tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013076884324555692024-03-05T09:17:02.300+00:00MissSearlesNew Year, New Adventure
<br>Starting over and living my life for me!MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-74953493469935310742010-10-15T15:36:00.002+01:002010-10-15T15:36:08.039+01:00I'm giving up on this for a while.<br />
I'm tired and confused.<br />
I need to find my focus otherwise I think I'm going to go mad.<br />
Things don't feel settled, I don't feel like I have a plan at the moment and I can't work like that. I don't like just floating along.<br />
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Things are great with The Boyfriend and with family/at home, I'm happy, no need to worry, I'm just a bit lost that's all. <br />
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I will be back, just not for a little while.<br />
I'm still reading and commenting on your blogs. <br />
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I'll check in on Twitter when I can and you can reach me via email/Facebook.<br />
xxxxxxxxxxMissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-28460406491709372372010-06-21T13:54:00.000+01:002010-06-21T13:54:28.916+01:00I know I'm a pain in the arse but its why you love me isnt it?!<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Ok</span>...don't get upset or annoyed, its not the end of the world...but I'm leaving...I've fallen in love with someone(something) else...<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Wordpress</span> to be exact.<br />
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Those of you that know me well know that I form new loves/obsessions quickly and have a habit of chopping and changing my mind but this time its for a good reason I promise!<br />
It's because of <a href="http://misssearles.blogspot.com/2010/06/writing-workshop-lost-and-soon-to-be.html">this post</a> that I wrote a few weeks ago.<br />
On Thursday it'll be 6 months since Xmas eve (most of you probably know what happened but for those that don't you can get the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">jist</span> of it <a href="http://misssearles.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-am-i-supposed-to-copecan-you-help.html">here)</a><br />
And on Friday I'm off on holiday, hopefully to relax, re-group and close a door on the past 6 months.<br />
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This blog has been good to me, its created new friendships and served it purpose, it was supposed to be a way to help me get through things and have somewhere to vent and now I am happy and confident again and on Friday I will be able to say I've well and truly got my sparkle back (if this is confusing you then you really should read this <a href="http://misssearles.blogspot.com/2010/06/writing-workshop-lost-and-soon-to-be.html">post</a>-it explains all things sparkly I promise) <br />
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To get to the point-my blog is moving to <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Wordpress</span> and a new web address<br />
<a href="http://theadventuresofanewmisssearles.wordpress.com/">http://<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">theadventuresofanewmisssearles</span>.<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">wordpress</span>.com</a><br />
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I'm not deleting this blog, I still want it here I just wont be writing on it anymore.<br />
To put it simply (and a bit mushy) this blog is one chapter of my life that has now come to an end, I've hurt, I've healed and I'm ready to start over with a new chapter as a <a href="http://theadventuresofanewmisssearles.wordpress.com%20/">new <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span></a>.<br />
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If you would be so kind as to change to the new address for Google Reader and stuff like that (that is assuming that people actually subscribe to me...) and come by and say Hello when I post Thursday panicking that I'm not at all organised for going away I would be a very happy lady :-)<br />
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See you in a few days in my new sparkly corner of the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">blogosphere</span>!<br />
Lots of love (a new) <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span><br />
<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">xxxxxxxxxxxx</span>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-78756642952445779352010-06-16T13:54:00.000+01:002010-06-16T13:54:49.327+01:00MissSearles on Tour blogSome of you may have been wondering lately whats going on with the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span> on Tour blog!<br />
I'm having some technical difficulties at the moment with the blog aspect of the website<br />
It.Is.Broken<br />
but for once its not actually my fault! The software I'm using doesn't like integrating with commenting systems or, vitally, uploading posts-hence the lack of new posts!<br />
To be honest I'm not sure if <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">theres</span> much I can do to rectify it and may end up having to rebuild the website again so for now the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span> on Tour blog will be moving to <a href="http://www.misssearlesontour.wordpress.com/">www.<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">misssearlesontour</span>.<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">wordpress</span>.com</a>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-17233190909385361652010-06-15T22:15:00.000+01:002010-06-15T22:15:13.758+01:00Week 1 - A is for Attitude<div style="text-align: center;">This is the first week of </div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><em><strong>Lottie Loves… Finishing School</strong></em><strong> </strong></span></h2><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>the A-Z of how to be feminine and fabulous</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">our task was</div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: grey;"><em><strong><em><strong>Week 1 – A is for Attitude</strong></em></strong></em></span></h2><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">My little challenge for you these next two weeks is to <strong>think about what makes you happy about yourself. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Which bits of you do you like, which bits of you do you love? What have you achieved that you look at with satisfaction and joy? What do you like about your body? What do you love about being the woman you are? I want nothing negative, no buts just pure ‘this is what I like/love because…..</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">so here goes!<br />
