It's been almost a year...

Monday 28th December '15

Woah, so I guess it's been almost a year since I last posted a blog post.

Whoops! So, so, so many things have happened. I think I've just been so caught up in everything, changing of jobs, houses, all sorts. Things have been up and down and now I'm feeling sorta settled again and have really missed posting little ramblings on here. Also sounds like you guys have missed it too, so here it goes. Let's give it another go!

The last post I wrote was in February this year and now were just days away from welcoming in 2016. Seems pretty apt that now is a time to "change yourself', "make resolutions" and that's not the reason behind starting up this blog again, but it sure kinda gives me the motivation that I'm definitely lacking after stuffing my face full of roast dinners the past few days! I hope that you have all had a very Merry Christmas/ Happy Holidays/ whatever floats your boat!

The most significant thing that has happened this year was in June!

On Saturday 4th June '15 we moved all the way from Canterbury, Kent to Warrington, Cheshire. We moved our entire lives 260 miles up north. Why? I'm from here originally and we wanted to be up north near my family, Freya had just finished Uni and got an amazing job up here, so why not eh! My dad drove with us, hired a moving van and off we went! We have to transport all of our little loves and man, I still think back and worry that we left lots of things behind, but hey ho, we're not going back down there any time soon! We now officially live on our own. Just me and Freya and the fluff babies. That's it. It's WONDERFUL! Honestly, I knew it'd be amazing to live on our own, but now it has finally happened, It's incredible and so relieving. 

So we now live on our own, not exactly on our own... Not so long after moving in, and both of us having cats at home before leaving home, we missed having little meowing creatures around so much, we adopted two little boys! They're called Loki & Mol (Mjölnir - like Thor's hammer)! They are our little angels and are incredibly affectionate! Mol is the little Tabby boy and Loki is the blue-eyed Siamese. They are both 4 years old now and have come so far. There is a pretty cool story behind them. We found them on Pets4Homes, spoke to their owner and went to meet them, we fell in love with them instantly. They are actually stray cats from Spain, who were feral. They were rescued from the streets from locals over there and fed and loved, they noticed that these two boys were inseparable and via a charity over there called San Animal Sanctuario were transported over here to the UK to go and live with the lady we got them from, she has many cats of her own, but also works with the charity to help foster them out to loving homes and get the adopted into their fur-ever homes. We brought them home and for the first 3-4 weeks they just didn't appear from behind the sofas, that was until we'd go to bed, then they caused havoc running about downstairs, but we loved knowing that they'd come out to play. Eventually Loki would come and have snuggles whilst Mol was still very nervous. Now, Lord, you sit down and before you could even switch the TV on they'll both have jumped up onto your lap and be fast asleep within seconds. It's so wonderful to think that these guys were strays and now they love cuddles and cannot leave us alone, even Mol is a big softie now. They love each other so much and have been as good as gold, apart from Mol disappearing for almost a week and giving us both heart attacks, they've been amazing. 

The summer months between now and then have consisted of us both starting new jobs and time being spent with family and having a mini break to the Lake district, just settling into northern life and making our house a home. It really does feel like our sanctuary now. We live close to the lakes now and so many beautiful places to go exploring and for walks. It's so nice to be able to spend time together, not stressed about housemates etc and just enjoy life, just us.

Over the past few months I've started my new job, Freya has graduated from University, she has turned 21 and I have turned 20! Lots of little things have happened and I'm so glad that now I'll be able to share more of these little things as they happen with you.

About 2 months ago we welcomed another little Lyon into our family. Having been in constant contact with the charity in Spain and the fosterers - we had a total of 4 cats brought over from Spain. Two little kittens for my grandparents, one for my parents and one for us. We chose to us the charity again as unlike in the UK and many other places they do not have anything like the RSPCA etc to help stray animals. So this is Flor, she is just over a year old and the most affectionate little girl you could ever imagine! She spoons us as we sleep, she is such a cutie pie, our little family feels complete with her here. We still need to improve how her brothers chase her around the house but we are so happy! Sadly though our little darling hamster Chubbs passed away from old age, we miss her dearly.


I'm trying to think of other things that have happened, I'm sure I will fill you in as and when I remember! Its now less than 6 months until we get married, I cannot wait!! In 6 months time she'll be my wife, our family will be more and more complete.

So I'll leave you with a Bird of the Day!

Jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family, Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the evolutionary relationships are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian magpie seems more closely related to the Eurasian jay than to the Oriental blue and green magpies, whereas the blue jay is not closely related to either.

