tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41163115980461994472024-03-13T01:31:23.527-07:00ButterflyBooButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-81035622847903821352014-03-18T06:09:00.000-07:002014-03-18T06:09:04.627-07:00A Few Too Many.<div style="text-align: center;">
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Was a pirate (granted this was only for one picture, but I did get a free eye patch afterwards!)</div>
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And once or twice, I went out looking like a normal human being. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Hard to believe I know.</span></div>
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So the last picture was on valentines; a horrendous night. If you've been around a while, you'll know I wrote some really funny/awful stories about the nights out in Bangor! Well here comes another one haha.</div>
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In the picture I've got a sticker on my dress right? This was my number for the night, it was one of the most horrific ideas for a theme 'shag tag'. </div>
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First year valentines has it's own little story, which you can read <a href="http://butterflyboo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/pale-face-and-red-lipstick.html">here</a> and <a href="http://butterflyboo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/palefaceandredlipstick-date.html">here</a> (I recommend you do, it's one of the most hilarious stories I've got), second year I spent it with my then-boyfriend and this year it was us girls sticking together again. </div>
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Now, first things first, me and my friend did not go for this night...at all. We'd gotten our exam results that day and were pretty happy, so we wanted to go out to celebrate; little did we know what horrors valentines night had in store for us. </div>
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So shag tag, pretty much they gave you a sticker/tshirt (there was no way I was going to wear a tshirt saying shag tag) with a number on it. Then they had massive screens all around the club with a phone number on it, people were encouraged to text to that number a message to the person of their choosing with reference to their number. Like "hey 365 you're looking pretty hot! From 876", things like that. Were things as nice as that sent in? Not in your lifetime. They were disgusting, things people only say when they're hiding behind a number and a screen. Lots of mentions about private bits, degrading, trash talk. </div>
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That wasn't the only thing, the people in the club assumed that because single girls were out on Valentines, we were looking to pull. No way. We got shouted at, touched, propositioned. </div>
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We lasted 45 minutes and went home to bed. </div>
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What a stupid idea for a night out. </div>
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Love, Elizabeth xx</div>
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I tweet too: <a href="https://twitter.com/_lizabethstone">_lizabethstone</a></div>
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ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-49563241908647321372014-03-15T11:17:00.000-07:002014-03-15T11:17:19.329-07:00A Fresh Start.<div style="text-align: center;">
So hey, it's been a while. </div>
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About a year ago I decided I wanted to start a whole new blog and give myself a chance of starting over; but that never happened. Life got in the way, and I still missed blogging.</div>
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It wasn't until the 15th March 2014 when I'm in my final semester of 3rd year at university, alone in my house for the weekend, supposed to be doing one of my millions of assignments that I decided to look back at ButterflyBoo and read back at some of my old posts. </div>
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Reading them back made me realise the thing I had been searching for was true friends who don't judge, who don't roll their eyes when I mention the amount of work I have or the friends that I had when I was blogging.</div>
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Sure I could attempt again with the new blog, or start a whole new one altogether; but I want to get back to my blogging roots and get back to the reasons why I did it in the first place. And that only seemed right at ButterflyBoo. </div>
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So I'm back. I've been pretty rubbish in the past about announcing I'm back and then having months in between each post, but I'm gonna try and fix that. It's not like I actually have a life at this stage of university haha.</div>
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So lets have a catch up, I'll tell you a bit about what I've been doing and then you tell me what I've missed the past year.</div>
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I'm a third year who's supposed to know what she's doing with her life but actually has no idea. A third year who is still learning how to do life. A third year who's attempting to juggle having friends, kidding herself that going out is actually still a good idea and having to do work the next day. And a third year who is just as confused and befuddled about everything else in life. </div>
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I have a couple of posts all planned for you with plenty of pictures from the past few months and general chit chat. As I say, I'm on my own this weekend- I have to talk to someone haha!<br /><br />So what have I missed in your lives then? Please catch me up!<br /><br />Love, Elizabeth. xx</div>
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I'm still on twitter! <a href="https://twitter.com/_lizabethstone">_lizabethstone</a></div>
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ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-42684614774191093492013-07-18T03:00:00.003-07:002013-07-18T03:00:50.398-07:00 A move to LizabethLoves.<div style="text-align: center;">
Long time no see! I know, I know, I apologise for the absence.</div>
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Life and illness got in the way of blogging and I hate that fact. </div>
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I really feel like all of you lot are my real life friends so I've hated being away and I feel like we need a massive catch up! </div>
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To cut a very long story short; I needed a fresh start..and to go along with that I have started a new blog. I couldn't edit some of the settings on ButterflyBoo as my computer crashed whilst doing it and made them all funny (my laptop is struggling nowadays!); so LizabethLoves was born!</div>
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LizabethLoves is still me, still me being shockingly honest about all the embarrassing things that happen to me, all the days out (I know you've missed the zoo pictures) and also with some OOTD's and hauls thrown in. 1</div>
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I really hope you'll all join me over there and will continue on this adventure we call life together!</div>
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Love, Elizabeth xxx</div>
ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-14315049623660202502013-03-12T10:28:00.000-07:002013-03-12T10:28:05.915-07:0008/03/2013<div style="text-align: center;">
Some days I take satisfaction in what I look like, other days I don't.</div>
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Some days I think "I'm going to dress a little nicer today, it makes me feel good", others...I really don't.</div>
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And some days, I even take pictures of what I wear. And 08/03/2013 was one of those days.</div>
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And I'm about to show you.</div>
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Friday wasn't a particularly special day, only that I bought a cardigan in Republic the day before and I really wanted to wear it. And I was feeling romantic and suggested a meal out, and this is what I looked like.</div>
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I just went to lectures that day; how un-exciting. </div>
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So I was in one of my lectures, and my mind was wandering (as per) and then I figured it'd been a long time since me and the boyfriend were actually alone and not watching television or me watching him play fifa or something, we lead <i>thrilling </i>lives. So I decided I would take him out for a meal, ha. </div>
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So that's what I did, nothing fancy, but perfect. </div>
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I'm going to my friend's wedding on Saturday! I'm so excited.It's crazy to think we were in youth group together and now he's getting married! What makes this wedding extra extra special is that my brother is the best man!! So exciting.</div>
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I'll be sure to take my camera home for the wedding (and back again) so then you can see how beautiful it is. The bride's family also happens to be rather well off, which means that the whole shebang is going to be mega posh and lovely. Just what we like! </div>
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How are you? I realise it's been a while.</div>
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But 1 1/2 assignments down, 4 to go! Yay.</div>
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Love, Elizabeth xx</div>
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ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-26784460251127947052013-02-17T10:51:00.002-08:002013-02-17T13:26:18.937-08:00My First Valentine's.<div style="text-align: center;">
This year was my first Valentine's Day.</div>
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It was the first time I've had a boyfriend for Valentines, and it was perfect.</div>
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Forgive me for being cringey, forgive me for being happy. My housemates tend to think I'm throwing it in their faces when I talk about my boyfriend and my other friends are probably sick of me talking about him. So I'm going to take the opportunity to tell you about Valentine's day, and how happy I really am.</div>
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We're not an overly romantic couple I guess, we're best friends and he's the person I tell everything to everyday. So really, it was just another day. But it was a day where we went out to our usual bar and had the most amazing burgers (we both share an epic love for food) and played pool, we had the whole bar to ourselves because nobody was quite as romantic as us and it was lovely.</div>
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We got back and I looked in my room; he'd obviously roped in one of my housemates and what greeted me still causes the smile on my face. </div>
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The most beautiful flowers I'd ever seen with a card leaning on it. </div>
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In the card he'd included train tickets and an e-ticket....to Cadburys World. He knows me too well.</div>
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That's right ladies, I went to where chocolate began.</div>
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We went, we ate all chocolate in sight, and we conquered.</div>
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It was the best day ever, we got so much free chocolate. It was educational AND delicious. </div>
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We got to see how the chocolate is made, how it's packaged, how it's moulded.</div>
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We saw how the coco bean industry has grown and how they transport their ingredients (actually <i>felt</i> it, the chairs shook and everything!)</div>
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Wrote our names in chocolate .</div>
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Go on a little car ride through where the little coco beans live </div>
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The gift shop was awesome too. SO MUCH CHOCOLATE.</div>
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I've definitely stocked up for the next 3 months or so.</div>
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We got up at 6am and left at 7:20am, got back at 7:30pm and I was sound asleep by 9:30.</div>
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Best day ever.</div>
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Love, Elizabeth xx</div>
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Apparently a sign that you’re mad is that you talk to
