Operation Redecoration

So its currently the 3rd day of a blissful 16 day break from work and I thought I'd write about the (lack of) progress I'm making on my bedroom redecoration.


So my mums been at me for a while to redecorate so I jumped at the chance with the little break to do so, if only so that its one less thing thats not on our minds. Besides, its been a while… okay, so its been 7-8 years…
So in this, I have to:

• Strip the walls of the wall paper I made of posters
• Repaint with the chosen color(s)
• Re-carpet the floor
• Reorganise the furniture
• Throw out any junk you haven't used in a long time
• Accessorise the room so that it looks like a girl lives in it!
• Create a camera setup area for vlogging, tutorials and reviews
• Create an area to get ready e.g. extension cable to plug in hairdryers etc

However, how am I able to show how big a job I have? We take photos of course :)


So in these photos, I have re-jigged the bed and some of the furniture, however I don't think the furniture will be staying here.

Now this used to be where my bed was, so I had more posters above my bed, magazine clippings and larger posters which eventually fell down because of the weight and gravity. So you can see what I mean by stripping the walls. Easy job, right?

Wrong. I have to scrape off all the old, dried in white tack that I used packets upon packets of to hold up the beloved posters. Below is pictures of how untidy the walls look because of this.

I wasn't joking when I said that I covered every area. And where did the posters fall? On the ground. Usually blue-tack side down.

So new carpet needs purchased. One that will match the new paint. I have chosen lemon and blue. Lemon for 3 walls, blue for the 'up and over' part of the room as I call it. My ceiling slopes, which would explain my lack of braincells as I repeatedly bang my head off the roof on a daily basis when I'm on the right-hand side of my room.

This will be the 'getting ready' area, where I plan to get large mirrors and lamps and such. Somewhere here will be the camera setup as well. The back wall will be lemon, and the other 'up and over' bit will be aqua.




So I'll blog in a few days with my progress.

Top Ten Tracks - 4/1/12

1. Jessie J - Domino
2. Olivia Lufkin (Reira from Trapnest) - Wish
3. The Cure - Lovecats
4. Hinder - Get Stoned
5. Marion Raven - Heads Will Roll
6. P!nk - Fingers
7. Biffy Clyro - Booooom, Blast and Ruin
8. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
9. Taio Cruz - Troublemaker
10. Flo Rida - Good Feeling

Happy New Year, blah blah blah

So its now 2012, whoo… excuse my enthusiasm…


New Years for me is when I go to sleep on the 31st December and wake up on the 1st January. Its never been a big thing in my house, apart from the year 2000, when me, my sister, my auntie and the dog stayed up until midnight. I was 8 at the time and it was the last new years eve I ever spent with the dog.


So on the 1st January, as I type with my laptop on the bed, me kneeling on the floor and the soundtrack from the anime Nana blasting, I type my New Years Resolutions. A promise to myself.


1. Lose weight - I finally stepped onto the scales and I didn't like the figure that flashed back at me. I want to be able to go into the limited collections where I work and not look longly at the garments on the hangers and think, 'That won't fit me, I better go to Evans.' Its time I took matters into my own hands, so I will start attending Slimming World with my auntie to give me a flame under my ass to do something about it. I also need to get fitter, so I will be buying Just Dance 3 for the wii (3 because of all the Katy Perry songs) and I'll try Zumba for the wii. Maybe I'll push the boat out and join a gym. Who knows?


2. Budget my money better - I'm sick of having no money a week after payday. I realistically don't pay for a lot of stuff, so I need to get better at saving and not squandering away my paycheck. I also need to have a firmer hand on the people I loan money too. They loan money off me because I feel guilty about asking for it back and I think I lose track of how much people owe me and I lose out on pennies because of me. So I need to stop it for my own sake!


3. Socialise more - This is gonna be a harder one because I spend my Saturday nights with my youth club teenagers, who I love to bits! I usually miss out on opportunities because people tend to do things on a Saturday night. So I will take some Saturdays off to spend with others. Also on my days off, I'll make an effort to see others instead of wasting it in my bed. I couldn't tell you the last time I saw my best friends from school and thats shameful. It's unfortunate that life gets in the way, but this year I'll battle against life so I can see my friends more.


4. Kickstart my budding passion - If any of you people know me, then you will know I have recently taken a flair for makeup. I tried, and failed, at a blog and youtube account for these and I'm vowing to restart these again. I'm currently cleaning up my room to prepare for redecorating, creating a 'getting ready' area and in here, I'm intending to make my recording area. When I buy products, I'll photograph my first impressions and record these for my opinions to get out in the world. I don't care if just my friends follow me, this will be a platform for my hope to be a makeup artist. In my saving plan, I intend to do a makeup course to qualify me to become an artist in my own right.


And most importantly,


5. Don't be afraid - 2011 was not a good year to me. I went through a lot of things I never thought I'd have to do. I lost a good friend and I admit, I didn't handle things with a lot of maturity like I should have. I had to carry on life with my dad living in another country for 13 weeks. When I went to visit my dad, coming home was the hardest journey I ever made. I don't think I ever got out a car and walked away, because if you watched it drive away, you'd have a mental breakdown outside the airport. I walked through security and made a beeline for the bathrooms so that I could go to pieces. I finished a HND without a real sense of direction yet.
I need to get my head into a positive light so that I can live my life the way I want to. I want to be happy, I want self esteem and I want all these things so I can get the most out of life!


So heres my vows. I intend on sticking to them! So heres to 2012, and some goals I will see though the year:

• First holiday without any form of parents! 
• 21st birthday
• First wedding
• First wedding planning
• Redecorating a 'grown up' bedroom (lol not really)

So heres to 2012!

Top 10 Tracks

- Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine)

- Kelly Clarkson - Mr. Know-It-All

- Christina Perri - A Thousand Years

- Katy Perry - Peacock

- Blaqk Audio - Snuff on Digital

- Evanescence - What You Want

- Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight

- mr.tinoforever - RESTRICTION./ADDICTION

- Lady GaGa - Government Hooker

- Josie and the Pussycats - Three Small Words