Alex Reads Twilight

I haven't been posting very regularly due to going on holiday etc. so you should watch this if you have "holiday boredom".

Watch all the episodes, they are so funny!

Back Now

So I got back from Barcelona the other day and have been buying paint, looking at carpets etc. for redecorating my room since. I am really tired because I haven't been getting much sleep, which isn't great, and also because today I've been removing shelves from my room, moving furniture into the hallway and have, so far, painted two walls. We thought we would be able to remove all the posters and shelves from the walls and get it all painted today but it's starting to look like it will take a another day which means I will have to sleep in the lounge. :)
Thinking of doing some video blogs soon, anyone got any thoughts on that?

Packing Once Again...

At least I'm not going away for as long this time, only a few days and I'm going to a festival and seeing a friend who I haven't seen in a while. Though it's raining really heavily, the festival ground is probably a massive mud bath by now and seeing a friend you haven't seen in ages and won't see again for ages means saying good bye to them at the end. I know I should probably focus on seeing my friend and being grateful that I get to spend time with him but at the same a small part of me is wondering whether it would be easier to just stop replying to his texts and not meeting up with him. Is that the cowardly thing to do? Or am I just protecting myself from the inevitable hurt of saying good bye? This all sounds very dramatic but I am genuinely concerned as to whether seeing someone is worth saying good bye and not seeing them for another year. A lot can happen in a year of not seeing someone.

Little Black Ankle Boots

Little Black Ankle Boots by jellyfish-ami featuring black ankle boots

I love these boots! I really wish I had the money to splurge on one of these pairs!

Inspired by Taylor Swift

Inspired by Taylor Swift by jellyfish-ami featuring a red nail polish

Silence Speaks Louder Than Words

   You know when something hurts you a lot and you feel like those that hurt you just don't understand what they have done? You decide that's the last straw, they are never going to hurt you again. But when they text you a few days later telling you everything was a mistake, you're an amazing person and they want to rekindle your friendship, you just give in because you want to go back to how everything was. In reality, when you message that person back saying you forgive them, it doesn't magically turn everything back to normal, it sets you up to fall again. This has happened to me so many times, each time I forgive someone I've been hurt more and more by them because they learn exactly how to get at me. I refuse to let this happen anymore. I know I have said that a lot, probably every time I've been hurt but this time I honestly mean it. This same person has messaged me twice now, it probably would have been more if I hadn't blocked her on Facebook, and I have restrained myself from replying. I've learnt that the trick is to tell yourself to think of the best comeback and then you can reply, but by the time you've thought of one the moment has passed, or you just don't see any point to it. This way I've put my phone down, left it in my room, put it on silent etc. and gone and had fun whilst the other person sits waiting for my reply. In this situation silence speaks louder than words, I could never begin to explain the hurt I felt over the things certain people put me through, so my silence says it for me.
   I'm not saying don't trust people again, just don't let them come too close too quickly because it will probably all end in tears, and it won't be their tears.
   Stay strong x

Sleepover!

Yesterday my best friend, Georgia, came round for a sleepover! When she arrived we chatted for a bit, messing around on Facebook and taking goofy pictures and then we read for a while. It isn't the normal thing to do at a sleepover but Georgia and I have quite a quirky friendship. After dinner we went and bought popcorn and settled down to watch a film. The film was called Cyberbully, and it was fantastic. The acting was amazing, the plot was really interesting with lots of twists and it had meaning to it, rather than just being a meaningless romance film for example.

   Once in our pjs and snuggled in bed we chatted until one in the morning! Not that it was proper chatting, just immature and funny giggles of sentences strung together. It was great, it is so easy to relax when it's just you and your friend messing around. 

   In the morning we got dressed and ready before going shopping where we tried on a few clothes but and wondered around but didn't do much. It was just so much fun spending time with my best friend, who is almost like a sister to me. I wish we did stuff like this more often, I didn't realise how good it felt to just hang around with a much loved friend, not doing much and just being yourself without having to impress anyone or conform to social norms. :P

Just a reminder from Georgia <3 nbsp="" td="">

Goofy pictures :P

BFFs watching a film :D

All About Us by He Is We

All About Us by He Is We by jellyfish-ami featuring topshop

My friend introduced me to this song and it is amazing - just like her! :)

Almost Home

Yesterday my dad and I drove back from the Lake District, we were both very tired for the entirety of the journey. We chatted for a while but we were both to exhausted to hold much of a conversation so I listened to my iPod whilst my dad listened to the radio.