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I’ve watched all the re-runs on Made in Chelsea that are on
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ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-35665874887644867642012-11-30T10:12:00.001-08:002012-11-30T10:12:55.201-08:00Confessions of a Uni Student.<div style="text-align: center;">
Dear Blog.</div>
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Second year on uni is hard. Like really hard. Remember last year when we all said "oh this year doesn't matter". This one does..and that's a lot of pressure.</div>
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Living with 4 best friends is hard; I'm not sure we're going to be best friends by the end.</div>
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It's strange to think I'm now an adult. I have <i>my own </i>house that I pay rent for, I take out the bins ever week and we <i>actually</i> have a cleaning rota! First year was like baby adult; now I think I'm an actual one.</div>
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The past 2 weeks I've spent longer in the library then I have sleeping. Lots of work means 8 hours in the library a day; stress means sleepless nights.</div>
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A month and 21 days ago something happened. It's made me the happiest girl in Bangor. My best friend became my boyfriend.</div>
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Honestly? What could be better then the person that knows me more than anyone on this earth to turn around and say he feels the same, from the very first day.</div>
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Life has taken over my blog- I had to have priorities; and despite what I'd prefer, my work comes first.</div>
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I see people link blog posts on twitter and facebook and wish I was still part of that bubble. </div>
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My boyfriend (yes, I said that. I have one now.) took me to the zoo for our month anniversary, the place I'm happiest, and then took me to the cinema on the way back as a surprise to see Skyfall, what I'd wanted to see for weeks. We got home and he cooked dinner for me. The next day he bought me chinese. He knows what makes me happy. </div>
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I'm sat in the library writing this. There's a girl opposite with a really nice jumper on with a glittery collar- it's very Christmassy. She keeps giving me weird looks, maybe because I keep staring at her jumper.</div>
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When Lauren (<a href="http://bdbrighton.blogspot.co.uk/">Belle Du Brighton</a>) got married and announced her pregnancy recently, I was probably happier for her than some of my real life friends. It's crazy how many friends I made in the bloggersphere. Congratulations Lauren :) <br /><br />Things have been tough recently; I'm scared my nan's going to die soon, I have 6 assignments due in before Christmas, my best friend has changed her perception of me; and that hurts, I've been ignored, given snide comments, bitched about, I've been called stupid, I've had extra tutoring and no sleep so I can prove them wrong.</div>
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A lot of things are amazing; I believe in a God that's saved me, and He continues to do so every single day, I got a job on my own merit- something small but I might not be as poor soon, I have been blessed with a very lovely new best friend that appeared just when I needed her; she's awesome, despite our differences in what we believe is right for my life at the moment- my parents love and support me no matter what, I discovered singing again; that makes me happy. </div>
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My blog was abandoned for a while, it was really hard as it was like my baby! When I saw Lauren's announcement I realised I wanted to get back on the horse and where I was, I can't guarantee anything regular- but I can guarantee I'm going to put my heart and soul into it. </div>
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From 2 months ago when I last posted; I hope you're all doing well.</div>
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Love, Elizabeth xx<br /><br />Tweet Me : <a href="https://twitter.com/_lizabethstone">_lizabethstone</a> </div>
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ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-84008911079589034622012-10-01T07:21:00.001-07:002012-10-01T07:21:56.103-07:00Freshers #2<div style="text-align: center;">
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It was Freshers week which meant only one thing...going out.</div>
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As part of the CU I had lots of things to organise during the week on top of living, which definitely became tough towards the end of the week! </div>
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I had to get up at 7am every morning as well as going out every night; so on average 3 hours sleep a night. Yeah, I don't know how I'm still alive.</div>
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We had my housemates 21st which meant absolute chaos. 6 of his friends came to stay in our house which meant a week long game of 'musical beds'. If you weren't quick enough in your bed, someone would beat you to it! Crazy.</div>
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So this is a week long OOTD post, I managed to miss out 3 days from either being a rush or a little too intoxicated (oops)</div>
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Especially Friday night- we had a houseparty with UV paint. As you can imagine, our house is <b>covered</b> in patches of UV paint!<br />We all had "I <3...." on our faces. Mine said Dan if you can't tell haha ;)</div>
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It was a Paint VS Foam party, but thankfully I managed to avoid all that jazz and have a good night without looking like a multicoloured drowned rat afterwards (although my face paint did look a little crazy!)<br /><br />I am definitely paying the price for such a crazy week though, I had the dreaded Freshers Flu :( </div>
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I spent 9 hours in the same position on my bed yesterday watching TV being looked after very well being fed tea and chocolate! I have the best housemates!<br />Lecture's started today, and I felt like death warmed up sitting in the lecture theatre, no joke.</div>
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ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-31261627872622653662012-09-25T03:33:00.000-07:002012-09-25T03:33:59.313-07:00Poor Student Shopping.<div style="text-align: center;">
As you well know, I am a student.</div>
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Not just a student, a <b>very</b> poor student.</div>
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It's amazing how far you can get without spending lots of money, and this week I've rediscovered the delights of Charity Shops! <br /></div>
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They're exactly what they look like, brown boot heels! I was in love the moment I saw them and they are <i>so </i>comfortable! </div>
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They were originally from Primark and I bought them for £4 :)</div>
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<img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmyOqiqKlfrQ7E6JPUf0tA4MJ2AaEzpzUZGFmeNAmJHScknHyRUtwr49nMM9Z2Qu-y53g-yBbuY5ZVpGvqyb9_fp5T0EBMQDj2OzVjzTiAbml7X-fTdun6ZujsIWLNq_C_Kfs520aVjo/s640/blogger-image-846278969.jpg" width="480" /><br />So these shoes are too big for me, yeah.</div>
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But they were pretty! You see the only proper heels I owned were proper shoe boots with heels- I love them still, they have some great memories! But they weren't exactly summery... </div>
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So a pair of more slimline black heels were in order. And as I said, I'm so very poor.</div>
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So charity shop it was! </div>
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These were from New Look originally and I bought them for £3.99</div>
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<br />The best thing about Charity Shop shoes? They're already worn in, so theres a lot smaller chance of blisters!</div>
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<img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RhI7u2CO6pvr3v2Q3LAzxVj5yjv1VGsNHTB7nXiWnlRQVORK2_Vsyr-g6P2CbjK7Nf4YkfJ44Tmhg3hBZ7eFzd67eBwBKdztAv4GesS5XGmokGiK9Kyq_oj2yAYsupyiu-zKbUTc00Q/s640/blogger-image--1130247978.jpg" width="480" /><br />This was such an impulse buy... I know, <i>that's</i> how I'm so poor. </div>
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But I was walking through the shopping centre, soaked to my skin and <b>very</b> ill. </div>
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(more of that in a bit)</div>
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And I looked into a window of a charity shop and it caught my eye. How could I say no?</div>
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It's brand new with tags! I bought it for £4 and was was Primark before :)</div>
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<br />So these weren't actually from a Charity Shop, however as I included them in it for funsies.</div>
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These beauties were from one of my lovely housemates! She bought them from Asos but ended up being too small for her, so she very kindly donated them to me :)<br />Very unfortunately, I wore them on Saturday and my feet were <b>destroyed</b>.</div>
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My blisters are insane. I tried stretching the shoes with a hairdryer and a spoon..but that hasn't seemed to help. Any suggestions?!</div>
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So it's Freshers Week here in Bangor. </div>
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How could I tell? I'm ill, tired, have been out every day for the past 4 days and it's raining.</div>
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(it has literally not stopped raining in 3 days, it always rain in Freshers!)</div>
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You see, I made a bit of an error in judgement. </div>
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I drank, and I drank...and I drank some more. Oops. </div>
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I <i>accidentally</i> gave myself alcohol poisoning. Yeah. Bad move.</div>
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I've never drank that much and I never want to again.</div>
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I've been so sick, and so ill....eurgh, never again.</div>
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Safe to say I wasn't drinking last night..</div>
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On that delightful note, I am going to try and enjoy Freshers haha. </div>
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I'm getting up at 7:00am every morning this week as well as getting in at 3:00am so yeah, tired.com.</div>
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It's one of my housemates 21st this week, so it's manic.</div>
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Wish me luck!<br /><br />Have you found any gems in charity shops recently?</div>
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Love, Elizabeth <br /><br />Tweet Me: <a href="https://twitter.com/_lizabethstone">_lizabethstone</a><br />Instagram: <a href="http://web.stagram.com/n/_lizabethstone/">_lizabethstone</a></div>
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(apologies for the rubbish pictures, they were from my phone and like I said, its raining <i>all</i> the time so theres not much light!)</div>
ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-56510357642223845012012-09-21T03:40:00.000-07:002012-09-21T03:40:58.542-07:00Rough Looking Night Out.<div style="text-align: center;">
Sooo I went on my first night out in MONTHS.</div>
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Man it felt good.</div>
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There was peach schnapps on my floor, a lot of falling off my bed, and a lot of dancing.</div>
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Before you call me a drunkard, I'd like to point out I wasn't drunk at all haha; this is me naturally. Unbelievably uncoordinated. My housemates however- another story and the peach schnapps was definitely their fault.</div>
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Haha.</div>
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When I show you this OOTD, your first thought will 100% be 'wow she looks rough'. It's true I do.</div>
