FRIENDS, who are you?

Hello all,

The other day i was watching one of my favourite TV shows FRIENDS and it made me think, "I wonder what FRIENDS star I'm most like?" The more i thought about it, the funnier it became to think about how alike i am to one of them, or even, if i have certain friends who fit their characteristics and their traits to match one of the actual FRIENDS stars. I wanted to write a little blog post on it mostly for me, but also, wouldn't it be funny if you could all figure out what FRIENDS star you are most like too..?

So lets start with Monica Geller-Bing.

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She's stubborn, and bossy, shes a big neat freak and you literally can not touch anything of hers as she will know you've touched and moved things around, (remember the episode where poor Chandler tries to clean the apartment for her as a surprise, and he then spends the rest of the show looking through the photo albums to try and recreate the exact look again). She's a perfectionist and has a very unnatural organisation to her, i mean how many towel labels did she have again? She is also the most competitive, i mean, lets not forget the one where her hair was MASSIVE and she was trying to beat Mike at ping pong, it went on all night. Although underneath it all, she is just like the mother of the group, and her apartment tends to be where everyone ends up meeting up after a day of work etc.

Then we have her brother Ross Geller.

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He's the nerd of the bunch, yet, he's such a nice guy, that he quickly becomes the hot nerdy one, he's the one you can depend on to be there in your hour of need. He's pretty funny, but his humour is slightly awkward like him, and so some may not get it. He tries to be cool and fit in with the rest but he will always be the one most comfortable in his jumpers with elbow patches, (Who remembers when he tried to be hip and cool with his fashion sense and ended up wearing the same top as his date, can you say awkward?). He's a hopeless romantic who has had his fair share of the ladies. (how many times has he been married now?) He can seem very arrogant due to the fact he has a PHD and this makes him seem a little snobbish at times. He can also be insecure and irritable easily as well as a tad jealous and over powering, but under all that, he is one of the most sweet natured and loving of the bunch.

Lets move on to Rachael Green.

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Can be a little bit of a snob and a spoilt brat, she's a daddy's girl at heart, she can be a little bit of a pushover when it comes to her friends and what she wants to do in order to help them. She's a flirt and can get a lot of male attention, that she actually sometimes lusts after. She is also the fashionista of the bunch and the most up to date with whats hot and whats not. Shes not really into anything too deep such as political debates but shes up to scratch with what matches best with her Jimmy Choo shoes. She can at times seem self centred, but will try her best to make her friends happy and show them support. 

Moving on to Phoebe Buffay.

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Phoebe is the most kooky one of the bunch, she can come out with really random things and thoughts that she has. She has strong beliefs but all of them are according to her view point. She is very spiritual and eccentric at times. She is probably the most creative of the bunch as well as the most musical of them. She had a tough upbringing compared to some of the FRIENDS characters so she is very street smart and can defend herself in fights and arguments. She can at times be really innocent and childlike to the way the world is, you could even say, a little naive. She often has moments of the stereotyped "Dumb blonde" where she says things that just makes everyone stop and stare at her. Although being the most out there in terms of characteristics, Phoebe is actually really funny, sometimes just the way in which she says something can be found humorous, or the tone in which her reply comes out, (these usually are aimed at Ross or Chandler however). Through it all, Phoebe just wants to be loved.

Now we have Joey Tribbiani.

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Joey is defiantly the most simple minded of the bunch, but he is very protective of all his Friends and is always there no matter what they need. He can be quite funny at times, but what makes his humour better, is that he doesn't realise he is actually being funny, and alot of the time he is funny by his dumb witted comments. He struggles to find permanent work, always looking for more and has a hard time sharing things, most notably food. He is a massive lover of food and will not share with anyone. (Remember how he wouldn't even let Emma, who is a toddler have some grapes off his plate?!) He is also the most promiscuous of the bunch, and loves the female attention he receives. He never fully settles down and is constantly moving on from relationship to relationship. Joey is the original happy go lucky kinda guy!

Lastly, we have Chandler Bing.

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To me Chandler is the funniest of the bunch, because his sarcasm hits things on point most of the time, and his wisecracks are humorous, witty and literally make you Laugh Out Loud. He is very loving and protective of his friends and his partners (especially when he and Monica finally get together). He is also the most scared for commitment out of everyone, he is very scared to take that next step when in a relationship, and also very scared to even take the first step such as approaching women to meet them. He can be shy at times and a little awkward in front of people, he is the one that is most desperate for love as well as being the one that taught us the most life lessons, (in my opinion, anyway!).

