Ghana

Since a young age, something I've always wanted to do has been orphanage work! I was always that one person in a group who was into doing stuff like that and this year I decided to look into it. I was lucky enough to stumble across a charity group called IVHQ. They are a group, located in New Zealand who help in under privileged areas by sending out hundreds of volunteers each year. I decided I would apply to help in a children's orphanage near Accra, Ghana. I waited anxiously for an e-mail to arrive and after two days I received a reply. I had been accepted for a six week volunteer programme to work with children between the ages of three and sixteen. I am so happy that I've decided to do this and IVHQ have been great with helping me prepare for the trip and it is honestly one of the best decisions I could have ever made! If you are looking to volunteer overseas I would really recommend checking out IVHQ! They are brilliant! I cannot wait to go and start in the orphanage. As I've said before its good to say yes for a change!


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My little diary...

Everyone wants to keep a diary, right? After seeing those films as a child where the girl keeps a really nice diary and writes in it all the time, I think it's something every girl wants to do at some point. This year as a resolution, I decided to start a diary. I would fill it with thoughts and drawings, memories and goals and whatever other random and cheesy stuff would pop into my head! I went into A Wear and picked up a cheap diary with a quote on the front: "Every morning tell yourself you are getting better and better." I thought that this was a good quote to have throughout the year and it is honestly a quote I live by. I surprisingly have kept up writing in my diary and its such a good way of remembering special events or sticking in little memories such as concert tickets or pictures. I have to say, never imagined I would hear myself say this, I love my diary!

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Saying Yes For A Change :)

Anybody that knows me, would know that at most opportunities I say no and will then regret it, such as travelling and meeting new people. It's something that makes me nervous and I'm the kind of girl who sticks to what she knows and likes and doesn't like change. Tonight myself and my best friend went to a concert. I was never a fan of the band and under normal circumstances I usually would have said no to going as it was in a place I wasn't familiar with and so forth. As I said I stick to what I like and know. Surprisingly I said yes to going and ended up really enjoying myself (even if I didn't know the words to ANY of the songs that were sung!) After today I learned to say yes to more things as it can be exciting to experience something different. It's not good to say yes to everything of course, but to do something out of your normal comfort zone can be exciting at times (as long as it's not against the law!) and I have to say I'm really happy I chose to go!

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My everyday make-up :)

Since this is a blog about fashion, make-up, randomness and what not I thought I would show you my everyday make-up! It's mostly drug-store products but it ends up as something I really like! I have a usual routine that I get into and I sometimes switch it up depending on the time of year and now that we are in Spring (well supposed to be!) it tends to be quite light makeup. The make-up I currently use on a daily basis would be:

     Naked palette (Naked and Sin) & Naked palette 2 (Bootycall and Foxy)
     Benefit 'That Gal' brightening primer.
     Rimmel London Scandaleyes mascara
     Rimmel London Match Perfection foundation in Light Porcelain
     Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker in Punch Bowl
     Bobby Brown Concealer in Warm Ivory
     Rimmel London Match Perfection Blush in Light

I hope you liked this little piece to do with my make-up on a daily basis. Instead of Soap & Glory lipgloss, I sometimes wear Rimmel London Kate Lipstick in Shade 01 if I'm going for a darker look.

                                                                       
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Random questions about me :)

Since I only recently started my blog, I thought it would be fun to answer some questions about me ,so if you read my blog, you can get to know me a little better :)

                                                      Here we go.....
                                                
                                                What's your height?

                                             As far as I know I'm 5'6

                                                   Do you workout?
          I have a really fast metabolism, so I don't need too. I wish I did though      
                                             because I'm not very fit.

                                              What are your phobias?

   Well I have 4 main phobia's which are: Moth's, Spider's ,mice and wasp's. They 
                                                absolutley terrify me!

                                            Do you have any siblings?

          I do actually. I have 2 younger brother's who are twins. They are 12.

                                                      Dress size?
  I'm loads of diffrent sizes for some reason! In some shop's I'm an 8 in other's a 
                               10 and rarely I'm a 6. Confusing I know!

                                                        Any pet's?

I have a dog called Daisy. I've had tons of other pets like budgie's,hamster and 
                     goldfish but they all died :(  Natural causes of course!

                                               Where are you from?

                               I'm Irish. I'm from Dublin. Not very exciting!

                                           Any near death experiences?

I fell in a pool when I was 3 without my armbands on. Im very clumsy even from a 
                                                        young age!

                                               What's your favourite film?
My favourite film of all time has to be Dirty Dancing! It is amazing. A close second 
                                                      would be Titanic!

                                        What website do you visit most often? 

                                                  Twitter, Twitter, Twitter!

                                                      Favourite perfume?

                       Viva la Juicy or Fame by Lady GaGa. It's a tough decission!

                                                       Favourite food?

                                        Hands down Spaghetti Bolognese!

                                                   Favourite shoe shop?

                                                     Korky's or Schuh.

                                               Favourite make-up brand?

                                                Benefit and Urban Decay.

                                                      Worst make-up buy?

WellI have 2 that instantly come to mind. The first would be Balmi lip balm. I bought it because it smelt nice and looked cool but it does nothing for your lips and it builds up, making your lips look clumpy. The other would be the Maybelline Fit Me foundation. It is so oily on my skin and after about an hour it looks swirly               

                                        and sweaty on my face. Ewww!

                                                    Favourite clothing store? 

                                        Republic, Penneys (Primark) or Hollister.

                                                      Favourite drink?

                                                   Coffee or hot choclate!

                                             Do you have any piercings?

         I do indeed! I have 5 in total and they are all on my ears.I wouldn't get a 
                                              piercing anywhere else!

                                                     Favourite season?

                                                           Summer!

                                          What languages do you speak?

                                         I speak English, Irish and Italian :) 

                 That's all I have for now but I'll make sure to do more soon :)

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Hmmmm...

Im off to London for the first time in a few days for my birthday so I decided to look online to see if there was anything I might have wanted to buy when I was there. I went onto topshop.com and found THE most amazing jacket I've ever seen! Now I'm debating on whether to buy it or not! It's so unbelivably beautiful but I don't know how often I would wear it. Hmmmmm......

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Food...

For some reason, I've always had such an obsession with Starbucks. Ever since I was about 7 years young, I've been head over heels in love with it. The first thing I ever had from there was a caramel cream frappucchino, cream based, no whip on top. From that day on, it became my new love. I had never really liked coffee but recently I began to crave it all the time. A caramel macchiato or a vanilla spice latte are my favourite's! You have to get a venti or its just not the same!

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