Hair Changes!

I've never really done that much to my hair, I'm too much of a wimp. I'd love to have a bit of red into, like when the sun shines on your hair it looks red but looks brownish in the dark and I quite like the ombre look.


My hair colour is light/meduimish brown.
I started having highlights in it probably when I was about 15 and they just got thicker when eventually I took the plunge and decided to go peroxide blonde. I was blonde from about 2007 till I got back off holiday in August 2008. It was when I was on holiday that I just out of the blue decided I wanted to change my hair colour. I hadn't had much luck with boys and a part of me thought maybe a change in my hair colour would make me feel better. I decided when I got home I would dye my hair back to a brown colour and enjoy the single life.
It was 2 months later that I meant Mark and have never looked back :)




                                        
This is my natural colour, before I touched it with any colour products!








                                                                                      




















                     This is when I started to have highlights in my hair

Starting to go more blonde :)

This is when my hair fully peroxide blonde, I do have days where I miss my blonde hair but it was so high maintence and my hair was awful - like straw! But I glad I did it. It was a part of my teenage years.

This was taken a think a day or too after I had my hair dyed back to brown, I remember when the hairdresser was putting on the brown dye. She asked me if I was 100% sure and I did question myself, but I knew it was the right thing.

And this is a more recent photo of my hair. I did used to wear hair extensions as I got my hair cut just above my shoulders in March 2009 and I hated it but I don't wear them now as my hair feels long enough to me, which I'm quite pleased as for me hair extensions become such a chore and they were quite uncomfortable.

Things That Make Me Happy

Happiness


Glow in the dark stuff
A bubble bath
A smile from someone who doesn't do it often
A hot shower when you are freezing
A nice pair of sandals
An unexpected kiss
Buying presents for others
Being nice and snug in pyjamas
Being complimented on a insecurity
Coffee
Chocolate Milkshake
Making someone laugh
Charm bracelets
Christmas decorations
Childhood pictures
Cool breezes on a hot day
Coming home after being away for a while
Dreaming
Days when you feel beautiful
Dreaming about my wedding day
Family
Fuzzy socks
Fresh bed sheets
Falling asleep to the rain
Fake nails
Good morning texts
Hot water bottles
Having a nice glow to your skin
Having 'me' time
Long eyelashes
Messy buns
Memories
Music
My childhood
New makeup
Putting your trackies on after having leggings on all day
Rainbows
Skittles
Starbucks
Snuggling in your blanket
Smell after it's rained
The Vampire Diaries
The smell of popcorn at the cinema
The 90s
The first sip of coca-cola
Unique baby names
Watching the snow fall

Day 22

Best Thing This Year!


I can't really think of anything that has happened this year that would be the best thing. Of course still currently saving for our mortage every month is an amazing thing.


But I think I would have to save the best thing that has happened would of from last year :)


The day me and Mark got engaged. One of my best days of my life so far.
It was our 3 years that day (23rd September 2011) and we went to Brighton and Mark asked me then. I ideally wanted my ring from one of the shops in Brighton down the lanes. Just because we've always gone to Brighton and it has memories and means something to both of us. Of course I didn't care how much it cost and I just wanted it to be from Brighton. I managed to pick one I really liked and working in childcare I needed it to be practical to wear at work.

                                                                                                   

Flowers Mark brought me for our 3 years                                I put one the petals in a keyring to
                                                                                                      remember the day


It was such a lovely feeling coming home on the train, engaged! I couldn't wait to tell my family and Mark's family. 

Day 21

10 Favourite Foods

Maltesers

Spaghetti Bolognese

Milka

Fish and Chips

Pencils

Pizza 

Grapes

I only like the white grapes, don't like red grapes

Gammon 

Baked Potato

Harbio Jelly Babies

Day 20

A Difficult Time


I have incredibly lucky to say I have never had anything so bad happen to me (touch wood) 


When my Gran died I was only 12, I never cried, think it was because I didn't truly understand. I was old enough to understand she had cancer and wasn't going to survive but I can't remember the day my mum told us three?! I remember her being in hospital and us all going to visit her and then when she came out of hospital. And I was just waiting for her to go, as I knew she wasn't going to survive and when my mum came home to tell us she had died. I still didn't get upset. 
It's more now that I realise I'm never going to see her again and when I do things and things in the future that she could of been here to see that I get upset.