</div><ul><li>I like that I am independent-if I need to do something I can go out and do it by myself.</li>
<li>I like my legs and my 'dainty' hands.</li>
<li>I love that I am musically talented. I can sing and I love to do it. I can also pick up most instruments and learn to play them very quickly.</li>
<li>I like the colour of my eyes.</li>
<li>I like that I've learnt to let myself act on the spur of the moment</li>
<li>I like that I am good at making things.</li>
<li>I love that I get on with pretty much anyone.</li>
<li>Most of all I love that I am now happy and healthy :-)</li>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong> </strong></span>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-58576240951491130232010-06-10T15:45:00.003+01:002010-06-10T15:48:12.089+01:00Writing Workshop- Lost and (soon to be) Found<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84MIIWibqmmW4yhx5uUFgzUgaBbKLR_plmAGjy5wcgEhWCNhPjJk5tYRDFPCwSzuODhJhm7Aouoiq_ZIKNz2e3DpTk3CdMyTm_sy5Gi0QLqtP9d5ZMe7Hc3S54Co7cxYzRrtISE6FRW3V/s1600/Writing-Workshop-Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84MIIWibqmmW4yhx5uUFgzUgaBbKLR_plmAGjy5wcgEhWCNhPjJk5tYRDFPCwSzuODhJhm7Aouoiq_ZIKNz2e3DpTk3CdMyTm_sy5Gi0QLqtP9d5ZMe7Hc3S54Co7cxYzRrtISE6FRW3V/s200/Writing-Workshop-Badge.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>This is my first time doing the Writing Workshop, I chose Prompt 2 - What part of you is lost that you would like to find again?<br />
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I lost a very important part of me a while ago, given the circumstances at the time its completely understandable-inevitable even, and these past few months and in fact the starting of this blog was my way of trying to get it back.<br />
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I lost my 'sparkle', my confidence, the thing that truly made me Me<br />
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It hasn't been easy trying to find it again, anyone that knows me or even follows this blog knows that I'm not patient person, its been a struggle these past few months and I've pushed to try and get it back when I just wasn't quite ready. <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Theres</span> been highs and lows, mistakes and revelations. If I hadn't have been writing this blog and made the friends I have done through blogging I have no doubt that it would have taken me so much longer to find it again. <br />
I've had to learn to be myself again, just Charlotte-on my own and not part of a couple, but its also given me a chance to redefine myself and think about what I want. When I started the blog back in January I was Charlotte and I just wrote under the name of <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span> because I wasn't in a particularly inventive mood when I was thinking of blog names and it still gave me a bit of anonymity and something to hide behind (I know its my real surname but at the time it made me feel hopeful, in my head <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span> was this independent woman who was just going to brush off what had happened and bounce back better than before...and I expected it all to happen straight away!)<br />
But now, as cheesy as it sounds, I really feel like I am <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span>, I'm all the things that I saw <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span> being when I started writing, I'm happy, healthy, positive and confident, its just taken a while to get there.<br />
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In 14 days I'm going away, I'm taking a step out of my 'old' Charlotte comfort zone and I'm getting on a plane by myself and flying to Canada to visit my great aunt and uncle.<br />
When I booked the trip it was because I needed to get away and I wanted somewhere that was far away but somewhere I would feel safe, I didn't think about the fact that it would be my first holiday alone without my parents or sister - I just needed to escape.<br />
This isn't the case anymore, I don't need to escape and I don't need to run away.<br />
I do still need the holiday, I need time to relax, see family and be in the sun.<br />
Most importantly I need this holiday to prove to myself that the thing I'd lost is back, it may sound really trivial but, as soon as I say goodbye to Dad and Natalie at the airport (they're dropping me off-mum has to work)...I'm going to be on my own, in an airport, about to board an 8hour flight - its something I would have been terrified to do before; I'd be panicking about what gate to go to and worrying I might get homesick whilst I was away...<br />
But now I know I'll be fine because as soon as I check in for that flight and they leave I can finally give myself permission to close the door on the past few months, step out of my old comfort zone and leave behind the broken Charlotte that I started writing as and be the new <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span>.<br />
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So in summary and to answer Josie's prompt<br />
What part of you is lost that you would like to find again?<br />
I've lost my sparkle but I've found it again (turns out its waiting for me at the Air <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Transat</span> check in desk at <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Gatwick</span> airport) and I know its going to be brighter than ever!MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-68538944496977831212010-06-03T22:23:00.000+01:002010-06-03T22:23:41.995+01:00Damn you chocolate!!My throat stings and feels swollen :-(<br />
I ate chocolate :-(<br />
I know I shouldn't have but I really fancied some and always seem to forget how badly it hurts after I've eaten it and besides I'd already had a bit of a bad week already diet wise (I try to stay bread and dairy free) anyway.<br />
I know, I know, I'm silly!<br />
I mentioned it to mum and dad and got a bit told off (<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ahh</span> the joys of living back at home!) for not sticking to what I know I can eat.<br />
I've been getting headaches and stomach ache more and feeling generally run-down and I <i>know</i> its to do with food, I just don't want to have to admit it because its always the nice food that's bad for you :-(<br />
Dad has said I should look into getting an allergy/intolerance test done and Mum said to make a list of foods/drinks that I can have.<br />
Here's the list so far;<br />
Water<br />
Tea with <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">soya</span> milk (but I should probably cut that out too cos of the sugar and caffeine!)<br />
Herbal teas<br />
Chicken<br />
Turkey<br />
Fish<br />
Vegetables <br />
Fruit<br />
