I’m just going to start by saying how much I love going to the zoo. I’ve never been one for animals but ever since we got dogs I’ve been a lot more open to the idea of them! We went to New York Zoo a while back which was great, they had baby snow leopards that had just been born which was really cute! 

Longleat Safari Park has to be my favourite hands down though. We did the safari in my car and I was a little bit concerned that the monkeys would attack my car but fortunately they didn’t! 

Giraffe Selfie anyone?

I’ve been to a few others recently but this year I’d quite like to go to ZSL London Zoo and also London Aquarium!

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Y is for...Yes

I just want to apologise for not doing one for X, I tried very hard to think of one and the best I could come up with was X-ray and I’ve never had to have one but I didn't want to waste a whole blog post on that, if you have any other suggestions for X please let me know!

Onto Y, this year I want to say yes to a lot more things. I’m always so hesitant and I find myself saying no a lot. I want this all to change! I do find myself a lot busier these days and I obviously do need time for myself, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to do any writing…but there are still things that I know I could say yes to, so here’s to say yes more. 

W is for...Writing

I know a lot of the time I talk about how writing for the last 7 months has been so great. And it really has, I think if a lot more people wrote down how they were feeling a lot more then the world would be a much better place. You wouldn’t even necessarily need to share it with anyone but I’m sure you would feel tonnes better just to let it all out a little bit. 

There have been several bits of writing that are still sitting in my drafts which I will probably never get round to sharing with anyone but the point is that I felt so much better by writing down how I felt and it doesn’t even take that long to put a pen to paper to let all your worries out.

U is for... Understanding

Over the past few weeks I have noticed that some people can be extremely judgemental and inconsiderate. I mean obviously I knew that people can be like that anyway, but when you are trying your best to help people and they are still extremely inconsiderate towards you, it makes no sense to me! I normally like to imagine the situation if the shoe was on the other foot, how would these people feel if I treated them like that? I’ve learnt the value of being nice whenever I can, especially if someone is trying to help me.

The moral of the story: treat others how you expect to be treated.

Siblings

You love them and you hate them (mostly love them) and mine are pretty great. And we have some of the best memories that are irreplaceable.

I’m the oldest of 4 and I have 2 sisters and a brother, the youngest being my brother who is absolutely spoilt rotten!

We’re all so different but so similar at the same time…you wouldn’t believe it!

Aren’t we cute?

Soz Fred you asked for it...

Quotes

As part of my A to Z series, here are a few Quotes I like at the moment. 

We couldn't not have a Christmas quote at this time of the year!

L… is for London

I think, or even better, I know that I love big cities. I have previously written about my love for New York, which you can read here if you missed it.

You have most likely been to Oxford Street, or at the very least heard of it. I love it, the business of it with what seems the ridiculous amount of people and the endless road of shops, and it seems to go on for miles! What can only be described as a shopaholic’s heaven!

Another part of London that I love is Knightsbridge. Home to Harrods and Harvey Nichols! There’s something about Harrods that I prefer to Selfridges. The building is so much nicer but it is almost guaranteed that you will get lost. Whenever I go there, I always go to the Food Hall. It is huge and there are so many treats that you can’t get anywhere else.

Similarly, Harvey Nichols food hall is again something else. It is much smaller than the one in Harrods but the products you can get there are more for cooking and baking as opposed to ready-made products, such as cakes or jars of sweets. My kind of place!

And last, but without a doubt not least, is the Natural History Museum. I could go there 100 times and still not get bored; I’m looking into going again there soon! The best part has to be the dinosaur exhibition. You just have to go if you haven’t been before.

K…is for Kingston upon Thames

This is one hell of a beautiful place and somewhere that I get the pleasure of calling home!

I originally come from Salisbury and they are very similar except that in Kingston the shops are way better.

It’s in the name but Kingston sits on the river Thames and in the summer there is nowhere else I would rather be than in one of the pubs overlooking the river drinking a cold cider!

I’ve been through a lot in this place and sure it would probably be much easier to run away and start again but what kind of a person would that make me?

I’m not leaving anytime soon no matter what anyone says!

My life and my friends are in Kingston now and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

I’m really looking forward to what I can achieve while I live here!

Plus as a bonus, I’m only half an hour away from London on the train which is great for when I want a day out there!

J… is for Jobs

I can remember the summer after I turned 16 being driven around my hometown and me handing in my CV’s to anywhere I could. From this moment on I have always had a job, except during term time at university.

You probably think that this is a really strange thing about me but I know that if I hadn’t been in the jobs I have then I wouldn’t have had any experience or the passion for customer service that I do.

As you may or may not know, I had a number of interviews a few weeks ago and until then I didn’t realise how much I loved having a job and the sense of pride I get from earning my own money.

The absolute relief I had when I got the phone call saying that I got the job is a feeling that I cannot begin to describe.

After only a couple of days I have seen a complete lift in my mood and I am so determined not to let anyone ruin that. You hear that? No one will ruin my mood.

This is just a part of my living in the moment and that my life is happening right now!

I… is for Interests

My interests? Hm.

Well, I feel like my interests have really changed over the past couple of years. A lot of people are still going through that stage of going out and drinking 3 or 4 times a week, but I definitely grew out of that a year or so ago, and that’s fine by me.

My main interest now has to be writing and keeping up with my blog. I obviously go to the gym but I can’t say I always enjoy it! Oh and cooking, obviously. To be honest, you know a lot of my interests just from reading my blog.

I’ve become so much more creative and there are so many things that I want to learn about to extend my knowledge and find other things that I enjoy! There are so many more things out there for me to try.