to honour Amanda Todd

Most of you are probably aware of the concept of suicide. It involves taking your life and is often a cry for help. Often, suicide will follow a period of severe or endless depression. A person committing suicide feels that by taking their life, they will be escaping their problems, they see it as the only solution and escape to their hardship.
On Wednesday 10th October, a 15-year-old girl took her life in Columbia by hanging herself. She done this due to bullying. She was unable to escape her bullys, she moved school, moved city and still she couldn't escape it. She faced constant hardship. She posted a video on YouTube before killing herself. She told her story of her endless battle with the bullies who led her to severe depression and anxiety. She began 'cutting' (slitting her wrists) and she was beaten by a group of 15 girls. After this, she lay in a ditch where her father found her and took her to hospital. When she got home, she drank bleach in an attempt to end her life. Fortunately she was not successful as she was rushed to hospital where the doctors flushed her body (pumped the bleach out.) she faced constant terror from people on Facebook who made nasty comments about her attempts to end her life, saying she deserves to die. This really led her to feel like she has no place in this world. Her world ended on the 10th October 2012. She was a beautiful girl who deserved a much better life. Those bullys were nothing but evil and I am sure, if they have any heart, they will feel regret for the fact that they pushed Amanda to her own death.
No one should ever feel the way Amanda did. Everyone, no matter who they are, deserves their place on this earth. A person should never wish death upon another and no one has the right to tell another person that they dont deserve to live.
Reading this story about Amanda has honestly had a huge impact upon me due to me hearing of a family friend doing the exact same thing exactly a week before Amanda Todd done it. I can't imagine what Amanda's parents are going through. They have just lost an amazing daughter and no matter what bad she has done in her life, she did never ever deserve this. Her parents just need to know that now, she is in a much better place and she is in peace. She has finally reached peace that she never got to reach in this life.
To all those bullys who pushed Amanda to this: you should feel ashamed of what you have caused. You made a person feel so worthless and hopeless that they had to take their own life. She changed her entire life to try and escape you and yet you didnt let her live her life in peace. You had no right to make her feel this way and I hope now, you realise you were wrong. Sadly, it's too late but i just pray that you never ever make a person feel this way again. Think before you speak or act. You will never know how much your words or actions can affect a person. What you see on the outside is not even half of it. Amanda had her entire life ahead of her and you took it away from her, you crushed her inside and left her feeling lonely and worthless. I never wish for anyone to ever feel like that.
Amanda's story is one which i hope everyone takes something from. Whether it is just the appreciation of the good people we have around us or the fact that we should treat everyone with respect and worthiness no matter who they are. Also, to anyone reading this thinking of ending their own life, dont do it. I understand it might seem like the only solution but honeslty, there are people who will help you. Think of everyone you will be leaving behind, whoever they are, your mum, dad, sister, brother, best friend or lover, they will all be more than sad to see you leave them like that. You can't leave them behind wondering what they could have done to help you.
To every single soul reading this: you are beautiful, inside and out, no matter what other people say. You deserve your place on this earth more than anyone else. When times get hard and it seems like happiness will never be reached and no one will rescue you, just keep smiling because honestly, it will get better. It may be hard, it may be very hard, but it will get better. Look for the help you need and when you get it, you will be on your way to a better life. Most improtantly, nothing is ever entirely your fault so dont blame yourself! Im not telling you to blame others, i am just saying that you need to think logically and think of the real causes of the problem because chances are, it isn't just you causing it.
Every problem has a solution and if we work together, we will find it :)<3
Rest in peace Amanda, your story is inspiring <3

Sorry guys :P

Right, so I've been running low on the good ol' blogs but I've honestly been SO busy!!

Most of my days are taken up by college and when I'm not at college I'm doing college work so I'm basically surrounded by college!! It's actually quite frustrating because I dislike college ALOT and the only reason I'm sticking it out is because I need to!! If i could fast forward 2 years and be at university I really would but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do!!

So yeah, I've been busy with college and then I've also been busy at home because my mommy is due to have a baby some times this week and she has been in and out of hospital so I've been helping out with looking after my little sister!! It's all a bit hectic in my little world right now!!

I'm currently setting up revision for all of my exams in January at college. I have 3 in total and I also have coursework etc to complete. It's not easy at college no matter what anyone says!! You have to put in SO much work and I've had to put in extra because the teachers at my college are pretty useless at times haha!!

