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- When friends turn toxic
  
  Posted at 5:59 pm by Holly, on August 14, 2018
  Those friends who say they will be there for you in good times and bad, then when the going gets tough they are nowhere to be seen. If you don’t phone/text them they couldn’t give two hoots what your up to or how you’re doing.
  
  There are also the friends that are nice to your face and bitch about you to others behind your back. You don’t need them, even if you have been friends for years. Friends don’t do that.
  
  Here is a list of toxic people you need to eliminate from your life to make it better for you:
  1. Those who spread negativity
  2. Those who criticize you all the time
  3. Those who waste your time
  4. Those who are jealous
  5. Those who play the victim
  6. Those who don’t care
  7. Those who are self-centred
  8. Those that keep disappointing you
  You need to look after yourself and if those people are more of a hindrance than help then you need to say bye-bye. Don’t think you are a horrible person because you’re anything but.
  
  You can choose where you want those memories of them to go, to forget and bin them or to keep them stored away, the choice is yours.
  
  I’ve always been taught to treat people as I want to be treated.
  Posted in lifestyle, Quotes, Personal, Relationship | 0 Comments | Tagged advice, friendship, life, lifestyle, Personal, Quotes, Relationship
- Five Iconic women
  
  Posted at 8:11 pm by Holly, on August 13, 2018
  
  I am in awe of these iconic women and they are all totally beautiful in their own way.
  
  These illustrations are stunningly done but i wish i knew who done them so i can give them credit for how they have caught each and every ones natural beauty.
  
  AUDREY HEPBURN
  
  MAE WEST
  
  SOPHIA LOREN
  
  MARILYN MONROE
  
  ELIZABETH TAYLOR
  
  Who are your favourite icons?
  
  Posted in Beauty, creativity, lifestyle, words of wisdom | 5 Comments | Tagged art, Beauty, icon, women, words of wisdom
- I totally forgot
  
  Posted at 11:22 pm by Holly, on August 11, 2018
  
  Just a quick post to say
  
  I’m so sorry i didn’t put a post on today ( most of my posts are written on the same day as i publish them.
  
  I went out for a surprise birthday get together for my brother. There was me,Mum and a load of his mates. It was in a pub, reckon there was 30 of us. My brother doesn’t really like a fuss but he deserved to be the centre of attention for once. It was lovely catching up with oldies from the past and a few friends of his I’d never met before.
  
  Lets hope theres not too many sore heads in the morning. I was sensible and stopped at 3. Plus it was pretty pricey. Nearly needed a mortgage. – bet you’ve all heard of that phrase when somethings steep in price.
  
  Anyway just gone midnight and tucked up in bed, but wide awake so a bit of relaxing music to hopefully rock me off.
  
  Nighty night, good morning, good day whenever you’re reading this xxx
  
  Posted in lifestyle, Personal | 6 Comments | Tagged drink, happiness, lifestyle, Personal, weekend
- Oh yes its Friday night
  
  Posted at 6:35 pm by Holly, on August 10, 2018
  
  Hey Hey, its Friday.
  
  I actually don’t mind staying in on a Friday night, or a Saturday come to think of it. I think as you get older you go past caring about going out on the razz every weekend.
  
  I’m going to make my Friday night a nostalgic one. Cos i love memories i can look back on. So here’s my plans.
  
  I’ve got 10 things i hate about you, cos who didn’t swoon over Heath singing your too good to be true can’t take my eyes off of you back in the 90s.
  
  Then Billy Elliot, i love the how it’s full of controversy and it tells a wonderful story. Julie Walters is so funny in it too.
  
  Finally Muriels Wedding. It’s such a classic and me and my friend Lou used to do the Waterloo dance in her living room until we had the moves to a T.
  
  I found my diary from 10 years ago and i know this will be a banger to read as i remember the boyfriends and my clubbing days were quite something to write about so i look forward to reading that.
  
  Then I’m gonna put a face mask on too just so i feel a bit more relaxed.
  
  If i can’t sleep i may get started on my scrap book, i have only used 4 pages in it so far but really wanna make it something rather interesting to flip through when it’s finished.
  
  What do you like doing on a Friday night?
  
  Posted in creativity, DIY, favourites, lifestyle, Personal | 6 Comments | Tagged 90's, art, Beauty, creative, diary, face mask, film, lifestyle, Personal
- Health Update
  
  Posted at 7:14 pm by Holly, on August 9, 2018
  
  I thought it was a while since i gave you an in depth chat about my health in general.
  
