Blogmas - Day 6 - Christmas Cheer

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Christmas is the time for people to 'want' to feel happy. Even though it's just like any other day, the only difference being the lights and decor are up in peoples homes and all over the streets and everyone is out and about buying presents. For some reason we can't help but join the exciting atmosphere. Even though presents isn't what Christmas is about, it certainly gets the community coming together in the merriment.

Hey, I love buying for people but I too like it when I buy a new boxset or some beauty products from Lush just all for meeeeee.

Even if we've had a bad year or nothing as good as we expected we hope and pray that our Christmas will be filled with fun. When we're happy we become more sociable, flexible for time and a lot more energetic. And yes Christmas would be the best time to be all of these things

In all honesty it's a lot better off that Christmas festivities, like lights and Christmas drinks such as eggnog and specialised hot chocolates are just a once off in the year, otherwise we'd be bored pretty much all of the 365 days of the year. Easter I do love because the main thing is chocolate! Having an occasion based on my favourite food/sweet item... YAAAAS!!

I usually am a lot happier during Christmas and I find that so because it's all to do with the merriment being rubbed off on me from another person. My mum is the one in our family who shares the Christmas cheer. Even though she is perhaps one of the most happiest of people that I know, she still get's giddy like a child over Christmas. She excels! She still buys gifts for me, Dad and my brother saying 'from Santa'.

So it's her that really influences me during the holidays. As a child with living with my granny, I'd go up to visit my mum and brother and I'd still be so excited for Christmas. Mum always brought me to see Santa and she'd be so excited! My brother on the other hand was always afraid of the strange man who resembled Dumbledore. He'd roar, which was nothing like him. In our family everyone knows how he didn't give a proper conversation until he was 8 hahahaha!!!

Let me know who/ where/ what influences make your Christmas cheerful for you?

Thankful Thursday

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Hello lovely petals,

10 days of being back in Ireland, does not seem real!

I wake up in the morning feeling as though it's a dream.

There's no noise, no fuss... I think of all the stress I was dealing with back in England. Not bad stress, just the sufficient amount that a 21 year old should be dealing with. But being here, at home, I think how it's SO different.

I had a lovely week, especially time spent with my Parents and visiting the neighbours and family.

Thankful Thursday

- Time spent with Dad, such as having breakfast during the weekend at his Aunts Café, watching a fight in the pub (with him trying to break it up, extremely entertaining for me) & going to the local village races.

- Cleaning my room!

It took me days to come around to doing it!

- Having Edel over at my place.

Night time strolls, an episode of 'Downton Abbey' and chatting till 6am.

- Cinema: '22 Jump Street'

I loved the humour, the music, the guys! And me being a crazy DVD collector (seriously I have trouble with knowing where to fit the lot in/on my shelf) will definitely be getting this second installment to stand up against '21 Jump Street'

- Evenings spent with Mum, having lattés in pubs and cafés after a bit of Mother-daughter shopping time.

- Box set Marathons!

It's only been ten days like I said and yes, I've already gone crazy with the movies and tv shows. I watched seasons 3 & 4 of 'Gilmore Girls', seasons 8 & 9 of 'Bones', season 1 of 'Sherlock'... I sound as though I'm a lunatic. I've gone to bed quite late (4am) everyday so that may have something to do with it... maybe!

- Great news!

My head tutor emailed me, on congratulating me that I passed everything in my course. I'm very much like Channing Tatum in '21 Jump Street', with being a person that has half a brain. So for me it was all luck, open mouths of confusion and shock... basically I sat there looking at the email, making sure that it was correct.

- Choir practice with Mum.

Going to mass every Sunday sounds daunting for some people, but there I feel closer to my Gran. When I read the scripture at the alter, I imagine my Gran sitting where she always had every Sunday, for the last 19 years or so. I love both of my churches for its familiarity and its peaceful affect that it seems to give off on me. Singing with no microphones, with just the voices and instruments echoing throughout the chapel. We're singing this Sunday, and it will be difficult! Why? Mum sings like a country singer, so most of the time I'm laughing!

- Easter Eggs.

- Meal with old school friends, Chinese :)

- 99 cones (even though they're pretty damn expensive).

- Sitting out on the bench with tea and the sun rays on my face.

I'm expecting a lot of lovely things this coming week. Family day outings (gonna have some fun on my camera that my Grand daddy gave me), and I'm expecting some family over next Thursday, so that'll be nice.

How did your week go if I may ask?

