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

Thankful Thursday | Throwback Thursday Begins

So giggle-piggles, this picture is from 2012, just starting off in my 1st year of 'Quantity Surveying' in Co. Galway. Yeah.... it wasn't for me it seemed. Too hard. But I really liked how my hair was when it was straight at that length. Sad now.... I miss my hair straightener in Ireland :) I never use any heated products over here.

It's Thursday (an hour into it for me) so I'm giving this to you early.

I've been doing assignments and editing them till 4 in the morning almost every night this week. WHY did the tutors have to have all their flippin' submissions this week? Well me and my classmates are in for it this Friday. BIG ISSUES to be discussed. I wonder what we did wrong? Like there was some complaining of staff, of submissions dates, of the treatment of students, ya know! The usual going-ons. I look forward to the silliness anyway :D Plus I have my first entrance tests in Middlesex Uni this coming Saturday. My friends will be joining me, so I'm not alone, which makes it more fun. At least interviews aren't on that same day.... Phewww!

So this week shot by.... literally a bullet shot. Like I can't even remember what happened. All I know is that I'm now addicted to twitter than I ever was. Dunno who to blame really.

So continuing with this weeks Thankful Thursday

 Like I previously stated, I'm never off twitter. And maybe this has to do with me starting another account. An account specifically for my blog. Ideas, opinions, anything related to other bloggers, beauty, fashion, decor, crafts, travel, lifestyle, I'm interested in basically everything... apart from video games (I wouldn't be able to read a review on them, my brother notifies me on them). So, I still have my KaylaHigg93 which is my main account, and then just for ye bloggers, I have GigglesOfLife. Come follow, read etc. I've started to follow quite a few more of ye this week. Glad ye found me. I reached 50 followers in 5 days, so I'm happy I was discovered by the newbies :)

Being able to know, more than usual, more hymns at Mass. I never really can make the choir practices in the morning as I have College. I'm okay with reading the music, but if I'm sitting beside someone who sings out of key, well I'm looking at them, thinking "WHY ARE YOU HERE! WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN SING! DID YOU GET LOST OR SOMETHING!"

Having so far handed up 4 assignments this week..... OH YEAH! I ROCK :D

However there'll be another sleepless night tonight with one more.

I had the pleasure of taking part in a tag that was created by Sinead at Dreaming Again. I loved her questions (it's rare enough for me to be pleased I'll admit) but I was delighted she tagged me. This blogging support can be amazing at times.

I'm thankful this week for my Mum not living alone. That she has my brother there with her. My Dads newish (few months now) job has him living a few hours away in Dublin during the week (we live in the west, so....). But I know she misses him and it's just more comforting, knowing that she isn't alone. She's my person, as Christina would say in Grey's Anatomy. And I'm thankful knowing that she's happy.

I'm happy to have good coffee in my life over here. It's strictly tea in Ireland. How else would I have survived them long, stressful nights of editing work!

I'm thankful for my bestie Edel. (Her name must be like hitting a million now in my posts, heehee.) But she and I are both different and somehow the same. It's difficult to explain, I just know that we're alike----- but we're not. GOD! That's confusing for ye! Well anyway, our friendship has lasted 8 years this coming September, and we've gone through a lot of (pardon me now) shiiiiit! We've both had plenty of ups and downs and we've not exactly argued but we let out our anger through silences and stubbornness. And I do this to all of my family. It's just a pity she's the same as me, Haaaa :D If we were both Politicians, there'd be havoc! Yet we're gradually coming along. But I'm thankful for my stubbornness to stay in her life and she in mine.

Oh and I've signed up to do the #100HappyDays challenge. Where you take a picture of what has made you happy that day, for 100 days. I'm doing mine on Instagram. Should be fun..... and hard. I just like how maybe I may find a sequence of certain little things that keep me happy. It will be hard when I'm in Mauritius because I'll be there for 20 days from the 2 of April (please let there be internet in the house). So please guys have a look at the site 100HappyDays.

So that is all. Yeah, that's it, that very 'short' post :D

I didn't realise I had that much to be thankful for this week.

Let me know in the comments whether you may take part in the 100HappyDays challenge. It has to be every day, like no skipping. The whole idea is that people always claim to be busy. And they always overlook happiness. People choose business rather to happiness it seems.

I'd like to thank Kerry over at SpottySunflowers. She intrigued me from her introducing the challenge to me.

Thanks for your eyes..... for reading this post, not going to creep you out now or anything :)

The DMC Tag

My own credit.

