Madness of May!

Hey peeps,

How are ya all doing?

This past month has been a little hectic but full of fun times! First of all; I celebrated my birthday in style. I went on a night out to the pubs and clubs after having a meal at a local Italian restaurant (which was scrumptious in my opinion).  I wanted to do something a little ‘out-there’ and wacky so decided to set a theme of dressing up in 80’s glam rock style. Everyone that managed to attend the night, looked fabulous! I personally loved being able to experiment and play with my make-up; creating my crazy/over the top look. Early 80’s Madonna was my inspiration for the night, think of her ‘Lucky Star’ and ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ era.

Still can’t believe that slowly before my very own eyes, I’m getting closer to being thirty.

Not only have I had my birthday celebrations, but also some personal difficult times happening too. Fortunately, I won't go into any detail about it but it has been and gone now.

A week later, I went to Manchester to be a part of something very special. This news I will be telling you all about in my next post, so keep an eye out for it soon! Then you will realise at how hectic this past month has been, ha ha!!

Don't forget that you can contact me or follow my tweets on Twitter. Just search for either my name or my username; DinkyKt.

 

Keep smiling peeps!x.x.x

An Emu legged tale

On Saturday night just gone, I went on a night out with some friends. For the first time since I was a child, I wore a pair of denim shorts and this was a difficult task for me to do. Back when I was twelve or thirteen, this lad started calling me twiggy legs as I have legs like a Daddy-Long Leg insect. Any woman will understand how such a cruel taunt can leave a negative outlook on a young growing girl as it still haunts me to this day and I’m soon to be twenty-six in two weeks time. Also now I know how immature young lads can be but it still doesn’t give him or anyone else the right to judge someone just because of how they look.

Emu legs

Regularly you see columns in glossy magazines on celebs, mocking and judging whether they are too skinny or fat... I personally think this is disgraceful and insensitive to how their columns affect someone!

We are all unique, as we all have different metabolisms but I do know that a lot of the case, like scientists say, we are what we eat. Although saying ‘we are what we eat’ I admit, I do eat cakes, chocolates and biscuits so is this necessarily true? I find it really difficult to put on weight, as recommended by dieticians, I try to eat little and often... I try not to weigh myself too often as it can cause worry. Surely, as long as we are healthy, this should be what that matters?

My shorts... can you see them? Ha ha!!

Back to the shorts I was telling you about, I was anxious about what other people thought when they saw my legs but with the reassurance of my bestie, Goth Spice and other close peeps, I put the anxieties to the back of my mind. Some of my friends even joked about if I actually had any on... ha ha!! Yes, they were super duper mini!!

So, peeps when you next wear something that shows off something you don’t feel confident about... go ahead and wear it! The majority of people don’t actually notice. Concentrate on an area that you do feel confident about and then other peeps will focus on that. That is what I aimed to do this Saturday; I made sure my eye make-up looked glamorous to distract my worries. Ignore what glossy magazines say, half of what they print is just to sell their publication... so feel good about yourself.  

P.s the only thing I didn’t like about wearing the shorts was that it was freezing ha ha!!

A poem I've just written

Hi there peeps.

For the first time in a little while, I've managed to write a poem. I am sure you will at some point be able to relate to the poem in your life.

Lately I have discovered who are true to me and who mean the world. I know a lot of people but there are a few who I treasure dearly and those are my closest pals and family. I have had to endure something that was both challenging and difficult but had to think of my sanity, trust and loyalty. This poem is my way of saying goodbye to the situation.

I hope you like reading the poem, Please let me know what you think. If you would like to read any more of my collection, please just ask.

My farewell

Laid out on the blanket in the blazing sun

I muse over the times that we shared

Together we faced the world in our way

United by laughter of randomness

Days when you lifted my spirits up

These were the yesterdays of today

In a flash you threw it all far beyond

Those words you said distressed me

The things you did that hurt me deeply

Calmly I explained the pain you caused

But you couldn’t comprehend why

Unexpectedly you came running back

Found myself agonising over it all

I just knew I couldn’t endure anymore

Like a bird flying in the bright blue sky

So this is my final farewell to you.



Funny bones!

I just want to apologise for the lack of blog updates lately peeps, I have not been too well. I have had a few appointments trying to get doctors/chiropodists to do something with my foot which has been a bit of a struggle.
For a few weeks, I have had severe pain and having difficulty walking. Knowing my own body, I knew that there was something wrong with the bone in my foot and was anxious as I've been suffering from cramps and pins and needles in the foot too. When the doctor said that it was a bunion, I was so relieved but was still upset that the doctor hadn't given me anything to help the pain or swelling. He told me to see my chiropodist which thankfully got an emergency appointment, but still, she didn't seem to know much and just said that she'll fax my doctor to arrange an x-ray. She also said that my foot was inflamed.

Still not hearing anything about the x-ray a week or more later, my mum got me in to see a duty doctor quickly, blissfully this doctor was much more helpful and understanding. She said that the foot was infected and inflamed so given me anti-biotics to help the infection and pain for over the weekend with it being Easter weekend.
On tuesday, I have to phone back the doctor to find out about where the missing fax is about the x-ray. It is really discouraging and upsetting when specialists say they'll do something straight away and then not do it.
So sometime later this week, I will let you know how I get on with this foot.