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But I'd like to mention- because of the peach schnapps and the falling over I couldn't take the pictures before I went out, so yeah. These were taken at 3:00am on a Wednesday morning- <i>that's </i>why I look rough.</div>
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(dedication to blogging right there!!)</div>
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Hey ho.</div>
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Dress: Topshop (on sale, £7!)<br />
Belt: Primark</div>
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Shirt: My best friend Zara's haha. I love having fashionable friends.</div>
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My hair was curled...but then it was 3:00am.</div>
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How are you lovely lot? <br />
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Love, Elizabeth xx<br />
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Tweet Me: <a href="https://twitter.com/_lizabethstone">_lizabethstone</a><br />
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ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-34506644098406884192012-09-18T04:40:00.000-07:002012-09-18T04:40:15.779-07:00Happy Pink House.<div style="text-align: center;">
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My MIA was definitely unplanned, however moving house is a
lot more stressful than I imagined! (and we’ve not had internet until half an hour ago)</div>
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But, the main thing is; I’ve moved into my very own happy
pink house.<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span> <br />
And yes, it really is a pink house!</div>
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Packing was a nightmare, who knew I had so much stuff?! I
mean, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">obviously</i> I only bought the
essentials, all 3000 of them!<br />
My room is pretty big, and somehow I managed to fill it with so much rubbish.</div>
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I used 4 vacuum pack bags for my clothes, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yep 4</i>, with about 15 other bags full of
‘essentials’, like shoes and belts…definitely must haves.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJ76oJDGN6cshvzwCk6XlmdQqjnACTPKPzwdJjiPgGkkjw2s71ZxhApbCUQd_y39_85I1iGychePNPCHBcykehY9APK8coR2o5dNFQ-xB4ZTycywq9j_7kQAbROOFFQoal23hIONBK3I/s1600/IMG_0962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /></div>
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I won’t lie the journey to Wales was literally the most
uncomfortable thing ever. </div>
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(apart from when I was on a plane in the middle seat
with a very fat fast asleep stranger in the isle and I was desperate for the
toilet, but that’s another story) </div>
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We had the left back seat down with things
overhanging it by at least 10cm, then you had me and my brother squished in the
back next to each other; each holding at least 2 things. I thought I had
packing light down to a T…I was wrong. It was a very uncomfortable 6 ½ hours. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJ76oJDGN6cshvzwCk6XlmdQqjnACTPKPzwdJjiPgGkkjw2s71ZxhApbCUQd_y39_85I1iGychePNPCHBcykehY9APK8coR2o5dNFQ-xB4ZTycywq9j_7kQAbROOFFQoal23hIONBK3I/s1600/IMG_0962.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJ76oJDGN6cshvzwCk6XlmdQqjnACTPKPzwdJjiPgGkkjw2s71ZxhApbCUQd_y39_85I1iGychePNPCHBcykehY9APK8coR2o5dNFQ-xB4ZTycywq9j_7kQAbROOFFQoal23hIONBK3I/s400/IMG_0962.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">It was meant to be a sad face- turned out to be a pout.</span></div>
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Next stop was our house, it’s a gorgeous house- it really
is. It’s 4 floors with the bottom one having the living room and the kitchen
which is down from the front and flush with the back, two more bedrooms up
stairs, then mine and 2 bathrooms on the next floor with 2 attic rooms on the
next one up. Mine, although big has original windows; they shake in the wind,
are so thin I can hear every word said outside, and have lots of cracks in
them..that’ll be fun in the winter.</div>
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I’m such a homebody, so I decided to stop myself being
homesick I would plaster my room in familiar things. Everyone has said my room
is “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">homely”, </i>I think that’s code for
‘full of rubbish’ haha. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgp4KdyupuT6845y0-ibiPNrdFVEkjplSKRdDeaXEbs55NS4GsonUf9duqaUrAXGn8_fccvZ-jvlCXXJtXSn0CYyPBJBID2MCwPROXUeiUUnLVFcJ1rA65_wYnlBftKPfviRNH0uS4ow/s1600/IMG_0964.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgp4KdyupuT6845y0-ibiPNrdFVEkjplSKRdDeaXEbs55NS4GsonUf9duqaUrAXGn8_fccvZ-jvlCXXJtXSn0CYyPBJBID2MCwPROXUeiUUnLVFcJ1rA65_wYnlBftKPfviRNH0uS4ow/s640/IMG_0964.JPG" width="480" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Before... I had a lot of stuff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> After! My 'getting ready corner'</span></div>
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So that’s our house. </div>
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What makes it even better? It came with the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">best</b> video collection.</div>
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We have Flubber, The Jungle Book, The Rescuers, Mulan, The
Lion King, Mrs Doubfire; The Classics.</div>
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On Saturday we watched James and the Giant Peach, I’d
forgotten how amazing the film is haha. However never noticed how obscure being
eaten by a ‘Giant Cloud Rhinoceros’ actually was, I used to think they were
real!</div>
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Now I have internet, I will endeavour to be a good blogger
again! </div>
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We have freshers week next week, and despite having to get
up at 7am every morning; I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">will</i> have
fun. Plenty of OOTN for you I’m sure ;)</div>
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Hope you all forgive my absence, and
you’re all having a fab September <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span></span><br />
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Love, Elizabeth xx<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-47964026675968345292012-09-09T11:17:00.000-07:002012-09-09T11:17:08.570-07:00An English Summer.<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>English Summer: </i></b></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Supposed to be ironic. English summers typically
consist of rain and little sunshine, until 'global warming' changed it.
Traditionally when someone describes weather as 'an English summer' they
mean rain when there should be sunshine</i></b></span>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=english+summer">urbandictionary</a></span><br /><br /></div>
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Perfect summers day are far and few between in England. This summer we've have a few glimpses of them, and the rest? Well it's rained and been cold, typical.</div>
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Thing is, some of us get really fed up of the summer because we know exactly what will happen, it will be hot for approximately 6 days spread out within the summer and it will almost certainly rain for at least 2/3rds of the rest of time. So we take action and decide to go on holiday abroad! </div>
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And this happens..<br /><img height="400" id="il_fi" src="http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/OUCH/sunburn.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="333" /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://blogscarymonsters.blogspot.co.uk/2009_09_01_archive.html">I feel sorry for this man.</a></span><br />Everytime, we get ridiculously sun burnt and look like a lobster, and people how they can tell we're brits?!</div>
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So once we've recovered from the sunburn, and gotten over our post-holiday blues, we crack onto making the most out of the summer!<br /><br />For me, a perfect summer's day is when it's really hot, everyone really happy and I spend the day in the sun.</div>
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Yesterday, I spent about 3 hours in a garden centre, sounds weird. But it was so lovely in the sun! My parents want to buy a shed hence being there- but looking round all the flowers and the (weird- who'd have naked people in their garden?!) statues. <br />And today I had a beaaaautiful day!<br />I went to church in a lovely summer dress and came home to get my BBQ on!<br />I am officially 2 stone heavier than when I started haha. </div>
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It was sunny, it was hot and we had masses of food, what more could a girl want?!<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I made kebabs, they were tasty :)</span></div>
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So afterwards we played boules, but we hadn't played it for so long that all the water that was inside of the balls was either all gone or leaking out of it- so turned out to be a bit of a wet game!<br /><br />Despite the weather- I think summer is definitely a time to make memories with the people you love, whether that being in your garden playing boules, going to a faraway country, or sitting inside playing Monopoly watching the rain. </div>
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How's your summer been? <br /><br />Love, Elizabeth xx<br /><br />Tweet Me:<a href="https://twitter.com/_lizabethstone">_lizabethstone</a><br />Instagram Me: _lizabethstone</div>
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Ps- I've been a bit MIA recently I know, but I'm finally back from all that camping and hopefully got my mojo back! :)</div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Paralympics: An international athletic competition for disabled athletes. </span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are massive differences between the Olympics and the Paralympics, for one the logo is completely different. For the Olympics it's the well known 5 interlocking rings, whereas the Paralympics have 'swoops' that "represent</span></span> the Paralympic motto 'spirit in motion'."* </div>
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The sports are different; some adapted for the disabilities of the athletes, some completely different- such as goalball, and boccia.</div>
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I for one think that the paralympics are vastly underrated until it actually happens.</div>
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Whereas there's such a massive build up for the Olympics, once it's over people tend to forget about it until they see the Paralympics happen- and realise just how amazing it is.</div>
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I was very fortunate to be able to get a day pass for the Excel centre on Thursday. For the past 3 months I've been trying and trying to get tickets for either the Olympics/Paralympics, I didn't care where or what I saw, I just wanted to say that I'd been part of history. When I saw they had tickets up I literally ran to my dad screaming "tickets tickets tickets!!!". Thankfully he saw quite how desperate I was and bought some for me and my brother.</div>
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I have to admit, I wasn't prepared for the day like I thought I was. I genuinely thought I'd go in there, watch a couple of sports and then go home again- not being a majorly sporty person.</div>
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But it was so much more than that, for the Games Makers greeting you at every corner, to walking up the stairs to the seats in the arena (I thought it felt like I was climbing the stairs to an x factor audition, if you get what I mean).</div>
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We first went into the Table Tennis, there were 8 matches going on at the same time so was pretty hard to focus on just one match but I kept my eye on the scores. The athletes were either in a wheelchair or with prosthetics/limps. Being able to move and keep control as an able bodied person is ridiculously hard in my opinion (or maybe that's cause I'm <i>so</i> uncoordinated) but it was really admirable.</div>
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A Team GB athlete came out and there was a massive cheer, although she was in the pitch/area/table bit furthest away from us so was pretty hard to tell if anything was happening! </div>
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We were pretty close to the nearest match, and we had fun guessing their nationalities!</div>
