WINTER TIME!!!

I love winter, sure it's cold and dark, but I love wrpping up all cosy in a nice winter coast, hat, scarf and gloves! The air seems so much fresher and the ground looks all lovely ad sparkely when Jack Frost has come out!

Me dressed for winter...

Winter is a great excuse to have lazy duvet days with your partner, friend or just by yourself! I love duvet days, so relaxing. The amount of DVD's and TV series that I watch over winter is crazy! I just watched Breakfast at Tiffanys for the first time :) currently me and my friends are watching every How I Met Your Mother episode in order... bores.

Cosy knitted jumpers are so comfy, I love getting to wear them in winter! Somfy Uggs and a hat to cover your bad haie day, winter is amazing in this respect!!!

Leanne x

Get with the Trend! Or Not!!

I find it funny how style trends come in and out of fashion…

Over the past couple of months the  ‘grunge’ style has been in fashion, things such as printed skulls, checked shirt, dark washed out demin  etc has been appearing in shops everywhere.

 

I am certainly not the best person at keeping up with the latest trend at all. I tend to walk into a shop and just buy something because I like it, not because it is in fashion. i do admire people who are in the trend though, they aways look so good!!!

However when I was about 13 - 15 years old, I would have dressed mostly in the ‘grunge’ sort of trend. I loved it, but apparently others did not L

Everyone else was so caught up in their own high trend fashion that my outfits were frowned upon, if I were to wear these outfits now, I would fit right in.

Funny how just because something isn’t in fashion there are some people who don’t think you should wear it at all, it shouldn’t be up to them. What you wear should reflect your personality and be unique.

So many girls and boys are bullied for what they do and do not wear, this isn’t fair! It is their choice!!!  I don’t see why it is anyone else’s business at all. I’d rather wear something I feel comfortable in rather than wearing something that makes me feel awkward, just so I can fit in.

 

My mum always has said never to throw out anything that has once been in fashion because, fashion always repeats itself. So who knows, maybe your own style isn’t in right now, but in five years time, everyone could be parading around in YOUR look, but remember, you had It first!

Fashion Trends...

I find it funny how style trends come in and out of fashion…

Over the past couple of months the  ‘grunge’ style has been in fashion, things such as printed skulls, checked shirt, dark washed out demin  etc has been appearing in shops everywhere.

 

I am certainly not the best person at keeping up with the latest trend at all. I tend to walk into a shop and just buy something because I like it, not because it is in fashion.

However when I was about 13 - 15 years old, I would have dressed mostly in the ‘grunge’ sort of trend. I loved it, but apparently others did not L

Everyone else was so caught up in their own high trend fashion that my outfits were frowned upon, if I were to wear these outfits now, I would fit right in.

Funny how just because something isn’t in fashion there are some people who don’t think you should wear it at all, it shouldn’t be up to them. What you wear should reflect your personality and be unique.

So many girls and boys are bullied for what they do are do not wear, this isn’t fair! It is their choice!!!  I don’t see why it is anyone else’s business at all. I’d rather wear something I feel comfortable in rather than wearing something that makes me feel awkward, just so I can fit in.

 

My mum always said never to throw out anything that has once been in fashion as fashion always repeats itself. So who knows, maybe your own style isn’t in right now, but in five years time, everyone could be parading around in YOUR look, but remember, you had it first!

 

 

Leanne x

Things I would LIKE to TRY and do...

I feel like I am stuck in a rut, that my life isn’t really going anywhere, not that it can advance much further at the minute as I am still half way through my course at uni. If you read my last post then you would have noticed how I am starting to worry about what I am going to do with my life. Anyway, despite all this, I am determined to make changes in my life so I enjoy it more, you only live once right? 

First thing I plan to do is hit the gym!!!   Yes that’s right, I am going to get fit!!!! I don’t intend on losing too much weight because I am at a healthy weight already but my body is in a desperate need of toning up!!! So anyone who happens to be at Queens University Gym, keep watch you may get a laugh out of me failing miserably in the gym.

