Did anyone ever listen to My American Heart? They have a song called Tired and Uninspired and that’s how I am feeling right now. In terms of studying anyway. I submitted an assignment just after midnight last night and I think I ‘m probably decompressing. Plus the fact I had a more active task today and not just sitting in front of an iPad reading and taking notes of an electronic textbook. Don’t get me wrong, I love studying chemistry but I need a break every now and then. The theory can get a bit much, I often find I need to be in the mood for it. Though funny enough when it comes to the assignments I realise I do actually like the subject. Science can be so interesting huh. So this is just a ramble about how I want to write right now rather than do an assignment, do some sums or have a conversation in a forum about a group activity my fellow students and I have completed. Never mind the course is almost over now after an exam in June. Inspiration for writing has come from looking at other blogs too. I find creative moods like this, you tend to need to go with the flow.

Another thing I wanted to say is that I have recently got into nutrition. I have always had a yo-yo interest in it (usually faltering when cakes or biscuits were around..), but I have made an attempt to cut down on bad foods and start making healthy but tasty snacks or meals! This evening for dessert I had a banana topped with almond butter, a tbsp of Greek yoghurt, raspberries and maple syrup. Yummy!

Signing out and into cloud nine..

Amy x

Hello, it’s a nice sunny day here, mostly! When I was walking during lunch time the sun was out and it was rather warm walking around in it. Not hot enough to stay out without a coat, but the almost spring cheerful warmth.  

Now that Christmas is over I miss it! Nostalgic I know. Didn’t want it to end. I got in to the festive spirit too late, it was the day before Christmas Eve that I finally started to feel it. This year Boxing Day wasn’t too bad in that it didn’t lose the festive feeling.

Christmas is more about the love and giving, making people feel special and part of a family. As well as cheering everyone up in the winter.

I was originally going to write a controversial comment stating the opinion that religion should be taken away from Christmas. However, a surprising thing happened this year, we had the carols on and I felt spiritual this year on Christmas Day. I have never really attended church or read the bible, but I started researching it, its quotes and its teachings about women.

I still like the idea that Christmas is accessible by any British citizen, regardless of their religion. The main focus in the present day is of decorations, being with family and the giving of presents. That’s not particularly religious. The focus should be on love, family, harmony and celebration.

The next topic is a hot one in my life at the moment. I think people need a reason to celebrate. I love having a reason to celebrate and be excited. It makes life worth living. Life is to be lived! I am posting this shortly before New Year’s Eve!

Also today is my Nan’s birthday, she is very important to me! It’s important to cherish and treasure the ones that you love. I hope I have helped her enjoy the day. We had steak and my Uncle got her some tartlets. The weather has been good today, lovely and sunny. That’s always nice on your birthday, I have been looking through photos on my laptop this evening and I found a photo I took on the seafront back in 2013 for Nan’s birthday. Again, it was lovely and sunny! It’s fairly late so I will be going downstairs shortly to see if she would like to watch anything. It’s nice to have the people you love round you on your special day, your birthday.

Have a good day and blessings.

Amy

It feels a bit past it now that we are in November, but I wanted to write a post about autumn. It is potentially my favourite time of the year. For some reason, I get all inspired. Especially for baking and Halloween.

I love the colours; gold, orange and brown. Warm. Glowing. There is a quote that says ‘Like the colours in autumn, so bright just before they lose it all’ on the song Red by Taylor Swift. The notion makes me think that autumn is not depressing. For some reason I quite like wrapping up warm. Blankets, hot chocolate and heating/fire. That’s what I think of when I imagine autumn. Beautiful leaves on the trees and on the ground, colouring as they go. You can just see the twigs of the trees before they look dead, barren; and seeing them silhouette in twilight or dawn.

I like the change in seasons, you can never quite get bored with one before it changes to the next. As I stated above, I like being warm. So summer is an obvious choice. Spring is so pleasant and beautiful, after the winter haul; it is something to look forward to.

Halloween and Christmas are my favourite times of the year. Maybe birthdays too. I get excited with both events. Excited for the costumes, decoration and food for Halloween, the general theme.

As always, I get overwhelmed as to what to dress up as for Halloween. This year I wanted to go as something different, that I hadn’t tried before. So, after many hours searching on Pinterest, I went as a werewolf. I found it quite difficult in terms of clothes, because, well what do werewolves actually wear? A werewolf has emphasis on the eyes and face, and on their character as a whole. I followed this idea, and basically used face paint, messy hair and fake blood. Well, my friend did anyway. I applied my makeup; the eyes and foundation. I opted for clothes with brown and cream colours, because of my natural colouring, if I were a wolf they would be my fur. To finish the outfit, my friend painted fake bloody scratch wounds near my collar bone.

This year the temperature hasn’t dropped too much yet, I haven’t noticed it being too cold. It’s nice to have warmer weather, but I’m wondering whether it’s not a good idea to get used to it, because a cold spell may hit us quite hard as we’re not used to it!

This blog has been quite a long one. I was yearning to write about a couple of topics, and never got round to it, hence the long post being a combination of at least two separate posts.

I have more ideas on what to write about, so. See you around!

Amy

On Saturday I hung out with my sister, we had a nice girly day. We started by getting our nails done at a local nail salon. I had a spontaneous inspiration of gold nails when I saw a nice polish colour. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get the polish bottle open, so I picked a nice colour in the shellacs. I went for what I thought was a dark gold, pinky colour. Maybe I am not remembering it correctly. It has shown itself in polish to be a bronze pink, with a coral shimmer in the light. Here is a photo below:

I think it is a lovely autumn colour!

My sister was going to a wedding in the evening and wanted to get nails that matched her dress. She eventually picked a glittery light pink, so cute. We then drove to Lakeside shopping centre. I had recently been to an airport where they had a Wagamama’s, and since then I have fancied some Japanese food. So my sister agreed to eat at Wagamama’s! It was delicious. My sister ordered the chicken ramen and I ordered the duck ramen. I wanted to try something new, I have only started eating duck in the last two or three years and previously I have ordered the chicken ramen and chicken katsu curry. We both ordered their green tea, which was amazing. I was a bit apprehensive as when I have tried the green tea at Yo! Sushi, their tea is rather strong and bitter. A pleasant surprise. We also went mildly wild and ordered one of their juices. My sister ordered the apple, celery, mint and lime one, which apparently tasted of mostly lime. I tried the blueberry spice, it had blueberries, apple, carrot and ginger. It was quite tasty, though I didn’t taste enough blueberries, and I felt healthier and more energetic after drinking it. We then looked at the dessert menu, feeling relatively full! The ramen is quite a large portion! Despite all the options sounding delicious, we opted for the origini. They were rice balls coated in coconut, deep fried and served with a passion fruit sauce. Lovely!

I only took a photo of our main meals. 

Since we were in Lakeside, I wanted to try a Pumpkin Spice Latte in Starbucks. Instead, we found Hotel Chocolat on the way and I spent a fair amount of money. On presents for other people, might I add!

Feeling quite inspired, hence the occurrence of posts.

Amy