Day 22: Blog Everyday In May.............. 13 Year old you

Hello my beauties how are you all doing today 

I have been a Naughty girl with the Blog Everyday in May Challenge 

I think I have missed about 4 days of it now in the month so far but life took over and by the time i got down to settle it was too late to do the post 

I hope that you can forgive me :) :) :) 

But I am back on track again and today the Topic is 13 year old me 

Now to be honest its not too long ago I did a Blog post on something like this 

Called Advice I'd Give my teenage self so I thought instead of typing it all out again 

You could simply view it here :) 

I at 13 grew up way too fast and had alot of responsibilities my mum was sick at the time and I had to take on the role of big sister/acting mum sooner than i wanted to even though it was natural to me.  If there was one thing I could add to the big list of things I would tell to the 13 year old me would be things will get better and talk to someone more that you trust.  Teens always seem to keep things to themselves and either end up rebelling in ways that get them into trouble or end up worse Talk Talk Talk its the best way to relieve those frustrations and confusions about life 

Hope you enjoy :) 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Day 18: Blog Everyday in May..............Best Friends

Hey my beauties how are you all doing today :) 

We got a lovely spell of sunshine and heat yesterday delighted !!!!

Today ??? Rain and cold AGAIN 

Typical Irish weather but hey what can you do eh?

Todays topic is Best Friends......... Who are your best friends and what makes them so special?

Well I am only going to talk about one best friend today and this person I have known all of my life from the day she was born. There is 6 years between us and I am the oldest :) Even though it doesnt feel like there is 6 years between us at all we have both got the same mind frame.

If you havent guessed it by now My bestest friend is my Sister Sarah

Isnt she a stunner ???

I love this girl so much she is an amazing person

Growing up Sarah and I were typical sisters. I used to be a real mammy when she was born I minded her wanted her to hurry up and grow up and play with me :)

She is going to kill me for putting up this photo but don't worry Sarah Plenty more to come hehehehehe :) & You cant stop me cause this is Nina's Bargain Beauty emphasising NINA'S Wahahahahahahahahahaha

Anyways Myself and Sarah growing up were not exactly close, in fact we used to kill each other all the time she was the typical younger sister who wanted to do everything I was doing I hated it lol you know what its like lol

But then when we were not fighting we had such amazing times. We shared the same room and had some amazing times making up the most silliest games ever but we had fun. I still had the mothering streak over her and told her when she was naughty (which was all the time) lol (only kidding)

Once we got older aka when I was in my teens and sarah was hitting the Tweens we got even closer. Sarah used to come to me all the time about her tween "problems" and we barely  fought.

When I hit 19 and had my first baby She was first on the list to become Godmother to my baby girl and still to this day she is an amazing godmother and aunty to her. When she had her first baby I was the one she came to be godmother :)

When I moved home when my little woman was a year old we grew even closer

We from then on became more best friends than sisters. We Talked about everything. She came to me when she experienced all her first in life all of them. She would often refer to me as her 2nd mum which made me feel amazing :)

We have been through the most hardest times and together we pulled ourselves through it.  She has been my rock when i needed her the most.  We have had our rows but couldnt stay mad at each other for too long because we would miss each other too much.  Any time we would go anywhere big we would ask each other did they want to come.  I have even brought her along to some blogger meet ups just because it would feel weird not bringing her to such an amazing event.  Going on day outs which doesnt happen too often because we both have children is such a laugh.  We both act like complete kids ourselves even our own kiddies think we are crazy 

awwww I love this girl so much.  We are each others rocks.  When life doesnt go our way we are there for each other as quick as you can click your fingers.  We even know when one of us is not having a good time even by text message.  We even say the same things sometime like twins would do when they are together and even finish each others sentences its unreal and we dont even live with each other.  I know everything about her and she me.  

This girl is my sister, my life and most of all the bestest friend I have ever had. 

