tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69880239987928923722024-03-05T11:32:02.518+00:00Becky B BlogBecky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-23234438824536495142016-05-14T12:41:00.000+01:002016-05-14T12:41:47.510+01:00Dating 101<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been single now
for four, very long and slightly lonely, years and after much nagging and hint
dropping by friends and family I decided to jump on the dating bandwagon, that
is on a dating website, just to check it out.</div>
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Now there are
hundreds of websites claiming to find your soul mate or your one true love just
like the Disney Princesses and my friends even tried to convince me that Plenty
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Ok. Ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can do this, its just asking for my name,
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"How would your
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So yes I'll admit I
really struggled with this question and I did indeed message my best friend for
her advice. Though that was as useful as a chocolate teapot so in the end I
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Easy to talk to and
a great listener.</div>
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I can be shy at
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Caring.</div>
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Fun to be with.</div>
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Can be quite
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Enjoy the outdoors
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Animal Lover</div>
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Rugby over football
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I'm a hard worker
towards my career but know when to relax.</div>
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Becks, really?! No
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Shall we just start
again?! My name is Becky, I'm 24 (25 on Wednesday 20th April) and I enjoy
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This whole blogging
idea just went out of the window in December and I have completely no idea what
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So this is me saying
I want a clean slate, a new page in my notebook. Just how I use to rip out the
old pages from a book so it felt new to me, but instead of chucking out those
old pages, they will be staying on the blog - I can be quite sentimental sometimes
when it comes to binning items.</div>
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I've also noticed
that when I have time to think and ponder, I start 'writing' out blog posts in
my head. What I don't do is actually write these down and then I hate myself
for not doing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which I feel is the
real reason I haven't written in a while.</div>
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I do enjoy writing
and I miss it, but I've never known what to write about and I suppose I really
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-74355935302925251742015-12-15T10:00:00.000+00:002015-12-15T10:00:08.209+00:00Blogmas Day 9; Letter to SantaDear Santa,<br />
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Strangely enough I found this quite difficult to write, as I am not one to write a letter to you, and I really don't require anything. Well not that I can think of anyway.<br />
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If money wasn't an object, I would like for Christmas a house to move into, pretty please. Just a nice two bed house with a small garden and parking. You don't even need to pay for it, just point me in the right direction please.<br />
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May I also be given plenty of motivation to keep writing, so far so good big guy on Blogmas- ish. But I would really like to pursue my dream idea of posts that I have next year, and this includes travelling around the UK.<br />
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Thirdly, please help make 2016 better than 2015. No sudden losses in the family, human or not. No sudden waves of anxiety or pits of depression, so I can't meet new people. Just a nice and enjoyable 2016.<br />
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Oh I almost forgot, I would love a new hair dryer, so I can throw my old tiny travel one away. :)<br />
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Thank you and send many hugs to all your reindeer.<br />
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Becky x<br />
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P.S You can join in Blogmas too!<br />
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<br />Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-86545809883649321472015-12-13T16:00:00.000+00:002015-12-13T16:00:06.571+00:00Blogmas Day 7; Things I love about ChristmasChristmas is not normally a day I particularly love, and this will be explained in an upcoming post. However, if there is one thing I love about Christmas it would have to be the advent calendars that, in recent years, are becoming the most popular thing.<br />
Go back a few years, and advent calendars where also the chocolate variety or, in our house, a fabric tree that hung on the back of the door and my brother and I would take it in turns to put a fabric decoration on the tree as a countdown.<br />
Now a days, companies have jumped on the cash cow and produced advent calendars, from beauty products to building Lego scenes, there is an advent for everyone.<br />
