Wishing for warmer weather

Hello Darlings,

Today I'm in Leeds city centre looking for a dress for the up and coming law ball next week. I have never been to said law ball before, I can't say that it's something that floats my boat. However, I have been asked to be a certain someone's date, so I thought I'd better make the effort.

On another note, I am sick to death of this grey weather. I wake up in the morning and it always looks so bleak. I'm craving the rich colours of summer, and the climate of a foreign country. One day I aspire to live somewhere where it looks like this on a near daily basis. Having said that, I would undoubtedly miss the odd bit of snow in the winter...

Have a wonderful day everyone,

Lea

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(Images via weheartit.com)

Hey I'm back, with the 25 Facts About Me TAG!

Hey there stranger,

Now don't think that I'm doing that highly irritating thing where bloggers disappear and then reappear without bothering to explain why.The truth is, I don't have any sort of huge reason at all. I just lost my blogging mojo and to be honest, talking about my life when things were so unstable felt fake. Likewise, talking about beauty products somewhat lost it's appeal when everything around me was changing, it all seemed quite irrelevant and insignificant in the grand scheme of things. So, I took a step back. I can't give my all to my blog if I don't feel secure in myself, and at the end of the day, this is a hobby, I should enjoy it. Now things are settling down though, and certain people in my life have been encouraging me to start up again, at one point I was considering shutting down but I'm so glad I didn't now. 

So in a nutshell, I'm sorry I've been absent, hi to those of you who have followed me in the meantime, and thankyou to those of you who have stuck by me! I'm so looking forward to reconnecting with all of you <3

So! To get back into the swing of things, I thought why not do the 25 facts about me TAG? Since a lot has changed with me in the past few months, and believe me, it's been a lot (I fear some of you may fall off your chair when you hear one particular snippet of news that I have for you!) I thought why not?

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1. I'm a matter of months away from graduating from the University of Leeds with a Law degree. I have to be honest, and tell you all that I cannot wait for that day. Law was never my choice (it was my parents'), and I can't wait to be out of this and doing something that I enjoy. 

2. I have a new job! I started a couple of weeks ago now, and I'm back in the world of Frozen Yogurt. I now work on Tuesday evenings as well as odd shifts, up at Moo in Headingley, Leeds. If you're near me, come have some yogurt and say hi! 

3. My closest friend and I just made the decision to move in together next year once we graduate. I'm so excited and I couldn't be happier that we finally got round to this!! <3

4. I am an obsessive cleaner, if my house is a mess I freak out!

5. I would love to own a Corvette Stingray, and MGB or a Triumph Spitfire one day. Classic cars have soul <3

6. I hate gin. I think it tastes of herbs.

7. I have an obsession with owls and always have done since I was little. Some have said that this is because I share certain characteristics with them, but I won't divulge into that as quite frankly it was rather derogatory! 

8. YSL Opium is my favourite perfume, the smell always reminds me of good memories <3

9. I have an aversion to ironing. I hate it, genuinely hate it. If you'd like to come and do it for me, I will love you forever!

10. I'm going to Vegas to celebrate my 21st this summer (excited!).

11. When I was little I couldn't say 'hot air balloon' so I used to call them 'dig boons' (big balloons). To this day if my family see one they shout this at me. Baffling.

12. One of my favourite things is how the sea looks at night (preferably when it's not freezing outside). I find it kind of eery in a beautiful way.

13. I am obsessed with yogurt. To the degree that rich women are obsessed with Chanel. I need help.

14. My time keeping is horrendous if I don't absolutely have to be there on time. It's better to arrive late than to arrive bedraggled!

15. I'm terrified of Zombies but I watch The Walking Dead religiously. (Is it just me or are the zombies getting slower as the seasons go by, they used to run and now they just kind of hobble. Not that I'm complaining, I'd like to think I could take out one of those types.)

16. I quite fancy a lollipop peacock. Completely pointless but entirely worthwhile!

17. I have recently started seeing someone.

18. Just lately I have had to come to terms with something pretty big, and it made me question who I was again. But, with the help of this image, I think I'm sorted now. 

