Piercings Update

I thought it would be good to include a fashion related aspect that many people have - piercings. The majority of people I know have piercings. Personally, I began experimenting with other body piercings when I was 14/15 years old.

Presently, I just have my tongue, 2 belly piercings and left side of nose done sofar. Piercings in my ears include the standard ear lobes and both left and right tragus.

I used to have many more. In the past I had quite a few in my ears (however these had to be taken out over time). Some of these included industrial and cartilage piercings. I have also had some dermals done; I had 2 in my bellybutton and one on the back of my neck. Other body piercings I have had include a Monroe.

Winter Blues

Feeling absolutely horrible today; I hate Tuesdays in general, but today was even worse than usual...By 1pm I'd started to fade; I feel exhausted and just generally achy with a good dose of crappyness as well for good measure. It's on days like this that cosy clothes don't even seem to do the trick.

Achieving a healthy work/study time/social balance is proving difficult. I always seem to spend more time on one factor and not enough on another. Looming deadlines prove a difficulty too...I don't know how some people do it - is it pro-plus? Highly caffeinated drinks drunk by the barrelful? Or simply being better organised?

Whatever it is I haven't found it yet....so to be somewhat pro-active I'm taking this afternoon and evening shift off from work and heading straight home and jumping into bed. Usually everything feels better after a sleep...

Braces at 20

Having braces at my age is something no-one really wants. But for me I didn't mind. I've never liked my teeth; they began to misalign when I was about eleven and gradually worsened over time.

I'm pretty old to get braces by UK standards; most people get them on around the age of 14 or even earlier. I didn't. I've had terrible experiences with dentists so wasn't overly fussed on the idea of braces.

Things changed though as I grew older. I guess the turning point for me getting braces was from my formal photos. Lovely photos, but all I could see was the smile I hated (especially in candid photos). I began smiling less and less and when I did it was a conscious smile, with no teeth. 

After the NHS being very slow and not referring me on multiple occasions I finally got my consultation when I was around 18, after 3 years of badgering them. The consultation itself consisted of getting photographs taken of my teeth in their state at the time and getting moulds made. I was told I had to have 4 teeth extracted due to overcrowding and that I would have braces for approximately 18 months.

It was over a year before all 4 teeth were extracted so that I could have my braces fitted. Not the best time-wise and I did have a terrible experience with one extraction done by an inexperienced dentist. 

Braces were finally fitted just before my 20th birthday. A strange experience in itself. Not sore, just a strange sensation of pressure. Wasn't great for the first few days having them. It was strange to eat and was uncomfortable when I did - chewing wasn't fun at all.

The uncomfortableness subsided though after the first few appointments and didn't happen much afterwards - just sometimes the odd niggle or tenderness. The gaps in my mouth were a problem due to the extracted teeth; the brace wire was easier to break at the back. I only broke the back of them twice, both times for mauling pizza.

Other than the aforementioned first 'teething problems' (terrible pun lol) I hardly knew they were there. I did get my tongue bar stuck one time but it was easy resolved though I did freak out at the time. I avoided bread for the first month I had them on; it is one of those foods that gets stuck everywhere, unfortunately...

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January Update!

January has been an extremely busy and somewhat unfortunate month...everything electrical seems to have broken - my phone, my curling wand and laptop to name a few. Beyond irritating  and expensive to replace all in one go...

In other news I may soon be living by myself! Which to some people may seem strange - living in a house/apartment with others is generally considered a social norm. However, to me it won't seem that strange to possibly live by myself. I've spent the majority of my life in my life in my own company so I won't find it strange...I am looking for another housemate although finding a 'normal' person to live with proves challenging...

As for the January sales, I think they have been fantastic; some real bargains are to be had. I invested in some great pieces of clothing, some fantastic houseware items and even a television. I don't get why some people go mad in December; January is definitely the time to invest...

So inbetween the madness that is moving (again) and the busy month itself, things are going generally well...stay tuned for more posts!

Hello 2014...

Sofar 2014 has been pretty good (touch wood). 2014 was greeted in with friends in one of my favourite bars to go in Belfast, Laverys (Official Site) .

Me and my friend Chloe started on the cocktails pretty early. It became apparent rather fast that I need to go shopping for actual houseware. Not a jug in sight; so I improvised with a vase (you know your a student when you do this). I had a great time attempting to tidy the house that morning after a fun night in Ollies, was surprisingly alright after a KFC (best hangover cure)...

I was in two minds about going out on New Years Eve; all I hear is complaints of places being too busy and no taxis available but this sounds like a standard night in Belfast to me so I wasn't that worried. Really glad about the choice of venue, I couldn't have had a more fun night. Nearly missed the countdown due to dancing about like a loon. Not chance of a taxi home so piggybacked/stumbled up the road home (thankfully not too far)...

For New Years Eve I wore a simple black dress from Zara (UK Site) and sparkly silver stilettos fromSchuh (UK Site) . The good thing about Lavery's is the dress code - you can pretty much go in anything...
I usually end up there due to the crowd it attracts - fun, down to earth people that are a bit eccentric.


















What did you do for New Years Eve?