So yeah, as my life goes right now I pretty much have about 5 hours of free time a week or something!! It sucks but I've gotta get on with it!!
I can't wait to have a little break over the christmas holidays but I'm sure a lot of my time will be spent revising!! At least I will have the chance to relax a little though hey?!

Anyway, I think I've bored you enough with my little life story but if you're still reading then congrats to you because I would have zoned out ages ago!! hahah

Blog soon (I hope)
xxx

Nothing Beats it!!

Feeling like you're on cloud nine has gotta be THE best feeling ever and that's exactly how I'm feeling right now!! It's like something has taken over me, wipe away all those possible tears and blessed me with the greatest feeling in the world!!

I can't explain what it's like to feel like this!! It's like having your favourite childhood sweet after such a long time!! Honestly I can't explain it but I'm sure every single one of you lovely people reading this have experienced it at some point in your life!!

Everything is great. I'm keeping positive and I will not let anyone or anything take away this smile that I've been wearing!!

Keep Smiling :D

CRANK IT UP!

RIGHT, so here we have it!! JUKEBOX HAS ARRIVED!!

I got my copy a bit late due to 'unforeseen circumstances' but anyway when I first got to listen to it properly I was actually so amazed at it!!
Here is the track listing:
Track 01- She makes me wanna
Track 02- Do you feel what I feel
Track 03- Teach me how to Dance
Track 04- Take a Chance On Me
Track 05- Go Harder
Track 06- So Many Girls
Track 07- 3D
Track 08- Take You Down
Track 09- Innocence
Track 10- Killed By Love
Track 11- Never Gonna Stop
Track 12- Shy of The Cool

So, my favourites on the album? hmm.. well the entire album is just brilliant but if I had to pick 3 favourites I would probably choose: Do you feel What I feel, Take A Chance On Me and Shy Of the Cool. I think for me, I feel like their is a whole lot of emotion packed into this album. One disk containing so much emotion!! It's just great!! You have that aspect of love but yet there is so much energy in some of the songs too which is just great!! OK now JLS clearly aren't everyone's cup of tea but I think a lot of the songs, for example Take A Chance On Me, everyone can relate to in some way. Music is open to so much interpretation. Just take a generic lyric from the song and add your own interpretation to it!

Try it, I'll give you a few to try out from the song Take A Chance On me by JLS:

-'Reach out take my hand' think about: friendship, love, trust.
-'You give 100 percent but you've never seen a cent' think about: working hard but not feeling rewarded, trying so hard to please someone but nothing works, not feeling like your work is appreciated
-'But you cannot get past the fear' think about: not wearing something because you don't know what people will think, being too scared to do something you really want to do.

So, do you see what I mean. Music is open to so much interpretation. Everyone has their own take on life. Next time, when you listen to a piece of music, crank up the volume or listen to it quietly but whatever you do, listen carefully and think about what makes that piece of music so great. It could be the lyrics, the backing track anything. Just make it mea something to you, make it personal. Every artist wants their fans to relate to their music not just listen to it!! Try it, it will work!!

:D

Prom Pictures :)

So I promised that I would upload a few picture from my prom which I had taken at my house and then edited. It has been a very long wait but they have arrived so I shall post a few of the jewellery. Enjoy & comment if you wish :)

Here's a picture of the earrings I wore. You can also see the lovely detail on the dress.

This is a full length of the dress. It is a cross between english and asian style. (Chopped my head out of the picture)

Here's a close up of the hand jewellery I wore. It was brought from an asian jewellery store.

Presents!!

So, my Dad went to India for 2 weeks because there was a family wedding over there. He brought me back some amazing presents so I thought I'd share the most amazing ones with all you lovely people :) Feast your sparkly little eyes on these!!

A set of silver bangles- There are 16 bangles in this set, 2 are chunky and the rest are thin but some have some great detail on them!

This is a set of 8 gold bracelets- It has 4 chunky bracelets in and every single one has great detail on.

This is a set of 4 gold bracelets with coloured gems on. I totally love the turquoise colour!!  

This is a more simple set of bangles. There are 16 in this set- 12 plain and 4 with the diamonds on. Great elegance!

Now I totally love this bracelet- It's a clamp bracelet and the detail on it is just amazing!  I love the colour too.

Just a simple clamp bracelet with an added sparkle:)

Nails Inc. Nail varnish

So this months issue of GLAMOUR magazine came with a lovely full size bottle of Nails Inc. nail polish. The colour I received was 'Basil Street' and I totally love it!! It's a nude/light toffee colour and it applies really well onto the nail. After just two coats you're all set!

