The Madsta Journals

*Settings lately.

2012-02-25T20:31:00.002Z

{vices and valentines from The Dills}

{Pancake day}

{a la Maddy}

{Out to dinner on Friday in my new graduated skirt- Yes I'm pigeon toed, can't help it :}

{Cracker explosion in my school bag, crummy}

{Hanging my necklaces on my new jewellery hooks}

{Sorting through}

{I noticed spring creeping through outside}

{Q-tips everywhere}

{Bedroom finally tidy no thanks to Eve}

*I haven't had much to blog about the past couple weeks, do excuse me, here are some pictures from the past couple days and pancake day on Tuesday, I've just noticed my camera is basically a computer {of course I never read the instructions} so I've been playing around with the settings, I was looking at new lenses, I want a really wide one for landscapes but who knew they'd cost more than the camera?! Bear with :)

lately.

2012-02-13T22:10:00.000Z

Pictures since Friday- I think.

1. Our food

2. Mamas first burger in forever

3. The (free) monkey nuts mama stole from our restaurant and crumbled everywhere

4. Mr snowman

5. Picture window

6. The reason my parents arent worried about Eve drinking coffee

7. My half finished valentine for my mama

Friday after a meeting and a single lesson right at the beginning of the school day mama and I snuck off to spend the day together in Windsor, this isn't something we really ever get to do, what with my mother constantly having several other children to keep alive, but it was really fun, she took me for lunch to my second favourite restaurant ever- Gourmet burger kitchen- obviously mine was a bean burger. She even offered to buy me the soleil tan de Chanel bronzer I've been talking about all year when I was sad because it looked like my evening's plans weren't working out (they did) but being a total angel I said no.

Although I've been regretting it ever since but whatever.

We also had a heap more snow on top of last Saturdays which had hung around the whole week because it hadn't risen above freezing- it's still there now too.

Speaking of valentines day- I'll be spending it at a restaurant likely full of couples in a rowdy group of 14 or so, planning to embarass my best friend as much as possible since she's EIGHTEEN!

And I suppose it's lucky my mama is my valentine, since my dad snuck off to sign the card he'd bought her earlier, and realised he had bought an old christmas card!

Men,

Have a LOVEly day,

Look what I found.

2012-02-09T19:28:00.003Z

cleaning out the drives. I know, I'm a born mover.

A snow news day.

2012-02-05T17:12:00.003Z

This is what we woke up to this morning, I was really surprised actually, I mean sure I'd seen it on the weather forecast {that thing about British people being obsessed with the weather is true, I check it about four times a day} but when it started snowing yesterday evening, I didn't really see us waking up to this- it was a bit anxious really- My Mum was out in London wearing five inch heels, and dad was miles away- anyway, since We live in England, everyone is in a complete flap, as per, although, my dad works miles away, so whenever he see's snow it's like Christmas was cancelled you know?

{yes that is mine and Alex's harry potter sticker book that we bought and paid for and take it in turns to buy stickers for- say what?!}

I'd imagine we'll be dragged into school tomorrow, but I really hope not, I love to look at snow, but ever since I royally buggered up my ankle last year, I typically won't step foot outside in it {drama queen I know} I was at an 18th on friday, it was really good, but sadly I don't have any pictures to share, because I made the mistake of drinking vodka, anyway, you live and learn apparently,

How's things where you are?

Specks appeal

2012-01-28T14:15:00.001Z

New specks, I hope you like 'em- I'm now confidant I do, but I think I'm going to start wearing them a bit further down my nose, I'm just not up for them fighting with my eyebrows,

Happy Saturday!

{Alex took this picture for me, my head is tilted because he kept saying "work it, work it" !}

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2012-01-24T20:13:00.003Z

I do just want you to bear in mind, that at 5'11, Oli is two inches taller than my mum, those shoes might end up as ornaments.

pictures

2012-01-20T21:59:00.000Z

New shoes arrived today- via Olivia, IN LOVE.

Oli finally let me do her hair/makeup for a night out tonight :)

Random Junk,

Happy weekend!

New years and an update,

2012-01-11T11:38:00.000Z

New years was ages ago now,
Feels like it at least, so busy, so much to do, I cannot wait for it to be Saturday, I'm sitting here, dreaming of living on a game reserve in south Africa, even though I'm scared of spiders.

I've only just picked the last of those bottle tops off my floor- everyone was stuck for New years, we're all at that awkward age where half of all my friends are 18, and the other half {like me} aren't.
Luckily, my lovely friend Lucy saved the day by having a house party- Lucy's house parties are always the best, and she has the coolest parents who usually get home in the early hours and join in, much to her embarrassment, but we love it.
So new years was great, and things are busy,
That's probably how they'll stay, in other news, I'm thinking of going to a kettle bell class next week- has anybody tried it?

Listen.

2012-01-04T21:55:00.000Z

This is the song getting me through my art prep- exam tomorrow!- I've got a sketchbook on my lap, it's a bit weird for me, but I'm in love,

Maddy xoxo

Today

2012-01-03T23:33:00.002Z

{Don't take art}

see you in a few days, once my exam is over and I've safely secured myself an E,

What Are You Doing New Years Eve?

2011-12-31T14:52:00.000Z

Maddy xoxo

Christmas 2011

2011-12-31T02:18:00.000Z

I had a good Christmas.
We had my aunt down to stay with us and there on the day, for the first time I can remember, which was really nice, she's down with the kids.
Alex was so flippin excited, bless him, he had moved out of his room into his tent on the hallway, tied to the banisters so Eve and I could actually get out of our room, and He loved it bless him.
{Although, certain grown ups did not appreciate him being awake THE ENTIRE NIGHT, literally}
Alex did come into our room at half four in the morning, and try and make us our stockings, but we sent him packing, and did it at half seven, which is really late for us! Stockings are always my favourites.
I even got the best dreamcatcher, I love dreamcatchers.
I was a bit of a miserable sod Christmas morning, because I wasn't feeling too hot, but I got the best gift ever from my parents.
Ever- my dad saw I had mentioned the Sony NEX 5n whilst trolling my blog, and he got it for me!
It takes such a lovely clear picture, it makes me realise how crappy my old camera had become, and I'm so excited to have it- but I'm not 100% on how everything works yet.
So I did have a lovely Christmas, I hope you did too, we even kept the family bickering to a minimum (for us)

Fancy dress Ball

2011-12-18T15:25:00.000Z

My Grandpa just emailed me this- me and Oli, we can't have been more than ten either of us, we were invited (?) to the lord mayor of london's children fancy dress ball, I remember there is a picture of us in the line up shaking hands- my dad took us, and my grandma sorted out our costumes, we were Cinderella and Prince charming, I remember them releasing balloons from the ceiling,
those were the days,

The great weekend- scavenger hunt.

2011-12-17T23:28:00.002Z

Kind of sort of.

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I was waiting in for ma mama to come home from the hospital after Oli went in for her op Friday evening, whining because I couldn't go to my SSU party, when my mum all of a sudden agreed Eve could watch Alex for the few hours until she would be home.

I was in the bath, when two of my best friends showed up from their pre-drinks to whisk me to the party.

I just really briefly washed and dried my hair, and slathered on make up- and in lei of a costume, I found a hat in the cupboard, and bam! I was rudolph!

It was a good'n, but, unusually, our venue was super strict, and a lot of people got in trouble with the bouncers, who were like hawks.

But y'know, those last couple of classic Christmas songs with everyone swaying in the crowd, arms around each other, were really, really awesome.

I also ended up sharing my cab with a few of the gorgeous girls I was out with tonight, which was fun- they were all like "now, she's calling us the second she gets home" to my poor cab driver when he dropped them off, although, he did take a wrong turn on the way home and I may or may not have hidden my house key up my sleeve.

Paranoid.

{Megan the incredible, Chloe the angel, and Me...rudolph?}

Trish {blondie} wasn't drunk at all though, she was so sober we told the bouncers we were supporting her because her {one inch} heels were too high.

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Oli's surgery went really well, done at just the right time apparently, and She's just back home, hobbling about, and, really, not complaining at all!

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Tonight, I went up to Picadilly Circus {Amazeballs right?!} for one of my gorgeous friend's 18th's- it was a scavenger hunt, all across town, we had little instructions she had tea stained, with lots of things that may or may not have been illegal, and an anonymous number to call for further instructions when we finished- but if we're Facebook friends you can see pictures of my group members planking on a London taxi, and I had to run up to the most beautiful man you've ever seen in the street, and say

"OHMYGOD! IT'S DAVID GANDY!- I don't believe it! we HAVE to have your autograph!"

As one of the tasks, he was a total and utter babe though, his name was Tom, and I may or may not be in love with him.

An error in teams had meant no one in our group was over 18.

Still got tricks up our sleeve's though.

{Emma, me, Tara, Oona.}

We had to traipse round London to a couple of specific pubs, after loosing a team member to illness, this was the "Jagerbomb" pub, which we really loved, the other pub told us where to go though.

We also did a few tasks in Chinatown.

We photographed everything with the disposable camera provided, if we get to see the pictures, I'll show ya.

We had to also crash a tourists photo, and, amongst other things, persuade a rickshaw at a traffic light to let us drive his bike for a minute, amongst other things involving policemen's hats and whatnot, bar doing sambuka shots at one pub, we did everything. {and after trying sambuka on Friday, I can confirm, there is no love lost between us. never. again.}

And it was the best,

Actually the best.

Thank god, though, for Tara {ginger} having Google maps on her phone, we were all over, and we would not have made it without her!

It was so good

We also got caught up in some sort of Santa race, hundreds of people dressed as father christmas roller-skating down the road, with the marshals dressed as penguins and elves, they were going like lightning, so this is all I got.

I know there is still tomorrow, but I've already had such a good time {touchwood} I even got curtains! which, with a window the size of a hamlet facing the front of the house, is the best thing, absolutely ever.

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I absolutely loved this article- it made me want to do everything differently until I really needed to pop to the shop and buy a diet coke, Enjoy!

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Hope your weekends been as good as mine!- g'won, tell me all about it!

Getting a tree.

2011-12-15T23:07:00.002Z

Although I loved the simplicity of this tree, needs must, I needed something bigger for St nick to put all my presents under.

On my weekly Tuesday off- and Dad's one off Tuesday off, we headed down to the old manor barns for a tree, {Tamsin where we went to the farmers market}- of course Alex and I wanted an absoloute monster, approximately the size of our schools offering for this year.