"I think you should submit it" feedback from tutor

Yesterday (saturday 2nd April 2011) I received my feedback from my course tutor. I was quite anxious although I was excited to see what she would say about my second assignment. Here's what she said...

"Hi, Katie. Thank you for sending me your second assignment - I can see that a lot of research and hard work have gone into this.

1. Fine - extensive, in-depth market research invariably pays off.

2. The outline was generally and should serve the dual purpose of helping you plan the structure of the article and giving you something to submit to an editor to intrigue them and prompt them to ask to see the finished piece.

3. Your response to question three was a lively and thought-provoking article packed with wry comments and inspiration moments. You should usually try for dramatic effect in the opening paragraphs, as you really need to grab your readers' attention at this stage, or you've lost them. You need to be more sparing in your use of exclamation marks, as using them so liberally denotes an amateur rather than a professional writer. Do bear in mind that it substantially increases your chances of being published to decide on, tone a specific publication before actually writing a piece. You can then tailor it with regard to subject, approach, length, style ,tone etc. Writing something first then looking for a market for it, is the wrong way round. I think you should submit it after another revision. Good luck and let me know how you go on.

When submitting work to editors, don't forget to put your name and the title (usually abbreviated on all but the first page) at the head of each sheet. I look forward to receiving your next assignment."

It is really constructive and helpful to read the tutors comments. My heart was pacing when I read the submitting the piece after a revision (basically just correcting a few errors) as this is a dream to see my writing in print. For her to say at this stage and remember it is only the second assignment this one, is such a brilliant encouragement and gives me total satisfaction to believe in myself.

I will let you know what happens when I send it to the publication and I hope you will enjoy, learn and find my article inspiring if you buy a copy.

The 'real wedding of 2011'

Forget the royal wedding this year... I’m talking about the real wedding of 2011; my sisters’!! The big day is 30^th July and I simply can’t wait! It took twelve years for it to happen but that’s kind of romantic, don’t you think?

I see people rush into marriage and for it to end in tatters. I personally believe that marriage is for life, ok, sometimes you have to get out but when you make that vow to one another surely you should stay to that vow? Marriage takes a lot of compromise, loyalty, trust and effort. Can you tell that when I get married (hopefully) that I will take it seriously?

I can’t tell you what the dresses are like but my sister will be the prettiest bride I’ve ever seen. It is sure to be one of the biggest weddings I will ever have attended with all the best men and guests. There will be only two bridesmaids; myself and my sisters’ friend. I was really excited when I was asked to be a bridesmaid... I have always wanted to be one. It is such an honour to be closely part of someone’s special day. For my parents wedding, I was a flower girl but I was only three years old and do not really remember much of it apart from getting carried around as I couldn’t walk yet.

It isn’t just the wedding but the organising and the hen do that I’m also looking forward to. This wedding has given me some sort of self-importance as I am involved with getting things prepared for it all. For a while, I could feel myself starting to get obsessed with weddings by watching telly programmes, reading wedding stories and looking at websites and non stop talking about ‘the wedding’ to friends! Being the good girl that I am, I haven’t let slip of any intricate details of dresses or anything that will be a surprise and not planning on letting slip.

However... all this talk of weddings has certainly made me want to get married in the future when I meet the right person. Seeing how everything gets put together has started me to gather ideas and thoughts about how I’d like my dress to look, who I’d have as bridesmaids etc. The rest will have to wait til I actually get married to decide ha ha!!

Seeing my sister walk down the aisle behind me will certainly make me very proud and witness both her and her fiance begin their next journey in life will be a moment that I won't forget. I just hope that I don't trip over mid-air and go flying down the aisle or that I have problems with my feet on the day. Although I think I will be too busy watching my sister to think of my anxieties of walking down the aisle in front of everyone but must remember for those few minutes, I walk down that it'll be my moment to build up the suspence of my sister and her dress.

So roll on July and let the ‘real wedding of 2011’ commence!!

Let Me Into Your World For You To See Mine

Looking at other people’s blogs over the past few days have somewhat made me think... I want to create more life into my own. Not only do I want for it to be about what you want to read but to show more of my personality so what do you reckon?

I want to write about topics that not only am I fascinated in but about things that inspire, stimulate new ideas/thoughts, and enlighten you! This blog isn’t just about a place to share my likes and thoughts but also to include yourself. Yes this is my world you are in but you are involved in it too, does this make sense?

This is your chance to share what you want to see and read about. Is there something you know that I absolutely love or totally detest, or simply something you would like me to research for you and share whatever that is on here?

However... I do aim to be respectful and not to be judgemental as I hope you would understand. In life, I try not to so think it is important to keep that on here too. Also, I intend to remain with the positiveness mode and not dreary in whatever way. So come on, don’t be shy peeps. Let me know what you think... remember that this blog is not just for me but for your entertainment, insight and knowledge of my life in this world.