tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346899743566338952024-02-19T03:29:51.067-08:00Carelle Says Hi...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09378530998869841409noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234689974356633895.post-59127906378644134742015-08-06T12:01:00.003-07:002015-08-06T12:05:05.241-07:006 Pieces Of Advice For When You've Just Had A Tragically Wonky Haircut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Last night I received a really rather tragic haircut. I came home to find my haircut was incredibly uneven and to make matters worse I preferred the longer side. Only solution? Chop off the longer side to end up with a short bowl hair cut which looks hilariously like a mushroom. Excellent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><u>Here are 6 practically useless pieces of advice I'd like to share in case this ever happens to you...</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1) Go into the hairdressers and overdose them on pictures of what you want your hair to look like. Leave nothing to chance. If you want an EVEN haircut, point at the picture and ask for NO wonky bits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2) If you're not sure as to whether your eyes are playing tricks on you and you happen to have an unobservant Step Dad at close proximity ask him for his opinion. If he gives you the <i>'I spy a shit haircut look'</i> then it's really time to panic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3) What's a great way to annoy someone just after their Step Dad gives them 'that' look? Have the hairdresser say down the phone <i>"You're welcome to come back later. I'm MORE than happy to squeeze you in and correct it for you."</i> Oh wow thank you so much. I am most grateful for your squeezing. Can't wait to see you. AGAIN.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4)What's an even greater way to annoy someone that has returned to the hairdressers for the second time in the space of 3 hours? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Have the manager refuse to give you a refund. Yep. No apology, no refund, no hair products, Not even a mint from their tacky little bowl on the counter. Knob.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">5)How to feel better about your new mushroom haircut that you seriously hate? Thank your Dad for passing his hairy gene on to you and be safe in the knowledge the hair on your head will grow quickly. As well as your leg hair, your armpits etc. Dad, I owe you one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">6)How to</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> know it's time to get a bloody life and stop being so shallow and worrying about your mushroom hair? Walk into Boots a day later, buy some Dry Shampoo, queue up to pay and see a Lady in front of you without any hair due to cancer treatment. Carelle, you've been pathetic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">A year ago I would never have publicised the fact that I paid for a terrible haircut. I'd have sworn my Mum and best friends to secrecy and blag the fact I love my new 'do'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Laughing at your own minor misfortunes is healthy and an incredibly important skill in life to master, (one I'm still working on). What better way to make me realise I need to get a grip and help me realise this really isn't a big deal? Publicly share it on social media so I can gain perspective and realise just how much of a pathetic moron I have been in the last 24 hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Turns out the manager called me up yesterday evening to apologise for how I was treated and said he will offer me a full refund and a complimentary blow dry, (the latter of which I won't be accepting) but thanks anyway...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I hope this makes you feel better about your own hair. If it's even AND it's the length you want it then you're a winner in my eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Thanks for reading and I'll see you in my next bloggy :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"I'm just not a breakfast person" is a phrase that has NEVER left my lips. I go to bed thinking about breakfast and I wake up every morning hungry. Without fail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">America is my little food baby's dream and one of the first things on my priority list whilst I was in LA was to have breakfast every morning at an American Diner. The priority of breakfast came WAY before shopping, Disneyland and drinking gallons of Californian wine in a swanky hotel. So when we heard Mel's Drive-In was just a short walk away on Sunset Boulevard I was pretty EGGCITED. (Bad joke. Soz)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Of course the portion sizes were bloody enormous but that never stopped me over ordering and feeling like I had eaten enough wheat and sugar to last me... until the following morning...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1) When you ask for a cup of tea they panic and hand you a tea bag accompanied with a plate of lemon and 2 x tubs of honey JUST in case the token Brits didn't ACTUALLY want ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3) Boysenberry jelly is a thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">6) They put a slice of orange on top of nearly EVERY breakfast order. One of your five a day obvs...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">7) They create breakfast concoctions that will, umm, make you go find a sick bucket... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">- Fried Chicken Waffle</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">- Local grass fed beef patties with eggs and FRUIT.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">8) "More is not less" when it comes to decor</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">9) They take "How do you like your eggs in the morning?" to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Suuuure, would you like them... fried, scrambled, over easy, eggs over hard, over medium, soft boiled, sunny side up, sunny side down etc"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">10) If you did't leave the diner wanting to be carried out on a stretcher from severe tummy ache rivalling an appendicitis then I'm afraid you just didn't try hard enough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Mel's Drive-in is open 24 hours a day!</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> So if you find yourself craving a fried chicken waffle at 4am then you now know where to go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Thank you for reading and I'll see you in my next bloggy :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">C x</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09378530998869841409noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234689974356633895.post-80398644196606031872015-08-01T12:27:00.000-07:002015-08-01T12:44:51.480-07:00 Feeling A Sense Of 'Happiness Guilt' On My Way To LA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">For the last few weeks my boyfriend has been working in the States. His work plans unexpectedly changed whilst he was out there and he was given five days off in LA. Last Sunday he surprised me with tickets to go join him for a few days. This was something I NEVER expected and I was so bloody happy and excited. I suddenly felt like THE luckiest human being on the planet. A surprise trip to LA. Pinch me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">- Why do I deserve such an incredible surprise?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">- Some people are fighting for their life and I'm casually on the plane to LA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I genuinely had the best four days of my life in LA with my boyfriend. It all went far too quickly but we didn't waste a moment and I was never without a smile on my face. The best feeling to take from my trip is the fact I feel safe in the knowledge that I KNOW how lucky I was to have that experience and the best thing to come out of it? I feel inspired again to be the best version of myself. I want to get back on the blogging game (it's been two weeks since I last posted), I want to work my absolute butt off, I want to appreciate my health, have empathy for others and embrace the happy times in my life because none of us know when a terribly sad time is around the corner. The tragedies we hear in the news shouldn't depress us or make us feel guilty for being happy. Use these situations to gain perspective, savour our happy moments and stay humble because unfortunately life can be so so short.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">What a lovely feeling it is to be blogging again. Thank you so much for reading.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">First things first… <o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I never lie in the sun with my face exposed because the skin on zee face
is incredibly sensitive and can age pretty bloomin badly (paranoid MUCH…) <o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">BUT panic not! You can still return from your summer holiday with a
very natural looking tan which certainly won’t be causing you any long term skin
damage. I’ve been doing this for YEARS and I have never had anyone rumble me
and realise the tan on my face is totally fake. TO-TALL-Y FAKE. <o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;"><strong style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">1)</span></strong><strong style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Exfoliate</span></strong></span></u></div>
<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As well as exfoliating your body before your holiday it is also essential to
exfoliate the face too. Getting rid of all those dead skin cells not only gives
you a smoother and fresher look to your skin but it also gets rid of any
remnants of previous fake tan and products that have been building up before the
holiday. It provides you with a blank canvas ready for you to follow the next steps.</span></span></strong><br />
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30</u><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div>
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comes to my face I will use factor 30 the entire holiday. This is non
negotiable. (Factor 30 #loveyou)<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have had sun stroke more times than I care to remember. Suddenly
rushing off the beach and laying in my hotel room whilst it spins
uncontrollably followed by spending the rest of the night with my head in the
toilet. Yup. It’s awful and I don’t wish it upon anyone. <o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Since being totally vigilant about
wearing a huge sun hat whilst in the sun it has made all the difference.