The colour is great for mutli-wear i.e you can wear it for a casual coffee or a night out with your friends! It matches every outfit and I really recommend it to everyone :) Also, I've had mine of for 3 days now and there isn't a single chip in sight and I use my hands a lot because I do a lot of writing, washing up etc. Definitely a recommend buy!!

Love your nails. :)

Garnier BB Cream

So, I received my free samples of Garnier BB cream last week and my immediate reaction was 'Oh, i like the packaging!' It was in a sort of, fold over card board box and it had little quotes from reviews on it and it had pictures and things on it.

Inside the little box was a little pocket where the samples were, there are 3 sample sachets which would probably last about 2/ 2 and a half weeks. There's also a £1 money off voucher for any purchase of Garnier BB cream and a few other products. Pretty useful if you like the sample :)

Finally after checking out the packaging and everything, I opened up a sachet and tried it out. I had a pretty big spot on my nose on the day I got it so it was great timing! So, I put it on and well, it was pretty damn great! It gives an incredibly light coverage but its enough to cover spots/blemishes. It is also really easy to apply and blends in really well so you can say goodbye to any smears!! It's also really handy to carry around with you because, due to it being just like cream, it absorbs into your skin and if you wanted to keep touching up throughout the day, you can because it doesn't look patchy at all and you cant tell if you have more than one layer on!! It's also really easy to take off and because you don't have to put a lot of it on, you don't have to struggle scrubbing it off your face because it's so light! Oh, and also it has SPF 15 so it's great for the daily protection that your skin needs!

The only criticism I have to it is this: when I put it on one day, after moisturising, it really highlighted a bit of dry skin that I had around my chin, this was quite annoying because I took it off put on more moisturiser and re applied it but it STILL looked dry. But then, after letting my skin settle, it did go away which I was pleased with.

So, all in all it's a great product and I will definitely be buying it once I've used up my samples!! I definitely think it's well worth buying because it really is a great all-in-one!!

GO BB!! :)

Full size bottle- available in most beauty stores

This is the sample box 

NOOO!!

woops.. it seems that my phone isn't working. It's a blackberry, hold the insults please. hahaha!!

So, my keypad hasn't being working properly for a few months now but I've been coping with it. And now, it just won't do anything. I can use the trackpad but its practically useless!! My whole phone is just frustrating me and I'm up right now trying to figure out how to fix the damn thing!!

I attempted using a hairdryer to 'dry it out' because apparently the problem is caused by water/moisture but NO! it hasn't helped :(

I feel like smashing my phone into pieces but I guess that would be even worse!!

I have to stick with this phone until february when i get my upgrade. I might ditch blackberry and join the iPhone revolution!!!

Believe in Yourself

After realising tha your life is what you make it, you want to do nothing but make it right. I've never been quite the confident person and I know it's something I need to work on. But my confidence is a working progress and seeing new faces at college has definitely boosted me up one step. The idea of being with totally new people in practically all of my subjects was pretty daunting but I've told myself from the start that I'm not going to pretend. I'm not going to be they shy one sat alone in the corner anymore because I don't want to be like that. Yeah ok so the first day wasn' great, I barely knew anyone and to be honest I didn't speak to many people but I've made friends in a few classes but only because I told myself I would do it. I became comforted by the belief that I would be able to do it and now, I've done it. I've mixed with all kinds of people in my lessons and I totally love it :)

The work load has been hard but I'm handling it (I hope!!). There are some people who I can already see falling behind, not handing in work and not turning up to lessons on time. I'm glad to say that I'm not one of these people. I've kept up to date with my work and am soon to start a piece of coursework for film studies- a 1500 word essay on 5 minutes of film. It will be hard but I've had enough practice with essay writing for film so I'm confident enough to say I will be able to do it. 

I've followed my gut instinct when being at college. I've learned to just go with it and not wait around but, most importantly, I believe in myself. I believe that if I try my VERY hardest I know that I will do well. I'm going to get the grades I want because I'm going to put in as much work and effort as possible. Nothing's gonna stop me from being at the top. Forget target grades because I want to exceed them. I have all the support I need, teacher family and great friends. As long as I saty on track, their should be no problem. 

