Thoughts lately...

What have you been up to people ask? Work is my answer, work work and more work.

I work in a clothes shop,which is currently holding it's biggest sale ever. It has been extremely busy and everyone has been non-stop. The queues on the first two days were longer than I have ever seen them and I have been working there over a year...they were worse than Christmas! It's like people had never seen clothes before, stupidly busy. So everyone has been helping out putting in extra hours. Unfortunately head office have cut lots of hours,which obviously isn't good for anyone. My contracted hours have still remained the same,but I rely on the extra hours a lot and won't have half as much overtime now. So now, I think it's time for me to start looking for a new job...

Soon I have my driving test coming up and I am so so desperate to pass! This will be my 3rd attempt. In my lessons I am fine, and the lesson you have before the test I'm fine, it's just the test itself I've not been as good,hence the fails. Me and my instructor may actually have a full on crying session this time round with either me passing or failing. I feel like I have been learning forever and to fail and do it again, and again and now a third time is rather frustrating,but you have got to keep at it. I am so used to my instructor that when someone else is there instead of her I think I freak out a little bit,because I haven't got her reassurance. So she has suggested taking a mock test (eeeek) or having my boyfriend or someone sit in on my lessons so that I get used to someone else being there, I think I prefer the second option. Also my instructor has suggested eating a banana before I take my test, as many of her other learners have and they have passed...I didn't eat one on the other two tests,so on this one I am going to even though I don't really like them, if I do it and pass, it'll be hilarious :')

My holiday is fast approaching,yay!! It's August this weekend,and I go in September, so it really isn't long. It's all paid for, we just need to sort out insurance,how we're getting to and from the airport and I need to get some euros before I spend all my money! If I change it up, I can't spend it. I'm pretty much sorted with clothes, don't need to go too mad shopping as we're only going for a week,and when we get back it's going to be nearing Winter (ish) so I won't be able to wear much of it,so it'd be a waste. I would quite like to get my own suitcase but it's not vital, I'm sure someone has one I can use if I don't get round to buying one.
I've mentioned it before, but I've never been on holiday on my own before (as in no parents) so it's a little daunting trying to sort all this stuff out. My boyfriend is very with it when it comes to this sort of thing, so I know I'm in good hands!  Exciting!!! :)

So those are the things on my mind at the moment,just felt I needed to unload a little bit.

Thanks for reading,
Demi x

What's on my countdown list?...

Before I got an iPhone, I'd never used a countdown app in my life but it almost seems obligatory to have one when you have an iPhone, so I got one...

And I actually do quite like using it. I find it fun,and it is just really helpful showing you clearly how long you have until a certain event. I like it especially when you have a few countdowns in a row (making you look busy) it's nice knowing you have things coming up that you can look forward to.

So first thing on my Countdown is...

My driving test - I'm not telling you when it is, but the reason I'm looking forward to it (slightly) is because there have been two cancellations so I've managed to bring it forward and now don't have wait as long,which is what I was most annoyed about after failing my previous one - having to wait nearly 3 months to re-take it. If I pass it will be the biggest relief ever, I feel like I have been learning for years and years!

My Holiday to Majorca  - Currently 79 days away. Ever since it has been booked,I've not been looking forward to it that much,only because it has been so far in future it hasn't felt like I'm actually going away. All of a sudden I am excited. Yayyyy!! I think some of it is to do with the fact that everywhere you look there is pictures of people on their holidays and I just think I am actually going away as well! Also I have already got 3 bikinis..but as I keep saying I have got to start buying holiday stuff now because by the time I go the shops will have already started bringing winter stuff out.

Imagine Dragons Concert at the O2 - Currently 131 days away. Now this one is a present from me to my boyfriend for his birthday, and I'm going with him so that is why it's on my list. Not a huge ID fan but I know a few songs so I'm sure it'll be fine. It's not about getting to 20 years old and saying you've only seen an S Club 7 concert is it? ;) So I thought I would change that,but annoyingly he sort ruined the surprise and I had to tell him before he bought the tickets himself :') 

Most of all though, what I am looking forward to is James coming back from Australia. I have missed him so much, I've never wanted to see a person so badly! We had never spent more than 5 days apart and sometimes even that was like "Whyyyyyy? :(" so going from that straight into 3 weeks was tough. I have found that it makes you really appreciate the other person and makes you want to make the most of the time you have together. It feels like he has been away for over a month. My friend's boyfriend goes away for months at a time with very little or no contact,I don't know how she does it sometimes. 

What are you looking forward to?


Demi x

6 Things I'm happy about this week

Not my own image, but I love this little saying.

I just want to share a few things that have happened in the past week that I am grateful and happy for.

So,

1 - I have drunk lots of water, and not just this week either, in general I drink it a lot more than I used to,quite often I will go for water and not anything fizzy,which is good obviously. So I'm happy that I've started doing this,without even realising really. I just used to think it was so plain and tasteless (which it is) but I drink it because I enjoy my food so much I don't want to bloat myself,and not be able to eat my meal. I don't crave fizzy drinks anywhere near as much as I used too.

2 - I had lots of photos on my phone of recent events,that I kept looking at and thought I should get them printed out,and not have them just stuck on my phone/Facebook/Instagram but have a physical copy of them. So that is what I did,I got two of each so there is some for me,some for others. I've put one in a frame on my bedside table, now to decide where to put the rest. Photos add a personal touch to a room,so mine has quite a few :)

3 - My holiday for September is paid off,I just owe my boyfriend a little bit now. It's me,him and our friends Sarah and Chris,we're going to Spain for a week, on the 13th, 3 days after my birthday...not a bad birthday present is it? First holiday without parents, oooooooooooooohyeah.

4- I have managed to keep my room tidy for over two weeks (well I haven't actually been counting) as in - I haven't let clothes build up all over the place,I've not cluttered my desk with crap basically, and have put things back where they come from after using them. Clear room,clear mind...it's a thing right? Well that's what I'm going with anyway.

5 - I have managed to put a little bit of money aside this month which is quite difficult for me as I don't have a very big income, I said I would put some money in a pot each week and I've stuck to it. I don't quite know what I'm saving for, it's sort of a mix - just general savings/ a car / money towards my holiday. I just hope I can stick to it!

6- During the week it was my driving test and my 6 month anniversary with James - on the same day. Currently James is in Australia so we couldn't do anything,which was a bit meh,but nothing we could do about it. To add to that I failed my test, so it wasn't a great day for me,buuuuut then when I got home I went upstairs to find a parcel on my bed. So I opened it and in the box was a bunch of flowers, a good luck card, and a balloon with 'I Love You' on it. How sweet :') I didn't suspect a thing, it was such a nice surprise after what had happened. I've never got flowers and surprise things before so I was really happy,and he'd planned it before he even went away which was nearly two weeks ago,so sneaky :P and I know you'll being reading this James, thank you, I love you loads <3

So there we have it, six things that made me happy this week.

What are you happy about?

Demi
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