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As you can see I haven’t posted in a long longggg time..
The past year has been pretty mad and I now have my head in the game to get back into blogging.
I am going to create a new blog on womens lifestyle and I would really appreciate if you guys could take the time to click the link below and vote on a new blog name for me…
Thank you so much in advance!!
Hello all!
I have created a whole new blog over at laurenslittlelists.wordpress.com this new blog will consist entirely of the lists that I create and I hope you can all enjoy them! I would really appreciate if you could take the time to check my new blog out and even follow it!
Thank you so much!!
Apart from believing in Father Christmas, the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny and so on.. There are many other things that most of us believed as children.
See if any of these ring a bell..
Hello everyone!
Today I would like to share my post on advice for new models, or people thinking about getting into the modelling industry.
I have been modelling for a few months now and have taken on many paid commercial shoots, extras work and other assignments.
Believe me, being a model is no easy ride. It can involve working unsociable hours, working with people who aren’t the kindest, travelling quite far, and dealing with difficult people. And of course I have to make sure I always eat healthy and look after my body and skin!
Breaking into the modelling industry seems impossible for models who are just starting. You know that it is something you have dreamt of doing, but how do you get into it?
My tips for getting started are:
1. Find out what type of modelling you would like to do. Would you like to do fashion modelling? Catalogue? Or even TV and film? Choose something you are comfortable with as knowing what category you wish to do is a huge step.
2. Create a portfolio. It doesn’t have to be huge, it just needs to include a variety of images, showing you naturally without make up, as well as close up. It is also a good idea to include a black and white image, a photo of you in your own clothes and every day make up, showing your personality, and you in a style which is out of your comfort zone, such as a grunge style, or trying out a simple, elegant look.
It is always a good idea to make an appointment with a photographer and stylist, to get your images taken by a professional, and your hair and make up done professionally.
This will show the contrast of your look, and how you can adapt for various shoots. It is good to have a CD made of your photos so you can apply to jobs easily online, and also a paper portfolio, with your images printed and presented in a book so you can take to castings. Do not spend loads of money! Once you have a few images that are awesome, you can take part in TFP shoots (Time for print) which means you can meet up with photographers and get photos done, and they give you the photos for free, as long as they can use the images for their portfolio. This is a good idea for the beginning of your modelling career as it gives you experience and you don’t have to pay out.
3. If you want to go freelance, search for casting and booking platforms that you can join up too. Or if you want to be put forward for jobs without searching for them, then sign up to an agency.
4. Be yourself. It is completely normal to be nervous, but try and relax, and remember how much you want this. The camera will spot your fear a mile off, so take a deep breath and remember to breathe. When going to castings, enjoy it! Live for the moment and let the camera see how much you are enjoying yourself. This will go a long way.
5. Always tell someone where you are going, and don’t be afraid to ask the director if you can bring someone along with you.
I am still only just starting my modelling career, but I have already had many experiences good and bad, so wish you all the best, and remember to be safe!
When does the time come when we wake up one day and feel like an adult..
I remember living at home and I used to pretty much live within the four walls of my bedroom. My mum used to call me horizontal Hetti as I was always lying down watching TV in bed. I would never get up and do anything unless I was going out because I had too.
I thought maybe once I left college, left home and started working full time I would feel grown up. But it doesn’t feel like it’s got to that point yet.
I still have mood swings and can throw tantrums and sometimes I just want to build a den and hide there instead of going to work.
But some people never feel grown up. I guess the responsibilities of having kids or getting married can make a big difference but who knows?
I know many people in there 40’s/50’s plus who are much more immature than I am, and act like massive kids. And it’s great! They are just being themselves and aren’t worried about fitting in with society’s expectations of behaviour.
I still feel very young but that can change depending on who I am with at the time.
I wonder if we ever feel ‘grown up’..
When I come across the current day kids TV shows, it brings me back to my childhood years. It is surprising how much children’s daytime television has actually changed over the years. Here is a list of my 43 favourite kids shows from when I was young:
1. Bodger & Badger Who couldn’t love this show? I thought it was hilarious, and I only ate mash potato at dinner times because badger did! This show is the reason I didn’t turn my nose up at it.
