Saltwater (Blogtober #13)

I didn't write anything yesterday and I haven't really got anything to write today, just something I wanted to share.
I found this poem online last night at about 2am and I thought it was beautiful.

"Saltwater"

Everyone who terrifies you is sixty-five percent water.
And everyone you love is made of stardust, and I know sometimes
you cannot even breathe deeply, and
the night sky is no home, and
you have cried yourself to sleep enough times
that you are down to your last two percent, but
nothing is infinite,
not even loss.

You are made of the sea and the stars, and one day
you are going to find yourself again.  
-Finn Butler

I don't know who Finn Butler is, I wasn't able to find much about him online but he is very talented and I hope I come across more of his poetry in the future.

Birthday Wishlist! (Blogtober #10)

It will be my birthday in exactly one month! I'll be 21!

So I've put together a little list of things I'd like for my birthday!

SUSHI

I would like to go out for sushi on my birthday, or for a chinese. I'm not that fussy! Well actually I am, but I haven't quite decided if I'd like sushi or chinese. But it'll probably be sushi.

OLIVIA BURTON WATCH

I've been looking at Olivia Burton watches for a few months now, they're so beautiful. Very classic designs in really lovely colours. Some of them have floral patterns on the background of the clock. My mum has said she'll get me a watch because that's something I can keep, because 21 is quite an important birthday.

JEANS

I haven't seen an actual pair of jeans I like yet, I just really need a new pair because all mine are cheap and horrible. So I think I'll treat myself to a pair of nice jeans as a birthday present to myself. Maybe a pair of Levi's.

TRAVEL SEWING KIT

I wish I had somewhere to store a few cross stitch things so I can cross stitch while I'm out. Somewhere that has space for thread and needles and stuff. This little travel sewing kit is so cute, I love the map pattern on the outside and inside is stripy. This would be perfect for carrying a few cross stitch bits in.

ER BOX SET

ER is one of my favourite TV shows. They showed it again from the beginning on Sky about a year ago but it stopped around series 7! So I haven't seen past that and I really want to. But the box set is still really expensive! So I might have to save up for this and buy it for myself one day.

LITTLE STITCHES 

I've seen quite a few embroidery and cross stitching books I'd really like, there's loads on Amazon for quite cheap. This one looks really cute, it's got lots of different techniques of embroidery not just cross stitching and all the patterns and designs are cute little ones.

ORELIA NECKLACE

This is such a simple necklace and I really love it. I have another necklace from Orelia that's very dainty and pretty, I think it would look lovely layered with this one.

WASHI TAPE

I wish I had more craft supplies, especially washi tape. On my birthday I'd love to go to a craft shop and just go crazy and buy loads of different arts and craft things and start making stuff.

If anyone feels like treating me, my birthday is on the 10th of November, here's some ideas of what to get me!

Do more of what makes you happy. (Blogtober #6)

On the one day I actually can have a lie in I end up waking up early. Not only am I waking up early, I'm waking up early with a cold! Not only do I have a cold, it's raining! Pretty heavy rain as well. So it's cold, wet and rainy outside. And I'm cold, sniffly and tired inside. What a miserable day I have ahead of me. And I have to work this evening until 9pm, which also sucks. But apart from all this rubbish stuff, I've tried to fill my day with nice things, to make myself feel better.

I'm wearing my favourite cosy jumper.
I've listened to some of my favourite music.
I've had three cups of my favourite tea.
I had leftover pizza for breakfast, YUM!
I've been catching up on different Youtubers vlogs from vlogtober.
I did some more of my current cross stitch project.
I did some online shopping, I bought two mugs from John Lewis which should get here tomorrow.
I'm wrapped up in a blanket.
I've been creating a birthday wishlist, because my birthday is next month.
I've scrolled through pinterest, looking at lots of lovely photos and quotes.
And now I'm writing this blog post!

So even though I feel tired, ill and now my nose hurts from all the sneezing and nose blowing. I've done some lovely things today so that's made me happy. I just wish my feet weren't so cold!

Rest Days (Blogtober #5)

Even though it's the weekend, I still have to work. I have a part time job in my local Waitrose and Sunday is my main day to work. Today I worked from 10 till 8 rather than finishing at 4 like I normally do because we were deep cleaning our store.

It's safe to say I am absolutely shattered! But we got a lot of work done this afternoon and we all got pizza when we finished.

I hope everyone out there reading this had a lovely Sunday. Either relaxing, spending time with your family or working like me!

But now I'm relaxing on the sofa, watching Our Girl and drinking my favourite tea.

I've got a busy week of extra shifts coming up, as well as my Art Journaling class tomorrow, which I should write a post about at some point and a few errands and jobs I need to do. So let's hope it's a good week!

The Beginning of Blogtober! (Blogtober #1)

As everyone will know, today is the 1st of October and for this month I want to try something new with my blog. I'm going to do "Blogtober"! I've seen people on YouTube do "Vlogtober" before and I thought I'd do a similar thing here on my blog.

So for the next month I'm going to try and post everyday, but it may not be everyday as I'm still quite new to this blogging thing. I've got some ideas for upcoming posts and all sorts of things I want to write about.