It's in the middle of the central green- much better than last year's offering, which was, essentially, a large potted plant.

We picked a tree out- the same seller as last year- but he'd cut his hair and pulled up his trousers, and, I won't lie, he was a charmer- I spent ages checking out the mistletoe, He even offered to carry the six foot-three? tree to our car, when dad looked at him incredulously- "car?- no, we'll walk" he got lots of looks on the seven minute walk.

It was however a vast improvement on Last year's trip back- even if it was utterly magical

Which you can read all about {here}

To be honest, I'm not really into our decorations at the moment, I kind of think our tree looked really beautiful naked, but whateva.

Of course, our lights had blown, I got us some new one's in a 'study period' at school.

Done and Dusted!- I feel so flippin christmassy now school is over, the tree's up, and thing's are being prepared!

You can see our 2009 and 2010 tree's here.

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My big sister Oli, is heading in for a big surgery tomorrow morning, it's a follow up procedure on her leg from the Crash,

We're feeling confidant, but if you feel like it, please send a prayer for a speedy recovery.

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I loved Tamsin's post on her Norwegian Tradition of Julevask which you can read about here if your interested- I'm going to attempt to induce it on my room tomorrow to keep myself busy whilst Oli's having her surgury way away in central london.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Our tree.

2011-12-12T11:12:00.001Z

Cute eh?

Another weekend, another 18th.

2011-12-11T23:36:00.001Z

The title says it all.

My hair took ages, as you can see.

I'm drinking one of the {four} Kopparbergs drunk before even leaving for the party, because kopparberg mixed berry cider is the best drink I've ever had, and yes, I have had the pear one {see background}
Although, it did mean some awkward drunk talk in front of my friends dad in the car on the way, what can you do.

Talk about feeling like the ugly duckling with these ladies,

This is not even fake camera style laughter, my mum was saying words I cannot repeat on the internet to make us giggle,

she's wicked that one.

I never have any pictures from the parties, since I can't handle my alcohol and/or camera, but there are always a bazillion on Facebook to name and shame me.

You know, the best thing about sixth form is that everyone's your best friend.

basically, I flippin' love it.

This party was @ a super posh hotel, slightly unusual for 18ths, and, needless to say, I resorted to drinking pints because at £3.80, they were the cheapest drink.

I didn't dance as much as normal, but I did meet the most lovely Norwegian boy who, quite literally, crashed the party.

Fairs fair.

I left the house twice today, both in my pyjamas, this is what Sundays were made for.

Don't worry, Christmas/comic book themed SSU Friday night, and a treasure hunt Saturday {Iseeyousheenie.}

Have a lovely day,

For your entertainment

2011-12-05T18:55:00.001Z

Happy Monday,

Being 50.

2011-11-29T20:28:00.001Z

Mama Stimpson turned 50 last week, and, if my Mutti knows how to do anything, it's to do it with style.
Go big or go home.

She looked amazeballs, it was her 50th and she'll wear gucci if she wants to.

She and a bazillion girlfriends went to the Kensington roof gardens for her party and then on clubbing, clubbing, it's such a bugger I'm not 18 yet, I would have loved to see what goes on.

We went out for dinner on her actual birthday;

Apologies, Eve can't focus the camera, at all.

Don't say a word, my camera is taking the worst pictures ever lately, I would sell my soul for this camera, but I might just have to at the price tag.

We had the best waitress ever at dinner, she was so cute, she came up and took this picture for us all on her own.

The waitress also brought this up for my mum and instigated the whole restaurant to sing to her.

My mums so cute.

I just love her.

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I also got this jacket, and these earrings in yesterday, I absolutely love them both!

I'll post a picture when I wear them to an 18th in a couple weeks,

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Teachers strike tomorrow, score! have a lovely day!

Christmas Wishlist.

2011-11-24T17:26:00.001Z

All images found via Pinterest.

So, 30 days to go.
I'm pretty confident my parents haven't started Christmas shopping, so, since my dad asks us for a list sometime in October every year, and no one gives them to him, I thought I'd provide some links, since, as magical as ordering all my own birthday presents was, I really want to avoid doing it this Christmas.
I've been seeing a lot of lists around on some of my favourite blog's, so thought I'd join in the fun, although, this list isn't really for sure yet, it's sort of a dreamy list, I want everything, but I'll be trimming it down so as to avoid my poor dad selling his Jag.

{All links are in big writing and highlighted in grey- click away}

1. Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau so fresh perfume- I've run out of the original, and this is top of my list!

2. Real Techniques core collection by samantha Chapman

3. Real Techniques starter set by Samantha Chapman + (not pictured) Real techniques travel essentials by Samantha chapman.

4. Clinique Bottom lash Mascara

5. MAC 219 pencil brush- I've been wanting this for ages, it's not something I could afford on a whim though.

6. Asos Penelope bow trim platform shoe- Dad, these are the shoes that I was "nice" to you for three futile weeks for, you didn't cave, even when they went on sale, look how, shiny!

7. MAC paint pot in soft ochre

8. Urban decay naked palette

9. I also really want a skipping rope.

Attention- if anyone important (like Father Christmas) is actually reading numbers 1. 2. 3. and 8 are most important to my well being on Christmas day. (but the rest wouldn't hurt)

What's top of everyone else's list?
Please be materialistic, It makes me feel so ashamed when people write world peace, I mean, obviously I want that too.
Happy Thursday!

Oh shoot!- I ~~almost~~ forgot Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating it today!

aka the first time I tried tequila.

2011-11-19T20:15:00.001Z

Thank god it {was} Friday!

Here I am off to a good and gorgeous friend's 18th, it was a brilliant night actually, but the only picture I've got to show you is one of me heading out- I spent about half an hour backcombing my hair and curling it until I looked like I'd stepped out of the 60's but it dropped so quickly I put some of it back and forgot about it, I think it needs some length off actually.

I had tequelia for the first time (!) doing shots at the bar with a friend from my English class (although, my whole English class was there) and it was, brilliant, washed down with some sours shots and the best Kopparberg I've ever had!

Needless to say it's 8:30pm and I've only spent half an hour outside my bed all day- lucky it's occasional day Monday eh?

Who's enjoying my Christmas countdown? d'you panic whenever you see it?

Have a lovely day!

coca cola.

2011-11-13T11:25:00.000Z

I'm really sorry if your not into Christmas {Olivia is our family Scrooge} but as of today, I am in full blown Christmas mode.

Its almost advent, so I've actually been quite restrained, I've also already written my list.

Oh yeah.

This, is my favourite coca-cola advert ever, although, I haven't seen this years yet, since I never really watch TV these days,

Anyway- Off shopping, Grandma's are the best aren't they?

Last Friday night + links I love.

2011-11-12T15:39:00.001Z

Last night, Eve asked me when I was going to update this blog,

"when I have something to blog about" I told her.

That day has come. Although, your opinions are subjective.

So, last night, Friday night,

I was out for a late dinner at TGI's, quite a trek from my house, but their San Fran veggie sandwich makes it so worth it.

I'm dying to take Alex there.

We kept it intimate, Blondie, Chloe and myself, they're top amongst my favourite people.

We actually missed an SSU party to go, but we weren't feeling it after such messy weekends recently, it's amazing how many people in one year can turn 18.

We were discussing the logistics of booking our impending girlie summer get-a-way to Greece, and the plausibility, and *oh god* actually joining the gym as opposed to just talking about it.

{Chloe and I, left alone with paper plates and sharpies during a free "study period" in the sixth form common room- bad angle, I wasn't indecent all day.}

It was flippin' brilliant.

Mama Stimpson gallantly drove out to get us, on her own, she's famously terrible with directions so she took Eve with her for safety, and, so as not to leave Alex alone, he came in his pyjamas, and he was just so cute I wanted to eat him.

Then he fell asleep holding my hand- then I took a picture for when he's 18.

My parents are so lucky I'm around with a camera.

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Last weekend's party picture?

This is my favourite, I just look so unbelievably good.

This party was pretty casual, but all good fun, check little lucy's super hair in the background.

Also, if you're worried, I'm fairly confidant the skirt looks better when I'm standing up.

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Now, let's talk some more about me.

I have a big 18th party next weekend {this blog now has a purpose apparently} and since I am, typically, skint, I've found a dress from my wardrobe I bought to wear to sixth form, with a blouse under it, but It's been re-purposed as a little black dress since that's what it is, it's a jersey waisted- wrap style dress that's pretty fitted, and pretty low-cut with three quarter sleeves.
when I came downstairs in it an hour or so ago my mama proclaimed

"where have you been hiding that?"

hiding it? hiding from it, I'm worried it's not fun enough.
SO, There are these shoes I've been stalking, stalking I tell you, since they came onto the website, and now they're reduced!
No- one will buy them for me, no-one, Grandma is my last hope tomorrow, otherwise, matronly it is.
Take a look
Awww! Alex just text me from downstairs on mum's phone.

"Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx alex"

LOVE THAT BOY!

After this party, my next big one is in mid december- and I've found this jacket, this jacket that I can picture being worn so well with big hair, a simple black top, this skirt, black tights and gold jewellery- and my sky high black suede wedges.

Are you picturing it?

So, is anyone interested in buying my kidney? or my extensive range or sock buns?
thanks.

Two new texts from Alex,
in synch,

"cume down"

and

"My finger is brocen"

now he's phoning me.

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Also- by a stroke(s) of luck I am sponsoring one of my favourite blogs this month, My Little Loves, I absolutely love her hippie style, her taste, and, she's only four years older than me! Which is hard to find in this blogging world, and, if you're unsure about clicking that link, her little girls names are Oceana and Luna, which are clearly the best names ever so your welcome.

{You wish your head looked this good floating.}

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Anyway lovelies, it seems this is how I'm blogging these days, I miss everyone, check in now and again,
Have a good night!

Tag, Your it.

2011-10-31T23:09:00.001Z

So, I got tagged, and I don't really like tag's because they're a bit trendy- because they're tags.
I also don't really like to blog about blogging, itself, which I'm now doing.
But, I thought I'd do this one, since my friend Tana mentioned my name in her tag post twice, tagging me, and it would've been rude not too, and I liked reading it. a lot.
So there.
I won't pretend I know how this works, but I'll give it a go.

