Katie Piper - An Inspiration

I just wanted to dedicate a post to Katie Piper and explain why I find her so inspiring,because I don't know if I could have done what she has.

Ever since I heard about Katie's story, I have followed her life very closely as I could not quite believe what this poor woman was having to going through. Katie Piper has well and truly come out the other side and is an absolute inspiration to not just victims of what she went through but to everyone. 

If you are unaware, in 2008 Katie Piper was attacked with acid that was thrown in her face,this was an evil scheme plotted by her boyfriend. He had a a dodgy background that Katie didn't know anything about,he'd previously served a jail sentence for throwing boiling water in another mans face. Katie wasn't too keen on him and was planning to end the short relationship anyway. Lynch as he is known also raped and beat Katie shortly before the acid attack, and kept her hostage for eight hours in the hotel they were due to stay in.

‘The blood from my head wound was everywhere – on the bed, on the carpets, on the bathroom tiles"

Katie feared for her life and didn't tell the police and didn't tell anyone exactly what had happened. Days later Lynch bombarded Katie with apologies and sent her an email. Katie had to go to an Internet cafe to read it as she had no Internet connection, on her walk to the cafe was when dreaded attack happened and Katie's life was changed forever.

Katie could have let this absolutely destroy her and for a while it did emotionally and physically. She will never forget such an ordeal, but Katie is now doing amazingly well in moving forward with her life and leaving what she can in the past. 

Katie Piper was an aspiring model and TV presenter before the attack. Now Katie is an amazing role model that many people look up to and rely on to help them cope especially if they have been in similar situations to Katie.

Katie has started to carve a brilliant career in TV and as an author and has been awarded A Pride of Britain Award and has previously been voted Woman of the Year. Both very well deserved.

Katie set up The Katie Piper Foundation in 2009 and says "the vision is a world where scars do not limit a persons function,social inclusion or sense of well-being" (http://www.katiepiperfoundation.org.uk/meet-katie/) 

I believe Katie is a massive inspiration to everyone and I will continue to look up to her as a very inspirational and strong woman. It just shows how you can come back from being so low and wanting to give up, but not being defeated, changing your life, and moving onto bigger and better things. 

"You never know what being strong is until being strong is your only choice" .

Demi x

Follow Katie Piper on Twitter - @KatiePiper

Busy...but good busy.

Hello Everyone :)

'Busy but good busy' / 'Time flies when you're having fun' - This is basically the reason for lack of blog posts. I have been so busy it's ridiculous well it is for me as I'm never that busy haha. 

It's typical that I have left my blog so long and not written anything, when I have had the busiest month ever with so much to write about! I don't understand why I have done this either.

Moving on.

So since my last post, one thing that has happened is that I am in a new relationship and I'm very happy, I don't want to say too much as I want to keep it private, but it is going very well and I'm so glad I/we decided to go for it .

I have FINALLY booked my driving test! If I didn't book it soon,I would have never have done it. It's been a about a month since I booked it and I booked it 3 months in advance so I still have plenty of time until the day, so at the moment it's just about going over everything and making sure I can still do it all properly and to a passable level! EEEEK. All my friends passed 1st or 2nd time, so no pressure.

In the new year two things I have started doing is writing letters and drinking green tea. I have always quite liked the idea of writing letters and in my new diary (I never use them,but am determined to stick with this one ALL year, so far,so good) on the 13th January it said 'Send a letter Day' so  I did...and I sent it to my Nan. I got a reply soon after and now we are 3 letters in and it's going well! I love receiving it in the post, and looking forward to it each week. The Green Tea, I like tea and I have always thought about trying Green Tea but never really bothered. I thought well it's still tea and it's not a very 'out there' one so it can't be too bad, and it's meant to be good for you. So I did it, I went and got some green tea, doesn't look great but doesn't actually taste too bad,I think I'm used to the taste now.

My current dilemma is deciding between finding a new general/full time job,a media job (as Print Based Media is what I did at College) or going to Uni. AHHHHHHHHH. 

So much to look at, information overload. 

It feels so good to be writing this again, I still have plenty to say but you will have to wait till next time...

Lots of Love

Demi x

Mini Life Catch Up

Hi Everyone!

There are some new people following which is exciting , so hello to you :)

Today's post is just going to be a catch up style one .

So recently I have decided that I would like to create a Scrapbook for memories and stuff, you get the idea. I want to create something really amazing so that I have something worth looking back through,when I'm older. Obviously I will be adding to it as I go through life,so I suppose it could be seen as a diary in a way too. I really want to put a lot of effort in to this and make it an exciting project to do. 

Has anyone done one before?

In a previous post I mentioned wanting to start exercising and tone up and....I have!
I mean I haven't necessarily seen any defining results,but I have come up with a little routine that I have managed to do 1-2 times a week for the last month, nothing that intense but it's a start! So hopefully I might be able to see some changes soon providing I keep it up (she says eating a jam doughnut)
Abs by Saturday? Yeah sure...

I was lucky enough to to get a chance to see the poppies at The Tower of London. So amazing. When you look at them in real life it just hits you and you just think "Wow" I really felt the impact and you can get more of an idea of how many soldiers we lost fighting as each poppy represents one of them.

Lest We Forget.

Each time I post I might add a little thing like this at the end

This one sums me up perfectly...

Thanks for reading!

Love Demi 

x

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Future Listography

Hi Everyone!

