Thursday, 15 November 2012

A post for Emily...

Soooo I attempted to delete this blog when I was really sad and fed up one day, and it never happened, because I am not very good with all this technology malarkey.

My last post was in September, a time in my life I would like to forget; I was pretty low from my break up with my ex Josh, and everything around me seemed like it was crumbling. However nearly three months on I can honestly say that almost everything in my life has changed and become better, I am a happy egg now despite the mountains of work I have piling up around me.

SOOOOOO a few things that have changed...

  • I am now back at Uni, in my third and final year. I live in a beautiful house in Sheffield with my four lovely friends. Our student house doesn't feel like a student house at all, it is newly done up and just feels like a lovely little home. We have of course added our personal touches; there is a a lot of bunting, a lot of pictures, pillows and blankets thrown everywhere, candles, flowers, books, DVDs, fairy lights etcetc dotted everywhere, and it really does feel like our little home. This year I have been going out a lot more (which probably isn't a good idea for third year, but it's just so fun), I have been making a lot more friends and doing a lot more things I wouldn't usually. I have grown in confidence so much, and finally feel like I'm making the most of University and freedom, and finally, I am just generally a happier person within myself, all the shit that happened has made me stronger and more confident, and now I feel like I can tackle the world no matter how scary it seems. 
  • I lost my phone (not such a good thing), but I suppose it is a sign that I needed a fresh start. Out with the old and in with the new? Maybe? Maybe I'm just trying to soften the blow.  
  • I may have met someone new...but I won't go in to that on here, but yep, that is a thing. 
  • I have been buying a lot of clothes (again, naughty)
  • All is well with my family again; my sisters wedding plans are coming along nicely, she had her second wedding dress fitting the other week which was funnnn, and we even met up with the lady who is designing our bridesmaid dresses, wooooooo. My parents recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary and jetted off to our villa for a week away, I am insanely jealous.
  • I have been going out for a lot of meals, a lot of walks round parks, I have been watching a lot of films, laughing a lot, dancing a lot, I have sat in a lot of cafes with friends and nice people and watched the world go by for hours, and generally been quite content with life.
  • I died my hair for the first time in two years, and it is very dark, but I have been told it looks nice, and there is nothing I can do about it now, so I'm embracing my new...slightly Gothic look.
  • I have lost a bit of weight which is always nice.
  • I finally went and saw my favorite ever ever ever band again, BON IVER, they were incredible.
At Uni again, sporting my new charity shop coat, £4 Age UK
My parents built a fire, and it was good
Volunteered at Octoberfest. Working for the BBC was so fun!
BON IVER!!!
Home fun!
Got to film some tiny piglets for my Uni work. Best thing ever!
Did some modelling for Jen's Uni work...again
Becca's 21st birthday meal. Drinking the best cocktail in the world.
New charity shop shirt £3 Oxfam.
Reunited in 'freshers'

Octoberfest again...met Alan Davies!!!
The BBC team at Octoberfest!
New phone, and my beautiful planet looking bruise!

(As you can see, bunting and pillows, and another new charity shop top, £3 Age UK)
Adventureeee is out there!
Bon Iver
Playing with bears
Manchester! New trousers £25 H&M

Antwerp Mansion- this is where we went on a night out after Bon Iver in Manchester. It is a hugeeeee old house, and also a club. We watched live jazz, and got very drunk, incredible...
Antwerp Mansion


Dyed my hair...
And again... It looks darker here than it actually is, but yeah you get the gist. 
And that is about it. Apologies for how long and repetitive this post is, my lovely friend Emily asked me to keep blogging, so 2am seemed a good time to start, as I am sleepy and bored and fancied writing about something non-media and Uni work related. 

Amarni xxxxxxxxxx

Friday, 14 September 2012

Dear all...

Dear all (if anyone actually ever reads this), I am going to be deleting my blog very soon (as soon as I've worked out how to do it); I am pretty miserable at the moment and have nothing very interesting to say. I've always been pretty rubbish at all this blogging malarkey anyway. So goodbye everyoneeee.

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

MORE charity shop bargains...

I am now beginning to think that my love for raiding charity shops and finding bargains, is turning in to an addiction. I am on first name terms with the workers in each of the three charity shops in the small town I live in. I now find it very difficult to pay full price for clothes in my old favorites (and probably everyone's), Topshop, American Apparel, Urban Outfitters, Cow etcetc. I would much rather rummage through a lot of weird and horrible clothes, to find lovely bargains that I know no one else will be walking around in. Most of the clothes I buy I feel could have once been owned by a little old lady, which says a lot about my style actually. Here are some I got recently...




This mid/long patterned skirt cost £4 from Cancer research UK



  • This black short sleeved shirt cost £3.50 from Mind.
  • The Jeans were meant to be £3 from Cancer research UK, but I managed to get it in a buy one get one free offer with the skirt I discussed further up, so these skinny jeans were free.




This scarf was from Mind and was £2.25

And finally, this book was also from mind, it was £1.50. Lately I can't get enough of reading trashy love stories, so buying cheap books and then donating them again seemed a good option, to give money to charity, and enjoy a good book (I do keep some of them.)

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Paralympics and birthdays

August turned out to be a very busy month, filled with lots of birthday, which is lovely and exciting, but also very costly. On August 22nd I headed to Wolverhampton with a few changes along the way, to see my lovely friend Aimee on her birthday. We went for cocktails, went out, went shopping in Birmingham, ate a lot, and watched some amazing films. Overall, I had a lovely few days, and it was so lovely to finally see her world away from Uni (it only took me two years to go and visit her, I am a baddie)
Then, I headed home on the Friday, ready for my other amazing friend Sammy's birthday. For her birthday we went to her house and had punch, ate cake, chatted, and got drunk, then headed to Rescue Rooms for a night out. It was so lovely for all my friends from home to be together, and I can't really say more than that, as I don't remember much of the night. (Sorry about alllll the pictures to come)
























After all this excitement, I started then getting excited about the Paralympics, as my family and I were very very lucky and got tickets to the rowing, archery, and athletics. We got to go to Eton Dorney, the Royal artillery barracks, and then last but not least, the Olympic village and stadium. The experience was incredible, and I can't describe how exciting and inspiring the whole weekend was. Here are some pictures...
Eton Dorney- Rowing




Team GB winning the second heat





Richard Whitehead the gold medalist on the side of a building. Fun fact- he was my P.E teacher in high school!  
Archery!






The view from our apartment.
The Olympic village (or Paralympic), and the Athletics!!







The incredible view from our seats



GOLD for Aled Davies