Thinking of Coming to Ireland on Holidays???? Here is some useful things you need to know about Ireland before you arrive :)

Top of the morning to ye lassies & laddies :) 

How are you all doing today :) 

I thought I would do a different sort of a post today 

As Its coming into Holiday time alot of people are planning out their trips and some people have been planning to come over to good auld Ireland :) Yeee great choice Ireland is just the best place ever :) 

I am going to get you into the whole Irish spirit Irish world before you come over.  

The thing is in Ireland all over everyone has different accents and sayings that come into everyday conversation and some of you would be left standing think "what was that he/she said"  Even I find it hard understand some sayings people come out with who are from a different county haha

like for instance Dublin Being the Capital of Ireland has their own accent and sounds totally different to say people who are from Kerry another city in Ireland 

I have to admit us Irish are known for having some unbelieveable sayings that mean the total opposite to the actual sentence or word that comes out 

Today I am going to share with you some of the most popular and regular sayings so it might give you more of an understanding when you do pay a visit to us :) Some popular places to visit and some popular foods to try 

Some of these are so funny and some are very confusing 

Any Irish people out there reading this if I leave any out please add them to the comment boxes for our lovely visitors :) 

I am also going to give you some information on how to survive in Ireland lol 

Wow this is going to be fun :) 

Before you leave your home, make sure you have wellies, rain jackets, an umbrella or two and hats and scarves because 90% of the time Irish weather is rain rain and more rain lol ok packing all of them is a bit much but make sure you have suitable clothing for both warm and wet days.  These day Irish weather is a bit bipolar.  One minute your sweating, the next you get hit in the face with a hail stone, the next you lose you favourite hat with the big gust of wind that nearly knocks you over then the sun shines and you have to take your jacket off that you only just put on you 5 minutes ago lol 

Ok the first thing you will need to know before you even start talking to anyone is that if you are renting a car our cars take either Petrol or Diesel So make sure to ask the people you rent off what FUEL the car need Just so you get that mixed up are the car will be banjaxed (eh meaning if you put the wrong fuel in the car it will chuckle down the road make a big bang and die on you lol) Oh and dont forget we drive on the left not the right ;)

If you are not renting a car and want a taxi this requires a phone call none of the whistles or lifting the arm will work im afraid :) 

Oh by the way before you come over Try and get used your body used to drinking tea for at least 2 weeks before you come over because if you are planning on visiting or staying with Irish people you will be guarenteed to be asked about 100 times a day "Would ye like a cuppa" mean would you like a cup of tea now normally in an Irish home a cuppa is only tea so if you are a coffee drinker make sure to state you would like a coffee otherwise its will be Lyons or Barrys tea all the way :) 

Now for some of the Slang for you to get used to when you do arrive in Ireland Ok some of us dont speak like this but we all understand each other when its spoken :)

• Greetings: "Well" "Howya" "Hows it goin" "Whats the Craic" "Long time no see" These basically mean "Hello" "Story bud?" "How's she cuttin" lol  our replies when you ask us how we are: "ah sure not too bad" "awww sure no point in complaining" "Not a bother on me" "Im grand and yourself?" 
• "See ye later" "Mind yourself" "Talk to ye" "Right Goodluck" "Slan" Means "Goodbye"
• Weather:  Jaysus its horrid close out there ...... meaning humid weather,   "It would freeze the b**ls of a Brass monkey" meaning its freezing cold,   "jaysus come in you'll catch your death" come in or you will freeze "its Lashing" or "Its foamin" Its raining  
• The Irish are particularly fond of the "Odd" bad word they will 90% of the time bring a "rude" bad word into conversation but its nothing to take offence to its literally part of the Irish speaking 

First of all in some countries sticking up you index and middle finder on their own means you are rudely telling someone to F**k off and we take offence to that where as it might mean "Peace" or something else in other countries 

but we always include either "Feckin" "Kiss me arse" "Ah feck it" "Holy Shit" "For feck sake"  ok i think you can get the idea of what im talking about but most of the time these curse words come into any conversations for instance if you compliment someone of their hair or clothes they could reply by saying " awww will ye feck off sure ive had this outfit for years or awwww will ye shut up I look like ive been dragged through a ditch" but it really means thanks very much I think most of the time we Irish just cant take a compliment publicly lol 

• When we talk food:  "me stomach thinks me throat is cut"  "I'm Starvin" "ah sure you'll have a little" this little will be a plate full that will feed an army believe me........ "Ah jaysus I caould ate a horse" meaning I am really hungry and i feel like I would eat loads   "awwww me eyes were bigger than me belly" meaning I ate too much.    