If she is away from me too long my heart breaks for her 

Sarah if you are reading this I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEEN YOU 

I FEEL ABSOLUTELY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU IN MY LIFE AS WELL AS THOSE 2 BEAUTIFUL BABIES YOU GAVE BIRTH TOO 

YOUR HEART IS AS BIG A THE WORLD, YOUR ARE AN AMAZING MUM, AN AMAZING SISTER AND AN AMAZING DAUGHTER 

NEVER STOP BEEN WHO YOU ARE AND NEVER EVER FORGET YOU ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY BEST FRIEND XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ok I think that's enough soppiness for one day lol 

I do have best friends but to be honest if you have sisters who you have grown up with stay close to them as they are the only people in the world apart from your parents who Know you inside out :) 

And believe me there are times in your life where you are going to need them more than anyone they are your blood they are your life and nothing and i mean nothing should ever come between you :) :) 

Until next time 

Lot of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Day 16: Blog Everyday In May....... Pampering

Hey my beauties How are you all doing today :) 

Wow todays topic Is all about Pampering What is your ideal way to pamper yourself and relax?

Haha when I seen this topic I couldnt help but laugh, smile and shrug my shoulders :)

You see having a house full of kiddies there is no time whatsoever to relax chill out or pamper myself lol

Now dont get me wrong I dont mind it one little bit but its hard to fit in time for pampering when there is dishes to wash clothes to sort out dinners to cook and been a referee about 20 times a day and so on

Getting both hands painted with a new nail polish is like a dream come through I go around half of the day with one hand painted so I can use the other hand to do stuff without smudging my other hand and then my the time I have the time i get the other hand painted its evening lol

I probably look like a i dont know what when someone calls to the door on my new nail polish days

So my Idea and what I do to Pamper and relax might not be big to you but it certainly is to me and boy its heaven

Bath time 

This is my utmost enjoyable relaxing time this is what I call heaven.  Its not what I use in the Bath its the Bath full stop.  This is where I close my eyes with my home-made face mask on, take deep long breaths and imagine myself in the ocean with the sounds of waves in my ears and the birds singing Peace and quiet. A time to clear my head for 30 minutes without any worries or stresses or anything :) What I put in the bath is an even more of a bonus be it a bath bomb, radox whatever helps me relax.  :) :) Adding bubbles candles and music just polishes it off nicely :) 

Another way I like to relax is 

Reading my favourite magazines :) 

I love catching up on my favourite magazines every month and week.  When the kiddies goes to bed I sit down with a cuppa and my magazines and enjoy a peaceful read :) :) as well as getting information on up coming beauty products and fashion Ideas and lots more :) Its something I look forward to every month :) 

Been a mum of 5 is absolutely amazing but at times can get very very stressful.  My patience is amazingly high according to alot of people who have been to my home and heard and seen what goes on lol but to me kids need to be kids after all they grow up so so fast but as I said times can get stressful and I do feel the tension on my body and my head.  So even 5 minutes outside in the fresh air is relaxing to me I love to go for walks as its the best was to de-stress and relax 

I find anything at all that takes me away from the home for a little while relaxing even with the kids.  I love to bring the kiddies to a play centre as its amusing for them and its relazing for me it gives me a chance to be able to watch them laugh and have fun aswell as having a latte or two with my sister friends or who ever comes along.  

The one thing I would love more than anything is to experience a day or two in a spa to be pampered as I have never been.  I never got my nails done or anything like that.  I get to go to a hairdressers about 2 times a year and I find that a real treat :) 

At the end of the I dont miss what I never had and I appreciate even the few hours in the evening when the kiddies is in bed asleep and the house is silent thats my most relaxing time unless they are sick or wake up :) I even find doing my own makeup is a lovely way to pamper myself.  After all its the simple things in life we need to appreciate been full time mums :) :) Anything that comes after that is a bonus :) 

So thats how I relax.  How do you relax or pamper yourself :) 

Until Next Time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Day 14: Blog Everyday in May.......... Food Glorious Food

Hey by wonderful beauties How are you all doing today :) 

Well todays topic is none other that Food Glorious Food :) :) 

"Share your favourite recipe. Talk about the best cocktail you've ever tasted. Or maybe share you fave restaurant experience. Lets talking about food!"