2. Playdays Oh how I loved Whybird and this program, it kept me entertained for hours!
3. Rosie & Jim This had an annoyingly catchy theme tune which I would sing along too.
5. Raggy Dolls This program was set in a doll factory, and dolls were put into the reject bin if they were not ‘perfect’ the dolls then came to life when humans were not around. The theme tune to this program reassured children that it’s okay to be different and not fit in with everybody else. If you listen to the words it’s actually really inspiring.
6. Mr Men As well as never missing an episode of Mr Men, I had every single book and would read one before bedtime every night.
7. Spider Arhh I have always been terrified of spiders, but this program made the fear slightly easier.
8. Williams Wish Wellingtons Ahh young William, and his magical red welly boots, that granted him any wish he wanted when he was wearing them. If only that could be true!
9. Topsy & Tim This included every day things such as going shopping and swimming, and revolved around the two siblings and their lives.
10. Mr Benn This is a good one to look back on, because this was before the times of moving cartoons and images. This show consists of just drawings and voice overs. There are no moving images at all. The program was about Mr Benn who had a new job and outfit every day and would keep taking on a new role such as a spaceman.
11. Tots TV I’m at Tot ‘Je Suis Un Tot. Tilly, Tom and Tiny! Whilst hard to understand at times, these characters were adorable!
12. Pinky And The Brain This show was about two mice in a lab. Brain was smart, whilst Pinky was not so intelligent. Brain was always trying to take over the world but always failed somewhat.
13. Come Outside The sweet auntie Mabel and her dog Pippin, always went on a new adventure every day. This show was to teach children about the world and different environments. It was both fun and educational.
14. Spot The Dog A learning show where Spot would have adventures. This dog was extremely popular, and the TV show was made in addition to the books.
15. Scooby Doo Another really popular program where a group of friends – Daphne, Fred, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby Doo, would go on missions to uncover the truth and resolve mysteries in the mystery van. Those meddling kids.. 
16. Arthur This show was about an 8 year old animal character Arthur and his friends, and showed how they interacted with each other. This was an educational program.
17. Rainbow Rainbow consisted of characters including Zippy, George, Bundle and Geoffrey. The program included lots of songs and stories.
18. Oakie Doke Oakie Doke was a friendly character made up of an acorn head and lead body. He lived in an oak tree and everyone in the forest looked up to him, because he would always sort any problems out. 
19. Bump The Elephant Bump was a clumsy elephant who always had a plaster on his forehead. He had a little friend called Birdie who was a bluebird and would give Bump advice to stop being so clumsy. 
20. The Wild Thornberrys This show was educational and is about a family who travel all around the world filming exotic animals. The main character Eliza can speak to the animals and her best friend is a monkey. 
21. Bananas In Pyamas The two twin bananas B1 and B2 live in a neighbourhood with their friends. They all have different jobs, and have adventures together. 
22. Barney Barney was a big purple dinosaur who had many dinosaur friends. He sent out educational messages throughout the song and danced.
23. ZZZap I thought this program was ever so fun as it was like a big comic that had come to life. It showed different clips of various things.
24. Mona The Vampire Mona and her friends always go on new adventures where they imagine the supernatural and fight against them. They all look like normal children, until they are faced with the supernatural and then their real selves are shown.
25. Catdog This program was so weird as it was about conjoined brothers, one which was cat and one a dog.
26. Cow And Chicken Cow and chicken are two very unlikely siblings with human parents. The program was very funny and random. 
27. Dennis The Menace One of my favourites! A bunch of rebellious kids, who annoy their parents and are always getting into trouble. Dennis causes absolute chaos and his parents are never happy with him. But it sure gave us a laugh to watch!
28. Dexters Lab Dexter is a boy genius with a secret lab which he creates his inventions in. He has a sister called Dee-Dee who always finds a way into the lab even though Dexter tries to keep her out. 
