Current Project : Feature Photo Wall.

As the title suggest, my current project is the above Feature Photo Wall for my lounge/living room. My auntie has a wall similar to this in her conservatory and I completely stole the idea.I'm still working on things, collecting photos and getting copies made and searching for frames, but it's ever so slowly getting there....It's been really nice just to sit and scour through old photo albums with familiar smiles I might not have seen or thought about for a while. I'm planning on purchasing a large black photo frame and lots of smaller brightly coloured ones just to brighten things up. We're in the digital age now and it's nice to have physical photographs that you can actually hold and hang on your wall instead of uploading to Facebook and Instagram. One of the larger Boots stores near me has a photo developing section where I've been getting all the copies of photos I need processed as I can receive advantage points. All these extra points are going to come in handy for Christmas.
Do you have a similar photo wall feature in your house?

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

LOVE this song

Guess who is back?

I am back :)
My faithful pink dell died a death a couple of months ago, and times are hard so I haven't been able to replace it imediately. But today in cash converters of all places I picked up a little netbook and here I am. Keep your eyes peeled for plenty of posts from me!

I can't put into words how much I love this song

Slimming World Weigh In - Week 1

Just a quick post to share with you girls how I did at Slimming World this week.
I lost 5.5lbs and I am really pleased :) :) :)

Slimming World Week 1.

I am no stranger to Slimming Classes and last Thursday I joined Slimming World after following the Weight Watchers plan on and off for over a year. As much as I do like Weight Watchers and Pro Points I just couldn't stick to the plan mainly due to my lack of will power and boredom. For me the introduction of a weekly budget was a nightmare, I would never say no to things and always eat a cheeky McDonald's or something from Gregg's and think 'It's ok - I'll use it out of my budget'...

My boyfriends Auntie is a Slimming World Leader and she runs 2 classes locally, so I decided to give it a whirl. My Mum lost 4 stone when I was younger following SW, as did my boyfriend so I don't know why I've never tried SW before.
Sue, my slimming world leader is one of the friendliest people you could ever meet and made me and other new members feel welcome as soon as we walked through the door. I filled out the joining forms, weighed, had a chat with Sue where she explained the plans and then I stayed for 'Image Therapy'. Image Therapy is basically the meeting held after weighing and not half as scary as it sounds! I actually quite enjoyed the meeting as it got me talking to other Slimming World members and I'm not from Pontypool so don't know many people.

Basically, I am planning to blog weekly what I have eaten :) Although if you are looking for any Slimming World inspiration you should follow sbtcdcharli on Instagram as her photos of food are AMAZING and never fail to get my stomach rumbling - some serious food porn!



Week One
Friday

Breakfast - Allbran & Milk [a & b choices]

Lunch - Cottage Pie with carrots and broccoli.

Dinner - Slimming World Chips [best chips ever!], baked beans and egg.

Snacks - 2 x Muller Lights and 2 apples.

Saturday

Breakfast - 2 x Weetabix

Lunch - 2 x wholemeal bread, baked beans, bacon and a fried egg.

Dinner - Quorn and vegetable chow mein

Snacks - 1 x muller light and 1 x bag of Walkers French Fries

Sunday

Breakfast - 2 x wholemeal bread, scrambled egg and baked beans.

Lunch - 2 x small Yorkshire Pudding, carrots, mashed potato, swede, cauliflower and brocolli with gravy.

Dinner - Slimming World Chips, a sprinkle of cheese and baked beans.

Snacks - 1x Frozen Vanilla Yogurt after Lunch and a Curly Wurly Chocolate bar.

Monday

Breakfast - Allbran and Milk topped with chopped apple (a & b choices)

Lunch - Pasta and salad

Dinner - Slimming World Chips and homemade beef burgers and salad.

Snacks - 2 x Muller lights and 2 x apples

Tuesday

Breakfast - 2 x weetabix

Lunch - Bacon omelette's

Dinner - Jacket Potato, sprinkle of cheese, baked beans and salad.

Snacks - 1 x apple, 1 x muller light and 1 x bag of Walkers French Fries

Wednesday

Breakfast - 1 x Muller light and an apple.

Lunch - Rice

Dinner - Quorn sausage, fried egg, baked beans and of course SW chips!

Snacks - 1 x Muller light

My menus will probably pretty boring as I am really fussy eater and once I find something I like I eat it all the time. I am weighing tomorrow evening so keep your fingers crossed for me :) I am however feeling really positive

The Eleven Things Tag.