Well let me tell you growing up we didnt exactly have the most luxurious of foods :) 

or breakfasts consisted of either egg and toast and cereals 

lunches were always sandwiches 

and dinners were simple Stews, chicken curries or sausages beans and potatoes simply things like that 

Even though They were delish at the time and still to this day I would eat them as I loved them 

But me I like trying out different foods I Like trying anything new having a big family of my own I like to give my kiddies all different dishes to try out and I still need to learn more about cooking myself 

Sometimes its easy to just put stuff in the oven or chip pan to cook quickly especially for hungry kids but I do try to make dishes on a regular basis that my kids will feed their kids or my kids will come back in years to come and say mum can i have the recipe of this and that :) ;) 

I love when my kids come after school and get excited with the smell of the kitchen and say "Mammy did you cook your curry today" it feels amazing and its special too :) I am not a cook in any way and i am not a professional under no circumstances I have alot to learn but I will share with you some recipes I have up already on my blog and Some of my favourite dishes I like to eat and make for my kiddies :) 

First of all the most popular dish in my house is

Lasange 

Kids find it very hard to eat vegetables when you ask them too they make such a great big deal out of eating them as we all probably did when we were kids but been a parent its very frustrating if your kids dont get their daily dose

So Why not add them to their favourite dish 

I have already got the recipe up to this check it out I do make more than what i should so I can put some in the freezer and take it out on days I know im going to be too busy to prepare a dinner :) 

Spaghetti and Meatballs

This is not my own recipe but I got this recipe for the sauce from Someone else a long time ago and stick to it ever since its delish :) 

1 onion, chopped

about 4 cloves of garlic, minced

4 small cans tomato paste

4 cans water

2 tall cans (15 oz) tomato sauce

garlic powder

basil

oregano

thyme

bay leaves

salt and pepper

sugar(optional) 

parmesan cheese

Add all the veg you want which I normally do 

Saute the onion and garlic in a bit of olive oil. Combine all the ingredients in the crockpot or large cooking pot on the stove. I didn’t measure any of the spices, but used about 2 tsp of each, less for the garlic powder. I use 2 bay leaves. Salt and pepper are to taste. I used about 2 tsp of sugar and about 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese. 

Chicken Casserole 

4 to 5 chicken fillets 

4 to 5 carrots chopped 

2 onions 

2 sticks of celery (option)

You can add what ever vegetables you like :) 

25g butter

500ml of chicken stock 

25 g of flour

Salt and pepper

fresh thyme  

parsley 

200mls of fresh milk 

Cooked the chicken and butter for about 5 minutes in a pot on a low heat.  all all the rest of the ingredients aka vegetables, parsley, salt pepper and thyme cook for a further 5 minutes Add the flour Add the stock and the milk and stir continously until the mixture thickens up slightly 

Transfer all into a casserole dish and cook in the oven at 180 for 50 minutes 

Desserts and treat are a favourite too in our house here is some recipes and desserts I have for you 

Lemon Meringue Pie (favourite) 

Awwwww This is one of my long time favourites and always will be :) :) 

Here is the recipe to my lovely pie

Strawberry Swiss roll 

Another favourite in the house and its even been asked for as a birthday cake :) :) 

here is the recipe 

Chocolate Pavalova 

This is another favourite and I get asked all the time if im making it in my house.  Once anyone gets wind im making it I get alot of visitors lol 

Here is the recipe if you want to try it out and its very very easy :) 

Ok I hungry now and want to go bake that chocolate pavalova hahaha.  As i said we have lots of favourites in this house like my homemade curry, shepards Pie, stir fries the lot.  I hope you enjoyed this blog post and let me know what your favourite food is.

Until Next Time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

Day 13: Blog Everyday In May............. Go Green

Hey my beauties 

I have been a very naughty girl (slaps hand) 

I missed yesterdays Blog post Day 11 as it was just a crazy day and I just couldnt calm myself down enough to sit at the laptop to do the post :( my bad :) :)

But I am back on track today and todays topic is.......... Go Green :)  Talk about being green, eco-friendly or ethical. What do you do to make a difference?

I like to think I do my bit when it comes to this subject but I have to admit I could be better in all fairness I think we all could :)

I hate it when you see places that are complete destroyed in peoples waste or people burning their waste anywhere they can etc etc

As I said I do feel we do our bit as a family to help the Environment and today I will share with you what we do so maybe even some of you out there who have big families might get some tips or maybe you have tips of your own to share with me :) 

