50 Facts About Me!

Hello! Hope everyone is doing well.
I've decided today to write a 50 facts about me tag. A chance for you all to learn a bit more about me.
So here we go...

1. My middle name is Jade.

2. I am 5 ft 9.

3. I have been to Disney World 4 times and Disneyland Paris twice.

4. My favourite colour is navy blue.

5. I have a huge dent in my head from when I got surfed over in Newquay 7 years ago.

6. I have a huge fear of owls and the sea.

7. I have size 8 feet.

8. I am allergic to shell fish.

9. I have bitten my nails since I was little and I can't break the habit.

10. I have three dogs, one cat and two bunnies.

11. I have been riding horses since I was 9 years old.

12. Beauty and the Beast is my favourite Disney film.

13. The Lion King is a close second.

14. I have had the same best friend for ten years and we have never had an argument.

15. I bloody love Ariana Grande.

16. I went to see McBusted in concert and in May this year I saw Busted when they reformed (and definitely knew every single word to every song).

17. I have one older brother.

18. My parents got divorced when I was 4.

19. I am terrified of driving, I have been in some not very nice accidents! :(

20. I have never broken a bone.

21. Curry is my favourite take away.

22. I used to be so so good at baking, I have started to lose my touch now though!

23. In year 7 at school I was a massive emo kid.

24. I love hippos. I am fascinated by them!

25. I love the rain more than any weather.

26. Beetroots are the only vegetable I don't like.

27. One of my dogs, Walter, is named after Walt Disney.

28. Jack Daniels and coke is my drink of choice on a night out.

29. I am a terrible liar.

30. My eyes change colour between blue and grey. I also have a brown spot in my left eye which people call my poo spot.

31. I have a scar on my boob from where I horse bit me when I was younger. It looks like I have had a third nipple removed. Fml.

32. I only speak to about 3 people from school.

33. I have vivid dreams most nights and I can always remember my dreams.

34. I believe in ghosts, but the idea of it still terrifies me.

35. Theme Parks are my happy place, the bigger the roller coaster the better. I'm a complete adrenaline junkie.

36. I really enjoy flying and I love airports.

37. My go to shopping place is for sure ASOS.

38. I'm pretty good at Maths.

39. I could never work in an office, even the idea of it bores the life out of me.

40. I love grape Fanta.

41. I had braces for 3 and a half years.

42. In total I have also had 11 teeth out growing up. Don't like dentists now, can you blame me?

43. I would love to have children one day.

44. I can recite most of the words from the Harry Potter films.

45. I cry at bloody everything.

46. I don't have any tattoos but I think I want one, I'm just too indecisive.

47. I am an Aquarius.

48. Coconut and grapefruit are my favourite scents.

49. I can push my kneecap really far out of place.

50. I don't smoke, but I am partial to a drink, or seven.


So there we go! 50 things you now about me.

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Change is a good thing, right?

Hello everyone, I hope that you're all well.

So, I'm writing this post sat on a mattress in my childhood bedroom with my life in IKEA bags surrounding me. A month ago I was planning a huge trip to Florida, looking at houses, and thought I was with the guy I was going to marry and have children with. Then boom, change. Hit me like a giant slap in the face.

 Two weeks ago my boyfriend of three and a half years broke up with me out of the blue. It was sudden, but in a way it was a long time coming, People naturally grow apart, you focus on everything else other than the person you come home to every night and share the same bed with. This is what happened to me. Work, money, time. The three things that can kill a relationship. My break down was probably a strike of all three which is why it didn't stand much of a chance.

When you have lived with someone for three years you forget you as a person. You can forget who you are, what you like, what you do. This can be intentional, but it can also just happen through nobodies fault of their own.

At the end of the day you never know what somebody is thinking, even if you think that you know them better than anybody else. You can't force anyone else to do anything.

I didn't realise how unhappy and not myself I have been until I took a step back. I had been having regular panic attacks, feeling of suffocation in my previous place. I hated it, I hated every last bit of it. I hated my friends coming over and even my family.. That's not home. Not in my book anyway. I never thought I'd ever have to move back home. After moving out, it feels like ten leaps back to square one. But since I've been back at my Mums, my head isn't cloudy. My thoughts are real and they are mine. Just me to worry about.  I have forgotten what it's like to think of only me. Usually it's "oh i'll get so and so some food because he'll be hungry". I always put everybody else first. Now it's time for me.