Firstly, I'd like to kick this post off with a big Thank You to the absolutely beautiful Sabrina for tagging me :) You should most definitely check her blog out ... http://pouffia.blogspot.com/





There are five rules


1. Post these rules.


2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things about you.


3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post.


4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.


5. Go to their blog/twitter and tell them you've tagged them











This is a photo of Jason and I in 2008, it's one of my favourite photos of us - and I do kind of miss being blonde...





Eleven random things about me


1. I was born 2 weeks early and share the same birthday as my paternal Grandfather.


2. For those of you who have not read my blog before, I have Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome and I am currently trying for a baby...


3. Currently I am studying Maths GCSE as I didn't get a grade C whilst at school. I am sitting the higher tier paper this June, keep your fingers crossed for me - I will need it!


4. I have been dying my hair since I was 12 years old and I am never happy with what colour my hair is...


5. I spend most of my spare time writing to my pen pals :)


6. My ultimate guilty pleasure is watching darts on the TV.


7. My Mum really is my best friend!


8. I am so messy, I really hate that I can't keep things tidy.


9. I don't like fish =[ The way it looks, tastes, smells. Vile - Vile - VILE.


10. This is pretty gross, but I really enjoy picking scabs! Don't judge me - you know just exactly how satisfying it is!


11. I am pretty much fed up of being poor all the time - but I do appreciate how much I do have.





Now I'm going to answer Sabrina's question :)



1.What's a quirk of yours?
I talk to myself........ That's the first sign of madness don't you know?


2.If you had to pick, what would you choose: Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings - and why?
I would pick Harry Potter as I really enjoyed reading the books when I was younger and I have enjoyed all the movies! I haven't read any of the Lord of the Rings books and couldn't 'get in' to the films when I tried to watch them with an old boyfriend.

3.What do you like most about blogging?
For me blogging is a creative outlet, and a place to vent my frustrations and document my thoughts. But what I love most is the whole blogging community :)

4.What inspires you?
My Mother, she is a constant inspiration to me. Her unconditional love, resilience and compassion are just some of the reasons why.

5.What are your dreams?
To have a family, to be married, to be happy and to have a degree.

6.Have you ever fallen in love, and if so, how was it the first time?
I thought I was 'in love' when I was 16 with my first boyfriend, I know now I was just a frightened little girl with no self esteem. I spent 2 years with a boy who emotionally, mentally and physically abused me, who took my money and stopped me from seeing my friends. Looking back I can hardly recognise the person I was... I am in love with Jason my current boyfriend, we've been together almost 4 years. Falling in love and being in love is not like in the movies, but what I have with Jason is real, passionate and full of laughs.

7.What's your favourite fashion item in your wardrobe?
I just love dresses, and I am lucky enough to own quite a few. My favourite dress is a black dress with white polka dots on from Oasis, unfortunately I can't fit in to it at the moment! But I live in hope!!

8.What is your general opinion on Facebook?
I am addicted to Facebook, and on a whole I think it's fun. But however it can be a poisonous toxic thing that has potential to ruin friendships, relationships and careers.

9.What is your favourite season and why?
Most definitely Autumn. I prefer autumn/winter fashion and I love the pretty colours that the leaves turn..

10.What is your favourite food?
I just love 'Toad in the hole'. Sausage and Yorkshire pudding - what a winning delicious combination!! With carrots, creamy mash potato and gravy ! yum yum!

11.Do you collect anything, and if so, what do you collect?
I collect willow tree figures :) Craig bought me one for being a bridesmaid at his wedding, and I have loved them ever since.

11 Questions to be answered

1. How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

2. If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go and why?

3. What are your aspirations?

4. What is your opinion on tattoos?

5. What make-up products do you use daily?

6. Who is your celebrity crush?

7. Shower or bath?

8. Do you have a signature scent?

9. Team Edward or Team Jacob?

10. Slightly morbid I know - but do you have a song you would like played at your funeral?

11. What is your favourite book ?

I would like to tag :

Leanne - http://stundon.blogspot.com/

Jill - http://highheelsandhuggies.blogspot.com/

Charli - http://www.secretsbehindtheclosetdoor.com/

Aarica - http://aaricasmakeupreview.blogspot.com/

And anybody who would like to ! Please link me up to your answers :)