1. We do Reduce Reuse Recycle :)  We have a bin we fill every week for recycling and nearly fill it every week :) We reuse boxes plastic bags paper bags and juice bottles.......  for instance every week i sent the kids to school with juice but reuse their plastic bottles for that week :) If i ever get a take away and get something with a plastic container and a lid I reuse them for anything such as dinners I have prepared and want to freeze etc 
2. We use Energy saving bulbs :) 
3. We plug out everything we do not use and knock off the switches when the plugs are not in use.  
4. We only fill the kettle for what ever we need 
5. I try to use the tumble dryer less and if at all possible dry the clothes in the house on racks and on the stair case :)  Any line drying them on good days 
6. I pay my bills online or direct debit which saves bills coming in which saves paper
7. I was my clothes on a 30oC wash ;)
8. We always always always give our unused items to charity :) no matter what we never throw out clothing unless they are totally not wearable :) 
9. We always pay visits to charity shops/thift stores to see if there is anything we can reuse after all alot of items now a days are like new that people just don't or never use 
10. Most of all we walk or take the local transport most places.  I have had to use my dads car a good few times but going From driving everywhere to only walking and taking transport an odd time to the total opposite is a big thing I think :) plus its healthier :) and its saving on fuel and pollution.  
11. We do try to shop at local farms but to be honest it is hard as there isnt many of them around and any shops who do sell them sell them at a really unaffordable price 
12. I donate all my magazines I find it a shame throwing out paper so I hand them into either a local hairdressers or someone I know :) 
13. When it comes to food I feel very strongly about no wastage I am not one to be able to scrape out any sort of food into a bin its not right if at all I either store it in the fridge for someone else to eat the next day or ask an elderly person nearest to us would they like some left overs that will not be eaten or I will feed the birdies as they are hungry too but it is not good the throw away food and also it cant be good for the environment to be dumping food in the bin as it causes smells and rats.  
14. When shopping I try to buy items that are made from recycling for example toilet paper etc. 

I thinks thats about all we do but its enough for me to know we are taking part for now.  i would love to start growing my own vegetables etc but at the moment i am not in the right area for that :)  I would love to be able to afford to eat and wear organic but here in Ireland its way too expensive and I have 5 kiddies mouths to feed :) 

Do you think I am green enough?  Do you think I could Improve?  Are you green enough?  

Until Next Time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Day 10: Blog Everyday in May........ Travel Dreams :)

Hey my beauties :)  How are you all doing today :) 

Wow Day 10 and still going strong :) 

Let me know what you think of the challenge I have been taking part in so far 

Do you like the posts 

I think its a sort of way for you all to get to know me a little more :)  The nina beyond the makeup lol 

Well todays topic is not going to be a hard one to do :) 

Travel Dreams............ If you could go anywhere in the world right now where would it be?

Awwwww I have always wanted to travel it has been my dream for a very long time but of course been put on hold since I had my first baby. In fact I have never even been on an aeroplane :O

Ok i am going to tell you about a few places I want to visit before I leave this earth :) Place i have always wanted to visit and hope some day I will :)

The first place and this place has always been a dream from when I was knee high to a grass hopper is of course

My heart is even pounding looking at this photo. New York City its always on top of my places to visit. I want to see everything.

I want to see The Statue of Liberty

Times Square

Brooklyn Bridge

Empire State Building (King Kong)

Central Park

Oh I want to visit 5th avenue which is suppose to be one of the most expensive streets in New York. I may not have the cash to shop but I just want to walk through and look around. 5th Avenue also has some amazing Museums I would love to go see

And most of all I would love to see the biggest Christmas tree in the world which is situated in Times Square Oh how I have dreams to be there in person and then spend a full weekend Christmas shopping Its suppose to be the most amazing experience :)

The next place I would love to visit would be of course 

Paris oh wow the most romantic country in the world 

Why would any woman not want to visit it :) 

Of course the first place i would go would be Disney Land come on after all the years of watching nothing but Disney movies and still after so many years I watch them you cant tell me you would not like to visit it too be a child for one day lol 

Then there is the food France is know for having the most amazing foods (mouth watering while I type) mmmmmmmmmm 

And of course the shopping :) :) 

The next place I would love to visit would be 

Italy :) 

Just everything about it looks amazing the food the people everything but the most places I would love to see in Italy is 

Venice for the canals and the whole romantic experience how more romantic can it get sitting in a little boat going through the town 

I would also love to visit the Cinque Terre, Rio Maggiore the 5 land of colourful houses by the sea wow 

As you can probably tell I love scenic places and to be honest if I could I would go to every scenic place I know about to see them for myself all over the world 

for instance 

The grand Canyon in USA

awwww or the Glow worm Caves in New Zealand 

The marble caves in Chile 

The list goes on and on and on 

Wow you would seriously want to be a billionaire to visit every amazing scenic place in the world but you can always dream eh :) 

What are your travel dreams :) 

Until next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Day 9: Blog Everyday In May........ Favourite Social Media Channel

Hello My Fantastic Social Media Friends :) How are you all doing today :) 

Its Day 9 of the Blog Everyday in May Challenge and today's topic is Favourite Social Media Channel 

Let me just begin by saying "Hi my name is Nina and I am a Social Media Addict" 

There its all out in the open I am an Addict 

I can not go through a day without even checking mail, notifications etc.  