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So the sport I really wanted to see was Judo, and we waited in a mahusive queue to get in as having a day pass didn't give us priority to the sports.</div>
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Eventually we got in, and man was it worth it! </div>
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We sat pretty close and there were only two mats this time so was a lot easier to focus on what was happening. We sat there and watched for 10 minutes and I started thinking "Well, they're fighting as i nothings wrong, why is this the paralympics?!" After pondering for a while, we realised that the athletes were actually being led into the arena, onto the mat and the referee was very hands on.</div>
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That's right- they were visually impaired. They did judo, without being able to see properly. Wow.</div>
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I can't say how much of a hindrance their sight was to them, but it genuinely didn't look like they were at all. But judging by the actions of the referee (placing their hands on each other at the start of each round, leading them to the centre of the mat) they were pretty impaired.</div>
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The fought for their livelihood- and it was so amazing to watch. The atmosphere was so supportive.</div>
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Then Ben Quilter came out, Team GB. He cheer he got was incredible, everyone was chanting "Ben", clapping, stamping their feet.</div>
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You know when you watch on TV, and everyone cheers for Team GB?</div>
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Well it was actually like that, was so good to be part of it.</div>
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Ben actually lost the match I saw but went on to win the rest and win the bronze at the end of the day!</div>
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But every throw, every move- the crowd was behind him 100%. </div>
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So my brother really wanted to see sitting volleyball, so off we trot to the arena next door.</div>
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I've never seen inspiration quite like watching those guys.</div>
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So Sitting Volleyball is just what it says, they're on the floor playing volleyball. The net is 1.5m high for men and 1.05m for women. I'm not sure what I expected, but I definitely didn't expect to be quite so moved by watching them.</div>
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We watched Team GB vs Russia, Russia's ranked 4th in the world, we're 24th so the odds didn't look great from the start.</div>
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When Team GB came out, I have never experienced anything like it. </div>
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I've been to concerts, seen Paramore in the O2 with thousands of other people, but nothing matches the cheer that those guys got coming onto the court.</div>
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There was clapping, cheering, stamping, flag waving, screaming, chanting; all mixed together to welcome them.</div>
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The team is actually allowed 2 'minimal disability' players, but only one allowed on the court at any point. These guys had both legs, working normally (or it seemed so) so I imagine their disability was elsewhere. The rest of the team either had one leg or no legs.</div>
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I'm a vein person, I admit that- I care way too much about my appearance, and when the team came out I was almost in tears. I had so much pride and respect for our team (and the Russian one too) for overcoming their 'disability' and to train and work hard to compete for our country, well that was just amazing.</div>
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The team was introduced one by one, each getting a massive cheer. The team has a special player, I think they acted as a captain/coach but a player (or something like that), and when he was introduced I noticed a group of soldiers in the crowd. As they announced his name the soldiers started shouting like I've never heard and holding up banners for this man- they were so proud of him.</div>
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After doing a little research I've found out he was "a Gurkha who was injured on patrol in Afghanistan and who has come through the Ministry of Defence's Battle Back programme" <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/18523145"></a></span></div>
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This man had basically had his legs blown off in Afghanistan, overcame all of that then became so good at sitting volleyball to be the special captain person in Team GB. If that's not incredible I don't know what is!</div>
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I went home really inspired, with so much respect and pride for our Paralympians.</div>
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I complain about being bad at sport and therefore never doing it- I can imagine it's <b><i>so</i></b> much harder with a disability; but they overcome that and strive to be the best that they can to compete for our country.</div>
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My 2 pence on the Paralympics there, hope you enjoyed :)<br /><br />Have you been watching? Or been lucky enough to witness it yourself?<br /><br />Love, Elizabeth xx<br /><br />Tweet Me: <a href="https://twitter.com/_lizabethstone">_lizabethstone</a><br />Instagram Me: _lizabethstone</div>
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PS- I had the most hectic week last week and now I'm away for a leadership training university thing. <br />Camping <i>again.</i></div>
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I promise I will get back to you all, just give me a couple weeks. I'm home for a week after Friday then back to uni!<br /><br />(scheduled post)<i></i></div>
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ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-55506351333805691392012-08-28T10:10:00.000-07:002012-08-31T06:48:04.993-07:00Engagement conspiracys.<div style="text-align: center;">The world is full of conspiracy's and apart from the obvious (the moon is actually made out of cheese, cats really do meow in different accents- just me?) I'm sure that everyone getting together in relationships, breaking up, getting engaged and married happens AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe it's the seasons, makes people want other halves, or to be alone. I've no idea, but one thing I do know, is that practically <i>everyone</i> I know under 30 has just got engaged, just got married or due to be married in the next year. I'm not kidding. I feel under pressure to meet someone, and I know everyone's looking towards my brother to reveal his mystery woman! (the fact I know her name and have done every possible investigation on her- ie facebook stalked, and still not met her is quite frustrating!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This year I've been to one wedding of friends, 4 friends engaged, one wedding in 2 weeks and the other 3 are due to get married next year. Is everyone suddenly craving marriage?! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, I went to an engagement party! It was a classic bank holiday Monday garden-threatening-to-rain-the-whole-time party. With strawberries and cream and everything, how posh! </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Shirt: Tesco (birthday present)<br />
Vest: Topshop</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jeans: Primark</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sandals: Primark</div><div style="text-align: center;">Necklace: Primark </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Does anyone else feel the same? EVERYONE getting together?<br />
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Instagram Me: _lizabethstone</div>ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-67145143208507672772012-08-28T03:36:00.001-07:002012-08-28T03:36:19.799-07:00One Year Older. (and a onsie) <div style="text-align: center;">
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As you know it was my birthday recently and I thought I'd share a few bits with you :)</div>
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Since I'm moving into my new university house in 3 weeks (scary..an actual house. Not so scary cause it's a <b><i>pink</i></b> house) my parents went down the practical route this year.</div>
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Some things I asked for, some that I've always wanted...and a toolbox.</div>
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So I asked for a jewellery hanger to put on my bedroom wall, as last year in halls I used a Tupperware box for most of my necklaces and bracelets. Cue half an hour untangling until I got the piece I wanted, only to change my mind. That happened <i>a lot</i>.</div>
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<img alt="Whimsical Large Jewellery Hooks" border="0" height="301" src="http://www.notajewellerybox.co.uk/images/uploads/MHJ-BLK.jpg" title="Whimsical Large Jewellery Hooks" width="320" /></div>
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So I got <a href="http://www.notajewellerybox.co.uk/Whimsical-Jewellery-Hooks/prod_64.html">this</a> beauty, it's actually bigger than I imagined, almost half a meter..I was definitely not expecting that. However it's ever so pretty.</div>
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Want to know a strange fact about me? I don't like sandwiches, unless they have bacon or sausages in them- <i>total exception</i>. </div>
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So there is one thing that my parents thought of to solve those many lunch times, a toasted sandwich maker.</div>
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Yep, I don't know why, but I <3 toasted sandwiches but not normal ones- and it's such a treat to go somewhere where they sell them.</div>
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But no more..I actually own a toasted sandwich maker!!</div>
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It's <i>so</i> exciting! I've literally been living off toasted sandwiches, I tried out some new recipes. Some not so great, note to self: don't put scrambled egg in a toastie machine, it spits out the egg and hisses.</div>
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Last year before I started university, my mum told me that I <i>must</i> have a toolbox, as I'll definitely need it once I'm living away from home. Apparently it was essential flying the nest equipment.</div>
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However I disagreed. I thought "Why on earth would I need a toolbox?!"</div>
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Then one rainy day in Wales (is there any other kind?!), my printer broke and it wouldn't let me get the cartridges out to replace them.</div>
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What did I need? A screwdriver. Did I have one? No.</div>
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I took it upon myself to tell my mum this story, and guess what I got for my birthday?!</div>
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I should have expected it really.</div>
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Isn't <a href="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00169254/">it</a> pretty? A hammer that turns into a mallet, pliers, a spanner and a screwdriver with <i>13 heads</i>.</div>
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Impressive, I shall never be in need of a screwdriver again.</div>
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(That was the toolbox, obviously)</div>
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I've told you how much I <b><i>love</i></b> red pandas.. they're just
the cutest. I want one, I wish I could hand rear one and it would be my
best friend. I have a toy one called Ming Carlos, and he's amazing. This
fact isn't lost on my flatmates. They're also amazing, I don't necessarily want to hand rear them, (that would be wierd) but they are my best friends. Now I have actual, physical evidence to show you how awesome they are...ready?</div>
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<br /> That's right...a red panda onsie.</div>
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<b>I love it.</b></div>
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I keep on putting it on and then waiting for 10 minutes until I overheat and take it off haha.</div>
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Bear in mind that I live in Wales half the time, so this will come is handy SO much. Also, it's so so amazing, like beyond the scale amazing. </div>
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It has a tail, ears, and is all fluffy!</div>
