Update: A Week Away From the Blog

Hello, hello. So lately I really haven't been in the right frame of mind to post anything which is a shame because everyone knows how much I love to blog but I can tell you now the posts last week would have been depressing to say the least, let's just say I've had a crappy few weeks without getting into it. But I'm trying this new thing; positivity, controlling my paranoia and putting things in perspective. 

Clean Slate:

Everyone is bound to have down days but I have to be thankful for the people around me and also putting my head down and focusing on work has helped alot and the customers/patients I've met really inspire me, some of them you wouldn't even think were seriously ill with their chirpy attitude and smile on their face, except for the fact they're in their pjs! They make every moment count and that's what I aim to do. I'm 21 for goodness sake I still have the rest of my life ahead of me, onwards and upwards I can do whatever I want, I can deal with whatever life throws at me. This is my clean slate.

Tattoo:

Last week I also got a tattoo! 10 points to Katie for being brave but it was for a very good cause. Basically, a family friend of ours had just been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and went through emergency surgery that saved her life. She's a young girl, a mum, a fiancée she should have her whole life ahead of her too. So in aid of that her fiancé is a tattooist and set up a fundraising charity day to raise awareness and money for the disease and thank Derriford Hospital who saved her. This is also my first arm and visible tattoo {my other 2 are on my back} so this marks the occasion too!

The Blog Tag:

The one thing I was most frustrated about my lack of motivation was I recently become apart of the Facebook group "The Blog Tag" and it's the best idea since sliced bread if you go through heavy writers block! The Blog Tag was set up to prompt people different ideas for posts with a new theme each week and then the posts are shared so everyone can read eachothers interpretation. I honestly cannot wait to get started on this, everyone's posts so far are brilliant and maybe this means i can start blogging alot more which is definitely what I want so keep an eye out!

Bullet Journal

Everyone is suddenly obsessing over this craze of organisation myself included and I'm the worst at not knowing what's going on in my life so this is the perfect way to set out and plan my world. I definitely will do a separate post on my own Bullet Journal when it's less empty and basic but if you feel like you definitely need organising, I highly recommend this system! Just YouTube and Google blogposts on them and you will get a ton of inspiration on how start one.

And I think I'm all caught up now. Again I'm sorry for the absence it won't happen again.

Lots of love

Katie x

The 5p Carrier Charge.

The whole of the UK seems to have gone into meltdown over being charged 5P for a carrier bag and personally I find it ridiculous.

Let's be realistic here, how many of us open up our purses (or wallets) and see a little group of coppers wiltering away in the corner because we never use them? They have no relevance to us and if they aren't in our purses (or wallets) we put them in a jar and forget about them. 

THIS IS THEIR TIME TO SHINE GUYS!

Use those 1ps and 2ps and buy a carrier bag! It will lighten the load and leave room for shinier coins we actually like to collect in our purse (or wallet).

People have made such a big deal about it and it's unnecessary really and also once you buy one bag, use your noggin and reuse it. Which actually brings me to another thing that I can guarentee most of the population have; a collection of carrier bags underneath your kitchen sink or stuffed in a cupboard that you have made over the years that you only ever use as bin liners or to empty the cat's litter tray.

THIS IS THEIR TIME TO SHINE NOW TOO!

And okay, it might just be me but there is something so satisfying about doing a daily shop, going to the counter with your basket and the cashier asking "Do you need a bag?" and you can stand there with a smug look on your face and say "No, I've got my own!" 

As a sales assistant, even I have a bit of a giggle when you get customers like that, they are so proud of remembering their bags, we need to aspire to be like that, we need more people like that in the world!

We all preach about wanting a better world to live in, and the whole purpose of this is recycling your old bags so you don't have to pay for another and preventing pollution. Also, I've noticed in most stores they give the 5p to charity, again another great reason to charge!

SO STOP THE MOANING AND EMBRACE YOUR COPPERS AND CARRIER BAGS PEOPLE.

Katie x