Spuds..... is potatoes 

Rashers is bacon 

bacon is a big lump of ham

Chips is Fries 

crisps(packet of Tayto is chips 

ketchup is "red sauce" tomato ketchup 

Chipper..... Fish and chip shop 

Fry up........... (Irish Breakfast) Sausages Rashers, eggs, beans, pudding etc 

• Now Drinking is a big thing in Ireland Going to the pub having a laugh having the craic having a ceili is a big thing We love the auld (old) pint and dance around :) Everything is a celebration in the pub.....Winning a football match, winning anything lol, a birthday, an achievement, leaving school, a funeral everything is celebrated with a pint or 10 or 20 in the pub so when it comes to drink the most popular Beers ales alcholic drinks are 

Guiness but be warn guiness is a heavy beer so be sure to eat before you try ;)

Whiskey is a popular short you have to try in Ireland oh whiskey is great I tell ye it even cures the pain on gums :) also great for the flu (so we say ) 

Smithwicks is another popular beer :) 

Bulmers is a cider made from apples 

Oh the good auld Baileys Irish cream Liquer you have to try it mmmmmm 

Poitin boy oh boy this is a strong spirit and great for warming you up 

Irish Coffee you simple everyday coffee with a shot of whiskey ;) 

You will more than likely be asked the next day after a good night out "Are you goin for the cure" that means are you going to the pub lol 

You will also hear if you are out with us "Jaysus you were langered last night" meaning you were very very drunk 

Ladies when your in the pub and an Irish lad comes up to you he will more than likely start a conversation with "What ye havin" and "Your not from around here" or "howya gorgeous" or "Are ye well cause ye look it"  "your place or mine" usually means he is interested in you :) 

Now for some Ideas of Places to visit in Ireland :) 

There is so much in Ireland you could go for such a small country there is alot of tourists places I have to say for instance this is only a small amount of what you can see over here 

The Cliffs of Moher in Clare

Kylemore Abbey 

Newgrange in Meath 

Rock of Cashel 

Food you have to try in Ireland

A Full Irish Breakfast

An Irish Stew

Bacon and Cabbage dinner

Roast beef dinner

Irish Brown Soda Bread mmmmm

There is so much to see believe me :) :)  Check out my Pins to see some of my favourite things to do with Ireland  One thing I have to say about us Irish is we love to see people coming to our country to visit.  We are very welcoming and will make sure your stay is a memorable one.  

I love Ireland :) :) We have so many traditions there is just too many to list :) 

Have you ever been to Ireland???

Are you Irish what is your favourite sayings, things to do or places to go in Ireland 

I hope you enjoyed this post :) Something different but close to home :) 

Until Next Time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

Slan (bye) 

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 11: Blog Everyday In May............... Book Love

Hey my beauties How are you doing today :) 

Wow or weather has totally changed in the past week 

Last week I didnt light my fire once this week i have lit it everday its cray cray and its suppose to be the summer :( 

But hey It could be alot worse :) 

Todays Topic is about Book Love .............."Tell us about your favourite book. Or maybe give us a top 5 of the books that changed your life."

Hmmmmm I actually was not going to do this one and maybe replace it with something else for today but I decided "No this is the topic so there must be something I can write about"

You see I am not a big book reader. I love books dont get me wrong I think Its very soothing and relaxing but I just cant find the time to read a full book. I will sit read about 5 chapters get engrossed then something else will take over be it kids or blog or something else .

In fact i mad a packed with myself that I will challenge myself into reading a full book. I got the Fifty Shades of Grey Book (Actually I got all 3) because that was such a popular book at the time started to read it, made it to half way through the first book and bam 5 months later my book mark is still in the middle of the book lol

So I decided in this post I would share with you books I remember loving as a kid and teen and always will remember as I have even bought some of them for my kiddies

The Book I ever remember getting and loving because my Aunty used to have stacks and stack of them in her house from when she was a teen was

Bunty wow the memories 

I used to go to my Aunties to stay for a week or two in the summer and the one thing I used to be more excited about was reading the Bunty books :) 

It was the perfect book for my age group which was around the teens :)  It was originally a weekly magazine but my aunty had all the Annuals which was even better as it was jammed full of different stories and puzzles and everything 

Bunty Had a main story in it which I was excited everytime to read and it was about the life of 4 teens all called Mary aka "The 4 Marys" 

The all lived in a boarding school and often got into trouble with teachers, school work school trips etc. 