29.The Flinstones This show was based in the stone she and shows a working class family and how they live their lives. Fred Flinstone had a best friend called Barney who was his neighbour and they would always hang out together, also with both of their wives.
30. Fireman Sam This show is about Sam and his fellow fireman and the people that live in the town with them. Sam is always there to save the day when something goes wrong.
31. Huxley Pig Huxley is a pig who would always dream about adventures. He had a friend called Sam who was a seagull, and when Huxley went off into a daydream Sam would be able to speak.
32. Hey Arnold Arnold is a kid who lives with his grandparents and the show focuses on him and his friends in their day to day lives.
33. Johnny Bravo Johnny bravo is a beefcake of a man, muscular with a big blonde hairdo, and he is always trying to hit on women.
34. Kipper The Dog Kipper is a talking orange dog with many friends. He is very kind and has a best friend called Tiger. 
35. Meg And Mog Meg is a witch who is always casting spells that never seem to go to plan. She has a best friend called Mog who is a cat. A typical witches best friend.
36.Postman Pat Pat is a friendly postman who always takes the time to chat with his neighbours whilst on the job. He has a black and white cat called Jess.
37.Paddington Bear Paddington was obsessed with marmalade, and carried a battered suitcase around with him. He wore a blue coat and had a red hat.
38. Pingu The cute little penguin and his family. This show was about Pingu and his life, playing with his friends, and communicating in penguin language that we couldn’t understand, but it was fun to watch.
39.The Powderpuff Girls Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup are three sisters that all have different superpowers. Their father is a scientist and their mayor is always calling them to come and help by fighting criminals such as the evil monkey Mojo Jojo with their powers.
40. Rugrats Rugrats is a show based on a group of toddlers called: Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil and Tommy’s big sister Angelica. The toddlers always seem to get up to mischief, and Angelica is a bit of a minx.
41. Rupert The Bear Rupert was known for wearing a red jumper, bright yellow checked trousers with a matching scarf. Rupert lived with his parents and had lots of animal friends.
42. Bear In The Big Blue House I loved this program and the goodbye song where bear used to sing to the moon featured at the end of each episode always used to make me sad.
43. Brum This cheeky little yellow car, with eyes made of headlights, used to drive itself around everywhere when it’s owners back was turned. Brum expressed himself by controlling his doors and bonnet and making typical car noises. 
1. It’s on sale
Even though you already have a billion jumpers in every colour possible, this new jumper is on sale and is such a bargain, you’d be silly not to buy it! Right?!
2. It’s perfect for all seasons
This will look good in the summer and the winter! Due to it’s easy ability to go well with anything.
3. The price cut
At £60 you can understand why no one wants to buy that dress. But at 40% off, look at how amazing it is!
4. There’s an event coming up
Even though you have a gazillion outfits in your wardrobe, three quarters of which you have barely worn; you need a new outfit for the wedding/part or whatever it is you are attending.
5. I’ve wanted this forever
Well, since I have just seen it in the shop window..
6. I can wear it with everythingggg
It can be dressed up and down, and it can be worn smart or casual! It’s perfect!
7. I can always return it
It’s best for me to try it on at home with all my other clothes. Hell if I don’t like it, I can always take it back! Like that ever happens..
8. But I shouldn’t really be spending this much money.
Ah never mind, I’ll starve for the next week or cancel that night out. These shoes are so worth it!
9. I’ve had such a stressful week
I deserve to buy this, I need a major pick me up!
10. It’s payday
I have so much money. Who cares if I spend £200 in one shop? I have all the money in the world right now.
11. It’s not exactly the right size
Oh who cares? I’ll lose a couple of pounds so I can fit into it. Or if it’s too big, oversized is the new look right?
12. It will never get old
This piece is a classic, and will never go out of fashion. Therefore I must have it!
13. Didn’t Kim Kardashian wear something similar? I’m sure she did.
This outfit must be good..
14. I don’t have that colour
Yes I have 32 pairs heels, but I’m pretty sure I don’t have this colour, I must have them as it’s bound to go with that dress I have.. somewhere.