So, my message to you? Just go for it, if you want something, go and get it. Don't waste time waiting for someone to come and help you up, just get up and go. It's your life, believe in yourself, set your own goals and go after them. Chase your dreams before its too late, you know you want to, go on, I can see you edging to go so JUST GO!!!!!!

Aaaaahhh What A Day!!

Sunday 25th September 2011. Train Leaves at 9:55. Destination: LONDON EUSTON!!

Oh yes, LONDON!! Sunday was the day that me and my AMAZING friend Abi went over to London. We had tickets for Buckingham Palace where we could have a tour of the state rooms & see the Royal Wedding Collection!!

We got to the train station around 9:45am and waited for our train to get to the platform. When it arrived, we sat our little butts down and got ready to have a great day; one which we will remember for quite a while!!

The journey was ok. There was a group of men sat next to us who were drinking beer and it kind of smelled but it was managable. I did feel a bit sick on the way but no vomit so it wall ALL good :)

We reached London at about 11:30. This was great timing because we had enough time to catch the tubes to take us to where we needed to go and we still had pleanty of time until our tour of the Palace which started at 1:00 pm. We got to the palace at about 12/12:15 and so we decided to sit in the park and have a little snack and rest. When it got to about 12:45, we went back to the entrance for the palace tour and swiftly made our way in.

We went through the security check and of course it just HAD to beep on Abi. Not me though, obviously her metallic structure is a problem.. hahaa.

We got our audio tours and made our way through. The entire palace was just AMAZING, like nothing I have ever seen before!! And the Royal Wedding Collection, well don't get me started on that, amazing, jut amazing!! So much detail ad thought went into everything!! When you hear about the ins and outs of the AMAZING wedding dress you realise jut how amazing it is!! Wow, just WOW!!

We also got to see the 'Royal Fabergé' collection which was OUTSTANDING!! So many little figurines and amazing pieces with so much detail and precision!! A favourite of mine was a little indian elephant with a man sat on top. It was SO small but yet nothing was missed. Every last wrinkle was on the elephant!!

So, after the tour, we made our way out of the palace and walked over to Clarence House. We didn't really get close to it due to the security and guards but it was nice to see it in real life haha!! After seeing Clarence House, we went over to a park and decided where we would go next. We also managed to see a few little squirrels!!

Next up, we made our way over to see Big Ben and big it was!! We only saw it from a distance but we were close enough to see how amazingly big it is!! There were a few of those annoying chinese tourists around so we quickly made our way to the underground as we were now heading to Covent Garden!

We very nearly got lost but we soon realised we were looking at the wrong tube direction thingy and found the right one!! So, when we got to Covent Garden, we looked for Lilly Allen's shop 'Lucy In Disguise' but we failed to find it and we actually got really frustrated!! But at least we tried!

After we this, we were slightly stuck about where to go. We had about 2 hours before our train home and we needed something to do so, we stopped for a hot chocolate in Starbucks and then made our way into our future. Yep, that's right, our future.
But before we got there, we were rudely interrupter by a lady trying to give us free tickets to a 'film' about why people are paranoid. She wouldn't take no for an answer!! Silly woman!!

Next Stop: RADA & UCL.

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art & University College London. The university Abi inspires to go to and the university I inspire to go to. AND it just so happens that they are only a 5 minute walk away from one another!! Pretty cool I know and to top things off, there is a hospital right near the two universities so  we know we are safe if we decide to go to the universities!!

So, after being wowed by our universities, we looked at our clocks and realised it was half 6!! We needed to be at Euston train station for 7 and we were running late!! The next 20 minutes were a mad rush on and off tubes but we reached Euston train station in good time and we even beat the train!! haha!!

We sat on the train when it arrived and had a relaxing journey back! Our feet were just about to fall off when we got on the train but it was DEFINITELY worth it!! We had such an amazing day and I would more than love to do it again!!!

I'm so glad I have such an amazing friend to share such an experience with!! :D

I cannot wait until something like this happens again!!!!!!!!!!!

Sun :D

Woowwwsshhh!!

This sunshine is AMAZING!! Totally loving this week. It's funny how it's been predicted to snow mid october but yet we are experiencing a week which could be the hottest in so many years!! Waheyy!!

Unfortunately I've been stuck in college all week so haven't got to enjoy the sun as much as I would have liked BUT I did get out in it every chance I could :D

Hope everyone has been enjoying the sun as much as me or even more :) What's everyone done to enjoy it?? Drop a few comments if you want.

Keep smiling while the sun is shining!!

I'm back ;)

Hello!!