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The little story: In uni, onsies are really popular, mostly the Primark tiger ones but <i>so</i> many people have them! So after a while I started thinking, wouldn't it be so cool to have a red panda one?! So one day me and my flatmate decided to have a look for one, we finally did..but it was £40, and there was no way I could spend £40 on a onsie, whilst at university, whilst I already buy 15p washing up liquid which makes no bubbles (it's rubbish, but hey- I'm a poor student). So gave up on it.</div>
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When I was camping, at the second festival- one of my future housemates (he's best friends with my flatmates too) came to join the fun..and bought my present. And it was this!!!! Words cannot describe how happy I was.</div>
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They're awesome.</div>
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Exciting birthday eh?</div>
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So I also got some clothes which I'm sure will feature in OOTD's and lots of gift cards to buy lots of clothes! As well as little bits, but I'm sure you wouldn't appreciate seeing everything.</div>
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As well as me growing older..so has my blog!</div>
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This summer my blog is one year old, how exciting! It's been such a whirlwind and I've got to know such awesome people. I genuinely don't know what I did without you lot keeping me company. </div>
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Thank you for everyone who's followed me, commented and generally been really really nice to me. I've mentioned previously, but having this escape in the bloggersphere helps <i>enormously</i>.</div>
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So the next couple of weeks are really busy for me, but rest assured I shall continue to blog- it just might be very sporadic!<br />This week I'm working in London doing some IT work for a couple of days, going to the paralympics for the day on Thursday (I'll be sure to blog about that!!), going to the zoo on Saturday, (eeee, red pandas.) then going camping <i>again</i> on Monday till Friday at a camp to do with my university's CU.</div>
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I'll be full of stories after that manic few weeks! </div>
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Has anyone else had an exciting birthday recently?<br /><br />Love, Elizabeth xx<br /><br />Tweet Me (I'll be tweeting throughout my exciting weeks!): <a href="https://twitter.com/_lizabethstone">_lizabethstone</a><br />Instagram Me (I'll be instagramming too!): _lizabethstone</div>
ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-59903614555542721692012-08-25T10:10:00.000-07:002012-08-25T10:10:03.375-07:00All camped out. <div style="text-align: center;">
Holaaaa,</div>
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I'm back! Back from the world of mud, tents and icky icky showers (for those that read my <a href="http://butterflyboo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/guide-to-glamping-i-wish.html">Guide to Glamping</a>, it was very similar haha)</div>
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I had an incredible time away and I wish I was still there (note to self: things are a lot simpler in a world with no signal, no Internet, my friends and a tent). </div>
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Some of you eagle eyed on twitter and Instagram may have noticed that I actually returned on Wednesday, but I took a little blogging break so I could recover, wash all the mud off and sleep! My first night home I slept for 13 hours <strike>cause I met a guy and chatted with him for 6 hours the night before</strike> as camping is exhausting!</div>
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Shall I start at the beginning? Guess it's the best place.</div>
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The journey there was hellish, I spent the whole 6 hour drive with 13/14 year old boys poking me and shouting at me- I was seriously fed up.</div>
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Once I got there I ditched the young'uns and pitched my tent- and it began.</div>
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For those that didn't know, I went to a Christian Festival. The structure was pretty relaxed, with meetings twice a day, optional seminars in between, with cafes, a cinema, sports, and tvs dotted around the place.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I know you must have an opinion on this- but please be kind, I've had a lot of negativity in the past.</span></div>
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So I volunteered in a cafe called 'Soul Action Cafe' which was ran by a company called 'Tearfund'. Tearfund works towards completely abolishing People Trafficking, and is 100% fairtrade.</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Did you know a child is sold into slavery every 2 minutes?</span></i></div>
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Although I can't go to Africa, Asia or another place in need, volunteering in the cafe was my way of contributing to the cause.</div>
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Anyway, as part of the job, I was on door duty (checking wristbands which were needed for the festival), being on the till, stocking, and making the drinks for people.</div>
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Among other things, I learnt how to use the coffee machine! Achievement of the century haha. I can now make lattes and capaccinos to perfection, of course I don't actually have a coffee machine- so I'll never have to show off my skills. </div>
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I was on a team with 4 other girls, and I made some incredible friends during the week. I taught them the coaster game (flipping beer mats off the counter, classic pub game.) and they sang happy birthday to me. </div>
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I was the oldest of the 5 of us, and they all knew eachother already...recipe for being left out right? No way, they were the sweetest girls ever and all the shifts that we did together were so much fun. </div>
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the end of the week we all had a piece of paper passed round and we
wrote encouraging things about eachother..I could have cried, the girls
were so sweet! </div>
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So I worked in the cafe for the first 5 days, including my birthday! </div>
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My birthday, my birthday was one of a kind.</div>
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I was camping, obviously.</div>
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My youth group gave me <i>two</i> birthday cakes and sang to me- gave me a card which they all signed. How cute! </div>
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Me and my friend then decided to live on the edge, and decided to play 'Seminar Roulette' haha. </div>
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So my friend chose a venue and we went, the warning signs should have come when a woman said "Are you here for the workshop?" </div>
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That's right, we walked into a hip hop dance workshop- not that you know me personally, but by taking one look at me you'll be able to tell just how uncoordinated I really am. </div>
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We had to learn a whole routine and do improvisation to spell out 'freedom' with our bodies....and then show people.</div>
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I've never laughed so much in my life, between the leg kicking, the leaping, and the throwing myself back and forth, I came out with many many bruises.</div>
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It was probably a 'got to be there' moment, but I so wish you'd all been in that dance class with me, it was flipping hilarious.</div>
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Me and my friend also did some tie-dye! I know, exciting! We chose a t-shirt, was literally given some elastic bands and told to go crazy! </div>
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I had <i>no</i> idea how it was going to turn out, but it was pretty good in the end. Mine somehow shrunk in the process, so it's more of a crop top now haha, but I'll wear it when I'm feeling adventurous.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Obviously I was home by this time haha, but this is how it turned out :) </span></div>
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Once the first festival was over, my working was finished- and could enjoy the second festival. The second was geared up to people my own age rather than the teenagers the previous week, so my friends from my uni came to join us whilst my youth group went home. </div>
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It was such a fab week.</div>
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My friend totally glamped, he bought a portable fridge for his tent, a chair with a foot rest and pillow, and managed to cook a fry up every day! </div>
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The week in itself was so good, there was about 5000 of us on site, (pretty small compared to the 10,000 the previous week) and it did genuinely feel like a holiday. Minus the mud, icky toilets and horrible showers.</div>
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For the majority of the week we had a heatwave, yay! Which was a lovely break from the monsoon weather we had the week before (my tent collapsed a few times during the nights!) and the people running the festival put on the loveliest surprise for us of a giant hogroast!</div>
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That's right, 5000 people having a hogroast, in the glorious sunshine, was actually bliss.</div>
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Without going into massive detail, and making this a very long post; I shall tell you this.</div>
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My week was so good, I learnt so much about myself and my friends; and my faith got even stronger.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />*I say giant, it's the biggest in Europe (the world?) Fits over 15,000 people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">They offered to dress us up and put us in front of a green screen...would have been rude not to.</span><br />
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So, my time away was pretty awesome.</div>
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I met some lovely lovely people, really grew in myself, and the experience was one of a kind.</div>
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Now what have I missed in the past few weeks?!<br />
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Love, Elizabeth xx<br />
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ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-8635281040551733802012-08-24T03:00:00.000-07:002012-08-24T03:00:13.785-07:00Guest Post: Nail Tutorial<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br />This is a nail art tutorial using things, which
are always in the house,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Enjoy ;)<br /></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Choose
nail polishes, that you want to use: I used neon ones, which are really hot
this season ;)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Put the first coat of the nail
polish (I used the neutral one, it looks great with juicy colors!)</span></div>
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your nail really good :) Wait until it’s completely dry. </span></div>
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one – I took a green one just to show you, it can stay on the nail polish)</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This
is a time for first neon nail polish, paint your “tape nail” with it </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></div>
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<br />This post was written by the beautiful Bessana Blue at <a href="http://thefanglejungle.blogspot.co.uk/">http://thefanglejungle.blogspot.co.uk/</a>, she has serious style. Definitely check out her blog for some clothes inspiration :) </div>ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-36439119890214896332012-08-22T03:00:00.000-07:002012-08-22T03:00:03.664-07:00Guest Post:100 years of swimwear: Full of bloomers and sexy swimming hat<div>
First of all let me start by thanking the lovely Elizabeth for
letting me do a guest post on her fabulous blog. I will happily make you
a huge cake and send it to you, that is if I don't eat it all first. So
the lovely girl has gone on holiday, it seems everyone apart from me is
going off to sunnier climes and getting a fabulous natural tan.
