25 Facts About Me...

1. Going out for breakfast is my favourite thing in the world. 
2. The first concert I went to was Hearsay for my best friends 8th birthday.
3. I love baking and I've been told I have the "gift" of making perfect scones. (Apparently it's one of those things that you're either good at or you're not)
4. I'd love to be a speech and language therapist, but my ultimate goal in life is to settle down in a lovely home and raise a family of my own.
5. I can knit.
6. I'm terrified of clowns.
7. Summer makes me really really happy and I can't wait until it's hot enough for BBQ's and Pimms.
8. I believe it is perfectly acceptable to watch Christmas films at any point of the year. For example, I've already watched Elf twice this month (...It's May)
9. I hate it when people say they'll give 110%.
10. I think Beyonce is absolutely perfect.
11. I don't like to do anything without having my morning cup of tea.
12. When I'm not at uni I work as a waitress in a country restaurant.
13. My birthday is on 27th August, and this year I'll be spending it in London with my best friends. We're going to see Matilda the Musical...I'm excited already!
14. I love watching beauty videos on YouTube, but I don't own much make-up at all.
15. I have the smallest room in my house at uni. I hate the room, but I'm really pleased with how pretty I've made it.
16. I really enjoy buying 'pink books' from charity shops.
17. I was a Rainbow, Brownie and Guide.
18. I absolutely love chocolate covered strawberries.
19. My Piczo website I made when I was 11 makes me cringe so much, but I can't bring myself to delete it because I'm still secretly proud of it. 
20. I cannot sing to save my life.
21. I wish I was more confident and less quiet.
22. My hair turns ginger in the sunshine.
23. I fancy David Beckham.
24. I studied English Literature, Classical Civilisation, Biology and Maths at A-Level.
25. I'm very easily pleased and I really appreciate the small pleasures in life. Nothing makes me happier than somebody telling me I'm appreciated.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Confession!

I'm back again!

Well, I wasn't intending to post again today, but as it happens I've just had a surprise visit from my parents so I'm in a really good mood and I thought it'd be nice to add another little nugget of my life to this blog-thingy-whatsit.

This weekend was BUCS at Sheffield (for those that may not know, BUCS is the university sports league) and usually I would have been swimming for Leeds Uni, but I decided not to enter this time to save myself some embarrassment as I'm just not fit enough to swim well right now. 

Anyway, my older brother was swimming for Birmingham (he's done really well so big ups to Phil!) and my parents had gone to watch and they called me en route back home to say was I in the house and would I like a flying visit. They only popped in for a cup of tea and a quick catch up, but it was lovely to see them. Mum brought home-baked biscuits which was obviously an added bonus and not to be turned down!

I do have a slight confession to make on the biscuit front though. See, this year I decided to give up chocolate for lent...foolish I know, but it's something I've always wanted to do so I thought it'd be good to challenge myself. (As a side-note, I've also given up bread but we'll not talk about that because it's a bit of a sore point at the moment...I'm craving a panini like nobody's business!) Anyway, the biscuits mum bought were white chocolate chip cookies (my ultimate favourite) and it would have been rude to say no!

I'm not sure if this means I've broken the rules of lent or not. See, traditionally lent doesn't include Sundays so as it's Sunday today, I guess technically those beautifully creamy white chocolate chips don't count...right?!

So now that I'm in a lovely little mood and feeling pretty swell and content with my life maybe it's time to knock out a few more words in this essay...