These things may seem trivia to some people and has I haven't had a very diffcult time, these things are the things that have affected me.
I remember when I found out I had a curve in my spine (scoliosis), don't think it helped that when the doctor saw how wonky I was (the curve causes your waist to look lop-sided) she said ''oh how abnormal''. Thank you so much. I was a 14 year old girl, self esteem was low, like any other normal growing teenage girl, growing into her own body and skin and giving the fact that I didn't know anything about this scoliosis I thought I was going to die.
Looking back now it makes me laugh. Yes, it can cause death but my case was one that developed through the teen years, meaning I had down most my development so the curve would grow worse as I grew in height.
I remember going to East Surrey Hospital and then them transferring me to Stanmore where they perform the surgery. The always said to me I was never a serious case where they recommended surgery, I would only have it if I wanted to, so basically for cosmetic - to make me look better. I didn't see the point in that, could never see the curve when I had my clothes on and even when I'm in a bikini you can't really see it. I know it's there and my mum and mark can see it but that's only because they know about it but for someone who doesn't know what scoliosis is they wouldn't even look at me to think it :)
The surgery includes my spine cord being fused and my spine being straightened and them putting metal rods in-between to keep the spine straight. I would probably have to spend about 6 weeks in hospital and at least 6 months in a back brace (meaning a lot of time of work) and they doctors said to me I could still have back ache and I could become stiffer then I am now.
I have developed arthritis over the years, I get it just underneath my hips, but the pain is more in my bottom. (Very hard to explain) It makes me feel like a 80 year old lady and it seems to develop more in the cold (so snow days can be very difficult, specially if I have to walk to work) or if I've been sitting or laying in a weird position (am still trying to figure out what these positions are)
I have managed to get through the painful times, I don't take any painkillers as my personal opinion is that as I get older or when I am pregnant the likelihood is that my back pain will get worse and that may be the time I will need painkillers and if I am on painkillers now, they will just need to keep getting strong.
I don't let it affect my life I just get on with it and half the time I actually forget I have it. I consider myself quite unique and individual as it's not a very well known condition.

Day 19

I Collect


When I was a teenager I used to collect the Me 2 You teddy bears. I don't anymore just because I've run out of room I have so many. 
I've had to put some away in boxes to make room for DVDS and books but I can't throw them away as they are a part of my childhood.
Mark brought me a massive on the first Valentines Day that we were together and he's got me a few other ones ever since.

Another thing I've just recently started to collect are the charm bracelets, they are very similar to the Pandora charms but are called Believe Beads from Amazon. They are so cheap and just as nice as the Pandora charms.
I've decided I'm going to have four different bracelets.

1. Me and Mark
2. Family
3. Memories
4. Random charms that I like.

They are so cute and so unique to you. 

Day 17

My Proudest Moment


I have got just one proud moment, being able to tell people I am saving for a mortage makes me smile as I feel like I am going to achieve something eventually, also, I've achieved a Level 3 childcare qualification when I was at college.
As well, I passed my driving theory and practical first time :)

And one of my most recent proudest moment is doing Race For Life. I completed it in September 2011. I did it with my mum and my sister, Lucy. It was 5km and having a bad back I was quite worried about my back hurting, we walked the whole way but we completed it and I was so proud specially as we were doing it for Gran and I managed to get over £100 for doing it which makes you feel so proud.

This was before the race and all of our back signs. Because we put pictures on them too, we had lots of people pointing at them - think they attracted a lot of attention (a good idea of mine)

This is after the race, I was knackered and my back ached but knowing I had just raised money for charity was such a good feeling and I was smiling to myself all day.