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I've never been lucky enough to get hold of a beauty calendar, but I have this year been given a Gingerbread calendar.<br />
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Each morning I get a lovely, soft piece of gingerbread right up until the 24th December and they get bigger as the days go along.<br />
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<br />Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-62656606779749966632015-12-08T22:08:00.000+00:002015-12-12T12:58:24.592+00:00Blogmas Day 6: Practical Gifts for BloggersFriendships of any kind are special, however when you meet someone through blogging or YouTube a sense of excitement fills when you've found someone who shares the hobby you love!<br />
Combine the friendship with the tradition of giving at Christmas and you will definitely need a few ideas of what to get your blogging friend.<br />
These are just a few ideas, you may find more affordable alternatives or have different ideas.<br />
What have you got your blogging friends this year or in the past?<br />
Share your gift ideas in the comment box below<br />
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1. Notebooks and stationary are essential for plotting ideas on the go. You can find some cute items in all stationary shops, my favourite being <a href="http://www.paperchase.co.uk/" target="_blank">Paperchase</a>!<br />
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2. If there is one purchase that I have enjoyed myself, its my <a href="http://www.filofax.co.uk/" target="_blank">Filofax</a>. Being able to diarise when I want a blog post up, and when I should start writing has helped so much. You can buy these online and have sales regularly. Alternatively, a normal diary is just as useful and cute.<br />
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3. Another useful item for blogging is the use of a camera. I'm not saying spend a huge amount on a portable digital camera, but what about a memory card, go old school and buy some disposable cameras, or, and my favourite, buy these awesome magnetic <a href="http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/instax-photo-magnets.html" target="_blank">Instax films</a>.<br />
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4. Along with a camera, and especially with the poor lighting, it may be worth gifting a light. I managed to find a ring light for about £25, and is so good to use. Check online to find the bargains.<br />
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5. This is by far my favourite idea, a box full of props. This where you can set yourself a budget and go crazy in filling it with background paper, battery powered lights. Basically anything that will help your friend when taking their photos.<br />
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Please do join in with Blogmas, it's never too late. Here is what is yet to come!<br />
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*Due to my internet being silly and my work becoming slightly more hectic, Blogmas posts are delayed by 3 days. I will try my best to get them all up before the end of the year!*<br />
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<br />Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-84193565767471297182015-12-05T10:00:00.000+00:002015-12-05T10:00:02.317+00:00Blogmas Day 5; Christmas Wish ListI've noticed that as I get older my wish lists seem to get smaller and slightly, just slightly more expensive... That's a good thing right?!<br />
Bring back the days of being a child where you would bookmark the pages in the Argos catalogue which would then get left in your parents eye view, hoping they would get the message that you wanted a Cindy Doll (Yes I preferred the substitute rather than Barbie!) or a Tamagotchi.<br />
With this in mind I thought I would share with you my Christmas wishlist. Just going to leave it open for you guys.. hehe!<br />
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I would love to know your wish lists, leave a comment :)<br />
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Top Left - <a href="http://www.michaelkors.com/hamilton-saffiano-leather-large-tote/_/R-US_30T2SHMT3L?No=32&color=1040" target="_blank">Michael Kors</a> Hamilton Large Tote Bag<br />
Top Right - <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/canon-ef-s-10-18mm-f-4-5-5-6-is-stm-lens/p1841097" target="_blank">Canon</a> 10-18mm Lens<br />
Middle Left - <a href="http://www.dunelondon.com/deloris-double-top-handle-tote-bag-0019506660015300/" target="_blank">Dune</a> Large Deloris Tote Bag<br />
Bottom Left - <a href="http://www.whistleandbango.com/store/p126/LETTER_B.html" target="_blank">Whistle and Bango</a><br />
Bottom Right - <a href="https://www.oliverbonas.com/homeware/hanging-gold-glass-terrarium-37388" target="_blank">Oliver Bonas</a> Hanging Gold Glass Terrarium<br />
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Please do join in with Blogmas, it's never too late! Here is what's to come!<br />
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<br />Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-35515956546447464432015-12-04T10:00:00.000+00:002015-12-04T10:00:04.593+00:00Blogmas; Day 4 - What are your Christmas TraditionsApart from everything else happening to the run up to Christmas, there is one tradition that I look forward to every single year and I throughly enjoy.<br />
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On Christmas Day there is no rush to get up early in the morning, instead there is a peaceful slumber which is broken around 10am, rather that the usual eye watering 6am start.<br />