Whether I’m sunbathing my front or my back that big fat sun hat is glued to my
noggin. Keeping my head shaded and ensuring my face is out of the direct sunlight means a win win situation with no sicky sicky.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><u>4)</u></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Fake
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have finally found a fake tan for my face that genuinely works. It doesn’t streak, it’s hydrating and most importantly it looks incredibly
natural. Every night of the holiday I put a small layer of the St Tropez face
oil onto my face. It’s very buildable so I layer it up throughout the holiday
until the level of bronze on my face matches the rest of my body. </span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Hey presto,
my face is tanned without having to run the risk of burning it or getting sun
damage. Personally it’s a no bloody brainer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It is slightly more expensive than other fake tans on the market but it’s
totally worth it. It retails at £25 but Boots often has a deal on their fake
tan range. I snapped up my bottle for £16 - <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/St-Tropez-Self-Tan-Luxe-Facial-Oil-30ml_1636084/" target="_blank">you can buy your bottle by clicking here.</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
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Moisturiser </u><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div>
<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">When it comes to tinted moisturisers you name them, I’ve tried them! </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.boots.com/en/LOreal-Nude-Magique-BB-Cream_1245131/" target="_blank">The L'oreal Nude Magique BB cream</a> </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">is
by far my favourite at the moment. It’s incredibly affordable at £9.99,
has an excellent amount of coverage and gives you a great tan and glow to your
skin. This is the perfect tinted moisturiser for the evenings when you’re on
holiday. No need for cakey foundations and it works brilliantly over the St
Tropez face oil. It gives my face a bit of extra coverage and tannedness in the
evenings (I’m aware that’s definitely not a word but I’m gonna roll with it).</span></span></strong><br />
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from the sun all week. I cannot recommend these products enough.<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Happy holidays and happy faking it!<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I hope you found this blog post useful. Let me know if you recommend any
other products for me to try!<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; text-align: left;">This may sound like an obvious one but for so many years I used to just shove as many outfits as I could into my suitcase. I would haul thirty different dresses to a foreign land and end up wearing just seven. Why? Because I was only there for seven days so technically I only needed seven outfits. Remarkable stuff...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Now, unless you've been hiding under a rock all year you will know that Triangl Bikinis have absolutely swamped social media. They are known for their bright colours, unique designs, beautiful sun kissed models and genius social media campaigns. But what I want to know is, are Triangl Bikinis REALLY worth all the hype?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My Triangl bikini landed on my front door step last September. To be honest I was pretty shocked to have received an email from them asking me to chose my size and my favourite colour which they would send to me in the post with absolutely NO STRINGS ATTACHED. Don't they do that with celebrities and bloggers with a bazillion followers? I was pretty shocked and excited to find this orange bundle of goodness on my doorstep. My only disappointment was that the summer in the UK was over and I wouldn't be able to wear it until next year. Fast forward to now and I'm finally getting round to my Triangl bikini review. So here goes...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">First things first. The material is pretty darn cool. Imagine cutting the prettiest bikini out of a wet suit? That. It's stretchy, comfortable but still extremely well fitted. Let's just say I definitely wouldn't lose my bikini bottoms if I were to belly flop into a public swimming pool, (unfortunately for me gracefully diving just isn't an option). I also believe that if I were to run out of the sea during a shark attack and my boobs HAPPENED to be a little bigger and bouncier I certainly wouldn't expose them to the bods on the beach. Basically, t</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">his bikini is as secure as they come. It must be down to its unique 'wet suit' like material which is really rather genius.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On a more personal preference I would have liked the bikini top to have a little more padding and support, although this is probably not needed if you are naturally graced with the most beautifully buoyant boobies! However, judging from my experience in wearing the bikini and the models they use on their campaigns this brand is really only suited for women with small to medium sized boobs. I think if you are any more than a D cup you MAY not think this bikini gives you the support you need. And giiiiirl you need to support.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The colours are just gorgeous, vibrant and look great with a tan. The only downside to my ridiculously bright bikini is that the bees and the wasps on holiday seemed to think I was some sort of fully pollenated flower. One minute I'm engulfed in my book and the next minute a bumble bee wants a piece of me. I would run for my life, looking like a complete lunatic in front of the Croatian locals. Never mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Triangl - Thank you for sending me this beautiful bundle of orange delight. I absolutely love it!! Are Triangl bikinis really worth the hype? Absolutely</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And of course I wish you a very </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Happy National Bikini Day. No doubt you all have great celebrations planned on such a joyous and traditional occasion...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Want to see what I got up to on my recent holiday to Croatia? You can check out my blog post by clicking here. <a href="http://carellesayshi.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/croatiacameraroll.html" target="_blank">http://carellesayshi.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/croatiacameraroll.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I went to the beautiful Croatia last week and took some pictures during my stay. Instead of uploading them all to Instagram (which would be a little boring) I decided to create this blog post where I can share all my holiday snaps with you</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Spending quality family time is becoming more and more difficult as time goes by as we are all so busy. My wonderful Moomin (as we like to call her) likes to take my brother and I away in the summer for a week of fun. Just the three of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We stayed in a modern apartment in a town called Okrug. It was incredibly quiet with a lovely beach and harbour. The sea was a beautiful blue and there wasn't an ounce of feeling overcrowded on the beach. It was quiet and serene and not a murmur of club music was heard whilst I was trying to unwind and relax on my sun lounger. My kinda heaven.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I soon discovered my hip hop Daddio was planning on wearing quite a jazzy dinner jacket and I soon realised this was not the time for a standard monochrome jumpsuit. My Dad's dinner jacket of choice was PINK! If he was going to wear pink I would have to step up my game too and before I knew it I found myself googling 'perfect party dresses' (even if it meant having my bandaged leg on show then so bloody be it!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My Dad would only be turning 50 once so I decided to purchase a dress with a little sparkle. I spotted this beautiful Warehouse dress on the Asos website and fell completely in love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I purchased this beauty for £42 reduced from £85. BARGAIN. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I often find detail backs look beautiful from the back but never very flattering from the front. You often can't wear a bra and you spend the evening feeling a little errrr conscious of any wibbly wobbly bits. NOT WITH THIS DRESS! Well done Warehouse for designing a dress where you can wear your trusty push up bra and not walk around the swanky party worried about the fact you haven't gone braless since you were about twelve. Half the guests hadn't seen me since I was about twelve anyway so that probably wouldn't have mattered... </span><br />
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teamed it with these lovely £39 Zara heels with elegant silver anklet straps
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You can check out my monochrome jumpsuit from Missguided which I SO nearly wore by clicking the link <a href="http://carellesayshi.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/missguidedjumpsuit.html" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Massive thank you to my wonderful friend Katie Ryalls for taking these snaps of me for my blog. Had so much fun with you! Thank you for all your help :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lovely girls from Catwalk Killa sent me a gorgeous co-ord in the post last week. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Catwalk Killa is a brand new </span><span style="font-size: large;">online boutique run by two best friends. My Co-ord </span></span>arrived beautifully packaged and I've been in touch with the girls via email and I gotta say Lauren and Vicky are a delight! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Co-ord is so comfy, easy to wear and stylish. I've teamed it with a pair of black heels, peach nails and an oversized studded clutch bag.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">There are no ends to Catwalk Killa's generosity and they have given you a discount code if you'd like to purchase anything! It's a brand new company so be sure to keep checking their website for any brand spanking new pretty items.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Just type the discount code CARELLE 10 at the checkout!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You can browse their lovely website <a href="http://catwalkkilla.com/" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am so excited to see more from Catwalk Killa. Best of luck girls! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you again for my co-ord! It brightened up my day :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for reading and I'll see you in my next bloggy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Photographer - Katie Ryalls. Isn't she a </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09378530998869841409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234689974356633895.post-466634798088915592015-06-15T11:29:00.002-07:002015-06-15T11:45:48.490-07:0027 Things That REALLY Grind My Gears<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1) Limp handshakes. Unless your hand is broken there is no excuse. At all.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">2) That squeeky rubbery feeling of the dishes as soon as they come out of the dishwasher.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">3) When people hold their knife like a pen whilst eating. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">4) Eating with your mouth open. This is so basic yet such a struggle for some.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">5) People that walk really slowly when you're running really late and it makes you REALLY angry. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">6) Those that insist they would OF done something. Fibber. You would HAVE done something. Get it right.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">7) People that change lanes without indicating. It's that little stick only an inch away from your bloomin finger. Cummon people.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">8) Parents that let their children bring their iPads to dinner at a restaurant. Our future generation will forever lose the art of conversation...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">9) Not being able to find the start of the sellotape. It really shouldn't be this challenging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">10) Lazy people that throw their cigarette butts on the pavement. SMOKE IT IN. FIND A BIN. That's what I say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">11) Paying for public toilets to find them smelly, skiddy and with a lack of toilet roll. I paid 30P for this. 30 ACTUAL P.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">12) People that park in Disabled spaces. So you want their parking space. Do you want their disability too? Nah didn't think so...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">13) Facebook statuses that use absolutely no grammar or punctuation and it really annoys me does it annoy you too yeah coz I didnt wanna understand your status anyway coz nobody got time for that do you know what I mean yeah coz I totally get that babes </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">14) Having a delicious lunch at someones house. You go to use their toilet and find they have zero trace of hand wash soap in their toilet. Ew. Ew. Ew.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">15) Feeling the social pressure to tip a distinctly average waiter to discover the bill INCLUDED service charge. Read the small print people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">16) Having to show your bloody boarding pass every time you buy something at the airport. No, I don't remember my flight number. All I want is some Goddam Immodium.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">17) Spending an eternity at the petrol pump waving your arms like a complete lunatic for the petrol service man to FINALLY spot you. 20 minutes later... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">18) Paying £3.75 for an undrinkable coffee. Babes, you've been making coffee all day. HOW can you suddenly make an incredibly MILKY and COLD coffee as soon as I come in. DON'T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MOMENT?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">19) Dear Hotel. If I wanted a shot glass worth of Orange Juice with my breakfast buffet I would have requested it. This is not the War. Why must we be on rations...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">20) Trying to save the planet by using energy saving lightbulbs. Then having to sit in darkness for three hours until the light bulb actually gives off light. Splendid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">21) When you've just got very comfy on the sofa and realise the remote control has VANISHED. Then having to psych yourself up for that hideous three second walk towards the TV to manually change the channel. Life is a struggle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">22) "Ring ring. Ring ring. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> Hello...?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> You're entitled to PPI..."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> YOU'VE JUST RUINED MY LIFE FOR THE EIGHTH TIME TODAY.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">23) When your dishwasher decides to HALF CLEAN your dishes. Oh good. I really wanted to use a plate with dried up crusty avocado from three days ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">24) Having to insert £1 for the privilege of loaning a battered supermarket trolley. Why does this still exist? No one actually wants to KEEP your trolley. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">25) "Does anybody have an iPhone charger?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> "Yep, I've got one! iPhone 5 yeah?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> "Yes please"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> "Yeah it's at home"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> FABULOUS</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">26) </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">People that clap when the plane successfully lands. No. Please no.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">27) </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Asking someone to kindly take a picture for you. It's fuzzy, out of focus and totally shit. And they only took ONE. Super.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I know it's all harmful stuff and in the grand scheme of things none of this is really THAT annoying but I hope you can relate to at least a few of the above. I really enjoyed brainstorming for this blog. If you have any more I may have missed out please drop me a comment and let me know!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09378530998869841409noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234689974356633895.post-42001052145195644432015-05-30T08:56:00.000-07:002015-06-01T13:59:21.949-07:0031 Things I Wish I Told My Younger Self<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">1) Cutting all your hair off will not magically transform you into Posh Spice. You will become Boy Spice...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">3) When your parents tell you to save money, save money. It's not stupid it's genius.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">4) Don't cry when your favourite band splits up. Cry when they reform 10 years later and sound and look completely tragic.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />5) Academic results aren't everything. Inner confidence, people skills and get up and go are far more important. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">6) It's actually ok to be shit at maths. You can spend your adult life using a calculator and no bloody teacher will take it off you so don't panic. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">9) </span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Use push up bras with caution</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">. Come summer when you're in your
bandeau bikini you cannot hide the lack of boobage.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">13) Be patient. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">(With reference to point 12)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">25) You will look like Harry Potter. Embrace it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">28) When your parents force you to write thank you letters it is not a boring inconvenience. It's amazing. Never stop writing them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">29) Dream big. Fortune favours the brave.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">30) Learn to say sorry quickly and easily. Forgiveness is so important. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">31) Cherish family photos. Frame them. Keep them. Love them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Now you can't say I haven't been spoiling you with beautiful pictures recently. Dreamboat...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so much for reading and I'll see you in my next bloggy :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">C x </span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234689974356633895.post-19808938134923760062015-05-24T05:35:00.003-07:002015-05-25T13:10:54.989-07:00My Spider Bite - Part 2<style>
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</style><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">If you haven't read Part 1 you can read it here :)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">Now where was I...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">Remember I was facing surgery to remove that ugly black dead tissue stuck to my leg? </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">Well...