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I'm going to try to avoid anything <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">thats</span> quite starchy and anything fatty...<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Hmmm</span> dinners are going to be interesting from now on *sob*<br />
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Any ideas for interesting meals? I'd love to hear them!!MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-83962668270730080252010-06-03T09:13:00.000+01:002010-06-03T09:13:24.750+01:00Making-over MissSearlesYou may remember the other day that I mentioned my new friend Lottie, she recently wrote a brilliant post titled <a href="http://lottieloves.com/2010/05/25/if-i-can-do-it-you-can/">If I can do it you can!</a> after having lots of feedback from her <a href="http://lottieloves.com/think-frock-its-friday/">Think frock it's Friday</a> idea and people saying how does she always look so immaculately groomed.<br />
She says<br />
<blockquote>I am merely a housewife who decided about 18 months ago (post ops) that I would never again look a mess and that every day I would make the effort</blockquote>I really admire her for this because it's something I'd like to be able to do too.<br />
I feel like things have finally settled down for me, I'm happy back at home, seeing friends more and doing my own thing and feel like I'm back to the old me. I don't mean for this to sound completely shallow, because its quite the opposite its about me feeling good about myself, but I feel like I should be upholding the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span> image/persona in my day to day life rather than just in the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">blogosphere</span>. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I don't make an effort ever, some days I'll pick out a nice outfit to wear to work and do my make-up, it's just that some days I wake up feeling whats the point in doing all that and its a mind-set I really really want to get out of because I don't want it dragging me down.<br />
So I am...Making-over <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span> <br />
First things first - Cleaning out my wardrobe<br />
In her post Lottie shared a few tips with us, the first one being;<br />
<blockquote>Go through your wardrobe and throw out everything that is too big/too small and that you really shouldn’t be seen in public in. If you shouldn’t be seen in public in it you shouldn’t be seen in private by your family in it either. This includes underwear and nightwear. It’s painful and hard and you may well end up with a wardrobe of three things but better that than a wardrobe full of nasty horrible clothing. <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If it’s not there you can’t put it on</span></span>. I did this, it was painful but it felt <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">soooo</span> amazing to never have to look at the mountain of awful stuff I had and better still never have to put it on again</blockquote>I've been meaning to do this for a long time and its probably ideal to do so now as I'm actually going out to buy new clothes next week :-)<br />
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Lottie has agreed to help me out with this and point me in the direction of the main items I should have in my wardrobe and will be sharing this in a guest post very soon!<br />
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Let the wardrobe cleansing commence...MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-22957713960227036292010-06-01T21:12:00.001+01:002010-06-01T21:13:20.823+01:00Lorelai saves the dayThis is my second post in one day, now that's not something that happens very often!<br />
But it is for a good reason, I want to introduce you to another one of my 'friends', she or rather <i>they</i> are called Lorelai. I am of course referring to the wonderful Gilmore Girls<br />
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I got home from work today and really couldn't be bothered to do much, or at least anything that involved more than a little brain power so I thought I'd stick a DVD on and make a start in folding card to make my friends wedding invites (simple task, can't really get it wrong). I went through the usually DVDs that I stick on for a bit of background noise - Fast and Furious, Step-Up, Sex and the City but none of them were really appealing to me, so I reached for old faithful, those lovable Gilmore Girls!<br />
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I've now decided that I'm going to watch the entire back catalogue, all seven years and seven series of the Gilmore Girls in consecutive order over the next few months. You may call me a geek but at least I am a happy geek, contented by knowing that I am not alone in my <a href="http://www.gilmorenews.com/">love of all things Gilmore</a>.<br />
I'm also going to try and spread the GG love by posting some of the brilliant quotes that litter each and every episode on here now and then!<br />
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<blockquote><b>Quotes from Episode 1, Season 1</b> <br />
Lorelai : (Michel is ignoring the phone) Michel, the phone<br />
Michel : Mmm hmm. It rings.<br />
Lorelai : Can you answer it?<br />
Michel : No, people are particularly stupid today. I can't talk to anymore of them.<br />
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Rory : You're happy<br />
Lorelai : Yeah<br />
Rory : (suspiciously) Did you do something slutty?<br />
Lorelai : I'm not that happy</blockquote>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-55288381930701151552010-06-01T13:53:00.001+01:002010-06-01T13:55:24.928+01:00Tuesday GrumpsIn such an unnecessarily grumpy mood today, no idea why, everything is fine in my little world apart from the fact that I'm in a bad mood and so ergo everything is now deemed crap/ boring/pointless!<br />
I've got a cuppa, I've been firing rubber bands at my work mate most of the morning and I'm playing with drills and screwdrivers today so I should be all happy and smiley but instead I just want to throw myself on the ground in a strop...but obviously I don't want to look silly, so instead I'm throwing a strop on the desk...<br />
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- Posted grumpily using BlogPress from my iPhoneMissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-76677054839052282432010-05-30T22:00:00.000+01:002010-05-30T22:02:08.401+01:00First pictures with new camera!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXbp5fQvaAD1YZvsR8NyvZFEoDPuzKOV7hPXXdE5YieFwgeKEfFws_tItozuP0HD6wpr8AjoPnscN8xUE88k7cu-SSZvx6VEVMqA5GbDFpjU1wYE5no46Q7lScgMHpsGeEf0RIH2FArHk/s1600/IMG_0053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXbp5fQvaAD1YZvsR8NyvZFEoDPuzKOV7hPXXdE5YieFwgeKEfFws_tItozuP0HD6wpr8AjoPnscN8xUE88k7cu-SSZvx6VEVMqA5GbDFpjU1wYE5no46Q7lScgMHpsGeEf0RIH2FArHk/s200/IMG_0053.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLNywEj_RgVWenMJzlZnqICfsgZwY-sL1ZDgmmw_g1E4I_h9d5VdVa8Gl4lr3A1mf9m13c8iGc8sWAeTc13kFQmRDbweYYuuaygrGJ3QG-VjbosHGJBfdd6ejAWMGAA9CnKJeFzhyphenhyphen0_KL/s1600/IMG_0052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLNywEj_RgVWenMJzlZnqICfsgZwY-sL1ZDgmmw_g1E4I_h9d5VdVa8Gl4lr3A1mf9m13c8iGc8sWAeTc13kFQmRDbweYYuuaygrGJ3QG-VjbosHGJBfdd6ejAWMGAA9CnKJeFzhyphenhyphen0_KL/s200/IMG_0052.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are some of the first pictures I've taken with my new camera, using the Macro function.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Its proving a bit difficult to get used to as I'm used to manual focus SLR's but I'm sure I'll get there eventually!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-19555408412530412282010-05-30T21:33:00.000+01:002010-05-30T21:33:25.824+01:00Listening to my inner 'Yes' voice...and spending some money!Every since I left school/went into full time work I've never actually had a full months wage to myself. There has always been things to save and pay for, mainly to do with moving out, weddings or ex's breaking my cars (honest to god my poor Punto never went wrong when I was driving it but as soon as I let a boyfriend drive it they broke it!)<br />
Now that I've moved back with my parents and cleared the final bills from my house I've found I've had some money left over! For the first time in my life I've actually had a bit of 'Money Freedom' and I've taken it as a chance to treat myself.<br />
My first big spend wasn't so much a 'I've got the money to do this' sorta thing but more of a 'I need a break and I can afford to do this' spur of the moment decision. I've booked flights to go to Canada to visit my family at the end of June.<br />
I find it very hard to hear my <i>inner yes voice, </i>as one of my Twitter friends aptly put it, and always feel a pang of guilt over spending money on something that isn't really an essential. I'm so glad I didn't think to hard about booking the flights because if I'd have slept on it I probably would have talked myself out of it and not booked them at all and I really feel like I could do with the break just to relax.<br />
My next purchases are a classic case of me indulging my geeky side. I've said for ages that I'd like to get myself a nice camera, I don't know enough about photography to splash out on a SLR so I went for, in my opinion, the next best thing... a Canon PowerShot SX20 IS<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also bought a Flip Video camera, justified by the fact that both of these would be <i>useful</i> for me to take on '<a href="http://www.misssearlesontour.com/">Tour</a>' and the fact that I'm a sucker for anything gadgety.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm still getting to grips with working out how to use the camera properly but I'll be posting some photos soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-32577432790032080612010-05-28T16:42:00.004+01:002010-05-29T17:12:17.666+01:00Think Frock It's Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I've made a new friend, she's called Charlotte too, but she prefers <a href="http://lottieloves.com/">Lottie</a>.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">She likes dresses, swing dance and all things vintage. She also likes to help people feel good about themselves which is why she created 'Think Frock It's Friday'</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">So this is me in a dress (its not the greatest photo...still getting the hang of my camera!)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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Lottie is starting a new workshop over on her blog next week to 'help us all move forward in our quests to be fabulous, gorgeous and confident women' and I can't wait!MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-58420531315265516152010-05-27T21:00:00.000+01:002010-05-27T21:00:44.052+01:00Multi-tasking Vs. Uni-taskingI like being busy and <i>trying</i> to multi-task.<br />
I like having things to do and projects to work on.<br />
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I don't like feeling unorganized and I really don't like it when I can't concentrate because there is too much going on in my head. A few weeks ago I started a '<a href="http://misssearles.blogspot.com/2010/05/tuesday-to-do-list.html">Tuesday To Do List</a>' the idea being that if I wrote down a list on my blog I was more likely to get it done (because you lot would tell me off if not!) and that did work well, but I still felt like I had too much going on in my head.<br />
I work best when there are routines or a schedule to follow-I like the feeling in control.<br />
After a quick <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">convo</span> on Twitter with <a href="http://twitter.com/vwallop">@<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">vwallop</span></a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/mummylimited">@<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">mummylimited</span></a>, where I was<br />
<ol><li>Reassured I'm not a freak for considering making myself a schedule to plan out my evenings and</li>
<li>told that multi-tasking is a really inefficient way to work and pointed towards this <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/may/22/multitaking-unitasking-aj-jacobs">article</a> and I decided that I'd give Uni-tasking a go.</li>
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<ol></ol><span style="font-size: large;">'a cunning plan'</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">It involves devising a schedule for some evenings during the week to help plan my time better and by trying </span></span>Uni-tasking it means that I can just focus on one task at a time with no other distractions (so no music on while I'm trying to write, no Twitter (I know..its scary!) when I'm trying to sort paper work etc - it makes sense; I'm easily distracted, if I minimise distractions I <i>should</i> be able to work quicker and more efficiently<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm not going to go overboard and try to micro manage every last minute of my evening I'm just going to try setting aside a few hours that I can break down into chunks to work on certain areas; for example - setting aside time to blog, answer emails, catch up on my Google Reader, tidy-up.</span></span><br />
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I know this probably sounds amazingly boring, tedious and overly controlling to most of you but if you could experience just how busy and crazy my head feels some days then you'd understand why I'm so excited at the prospect of this working to help turn down the noise!MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-16795424683806999562010-05-26T14:00:00.000+01:002010-05-26T14:00:45.193+01:00Greatest ever...yummy invention?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCJ7KIsRkMbexL-miuWhDbuhrA9YKL0Cp_q8u4EEzuD2AcWDrHiJXcytOJWgcwJkvc5QJ8xdPxG9Wg_ZF5IHQkLnqzzfXMSVTIHCgdLnNzum6VtNllZhFa_i8Qm5DhlWUXXOG8urmNZQd/s320/choc+inhaler.jpg" /></div><br />
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As I was <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">geekily</span> perusing the <a href="http://www.firebox.com/">Firebox</a> website on my lunch break I saw the word 'chocolate', as someone who doesn't eat chocolate anymore (dairy makes my feel very ill) I am inexplicably drawn to anything that mentions it, yes I am a child/easily distracted.<br />
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Theses interesting looking thingies are <a href="http://www.firebox.com/product/2706/Le-Whif-Chocolate-Inhaler">'Le <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Whif</span> Chocolate Inhalers'</a><br />
<blockquote>a lipstick-like inhaler that delivers a powdery hit of chocolate or coffee...Simply place it between your lips, breathe in and savour the ‘phsssht’ moment as your tongue is showered with heavenly micro-particles. </blockquote><br />
Could this be the Greatest ever chocolate hit inducing, without it <em>really</em> being chocolate, invention ever?<br />
I'm thinking a big fat chocolaty YES!!<br />
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**This is NOT a sponsored post I just wanted to show you my geeky findings...unless the lovely people at Firebox want to send me something to review, in which case it is possible that it could become a blog dedicated to <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">gadgety</span> goodness...**<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo and quote credit - </span><a href="http://firebox.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Firebox.com</span></a>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-87426442356514108242010-05-26T07:00:00.000+01:002010-05-26T07:00:05.055+01:00The Gallery - Friendship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKpRhLZLAQ9j9wmevM5jWvxY61GKnt6VK88rasAACmjuQZu6rMF1GM26YL3TAHolbQKa8qXekpZub0OaabaV7287rgmCy4OJAK6dmuPPdOxrBgW6-0SsDd0j22Ci0TfhwDgGchlROQUW6/s1600/n533040017_11628_9485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKpRhLZLAQ9j9wmevM5jWvxY61GKnt6VK88rasAACmjuQZu6rMF1GM26YL3TAHolbQKa8qXekpZub0OaabaV7287rgmCy4OJAK6dmuPPdOxrBgW6-0SsDd0j22Ci0TfhwDgGchlROQUW6/s320/n533040017_11628_9485.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">This is Carrie, she's one of my oldest friends, we met about 21 years ago at playschool :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">She moved away in junior school and we lost touch, she came back for a bit in senior school :) then she moved away again :-( </div><div style="text-align: center;">We got back in contact through <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Facebook</span> a few years ago :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">She's just started her own blog</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theprocrastinator2010.blogspot.com/">http://theprocrastinator2010.<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">blogspot</span>.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, okay, I know-shameless plug for my friend but <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">thats</span> what friendship is all about!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<li><strike><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MSonT</span> - finish all info pages/finish drafting posts</strike> <span style="color: purple;"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Ummm</span> kinda done but I might also kinda, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">mighta</span> decided that I want to move to a .com and rebuild the site...maybe :-s</span></li>
<li><strike>Work out the route for getting to Reading on Saturday for the #</strike><strike><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ReadingTweetUp</span></strike> <span style="color: purple;">Had a great time, got back safe and sound, M25 wasn't as scary as I thought. Still gotta do the write up about it for <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MSonT</span> though!</span></li>
<li>Change address on car insurance - Damn it, knew there was something I forgot!</li>
</ol>Doing a To Do list like this has worked quite well for me, it been <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">alot</span> easier to keep track of the bits I needed to get done but my head has still felt too busy and all over the place (quite possibly my own fault - trying to do too much at once) so, after having an interesting discussion on Twitter yesterday about Multi-tasking Vs. Uni-tasking, I'm going to look at taking a slightly different tact in the way I approach tasks and how I managed my time. <br />
I shall enlighten you tomorrow...as I'm currently supposed to be doing something else, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">bloo</span><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">dy</span> typical!MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-56966174918439966532010-05-25T10:46:00.002+01:002010-05-25T10:52:05.694+01:00A Tale of Persistance, Tracey (my new bestfriend) and radioactive banana videocameras*I should probably point out first, I love getting deliveries/post/anything, also, if I buy something online I want it to come on the day they say it will...im not patient, I cant help it, when it comes to things like this I am a complete child-its an endering quality, ont you think?*<br />
A few weeks ago I ordered myself a Flip video camera, it was supposed to turn up in time for the #ReadingTweetup but it didn't. <br />
It is quite possible that I may have sulked about it a tiny bit, I gave Misco a call and asked when I could expect it and they said the next Tuesday at the latest (not brilliant but fine as long as I get it before going to Canada it's cool)<br />
Tuesday rolls around and nothing :(<br />
Wednesday, nothing. Make a phone call 'we're expecting stock tomorrow, it will be with you in Friday' Hhmph, ok.<br />
Friday....DHL main arrives but no packages for me, another phone call 'It will be with you Monday' Its ok I can be patient, Monday is fine.<br />
Monday....Nothing :( Too lazy to call again so send an email (it is also possible that I <em>may</em> have been harassing the lovely customer service people about the stock delivery via email...maybe) Reply 'Having problem obtaining stock from manufacturer' :(<br />
Tuesday - Another phone call to customer services, got to speak to the lovely Tracey who is now my best friend...<br />
<strong>Me</strong>- 'Hello, Ive called a few times over the past few weeks and keep getting told different dates for stock delivery on this item, are there any updates?'<br />
<strong>Misco</strong>-'Hiya, actually I think I took your call last week about this! I'll just have a look for you...Oh..umm it's kinda outta stock until August...'<br />
<strong>Me</strong> - 'Nooooooooo!!! Any chance there are any others in stock, other colours, anything??'<br />
<strong>Misco</strong> - 'Hang on a sec...we do have some but they're more expensive (next model up)...and yellow..'<br />
<strong>Me</strong> - 'How much more expensive?'<br />
<strong>Misco</strong> - 'About £15'<br />
<strong>Me</strong> - 'hmmm..how yellow? Banana yellow or Hi-vis jacket yellow?'<br />
<strong>Misco</strong> - 'Radioactive banana yellow...BUT I could probably adjust the price for you and have it to you tomorrow morning!'<br />
<strong>Me</strong> - 'You would be my best friend in the whole wide world if you could do that!!' :)<br />
<strong>Misco</strong> - 'Ok that's all done for you :)<br />
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So I now have a new best friend, a radioactive banana yellow Flip video camera on it's way and more than likely, a restraining order to stop me calling customer services again! <br />
Cheers @Misco_UK<br />
All is good with the world :)MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-68392103673609391122010-05-23T15:22:00.001+01:002010-05-23T15:23:19.793+01:00AWOLWell that was one hell of a busy week, I've been a bit sidetracked to say the least!<br />
Yes I know I should have done a write up on the trip to Reading for <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MSOT</span> and I should have reported back on how I got on with Tuesdays To Do list, I have no excuse other than the fact that its been a busy week of late nights and hanging out with friends with a knock-out 48hr cold thrown in.<br />
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Lots of updates coming soon (hopefully tonight) but right now I'm off down the pub to sit in the sun :-)MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-67702566691396488442010-05-14T09:54:00.001+01:002010-06-02T13:11:50.613+01:00My brain has gone to squidgeI'm split between TGIF-looking forward to a weekend away at the #Reading Tweet-up and meeting other <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">bloggers</span> and the guest of honour Heather for the first time and <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">OMFG</span> it's Friday and I still have so much I wanted to get done on the <a href="http://misssearlesontour.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MSOT</span></a> blog and at home and just in general.<br />
My brain has gone to a <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">squidge</span> like state, but it seems like the idea of using lists is working quite well, I've managed to cross the following of the Tuesday To Do List;<br />
<ol><li>Buy Travel insurance for Canada</li>
<li><strike>Sort out the paperwork/letters/bills in the overflowing letter rack</strike> <span style="color: purple;">Finals utilities bills from living in the old house have been paid,letters that need replying too have been put it priority order and paperwork has been shredded/filed</span></li>
<li><strike>Pack and send Secret Post club <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">gif</span></strike>t </li>
<li><strike><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Handwash</span> <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MSonT</span> <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">hoody</span></strike> <span style="color: purple;">All clean and ready for this weekend...smells very strongly of hand wash stuff though :-s</span></li>
<li><strike>Sort through the basket of clean washing that's sitting by my wardrobe</strike>..and maybe do some ironing <span style="color: purple;">Have picked out what I'm wearing for the Tweet-up and luckily it doesn't have to be ironed</span></li>
<li><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MSonT</span> - finish all info pages/finish drafting posts</li>
<li>Work out the route for getting to Reading on Saturday for the #<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ReadingTweetUp</span></li>
<li>Change address on car insurance</li>
</ol>I think it may be easiest if my life was just one big list from now on...<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">oooo</span> and maybe I need a schedule/routine too...I feel a spreadsheet coming on!!MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-6235821301974341372010-05-11T12:37:00.002+01:002010-05-11T14:49:43.502+01:00Tuesday To Do List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRyh34oGkwPWwY7mf5GMqmRdnjZYc37axrCyhCNhK4yMXT-U9n05BxGhiyeW-WIwIjoFe6IHdSiF8X5XpHomFC53PZY0bpttVlWTXmEktjDFp7zsYgohWUXlXJBRspKspnCKY_x5CTFyD/s1600/TDLT.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRyh34oGkwPWwY7mf5GMqmRdnjZYc37axrCyhCNhK4yMXT-U9n05BxGhiyeW-WIwIjoFe6IHdSiF8X5XpHomFC53PZY0bpttVlWTXmEktjDFp7zsYgohWUXlXJBRspKspnCKY_x5CTFyD/s200/TDLT.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Today my head is full of mush, much in keeping with <a href="http://misssearles.blogspot.com/2010/05/adult-adhd.html">yesterdays post</a>, so it seems like the perfect time to create 'Tuesday To Do List ' and try to form some of the mush into words, in a list, on my blog for all to see and make sure I get done.<br />
Here's what I want to get sorted this week;<br />
<ol><li>Buy Travel insurance for Canada</li>
<li>Sort out the paperwork/letters/bills in the overflowing letter rack</li>
<li>Pack and send Secret Post club gift</li>
<li>Handwash <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MSonT</span> <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">hoody</span></li>
<li>Sort through the basket of clean washing that's sitting by my wardrobe..and maybe do some ironing</li>
<li><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MSonT</span> - finish all info pages/finish drafting posts</li>
<li>Work out the route for getting to Reading on Saturday for the #<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ReadingTweetUp</span></li>
<li>Change address on car insurance</li>
</ol><ol></ol>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-28624798859143190622010-05-10T20:01:00.001+01:002010-05-10T20:05:44.408+01:00Adult ADHD?<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I've written posts in the past about how sometimes I feel like I cant <a href="http://misssearles.blogspot.com/2010/04/grumpy.html">concentrate</a> and have <a href="http://misssearles.blogspot.com/2010/04/life-limbo.html">too much going on in my head</a>. Then there was that one time when I couldn't actually remember what day it was and had no <a href="http://misssearles.blogspot.com/2010/03/gallery-me.html">recollection of the few days prior</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I find it difficult to focus my thoughts sometimes and work on one project at a time, I'll often go off on tangents in conversation and have no idea what i was originally talking about. I have been known to end up crying in a heap on the floor (mainly when tired) because i cant work out what I'm supposed to be doing because my head feels too jumbled to think straight.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't do relaxing, I cant sit still for long enough to relax. If I'm sitting at my desk I'm either tapping my foot, swinging my legs and playing with a pen/rubber/band/phone cord.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't remember a time when I've ever been any different, definitely not in recent years anyway, and Ive always just put it down to being a bit <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">crazy</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">different</span> hyperactive.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Good news though! Turns out I'm not the only one, in one of the rare moment where I actually focused for long enough to go through some of the unread posts in my google reader I saw that <a href="http://slummysinglemummy.wordpress.com/">Slummy Single Mummy</a> had written a <a href="http://slummysinglemummy.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/do-i-have-adult-adhd-if-i-can-concentrate-on-the-test-long-enough-ill-let-you-know/">post</a> about Adult <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ADHD</span> and it turns out shes just as brain power vs. time management-<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ly</span> challenge as i am.</div><div style="text-align: left;">She posted a <a href="http://psychcentral.com/addquiz.htm">link</a> to a highly <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">scientificial</span> and quite obviously definitive quiz and being the hypochondriac that I am I raced over to get my diagnosis.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(FYI Slummy Single Mummy scored 70 on this <a href="http://psychcentral.com/addquiz.htm">test</a>)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">50 – 69 </strong>Moderate <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ADHD</span></span></div></strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><br />
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">35 – 49 </strong>Mild <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ADHD</span></span></div></strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><br />
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">25 – 34 </strong>Borderline <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ADHD</span></span></div></strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><br />
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">0 – 24 </strong>No <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ADHD</span> likely</span></div></strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Umm</span>...yeah...I scored <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>85!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">But look at the pretty badge I get</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lately it's been getting me more and more stressed out that I can't focus on things or I just simply don't get things done, but I have a plan!!<br />
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This, my <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">bloggy</span> pals, is where you come in.<br />
Every week I am going to post a To Do list and I'm going to report back on how I'm getting on, it is your task to keep me in line, tell me off when I'm slacking/offer encouragement and cups of tea.<br />
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If I know <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">theres</span> people checking up on I'm more likely to get things done...I hope...oh well, guess its worth a try!</div><br />
</div>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-39447512250989407502010-05-09T22:04:00.001+01:002010-06-02T13:13:30.876+01:00MissSearles the Model?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfvW9xRitGACpdNK9H_5y1rs02CyPYAnQZnwJkMOmdOz3isuITQfGFjsVZF1l1idcR5tAm1BWJRI9yIhTKiMkcTxtiBiu7b_qvmr9TPAzMdAACOlQbmoi4Qzk424CYXMq1VM4hZi4H90s/s1600/photo+%2831%29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfvW9xRitGACpdNK9H_5y1rs02CyPYAnQZnwJkMOmdOz3isuITQfGFjsVZF1l1idcR5tAm1BWJRI9yIhTKiMkcTxtiBiu7b_qvmr9TPAzMdAACOlQbmoi4Qzk424CYXMq1VM4hZi4H90s/s320/photo+%2831%29.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Ok</span> so its not exactly a Vogue style shoot BUT the official <a href="http://misssearlesontour.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span> on Tour</a> photos have now been done.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">AND</div><div style="text-align: center;">as you can see from my new hair-do </div><div style="text-align: center;">I think its safe to say that I've finally got my <a href="http://misssearles.blogspot.com/2010/03/gallery-me.html">colours back! </a></div>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-65217553138588994432010-05-08T18:00:00.002+01:002010-06-02T13:15:02.981+01:00Party over here, Party over there!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>What are you doing over here??</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Didn't you know there's a party going on over at the <a href="http://misssearlesontour.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span> on Tour blog</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Wait</b></span>...you don't <i>know</i> what <a href="http://misssearlesontour.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">MissSearles</span> on Tour</a> is?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You better get over there quick and have wander around, find out whats going on, its going to be an awesome project that I'd love you all to get involved in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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My brain has gone all mushy and I cant concentrate, I've got 101 ideas going round in my brain and a To Do list as long as my arm. There's not enough hours in the day to get everything done and even if there were more hours I'd probably spend them on Twitter!<br />
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I'm hungry but I can't work out what I want to eat. I'm too warm but if I take off my jacket I'm too cold. I'm fidgety and I can't get comfy on my seat.<br />
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I'm clingy and needy but no-ones answering their texts or emails.<br />