However, routine is not broken in one family member and my Dad is the first one up in the morning. By the time I head down, the kitchen is bursting with the aroma of the turkey cooking in the oven, the fire is lit in the living room making it cosy and welcoming and a breakfast of smoked salmon and cream cheese filled bagels with bucks fizz is waiting on the coffee table, ready for the madness to start.<br />
This is our Christmas tradition and I wouldn't change it for the world, and I hope I will pass it down to my family, eventually.<br />
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Please join in with Blogmas, it's never too late. Here is what's to come!<br />
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<br />Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-40966693263612349322015-12-03T10:00:00.000+00:002015-12-03T10:00:01.543+00:00Blogmas: Day 3 - Downloadable Christmas WallpaperI think it's right to not only have your house decorated but to include your computer as well, and after scouring the depths of Pinterest I came across three websites that have <i>the</i> cutest wallpaper, and guess what ... It's free!<br />
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So take a look at the following links and get festive, maybe try adding some fairy lights to your desktop.<br />
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<a href="http://amandagenther.com/december-wallpaper/" target="_blank">Amanda Genther</a><br />
<a href="http://thelovelydrawer.com/something-for-your-screen-15/" target="_blank">The Lovely Drawer</a><br />
<a href="http://ampersanddesignstudio.com/free-holiday-desktop-wallpaper/" target="_blank">Ampersand Design Studio</a><br />
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Please do join in with Blogmas, it's never too late. Here is what''s to come!<br />
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<br />Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-81234496685957680232015-12-02T10:00:00.000+00:002015-12-02T10:00:09.735+00:00Blogmas; Day 2 - Top 10 Christmas MoviesOne day down, 24 to go on Blogmas and if the songs were not enough to get you in the festive spirit, I'm pretty sure today's top 10 Christmas Movies will do just that!<br />
*Disclaimer: These films are not in any order, and if I really had to chose my best one The Muppets Christmas Carol wins hands down!<br />
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Would love to know your favourite Christmas films, they don't even need to be Christmas related!<br />
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<br />Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-87450398328321992552015-12-01T10:00:00.000+00:002015-12-01T10:00:03.470+00:00Blogmas; Day 1 - Favourite Christmas SongsIt's here, the 1st of December is here! And as for the next 25 days I will be taking part in Blogmas. as I have been known to become a recent Christmas Grinch, here are my top 5 favourite Christmas Songs to help me get into the spirit, bonus points if you can guess which ones on repeat;<br />
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<b><u>1. Fairy Tale of New York - The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl</u></b><br />
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<b><u>3. Christmas Lights - Coldplay</u></b><br />
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<b><u>4. One More Sleep - Leona Lewis</u></b><br />
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<u><b>5. Last Christmas - Wham!</b></u><br />
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-65730633020884733412015-11-08T20:58:00.002+00:002015-11-08T20:58:29.225+00:00Blogmas 2015 ScheduleI've been writing on Becky B Blog for over 2 years. Granted that it's been on and off, but 2 years is a long time, for me anyway.<br />
Recently I've been really lacking on writing posts, and I've been hating it more than anything.<br />
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I'm hoping that by taking part in Blogmas, I will get my blogging enthusiasm back.<br />
So, without further ado, I give to you my schedule;<br />
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Please note: As each year the Christmas tree goes up on a different day, the post will be pushed back if not up by the 11th day. All in all, 25 posts will be published in December.<br />
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Let me know if you are taking part in Blogmas and leave your links below, so I can be nosey and feel free to take this schedule :)Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-46869460249174721502015-10-22T14:00:00.000+01:002015-10-22T14:00:03.600+01:00Madison Reed; Have you read your Hair-O-Scope yet?I'm not one for reading my horoscopes in magazines and papers, however on the very rare occasion where I've found myself reading them, I have ended up confused and amazed.<br />
However, can your Hair-O-Scope help you choose what hair style suits your personality and the outcome of your day. According to Madison Reed '<i>a do that's on point is often the difference between a good or a bad day</i>', with this in mind I went to see what the stars had in store for me and my hair.<br />
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Based in the USA, <a href="https://www.madison-reed.com/" target="_blank">Madison Reed</a> are revolutionising the method of colouring your hair at home. And while they are creating wonderful products, they have also been creating their own <a href="https://www.madison-reed.com/blog/hair-o-scope" target="_blank">Hair-O-Scopes</a> over on their blog.<br />