The picture above is of my little, adorable cousin at the Lamb Festival back home in Ireland. Not relevant to the tag, but hey the mud was pretty deep ;)

I was tagged by the amazing Sinead over at Dreaming Again for this unique, very creative tag that she made herself. As soon as I saw it I abandoned my College work, which is due in for tomorrow and did the best procrastinating ever! You should be ashamed in yourself Sinead! And you a teacher! (wink wink)

Anyway, on with the questions and answers.... Ooooh....

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?

Well I'd say I would be in my late 20s. I'm not the type to go out 3-4 times a week. And even though I don't drink, I can still have fun. But my fun doesn't involve dancing it seems. I prefer to have serious chats (back to the tag, a Deep Meaningful Convo at that!)

If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?

Being a singer who can perform would be just about be enough. See I agree with Sinead from Dreaming Again. I would get bored too easily with having jobs such as a photographer or a stylist. With music I could just put all my feelings into it.

What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?  What’s holding you back?

I've never really tried to go out there and test myself in the Music industry. Yes I've been in competitions but to actually go to the end of the yellow brick road. My Dad has been putting my name down for 'X-factor' and 'The Voice' for a long time now, and every year I chicken out, saying I'm not ready. Deep down I don't think I am, but if you look at the contestants that have been on both shows, there're people who would be quite similar to me. What holds me back is on whether I take the risk and leave my education. I'm a very superstitious person and in my eyes I'm not a lucky person. I'll get splashes every so often of great luck, but they come rarely.

If you had a friend who spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you allow this person to be your friend?

I'd like them at first... sounding cocky right now, I know! But then after hanging out with them for a few months, they'd drive me insane. I'd be okay meeting up with them every 6 months. But if I had to live with them, I'd burn the house down! But----- if they are me in ways, then wouldn't they find me annoying. This is a very funny question. Basically both of us would get sick of one other and would only see each another on the holidays.

What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?

The weather is one thing (don't really appreciate how mother nature can take her anger out through hurricanes and earthquakes!) But if I had to choose, I'd choose everyone, from any race, any Country to be treated as equals. There are people who judge others by their colour and by their culture, and to me that alone is what makes everyone feel so distant and fearful. There would be so much love and trust if everyone were to be seen as equals.

If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?

Not to go to College would be one thing, not to worry over stupid, nonsensical things, dye my hair every colour there is, get a tattoo because I'm not going to get old and say "Eww" to them one day.  Then I'd eat every food that exists out there (just in case I missed something that was to my calling!) Get married young. Kids I don't know really. If it's 40 years, I'd be depressed having such little time with these 8-10 year olds. Plus I would have spent my time suffering with pregnancy and all-nighters feeding the baby. So I'd probably adopt. A teenager, so they can take care of themselves. But we could take a trip around the world together, Oooooh. Yeah I'm pretty happy with the life span we have now!

You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire.  They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend.  The criticism is distasteful and unjustified.  What do you do?

It would be like me saying "I can't stand your Mother!" Like that is so hurtful. No one would say that. I would say that,"Hey, she's my friend, if you guys don't like her I'd appreciate if ye moved your conversation outside, away from me, before I throw my soup at all 3 of you!" (having lunch aren't we!)

And if they still want to resume their conversation I'll head off leaving the bill with them! Some friends they are! (Michaela, these people are not real.... you've got to stop day dreaming these sort of story lines!)

Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?

I can't deal with stress (says everyone) but with me, I get stress pains in my stomach and really bad ones at that. So NO, I'd stick with the 'joyful simpleton'. I'm thick anyway, so nothing much would change. The joyful part would though. I'd like more happy days :)

Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?

My weakness is thinking far ahead to the future. I get so excited about a future husband, future kids, future home. So having to be able to make new memories would be great. Even though I'd be throwing away my memories of my Granny and a lovely childhood of Harry Potter (he was like an imaginary friend Haa!) I'd much prefer happiness rather than playing my old memories like a broken record.

What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?

I'd wear the most amazing clothes. Like yes fashion over here in London is amazing, but I'd still feel shy coming out of the car going into College. IF I WANT TO WEAR A TUTU, I'LL WEAR A BLOODY TUTU! Some people would admire what you wear,others controlled by envy or jealousy would glare and give inclinations that your outfit sucks! GO TO HELL!

I've just realised in my deep meaningful conversations I get pretty angry and lost in fantasies.

I liked these questions. They were by far different to ones that I usually see. You get to know a lot more from your blogger with these types of questions.