Honestly what does a girl have to do to be able to lust over a hunky
Spanish waiter?</div>
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Us
ladies pack so much for our holiday, we apparently squeeze over 44
items into a suitcase and only wear half of them. Personally that
majority of those 44 items for me would be shoes. Six bikini's are
packed for a fortnight and only three are used. We obsess about having
the perfect summer body with the TOWIE lot encouraging us to do 'No
Carbs before Marbs', but who wants to deny themselves a Krispy Kreme, I
know I can't. Wearing a bikini on the beach is our own version of
having a catwalk, we can't all model for Dior. We imagine ourselves
strutting our stuff in a gorgeous bikini making us look like Kate Moss
with 4 inch wedges on and impeccable hair. The reality is that we
stumble on the sand with our heels on doing a Naomi Campbell fall and
our hair gets blown about by the sea wind making us look more like a
windswept Sheepdog then Miranda Kerr.</div>
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These
days there are so many things you can wear on the beach, bikinis,
tankinis, monokinis hey, even a mankini if you want, there's so much
choice. Hey what happened to the swimming costumes we used to wear as
kids with duck arm bands? But women haven't always had so much of a
choice.</div>
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<u>1900s</u></div>
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During
the early 1900s, people flocked to the beach for popular seaside
activities such as swimming, surfboarding, and diving. The only activity
for women in the ocean involved jumping through the waves while holding
onto a rope attached to an off-shore buoy, sounds so much fun doesn't
it? Their clumsy Victorian and Edwardian style bathing costumes that
consisted of a jacket worn over three quarter length trousers were a but
impractical. Plus how can you get a tan in that outfit?</div>
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<u>1910s</u></div>
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Women
began to dress in black, knee-length, puffed-sleeve wool dresses, often
featuring a sailor collar, and worn over bloomers or drawers trimmed
with ribbons and bows. The bathing costume was typically accessorized
with long black stockings, lace-up bathing slippers, and fancy caps.</div>
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In 1910 bathing skirts and bloomers with
their yards of fabric were reduced to show the figure a little bit more
and have more exposure to the sun. You could still hide your wobbly bits
though thankfully. </div>
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By
1915, women athletes began to swim more, so heavy fabric swimsuits were
reduced and became more athletic and androgynous looking. Think Alexa
Chung but a lot more covering up going on.</div>
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<u>1920s</u></div>
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In
the early 1920s women’s bathing suits finally changed into a one piece
garment with a long top that covered shorts. Though matching stockings
were still worn, swimwear began to shrink and more flesh was exposed
from the bottom of the trunks to the tops of the stockings, let the
squats and leg lifts begin. As women became more liberated due to the
Chanel wave in fashion and they put their long skirts at the back of the
cupboard, the athletic look was well suited to this era.</div>
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They
were made of wool jersey, so became pretty heavy when you got out of
the water and often small shoes were worn with this look, while women
posed on the beach. The fashion was to have a striped or abstract
pattern, even then women knew how to use patterns to hide those bumps.
By the mid-1920s Vogue magazine was telling its readers that “the newest
thing for the sea is a jersey bathing suit as near a maillot (a one
piece) as the unwritten law will permit.' Basically that means show that
fabulous booty you've got off as much as possible.</div>
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<u>1930s</u></div>
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The
1930's was the decade of sun worshipping. Oogling over the ice cream
man whilst trying to get a flawless tan became a popular pastime.
Woollen suits were replaced with Lastex stretchy cotton fabrics and the
one piece changed, so you could show more skin to the sun and not get
huge tan lines, as well as being more efficient for sports such as
swimming and synchronised swimming. </div>
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Ones
with boyish type cut legs and little over skirts to hide the thights
gradually became popular with the exposed v-neck even being invented.
Some vivacious women even dared to expose their midriffs with cut out
sections. That was practically naked in those days. Now you can walk
down the street and within five minutes see a handful of midriffs, what
with bralets and boobtubes. Hollywood stars began to pose in swimsuits
and having the latest fashion became top on the list of a woman's
priorities, that and building their shoe collection.</div>
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<u>1940s</u></div>
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Due to the devastating war there was a huge
fabric shortage. Skirts were shortened and women had to make do and
mend. This resulted in women and factories having to make smaller
swimsuits with cutout midriffs. The tankini was born and women had a lot
more options in styles! with halter and bandeau bras and skirted
bottoms and shorts. Bottoms were high waisted and covered the tummy
button and were low on the hips showing off all those leg lifts they'd
done since March with wrap shirts, button through dresses or simple
towelling dresses hiding any wobbly bits.</div>
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This
was the decade when you were able to mix and match colours, patterns
and styles. Two pieces became extremely popular by the end of the decade
and pin ups such as Rita Hayworth were seen flaunting their curves in
them. I mean who doesn't want to look like the lovely Rita?</div>
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The
first bikinis appeared just after World War II. Early styles were not
much different from the women's two pieces seen in the 1920s, except
that they had a gap below the breast line allowing for a section of bare
midriff. They were named after Bikini Atoll, the site of several
nuclear weapons tests, for their supposed explosive effect on the
viewer. Then any man would go weak at the knees at the sight of flesh so
the name is pretty appropriate.</div>
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<u>1950s</u></div>
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With
stars like Marilyn Monroe becoming famous in the 50's with their
beautiful bodies, swimsuits became more curvaceous and fitting. Corset
manufacturers who were dastically losing business due to changing
fashions saw a gap in the market, with making swimsuits to hide a
woman's faults, with stretch tummy control panels to hold in the
stomach, padded cone shaped bra cups and boning to give bust support. A
wide range of fabrics including lined cotton, stretch Lastex and elastic
ruched nylon were popular fabrics. Zips were used in the centre back of
swimsuits to create a corset like appearance.Thankfully Marks and
Spencer have taken over this role so it's ok if you have another
biscuit, or two or three.<br />
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Hair
was really important to a fifties woman and they didn't want to get
their hair wet whilst swimming. Lavish bathing caps covered in flowers,
petals and rubber spikes became essential beach accessories. Just like
IPods and plenty of Pringles are these days.</div>
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<u>1960s</u></div>
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The
60's surfing, surf music, and beach party movies were very popular, so
everyone wanted to recreat the looks they saw on screen. Bikinis became a
lot more popular and the belly button was exposed for the first time.