the dermatologist
was adamant it had to be removed ASAP. It was severely stunting the
healing process that should have started
weeks before. It was clear the skin around the bite was healing and
getting
smaller but the necrosis was getting harder, if you looked at my leg at
the
right angle you could see the necrosis was completely concave and sunken
into my skin. I was given two options… Option 1) Have a series of local
anesthetic injections inserted around the bite to
numb the area in order for the dermatologist to remove the necrosis
using a scalpel. I was
warned this wouldn’t numb the area entirely and I was already in such a
severe amount of pain she thought it would be far too traumatic for me.
Yes babe. Correct. Option 2) Go under a general anesthetic and have the
necrotic tissue
removed and I would know zilch about it. Absolutely no one really gets
excited about the thought of an
operation but by this stage I was like, “Look girlfriend, let’s get this
show
on the road…” Unfortunately she had no theatre space in the next couple
of days but she was keen for me to be seen as quickly as possible. A few
phone calls later I was booked in to see a plastic surgeon for a pre-op
assessment on Monday morning.</span></span></span><br />
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the meantime
the dermatologist bandaged my leg with a specific type of dressing which
would add moisture to my necrotic tissue. The idea being that the softer
and more moisturised the dead tissue became the more
likely it could be removed more easily. The effects of this dressing
meant the black necrotic tissue would be drained, more wet looking and
the black bits less black (technical terms obvs). </span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">One
afternoon shortly afterwards, I
was at my Nan and Grandad's house and my leg was SO uncomfortable, I was
continuously popping pain killers, I could hardly move and I could see
lots of
blood building up underneath my bandage. In all honesty I was really
getting fed up. Next thing I know I’m nervously
picking away at the bandage thinking ‘surely blood is NOT a good sign’.
Minutes later the bandage was removed, I burst into tears from the pain
and I also realised it wasn't bloody
blood at all! It was the build up of thick brown goo that had been
removed from
the dead tissue, you know, the 'less black bit' I talked about. This is
EXACTLY what was meant to bloomin happen and now I had removed the
dressing. Oh Carelle. You are a knob...</span></span></span><br />
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is when the ugly bite got a whole lot uglier and the pain got a whole lot more
painful too. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">The
bandage was
now off and the ordeal of cleaning the bite and getting it redressed
quickly to reduce the risk of any infection was looming. I was still
suffering from serious
‘don’t touch my leg' anxiety and it took both my Mum and Nan to pin me
down to get it redressed. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">The wound was covered up with
my usual dressing and a couple of days later the dead tissue started to get
dark and hard again, exactly what the Dermatologist was avoiding. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">Back to square one.</span></span> I AM AN IDIOT.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">Monday
arrived and I met with a plastic
surgeon named Mr Colville, turns out he has worked for many years in
America
and has seen some terrible spider bites in his time. He explained that
when
spiders bite they often inject their victim with anesthetic, this
explains how
I have no recollection of feeling the spider actually bite me. Sneaky
sod... He
explained that the bite had no infection anymore (after three courses of
antibiotics I'd like to bloody think not...) He also explained he was
very dubious about
surgery although he could see why the dermatologist was keen to remove
the necrosis as with regular wounds it's vital for the necrosis to be
removed pretty sharpish but
with his experience of spider bites he didn’t think this was
specifically a
good idea for me. The outside skin was healing nicely and if he operated
on it
he would cut out the necrosis and scrape away at some of the healthy
tissue causing a larger scar than I was already told to expect and
potentially
a hole in my leg for the rest of my days… He also said that after the
operation I
would then be left with an open wound which would have to be packed and
dressed for a further three weeks - this
was not ideal as it could be susceptible to infection again. By leaving
the bite how it was he said the necrotic tissue would
EVENTUALLY get smaller and fall off causing me very little pain and
trauma. I walked out the hospital with
very mixed feelings. I had psyched myself up to have the operation and
to be
told that I just had to leave it the way it was was gutting, especially
as it
could take a further month for the dead tissue to eventually fall off!
Massive blow. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">The finish line
was so close and it felt like it was suddenly taken away from me. </span>The surgeon</span> said it was important he kept a close eye on my leg and I was to contact him if I experienced any changes.</span></span>
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week later the
surgeon contacted me and said I should start letting the air get to the
bite
and I should even start showering too! This felt like CHRISTMAS. A
shower. An
actual shower where I could get my entire body wet. I had been strip
washing
and bending my head over the bath to wash my hair for the last 6 weeks!
This
news was a serious step in the right direction and let me tell you, my
back was pretty pleased! I even started wearing jeans
again and I was slowly but surely standing up on my feet for longer
periods of
time. I started getting the train to see my friends (whilst being
constantly dosed up to my eyeballs with painkillers) and although I was
paranoid of knocking my leg I was so much happier... I even managed to
go
to a wedding that weekend. I wasn’t able to boogie as much as everyone
else and
I spent most of the reception sitting on a stool but for the first time
in
weeks my life felt a little more normal.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">Sadly the morning
after the wedding I woke up in complete agony... my bite looked completely different (AGAIN).
My leg was swollen, the bite was throbbing and the nerve pain was definitely
making itself known again. The icing on the cake that day was when I went to
get into a friend's car, I totally misjudged the angle and I knocked my leg on
the way in. Rolling around the back of the car in pain I felt I might have just taken another
massive step backwards (and I wasn't wrong). </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">I
sent a picture to the surgeon and he gave me an emergency appointment a
day later. This was the first time I had to make my own way to the
hospital. I had never gone alone before and I was having to really psych
myself up for this (how selfish of everyone being busy that day...) Mr
Colville lay me down, told me to look away and with a set of tweezers
and scissors he scraped off a tiny section of the dead tissue. You can
imagine my reaction. He said he was sorry for having to do that but with
the state of my leg he had to quickly look underneath to rule out
infection. "Do you want the good news or the bad news Carelle?"
Errrrrr... </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">"The
Good news is that there isn't an infection. Bad news is I've now got to
remove the entire dead tissue. It's too dangerous to leave like this."
The pain I was experiencing from just the smallest bit being removed was
crazy. The new skin underneath was really stinging, I was REALLY crying
and so he asked the nurse to go and get a series of injections of local
anesthetic so he could remove it. I was offered that 2 weeks ago by the
Dermatalogist and didn't want it then either. Brilliant. The nurse
seemed to take ages getting the appropriate medication and my 'I think
I'm suddenly a super hero' alter ego kicked in and I said "Look, just
take it off now. Go Go Go!" He looked at me like I had a sudden
personailty transplant. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">"If
you're totally sure Carelle..." He picked up a pair of scissors, I
gripped the edge of the hospital bed and he started cutting away at my
leg. I have never zoned out and focused so much in all my life. I don't
really remember it but what I can recall is the intense pain as my new
flesh underneath the wound became exposed to the air for the first time
in two months. The necrosis was gone. The surgeon down tooled in time
for the nurse to come in, wipe away my tears and start packing and
bandaging up my leg.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">I
had spent eight weeks feeling unproductive, upset that I wasn't able to
achieve anything and cross that it's typical I would be the one that
got bitten by a bloomin house spider and have such a terrible reaction!
However I was now experiencing serious pride and elation, (as well as a
heap load of pain). Not only had the girl with a terrible fear of
Doctors surgeries and hospitals arrived at the hospital by herself
without having to get dragged in by a family member or her boyfriend,
she also had her necrosis removed without any pain relief! Mr Colville
also said that he was surprised how tough my necrosis was to remove and
told me that the spider would have had to have been a venomous spider to
have created a necrosis like that. He told me it was incredibly
unlikely that a house spider could ever have caused a reaction like that
even with my history of allergies. He has seen so many spider bites and
a regular house spider could never do that much damage and venomous
spiders are known for causing necrotic bites.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">Unfortunately
my bite hadn't got any smaller since the last time he measured it a
week before but the good news was that my healthy tissue was squidgy and
padded which meant I'd be mainly dealing with a bad scar on my leg and
NOT a hole! I was sent home with the biggest bag of dressings. Yep, you
guessed it... I now have to pack and bandage my leg for three weeks.
Exactly what would have happened if I had the operations weeks before!
The surgeon seemed disappointed I had suffered such an unexpected set
back, we were all really hoping the necrosis would just fall off. He
gave me a big hug, told me to NOT knock my leg and he'll see me in two
weeks. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">You're
thinking wo wo wo hold up Carelle. A venomous spider was in your house?