Thanks for reading lovies,

Thankful Thursday | Hang on to what makes you smile

"When you're Happy for No Reason, you bring happiness to your outer experiences rather than trying to extract happiness from them. You don't need to manipulate the world around you to try to make yourself happy. You live from happiness, rather than for happiness." 

- Marci Shimoff

So until I fall asleep it's still Thursday. This is the stubborn, tired me talking right now.

I've been looking at his laptop for ages, just trying to think what exactly I was grateful for this week. Not exactly a good thing when I've been staring at this screen for a few hours.

This week flew by, delighted for it, but I feel as though I don't want to rush through this time spent in London, thinking 'when will it be all over!'

I found at the beginning of the year that I was excited to get to college and dive straight in, but now things have changed. It's as though the curtain has been pulled and people are portrayed to as to whom they are.Which is perfectly fine, I don't ever want to change anyone, but to me, I've been left feeling a tad bit disappointed. You think you may know a person but when you discover that they don't carry the values that matter in a friendship, such as trust, loyalty, respect, understanding and kindness, then you feel as though that bond of friendship has been broken.

I'm lucky to have the people that are able to make me smile. Especially when it's a real, true smile.

What else made me smile this week?

- Purchases in Lush

- Cousins cuddles

- Work... that's right this was actually the highlight of the week! I must have been drugged!

- Cinema | 'A Long Way Down' (I want to find a friend like Jesse... amazing character)

- Blaring my guitar while having the house to myself

- Fish & chips

- Waitrose card | Muh free hot drinks... cos it matters!

- Exclamation marks (some reason they make me smile) !!!!!!!!!!!

- Hot water bottles are baaaaaack.

I'm seen like a total idiot singing "Mr. Sun, please shine down on me" everyday waiting for the bus. Then just getting on the bus extremely p***ed off! "FINE.... BE THAT WAY!"

- Cocoa Butter Formula

- Skype | Feeling grateful for having a bestie like I do. Don't know what I'd do without Edel. Even with the Irish Sea between us, we're close.

- My parents | For telling me not to worry about the simple things in life and knowing that I can depend on them for anything

- The Voice | When Jermain Jackman starts singing, that's it, I'm just in awe. We need more singers like him.

- Having toes ;)

What would I do if I didn't have them? Well first off I wouldn't be able to paint them... tres harsh! Oh yeah.... and walk, that would be the second problem

- Naps with listening to music

- Little moustache eraser, gift from my British rum chum (the rubber however is dangerous... it smells great and it's sharp) Peachy... you have explaining to do!

- Having amazing, wise tutors | 'The pirate' and 'Jezer'! Obviously no names will be mentioned, but judging from their nicknames, one is a more gangser type Captain Jack Sparrow. And the other is our classes Jeremy Kyle. Feel blessed to have their wisdom, knowledge and humour

- Rimmel Match Perfection foundation

Ladies and gents do let me know on what made you smile this week.

Sometimes we let our minds wander onto things that shouldn't be stressed upon. And daunting on things really does make you see more negativity than what really matters. If there's just a moment of insanity or of utter randomness that makes you smile, hang on to it. Just embrace that feeling because it's difficult to ever hold on to such happiness. It's a cruel world out there with a hidden beauty. It's just occasionally we'll get a peak into seeing that beauty and when we do, we feel so grateful to have it.

If you've reached this far in this post it means you have incredible patience and are actually able to understand most of what I wrote... Congrats!

Thanks for your eyes :)

Thankful Thursday

Westminster Cathedral - trip to London after College

Hello all, happy 'Thankful Thursday' to you :)

I'm happy to say that by the end of Thursdays I am a happy person. I have not so many stressful classes on Thursdays, wages are sometimes handed out and I get a chance to go off for a walk with my music blaring in my ears.

Mondays are usually stressful from just thinking about the week ahead. Tuesdays are usually disastrous, from 9am-4pm. Wednesdays are such a bore that I feel as though the day just exists to torture me. Even in stressful situations me and my friends always seem to find humour in the most strangest of times & places comes to think of it.

I'm so happy that this week flew by. There were lots of awkward, frustrating, deep-thinking moments, moments that got me into figuring out what sort of person I am. Am I the type of person who takes peoples criticism/ their own opinions the wrong way? Do I react badly to them? I read recently how you should treat your mind, as though it is someone else. Someone that you would only be able to manage to be around, someone that didn't exactly get on your nerves. All I need to get through is next week and then by the following Wednesday I'll be off to Mauritius with the help of God :)

So 'Thankful Thursday' folks

- Music... any genre really. I got to attend a music/ prayer service in London last Friday. Meeting some music composers, so it was a very insightful, exciting experience.