No.1-What is your most beautiful Post?
{why did I ever start this?!}
Visually, because I'm not much of a poet, this one,
Bank Holiday Monday {The Cottingley fairies}
It is really, really popular, I guess people are finding it through Google image searches for the fairy pictures, but I like it well enough, eve's really not girlie, but she's very willing, and I'm so pleased to of been able to snap some beautiful {amateur} pictures of her that my family love, for an art project.
I just wish I'd had the hindsight to take the fairies out of a few pictures for keep sakes.

{a sample}

No. 2- What is your most popular post?
Hands down, this one,
A big fat update on Oli and us.
I don't like to read it myself, it was written during a really, really difficult, emotional time for me and everyone around me, It's got about seven times as many hits as my second most popular post though, so I guess there are people who do.

No. 3-What is your most controversial post?
Ummmm?
I got a few nasty comments scattered about a year or so back, but they stopped pretty quick, I wouldn't say my blog is really controversial per say, but maybe I'll be corrected, for this, I got nothing.

No. 4- What is your most helpful post?
The only post where I think I've ever said anything remotely helpful would be
CurlyCurlyCurly
Its an awesome way to wake up with a head full of curls, no heat, two minutes.
works for me.

No. 5- Which post's success surprised you most?
Thunder, lightning, rain and riots, what a weekend
It was weird, we were all really, quite amazed, by the riots that popped up overnight in London, I always thought that London was too sophisticated for anything like that to be allowed, perhaps naively, and I was just chatting to myself really, via my blog, so I was quite surprised when overnight, it became insanely popular, even on my 'All time stat.'

No. 6- Which of your posts do you feel didn't get the attention it deserved?
Honestly- I sort of don't care?
If I write a good post that I like, it tends to get the hits in the end, and honestly, other than knowing my all time most popular posts, I don't really bother checking in on the day to day posts, and I've got about 300- and something posts, so I can't remember having written at least the first half, and that's always fun to have one pop up occasionally I'd forgotten about.

No. 7- Which post are you proudest of?
I honestly don't know if I've ever written anything good enough to be proudest of, so, I guess see question 2 for this one.

I cheated a bit- I don't like being on the spot.
However, it was fun, if you want to do it too, please send me the link and I'll add it to this post.
So,
go,
your all tagged.
How embarrassing.
Have a lovely day- Happy Halloween! (it's still before midnight!)

This Is Halloween- {need costume ideas}

2011-10-31T21:37:00.000Z

Happy Halloween lovelies!
I was at sixth form, but when we came home we carved pumpkins, which was super, super rushed.

Mines cross eyed- Eve's is the one grinning broadly- look closely, {somehow} she did her's upside down. she made the bottom the lid.

I worry about her.

So, I'm going to SSU on Friday, {our sixth form committee organises about 5 parties a year, get's a venue, sells cheap tickets, they're always fancy dress themed, and there is absolutely no teacher input, whatsoever, nor do they attend, and any profit is given to our schools charity}

let's just say, everyone get's wasted and is really embarrassed on Monday.

awesome.

so Fridays is Halloween themed, and I don't have a costume, I want to do something that will require a simple costume, with ahhhmazing make up- I was thinking black swan but someone beat me too it, so I'd love some suggestions!

Have a good day lovelies!

Rainy days.

2011-10-26T15:20:00.001+01:00

I thought I'd post before I go into hibernation for a few days to do coursework, and go to two 18th's in two days, you, know, that's how I roll.
{I am 100% wearing a t-shirt with a {picture of a} bike and that slogan on right now}
Its oh-so-Autumn-y here right now- rain, freezing, the whole pizazz.
If that's a word.

Honestly- I find Alex loitering in my room a lot- he's going to be a ladies man, he's so at ease with all the girls that go in and out of our house- {mama Stimpson is so cool like that}

He just came back from a week in the isle of white with school- he got off the coach and announced to my mum "i'n a man now"

He's still my angel.

So- yeah, I need to clean my windows- can you spot the cat though- it looks far away yeah?

it wasn't far away when I was watching vampire diaries in the dark on my laptop at two thirty in the morning, and glanced at my windows to see a face staring straight at me.

I screamed, woke eve up- the cat was sitting on my window sill with it's face pressed to the glass.

It's eyes looked like candles.

It hung out there for a long while before perusing the roof for a while- its coloured fur was grey and striped-As ridiculous as this will sound to the non believers, I named it Maggie- in case it was professor McGonagall, because we just don't know- honestly- in the film the muggles didn't know, but it didn't mean it wasn't true.

I'm not crazy.

And- this happened the next day- though, it was a different cat, this is Rosie, our neighbourhood cat, she's a minx.

So it just proves they're watching the house to give me my Hogwarts letter, even if it's a bit late.

So, I'm off to find somewhere safe and secure,

s'later,

Listen.

2011-10-20T21:14:00.000+01:00

I LOVE GINGERS.

I LOVE ED SHEERAN.

I LOVE RON WEASLEY.

I LOVE RUPERT GRINT.

Fancy dress.

2011-10-18T20:23:00.002+01:00

So, like I've been mentioning, everyone I know is turning 18 this side of Christmas (except me and blondie) and this was my favourite 18th so far, little lucy's.
It was fancy dress- if you couldn't tell, I went with sherlock holmes and someone from the 50's?- We were all going 'all out' but blondie and Hannah decided they were going to one-up me, and come gorgeous- and I was a beer.
I was also the beer that got drunk, literally and unfortunately.

But, not to worry, I was in good company once I arrived- my favourite costume was HMS oona.

{Oona, are you creeped out? because I stole this photo off facebook}

Anyways, As per I needed a full two days to recover.

The End- of that night.

I'm just waiting on Blondie here, we don't go anywhere without each other-and we're headed up to the south bank of the Thames to meet Hannah (Sherlock) - who is eighteen today, and Nadine, who was eighteen last Tuesday, I can't really believe I know eighteen year old's- well, that I have friends who are eighteen, that's just crazy.

It's pretty late here, but we're playing it fast and loose on a school night,

Have a lovely day!

Enjoy.

2011-10-11T23:04:00.002+01:00

I certainly did, I've been laughing on and off since I took them,

I had the best day today,

It really was exceptionally Ordinary,

Superbly so.

Howdy.

2011-10-10T16:11:00.000+01:00

When I send emails, I always spend ages thinking of a random subject line, I particularly like Aloha, or something in French.
Depends who I'm emailling.
S'pecially since I want them to open it.
How has everybody been!?- I've been really busy since sixth form started back up, even though this year, I've dropped a subject and only have to go in for my lessons, I feel busier Y'know, lots of parties, which I am particularly enjoying.
I started this post two hours ago, then I bit the bullet and got Google chrome, which, I forgot how much I liked, however, I've now spent two hours playing with backgrounds and manually importing my favourites.
Like I said, I'm busy.

A Saturday Job interview- I know I know, I'm still regretting June's haircut.

Mama and Papa Stimpson off to a party, I told them to act like they liked each other.

This is what they came up with.

The monsters know when I'm babysitting, there will be pizza making involved.

{That's a sock bun in my hair, and its the best bun ever, even stays put on its own}

My desk looked like this {hey Auntie Nonie- recognise your jacket? Olivia and I really appreciate it, but, sadly for her, its moved to a more permanent home, my wardrobe. Loove it!}

Check what mama Stimpson got me at the farmers market- My make-up could no longer fit in my make up drawer(s), eye-liners up top, single eye shadows middle, and lipsticks in the bottom- all the rest of my make up and my MAC palette is in my drawer, pretty neat eh?

Looks like someone got a chest of drawers and zapped it with a shrink ray, wish someone could do that to me.

I've got zumba tonight- FYI, if I haven't told you, and I probably have, I love zumba, if your on the fence, go! I'd go to every class if I could afford it!

Its also become Autumn overnight here, and I love it.

Ooh, I love Google chrome.

If your curious, you can throw post suggestions in the comments, because, we all know, It's not my strong point.

Have a lovely Monday!

P.S- for those {few} wondering, my Bag from this post was from Primark- Only available in the UK, and super cheap- and still in stores.

Bits + Pieces

2011-09-11T18:07:00.000+01:00

Cooking dinner for the carnivores and myself.

Rocking out on Grandmas bike.

Sneaky sneaky- Grandma nicked mama Stimpson's ray bans- I have to sneak up on her for pictures since she's camera phobic, and, like I keep telling her, if she carries on complaining the way she is, we may need them to remember her a whole lot sooner- gotta treat 'em mean to keep 'em keen.

Lazy Sundays.

Eve's Birthday meal.

If your a fan of the inbetweeners- and if your not you should be, they filmed one episode in this restaurant, as well as all the ruislip hot spots- including outside my old house.

{I need a new camera}

{back to school}

{Art will kill me.}

I have, of course, spent the whole four days back at school, and the whole of this weekend, doing art, playing catchup- however, for once, I'm loving it- at least this double page- I have absolutely loved Danny Roberts- the fashion illustrator's work for months and months- and was so pleased when our latest topic was identity- as I love portraits- I knew immediately I would cover him.

This week has been- somewhat a relief to be back into a routine, every summer I feel like I'm on borrowed time- but also it just makes me question when everything in my life will quit it, and stop being so dramatic, and give us all a break.

you have no idea.

Or if you do, have a skittle.

How has everybody been?- anyone have any illustrators you think I might like to look at?

I love weekends pt. 3

2011-09-05T14:58:00.002+01:00

It's official- 18th season has begun- meaning the spew of 18th birthday parties that accompany our final year at sixth form- all done in the traditionally British fashion of drinking, I had drunk two pints before I remembered, that, for calories sake, I had told myself I would stick to vodka.
I moved on to Jack Daniels.
I attended with Oona, who has the best hair I've even seen- as you can now see.
And I promise, that only for the half of the evening after we gained access to an over 18s wristband and made numerous trips to the bar, did I have a double chin.
Back to sixth form tomorrow. summer is lost.
I've spend today painting a fifty-odd year old wooden chair for art, at this stage I genuinely don't think I've improved it.
somewhat devastatingly.
Goodbye summer, I loved you.

Life according to mama Stimpson's iphone.

2011-09-01T01:23:00.001+01:00

So I just found out my blog is on a website called bloglovin- which was weird, feel free to follow me there if that rocks your boat.
Oh goodness, what have blogger done?
I can see how- in their mind, this would be a beautiful new "interface" or dashboard, posting setup, but its very wide and confusing, and I don't like how our choice was taken away.
But I did only notice this four minutes ago.
Oh well, change is, apparently, good.

Wow- don't photos upload quick!?