So there you have it, a little bit about each character and their traits and personality, now, if you were to be just one of them, who are you most like? or who would your friends say you were most like? It's scary to say that i think.. and my friends will probably agree with me on the fact I'm most like Monica. Regardless of how much i love fashion, or how kooky, or dumb i can act, they would say my neatness and overall competitiveness makes me more of a Monica then any other FRIENDS character!

Who are you? I would love you guys to tell me who you think you're most like and why, in the comments below! :)

Ana
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Perfection at a little summer wedding

A little while before i went away on holiday, i mentioned that i had a summer wedding to attend, and scrolling back on my blog i realised i had not yet posted about it, even though it was such an amazing day. Lets start at the beginning.

Growing up, me and my sisters lived next door to a family, to an amazing family, and there was two daughters, Nicola being the oldest and Shannon the youngest. We quickly became best friends with them, spending most of our free time with them, except Sundays (As that was the day, they went over to the nans house). We had sleepovers together, we played outside, we had joint birthday parties, they taught us gymnastics, we did clothes swaps and we used to get dressed up, with a full face of make up and act out GREASE, yes, the film Grease. We used to sing this on our garden wall, and people generally stopped and watched us! :)

Nicola started going out with this boy called Raymond, (Ray) and it was weird, because he had liked her for months, and every time he asked her out, she turned him down, but she finally gave in and decided to go out with him and see what he was like. This was to be one of the best decisions she ever made.

Then the family moved away, and we hardly every saw them anymore. It was hard adjusting to not having extra people over for dinner, or not having to rush home to go and hang out together, we had lived next to them for over 11 years. Nicola and Ray were still together, i think she was more shocked than anyone. They had their own place which was still near me.

Then along came Abbie, Abbie being their first daughter. Spiting image of her mum when she was little, and then after Abbie there was Ava, and soon after that Mollie followed. There family was complete (for now).

Then after being together for over 10 years, i received an invitation in the post for a wedding. Nicola and Raymond had decided to finally get hitched. I couldn't believe it, i was so excited and happy for them. The wedding day came and it was amazing. As you can see from the photos that the professional photographer caught, everyone had a good time, and everyone enjoyed themselves. (I didn't want too post too many photos, as it is their special day). I finally got to see the family that i had always called my second family, and even though we had all changed so much, it was just like old times. I have missed them, and still do, they will always be my sisters, and my second parents! :)

Photo one; Make up for the bride.

Photo two; Bride having her hair done.

Photo three; Bride helping her daddy.

Photo four; Bride and her mummy.

Photo five; The girls, Abbie, Ava and Mollie.

Photo six; Wedding.

Photo seven; The rings.

Photo eight; Writing in the book.

Photo nine; Kisses.

Photo ten; The happy family.

Photo eleven; Shannon, me, Sylvia, Monica, Nicola and Chloe.

Photo twelve; Me, Monica and Sylvia.

Have you ever been to a summer wedding?
Ana
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BEDM - Day 8 - My First Job

Can you believe today is May the 8th already, and I've stuck to my BEDM so far, I'm so super proud of myself. I used to blog twice, maybe 3 times in a week and for the last full week i have blogged everyday! This challenge has really motivated me! :)

So today's topic is "My First Job".

My first job apart from all the little bits of training i did else where, was at a private nursery. The first year was full of joy, i was 19 turning 20 and was making over 1 grand a month, so you can imagine how elated i was. I enjoyed working with the kiddies too.

However over time i grew to dislike the job, don't get me wrong, i grew super attached to some of these kids and I'm still friends with some of them even to today (by some of them, i mean the parents), its great to see these kids grow up and go off to big school, but what i grew to dislike was the environment i was working in and i grew to dislike certain co workers!

I mean, not to twist my words, i did meet 2 of my best friends there, Sacha and Sasha! LOL i found a mummy figure in Joan, Shirley and Monica and i love those ladies to death, they made my leaving the place so hard, and we all shed lots of tears on my last day, this also included some of the parents. i got way too many gifts and i got flowers from parents, cards and all sorts. Not only was the staff sad to see me going but also the parents and the children who had grown with me there for 4 years. It was tough to make the decision to leave and to then actually go through with it, but it was the best decision i have ever made!