I'll speak to you soon guys! Have a wonderful day! 

Hello Again!

Thursday 12th February '15

Well Hey!

Gosh I don't know where to start - It's been a while let's just say that! 

It's now 2015 an I haven't made a blogpost since the end of November 2014! So, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year, for me it was a pretty different one...

Unfortunately on December 5th 2014 my Gramps passed away. This is a pretty old photo of us but one of my favourites!

He was the most wonderful man. I look up to him in so many ways, he game me my love of birds, he taught me to whistle, he's just him. I miss him so much. He was only 70 years old I won't go into all the details but he went way too soon. I think I got my crazy sense of humour from him. My Gramps has always been quite spiritual, mostly towards the end and I won't share a lot of what he has told us, as they are very close and personal to my family, but the one thing that he would say over and over again is that he is "going to ride the winds". Damn, the days after he passed away it was windy as hell and, I dunno, maybe he's showing us he's really there. Either way, it has made me open up my mind a lot more, I have always been interested in spirituality but now I am so much more involved and intrigued by it. 

A couple of weeks ago I got a new tattoo in his memory, like I said he gave me my love of birds and my Gramps was just obsessed with them, he used to keep canaries and budgies, all sorts! But, yeah, I got this cute little blue tit and "Gramps" written beside it, you can just see the last couple of letters in the photo! His funeral was a week before Christmas Day and the Crematorium where it was held wasn't big enough to hold everyone who turned up to say goodbye, it was so overwhelming to see how many people shared such a wonderful non-religious service with us. 

I love you so much Gramps, I'm going to make you so proud.

So today isn't the longest post but, slowly but surely I'll be getting back into the swing of things. Sorry that isn't the most interesting of posts either but I'm sure you can understand!

Today we went to the beach at Whitstable and took our Penny Boards and had a lovely day!

It's our year and a half anniversary tomorrow too, then valentines day the day after that! Safe to say I'm ver excited! I can't wait to give Freya her gifts! Here's to many more happy years together! She really is the light of my life... I don't know how I would have got through these past couple of months without her, she's been my rock and I really am so appreciative of her. I love you, Munchkin! Here are a couple of cute little shots from today, I love days like these, to just drive away and take in all of the fresh air!

Thanks for sticking around if you've read this far folks!

Bird of the Day today is going the be the Snipe!

Snipe are medium sized, skulking wading birds with short legs and long straight bills. Both sexes are mottled brown above, with paler buff stripes on the back, dark streaks on the chest and pale under parts. They are widespread as a breeding species in the UK, with particularly high densities on northern uplands but lower numbers in southern lowlands (especially south west England). In winter, birds from northern Europe join resident birds. The UK population of snipe has undergone moderate declines overall in the past twenty-five years, with particularly steep declines in lowland wet grassland, making it an Amber List species.

So anyways, have a next couple of days and I'm sure I'll catch you soon!

It's That Time Again...

Sunday 30th November '14

Evening Lovelies! It's been a couple of days since my last post but to be honest now a great deal has happened!

So today is Sunday and we spent the day at the library whilst Freya finished off her essay for university and I applied for some jobs, we're at home now all snuggled up and going to get some dinner in a bit. Let's see, yesterday was Saturday and we had a pretty lazy morning before Freya's choir concert last night! She was wonderful, it was a lovely evening out and I love watching her sing! On Friday we had a pretty busy day to be honest, we had an early start and did a bit of food shopping, then went to the cinema to see the new film "Horrible Bosses 2" we went on the opening day but because we went at like 11:30am it was dead, there were about 2 other people in the cinema! It was so lovely and quiet!

We then had a wander around Westwood Cross, which is like a little shopping place just outside Canterbury where the huge Vue Cinema is! Finished off a bit of Christmas shopping whilst we we're there and then headed home for a shower and relax just before Freya's friends from her Stepps group arrived.
We hosted a little game night with them, it was lovely! It was the first time that I had properly met them! You mostly likely know about Freay's blog about her Stepps Support Group for BPD but if not here is a like to her blog, it is wonderful, informative, funny, serious and just so helpful so check it out! Whether you aren't sure about what's what, are a sufferer yourself or someone who is wanting to help others, it's worth a visit! - http://somewheresouthofcrazy.blogspot.co.uk


Not too much has happened really. But hey, it's December tomorrow which means it's nearly Christmas and that's cool. I like winter, I love being bundled up in so many layers, or sweaters, hats and scarves and coming home and snuggling up in bed with a hot water bottle and loads of teddies it's just wonderful. But I do especially love beanies, I mean I do wear them constantly but it's just that bit more justified when it's chillier! It does make it harder to do things, the weather I mean, not the hats. Like, in winter part of me wants to go out and explore and wrap up and drink hot chocolate outdoors and yeah, but the other half just wants to stay indoors and curl up with Netflix an yummy food. I'm finding the balance, just after I finish watching Family Guy.