I just can unless I have no credit in my phone and I'm away from the laptop lol 

You see this is what I get for becoming a Blogger 

Before I became a Blogger I was only ever signed up to one site and that was 

I chatted away to people on it and shared photos etc. but to be honest I wasn't even addicted to that I would go for days before I would check to see if anyone wrote to me or not.  

That's until another site came along and got me interested about 4 years ago actually when Bebo announced they would be no more 

I signed up to the famous 

I remember I was pregnant with my twins when I signed up to facebook and i have to admit thats the reason I signed up.  I knew I was going to be extremely pregnant and not going to be able to get out and about much so the only way to keep up with everyone (that didn't cost much money aka phone calls and texting) was Facebook.  Then lots of people from school I hadn't talked to in years started adding me and I found it brilliant to be able to catch up with them.  After that I started slowly getting hooked.  Again I would go days without checking Facebook and then that all changed about 3 years ago.  When the twins was born I literally got no sleep at all so the only way to keep me busy and keep me awake was facebook.  Then I started noticing people had blogs.  Hmmmmmmm interesting and even more hooked.  I decided 2 years ago to start up my own blog and BAMMMM Thats when the addiction set in :) :) Now obviously I am not on it 24 hours a day but I have my facebook on my phone now as well so I don't miss out on my notifications blah blah blah you know it all you are probably the same.   In the mornings after the kiddies are gone to school I am checking facebook catching up etc.  

Facebook is definitely one of my most visited Social Media sites 

What i have noticed now about facebook is I am only ever on it because of my blog.  I used to and still do have a personal page on facebook which i very rarely be on anymore.  I am literally only ever on my facebook page for my blog.  I am on it everyday for the blogging community and to be honest if I wasnt involved in the blogging community I wouldnt be on facebook as much.  Facebook has changed alot since I started using it for instance

Facebook is very very Dangerous too though Like there is kids as young as 8 on facebook which is crazy  as there is alot of creepy people on there and there is some horrible stuff been posted up.  My sister who is 14 is on facebook but I make sure to check up on her account every week to see who she is friends with and what does be said to her she has experienced some bullying which i have dealt with but it doesn't stop the bullying or the fact that things has been said to her I dont think anyone who cant deal with bullying should be allowed on facebook as there is a a chance they will be bullied and you have all seen that some teens have taken their own lives over this.  Even though its the same on my social media site Facebook is one of the most popular ones and where alot of bullying takes place.  

Another thing I find so so annoying is seeing a million statuses put up say by one person putting up what they have eating how they are feeling when they wake up when they go toilet etc.  These statuses saying "Like if you think im good looking comment if you think im ugly" come on like seriously get a grip people your looking for trouble putting up stats like that.  

Another site would have to be 

awwww Youtube has literally taken over the Tv for me.  I dont really watch TV anymore since starting Youtube.  I have watched numerous youtube videos and especially watch makeup ones.  I have learned so much from them already and seem to enjoy them more anything from how to videos to vlogs to anything of my Interests.  You tube is amazing and so much better than any soap operas or tv programs out there.  No matter what you want to learn or find out about you will always find it on youtube.  I even went to the extent of starting up my own channel which i have taken a break from but will soon be back making them myself Its also a great way to meet people from all over the world watching their vlogs is amazing I love to see how people live and what their traditions are and it shows that just because they are from different countries they can be alot in common with you.  

Its also great to see videos of different countries views, landscapes etc as you might never get going to these places 

Another site im hooked on now is 

I am loving twitter lately and to be honest never actually see any bullying going on there.  The best thing about twitter is you can see what your favourite celeb is getting up too literally everyone is on it and I think its great.  I have met some amazing bloggers through twitter who barely be on facebook.  