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Before I can start reading, I need to decide whether I'm a Taurus or an Aries, which is quite ironic in the sense that I am never easy to make up my mind. Always flitting between the two.<br />
My birthday is the 20th April, not hinting or anything, and somehow sits in-between the two signs. Therefore, depending on which one holds the good news, I will believe in that one, to a certain extent anyway.<br />
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With this in mind, I visited the Madison Reed website and low and behold, by birthday was on both Taurus and Aries...<br />
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<br />Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-86065830826239731862015-08-06T21:21:00.000+01:002015-08-06T21:21:22.993+01:00Your Holiday Tips Needed;<div style="text-align: center;">
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Yes, that's right. Little me, the one that hates crowds, doesn't drink because my mind goes into over drive into possible scenarios, is off to THE partying place in the world, in less than a month!</div>
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Think again, flights and hotel are booked. No turning back now!</div>
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Once I clicked confirm the other night, hundreds of feelings rushed through me. From excitement, the sick nervous feeling and eventually the 'What the hell have I done!" </div>
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I really should thank my best friend C, who is coming with me. She know's how I 'work' and has promised that we won't go partying every night. This is also my first holiday in 6 years, so I will want to relax also :)</div>
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So, what I need right now is your tips. Have you been to Ibiza or maybe a country that is known for partying? Do you have any good tips I need to know, or places I need to visit?</div>
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-44697961696584228522015-06-08T10:30:00.000+01:002015-06-08T10:30:00.772+01:00Nails Inc Bargain PurchaseI'm not one to spend my money on myself, even my mum comments that the moths are flying out of my purse. However, I just could not resist the urge when I came across a picture on Nails Inc's Instagram page.<br />
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If you open up my drawer in my room, avert your eyes from the thousands of hair grips, rubber colourful bands that were so cool to collect in my teenage years and have yet to throw away, you will come across my nail varnish collection. </div>
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A mix from Barry M to Boots, Fearne Collection, there is one brand that takes up the majority, Nails Inc.</div>
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Brilliant I thought, 7 pastel colours for the price of, well, not even 2 colours. The normal retail price of a Nails Inc colour is £11 each, therefore this should of cost me £77 plus delivery. </div>
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Could you believe my shock when the varnishes cost only £18 plus delivery. I didn't want to be greedy on this bargain, so shared the image straight away on Instagram, just hope you guys saw it.</div>
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-80298198241792070952015-06-05T20:50:00.001+01:002015-06-05T20:50:14.585+01:00Five for Friday<div style="text-align: center;">
After a very busy week last week, I decided to go for a quite one this week. Didn't help that I've been ill for the past two days.. So instead of five, it's more like three..</div>
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It was nice to get out of the house and give Grandma a break from caring Granddad. What wasn't nice, or expected, was him to forget my name. Bless him, he is 93!</div>
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As horrible as it is, I get a kick out of making my cats jump and watching Digby chase his tail.</div>
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One day I will get this on camera and upload to YouTube...</div>
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This actually came to light while at work.</div>
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Jason Derulo's, Want To Want Me came on the radio and my colleague burst out laughing. </div>
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Apparently at the beginning of the song, it sounds like 'I've got the shits on the floor.'</div>
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Yeah, I can't listen to that song any more..</div>
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-55011342600446179452015-05-29T10:00:00.000+01:002015-05-29T12:13:24.122+01:00Five for Friday<div style="text-align: center;">I'm pretty sure I'm not the first, or only one, who has decided to post about five good things on a Friday. I want to motivate myself into blogging, so here we go:</div>
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As my brother has jetted off to Canada for 4 months, he has ownership of the family bath, we've sprayed the disinfectant and binned the breathing apparatus.</div>
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I then soaked until I was a wrinkled old prune!</div>
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This isn't unusual for me, but what is, is meeting people I've never met before.</div>
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On Saturday I caught the train to London to meet Beth from What She Did and Clare from The Love of all things Beauty. We had a lovely day of giggles, make up and the most AMAZING milkshakes from Lola's Cupcakes. We had such a lovely day, this was the only photo I took, inside Liberty's.</div>