I mean and another thing too it's hard being a grown up. I know I'm 19 and whatnot but this photo I found really does show how my mind works. I'm guessing that I'm not the only one! But hey ho, I'm still young right!

I'm sorry that todays post has been pretty all over the place and stuff, but I guess that's how my mind is feeling at the moment, just a bit messy and blurgh, feeling a bit sick and headachey too, so let's hope this goes soon!

Not too much planned for this coming week, need to get writing out Christmas cards and job hunting, but I'm sure I'll let you know how it all goes, not that anyone proabaly reads this to care that much but yeah (I seriously need to stop saying 'but yeah').

Sorry again, but I'll speak to you soon, right after Bird of the Day! Oh and Imma make braised steak for dinner!




Todays choice is...
The Long Tailed Tit! Look at this cutie!
The long-tailed tit is easily recognisable with its distinctive colouring, a tail that is bigger than its body, and undulating flight. Gregarious and noisy residents, long-tailed tits are most usually noticed in small, excitable flocks of about 20 birds. Like most tits, they rove the woods and hedgerows, but are also seen on heaths and commons with suitable bushes. They like to eat insects and occasionally seeds in autumn and winter and they have 340,000 breeding territories in the UK, you can spot them here all year round!

Alright Kiddos, 

Speak soon!

:) x

Poorly Sick Day

Thursday 27th November '14

Hey Lovelies!
Hope you're all okay today. I've had a bit of a sick day, been throwing up and just pretty unwell, but Freya has been taking good care of me! We've stocked up on lucozade and chocolate and had a lovely roast dinner for tea. So pretty much today has been a lazy one, we wandered into town for a bit of fresh air and grocery shopping, then came home and I had a little nap, played some video games and then this evening we re-dyed our hair with a top up and painted our nails. It's these little lazy days and evening in that I like the most! I mean, I get to curl up and be looked after by my little munchkin, yeah feeling poorly is crappy, but it's nice to have a little rest I guess :)


I'm feeling kinda soppy today, probably being ill isn't helping, but I'm so happy. Yes, I don't have a job at the moment and some other things could be better, but hey, so many things are incredible. I have a wonderful fiancee by my side, I have an amazing family who support me no matter what, I have a roof over my head, food in my belly and clothes on my back I just feel comfortable. I mean, I live with Freya, spend pretty much every hour with her and we ne
ver run out of things to talk about or get bored of each other and I know that sounds silly, but I'm just so happy. We can sit in silence for hours and feel as comfortable and content as we would if we we're speaking for hours. But yeah, I'll stop rambling but I'm happy, as I may have mentioned...

Due to the soppiness here's a little something that I wrote...

Eye sight’s a funny thing isn’t it. 

It can change so much and control it too.

But until I met you, my sight was merely for seeing. 

Not for feeling. 

It was for seeing oncoming cars, street lamps flickering. 

It was for identifying the time, words, all things that come naturally. 

But now, now it is so much more. 

My sight allows me to feel secure. 

When I look at you and see you gazing back, that’s safety, that’s love. 

When I turn to see the small of your back, I feel warmth. 

When my eyes trace over every curve and scar upon you, I feel forever. 

My sight has never been so important to me.

Anyways...

Back to the fact that I don't have a job at the moment, no I'm not a dole dosser, I'm actively looking and searching for work. I hate not working. But, for anyone out there who is in the same position I came across this whilst job hunting and thought it was A). Cute B). Very helpful and C). Does actually work. Follow the little steps on there and I'm such you'll make a wonderful impression and hopefully have a very successful interview! Good Luck! :) 

Oh and for anyone who is searching, some of the best sites I've found to look for jobs are:

Reed Jobs

Indeed Jobs

Monster Jobs

Job Search

JobSite 

Fish 4 Jobs

Total Jobs

There are many more but there are a few for you incase you need help getting started! It is also very important to keep your CV unto date and have a Cover Letter that you can adapt to any job you apply for.  You're around 85% more likely to be considered for a job and get an interview if you attach, even a small, cover letter. It allows the employer to realise that you have taken the effort to read actually acknowledge the job you are applying for rather than just sending your CV out to any job going. Even if you do apply for any and every job, make sure you make slight changes to make it apt for the job. Such as if it is in a busy office/ customer environment, saying something like "I have the ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment. I possess excellent critical thinking, reading, writing and verbal skills and I am able to listen to employees and staff to maintain good communication, using excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with any customers to help and make them feel welcome by providing a friendly environment." Even just something short and snappy to get there attention rather than having to go all the way through your CV to find something interesting or important to them. Having a snappy like in there makes them more interested. 