Yes, it probably came home with me from the supermarket on a bunch of
bananas or something. I actually consider myself very lucky as a few
years ago a young boy in Essex was bitten in bed by a Brown Recluse
spider and died. So heartbreaking and I feel very fortunate to have not
had a worse experience.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">I
am in the process of organising my house to be professionally fumigated
and I'm also about to start a course of therapy. Since the spider bit
me I have been really battling with my sleep and night terrors. I check
the bed sheets for spiders each night, I dream there are spiders in the
bed and there have been times when I've stayed at my boyfriend's house
and he has been woken up to me running out of bed in my sleep and found
me crying and shaking in the corridor. He would then take me back to bed
and spend the next hour promising me it was a dream, calming me down
and reassuring me there was in fact not a spider caught in the bed
sheets. When something affects your subconscious it's a very scary thing
and I don't want this to escalate into a genuine phobia so it's
important I sort it out now before it gets worse.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span lang="EN-US">I
am so relieved the necrotic tissue was removed. It's a huge blow to
have my leg bandaged for a further three weeks but I've already done
eight, I can do another three. (I'm now on week nine writing this blog
post). The pain around the bite has dramatically improved, until I knock
it of course! The healthy tissue is looking great and I'm already
starting to get scar tissue developing. The biggest pain this week was
discovering I was becoming incredibly allergic to the bandages I was
given by the hospital. The bite was still giving me neuralgia (nerve
pain) which I have grown accustomed to but the entire skin around my
bite has been excruciatingly painful. The only way I can describe it is
trying to pull off a big plaster and a strip of gauze on a huge patch of
fresh sun burn. Again every night my Mum or boyfriend are having to
help me change my dressings(I am now using ones I'm not allergic to but
still suffering from the aftermath of the reaction). Here's my latest
picture from a couple of nights ago. Apologies for the weepy goo...</span></span></span><br />
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the bite has improved enormously and as soon as the skin pain around it
calms down I'm sure I'll be able to feel a genuine improvement too.</span> <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I
have a further two weeks of having my leg packed and dressed and I am
seeing the plastic surgeon again next week for which I hope will be my
final ever appointment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I
managed to go to do some work this week for a few hours. Doesn't sound
like much but it's a really great start and I'm so happy. I also judged a
singing competition for Teen Star last weekend and I am starting to
drive my car on short journeys. I'm having to do most things sitting
down still as I'm suffering from lots of swelling and I'm paranoid of
knocking my leg but these improvements are really exciting. Until I get
the all clear from the hospital I won't be completely satisfied but I'm
certainly on the mend. I have missed so many great presenting
opportunities and I have had to cancel so many of my Radio shows it's
been truly gutting but once I'm better I'll certainly make up for lost
time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I
would just like to say the biggest thank you to my family. My Dad has
done the most incredible amount of research on spider bites and has
ensured I am treated by professionals that will do their very best to
help me. Huge thank you to my Mum for being so supportive and being a
great nurse, my friends for constantly checking up on me and lastly a
massive thanks to my boyfriend that has given up his days off to drive
me around the country to see specialists, who has bandaged my leg up
more times than I can remember, waited in A&E with me for hours and
has stayed up with me at night after I've had a bad spider nightmare.
Sounds like I've just won an award and that's my acceptance speech.
Nope. Just my post spider thank you's. Ya know. What every girl dreams
of...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Lastly
thank you to those that are reading my blog and for those that have
sent me the loveliest messages after reading Part 1 a few days ago. That
post has been read nearly 1,000 times in just three days. That's a huge
amount for such a new blog like mine. Thank you thank you thank you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The
chances of this EVER happening to you is so unbelievably slim. I was in
the wrong place at the wrong time and was incredibly unlucky but if you
ever see an alien like blister appear on your body PLEASE go to the
Doctors or A&E straight away. Don't leave it like I did. On a more
positive note the spider rid me of my fear of hospitals so I gotta be
grateful for something :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Thanks so much for reading and I'll let you know how I get on at the hospital next week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Lots of love</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">C x </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09378530998869841409noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234689974356633895.post-77370755842496435252015-05-21T13:41:00.000-07:002015-05-25T03:05:23.377-07:00My Spider Bite - Part 1<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">On March 24th I woke up to find a blister on the side of my leg. It had a red ring around it and I was pretty shocked to say the least! I immediately felt pretty faint and went downstairs to show my Mum. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Mum, I've got a lump on my leg and I feel a bit sick..." Mum had her nose in her laptop whilst sipping her morning coffee. She gave me the 'I'm sure it's nothing...' look and got up to have a nose. Seconds later she backed away and giggled "Wow. That is a blister. I think I feel sick too." Awesome. Now we both feel sick. Just excellent. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">'Doctor Carelle' self diagnosed the problem. There was a red ring around the blister so surely this HAD to be a bad case of *drum roll please* RINGWORM. As soon as I Googled 'does Ringworm really hurt?' I quickly realised my blister was something more sinister, I also discovered it was in fact NOT bloody Ringworm! Both Mum and I were Googling my symptoms and the next thing I know I'm running to the toilet to be sick. Brilliant.</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It was pretty clear I was reacting badly to whatever 'it' was. Mum encouraged me to go to the Doctors but my fear of the Doctors Surgery far outweighed the worry of my blister so we met in the middle and Mum drove me to the Pharmacy. Well wasn't that a waste of time... "Hello Carelle, that looks like a bite. Take an antihistamine. Goodbye".</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The blister started to fill with more and more liquid and I had been advised to allow it to pop naturally. My boyfriend picked me up from my house and in the car started to quiz me about what the 'Doctor' had said. Yep. I somehow magically turned the Pharmacy trip into a 'Doctors' appointment. Next thing I know I've burst into tears, admitted I never saw a Doctor, apologised for telling a fib and finally admitted I was starting to get a little concerned about this blister. After a sea of tears, snot and hyper ventilation we soon came to a compromise. "Look Carelle, as soon as the blister bursts we're going to the Doctors". </span></span> <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes Sir.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sure enough a day later my blister burst. Fluid splatted onto my boyfriend's Mum's cream carpet (Sorry Pat!!!) and streamed down my leg into my shoe. Delicious. I was very relieved it had popped and the next day I plucked up the courage to go see a Doctor. The Doctor told me it looked like a spider bite (as she had seen some recently) and that it was infected. I started a course of antibiotics and had to have it bandaged every day for the foreseeable future. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Weeks later of much of the same thing, I visited my Dad and showed him my leg for the first time. He was pretty horrified I was still being majorly affected by it nearly a month later and he immediately organised me to see a Dermatologist to get a further more specialised opinion. Dr Rosebotham took one look at my leg and signed me off work for a further two weeks. I had another blood test to make sure I hadn't contracted Lyme Disease (which I hadn't. Phew.) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found these visits extremely traumatic. When the nurses would change my dressings I would howl in pain. One nurse would be dealing with my leg whilst my boyfriend and a second nurse would be pinning me down on the bed. By this stage the severity of my bite was clear. I had an actual hole in the side of my leg.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another week passed and off I went to the hospital once more. By this stage the dermatologist explained that the longer the necrotic tissue stayed on my leg the skin underneath the bite would not be able to heal. She was hoping the necrotic tissue had loosened and she'd be able to start teasing the dead tissue away from my leg. My leg flinches every time someone's finger goes near it, you can imagine the state I was in when she was trying to dig at my leg with a scalpel! The pain was unbearable, I had five people in the room pinning me down on the bed but unfortunately the necrotic tissue was firmly glued to my leg. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It was not going anywhere fast. It looked like I was facing surgery to remove it :(</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I have decided to write this blog post in two parts. It's now been nearly 9 weeks since I was bitten and I'm still really suffering. I AM certainly improving but I still have a way to go. There's a lot more to explain and some more gory pictures to update you on and I thought doing it all in one post would have just been far too gruesome. I never really intended on discussing my bite on my blog or social media. I have recently found that so many people have been asking me about it so I thought writing my story down would be a good way of explaining it all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">My blog has been an amazing outlet for me to keep my mind busy and I've used it as a great way to forget about my leg and remain positive. I've realised there's a lot worse that could happen and it's always great to gain perspective. I've had some really frustrating and sad days and creating this blog has really kept me going. I am so thankful to those that have read my blog posts so far, you didn't know at the time how much it meant to me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I will be uploading part 2 of my spider bite in the next couple of days. I'm now about to lay on the sofa so my Mum can bandage me up once more. It's become quite a daily routine!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Thank you for reading and I do hope my pictures didn't put you off your dinner.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Sure enough this beauty of an oversized shirt was hanging on the rail right in front of my eyes. BINGO. I could see myself wearing it over a long sleeved t-shirt in the winter whilst being thin enough to be a cool, loose shirt during the warmer months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Want to know the best thing about it? It cost me just £10. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This shirt is honestly so comfy it almost feels like I'm naked when I wear it. It can be perfectly dressed down with ripped jeans and a pair of white converse but it can also look smart teamed with some skinny jeans and a nice pair of heels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Quickly go and check out the New Look sales! They always have an amazing array of sale items on their website too so make sure you go have a look when you're next looking for a serious reason to procrastinate.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Another week has flown by. I’ve got lots to
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><u>Rugby 7’s</u></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Every year Twickenham Stadium hosts the
‘Rugby 7’s’ – A day where lots of rugby is played, people dress up to the nines
and lots of beer is consumed. It was touch and go whether I would be going. My
leg is really starting to improve (HALLELUJAH) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">b</span>ut I’m still incredibly weary
of large crowds, if someone knocks my leg I seriously know about it and I WILL
bite…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You only live once and it was a chance to
catch up with one of my nearest and dearest friends Chloe. We bandaged my leg
up and off we went. Comfort was key that day so I dodged jumping on the ‘let’s
spend a truck load of money on our ticket AND our fancy dress costume’ band
wagon and I opted for an all black ensemble, shoved a tub of glitter all over
my face and wore some sparkly alien antennaes. The theme this year was ‘Out Of
This World’ and there were some really incredible costumes. As you can imagine
my black outfit only narrowly missed the shortlist for best dressed…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I caught up with so many old friends, the
sun was shining, I had a beer in my hand and it was such a great day! No one
knocked into my leg which was a complete miracle, I didn’t stumble over and
disgrace myself which was even more of a miracle and the day was just fab,
until the journey home…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Every road in Twickenham was closed that
day so the only method of transport was to follow the herd of thousands of
people and walk from the stadium back to the train station. The queue to get a
train took over an hour and a half. By this stage I had sobered up and I was desperate to get home. I left all my friends at the stadium enjoying themselves
as I was keen to make my getaway. Rubbing shoulders with drunkards in skimpy
fancy dress knickers, men squeezing their packages into bikini bottoms (WHY?)
and having other people's body paint sweating off their arms and sticking onto my glittery skin is just YUK. I finally got my seat on the train just as a drunken
hooligan next to me pulled his pants down and attemptED to wee on the train.
