wearing several layers.

I hope the snow arrives soon, i hate it when it's Christmas and it doesn't snow.

Today i got given my next 12 shifts at my new, care job and i am extactic to have a well paid/good hours job, so i made a quick decision to quit my other job.

I cowardly text my boss because that's his choice of communication and i have not yet received a reply, so i am treading what is going to happen.

I also received some wonderful news that i have been given my first acceptance into Liverpool university, not my first choice and i still hope others contact me, but i am happy about that anyway :)

I am going to be doing a count down to Christmas starting now

we have exactly

3 weeks 

2 days

7 hours and fifty minutes

24 sleeps until Christmas.

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This is Rose (left) and Lucy (Right) they are my best friends.

This is me and Rose in art, pulling a 'distraught' face.

Christmas Wishlist

My Wishlist for Christmas :)

Most of my christmas presents have already been bought and i choose them all. But these are the ones that i really want.

Although just the pairs of shoes will be around £100 each. And i have never spent that much on one item before. 

But these are things i have wanted for a long time. 

Barry M Once upon a time nail varnish.

Barry M black lipstick.

Dr.Martens.

Irregular choice shoes.

Wonderful week

I have had a very nice week; My birthday on Tuesday was lovely, i went to school and my friend had painted a picture of me and made me a card, and my other best friend bought me a butterfly brooch.
Then i went home and we watched never ending story whilst eating a take-away.
On Wednesday I went into town and put my birthday money in the bank, then i went for drinks and to pizza hut with my boyfriend.
At night we met my friends and went to see breaking dawn part one. It was very good and i hate that part 2 isn't out until next year.
So i stopped reading new moon and started breaking dawn instead.


On Thursday i went to school and then worked, after work i went out for a meal with family and then Friday was similiar.
Saturday was my brother's birthday party and then i went to work again :) I am really liking my new job and i think that's because it's different to what i have done before.
Tomorrow is Monday again, but i don't really mind.
I only go to school for three days and i plan to do some shopping half way through the week.
Then next Sunday i am off for a chinese buffet.


:)

Happy Birthday Jessica Wilkinson

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! me :)

I bet today will be a very sweet day.

Musically talented Women.

           NICKI MINAJ

I fly with the stars in the skies

I am no longer trying to survive

I believe that life is a prize

But to live doesn't mean you're alive

Don't worry bout me and who i fire

I get what i desire, it's my empire

And yes i call the shots, i am the umpire

I sprinkle holy water, upon the vampire

In this very moment i'm king

In this very moment i slay Goliath with a sling

This very moment i bring

Put it on everything, that i will retire with they ring

And i will retire with the crown, yes!

No i'm not lucky i'm blessed, yes!

“If you don’t take control of your career, guess what? You’ll be stuck in the sunset watching the sunrise, I am the sunrise.”

- Nicki Minaj

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Beyonce Knowles

Boy don't even try to touch this, boy this beat is crazy. This is how they made me. Houston, Texas baby.

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Lord knows that it would take another place, another time, another world, another life, thank god i found the good in goodbye.

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Oh baby, how you doing?
You know I'm gonna cut right to the chase
Some women were made but me, myself
I like to think that I was created for a special purpose
You know, what's more special than you? You feel me

Boy you know you love it how we're smart enough to make these millions

strong enough to bear the children then get back to business.

"If he invited you out, he's got to pay,"

-Beyonce

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LADY GAGA

“I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail. I said to him, ‘Someday, when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee at the fucking deli without hearing or seeing me.” 
― Lady GaGa

“When you make music or write or create, it's really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with whatever idea it is you're writing about at the time. ” 
― Lady GaGa

“I want women -- and men -- to feel empowered by a deeper and more psychotic part of themselves. The part they're always trying desperately to hide. I want that to become something that they cherish.” 
― Lady GaGa

“A girl’s got to use what she’s given and I’m not going to make a guy drool the way a Britney video does. So I take it to extremes. I don’t say I dress sexily on stage - what I do is so extreme. It’s meant to make guys think: ‘I don’t know if this is sexy or just weird.” 
― Lady GaGa

And so this is how i spent the last hour of being 18-years-old :)

My Birthday in 1 hour and 45 minutes

Finally my Birthday is extremely soon. I get excited for my birthday when September comes, and now it's the night before.

I have a fair few birthday plans and i am saving my money to go on holiday :)

I decided to take Wednesday off school for my birthday, which is bad.

I bought myself a necklace but it hasn't arrived yet :|

I am 19 soooon.

New Job: First shift

Today was my first shift and my new job :) A care home that i applied for ages ago and i now finally started. 
I had 45 minutes to rush home from school, get ready and then get around on time. I managed though and everything seemed fine.
The job has lovely people working, but is a bit depressing and isn't what i am used to. However it's one of two part-time jobs i have, it's local and good money so i am pleased.
My next shift is tomorrow 8am-2pm.