It was so funny and made me wish I had close friends like they were :) 

Enid Blyton was a Huge part of my life growing up I loved her books and was totally engrossed in any of her books that I got as gives I remember simply lying on my bed reading and my world changed from my bedroom to what ever story I was reading :) 

 

I loved this one Amelia was such a naughtly kid but deep down all she craved for was friends but she was just too naughty and she couldnt help herself lol There was numerous amounts of these books and i found them so funny.  She used to play tricks on the other characters all the time.  My 8 year old has started reading one of these books and he is already engrossed and laughs to himself now and again :) Great book for 8 - 12 year olds 

The Famous Five :) 

About 3 Boys 1 Girl and a dog and they always seemed to be around when the bad people was up to something the funny thing was they were always the ones who solved the mysteries and get the bad people put away.  Every mystery was as interesting as each other and soon this book was turned into a tv programme which was even more brilliant I loved it 

Now when I was in secondary school when I was around 14-17 years old 2 books I read I absolutely loved and still rememeber to this day is 

Roll of Thunder here My Cry 

This book I studied as part of my English Project and enjoyed every last page.  It took me literally 2 days to read this and I had my project done within a week and handed in.  I also got an A in it by the way ;)  This was the most knowlegable story I ever read and made me understand things I never knew or was told about like the KKK and about the black community and the torture they were put through years ago and still to this day which is a pity :( 

The Book was set in 1933 and was based on a family called the Logan but most based on a 12 year old called Stacey and 9 year old called Cassie and her two brothers living through Cassie who was 9 tells the story of life on a Mississippi farm and along with other black families in 1933 are often treated unfairly.(having to walk to school, unlike white children who get to ride a bus, being called offensive names, receiving old, broken, or dirty school supplies, etc.) Cassie and her family must overcome the many struggles of being an African-American family, as well as finding their way through the Great Depression. Cassie and her brothers wind their way through life while getting in trouble with their cranky teacher, Ms.Crocker, planning revenge on their peers, exploring, learning lessons, and adapting to life in them times.  I was totally shocked with the behaviour of others aka white people towards them and it really opened my eyes to the reality of life. 

Lastly is another book that opened up my eyes 

The Twelfth of July 

This was another project I did in school for english and again got great marks for it.  

This story is set in Belfast Ireland and is based in around 1970's.  Joan Lingard herself lived in Belfast until she was 18 so she had a good insight to what life was like living in Belfast around the times when Catholics and Protestants did not get on at all in fact there used to be wars between them. 

 

The story is about Sadie who is a a catholic and Kevin who is a protestant and what life was like through their eyes living in Belfast.  The part of the city where they live is separated into a Protestant area and a Catholic area.  The 12^th day of July is one of the most important holidays for the Protestants, for to celebrate and remember the famous William of Orange. Therefore there is a great fuss in the Protestant area and everybody attempts to decorate his street.

Once Kevin paints with big letters on a wall in the “enemy’s” area: Down with King Billy (=William of Orange). 

Kevin and Sadie became friends and found it very hard to stay away from each other Kevin could not understand why Sadie made a great big deal about this celebration and when he done what he done its cause the biggest faud between the catholics and protestants.  Sadie and her brother tommy catches Kevin destroying the wall that night and she is very angry with him but they have a connection which both can not stay away from.  

I believe the main theme of the novel is crossing barricades. I do believe that this make a point the sometimes children are more mature than adults.  The fact that its the adults who start the wars and dont forgive as quick as children do, that adults do not give people the chance to show themselves for who they really are just because of religion or their beliefs.   If we just get to know one another, and not act upon our disbeliefs, the world would be a better place. Even though this book has not worked any miracles into solving anything between the two religions its does give us a more understanding of what life is like in bother the childrens lives and the adult very interesting book :) 

 

So thats the most favourite reads I can think of As I said i am not a huge reader apart from my favourite magazines as i just do not have the time but I think once the kiddies all of them are in school i will get back to reading books again :)  

What are your favourite books :) 

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

Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Candy Cane & Giveaway

Hey everyone How are you all doing today :)

If you are a regular reader you will know I am a HUGE fan of Sleek Makeup 

I have tried their Eyeshadow Palettes in which are just Amazing and If you are look for amazing quality eyeshadows at amazingly affordable prices check them out 

I also love their blushes 

and lastly I love their contour and highlight kit which has been a favourite for the past 2 years 

I never really tried anything else until a few months ago I got a Lipstick by Sleek in one of my Glossyboxes.  The sleek lipsticks I have heard alot of good things about but never actually got to try out until then.  The shade was of course a tad bit too dark for me even though I would wear it on a special occasion so I decided to go buy another shade to try out :) 

So I went with Candy Cane as it looks bright and cheerful and suitable for Spring/Summer by the swatches on the site.  

