Happy New Year!!!

I always expect New Years to be great, I expect a massive party with loud music, fireworks and everyone around. I'd stay up till the early hours of the morning and then go to bed at some ridiculous time then finding myself waking up 3 hours later. Does this really happen though? No, I wish!
In reality New Years is pretty dull, it's built up with all these people saying they'll have parties but then suddenly they're cancelled and you're left thinking of a way to spend it. Eventually you give up, you have nothing to do so you prepare yourself for spending New Years in bed watching the fireworks on the telly at midnight.

But again it never turns out like this.
It get's to New Years Eve and you tell yourself you'll stay up most of the night and you'll watch all of the fireworks and finally you will ring someone just to have a little celebration with someone else.
Well again, this doesn't happen.
On New Years Eve you switch on the tv at 11:30 just so you're sure you don't miss the fireworks, you stay up watching a show and you're getting more and more tired. Then at about 11:59 you finally give up and go to sleep.
New Years almost never turns out how you've planned it.
Neither does the whole year, everyone almost always says "This year is going to be 1000000x better than the last" but this is never true.
It's like a domino effect the same thing happens every New Year, we seem to notice it but never do anything about it.

A Flash Of Light

Last night I was laying in bed blogging, I wasn't paying attention to anything around me suddenly I saw a big flash of light, I just thought it was my light playing up so I took no notice of it. Then I heard rumbling, the sound was getting louder and louder it stopped then seconds after the biggest bang erupted, I sat up catching my breathe again, it had felt like my heart stopped it was that surprising I stopped blogging and left them room and ran to "safety", it seems stupid now but at the time I wouldn't have done anything else. After a few minutes of collecting myself I return to my room the find my cat had scurried under the bed being just as scared as I was. I sat down to start blogging again more conscience of what was happening around me, I could hear the heavy rain smashing down on the conservatory and the howling of the wind.......THEN BAM!!! another boom and crash of thunder, I figured I'd get no sleep tonight, so I finished up what I was writing and closed my laptop.
I was laying in bed and I got a text from my friend, she told me that she'd got a power cut - I was lucky enough not too - and that she was extremely scared, I read on and finding out what she was scared about made me chuckle a little, then worry, she was scared of The Grudge - if you don't know what The Grudge is I'll briefly explain, it's a film based in Japan, it's a horror (at this point I won't go into depth), it all starts off with a man killing his cat, wife and child, he then kills himself, a few people enter the building where it happened wanting to buy the house, although not knowing what has happened, the house is cursed by The Grudge, The Grudge is made up of the women and child, so after entering the house you are cursed and The Grudge then comes out to find you and kill you, no one can explain it. So anyway I finished reading the text a little more frightened than before.
I ended up laughing about the whole thing, telling myself I was stupid, I found it quite funny really.

The Perfect Image

What really is "The Perfect Image", is there really a perfect image.
We all want to look different and however much you say you don't there's a little part of you that you want to change. We all aren't perfect, that's why we look for the perfect image and our image of perfect is different to someone else's. As I write this I think of a number of things I want to change about myself and then I think of a number of people I would really love to look like, there's always a celebrity that you know inside think you wish you looked like them.
Sometimes I think that thoughts like this just make me feel worse about myself and that it makes me notice what I don't like about myself more, and then it makes me think what can I change - do I really want to be thinking about plastic surgery.
I'm lucky to only think about changing minor few bits of my body, but what about people that want to change everything, how do they cope, I myself would never be able to live like that not liking one bit of my body, so in a sense I'm lucky.
Honestly I don't think there is a perfect image, in our heads there may be, can we really define perfect? Maybe even the people you find perfect have insecurities and maybe that's why most celebrities choose plastic surgery because they feel pressure to be perfect.
I think perfect is a term that can't really define anyone or anything, we throw the word around without it having a true meaning and that's probably what makes everybody so image obsessed.
There is no such thing as a perfect image so whatever insecurities you have, don't let them get to you, just think, you may be perfect to someone else and you're perfect in your own way.

TV Advertisements

Let's be honest who enjoys TV adverts, I certainly don't. They're just so inconvenient, you're halfway through watching a movie and then boom, straight to an advert ruining the suspense and build up of the movie.
I have 2 opinions on TV adverts, at first I see them as a pointless waste of time, helping add to the electricity bill and making you want to spend money on things you don't need, eventually giving in to the temptation of the product, but then I look deeper into what the point in adverts are and I realise that without adverts what would we have, we might not have our beloved toaster or kettle, we might miss our favourite programmes on  TV.
We all say that adverts are pointless but really they're not, they do have a meaning to them, basically what I'm trying to say is we wouldn't be where we are without adverts, you may disagree but that's how I see it.