- My oyster card (where would I be without it).

- Skyping my bestie Edel at home and randomly enough in 'Morrisons'... it seems to be the place where we get extremely hyper... can't understand why.

- 'Catching Fire' DVD... watched about 5 times, so far that is.

- Babysitting while watching 'The Voice'. Little angel snoring away.

- Primark Haul for my holiday... £62... bit too much me thinks heehee :)

- Having a warm place to sleep every night and being able to come home where there's food.

- Smiles from strangers... not in a creepy way but in a way where you feel happy that they're happy.

It feels as though there's more love in the world, seeing everyone in good spirits.

Let me know whether any of you do these type of 'Thankful Thursdays'. I'm on a hunt to discover more.

Thanks for reading lovies,

Thankful Thursday | Sun, Parks, Friends & Family

Park next to my College in Barnet

So, yes I am posting this at night. My time to publish blogs. It's quiet, people are asleep, so I find it more relaxing being able to think.

My  week was stressful, not exactly fun, but the sun really did help my mood. Whenever there's sunshine, there's a happy Kayla, "Oh Mr. sun, sun, Mr. Golden sun, please shine down on me."

I spent most of my time this week in the parks, soaking up my vitamin D, with my kindle.

It feels as though it's summer already and it's only March! Amaze-balls!

So on with my 'Thankful Thursday'

Having support from my friends during stressful times

Time spent with my Aunt, cousin, Uncle & his family. Family meals, get-togethers watching 'Ant & Dec'

Walks in the woods (seeing my cousin pleased with herself horse riding in the woodlands)

My laptop

My music on my phone... currently being over-listening to Gabrielle Aplin and Christina Perri

Meal with my uncles niece... lovely conversation over a some fish & chips at my workplace

'Sherlock' & 'Bones'

My guitar

My wages... how else would I have bought my selection from 'New Look'

My most loveliest friend joining the land of blogging. Please go check her out  and follow because even though she is new to all of this, her stories and opinions will be amazing PeachyF is her name... hey the girl likes peaches :) 

My brothers strange sense of humour... seriously the guy laughs at his own jokes

My cousin running away from me... cheeky!

This guy is always beside me when I'm reading. I can always hear him chewing, judging me on what type of  book I'm reading!

So lads & lassies I hope you had an enjoyable week in the sun (those of you who had). Let me know what you were grateful for this week.

Lots of crazy luvin'

Thankful Thursday | TBT of Ireland

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Hello my fiiine people.

How is everyone on this fine day? It's Friday yes, but all the same I'd like to give you my weeks thankful moments.

I forgot all about my Thankful Thursday, oops heehee.

My Thankful Thursday

Got to hand in some assignments... all done and dusted.

Did entrance maths and literacy tests in one of my chosen Universities... Oooh will be hearing back from them in the next few days or so.

Started doing the #100HappyDays on Instagram.

Kicked ass in my presentation... BOO YAW!!

Receiving some lovely long emails from my Mummy bear. I love to hear what's happening in her life.

Having the knowledge that my friends trust me.

Speaking up, as in, not giving a crap what I say in class to my tutors. I appear to have been speaking my  mind to the tutors, that I have been relatively shy to since last September. Well it all has been put to a stop and I speak whatever comes to my mind. Feels great!

Having the honor of taking part in Sineads post of her installment of 'interviewing a blogger', over at Dreaming Again.

Coffee with condensed milk.

Company magazine cuttings for a scrap book.

Millions (am I exaggerating?) of snapchats sent to friends.

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation

Nivea Night cream... soft skin in the morning.

Having my bus come on time... Happy days.

Interview letters for University in Kent.

Hearing that my Mum has joined a choir, so happy that she's doing something new.

Strawberry yogurts.

That seems to be everything.

The week truly flew by and in no time it'll be Valentines, which no by the way, no boyfriend, but there will be no sadness. Oh no on the the 14th of February I will be flying back to Ireland for the week. I'm so excited. I'll be spending all my time with my family and friends. Nothing else matters does it!

This is a #TBT from just last summer in Westport on Crough Patrick (Ireland). I climbed it with my aunt. I hope to do a post on this holiday, since it was so beautiful. Giving me proud memories of my small, but breathtaking country.

Also just in case some of you haven't noticed on bloglovin' my name has been changed, so you can now follow me on The Giggles of Life.

Love you all lots and lots xx