 

 

Tying in with that I am also considering running the marathon… O.K. I know many of you have heard me say this before but this time I really do mean it!!! Not the WHOLE Marathon, I am definitely not ready for that yet, but I might grab a few friends together and to the relay! Would be a great achievement!!!

¡hola, Bonjour, Salou, γειά σου, Ciao, 你好

Yes, you may have already guessed it, I would like to learn a language!!!  I love the way bilinguals can just freely switch between languages, especially when they are angry and just rant in a foreign language that you don’t understand. I knooooowwww, I will never be that good, but hey I could try, couldn’t I? Don’t know what I should learn though… any ideas?

I am also considering helping out at a care home, haven’t thought enough about it yet though, I’ll get back to you on that one!

SAVE SAVE SAVE!!!

Yeah, I kinda gotta save money… fat chance of that happening L

 

I wonder if I will actually put any of these into action.... hope I do, would be awesome!!!

 

Leanne x

The Future is SCARY

Do you ever feel like your at a dead end? That no matter what you imagine yourself doing in your mind you just always feel like you are going no where? Ever get frustrated with it?

I constantly feel like that... I guess its my ages, im 20 years old and soon uni will be over and I will have to enter the big bad world of FULL TIME WORK!!! YIKES!!!

I am really not looking forward to it, it is so so so scary thinking about it, makes me sad haha.

The future scares me...

Every one else seems to have their plans in their head of what they want to do and they seem to be playing that out quite well, yet all I am thinking is that I am going to be a bum/slob my whole life, amounting to nothing.

I was told everyone feels like this at somepoint in their life... is that true???

Growing up sucks, someone hand me the handbook to life please!!!


Leanne x

Superheros!!

What did you want to be when you were younger?

Ask that questions to any six year old boy (and maybe some girls) and many of their answers will be in the form of a superhero!

I love superheroes!!!When I was around 15 I was Obsessed with drawing them and I’ve put a few of my drawings on this page. My favourite has always been Spiderman, I don't know why seeing as I am terrified of spiders (who aren’t?). I just love the way he can swing from the buildings, and maybe that fact that one of my best friends was obsessed with hi may have influenced my thinking a little.

If you haven't seen the new Spiderman movie yet, rent it, watch it and love it!! :)

 

 

Seeing as me and my friends are all poor broke students who are currently waiting on their student loans to come in, we are all sitting in tonight for a Marvel Movie Marathon. I bought my boyfriend the Avengers box set for a wee surprise and we are going to be watching all six movies tonight, that are nearly 12 hours of Iron Man 1&2 the Hulk, Thor, Captain America and the Avengers.... Bring It On!!!

Although those six year olds may not get to be superheroes when they are older, many of them may turn out to be everyday heroes, such as doctors, fire fighters and police men. Some of these people put their lives on the line every day and they all put in a tremendous amount of work, yet they never get the credit they deserve! You never know who might turn out to be your superhero one day....

 

 

 

 

Leanne x

Hello all.....

Sooooooo, I haven't done a blog in a while, mostly because I couldn't think of anything to write and to be honest I was just too lazy to do it. However, I have decided that I need a hobby to get me through Uni, basically something that I can use to procrastinate with when it comes to the mountains of work I have!!! That’s third year for you!!

Anyway, I am beyond excited for this year! I’ve just moved into a new house with my friends and boyfriend. It’s a class we house, I love it :)

Hopefully there will be loads of stories to come, with events such as; 21st Birthdays, Halloween, Arthurs Day etc. coming up in the next two months. Hopefully it will be a good year to remember!!!

Leanne x

 

The Five Year Engagement!!!

Ok, so everyone knows the basic plot of a ‘Rom Com’ .Everythings is normal at the start, then things tend to gradualy go wrong until we have a very messy situation in the middle and then of course, we have the Romaic version of the; they all live happily ever after ending. Typical. But we LOVE it! It’s true we all love a good Rom Com, they are feel good movies which give us the element of cringe, allowing us to think that there are other people in the word who also have the same goofy mistakes and problems that we do!!!

