I'm going to the 80s rewind festival next weekend!!
My friend managed to get tickets and told me last night.
Rick Astley, T'Pau, The Weather Girls, Boy George... they're all gonna be there.
Can't wait.
Just need to find some 80s fancy dress now... any ideas!?
11/08/2010
10/08/2010
It hurts a bit...
My cousin got engaged recently. It was her party on Friday.
I've just seen some photos on Facebook, and ALL my family were there -my aunties, my grandparents, all of 'em (except my mum).
I got married in November. Not a single one of them made the effort to come to our wedding reception. Two of my aunties didn't even bother to RSVP.
I get that it was a little bit further away, but it wasn't the ends of the earth - just over an hour's drive.
I get that none of their children were invited, but it was my wedding, and I didn't want them there - I don't remember the last time I saw most of them.
And I get that it would've required some effort, but it was my wedding reception.
So, yeah, it hurts a little that they all made the effort for the engagement party. But fuck 'em. I've just crossed a whole load of people off my Christmas card list (and left a bitchy comment on Facebook!)
I've just seen some photos on Facebook, and ALL my family were there -my aunties, my grandparents, all of 'em (except my mum).
I got married in November. Not a single one of them made the effort to come to our wedding reception. Two of my aunties didn't even bother to RSVP.
I get that it was a little bit further away, but it wasn't the ends of the earth - just over an hour's drive.
I get that none of their children were invited, but it was my wedding, and I didn't want them there - I don't remember the last time I saw most of them.
And I get that it would've required some effort, but it was my wedding reception.
So, yeah, it hurts a little that they all made the effort for the engagement party. But fuck 'em. I've just crossed a whole load of people off my Christmas card list (and left a bitchy comment on Facebook!)
08/08/2010
Pictures
After my trip down memory lane, I thought I'd share some pictures from back in the day!
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This guy was my best friend at college. We were like two peas in a pod, and spent all our time together. His parents moved back to Tobago as we started college, and my mum sort of took him under her wing. I will admit that I fancied him a bit, but never acted on it. At the end of college, he moved back to Tobago, and on his last day, I told him that I fancied him. When he asked me why I'd never told him before I said "because my arse is too big, my boobs are too small, my hair's not long or blonde enough, and my face is all wrong, so what was the point!?". He looked at me and said "yeah, you're right!!"
These pictures are May / June 2002.
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March 2001 - my 17th Birthday. I was forever changing my hair colour. I was pink, green, blue, purple, orange and pillar box red. I went super short, too - clippered all over. I had no fear!! But then I got a "real" job, and had to have sensible hair. Boo!!
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This guy was my best friend at college. We were like two peas in a pod, and spent all our time together. His parents moved back to Tobago as we started college, and my mum sort of took him under her wing. I will admit that I fancied him a bit, but never acted on it. At the end of college, he moved back to Tobago, and on his last day, I told him that I fancied him. When he asked me why I'd never told him before I said "because my arse is too big, my boobs are too small, my hair's not long or blonde enough, and my face is all wrong, so what was the point!?". He looked at me and said "yeah, you're right!!" These pictures are May / June 2002.
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March 2001 - my 17th Birthday. I was forever changing my hair colour. I was pink, green, blue, purple, orange and pillar box red. I went super short, too - clippered all over. I had no fear!! But then I got a "real" job, and had to have sensible hair. Boo!!
So, there's a few pictures from way back when.
06/08/2010
Memory Lane...
Now there's a scary place to go!!
I had a trip there last night, and really wish I hadn't!
Mr B and I are giving the house a good ol' clear out. We're being optimistic, and doing it "ready for when a baby comes". Never mind that there's no sign of me being anything like pregnant atm!!
Anyway! Under our bed we have a whole load of boxes full of stuff, which is mainly mine! One of the boxes (and my personal favourite, I have to say!) is photos and "memory box" stuff. Now photos, I can cope with. I can appreciate that I've aged, and got older, and I'm never going to be that fresh-faced young thing again (to be honest, I'm not sure I'd want to be, either!). But I also found some clothes.
The first concert I ever went to was Bon Jovi in 2000. I went with two of my friends. We were 16 and thought we were pretty cool. We all wore matching t-shirts that we'd customised, and jeans. I spent DAYS customising the jeans, too - I bleached them, and I sewed them. Hearts, flowers, song lyrics, you name it - it was stitched in to those jeans. We lookedHOT ridiculous!!
Anyway, I found the outfit that I wore to that concert. Man I was skinny 10 years ago! The worst part about it, though, was that I thought I was fat. I was a size 16 which, if we're all honest, is no-where near what most people would deem "skinny", but to my size 24 ass, that seems tiny now. What upsets me most is that I didn't realise at the time how bloody lucky I was to have a bum so tiny! I couldn't believe it when I held up those jeans last night and saw how narrow they were!!
I can actually chronicle my weight gain through the pictures that I have from that time. I was diagnosed with PCOS at 16/17, which I know is pretty lucky, as a lot of people are a lot older when they're finally diagnosed. I had been on the pill because of heavy periods from when I was 12, and it was only when I came off the pill, due to migraines, at 16 that the doctors actually started paying attention to the problems I had. Within 18 months, I'd heffed on nearly 2 stone.