I feel more focused and driven than what I have done for a long while. Maybe if that's because it's just me to worry about. There are so many things I want to do, see and achieve. I'm hoping now because there is only me to think about that I can, and will do it.

You know what they say, when one door closes another one opens. I'm ready to close to door on this part of my life and go exploring through to the next one.

Easy Homemade Nachos Recipe

Hello everybody!
Hope you're all doing well..
So today the sun has been shining and it feels freaking fabulous. Today has been the first day of the year so far where I've been able to wear my sunglasses with actual sun.
I fancied something really tasty an summery for my lunch, and as its my day off I figured that it could also be slightly naughty. I decided on nachos! They are so delicious and taste so summery and fresh.
I thought i'd share my recipe with you so here we go.

You will need:

• 3 tortilla wraps
• 2 red onions
• 100g cheese, grated
• 1 ripe avocado
• 10 cherry tomatoes
• 1 lime
• 1 pepper (I use green)
• 1 tsp of paprika
• olive oil spray
• salt & pepper

1. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees.

2. Get two large baking trays lined with grease proof paper. Slice your tortilla wraps into small triangles. Spray both sides of the cut up tortillas with the olive oil spray and then sprinkle over the salt and pepper. Pop those in the oven for 8-10 minutes, turning trays in between to make sure they all crisp.

3. While the crisps are baking, make the salsa and guacamole. To make the guacamole, cut open the avocado and scoop out the middle into a bowl. Chop up one of the onions into fine chunks and add to the dish. Also, cut the lime in half and squeeze one of the halves into the dish. I use a fork to mash these together as I prefer chunky guacamole. If you prefer smoother I would pop it in a blender.
For the salsa, chop up the tomatoes into halves and dice up the pepper. Add the other onion chopped into fine chunks and then add the paprika. Give this a quick whizz in the blender. Pop both of the dips aside for a moment.

4. Take the browned tortilla chips out of the oven and arrange onto a plate. Add the grated cheese over. Put back in the oven until the cheese is starting to bubble. Be careful taking out of the oven as the plate will be super hot.

5. Add the guacamole and salsa onto your chips if you like it messy, or pop them into separate dishes for dipping.

6. Add any other toppings you like. I like to add sour cream or sometimes freshly chopped spring onion.

7. Enjoy!

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22 Things I've Learned in 22 Years

Hi everyone! Hope you're doing really well.

So yesterday I turned 22! *insert Taylor Swift lyrics here*.
When I had a bit of me time yesterday, it hit me. Like, shit i'm actually 22 today. I don't like birthdays normally. I don't like it all being about me, I always find it super awks. I feel like I have been through a fair bit in these 22 years I have been alive. I thought I would sit down and write about 22 things I have learnt in 22 years.

1. You WILL get over that first love of your life. Christ, I was heartbroken when my first ever boyfriend broke up with me and I never thought I'd get over it. Pretty much thought that it was the end of the world. Don't worry past me, you're now fine and you got through it. Sure you may think about them sometimes but not like your life depends on them anymore. It's all good.

2. Not going to university was the right decision. I knew from the start that I didn't really want to go to uni. But of course when all of your friends start talking about it you feel that instant peer pressure. I haven't gone to uni and I am free of thousands of pounds worth of debt and I'm doing the job that I've always wanted  to do. Snaps for me. I would make an exception for Hogwarts though.

3. Buy that top. There is nothing worse than realllllly loving an item of clothing in a shop, then saying to yourself "I'll get it next time". Then you go back to the shop and it's not there. Everyone I think is guilty of this. Just buy it. You know you want it. Clothes make me happy, so don't deny yourself of happiness.

4. If you can't decide between two puddings, order both. I made my friend pretty much cry with laughter when we went out for a meal and I couldn't decide between two puddings, so I ordered both. Obviously don't do this all the time as it's not great for you and you may run out of money pretty fast. I now live by the rule though if I genuinely really can't choose (not just puddings, but other things too) get both.