By the late sixties swimsuits had revealing side mesh net panels or cut
out midriffs, filled in with see through plastic rings.</div>
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Fabrics were mainly Nylon or Lycra,
so zips were no longer needed and they were able to easily stretch and
be pulled on like a pair of knickers. No one wants to spend half an hour
jumping up and down trying to squeeze into a bikini do they.</div>
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<u>1970s</u></div>
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The
1970's enjoyed a revolution in swimwear and it was all about showing
your assests off and being uber sexy. Fashion designers bought in the
string bikini with bottoms just fitting on the hips. Women wearing
string bikinis were shown in popular magazines, such as Sports
Illustrated making them even more popular due to the sexual revolution
of the late 60's. Sheer swimsuits were introduced, no hiding those extra
Custard Creams now ladies.</div>
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<u>1980s</u></div>
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In
the 1980s, the thong bikini was introduced mainly due to Playboy
bunnies. Fashion designers claimed the origin of the thong bikini to be
from the traditional clothing of Amazonian tribal groups in Brazil. With
supermodels like the beautiful Christie Brinkley appearing everywhere,
the athletic build became popular.</div>
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Bandeau
tops were also worn with Racer and T backs being worn a lot, with
shoulders and backs being the focus. A low cut bodice was worn a lot and
due to Pamela Anderson running along the Baywatch beach with her uhm
assets in a sexy red swimsuit, they got revitalised with the use of
neoprene. Gone were the days of your Grandma doing knit one pearl two to
make you a woollen swimsuit.</div>
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<u>1990s</u></div>
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In
the 1990s the one piece stayed popular with high leg lines and zipped
fronts. There were lots of criss-cross halter necks and small string
tops showing off cleavage, this meant that boob jobs became pretty
popular in this decade. There were lots of stripes, prints and bold
colours and very high V-cut bottoms were introduced, there was no hiding
from the dreaded bikini wax now, sorry ladies.</div>
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<u>2000s & Now</u></div>
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The
last decade and the present day is all about what suits your body shape
with so many styles available. The one piece that is popular is not a
normal swimming costume, but basically a bikini with a bit of material
in the middle joining them. There are also a lot of asymmetrical
costumes around with cut outs and sexy shapes. There are so many
different styles of bikinis around, however the harsh V-cut bottoms of
the 90s have disappeared and have turned into a lot softer V.</div>
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Ladies
there are so many options out there now for us to wear at the beach so
there is no need to go out and by a burkini, even if you do have a huge
weakness of Ben and Jerry's. You can get lots of body flattering pull
everything in swimwear,so you can channel your inner Heidi Klum.</div>
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Thanks
to everyone for reading this post and I hope you've enjoyed it. If
would like to read about gorgeous clothes and shoes, vintage makeup and
nails, retro cars, old fashioned movies and more of my ramblings then
please pop over to my blog <a href="http://www//thesecondhandrose.blogspot.co.uk" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">here</a>. <span class="ecxApple-style-span">I've done a post about how getting
the look so if you want to look like a vintage vixen in your swimwear
then please check it out.</span>
I hope you all have a great summer in your bikinis tanning, but try not
to get sun tan cream in your hair like I do, it makes a terrible mess.</div>
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Second Hand Rose</div>
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XxxX<br />
<br />
This lovely lovely post was written by a lovely lovely girly! Throughout my time blogging, I've been privileged to make some amazing friends, and Second Hand Rose is definitely one of them. She's such a gorgeous person inside and out, whilst I was in hospital she sent me tweets that really helped me get through it- and that was amazing. <br />
Her blog is incredible, no joke. I feel like I learn something from her after every post, her passion for everything vintage is contageous, from guys to fashion, to icons to kitting- she can write a great blog about it. Go check out her blog, it's one of a kind! :)</div>
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</div>ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-2696277998729443652012-08-19T03:00:00.000-07:002012-08-19T03:00:03.763-07:00Guest Post: A Grand Day Out.<br />
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...okay, a grand long weekend out, but it's snappier and, let's face it, who can resist a Wallace and Gromit reference?</div>
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Anyway! Grace here, filling in for the lovely Elizabeth. Elizabeth as
I'm sure you are aware is on her hols (happy birthday also!) so thought I
would aptly do a blog on my recent weekend away to see my family
in Wales. </div>
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I know it's sad, but I love packing, it's very therapeutic! So I was
very annoyed when I realised I had less than an hour to pack, so I put
on some 'banging tunes' and just about managed it. It's become a sort of
tradition with me to forget at least one crucial thing, I almost get
excited to see what it is when I arrive at my destination. This time it
was my laptop which was annoying seeing as the olympics are on, however
it could have been a lot worse (last time I forgot my glasses AND my
contact lenses -.-)</div>
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I did get a few, admittedly rather shakey, pictures of my clothing, skincare and makeup travel essentials though :)</div>
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<em>Shoes: Topshop sale & Primark.</em></td></tr>
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<em>Jacket: Zara, Grey Top: Topshop, Light Grey Top: Topshop sale, Peplum Top: Zara Sale.</em></td></tr>
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<em>Benefit triple performing moisturiser, Benefit toner (it's a sample
thats nearly run out, I'm definitely going to buy as soon as I can raise
the funds, it's so good!), liz earle Cleanser.</em></td></tr>
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<em>Porefessional from Benefit, Benefit 'Are they real?' Mascara,
Benefit 'hello Flawless' foundation (I like benefit :P), Natural
Collection Blush, Wide Awake Eyebrow Palette free from a Jelly Pong Pong
gift bag.</em></td></tr>
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I really
have been loving the Lush shampoo bars, they are a lot more convenient
than liquid shampoo and you get a lot more for your money (they cost
£5.25 and last me 2 months.) This is my second one, 'Jumping Juniper' I
plan on writing a review on a few of them in the coming weeks, on my
blog :)</div>
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Wales is a
beautiful place and we got a chance to do a little bit of sight-seeing.
We went to a rather disappointing rundown seaside town but we found a
gem in the form of a kitsch American Diner-esque cafe/ restaurant that
did really good food. We also went to a castle! Who doesn't love a
castle?</div>
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x <br /><br />Thank you Grace for writing such a great post for me :) <br />I have such clothes envy, don't you?! <br />Go check out Grace's blog, I'm sure you've gathered from this post that she has serious style! </div>ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-77622925013295368792012-08-16T03:00:00.000-07:002012-08-16T03:00:10.694-07:00Guest Post: Day to Night; Nautical Inspired Look<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hi, I'm Molly and I have been running my blog <b><a href="http://sheworefashionout.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">She Wore Fashion Out</a> </b>for just over a year now. I mainly post outfits, fashion, inspiration and the occasional photography post. I came across Butterfly Boo a few months ago after Elizabeth commented on my blog. I've been a reader ever since (: When there was a call for guest posts, I thought hey that sounds fun -so here I am. </div>
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Today I shall be styling a recent purchase of mine from the Topshop sale. The sailor chic look is a look that seems to come around every summer so I thought it would be a fun look to post about & an even better look to have a go at styling as sometimes it is the timeless items that are the hardest to wear without looking boring. </div>
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This is how I would style the skirt for the day time. I chose to play up the sailor look with a striped top and matching navy bag. For accessories I chose to play with a clashing pink, I am always trying to find ways to wear this necklace as it is a little crazy and not my usual style. I thought the choice of accessories really brought some life into a day look that could have been too navy. I think this would have also looked great with black tights for the autumn time. I love mixing black with navy as you will see in the next look. </div>
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For an evening look I decided to style the skirt with a dressy blouse. This blouse really is a staple in my dressing up wardrobe. I also love how the central buttons on the blouse match the central line of buttons on the skirt. I paired the look with a cute cover up for colder evenings. Then with some sandals to show off some nail art maybe ? I also carried on the nautical theme with the faux pearl bracelet, if you are going for a look you might as well go all the way, right ?</div>
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<b>Thank you so much again to Elizabeth for letting me post. </b></div>
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<br />Thank you Molly for such a fab post- I adore your skirt!! <br />Seriously, do check out Molly's blog it became one of my must-reads very quickly! She has amazing style and clothes to boot! </div>
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When tackling the subject of beauty, I am always very wary of it, as it is difficult to find a fine line with feeling beautiful and looking beautiful.</div>
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I think that with the amount of lotions and potions stocking the shelves in shops these days, and the amount of celebrities raving about certain make up products and even cosmetic surgery to make them look flawless and 'beautiful', can confuse matters towards the way we feel about ourselves, and we forget the real beauty in life.</div>
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This may sound a little hypocritical as I am a self - obssessed make up junkie, always eager to buy the latest trick to get rid of any blemishes, and always trying out silly diets that promise to lose a stone in a week, I am guilty of being drawn into this crazy little world of insecurity. It is a vicious circle, the more you believe in it, the more you worry about your imperfections, the more you let it bother you and buy into this self-concious society that we live in these days.</div>
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I just wanted to write this guest post for Elizabeth, as I think some of us (including me) have lost the meaning of true beauty. I think we are all guilty of forgetting beauty is skin deep, and our imperfections; with mine being a triple-chin, big nose and flat hair (to name but a few!) we forget that these so -called imperfections are what make us different from each other, unique in our own little way. Surely we should be embracing what God gave us, be it short height, freckled skin or curly hair, why do we intend to change it so much?!</div>
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I try to make myself feel happier about the way I look and feel, and those horrible days that even the biggest tonne of make up doesn't help.</div>
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1. Write a list of everything you LOVE about yourself. Now, come on, theres loads! Dont put yourself down! Maybe it is your eyes, your hair colour, the way you dress, how positive you are, your sense of humour? Write it all down and read it over and over again until it sinks in. I know this sounds a little silly and obvious, but it really does work. I promise you will feel tonnes better having done it.</div>