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Gone are the days of dancing in clubs and drinking until you are considerably merry. After having a lovely meal at our local Cosy Club with the girls form the hotel I worked in, we all went back to a friends house to play with her new kitten, Marie. </div>
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Tonight I am looking forward to seeing Pitch Perfect 2 with another friend of mine. I absolutely loved the first and slightly excited for the sequel. Have you seen it yet?</div>
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-21297722900976002462015-05-10T21:19:00.000+01:002015-05-28T20:14:49.091+01:00BAFTA 2015 Outfits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's the time of year again, the BAFTAs. </div>
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A night to recognise the hard work all of all the actors, actresses, reality celebrities and TV presenters.</div>
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-29776002336579359532015-02-23T13:30:00.000+00:002015-02-23T13:30:00.799+00:00Moving on from LUSHThis post has been one of those that has been sat in my drafts for some time. <div>
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These links, whether you click on or not, will show you the effects of an association which is supported by LUSH.</div>
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I am not here to tell you to turn your back on the company, but I for one do not condone violence and therefore will no longer be purchasing products from them that support the Hunt Saboteurs Association.</div>
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-4757086835869709062015-02-09T10:30:00.000+00:002015-02-09T10:30:00.275+00:00Weekly Wishes #7Eek, I missed a week but I really needed that break!<br />
I would love to know how you guys manage a blog and YouTube channel with content. Leave your thoughts in the comments below.<br />
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<b>Last Week's Weekly Wishes:</b><br />
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1) <strike>Get Snapping</strike> - Yup, this was completed and photos have been uploaded to the Facebook page. I think I will also share the photos on here :)<br />
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2) <strike>Buy car tax</strike> - This was bought with minutes to spare. Good think we are no longer required to display them!<br />
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3) <strike>Film YouTube content</strike> - I actually filmed two videos, and uploaded one today! Here is the link<br />
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4) Comment on posts and videos more - I commented on a few posts and videos but not as much as I wanted. Though to be honest, I'm finding it difficult to comment on my phone. It's like the iPhone just hates commenting on posts!<br />
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5) Purchase my pass for The Photography Show in Birmingham - This hasn't been completed and if I'm honest, I have a feeling I may not be attending.<br />
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1) Edit video's - I actually filmed my January Favourites and I really want to get this up soon before it is too late!<br />
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2) Edit photos from recent photo shoot - this is actually my job so I really need to get this sorted!<br />
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3) Get commenting - Because I didn't really complete this goal I am carrying it over for this week :)<br />
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Only setting myself a few goals this week after a positive week, despite it being a quiet one :)<br />
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Becky xBecky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-7961143675367987222015-01-30T13:00:00.000+00:002015-01-30T13:00:05.157+00:00Review | Essie Nail Polishes<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 13px;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you ever bought a product which you have seen appear on other blogs, instagram pages and youtube videos, only to buy it and be majorly disappointed?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have and annoyingly I’m not learning from my mistakes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I use to work in a hotel, I was never allowed to paint my nails. Until 2 months ago when I left my job for an office desk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I jumped at the chance and went out and brought some new nail polish in some colours that I didn’t already have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had seen Essie nail polish all over twitter and many blogs raving about the colours and quality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I walked into Boots, I stopped at the Essie section and picked up three colours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mint Candy Apple, which is a light mint colour. Chinchilla, this is my favourite colour out of the three and I have received a lot of compliments about it and A-List, this is the most popular and I have seen it being used by probably everyone that I know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When applying the nail varnish I found that the Chinchilly needed 6 coats until my nail was covered and the A-List was a lot brighter than the colour in the bottle, while the Mint Candy Apple was fine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What disappointed me was how long they each lasted. Now I may of been silly and commenced a beauty faux pas and please let me know if I did. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">But after having the nail polish on for an hour, you expect it to stay on your nails and not remove itself when in the shower..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With in seconds the polish started peeling from my nails and I came out finding it in my hair.. not nice!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This won’t be a brand I will be returning to in a hurry, however the colours are gorgeous and having them in my drawer means I can grab hold of them whenever the 'peeled' look comes in fashion.==</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Has anyone else had this problem? Did I do something wrong, or maybe there is something I can do to prevent the nail polish from peeling in hot water? Let me know in the comment section :)</span></div>
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-52553032188600289632015-01-29T12:00:00.000+00:002015-01-29T12:00:03.019+00:0028 Day Water ChallengeOn the 1st January, I , along with others, decided to take part in the 28 day water challenge.<div>
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Drinking 3 litres of water a day honestly did not seem that hard at the beginning. However, when you cut out the amount of tea you drink and just limit yourself to water, thats another story. </div>
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The first two weeks I felt awful in that I had to force the water down me. </div>
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I planned that if I drank a pint every hour, I would be fine. Every hour I would down a pint, worst thing to do ever!</div>
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I wasn't expecting to see any drastic changes, but my word did I wee a lot more! </div>
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My work colleagues thought there was something wrong with me until I told them what I was doing. </div>
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The bags under my eyes became less noticeable. Unfortunately, my dark circles are heireditry and will never disappear.</div>
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This is one outcome I am happy with, I have struggled with dry/oily skin and I was told that my skin goes oily as it is it's way of saying it is thirsty! No matter how much moisteriser I put on, it just wouldn't work. </div>
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I was a victim of so many beauty consultants on counters telling me to try this cream or that. When actually, it was all down to drinking more water!</div>
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I will definitely try and carry on drinking more water a day as I really enjoyed having skin that wasn't flaky etc. I may just invest in a water bottle to ensure I drink plenty of water a day and keep it on me at all times. </div>
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-53820068085064608392015-01-27T10:30:00.000+00:002015-01-27T10:30:01.983+00:00Blog Love Tuesday #6I know what you are saying;<br />
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I will be completely honest here. Tanya's blog is one that I've never really sat down and read her posts.<br />
I tend to follow and enjoy Tanya's content on Instagram, especially pictures of her gorgeous children and never really clicked on her blog, until now.<br />
And oh my, I've missed out BIG STYLE!<br />
Tanya gets to the point in her lifestyle posts, especially about budgeting and attending the Mental Health First Aid course.<br />
As well as lifestyle, you will find posts about her family, beauty and fashion. The kids get involved and on the few occasions, you will see posts from one of her daughters.<br />
I can only apologise for not finding her blog sooner, but I am glad I did.<br />
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Keep up the good work, I love reading your content and I am now off to read every post you have written :)<br />
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You can find Tanya on <a href="https://twitter.com/Polkadotsandtea" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/polkadotsandtea/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and over on her blog, <a href="http://polkadotsandcupsoftea.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Polka dots and cups of tea</a>!<br />
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-72026406359122923152015-01-26T17:00:00.000+00:002015-01-26T17:00:00.925+00:00Weekly Wishes #6This week has felt like it has well and truly dragged! Just me?<br />
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5) Purchase my pass for The Photography Show in Birmingham for March - Let me know if you are going and on what day! Would be lovely to see you guys! :)<br />
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Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-30105432621108877952015-01-24T22:24:00.003+00:002015-01-24T22:24:21.564+00:00Home Truth.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Back in April 2013, Becky B Blog appeared on the Internet.<br />
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The reason why I started the blog was so I could use it as an escape from every day life. I wanted to write about things I love as well as keeping it as a log of my journey to improve my life in terms of self esteem and confidence.<br />
Soon people found it and commented on what they loved. Friends found the blog and would come up to me at work saying they loved what I wrote.<br />