I'm so sorry for neglecting my blog recently. I haven't posted in AGES!! I've been SO busy, I've started college so I've had a lot of work to do, my first week was the worst!! I was bombarded with essays and assignments but worry not, I got them all in on time and I got good marks for them all!!

The subjects I'm studying are: Film Studies, Sociology, Psychology and Law. All are A-Levels :)

The next 2 years are gonna be pretty intense now. People say that even university is easier than A-Levels!! Woohooo... NOT! BUT, studying A-Levels DOES come with an advantage!! I get about 12 hours free a week. They're called 'study periods' but I don't study in all of the 12 hours haha!! EXAMPLE: today I went into town and went shopping in 2 free hours that I had!! Pretty cool right?!

So college isn't too bad, the first week was hard; I didn't know anyone in my lessons and generally felt like I knew no one in college. I've started to make more friends but everyone already has their own friendship groups so I can't just go and stay with them at lunch times and things haha!! I'm kind of enjoying college but I'm not massively enjoying it. I think it might get better with time but hey, I just need to stick it out for 2 years and deal with it I guess hahahahaha!!

So, sorry my blog is a bit dry today but I will try and do a few when I get a bit of spare time. College is tiring me out a lot so I tend to come home, do a bit of revision (yes I'm already revising!!!) and then I have dinner and just try and relax. It's hard because when it gets to about 9:00 pm I start to feel really tired but I know that if I go up to bed, I won't get any sleep!!

Anyway, sorry for not blogging lately but like I said, I'll try and keep a few blogs coming!!

It's all love fellow readers ;)
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BORED!!

This is the result of my boredom

WOW!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!

So today was the day that I got my GCSE results!! After all the hard work and effort I had put in to trying my best and not giving up and this day was going to tell me if it had all payed off.

So, I meet up with my friend and we catch the bus to the other site of our school (we merged with another school to form an academy). As we got off the bus, we caught our friend hopping out of her car to collect her results and we joined her. It was nice to be together after a while. So, we collected our envelopes and huddled in a circle, loosening the ends of the envelope so we could reveal our results. I was expecting one piece of paper with numbers and letter on but there were actually about 5 pieces of paper and I was just utterly confused. We soon figured out what was going on and I am so pleased to say that I got 2 A*s, 5 As and 5 Bs!

I couldn't believe I had got these results because the exams really WERE hard!! I'm just so proud of myself!! My friends also done AMAZINGLY and I am feeling rather proud of them too ;) I know they are SO happy about their results!! They worked SO hard and they deserved amazing results!!

I told my family about my results and they had nothing but praise for me!! I can't really explain my happiness to be honest but it's kind of like the feeling you get when you first learned to tie your shoe laces as a child.. a feeling of great accomplishment ;)

I hope everyone is happy with their results, don't worry about what people thought you were gonna get because you shouldn't need to live up to anyone's expectations but your own!! You will be amazing no matter what!! So keep your head held high, keep focussed on your goals in life and you WILL reach them. Embrace every moment of happiness, be proud of whatever you do, don't look back because you haven't got any time to waste.

xxxx

Counting down the days & the time has come!!

25th August 2011- GCSE results day. The feelings I am experiencing at this moment are hard to understand. I feel nervous but I also fell excited. I have been waiting for this day for so long and all my years of school have been preparing me for this. I've always valued my education and tried my hardest to achieve the best possible. My parents have always told me that if I want something, I need to try my hardest to get it and I want to be successful so I will always try my hardest to be successful.

Now, many people are probably feeling SO nervous about results day but just remember one thing- if you know you've done you're best, there is nothing more you can do. At the end of the day, if you revised and turned up for the exam, there is nothing more you could have done. Whatever results you get, you need to remember that you will ALWAYS be amazing, no matter what. These results won't change the rest of your life forever, if you do well then congratulations but if you don't do as well as you hoped you would, don't be disheartened because, there will be an opportunity for you one day, you just need to wait. College or sixth form isn't always the right thing for everyone so choose wisely. Avoid quick snap decisions because it could lead to regrets. But whatever you do, work hard and always keep calm. Especially just before you open your envelope of results!!