Luckily the guard stopped him in time and he was dragged off the train a few
minutes later. Amazing day but I’ve realised I’m getting old and boring. My
tolerance for drunk people is really starting to diminish, I was more than
happy to return home, get my pj’s on and sit in my slippers with a cuppa tea in
my hand. The small pleasures.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Teen Star is a nationwide singing
competition. It’s the UK’s biggest search for teenage and pre-teen singing
talent and this year saw just under 10,000 applicants. I was invited to be on
the judging panel for the London Area final and jumped at the opportunity! At
first it was hard to get my head around it. I’ve been asked to judge? Me?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Years ago when I was taking my singing
career seriously I knew SO much about Teen Star and its sister company Open Mic
UK. Despite never having the balls to enter I knew what a great platform it was
for young emerging talent. Who was I to sit at the front of the stage and score
each act? Some of the kids were under 12 years old! I was blown away by their
confidence and passion for performing and I admired them all so much. The
talent was unbelievable and it was awesome to have an entire theatre packed out
in support for these young kids. It worked a little like X Factor. There was a
huge stage, a table in front of the stage for judges and industry professionals
and behind us were a sea of supportive faces! Throughout the competition the
microphone was handed over to me and I was able to say what I was looking for
in an act and whose performance I enjoyed so far. I felt so lucky to be able to
spend the day encompassing both my experience as a singer songwriter but also
use my presenting skills to talk to a room of hundreds of people. Well done to EVERYONE that entered, you blew
me away with your talent and confidence. I could never have got up on a stage
like that at 8 years old. You’re all brilliant.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">I will be writing a blog post about my day
in a little more detail. I want to specifically talk about which performances
impressed me and what were the sort of things I was looking for. My opinion is
ONLY an opinion but I know if years ago I found a little blog post from a
previous judge I’d have been really keen to see how they were scoring each act
and what they were looking for. Even if it only helps just a couple of young
singers then I’m happy. Keep your eyes peeled for it :)</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I’ve realised this week just how the simple
things in life with friends can mean so much. I had an amazing time at the rugby
with Chloe but in all honesty the night before when I snuggled in her dressing
gown and she made me a cuppa and we talked about anything and everything was my
favourite part of my whole weekend with her. I become so used to speaking to my
friends over Watsapp and txt message it’s really special to just be in their
company, no TV and no iPhones glued to our side. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">A few days later my friend Holly came home
and we caught up over an incredibly indulgent hot chocolate with all the
trimmings. I speak to Holly most days over Watsapp but there’s
something so different about old fashioned conversation. When you ask someone
face to face how they are you can get SO much more detail out of them. I’m in
the worst habit of saying ‘yeah I’m fine thanks…’ over txt message when
actually I should be offloading and sharing my stresses and thoughts to a
friend. We spoke about careers, boys, general life stuff and it felt so so
good! Thank you Holly and Chloe for the simple things. Great drinks and great
conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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chocolate hour we noticed a little girl on the side of the road raising money for Nepal.
She was standing behind a table outside selling lemonade and juices
for 50p. When I saw this it literally melted my heart and Holly and I soon raced
out the car to go chat to her. Luckily I had plenty of change in my purse (makes a change...) I
handed the young girl a few pounds and Holly and I took our juices. She was
such a sweet bundle of energy and I can imagine how proud her Mum must have been of her for
standing out on the street raising money for such a great cause. Well done
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up yesterday but I had to deal with a rather unfortunate encounter last night. My cat
snuck into my bedroom yesterday morning and despite being allergic to her it was quite
a novelty and privilege to be paid a visit! (I normally religiously shut my
bedroom door so she can’t sneak in). My cat sat on my bed for 10 minutes whilst
I got ready to leave the house. I came back into my bedroom before heading out
the door, had a thorough look around to make sure she was NO longer in my room
and I firmly shut the door behind me. Hours later I came home to find my cat
had been in my bedroom ALL that time. She must have been hiding in my wardrobe, sneaky bugger... To my horror she had peed ON MY BED. Nope, not on the carpet,
not on the dirty towel I had left on my bedroom floor but MY ACTUAL BED. I
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I absolutely love this monochrome clutch bag from Primark. It cost me just £6 and I gotta say It's one of my absolute favourite Primani purchases of all time!!! (Big statement). It's the perfect size because you can ACTUALLY put things inside. I had most my makeup inside along with a hairbrush, purse, iPhone, my boyfriends car keys AND his wallet. Anyone else become their boyfriends donkey on a night out? Nope. Just me then...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">When it comes to jewellery I'm an 'all or nothing' type of girl. When it comes to earrings and necklaces I fall under the NOTHING category. When it comes to rings and bracelets I'm firmly in the ALL camp.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I buy my silver rings from an array of different places. <a href="http://uk.accessorize.com/uk/jewellery/sterling-silver" target="_blank">Accessorize</a> do a great Sterling Silver section and the rest I have bought from various holiday destinations over the past few years. This chunky silver bangle is my friend Hollys. I have been wearing it for months and bless my best friend, she's only up until last week asked for it back! She knows how much I love it but sadly I think the wedding last weekend will be its final outing with Auntie Carelle. It's sad but it needs to go back to where it came from...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I received a <a href="http://www.next.co.uk/" target="_blank">Next</a> voucher as a gift a few months ago and have been waiting to see something I really love before spending it. I came across these gorgeous suede black heels last week and I knew they were the item I had been waiting to find in order to spend my lil vouchie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">These heels retail at £38 and are worth every penny. I wore them all day and night and didn't once get that dreaded 'Ouchie my feet are about to fall off and I can no longer rip up the dance floor' type feeling. (Rip up the dance floor... As If!) I bought a size 4.5 despite being a size 5 as that's the only size they had in store. Even being half a size too small they were like wearing pillows on my feet. So comfy. Honest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I tend not to do anything too adventurous with my makeup. I took my daily </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">look and added a subtle brown smokey eye. Other than that it's pretty natural and soft around the eyes. If I overload my eyes with too much makeup they end up weeping so I often stick to the amount I know my eyes can handle! The reality of the situation is that my eyes started welling up as soon as the beautiful bride walked down the aisle. I am a complete sop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Sorry to be a sceptical Susan but when I see a celebrity endorsement my immediate thoughts are...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"I BET you Rita Ora doesn't wear her own nail varnish collection..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"I BET Holly Willoughby doesn't actually brush her nashers with Oral B toothpaste..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"And Davina McCall DEFFO doesn't dye her hair with Garnier Nutrisse..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So with that in mind I decided to check out Rita Ora's Rimmel nail varnish collection. (Well done Rimmel. Your advert is played a billion times during Made In Chelsea and you have definitely got into my sub conscious. Bugger.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Now, </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I consider myself pretty fussy and hard to please when it comes to nail varnishes. From the colour range, the consistency, to the size of the brush to the 'DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE CHIP RESISTANT WHEN YOU'RE CLEARLY NOT COZ I'M GONNA GET ANGRY...' Yep. THAT level of fussiness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As I walked into Boots this afternoon the first colour that caught my eye was 'Go Wild Er Ness'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I'd never normally go for purple. If you're fussy you'd call it lilac or mauve but to me it's purple and Carelle doesn't 'do' purple. HOWEVER, impulse took over and I have to say I really rather like it. I have applied 3 coats (sounds excessive) but I like to create as much of a 'gel like' finish as possible. It hasn't chipped (yet) and it's certainly a colour I'd wear to brighten up an all black outfit this summer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The second colour I chose was a neutral grey called 'Rain Rain Go Away'. I wanted to buy a summery colour which I'd never normally go for and then a colour which is very 'me'. This being the 'me' option!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I totally understand grey is not the most inspiring colour but sometimes grey nails are a wonderful thing! Personally, I prefer a darker grey. This one is slightly too 'wishy washy' for my grey nail varnish expertise (ummm yeah right...) but I seriously cannot complain about the application, thickness or drying speed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have bought some really rather tragic cheap nail varnishes in my time. They're watery, they chip and the brushes are super small and annoying. I have to say Miss Ora, I really like your range! For £2.99 each they're great quality, they're shiny, affordable and there's a great choice of colours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">If you fancy increasing your nail varnish collection go seek out the Rimmel stand in your local drugstore. I can't recommend them enough! You can buy them <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-London-60-Seconds-Super-Shine-By-Rita-Ora_1669740/" target="_blank">here</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Whilst writing this blog post I discovered an unopened Quality Street box from last Christmas in the back of a cupboard. I have just consumed one of every flavour to make sure they're fit for my family's consumption! Aren't I thoughtful... It's 11pm and I need to get some sleep before I eat the entire box, which is likely!</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234689974356633895.post-8872803602471631812015-05-12T04:39:00.001-07:002015-05-12T08:00:53.349-07:00My Dream Jumpsuit From Oasis - My Wedding #ootd<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have recently experienced a 'jumpsuit curse'. If you follow me on Twitter you would have read all about this! To cut a long story short I ordered a jumpsuit for a wedding I was going to. The company sent me the wrong one. I then went to order another one - it had sold out. I then chose another one, that too had sold out... There is more to the old story but I won't bore you with that because I'm sure you get the jumpsuit drama jist!