I was given an opportunity of writing on a website about weddings and I met some amazing people on twitter, unaware that the blogging community was there all this time.<br />
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After a while, I found blogging hard.<br />
I felt forced to write something, which is always the worse feeling, to keep those who read, happy, as well as making sure I still had my foot in the blogging door.<br />
Hands up, I honestly feel that my increase in work hours and the fact I had a dissertation to write did not help one bit.<br />
I became stressed, I looked and felt awful and I had no idea what to write.<br />
I would have panics, that I had no idea how to control or stop before they got worse and I would find myself crying at night. And yes, thoughts of a horrible nature would go through my head.<br />
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Last year, was just the worst year for not just myself but for Becky B Blog.<br />
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The one thing I was good at was hiding behind a massive curtain.<br />
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In December, after starting a new job and getting back into a slight routine of blogging and getting my weekends off, I had a breakdown.<br />
I finally confided that I had panic attacks and get nervous at the prospect of meeting people.<br />
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I am scared.<br />
I am scared that I am going to stay on my own forever.<br />
And that I will never change.<br />
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People say I can prevent this by meeting people, but I don't think they understood that that was what was stopping me.<br />
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Since then, I've been out twice, the first was to meet someone I haven't seen in years!<br />
I was nervous and slightly scared but a good friend of mine, from blogging, was on the other end of my panicky texts, calming me down. And she was right, there was nothing to be scared of.<br />
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After last year, I have so much to catch up on to help improve my self esteem. I am slightly happier and calm, but sometimes I will have relapses.<br />
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I would be lying to say that I have not found this easy to write this post, but I feel a whole lot better. A slight weight has been lifted and actually feel.. happier.<br />
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I know I'm not the only one to feel this way but I just feel that people should know the real me.<br />
I don't want to hide anymore, I want to improve.<br />
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For those that have been there since the beginning, I'm sorry and I thank, you.<br />
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This is my journey to a better me.<br />
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See you around,<br />
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Becky xBecky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07828782141276739315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988023998792892372.post-53701947017599470212015-01-20T10:30:00.000+00:002015-01-20T10:30:01.813+00:00Blog Love Tuesday #5Good day!<br />
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Welcome back, for today is Blog Love Tuesday! </div>
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Some will not be surprised by this choice at all, but Beth is honestly one of my best bloggers that I have had the pleasure of 'meeting' in the blogging community!</div>
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In fact, I came across Beth the same time I found Suzy, Caitlin and many others who I chat to regularly. :)</div>
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Out of everyone that I have met through blogging, Beth is the only one that I chat with outside the blog world, so far ;)</div>
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To be honestly, Beth is a really good friend to me and I wouldn't wish it any other way.</div>
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Beth is the most creative and imaginative person I know when it comes to writing her posts. </div>
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The most popular series Beth did was the <a href="http://www.whatshedid.co.uk/search/label/100%20looks" target="_blank">100 looks</a> in 100 days. She came out with the most beautiful looks you could think of, though I am still waiting on the Unicorn look, I reckon it would catch on! Haha</div>
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If you are not following Beth already, then you really should guys. You can find her on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/whatshedidx" target="_blank">Twitter,</a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/whatshedidx-11627863" target="_blank">Bloglovin' </a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/whatshedidx" target="_blank">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_380325945"></span>Instagram<span id="goog_380325946"></span></a>. </div>
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Hopefully this year I will be meeting Beth in February which will be a bunch of mixed emotions :)</div>
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Let me know what Blogs you are loving this week in the comments below,</div>
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Until next time, </div>
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Becky </div>
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