Every job is tough, but this was more such then i could think, its a stressful job looking after other peoples children in general, you want to make sure they are always happy, safe and healthy but at the same time it becomes quite hard when you have a boss telling you to do things differently, and then a few weeks later when you have started doing them in that way she walks in and says, "Urm, why is this like this?" and when you remind her that she told you to do it that way in the first place, she seems to have completely forgotten, therefore you get into trouble!

Also unfairness happened alot where i worked. The boss had her children working there, and they had a much easier ride then everyone else, including when they cocked things up and we were left to tidy up after them.

I stayed at my first job for 4 years, i needed the money and it was a great experience, i also completed my level 3 in childcare while there. One day, a co-worker was really mean, i stayed late to help another member of the team as there was far too many children and not enough staff, i wasn't expecting a "thanks Ana" or anything, i was just helping out a co-worker as i knew how stressful it could be to have that many children and not enough adults, theres only so many eyes that one person has! Well, what i got instead, was a whole backlash of crap, about asking first to stay instead of just assuming its okay, etc, she did all this in front of parents, so i defended myself, i said i didn't want to be paid for the overtime, i just simply stayed to help out a co-worker, she wouldn't have it and it turned into this debate. The worst part wasn't the parents, the parents were okay with it, i mean, they knew me, i had looked after their kids and the siblings, what made it worse was, i then went home and cried for the full night, because of the fear of having to face my boss in the morning. I was terrified, even though i had done nothing wrong. If ofstead had arrived and i had not been there, it would have been a very different story for that little old nursery, but of course my boss didn't see it like that. Either way she had us make up and be friends again, and then things went back to normal, but i never forgot it. Never forgot how one woman had made me feel and how terrified i was of dealing with another one for having done the right thing. So i decided in May last year, that i would find myself a new job and leave them behind to rot in that place.. so i went for a few interviews and got a job in a primary school where i currently am.

I would not change my currant job for anything, i LOVE it to pieces, the best bit is, there are policies and procedures and we all stick to them so theres never any wrong doing, and if i decide to stay late and help out a fellow co-worker, i get a "thanks" or a "go home Ana, you have finished for the day" :)

I love my new job!

Do you like your job?

Ana

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BEDM - Day 4 - 5 Favourite blogs

We are onto day 4 of the BEDM challenge and the topic is "5 of my favourite blogs". Now, here's the issue, i follow so many different blogs that asking me to pick only 5 is a challenge in itself, like forget the fact i have to write a post everyday, just ask a blogger to pick their favourite 5 blogs and that my dears, is a bigger challenge! I however, have managed to do it, but I've picked my 5 favourite's as of today, these change monthly and could be different within a week but for this week, i am loving reading these blogs.

Helen, who runs Beautifully Superfluous, is such a lovely lady, she is at the moment planning a blogger meet up for July in London and i can't wait to attend. I actually stalk this lady on her blog and her twitter as well as her keek, basically wherever she is socially, i am right behind her. I absolutely love her blog, for a variety of reasons, but the main one that sticks out, is the fact, she not only posts about fashion, or beauty, but its the variety that she throws at me to read, that is the main reason i return to her blog. I love her tag posts and the lifestyle posts she does. So if your not following yet, well...simply missing out aren't you!?

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Cara is one of my all time FAVOURITE fashion blogs, like literally i can not contain my excitement at her blog. I follow her mainly for her fashion choices and her style, i love it to pieces, not to mention she is beautiful and has a handsome little son which often takes part in her "outfit of the day" shots too. Hanes, her little boy, is beyond cute and the style that kid has himself is just EPIC. If you are looking for a fun, quirky, fashion flavoured blog, you defiantly need to follow Cara Loren.

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Couture Girl is ran by Kayleigh, She is this stunning goddess like creature, who actually has really good content in her blog posts. I love looking at her fashion choices, but i love the fact that if she buys a new bag or a new pair of shoes she blogs about them too, so its always nice that we have lots to see and read about. She once wrote about her bath time pamper routine, which is exactly the type of posts i love, how unique to write a post up like that? Her blog is defiantly one of favourites and her photos alone make you dribble.