Also tomorrow i am unwillingly going back to Fun Planet to pick up some money that my previous boss owes me, although i quit in August. I am going with my mum and stepdad and i should get between £90 and £170. 
Then i hope to have a nice Saturday and Sunday, then it's mine and my brother's birthday on Tuesday.
I am going to have a nice night watching FRIENDS! Then go to work tomorrow, i hope it's a good day :)

When things aren't going right

I always look forward to winter by time summer has started to end.

However things aren't going great at the moment, even though i have loads of stuff to look forward to. 

Some issues have been getting in the way and i am worried it's going to take a long time to get back on track.

I am meeting my Grandad tomorrow when i finish school and i am hoping it's going to make me feel better about things going on at home.

It really bothers me when people aren't getting on, especially at home because you have to come back to it after a day away.

It is mine and my brother's birthday a week today and normally we all look forward to someone's birthday for a while, but nobody has spoken about it.

I have a few other things that bother me, like money and school work. But those things are easily fixed.

I hope i am in a better mood this time next week and that the little things that are wrong at the moment have gone.

Things i am looking forward to.

All the birthday's is defiantly something to look forward to!

First it is my Grandads 65th on Friday and so we are all going for a meal on Saturday.

There is mine and my brother's birthday, which falls on the same day despite the 14 year age gap.

I am going to see Breaking Dawn part one for my birthday and i think we are meant to be going for a meal as well, though my work asked if i was going to go there, so i think that's what will be happening.

I am really looking forward to Breaking Dawn, i think it looks really good and i love Twilight, i am meant to be reading New Moon but i haven't read for a while.

I am looking forward to Christmas, not just the day itself but the build up.

Today my stepdad came home with advent calenders for my sister and brother but not me, so i best get one for myself.

I like going shopping for our presents and then having to wait for them, i already ordered a few from Ebay. 

I bought a blue, velvet dress

a peacock ring

a dream catcher necklace

a clock necklace

a Lady GaGa t-shirt

a skull braclet

and a few other necklaces which i can't remember.

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I am also looking forward to just having plans, i wish i had more plans and hopefully having more money will allow that to happen.

I think i need to buy a planner of some sort, because i keep forgetting what i need to do.

:)

Halloween

Happy Halloween

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I do really like Halloween because i think that witches come out on Halloween and dance about the woods casting spells, this may not be true but if i was a witch i would go dancing in the woods on Halloween.

Unfortunatly i am past the age of going trick or treating and haven't had a chance to dress up, i am disappointed in how poorly decorated my living room is for Halloween.

Perhaps i should get my own decorations next year.

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Here are some Halloween Facts.

• Signs of a werewolf are a uni brow, hair palms, tattoos, and a long middle finger.
•  Vampires are mythical beings who defy death by sucking the blood of humans.
• In 1962, The Count Dracula Society was founded by Dr. Donald A. Reed. 
• To this day, there are vampire clubs and societies with people claiming to be real vampires.
• There really are so-called vampire bats, but they're not from Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on the blood of cattle, horses and birds.
• Many people still believe that gargoyles were created by medieval architects and stone carvers to ward off evil spirits.
• If you see a spider on Halloween, it could be the spirit of a dead loved one who is watching you.
• To meet a witch, put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards on Halloween night.

As i was looking over the internet for some Halloween facts, i found a site that explained the truths about witches and the myths.

For me the myths are a lot more interesting and related to Halloween, so here are the so called myths of witches.

Witches are evil and worship Satan.

Witches use witchcraft to cast spells and curses on people.

Witches ride around on broomsticks.

All witches own black cats and can turn into black cats.

Witches melt when you pour water on them.

Witches are immortal.

Facts about werewolves.

I found some of these on a website and are a mixture of the truths and myths about werewolves.

Werewolves are human beings under a curse.

A werewolf, after being killed will turn into a vampire.

Silver bullets are the only thing that can kill a werewolf.

Werewolves are immortal.

When a werewolf turns back into a human they have no recollection of the previous events as a werewolf.

Werewolf hunters believe you can get away from a werewolf and be safe by climbing an ash tree.

I am continuing the Halloween facts 

:)

Girls who carry a lamp to a spring of water on this night can see their future husband in the reflection. 

If you hear footsteps trailing close behind you on Halloween night, do not to turn around to see who it is, for it may be Death himself! To look Death in the eye, according to ancient folklore, is a sure way to hasten your own demise.

A person born on Halloween can both see and talk to spirits.

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The Witches Caldron
"Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog"
"Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing"

"For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and babble"

"Double, double, toil and trouble,
Fire burn, and caldron bubble"

There's a goblin at my window,
A monster by my door.
The pumpkin at my table
Keeps on smiling more and more.
There's a ghost who haunts my bedroom,
A witch whose face is green.
They used to be my family,
Till they dressed for Halloween. 

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