Take a friend or family member which you for support. There's nothing better than someone stand next to you for you to scream, cry or jump with ;) Forget about people's expectations of you, you're doing this for you, not them, and go into your school hall with an open mind. Think about the life that lies ahead of you because you're just about to step into it. When you take your envelope, smile and say thank you. Don't let your nerves make you rush to open it. Console yourself, do some deep breathing if you really need to, open it slowly (just to build up the tension ;) ) look at it carefully... read every subject line.. take it all in... now here's your chance... SCREAM SHOUT CRY JUMP!! Do whatever you want to do to express your feelings. Be aware that there may be press from local newspapers hanging about so if you don't want to be in a shot then I suggest you hide ;) But honestly, share your success because everyone deserves to be happy. If your pleased with your results, go shout it from the rooftops!! Indulge yourself in happiness, this was achieved by YOU, no one else, just your amazing self!!

Celebrate your triumphs because, this may sounds a bit clichéd but, you are worth it!! If you have tried your hardest possible then I'm sure you will shine, you'll sparkle with delight, happiness will fill your heart. You deserve it, GCSEs are not easy!!

Good luck to every single one of us getting our results!! I will post mine up tomorrow, let me know what you all get :D

Hugs and kisses... just to calm your nerves a little :D mwaaahhh < That is a big one for the AMAZING Abi & Shifa who I know will just do great! Don't worry my little wiggle bottoms!!!

We don't live in a jigsaw puzzle.

So today, I was having a conversation with one of my friends about how we want to meet One Direction & JLS. She happens to be a big One Direction fan & I'm the big JLS fan (as you may already know). We were talking about how we will go to book signings and things to meet them and then she mentioned something which really made me think, it was actually quite sad to think about. You see, she wears a head scarf. She mentioned how she would feel 'awkward' if we went to try and meet the bands. I replied with 'but why?' without thinking properly and she said 'because I wear a scarf'. Part of me was shocked that she would feel awkward just because she wears a scarf but I totally understood her feelings.

I myself don't wear a scarf and when I see people wearing one it seems normal because it is part of my religion. I have nothing but respect for them. This is why I was shocked when my friend said this. It is normal for me to see her wearing a scarf. I see her all the time and if she came out without a scarf I would be shocked. But why should wearing a scarf make her feel awkward? It is part of her religion. People should have nothing but respect for that. I am a big believer in respecting other people's cultures because we do live in a multi-cultural society. We need to welcome different cultures with open arms. If we didn't wouldn't we get bored? Although I do have a religion, I'm always open to new ideas from different cultures. For example, I wear clothes from shops such as TopShop/New Look(western culture) but I also wear clothes from my own eastern culture but with a modern twist. My prom dress is a great example of this.

I would never look at someone and judge them on what they are wearing. O.K I may look at someone's outfit and say 'oh that's nice' or 'oh I don't like that' but I will never judge the person wearing those clothes. A headscarf is like a piece of clothing or a hair clip. Just because it's there, it doesn't mean you need to point it out. You wouldn't make someone feel awkward if they wore a mickey mouse t-shirt so why make a person feel awkward if they are wearing a head scarf?

At the end of the day, we don't live in a jigsaw puzzle and not everyone fits in with each other but when you were a child, you would have tried to make each jigsaw piece fit into each other wouldn't you? So what's stopping us from trying to make everyone feel like they fit in now?

Appreciating differences within society is often overlooked and many people begin to label people on what they look like. We need to realize that yes, everyone is different and why is that? It's because we are unique. We don't question each other's DNA so why question what we wear or what we look like?

I hope this made sense. I'm not sure it did, but surely you must understand my point by now. Feeling like a social outcast is a terrible feeling so don't make anyone feel like that.

In the words of Jessie J, Nobody's Perfect!

Dying to be thin??

After coming across a webpage which gives tips to girls wishing to become size zeros, I began to think about the harm which people are causing themselves. It's sad to think that people are out there trying to be a size zero. They must be able to see that it's not what a healthy body is about. Depriving your body of food will not help you. Keeping a fast for 30 days, limiting yourself to juice, is dangerous. It upsets me to read thing like this.

Now, you could say that celebrities are the cause of this but, I don't think it is the only cause. Sure the media has a BIG impact on how we live our lives and seeing thin, tall models and celebrities on magazine covers does make us feel uncomfortable in our own bodies sometimes but people are missing the point. Many celebrities have very on-the-go lifestyles. They DO eat but they burn a lot of their calories off by walking from one place to another. Also, the like of Cheryl Cole and The Saturdays do dance. If you look at preparations they have done for music videos, you will see that a lot of it does include dancing and dancing does help to loose weight/maintain weight. People need to take all of these factors into consideration before deciding that they are going to stop eating.

