tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65617341225918430132024-03-17T20:00:33.309+00:00Hannah Elizabeth20-something year old midwife and business owner, sharing the reality of life to promote, encourage and inspire. Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.comBlogger1595125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-72758969399924105112024-03-17T20:00:00.057+00:002024-03-17T20:00:00.140+00:00Winter Wedding, Wet Walks and Mothers Day!<p>My mental health isn't the best at the moment, so I haven't been recording too much. Here's life from the last 7 weeks. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEJ88qDooPzjSJNhu2Snz7j6TjwRocxcc5FjB3zv59gXYuvVTJL1bfJdzZ69zXklAmI-UUfwHNLbZ36VG3uMRAb7KSk8lUUT7lAdshCxshiHp5gh-8v_xp4MSgQVhYJD1rzdfLOT9krRZlWXo-ANCtzWiWGo5rt-jZyeTayiW1R71HG57ddotNOkbnD2O/s4032/IMG_6761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEJ88qDooPzjSJNhu2Snz7j6TjwRocxcc5FjB3zv59gXYuvVTJL1bfJdzZ69zXklAmI-UUfwHNLbZ36VG3uMRAb7KSk8lUUT7lAdshCxshiHp5gh-8v_xp4MSgQVhYJD1rzdfLOT9krRZlWXo-ANCtzWiWGo5rt-jZyeTayiW1R71HG57ddotNOkbnD2O/s320/IMG_6761.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p>Click <a href="https://youtu.be/xTCS5YeaTyk" target="_blank">here </a>to watch the vlog or see below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xTCS5YeaTyk" width="320" youtube-src-id="xTCS5YeaTyk"></iframe></div><p>I started the vlog with a lovely walk with my cousin and nephew. It's crazy how much has changed. I had a big gap without seeing him and now he's walking and talking and has such big teeth. He's a proper little boy!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNcG3rRdo7QCWRROtVgNkFtOdZuKvwIAgkalMpTHwtcy9qj__UGTe_bPDkNaiWyT3Yv9Pr5F5eyzccy47dqXHJvg6FeLJ7oSbOJp-uA7J6IX5elBEhdnLq7UJplFRPixSgH4PcCVcTBB_Ci82nlXV1Qo6LBpbTmKUnCeiZ1xMruLPJrcRqOuFGAVnXAsb/s4032/IMG_6793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNcG3rRdo7QCWRROtVgNkFtOdZuKvwIAgkalMpTHwtcy9qj__UGTe_bPDkNaiWyT3Yv9Pr5F5eyzccy47dqXHJvg6FeLJ7oSbOJp-uA7J6IX5elBEhdnLq7UJplFRPixSgH4PcCVcTBB_Ci82nlXV1Qo6LBpbTmKUnCeiZ1xMruLPJrcRqOuFGAVnXAsb/w150-h200/IMG_6793.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDe_SiYBxBqfU016Pcar9TdD9xp-lEit13WtI6EvQtIKQ8d_pnH73yMQE3eo9NrO4nU1CMeTTKXI5qf8F8HHBg3hLv0bQOu3pJ_FTR-qir2K_nbthNHwvKL7_YUnL0bNFNQ8_Awmezem7KJ5BP9cBulzK_Y87cn8uEQvJDkBzFkv_ReYCL4K91JpRZGwt/s4032/IMG_6825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDe_SiYBxBqfU016Pcar9TdD9xp-lEit13WtI6EvQtIKQ8d_pnH73yMQE3eo9NrO4nU1CMeTTKXI5qf8F8HHBg3hLv0bQOu3pJ_FTR-qir2K_nbthNHwvKL7_YUnL0bNFNQ8_Awmezem7KJ5BP9cBulzK_Y87cn8uEQvJDkBzFkv_ReYCL4K91JpRZGwt/w150-h200/IMG_6825.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJhMWlr3Vhw0L8dc85jOsxTV7yW8HbO17sO4AlGYPxAdTKm0McWD8qlv-8FMk0g-4uWwP0Mg_ehk7AnQ2Z3fN-M8gYyVoTWUeOcOZrovmKhHs-DzRyyK0tNYjAgvA0M9j_hYaUeZA8zCasNOhQ9yOKJ7SnpaXggHjOLu6pRkqssUqfo0ofC3OrQklPhb8/s4032/IMG_6786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJhMWlr3Vhw0L8dc85jOsxTV7yW8HbO17sO4AlGYPxAdTKm0McWD8qlv-8FMk0g-4uWwP0Mg_ehk7AnQ2Z3fN-M8gYyVoTWUeOcOZrovmKhHs-DzRyyK0tNYjAgvA0M9j_hYaUeZA8zCasNOhQ9yOKJ7SnpaXggHjOLu6pRkqssUqfo0ofC3OrQklPhb8/w150-h200/IMG_6786.JPG" width="150" /></a></p><p>This year, I have 6 weddings to attend and honestly, it's getting a little stressful with hen parties, weddings and everything in between. I get 4 requests a month, and there is a lot of days I need to try and be free, so I sadly can't attend them all. Luckily, I could attend a university friend's wedding which was lovely. It was so nice to catch up with a couple of friends as well. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZgcCvkMH54IlMLu27O1PaKQYPbEzNlSHc5KxMkXu4xSfEA3Vb_HCAgWlbvHVSiMVxf6ugrjgM76ntZGTCYAwgfo1qKUoxid5E6D35Dbkc5RBNywk765xfgSHR81JfP_r3nZtV1_KxnXr3xQan48NGV2w1RP1x1v6xnxkbULoZsC4ykbUClhLddKQhiVN/s4032/IMG_7085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZgcCvkMH54IlMLu27O1PaKQYPbEzNlSHc5KxMkXu4xSfEA3Vb_HCAgWlbvHVSiMVxf6ugrjgM76ntZGTCYAwgfo1qKUoxid5E6D35Dbkc5RBNywk765xfgSHR81JfP_r3nZtV1_KxnXr3xQan48NGV2w1RP1x1v6xnxkbULoZsC4ykbUClhLddKQhiVN/w150-h200/IMG_7085.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0M7eoxceE2L9XV80zR-xOT1L1EEG-86bx8u7YjyYG1zWIzhqTKRkEwQze8y4fO_7i4G1QAebdAtGSZWZBpcFkQ4QN3YeXHdim5Ff8CnTk_Tia97svIsrewCr53gPpC_u-wg_5ld1tlzsSrCyTis4NOLiqp70Mmi-eHMX3x_D8FXbFnGXW0oiULIPKtxOu/s4032/IMG_6901%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0M7eoxceE2L9XV80zR-xOT1L1EEG-86bx8u7YjyYG1zWIzhqTKRkEwQze8y4fO_7i4G1QAebdAtGSZWZBpcFkQ4QN3YeXHdim5Ff8CnTk_Tia97svIsrewCr53gPpC_u-wg_5ld1tlzsSrCyTis4NOLiqp70Mmi-eHMX3x_D8FXbFnGXW0oiULIPKtxOu/w200-h150/IMG_6901%20(2).JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6rtY_fKUUNVWhKR_8wCuVmzizY4qyo0pH-ERu69G3A8i-QFVeZOrBGkIwdQthofTowrg371fZIF4bQilV0Q5Y7aXnBL0SgTwr5NNIUF4AClUtRTFgeMzGLrQiLWkOU0XSwVyLByM-KWuClFlcZRxBSmvINJKcFtOM6b_txFRLNH5hawUTSajcnmiiEfZ/s4032/IMG_7047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6rtY_fKUUNVWhKR_8wCuVmzizY4qyo0pH-ERu69G3A8i-QFVeZOrBGkIwdQthofTowrg371fZIF4bQilV0Q5Y7aXnBL0SgTwr5NNIUF4AClUtRTFgeMzGLrQiLWkOU0XSwVyLByM-KWuClFlcZRxBSmvINJKcFtOM6b_txFRLNH5hawUTSajcnmiiEfZ/w150-h200/IMG_7047.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>I ended up having a couple of weeks off. I am a little desperate for money so I ended up picking up a few extras but in my time off, I went to Wales for a few days to see my dad where we went to a few garden centres and on some nice walks. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7VXoWmAO9nsxqg1emoJvuA1CzKXLKcC0ZfdcwTnCygFnhbu-kpgoLMIJ8Qs2eF1C2PH2n74G9j_5FgICFnAQbLZdvZUefbeTJbp9v1WAS5tlRLbDqqwUhbnIeaVrNWbKLTZwRPvU95EKAMHOBtxzC3wJ-D07h2NnHqfhXkRfY1GbLrrTN9RqlKP3BzYX/s4032/IMG_7157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7VXoWmAO9nsxqg1emoJvuA1CzKXLKcC0ZfdcwTnCygFnhbu-kpgoLMIJ8Qs2eF1C2PH2n74G9j_5FgICFnAQbLZdvZUefbeTJbp9v1WAS5tlRLbDqqwUhbnIeaVrNWbKLTZwRPvU95EKAMHOBtxzC3wJ-D07h2NnHqfhXkRfY1GbLrrTN9RqlKP3BzYX/w150-h200/IMG_7157.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PqLerwgJa0huEZ_-Rnxq5SPw2hHOq-gGJEY1Gv_J_OpfXnLFsBZh8k4OxZppB7Rw_BZvGfJwwynZtV7_Xxc97Q1Se8sHTAz_hPd8FHQrnOEDtRzVveCVIDbKFnP1G4tsl4uxVqtJO5Zhe0u2J4t-w-F6bB1AIMnPOqVk88SXpmZuoM0CgNfaCZnd1Qjz/s4032/IMG_7188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PqLerwgJa0huEZ_-Rnxq5SPw2hHOq-gGJEY1Gv_J_OpfXnLFsBZh8k4OxZppB7Rw_BZvGfJwwynZtV7_Xxc97Q1Se8sHTAz_hPd8FHQrnOEDtRzVveCVIDbKFnP1G4tsl4uxVqtJO5Zhe0u2J4t-w-F6bB1AIMnPOqVk88SXpmZuoM0CgNfaCZnd1Qjz/w200-h150/IMG_7188.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZiYOTMzPSjBKnHQyUZJRbwZWLOpTHB0xpyUYZzpMIlQEc-DdL-IFCeqqmy9DPdi-JKo1knzYbavCyIEqchBF99N2frwLQxk79uS-Fb0SCdSR3AB-3k7jKpmeKoynJoJp2psjb2BIWofWHonLnsZM7TIsV75OwlwpiIwYFpKPCtU5Tod5-YZF6CUp7GER/s4032/IMG_7250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZiYOTMzPSjBKnHQyUZJRbwZWLOpTHB0xpyUYZzpMIlQEc-DdL-IFCeqqmy9DPdi-JKo1knzYbavCyIEqchBF99N2frwLQxk79uS-Fb0SCdSR3AB-3k7jKpmeKoynJoJp2psjb2BIWofWHonLnsZM7TIsV75OwlwpiIwYFpKPCtU5Tod5-YZF6CUp7GER/w150-h200/IMG_7250.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciSnIFrV0gZFYQa39JdCiod0YyCoQT33zeYFaPCvzK2Vw4y_y2a_QBmW3E9U8F9yL8XNbfIUM4GBBgSKRTGRH2sOZFC39VANsZxw3fyDc3TLZO7yoH-iSV3A7C_Yqesg9pKe0wxDrZJ8EMZ7mNabkD52Gmpp97_lr6WI6TeT389hf2u1yw8ivHuHkef7P/s4032/IMG_7263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciSnIFrV0gZFYQa39JdCiod0YyCoQT33zeYFaPCvzK2Vw4y_y2a_QBmW3E9U8F9yL8XNbfIUM4GBBgSKRTGRH2sOZFC39VANsZxw3fyDc3TLZO7yoH-iSV3A7C_Yqesg9pKe0wxDrZJ8EMZ7mNabkD52Gmpp97_lr6WI6TeT389hf2u1yw8ivHuHkef7P/w150-h200/IMG_7263.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6z3AiIyW3iVAYtl-DBQ9wpbt3oEFcDBk-3seBP-l-LWq3svOfW44K-iEc8-kHbO7DWLwXUFVUrxv7NtC8lceXE3PmNCcSXlV0AY1TnndsbLwqGWw8yoRcGIIGvKPjzj-SB2UGYU_bwtCW3qqe_7-nvi1WfStb7rnOYUc8kPbCRs0VHyuR6clzl9tgYOk/s4032/IMG_7277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6z3AiIyW3iVAYtl-DBQ9wpbt3oEFcDBk-3seBP-l-LWq3svOfW44K-iEc8-kHbO7DWLwXUFVUrxv7NtC8lceXE3PmNCcSXlV0AY1TnndsbLwqGWw8yoRcGIIGvKPjzj-SB2UGYU_bwtCW3qqe_7-nvi1WfStb7rnOYUc8kPbCRs0VHyuR6clzl9tgYOk/w150-h200/IMG_7277.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSR9PQYuNLnHiPr5tlndrFPCKvb2p9KsMkR_QaAH5pwj349nAarEJKCs-g3dh__-oJfznZZkiRKhJUMxuI1YgnPwailusNNqW5e_x9di43bQEwesmbjwCT5kWnyOqEQUTO3ClaHMorUiAH5tua0gG4V_OBSWk1jtR2DRvjFmyYdGDT8ijyNsc6RnBEXu3/s4032/IMG_7299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSR9PQYuNLnHiPr5tlndrFPCKvb2p9KsMkR_QaAH5pwj349nAarEJKCs-g3dh__-oJfznZZkiRKhJUMxuI1YgnPwailusNNqW5e_x9di43bQEwesmbjwCT5kWnyOqEQUTO3ClaHMorUiAH5tua0gG4V_OBSWk1jtR2DRvjFmyYdGDT8ijyNsc6RnBEXu3/w150-h200/IMG_7299.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>I then went back to Nottingham and did some extra shifts, before heading to Wakefield for some very frustrating time supposedly visiting family, which didn't quite work out as anticipated. We did manage to have a couple of hours together for a nice meal and then on one morning, my mum and I went on a dog walk and had a nice brunch out. The rest of the time I was pretty much alone, although at least I did have the dogs to keep me company. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpY2KvWjSOYNLvObWKUeLN_f8NOsy3VnWAq4Y52Rr-6SJCbVLtW4U5Uuoh2sm2oNOz-0z9DSSBtQ066n1wFK6TFYRspqcTKCQ4wSmuuBQW4qRHWK9HJyii3ImO_2S3d7cP_8X7glCJBTDaiXVemSWbktCnP2XyzCz4Zek8tk_ISALpe2yxF-2iYAP1tiT/s4032/IMG_7394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpY2KvWjSOYNLvObWKUeLN_f8NOsy3VnWAq4Y52Rr-6SJCbVLtW4U5Uuoh2sm2oNOz-0z9DSSBtQ066n1wFK6TFYRspqcTKCQ4wSmuuBQW4qRHWK9HJyii3ImO_2S3d7cP_8X7glCJBTDaiXVemSWbktCnP2XyzCz4Zek8tk_ISALpe2yxF-2iYAP1tiT/w200-h150/IMG_7394.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwjpDpQhLa61TSzIkuic0JBHHqIrHcE3axLA24hChEyKees9rMLhAFvTBbPBbVqfjiRv95Nj-1zZhnPxCJVUcZPKPksqA70uGQY1HQzha-7prIbFu75xLO7bPREv5FDglaNxVeUvgCAaNWBJ8Ebqqs-n5SkhmVf6dRaIHYJQKsO_lX5ybf4YecHsAxmyy/s4032/IMG_7401.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwjpDpQhLa61TSzIkuic0JBHHqIrHcE3axLA24hChEyKees9rMLhAFvTBbPBbVqfjiRv95Nj-1zZhnPxCJVUcZPKPksqA70uGQY1HQzha-7prIbFu75xLO7bPREv5FDglaNxVeUvgCAaNWBJ8Ebqqs-n5SkhmVf6dRaIHYJQKsO_lX5ybf4YecHsAxmyy/w150-h200/IMG_7401.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTi5u4_p8a4o28K4K0RJmLE3_PUioTwWw5fD35hH3ptTVhapMGDF5U4AhvWkk6UTOLu23qdEZmTL8-fl6-LkN7wbzd6fYeCFds5P75d4miGSfl35XX47fq6UUiYcYSAO7z99uBRLeoew7amZlm_Vr_kjC4kjSXLP4urlwuHjdZtqC52l2W4mKsmbqOvkCM/s4032/IMG_7363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTi5u4_p8a4o28K4K0RJmLE3_PUioTwWw5fD35hH3ptTVhapMGDF5U4AhvWkk6UTOLu23qdEZmTL8-fl6-LkN7wbzd6fYeCFds5P75d4miGSfl35XX47fq6UUiYcYSAO7z99uBRLeoew7amZlm_Vr_kjC4kjSXLP4urlwuHjdZtqC52l2W4mKsmbqOvkCM/w200-h150/IMG_7363.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>A few weeks later, I did go back to Leeds for just a few hours on Mothers Day. We had a big meal at a fancy restaurant with my mum's in laws. It was a yummy 3 course meal, but very poor service and the food was sadly quite cold. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMklE8DzKKNxxlAPyY6RragSBR5-QNMZafcV4OQlmHDTSVkEAPnnae40dj5KPQJhl-crlnk43ScK-C0hrJ1wmMxa66M971o05NUnuKMDFzBi2Lg4-7FC_6rOonjSLY40EybypiRLZ49-6RQRb3BGPXlWRBz4nmSqKpOzkxRkODa2jOmwox6j27X_SrSI3N/s4032/IMG_7448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMklE8DzKKNxxlAPyY6RragSBR5-QNMZafcV4OQlmHDTSVkEAPnnae40dj5KPQJhl-crlnk43ScK-C0hrJ1wmMxa66M971o05NUnuKMDFzBi2Lg4-7FC_6rOonjSLY40EybypiRLZ49-6RQRb3BGPXlWRBz4nmSqKpOzkxRkODa2jOmwox6j27X_SrSI3N/w150-h200/IMG_7448.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLrlJVOFwBNOR6XU5-2sPpYwoay8r_k1bvrUMpMCQ8bOuDWO9TbDyc_OhuBND3Pcg32GHs19Y7z7-N1190luuCtVmKO4Vi-jNhohB5pH8mgqi7inphO_WNjdKcKrD1f4pFmZvpbOeR-7G8fZN9_Kvx5V4VlaoSfjVSYg68RjDn6ipK6PHWgu68REUIljC/s3088/IMG_7457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLrlJVOFwBNOR6XU5-2sPpYwoay8r_k1bvrUMpMCQ8bOuDWO9TbDyc_OhuBND3Pcg32GHs19Y7z7-N1190luuCtVmKO4Vi-jNhohB5pH8mgqi7inphO_WNjdKcKrD1f4pFmZvpbOeR-7G8fZN9_Kvx5V4VlaoSfjVSYg68RjDn6ipK6PHWgu68REUIljC/w150-h200/IMG_7457.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-17159455257179544852024-03-08T20:00:00.003+00:002024-03-08T20:00:00.144+00:00Detoxing and Refreshing<p>At the start of the year, I made some new year resolutions which have been progressing well, but I've found myself becoming obsessed with certain things, almost as an addiction and I feel I need to completely remove them from my life, even though I know that will be hard. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbdKOaQ4-XkVE3u8izq6TWwTIFDPG9HDU9rBKjWiYRozBJt9cPb_ufRB6e36S18LiGgVcGryRQx_Jo4IybA0vzOURpNCrU7dub2HuIOZ5bw-EHyDH6fBjucl5oCe6TRyXM9sMwFQaco8ZyRc29wMpKLOoK8V5YXfpGHvt8kQqX2XAyVTSRQRGsArcxkFB/s1524/Sleep_-_Metadata_Image_-_Phone.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1524" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbdKOaQ4-XkVE3u8izq6TWwTIFDPG9HDU9rBKjWiYRozBJt9cPb_ufRB6e36S18LiGgVcGryRQx_Jo4IybA0vzOURpNCrU7dub2HuIOZ5bw-EHyDH6fBjucl5oCe6TRyXM9sMwFQaco8ZyRc29wMpKLOoK8V5YXfpGHvt8kQqX2XAyVTSRQRGsArcxkFB/s320/Sleep_-_Metadata_Image_-_Phone.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>First, I have become addicted to a number of apps on my phone and I feel like I need to start a clean slate and just delete them from my life completely. I downloaded them all in December and since then, I spend hours on them every day. Sudoku.com and Impulse are more brain training games and less of a problem, but Solataire Cash, Solataire Smash and ReelShort...they've got to go. So as of the start of March, I've officially deleted them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Second, I end up spending hours on my phone, especially in bed. Sometimes I can be scrolling through TikTok, planning just 30 minutes and still being awake 3 hours later. I want to stop this and hopefully in the process, improve my sleep. I want to start doing what I used to do and put my phone at the other side of the room, then read instead to help destress and relax at the end of the day. </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, about health. I want to stop snacking on crisps and chocolate and switch to healthy alternatives. I want to restart eating a healthy breakfast. I want to stop snacking as much and I want to start going back to the gym. I was going 3 to 4 times a week in October and November, then my grandma got really sick and passed away. December restarted a low point for me and I struggled to get back into and then this year, I've made excuses and the gyms been busy with new starters, so I've put it off, but I know it's something I need to do to better myself and to feel more comfortable in my own skin. </p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-7468172436204627102024-03-04T20:00:00.079+00:002024-03-04T20:00:00.161+00:00My Next Midwifery Goals 2024 - 2026The last few weeks, I've spoken about completing my <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/02/my-first-revalidation-as-midwife.html" target="_blank">first revalidation</a> and what I've accomplished in my <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/02/reflecting-on-my-first-3-years-as.html" target="_blank">first three years</a> as a qualified midwife, but what are my goals for the next three years? <div><br /></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Get my Pay Rise. </b><br />I feel we've had a lot of pay rises over the last three years. We had a Covid-19 pay out and a national pay rise, albeit these were very small. I also of course, had my pay increase from Band 5 to Band 6, but as I now have been a Band 6 for over 2 years, my next payslip should have a further increase. My hourly rate should be changing from £18.10 an hour to £19.10 an hour. <br /><br /></li><li><b>Finish my Masters. <br /></b>I am currently doing a part-time online learning <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2022/03/unconditional-offer-to-study-my-masters.html" target="_blank">Masters </a>degree. I started in September 2022 and I am meant to finish in July 2024, with graduation in the winter. I am currently on track to finish on time, and whilst I was hoping for a Distinction, I'm somewhat disappointingly now looking at a Merit. Regardless, I will still be proud when this is achieved. <br /><br /></li><li><b>Secure a Shared Governance Role. <br /></b>I've wanted to be on the Labour Suite Shared Governance Council for a number of years, but with other roles and the availability on the team, I was on the waiting list for a long time. A number a staff members have recently moved to different positions within the trust, or left completely and therefore the council has had a complete revamp. I have finally been successful in my application and our first meeting is in