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Chelsea, is one of these girls you can easily chat to through twitter, she is genuinely so lovely, and when you are talking to her you feel like you have been mates for years and as if you know each other personally. This is how the writing in her posts at through Chelsea's eyes comes across too, she is stunning and such a funny girl, i just have to think about what her neighbours must think when she is taking her photos in her garden and i am giggling. Her blog is such a beaut to follow and its one of the first i would recommend to anyone!

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Bonnie who you can find over at The Life of Bon is one of my most favourite American bloggers. She works in an high school and her blog was one that inspired me to blog in the beginning. Her posts are a mix of everything all jumbled together, and it really is like a little online dairy she is making along the way throughout her life. It is a brilliant read, the way she writes is how i imagine her to speak, and its full of funny, witty comments and also full of sarcasm. I cant even explain which posts are my favourites to read, I would just say if you haven't checked her blog out, please do, and tell me if your tummy isn't hurting from all the laughter quite quickly on.

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So, there you have it. 5 of my favourites blogs at the moment, 5 gorgeous girlies, 5 amazing reads, and 5 heaps of originality and quirkiness!!

Make sure you go check them out..

Have you done your day 4 today?
Ana
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A small wish list for Spring

Hello all,
I haven't really been able to update anything on my blog this last week as life has been really hectic. There were lots of things to do after work on most days and also one of my best mates was moving house, it took us 2 evenings worth to move her stuff out of one place and into the other! So the blog had to take a little back seat, but I'm back and with a vengeance.. :P Mwahah

First post up is a little wish list..
As you know, I'm on a spending ban, and so this has left me wanting more things then normal as i haven't been able to buy myself anything in, what feels like forever.. so i thought i would do a little post showing you some of my bookmarked links of things i want..! :)

1,2,3,4,5,6,7.

1: Fringe boots, I've had a pair of these before and they were perfect for the spring months, as they weren't too warm but they were cosy enough for the days that decide to be a little more fresher than normal. For spring and summer 2013, I'm having a little bit of a love fest with anything Aztec, Navajo, or Native. I've always loved those kind of prints and I'm not saying i plan to dress up like Pocahontas, but i am going to be using inspiration from them! So fringe boots are a must..and i prefer them ankle size instead of long ones up to the knees! :)

2: If your on Tumblr, I'm sure you have seen the craze over galaxy print stuff, heck, even if your not on tumblr, you may have seen it, and i too love it! I found this galaxy print dress and fell in love instantly with it, its the perfect length, the perfect shape and the galaxy print on it is, well, out of this world! LOOL

3: You can't have fringe boots and not have a fringe bag, it just doesn't really work now does it!? LOL, so i found this little gem and i think its pretty cute, maybe not for an everyday look, but you can certainly jazz it up with any outfit your wearing. I love the fact its not like one of those REALLY big bags, that lots of girls carry now, but its just big enough to fit in your purse, phone, keys, gum and a little extra! I also love the long handles as i plan on wearing it across my chest or just straight down one arm.

4: The Aztec print bodycon skirt, i have been dying for one of these since my spending ban started, i cant remember where i first saw one, but i knew the second i saw i it, i wanted it. I actually want a few of them, in different colours, i want corals, and blues as well as the one in the link above. LOVE LOVE.

5: I went to get my nails done a few weeks back as i mentioned in one of my spending ban updates and my friend had this phone cover on her iPhone, i loved it. The fact it was white, drew me in, but the fact that it was padded, well, i was in heaven and i was in love, i cant not wait for my spending ban to be over as this will be the first item i buy. My new iPhone looks a little bare with only the cover i got for free from the shop when buying it!

6: Again, with some more galaxy print, (as if i could get enough) :P I need a pair of leggings like this in my life, I'm thinking of wearing them and then a larger top over them, i can wear Toms, or flat canvas shoes with them or even my converse, i am excited! I could even wear a small top and try and rock that look too.

7: An Aztec print bodycon dress, is there really any need to explain why i need this in my life?! All you have to do is look at the picture and you can see why this may be something my life is missing. BEAUTIFUL! :)

So there you have it, 7 things from my wish list, that i can not wait to purchase when the spending ban is finished.

What are you going to be wearing this Spring? Any particular trends or patterns?
Do you like anything from my list!?
Ana
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