I would like for these lovely lassies to take part in this wonderful, new tag. And if you do, please attach the link into the comment bar below or send it to me on twitter @GigglesOfLife. I'd be very interested into whether you're the angry types as well ;)

I tag these lovelies

The Peculiar Joint

Just Smiling Everyday

A Mad Hatters Tea Party

Dib-Dab-Debs

Lisette Loves

Beauty Life Michelle

a whole lot of chitty chat

 EdelBelle

I hope you enjoyed these questions and answers. And if you so happen want to do this tag, be sure to let me know in the comments.

Thanks for reading giggle-piggles, xx

A New Change | ' The Giggles of Life'

Hey hey there :)

I've decided to change my blog name because not that I was bored with the previous name, heehee (seeing as it IS my name!) but I never really knew what to call my blog before.

I felt as though the title should have something to do with who I am. The signature tells you who I am, but the title gives you an insight into my personality.

When ever I giggle I feel so relaxed. And laughing is the greatest way to calm oneself.

And I hope that in the future I will see the giggles I had in my life.

So to those of you who are wondering where I've gone, come on over here. This is where the magic will begin (Ooooh, fascinating stuff).

Apologies to those however for the mix-up... very confusing stuff :)

Love you all lots and lots,

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Thankful Thursday | First Week Back to England

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Hello hello hello... one, two, one two...
I hope the week back isn't too stressful for ye guys. Piles of work from School/College, family, it can feel so heavy when it's thrown right back at us again. Straight after the Christmas holidays.
I think after the holidays we always think to ourselves, "God, I took them two weeks for granted!"
I guess I could have stayed at home more, to come to think of it. I spent most of my time out shopping, visiting relatives and friends and of course cinema trips. I went four times to the cinema. So that is one thing about me, I LOVE MOVIES! Like I watch so much telly, it isn't right!
I saw 'The Hobit; The Desolation of Smaug". Far better than the first one. I also went to see 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'. I was so surprised to how good it actually was. I usually think Ben Stiller is only okay in movies, but this one was, he was really good. He wasn't the American version of Hugh Grant in this film, you know the awkward, embarrassing, always-making-a-fool-of-himself-kind-of-guy. So yes, do go and see it! Then I saw 'Anchorman 2'. Brilliant because... come on, Brick Tamland. If you haven't seen any of the two movies, Brick is just that strange, stupid, zoned out guy... you would so love him! And lastly I saw 'Frozen' for the second time. I had to see it with my little cousin because as she loves Disney movies, I knew well this would go right into her top list... along with 'Pocahontas', BOOYAH! So in the end she told me that "Next Halloween I'm dressing up as Elsa and you can be Anna!" Fine with me, I do have the Anna mug from the Disney store after all.

 'Winter Wonderland'

 I miss the lights so much. London truly go all out.

 One of me best mates. Cillian is now my constant go-to for Snapchat.

 Me and Katie get on so much better than we used tom when we were in Secondary School. Really shows how each of us has changed over the last two years.

All pictures credited to me.

Thankful Thursday

- Getting to spend time with my old school friends from Secondary School. We all went for a Chinese together and then off to the pub. I don't drink but it was lovely to be out, catching up over what's been happening in our lives. So strange how grown-up we've actually become.

- Catching up (like days, not hours) with Edel, my greatest chummy. We had our traditional, childish, lovely sleepovers. Meaning popcorn, movies, walks in the countryside, laughing, being random and chatting till 5am.

- Watching 'Sherlock' season 3 with my Dad and brother. I am the HUGEST fan of Benedict Cumberbatch. Not only is he great in 'Sherlock' and 'The hobbit', but 'Star Trek; Into Darkness' definitely went up in my top 3 Sci-fy movies.

- Chatting to Anna from 'a whole lot of chitty chat' and Sinead from 'Dreaming Again'.

We are never off Twitter. Seems to be a habit/problem, heehee :) But I do love our little chats. I do hope though one day we'll all be able to meet up. Maybe broaden our friendship, very much like 'Sprinkle of Glitter' and 'Zoella'.

- Getting a few Christmas presents over here in London. I got a bottle of perfume, a coffee pot maker, Brazilian coffee, toffee sweets with a cute set of tongs to put them on a plate and a beautiful short length scarf.

- My new love, 'Twinings Chamomile and Spiced Apples, tea' with a teaspoon of manuka honey. Really helps me get a great night sleep. Plus I've been told by one of my friends that it's good for not only stress but acne and period pains as well. Just the thing I need.

- Meeting my friends after the long break. Getting hugs and 'welcome backs'. Really put a smile on my face.