   Once home my dad unpacked but as I'm leaving today it would have been silly to unpack so I got out my pjs, toiletries bag, clean clothes etc. Before long we were hungry and so decided to go out for a meal, and ended up with a Chinese takeaway. After eating all the prawn crackers on the way home, and eating the food whilst watching a tv show about the conspiracies of the moon landings I went to my room and caught up on some of my favourite tv shows. I really missed New Girl, 90210 and Suburgatory. I love them so much! I went to bed quite late but slept in for ages this morning! 

   Once I had finally gotten out of bed my dad and I went to a few music shops which was great. Now I'm waiting for my train home, I had a wonderful time and I don't want to say good bye to my dad. Hopefully it won't be too long before I see him again. 

Bye dad x

In the Lake District

On Monday my dad and I drove up to the Lake District and we are staying here a couple of days. Monday was unbelievably rainy after all the hot weather we've been having in the U.K., so a lot of places are currently flooded. Today we went to a motor museum and went on a boat cruise on Lake Windermere. It was okay... not exactly my cup of tea but hey ho. When we came back we mostly chilled out and jammed together. I miss playing music with my dad, it is really good fun.

At the motor museum

Beautiful scenery ;)

Playing guitar with my dad

The guitar has its own bedroom

You Are Not by Young Guns

You Are Not by Young Guns by jellyfish-ami featuring bracelet watches

Making a Christmas Wreath and Other Things

So on Saturday Di and I went to Hobbycraft and bought some modelling clay (that can be baked and hardened) to make some little figures and some beads, so that Di could make a christmas wreath from pinecones. We aren't completely crazy, she wanted to make a christmas wreath so see how good they looked and hopefully make them to sell.

   Once we got back from Hobbycraft we sat out in the garden and started making things, we were't very successful, but it was a first try in both things.

Sitting outside in the warm weather

Collecting pinecones

Baking the Fimo

Making a wreath from pinecones

Travelling...

Yesterday was a long day...
I woke up at eight o'clock this morning but turned my alarm onto snooze and slept for a further twenty minutes before pulling myself out of bed and into the shower. Once showered and dressed I began to pack all the necessary things for my stay with my dad. My train was due to leave at two thirty so we left for the station at about twenty to two, however the motorway was clogged up with traffic forcing us to take the back roads. On the back roads we got stuck behind two tractors and one funeral concession, it looked like I was going to be missing my train and would have to get a new ticket for the next one. So we called up National Rail who told us, much to our surprise, that my train had been delayed and had not yet stopped at the station. Thankfully I got to the station just before my train and was able to get on easily.
   However, the train was jam packed and more people were getting onboard. There was no space on the luggage rack at the front of the carriage so I had to put my massive suitcase in my leg room whilst I sat cross legged on my seat. Luckily the girl to sit next to me said I could move the case between the two of us so I would have leg room and she could put her legs half in the isle. We started talking after laughing about our struggles to get to the train on time etc. and I learnt her name was Rachel and she had been looking at universities nearby. She showed me a few pictures of universities on her phone and we chatted a bit before we both put on our headphones and listened to music. She got off two stops later and a man with a laptop sat in her place, we didn't talk much. As the afternoon got hotter I got hungrier and my wish for more legroom grew. Finally a few stops before mine the refreshment trolly came round so I bought a kit kat to last me until dinner that night. I was so hungry I didn't savour it, I just ate it down in a few bites. I started listening to music again and started to feel excited as I was almost at my stop, but the train then pulled to a stop and remained stationary for about five to ten minutes in the middle of nowhere. I wouldn't usually mind, but I was cramped into a small space, with no air conditioning, I was still pretty hungry and I needed the bathroom.
   Finally I arrived at my stop, almost leaping off the train when I saw the station. I grabbed all my bags and belongings and was one of the first queued up by the train doors. Once off I spotted Di, who I would be staying with for the weekend. We hugged for ages and then walked back to her car, chatting and making up for all the time we hadn't seen each other. After dropping my bag at her house we went to our friend Jackie's house, where she was looking after her niece and nephew, Hattie and Alex. Hattie , five years old, has so much energy it is unbelievable, she always needs to play or do something! Alex, twelve years old, was more quiet and was happy playing on his phone or chatting to us. For dinner we had homemade pizzas, although the bases weren't homemade as there wasn't enough time. Alex and Hattie made their own, meaning they were stacked high with cheese, ham, tomatoes and sweetcorn. Whereas Jackie made Di's and mine, which must have been difficult as the kids had used up most of the ingredients! The pizzas were amazing once they were done, and much needed after a long day!
   After dinner we all sat around the fire pit in the back garden, it was good fun as we all sat and chatted whilst Hattie did some colouring, although all my clothes now smell of smoke. We didn't stay there too late and once home we watched a bit of television before going to bed. Despite the train journey it was a good day.

Trying to pack

Train Scenery ......

Di and I after dinner

The fire pit and Alex's feet :P