February. <br /><br /></li><li><b>Complete my Newborn Life Support Course. <br /></b>One of my biggest fears is neonatal life support. Whilst I have achieved the competencies and provided support in emergencies, it's not something I feel comfortable with. I have asked to do the course for the last 2 appraisals I have but it was finally actioned as my last meeting, and I am booked to do the detailed, in depth course at the end of March! <br /><br /></li><li><b>Practice as a Professional Midwifery Advocate. <br /></b>As part of my Masters, my optional module was the <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/02/am-i-professional-midwifery-advocate-now.html" target="_blank">Professional Midwifery Advocate course</a>. I successfully achieved this and I am just awaiting official board approval before I can practice. I have already been in contact with the PMAs and I am going to be a Band 7 sessional PMA which is very exciting, working 1 day a month as a PMA, providing staff wellbeing support, alongside birth reflections and birth planning sessions. The new contract can't be written until I have the certificate but it should be within the next 6 months for sure. <br /><br /></li><li><b>Improve Work-Life Balance. <br /></b>At present, I go on my work devices almost daily to stay on top of emails and to check up on previous patients I have looked after. With about 10 emails a day, often requiring actioning, I can do unpaid work related activities for a good hour or more each day. I actually don't mind it, but I hope to be able to tune off a little more over the next few years. <br /><br /></li><li><b>Increase back to Full Time Hours. <br /></b>I think a lot of people would view me as quite a career-focussed person and whilst that's true, deep down I've always dreamt of being a mother and I cannot wait to have children. I finally feel like children are within reach and by the time I next revalidate, I hope I'm very close to going on maternity leave. I've always said 30 and so my current plan is to travel America and Canada for a month this year, Australia and New Zealand for a month next year and the year after to have a sperm-donor baby. Of course, I want full-time pay for maternity leave so instead of my current 29 hours a week contracted (I do pick up at least 1 extra a week usually), I will increase back to 37.5 hours. <br /><br /></li><li><b>Maybe, just maybe...Work as a Hypnobirthing Instructor. <br /></b>I actually qualified as a training Wise Hippo Hypnobirthing Instructor back in 2020 and whilst I feel I am better able to respond, respect and react to women hypnobirthing that I look after at the hospital, I haven't actually taught anyone the course in full and I would love to get back into it. I am not sure if it will happen in the next three years, but I defintely plan to make it more of a role after that, when I have children. </li></ol>Compared to my first three years as a midwife, there aren't as many big changes, but these are roles and goals that will continue to be beneficial throughout my career, so I think it will be about stabilising the role and feeling confident. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXCezxf22lCBSaRrTsPc-HSatAXJiaMq-2oPJL7MoF_uxwxZTVaLjypMHuQsmN1jXFLfEEaVXM48oDnfEDE-4euNpQTNlcI5XF__g23E53Ty_XJ2vO18NtV4xIHMW1jQf4MjTwg6W9uKUVWf1lKPqPFqhevnkbBeYBPe87MSSqg98h3q83Rvc5_6_w9e_/s1920/White%20Colorful%20Playful%20Mind%20Map%20Brainstorm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXCezxf22lCBSaRrTsPc-HSatAXJiaMq-2oPJL7MoF_uxwxZTVaLjypMHuQsmN1jXFLfEEaVXM48oDnfEDE-4euNpQTNlcI5XF__g23E53Ty_XJ2vO18NtV4xIHMW1jQf4MjTwg6W9uKUVWf1lKPqPFqhevnkbBeYBPe87MSSqg98h3q83Rvc5_6_w9e_/w400-h225/White%20Colorful%20Playful%20Mind%20Map%20Brainstorm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-71751410004333232892024-02-26T20:00:00.033+00:002024-02-26T20:00:00.134+00:00Reflecting on my First 3 Years as a Qualified Midwife <p>In my first three years as a qualified midwife, I feel very comfortable in my role and my ability to be a midwife. It's not been the easiest three years, in fact it's been the hardest years of my life. The first year qualified was a struggle at work and then just as I felt comfortable at work, my personal life blew up and hasn't been the same since. Despite it all, it really has flown by and I'm so proud of everything I have been able to achieve before my <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/02/my-first-revalidation-as-midwife.html" target="_blank">first revalidation</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOE7pJ_fVRrLhTFXnBd49FES450cek7XzUGTK1fxVRK-zOAZofI4Ut8ptjotwwZY514pFLnpOhqLLdxpRqxQ_dij9dnlvBc-rDiSE5JSumEkWMgC4sfBspvrPJwXi3ggzAQ_t26pSQy3A2FZIma7Fr-5LW4nyfEr0K5OA9ftBnEXkzRr0PPHXSAlQm8Ef/s4032/IMG_2299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOE7pJ_fVRrLhTFXnBd49FES450cek7XzUGTK1fxVRK-zOAZofI4Ut8ptjotwwZY514pFLnpOhqLLdxpRqxQ_dij9dnlvBc-rDiSE5JSumEkWMgC4sfBspvrPJwXi3ggzAQ_t26pSQy3A2FZIma7Fr-5LW4nyfEr0K5OA9ftBnEXkzRr0PPHXSAlQm8Ef/s320/IMG_2299.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>In my <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2022/07/the-end-of-my-midwifery-preceptorship.html" target="_blank">preceptorship programme</a>, I completed 6 months on labour suite, 7 months in community and 3 months on each ward (antenatal and postnatal). I loved my labour suite and postnatal ward rotations, but was not a fan of the antenatal ward. Luckily, the majority of time, I got pulled but when I stayed, it all seemed to go wrong, and I didn't love some of the core staff members there. </p><p><br /></p><p>The community was a lovely role and I loved the job, however there was one member of the team I felt was very rude and for that I struggled to work with her. On top of that, the team was very short staffed, as was the whole service, and I felt very used and abused. I was frequently told if I didn't do x, y, z, women would miss care and was constantly told, you'd get paid overtime, but finishing 2 hours late almost every day wasn't fun. I felt like I was working 6 days a week and despite the pro- being not working nights and weekends, I did one or the other every week at a minimum and the pay decrease was noticeable. </p><p><br /></p><p>I ended up finishing my preceptorship pack and securing my <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2022/02/getting-my-band-6a-promotion-at-work.html" target="_blank">Band 6</a> within 13 months. It would have been sooner but unfortunately, I had to wait until I had at least 2 weeks in every area and then the assessor was on annual leave which extended it slightly. Nevertheless, I was pleased it took just over a year, which was my original goal. </p><p><br /></p><p>My next goal was to start my <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2022/03/unconditional-offer-to-study-my-masters.html" target="_blank">Masters </a>and the week before I got my Band 6, I was successful in my application. I'm now three-quarters of the way through my two year course and I have really enjoyed the experiences and the learning opportunities. I'm quite behind in posts for the course, but I will be writing all about my fourth completed module and then the start of my fifth and last next month. </p><p><br /></p><p>I feel very honoured to be a regular practice supervisor and practice mentor. I think I have a relatively good reputation amongst students and provide learning and teaching opportunities throughout their placements. I have had to unfortunately fail one student and another had negative feedback given. Both have asked not to work with me again, which is understandable and a benefit from my perspective, but it would have been good for them to provide feedback on my teaching as well, which I never received. I would love to have known if there was something I could have improved on myself. </p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of additional activities, I have attended a number of conferences and ticked a lot of goals off on courses. I qualified as a <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2021/02/nipe-qualification-completed.html" target="_blank">NIPE </a>trained practitioner and have loved having the ability to practice that skill, as an additional midwifery role. Once I got my Band 6, I completed an <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2022/04/early-career-leadership-fellowship.html" target="_blank">Early Career Research Fellowship</a> which I really enjoyed and I also started a new role as a <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2022/05/a-new-nursing-and-midwifery-board.html" target="_blank">Nursing and Midwifery Board Staff Representative</a>. Finally, right at the end of my three years, I managed to squeeze in 2 courses that I was really keen to complete: cannulation and ECG. I can now do both skills independently and I enjoy being able to provide a complete service to clients. </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, I feel very lucky to have been able to achieve a lot of my career goals and whilst, there are of course, still some things I want to achieve, I feel proud that I've been able to do so many in such a short period of time. </p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-12507790676389911202024-02-19T20:00:00.032+00:002024-02-19T20:00:00.251+00:00My First Revalidation as a Midwife<p>January marked the time for my first revalidation as I had reached the end of my first three years as a qualified midwife. I actually ended up doing my revalidation at the start of December because I was strongly encourage with Christmas and the New Year that it might be delayed, and I am so glad I did, because it took 6 weeks for it to be approved, which was a little worrying at the time. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had prepped for my revalidation throughout the three years, but mainly collected everything together the month before. <i>Revalidation is about promoting good practice, as well as strengthening public confidence in the nursing and midwifery professions.</i> It is a requirement to keep your PIN number and registration as a midwife. </p><p><br /></p><p>In order to revalidate you need:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>450 practice hours</li><li></li><li>35 hours of CPD including 20 hours of participatory learning</li><li>5 pieces of practice-related feedback</li><li>5 written reflective accounts</li><li>A reflective discussion</li><li>A health and character declaration</li><li>A professional indemnity arrangement</li><li>A confirmation<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XoJhXz5rEVafrAX6m-apqc0nN4cQZTyA82Cs4RUCuf6ZYRLxbamGCJaXyPGMWGG7v2PtCLI0Sa0gkH6BoV7UkakxHVtffffnVKczx5uA1E11hddwmezXI6GFXtq7XXyjsrm-O9NNLHizDUmZ7Ere6ZgyOAlcbq8oBVAIxuBHmZqLDA6vkUitTg_K0nHd/s1000/Revalidation_Requirements_Chart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="1000" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XoJhXz5rEVafrAX6m-apqc0nN4cQZTyA82Cs4RUCuf6ZYRLxbamGCJaXyPGMWGG7v2PtCLI0Sa0gkH6BoV7UkakxHVtffffnVKczx5uA1E11hddwmezXI6GFXtq7XXyjsrm-O9NNLHizDUmZ7Ere6ZgyOAlcbq8oBVAIxuBHmZqLDA6vkUitTg_K0nHd/s320/Revalidation_Requirements_Chart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>As a full time NHS employee, I covered the 450 practice hours and 35 hours of CPD in abundance and then some, with mandatory training, on top of optional training. I collected all my cards, emails and staff comments over the three years and included these as feedback. I had a number of cards from patients and students. Plus, with requesting feedback from staff for my PMA course, I also had a number of short paragraphs from colleagues too. The written reflections were the main effort work, but I very much went overboard with an academic reflection writing technique. I wrote my experience, linked it to guidelines and evidence, then improvement strategy and the NMC Code. Apparently most people just do a short paragraph so I will defintely write less next time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, the conclusive point was a meeting with a colleague to discuss the above, because having a discussion about plans for the future and signing off all the requirements. The submission process was quick and easy and I was a little disappointed I didn't have to upload any of my evidence but anyway, that's it for another 3 years! </div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-10646889778817096402024-02-16T20:00:00.052+00:002024-02-16T20:00:00.132+00:00 Disney on Ice: 100 Years (Review)<p>I have wanted to go to Disney on Ice for so many years. I love the idea of celebrating all things Disney and I would absolutely love to go to America and visiting Disneyland and DisneyWorld one day, but that will be a long way away, if ever. I have been to DisneyLand Paris as a solo adult, but it’s not quite the same. I tried to get my sisters to let me bring my nieces or nephew but none of them were interested, and my oldest niece has actually already been before. Instead of waiting yet another year, I decided to go alone and I am so glad I did. Whilst, it wasn’t quite what I had initially expected, it was still so much fun and filled with all the magic that Disney is. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I think they tried to really make the show interactive for the kids, which was nice in a way but personally not for me and I found it quite gimmicky. It centred around 2 American young adults who came around to encourage the audience to be entertained. From here, the story evolved from bringing out the key Disney members: Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Pluto. They then encourage them to pick their favourite Disney stories, memories and songs, which are then showed throughout the show. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first half of the show focused on some of the old school Disney, but also on the Toy Story franchise which had a number of songs and acts, with a large group of cast members which was fun and relatable for all the ages. Moana was the specific story and I loved how they brought the story alive. They did all the big songs, and told the entire story from start to finish. The first song represented the culture of the island, then we explored Moana's journey with the amazing boat scene and my favourite wave. They even utilised fire to act as explosion for the battle with the mountain which was completely unexpected and very wow-ing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFqiV3A3Y8CzfvIsyg4jK1Fp8aH-n0JAyQuCZ1qddyuwI_1zOqUVexZiUEIDxZc1DAZey8gOx0ndfajoZlLdIudOUxK6IIuWLDMUU3YOgc12riDifpHCJtjdu8175_DRSvFqXOO490uDGnv4xehD2hsDBZ4671ZiZRCv_NRl2HSPK7Vk_ehW-EhFpnvHB/s4032/IMG_3346.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFqiV3A3Y8CzfvIsyg4jK1Fp8aH-n0JAyQuCZ1qddyuwI_1zOqUVexZiUEIDxZc1DAZey8gOx0ndfajoZlLdIudOUxK6IIuWLDMUU3YOgc12riDifpHCJtjdu8175_DRSvFqXOO490uDGnv4xehD2hsDBZ4671ZiZRCv_NRl2HSPK7Vk_ehW-EhFpnvHB/w200-h150/IMG_3346.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrj9clS-Jn76EtSPgmeuM_lPFS0lR74Cn1wpXLrA_HiNoZ1nwi_P5ecOvjvXuefZa_1ZJoglPlUps3THB9QOhPgsy3yWuc5xTiiKZ6ILBMS8Q7xeKPW6k-Fz2p9u7FbFrJZbCNWPdI1OuhJSI9kdfzppchPY2aZFkt1YCTJ-JWAaAlehDP6KRzxGa9vlZ/s4032/IMG_3358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrj9clS-Jn76EtSPgmeuM_lPFS0lR74Cn1wpXLrA_HiNoZ1nwi_P5ecOvjvXuefZa_1ZJoglPlUps3THB9QOhPgsy3yWuc5xTiiKZ6ILBMS8Q7xeKPW6k-Fz2p9u7FbFrJZbCNWPdI1OuhJSI9kdfzppchPY2aZFkt1YCTJ-JWAaAlehDP6KRzxGa9vlZ/w150-h200/IMG_3358.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq1OZmsWTsNJ8YUnRJemtzUhu04bOCRQ_cN-Q5nOvuWpU1cV6kZVVok2qhy3iLY9lTeQfB3aec9DVirIcw3IhFyAvVb4cnNDZaFAmIQS4MFixJqwYY1hp_o40ZJ3r7EHvUMibbzN0RBZgpOjWyC_gw8ZOzDaPQwmGd5OFGEGaRhl_GjoXfajXuqrpJvu6/s4032/IMG_3383.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq1OZmsWTsNJ8YUnRJemtzUhu04bOCRQ_cN-Q5nOvuWpU1cV6kZVVok2qhy3iLY9lTeQfB3aec9DVirIcw3IhFyAvVb4cnNDZaFAmIQS4MFixJqwYY1hp_o40ZJ3r7EHvUMibbzN0RBZgpOjWyC_gw8ZOzDaPQwmGd5OFGEGaRhl_GjoXfajXuqrpJvu6/w200-h150/IMG_3383.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>They did include some of the traditional princess' but only very briefly which for me was a little disappointing, as was the main thing I thought would be included. They did each princess and partner in quick succession, maybe a couple of minutes each. Each did their distinct, most famous song, but each type of dance was unique and interesting. They included aerial acts with Rapunzel and her beautiful long hair, which was amazing; they added a dragon in with Pocahontas. By far, this sequence was my favourite part of the show and at the end, they brought all the princess' out together!