Oli actually got back from two weeks in Spain about an hour ago, a few minutes after eve turned 15- or her birthday began, and I set up email to mamas iPhone, hence these pictures finally getting from one cube to another.

Her room has been absolutely Gorgeously decorated whilst she was away and I am so jealous.

so jealous.

She also happens to be tanned as can be- I'll have to take my bronzer obsession up a notch.

And now for some admin, I hope you enjoyed those- If anyone is visiting from somewhere called gothise, can you please let me know who/why/where my blog has been added to the website, and why I'm getting so many hits from somewhere I've never been, and who's won't reply to my enquiry, or why I can't view the page?

Hows everyone's week been?

Just Rosie.

2011-08-27T13:13:00.000+01:00

I totally lost a follower, whoever you are, I don't blame you, I would probably do the same.
Know what I've been thinking about lately, other than my impending doomed future, and whether Hawaii is a viable option- is that how weird is it we can't pick our own names.
It isn't actually weird because, well, I don't know that babies would be too adept at picking their own names, But still, how many times do people say your name, and what if you hated it.
Funny story, my name is spelt wrong.
Madeliene is, apparently not the correct spelling of my name, rumor has it, my grandpa Tom went to register my birth- or something of the like, and spelt it wrong on the certificate, that's what my mama told me.
My form tutor is ex- RAF, and she always calls me Madeliene, no one ever calls me Madeliene, I don't particularly like being called Madeliene, because I really associate it with being in trouble, for example, my Dad calls me Madeliene.
My mum calls me Maddy, everyone calls me Maddy.
Hey guys, I'm Maddy.
I think if I could pick my own name, I would have picked Rosie, yep, I'd be Rosie, not because I am particularly Rosie, what-so-ever,
And It has nothing to do with my middle name of Rose, But I wouldn't mind being called Rosie.
But, summer's almost over, and I'm still Maddy.

And coincidentally, I haven't really a clue what I'm doing with my life beyond Thursday, If I had my way right now, I'd be living it up in Hawaii, working in a bar, learning to make mojitos, and drinking them too, and somehow I'd be really good at surfing.

So, if we could all pick our names, what would yours be?

Well I know where I'd rather be anyway.
Hope someones having a lovely summer!

I have been busy.

2011-08-21T00:14:00.000+01:00

Had a little party.

Had a lot of drinks.

Had a lot of fun.

Links I love for a saturday.

2011-08-13T15:34:00.002+01:00

Mornin'
Technically it's afternoon, but I just woke up...again.
You see, this morning at 7am (Tell me 'bout it) Eve, Alex, and Dad stomped around for half an hour before Eve gave me a hug- it was weird because I was sleeping, so I didn't know what was going on.
They are headed to stay with my grandparents at their house by the sea for a week.
Oli and three friends have been up there this past week, they spent a couple nights with my aunt and uncle and spent last night in a cave- they have their own house too, the cave was comfy-er.
So whilst mama Stimpson is out nurturing her fifth baby- the gym- I'm home alone, it's really weird, and even more fun than I anticipated.
Mama Stimpson and I have lots of plans for the week, one's that likely won't come to fruition, but tonight we're going on a date, dinner and then to see Rise of the Planet of the apes.
We are tres excited.
(that went on a bit huh?)
Happy Saturday- if you too are home alone, and/or bored, here are some links I love.

The Madsta Journals- I totally linked my own blog, chances are if your reading this, your already here, but just in case.

The sartorialist- it's name precedes it- love.

"Things that kill people more than sharks"- fearing them becomes slightly more irrational.

waterfall braid tutorial- really cool.

If your bored and you've got twenty minutes- hit the makeover studio, guaranteed you'll fill the time.

I've been playing OneRepublic's new song Good life on repeat for three days now- love it, it's even overtaken Jessie J- who's laughing now.

My favourite fashion blog has to be The Glamourai

I've wasted an hour a day for about two weeks since I discovered pinterest- because someone pinned me on it- it, as it's name would suggest, is a virtual pinboard, I love it.

I don't drive yet (putting it off) - but if you do, and washing it is something you put off, you might want to consider this instead.

Enjoy!

At the moment/ my room.

2011-08-12T15:56:00.000+01:00

Barbecuing and paddling-pooling.

Alex, Eve and I spent a whole day in the paddling pool last week, Mama Stimpson sunbathed and we swam, I have, apparently, always been a water baby.

I love our garden, I love all the tree's and foliage, it makes such a wonderful backdrop.

Don't worry though, In typical British fashion, it has been raining since.

notice how green the garden still is?

We're lobbying for a new trampoline after our last one hit the decks, they're the best.

Particularly for sunbathing on- they catch the heat.

Now, onto other things.

My faithful readers (all 3 of you!) will remember that last year my room got decorated stop/start for ages.

Well, I never got around to showing it, since it goes from tidy to messy very quickly.

I bit the bullet this morning- it's even harder when you share though, because I will tell Eve we're tidying up now ( no sense in half a tidy room) she will rearrange her ~~crap~~ mess and leave, wherein I have to grit my teeth, swear under my breath and re-do her side.

Its hard being the ruler of this room.

I haven't shown the wardrobes/door are because I forgot.

so there.

It's not exactly finished, I nicked a chair from the dining room- the one we don't use, and our lamp is ugly, but you know, it's an improvement, mama Stimpson wanted to paint it cream, like she wants to paint everything cream.

I said no, no, no.

Eve suggested orange.

Orange!
Dad let me pick the paint colour whilst she was away.

mwahh.

Anyway- Olivia is getting her room painted/ power cleaned- whilst she is in Spain, since dad has no opinion on our colour options they selected the brightest purple you ever saw.

Mama Stimpson is thrilled.

P.S- seems people were awfully interested in the riots, my post on my area (which thankfully was very largely fine- other than a few lootings)- got 100 times more hits than a post averagely garners, I thought blogger was broken my stats were going up so quick.

that was within the first 12 hours.

So, thanks I guess.

Have a lovely day!

Thunder, lightning, rain and riots, what a weekend.

2011-08-09T15:50:00.001+01:00

Is the rioting in London only being reported in Britain?
It is absolutely obscene. Last night there were teeny weeny "copycat" riots, so to speak, in south ruislip, very contained, but the news is saying the big superstores down there were looted- I knew something was happening, as I was lying in bed last night, I heard a million police sirens.
Hayes- where my Grandma lives, has been hit lightly, and I heard of discord in Harrow- all I'm saying is, if they take primark, I will loose it.- Some of us can only afford to spend £4 on shoes.

It's definitely livened up the news this weekend, so far today the news on the grapevine in Ruislip is that there are people trying to incite some sort of riot tonight, but to be honest, I'm not really worried, Dad just had someone in to fix our house alarm after it went off at 3am and scared the bejeesus out of all of us last night- and Ruislip's really quite out of the way.

But it's made for a sort of bank holiday feeling today- shops in the high street have stayed shut and Dad's working from home.
Anyway, enough of the pound land looters, which I suspect to be the raging force behind this whole charade- We had thunder, lightening and a flood of rain this weekend, I love it, it felt just like winter, which in my opinion, is always a good thing.

I abused the knowledge of where Mutti hid the hot chocolate, and brought my quilt down to the sofa to drive my mama crazy for a few hours.

Mama Stimpson and her girlie's really are best friends, sure she won't let me get my nose pierced, the reason I don't go and do it anyway, is because I know it would upset her, and that's just not high on my list of priorities- we enjoy speaking whale to each other and styling each others hair as jedward-esque as possible.

We have fun.

So, consider this my take on the local news- who else had a more interesting weekend?

CurlyCurlyCurly.

2011-08-03T01:24:00.001+01:00

Hey dolls
I'm not sure who here reads my other blog, but if you do you may/may not have seen my no heat hair curling tutorial, it's not invented by me, by no means, but someone told me how to do it and it seems everyone I tell it about thinks it to be revolutionary.
I don't know about that.

These GIF's make me feel a bit sick too- don't feel alone.

I know there are an obscene amount of pictures of me, but hoora to that.

The thing is- I had to cut way too much of my slightly-obscenely long hair off for my liking a couple months back, and I feel a bit too ordinary for my liking with slightly longer than average hair- so I'm on a mission to grow it back healthily- using all kinds of products, {next on my hitlist?-coconut oil} and I only use heat on my hair once or twice a month- with heat protector.

So the point of this story is I want my hair to look nice.

So- all you will need is one of those large stretchy headbands- preferably without the big flower as shown above.

And hair.

Put it round your head flat on so it comes across your forehead- hippie style.

Then- as shown above, take little sections of the hair that comes past the headband, and just pull them up against it, and under- so that the rest of the length sticks out- go round your whole head and voila!

I like to do it when my hair is 90% dry and sleep on it- then i just take it out for school and I'm good to go with extra time in bed.

Apparently people think this is clever because Tamsin found my tutorial on pinterest- which I have just joined and am thoroughly enjoying- though I completely don't understand it- this is me- I believe you can follow me- someone just explain the whole shebang.

This got so off course- basically- look at the pictures and work it out, and email me/comment if I explained it badly- but it even worked on Mama Stimpson's four inches of hair.

Dinner date.

2011-08-01T17:23:00.001+01:00

Alex and I like to get together every so often to discuss everyone else, and decide who our current favourite member is- we are currently, as always, fond of mutti,

Who can be seen here eating my home made pizza.

how absoloutely vile.

I love weekends pt.3

2011-07-31T17:10:00.000+01:00

I LOVE MY MAMA.

Mama Stimpson and I were shopping earlier today and she noticed my eyes light up over this cup in the Disney store and guess what I gots?!

I swear my drinks taste better already- and the best bit?- the castle at the bottom spins and releases glitter- I'm so excited, Ima have to go get more.

She also kept trying to buy me pretty shift dresses, but I was quite contented with my cup.

Who else loves weekends?

Pandie got a haircut!

2011-07-26T11:36:00.000+01:00

Isn't she pretty?! even if she now looks like one of those dogs from the RSPCA adverts when she turns to the side, she's a bit of a twiglet- but last night she saved us all!

she was running round the house like a crazy, we were all ignoring her because it's not uncommon for her to get huge busts of energy, I went to check on the dinner cooking anyway- we had a substantial microwave fire and I was a bit scared, dad to the rescue, our house smells of this though,

Mama Stimpson was not amused,

I love weekends pt.2

2011-07-25T15:59:00.002+01:00

Schools out- and I've been suitably filling my time with drinking-through-straws, and sleeping, the obligatory teenage summer, what I'd like to be doing, is sailing round Greece, or going to Spain with Oli, but I'll settle for some more babysitting gigs- don't I just reek of responsibility?