I've got things I want to do but I've got not motivation.<br />
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Yes, I'm grumpy and yes it will probably pass in a few hours but at the moment I'm grumpy and I want a cuddle goddammit!!<br />
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- Posted grumpily using <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">BlogPress</span> from my iPhone (why isn't there a cuddle app?!?)MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401307688432455569.post-83245836859957741062010-04-29T12:24:00.000+01:002010-04-29T12:24:30.257+01:00The Four<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII5h0LEHHV4eHJDop6PUUkh0fdSm4ETM15pocWmo-LCXmMUlcwClbRLFNWbDBHY1lUviYsS4PdnmPB9oGCa2-SK-LBe69hPiVq8zQ34ruPJ9c4rtWeGcUnZtPrxTTwxS3hjIoHmenCFv0/s1600/logo+the+four.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII5h0LEHHV4eHJDop6PUUkh0fdSm4ETM15pocWmo-LCXmMUlcwClbRLFNWbDBHY1lUviYsS4PdnmPB9oGCa2-SK-LBe69hPiVq8zQ34ruPJ9c4rtWeGcUnZtPrxTTwxS3hjIoHmenCFv0/s320/logo+the+four.png" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I''ve been tagged with this Meme created by my lovely <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">penpal</span> <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Chelle</span> over at <a href="http://chellsplace.blogspot.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Chelle's</span> Place</a> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>The Four</b>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Feel free to add or replace a subject)</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jobs you had:</span></div><ul style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Trainee Estate Agent-hated it!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nursery Nurse-loved it, really miss my kiddies sometimes, some of my closest friends now were the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">girlies</span> from that nursery :-)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ann Summers Rep-funny job, horrible boss even though I always hit my £500 target every month</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Data Administration Clerk-Current job, I'm in charge of lots of lovely databases and spreadsheets that I don't like people touching and messing up!</span></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><strike>Places you lived:</strike> I'm changing this to...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Places you've like to live:</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Holland-when things go wrong my first thought is always 'I could always go and live in Holland!'</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Canada-I am slightly worried that when I go to Canada for my holiday in a few weeks I may not want to come back</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Japan-would love to experience such a different culture</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My own flat!</span></li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Movies you can't see too many times:</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Step-Up 2</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dirty Dancing</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">SATC</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Any of the Fast and Furious films </span></li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Websites you visit daily:</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Google Reader</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Blogger</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Facebook</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter </span></li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Things you like to eat:</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chicken</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sweetcorn</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lemon Sorbet</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chips</span></li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Places you would like to be:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beach somewhere sunny</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Singing on stage</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Disneyland/<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Disneyworld</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Dover (I love that going on holiday feeling!)</li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">TV's</span> shows you like to <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">watch</span>:</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gilmore Girls</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Glee</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">House</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Scrubs </span></li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What you dislike:</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Boredom</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Feeling ill</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When my attention span is lacking (usually due to too much going around in my head!)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Not getting enough sleep<br />
</span></li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Best books you have read:</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Confessions of a Shopaholic</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This Book Will Save Your Life</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Great Gatsby (loved studying this book at school)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(this ones a bit of a cheat but its my all time favourite kiddies book) Guess How Much I Love You? </span></li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><b>The rules:</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>1. Use the subjects above or feel free to add or change any.</i> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>2. Fill in your answers and post them on your blog, feel free to copy the logo.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>3. Tag two people and let them now you tagged them and send the link to who tagged you.</i></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm going to tag...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Heather @ <a href="http://eggscreamandhoney.com/">Eggs, Cream and Honey</a></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>And</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Emma @ <a href="http://www.methemanandthebaby.com/">Me, The Man & The Baby</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span>MissSearleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053466196759640noreply@blogger.com0