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYJI9LrhBnU3LIZbMOiyL_GpqBxMEBUSw_HZKSWXoCz4zxnY7yHAeeiuu51kC2T4_8xNti2-w5HTkStlSEYGI6u-O74Hzv8zezJ-qBK1K7Rsi0g3exCixfZd8Z_wRWHcPOXInvUalxEI2FSXUO01ufTUHklw_WCsucf95Lr9FbLhYo9Z8czKfPPRTa0N3/s4032/IMG_3392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYJI9LrhBnU3LIZbMOiyL_GpqBxMEBUSw_HZKSWXoCz4zxnY7yHAeeiuu51kC2T4_8xNti2-w5HTkStlSEYGI6u-O74Hzv8zezJ-qBK1K7Rsi0g3exCixfZd8Z_wRWHcPOXInvUalxEI2FSXUO01ufTUHklw_WCsucf95Lr9FbLhYo9Z8czKfPPRTa0N3/w200-h150/IMG_3392.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwqa-yyIotD3ZBkon65NbLYvBVbUiJfqBGTZ0tPERCGxKak5OI7VfJnICevdXBj6C1z0eS7KUcS517k-7cxGwDCAAxIDM0uwr-ibNkQpB7CRhZ4EyfwqVVvzJni1qQ1Irv2S93Rv0y2Na6VOYMLS8Swy9_aD1-JbQyhC8jBCn-YsbEK7_SmWdR1QnTPVK/s4032/IMG_3399.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwqa-yyIotD3ZBkon65NbLYvBVbUiJfqBGTZ0tPERCGxKak5OI7VfJnICevdXBj6C1z0eS7KUcS517k-7cxGwDCAAxIDM0uwr-ibNkQpB7CRhZ4EyfwqVVvzJni1qQ1Irv2S93Rv0y2Na6VOYMLS8Swy9_aD1-JbQyhC8jBCn-YsbEK7_SmWdR1QnTPVK/w150-h200/IMG_3399.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRoSy0Brwe_4eTGMldHVJJp7Y6Cr4MYsJ0cqbenzhDZTsc9rBecTsol9SleIW2t14E38evEFcnWMBvKIfjfajCAcnl05UzZ7O4RPtLX3BpVNznnvXa6IP7YtAbMfpnx2-ocD5Fo_N6Xyp7QV_5IWZp_47VD9caPOSqp5VAzX4dmpaUsg9Rt1n2JyGjlW4/s4032/IMG_3413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRoSy0Brwe_4eTGMldHVJJp7Y6Cr4MYsJ0cqbenzhDZTsc9rBecTsol9SleIW2t14E38evEFcnWMBvKIfjfajCAcnl05UzZ7O4RPtLX3BpVNznnvXa6IP7YtAbMfpnx2-ocD5Fo_N6Xyp7QV_5IWZp_47VD9caPOSqp5VAzX4dmpaUsg9Rt1n2JyGjlW4/w200-h150/IMG_3413.JPG" width="200" /></a><br /></div>The second half focussed on some of Mickey's memories like the magician and the broomstick song which really made me smile as it brought back so many childhood memories. The two stories that they really shared were Frozen and Encanto. Again, like with Moana they shared all the key songs and the story from start to finish, with added special effects. For Elsa, they had icicles come down from the sky and careful staging to appear like the ice castle. For Encanto, they included a lot of intricate details and again more aerial acts from both Luisa's and Isabela's songs which were eye-catching and really well integrated as well. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfJSyxBU5wXFjohR1JI0553ldT2TV5-5NiyAazEWJ08ZhxQBnGwtbIVqswM7GPqB-SCK62pzUa3gXgxDFPMCNNlcc_W2ej_ayNAUMOF7ZHiOdCw-FLgEMuu-ZiVIcshD8QKHlWfEC_-g8uvW4xurSkkIaLBQTOo4E1meM20ibTn4MwuoAb_WSognKY10j/s4032/IMG_3549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfJSyxBU5wXFjohR1JI0553ldT2TV5-5NiyAazEWJ08ZhxQBnGwtbIVqswM7GPqB-SCK62pzUa3gXgxDFPMCNNlcc_W2ej_ayNAUMOF7ZHiOdCw-FLgEMuu-ZiVIcshD8QKHlWfEC_-g8uvW4xurSkkIaLBQTOo4E1meM20ibTn4MwuoAb_WSognKY10j/w200-h150/IMG_3549.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomZFRtEeLNLioeNqNjWOXvCansy1BK12b0-uUI-vO67QYSv0P4MCZKhYQtH0mOQ6lz4BMWEur43qu6JYAGAwVhIFtoEIfGL9FBtPCcNq1XGDkfMmTmCNbHee3w1RhGuN3haWFPscXnLOqrg0Zh3dXBDfjmyZ4YsFFziXNJDgGEXYuC8rWLnjZJG1s5KSL/s4032/IMG_3504.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomZFRtEeLNLioeNqNjWOXvCansy1BK12b0-uUI-vO67QYSv0P4MCZKhYQtH0mOQ6lz4BMWEur43qu6JYAGAwVhIFtoEIfGL9FBtPCcNq1XGDkfMmTmCNbHee3w1RhGuN3haWFPscXnLOqrg0Zh3dXBDfjmyZ4YsFFziXNJDgGEXYuC8rWLnjZJG1s5KSL/w150-h200/IMG_3504.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpoQEbreV5XrkvTljhgTFEeGHaM-gaGVOIpKiYMTwyjT5Uxcehn81FvYmAmrQugWoXWsf_NkF8qaO6GYmyb4-JLHA56wgt2MB9bDVMdU5pzGqkgV2PeR09eDMGOzvuoIzZrgcimAD3FI4_7rE7oo12r3mLFyTOHXIvgV8IKPDNp0_U1eCOHGm2tec6YCW/s4032/IMG_3516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpoQEbreV5XrkvTljhgTFEeGHaM-gaGVOIpKiYMTwyjT5Uxcehn81FvYmAmrQugWoXWsf_NkF8qaO6GYmyb4-JLHA56wgt2MB9bDVMdU5pzGqkgV2PeR09eDMGOzvuoIzZrgcimAD3FI4_7rE7oo12r3mLFyTOHXIvgV8IKPDNp0_U1eCOHGm2tec6YCW/w200-h150/IMG_3516.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>I would just add that I found literally the perfect seat. It was a single seat where I was in a little isolated pocket, but perfect for me. I had extra leg room, was close to the stage and right by the balcony which meant I didn't have anyone in front of me that I had to reach my head over. The most expensive seats in the house were by the stage but the stage was at ground level and there was no incline so I can only imagine the four rows would have struggled to see over the first, especially the kids. Of course, I treated myself to a hot dog and chips for the first half and then a packet of crisps and some chocolate for the second too. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO0Fjg60LaAEUXFdOIq9ycM6W5d8EFgJpt_ANjqXd77DaTF8lVbr9goQIn4bjhmS28Kfhik_63YzYY0jHX_Sc_posWsmzioLiwGFaXfeqHIlloaFp5V7owFEzx6f_BlBQNUWge1P0VbcUuXNt2R2uMrF5xH0LXh9-r8kiKh_hg67L7uoHGItw3v3DJ1DN/s3088/IMG_3569.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO0Fjg60LaAEUXFdOIq9ycM6W5d8EFgJpt_ANjqXd77DaTF8lVbr9goQIn4bjhmS28Kfhik_63YzYY0jHX_Sc_posWsmzioLiwGFaXfeqHIlloaFp5V7owFEzx6f_BlBQNUWge1P0VbcUuXNt2R2uMrF5xH0LXh9-r8kiKh_hg67L7uoHGItw3v3DJ1DN/s320/IMG_3569.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Overall, I absolutely loved the show. I was pleasantly surprised with the variety of content, albeit did miss the traditional Disney princesses which was a shame. Mostly, I was sad it ended and wished it was longer as it was the shortest show I have ever seen!</p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-40005232792507290442024-02-14T20:00:00.004+00:002024-02-14T20:00:00.359+00:00Citroen C3 Aircross Flair 2020 - Car Tour, Accessories and ReviewIt's been just over a month since I bought my new car and today I thought I would share all the details, my purchased accessories and of course, a little review too! For those that don't know, my last car sadly got written off so I was <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/01/forced-to-get-new-car.html" target="_blank">forced to buy a new car</a> and I ended up choosing the Citroen C3 Aircross Flair. I got a second hand car, with one previous owner. It had some expected wear and tear damage, but is just 3 years old and has done less than 20,000 miles. <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM9bMi3idQf6qAljrHcsGjFLGrC9UtBVXSmDAU4d21bF44S1mEeq0WYoSQz32hMHUPqw8iy2gob96RKlOaVmx4Gk_zAWFu9W8o1liTS1dXs9bCKdzRRrGjfymZyzVqWjS4UuPTjb8KDraY5VTjScVz027qmCJzD5MJffoRqER4l0kyCa8pXFeFM4iPR5c/s4032/IMG_6613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM9bMi3idQf6qAljrHcsGjFLGrC9UtBVXSmDAU4d21bF44S1mEeq0WYoSQz32hMHUPqw8iy2gob96RKlOaVmx4Gk_zAWFu9W8o1liTS1dXs9bCKdzRRrGjfymZyzVqWjS4UuPTjb8KDraY5VTjScVz027qmCJzD5MJffoRqER4l0kyCa8pXFeFM4iPR5c/s320/IMG_6613.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div>Starting with my dashboard and console. I love how sleek and smooth this interface looks and one thing I really wanted was a touchscreen for a SatNav and Apple Play, with a digital speedometer. I've found it lovely to be able to connect my phone directly and listen to music and audiobooks especially. As well as having Google Maps on screen. I have actually tried the in built SatNav which I do actually like, however, the confidence from up to date information comes from my phone. The speed dial has been so crisp and clear, but it's the cruise control feature that I love. Setting it to 70mph on the motorway has been lovely as I haven't had to think about it or concentrate on the speed too much. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkx8fifPBbVcQOybJegGZ2WYo2wOnRDFSEJ4q1JYJmrTzTJpVGYDrQrmSQQIIGYg_30hKqUMXa2Q77Pd9ZFVUcerkcMgWJNRQokioeNAdM5wsDDyj33rRBKD1poHQRyOdg-3BkZPRZ6K6Us77iIp1WScyD1Y2pEr2vHCs2YVmoXxoptjv4f22OcR8whPK/s4032/IMG_6596.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkx8fifPBbVcQOybJegGZ2WYo2wOnRDFSEJ4q1JYJmrTzTJpVGYDrQrmSQQIIGYg_30hKqUMXa2Q77Pd9ZFVUcerkcMgWJNRQokioeNAdM5wsDDyj33rRBKD1poHQRyOdg-3BkZPRZ6K6Us77iIp1WScyD1Y2pEr2vHCs2YVmoXxoptjv4f22OcR8whPK/w150-h200/IMG_6596.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPWFsIaZfF0pDhHdPG4zwDT2esVOwoLGmBFeuQgSI4KKg3D-ICO9bDB5V6tVKS57gV5L4r62jmDge_mClCDoioKr75FjWxo7VWYX8erAQO6K2KtXK2XZpfR_ZhLmsf3Mfy4qwH1Ya4xBkwUvkGyAFyJfLv_ejhZ4DXC8bfGATeGeycGINJfc4QQgZcSml/s4032/IMG_6597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPWFsIaZfF0pDhHdPG4zwDT2esVOwoLGmBFeuQgSI4KKg3D-ICO9bDB5V6tVKS57gV5L4r62jmDge_mClCDoioKr75FjWxo7VWYX8erAQO6K2KtXK2XZpfR_ZhLmsf3Mfy4qwH1Ya4xBkwUvkGyAFyJfLv_ejhZ4DXC8bfGATeGeycGINJfc4QQgZcSml/w150-h200/IMG_6597.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYm9jA5cn6SzDdRu6-PZJ5lOB_GcTUyOhEnYOBUSesGhDAEtzc3V2YyUpceT9x-3760JKW_-OuUj5A5EkgX3dVKR4qePfY4wFbl2GJwA0z8DecNmBqt-wpaWHIl2OQJMOFul9Httr1ClxhJ_Ee7dOARTBw7TYUxM2SSXeqh-E9rTv8ET3m-l_yFSZksU0/s4032/IMG_6607.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYm9jA5cn6SzDdRu6-PZJ5lOB_GcTUyOhEnYOBUSesGhDAEtzc3V2YyUpceT9x-3760JKW_-OuUj5A5EkgX3dVKR4qePfY4wFbl2GJwA0z8DecNmBqt-wpaWHIl2OQJMOFul9Httr1ClxhJ_Ee7dOARTBw7TYUxM2SSXeqh-E9rTv8ET3m-l_yFSZksU0/w150-h200/IMG_6607.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>In the back, I have plenty of space. The boot itself feels smaller than my last car so I was a little taken aback, but in reality there is probably more because its deeper. There is a spare wheel and then two floor levels. There's actually an extra 5" underneath I could utilise if needed and then obviously it's taller. Here, I've reused the <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07W6J5TQ9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1" target="_blank">organiser </a>I had in my last car. I have all sorts of emergency equipment for every occasion: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/AA-5618-Breakdown-Safety-Inflator/dp/B00QIIZOKO/ref=sr_1_9?crid=3EXARCD5SNT1A&keywords=aa+car&qid=1706116967&sprefix=aa+car%2Caps%2C233&sr=8-9" target="_blank">breakdown kit</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/AA-Ultimate-First-Conforms-Standard/dp/B002NPSLJC/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3EXARCD5SNT1A&keywords=aa+car&qid=1706116967&sprefix=aa+car%2Caps%2C233&sr=8-6" target="_blank">first aid kit,</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CCJG4KWY?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" target="_blank">glass breaker</a>, ice screen cover and shopping bags. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRseTX7uRKVozxfiAXp_zIjlz-Io8KBNkjyVlU2dOazW0ZEG9UYuJVa2bXlTRUZDy0W907oOzrh6muNBB0BZtjJCocI435yCa7bx9oUJXclQMzPsSl8oKIkff2baPNJB7oP5KwdvUF9314W6rwhtDOfGL5lkuLFiBvnI3q2OJP488URWkqcuYjQikqGwe/s4032/IMG_6598.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRseTX7uRKVozxfiAXp_zIjlz-Io8KBNkjyVlU2dOazW0ZEG9UYuJVa2bXlTRUZDy0W907oOzrh6muNBB0BZtjJCocI435yCa7bx9oUJXclQMzPsSl8oKIkff2baPNJB7oP5KwdvUF9314W6rwhtDOfGL5lkuLFiBvnI3q2OJP488URWkqcuYjQikqGwe/w150-h200/IMG_6598.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKyCeZpKNcWE0Sh6rUljR4PVh6GPN7Dk9NjOuBKrTE8poIC81HEgX1P7E0ul6TzxkDGCmZ7d51cooeub1jBs8giwgjA3aDZgfxgIBVGYPTivEUPrTQ9d6FeR2DjRnv74ZeGKNf7bIwDo4YOgfDvBB_d6jyoaiXRAdX2T8_D5b_l51qU4WjE6P7A_m2MTp/s4032/IMG_6610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKyCeZpKNcWE0Sh6rUljR4PVh6GPN7Dk9NjOuBKrTE8poIC81HEgX1P7E0ul6TzxkDGCmZ7d51cooeub1jBs8giwgjA3aDZgfxgIBVGYPTivEUPrTQ9d6FeR2DjRnv74ZeGKNf7bIwDo4YOgfDvBB_d6jyoaiXRAdX2T8_D5b_l51qU4WjE6P7A_m2MTp/w150-h200/IMG_6610.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>In the back seat, it's a basic 3 seater with 2 isofix base points. The middle seat is quite small with the seatbelt coming in from the boot. They all fold down really easily with a pulley system but not all the way to the floor. The middle seat also acts as an arm rest which is an added bonus. There is a drinks holder in each door, as well as one in the centre. Here, I put my two hooks which I use for my car bin and then coat and bags. I also most recently purchased <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0928ZFQ8Z?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" target="_blank">rubber car mats</a> as I felt these would be much easier to clean and some <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TKB5SWG?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" target="_blank">car covers</a> as I felt with taking out the nieces and nephews, these would protect them for longer, especially with the car seats. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjz-BPR7UTZQvCY8gR6jZiseCKoV7Df8X2jQ14XKCoYkKFtvQL3r0F7vTN2fL-m5IuOtLQ_boLIdG28WOgj1_XhPmbZV1BL54ZcDLc0DBo3xhE3Ouu2ZuQAnaJwOJQ6E0j8Zykh5bG-0DOrtePysU8he2a5_mrof8uyrOX5tevTJ3T-UDbhyH5oOINcsS/s4032/IMG_6600.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjz-BPR7UTZQvCY8gR6jZiseCKoV7Df8X2jQ14XKCoYkKFtvQL3r0F7vTN2fL-m5IuOtLQ_boLIdG28WOgj1_XhPmbZV1BL54ZcDLc0DBo3xhE3Ouu2ZuQAnaJwOJQ6E0j8Zykh5bG-0DOrtePysU8he2a5_mrof8uyrOX5tevTJ3T-UDbhyH5oOINcsS/w150-h200/IMG_6600.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>Finally, in the front, I've already talked about the dash area, but I did also add the rubber floor mats here too. I have grown to really love the handbrake because it feels secure with a button to press to put it on and to release. I also like the gearstick which I never thought I would say. It's very ergonomical and fits perfectly in the palm on my hand.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLgeg0RyU9fsVQ1SNtrVl0rUGW_0yVGtg9akiUv4VB6dg5qjicFl3U3_geo7DKpXD64GpnDqjpFSIFGmr0rofqgQrDeN-nNmla_BDbnPQBPjx4laxNIPxbZFzRxpDqag4qvJNRNN3BECAbXuskMs9BZa9uJauxonmJQErMlGpc9yJtqH8FMzHiOGCDdp5/s4032/IMG_6603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLgeg0RyU9fsVQ1SNtrVl0rUGW_0yVGtg9akiUv4VB6dg5qjicFl3U3_geo7DKpXD64GpnDqjpFSIFGmr0rofqgQrDeN-nNmla_BDbnPQBPjx4laxNIPxbZFzRxpDqag4qvJNRNN3BECAbXuskMs9BZa9uJauxonmJQErMlGpc9yJtqH8FMzHiOGCDdp5/w150-h200/IMG_6603.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsNYEb41FanaLj4COJi3ZJtixaQhAGo1A7yirleLiOWceQeOrTwrdrMPX7UEsCpqzZz5S_22DQJS0oSEB693BjV3M3ojnhLakph6UOBTjfAvN3r0BKwVfGipPnsvmFIcThZqlW4CK3xmoC41eJefYbzPywv7_yNX-bhzgYvT29Hh6lBhRhSWj_reeNZqo/s4032/IMG_6604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsNYEb41FanaLj4COJi3ZJtixaQhAGo1A7yirleLiOWceQeOrTwrdrMPX7UEsCpqzZz5S_22DQJS0oSEB693BjV3M3ojnhLakph6UOBTjfAvN3r0BKwVfGipPnsvmFIcThZqlW4CK3xmoC41eJefYbzPywv7_yNX-bhzgYvT29Hh6lBhRhSWj_reeNZqo/w150-h200/IMG_6604.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The only other thing I've purchased is some <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07R9ZHV97?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" target="_blank">leather key pouches</a>. Everyone worried me with stories of keys getting stolen and copied, either in restaurants or in the house, so I've bought one for my spare and one for the one I'm using. My plan is to take it out only when driving and I have tested them and they do work really well. Even when right next to the car, the key isn't recognised until completely out of the pouch. </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, I've loved having a bigger car with all the modern features and have especially liked being slightly higher up, despite feeling very high initially. The car drives so smoothly and most of all, making it my own has been wonderful. Here's to lots of memories and lots of years to come. </div></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-31316510112713559922024-02-12T20:00:00.012+00:002024-02-12T20:00:00.253+00:00Am I Professional Midwifery Advocate Now?<div>After submitting my PMA <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/02/submitting-my-third-masters-module.html" target="_blank">workbook </a>and the final part of the assessment, I eager waited the result. It took a long time as the grading boards meet once a term and of course, as it was in the middle of a term, I had to wait until the end. Nevertheless, I now have the result and supposedly I got 100%. I was obviously very happy initially but it turns out it's a pass or fail criteria, rather than a grading which is a little disappointing. I'm not sure what that means for the overall mark and classification of degree at the end, but I guess that will be awarded based on the other scores instead. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had thought I would receive recognition of the qualification, alongside a certificate with this but I didn't, so I reached out to my module lead again. She said that although I have passed, I have to wait for a MAP ratification the next term, so I can't work as a qualified PMA just yet, but hopefully soon! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nXBqJD_9giiTwFISyg6tiz5nxakXN6qEcgioJgEN8keHQCEupzyORLgd_6kWsEe1lEk57WgaVjDz49AB89BwX-zpPeebItTXQyWNdMGgX8JvLEXpk6p24ENWAv851qJc9so5Ie-lJwD3z-36lP7WiYCSFLELsU4-0H0cvH4Af72SPdX2VjbORf08DuHg/s1125/IMG_6450%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1125" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nXBqJD_9giiTwFISyg6tiz5nxakXN6qEcgioJgEN8keHQCEupzyORLgd_6kWsEe1lEk57WgaVjDz49AB89BwX-zpPeebItTXQyWNdMGgX8JvLEXpk6p24ENWAv851qJc9so5Ie-lJwD3z-36lP7WiYCSFLELsU4-0H0cvH4Af72SPdX2VjbORf08DuHg/s320/IMG_6450%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-12269015110665606162024-02-09T20:00:00.032+00:002024-02-09T20:00:00.250+00:00Nottingham's Theatre Royal Christmas Pantomine 2023: Dick Whittington (Review)<div>I sadly saw Nottingham's annual pantomime in the last week of it's run so I didn't get to write a review before it finished for the season, but I always love the pantomime's at the Theatre Royal and this year was no difference. It was a hilarious rendition of Dick Whittington. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tx6PXJGfFv_GLMjJGwyU9I7IdmV3TchHW7YVjlqybABt46QiKPsZLtfDZ01RbYnCup9twy18o7xaA1byxPzYWiixNcPoe_ZzA_NC1bUnV_3aK_TqPs1lorVt0XXKtzh8Um70KPCTTrOi7mSMzkZOIAikCIS8eE-0nPB8GZ-ZYIBCt8m1rJvc7fllsTmE/s4032/IMG_5871.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tx6PXJGfFv_GLMjJGwyU9I7IdmV3TchHW7YVjlqybABt46QiKPsZLtfDZ01RbYnCup9twy18o7xaA1byxPzYWiixNcPoe_ZzA_NC1bUnV_3aK_TqPs1lorVt0XXKtzh8Um70KPCTTrOi7mSMzkZOIAikCIS8eE-0nPB8GZ-ZYIBCt8m1rJvc7fllsTmE/s320/IMG_5871.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Having never seen or heard of Dick Whittington before, I was actually quite excited to watch a brand new to me story. Although, I'm still a little confused by the storyline to be honest and what exactly happened. The premise is that it follows Dick on a journey to become Mayor, fighting the Rat Queen and falling in love along the way.<div><br /></div><div>The cast itself was incredible. Unlike Peter Pan, the songs were sung incredibly. There were some beautiful voices, backed by incredible dancing. At times I wished the stage wasn't as busy as I couldn't give each member the attention that it was deserved. The character interactions were perfect as well. It was manageable and appropriate, alongside perfect humour levels and adult links to being a dr and Eastenders as well. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHDxx9RfbnYVuOUuiVIlV1JRUHEDw67s5w4NGbCVATdVuh-KCru5jmIsaZ89ApIZ47x4QSM95oUmbqPW5SAk_RMGIqq4cHhc4ju-caJOuJmWLRMxJVUhjcCP5iobTA_E-c2M4dMiioKl0QbvtSaQTGrOqWwrJL0gu1F54rc2fdYcSIe-6B7Rgwr14oxDl/s4032/IMG_5876.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHDxx9RfbnYVuOUuiVIlV1JRUHEDw67s5w4NGbCVATdVuh-KCru5jmIsaZ89ApIZ47x4QSM95oUmbqPW5SAk_RMGIqq4cHhc4ju-caJOuJmWLRMxJVUhjcCP5iobTA_E-c2M4dMiioKl0QbvtSaQTGrOqWwrJL0gu1F54rc2fdYcSIe-6B7Rgwr14oxDl/s320/IMG_5876.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div>I thought it was great and I can't wait to go back next year. Of course, a mention has to go to the famous cast members with Shane Richie leading the cast, but also including TV Doctor Dr Ranj. It's always nice to recognise some of the cast and I really do think it makes it more interesting as well. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Did you see any pantomime's this year? Which ones and did you enjoy them?</div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-58389672245002398932024-02-07T20:00:00.102+00:002024-02-07T20:00:00.140+00:00Hotel: Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Resort and Aquagames, Dominican Republic (Review)<p>Another belated hotel review and I do apologise for the delay, but better late than never. I went to the Dominican Republic in Autumn last year and stayed at the beautiful Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Resort and Aquagames. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilAz1Mi86xXb0ydmMzw4-Fid6BPplTy_pVVqIGxp8wzWhMHJC9pmgEB1qgxUF7Gi7Va7FrO6rhptfhaKpmWKVqQ2sNAKlF34SfTBvfCi44ww0RAPNLjkgBnPMBwvbRoevplpYc3VCgqtNnPyI4ugf5PFEf5MRZZH98goj10rD85K7kAA727UpSk7F9Gub/s4032/IMG_0178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilAz1Mi86xXb0ydmMzw4-Fid6BPplTy_pVVqIGxp8wzWhMHJC9pmgEB1qgxUF7Gi7Va7FrO6rhptfhaKpmWKVqQ2sNAKlF34SfTBvfCi44ww0RAPNLjkgBnPMBwvbRoevplpYc3VCgqtNnPyI4ugf5PFEf5MRZZH98goj10rD85K7kAA727UpSk7F9Gub/s320/IMG_0178.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The rooms looked beautiful on paper and in pictures. There were some small areas of complaint like someone had punched a hole in the corner or one wall and the shower leaked, but they were cosmetic. Otherwise, we had a prime location right in the middle of the restaurant complex and swimming pools area, with a beautiful view of the gardens. Unlike a lot of hotels, we had a lot of space, a sofa and chairs in the room and the most spacious bathroom with a bath as well. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflCiFPgHAMDL0zyVemhVMW96lVBmWawGyBQITdKvoR8GsRaKNA4d3XgAPX8Yce4HrHRmV0Vzl4C0pzWHAJ0iwZBf_6SUlhm_Oizv99ntHz88l0KikWomwUYRyRYr2lIHQ4Wy9TmSn-CBlevut9qA67VxmSK-Kl9N0GBvuOf-umgtryVt79EwkuEsCE3d3/s4032/IMG_0041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflCiFPgHAMDL0zyVemhVMW96lVBmWawGyBQITdKvoR8GsRaKNA4d3XgAPX8Yce4HrHRmV0Vzl4C0pzWHAJ0iwZBf_6SUlhm_Oizv99ntHz88l0KikWomwUYRyRYr2lIHQ4Wy9TmSn-CBlevut9qA67VxmSK-Kl9N0GBvuOf-umgtryVt79EwkuEsCE3d3/w150-h200/IMG_0041.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNe0C7gfVXvxsckoUFUqW7IPT4dg43R6izcSEMEiV0IhpVolKDwkK2rBxWjJj1DJKR1VO7E-uVEOYDfAqxXucI-B8_JfIKIF5otwuo3H4zIuWRIyl_lxdCWnX8TRkHyVt7r3YVxKfky376qKGq3HAAM-C2Qa_afxkAV-w4Rna_kWabv4uX9AAzzxTRNZA/s4032/IMG_0038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNe0C7gfVXvxsckoUFUqW7IPT4dg43R6izcSEMEiV0IhpVolKDwkK2rBxWjJj1DJKR1VO7E-uVEOYDfAqxXucI-B8_JfIKIF5otwuo3H4zIuWRIyl_lxdCWnX8TRkHyVt7r3YVxKfky376qKGq3HAAM-C2Qa_afxkAV-w4Rna_kWabv4uX9AAzzxTRNZA/w150-h200/IMG_0038.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAZGOGpf9m8ThAojwN7GaAZgGsRfl4P9t4ScH73KzxX-BlzwpGc_0VV_o6tVDhcmCjbgLCwcjpiLrWVV7SUzc0Jms5d9HGQ6AX4CJ-FM_KngkOCcMrnXxvL0OJQ529HrxzaAlPm9Vw0f7K8AWUyxbVFHpcjr4RSKFCh85fCs5u7doBE41op2epGEpC0th/s4032/IMG_0040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAZGOGpf9m8ThAojwN7GaAZgGsRfl4P9t4ScH73KzxX-BlzwpGc_0VV_o6tVDhcmCjbgLCwcjpiLrWVV7SUzc0Jms5d9HGQ6AX4CJ-FM_KngkOCcMrnXxvL0OJQ529HrxzaAlPm9Vw0f7K8AWUyxbVFHpcjr4RSKFCh85fCs5u7doBE41op2epGEpC0th/w150-h200/IMG_0040.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>The grounds were amazing. Nothing felt cramped or close together. There was a lot green garden spaces and they were so vibrant. I loved all the palm trees. It was a really beautiful location. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwVjz9mcYWA1KLhGZBJNVDOSXrl8yTIMGTZYF1iMmIrFgI9bJldHyd6ktsrvgpgmVrzTB_DIfQIIihuAKY1ZPCausG2Yes1ABKi39Ywy9OnaW8EwemXPM4l7wahNxnwz8_qVZD2DrqooeeIn7Qz5DWmJJsUasfE721rp3Ub8-ZdavnCOizosgyBLWMOqn/s4032/IMG_0069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwVjz9mcYWA1KLhGZBJNVDOSXrl8yTIMGTZYF1iMmIrFgI9bJldHyd6ktsrvgpgmVrzTB_DIfQIIihuAKY1ZPCausG2Yes1ABKi39Ywy9OnaW8EwemXPM4l7wahNxnwz8_qVZD2DrqooeeIn7Qz5DWmJJsUasfE721rp3Ub8-ZdavnCOizosgyBLWMOqn/w150-h200/IMG_0069.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqs8prDnqnKblBoyJvAOi0P0781CW9chg9PRugjSnzcqDlC_Hf7jRlNyUq-uxvQ5d2CPBA54Z8S7kOjX8OkDVpcQ5eVIUyCUJXly-3Lkl8tybxfr3goSrJiwnzxFTBXTlzOjB20I2p6Ny_74D9AWHlQf3jTnXPCAB-zUraFwtx-tDSnwDyQE5saXIKHhC/s4032/IMG_0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqs8prDnqnKblBoyJvAOi0P0781CW9chg9PRugjSnzcqDlC_Hf7jRlNyUq-uxvQ5d2CPBA54Z8S7kOjX8OkDVpcQ5eVIUyCUJXly-3Lkl8tybxfr3goSrJiwnzxFTBXTlzOjB20I2p6Ny_74D9AWHlQf3jTnXPCAB-zUraFwtx-tDSnwDyQE5saXIKHhC/w150-h200/IMG_0074.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerkVv6yO_kBiaUHt5EP-6wL13xTlHCmd4b3Q3tg2pxJIKsf_46t1D7EDJSPKkoF2PLWWOttl6665TnhyphenhyphenozUzO1OQwX6_YrgH4zkQXV7xtagcVyRJ7tTLifXyV1LWnmq271RdsRbgd5fXtWQLjW4njSMkpfuaFePwl-Y5QGqwdo6KzdLvSY0cXNhtPS2ia/s4032/IMG_0078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerkVv6yO_kBiaUHt5EP-6wL13xTlHCmd4b3Q3tg2pxJIKsf_46t1D7EDJSPKkoF2PLWWOttl6665TnhyphenhyphenozUzO1OQwX6_YrgH4zkQXV7xtagcVyRJ7tTLifXyV1LWnmq271RdsRbgd5fXtWQLjW4njSMkpfuaFePwl-Y5QGqwdo6KzdLvSY0cXNhtPS2ia/w150-h200/IMG_0078.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>Unlike <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2023/04/hotel-riu-negril-jamaica-review.html" target="_blank">Jamaica</a>, the pools here were beautiful. They were big and spacious, but it was also quite quiet which helped as well. I loved having room to swim around, with a lagoon type connection between them all. The swim up bar was just the pièce de résistance. They also did lots of activities in the pools with water polo, volleyball, aqua aerobics, aqua cycling and then fun things like water slides, inflatables and a foam party. I think my favourite aspect was the palm tree leaf parasols. 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I was shocked at how quiet it was when we arrived. It was smaller than I expected but plenty of choice, with one pool plus a baby pool with baby slide area and then five further slide chutes. There was lots of shade and places to sit, plus the best part was that there was another buffet restaurant so we didn't have to leave and go back to the resort. They do provide free golf carts to go back and forth between the two resorts, but it was a nice 10 minute walk so we walked down, instead of waiting. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XBSq8wYWOVrQ5cN45wy3UpVjnK_EvXVrH0RZzPe4QP1NAlL_b_mDZQBcelHP6iBgOfASvyIdGXAvIHGa1cIXs3qv1DVZrTS4s46d8njx6JX_0ED8X6bDPdBIL_PiFYuSnswt39-O9ZIeYMwYDHBcWi1ONRlt8AcZtMTuC_j1tOpo4bFUjEt06eU80LNr/s4032/IMG_0360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XBSq8wYWOVrQ5cN45wy3UpVjnK_EvXVrH0RZzPe4QP1NAlL_b_mDZQBcelHP6iBgOfASvyIdGXAvIHGa1cIXs3qv1DVZrTS4s46d8njx6JX_0ED8X6bDPdBIL_PiFYuSnswt39-O9ZIeYMwYDHBcWi1ONRlt8AcZtMTuC_j1tOpo4bFUjEt06eU80LNr/w200-h150/IMG_0360.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwxjKHqExKT5h1XjTQv4QS_9gfFyp5NOl9L57SfXgGTyLZA2foUs-QvcUqEz0nJQ2EJaL3xST_wvWh8rase5sJpPiM6WgLPz0cOgHV32uQwcOgM09CBe3o_LIh_58-ahG4yP29UH6L1ru2o8_9eJiT2SflVKp9VOP1GEKGXznebq3iGUAK-h9p_sjQugP/s4032/IMG_0358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwxjKHqExKT5h1XjTQv4QS_9gfFyp5NOl9L57SfXgGTyLZA2foUs-QvcUqEz0nJQ2EJaL3xST_wvWh8rase5sJpPiM6WgLPz0cOgHV32uQwcOgM09CBe3o_LIh_58-ahG4yP29UH6L1ru2o8_9eJiT2SflVKp9VOP1GEKGXznebq3iGUAK-h9p_sjQugP/w150-h200/IMG_0358.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAswqRga4v9_jVazo7XycUU6AdCdLEPSoe6d27tAxe1xIlJyhqD1Fp3BBVz3abr6UtaThBFolZ_-7er8iTN_XIDMtCsudo46K7eixnF35jx5U7HwjAg_7XzHRg5NFPUg6pJ2aRO9ZcgetAgDKy1IevrOJ_2hiq9m45Kjllb2UR9OkTUeQihyqUd6wrr4y/s4032/IMG_0379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAswqRga4v9_jVazo7XycUU6AdCdLEPSoe6d27tAxe1xIlJyhqD1Fp3BBVz3abr6UtaThBFolZ_-7er8iTN_XIDMtCsudo46K7eixnF35jx5U7HwjAg_7XzHRg5NFPUg6pJ2aRO9ZcgetAgDKy1IevrOJ_2hiq9m45Kjllb2UR9OkTUeQihyqUd6wrr4y/w200-h150/IMG_0379.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>The other place you could also go during the day, was of course the beach. The beach was literally next to the pools, so it was lovely and close by. It was a private beach so there weren't as many people trying to sell things, just the company that the resort let in. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9c4gpyNpPcsk8PZbZhEdcKbiRvh4GvCpOq7k5B3GTdbPIEkv8QU0RTVZjBiLCG1BYRY64fQuecoL_4fvvD7D_XVZFT3Xc7Ta7Ei5Nc1GqUv_l0UqNQ_5xX6iol-FElLGo_k6O8cCVRMWfb3tANTyLV7-tSGVL-WmZHyaBHqwCO6gRELP1CRTVaiIZ0aU/s4032/IMG_0090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9c4gpyNpPcsk8PZbZhEdcKbiRvh4GvCpOq7k5B3GTdbPIEkv8QU0RTVZjBiLCG1BYRY64fQuecoL_4fvvD7D_XVZFT3Xc7Ta7Ei5Nc1GqUv_l0UqNQ_5xX6iol-FElLGo_k6O8cCVRMWfb3tANTyLV7-tSGVL-WmZHyaBHqwCO6gRELP1CRTVaiIZ0aU/w200-h150/IMG_0090.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLQhEju19Bs-0sxqJwO8W_s2G3YPo3E04W_TGgx1xbA68BgqAyu6SyeGB0KP5j5bn0QsRw7ZmLBtokuRaZAtf8aVyb7M5_Z5Ruq-qJJwSi9ElIUXNyLsdRQmFqB33H9mH2c-79hFzshJt4MFWhI96l4t1iqesNELZIanM8D2UM6wyb2RuXTtBG5dfhkfA/s4032/IMG_0125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLQhEju19Bs-0sxqJwO8W_s2G3YPo3E04W_TGgx1xbA68BgqAyu6SyeGB0KP5j5bn0QsRw7ZmLBtokuRaZAtf8aVyb7M5_Z5Ruq-qJJwSi9ElIUXNyLsdRQmFqB33H9mH2c-79hFzshJt4MFWhI96l4t1iqesNELZIanM8D2UM6wyb2RuXTtBG5dfhkfA/w150-h200/IMG_0125.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFCQ1yn2rZofTz_xPfLch8mFjj95h7F_S75EfyCoJAjKAFothdU4Jq5C6K3EAt00QEBf9YyYgkPGMkZ7vAUmd1kXIXZ7gk0CbGIVQ0N4Ww01wpxymTAwEM794HZXfpN0gDNxbhvNsCSG_AuABblXilstMH6Ixz6LcaWyrxYf19LRWqi6zwRF7aNdCUOKi/s4032/IMG_0931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFCQ1yn2rZofTz_xPfLch8mFjj95h7F_S75EfyCoJAjKAFothdU4Jq5C6K3EAt00QEBf9YyYgkPGMkZ7vAUmd1kXIXZ7gk0CbGIVQ0N4Ww01wpxymTAwEM794HZXfpN0gDNxbhvNsCSG_AuABblXilstMH6Ixz6LcaWyrxYf19LRWqi6zwRF7aNdCUOKi/w200-h150/IMG_0931.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div>The biggest selling point about the hotel was the sheer number of restaurants. They have 2 buffets for breakfast, 3 open for lunch, and then 2 buffet restaurants for dinner, alongside 9 specialty restaurants: Italian, American, Brazilian, Beach Bar, Mexican, Mediterranean, Steakhouse, Japanese and Sushi Bar. Of course, we didn't get a chance to do them all, but nevertheless, there was such a variety. I really enjoyed the Brazilian restaurant but just two hours later I was down with D+V quite significantly, which sadly lasted the rest of the holiday. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GTnLcJhH6NMjw9Js0QTxgTbE3X_aS7kjdArWTWobEN3sIXQTyFJiOfuhxGS0iPjSZki9fqbiS5UHLTCJEP_thqjNcYqWGH9MwzONWpPkVCTyNNKfsQsFjwpZByHfIPPrJT5CCBzv3JCueRm7D50BHdszMtHxl0-Iqz3EVck_Hrg-Iy_WF8G4BuNwZjBD/s4032/IMG_0281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GTnLcJhH6NMjw9Js0QTxgTbE3X_aS7kjdArWTWobEN3sIXQTyFJiOfuhxGS0iPjSZki9fqbiS5UHLTCJEP_thqjNcYqWGH9MwzONWpPkVCTyNNKfsQsFjwpZByHfIPPrJT5CCBzv3JCueRm7D50BHdszMtHxl0-Iqz3EVck_Hrg-Iy_WF8G4BuNwZjBD/w200-h150/IMG_0281.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPsx12FxMoKfBUmkqQTIXpq1Jkdy4oxAacY_nOJI-fyVZd7XbaLKKW_XCoE3H-jRSmZmK_6v4mvwIuDncOokI3uL4tz76KSDNz29zIMBfYbeB32SVs0kHcoK7veOYPWErxmi3_NWkoIV6MQ3VHkole__boj6u2QMTcuc5pF5IbLUidaKHY8DkFyYVkOCC/s4032/IMG_0627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPsx12FxMoKfBUmkqQTIXpq1Jkdy4oxAacY_nOJI-fyVZd7XbaLKKW_XCoE3H-jRSmZmK_6v4mvwIuDncOokI3uL4tz76KSDNz29zIMBfYbeB32SVs0kHcoK7veOYPWErxmi3_NWkoIV6MQ3VHkole__boj6u2QMTcuc5pF5IbLUidaKHY8DkFyYVkOCC/w200-h150/IMG_0627.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0vxpEV_qyuIMZLd7w-8RNa-vOfw7AxGOmRQe3vrODgqsujL3VnacAbyRNso-4DTowYqhJIzy-gUNI7tGTpfrobY_2jDXb79wiEus_zSiTEQpWYqRRbrkvV50x3-g7x2wOlzrzdQyUX18GguYdEJg9u4blz4uCjxWE7OEs7eVUKh-cDvHCZujM2cZaKZd/s4032/IMG_0854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0vxpEV_qyuIMZLd7w-8RNa-vOfw7AxGOmRQe3vrODgqsujL3VnacAbyRNso-4DTowYqhJIzy-gUNI7tGTpfrobY_2jDXb79wiEus_zSiTEQpWYqRRbrkvV50x3-g7x2wOlzrzdQyUX18GguYdEJg9u4blz4uCjxWE7OEs7eVUKh-cDvHCZujM2cZaKZd/w200-h150/IMG_0854.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p>My biggest complaint - outside the food poisoning - was the shows. For a 4+ star hotel, they were the worst I'd ever seen. They were very gimmicky. The first we missed as mum was tired and we were waiting for some maintenance issues to be fixed in the room, but that one did look good as it was a circus show and they even had a trapeze and aerial act set up when we walked past. The second was a “Playback Show” which was advertised more as a singing some and ended up being a very low end set up of lip syncing. The dancing wasn’t great, the lip syncing was bad and each song went on for far too long. Turns out, all the shows were like that, just with different "themes". They would just bring out really random props at the end of the song, which added absolutely nothing to the performance. For example, in one they had parasols come out for the find pose and in another a grainy glow stick circle which they just stood inside. They were all very repetitive and used far too much smoke and fire. So much so, half the time you can barely see the performers. Especially as the stage lighting wasn't always that great. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMVwSEGP8D6xO-esjCqnr4b5VHLiXtbh3mnSQAe4u2XSAUFufW3O1v4giLK1PptQd4T_FvParF0I1vmMpMlEskBJZTHLkthC-X3m923BBmBQQcxWV1CTpQtrs2tSkYkMu4fI8El9rDNHacYuMRhyphenhyphenhu7SJKhWq1_pbYkOiKBdbQFUEaLA-uyANqKKdTFPl/s4032/IMG_0894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMVwSEGP8D6xO-esjCqnr4b5VHLiXtbh3mnSQAe4u2XSAUFufW3O1v4giLK1PptQd4T_FvParF0I1vmMpMlEskBJZTHLkthC-X3m923BBmBQQcxWV1CTpQtrs2tSkYkMu4fI8El9rDNHacYuMRhyphenhyphenhu7SJKhWq1_pbYkOiKBdbQFUEaLA-uyANqKKdTFPl/w200-h150/IMG_0894.