5. It doesn't matter that you only have two best friends. I used to see groups of girls who are all best friends and be really jealous.They'd all be really close an do everything together. Now, I'm pretty chuffed that I have the same best friends who I know are always there for me, even though we don't live in each others pockets. Quality over quantity.

6. Some days you don't want to get dressed and just be smelly and lazy. That's okay. I've found that some days you just have to sit down all day, not shower and stay in your pjs. Also eat all the food you have in your house. Everyone needs them sometimes to re-cooperate themselves. I don't feel guilty taking these days anymore.

7. Book that holiday. I can umm and ahh about a holiday or a trip for ages. Now, I will book it without thinking too much into it. As long as I have the money to pay for it and the time off work, that's all I need. The memories you make on the trip are worth so much more than the worrying. Holidays are so much more fun than staying at home anyway. And besides, when you're married with 3 kids it's going to be alot harder to drop everything and book a holiday.

8. Don't worry about money. Kind of linking from the last point. As long as you have enough money in that moment to do what you want to do then that's fine. I put away savings every month for some kind of stability. Money doesn't go with you, so don't get super stressed about it. It definitely doesn't define you. Its only a bit of paper with the Queen's mug on it.
 

9. You like red wine. Rose wine now tastes like shit. At 15 you never thought this would happen. Pass me a bottle of Malbec any day.

10. If someone you don't like that much is still in your life, get rid. I don't mean murder them. Just don't associate yourself with them any more. It will make your life so much more stress free.

11. Always appreciate your family. I lost my Nan in 2014 and it was the toughest thing I have ever had to deal with. It made me realise that your crazy family aren't going to be around forever. So make the most of them.

12. Speaking of family, your mum will always be right. My mum knows me best and now I've come to terms with the fact that she is always right. At 13 it was annoying as hell, but now just see it as a positive.

13. Exercise. It makes you feel a million times better about yourself. I get such a buzz after a good workout. Even if its a short walk or an hour on the cross trainer, it's something more than sitting on your arse. Make no excuses.

14. Do what makes you happy. Others may look in and think you're a bit weird. Fuck them. Any money them people have really strange hobbies or habits, so ignore them. Think of you.

15. Sleep is everything. After a good night sleep I feel like I can conquer the world. Go to bed that bit earlier, or take that nap that you really need. It's not going to hurt.

16. Keep your living space nice and tidy. I feel amazing when I walk into a clean and tidy flat. It's one less thing to worry about. Tidy house, tidy mind. It's also handy when someone decides to pop round last minute and you haven't got to panic that your house is a state.

17. Treat yourself sometimes. I'm a bugger for always buying other people presents and then feeling guilty when it comes to getting myself something. Now if I need a treat I try not to think about it and buy it (within reason though I'm not made of money).

18. Stop comparing yourself to other people. This is a big one. I ALWAYS compare myself. It's so bad. Everyone else is on a different path. Just think that other people may be comparing themselves to you, and you don't even know it.

19. People may not like you, stop trying to impress them. I went through a phase of wanting everyone to like me. Now I know that this just isn't possible. People will not like you no matter how hard you try, so focus your energy on people who do actually love you. Not the haterz.

20. Tip. After working in the restaurant industry for nearly 5 years now, I appreciate a good tip after working my ass off. It's not an easy job and trying to go the extra mile for someone and getting a reward makes you feel appreciated. I always tip if I get good service, whether it's a hairdresser or a waitress. They don't have to be nice to you.

21. It's okay to spend £60 on Lush products a month. Some people my age go out drinking every weekend and spend that in one night. Me? I'd rather have a long bath with some nice products, and that's okay too. Bubble bars are life.

22. IT'S ALL GOING TO BE OKAY. Life is full of ups and downs but you will always come out the other end okay. Take every day as it comes. If you need to cry then have a good cry, and if you're super happy then whack a smile on that face. Just remember you're doing okay, even thought this shit is seriously confusing.

Here's to another 22 years!

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