Sundays

Sundays are probably everyone's favourite day, just the thought of having a relaxing day makes everyone light up.
I myself love Sundays, a nice relaxing bubble bath lit by scented vanilla candles and just being able to relax. Most people appreciate their Sunday nights, they stay at home watching Sunday night television although being the worst night for television programmes you always seem to enjoy it, or you enjoy a good film.
This Sunday I decided instead of being boring and watching the same programmes I always did I watched a film. I watch a film called CyberBully at first I though I really wouldn't enjoy it because it didn't sound interesting to me, how wrong was I!!!
This film is probably one of the best films I have ever watched. Although being enjoyable that's not what made it so amazing, it was the factual part of it, the harsh truth about it, that's what I loved.
During the film we meet a girl, her mum is very strict doesn't let her on the internet without knowing what she's doing or who she's talking to etc. but we are introduced to the girl on her 17th birthday, her mum buys her a laptop, gives her some freedom. The girl and some mates set up a profile a bit like facebook but according to them better, her crush from school adds her and so does this stranger she's never met that goes to school with her friends cousin, she doesn't think anything of it so she adds him. Throughout the whole film the girl and her friends are harassed/bullied by a girl at school. Well the next day she sees someone posted something weird on her profile, she gets upset about it and tells her mum because she's obviously never come across things like this before. Her mum tells her to change her password etc then advises her to take her profile down, the next day her mum discovers she hasn't and takes her laptop then she finds out her brother posted the status, soon enough things escalate and now this James boy she didn't know is saying things about her which aren't true, her mum this time tells her to delete her profile but again she doesn't. Things get worse and worse and soon enough this girl is ready to commit suicide, she post a video online, her friend comes home to see it and luckily arrives in time to stop her. This girl so gets help and starts to get better and better although still being bullied throughout the duration, she finally discovers this James guy she didn't know was her bestfriend taking revenge. She eventually gets back to school and forgives her friend realising she is going through the same as what has happened to her, she confronts the girl who has been bullying her and stands up telling her she's putting people through what she's been through.
This film defiantly pulled on my heart strings and I felt tears in my eyes, after I'd watched this film I had no idea why it wasn't a box office smash.
I would really recommend everyone to watch it, it really made me think more and more about tings and it made me stronger in a sense.

Ana and Katy's Felt Studio

Hi everyone,
Lately I have been selling a few felt snowmen and Christmas decorations, so I thought I would to post it all on here and see if anyone is interested in buying anything. At the moment we're just starting up, just snowmen and Christmas tree decorations on the go currently, but we hope to be making more. We do a variety of different Christmas stuff all based around the £3-£5 mark, so a bargain. We are based in the UK and we are hoping to sell quite a lot this few coming months. If you want to buy anything or find out any more information on the decorations contact me on my email ana.sadler@virgin.net I can send pictures etc if you would like to see what they look like.
I hope you take this chance and contact me. Thanks, Ana.

Computer Games, Teenagers and Their Minds!

Computer games, they are advertised everywhere, the tv, the internet, on buses, at shopping centres, everywhere! It seems that the creators of these games make the graphics and the plots so mind grabbing to the target audience that they feel they have to buy the games. It's like this people are hypnotising you into buying their games, they have control of your mind and make you go and spend £20+ on something that really isn't that great. Everyday we seem to see another few minds snatch by these games, but honestly are they really worth your time and money. Looking people play their games it seems they are not only hypnotised by the advertising but they are also hypnotised by the game itself, killing zombies and other people seem to be just as hypnotising as the other aspects of the game. These games are just taking over the minds of innocent people, it seems everywhere you look another teenage brain has been taking over by these violent games and yet nothing seems to be being done about it, soon people won't be going out and we'll have empty streets empty shops and soon all we'll count on is the internet which itself is not at all reliable. 

Planning my hairstyle for tomorrow.

Every night I have this problem, what am I going to do with my hair tomorrow, how long will it take to do, everyone has these problems. So while I sit here with my cup of tea and mull over how I should do my hair I look through my "Christmas Hairstyles...." post and think, not only can all of these looks be worn at Christmas they can be worn day to day, you can make them as casual as you like or as sophisticated as you like.
So I've had a plan, instead of pondering for minutes and hours over how you're going to do your hair and make up, make a list for everyday of the week, yes you may have a signature look but step out the box, have a change, a good change! Seeing as I'm so lovely and kind, I am going to post my daily looks on here:

Monday:
Hair: Slicked back ballet bun, pulling all hair forward and the only lump on my head shall be the bun.
Make-Up: Firstly my face, go over lightly with some foundation and add a little bit of blusher but only to create a light tint. Then my eyes, I'm going to go for a winged eye liner flick look, making my look a bit like Kim Kardashians eyes, I will then add some mascara to extend my eyelashes and make them long and full, doing both top and bottom lashes, with only a little eye liner on the bottom lashes. Finally, I will have a nude colour on my lips as I want to draw all the attention to my hair and eyes.

Tuesday:
Hair: I will have a middle parting with some barely there waves as I want to be toned down from the day before.
Make-Up: I won't put any foundation on and I will just have a clear face and use the natural red-ish colour in my cheeks as "blusher", my eyes will be simple with just a line of eye liner all the way round my eyes on the water line and them make my lashes extra long by applying my mascara slowly and in long streaks pulling the eyelashes out, I will finish the look with a touch of pink to my lips but nothing heavy as I'm going for the toned down look.

Wednesday:
Wednesday, I'm just going to be random, I have gymnastics this day and I don't want to bother with too much so I'm just going to go with the flow.