19. I don't like sleeping in a house on my own, it makes me feel claustrophobic.

20. I am notoriously bad at keeping plants alive. My friends have taken bets on how long it will take me to kill the new plant on the landing. 

21. Skittles milkshakes blow my mind, seriously, you have to try one.

22. It's just past 10am and I'm craving Thai food. If you happen to be in Leeds and you want good thai food that isn't expensive, go to Jino's in Headingley, it's really good.

23. My hair hasn't made it past collar bone length in almost 5 years now. It grows at about a rate of half an inch per year. 

24. Rachel Weiss is my biggest celebrity crush. I think I would probably sell a kidney to be with her. 

25. One day I would like to take a year out and travel up through South America, all the way to Canada, stopping at all the places I've ever wanted to visit on the way. Perhaps in the next couple of years I'll get to realise that dream. 

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I really didn't realise just how hard it would be to think of 25 facts about myself that wouldn't bore you all to tears! I love finding out more about you guys, so if you do this tag, link it below so I can check it out?

Have a wonderful day everyone,

Lea

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(Images via Google Images)

Soul It Out Baby

Hey Darlings,

About time for a touch of soul round here don't you think?

This beauty comes from Soul 4 Real, and is called 'Every Little Thing I Do'. It was from their 1995 debut album Candy Rain and peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. This is guaranteed to get me moving, so I really do recommend you give it a listen!

I'm working on a short film as a favour to a couple of friends of mine at the moment. I'm filming from 6-10 tonight and I'm actually really looking forward to it! I went to a rehearsal last night (I joined the cast at super short notice!) and I really enjoyed it. I'm playing a character that's quite the opposite of me, so it's so much fun to be something completely different.

Hope you're all okay lovelies!

Lea

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I think I may have a problem?

Hey Darlings, 

How are you all today? I can't believe how much snow there is in Leeds. I've been camping out at my friends flat for almost a week now, since I've been living in fear that I'd get snowed in at my own home. Today I am actually going to attempt to get back, and it's not something I'm looking forward to. All of the busses have stopped running up to where I live (the problems with living in suburbia!) and taxi's really aren't keen on heading up that way, so wish me luck! 

On another note, here is my pondersome issue of the day. Women. I have arrived at the conclusion that I find it exceptionally hard to get along with certain types of women, particularly in large groups. If I walk into a situation and the other person involved is relatively engaging, I'm good. I can cope with that and it puts me at ease. But on the other hand, if I walk into a situation and receive no response, or no eye contact, it literally makes me shut down. I feel like someone has hit me on the nose with a rolled up newspaper. (There's an image for you). The problem that then follows is that I find it incredibly hard to engage or relate to this person, which is always going to be an issue when it's someone you're supposed to at least get along with. 

Now why just women you ask? Well, I genuinely have no idea. I get along really well with men, I find that I generally have a lot in common with them (maybe it's the car thing?), and they really do tend to judge a lot less. I'm also a bit too much of a free spirit for some people, sometimes I think they look at me and think really? You're actually going to do that?! You're actually interested in that?! I suppose I learnt a long time ago that if something happened and I ended up dead tomorrow, I wasn't going to lie there in my last minutes and think about everything that I wished I'd done. The last thing in the world that is important to me is money, or peoples opinions, or doing what I 'should'. This, I fear, is seen as somewhat of a bad attitude to some women, but it does mean for some reason that I tend to get on with men a little better. 

I'm not by any means suggesting that every woman is like this. In fact I have come across very few in the past year or so. The community here is fantastic and I love how united and welcoming everyone is. It's most definitely not women as a whole I'm talking about... but rather that particular type of woman, or god forbid, the ones that move in a pack. I'm pretty sure we've all come across one or two in our lifetime.. Those ones who manage to make you feel about 3 inches tall in as many seconds. 

I fear I may be about to go through this several times over, but I'm hoping not. There's always a chance right? Maybe I'm just way out of my comfort zone here, I haven't been in a situation with a lot of unknown heterosexual women in a long time. And now I sound like a hermit. Joy.

So considering all of this I am, as usual, wondering am I alone in this? I probably am aren't I? And, please let me know if you have any advice for me on how to deal with a situation like that? I feel that I'm failing somewhat!

Have a wonderful day everyone,

Lea

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