I love weekends.

2011-07-17T20:02:00.003+01:00

Because I'm a classy bird, and I just do- I couldn't show you the pictures of myself I've seen from later on, ever.- But who else just loves straws?

I know I do. So much.

I also love full stops, who's noticed?

Sunday Slowday.

2011-07-10T22:22:00.000+01:00

I really like how Dad drew an arrow from a bow-and-arrow, that's so his style,

I woke up late to an overwhelming smell of paint varnish, and walked downstairs to see a fort to protect the hall's shiny smelly floor, Its amazing the stuff people get done whilst I'm sleeping.

But before that, what really woke me, was mum and dad having a genuine discussion, I was really proud.

The Garage was open all day, in lieu of a door, and dad was often found watering plants, or in a deck chair admiring his favourite motorbike.

Our kitchen is pretty much finished, bar a substantial snagging list, it only took 13 weeks right,

I won't bore you with the details, but lets say it involved police, ninja moves, eavesdropping and ended with Mama Stimpson saying "you will never step foot inside this house again" to some peepsicles we call the kitchen guys.

But- it's looking purdy, we "moved back in" today and didn't know where to put a thing, I christened it by making a cake- with some interesting help from the siblings.

Oh- and look what we found

Back when us Stimpo's got in the paper, I'm pretty sure that's the last family photo, but would you look at my hair- my glasses!? oh mercy, I was neglected- or maybe it was a particularly strong harry potter phase- I'm planning big old geeky throwback ones next.

Anyways, I'm getting distracted again, silly me.

Ta-dah!- lemon poppy seed cake, tres yummy, and I'm not famous for my baking, yet.

On a final slowday Sunday note, how cute is pandy! she's still going strong, and her hair is awesome.
How was everyone Sunday then- My 12ish, was spent tweaking this blog, so it's purdy for summer.

Pictures from my camera.

2011-07-05T19:53:00.000+01:00

G'day shielas!- Eve and I have taken to only speaking to each other in really bad Australian accents, and it's stuck, since I take a lot of pointless pictures, here are a few.

Cinderella, aka Mama Stimpson, aka Mutti, went to the ball.

ahem, cooking.

Been doing some art even though it seems resistance to failure is futile.

And having no school today meant I was able to be out until 3am yesterday/today with this girlie.

I now know...

2011-07-01T11:43:00.000+01:00

That san fransisco is not a state,
That Washington is not in New york,
That Glastonbury is in sumerset, not scotland,
That Alex's favourite food is pepperoni,
That geography is not my strong point.

The sisterhood of travelling fatpants.

2011-06-29T20:24:00.000+01:00

Sort of.

Except we call em' Fat trousers, because we're British- We being Blondie and I.

I shan't remove my disclaimer of still not owning a single pair of trousers, because these were bought in the pyjama section, and are, effectively, yoga pants, which makes me laugh, because as if.

I don't technically know if seventeen year old's should have fat trousers, but I got em to match my fat thighs and Blondie got the exact same pair- not only because we are essentially, joined at the hip, but because she just wanted to be like me I guess,

These (really ugly) trousers have been called the fat trousers and have become, sadly, what I wear every time I get home from sixth form, Blondie and I have been sending fat trouser updates each time we split from a meet up or school, today's text from Blondie;

Fat trousers here i come <3

I was already wearing mine, but sadly got this text,

OMG MY FAT TROUSERS AV A HOLE IN THEM !!! I think im gonna be sick :( xxxx

How devastating, I'm clinging on to my fat trousers for dear life, they cost us £3.90, and we've already made plans to get them in black and navy, and have weighed up whether we can pass them up as sixth form trousers,

it's a serious commitment, fat trousers,

And now, you know (nearly) all my secrets- And I want to hear the story of your fat trousers, let's none of us pretend you don't have them, even the skinnies- Aka Blondie,

Have a lovely day!

And cinderella went to the ball- or the prom.

2011-06-26T16:57:00.001+01:00

How Gorgeous was my outfit?!
I jest- this past Friday was the sixth form prom, which myself and Blondie weren't going too, until we were late night shopping Thursday and tried on some dresses and found some shoes and then bought them.
And then bought our tickets the morning of.
It was by the seat of our pants if you will.

Now before I talk about the fun part like getting ready- how beautiful does my friend Hannah look? Hannah has lost a whole huge heap of weight since prom last year, and I'm so so proud of her, she looks absolutely beautiful, and she doesn't even know it.

Sixth form prom isn't like year 11 prom, at sixth form prom you can smoke outside, and get the year above to buy your drinks from the bar, and then you can go to town after or a pub, or in our case do that and end up at Oona's shed, which is why you wear party dresses and hemlines are high, and heels even higher.

This is Blondie, aka legs, as I like to call her, I'm actually taller than her, but you wouldn't know.

Hannah was going for the meal before prom with a big group of our friends, so she just came round so I could do her hair and make-up, and Trish's hair, and mine, but that's not the point, they were very apologetic, but I like it.

{a shot of...}

I want you to envy me here, that I am brave enough to stand next to legs in any kind of photo, I think it shows confidence. real confidence.

{Focusing a camera is not one of mama Simpson's many skills}

I had gone in and sweet talked my optician into giving me a pair of contacts for the night, I brought legs with me, maybe she helped, we'll never know.

I didn't take any pictures actually inside prom, which was held at a hotel, because if I was inside I was dancing, but here is Blondie on the steps,

We got a cab to town with a big group of girls to meet some boys from our prom, but it was pouring and our feet were killing us, so we got a cab to Oona's shed after not too long at all really,

Oona's dog Connor joined us in the shed- that's a dog, not a wolf as is easily mistakable, Tara was not amused, Blondie said Connor was a hella lot bigger than an old Shetland pony her family used to keep on their farm,

Around 3am, me and Blondie realised we couldn't stay because we were both wearing contacts and neither of us had brought our glasses, so it was back to my place we went, but I was not putting my shoesies back on come hell or high water (high water in this case) so Oona lent me these dashing shoes to wear home, I particularly liked them on my gravel drive.

We know how to party.

How was your Friday night?

This is the best thing I have ever seen.

2011-06-18T19:05:00.000+01:00

In my life.

Did you know...?

2011-06-16T00:23:00.001+01:00

I think salt is the devil.- I know its probably in quite a few of the foods I like already- but putting it on is as alien to me as salad.
I think that toes are the weirdest thing in the world.
When I'm bored I pull out my split ends, I know its weird/and or disgusting, but I can't help it, it's also the reason I have to get about five inches off next week.
I think that the ability to speak fluent french would be the best thing in the world- sexiest language in the world right there.
I'm really envious of Alex's collection of Lego- he's always catching me playing with it, I get such a talking to from him I can't tell you.
I hate board games. hate them, they're so boooring.
I hate staying up too late (normally watching old episodes of home and away on YouTube) and being the only person up- every creak this old house makes freaks me out.
I don't know how to play cards.
I don't know my left and right.
I can't whistle- and it drives me crazy.

That's it- I can't think of any more, but I want to hear some of yours, because these days it's just me and the crickets round here.
Have a wonderful day!

Oh I love ponytails.

2011-06-14T21:12:00.000+01:00

See how much?

Eve's confirmation { Read- the only time you'll ever see her in a dress }

2011-06-13T12:59:00.001+01:00

be warned- someone is making a face in every family photo we tried to take- this is my first picture with Oli since we were both yay high.

So- Saturday was Evie's confirmation- I'm pretty sure that is just a catholic thing, but blow me down if I'm wrong- now all us girl's have made ours- Alex has about four years left.
I was Eve's sponsor, meaning I went up with her, put my right hand on her right shoulder and shook hands with the bishop- I think I was more nervous than Eve because I don't know my left and right {I know I know}
Getting Eve and I an outfit was a bit too last minute- I had to steal her from school Wednesday, where she decided to look sooo good in the dress I wanted- I didn't get a dress until about 3 o'clock Friday- how's that for cutting it fine?

I had to be up at seven to do mine and Eve's hair- our Mutti says it was tres amusant- because Eve moans and I don't give two hoots.

And I know I'm probably biased, but of all the "colourful" outfits I saw on the girls in the church (the boys played it safe) I think Eve's was the prettiest and most appropriate- I was under the impression that shoulders ought to be covered.

{Eve In the pew}- Oli and Alex had to be sent to a spare pew across the way, because there wasn't enough room- they just messed around the whole time, I knew they got off lightly- my Grandma made the two hours on the wooden pew's absolutely hysterical- she is so funny I can't tell you.

Did you know she's just had a major operation? I said grandma- walk in front of me when we go for communion, and if you stop, I'll give you a gentle kick.

Look at her- doesn't she just look mischievous- can you see the evil glint in her eye?- and in Eve's come to think of it.

This picture kills me- it sums Eve up to a T.

We still don't have a kitchen, so we headed out to eat- Tamsin, we ate at the restaurant that overlooks the duck pond. { called the duck house }

This is my favourite picture- check every one's expressions.

{ Mutti hates all pictures of herself- so I post em all }

I don't know where the football is in this picture- but that's what they were playing- Grandpa loves football.

{can you see the ball's shadow?- Oli is an excellent kick }

Everyone is looking a different way because Panda was prancing and dancing all around the garden.

This is what I mean about my Grandma Maggie- she's a wicked glint in her eye- she hates pictures, but I said if she carries on, we'll need some to remember her by- in case my Mutti kills her for being totally inappropriate in church- and my grandmother goes to church every day mind.

{oh Evie }

It was actually really fun- especially because my Grandparents drove down from Bournemouth for the occasion- Both Oli and I had parties that night, the less said the better.

How was your weekend?

The sisterhood of travelling savages.

2011-06-09T12:08:00.001+01:00

The only thing the title has to do with this post is that I have sisters, and an Alex.