  If it’s the first time you are reading my blog i haven’t enjoyed good health for about 6 years, but i rarely let it get me down.
  
  ANXIETY
  
  Of late i have been having some quite bad panic attacks right out the blue, at anytime of the day or night. I have been using distraction techniques like using a squidgy stress toy or the breathing app on my phone to get me back to normal. To be honest, just some fresh air sometimes helps me feel better. Anxietys the one illness that prevents me from being an independent woman and i hate it
  
  FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER
  
  This has only been since last july. It literally happened in a blink of an eye. My legs just paralysed and now they go in and out of paralysis it sometimes affects my arms/hands. Mainly my legs though. I’ve had 2 episodes of loss of speech and a non epileptic seizure. To put FND in layman’s terms the signals sometimes don’t get to a certain part of my body causing them not to function. This has left me needing a wheelchair 3/4 of the time. I won’t let it defeat me.
  
  BLADDER
  
  I have a bladder stoma which is now 3 years old. My bladder went into severe retention and i couldn’t wee. I knew having my stoma would cause problems and I’m in and out the hospital with it but I’m so thankful it saved my life. We are keeping our fingers crossed that i don’t need my bladder enlarged as it will be one hell of an operation.
  
  M.E
  
  Alot of people don’t get what M.E is and just think its chronic fatigue. My voice goes for days at a time if i over exert on something that someone else may not find that strenuous and could land me in bed for up to a week. I find when its bad i can’t string a sentence together without getting mixed up. In this heat my muscles have ached which is new for me but all i can do is rest and wish for a cure one day.
  
  There you have it, my health and me.
  
  Sometimes you are dealt a crap hand and its your choice weather to fight it or give up.
  
  Everything is worth fighting for
  
  Posted in Chronic illness, Health, lifestyle, mental health, Personal, Positive thinking | 5 Comments | Tagged anxiety, Chronic illness, lifestyle, mental health, Personal, Positivity
- Being Bisexual is not a phase your going through
  
  Posted at 4:44 pm by Holly, on August 8, 2018
  
  These colours are what represents the bisexual community. Its something i have always been up for chatting about and finding out more about.
  
  From my recent posts you can see i am most definately into men and i have only ever been in relationships with men.
  
  From about 14 years old i knew that i was also attracted to women. But if i had to say back then i was bisexual i didn’t know what it properly meant and you definitely would have been picked on. Shame on people who just didn’t get it. I was already having the worst time being bullied because of my spotty skin so i just kept it under cover.
  
  Being bi you don’t have to of had sex with a woman, to of even kissed a woman. The attraction that you feel for a man, you get for a woman too.
  
  LETS ALSO GET THIS STRAIGHT ( excuse the pun)
  
  You don’t instantly fancy every woman and man you see. In fact i generally don’t even know the women i find attractive. You can be in a relationship with a man and still be bi you aren’t automatically straight and vice versa.
  
  Sexual orientation shouldn’t have to be labelled these days and also when you say i think I’m bi, people say oh its just a phase…is being straight a phase too then?
  
  Be who you want to be and love who you want to love too.
  
  Glad to of got that off my chest.
  
  Posted in Equality, lgbt, lifestyle, Personal, Relationship | 4 Comments | Tagged Bisexuality, lgbt, lifestyle, love, Personal, Relationship
- Yes i bloody would, wouldn’t you?
  
  Posted at 9:00 pm by Holly, on August 7, 2018
  
  I am quite partial to looking at a silver fox…I just love it when a man is greying I always think you are definitely going to look better with age. These are a handful of the ones that make me go mmm when I see them on TV. Well if I could jump through the screen who bloody knows haha.
  
  Kevin Costner – I bloody love him in The Bodyguard. His eyes are really tantalising in it and I think he has aged lovely.
  
  Martin Kemp: The day he went grey was the day I thought Mr Kemp, you are actually quite a good looking chap.
  
  Alec Baldwin: Since watching My Sisters Keeper he has been one of my fav silver foxes and to top it off he’s funny too.
  
  Paul Hollywood: He really is this delish in real life I met him for a meet and greet as a birthday pressie. A day I’ll never forget.
  
  Phillip Schofield: My Weekday eye candy. Seen him in a Loincloth when he played Joseph. I was 3 rows back and 10 years old. I most definitely would have appreciated it now.
  