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Hope you found this a little interesting or even helpful. I suffered from low self - esteem regarding my appearance and weight a few years ago which was a low point for me. I just wanted to say that you are all beautiful, put aside the make-up and hair products for one moment. Be kind, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. And remember, no one can control how you feel about YOU. Happy girls are the prettiest.</div>
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Thank you Elizabeth for giving me a great experience to guest blog for you, You are a lovely lady with one mighty fine blog :) xx</div>
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<b>Beauty is not in the face, beauty is a light in the heart. </b><br />
Now, I'm sure you're wondering who on earth wrote this beautiful piece of the internet? <br />
That would be Zoe-Lianne from <a href="http://zoeliannex.blogspot.co.uk/">http://zoeliannex.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />
I wont lie- when I read her post ready to put up, I may have felt a little emotional. She's written such amazing words right here.<br />
In fact, you should all go tell her how much of an amazing girly she is. <br />
Zoe's blog is definitely one of my favourites, you'll regret not reading it :) </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">However you dress it up, camping is camping.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I wish I was going glamping (from what I heard it's a lot nicer, warmer and cleaner), but alas, I am going the regular kind of camping; with mud, portaloos, cold showers and a tent with a broken pole*. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">But I am on a mission to make my camping as glamerous as I possibly can...as much as one can in 5 inches of mud, the msot disgusting toilet/shower experience ever to be heard of. <br /><br />So,<br /><b>Rule One:</b></span></span></div>
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<b>Rule Two:</b></div>
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<b><i>Be prepared for the weather. Wellies and <strike>not a bin bag</strike></i><strike> </strike></b><i><b>a nice mac would do.</b></i></div>
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<b>Rule 3:</b></div>
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<b><i>Go prepared to eat rubbish all week.</i></b></div>
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<b> </b><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/2526292/Ultimate-post-festival-detox.html">The Sun.</a></div>
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This happened to my cooker last year. Gas leaked, I turned it on and it burst into flames. </div>
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I don't recommend it. <br />
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<a href="http://www.new-age.co.uk/glastonbury-festival-theatre-fields.htm">Guide to Glasto.</a><br />
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So that's how I see camping. </div>
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I'm going to work at a festival called Soul Survivor in a cafe , then go on to another one, Momentum, straight after.<br />
Packing is proving tough, it's hard to pack for <i>every</i> type of weather: Sun, rain, mud, cold.. my pile of clothes is getting bigger and bigger!<br />
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Whilst I'm away I've got 5 beautiful ladies to guest blog for me..and let me tell you now, the posts are pretty special! So keep an eye out for those over the next 2 weeks! <br />
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Have a lovely few weeks :)<br />
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Love, Elizabeth <br />
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<b><br />*</b>My tent does really have a broken pole, my brother used it last week and he said the whole thing caved in on them during the night, great. </div>ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-5704900109599996922012-08-07T04:23:00.001-07:002012-08-07T04:23:40.799-07:00Awkwaaard.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Blogger is being mean and wont let me publish posts that I've already written, so until I figure out how to fix that, you're gonna have to deal with pictures of me...bad luck.</div>
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<br />So the title of this post is rather relevant. As I took these photos before going to have coffee with my ex-boyfriend.Yeah, awkward.</div>
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Don't get me wrong- he's not my most recent ex (therefore we've had 2 years apart and both fine with things), he's actually a genuinely lovely person (apart from when he tried to make my life a living hell and wanted to beat up my then-boyfriend), and we've become good friends (by good friends I mean being able to completely ignore all that has been between us and talk about stupid things).</div>
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He has a habit of saying the wrong thing..alot. Like embarrassing me, embarrassing complete strangers. And also has mood swings like a little girl, no joke. He has a reputation for it.</div>
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<br />Wish me luck.<br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42uUJCFsPDryNknNSdpVH79EZ38cjUmjs-92iet5Up0jbF-s_Sm9bhlveimoRzcZRR8vio_93sBnzZVFoAGxlIOd9xtXcHlQyYOEK_cm3uoPkL9XDrKL5E7p3OpZuX4rUkI2W3XBtEBc/s640/blogger-image-1382767465.jpg" /><br /><br />Top: H&M<br />Bandeau: New Look<br />Skirt: H&M</div>
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Leggings: Ultra thick (they're like proper trousersy material) TopShop<br />Bracelet: Holiday<br /><br />Face:<br />Rimmel Gel Eyeliner<br />Scandeleyes Mascara<br />Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer<br />NYC Due Eyeshadow<br /><br />Love, Elizabeth xx<br /><br />Tweet Me: <a href="https://twitter.com/_lizabethstone">_lizabethstone</a><br />Instagram Me: <a href="http://web.stagram.com/n/_lizabethstone/">_lizabethstone/</a><br /></div>ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116311598046199447.post-26086319914967011942012-08-02T03:55:00.000-07:002012-08-02T03:55:24.276-07:00Bargains Galore.<div style="text-align: center;">
We all love a bargain! <br />A couple of days ago, Louise from <a href="http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/">Sprinkle Of Glitter </a>posted on Instagram that she'd found Stila make up in Poundland! I was really excited by this, and being the very poor student I am; I went a searching!<br />Yesterday I went on a mission to find it. Unfortunately, the only Stila Makeup they actually had in stock was 'Angel Foundation Powder' which I wouldn't use, or 'Tinted Moisturiser' in Medium. Now you've seen how pale I am, there was no way it was going to do.</div>
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Undeterred, I went on a search through the many rails through the branded make up trying to find something I would use. </div>
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Make up in Poundland is a great discovery! It's generally discontinued lines, or just extra stock that they've bought cheaply. But they've got brands such as Rimmel, Miss Sporty, Sally Hansen, NYC, ChitChat (which I think is their own brand?) and a couple more. </div>
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Don't get me wrong, some of the products...well they're the type you'd expect to find in Poundland, really disgusting colours and just not good condition.</div>
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<i>But</i> the majority of them are really good! I'm always really surprised by the amount of really good products, and I find myself actually wondering "Are these really only a pound?!"</div>
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So yesterday, I picked up these pretty things! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeIir3YxjQiLEZMjhZYmJbOxpiF_XD9P11Ko8RA31c7TdE01pwQpXDzwUPv4sQHbm1F5LzfCW_mXjye7FAZOGUyf2-Db2kVoW2d6achyphenhyphenbj2mVUlBRaPYiN1OXG0DXzrwjPVxWGTlWMbk/s1600/DSCF3889.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeIir3YxjQiLEZMjhZYmJbOxpiF_XD9P11Ko8RA31c7TdE01pwQpXDzwUPv4sQHbm1F5LzfCW_mXjye7FAZOGUyf2-Db2kVoW2d6achyphenhyphenbj2mVUlBRaPYiN1OXG0DXzrwjPVxWGTlWMbk/s640/DSCF3889.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />L-R<br />ChitChat Gold Nail Varnish.</div>
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I was drawn to this because of the large Gold Flecks in it, I've been really loving the idea of glittery nails recently. So I grabbed this one! <br /></div>
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I have 3 coats on my nails in the picture, it's not as opaque as I'd have liked, but it still gives pretty good coverage! Good for a pound!<br /><br />NYC Due eyeshadow- contour and highlight.</div>
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So I picked this up thinking they're really nice colours, and somewhere in my head a little voice was telling me "You don't have a clue what contouring is, let alone in eyeshadow" and that voice was defininitely right. I've no idea.</div>
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Didn't even know you could do that! So I'll be watching a few youtube tutorials for that one haha..</div>
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It reminded me of a pop art kind of colour, it's not very summery...but we're not exactly in the height on summer right now are we *looks out the window to see grey skies threatening to rain*. It's a pretty colour, so hey. </div>
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Major apologies- feet aren't pretty. Mine definitely aren't, but how else was I going to show you the colour?<br /><br />It's my birthday in 14 days (not that I'm counting) and I'm going to be camping for it.</div>
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<li> I'll get two birthdays, one when I'm away and one when I'm at home</li>
<li>I'll be having the time of my life (hopefully) working at a festival.<br /><br />Bad:</li>
<li>This happens every year, in the past 9 years I've been at home 2 years with my parents</li>
<li>I really do miss my parents on my birthday, like majorly.</li>
<li>I'll have to work for 8 hours on the day.. and probably collapse with exhaustion.<br /><br />The festivals I'm going to are called Soul Survivor and Momentum, I'm mega excited.<br /><br />As I'm going away, I'm looking for some guest bloggers. Interested?<br /> Email elizabeth254@hotmail.co.uk<br /><br />Anyone else hooked on the Olympics?! <br />I never like sport, like ever. But I've been hooked! Especially the Gymnastics. How incredible are they?! <br /><br />Love, Elizabeth xx</li>
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Have you ever been to a surprise party when they don't turn up?</div>
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I went to one last Friday night and that almost happened, we stood behind the doors for at least 15 minutes until she emerged. How awkward.</div>
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She did turn up though, and she was very surprised.</div>
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She said she didn't realise so many people cared about her, which is kinda sad- as she didn't realise, but happy because she realised by how many people were there to celebrate her 60th birthday.</div>
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During the party, I came to realise that karaoke should never happen unless people are drunk.</div>
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It just made things awkward.</div>
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Dress: Henry Holland at Debenhams</div>
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Belt: I own too many thin brown belts, who knows!</div>
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Sandals: Primark</div>
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Bracelet: Holiday.</div>
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Have you ever had a surprise party? Or actually think karaoke is the best thing invested?</div>
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Love, Elizabeth xx<br /><br />I'm looking for some guest bloggers for whilst I'm away! Anyone interested?<br />
email elizabeth254@hotmail.co.uk :)</div>
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Instagram Me: <a href="http://web.stagram.com/n/_lizabethstone/">_lizabethstone/</a></div>ButterflyBoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978344991426113986noreply@blogger.com22