Thursday:
Hair: I will have a simple middle parting with straight locks
Make-Up: My face will have a cover of foundation then powder just to have a more tanned look on it, then my eyes will be a smoky effect (black/grey) and quite a coat of mascara, but not so it looks tacky, I will then have a nude lip with a gloss shine on it.

Friday:
Hair: I will do a top knot slicked back look.
Make-Up: I will not have anything on my face or lips, just eye liner and mascara on my eyes.

Saturday/Sunday:
I will do nothing with my hair and leave my make up clear unless I'm going out, and my look will depend on what I'm doing.

So this is my routine, I hope you take my advice and find it easier, I would love your feedback and see if it helps, so comment with what happened when you tried it.

Ana x

Christmas Hairstyles.....

Want the best hair style looks for Christmas, look no further, here I am going to tell you the best hairstyles to rock for Christmas!

High ballet buns seem to be all the rage this Christmas, slick back your hair and have this bun to top it off and you have the perfect simple Christmas look.

Get your perfect Christmas look by slicking your hair back into a low side parted style, a great loose look that looks stylish yet it's so simplistic.

Loose curls over your shoulder creates a great Christmas look, it brings a bit of warmth into the room, this look works best with blonde and brunette hair.

Marilyn Monroe style pin back shoulder length curls look great at Christmas, this 20's style look makes it your perfect Christmas.

Another bun look! A messy top not creates a casual yet stylish look you can rock at Christmas and still look stylish at the same time.

For the more mature ladies out there, pull your hair into a medium rise quiff, curl and pin at the back and you have the perfect stylish and glamorous look for Christmas with the family.

For the younger ladies out there, slick your hair back into a high big ballet bun towering over everyone, this look can be worn by anyone.

A high messy bun is defiantly the look for anyone rushing around at Christmas, quick and simple to do you won't have to spend too long looking your best.

Back comb your hair and smooth at the top, then out back into a messy bun down at the bottom of the back of your head and you have a perfect casual, elegant look for Christmas.

Tight curls make the perfect look for Christmas, classy and easy to deal with you'll have no problems with pins falling out or buns coming down.

A very simple look for Christmas is a centre parted straight locks look, looks great at Christmas and it shapes your face and shows off all your features by drawing attention to the eyes and lips.

A simple side braid with a middle parting easily makes your perfect party look, the best braid to go with is a fish tail.

Simple yet so effective, the slicked back ponytail and straight locks have a knock out effect.

Another simple ponytail look, is the messy ponytail, it look casual and fabulous.

Loose beach curls and a middle parting is the perfect look for anyone add a sparkly accessory and it completes the look and adds a Christmas touch.

Slick wet look locks give a grunge effect to your hair.

A middle parting with a twisted fringe make the perfect simple and easy Christmas look.

Middle parting with barely there waves create the perfect look for red heads, plaiting hair when damp and leaving over night has the best effect.

High rise quiffs are defiantly becoming the signature Christmas look, so why not try it, the look, looks best with people with the pixie hair and long fringe, a bit like Miley Cyrus' new look.

Add oodles of root lift to your loose up-do and leave a front section forward for a super-sexy finish.

Wear all these looks with a smoky eye and with red lips and you have the perfect Christmas look.

Ana x

Buses.

Generally the idea of buses is a great idea, it's quite cheap (note I say quite) to get to where you want to and causes less pollution (not true, but I feel it does if lees people drove).
Anyway, generally they are great, no? Well not what I experienced today, which has started becoming a regular thing. So I get up to the bus stop early, I did this because the bus has been coming ten minutes early lately, which in itself is extremely annoying but I can put with that, I mean better than it being late right?
So anyway, it didn't come early which I was quite surprised by, so then i thought "ohh it's only going to be 10-15 minutes late, I can handle that" so I waited, 10 minutes went by, the bus hadn't turned up yet, I wasn't worried, I said to myself "I'll wait another 10-15 minutes", another 10 minutes had gone by, i have now been waiting up the bus stop for half an hour!!! Some people that were waiting decided to walk back, I waited another 5 minutes then called someone and asked for a lift, which was very inconvenient for this person because potentially i could have made them late for work. So after 5 minutes of the other people leaving I then decided I may as well leave, I mean it was highly unlikely the bus was going to turn up 40 minutes late. I finally started walking, it was raining my feet were soaking and I was so angry.
I get home at ten to four and I finally find out what happened to the bus, it had broken down, this was becoming a regular thing, every week something would happen, but usually in the case of the bus breaking down they would send another bus, well apparently they did, it came 20 minutes after I left, now really did they think i was going to wait another 20 minutes when I had just waited 40 minutes in the rain, freezing because i had to wear a skirt, feet soaking and toes about to fall off, no i defiantly wasn't!!!
I really question the brains of people running these bus companies, honestly, it's not hard one bus breaks down you're going to have a spare bus, so send it out as soon as you know the bus has broken down not hours after, honestly is it really that hard.
Well anyway my point here is that buses, although sounding really good for the economy and for the environment are actually really quite useless and unreliable. It frustrates me so much and it's happened to so many people yet they never sort the problem out, well I say DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SOON!
Ana