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I decided to forget that company altogether and gave Asos a whirl because they have a BAZILLION jumpsuits! Although they are slightly more expensive I knew Asos wouldn't let me down. (I wasn't able to consider a dress as I still have a bandage round my leg which isn't the prettiest of sights!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I fell in love with this Oasis Printed Wrap Jumpsuit. It satisfied my monochrome love, it had sleeves, a waist belt AND pockets. Every ingredient I love in a jumpsuit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Now, I'm not one to really get into the nitty gritty of politics BUT when it comes to the General Election I've realised it's so important to HAVE YOUR SAY. Two weeks before the election I had no interest or care about voting. I thought being 'impartial' masked my political naivety and playing Switzerland and sitting on the fence was the right thing to do. I believed I didn't have enough political knowledge to justify my vote. Well, I now realise two weeks ago I was a complete ignorant banana. A banana I am not proud of and certainly wouldn't recommend eating! I'm 24 years old. I have absolutely NO excuse not to vote. Women died for the right to vote and who the hell do I think I am by seeing this whole General Election as just a 'get off my TV, it's so boring, go away' type scenario.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I was slightly sceptical about mentioning voting in this blog post. Are we all bored of hearing about the General Election? Probably! But when I was on the train last week and overheard a young girl tell her friend she wasn't going to vote but if she was FORCED TO she'd vote for the political party that were associated with her favourite colour! I was shocked to the core by this and totally embarrassed</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> on her behalf. It was scary to think that just two weeks before I voted I was more similar to the 'train girl' than I ever wanted to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I ended up gathering enough information to decide who I should vote for and off I went to the polling station. I have to say it was a great liberating feeling to be involved. I suddenly watched the news and UNDERSTOOD what was going on (mostly!) Number of seats, exit poll, Nicola Sturgeon, manifesto, referendum, Nigel Farage etc. ALL these words and names I recognised had SUDDENLY made sense. I'd hate for people to think I was naive and I'm certainly not proud of the fact I had no care or interest in the future of our country nor am I proud of judging the girl on the train BUT I'm so pleased I voted and took an interest. I know a lot of my friends didn't vote and I really hope they see the importance of having their say and getting involved in something that will affect us all. I even got so carried away by feeling all grown up I bought a newspaper for the train home. Goodbye OK Magazine, it's been nice knowing ya...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My brother is a bundle of charismatic charm and it was my pleasure to help him out at a trade show last week. Dexter is the proud MD of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VapeImporters" target="_blank">Vape Importers</a>, a distribution company for E Liquids. No idea what I'm talking about? You know, those electronic cigarettes that people use instead of smoking the unhealthy and expensive 'real deal'. A booming business and one Dexter has already been heavily involved in for the last few years. I was his promo girl for the day. I handed out leaflets, encouraged punters to his stand and made myself useful by keeping him in constant coffee and water supply. He also wanted LOADS of tissue... Not sure what they were for but blimey he WANTED TISSUE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Anyway... I'm sure my brother won't mind me saying this but he hasn't always been the workaholic he is today. Don't get me wrong he has ALWAYS had the potential to move mountains with that brain of his but being the more 'rebellious sibling' (to put it lightly...) it is SO amazing to see him do so bloody well. I know I'm biased but seeing him in action last week was one of my proudest moments. He is so switched on, passionate, amazing with customers, amazing with his team and basically he seriously knows his sh*t. His business is already making a serious impact in the vaping world and he deserves every bit of success. Well done Donut! Just don't ask me for anymore tissues. I will say no.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Last Monday I was unable to get a train into London from Essex because sadly someone threw themselves in front of a train at Stratford. I always feel SO guilty when I curse at the inconvenience caused by something like this. Why would you do something like that when you know it will affect so many people? But how dare I get annoyed when someone was clearly so desperate and unhappy they felt they had to do that. I have absolutely NO right to judge. We could all go round in circles debating this argument but instead I took this time to go on a little drive and I stumbled across this beautiful field of yellow flowers. Suddenly all frustration to what I deemed as a 'ruined day' dispersed. My day wasn't ruined at all and I'm ashamed to even think it was. Next time your day doesn't go to plan and you're feeling sorry for yourself, give yourself a stiff talking to, go find some yellow flowers and all will be right with the world. I Promise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I was driving home last week and spotted an M&S box outside the front door. "I haven't ordered anything from M&S. Bloody hell, they've delivered it to the wrong address. HOW can the delivery driver be so stupid..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On closer inspeciton the delivery driver was not wrong! (soz babe). The box was addressed to me and inside was the most amazing fresh fruit basket and card. My Great Auntie Shelagh was told about my spider bite and heard I may be having an operation on my leg. (Operation currently on hold. Long story...) She was sorry to hear I was still suffering nearly 7 weeks later and sent me this lovely package to cheer me up! </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">That evening I called round her house to thank her and catch up. She greeted me at the door with a pinny round her waist and a freshly laid out tablecloth on her kitchen table with dinner bubbling away in the oven. My Great Auntie Shelagh lives by herself and is amazing for nearly 82. I had such a lovely evening that night and I was transported back to my childhood. I mean, WHO nowadays wears a pinny AND uses an embroidered table cloth just for a causal evening meal? I also had a side plate with a slice of bread on it. Just so bloomin cute. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My fruit basket was so thoughtful of her and I'm so glad I could show my thanks by spending time with her. I'm sure she would have been so happy to receive a phone call and a thank you card but giving someone your time beats all those things. After this blog post I'm going to drop her a quick e-mail. Despite the cute tablecloth and her traditional ways she's pretty 'down with the kids' and loves receiving messages on her new swish iPad! Ha</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On Saturday I went to the most beautiful wedding. Each table had a goldfish bowl as its centrepiece and for those that know me well know I LOVE FISH. It was hard to contain my excitement and I immediately turned to my boyfriend saying "Can we keep him? Can we keep him? oh pleeeeeease..." *Insert pupppy dog eyes* At the end of the dinner everyone was told to release their goldfish into the beautiful pond next to the marquee. Little did the Bride & Groom know that any big fish in the pond would immediately munch the little gold fish for dinner! Ripples from the other side of the pond swam towards the little fishies and sure enough the goldfish were gone... RIP wedding fish :( Savage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I am a complete sucker for anything monochrome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The 2 statements above suggest clicking the 'Add To Basket' button on the <a href="http://www.missguided.co.uk/" target="_blank">Missguided</a> website for these shoes was very easy to do! WRONG</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I spied these ankle boots a couple of weeks ago and I didn't really want to spend £40 on them. I'm in such a habit of heading straight to the clearance section of a website that £40 ends up seeming expensive when I've been drooling at the reduced sandals for £19.99 just 2 minutes earlier. I know it's good to spend money on your footwear but I have such a large shoe collection buying a new pair is never a necessity. I can only justify my impulse shoe purchases if they're in the sale!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Unfortunately Missguided made a mistake with my latest order and sent me an incorrect jumpsuit in completely the wrong size and style. A bit annoying but these things do happen... I wasn't particularly given much of an apology for the inconvenience, especially as the original jumpsuit I had ordered and paid for suddenly became out of stock. Awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After a few emails ping ponging back and forth Missguided eventually said I would be able to have a 10% discount voucher with free shipping for another item. I mean, don't get me wrong, 10% off is better than nothing but it doesn't make a huge difference especially when buying from the clearance section and THAT is when I had the bright idea to treat my little tootsies to those full priced ankle boots my eyes had been oggling just days before. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I'm writing this on the evening of Bank Holiday Sunday. I'm sitting in the living room with my Mum and Step Dad who are insisting we watch a wildlife programme. As much of an animal lover I am I've GOT to write this blog and I want to avoid all potential 'crying at the dead animals when they starve to death' type scenario as I won't be able to see the keyboard from my weeping. I've just heard the words 'The Arctic Fox may lose it's footing and fall to its death' Great. I think that's my cue to zone out and bloody get on with it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The show was brilliant and to fill the o2 arena two days in a row is an incredible accomplishment. I had an awesome time catching up with Ebony and standing next to my friend Karl Michael who co-wrote their highest charting single 'Can We Dance' with Bruno Mars; the Vamps performed it as their encore (whilst the glitter canon erupted)and it was amazing to share the moment with Karl. Talented little bugger...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">One of my Mum's biggest hobbies is breeding Finnish Lapphunds, (reindeer herding dogs from Finland). My Mum puts so much care and love into the puppies and at 4 weeks old they're really starting to get bloody cute. We have a solid brown pup which is very unusual as most dogs of the breed have facial markings, there are very few solid brown dogs like him in the country. The sun was shining today so I took the little brown bear for a cuddle in it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This week my James Bay cover of Hold Back The River exceeded 50,000 views on Youtube. Not a large figure for some Youtube singers but it's a nice little milestone for me. I released the cover back in December when only a small handful of people even knew who James Bay was. After his recent success and Brit Award win, his profile has soared and luckily my cover has seen a traffic increase because of it, thanks JB. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I think it's very easy for people to judge someone that sings on Youtube or blogs as a 'great self promotor</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">'. When it comes to myself the truth is that I often find it incredibly difficult and with nearly every 'self promoting' post I create, I hit the Publish button and a little cringe pain hits me in the stomach. I've been putting myself out on the internet in one form or another for years but it doesn't always get any easier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I've realised in the past that I seemed to really focus on the negative, especially when it came to my singing videos </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">- "That cover didn't get many views" "Why did I post that one? I'm singing flat at the beginning" ETC..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">What I should be doing is celebrating the little triumphs the internet brings! I very rarely give myself a pat on the back as I'm such a perfectionist with expectations that are often too high. But the truth is I'm chuffed to get to 50,000 in 5 months. So yes, I'm using this blog to shamelessly promote my cover as it's something I'll actually admit I'm proud of*insert cringe feeling in my stomach*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Here's the link. Please go check it out. It will give me another view. Go on... (Soz. Get back in your 'I find self promoting really awkwardly hard' box Carelle).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have started reading this brilliant book about a young woman named Ella who fell ill from a very rare illness which caused her to be bed-ridden for quite some time. She decided to ditch her addiction to sugar and follow a plant based diet. She cut out all refined sugars, meat, dairy and gluten and her health increased so dramatically she started to lead a healthy and well lifestyle again. She took to writing her recipes in a blog which then led to her writing a very successful book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I'm certainly not trying to suddenly become a strict vegan. Ella says her book is a lifestyle SHE has chosen for herself. She wants her lifestyle to bring awareness to other peoples diets and encourage them to be as healthy as possible. I've seriously cut out wheat, dairy and refined sugar and although I've only been following it for a week I can't believe how easy and enjoyable it has been so far. I feel great and her recipes are GENUINELY tasty. Promise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I want to write a blog post in the future about my meals inspired by her book which I have adapted to suit me (Ella eats no meat but I'm adding fresh fish to a lot of her recipes). The famalam took a trip to the health food shop to stock up on essentials. (My Mum and Step Dad are on the Ella hype too. In fact my Mum is actually calling herself Ella...)FACT.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">For those that have never heard of PAT it stands for Pets As Therapy. My Mum decided to... HANG ON. My Mum is getting A LOT of air time on this bloomin blog post. Serves me right for moving back home and getting bitten by a spider and having zilch social life at the moment. Anyway back to Mum... (love you really!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My Mum (aka Ella) decided to put my dog forward for a course of assessments to see if he would qualify as a PAT dog. PAT dogs HAVE to be incredibly placid, friendly, calm and have a huge love for people. My dog Salo passed with flying colours and my Mum volunteers her time to take Salo to old peoples homes and chats to the elderly whilst they stroke Salo and enjoy his and my Mum's company. Pretty cute right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This week Mum and Salo went to the sweetest little Primary School for a 'Read To Dogs' scheme. Some children really struggle with reading and studies have shown they are more likely to have the confidence to read out loud to a dog rather than a person. (Oh my. Adorable) Only thing is I think the dog is meant to seem like it's listening to the child reading. My dog walked in and promptly lay down on the floor and no doubt within a few seconds started snoring on the school library carpet! BUT the kids absolutely loved him. My Mum came home and felt so rewarded that our dog has helped some children and my little woofer absolutely loved it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I felt really inspired and proud by Mum's voluntary work. It's amazing how giving up your time can really help people. It's also amazing just how much an animal can help someone. If my dog can put a smile on an elderly person's face or help a child become more confident when they read I'm one happy owner! Well done Ella and Salo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Another week of lots of lovely things to share and look back on. Good news is I only saw one Arctic Fox die (back to the wildlife programme...) Bad news is that I just fell asleep on the sofa and woke up at 1am. I'm determined to finish this blog post before I go up to bed so I've just made myself a cuppa tea and a hot water and have finally got this finished. (Yes! One less thing to do tomorrow but holy shit it's 1.46am)</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Well, I feel there are certain shops and clothing brands that many young people ignore because they are deemed to be ‘uncool’ or ‘unfashionable’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been SO guilty of this myself in the past but I am now waving the flag for these ‘uncool’ brands and I am writing the wrongs from my tunnel visioned, fashion conscious youth…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I’m not going to pretend I’ve got loads of money to spend on clothes because I haven’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a sucker for a fashion bargain and I love to have a huge variety of clothes in my wardrobe sooo I’ve found the answer - Become more open minded about where you shop!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next time you’re in the supermarket buying ingredients for your Thursday night spag bol take your trolley for a trip down the clothing aisle... Yes, you may have a giggle at a few 'interesting' pieces but you WILL find a few hidden gems a long the way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to interview Luke Friend at his headline show at The Borderline. As I
approached the venue I was immediately met by a queue of excitable young girls
pretending they weren’t at all cold in their mini denim shorts and teeny tiny crop
tops. My interview slot was coming up fast and I decided to head straight to
the front of the queue in the hope I’d be inside the venue pretty sharpish. At
the front of the queue I was met by a Dad, his two daughters and a security
guard. A heated discussion regarding the age of his daughters was being had.
The Dad was clearly not impressed by this delay and was obviously taking ‘one
for the team’ as he seemed more like a Spandeau Ballet fan than a Friendie! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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usual I headed straight for the toilet. This has become my pre-presenting
ritual. I take a few moments to gather my thoughts, mentally prepare for the
interview and have one last glance in the mirror before the camera starts
rolling (shiny face + camera = not ideal). I shoved a bit of powder on my nose
and off I headed to Luke’s dressing room.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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genuine Luke Friend fan. No need on this occasion to be scrabbling around for
positive things to say whilst privately thinking ‘this music really isn’t my
bag’. Truth is, I downloaded Luke’s single
AND voted for him on the X Factor AND made my Mum vote for him AND re watched his
X Factor performances on loop every weekend AND I know all the words to his
single. Yup.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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immediately hit by the yummy smell of a freshly consumed take-away dinner. Luke
was sitting on a leather sofa in front of a coffee table and I mentally told
myself ‘do a good interview and don’t blurt out random stuff’…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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say (especially when it was actually Mexican) but let’s not get trivial! I
perched on the sofa next to Luke and as the camera was getting set up, him and
I chatted all things music and fashion. Comparing outfits and discussing the
trend of ripped jeans made it pretty clear I was going to have no trouble getting
great content. Luke was just as lovely as I had hoped. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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straight into the nitty gritty of the interview. I have interviewed various
artists from the X Factor and The Voice and I have always felt their best
content stemmed from the talent show from which they came. Not for Luke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I deliberately didn’t want to talk too much
about the X Factor, I was far more interested in his career as a credible
singer songwriter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We discussed the success of his debut
single Hole In My Heart</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> and how it became a UK top 40 single with very little
TV or radio support, a huge testament to his craft and loyal fan base.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We also discussed <a href="http://www.redtrianglepro.com/" target="_blank">Red Triangle</a>, the talented
duo that produced his single. I’ve been lucky enough to work with them too so
it was great to be able to share stories of becoming all creative in their cosy
studio based in the New Forest, or the ‘middle of nowhere’ as Luke described
it!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After the X Factor Luke received an
incredible amount of Industry interest from both Labels and Management. I was
keen to discover the reasons behind his signing with RCA (Sony Music) and representation by
prestigious management <a href="http://crowntalentgroup.com/" target="_blank">Crown</a>. Many artists sign to the first record label and management company that
show an interest, something very common for artists post X Factor and this is
certainly not the case for Luke. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">“I’d prefer to manage myself than be
represented by the wrong people.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After the success of Hole In My Heart and
his first sold out headline tour, it’s clear he has already made some great
decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Luke has a minefield of skills from catchy
melodies, excellent guitar playing and thought provoking lyrics. It’s clear he
has a music savvy head on his shoulders, ensuring longevity in an industry
famous for breeding a sea of one hit wonders, (another post X Factor curse
which certainly won’t apply here).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As Luke continued to chat away my eyes met
his manager Martin. Aww Martin showed me the peace sign, bit random but maybe
he’s just enjoying the interview?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
smiled back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Nope. It was actually my two-minute
warning. Bugger...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As I wrapped up the interview and thanked
Luke for a great chat there were only a few seconds to spare for a quick selfie.
My pictures turned out fuzzy and of course my face was shiny (thanks powder for
letting me down…). I gave Luke a quick hug and off he went to the stage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Good luck Luke and Peace Out Martin.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Standing at the back of an intimate venue is
often deemed to be the worst place to be. You can’t see much and you inevitably
end up standing behind the 6 foot 5 man with an afro the size of a beach ball.