A while ago I got a book called  My Future Listography which I'm sure you can gather from the title is where you write down things you would like to do one day. Every page has a different heading such as:

• List things you'd like to be knowledgeable about
• List films you'd like to see one day
• List classes you would like to take
• List changes you wish for the world 

and so on. 

There are so many things I want to do in the world that I often forget ,so having somewhere to write them is great. It's rare that I will go online,or read the paper or a magazine without seeing something that makes me go "I want to do that!" or "I want to go there!".

I have recently turned 19,so obviously I only have one year left of my teens and then I'm in my twenties. All the 'things I want to do' I have imagined doing or start do in my twenties so I need to get my bum in gear and get doing!

I don't know where to start though! 

I want to be earning,travelling,getting a car and moving out all at the same time, Hmmmm.

Sometimes I feel like I'm running out of time before I have even started.

A few things I would like to do are -

• Climb Mount Kilimanjaro for my chosen charities
• Save up to go on holiday with friends
• Visit & meet family who live in other countries
• Go to Thorpe Park & Alton Towers
• Try Hot Yoga

In no particular order :)

So there are a few things big and small I would like to accomplish...

What would you like to do one day?

Demi 

x

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The Beach

(Image not mine)

Hello everyone,how are we?

This is a bit of random post,but please just go with it. 

I think my issue with blog posts are that I have so many ideas but can never pick one, and then I want to do them all at once,hence my posts being very few and far between. 

Anyway...

Today me,my mum and my sister went on a bike ride along the seafront. We usually go along the seafront anyway,however today, it felt different.

When I was riding along today I was thinking "It's really nice to get out of the house sometimes and appreciate the things around you" normally I don't give it a second thought,it might have been because I've had things going on at home and I just appreciated it more.

Many people would love to live by the sea, I do and I don't think I appreciate it as much as many others would. I have never been a 'beach person' so never really taken much notice. Today when we stopped off for our well deserved rest, I just looked out to the sea and felt I was just on my own in the moment taking it in. 

Many people like to go to the beach to relax and think,and I think I get that now,you could spend hours down there. I never really want to go to the beach ,but I feel like I might start to go a little a bit more even if I'm on my own. With my new camera arriving in the next few weeks that gives me a perfect chance to go and maybe catch a sunset.

Abroad would be preferred,but hey ho there's nothing I can do about that one right now. 

(*Save harder, save harder!*)

Where do you go to relax and forget your problems?

(Image not mine)

Demi

 <3

Help Me!

A lot of the time Bloggers get out of the loop,not that I'm saying I'm a professional or anything but it gives me a bit of comfort knowing that it's not just me who doesn't post for a while every now and then. So I have just been having one of those moments.

I really do like doing chatty posts,but sometimes feel the need to write proper titled blog posts and I'm just trying to find my blogging favourite. I think it may be a mix of both , meaning I will have to do a more equal amount of each, which I think I can deal with,now that I have got more into blogging of late, I feel ideas coming to me a bit more naturally. It often feels as if the only thing I see on blogs is beauty items being reviewed,which tends to bore me,but I feel should I do that?

I mean blogs can be so much more than what mine is, I just get all confused and don't allow myself to properly read up on it,which is what I need to do. I think it's because I feel limited as my laptop hasn't got all the latest software and stuff.

Do I need a camera?

Do I need to design my own backgrounds and logos?

Do I NEED to edit any photos I take?

Do I always need to reference photos that aren't mine? 

A couple of posts I have read recently have given me a little reassurance;

Autumn Leaves - 30 Truths about blogging/Useful Websites for Bloggers 

From Gem With Love- Blogging: Room 101

Gingerly Pale - What's in a Blog?

Having a little blogging meltdown and just thought I'd share it with you... 

Trying to be healthy!

So let me state some facts.

I probably have vegetables once a week,
It is rare you will see me with fruit
It is also rare to see me drinking water
It is basically a given that you will never see me doing exercise.

I want to change this.



I have quite a small frame so I am not trying to lose weight as that would be unhealthy the opposite of what I am aiming to achieve.

I have always just brushed away the thought of doing exercise ,I like the idea but never ever do it. I used to think (maybe selfishly?) "Oh I'm small anyway I don't need to do anything". However now I realise that I do want to exercise to tone my body,not to lose weight.

I have started by doing some bike rides and swimming a couple of times a week. (This is only week two of the whole healthy thing,so not much has happened yet!) but I really do want to keep this routine up. Over time I would like to change up what I do but for now this is just fine. I really want to become stronger as well; not like body builder Jodie Marsh style - just fitter and stronger as I am quite a weakling I must admit. I've always liked the idea of yoga,I think it is a very me exercise ,nothing too instense, more gentle and relaxing.

I have slacked a little bit the last few days,but for 7 days straight I only drank water and fruit drinks, nothing fizzy, which for me is an achievement. I really got used to it and didn't feel like I wanted anything fizzy. I also wasn't wanting chocolate as much and that is very very unusual. I had a chocolate bar left on my desk for a whole week until I actually decided to eat it!

So at the moment I am being just that little bit more conscious of what I'm eating and drinking. It's not too bad, you just need to stick with it and persevere! If I can do it,you definitely can!

If you have any exercises you think I should try or healthy snacks and foods to try ,do not hesitate to help me out, it would be highly appreciated.

One thing though - I WILL NEVER GIVE UP MY CHOCOLATE. That is all :)

I hope you enjoyed this post,

Lots of Love,

Demi x