Hopefully I'll get my posts out on time, lets wait and see!

So you'll be seeing a lot more of this face in October. And reading a lot more of my words. I'm looking forward to it!

Highlights of My Week

I had a really good week last week. Some days I didn't do anything, just spent them in my pyjamas (pretty normal for me) but I actually went out a few times, which was fun!
I thought I'd share some of my favourite things with you today, just things I've been enjoying and some highlights from the past week.
Here we go!

1. Being able to walk.
Seven weeks on from breaking my ankle and I'm slowly getting better at walking. Either using just one crutch or neither when I'm inside and then two when I go out. I've been going for a walk around where I live every evening, just for 15 minutes or so but it's really helping.

2. Half of My Heart by John Mayer
Such a lovely song! I first heard it when a band I like called Thee Acquainted did a cover of it on their Youtube channel and since then I've been hooked. I've been listening to their version and the original non-stop!

3. Guardians of the Galaxy
Have you seen this film yet?! It's absolutely brilliant. It's funny, has a great soundtrack, the makeup is awesome and the characters/actors that are in it are really cool. I also had a great time seeing this because I had my favourite flavour of ice cream at the cinema, American Birthday Cake from Baskin Robbins! And free popcorn and a drink!

4. My new Nikes
I bought these trainers from Sports Direct last week and I looooove them. They're a really bright pinky red colour, they're also really comfortable and make walking so much easier. They're a similar shape to the pair of New Balance trainers that I have but they're just a bit thicker with more support.

5. Getting my ear pierced
I finally got my ear pierced! I've wanted to get the top of my ear pierced for ages now and just never got round to doing it. But when I was out shopping on Saturday, to cheer myself up a bit I decided to go for it! Now I've got 12 weeks of healing to go through, which sucks.

6. The 100
If you haven't heard of this TV show then you're missing out! It's an American show that's on E4 at the moment and I've been really enjoying it. It's a bit cheesy but if you can ignore that then it's great. So it's set in the future after a nuclear war has left the world uninhabitable and everyone lives in a giant spaceship. But after 100 years they've decided to send 100 prisoners to earth to see if it can be repopulated. Oh and all the prisoners are about 17! So it's full of drama!

I might do another of these posts in a few weeks, to keep you updated on all my favourite things and what I've been watching/listening to. I think it's quite a fun post to do. I always like watching peoples monthly favourites videos on Youtube so this is like my version of that.

Breaking Bones Isn't Fun!

About six weeks ago I fell down some stairs and broke my ankle. I don't think I realised how long it would take to heal and get back to normal. But here's what's happened to me so far.

When I first broke my ankle and went to A&E they put me in the white cast. It was hard on the back but soft on the top and REALLY uncomfortable. I guess it had a bit of space inside because the swelling needed to go down, but that just meant my foot could move around in it and it was really weird.

I had that for two weeks and then I had it changed to the black cast. The colour choices for the second cast weren't great, unless you're a twelve year old girl, I didn't want bright pink! So I went with black. This one was much more secure, lightweight and was hard all the way round.

 Two weeks later I had the cast taken off! And they said I could start walking and putting weight on it, which I didn't do straight away because that sounded really scary!

My ankle was still really bruised and stiff after not being used for a whole month. I had hardly any movement in it.

After another week I went for my first physiotherapy session, which was great! She showed me some exercises I can do to help get the movement back and to stretch the muscles. I even managed to walk a few steps with my crutches.

And now after six weeks of not using it and only doing the little stretches and walking every now and then I feel like I can do so much more. I can put my shoes on, even though it is still slightly swollen. And I can walk a lot more, still with the crutches but it's a start!

I'm feeling a lot better now, than when it first happened. It was really hard getting used to being on crutches and not walking, now I guess it's hard getting used to walking again. But it's made me really happy to be able to put shoes on and walk. It's the little things! Now I just need to get better at walking and get back to work!

And here's a list of some things I have learnt about having a broken ankle while recovering, which I'm still doing now.

1. You end up with every colour bruise imaginable.

2. Showering is difficult, the first one is the hardest but then you get used to it.

3. People stare at you, which is weird!

4. You can only wear one shoe.

5. Getting up and down the stairs requires planning and a lot of effort.

6. If you need to carry something, you either push it along the floor, hold it in your teeth or get an assistant.

First Post Awkwardness... The Girl Behind the Blog

So this is the first post on my new blog! Ahh, exciting!

Let me introduce myself. My name is Rosie, I’m 20 and I live in Buckinghamshire.

I work part time in Waitrose and I’ve recently finished training as a makeup artist.

I’ve started this blog to write about all the things I enjoy. This could be what I’ve been doing recently, maybe a film review, or even an outfit post if I fancy it! 

So my blog might not have a theme to start with, I guess I’m just going to try a few things and see where it goes from there!

I've got a few things planned to write about which I'll have up soon, I'm so excited to get started working on my blog.

I put my Instagram on the side of my blog so give that a look too if you want. And don't forget to follow me on here for my latest updates!

I hope you like my blog and keep on reading as I post more!