I've never been 100% happy with my size. There are times when I will look in the mirror and think that I'm too fat. I've always thought that my thighs are HUGE and at one point, I did really want to do something about it so I changed my lifestyle and slotted in just half an hour of exercise a day and I began to see a difference. Then I began taking the exercise more seriously. It went from enjoying the exercise to working out how many calories I had burned. I also began counting calories. Then I realized I needed to stop. Luckily it only took me a month to realize that what I was doing wasn't right and I went back to exercising just to keep myself healthy and ever since then, I have began to feel more comfortable with my body. I realized that I wasn't fat. After all, I was only a size 8 and I knew this was normal for my age.

I've started eating a lot healthier now. Previously, I hadn't really been eating much fruit but now I have increased my fruit intake and I only have a packet of crisps about once a month. I've found that this not only makes me feel healthier, but it also makes me feel happier because I know that I am being healthy and my skin feels healthier.

But when I see articles titled 'tips for anorexia' and 'thinspiration' I get very worried. I will look through these articles and think 'wow! look how thin they are' and I will begin to think about myself and my body. Then I think again to myself. I reassure myself and my insecurities are pushed aside because I know that a lot of these girls really are dying to be thin. They're eating one apple throughout a whole day and nothing more. They're looking for ways to stop them gaining weight when they probably weigh half of what I weigh!

There are many people who are genuinely thin and they can eat tonnes of food and they won't put on weight because they have a high metabolism. We must not envy people like that. That's just how they have been made, it's just how their body works. Everyone is unique and we need to remember that. Although keeping healthy is important, we need to get the balance right, O.K stick to a diet, but keep it a healthy diet. Don't cut out fatty foods completely because you need fat to insulate your body. Exercise regularly to maintain a healthy weight and enjoy things like cake, crisps and chocolate in moderation. If you stick at your exercise for a month, reward yourself with a chocolate. But do make sure that you take in lots of water whilst exercising. Water is great for your body. It keeps impurities out, it will make your skin look healthier and you will feel a lot more refreshed when you drink it.

So for all you girls, or even boys, out there who aren't happy with your size or shape, just remember, inner beauty counts too. You might not have the perfect body but you could have the perfect personality.

You are amazing, don't you ever ever forget that!!

Adele was the cover girl for the July 2011 issue of GLAMOUR- She isn't a size zero and she looks beautiful!

Every life is worth living. Smile like you've never smiled before, laugh like there's nothing better to do & live like there is no tomorrow. It's your life, don't let anyone take that away from you! 

Welcome Home :D

So, as I am sat drinking some pepsi and staring at a blank, boring laptop screen... I find out that one of my closest friend is now back in England after a weeks holiday in france! :D

I just wanted to say welcome home to her and I hope she had one amazing time!! I'm sure she did and I'm sure she has many stories of when her french has let her down haha!!

I jut thought i would be the lovely friend that I am and dedicate an entire blog to her because she is AWESOME! and I haven't spoke to her in a week.. that's like a whole year in our lives haha!!

We have a lot of catching up to do and I can't wait to hear her stories!!

Welcome Back Abi :)

(sorry about the bad weather)

xxxxxx

Just Stop!

Racism is a nasty thing. Judging people on their race is terrible. Just because someone has a different colour skin to you, it doesn't mean they are alien and deserve to be hated upon.

I have experienced racism and I would never wish for anyone to experience it. Being judged by your appearance is extremely hurtful. When it happened to me, I just wanted to change myself. I felt like I wasn't good enough to be around people. I felt like an outsider, I had been pushed out. I couldn't face the people who were racist towards me. What made it worse was that it happened at school and when I plucked up the courage to report it, nothing was done. I had no apology and saw the person again a few days later. It was very difficult to not be scared.

Inflicting racism on any person, young or old, is a horrible thing to do. I never have and never will understand why people do that. Only an ill-minded individual would get joy from doing such a thing.

When I see people being racist to other on twitter, a fire starts within me. I just want to take back the words the person has said and burn them like they never existed. But even by doing that, the victim of the racism may not be able to forget the words of hatred which have been poured upon them.

Racial harmony is something which we may never reach on this world but it would be nice to see people trying. Why should we target communities and groups of the grounds of their race? It does not do good for anyone.

A great song which expresses how everyone should be treated the same is 'Rainbow' by Jessie J. Check it out on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLqfanNkCDk