The Christmas Tag

Hello all,

I'm so super excited that Christmas is literally around the corner, (also a little nervous, as i haven't started my Christmas shopping yet) but very excited, i mean the Coke a cola advert came on my telly last week, and that literally means "It's Chhhrrriiisssttmmaasss time" no?!
I've seen this post floating around on a few blogs and even though i haven't necessarily been tagged to do it, i have loved reading what everyone has had to say and how they each celebrate Christmas, so i thought i would get in on the action too. The last one i read was from Cat's blog. After reading hers, it made me even more Christmasy and so i thought why not do one too, besides everyone loves a good tag right? Lets get in to it.. The Christmas Tag.

What time of year do you start your Christmas shopping?
I'm such a late bird, when it comes to Christmas shopping, I'm usually working all the way up till right before Christmas and so then spend the last few days running around like a headless chicken trying to make sure I've got everyone the perfect gift! If I'm shopping from online, i try and make it a little earlier like the beginning of November, just to makes sure the presents arrive in time and in good condition. To me Christmas is all about giving, I'm such a sucker to see people's faces light up as you hand them a gift.

Do you have any festive recipes for food or drink you limit solely to the Christmas season to share? 
Being Portuguese we have some foods that we only make during Christmas, one of my favourite has to be "Bolinhos de Bacalhau" or more commonly known as "Portuguese Cod Fritters". I am not too sure on the recipe myself, although i know it involves Bacalhau (cod fish) and potatoes. It is literally the nicest thing ever and a very strong favourite of mine, that i always look forward to eating on and around Christmas. I DO need to learn how to make them as when i move out and move in with Danny i will have to make them for us around Christmas, so maybe this year will be the year i learn! :) If you guys want to have a try making them then click here for a recipe. Another strong tradition from Portugal that only comes out at Christmas is our famous "Bolo Rei" quite literally known as a "King Cake" its a massive round cake with a hole in the middle and decorated with dried fruit on the top. Growing up our Bolo Rei was always present at our Christmas table and it had a one pound coin hidden in the inside of it. The kids used to love getting slices just to see who was going to be the lucky one to receive the pound coin, it is said that whoever does find the coin will have a happy, lucky and successful year ahead! If you want the recipe for that cake then click here, and have a go at making one too!

Tell me how Christmas goes down in your house?
Christmas day in our house consists of a huge lie in (more about that in a bit) and when we do finally wake up its all about making the huge lunch we will eat that day. We would still have our table laid out with all the cakes and extra bits from the night before but Christmas day means food, and making sure all the family know to come round our house. What we have been doing for the last few years is going to my boyfriends parents house and spending our Christmas day there, which means the same thing, a big meal is being cooked while the kids have the play station or wii on and some of the older generations are playing card games, you have some family members watching Christmas movies like "Home alone". Everyone is getting merry on the drink, having laughing fits from the memories being shared and generally enjoying each others company!

Do you have any Christmas traditions?
Urm, not really except we don't do Christmas the English way. Our family keeps it very traditional in the sense we don't open our presents on Christmas day, rather Christmas eve. This is the Portuguese way and its the way we have been raised to do it, so to us its just the norm. We do however, have to watch the movie "Home Alone" altogether at Christmas, that's tradition, as well as maybe putting "The Wizard of Oz" on too, and there will always be Christmas music playing in the background as we put up our decorations. Most Portuguese people go to Mass at midnight on Christmas eve, where they say their prays and then an image of the baby Jesus comes out for everyone to see/kiss/touch! Then when people return home they go and look under their tree where they should be a nativity scene already in place and people come home after Mass and check for the baby Jesus in the crib! My family don't do this tradition, but for the majority of Portuguese families, it is just a given.

Do you have a favourite festive coffee?
This is easy, I'm not a big tea or coffee drinker so nope.. i just drink whatever is around or whatever I'm in the mood for!

Whats your favourite Christmas song?
Okay, this was hard at first, but I've got it down to a T now. My favourite Christmas song is "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas". I love the old fashioned tones it has, i love the melody and its just from a beautiful era, when played around the house as we put up our decorations, it's just perfection!

What do you do on Christmas eve?
Christmas eve to us, is like the Christmas day that most celebrate. We wake up normally and usually get all dressed up, then we spend the day making our big main meal of cod fish and boiled potatoes with vegetables. We also make sure we make a stop at peoples houses to give them their presents and wish them a merry Christmas. We have our dinner, and then watching Christmas films, while setting up a whole table with extra food that will consist of cakes and other goodies, this table will stay like this for the next 2 days, during Christmas and boxing day also. Then roughly around midnight we open our gifts surrounded by our family, we do the whole exchange gifts, saying thank you and getting the warm feeling inside, the feeling you get when you make someones day that much better by giving them a little something! After we've opened gifts, we tend to stay awake a little while longer, and then usually we leave our gifts under the tree, ready for us in the morning and then we head to bed. Some Portuguese families tend to go to mass at midnight and only arrive home near or after 1am and then do the gift bit before hitting the bed. Hence why we have a huge lay in on Christmas day!

Whats your Christmas wrapping strategy? Do you have a strategy?
YES. I have slight OCD and so my wrapping has to be neat and tidy, if i could, i would make all presents in the world be square shaped as they are much easier to wrap. Sometimes i buy little boxes that the present fits inside so that it looks amazing. Each present will be wrapped up with a little tag that says who its from and who its to, and each present will have a BIG bow on the top too, it may also have some ribbon tied around. However presents by other people to me don't have to be this neat and tidy! I accept any!

Whats your dream gift this year?
This is one of the first years that there is nothing i actually want. Every year i am lusting after something, this year, nothing. All i would like this year, is to save money.. so i guess money would be a dream gift for me this year. I have a lot i need to save up for! :)

Describe your Christmas tree. How tall? Real or artificial? How is is decorated?
My tree is a Green artificial one and around 6ft tall. It has a golden star on the top, and is decorated with tinsel of a variety of colours and two sets of lights, ones that flash one and off and ones that stay on the whole time, it has a mat underneath it made to look like snow, and has the nativity scene underneath it too, there are also some fake mini pine cones scattered around it, we add a touch of fake snow to some of the branches and of course there is baubles. Some home made from my sisters when they were little. Its such a pretty tree.

Do you decorate just the tree or other areas of your house? e.g doors, banisters?
We decorate the banisters with tinsel going down, and when we had the big old fashioned fireplace we also decorated that. Now we have a wall where we hang our advent calendars, as well as a wall for all our Christmas cards to be hanged. We have a Central piece that hangs from the ceiling above the dining room table, as well as some tinsel and other long floaty decorations which go around the house. Our front door is decorated with a wreath. Our windows are also decorated with some sticky decorations of Santa and his elves and reindeer's. This yea I'm hoping to put lights on the windows.

What do you wear to Christmas parties and what do you wear on Christmas day?
To Christmas parties, i tend to wear a party dress, with a statement necklace and some killers heels, i also take a pair of flats with me just in case i need to change throughout the night. This year for Christmas day I'm hoping to find a gorgeous RED dress. I want to wear the colour red this year, red and white. So I'm on the look out for one of those. Although Christmas jumpers work brilliantly well too! LOOL. As for like the Christmas work do, i will just find a nice party dress and wear that. I do often get clothes at Christmas too, so depending on what it is i may even wear that! :)

I loved doing this tag, it got me in the Christmas spirit and has made me realise i need to start my Christmas shopping as soon as possible. Why not check out Cat's blog, where i got the idea and i tag anyone and everyone who reads this to have a go too. Leave me your links if you do it, as i love having a good nose at a lifestyle post and what better way then with a Christmas inspired one.

Ana
xx

50 Random Facts all about me ♥

Hello all,
Like most bloggers, i have seen, heard and read some of these posts in the last week or so, The 50 Random Facts about you. I was so sure i wasn't going to take part and give in to it, but after having read a few of them, i am entitled to say i was wrong and i am about to write a 50 Random post myself, as i find them so interesting.
Here's why i think they are great, to me, each blog has its own author and each author has their own personality so by having a random post it means, we, the readers get to know a little more about you, which is ALWAYS a great thing. I really do think the best blogs have tons of personality inserted into them, and i cant think of a better way of getting to know each other then through this kind of post, even if it has been retweeted, posted and talked to death about.

Here we go..

50 Random Facts all about me..

1. I read over 20 books last year!
2. I am the biggest fan of Danny Davito, i love all his films, the way he's short and stumpy and his comic timing, it's perfection :)
3. I'm one of those girls that ACTUALLY enjoys watching football, weather LIVE in the stadium or on the TV.
4. I have a golden Labrador named Bella Luna, She is beyond cute and hyper.

5. I am obsessed with Jack the Ripper and have even made my boyfriend take me to White chapel so i could walk down some of the roads he attacked on. *Freak*
6. I am the biggest wimp ever in the world, i refuse to watch any type of horror film, such as "Saw" or "The hills have eyes", anything like that, but yet I'm attracted to anything to do with Jack the Ripper!
7. All i need in this life, food wise.. is GRAPES! I could live quiet happily with just grapes, Green grapes though, not red.
8. My all time favourite film is DIRTY DANCING, yes I'm such a chick, yes i had a massive crush on Patrick Swayze because of this film, and YES i know every single dance, every song and every line, word for word to do with this film,  "you just put your pickle on every body's plate, college boy and leave the hard stuff to me" :)
9. I hate my nose and my nails the most on my body, my nails are little stumps, which would explain the acrylics i wear most of the time and my nose is just disproportionate to my body, i also broke it once when i was younger. I ran into a metal pole, cause I'm a cool kid like that.
10. Sometimes when I'm in a car listening to music, i imagine that I'm a film and i act out scenes in my head. Am i alone?!
11. When i was younger, i used to do Ice-Skating, and by do, i mean it was my religion, i wanted to be an ice-skater.. i would go 3 times a week and had my own ice-skating instructor, i don't know why i stopped, and its something i will always regret!
12. Speaking of sports, as a teen i did swimming religiously too, and had a swim coach who once told me "If you carry on like this girl, you could end up training for the Olympics, no dream is ever too big" Urm, REGRET that even more! Booooo.
13. I have cereal every morning for breakfast and every night before bed too, in some ways I'm just like a baby!! :P
14. My mum left me when i was 19, she just took off, and left my sisters in my care, the youngest was ten years old.  I've raised them with help from my dad.
15. My dad is a real hero in my life, as he truly is the definition of how people can change.
16. I'm such a night owl, and hate mornings, like they are really the bane of my existence.
17. I work in a primary school as a Teaching Assistant, but that's not what i went to college and studied. In fact, i did journalism and my dream job was basically the same job that "Jenna" has in the film "13 going on 30" :)
18. I was born in the south of Portugal, in Faro, which is beautiful, then i moved to the centre, Lisbon, then after 3 years there i moved to France and lived there, then finally i moved to England and settled here.
19. Speaking of moving, it was between Australia and the United Kingdom that my parents discussed before we officially moved, Australia took a little longer to reply so we thought we wouldn't get granted access into the country and decided to move to the UK, it wasn't till we were here for 3 months, that Australia wrote to us saying we had been granted full permission..but by then, my parents were already settled and didn't want to uproot again. This is something that still saddens me. The thought of growing up Aussie style and never having got the chance :(
20. Sleep is probably my favourite past time ever, that, and reading.
21. I have a thing for the era 1920's till the era 1970's and i genuinely think i was born in the wrong time period. I should have been born in between those years and i would have got to wear the amazing clothes they did, i would of been able to dance to the amazing music they had and just be a part of that whole time period!
22. I have always loved Jennifer Lopez, and if i had to choose between Beyonce and J-lo, Jennifer wins every time.. idol!
23. I'm such a Harry Potter nerd, that i think it literally was one of the best story ideas for anyone to have ever come up with, and i think J. K. Rowling, deserves every penny for it, as its truly genius.

24. Growing up i looked like Alexa Vega when she was in the films "Spy kids", not going to lie, we had the same face shape and feature shapes, it was kinda scary but totally cool too as a kid.
25. I have a book that is my wedding dairy, and i write down and stick down all the ideas for what i would want at my wedding, and yes, my boyfriend knows this book exists! :P
26. I've always wanted to swim with dolphins, but part of me is terrified, i know their not sharks, but i cant help but think of the "Jaws" theme tune.
26. My celebrity crush male wise is, Enrique Iglesias, Channing Tatum and Johnny Depp. Female wise its, Charlize Theron, Shay Mitchell and Vanessa Hudgens.
27. I have 2 tattoos and still want at least one more, i have the place i want it, now i just have to think about what i want.
28. I have my belly button pierced and both my ears pierced twice, i still want more piercings on my ears though. haha
29. I think Michael Jackson was amazing at his music and i miss the fact we will never have another great song of his.
30. I've only ever had stitches once, and that was on my chin, when i face planted the floor and fully smashed my jaw open! It was not pretty.
31. I have a slight crush on Mr Alan Rickman, when he is in Professor Snape costume and mode. "Cringe" haahaa
32. I have at one time or another had, a Bebo, a Hi5, a Myspace, a Facebook, a Tumblr, a Blog,  a Formspring, a Youtube, a Pinterest, a twitter, and an Instagram account, now, that's what you call socially savvy! :)
33. I once wrote a whole script for a film, this would include character backgrounds and everything. The film was of a boy and girl hunting for treasure in the Grand Canyon. I was a creative child..
34. I would love to have an Australian boy as a best friend.. mostly because i just want to hear him talk all day. Ok, Ok, i may have a slight thing for the Australian accent :) Liam Hemsworth you about and busy? you looking for a new Bestie?! :)
35. I love Ikea a bit too much, sometimes i go there just to browse the show rooms they have set up and i end up leaving, having not brought anything but feeling completely satisfied inside.
36. One Tree hill, Lost, Friends and Charmed have been the best TV shows to come out of America. EVER. PERIOD. (The walking dead, is my new favourite).
37. I love cartoon films, and as for Disney, Well..I'm all over that. Finding Nemo and Toy story are 2 of my favourites.
38. I always have to have a glass of water by my bed when i sleep, weather  i'm staying in my house, or my boyfriend's or even in a hotel. Beginning to think i sound like an old lady here.
39. I was one of the few people, who LOVED it, even though i knew it was terrible writing, it was also my guilty pleasure, and by that ladies and gents..I'm talking about the 50 Shades Trilogy.
40. I'm still not completely over Heath Ledger's death, and i don't think i ever will be. It was a tragic loss to the world, not just the acting world, but the world in general, and it still leaves me very sad. I was and still am a HUGE fan of his work. :(

41. I can rap out the majority of Eminem's raps. I think they are so smart and witty and genuinely feel like a true gangsta as i rap them.. hand gestures included.
42. I think puppies are gorgeous and cute, if you don't include those freakishly little ones that girls insist on carrying around in their bags like their 14 years old, even though, they are grown women. 
43. Pizza is deffo one of my favourite foods, Double pepperoni, with mushrooms OMG, I'm in heaven.
45. I can get easily distracted when I'm supposed to be doing stuff, for example, if I'm supposed to be doing a blog post, I'm likely to get distracted by other Internet things! :)
46. When i was younger, my favourite shows ever were Kenan and Kel, Sister Sister, Sabrina the teenage witch and Home improvement! :) I was a cool kid.
47. I bunked, 2 GCSE's. Actually bunked them, like, just didn't bother to turn up. I'm not proud of this, in fact i regret it very much as it was two subjects i really enjoyed, and I'm not saying its okay to do that.. but i guess it gives you an insight into what i was like in my school days! :/
48. When I'm sick, literally laying on the sofa, cant move kinda sick, i always watch old films, my favourite has to be "Singing in the rain", but i also loved "Call me madam".
49. I love listening to old music, Frank Sinatra was amazing, and his music still lives on, i have also already picked the song, that will be my first dance at my wedding and this also involves Frank. (Did i mention, that I'm not engaged or anything :P)
50. I hate painting my nails, its like the biggest chore for me and i find it so boring!! As a blogger that occasionally posts about beauty, that's a bit of a disgrace, but i hate it.

Pheww, there you go, 50 Random facts about me, it has taken me the longest time to write this post up and if I'm honest its been in the drafts for well over 2 weeks, but i just haven't had time to get around to it.

I hope you enjoyed discovering a little more about me.. I've read loads of good posts like this already, but would love you to link me to your 50 random facts below so i could leave a little comment! :)

Ana
X

Sunday Social (Been a while)

Heyoo,
Bringing this back just because its been forever since i actually took part and i missed it! :)
A Sunday Social, BOOYAA!

1. What is currently on your wish list?

Urm, it would have been a Macbook Pro, but I'm so good as i brought it this past week, i would love the new iPhone, unfortunately i have to wait till my currant contract runs out before placing a new order as i want to change companies. :|

2. Share a new iPhone, droid or iPad app you have recently discovered that we all need.

OK, I'm really sad but i downloaded the "Kindle" app for free, and I'm just loving it, i think maybe a Kindle should be on my wish list too! :P


3. What is a new fall TV show you have added to your DVR? It's not really new but I'm still loving "The walking dead" and i have watched "Arrow" and really enjoyed that so i may tune into that weekly now too. Over here with English TV I'm currently addicted to "Strictly come dancing" as i am every year! :D

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4. Share your Social Media links for us to follow you on (pinterest, twitter, facebook, etc). Tell us which is your favourite and why.

TWITTER TUMBLR PINTEREST YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM

Twitter is for sure my favourite, i love just being able to tweet whenever i want and being as random as i want.


5. What is a TV show, movie and song you could listen to or watch over and over and never get tired of...feel free to name one of each!

TV show - Lost, Strictly come dancing.

Movie - The help, Dirty Dancing.

Song - Born to Die by Lana Del Rey.

Now its your turn to grab the button, link up to Ashley and Neely and answer all the questions too. If you do decide to take part in this, i would love if you left your blog link and your name below so i could check it out and have a peek!

Ana X

Sunday Social - About my blog

Evening folks, how have you been? its been a while, and truth be told, even as I'm writing this i know I'm lacking motivation and inspiration for posts right now! :( Boo i hate that feeling.

Today's Sunday Social, is going back to basics and its all questions to do with our blogs.. so here we go..

1. What is the name of your blog and how did you come up with it?

My blog, is We all think differently, and i pretty much think its speaks for itself, we all have opinions, ideas, and theories and they are not all going to agree with other peoples but i think the important thing we should remember is to allow everyone to have their own thoughts and opinions on a topic, you don't have to agree with it but just let them have it.

2. What do you love the most about blogging?

A couple things, in truth i have actually met some really nice girls through blogging, and because maybe we share the same interests in stuff we have quiet a bit in common, BUT what i love about blogging the most is the freedom it gives me. Its my little space on the net for me to do with as i please, if i wana talk about celebrities i will, if i want to discuss make up i will and if i wana review a book, then damn it, i WILL! :) For me, blogging is like an online journal that i can NOT wait to look back on in years to come! :P Hopefully it grows with me.

3. What are your 2 favourite posts you've written?

What we do that annoys our other half.

I had soo much fun doing the research for this post.. the amount of people i had to ask questions, and some of the responses i got.. :)

Letter to my 16 year old self.

This was so much fun to write, as it was brilliant to think back to when i was 16 and wonder what advice could  i have given myself.. what hints and tips could i share!:P

4. What is something you'd want to tell someone just starting out in blog world?

Don't worry about followers, the numbers don't matter, blog about what you want to blog about, be true to yourself and always remain yourself, you'll be so much happier if you focus on posting what you want other then the numbers and hits your receiving.

5. Biggest blogging learning experience you've had?

To not worry and stress about numbers, and about if what I'm posting is interesting anyone, to not delete posts because i think no one will enjoy reading it or it makes me look goofy..KEEP THEM.. my blog is now a place where i cant wait to look back on years to come and see everything i used to get up to..so KEEP ALL POSTS!! 

6. Give us 3 blogs we NEED to be following that you love.

3 ONLY, are you insane??.. there are soo many blogs that i follow and that i lovee! 3 is too hard.. 

urm i enjoy..
Bonnie

Carissa

Carmen..

Jess

Jenn

Kate

(yes, im aware i cheated! :P)

Don't forget link up to Ashley and Nelly,

Also leave me your blog links, I'd love to check you guys out!

Ana X 

It's Okay Thursday

Hey Y'all,

It's Thursday and as the week draws to a close, I'm getting more and more nervous about starting my new job next week, ARGH!

Lets talk about Whats Okay, this week..

IT'S OKAY...

- ..to finish the book The Help, and watch the Film instantly, to fall in love with the whole thing, and to now NOT  be able to talk properly without putting on a little Southern Jackson accent, Yeah real, embarrassing in the shops when talking to the cashiers! :)

- ..to be freezing cold in your own house, with all the windows shut when your still in AUGUST! Hey, i live in England, this is typical weather, not even September and already its freezing outside, time to bring the jumpers out soon.

- ..to REALLY  like when my hair is teased, even though i know full well its not good for my hair, i love the look of it, the volume it gives me, i don't like the feel of it too much though, if I'm honest!

- ..to feel like I'm behind on EVERYTHING and instead of using any of my free time up, and put it to practical use, i find myself messing about, doing nothing of importance all day!

- ..to spend ages going from shop to shop trying to find the perfect red pencil skirt and red/white blouse so that i can recreate the look from one of the characters in the film The Help.. that's normal right?! its a cute outfit though, to be fair.

- ..to be totally happy and excited that one o f my favourite beauty gurus on youtube, mentioned me in a tweet, even if it was just a sidewards smiley face! :) yay me.

- ..to take about 70 pictures because i tried new make up and loved the look, but just couldn't seem to get a decent shot, which showed off the nice make up and made me look awake. Tip to self, open your eyes more when taking photos Ana.

- ..to look at a bag and fall in love but think i don't want to spend £8 on it, then to get to the till and realise with your special membership card it only costs £3, CUE, a lot of running back to retrieve it! :) Happy Ana.

- ..to at the moment have a laptop, an iPod touch, a blackberry phone and an iPad all for me too use..urm i left my laptop charger at the hotel while away on holiday, so I'm using the sisters charger, and Danny offered me his iPad until my charger returns.. so Yay for me and technology.

- ..to love, You is Kind, You is Smart, You is Important, LIVE by that motto now! ;)

Now link up with Neely and Ashley, ALSO leave your links below for me to go and check out your blog..!

If you like what you've read here, then why not follow me.. i love new followers, and check out my TWITTER.

Ana X

You think you know me..

Hello.. I'm back from my holiday, and have some exciting posts coming up, i need to schedule a few too, which to me ALWAYS takes forever. I do have a confession though, i left my laptop charger in the hotel in Newcastle and now i feel like I've lost a limb or something. I'm hoping they send it back to me, but I'm unsure of when i will receive it, so blogging should be fun for the next few days or weeks, with bank holiday Monday coming up here in the UK and the Post Office not running properly. Anyway, I've been thinking about doing a slight tag for a while, and i finally decided to do one..on "About me.." so that you can get to know me a little better..

Just some simple questions, for you guys to know more about me as a geek person.

Name: Ana Cristina Viegas

Nickname: Annie

Age: 24

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Currant Location: London, England

Tattoos: I have 2 at the moment, one on my foot that says "Made in Portugal" and one on my wrist of a little bow holding on to 3 little hearts, they represent me and my sisters, and how we all held on together after my mama up and left us. I would like one more tattoo tho, i have sorta chosen the spot but unsure of how i want it to turn out at the moment!

Piercings: I have both my ears done once, although i want to get my second hole on both of them done too, i have my belly button done..and I'm thinking to get my Targus pierced up too :)

What are you wearing: this is so embarrassing, right now?! I'm wearing a pink Newcastle Untied football t-shirt that i brought back in February from the Newcastle Football shop, i got my under ware on of course, and I'm wearing cropped grey joggers that i brought about a year ago from Sports Direct. I guess you could say its workout clothes, i call it relaxing bank holiday Monday clothes. As for make up, i just had a bath so I'm bare faced! :)

What do you think your really good at: I'd like to think I'm good at writing.I enjoy it so much and wish i had taken it up professionally..still not too late, but the longer you leave something the harder it is to come back to it.

What do you think your really bad at: Understanding the rules and the controls on the PlayStation 3, i know it may not seem like much but its one of those things that annoy me so much! Gah.

Blow drying my hair straight with the hairdryer, yeah i haven't mastered that yet, and don't think i will, either its too tricky or I'm too lazy! Another Gah.

Drawing, this is a bane in my life, as i wish i could at least draw stick people right, but even those come out looking a little worse for wear, its not too much to ask to be able to draw a family of cartoon people is it!? Gah number 3.

Growing my nails, this seems to be like an impossible task that god has set upon me, to try and see if I'm the kind of girl who gives up or carries on going and fighting, I'm starting to think I'm gonna give up. Gah X4

Post a photo of yourself:

Favourite sport: This question to me always gets split into two parts Part one.. What sport do i like to watch? and Part two, what sport do i like to take part in? So i love watching Football (Soccer to all you Americans) but i like to partake in swimming races and laps the most. :D

Future Goals: To go to America in the next few years, To talk to my mama properly, To save enough to get out of this town, To provide for my family, To read as much as i can, To discover more about myself and grow as a person, To explore and maybe visit home (Portugal) again.

Someone you wish you looked like:

 Vanessa Anne Hudgens - Jenna Lee Dewan Tatum - Sophia Anna  Bush

Favourite TV shows: Lost and One Tree Hill.

Favourite Disney film: This one is hard as there are many, so ima name a few..

Parent Trap - 101 Dalmatians - Hocus Pocus - Toy Story - Princess Dairies - Finding Nemo.

Can't live without: Boyfriend - Music - Family - Food - Books. Seriously if one of those things were taken from me, i wouldn't know where to turn!

Celebrity Crush: Johnny Depp - Channing Tatum - Enrique Iglesias.

Favourite time of the year: Ahh two times get my vote, summer for the obvious reasons of dresses, short skirts, tan skin and flip flops.. but also Christmas, I'm a big sucker for the whole family around, the tree all decorated and lit up, a nice fire roaring and good old fashioned rubbish on TV. :)

Andd i think i will leave it there for you guys now, if you have any other questions you would like me to answer, leave them below in a comment and i will do so..

Don't forget to come and follow me on TWITTER or come find me on INSTAGRAM by typing in Ana Cristina Viegas, also if you want my Facebook, feel free to just ask! :)

Ana X

(P.S all images were found HERE.)

Sunday Social

Hey, Hey Guys.. Today's social sunday is all about our favourite thing the Internet..

1. What is the first website you log on each day?

Its a little mixture between Blogger and Twitter. Sometimes i go and read the news first thing in the morning, but more often then less its usually Twitter.

BY THE WAY, are you following me on twitter yet? if not, WHY NOT?! come and follow me here. I love new followers.

2.  Give us some funny websites you visit that we need to know about?

I don't really know any "Funny" websites? i tend to read blogs, and the news and catch up with my family and friends online, i check out youtube, and i think you can find funny videos on there.. but as for funny websites can tumblr count? as i think you can find loads of funny shit on there.. hahaa.

3. Pinintrest or Facebook? Why?

Urm Facebook, even though I'm using that website less and less everyday, to use pinintrest you need to be invited by another member, i did receive an invite once before but never got round to actually joining and then i deleted the email, but it doesn't bother me, as to me pinintrest is still a little like tumblr? and i prefer my tumblr if I'm honest. I guess I'm choosing Facebook  as i still use that one unlike Pinintrest! By the way, if you want to follow me on tumblr, click here. :) Again, I love new followers.

4. Twitter or Instagram? Why?

I love both, but if i had to choose, i think i would go with twitter, for the pure fact I'm just addicted to my twitter and find it so much more informative,wheres instagram, i find its a lot about follower numbers, likers numbers and weather you can make it to the popular page which to me reminds me of "high school" and the popularity contests. Don't get me wrong i STILL use my instagram, but i feel i can go for longer without checking my instagram then without checking and updating my twitter. If you want my instagram, just search..

Ana Cristina Viegas

5. Favourite youtube video? Post it?

It changes a lot, last week it was Channing Tatum in Magic Mike, just go on youtube and type in his name followed by the word pony, and you shall see why!? LOL

One of my all time favourite youtube videos however is..

THIS ♥.

I wont allow me to post the embedded video, but PLEASE click the link, it will take you there..
For one reason, he is still missed, for another he was amazing, and funny, and talented and i think this video shows all that, so I've always loved it, i think he just felt comfortable in the company of Ellen, i do love that woman!  :) Deffo my favourite youtube video.

6. Biggest online pet peeve?

PeOplE wHo tYpE lIKe ThIs, urgh go and do one..its so annoying, grow up, i mean seriously what happened, did you fall asleep on your keyboard or something? type properly! That seriously is the most annoying thing ever. Also people, who have IN DIRECTS thrown around all over the place.. ahh go away!

That being said, please link up with Neely as always, and leave me your links, if you do this too.. so i can have a sneak peek at yours. Also feel free to follow me on Twitter or Instagram or even my Tumblr. I look forward to seeing you there, and if your enjoying my blog and the utter rambles i post, then feel free to become a follower! Did i mention I Love new followers? Oh, shoot, i did! :P

Ana X

Sunday Social

Hello my dears, sorry if i seem a little absent at the moment, but i am on holiday until the 26th of August, so the posts may lack a little.. but you know what.. I'm enjoying my break! I have a post to do on whats happened recently in my life, but for now I'm doing my Sunday Social.
Pretty simple really, answers some questions, link it up and meet new friends!! :)

1. What were you like in High School? (Also known as Secondary school, here to us English folk!) Maybe include photos!

Hmm, this is tough one, because as i write this I'm on holiday so do not have my normal hard drive with me and all my old old photos on..instead I'm using Danny's MAC and trying to make sure i get this post out, so i promise when i return i will do a post with photos of when i was younger, but for now, your just going to have to know what i was like. OK, the way i describe myself back then is..Have you ever seen the film "The Breakfast Club"? well if you have, I'm the girl with the brown hair in the corner not speaking. In school i was quiet, i failed to turn up alot of the time, i had terrible eyebrows, i worked when i wanted to, when i could be bothered, or when i enjoyed the subject, i had friends but they were fake and so i was lonely..i guess in school other people would call me a freak! :) and I'm okay with that, because I've grown up, because I've matured and because I've changed.. P.S Confidence is an AMAZING thing!

That would be what i looked like at school... look her up in "The Breakfast Club"

2. What were your favourite past times?

i used to love writing (nothing has changed there really?) but i mean i used to write scripts and plots for films..i used to dream of making my own film!!.. i really should get back into that i think. I also enjoyed swimming, ALOT, my coach Mark said if i continued the way i was progressing i could make the Olympics, but again like most things i gave it up and packed swimming in all together, why did i NOT listen to you Mark, i could be wearing a gold medal now (Okay, maybe not gold..knowing me, but maybe a bronze at least?!) LOOL

Gona start doing it again..

3. What songs were you obsessed with?

Okay, Backstreet Boys were my favourite boy band and i guess they pretty much always have been, never a N'sync girl always with my boys from Backstreet. Britney spears was also an inspiration in my life back then i wanted her tummy! :) songs i was obsessed with?..theres a list..

Angel - Shaggy.

I'm not a girl, not yet a woman - Britney Spears.

Quit playing games with my heart - Backstreet Boys.

God must have spent a little more time on you - N'sync.

I really cant think of anymore, but of course there are more.. (may do a post on childhood songs i liked.. hmm? what do you guys think?)

4. What fashion statements do you look back on and cringe?

Urm platform wedge flip flop things, i had a pair, they were blue and i used to wear them with socks round the house.. EW, the older i got the more i wanted white ones like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen used to wear, again EW. Anything tie dye, i cant believe i wore, (Although its coming back in now..a few years too late i think), and highlights in my hair done by my mother, yeh, no good..went a few good months, with what i will forever call "Tiger stripes" of golden in my hair! EW

5. Who was your celeb crush?

-Cristiano Roanldo.

-Nick Carter.

-Strider from Blazing Squad. (again EW)

6. What were your favourite TV shows and movies?

My movies don't ever change, "Dirty Dancing", "Pretty Woman", "Grease" and in that order, but growing up i loved "Romy and Michelle's high school Reunion" and "Clueless" (like totally...)
My TV shows were "Saved by the bell", "Lizzie McGuire", "That's so Raven", "Kenan and Kel", "Sister Sister" ( i loved Lisa), "Boy meets world" and "Sabrina the teenage witch"..etc, i loved the Disney channels, and their shows and films, like "Recess" and "High School Musical".

And there you go my dears, cant wait to see what next week's topic is..Don't forget to link it up here at Neely's blog. As i said i wont be posting much this week, what with my lovely break, but leave me your links as i will still be able to check you out, on my phone and in the late evenings when i get to the laptop! :)

Love yous
Ana X

P.S -  All the images used in this post were found on google..! :)

It's OK Thursday..

Hey Hey, its Thursday..meaning one thing.. LINK UP TIME!!

IT'S OKAY...

- ..to wake up with crazy BUSH hair, as i just couldn't be bothered to fix it the night before.

- ..to go watch "Magic Mike" with your girlie and fall madly in love with Channing Tatum all over again. (The scene where hes got the red cap and white vest on, HOLY MOLY) ♥

- ..to watch somebody get arrested outside your house, i mean, i got scared..who wouldn't? they started fighting and it took 7 officers to restrain this little hoodlum youth.. (I then offered the officers a cup of tea, once the youth was securely inside the police van, and hey, IT'S OKAY!)

- ..to be so into your book that you truly believe it should be made into a film.."No turning back" by Susan Lewis, is EPIC!

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- ..to slowly find Instagram less entertaining than usual (I'm just impressed with the effects at the moment.)

 - ..to  be going away in less in then 48 hours and NOT have anything packed yet..oh god someone do it for me!? I hate packing.

 - ..to want to have some of your alone time, sometimes you just need the peace and quiet to recharge your batteries again!

- ..to feel guilty and sad that your leaving your work and that your workmates (also known as my best friends) are completely devastated, have i made the right decision!?

Don't forget to link up with Neely. :)

Have you done this post? Leave me your links, i will check them out :D

Ana X

Sunday Social the Second

Today is Sunday, which means i got my second Sunday Social, and I'm excited to get it going..


So on to the questions..which are all about "Fall" or as we in the United Kingdom call it "Autumn"

1.  What is your favourite Fall (Autumn) activity?

This was a pretty hard question as i don't really know if i do ANY fall activities let alone have a favourite one, so i had to google this shit up..YES, i typed in "Fall Activities" and looked at what popped up.. and the only one that had any meaning to me and something that i typically do, was around the time of Halloween. I LOVE Halloween, but here in the United kingdom they don't celebrate as much as i guess i would want them too. Growing up, you see all these American films and they have these American kids who celebrate Halloween and they go so over the top and it just looks awesome, yeah well, where I'm from we don't have it that big and i wish we did.

2. Do you follow a football team? if so which one and why?!

I do, i follow Manchester United. They are from England and from Manchester, i guess i grew up watching them play as my daddy supported them so they're basically the only team i have known from such a young age, and that i know more about them than other teams.. GO RED DEVILS! :)
ALSO.. When i say "Football" i mean the United Kingdom term and to the Americans that's "Soccer", i don't really watch any "American Football" to know any teams properly, and "American Football" in the United Kingdom is classed as "Rugby"! <-- Confused yet?!

3. What is something fun about Fall (Autumn) in your area?

I guess we have some Marshes near by to where i live so one of the fun things to do,would be take a walk down by the canal and see the boats. You can take a nature walk, or if your like me just taking the dog out for a walk down there.. Bella's been once and enjoyed it, i would say that's one of the fun things to do in my area around Fall (Autumn) time.

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4. What are your favourite Fall (Autumn) outfit staples?

Boots, urm kinda like riding boots? so longish, a beanie hat over my head, I'm taking about a big mofo,that clearly is not the right size for my head but i don't care, and Jumpers, not too thick, like as if to say I'm talking winter, but thick enough to be warm in those cool fall (Autumn) breezes!

5. What things are you most looking forward to this coming Fall (Autumn) season?

Well, I'm starting a new job in September and i know i will have a whole week off, which with my old job i never got, so I'm kinda looking forward to spending time with my loved ones, relaxing..being cosy inside and catching some good movies! :)

6. What is your favourite Fall (Autumn) holiday? Traditions?

Well apart from looking forward to Halloween, have i said this before? OK, OK,  I'm a tad bit excited at all the movies that come on for us to watch, and I'm a tad bit excited for all the sweets we shall get to eat too around Halloween time, But for me Fall is all about Nature, so i guess I'm looking forward to hopefully capturing some nice shots of nature while taking long walks through the crunchy leaves!

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There you have it, another edition of a Sunday Social. Are you guys enjoying these posts? I actually am loving making them, so i wont be stopping for a while! :) HAHAA..
Now don't forget that if you take part in this to link your post up to Ashley's Blog or Neely's Blog to let them know you've completed it, you may even meet new bloggers! :)
Also why not post a link below to your blog, if your a new reader here, so i can go and take a peek over at what your all about!

Hope your all enjoying your weekend!
Ana X

This Or That.

A simple blog post tonight, to make me smile :) A little about me, Get to know me properly.

MAKE UP:

Blush or Bronzer? Blush all the way, I've never been a big lover of Bronzer.

Lipgloss or Lipstick? Lipstick, as i think lipgloss is the most annoying thing ever, especially if you have long hair, it just gets stuck everywhere.

Eyeliner or Mascara? I do love both, but i can go a day without Eyeliner, wheres Mascara must be on me EVERYDAY! :)

Foundation or Concealer? Foundation, don't even have to think about it.

Neutral or Coloured Eyeshadow? Neutral, because mostly i just don't do eye shadows.. therefore coloured eye shadows is an even bigger NoNo.

Pressed or Loose Eyeshadow? Pressed, again i don't do eyeshadow but Pressed if i had to choose.

Brushes or Sponges? Brushes on this one, all the way..i can not stand using sponges!

NAILS:

Long or Short? i would love Natural long nails, but with my biting habit its never gonna happen.

Acrylic or Natural? This is tough as Acrylics just make your nails weaker, but i do love having them on, even if they are a pain to maintain, however.. once they come off and my natural nail is on show, i start my biting again, and because they are weaker then before due to having had Acrylics on for a while, they are easier to break and just generally get ruined. <-- Are you understanding my predicament?

Brights or Darks? Depends on the mood and time of year, generally not too fussed though.

Flower or No Flower? Urm meaning? a flower pattern on my nails?

BODY:

Perfume or Body Spray? Urm Perfume.. :)

Lotion or Body Butter? I prefer Lotion, i tend to use anything Dove, but i also do like Coconut Butter?!

Body Wash or Soap? I always use Body Wash, i LOVE Radox ones.

FASHION:

Jeans or Sweat Pants? Urm depends on the situation that I'm in and the mood, Sundays are sweat pant days for me unless I'm going somewhere. I literally live in my jeans, but for a workout there not appropriate. LOL

Long Sleeve or Short? Again depends on mood and mostly the weather, living in London you never know which way its going to go. I also have a thing about my arms, i hate how skinny they are so mostly prefer to cover them up. Maybe meet somewhere in the middle, like quarter length sleeves.

Dresses or Skirts? Can i cheat here and choose both? Hell, I AM!!! :) I love summer dresses, and I'm found in them all summer long, but i do also like high waisted skirts.

Stripes or Plaid? Oh, stripes for sure, anyone who said plaid.. WE NEED TO TALK?! :|

Flip Flops or Sandals? I love my summer sandals, and all the different styles you have of them, i however don't mind flip flops either.. depends on if I'm being casual or not?!

Scarves or Hats? I Love Love big beanie hats in the winter, but i also love my extra chunky scarves.. :( Decisions? Decisions?

Studs or Dangly Earrings? Really into my studs at the moment and have been for a while now, much more classy and elegant.

Cowboy Boots or Riding Boots? Riding Boots, i can style them up, however cowboy boots are much harder to style up and get right.

Jacket or Hoodie? BOTH! No doubt. i love a good Spring/Winter/Autumn Jacket but i could live in hoodies on my lazy, no make up, hair up, kinda days.

HAIR:

Curly or Straight? I have naturally curly hair, but I've straightened it so much throughout my life that the curls have gone from little ringlets to waves and frizz. So Straight please.

Bun or Ponytail? Ponytail, easy, quick and simple to achieve.

Bobby Pins or Butterfly Clips? OK, truthfully, bobby pins ALWAYS hurt my hair?? and butterfly clips seem so much easier but of course not as pretty to the eye as the invisible bobby pin can become.

Hairspray or Gel? Hairspray, as gel gives my hair "The Wet Look" and i prefer something to hold my hair in place without being so noticeable.

Long or Short?  I prefer my hair long, but once it gets too long and aggravates me to no end it will end up going short again :|

Light or Dark? I'm naturally dark, but have dyed it light.. to be honest i prefer them different shades at different times..i think if you have dyed your hair a dramatic change such as light to dark or dark to light you will understand, sometimes that shade is what feels best for that time of year. At the moment, my dark roots coming through are not great :(

Side Swept Bangs or Full Bangs? I've had side swept ones mostly, but have always secretly wanted full bangs, although i have no idea if they would suit my face shape.

Up or Down? Down most of the time, but it will go up, especially at work. LOL

RANDOM:

Rain or Shine? Without doubt, SHINE! :)

Summer or Winter? I think i prefer summer, although i secretly enjoy winter for the hot coco, the warm fires and the cuddles.

Fall or Spring? Urm i think Fall? I'm so unsure right now..hahaa.

Chocolate or Vanilla? Depends on what it is, Ice-Cream, always vanilla, but other then that I'm good with chocolate.

Simple blog, easy to do and fun to achieve!

ARE YOU GONNA TRY IT?!

If you do, link it up in a comment for me to read through it.

Ana X