Fun Fact! 

Something great to put on your CV is that you were voted 'Person of the Year' '06 - It's true!

In 2006 Time Magazine, for their "Person of the Year" Award voted for 'you' meaning everyone worldwide! So big yourself up a bit!

Bird of the Day

Todays bird of the day is the Screech Owl! Twenty-one living species are known at present, but new ones are frequently recognized and unknown ones are still being discovered on a regular basis, especially in the Andes. Similar to other owls, the screech owl females are larger than the males of their species. The northern screech owls are found in eastern states, such as New Jersey and New York. The screech owls are named for their piercing calls! 

This is an Eastern Screech Owl --->

These supremely camouflaged birds hide out in nooks and tree crannies through the day, so train your ears and listen for them at night.

But anyways, still feeling poorly sick so going to head to bed for an early night and hopefully shake this off! Might be going to the cinema tomorrow, and try not to get caught up in the Black Friday Sales! Oh and if you're in America or celebrating it today - Happy Thanksgiving!

Stay safe and speak soon folks!

(See I promised I'd try and get back into this) :) x

It's Been a While... Take 2 (for real this time)

Wednesday 26th November '14

Welloo There - That's how it sounded in my head, I was supposed to say 'Well Hello There'. Anyhow, it's been a while and I really do apologise, things have been all over the place and a but everywhere recently. This is going to be a bit of a catch up post letting you know whats been going on and really just me getting back into everything, I am still going to aim to write a post every day, even if it's just a short one but if not please bear with me, I will get there!

First things first I guess, thank you so much if you are reading this, I know I haven't kept it up as much as I first intended but like I said, let's try this again, properly this time. Hope you're having a wonderful day, now let's get started...

So since the last time I posted (November 5th) quite a few things have happened, I celebrated my 19th Birthday on November 8th, Freya and I travelled back up north to spend my birthday with my whole family and it was lovely! I haven't seen them for a while and visiting them all was so wonderful! I also got spoilt for my birthday and I really can't wait until christmas to see them all again! 

Oh and you may have noticed that my hair is now purple! Plus the whole 'only liking the left side of my face' thing, is still a thing. So I'm now 19, hair is purple, hmmm what else.

Oh, for Valentines Day, yes 9 months ago, Freya got me the wonderful gift of an Owl Experience, where you can fly and handle all of the owls. It was booked for up north but every time we've been up previously we haven't been able to fit in going to do the day trip! But finally, and timing it with my birthday, we managed to get there and it was such a wonderful day! I did something similar when I was 10 with birds of prey, including owls, but it was so lovely to have a day full of owls, they're my favourite! 

I got to hold all kinds, from Eagle Owls to Boobook Owls and it was amazing! The guy who runs the centre was lovely, kinda looks like a cuddly Wolverine! He owned all of the owls and was so passionate about them and answered so many questions. Overall it was such a brilliant experience, then we have some lunch in a cute little cafe before heading off to Freya's other Mum, who lives in Worcester near Birmingham!

When visiting we had an early Christmas lunch as we won't be seeing that side of Freya's family until after Christmas. They have guinea pigs so the we so much fun to cuddle! It was such a nice and calm day and we then headed back down to Canterbury. The rest of the time has just consisted of getting back into the swing of things and relaxing, spending lots of tie at the library to help Freya get her Uni work done and looking into work opportunities for me. It's going pretty well :)

But anyways, I know this one isn't as interesting or fun as some of the blogposts I've done before but I'm just getting back into the swing of things!

Bird of the day time and them I'm off folks! Remember...

In light of my Owl Experience and you probably not knowing what a Boobook Owl is, take a look!

<-- Look at this cutie!

Generally nocturnal, roosts by day in thick foliage. When threatened, they sit bolt upright, with feathers pressed tight against the body, and turn side-on to the source of the threat, appearing long and slender. Generally feeds on small mammals, especially the House Mouse Mus musculus, and birds up to the size of a House Sparrow.

Hope you have a wonderful evening and stay safe kiddos! :) Speak soon*

*promise!

Brighton bound!