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenZ890wwepDzNkIgU1R-tqxKQQqlNrC13uf7l-onQzRirngmlsmj_Xs_jWlUks6WuKtTy6NyKzWsoEUFh9etLo2pI5BvPwRXQ8ZNSZYd0zW3dlNzfNb9LQXJTjrDFaq3MY63WII3u3pS3wgRbPrARmhFbKp9jDcI8xRgrP8IFEOronXuc1d-0oTNWwodo/s4032/IMG_0331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenZ890wwepDzNkIgU1R-tqxKQQqlNrC13uf7l-onQzRirngmlsmj_Xs_jWlUks6WuKtTy6NyKzWsoEUFh9etLo2pI5BvPwRXQ8ZNSZYd0zW3dlNzfNb9LQXJTjrDFaq3MY63WII3u3pS3wgRbPrARmhFbKp9jDcI8xRgrP8IFEOronXuc1d-0oTNWwodo/w200-h150/IMG_0331.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqDt2ABH0D7LMrotkhWONgbMpTeaLtuDTpzZ2qQKMP_nj5b8JU94meD39wvTroQhHmf-SRggfZQy_jUzAqLCoPCJQNTBrllN_DBV1nVxAX3U7yeKiENkPSOZ1y88YFVCz9Xv9Gs8ghtmSB65__t1jz46OxY1K3AJbwzOnEm9idynYT_ivwqGXse1E7NT3/s4032/IMG_0519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqDt2ABH0D7LMrotkhWONgbMpTeaLtuDTpzZ2qQKMP_nj5b8JU94meD39wvTroQhHmf-SRggfZQy_jUzAqLCoPCJQNTBrllN_DBV1nVxAX3U7yeKiENkPSOZ1y88YFVCz9Xv9Gs8ghtmSB65__t1jz46OxY1K3AJbwzOnEm9idynYT_ivwqGXse1E7NT3/w200-h150/IMG_0519.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p>Overall, whilst I was well, I had the most amazing time. I loved all the activities around the hotel and the resort itself was beautiful. The staff were lovely and accommodating. The restaurants were plentiful, easy to book and tasty and there were so many places to go to relax. Unfortunately, I only managed to enjoy it for a total of 4 days, before being poorly in bed for the remaining three and I struggle to recommend somewhere I got so poorly. I won't go into too much detail but it's honestly changed my life since. I still don't feel recovered back to normal. </p></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-43830549233816532462024-02-05T20:00:00.016+00:002024-02-05T20:00:00.239+00:00Submitting my Third Master's Module Assessment "Professional Midwifery Advocate Preparation" (Part 2)<p>It's been a while since I wrote a university post so be prepared for weekly updates whilst I catch up. This one is apart the second part of my Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) course assessments. This assessment for this module was split into two parts. The <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2023/08/submitting-my-third-masters-module.html" target="_blank">first </a>part was an essay. I was actually quite disappointed in my mark for this as I explained earlier, so I wanted to try really hard to make the workbook aspect the best it could be. </p><p><br /></p><p>The workbook ended up being a lot more work than originally anticipated. I asked for an extension as I wasn't able to complete all the activities required to meet the competencies but the module lead said that was quite normal with the course so it was meant to finish at the end of July, however my extension was until the end of October. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq82pddaRlH2iS7dHC6GWVhZ6qvZflWBhMeWlZwoP0mlynxERtfhPMwOSHYO2_J1Ji2-2Yece3eXkBNPnypUrEocB19ThN36G7A2naPLI28kRLJXccx1e7zmKTxGrvCitar3oAO6KXLcC3K7zv0D9ETYVis_I-okSWMLm7uBCycTVPgtxn_LBo7uKW3Cu7/s355/l2RXibWG_400x400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="355" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq82pddaRlH2iS7dHC6GWVhZ6qvZflWBhMeWlZwoP0mlynxERtfhPMwOSHYO2_J1Ji2-2Yece3eXkBNPnypUrEocB19ThN36G7A2naPLI28kRLJXccx1e7zmKTxGrvCitar3oAO6KXLcC3K7zv0D9ETYVis_I-okSWMLm7uBCycTVPgtxn_LBo7uKW3Cu7/s320/l2RXibWG_400x400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The workbook was made up on a number of activities, which were required to meet a number of competencies. I had already been able to achieve some through previous commitments but I felt I also needed to be able to do the ones directly associated with being a PMA to feel more comfortable and confident.</p><p><br /></p><p>My supervisor was great and very supportive. We had 3 meetings together over my course to discuss progress, and I attended a number of sessions that she led too. It was really useful exercises to be able to sit down, reflect on and apply to the skills required. Often skills were applicable to numerous areas and my supervisor pushed me to expand on these. </p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-34642301649290088132024-02-04T20:00:00.049+00:002024-02-04T20:00:00.131+00:00Cousins Trip, New Car and School Reunions!<p>My first annual leave of 2024 called for a cousins day to celebrate Christmas, car shopping and buying a new car and seeing lots of friends from high school!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_5ypRcbPG9xI52NV8WlktFdIuuVjpgkfTfakzbQ9nAWK7e1HZt5nl-F5wNKlm7SRbNSyKHHYrS7iDoCC_mD4Gc3ninvhh3waSImYXl8yGall3HenBG6aile0yuXkbSbRWodtP7aA9QbpKhc_q6Pfae7h7kaNSx_KLB_VaKPrLUbFd5lRF53eGpvKGMfU/s4032/IMG_6475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_5ypRcbPG9xI52NV8WlktFdIuuVjpgkfTfakzbQ9nAWK7e1HZt5nl-F5wNKlm7SRbNSyKHHYrS7iDoCC_mD4Gc3ninvhh3waSImYXl8yGall3HenBG6aile0yuXkbSbRWodtP7aA9QbpKhc_q6Pfae7h7kaNSx_KLB_VaKPrLUbFd5lRF53eGpvKGMfU/s320/IMG_6475.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Click <a href="https://youtu.be/P9j1hORVoac" target="_blank">here </a>to watch the vlog or see below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P9j1hORVoac" width="320" youtube-src-id="P9j1hORVoac"></iframe></div><p>Everything started a little stressful. I woke up early and got ready for a cousin's day out in Leeds. I was so excited, even having time to paint my nails. I was waiting for my cousin to come and pick me up and then got the dreaded message to say she was running late. I was somewhat expecting it, but when I hadn't heard anything in 40 minutes, I contacted her again, only to find out she'd lost her car keys and was no longer coming. Talking about frustration and stress. I then had to race to book an Uber and a train and only just made it to the next one available, but of course, it was 2 hours and so I was over an hour and a half later than planned. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhro5N1irLpZKNkdupXNbmkpjAOoUOPmHb67OqglNxnktm3jHOH2jJmvM3tSt0jN28BA9RSnBjhmPwP12cTeJAMRUApYq_HW2FNX_SylktqROu0xeFXnoxjC7fYdm0Bl6PeGkOdjMNiEZojyy8R6OJlt3WsvEmwjkCvE_NoJXDhXpMA9lwR5goemNFQXQfw/s4032/IMG_6461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhro5N1irLpZKNkdupXNbmkpjAOoUOPmHb67OqglNxnktm3jHOH2jJmvM3tSt0jN28BA9RSnBjhmPwP12cTeJAMRUApYq_HW2FNX_SylktqROu0xeFXnoxjC7fYdm0Bl6PeGkOdjMNiEZojyy8R6OJlt3WsvEmwjkCvE_NoJXDhXpMA9lwR5goemNFQXQfw/w150-h200/IMG_6461.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfmtW-WjuxDJnJn7synlgVGDKiXXtZaEDehaqWbxfdi6col5rwe3o9KiZo3TGqL2HSbYAZ5jZbAI7nY57rBJ0ffDagS7Webt19cmaEQbJwrXRUwxwYxAT7qZvH23aGH9EFNnRHsbG-xkyU7EGOOeGkE8wiH-VXfwl-jmFZXRDZoLx5VCOf10OeaPT0xux/s4032/IMG_6479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfmtW-WjuxDJnJn7synlgVGDKiXXtZaEDehaqWbxfdi6col5rwe3o9KiZo3TGqL2HSbYAZ5jZbAI7nY57rBJ0ffDagS7Webt19cmaEQbJwrXRUwxwYxAT7qZvH23aGH9EFNnRHsbG-xkyU7EGOOeGkE8wiH-VXfwl-jmFZXRDZoLx5VCOf10OeaPT0xux/w150-h200/IMG_6479.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uNLn5QKLJ3AkhDThPBfalp6ZmCBXF6urDgpRRxgiQYlIlKcSHd2nvRHtZIDTPEjDgLx5FUKZhPf-C2sDMZHrq7wlUngro0nZEhmgxmdHVHEu7vMUrDen9jIMzG2YJFTDP0MFDyQtOK2rpHcChroVn7CvsUEYipwPKc-MUhXMm5Jnx6Anp3jegSZMYauL/s3088/IMG_6493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uNLn5QKLJ3AkhDThPBfalp6ZmCBXF6urDgpRRxgiQYlIlKcSHd2nvRHtZIDTPEjDgLx5FUKZhPf-C2sDMZHrq7wlUngro0nZEhmgxmdHVHEu7vMUrDen9jIMzG2YJFTDP0MFDyQtOK2rpHcChroVn7CvsUEYipwPKc-MUhXMm5Jnx6Anp3jegSZMYauL/w150-h200/IMG_6493.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><p>My mum picked me up from the train station and then we went to the car dealership to collect my <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/01/buying-my-new-car.html" target="_blank">new car</a>. I've shared pretty much a full car tour on the vlog, but I'll be writing a blog post with all the details and a review in probably around a months time. We quickly dropped the car back at the farm before she kindly dropped me off in Leeds. Sadly, I'd missed out on Darts which I was really looking forward to, and I lost my £11 non-refundable deposit. I caught them in the last few minutes and so didn't even get to throw one before we moved on to the next venue: Fleur. The food portions were okay, but not huge. Luckily, the food was tasty. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmYh_PkotzzF5YQAousSHqVKOX-SzonOXfMINGv0WYb4nkAdUEsMWtxz9h40Vax8-Y_-eKnX61F4uPXPv7ke9hGaZ0AjBHv2oO684gGKEq5htJ469AnRnB4c9u-hjlyf9HxgqP42g7WmJr9e_511hl9w21LyCovH-WNDucqfXAS3hs_F-QxPq9cj29kzB/s4032/IMG_6497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmYh_PkotzzF5YQAousSHqVKOX-SzonOXfMINGv0WYb4nkAdUEsMWtxz9h40Vax8-Y_-eKnX61F4uPXPv7ke9hGaZ0AjBHv2oO684gGKEq5htJ469AnRnB4c9u-hjlyf9HxgqP42g7WmJr9e_511hl9w21LyCovH-WNDucqfXAS3hs_F-QxPq9cj29kzB/w150-h200/IMG_6497.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVcLyYG6Fx8IVoAceUhgBeJ3fvb4iOpLOy8hT9vhqq6P6KV4zH4EJWmgn6tpsYXNeMROKXM0hjzyP1vqlOAGpB9yad36NufSHcwW4o4XrOLsO-Hzdp0TlT56mHMaVuuzTIygvul-ziDrCiek4bHkXhrm2ihxXsLOw2hChUnz0WHtReUrMqUIzbVgL_tj5/s4032/IMG_6502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVcLyYG6Fx8IVoAceUhgBeJ3fvb4iOpLOy8hT9vhqq6P6KV4zH4EJWmgn6tpsYXNeMROKXM0hjzyP1vqlOAGpB9yad36NufSHcwW4o4XrOLsO-Hzdp0TlT56mHMaVuuzTIygvul-ziDrCiek4bHkXhrm2ihxXsLOw2hChUnz0WHtReUrMqUIzbVgL_tj5/w150-h200/IMG_6502.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjGDi_b3J5Lj7lItXwpnxYvNAnvVJrZ0afd5XYfaC8KCVTAQ4kG6AodnEAJ1ZhaYhocwqDpMQ3RpB3Ao2R1MidBdh-pT7-Upu9FSua95GV-HEf0NG7lz3_T99oRXl2XGeM75B6EEUpzcvejjk3pFhoM1VaGInsdROhTbpiVKNJ39gA6rW1OqsCSPS3yZv/s4032/IMG_6504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjGDi_b3J5Lj7lItXwpnxYvNAnvVJrZ0afd5XYfaC8KCVTAQ4kG6AodnEAJ1ZhaYhocwqDpMQ3RpB3Ao2R1MidBdh-pT7-Upu9FSua95GV-HEf0NG7lz3_T99oRXl2XGeM75B6EEUpzcvejjk3pFhoM1VaGInsdROhTbpiVKNJ39gA6rW1OqsCSPS3yZv/w150-h200/IMG_6504.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>Next up was Junkyard Golf for a round of mini golf, which I did terribly at. Before moving onto All Bar One. I wasn't really into the bar scene, especially not on a busy Saturday night, so I was glad everyone decided it was best to go home at that point. My cousins still in Pontefract, headed back there, whilst the rest of us headed to my Aunt's house to go meet up with my nephew. He even took his first big step sessions with 7 in a row!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinS3V3dG42_hVmPW1khQq9cH7JY60RZomGivk0-UmNQST9sQOpwM5ZAFVWUfyvTM24Mj1toXUHiMLzYzY_HzhLTzsMiUQAW0SvVbBT_gczaFNAJXU1qzIGPFJEwb-igaCOW__s6XbGgxXtWyIv3IK4swecfOxTGzuJw-X3WA1aU5eVVm2Fdxg9eWpmD_M6/s4032/IMG_6519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinS3V3dG42_hVmPW1khQq9cH7JY60RZomGivk0-UmNQST9sQOpwM5ZAFVWUfyvTM24Mj1toXUHiMLzYzY_HzhLTzsMiUQAW0SvVbBT_gczaFNAJXU1qzIGPFJEwb-igaCOW__s6XbGgxXtWyIv3IK4swecfOxTGzuJw-X3WA1aU5eVVm2Fdxg9eWpmD_M6/w150-h200/IMG_6519.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpt0O3xW2fTuGWB-MouM26QovrmL8SJWqAfKz7XHw_ADalpou0R-ni6GmoNzuDVfCqnwjMby0DcCHGrzhX6cemC6BR79Szb9Nvht45pruAaRE4cXx7acGGlZs_o2lSZC4-q4umlmqjCMovDqDzDAnJacR2Buiw8a42aSuX4BUviYvvFSPCmq3bd20pO6M/s4032/IMG_6553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpt0O3xW2fTuGWB-MouM26QovrmL8SJWqAfKz7XHw_ADalpou0R-ni6GmoNzuDVfCqnwjMby0DcCHGrzhX6cemC6BR79Szb9Nvht45pruAaRE4cXx7acGGlZs_o2lSZC4-q4umlmqjCMovDqDzDAnJacR2Buiw8a42aSuX4BUviYvvFSPCmq3bd20pO6M/w150-h200/IMG_6553.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlmJuO_csippQBwn3t3GCfh869qn4LirJSW4wslEWV9yomF8Xvb8Hgnhj6_UrVz17Omtj0SsKSNTN2LQGb_khEoROxEDk6jVVD9Oy5liJ0UboLADsSzp-kCMTmw_xF18PWSCD3_EpMdEkM6T3R7u7tLaRx54kshg3ZogiOKVgc8YDAmRHXNhW2SN5Vlfj/s4032/IMG_6565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlmJuO_csippQBwn3t3GCfh869qn4LirJSW4wslEWV9yomF8Xvb8Hgnhj6_UrVz17Omtj0SsKSNTN2LQGb_khEoROxEDk6jVVD9Oy5liJ0UboLADsSzp-kCMTmw_xF18PWSCD3_EpMdEkM6T3R7u7tLaRx54kshg3ZogiOKVgc8YDAmRHXNhW2SN5Vlfj/w150-h200/IMG_6565.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>The next day, I set up the car and explored all the ins and outs before heading to Wakefield to meet up with Alice for Sunday lunch at The Iris. The food was lovely, although I defintely missed my roasted carrots and pigs in blankets that they served last time. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZd1NOKb0PIq0emsYdMuaiu36wTo9MrbJoPQboG6kQF_NaD7BZ8_zIoePAM50JuXJj92r6Pdta11luxR1qx5GIGsNnOSLyzYaU3wyD8AZnts4wtDnnQM7OHRnWIFfCYASd6mNnd-sjDRrxdNXUIbsSlJcOyGEyQlAWWhRi1MCtoGgSOVYxAVAJk6N68xEc/s4032/IMG_6618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZd1NOKb0PIq0emsYdMuaiu36wTo9MrbJoPQboG6kQF_NaD7BZ8_zIoePAM50JuXJj92r6Pdta11luxR1qx5GIGsNnOSLyzYaU3wyD8AZnts4wtDnnQM7OHRnWIFfCYASd6mNnd-sjDRrxdNXUIbsSlJcOyGEyQlAWWhRi1MCtoGgSOVYxAVAJk6N68xEc/w150-h200/IMG_6618.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqmSP-utenytn1zipVm_hUGfBxEWE-b2MaOhX3zWi-tCkcAYtNgG_vWOOeLo6TqjzP-agu02p8fmpij5GsbBkaplX-s-dbqJ05lpuUEqCYr2OrfjDxxggntgcEnnvT9gicomY_EIeaZOwKKqoX6Tp_YSjYABUaxTYcT4QpLspgMq58NSsoRl_pODT0ini/s4032/IMG_6640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqmSP-utenytn1zipVm_hUGfBxEWE-b2MaOhX3zWi-tCkcAYtNgG_vWOOeLo6TqjzP-agu02p8fmpij5GsbBkaplX-s-dbqJ05lpuUEqCYr2OrfjDxxggntgcEnnvT9gicomY_EIeaZOwKKqoX6Tp_YSjYABUaxTYcT4QpLspgMq58NSsoRl_pODT0ini/w150-h200/IMG_6640.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGgIrcJ1nbkc-ELRAXSTBbfSVjhOdAR8MjaJispg7EdvBnbNHGnMZFk2l9lc2wcaFs_bNEyr1OyptOELMpR2OKr7MnNrW_5VlHnWBHvL7SooxuNtjLdPpg8SJPxxVn6b3LO3D5cc3yHGv0wPAYNC-a3gxsQM_Q9wy5sZy-z7ziaAOF_VcglYC0srMFHkR/s4032/IMG_6650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGgIrcJ1nbkc-ELRAXSTBbfSVjhOdAR8MjaJispg7EdvBnbNHGnMZFk2l9lc2wcaFs_bNEyr1OyptOELMpR2OKr7MnNrW_5VlHnWBHvL7SooxuNtjLdPpg8SJPxxVn6b3LO3D5cc3yHGv0wPAYNC-a3gxsQM_Q9wy5sZy-z7ziaAOF_VcglYC0srMFHkR/w150-h200/IMG_6650.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>When I got back, everyone else was heading out into the storm, so I had a night alone finishing Big Love, which I have absolutely loved watching, although I was really unhappy with the actual ending. Very much a disappointment. I ended up going into the hot tub in the blustery winds and enjoying the vast contrast in temperature for an hour too. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-ovAUNqaqhW1Go0PuCzn2p-aINfrrOXd8-8vAHKoZADzVAvlIRP7ExgQxksuQwPmLYJgOh1iMEXbzff2GndbMZqbeyLjoDtM-yBOUpc5QMSVOV2pD3LceFTZ_DB7odRDFFOnA_pOn0x6n3OEPv4wv2NQcJcMcfvQnFGx52gRs5pHmS8dmpkGsBOmamWN/s4032/IMG_6662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-ovAUNqaqhW1Go0PuCzn2p-aINfrrOXd8-8vAHKoZADzVAvlIRP7ExgQxksuQwPmLYJgOh1iMEXbzff2GndbMZqbeyLjoDtM-yBOUpc5QMSVOV2pD3LceFTZ_DB7odRDFFOnA_pOn0x6n3OEPv4wv2NQcJcMcfvQnFGx52gRs5pHmS8dmpkGsBOmamWN/w150-h200/IMG_6662.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8NvoN7Y0yaFrjpa1TaGw6otAc92g-PhMlQEvOY_igkabByKZxFhSpeAWIcFX62OKlu-rwJL19UDNuVDtAolivPxoJ2i3mC4JYGlkDC4-zZhK9t3cWqZGmoJC0xpFysqZcWbcvt4ehCX14JS6EEqIhyy1cirXUwvAlFKkKxF3vsje_YpTLg6ZsrRN_q-9/s3088/IMG_6678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8NvoN7Y0yaFrjpa1TaGw6otAc92g-PhMlQEvOY_igkabByKZxFhSpeAWIcFX62OKlu-rwJL19UDNuVDtAolivPxoJ2i3mC4JYGlkDC4-zZhK9t3cWqZGmoJC0xpFysqZcWbcvt4ehCX14JS6EEqIhyy1cirXUwvAlFKkKxF3vsje_YpTLg6ZsrRN_q-9/w150-h200/IMG_6678.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1HJ-cLPwLDD-Fsc46uUeMP8dVmqTxpbHY0sDwInQJR9ByZ33vKKaexgAV4WfqAG4TB4jhc6YbDWDKAOtxsaFiHUwi3tSp8scwDDFfMZFAuICYbvvCIkacjgYKG9m5Zw7iRJ3Spuwc2uk09RGhhyphenhyphenrBtr9XdXG0begWa-3x2KBqF0VmY6_qpu96xUMPfEZ/s2000/ORHB9035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1HJ-cLPwLDD-Fsc46uUeMP8dVmqTxpbHY0sDwInQJR9ByZ33vKKaexgAV4WfqAG4TB4jhc6YbDWDKAOtxsaFiHUwi3tSp8scwDDFfMZFAuICYbvvCIkacjgYKG9m5Zw7iRJ3Spuwc2uk09RGhhyphenhyphenrBtr9XdXG0begWa-3x2KBqF0VmY6_qpu96xUMPfEZ/w113-h200/ORHB9035.JPG" width="113" /></a></div>To end my long weekend, I headed to breakfast with Maria, another high school friend, who I hadn't seen for a while and it was so lovely to catch up and talk about life. The food was delicious but there was SO much! I barely finished half before having to call it a day and I was a little disappointed it didn't come with toast but neveretheless, it was lovely. Afterwards, I headed to the bakery to get some treats for later as she headed off to work in York. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA95UocynIKmyupL4HAilPibfZxZbKECq7RT0X51D39CQZbjUrjhzu3qKHEWl88LQGh5JsYlaQFas_6J93pnUC0eWzx2lJEoI2aQX8weuj8rbc0y8duv5gs8MnkigBrs2Cfx4_mF36p6M5oTTuUu3p9bB03rmmdP_p5OZ3mLi1pVx6oASNZnmpoDki7GA0/s4032/IMG_6689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA95UocynIKmyupL4HAilPibfZxZbKECq7RT0X51D39CQZbjUrjhzu3qKHEWl88LQGh5JsYlaQFas_6J93pnUC0eWzx2lJEoI2aQX8weuj8rbc0y8duv5gs8MnkigBrs2Cfx4_mF36p6M5oTTuUu3p9bB03rmmdP_p5OZ3mLi1pVx6oASNZnmpoDki7GA0/w150-h200/IMG_6689.