Do you ever look back at your childhood and think about the things your mum used to always say to you?
Here are some of the things I can remember my mum saying to me.
1. Go to your room
2. Wait and see
3. Ask your father
4. Say pardon, not ‘what’
5. Back in my day
6. What did your last slave day of?
7. No pudding until you’ve eaten all your dinner
8. I’ve told you so many times
9. You’ll have someones eye out with that
10. If someone asked you to jump off a cliff, would you?
11. I want never gets
12. Trust me, it will all end in tears
13. If you eat all your carrots, you’ll be able to see in the dark
14. Who is she, the cats mother?
15. Don’t pull that face, if the wind changes it will stay like that forever
16. If you sit that close to the TV you’ll get square eyes
17. Don’t say I didn’t warn you
18. Take your coat off when you get inside or you won’t feel the benefit when you go outside
19. Close the door, you weren’t born in a barn
20. Because I said so
21. There is no such word as can’t
22. I don’t care if your dying, you’re going to school
Who remembers their mum saying similar things?
So I have been nominated for the ‘Real Neat Blog Award’ by Dear Kitty thank you so much for my nomination! Every blog award I receive means so much to me, it really does!
The rules for this nomination are as follows:
1. Put the award logo on your blog.
2. Answer 7 questions asked by the person who nominated you.
3. Thank the people who nominated you, linking to their blogs.
4. Nominate any number of bloggers you like, linking to their blogs.
5. Let them know you nominated them (by commenting on their blog etc.)
The seven questions I was asked are:
1. Where do most visits to your blog come from?
America, I get quite a lot of views on particular posts, but most of them definitely come from America.
2. What is your favourite sport?
Boxing! I have always been a big fan of this sport as it is something I took part in for many years.
3. What has been a special moment for you in 2014?
I don’t open up about myself too much on my blog, but I will be honest and say that finally being able to say goodbye to daily care from mental health services, and finally being in a good state of mind, and able to get on with life and deal with things properly.
4. What is your favourite quote?
‘You were born original, don’t be a copy’
5. What was your favourite class when still at school?
ICT. I used to love messing around with computers and being able to quickly pick up learning the internet.
6. Anything you had wished to have learned earlier?
That life is what you make it, and if you want something you have to go out and get it, without relying on others. If you work hard it will eventually pay off in the end.
7. What musical instrument have you tried to play?
The piano. I had a piano as a child and taught myself to play from the age of 7. I could play many melodies such as Moonlight Sonata and many others.
I nominate:
My seven questions are:
1. If you could meet any celebrity who would it be?
2. Where does your biggest inspiration come from?
3. What is your favourite store?
4. What country would you most like to visit?
5. If you could only have one of other drink (other than water) for the rest of your life, what would it be?
6. Are you an early bird or a night owl?
7. If you could change anything about your life, what would it be?
It recently occurred to me that some of the healthy things I have been eating and drinking, are actually a lot higher in sugar than I assumed. As you may know I have been on a complete healthy diet (no more sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks)
I try to drink 2 litres of water a day, and have some juice when I have exceeded my water limit.
I recently bought a mango Rubicon, as I really enjoy them and was shocked to see that it actually contained 42% of your daily sugar intake!
With all the fruit I had already had that morning and what I had for lunch and breakfast; I realised I was over my daily sugar intake, and I hadn’t even had dinner yet!
This is a good example to check how much sugar is in something before you have it, as I didn’t think it would contain that much sugar at all.
I understand if your about to drive for over 3 hours and have no way around it, so you have an energy drink or a coffee. That is completely understandable, as you do need that short term energy and it could be dangerous if you go without it. But if you exceed your daily sugar intake every day it’s not good for you, and your body will become reliant upon having this amount of sugar. It is also not good for the long term, as although it may give you a short boost, in the long run it will make you feel more and more tired and zap away at your energy. But exceeding your daily limits is so easy, as most people don’t check the content in what they are consuming.
So what I would say is, if you are worried about exceeding your daily limits then check the content of what you are consuming and plan your meals properly.
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