Saturday 25th October '14

Happy Saturday! 

So today we dove back to Brighton and had a lovely day wandering around town, grabbing some lunch and having a lazy evening in! 

Freya is originally from Brighton so it's lovely to take the hour and a half drive back when we get the chance to say hello to her family and also explore the wonderful town it is!

I've been treated to lots of wonderful things today from shopping! Lucky ME! 

Including Fernando here! He's awesome!

We started the day with the drive and went straight to park in town, which is not recommended on a bustling Saturday. Bought some lovely clothes from Pull & Bear, I treated the missus to some things, and also did some shopping in Topshop and bought some cute new ear jewellery from Puncktured! Brighton's top piercing studio! I'm sure I'll be showing you at some point! Maybe even start doing an outfit of the day? Maybe anyways! 

I love walking around Brighton and especially down the Laines with all of the independent and quirky shops, we stopped off for some lunch in the cutest cafe called Kensington's, I had hunters chicken, and Freya had avocado and halloumi salad! We sat overlooking the Laines and people watched in the afternoon! We also bought some completely AWESOME Adventure Time slippers, from a cute little shop called Snoopers Paradise in Brighton - it's a retro and 2nd hand emporium but also has some amazing new stalls! Check these bad boys out! 

I'm feeling pretty random today, so here are some wacky facts for you. They're going to boggle your mind! Complete nonsense. 

1. The dates 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, and 12/12 all fall on the same day of the week during any one year.

2. The official color of the universe is “Cosmic Latte” (#FFF8E7).

3. A Swedish couple named their kid “Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116.” The name is pronounced “Albin.”

4. In 1938, Adolf Hitler was Time magazine’s Man of the Year and in 1939, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

5. There are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos.

6. Some people claim an episode of Johnny Bravo predicted 9/11.

7. A “dancing plague” killed people in Strasbourg in 1518.

8. Harry Nilsson’s song “Coconut” (“she put the lime in the coconut,” etc.) has only one chord in the entire song. It’s the only song without any chord changes to land on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

9. Applying a male’s underarm sweat to a female’s lips can help women relax, boost their mood and help regulate their menstrual cycle.

10. When a male honeybee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and he dies.

11. The USSR requested a clear-colored Coca-Cola in the 1940s so that it looked like vodka.

12. Caligula, the emperor of Rome from 37 to 41 CE,ordered his troops to go to war with the sea.

13. Technically speaking, a female dude is a “dudine.”

14. Tiger sharks’ fetuses fight, and sometimes cannibalize, each other in the womb. The survivor is born.

15. If you eat a polar bear liver, you’ll probably die.

16. Shoppers are far more likely to buy French wine when French music is playing in the background of a store, and German wine when German music is playing.

17. The national anthem of Greece has 158 stanzas.

18. Marilyn Monroe had a higher IQ (163) than that of Albert Einstein (160).

19. Sloppy doctors’ handwriting accounts for 7,000 deaths a year.

20. The Tyrannosaurus rex lived closer in time to humans than to stegosauruses.

21. The word “facetiously” contains all five vowels and “y” in alphabetical order.

22. Honey doesn’t spoil, ever.

23. Dragonflies have shovel-shaped penises so they can scoop out their rivals’ sperm.

24. The “S” in Harry S. Truman doesn’t stand for anything. His middle name was just S.

25. And finally… the brain named itself.

Weird Eh!

Oh and look! We also cuddled some Mice today! Freya's sister has 3 fancy mice - Gus, Marvin and Zaphod! Meet Marvin... 

Tomorrow I think is going to consist of some more exploring and possibly a trip to the pier to try and win some prizes on the grabber machines! I'm a boss at those! 

Last day off tomorrow before another week at work, so going to make the most of it for sure! Staying over in Brighton tonight and will probably drive back to Canterbury tomorrow afternoon, back in time for Monday! Oh and 2 weeks today it's my 19th Birthday! I'm actually pretty excited! We also spent today cleaning Freya's Mum's house! It was so rewarding and now it's SO clean! Happy Hannah!

Todays bird of the day is going to be the Seagull! I mean there are so many of them here in Brighton it felt rude to not give them the prestigious "Bird of the Day" position.  In fact Brighton and Hove's Football Team are called the Seagulls! They learn, remember and even pass on behaviours, such as stamping their feet in a group to imitate rainfall and trick earthworms to come to the surface. They even have a small claw about half way up their legs to help them cling on, and stop being blown off cliffs and edges, I guess that's why you can never get rid of them! 

Night Night Kids!