Luckily I meandered my body around the crowd and stood next to the merchandise
stall with a pretty good view of the stage. Being so far back gave me a great
insight to the crowd. I was just as interested in watching their reaction as I
was watching Luke. I’ll say more about them later!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Luke bounced onto the stage straight into
an original up-tempo number Take On The World. Within the first minute of the song he launched into an
incredibly catchy chorus, my feet were tapping and I could see an array of
heads nodding in front of me. I immediately thought this was a great opening
song for tonight’s show. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Some music junkies love a song that goes
against all standard songwriting formation, quirky hooks with no real
difference between a verse and a chorus, (which just seems like one blob of
music to me) ‘blob’ clearly being a very technical word! In my opinion nothing
beats a great pop song where I can clearly locate the verse, pre chorus and
chorus. It follows a structure that has seen great success in the pop world and
it’s these songs that after hearing just once you’ve got the melody looping
round your head all day and you’re longing to hear it on the radio in the
future. These are the songs Luke writes. Not the type of songwriting where the
artist subtly makes out they wrote the song when in fact you personally know
the published songwriter that wrote it and you conclude the artist is a big fat
fibber. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After showcasing some excellent original
material his trusty sidekicks (Mr keyboard and Mr drums) left the stage for
Luke to stand solo. Many artists look lost without their band behind them and
‘rabbit caught in headlights’ often springs to mind. Not this time! Luke
swapped his electric guitar for his acoustic and serenaded the crowd with a
mash up of contemporary songs from the current chart. The crowd started singing
along to ‘Four Five Seconds’ by Rihanna and I loved hearing Luke put his own
unique stamp on some very famous songs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I’m a huge fan of Radio One’s Live Lounge
and could certainly envisage Luke smashing a Live Lounge cover in the future. Covers
in a set list are often used to reignite the crowds attention and participation.
There is no doubt the crowd adored Luke’s covers but he had them in the palm of
his hand throughout the entire gig regardless of what he sang. One or two
covers sprinkled throughout the entire performance would serve a purpose and
show off his artistic interpretation, but in my opinion Luke’s original
material is so strong and well received, covers aren’t as crucial to him as
they are to other artists. Big compliment right there. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The highlight of the gig for me was when
Luke sang Medicine. During the interview he warned me about an emotional part
of the set where he would pour his heart into a song he wrote about his Grandad
passing away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even with a pre warning
like that I still wasn’t expecting my reaction. My lip started trembling and
something got ‘stuck in my eye’. The crowd
was behind him every step of the way as the lyrics created a ripple of emotion
throughout the venue. Not only were the lyrics to Medicine impressive the
chorus really showed off his vocal ability. The range in which Luke could push his
powerful chest voice was very impressive.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">“I’ll make you better soon </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">If love was
medicine...”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Luke bounced back by performing another toe
tapping original song and I took this opportunity to blot my teary face with a
tissue and focus on the crowd. Although his fan base are primarily young girls
they seemed different to other young girl fan bases I have seen before. In the
past I have seen young girls watch their favourite artist/band and during an unfamiliar
song they’d busy themselves with selfies, whisper to one another, tweet, run to
the toilet, scream ridiculously cringe comments out to the stage and fill in
the time until their favourite top 40 single was performed. This crowd were
completely different and totally the opposite of my first impressions when I
was outside the venue before the show started.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Luke’s fan base listened to every song,
focused on him throughout the entire show and engaged with every lyric. Yes
they adored him, screamed at him and made banners for him but I just wasn’t
finding them remotely ‘cringe’. In my opinion this is another great testament
to his artistry. His fans loved the stories he was telling, they weren’t just
interested in kissing his poster on their bedroom wall - although I’m sure
there was some of that going on too!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Luke closed the show with Hole In My Heart
of course! Every lyric was sung back to him and it was clear why this single
was such a success. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As the final cheer for Luke roared through
the venue my eyes met that Dad! You know, the Spandeu Ballet fan that clearly
didn’t want to be there! To my satisfaction he had ventured from the back of
the venue to join the crowd. His daughters weren’t in sight as I have no doubt
they pushed their way to the front of the stage AND standing by your Dad is
totally not remotely cool. I watched him applaud Luke with a huge grin on his
face, and he cheered that type of cheer where your hands clap ABOVE your head,(big deal). Looks like he experienced a night of having “low expectations and very pleasant
surprises!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As the venue lights turned on and a
stampede of bright red faces headed in my direction towards the merchandise
stall, I went in the opposite direction for fear of getting squashed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On my way to the door I stopped and chatted
to a few familiar faces. I thanked Luke’s manager Martin and before I knew it I
was back in the dressing room congratulating Luke on an outstanding show after he humbly asked me if I had enjoyed it!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Before I end this blog post I’d like to
make the point that I am incredibly fussy when it comes to music. For every
handful of artists I truly get excited about there are hundreds where I think,
“How have you made it?” Not ever in a horrible way but I guess I know what I
like! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I truly think Luke has a long career ahead
of him in the music industry and I’m looking forward to more people hearing
about Luke Friend the recording artist and not just ‘the boy with dreadlocks
from the X Factor.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Photo credit - Irena Dragic</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Interview coming soon - Pop Scoop</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Going against all writing tradition I'm writing this paragraph last! I started writing this blog post last night after a couple of glasses of red wine. Yes it was only a couple but I've not had a tipple for over a month so the results clearly have made me take note of all forms of soppy experiences this week. I'm normally cool so if I get too lovey dovey it's not me. It was the wine...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On a Tuesday afternoon at 2pm I host a Showbiz and Entertainment show on <a href="http://www.wandsworthradio.com/" target="_blank">Wandsworth Radio</a>. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The last two weeks I haven't been able to get to my radio show. Nearly every hospital appointment I have had recently has been on a Tuesday afternoon - Sods law! Last week was the first show I've been able to get to in ages! I was totally worried I'd forget what every button meant but luckily enough it all came flooding back pretty instantly. I spent the first half an hour catching up with all the other presenters and getting excited over the new bank of music appearing on the computer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Radio is a form of presenting I've been incredibly keen on getting into as it's an invaluable skill set to learn. In recent months I have had meetings with industry professionals regarding my presenting and one of the first questions they have asked are, "Do you blog? and "Do you have radio experience?" to which I answered "No, not YET.." - Since then I have realised the importance of learning as many different forms of presenting, whether that's talking live on the radio or sitting in my empty bedroom talking to a digital camera. If it's presenting practise and experience that will help me i'm going to do it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">When I next get asked those questions I can confidently respond with, "Yes I have radio experience and yes I blog!". Four </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">months ago the thought of blogging and chatting live on the radio absolutely terrified me! </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It's such a good feeling to know you're going out of your comfort zone in order to get to where you want to be. There's never any career guarantees but following advice to achieve your dreams is something I'll always be prepared to do. Deep sentence. (Hello red wine).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I bought this gorgeous suede tassel coat last week from Boohoo - £18 reduced from £30. I absolutely love it! So much so I wrote a blog post on it which include some 'I'm a serious blogger' type pictures. Basically... I do some sassy attempts at posing which all the other bloggers seem to do. Not quite sure I've nailed it yet but I'm working on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You can check out said posing using the link below!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On Thursday I was invited to interview Luke Friend. If the name rings a bell he's the X Factor contestant with the dreadlocks from a couple of years ago! He's certainly not like any old X Factor contestant, he's in a totally different league. I'll keep this part short and sweet as I'm in the process of writing up a more detailed gig review which will go live very shortly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We had the loveliest chat and he warned me he was going to be performing an original song called 'Medicine' all about his Grandad passing away. Despite the warning I still managed to suddenly get 'something in my eye' when he started singing. I also developed a very odd tremble in my bottom lip accompanied by a streaming nose. Must have been my allergies...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ok I balled like a baby. The atmosphere was incredible and I was genuinely blown away by this masterpiece. The Youtube link below is a recording I found from a phone so the quality isn't great but if you're open minded and a lover of lyrics and emotive and honest performances it's certainly worth a watch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I'm a total sop anyway but perhaps I found this song about Luke's Grandad even more emotive as this week my own Grandma has been in my thoughts a lot. Which brings me on to my next love for the week quite nicely. You'd almost think I've planned this blog post... (despite the vino!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Last week was my Grandmas birthday and despite not being able to see her I did the next best thing and picked up the phone. I wished her a Happy Birthday and we proceeded to have a huge catch up for the next 20 minutes. We put the phone down and I continued with my day. A day later I spoke to my Dad and he told me that Grandma was 'over the moon' I called her and really loved our conversation. This got me thinking... 20 minutes of my day spent having a lovely chat with my Grandma could mean so much to her. I suddenly felt so guilty. There have been so many 20 minutes in my recent life which I have filled with checking Facebook, Instagram, browsing the Daily Mail website for mindless celebrity culture, (*hangs head in shame*). My Instagram feed and my Facebook newsfeed will always be there, my Grandma wont. I have now made the promise to myself that if my Grandma comes into my thoughts I'm going to txt her, call her or write to her irrespective of whether it's her birthday or not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Putting my new rule into practise 3 days after her birthday she travelled from her home in Somerset to stay at my Dads house as he had planned to take her on holiday for her 80th birthday present. I arrived at Dads house that evening and spent the evening sitting in the living room with her. She explained how my Dad was treating her to a Business Class seat on the plane on the way to Cyprus. She talked me through the 'posh outfit' she had planned to fly in as she didn't want to be in business class in just 'any old outfit'. Adorable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My Aunt has a knack of finding really novel gifts and bought my Grandma these great travel items saying "Adventure Before Dementia". Grandma proudly attached them to her luggage and off she went in her carefully planned outfit and the biggest smile. If it wasn't for this blog post I would never have taken a picture of my Grandma in her outfit and with her suitcase but because I loved the moment so much I knew I wanted to feature it. I'm so glad I started this blog because it has encouraged me to take more pictures, create more memories and define what's important. *No more wine for you Carelle...*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Doesn't she look so happy!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">When I wrote my Weekly Loves blog post last week I received some really lovely messages from my friends and family that were kind enough to read it! I'm presuming it's friends and family as this blog is still incredibly embryonic and probably not reaching any 'internet strangers' yet. If you're reading this THANK YOU, you are wonderful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Now go and ring your Grandparents/Parents and tell them how great they are!</span><br />
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