Life

In with the new

This year I have made the decision that instead of just thinking about things and pondering them for weeks and months (and years) and not doing anything I would actually bite the bullet and give things a go.

OK, so far I have started off with smallish things, but I have started – let’s see what sticks. I’m OK if they don’t stick – that will simply mean I can move on to the next ‘big idea’ safe in the knowledge I gave it a go.

1. The diet is going well – 1 stone  (14lb) since Christmas, but a lot of that was excess Quality Street which was consumed during Christmas, so doesn’t really count. All the same – something’s working! (And actually, this one’s not optional as mentioned above – this one I have to do or I’ll end up in a documentary on ITV3).

2. My YouTube experiment and the revelation to myself that I rather like the whole video-making process! There should be a new one in the next day or so which I’m quite excited about (the only downside is that it’s a time-ogre – it eats up hours and hours of precious time, but at least you get to rewind and replay the final results)!

3. I decided I needed to stop picking the same genre of book I always, always read and broaden my horizons with something that was 110% different – fantasy. FANTASY! Mythical, magical goblin-y type fantasy (actually, no goblins, but plenty of myth and magic). I am reading A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin and I am loving it. I love how it envelops you into this magical world, little by little until eventually you are totally submerged. I’m only on chapter five and am already converted. Perfect for the Kindle too as the actual papery version is big enough to kill a man.

4. OK, so it’s still only January and here’s my latest thing – a lifestyle blog. By that I mean a site where I can bang-on about things like make-up, beauty products, books (see above), health products and weight loss tips (don’t buy a giant tin of Quality Street at Christmas because you’ll just eat them all – even the orange cream ones which NOBODY likes)… so basically anything that doesn’t quite fit right on a blog that’s mainly about photography, really. Which I still love bestest of all, by the way.

look at that nose

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9 Comments

  • Reply
    Roxanne
    31 January 2012 at 05:24

    I read Game of Thrones. It was good, I liked it … but so many characters to keep track of …

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      Angie
      31 January 2012 at 19:47

      There are a lot of characters aren’t there – in each chapter there’s someone new! I’m looking forward to getting further into the book and hopefully following some of the stories further.

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    Robert
    31 January 2012 at 09:34

    I think this is my favourite blog. Some blogs I anxiously refresh over and over in the hope that they will have posted something new in the last two minutes. I’m not like that with yours, but when ever you do post, and I read, I’m always a little bit happier afterwards. You have a stealth blog!

    • Reply
      Angie
      31 January 2012 at 19:49

      Wow, thanks so much! I like the idea of a stealth blog a lot! 😀

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    Cass
    31 January 2012 at 12:20

    Ooh! Congrats on the weight loss! Is there nothing you can’t do?! And I love your new blog. Very exciting. I don’t read any beauty blogs. Or fashion blogs. Or anything like that. I’m immune to both. You could throw Selfidges at me and I’d still come out looking like a homeless person. Maybe your new begining can be a new begining for me too. Maybe you can finally get me interested (my mum – yes, my own mother – asked me hopefully last year if I was finally getting interested in fashion so, you see, my mother’s happiness is riding on this one). I already have a jar of hope on the shopping list.

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      Angie
      31 January 2012 at 19:53

      This must be because you’re effortlessly stylish and a trend-setter rather than a mere follower of fashion! Tell this to your mum :) x

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    abigail
    31 January 2012 at 18:21

    I like the orange creams … Will definitely go and check out your new blog, and congrats on the diet!

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    abigail
    31 January 2012 at 18:25

    I like the orange creams… Clearly a minority. Will deffo check out your new blog and congrats on the diet :)

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      Angie
      31 January 2012 at 19:55

      I will be mailing you all my orange creams in the future, and possibly the coconut ones too. Wait, what am I saying? NO MORE QUALITY STREETS!

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