  Richard Gere: Like a fine wine, Just gets better with age. Love him in all his films especially Pretty Woman.
  
  There you go there’s an insight into my thoughts on the lovely silver foxes in this world.
  
  Whos your favourite silver fox of all time?
  
  Posted in favourites, lifestyle, love, Personal, Relationship | 2 Comments | Tagged lifestyle, love, Personal
- The Body Shop Treats
  
  Posted at 6:32 pm by Holly, on August 6, 2018
  
  Where I live we have an outlet store of The Body Shop. I didn’t actually know until I asked the other day that if they aren’t a full price store it will take 18 months to 2 years to get the stock that’s a new range for instance. I think that’s shocking.
  
  Anyways, I was having a quick nosey around a few shops before my hospital app last Thursday and thought oooo lets have a nosey round The Body shop and here are the few goodies I picked up.
  
  Ok, anybody who doesn’t like the smell of banana this won’t interest you. They have a new banana range with Shampoo, conditioners, body yoghurts and body butters. I went for two lots of the body butter. They were £6 each and small enough to put in your handbag.
  
  In this hot weather anything sprayed on your face is refreshing. I picked this strawberry face mist up and it smells bloody beautiful. It’s mini so you can fit it in your pocket if needs be. If they ever bring out a bigger one I am purchasing it. Again this was £6. So kind to your purse.
  
  Lastly, I was informed I could pick up something for free on the table to the side of the till. So I looked through the different scents of the hand cream and this Almond milk and honey took my fancy. You literally only need the smallest bit to go a long way. It’s so moisturising and will last forever, I mean a long time.
  
  There you go there were my little treats to myself.
  
  What’s your favourite product from The Body Shop?
  
  Posted in Beauty, lifestyle, Personal, review, summer | 7 Comments | Tagged beauty products, body shop, cruelty free, lifestyle, Personal, review, Skincare
- Did you not feel anything?
  
  Posted at 6:28 pm by Holly, on August 5, 2018
  
  You know last month
  The guy i told you i was going to stop being in contact with because he wasn’t making me feel special…silly me thought if i just hang on a little longer he may change.
  
  Yesterday evening i sent him a message that i deserve better but thanks for the laughs because theres no denying that we were always laughing. I didn’t get a reply or anything. So today i done the done thing and blocked him.
  
  I am not a shallow person by any means but it’ll stop it all together. I deserve someone who sees my flaws and takes me just as i am, and puts in the effort that he just didn’t. It was a one sided kinda thing. I should have known that he was not the one as the months went by but 6 months and not even asking me to be his girl…i think i just liked the little attention he did pay me.
  
  What’s that saying there’s plenty more fish in the sea. I guess having a disability i think who’s gonna want me in a wheelchair with all my other added problems…i think i have my answer, The right one.
  
  Posted in Health, lifestyle, Personal, Relationship | 4 Comments | Tagged Health, lifestyle, love, Personal, reflection, Relationship
- Aunt Flo Essentials
  
  Posted at 1:05 pm by Holly, on August 4, 2018
  
  Every second human will experience the lovely gift we get monthly, that is aunt flo – i am seriously being sarcastic. I dread mine every time… since the age of 11. Early starter i know.
  
  Since i am due mine any day now i thought i would do a post of all the essentials i think are needed to get you through the week from hell.
  
  Depending on how heavy your period is and your preference of protection I’ve included the ones that will get you through every stage of it. I do think that they should be free for all as not every one can afford them. Especially if there is alot in their family or their country is poor/ do not have them readily available.
  
  I remember having mine for nearly a year as the injection buggered up my cycle and i can’t believe how much i spent on them.
  
  If you get pain not just targeted to your tummy then any of these will help – with the headaches, the backache and any other pain that presents itself.
  
  Of course not everyone likes taking pain relief in the form of tablets. So heat pads come in handy when you are on the go and last from 8-12 hours. A hot water bottle is great for when you are curled up on the sofa or in bed. Wheat heat pads are for mild pain and are microwavable.
  
  Due to your cravings leading up to and on your period days a nice selection of chocolate will do the job. Your horemones are here there and everywhere so a good tearjerker of a film is always a must with a big box of tissues.
  
  Thanks for stopping by, if your a woman i sympathise with you. If your a man cut us some slack.
  
  Posted in lifestyle, Personal, words of wisdom | 0 Comments | Tagged advice, essentials, Health, life hacks, lifestyle, Personal, words of wisdom
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