I went from being a relatively attractive size 16 at the beginning of college to a considerably overweight and unfit size 20 when I left. But, I was having a blast, making some great friends, and living the good life, so what did it matter? I had plenty of time to worry about my weight / fertility / PCOS / everything else. I was busy having fun for now!!
Shame it didn't quite work out like that, though...!!
I had a trip there last night, and really wish I hadn't!
Mr B and I are giving the house a good ol' clear out. We're being optimistic, and doing it "ready for when a baby comes". Never mind that there's no sign of me being anything like pregnant atm!!
Anyway! Under our bed we have a whole load of boxes full of stuff, which is mainly mine! One of the boxes (and my personal favourite, I have to say!) is photos and "memory box" stuff. Now photos, I can cope with. I can appreciate that I've aged, and got older, and I'm never going to be that fresh-faced young thing again (to be honest, I'm not sure I'd want to be, either!). But I also found some clothes.
The first concert I ever went to was Bon Jovi in 2000. I went with two of my friends. We were 16 and thought we were pretty cool. We all wore matching t-shirts that we'd customised, and jeans. I spent DAYS customising the jeans, too - I bleached them, and I sewed them. Hearts, flowers, song lyrics, you name it - it was stitched in to those jeans. We looked
Anyway, I found the outfit that I wore to that concert. Man I was skinny 10 years ago! The worst part about it, though, was that I thought I was fat. I was a size 16 which, if we're all honest, is no-where near what most people would deem "skinny", but to my size 24 ass, that seems tiny now. What upsets me most is that I didn't realise at the time how bloody lucky I was to have a bum so tiny! I couldn't believe it when I held up those jeans last night and saw how narrow they were!!
I can actually chronicle my weight gain through the pictures that I have from that time. I was diagnosed with PCOS at 16/17, which I know is pretty lucky, as a lot of people are a lot older when they're finally diagnosed. I had been on the pill because of heavy periods from when I was 12, and it was only when I came off the pill, due to migraines, at 16 that the doctors actually started paying attention to the problems I had. Within 18 months, I'd heffed on nearly 2 stone.
I went from being a relatively attractive size 16 at the beginning of college to a considerably overweight and unfit size 20 when I left. But, I was having a blast, making some great friends, and living the good life, so what did it matter? I had plenty of time to worry about my weight / fertility / PCOS / everything else. I was busy having fun for now!!
Shame it didn't quite work out like that, though...!!
05/08/2010
This is why I'm not in sales...
ME: I've just told them they don't need three.
COLLEAGUE: I know they don't need three, but they should have three cos it's more money for us.
It makes my blood boil that people actually think like that!
I went and registered with a recruitment agency yesterday. It went really well, and I came away from it feeling really positive.
I felt less positive, however, about the AWFUL hair cut I had done just after. Two and a half hours, sat in the most uncomfortable chair I've ever sat in, and the hair cut was awful. So bad, in fact, that when I got home I hacked a whole load off with a pair of nail scissors!! I'm lucky cos my hair's short, and I've had quite a few positive comments about it today, so I must've done ok!!
AF's still here, but I think she's on her way out... PHEW!
COLLEAGUE: I know they don't need three, but they should have three cos it's more money for us.
It makes my blood boil that people actually think like that!
I went and registered with a recruitment agency yesterday. It went really well, and I came away from it feeling really positive.
I felt less positive, however, about the AWFUL hair cut I had done just after. Two and a half hours, sat in the most uncomfortable chair I've ever sat in, and the hair cut was awful. So bad, in fact, that when I got home I hacked a whole load off with a pair of nail scissors!! I'm lucky cos my hair's short, and I've had quite a few positive comments about it today, so I must've done ok!!
AF's still here, but I think she's on her way out... PHEW!
02/08/2010
Another Month Begins...
I can't believe that August is already here! It's crazy!
With it came AF! It means that, weirdly, I've only had a 10 day LP this month, which is odd. BUT it is exactly EIGHT WEEKS since my last one... So I don't know what happened in between.
I worked on Saturday, and had a really good time. We had some photos taken (me and two of my colleagues - the Dream Team!!) and it's my goal to look NOTHING like that picture 12 months from now!
Unfortunately, that's something that I say every time I do one of these events and have one of those photos taken, but this time I really mean it!
I'm off to the gym tonight and Slimming on Wednesday.
I'm on a mission, and August marks the start of it!!
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With it came AF! It means that, weirdly, I've only had a 10 day LP this month, which is odd. BUT it is exactly EIGHT WEEKS since my last one... So I don't know what happened in between.
I worked on Saturday, and had a really good time. We had some photos taken (me and two of my colleagues - the Dream Team!!) and it's my goal to look NOTHING like that picture 12 months from now!
Unfortunately, that's something that I say every time I do one of these events and have one of those photos taken, but this time I really mean it!
I'm off to the gym tonight and Slimming on Wednesday.
I'm on a mission, and August marks the start of it!!
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