Its great i love it :) 

I have been a member about a year now.  I think its a great site for everyone :) 

Instagram I only really started up about 3 months ago and i have to admit I absolutely love it so much so that when i got my new phone and realised it wasnt compatible for Instagram i was raging.  I love photos love seen what my friends post up after all whatever they post up is what is either their favourite things or of where they are from or what ever its part of their lives and its so so interesting :)  Now the whole posting up every meal you eat is a little on the annoying side but again different countries have different foods etc and its interesting :) I love it :) thank goodness I kept my old phone so I can still be involved on Instagram and not miss out :) 

At the end of the day yes i am officially hooked on the whole social media life because as a mum of 5 I dont get out that much and I like to keep up to date with the going ons in the world, but there is life outside of that.  I can stay away from it too I have to I am a mother and showing my kids that sitting in front of a laptop all day is not the way of life so i am careful of that too.  when they sleep im on it or when they are playing im on it but when they want mummy time i will always put them first.  There is more to life than social media and always remember that.  Make sure to give yourself a limit while using it as there is nothing worse than trying to have a conversation with someone who is stuck on their phones, pads or whatever and not listening to you.  Marriages and relationships have broken up because of Social Media which is sad because verbal communication has totally when out the window in some homes because of people bee hooked and that damages alot of families.  

Use with caution I say and Enjoy the real life as we all still have to live it 

What sites are you hooked on 

Do you think you are Hooked 

Until next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Day 8: Blog Everyday In May.......First Job

Hello my beauties how are you all doing today :) 

There is a reason I have the above picture up and you will find out why in a moment 

Todays topic is First Job...... Tell us about your first job. Did you love it or was it horrendous?

Wow this brings me back years and I smile while I remember my first job because I absolutely loved it :)

I was 11 years old and in Ireland at that time the weather in the Summer was actually beautiful in fact the summers used to be so so hot and lasted a good 3 months which doesnt happen any more :(

I was so excited to have landed myself a job doing Raspberry Picking :) 

It ment I was getting my own money and also getting out of the house in the summer which in all honesty was a blessing as I lived in the country and none of my true friends were living beside me so it ended up the summers were a little too lonely for me and in all fairness there was only so much of your little brothers and sister you could take at that age after all my hormones were everywhere and I needed that to "make me happy" lol 

So I had to be there at 8 am in the morning until about 4 in the day and that was fine with me.  I remember my first day I could not contain myself I was that excited I got there a half hour before work started.  

I remember the mornings bee so crisp and misty that you could tell the day was going to be hot and sunny I loved them mornings in fact I still do 

I remember literally been given a bucket and shown to the back of the owners house and all I could see was lengths of bushes apon bushes of raspberrys (the picture above is not the actual place but its exactly how it looked like) 

I was given one lane which seemed to go on forever and told to pick the best and leave the ones that were not ripe enough.  When I had my bucket filled I was to go back and get the bucket weighed and they would keep an account of how much i picked.  I got to work straight away.  I remember meeting this boy who was given the other side of my lane and every so often we used to meet each others hands lol it was so funny of all the raspberries we had on both sides we ended up reaching for the same one.  

I cant even remember his name but we became chatting buddies as we made our way up our sides on the lanes :) 

The owner was well impressed with me at how quick I was picking that he said I was better off bringing two buckets with me to save me travelling up and down to the garage and thats what i did.  

I remember the days there been so so hot It was so nice to sit under the tree and have my lunch.  There used to be a stream down the road to where I was working and I used to go down to it and wet my feet.  I remember how peaceful that job was and how peaceful it was just to be on my own at the stream eating my lunch .  It was heaven 

One Thing I remember about the raspberry picking was the fact I didnt even like Raspberries which meant I didnt eat any and there was more in my bucket 

ok I have to admit now when I think of the pay we use to get for the hard work we did was nothing.  i mean I think at that time we got something like 50 pence per punnet you filled believe me that was a small amount for the work you put into picking 

I remember on my first week when Friday came and the owner was adding up all of the buckets we picked some peoples end of the week wages used to add up to £5 some peoples was £10 but when he came to mine I will never forget his face , he added up looked at me added up again looked at me and smiled saying "this girl has to be the hardest fastest worker we every had" I was so proud of myself I couldnt wait to tell my daddy lol and my wages????? £36 I was jumping with excitement of course the weeks after the wages got a little less because the Raspberries started to run low and the days seemed to have got longer and longer because it was more difficult to find raspberries to fill a bucket but It was still fun and I will never forget my first job :) 

What was your first job ?

Did you enjoy it ?

Until next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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