Not only that but i ordered one extra why??? find out at the end of this post :) 

Sleek lipsticks come in two finishes Sheen and Matte and as you can see "Cherry" is a sheen lipstick :) 

There are about 20 shades of lipstick to choose from shades to suit everyone :)  and on the Sleek site its actually has swatches of each lipstick on three different skin tones which is brilliant as you will get an idea what lipstick suits your skin tone.  Each lipstick costs £4.99 each for 3.5g which is great value :)  Plus they are sold in Superdrug where they are always doing deals like 3 for 2 or buy 2 for a cheaper price :) 

In my last review I told you I instantly fell in love with this lipstick 
Firstly for the packaging Its hard to explain but the packaging almost has a grip like feeling to it its black and small and perfect for any sized purse 

Oh Ladies When i seen this shade in person I was kinda scared lol Its so bright :) But yet I could not wait to apply to my lips straight away.  This is a Sheen lipstick with means its a semi matte shade.  Like Cherry (the one I already own) This is hugely pigmented and a little goes a long long way.  Not only is it highly pigmented but feels amazing on the lips.  Its easy to apply and very moisturising.  Again you can apply this lipstick as light sheer as you want or as bold as you want as its buildable :) 
Candy Cane is a stunning (& I mean Stunning) Pinky Coral shade with reddish undertones :) 
Overall this is a stunning shade for Spring and Even better for Summer I love it. 

And on the lips WAIT FOR IT :) In Normal Light 

In direct Sunlight 

Isnt it just beautiful 
The lasting power of this lipstick is amazing.  I did put it to the kiss test kissing every one of my babies (5) and it was still going strong on my lips after ward in fact it leaves a stain I love it :) lol the faces the pulled was so funny here are 4 of them posing with the lippy on their cheeks 

Now for the Surprise :) Well I suppose Its not really a surprise lol
I have one Of these Lipsticks in Candy Cane to give away to you guys :) :) 
All you have to do Is be a Follower (obviously) :) 
Like my New Fan Page on facebook 
And comment below telling me You favourite shade of lipstick for this time of the year :) 
Please include your facebook name and GFC name you follow me by and your in with a chance 
I will let this run for 2 days starting today and I will announce the winner on my new Facebook fan page ;) 
Good Luck and I hope you enjoyed my review :) 
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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Day 7: Blog Everyday In May......... Pets ...... Animals I love and would love to own ;)

Hey everybody How are you all doing today :)  

Todays topic is on Pets...... bout ones we own or used to own but to be honest I thought I would change this around a little and share with you all what my favourite animals are and which ones I would love to have as pets :) I love Animals full stop I think they are so cute and adorable, cute and so so loyal :) 

My first favourite Animal of course has to be 

Huskys are a long long long time favourite of mine.  Oh my goodness I want one now even looking these photos. They are known to be the fastest dog ever and used for pulling sleighs they are the hardest working dogs and so dedicated to their owners The next dog to them is the Alaskan Malamute which are the largest and most powerful sled dogs and of course again very dedicated to their owners :) 

I did have one :( last year but I had to pass him onto someone who could look after him better as they had more space than me here is a photo of him :( 

This is Huchi Wasnt he absolutely adorable :) :) But he is in a better place with more space and freedom :) I still miss him :(

The next favourite animal of mine 

The Cheetah 

I have found a new love for these amazing Cats.  Not only are they the fastest Animals in the world, she is also the most amazing mother in the world.  The lengths that she will go just to protect her young is amazing.  She will battle everything and anything no matter how big or small to protect her young.  She has to literally take care of her young from the moment she has them as the father leaves the pack as soon as they are both.  She puts me in mind of us human mums out there.  She teaches her cubs everything she knows and then when she feels they are ready to fend for themselves she leaves them be but always checks on them Love it :)    

My next favourite animals are 

The most amazing Tigers 

Just look at the eye of him in that photo wouldnt you look at that photo forever !!!!

Now the funny thing is I am not a lover of Cats because of a bad experience I had when I was a kid with them but here I am putting 2 different species of cats up as my favourite animals lol 

The Tiger is the Largest Cat of all.  I love how they sit so proudly and they way they move you can see how muscular and how clever they move.  Their coat is amazing I love everything about them I would love one as a pet to cuddle up to I bet they are so warm and cosy :) 

The Grey Squirrel 

I know that these are more aggressive than the red squirrel but they are so so cute.  My mum lives in an apartment which is 3 storeys high and she has a balcony where there is alot of trees around and if you sit in the balcony you will see nothing but grey squirrels running 2 and fro from tree to tree there is something so peaceful about watching them 

Penguins 

Awwww do I even need to tell you why I love them 

They are just too cute with their little woddle and stuff :) 

Pandas 

They are so fluffy and cuddly and cute and squishy and I want one beside me in my bed at night you would never need an electric blanket or a man in your life if you had one beside you hehehehe 

Ok I think I will stop there lol :) 

I think you get the picture I love animals so much but these would have to be my top favourite and actually on my wishlist to own even though I would never actually get to own one but hey I can still dream eh? 

Whats your favourite animals :) 

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