I have these sisters- one is a giraffe shaped like a twig- the other is Eve, I really like them- specially when the twig spontaneously gives me money to go shopping- it's something that has never, ever, ever, happened before y'know?
I had to nick Eve from school yesterday to take her shopping for a confirmation outfit- it's on Saturday, I'm her sponsor, and I have Nada to wear- Dad thinks I do, but I had to explain a suitable hemline for church did not exist in my wardrobe- I'll be legging it to the shops first thing tomorrow- wish me luck, if I don't find anything, Oli can be her sponsor.
Eve's outfit is gorgeous- she looks like a totally different bean- I let her have the dress I wanted because she looked so purdy.
{you don't get to see until Saturday- so there}
When we got back I took the length of the dress's straps up two inches- so as not to surprise the congregation- and she danced around for an hour- we joined in a quick game of savages with Alex- who was in the full attire for such a game- And to freak out the kitchen fitters- we like to spice things up around here- the biggest surprise was probably just the seven-teen year old with the mental capacity of an...Alex.
Also- we- Eve and I, totally got stuck down the side of the sofa on top of each other in Evie's fancy smansy getup- our Mutti had to prize us out.
I can't remember what else to tell you,
Oh yeah, I've been plotting a new midnight attack for Eve's side of the room- some of my favourite attacks are the classic- hide under her duvet while she turns of the light- or wake her up at 1am and tell her she's really late for school/let her get dressed and back into bed.
I can't decide which- both appeal- maybe you guys can vote- anyways, I think I might go have a game of cowboys and Indians with Alex- I think I'll make us the feather headdresses.

peek-a-boo.

Filming.

2011-05-23T13:04:00.004+01:00

When I was little, in our old house- a few minutes down the road, I remember sitting in the lounge in front of our dark wood TV cabinet- and Oli and I were allowed to stay up late to watch a film, she had her long skinny legs crossed, and I was lying across them, she used to let me do that if I was scared of what we were watching, she says she doesn't remember now- I would ask her a million questions about the film that neither of us had seen before, and because she is 22 months older than me, she would always answer and it would make sense.
Mum got home after 11pm on Saturday, and she and I were planning to watch The King's speech, Oli missed it because she was busy buying supplies to try and gain back the four pounds she lost by accident this week- I don't even want to talk about it.
I ate two apples during the film, and talked every other minute, and, because mama Stimpson is quite the history buff she could answer,
"so he's not king?- is he king yet?"
"aw- Helena bonham carter's so cute"
"Is that the girl from outnumbered?"
And so on until I suspect my mama won't want to watch too many more films with me- it's what I do, be warned, I do it at the cinema too, luckily, I've a friend who does the same, so whilst we're not very popular, we don't annoy each other- we can't watch intelligent films together though, like inception, we did not get that because we talked the whole way through.
No one got inception though? right?

I'm on Steve at the moment- my own take on study leave, my first written exam is on Thursday, it's three hours, philosophy and ethics, and the textbooks I was supposed to have ordered for the subject in September arrived two days ago, and I'm definitely going to open them this afternoon I think- a friend just called me whilst I was writing this- to ask what time afternoon exams start- "1 o'clock- Fred, the exam starts in ten minutes" he ought to be in the school hall by now, I can't help but laugh and hope he gets there, at least he drives, if it was me, I'd be buggered- as it's 12:50.
The kitchen fitters have been downstairs drilling and banging and grouting since 8:30, it does not make for a restful morning.
The kitchen remodel has been going on for six weeks now- it was supposed to take two, and we've officially run out of food, as in we don't have any and I'm all alone without tuppence.
I love being on Steve though, it makes me wonder if sixth form is really for me, after all, all I really want to do is go travelling- It's a bit like charades- I look like I ought to be academic, I do, the geeky type, but I'm not, I never have been one for essays and quotes.
I guess we'll see- last night I prayed that I'd be one of those people who gets "lucky breaks" I don't know why I would start now, but why not?

Oli thought I was such a pervert when I took these- but I'm on the other side of the house and it sounded like an earthquake.

Have a lovely day!

...

2011-05-14T12:05:00.000+01:00

This week has been insane. it's true.
I sat my first AS exam...Monday and Tuesday, 8 hours of drawing, plus two hours of prep time for my art exam, it went fine, i had everything together for it, but exam conditions, even those as relaxed as you have for art, where you put in your ipod, and round up your sweets, make me feel sick, i had to leave after about 25 minutes for a few.
It went pretty well, but lemme tell you, there was an awful lot of cramming to get everything ready, I'm a procrastinator if nothing else.

On Thursday Oli turned 19- that's mad to me, nineteen sounds way to old.
When I was little I was convinced for a long time that I was older than Oli, because my birthday is in March, and hers is May 12th, I couldn't understand how I was younger, now, I always love the month through April, when it sounds like there is only a year between us, 17 and 18 this time.

For her 18th birthday last year, instead of the English tradition of clubbing, pub and getting plastered, Oli was high as a kite on morphine, itching like crazy because of it, and not quite herself.
It sucked.
Oli has never been one to make a fuss out of her birthday, or want one made, so we granted that whatever we did this year, would be a spectacular improvement on last year's celebrations- she had a good day, and a chocolate hedghog cake- which Alex said I couldn't eat because I'm vegetarian.

{see}

...

Yesterday, was my last day of year 12 at sixth form, the year 13's got glammed up for their leaver's mass, and we get ready for exams- our study leave has begun, I'll be celebrating tonight by going out, and having a soft drink or two.

It's insane to think that this time last year it was our leavers mass and we were finishing school.

Let's just hope I'm allowed back for next year!

Have a lovely weekend!

The first year.

2011-05-07T09:53:00.003+01:00

'Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. '-anon.

Today Marks the first year.
The first year since our friend Jack was snatched from his family, his friends, his girlfriend, his Oli- bound for heaven and angels wings.
Jack was about three weeks older than I am now when he was killed, 17, a boy, a man, and now, an angel.
He would be eighteen, he would be awesome.
This past year has changed Oli, unquestionably- I so wish things had been different for us all.
Oli is almost recovered, physically, as is her backseat companion Andrew, but they will both need other operations, it's like a never ending paper trail.
I thought really hard about everything that happened that night, about being in charge of a lot of information and two siblings.
Last summer, after I got my new laptop, I wrote it all down, everything that happened, everything I thought.
I thought about posting it here today, or this week, but back in December when The driver of the car they crashed in, Alex, was charged, I changed my mind, I deleted it all.
In February of this year he- Alex, plead guilty to death by dangerous driving, he is now serving what we expect to be around two and a half of a five year sentence, along with a five year driving ban.
At the end of the day Jack was a loss felt by hundreds upon hundreds of people, and that's the truth, no one will ever get over the void his loss has left, ever.
We all have memories of Jack, I can remember our last passing conversation the Sunday before he was killed, it seems oh-so ironic now, and Oli is filled to the brim with the memories of their friendship.
No prison sentence will ever, ever be enough justice for Jack, ever, he had his whole life ahead of him, something his family will never get back.
These things appear to have no point or purpose, they really don't.
We can only hope that someone had a Greater purpose for Jack, or else nothing else will ever make sense again.
Today my prayers are with his lovely, lovely family and my Oli.
Half of Hillingdon are adorned with special tribute tattoo's for him, he will be forever young, and forever, forever missed.
Forever.

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2011-05-05T19:46:00.002+01:00

{check me out on the Eiffel tower- I don't look happy, because I wasn't}

Today- I can be found here, filling in for lovely Tamsin whilst she is globetrotting with her lovely family,

Don't worry, we still have Harry.

2011-05-01T20:02:00.003+01:00

Have you ever seen a more beautiful wedding?

I haven't- Kate was just beautiful, I have, honestly, never felt so proud to be British, I have never thought I am a huge Patriot, but, turns out, I am.

My Mutti and I cried a little bit, we camped out all day to watch.

That is not butter, I am not disgusting- it's lemon curd.

The food- we ate all our meals in front of the TV, so we didn't miss a second.

Alex and I headed out for fizzy water- we spotted this.

This is why I love England.

My Dad was away for the weekend, and Oli was out, so My Mutti and I- with a tiny bit of help from Eve, Toasted the happy couple,

We're not quite sure how we managed to get completely smashed, but we did- it made no sense not to finish the bottle.

Making my sibling fly- very ladylike I know, I used to do this with Alex when he was like...3 to 7, they're both a bit bigger now- I'm not though, tiny and petite as always.

Our poodle was so excited to have lived for the wedding.

So, so excited.

{I blame the flash}

Time for bed we suspected.

Congratulations Will's and Kate.

Now- I don't know about you, but my money is on the next wedding being Harry and Pippa, unless I get there first.

How did you celebrate?

Even though we all like pretty pictures {or at least I hope so for your sake}- I wrote much more in depth about Kate and Will's day on my other blog,

read; Here

Easter weekend.

2011-04-26T23:46:00.001+01:00

I just realised, the blog turned 2 on April 12th, and I forgot all about it! read em and weep.
Easter was a bit of an anticlimax this year- last year it was Alex's birthday so that was that, and this year, it was just a fail.

We had sandwiches and ice lollies- we all got an egg, and whilst Alex had eaten his whole thing by 7am, mine went straight in the freezer until the afternoon, if there is one thing I will not abide, it is warm chocolate.

ugh.

Do you like our new kitchen? pretty huh? and so much more pared down.

I beg you, go, now! cling to your kitchen cupboards and give thanks that you have running water!

Do it.

How wonderful does it feel?

This was my Mutti's offering of hot cross buns for breakfast, she had been cooking them for two weeks.

Our Easter lunch- Mutti slaved away for hours.

Old family foe-toes. Check me out all hula- on a different note, don't you just want to eat Alex? it's okay if you do, he was just the prettiest baby. ever. no offense to your own babies.

We did have a quick, three minute Easter egg hunt,

{that is not my foot}

Eve did not find any eggs. I was embarrassed for her too.

Alex found three- and me?

I was taken care of.

Don't worry though- he always looks slightly drunk, he hardly ever is, my parents are super strict on that.

Eve and Alex rarely enjoy each other's company, don't worry, they both just love me.

Oli hasn't moved out by the way, she does still live with us, just that on Easter itself, and Bank holiday, she chose to go clubbing and not return home.

What can I say? we'll keep her though, she's handy when there's a spider high up, being a femail giant and all.

Oh- and thank you for being such fan's of my photographs, taken super professionally in the garden, under the apple tree, in the shrubbery, with a camera with almost no battery, whilst eve sat on a plastic bag and I masking taped fairies to leaves.
It was a James bond job.
So I guess I'll keep posting them forever.
How was you Easter lovelies?