Five Year Engagement for me was a delight! I loved it! I am a big fan of Jason Segel, I honestly think he is lovely!!! The title kind of gives you a heads up that this is going to be a long movie, it may of just slightly over stayed its welcome but not enough to ruin the movie! After all they have to squeeze five years into one tiny wee movie. The length is also highlighted by the fact that family members keep dying throughout L

Emily Blunt, in my eyes, played her role as Jason Segel's fiancé superbly! Quirky and elegant but just as goofy as the average Joe.

The plot highlights to us how nothing is set in stone. Life can be unpredictable as opportunities arise and different paths are cleared. It also points out to us how you really can find the right person at the wrong time! That person may be the love of your life but you still have you own life to fulfil before you can create a joint one.

The supporting characters in the movie really add to it. They constantly have you laughing and cringing!

Overall I really enjoyed the movie, I found myself laughing, cringing and pleading with characters in my seat. I am certainly no movie expert, hence why I made no attempt to evaluate the directing or anything like that but I do love people to enjoy a good Rom Com.

Leanne x

Friday the 13th

Today is Friday the 13th, a day a lot of people are cautious towards. They deem it unlucky and fear it. It is so widely feared that it has its own terminology; paraskevidekatriaphobia.


Friday the 13th has not scientifically bee proven to be unlucky. However, if we delve into the past we can see some elements that may have sparked this idea. In Jesus' last supper, Judas was the 13th guest to arrive and the one to betray him. The day Friday was also feared by Christians as it was the day Jesus was crucified. Christians would tend to not start journeys or plans on a Friday with the view that it was doomed from the start.


Other aspects also hint towards a fear of Friday the 13th. When Capital Punishment was still around it would be on a Friday when hangings would take place and there were apparently thirteen steps up to the noose. Of course there are numerous other reasons aside from these two but I will leave finding them out to your own devices.


In fact people deem the number 13 unlucky as a whole, I have recently found out that in the catering business, the number 13 is avoided as a table number. People also feel uncomfortable eating at a table which has 13 dinners. This is due to the thought that in a year one of them would be dead. I have never heard of this before but I am not one to dismiss superstition. Seeing as it has never been proven to be wrong, I'm happy to go along with it.


Whether you’re a fan of Friday the 13th or not, remember it is still Friday which means the weekend is here!! If you are still trying to avoid anything disastrous happening, here are some tips to keep your safe....

Leanne x

I ♥ Cities

In the morning the city
Spreads its wings
Making a song
In stone that sings.

In the evening the city
Goes to bed
Hanging lights
About its head.
-Langston Hughes

It's so easy to let you mind get lost in a city. As you wonder through the streets, taking in every sight, smell, noise and feeling... it would be easy to think you were immersed inside your own 4D movie!

Have you ever had that feeling? Where you are just walking along the street with your IPod in, minding your own business, and the suddenly, an amazing song comes on and you suddenly feel like you are the lead role in a movie? That’s the feeling I get every time I'm walking through one of my favourite cities.                            

                                                             

From the way I'm talking here you would think that I have travelled half the world!!! Unfortunately that is not so, although one day I would love to!!! Who wouldn’t???

However, I do have some weird fascination with cities, as you may be able to tell by the background on my blog. I have a full list of places I would love to visit! Not all of them are cities, but the places I am most interested in are. Although I really, really hate to admit it, I am a history nerd deep deep deep down (waaaaaay down) and cities are just full of history. Each buildingholds some form of significance, the beautiful creations that most of them all are beyond comparison to the modern blocks that we build today.

The walls of each building hold so many untold stories, if walls could talk, I'd happily sit and listen to them all day long.

So far I have been to London, Dublin, Belfast and Barcelona... I'm basically interestedin any city, so if I get the chance to go there I will!!!! Although I have visited these cities and live in one of them (Belfast) I haven’t really explored them enough, so I think a revisit is in order!!!

  

Hopefully I will be able to visit more and more cities as I get older, I’d love to have that privilege and share these experiences with you too.

“When you look at a city, it’s like reading the hopes, aspirations and pride of everyone who built it.”

Hugh Newell Jacobsen

Leanne x