- Another thing to be thankful for this week, is that I have no work for the duration of this week. I'll be starting back next week, so I get time to finish up on a lot of assignments and enjoy my night in on Sunday with dear old Sherlock. Season finale, so it's a biggy :)

- University invites. I was so happy to have heard back from this particular one. I won't say what it is, not sure if I can online? But me and a good few of my friends will be taking the tests at the end of January. So we won't be alone, or scared. As my friend Robyn said yesterday, "We'll hold hands and skip off merrily to our exam. We'll be on our way to failure or success." Either way we'll be there for the journey. Together.

- Having the library. Even though there are some strange weirdos in this particular library I go to, I do know exactly where all the books I need access to are. Plus I love staring up at the ceiling, with it's pretty wooden beams.

So that's all everyone. It was/is a busy week, but I seem to be settling back in quite nicely.

Next week however, will be so stressful I may forget to put up a 'Thankful Thursday' post, just to let ye know. I highly doubt that there's anyone out there on a Thursday morning counting down the minutes, "Where's Michaels post?" Heehee :D

Thank you so much guys for reading and I do hope in the next number of weeks to read up on my followers blogs. I would like to get to know ye better. That way, build our blogging community further and further.

Lots of crazy luvin'

2014 | New Year Resolutions - Bring It On!

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Hello my blog-reading lovers :) I can only assume that you are all missing the holidays... because I most certainly am. The cozy sleep-ins, watching the telly constantly and of course having family and friends around.
I'm back in London now. Another semester. Another year.

2014... looking at it 2-0-1-4 it looks pretty.

Last year I never really recalled making any resolutions. I was stressed out by my Grand-mother becoming ill and my unbelievable non-stop-drinking-smelling-like-smoke-tan-and-p*** housemates, so there was no hope for me really. I kept to myself a lot. But this year seems different. I've already attacked some of the things on my list. I have more independence now, new friends and this may sound pathetic/strange, whatever way you put it... but I think that the teenage depression is now gone! Thank heavens for that! Over here in London, I don't really eat as much chocolate as I used to, so that may be the reason why I've been beating the blues.

So this week I had been thinking on what hopes I have for the New Year. The year that is 2014. And I thought of a few, that would be just lovely to accomplish.

2014 New Year Resolutions

- Using my diary more often

For everything, Course work, working shifts (instead of scribbling it down on my hand and forgetting it the next day), exercise, appointments and including my blog posts.

- Becoming more healthy and fit

I am quite fit but as always there's room to improve. I think I see any sort of sweet as though it's the last one on earth. And I really need to get out of that habit. When you think about it Easter will be soon here. So I can then, happily dive into a fountain of chocolate.

I've also started drinking a lot of herbal teas and am enjoying them immensely. So I have that standing in for the Starbucks mint hot-chocolates. They will be sadly missed.

- Finding new Authors and books

I have most definitely distanced myself away from the books altogether. And to be honest, I don't know why. I did get a bit carried away with the tv shows, buying box-sets and box-sets :D

So it's time to dust my Kindle off and add a few new books. Also if any of you have any names please do let me know in the comments.

- Saving up

I have a problem with spending. I could have so much money and get over-excited and spend the lot on toothpicks, nah... it would be on clothes, my Oyster card and my College Starbucks. Damn you for being so delicious!

And I really need to save every penny I can find because in April I'll be going to Mauritius. It will be my first ever holiday to an actual HOT country... for twenty days.... Eeeeek, I'm so excited. By the way Mauritius is a small island beside Madagascar, which is beside Africa. I'll be peeling like an onion when I get over there.

- Bringing back some of my older, happier self into my life

I do miss the person that I was before. I laughed a lot more. Enjoyed life a whole heck more. And I was a lot more confident. So I'm not sure yet on how I'll be able to do it, but I think one way that would benefit would be from meeting new friends.

- Giving my 100% effort

I've never really ever put my best effort into anything really. For example, I remember taking an exam when I was about 16 and I did pretty much ALL the studying the night before. I came out with a 74%, now imagine if I had put the effort in it! I'd be a lot more happier...anyway.

Well that's them all. I was going to add 'dying my hair', but there's silly reasons why I feel like waiting. So maybe another time.

I do hope that by the end of the year... imagine! December 2014, HAA! Well I hope that I will put up a post of what ACTUAL resolutions I accomplished. See if you think about it, I'll be 21 this year! Yeah, 21! And if I don't accomplish anything on this list it'll make very, very sad.

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So Happy New Year everyone, and I hope that this year will make a great difference in your life, whether in health, wealth or love. And lastly thank you to all 30 of you followers (and new comers). I started this blog last May and I don't really write many posts, so I am surprised how there's 30 of you who actually read what I write. THANK YOU HUN-BUNS :)

xx