Bank holiday monday {The cottingley Faries}

2011-04-25T17:02:00.004+01:00

I don't know what everyone chose to do with their bank holiday monday- This is what Eve and I did, she was, for all our efforts, a very good model, I wove flowers into her hair, made her wear concealer and sat her in a bush {FYI to play photographer I had to sit in the bush too} The aim was to have a somewhat recreation of the famous Cottingley Faries photographs for my art- so I don't care that the fairy cutout's I made don't look real, here's my favourite shot edited a few times over {and over-edited mind, to age it}

{Unedited}

{and a few other I love regardless}

Hope you enjoyed! now I just have to track Olivia down, and take a few shots of her posing as a fairy {not in a bush} before I send these off for printing.

Wish me luck,

I call this the brother {sisters} grim series.

2011-04-21T15:32:00.000+01:00

The end.

Is anybody home?

2011-04-21T15:23:00.000+01:00

Helllooooo!
Guess it's been quiet round here, bar the odd cricket, and the Anonymous who politely nudged me to get me groove on and blog.
Soooo- how is everyone? How are the Easter plans coming? (consider this a chat)
Mayhem has taken over the Stimpson household (even more than usual) we've the builders in, our kitchen and utility has been ripped out and all kinds of jazz to make way for my Mutti's dream kitchen.
She thinks she'll turn into a regular nigella- {we love a bit of nigella round here} when it's finished- shocking timing, on Easter week, we'll likely be having a take-away Easter camp out.
Eve and Alex have been lodging with my grandparents in Bournemouth for the week with the poodle, it's unseasonably quiet round here- bar the builders who turn up with their drills every morning at 7- which, let me tell you, was an unwelcome addition this morning for me and Katie {lodging in Eve's bed} we were up trying on prom dresses and my shoes until gone 2am.

Due to irresponsible parenting and sibling watching, I'm now on my own with the builders and plasterers and kitchen fitters inhabiting my ground floor- I've decided to blog and play really loud music to counteract this.

So, whilst I've been away, here is what I've been up to, for your viewing pleasure.

Trying, and failing, to not fail my AS art.

Alex decided to turn 10 and go all gorgeous on me, none of my friends get it, I s'pose it's pretty weird to like your little brother, let alone adore him, but I love This guy.

we had a family meal! no fights, and even Oli came! it was a one off sort of thing.

He's a chubster- we had previously discussed that it was okay for him to just go ahead and stay 9, but he was swayed by the chocolate cake, he's damned if he think's I'm going to let him turn 11- no way.

And the best news of all....schools out!..til Tuesday, and then we have four day weekend, who's excited for the royal wedding!? I've got my London pride on, pass the beer.

Seriously, I'm really excited, I don't care if that's considered weird for a seventeen year old.

Oh, and I took a picture from an ant's perspective, mad isn't it?!
I do intend to do this, y'know, weekly, daily, whatever floats my boat.

Happy easter!

Being 17teen.

2011-03-29T23:47:00.001+01:00

I was born on my due date- March 27th 1994.
The second, and for a long time, the middle baby.
I am Seventeen! whoop!
Dad was away for the occasion, and Olivia was asleep.

This is me- casually turning 17teen, au naturale.
My Mutti has stated on many an occasion that I was the best baby, I also did not have a lot of hair for the first few years.- {more on that later}

The celebrations included the traditional gathering on my parents bed for presents and cards.
It also happened to be the morning the clocks went forward, now I have spent a long time trying to work this out but, I think, this means I got an hour less birthday, so to be safe I also claimed Monday, When Dad got back from his trip we went for dinner, minus Oli.

This year Birthdays sort of lost their...magic a little bit, It was possibly to do with ordering all my own presents online and deciding against learning to drive until at least the summer, because I figure I get very anxious in cars, and there isn't much point if I can't afford petrol, you get me?
Thought so.
Anyways, we pretty much hung around the house all day, it was pretty Sunday-ish.

{Its so shiny}

My only request was for my cake to be EXACTLY like last year, now, granted, it didn't have cute little baby carrot decorations, but I dont like sugar iceing, so its cool.

The Friday night before my Birthday I headed on out for an impromptu meal with a few friends, we got a bit silly- the park behind my house was open- eerily, way past normal, so we tried our luck on the tennis courts, there were piggyback races, and I'll tell ya, me and Trish won.

Check ma birfdai nails, did em s'pecially, thats why they're a little shoddy if I look closely.

Dad got home yesterday and we went for dinner-

The weather has been so beautiful these past weeks, it's liftin' ma mood like there's no tomorrow.

{I completely regretted the decision to go au naturale sans make up after viewing this, but how beautiful is ma mama?}

Alex's smile is always suspiciousus.

we ate at an old watermill- it was soo nice! I'd never been before, but it's right by my school, it had a viewing platform to the mill part underneath where you ate, which I thought was a nice touch.

They sold champagne by the glass, which my mutti considers the mark of a good restaurant, I had some, and dad kept offering me one, but I had awoken with a head cold so I know my limits.

And that was my seventeenth, in short, highly documented- I have plans to show you some baby pictures soon.

Now, onto other things.

I was home today, and my mutti called to ask if I could pick Alex up from school, she was with my Grandma, and whilst it is literally the biggest Stimpson- or should I say Quigley, mystery ever, she's well past the big eight...and I can't say anymore, she'd kill me.

Anyways, my point is, that whilst she was pruning her garden, someone busted into her house, and burgled her, I am not amused.

In short though, she's pretty much a ninja, I think she could of taken 'em.

I love walking into my house now.

The petals are like snow on the ground- pink snow.

We're not really Garden people, we don't know what grows, unlike my latest fascination, Sweat bread, but we think it looks pretty.

Red nose day = The sixth form go mad.

2011-03-19T18:45:00.001Z

It was Red nose day yesterday.

Exhibit A;

Totally rockin' my Vivienne westwood for TK Maxx charity tee, as you can see.

I am, in fact, still wearing it.

So, my sixth form are always up for a good cause, this year they championed a fancy dress theme for Red nose day for those who were brave enough, I wish I was, but I didn't have the time, funds or energy to dress up, be warned next year, I'm either going as one half of Jedward or someone from Big fat gypsy wedding.

Chloe's inflatable sumo suit was a personal favourite. (she is actually very slim)

Roisin just wanted to be a tiger.

As was Oona bumblebee's homemade tin man suit- which won the prize.

This is just her casually adjusting it in art.

This is ma pal Megan who came as a skeleton until she told us she had casually brought face paint and so Oona and I turned her (and a couple others) into mimes (and a dog)

(as explanation for my hair, it rained)

(Tom, Megan, Milton (who also won a costume prize) and Andy, who requested to be painted as a cow but ended up as a mime, cus' we said no.)
I took Advantage of a black lipstick- for fun, fun fact #! dressing as a mime receives praise, black lipstick brings a group of year 7's (the little people) crossing the road to avoid you, and a teacher doing a real life double take.
Just in case you were considering it.

It was a total Loreal moment for me,

Oh- me and Megan did a mime sketch- after I'd done the black lips, I was the right sort of person for the job.

Oona stood in as camera man.

Hannah said I looked like a real, all American goth, or Mortica Adams, both were blamed on the hair.

They top of ma lips'

The end.

Did anyone do anything extra special to raise money?

Turned out I got a migraine (my first) so was conked out on drugs during The BBC special.

which totally blew.

Until next time lovelies,

Just like pictionary.

2011-03-10T23:25:00.001Z

My half term week, my friends, few words, just pictures.

{Brighton beach with the Italians for Benni's 18th.}

{if you know me at all- you ought to know my mutti calls me moo}

{begrudging visit to the Tate modern with Oona Bumblebee}

{Ai Wei Wei- 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds exhibit- incredible}

{Oona does the Cancan dance.}

{kidnapped- taken to gathering of drunkards- became a drunkard}

{what you can't see can't hurt you right?}

{Katie's pop's 50th- two words, free bar, no ID needed- one word- unconscious}

{party's over- off to the pub with Katie's BF}

{Shrove Tuesday- aka pancake day- busted ma diet}

It's good to be back- now that we're all caught up I'll be back soon, to fill you in on thing's I've missed, but for now, Jack would have been 18 tomorrow, so say a little prayer.

Loves,

These days.

2011-02-17T20:50:00.001Z

I seem to blog more here lately.

I totally blame Tamsin.

I've had quite a busy week for me, I was quite antisocial for a while, with the SAD and all, but with all the vitamin D my tablets and the new-found sun is giving me, I'm lika whole new woman/teenager.

A weenager if you will.

I'll do this Jazz in chronological order, for the sake of my freakish order in drawers (see later)
So- there were birthdays, Veggie burgers, cakes, the stealing of butterfly stickers- though ultimately if you put the bill on a tray covered in sparkly butterfly/flower stickers, you're asking for trouble, who wouldn't assume they're a gift?
Exactly.

Oh- someone asked me the other day, (I am amazed that anyone reads this anymore) and FYI my eyeliner- when it is winged out all retro- is Bobbi brown long wear gel eyeliner in black, though in my opinion, it isn't that long lasting, and next time I will get the clinique one, which is a few pounds cheaper, It is amazingly easy to use and whilst I bought the Bobbi brown eyeliner brush, a couple days ago I went to an art shop (Which, as an art student, I could write a whole other post about) and bought a teeny tiny angled brush- 1/8th and have been using it as an eyeliner brush and it is FANTASTIC- its a creative thought but I recommend having a look and then comparing an expensive brush to the little ones you get in a craft store :)

phew.. where was I?

Ah yes.

The weekend.

Trish was seventeen on Saturday, as a group, we agreed not to talk about it, but it was intended to just be a quiet night it, so our intentions were there.
Really.

This is the reason I am dieting, if you could actually get in there, clean and tidy, my mutti's wardrobe would be enough to pay my way through university, and I wish I was joking, this dress she's wearing below I particularly have my eye on...just 60 more pounds...

We are not that alike- you've not seen more organisation unless you've been allowed to witness my drawers and wardrobe, it's organisation on a whole new level, regardless of the mess on my floor.

My Valentines day wasn't exactly...anything.

This is the first year I've thought that it really is a bit suck-ee if your single, I just ate chocolate with cherubs.

And made cakes- I put a marshmallow in one- success! they may look ugly as, but were scrumptious, I promise.

Oh- recently, of the 27 pounds I lost I gained 5, so I'm back at 22, and I don't know how to get back on track- this would be the time for a motivational speech.

{enter here}

I guess that was it for the week- tomorrow's a pretty big day, pray for us.

Until next time my sweethearts,

Oh- p.s- Oli got her hair cut today for the first time in a year or so...

Two and a half hours later...

And I am convinced she has more hair than when she started- for someone who stands at a long 5 foot 11 barefoot, that's a Lotta hair- my share too methinks.

Happy Valentines!

2011-02-14T23:19:00.000Z

Love from,

Newsnight

2011-02-12T17:32:00.000Z

Hey Guy's- just hanging out- drinking Helium last night, Y'know how it is.

Turns out you can't blog without a laptop and when your laptop is confiscated and locked in the study for a week it's a real obstacle.

It was liberated this morning during a food hangover.

(that's the current diet update)

It has been a birthday week or two- Four close chums hit the big 1-7

teen!

That is...Tara, Trishie, Alice, and Tisha.
Trishie is in fact 17teen today, we're off to her place for some more drinking.
Awesome.

This is just me and both of my friends who have cool blogs.
Oona- has abandoned hers.
Megan- who keeps hers a 300ish followers secret.
We're all pretty awesome.

We went to TGI Fridays, it was my first time visiting, If they offered, I would totally of moved in, my burger took me to somewhere near Nirvana, it was so good, I chose to eat it and leave my chips, I was eating with my eyes you see, and my tummy it doth protest.

T'was a veggie burger cus Meat is Murder- I don't really think that, but I saw a cool T-shirt in urban outfitters that said it, so I wrote it down.

There were so many of us that went yesterday...23ish, that I only spoke to a few people, mainly Oona bumblebee cus she's the best.
Isn't that right sweetcheeks?!
Anyway, on to other things, I need to post this in case Trishie looks at ma blog.
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Trishie and I 363 days ago.

we were so young then.

The 411 with Trish is, she's a really good friend, like very selfless- the kinda go-to friend, much better than me, and that's why I love her, she balances out my selfishness, and her skinny legs balance out my big one's we're a perfect pair.

Happy 17th sweetcheeks.

On the weekend {LOTR Jazz}

2011-01-30T20:42:00.001Z

The term "on the weekend" may or may not be a correct linguistic phrase, but if I would say it I will write it, cus it's ma blog.

Where where we?- ah yes, on the weekend I researched one of my new years resolutions to read both the Hobbit and The lord of the ring's trilogy- by re-watching all three films the extended versions.

I know!- I know what your thinking, how do I organise my time into 12 solid hours of film watching, I tell you- I'm just that dedicated to the written- and made into films-word.

(you can clap at the end)

Alex made the burden harder to bear by appearing at three minute intervals to be irritating, but he looked so cute in his new shirt I only threw three teddies at him.

Oh- so this morning, at the unholy hour of...9:30am I was up to head off to Oxfam where myself and Trish volunteer each week- though I have to point out that I man the till and Trish sits next to me pricing me with the price gun and not looking into our supervisor's eye's so we won't be told to reorganise and restock the CD/DVD/Video aisle again.

Basically we're the eye candy- we got two new- really hardworking volunteers- boys of our age c'ept a year older, and they really do put us to shame, I wear fun necklaces and smile, they do the heavy lifting- it's not arrogance, it's the truth- to be honest they are likely a bit bemused by the two girls who "don't look sixteen" but act like four year olds so it balances out- anyway we're a bit much for some people when we're aiming a rubber into a hoop of sellotape a meter away across the shop.

(If your stalking this blog to offer me a well paid (paid) job as a waitress in any of Ruislips fine Establishments please enquire below)

still with me?

The point to this story was that I sat for two - four hours, ringing in the till and reading the first few pages of the lord of the rings I helpfully found on the book shelf whilst Trish priced me, I think I'd be good with children.

FYI- she priced me @ £0.99p- she claims not to know how to change the gun, I claim she lies.

Hey guys.

So- I had planned to do something cute with my hair today- FAIL.

Oh yeah- does anyone here do Zumba? my Mutti is trying to blackmail me to go with her, because to be honest my hips don't lie and I've got Shakira's dance move's down.

Seriously, waka waka eh eh.

Think a young Shakira- who's just eaten Beyonce (I'm a big fan) and is doing the waka waka.

I hope none of you went blind from that- but that's what it's like.

It's my baby hips, they're waka waka ehehing for zumba classes.

I think I should take up drinking coffee.

I would be so much more level- oops, we'll have to finish here- my attention span just went next door.

Birthdays and Wednesdays.

2011-01-26T23:00:00.001Z

I always say Wednesday Wed-nes-day in my head, that word is crazy to spell.

Also BTW, which FYI, means by the way- I still spell because- Big elephants can always understand small elephants.

Learnt it in year three and do it every. single. time.

I'm actually 7- Oh and seriously when did we all get so old? (by we I mean my people) all of a sudden all my friends are 17, this time next year I will be almost old enough to buy my own alcohol (Oli will be redundant to me) 17 is way to close to responsibility, and ultimately 20- to me, and I like being a teenager.

Though maybe I'll like 20- in my head though, I never accepted my birthday(s) past 15, I could have been 15 for-ev-er.

This is my poodle.

She is 'bout my age, I love her, she likes to sleep 23 hours a day, and since she has had her bed for...ever, my Mutti- who moans about our little pilgrim a lot, bought her a new bed today, because she secretly thinks of her as her fifth child (I tried to convince her five is a good number, she told me I could have five, told her I would)

It is kind of like an Ugg boot bed, that's what I think of, my Mutti also subconsciously co-ordinated it with the lounge, she's pretty fly when she wants to be.

I patted her on the head on behalf of the doggle.

Dad, my Daddy, is 51 today, he's a bit redundant about it all- I tried to console him by saying he really didn't look a day over 50, then I worked out that when he was 60 I would be 25- which Is weird for me.

I hope I'm skinny.

Anyway- I actually felt pretty bad for him, one of his business partners picked him up early- he was up at 4:30am, and went to Cornwall on business, though he did get home earlier- we cooked Chinese food and gave him cool presents, if it was me I would demand a second birthday, we let him watch an annoying film as a gift.

Note- Alex See's biscuits.

That's my boy.

I have had a spectacularly good day.

Have I?- the latter part of it has clouded it so much I can't remember if it was all good,

I'll tell you a story, So I get home after hitching a lift with Oli and a schoolfriend, and I'm just beginning an email to Tamsin when...! Eve- upon looking for something in my small stash of important pieces of paper behind my Buddha on my window sill, found £20 that I had hidden there several weeks ago and forgotten about.

It was like Christmas all over again, because, right on cue, I had run clean out of money.

It made my 4:32pm.

Seriously- I'm hot- specially on flash in the evening when I haven't washed my hair- thanks Alex, your the next Mario Testino.

I ate cake and Chinese food for the occasion- I can already feel it desperately searching for a place on my thighs.

Evil Eve is a cutie pie, she fills up my water bottle.

I only had to spray perfume in her direction twice.

Oops, there goes my poodle again.

Sorry for the ramblings, I have the worlds shortest attention span,

I meant to write.

Happy birthday dad,

Love, you,

From Mabelthorpe.

Choices.

2011-01-20T19:13:00.000Z

We got "the talk" today- not that talk, that was years ago, no, the;
"you may think you have two years to make a choice but in all reality your Ucas applications needs to be in this time next year and if you fail your AS levels you will fail in life" talk.
I feel very stressed- Thing is I invariably flit between wanting a Gap year because I do not feel old enough to go to university, or wanting to do an apprenticeship in something artsy, or Flirting with Journalism.
However something I do keep coming back to is Midwifery, Except I would have to take another subject to gain something relevant to the course- do a foundation degree and go into NHS hospitals which, to be honest, I'm not comfortable in, what really interests me is Home births and Hypnobirthing but you need to go through a whole lot to get there.
I don't know.
I am not yet seventeen- how do I know what I want to do for the rest of my life?- And with things the way they are, I could (hopefully) only afford to do this once- if I get in that is.
I feel pressure like a ton of bricks on my shoulders.
pressure.
I took a sporadic dusting of subjects with no end goal in mind- just cus.
English Language, RE- philosophy and ethics and Art, none scream midwife or Journalist.
Does anyone have any experience in any of these none to eloquently put fields?
Loves,

It seems I've forgotten how to blog,

2011-01-17T21:58:00.001Z

But you can read about my day

Here.

January blows- I got ahead of my resolutions.

2011-01-05T00:07:00.000Z

It does,
If you disagree you probably didn't start sixth form this morning, leaving the house before light and getting home after dark, Blow-eeeindeedie.
Did anyone make resolutions to get fit/ loose weight/ drop a dress size/ be healthier?
I've been making them for the past four years.
Tell me about it- Though this year, in preparation for my short attention span (try having a conversation with me, I'm probably thinking about shoes) I got ahead of myself- and as of today I have lost 21 pounds.
(You can read them here)
Please, hold your applause (Oh Okay)
But apart from that, It Blows, the reasons I have so far are;
Oli has a chest infection and the Flu (you can apparently have both)
My sketchbook should have double the amount of work
Exams
I just got paint on my pretty sheets,
However; In my effort to be more positive;
I am listening to Leona Lewis Happy- to hit the January blue's running
Have made arrangements to go out with my lovelies, rather than revise (this is/is not/ a positive thing) this weekend
FYI- back to the short attention span I have only revised for one exam in my Life, I got a D- new year, new start, new strategy, I am on that.
Did anyone Do anything Charitable for the new year?- I'm volunteering with a catholic charity shop, And though sometimes it can be a little menial- the bigger picture people, I recommend it.
Moan over.
Text from Trish (clothes crisis)
"**** all, I could wear the skirt from H&M but with my bra 'cos I don't have a top, wbu?"
Reply from Moi
"Which skirt? Is it a nice bra?- Nothing"
Underwear is outerwear people.
You gotta cover all bases,
Until...

New year; New blog

2011-01-01T17:01:00.000Z

Happy new year!!!!!!!

It is 3pm and I literally just woke up, I've never slept this late in my life, ever, I in fact, hate lie ins.

So, new year, new blog, new...Y'know.

Hold up? new blog, yessureee, Tamsin and I, have been scheming away for a few months, and have pulled everything together, with about, 30 seconds to spare, so head on over to our new, ever so pretty blog,

Me here, her there.

And press the follow button if you will, we'll be hosting a giveaway in the week!
I hope your New year is the best ever.

Because that's my plan.

Leave me your new year's resolutions below, I want to read them all, pretty please,

Love,