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaBvS0N0gaXLpjF1IGfhQo0-sYrkWKpxa9npRH5Zb0TAMiwuamzzfRlLP8fd4sT8pi4TJIycQKk1YDQWmUMtYj43BLCauXWkZkW-Kr8M-YnpO-0IWWxzfj2lVMVsRDKTrYArcjbmBjRDrEF13nlAzBQAAVuqvFkD7G-xxdgTFsbVARIQfh4BUG0YEK7r1/s4032/IMG_6692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaBvS0N0gaXLpjF1IGfhQo0-sYrkWKpxa9npRH5Zb0TAMiwuamzzfRlLP8fd4sT8pi4TJIycQKk1YDQWmUMtYj43BLCauXWkZkW-Kr8M-YnpO-0IWWxzfj2lVMVsRDKTrYArcjbmBjRDrEF13nlAzBQAAVuqvFkD7G-xxdgTFsbVARIQfh4BUG0YEK7r1/w200-h150/IMG_6692.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-13155574552965803892024-02-02T20:00:00.056+00:002024-02-02T20:00:00.143+00:00The Time Traveller's Wife: The Musical (Review)<p>You know the book. You know the film. You maybe know the television show. Do you know the musical? I have one word to describe it and that is breath-taking. Based on Audrey Niffenegger’s internationally best-selling novel, this new musical is thrillingly brought to life with original songs from Grammy Award winners Joss Stone and Dave Stewart, and adapted by multi award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Time Traveller's Wife shares the story of Clare and Henry. Two lovers brought together over and over again, yet ripped apart in the same breath. Their journey explores an exceptional disorder of love, heartbreak and fight. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrgT32_xLzhQ9wuXoBgRo00bEPXHrRJ9SAGKgzhx7AlWIIq2ICX575-ximCS8i55Kgqct8oopR0WrCuXte3ELWJxL9zax_Nl2_s-JTPlcLe39UCbM5t_bNHTVnjE59OoEo7snAqnpVqIGOdtT5LfBBCtcTS_7OVRmwnGSwOMPe_Qe2fd-e5boiy7EbKV7/s4032/10%20-%20Time%20Traveller's%20Wife%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrgT32_xLzhQ9wuXoBgRo00bEPXHrRJ9SAGKgzhx7AlWIIq2ICX575-ximCS8i55Kgqct8oopR0WrCuXte3ELWJxL9zax_Nl2_s-JTPlcLe39UCbM5t_bNHTVnjE59OoEo7snAqnpVqIGOdtT5LfBBCtcTS_7OVRmwnGSwOMPe_Qe2fd-e5boiy7EbKV7/s320/10%20-%20Time%20Traveller's%20Wife%20(1).JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Walking into the theatre, I was immediately in awe of the beautiful white birds scattered around the building. They were dainty, yet powerful and when they were integrated into the show itself, everyone was silent for a second with the magic. The staging itself is quite simple. There is very little and that which is used is integrated into songs and dances so you barely notice the changes. The casting similarly is kept tight-knit with key roles being played by the backing dances as well, but Clare and Henry were so perfectly and uniquely cast. My only complaint is that I wishes they'd have kept their natural English accents. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h5hkP9Jxs0gW2DLFmOdd8ghV9dp-6fIczKT93kHOzxJ4tKEEFgkvpHeMWtzXhu4RRecmRBvhrDDBPOZjmZVB2HySabaS7NrcjLrBnzA1BJAlk-TsX6s6YMLSTdTPAVjG0r50MncEdip0MRC6ywVigtJcX5N106AqMxZZBoL-cIiRyW1XeR8NyXfAqbNV/s4032/10%20-%20Time%20Traveller's%20Wife%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h5hkP9Jxs0gW2DLFmOdd8ghV9dp-6fIczKT93kHOzxJ4tKEEFgkvpHeMWtzXhu4RRecmRBvhrDDBPOZjmZVB2HySabaS7NrcjLrBnzA1BJAlk-TsX6s6YMLSTdTPAVjG0r50MncEdip0MRC6ywVigtJcX5N106AqMxZZBoL-cIiRyW1XeR8NyXfAqbNV/w150-h200/10%20-%20Time%20Traveller's%20Wife%20(2).JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRldYpLQQmC13YBBm-utkDljj_3mGvPRUZgjuXR39GAFgHJDNEb3SHqcP-aAEX68YoGAon9bfpXHd-b5xTL8UVJsv5jKRlNOZueJnkVVD8mnymUKg3fM_v7cj4LRUkIftJB2U-nci-EWQXf6hq7YwlVV-LkmMUtd4amkajN5BrFwjJNZd960c4h-cY_3Vx/s4032/10%20-%20Time%20Traveller's%20Wife%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRldYpLQQmC13YBBm-utkDljj_3mGvPRUZgjuXR39GAFgHJDNEb3SHqcP-aAEX68YoGAon9bfpXHd-b5xTL8UVJsv5jKRlNOZueJnkVVD8mnymUKg3fM_v7cj4LRUkIftJB2U-nci-EWQXf6hq7YwlVV-LkmMUtd4amkajN5BrFwjJNZd960c4h-cY_3Vx/w150-h200/10%20-%20Time%20Traveller's%20Wife%20(3).JPG" width="150" /></a></div><p>Of course though, it's the songs that are truly incredible. Brand new and completely unique. They're each beautiful and story telling. My fear was that they would be gimmicky or fit in unnaturally. I was proved so wrong. Each song is perfectly placed and matches the mood of the moment. They provide the story through the song, so it's integrated seamlessly into the script and doesn't repeat aspects. </p><p><br /></p><p>On top of that, the main question I'm sure everyone had was how they were going to do the time travelling aspect and it was so clever! They had sequences of dances which distracted the audience to then allow Henry to disappear with clothes left in his place. Even with me watching him, I still missed every single disappearance. They also included a clever screen set up which made it looked like cracked glass and used body doubles to show the back of him from the other side of the stage. It was honestly mind blowing! The creativity throughout the whole show is just epic. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUadUZCTlJ8-KPq5ApCb3pvu5pXZvFpPg_HOcDYL1UqzuWATfP193fXMD6E-nLJF5QbxOFcnuUB_rb43gZGoHzhaYHoTZg2Cr9kmkVWjQCqbXrQupsz-aDKgMbqueff23u2Oi3QTYj5FKD0Z53SM6RaNMSgiyK2zEFNlqzC71wBNNl3_R0ECGRmkoyDLB9/s4032/10%20-%20Time%20Traveller's%20Wife%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUadUZCTlJ8-KPq5ApCb3pvu5pXZvFpPg_HOcDYL1UqzuWATfP193fXMD6E-nLJF5QbxOFcnuUB_rb43gZGoHzhaYHoTZg2Cr9kmkVWjQCqbXrQupsz-aDKgMbqueff23u2Oi3QTYj5FKD0Z53SM6RaNMSgiyK2zEFNlqzC71wBNNl3_R0ECGRmkoyDLB9/s320/10%20-%20Time%20Traveller's%20Wife%20(4).JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p>I am so surprised that this is a limited run, so make sure to get tickets to see it soon. It finishes on February 24th so be quick! I honestly can't praise it enough. I loved it. I wish I could go again but I sadly can't get back to London in time before it finishes. I'm hoping dearly it gets renewed! </p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-78162471857289295662024-01-31T20:00:00.073+00:002024-01-31T20:00:00.255+00:00The Coniston Hotel Country Estate and Spa (Review)<p>For a Christmas present, my mum treated my sister and I to a spa weekend stay at one of their favourite hotels, The Coniston Hotel Country Estate and Spa. I hadn't been before, but they have raved about it over and over again, so I was quite excited to go myself. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2IvglkXctymaR4-DgX7iaaPb4OQKCfJL6ALOiOpJoGai4Ld3-Tx8f7hK6IHp72ipthDV__en5b3U805Rv36c9JcnjF-VV27BxN-ZF6wQyb4FmcfjdCnawSMovYO1GnRYXtfKbRKBIfVu1lCERBxE15nRv3aubqe0ReuXcyq7hI2qzbMLccCuvtfTNOB2/s4032/IMG_6207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2IvglkXctymaR4-DgX7iaaPb4OQKCfJL6ALOiOpJoGai4Ld3-Tx8f7hK6IHp72ipthDV__en5b3U805Rv36c9JcnjF-VV27BxN-ZF6wQyb4FmcfjdCnawSMovYO1GnRYXtfKbRKBIfVu1lCERBxE15nRv3aubqe0ReuXcyq7hI2qzbMLccCuvtfTNOB2/s320/IMG_6207.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p>When we arrived, we went on a lovely long walk around the grounds. It was 1C so pretty cold, but enjoyable nevertheless. There are lots of routes and different paths to go down, so defintely a walk you could do over and over again. There was a beautiful lake set in the middle, alongside a stately country home and a boat house, set in the middle of the countryside. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2op64X-FM7CV7aO_DRFjLJmMSzpEcGSCwaj-ZAFDwVTuVWEu7Zy3n2vE8QxJg4tfWHaLWU7kaFJr93U8sPKb_PxTfRLZlB_azkBkKl6W3zw0778w_B-M3TR3EK-EEglyi_5RWhsngqhsFR794NUSkhEGWsyh5206QI9ZcWAQMZLxoThmcaSrwr9ajHuBe/s4032/IMG_6147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2op64X-FM7CV7aO_DRFjLJmMSzpEcGSCwaj-ZAFDwVTuVWEu7Zy3n2vE8QxJg4tfWHaLWU7kaFJr93U8sPKb_PxTfRLZlB_azkBkKl6W3zw0778w_B-M3TR3EK-EEglyi_5RWhsngqhsFR794NUSkhEGWsyh5206QI9ZcWAQMZLxoThmcaSrwr9ajHuBe/w150-h200/IMG_6147.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ybpKQSO_JH26ol47A70O8sK7Oi8DgOZPfg8d3baSjRdTF3LTJ6LKjaSoIVSMc81dn8Tg_BKgKi1EruEoLWgtpc2g2CEjRmV_RvYgZLsVFOw7wmj6prSfHrQ_wKBsFLGc7s9msM8yK2nmujjcw3WCuMEZIDbQdqSOuZwHeBvF4GjQOPPXoF62HN6lYk7r/s4032/IMG_6133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ybpKQSO_JH26ol47A70O8sK7Oi8DgOZPfg8d3baSjRdTF3LTJ6LKjaSoIVSMc81dn8Tg_BKgKi1EruEoLWgtpc2g2CEjRmV_RvYgZLsVFOw7wmj6prSfHrQ_wKBsFLGc7s9msM8yK2nmujjcw3WCuMEZIDbQdqSOuZwHeBvF4GjQOPPXoF62HN6lYk7r/w200-h150/IMG_6133.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTogWUElVb6Z7mFUvGIYVK_dmzFqx3jj3Y_2xqN3xOZx0mgiBvCyuo2F-MvRL_jdkhuBdVffmEQgsRN6HcRmouSLS7KYp_B_meojw8qdndddiP16UetXivnBgyKFQlil5YtYn5ZDUHUh5B4SWEwrykHNnotRBtTC8ujTu21crYfeDW3DV6Mj4DyUBZnOK/s4032/IMG_6155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTogWUElVb6Z7mFUvGIYVK_dmzFqx3jj3Y_2xqN3xOZx0mgiBvCyuo2F-MvRL_jdkhuBdVffmEQgsRN6HcRmouSLS7KYp_B_meojw8qdndddiP16UetXivnBgyKFQlil5YtYn5ZDUHUh5B4SWEwrykHNnotRBtTC8ujTu21crYfeDW3DV6Mj4DyUBZnOK/w150-h200/IMG_6155.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><p>I can't say I wasn't a little disappointed with the room itself. The outside of the building is incredible and the rest of the property is beautiful, so when I walked into the bedroom, it just felt dated. The bathroom and bedroom were nice enough, but just not the luxury feel I had expected. To top it off, the walls were very thin and we could hear next door talking and laughing all night, keeping us awake in the evening and then waking us up in the morning too. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mm28bmSh6f8F4GQgDNetn1_oAgOxawaItWi0uCV_ulnROJS280r-eySYZtc-kZubL9mj3zuVHhN3GH8uBVa43Q9cY3-grb9IAj4zmUZw9JkWqB8NKn2O0bm1ih90COO2Yr8k64keuD_4krwKZd0p0RJrwKQWEXUrbHaYIUhUTwC-Q-ZTbS1QOEvJLvVk/s4032/IMG_6213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mm28bmSh6f8F4GQgDNetn1_oAgOxawaItWi0uCV_ulnROJS280r-eySYZtc-kZubL9mj3zuVHhN3GH8uBVa43Q9cY3-grb9IAj4zmUZw9JkWqB8NKn2O0bm1ih90COO2Yr8k64keuD_4krwKZd0p0RJrwKQWEXUrbHaYIUhUTwC-Q-ZTbS1QOEvJLvVk/w150-h200/IMG_6213.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGqYlQSZ9jLPziMsuIP-bsPWp0dh8_dszE5qk_Tzk8GpVf5NCt2Nmyf-4UWFq47q0mKtKLEx37VMuJaNalXTIp-xM73YLtpwssZQMmu3BML8AADeWFrTxQWxn4hVP3rLzwQPEEv1v1sb-Czi7Um1jKpl_KPqklVtpOjqpS6kDvo5UqA2RSDR0F1T7czR-/s4032/IMG_6208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGqYlQSZ9jLPziMsuIP-bsPWp0dh8_dszE5qk_Tzk8GpVf5NCt2Nmyf-4UWFq47q0mKtKLEx37VMuJaNalXTIp-xM73YLtpwssZQMmu3BML8AADeWFrTxQWxn4hVP3rLzwQPEEv1v1sb-Czi7Um1jKpl_KPqklVtpOjqpS6kDvo5UqA2RSDR0F1T7czR-/w150-h200/IMG_6208.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuXm_SRwo8etZuBz6j0C__lSlmUta33v4tAZ2X2xOEOcxDYbYzPGi_MWGtJGYju6fHRN35D7Uj2tUqft5HX_58icV5do09uwin7yLoITRVnBHi5mLHUOxrimVJxP0yVxBh956oiKZU43BMUENhDYKoWnn1d3MwbL4CJ9BW2iZYkJbHsJetq403k9-FqCz/s4032/IMG_6210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuXm_SRwo8etZuBz6j0C__lSlmUta33v4tAZ2X2xOEOcxDYbYzPGi_MWGtJGYju6fHRN35D7Uj2tUqft5HX_58icV5do09uwin7yLoITRVnBHi5mLHUOxrimVJxP0yVxBh956oiKZU43BMUENhDYKoWnn1d3MwbL4CJ9BW2iZYkJbHsJetq403k9-FqCz/w150-h200/IMG_6210.JPG" width="150" /></a></p><p>The hotel boasts a number of eating places and we had our first evening meal in The View, which is their main restaurant. They catered to our dietary requirements and even let people order from the bar menu also, for slightly less fancy meals too. The food was delicious, but the room was freezing cold. We had to go back to the room to get our coats and we ended up moving to the less formal pub-like restaurant in the end for dessert and coffees, which was much warmer. In there, they also had lots of board games so we played alongside lots of laughter until almost midnight!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOkOz8E907m-vTXdWQiX1MHplGaaoNb8qc4Awci_xOVi6YoqVXM6iSl6Wk1VRQheq50sSRuDFAm1kQS4nBuZW_-dmdCkXnDcnN2KNNbprnfGR3kQIkg7yiTBQKbxj9oCXETYNDbJGoiQLocOCEk_LQN-vcCx6HOzostzkjb4VYf2ZV8fjPbWPlHbmiQIa/s4032/IMG_6298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOkOz8E907m-vTXdWQiX1MHplGaaoNb8qc4Awci_xOVi6YoqVXM6iSl6Wk1VRQheq50sSRuDFAm1kQS4nBuZW_-dmdCkXnDcnN2KNNbprnfGR3kQIkg7yiTBQKbxj9oCXETYNDbJGoiQLocOCEk_LQN-vcCx6HOzostzkjb4VYf2ZV8fjPbWPlHbmiQIa/w150-h200/IMG_6298.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JD0NZU503daJCM1w9XoR3gOEtH1VwMYKTMD73JE4pAkVqhX4x_E7gLm0u5v4le1l6yEl2Qu8epgQpUFkvpz8KKvyI5fBPWDBG8IIY8ULkAD2nbOFqLVUAmmd7s2M3QpGGaahBSrLDSEAArkTl2GalwXIf0vbAWFOzaUtBP0Daiuq5Rdp2zoI1GkYTBep/s4032/IMG_6296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JD0NZU503daJCM1w9XoR3gOEtH1VwMYKTMD73JE4pAkVqhX4x_E7gLm0u5v4le1l6yEl2Qu8epgQpUFkvpz8KKvyI5fBPWDBG8IIY8ULkAD2nbOFqLVUAmmd7s2M3QpGGaahBSrLDSEAArkTl2GalwXIf0vbAWFOzaUtBP0Daiuq5Rdp2zoI1GkYTBep/w150-h200/IMG_6296.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPNGjA_yx9w3NtwgwB_94Cl_dRwM5iIHTN0qNLsaks3NGhOjovIYXNEDfsra5ots4LB5JJB_z3gk7C4OCL5Vm-ICNITYHK4pXiYI5_O0SpaVg9rLX-Whwz4hHJuU6Sxu0G-SlVQugXL_UY7uhhqgvqBO06M2QhsRT98JRWlnwNsaJqBjYGpvA7zL6HQBg/s4032/IMG_6300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPNGjA_yx9w3NtwgwB_94Cl_dRwM5iIHTN0qNLsaks3NGhOjovIYXNEDfsra5ots4LB5JJB_z3gk7C4OCL5Vm-ICNITYHK4pXiYI5_O0SpaVg9rLX-Whwz4hHJuU6Sxu0G-SlVQugXL_UY7uhhqgvqBO06M2QhsRT98JRWlnwNsaJqBjYGpvA7zL6HQBg/w150-h200/IMG_6300.JPG" width="150" /></a></p><p>We later learnt at breakfast the next day, that the heating wasn't working, but it would have been nice to have that explained at the dinner. Breakfast was another delicious meal and the staff were faultless. We had a delicious continental buffet to start and then from there we could order cooked breakfasts, to which I got a full English. I was surprised you were allowed to order multiple hot meals, so really it was unlimited! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKW60JF2djDgbo0JNIOlKMbrigEcG6P15N91obrjf-DM9XOqzt6jq_2jWmcdNy8UeaLits1YW0-Kfl-cqq3Da_1-ko7TCNR5j9vMgIyy7G7zBcjUNfJBvl87CElrVQMRAHlZouunLt64EVJkCVoNqvYEteZQXHT0MHB5lo_t6H9JX3UR_rqoEH5qrpyFgS/s4032/IMG_6321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKW60JF2djDgbo0JNIOlKMbrigEcG6P15N91obrjf-DM9XOqzt6jq_2jWmcdNy8UeaLits1YW0-Kfl-cqq3Da_1-ko7TCNR5j9vMgIyy7G7zBcjUNfJBvl87CElrVQMRAHlZouunLt64EVJkCVoNqvYEteZQXHT0MHB5lo_t6H9JX3UR_rqoEH5qrpyFgS/w200-h150/IMG_6321.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKm7pQkpHtVIl4fl3IWjA_e8Z_hL64uecQkQ_-06N7JtONfvelLY5w5EeH-E6cg7Z44XkCDUjlB99WOHA22HA24kIJClAo5GoGKffqYpNzLTia2HmlIwvIlRckU5pvwHM9EwH3IdCV8C9ox-zUr_lx6kjyLvgXvAt_yEdKplIk8LInTpspcRJeZIHTbAix/s4032/IMG_6315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKm7pQkpHtVIl4fl3IWjA_e8Z_hL64uecQkQ_-06N7JtONfvelLY5w5EeH-E6cg7Z44XkCDUjlB99WOHA22HA24kIJClAo5GoGKffqYpNzLTia2HmlIwvIlRckU5pvwHM9EwH3IdCV8C9ox-zUr_lx6kjyLvgXvAt_yEdKplIk8LInTpspcRJeZIHTbAix/w150-h200/IMG_6315.JPG" width="150" /></a></p><p>The highlight of the stay was of course the spa. My two small complaints was how busy it was, because it meant that there weren't enough beds for everyone, but also I really wanted some food because whilst we'd stopped for lunch on the way to the hotel, I'd only had breakfast two hours earlier so I wasn't hungry. Unfortunately, despite saying the kitchen was open, apparently the chef was no longer cooking, which was very odd. Nevertheless, the spa saunas and steam rooms were lovely. The pool was nice but ice cold and the hot tubs were beautiful. There was both one inside and 2 outside, overlooking the lovely view. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xSAahUCsgacPpOtmiVI6Be4UbcE1rK1ehyphenhyphenUEZ5CZQS75q9um_8Ovten0_EZxvx_rej_GuFI3qfLhbBCO4rGGbIR-bIfZZDM5VX9q1lGK23uT1EC3p_ReHAdfzgGRoWIxQ11ayZZpSzA-ajybAkkRJAfyDfBAGn8qN4XaLeAMXDolzOEOO5rKsyMKaOkz/s4032/IMG_6235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xSAahUCsgacPpOtmiVI6Be4UbcE1rK1ehyphenhyphenUEZ5CZQS75q9um_8Ovten0_EZxvx_rej_GuFI3qfLhbBCO4rGGbIR-bIfZZDM5VX9q1lGK23uT1EC3p_ReHAdfzgGRoWIxQ11ayZZpSzA-ajybAkkRJAfyDfBAGn8qN4XaLeAMXDolzOEOO5rKsyMKaOkz/w200-h150/IMG_6235.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOn9SaxpEPKCJIuETyGv_5lK5rg9a1adgFxBdl7o5BVOTesKOwibeHcA4zsTCFoGRdXegQMUdZw1v98OJnwKlVSACaHi47-nakMI9fkNeGwMBmV68nXSBP7GDCpNIm7PlKrSav0Qghia5UBZAw7VwtZtJA0Y6gxqRtqHSterkRKSGWddCb7brm8RNwMJhb/s4032/IMG_6227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOn9SaxpEPKCJIuETyGv_5lK5rg9a1adgFxBdl7o5BVOTesKOwibeHcA4zsTCFoGRdXegQMUdZw1v98OJnwKlVSACaHi47-nakMI9fkNeGwMBmV68nXSBP7GDCpNIm7PlKrSav0Qghia5UBZAw7VwtZtJA0Y6gxqRtqHSterkRKSGWddCb7brm8RNwMJhb/w150-h200/IMG_6227.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYtV6PKDEKUzKPKEt6QlFU7UFcSPeyc_6BPSrSt91i65hMNLFu3cRh8jGHOrjQF7nqvpJ1Ex4h2ewuoyBfRAhCPqCis1axNzKJd20YRgGLnBMxYaezwLMyEeVH9T4nMaBY43UqomsT2nR1eTEmLQr5jIhdxQAVTUdE33XyzJgf5e1BzTMx66FflDVY66y/s4032/IMG_6242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYtV6PKDEKUzKPKEt6QlFU7UFcSPeyc_6BPSrSt91i65hMNLFu3cRh8jGHOrjQF7nqvpJ1Ex4h2ewuoyBfRAhCPqCis1axNzKJd20YRgGLnBMxYaezwLMyEeVH9T4nMaBY43UqomsT2nR1eTEmLQr5jIhdxQAVTUdE33XyzJgf5e1BzTMx66FflDVY66y/w200-h150/IMG_6242.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8_scFam-xWllsMJ0tdc-9ZSwU8WiyPh4fsEoY_NG4UvaKUGdSVJDms0RbD4mgyVa0YB381RIU8irKCkZCxgDwsNK8m0YX09aHUlya1a2cvwaWIUBXzbctFn2iPzElxTK7okkFdzmB5DzHViUOcYlFF0YQPHXnIgcSC-KqbvwWFi8vrblfRfvCsgQJcYp/s3088/IMG_6245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8_scFam-xWllsMJ0tdc-9ZSwU8WiyPh4fsEoY_NG4UvaKUGdSVJDms0RbD4mgyVa0YB381RIU8irKCkZCxgDwsNK8m0YX09aHUlya1a2cvwaWIUBXzbctFn2iPzElxTK7okkFdzmB5DzHViUOcYlFF0YQPHXnIgcSC-KqbvwWFi8vrblfRfvCsgQJcYp/w150-h200/IMG_6245.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPYJ4AZbZn5_MdFU-hR6pU4a4o-2BLHw7pv2ph_6Uox8McmXwJy6EkZEMInLTDtVnWP3HNHZZsJG5woSkYmvfUxQKH0VVSZvYaMfccVILQdlo-PCGgTj0n1Mem1TEFVAu6Mrjay07y9Z8hjOqBpmbgMF4Xp0q3JSV7rJ5Hzhd2ymxULG6eUr-OMkJyTDE/s4032/IMG_6276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPYJ4AZbZn5_MdFU-hR6pU4a4o-2BLHw7pv2ph_6Uox8McmXwJy6EkZEMInLTDtVnWP3HNHZZsJG5woSkYmvfUxQKH0VVSZvYaMfccVILQdlo-PCGgTj0n1Mem1TEFVAu6Mrjay07y9Z8hjOqBpmbgMF4Xp0q3JSV7rJ5Hzhd2ymxULG6eUr-OMkJyTDE/w150-h200/IMG_6276.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf6GT9gXz3icWeBzY04GazRdh6VmskrtXZSmNWV33PGhMXRaB225uC7lf2_GFEU9HvYtH-XaW3Xhtl5-YnaP0EcskNUZILTNKntoczELNXEF1fpr1aWZbZ_O2it-Bv_jSMdEkk_LVq9yY1IRSSRvxzWBxL-Z0HU-HrZI6QqPg5Cq1sUL6RMBmbqk3VYO8/s4032/IMG_6278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf6GT9gXz3icWeBzY04GazRdh6VmskrtXZSmNWV33PGhMXRaB225uC7lf2_GFEU9HvYtH-XaW3Xhtl5-YnaP0EcskNUZILTNKntoczELNXEF1fpr1aWZbZ_O2it-Bv_jSMdEkk_LVq9yY1IRSSRvxzWBxL-Z0HU-HrZI6QqPg5Cq1sUL6RMBmbqk3VYO8/w150-h200/IMG_6278.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><p>Overall, the majority of the staff were lovely, the location was perfect and the food was amazing. However, I think it is quite overpriced, unless you get a special offer. I'm glad I've managed to go, but I'm not rushing to go back any time soon. </p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-51725978658178058352024-01-29T20:00:00.040+00:002024-01-29T20:00:00.149+00:00Buying my New Car<p>Last week I shared that my first and only car, my grandma's car, had officially been <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/01/forced-to-get-new-car.html" target="_blank">written off</a>. I am still hurt by it, but much more accepting that I was before Christmas when I was well and truly devastated. I've been having to get the bus to and from work, between begging colleagues for lifts on bank holidays and having a very kind cousin who has also given me a couple of lifts too. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was originally looking at getting a lease car. After spending quite a bit of money on obviously buying a house, but also the renovations over the last couple of years. When I looked at lease cars, it was a brand new car. The initial fee was roughly the cost of what I got as a car payout and the monthly fee - including insurance, breakdown cover, services etc - was roughly one extra bank shift at work so it would pretty much be unnoticeable and I thought it was a great idea. </p><p><br /></p><p>I found a lease company I was interested in and reached out. I specifically said I was doing 4 night shifts so I would respond via email and call on the Monday to discuss. Well, I was immediately put off by the constant badgering. I received multiple emails, phone calls and texts each and every day, whilst I was trying to sleep and work. It was horrendous and honestly felt like harassment! </p><p><br /></p><p>I had narrowed it down to two cars that I liked and were in stock. The first was a Citroen C5 Aircross and the second a Ford Focus. I did ask some family and friends of their opinions of the cars, and almost everyone unanimously said not to get a Ford with an EcoBoost engine, which I had actually heard of before through my own mechanics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, I also wanted to test drive the car before going ahead with arranging the contract and delivery, so I went to a garage to test drive the Citreon. I actually ended up feeling like the C5 Aircross was far too big and unnecessary, so I did look at the C3 and C3 Aircross instead. I ended up falling for the C3 Aircross as a car between small and high height. I loved how you could just slide in without having to bend down or step up to get in. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was slightly more than I wanted to spend and it is pretty much all of my remaining money, but nevertheless, it will hopefully be a car that will last me. I had originally set expectations on getting another car before my "family" car but this will be fully suitable as a family car so can also work long-term. I didn't get too much off the asking price, but alongside, repainting some scratches, buffing out some damage on the trip and fixing the backing on one of the seats too, I did arrange for the MOT and service. These were due in February, but I wanted them done before purchasing, and also got a 2 year warranty, where all needed repairs are included in the cost, so I have at least 2 years of minimal cost *hopefully*. </p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps, I'll do a little car tour or a car review in a few months time when I've used it for a bit longer! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIncpMynICFG4zfwrXjWXcyk0SaqGt4ga4tuniW35Q0Bd047s4X_K-LoxlKytcRLYxbYFibFqtF4mZJd7apeHmejt6-9c4v0SfGtqA3LMLMTQcRnb_HzrcaMBLhEbcTAqCVUrusIWJy4h3I2v8rRrLnanqjew4qv0AAIRcV00AOFFDbrjUCyy_8W6huNEE/s1024/0d065746622145daa8f1b7e194ece311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIncpMynICFG4zfwrXjWXcyk0SaqGt4ga4tuniW35Q0Bd047s4X_K-LoxlKytcRLYxbYFibFqtF4mZJd7apeHmejt6-9c4v0SfGtqA3LMLMTQcRnb_HzrcaMBLhEbcTAqCVUrusIWJy4h3I2v8rRrLnanqjew4qv0AAIRcV00AOFFDbrjUCyy_8W6huNEE/s320/0d065746622145daa8f1b7e194ece311.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-79134657826576863822024-01-28T20:00:00.076+00:002024-01-28T20:00:00.249+00:00Pantomime Season, Hedge Trimming and Spa Break!This vlog is a little all over the place, just like my life at the moment. Here's the first 3 weeks of the new year! <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcP3mL5N7FN4V-pFlS4zWr3xsC1z7LWV657iqH_FdWKFiOECCjznjTzhNksOhQVz-6e4yAUsm7BbTHczgrI1Q4KijFI1GNVbBLHWlyO7ou_yNqYwZdpeLpvQkwPbaJlyEVC_uXnNNv4d2Qjzr6YREXSH2e8TLWvW-2izqIqM6dUtU19uMqQVQJ1TNhW7w/s4032/IMG_6183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcP3mL5N7FN4V-pFlS4zWr3xsC1z7LWV657iqH_FdWKFiOECCjznjTzhNksOhQVz-6e4yAUsm7BbTHczgrI1Q4KijFI1GNVbBLHWlyO7ou_yNqYwZdpeLpvQkwPbaJlyEVC_uXnNNv4d2Qjzr6YREXSH2e8TLWvW-2izqIqM6dUtU19uMqQVQJ1TNhW7w/s320/IMG_6183.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>Click <a href="https://youtu.be/tp39Gusej0I" target="_blank">here </a>to watch the vlog or see below. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tp39Gusej0I" width="320" youtube-src-id="tp39Gusej0I"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>My new year's eve was celebrated at work with an awful, stressful and tiring shift, after being pulled to work in triage. We watched the New Year fireworks on a little phone and then I came home and cried myself to sleep. I can't decide which year was better: working through New Year's or sleeping through it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYrnqp1RNTv4lVlfgYuTxNf55Dl24ldclsrie2wiq2TSpxflBfDCjYRFdHRTtBNWk0DkqnW7GAVeaetFIGpOMgcUg3R5SVJNoYPzLvX2rrjNUs6ixT0TvlfpcWtcDvz62Nm8JUyn1z37K_cGCOBX38yWd4rke7pKlvQZg557gY3g7YnUAFPORyiXmVTBT/s4032/IMG_5820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYrnqp1RNTv4lVlfgYuTxNf55Dl24ldclsrie2wiq2TSpxflBfDCjYRFdHRTtBNWk0DkqnW7GAVeaetFIGpOMgcUg3R5SVJNoYPzLvX2rrjNUs6ixT0TvlfpcWtcDvz62Nm8JUyn1z37K_cGCOBX38yWd4rke7pKlvQZg557gY3g7YnUAFPORyiXmVTBT/w150-h200/IMG_5820.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkM3Lq7x0ES7TD_9itcjf7Nyc7BBHOHXEqCTdksOi1fCDngcGRcR_fqsbAEcKzTEzMY8A-IjgiIKCLLJyL3i9sh0p69efgebE5AC2j6acR37-vHzIobyPkHYXPT6Oprjd5PRnf-4yQOrMF-_Ngf8hkurCiB30-jpNX0hMi6FyJ4bxEW1m70h6Mgzn5JRh/s4032/IMG_5826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkM3Lq7x0ES7TD_9itcjf7Nyc7BBHOHXEqCTdksOi1fCDngcGRcR_fqsbAEcKzTEzMY8A-IjgiIKCLLJyL3i9sh0p69efgebE5AC2j6acR37-vHzIobyPkHYXPT6Oprjd5PRnf-4yQOrMF-_Ngf8hkurCiB30-jpNX0hMi6FyJ4bxEW1m70h6Mgzn5JRh/w150-h200/IMG_5826.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>After 4 night shifts, I well and truly deserved some time off. I woke up around 5pm and headed to the first of two pantomimes to see <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/01/peter-pan-arena-spectacular-review.html" target="_blank">Peter Pan</a> and then the next day, saw Dick <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/02/nottinghams-theatre-royal-christmas.html" target="_blank">Whittington</a> with my mum. I'll share the full review of both performances, if they're not live already. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysHPQRENS5PLAlazSmJje1B37R84X14zmB084gEGetVy_BUV6kyOUzEsZPqCV3xGViZhhBeR_kWm6EcrYwZx8L1wGffjB_EJUjfDDopU4tcxTt5WZSfGPF7e0ObxFntsSLoAZbLjzwr8FjYDTxSIMsNVE-DXm1hDBlgVVviOB1QTDd8FrHGMFPXHo92ji/s4032/IMG_5854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysHPQRENS5PLAlazSmJje1B37R84X14zmB084gEGetVy_BUV6kyOUzEsZPqCV3xGViZhhBeR_kWm6EcrYwZx8L1wGffjB_EJUjfDDopU4tcxTt5WZSfGPF7e0ObxFntsSLoAZbLjzwr8FjYDTxSIMsNVE-DXm1hDBlgVVviOB1QTDd8FrHGMFPXHo92ji/w200-h150/IMG_5854.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLytlt6B2wuQwldmIoGgWnt9q8WyiLIZYPZt7pA8Bb1jPNZgRUKjr5LS1NaLLazVqVxuKHZIJ4EHd5ohb8mjlS7329c5M8BWribFpuabcKYzQxSGZ85cfd9fZsSQSeI4z_ma5ICP-lJgX2DuQPGD1Js42KIV4kgLCHbQpTs_lT77uUHEHITObyMJYKa5F/s4032/IMG_5871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLytlt6B2wuQwldmIoGgWnt9q8WyiLIZYPZt7pA8Bb1jPNZgRUKjr5LS1NaLLazVqVxuKHZIJ4EHd5ohb8mjlS7329c5M8BWribFpuabcKYzQxSGZ85cfd9fZsSQSeI4z_ma5ICP-lJgX2DuQPGD1Js42KIV4kgLCHbQpTs_lT77uUHEHITObyMJYKa5F/w150-h200/IMG_5871.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>When my mum came down the following day, we headed to Zizzi's first for an early dinner and the mains was delicious, but the dessert was terrible. It was so burnt and tasted terrible. I ended up complaining and the manager apologised and said she agreed. They ended up giving us not only a refund on the dessert, but made all our drinks free too. 2 Diet Cokes and 2 glasses of wine!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvZJyvk4Iv0ZFDBFg06zA647v4QdDwuIcIqRdaR9hkKFtvpPHE2E1Sr5ebLinhiJoLJ08RasUw7pB94_L0RiBh0HteE0DFIluLMo945POybZ1a4sRfId3ay-Ny6ic2q70bOJyVmStNS93ljqAusHfuBsfV6MnL8SdM88AtLVXDVi5gRp40Meu2t3RVjRB/s4032/IMG_5870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvZJyvk4Iv0ZFDBFg06zA647v4QdDwuIcIqRdaR9hkKFtvpPHE2E1Sr5ebLinhiJoLJ08RasUw7pB94_L0RiBh0HteE0DFIluLMo945POybZ1a4sRfId3ay-Ny6ic2q70bOJyVmStNS93ljqAusHfuBsfV6MnL8SdM88AtLVXDVi5gRp40Meu2t3RVjRB/w150-h200/IMG_5870.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgtyPpZgfhjyL5HRtX_3MaNzfYiyK1RDso4pckP-_2JCI5QKDEclLgqSbn9Cfh9I_NPI3Dr75gmeN4v5UIB0qU_X2lFlMpBA0Bek4APWzRJrnLVwYw4B9Dc8uS4qiQGx9R3wam__hY5Dc6QSMxcx7oUtyzSlFVtOaxunquf4JX58efqg478_TMi3RkBkJ/s4032/IMG_5863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgtyPpZgfhjyL5HRtX_3MaNzfYiyK1RDso4pckP-_2JCI5QKDEclLgqSbn9Cfh9I_NPI3Dr75gmeN4v5UIB0qU_X2lFlMpBA0Bek4APWzRJrnLVwYw4B9Dc8uS4qiQGx9R3wam__hY5Dc6QSMxcx7oUtyzSlFVtOaxunquf4JX58efqg478_TMi3RkBkJ/w200-h150/IMG_5863.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0kaacVb9lKd2PxBM_9ACly6Q99o9L3Z9-59aeLHMD86Xi6aw1s90ZHsB7AE9fZJHiWf1NfOZFGfYKQejiNBMPf9BhjdU9opN0Vcl8NV-djVwZOV4V_Y_r5_rkIK49DiEt739oOJ53l1Ju3mUvjSDfhDR6gRBO2kV1mqeIlU2DTugqbRrKuD2VfkC_xz9/s4032/IMG_5867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0kaacVb9lKd2PxBM_9ACly6Q99o9L3Z9-59aeLHMD86Xi6aw1s90ZHsB7AE9fZJHiWf1NfOZFGfYKQejiNBMPf9BhjdU9opN0Vcl8NV-djVwZOV4V_Y_r5_rkIK49DiEt739oOJ53l1Ju3mUvjSDfhDR6gRBO2kV1mqeIlU2DTugqbRrKuD2VfkC_xz9/w150-h200/IMG_5867.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>My mum kindly agreed to stay over so that she could give me a lift to work the next day, and then I got the bus back. My dad came over the next day and he did the same thing too which was nice. We spent the morning cutting down and up some hedges, before going to the recycling centre and then out for lunch. I'd booked The Botanist and was so excited to go, but sadly on the way down, the roads were closed with sever flooding so we turned back. We'd planned to go to Chiquito's and then when we got there, not only had Chiquito's shut down, Frankie and Benny's had too, leaving only Nando's. 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Funnily enough, we ran into my cousin and nephew and so they joined us on a little walk as well. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdYwiDEU-k4T7CBkKMCLqn0GNMd7bGjwnBKQF4RFs1nmCJYICL-X-GzieSCgx-jTlQARQP7qZNDKDG3RH7YLVWl_v-tAqoq1yx7qasrv-pxmQwGyLdb_UorishopoVVPvDqLKEOecsWH2itghxkTfjjjyLGuhb22FIj1HzMis0kmVRrtgLDjtEG-zlqY2/s4032/IMG_5912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdYwiDEU-k4T7CBkKMCLqn0GNMd7bGjwnBKQF4RFs1nmCJYICL-X-GzieSCgx-jTlQARQP7qZNDKDG3RH7YLVWl_v-tAqoq1yx7qasrv-pxmQwGyLdb_UorishopoVVPvDqLKEOecsWH2itghxkTfjjjyLGuhb22FIj1HzMis0kmVRrtgLDjtEG-zlqY2/w150-h200/IMG_5912.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodyr0-mnMU0zAIGWFJ6ZNeyACffA-aamGkTimweMiJwOrngWU9muRLl3BnaWFlfBXCRe5R9UVJGkq7C2c-D3DKjiPXX8cOCrHBG1CSq6YHB__9ygWzG4HHLqPnvthjq4BD20mWQUYj-XYXjfDPZkxk-DoesMXgLLBzXfTIFnUBOFgKrRenAZSkPNZB2m5/s4032/IMG_5928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodyr0-mnMU0zAIGWFJ6ZNeyACffA-aamGkTimweMiJwOrngWU9muRLl3BnaWFlfBXCRe5R9UVJGkq7C2c-D3DKjiPXX8cOCrHBG1CSq6YHB__9ygWzG4HHLqPnvthjq4BD20mWQUYj-XYXjfDPZkxk-DoesMXgLLBzXfTIFnUBOFgKrRenAZSkPNZB2m5/w150-h200/IMG_5928.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbC5jtFV_AEQqwNa4JqRELhNrdAd2cDscOiIB09EWFtl5nii3IdtknrCUMOAjVmqT-a5bMgPfsXlZDH6tsxDCBlMpqEi_8IdF4n1x7RiSVyjgNJajhxh-ekHxSIYB0gjBp_e26lY6ECNDib7PR5bN_n6T4aYydbevCaWBPyLcH11jB5oTXLn939s33bpz/s4032/IMG_5932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbC5jtFV_AEQqwNa4JqRELhNrdAd2cDscOiIB09EWFtl5nii3IdtknrCUMOAjVmqT-a5bMgPfsXlZDH6tsxDCBlMpqEi_8IdF4n1x7RiSVyjgNJajhxh-ekHxSIYB0gjBp_e26lY6ECNDib7PR5bN_n6T4aYydbevCaWBPyLcH11jB5oTXLn939s33bpz/w150-h200/IMG_5932.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>A few days later, was my friend's engagement party. She actually got engaged back in June but with opening up and running a pub, and finishing her PhD, she'd been busy and wanted time off to relax and chill. They both love country music so they decided on a cowboy themed event and it was so cute. I loved all the little details so much. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm6kuMoVXQK8Sx3Obz31Q9PCziaauxKasnLyW-qtg4cvLgaMgmRtJ4eDO8UGjzbJmZxReGUOLsocXzLprMz-H0vBej8kJlcIveX-SCjaO53Zxtdck7BJmgzrPdra-9wDKdt-lmvXiZ7fcSMh3-49JqBYPwCLg48RbPViS1YRVGIkbE3zq09ab6nuqeu09/s4032/IMG_6046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm6kuMoVXQK8Sx3Obz31Q9PCziaauxKasnLyW-qtg4cvLgaMgmRtJ4eDO8UGjzbJmZxReGUOLsocXzLprMz-H0vBej8kJlcIveX-SCjaO53Zxtdck7BJmgzrPdra-9wDKdt-lmvXiZ7fcSMh3-49JqBYPwCLg48RbPViS1YRVGIkbE3zq09ab6nuqeu09/w150-h200/IMG_6046.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScB6ydocv4wfTryE0T4xesTYFedmtVeLZxs0m1bqRxl7-8s0Lop9YrrVECsPGylkGR3Htm11rmHdO9V1j6XAI_YFaqOUSx44Lr_L53myil0nYL8vj9CHFTi4qf4nVqebKEBgvFIDD5woikxha7iKa-ccNF-Z-Z8WglXUBmdo4ZNuXpMtUj2LgdvTYcAgu/s4032/IMG_6099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScB6ydocv4wfTryE0T4xesTYFedmtVeLZxs0m1bqRxl7-8s0Lop9YrrVECsPGylkGR3Htm11rmHdO9V1j6XAI_YFaqOUSx44Lr_L53myil0nYL8vj9CHFTi4qf4nVqebKEBgvFIDD5woikxha7iKa-ccNF-Z-Z8WglXUBmdo4ZNuXpMtUj2LgdvTYcAgu/w150-h200/IMG_6099.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmnyVHoI3xtvbsq1K9-vEBbm1y77Reevb8XSD35_D7VYvgcfqz_uUHytratNW5KoVKIgmd0r1JRAhWNqf33cvdidFFQN2gkcw2n-TGOiQb21fK03gLLLjuSIAmY1JiF_KQ7LPNjOKAaCLgm7FIp0eJhgX19ghoJ6o3T9Awn_ZZaU2apeP49UTMmZp2Tqn/s4032/IMG_6071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmnyVHoI3xtvbsq1K9-vEBbm1y77Reevb8XSD35_D7VYvgcfqz_uUHytratNW5KoVKIgmd0r1JRAhWNqf33cvdidFFQN2gkcw2n-TGOiQb21fK03gLLLjuSIAmY1JiF_KQ7LPNjOKAaCLgm7FIp0eJhgX19ghoJ6o3T9Awn_ZZaU2apeP49UTMmZp2Tqn/w150-h200/IMG_6071.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>The following day was a spa weekend break with my mum, sister and great aunt. My mum treated us for a Christmas present. Again, a full review will be shared next week but it was pretty and relaxing for the most time, albeit rather cold!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxiguP32TIfPkVDshDgfNV6I2cZz3aoyA7NGJihyQb7uVjNd6rv3u8Lty-WYgX-9XW0J4fqWBSWuqXDdH9qTGX8ZB8rxFmPBUVaAC7yeEhbltKXJiiE7_M8GB_0YvkQWzoorGdm6LIy-zkAouTFT1xgxOGCJ-yLgrmelT-jf7QcgLe6s5bxYWtysjcjiH/s4032/IMG_6122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxiguP32TIfPkVDshDgfNV6I2cZz3aoyA7NGJihyQb7uVjNd6rv3u8Lty-WYgX-9XW0J4fqWBSWuqXDdH9qTGX8ZB8rxFmPBUVaAC7yeEhbltKXJiiE7_M8GB_0YvkQWzoorGdm6LIy-zkAouTFT1xgxOGCJ-yLgrmelT-jf7QcgLe6s5bxYWtysjcjiH/w150-h200/IMG_6122.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmKhvfikPxlLivMVK9DS6oZ4cAZtRIMlnjtkzYY1tzf9MsfsdfGzDQOpoZ7R4jsClt7z0leKKs7DCu9AS7Bre0BbZlHXn-wvI2mceI0RZKXCgakd2adnCW5e9lJ3po-FyimS-6moW8k80Aw68DPGy3FYPkBy4k6vFE4awmAEmr-SgAzntx1VZjA4xF872/s4032/IMG_6151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmKhvfikPxlLivMVK9DS6oZ4cAZtRIMlnjtkzYY1tzf9MsfsdfGzDQOpoZ7R4jsClt7z0leKKs7DCu9AS7Bre0BbZlHXn-wvI2mceI0RZKXCgakd2adnCW5e9lJ3po-FyimS-6moW8k80Aw68DPGy3FYPkBy4k6vFE4awmAEmr-SgAzntx1VZjA4xF872/w150-h200/IMG_6151.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5vLiv8uVATmiid41VbwTS7TV3gCR001wuhtGUGqogo_XwAe150CfjNEuY-EUNiaKZyCvjAT3ppyuutPvF_wMeqqtw7UXo2Rj_HGMWw2AK8XfkjVqu5RFAFdiyLmbZgGVTZ-2s53e1tFa07UlPLbs3iiszHeJgxS4X7R0DU2zmLXqBX7TzW_GewAmdr0w/s4032/IMG_6227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5vLiv8uVATmiid41VbwTS7TV3gCR001wuhtGUGqogo_XwAe150CfjNEuY-EUNiaKZyCvjAT3ppyuutPvF_wMeqqtw7UXo2Rj_HGMWw2AK8XfkjVqu5RFAFdiyLmbZgGVTZ-2s53e1tFa07UlPLbs3iiszHeJgxS4X7R0DU2zmLXqBX7TzW_GewAmdr0w/w150-h200/IMG_6227.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNJbcpOqrirfopc74Efv8krFjjsOtwL6i6Sp5ENOao7aWpdYOFpM7YMcKelAyB7xhmHckVXogRG01cK5RgVeMz9vJWn1gz-E-_NT4c_wGaHaNKxvsNekVKsbGanuoN-RQgl4fr0JjZ_a0a_yGg7KQoLaHjJ4Ze2DW6b0EVQI37alOTkTPramxExOOjrFa/s4032/IMG_6286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNJbcpOqrirfopc74Efv8krFjjsOtwL6i6Sp5ENOao7aWpdYOFpM7YMcKelAyB7xhmHckVXogRG01cK5RgVeMz9vJWn1gz-E-_NT4c_wGaHaNKxvsNekVKsbGanuoN-RQgl4fr0JjZ_a0a_yGg7KQoLaHjJ4Ze2DW6b0EVQI37alOTkTPramxExOOjrFa/w150-h200/IMG_6286.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq52mErW5DpZ_QuHczn33MUxL4RdOE1WV56dzr_LZ1BmyKz4Xk2pT-Dhw6bPrFMaD_CunPT_k8LPC4cgUaOr5mPZemy3tvwtddUqbZBx25FhCA3NguiFBKOTCooUjOQZ_iq_8qInkDCmGAHZANFaBR0RumxJc2JwMz35I7bUhAOIbyzZMIFpFtc8FzfZ11/s4032/IMG_6304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq52mErW5DpZ_QuHczn33MUxL4RdOE1WV56dzr_LZ1BmyKz4Xk2pT-Dhw6bPrFMaD_CunPT_k8LPC4cgUaOr5mPZemy3tvwtddUqbZBx25FhCA3NguiFBKOTCooUjOQZ_iq_8qInkDCmGAHZANFaBR0RumxJc2JwMz35I7bUhAOIbyzZMIFpFtc8FzfZ11/w150-h200/IMG_6304.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3yWnDCjly3IIUybs8ulIeodrVvUtHnDVe_Y9T6AhxUemjfU04yWFcrKg9k7YekzJEmtXsXOXtVvzd0kFhL1S-3qL3Rl7hdbS_WrjZD4VEvdxnuzuknK7DPLtSk6jNeJceqLSdsnVJRCosQSTYb3SfrvRez_Mi9RrytySbnl8yLLKXgbO-OFhEKMkHB72/s4032/IMG_6340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3yWnDCjly3IIUybs8ulIeodrVvUtHnDVe_Y9T6AhxUemjfU04yWFcrKg9k7YekzJEmtXsXOXtVvzd0kFhL1S-3qL3Rl7hdbS_WrjZD4VEvdxnuzuknK7DPLtSk6jNeJceqLSdsnVJRCosQSTYb3SfrvRez_Mi9RrytySbnl8yLLKXgbO-OFhEKMkHB72/w150-h200/IMG_6340.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div>I then got dropped back off at my cousin's house as I was babysitting my nephew, as she had a funeral to sadly attend. I had a lovely night playing and cuddling, then spent the night. The next day, we had a cooked breakfast, before going on a nice walk and then getting dropped off again at my house as they headed to look for a new car. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMCmTsAlNStt1oRMhVmSqQpI0MTHi73aPn5c_QVqCXVvyDo_2kb_02cPltCvxXrIs9pDXwcwovMZbL8EscS4_zXoa8bwuxWtzMrnnQGoB9f8JGVaMjoQbd4z5uHqZc_2ryeeYC6iy7tLl5tj4WyYqKjjQ4bz6M_kVby6DTUVQJ1isLuSfvVNq-nau5W5V/s4032/IMG_5983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMCmTsAlNStt1oRMhVmSqQpI0MTHi73aPn5c_QVqCXVvyDo_2kb_02cPltCvxXrIs9pDXwcwovMZbL8EscS4_zXoa8bwuxWtzMrnnQGoB9f8JGVaMjoQbd4z5uHqZc_2ryeeYC6iy7tLl5tj4WyYqKjjQ4bz6M_kVby6DTUVQJ1isLuSfvVNq-nau5W5V/w150-h200/IMG_5983.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlz4qk6KXcWKVhFItpGII9if-2SdyWsoESLAz6B4LV32_XI2f6CJuSg7VrkOVbCK8_FaF61ui5jNYlC3m2Hhqj4QV0o6Ghx-BExwqxP5lvN3H5ZTdso8LFEPmyqW6Zjn0aut3nKAd-JsvFMFuHqPFVQRI_H9s0g5qrLzvOCPXUeKRd1PxN2acOmHPlFac/s4032/IMG_6367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlz4qk6KXcWKVhFItpGII9if-2SdyWsoESLAz6B4LV32_XI2f6CJuSg7VrkOVbCK8_FaF61ui5jNYlC3m2Hhqj4QV0o6Ghx-BExwqxP5lvN3H5ZTdso8LFEPmyqW6Zjn0aut3nKAd-JsvFMFuHqPFVQRI_H9s0g5qrLzvOCPXUeKRd1PxN2acOmHPlFac/w150-h200/IMG_6367.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj513r_lF6vr6zLzGbnazZuH6cLAP7JZ-7851a4CszdIWioTy32MFBmPA8zKxK2AgjqzILZoUXzd-MJWnVsNL-9SYQG86Du1LXhoNU25m2UzW0T9r0lWD-X9DxyDgklQBUtV9hdEajynkBBYzLqJk1jiv58IO9u07io7W7Gj3JlqIcO_yl27oTufZ0rUDMb/s4032/IMG_6430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj513r_lF6vr6zLzGbnazZuH6cLAP7JZ-7851a4CszdIWioTy32MFBmPA8zKxK2AgjqzILZoUXzd-MJWnVsNL-9SYQG86Du1LXhoNU25m2UzW0T9r0lWD-X9DxyDgklQBUtV9hdEajynkBBYzLqJk1jiv58IO9u07io7W7Gj3JlqIcO_yl27oTufZ0rUDMb/w150-h200/IMG_6430.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-87201587251817613572024-01-26T20:00:00.004+00:002024-01-26T20:00:00.132+00:00Peter Pan - The Arena Spectacular (Review) <p>I recently attended the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham to see my first pantomime of the year, although it wasn't really advertised as a pantomime initially so I was actually quite disappointed. It was apart of a relatively new series of "The Arena Spectacular" and after hearing the good reviews of Elf last year, I thought I would get tickets this year for Peter Pan. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49jjoUHGU3BljNPWG5Ytx4pqZ3CKbJvYwudcaq8gEbh_MlNiEiXxhcUF5rGeDIX25kAt1IYB7Awltiytvg6sgwdQnfPR7CUlfOrcA5XozVAZKqATRLrZ8_QlwRkRL_j1jnU-gO0_sOmPUVUvcYp3Wp3-Dm7rrCNwz8_Y0dW38cInEWzWeiyep13UvyhAY/s4032/IMG_5854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49jjoUHGU3BljNPWG5Ytx4pqZ3CKbJvYwudcaq8gEbh_MlNiEiXxhcUF5rGeDIX25kAt1IYB7Awltiytvg6sgwdQnfPR7CUlfOrcA5XozVAZKqATRLrZ8_QlwRkRL_j1jnU-gO0_sOmPUVUvcYp3Wp3-Dm7rrCNwz8_Y0dW38cInEWzWeiyep13UvyhAY/s320/IMG_5854.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p>The biggest selling point that the producers played upon was that Boy George was cast to play Captain Hook. Now I personally don't like the man, so this was actually not a selling point to me personally, but I felt I would give him the benefit of the doubt and I didn't hate that he was in it. I thought he actually played the character really well and I was surprised at how his voice suited the songs, however he was completely full of himself. He knew he was the star of the show and played on it in all the ways. He acted like he was better than everyone, even when he wasn't. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now the rest of the cast was pretty small. So much so that not even all the main characters from the story were included which I felt was a shame. I feel like they wasted their budget on Boy George and let the rest down. I actually couldn't stand the lead role of Peter Pan. I thought the actor was an annoying, child who tried far too hard. </p><p><br /></p><p>The part I was most excited for was the circus performances. It was described as having 50 members in the cast and I feel I saw barely ten at most. There were some acts with aerialists and stunts like climbing poles and balancing, but that was about it. The ones that we did see were very clever and well done, but I thought they would be more integrated into the show and not just acts on the side. The so-described cannon ball fight was simply just throwing bouncy balls at Hook's ship. I went back and looked at the advertisement and I don't remember ever seeing "a death-defying escape from a locked water tank" that was promised.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJco_ibt6K9uQInLLAhG3wIa6YaUl5Q5biVS4OdNUze3yZZx6HPNjVfo1y5Hzmg87_fqx6vJhyphenhyphenWyvcAmeq65PAN1LLrBfVNrT5nXYqsfBC1QhnXru-uv37cLVdIEnADRx4l7DSXqeTtSc1UAmgWapLTy_EG2kn45rTm-letezNIrB-AebRG6g5GekGxB9/s4032/IMG_5849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJco_ibt6K9uQInLLAhG3wIa6YaUl5Q5biVS4OdNUze3yZZx6HPNjVfo1y5Hzmg87_fqx6vJhyphenhyphenWyvcAmeq65PAN1LLrBfVNrT5nXYqsfBC1QhnXru-uv37cLVdIEnADRx4l7DSXqeTtSc1UAmgWapLTy_EG2kn45rTm-letezNIrB-AebRG6g5GekGxB9/s320/IMG_5849.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The worst parts massively overshadowed the best. My seat was a normal cost, advertised without viewing restrictions, yet I couldn't see half the stage because the curtains cut off a lot of it. The music was far too loud and you could barely hear the singing. The cast massively over did audience interaction. Each traditional pantomime word play went on for what felt like hours, instead of the few seconds of back and forth that was needed. There were a lot of poor jokes, based on political or vulgar content. They also had a drama school choir for some of the songs and honestly, they didn't really seem to know what they were doing when. They were often late and even sat right next to them - again not advertised - they were so quiet above the music. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GXwkXKc_Iae-dFHeOiDbLLuIHWGDTya58mag1UuyNyD83BB30g6YnQCYndft3fzuqO9HP2FoiP8v_tyH8GqlDH_vgKRZTLwMZT9PC3yOeXlMCTENQv4wrIDHm31ySmYIw2xlK-mLUk0XqmGY81YH7Cgs6YMR7ey2gPsS0gzlyj0aySWc0FRJFb2j4wji/s4032/IMG_5853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GXwkXKc_Iae-dFHeOiDbLLuIHWGDTya58mag1UuyNyD83BB30g6YnQCYndft3fzuqO9HP2FoiP8v_tyH8GqlDH_vgKRZTLwMZT9PC3yOeXlMCTENQv4wrIDHm31ySmYIw2xlK-mLUk0XqmGY81YH7Cgs6YMR7ey2gPsS0gzlyj0aySWc0FRJFb2j4wji/s320/IMG_5853.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p>Overall, you've probably gathered I didn't enjoy the show. Personally, I won't be going to see a pantomime like show again in the arena as I just feel it's too big for the type of performance which is a real shame. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXV8OMFW3KT1DwJPeSMZeU4GfiLYUjMn8ICSVtIKRSfo3_4rj0Gy1PeQHEnSzxxpZ9HuEXUaj7tRirl1pBo3kczLNteLgmS2mIRMi5P2-TiS5TaEU6HKzpOvYZchjPwNxDkUGmsXBW1HISACKjvXM3hR8K8OoDPf8_pNipMlwk9xWelVY-WClITrz_2A2/s4032/IMG_5834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXV8OMFW3KT1DwJPeSMZeU4GfiLYUjMn8ICSVtIKRSfo3_4rj0Gy1PeQHEnSzxxpZ9HuEXUaj7tRirl1pBo3kczLNteLgmS2mIRMi5P2-TiS5TaEU6HKzpOvYZchjPwNxDkUGmsXBW1HISACKjvXM3hR8K8OoDPf8_pNipMlwk9xWelVY-WClITrz_2A2/s320/IMG_5834.JPG" width="240" /></a></p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-36405185974246140432024-01-24T20:00:00.099+00:002024-01-24T20:00:00.125+00:00Lake Henry, Alexander Weddings: Glamping Review (Review)<p>I did promise this post a long time ago, after attending a beautiful <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2023/09/pamper-me-tepee-wedding-and-musical.html" target="_blank">wedding </a>of my god-family last summer. It's been a busy 6 months and I am only now getting around to writing the review up! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf7N8jIhqqeY0Dngru-VXa-LoXHawAoK6LgW6kJ4gfM7ID-hVqQZGNXPqFSSbvimpnw2nDm4yfzirFvLYJNSqJPWxWnzSk87Ck8zbnJ2X3fQniGuj9LDO22ltCgI-qSdxCfvV4gtGbz6yBm_rJar2Yrip8pCD1v8YrF7py2Pr0hFaSikabzD8BCCcEiVg/s4032/IMG_9272.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf7N8jIhqqeY0Dngru-VXa-LoXHawAoK6LgW6kJ4gfM7ID-hVqQZGNXPqFSSbvimpnw2nDm4yfzirFvLYJNSqJPWxWnzSk87Ck8zbnJ2X3fQniGuj9LDO22ltCgI-qSdxCfvV4gtGbz6yBm_rJar2Yrip8pCD1v8YrF7py2Pr0hFaSikabzD8BCCcEiVg/w150-h200/IMG_9272.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVDZJcC6b7PxEsfGqoQVDZ_IKD67dt38Og3w8m2d-GQrArZ8Gq5uLs_EArl99lCJB_PBJd-kTap_QfNozmYuRWbHIwNPIbcyDb9Dam97dyqwtx5baj6fNKdu0iRm7CIn31xfxXiwKZELjI6_geMwiWaaGpk_Lpzu5IZTL12JdYY1PyEXOi87VTtOIOyxP/s4032/IMG_9280.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVDZJcC6b7PxEsfGqoQVDZ_IKD67dt38Og3w8m2d-GQrArZ8Gq5uLs_EArl99lCJB_PBJd-kTap_QfNozmYuRWbHIwNPIbcyDb9Dam97dyqwtx5baj6fNKdu0iRm7CIn31xfxXiwKZELjI6_geMwiWaaGpk_Lpzu5IZTL12JdYY1PyEXOi87VTtOIOyxP/w150-h200/IMG_9280.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBV4K6h971yt5cEBOgdJptByQVuIwjH7s4H6Z9pxkIFxvFlOohs3_og7cE5Z71VIsIugTbEilH1bndhQepaF10c6QrkhNfH5eUNO_w0gXX03jMOedrXsyU1spRLBMRpyZNsGI_SWxTBKrv34mK5ATQlLMsRbe5VaOC7LTT_sRB0cxkLbSCuqD24UhpoDS/s4032/IMG_9288%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBV4K6h971yt5cEBOgdJptByQVuIwjH7s4H6Z9pxkIFxvFlOohs3_og7cE5Z71VIsIugTbEilH1bndhQepaF10c6QrkhNfH5eUNO_w0gXX03jMOedrXsyU1spRLBMRpyZNsGI_SWxTBKrv34mK5ATQlLMsRbe5VaOC7LTT_sRB0cxkLbSCuqD24UhpoDS/w150-h200/IMG_9288%20(6).JPG" width="150" /></a></p><p>The venue showcases a sequence of tipis for the main event, surrounded by a small lake and countryside fields. There's half set up for dinner tables and these were long and thin ones. My only complaint is that I was sat on a bench and my back doesn't do well in those long term so I was getting very sore. Afterwards, the other half which had been set up for the ceremony, was then turned into a dance floor, which also hosted a singer too. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWD1Eb1AGNSI-U7x5MdkWMsH2hofMAUzeASI_7zx17jdQc5KmYICDl8bTo74ERaLXjUNdUye65BnsezsdxT_tPCUg252sEl8i9aowpO5W9YIbxRAxo4fy2cjh7RYI7-Ly0nj-m5tWpVwmFhPboSI6JLppbwYshxpgouAz43CIpBQ9cGVowo6JIZBz0Ani/s4032/IMG_9288%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWD1Eb1AGNSI-U7x5MdkWMsH2hofMAUzeASI_7zx17jdQc5KmYICDl8bTo74ERaLXjUNdUye65BnsezsdxT_tPCUg252sEl8i9aowpO5W9YIbxRAxo4fy2cjh7RYI7-Ly0nj-m5tWpVwmFhPboSI6JLppbwYshxpgouAz43CIpBQ9cGVowo6JIZBz0Ani/w200-h150/IMG_9288%20(11).JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu10iJQX4wI-juuIx0nBmNfzSPkRSGFmk4Yus1dTWXKjfIm3Z3CA6eDoi8vDlqkEnSDJHeNXwMC9BBjjwoacTfR5j8bOJ8o-FVU8hx40IUkHe0W4QSP46sQObWPE4eO0202RiEatRy7mL53HYW8xoSDx2oIBlRzyxO2oEXQGFb5HSZnGIKey1WD88k91T/s4032/IMG_9288%20(12).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu10iJQX4wI-juuIx0nBmNfzSPkRSGFmk4Yus1dTWXKjfIm3Z3CA6eDoi8vDlqkEnSDJHeNXwMC9BBjjwoacTfR5j8bOJ8o-FVU8hx40IUkHe0W4QSP46sQObWPE4eO0202RiEatRy7mL53HYW8xoSDx2oIBlRzyxO2oEXQGFb5HSZnGIKey1WD88k91T/w200-h150/IMG_9288%20(12).JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuEz0fVrREaSAQ0aeJGbvwEc9yphi_UhEL-liogImGiW--9O3JpCVDKJnnUCudBaNin145YhoEp3jfBZhpfQsg8q57XFFWqrSJ5Qt9PH47NKDeGhp6sl-UDZcanob-8DYqMWIbZ7flvFzpLQwXyK4_Jmz7IrMQHsTAPO_32nml9FtQCU3A6Xbj0wt7Jo-/s4032/IMG_9288%20(13).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuEz0fVrREaSAQ0aeJGbvwEc9yphi_UhEL-liogImGiW--9O3JpCVDKJnnUCudBaNin145YhoEp3jfBZhpfQsg8q57XFFWqrSJ5Qt9PH47NKDeGhp6sl-UDZcanob-8DYqMWIbZ7flvFzpLQwXyK4_Jmz7IrMQHsTAPO_32nml9FtQCU3A6Xbj0wt7Jo-/w200-h150/IMG_9288%20(13).JPG" width="200" /></a></p><p>The benefit of the venue is that it provide exclusive access with both the grounds and the accommodations. The accommodation is split between a small cottage above the tipis and a wedding village at the bottom. The village is made up of double sided glamming pods which are luxurious but without their own bathroom attached. There is a honeymoon suite, but mostly these are made up on double beds, with a few family bunk bed rooms too. There is then a communal hub with fire pit, seating area and kitchen, shower zone, toilet pods and even a makeup room. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWlZ-v67GzaemWpGJi_mAaykeo9wmt4iUga3k4e0rJIi_mrGL08NRPA1yjWRQCkKSqTeDHa6I5yi5tZG2-KK_kwoJmDbS_s2i91Ye9zO8qktH1PchhjnYk9sPm4ZskU3DNdLDqoi7pAdfysLSsBrBEfyImd_-o-oS6wQPzwVjrzzSevV7WyJy47R3xtMd/s4032/IMG_9281.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWlZ-v67GzaemWpGJi_mAaykeo9wmt4iUga3k4e0rJIi_mrGL08NRPA1yjWRQCkKSqTeDHa6I5yi5tZG2-KK_kwoJmDbS_s2i91Ye9zO8qktH1PchhjnYk9sPm4ZskU3DNdLDqoi7pAdfysLSsBrBEfyImd_-o-oS6wQPzwVjrzzSevV7WyJy47R3xtMd/w150-h200/IMG_9281.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktU3S4USEkFw80NAAZc5mFxJ0mAcshXaVITqizpSbIiiQ_CmrRhmAZ_5abeYXwgSsrDFxjZ5HKyXI6N87MUl7MvjaZqP4msTSQz8nyGaNpVUx3nA9iw10v7XmcMFaUMFbcGivEfir_ibm0ckhAIGV4wQ70icn5Vqw_3kOhlB_CgcW6fpLyTsqZF48IIZZ/s4032/IMG_9282.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktU3S4USEkFw80NAAZc5mFxJ0mAcshXaVITqizpSbIiiQ_CmrRhmAZ_5abeYXwgSsrDFxjZ5HKyXI6N87MUl7MvjaZqP4msTSQz8nyGaNpVUx3nA9iw10v7XmcMFaUMFbcGivEfir_ibm0ckhAIGV4wQ70icn5Vqw_3kOhlB_CgcW6fpLyTsqZF48IIZZ/w150-h200/IMG_9282.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LzM7mMAZ4QA14ihq4sM1g4dTsFOWbKyrV4QU-CotUg1fEHtr9ULFrBIZK0vJ1BGJzMFLRs56knJI2ZaIP6xfj8pWxcV5-NkCRJeQYO2FHjYD0qQDWrW3h7jw8XjUnhgimau3TX_xbA2WYXAFZToZ3wGoyRfGwMSETdUTqxjJm50KQ-WZnYsVppP-v2I1/s4032/IMG_9288%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LzM7mMAZ4QA14ihq4sM1g4dTsFOWbKyrV4QU-CotUg1fEHtr9ULFrBIZK0vJ1BGJzMFLRs56knJI2ZaIP6xfj8pWxcV5-NkCRJeQYO2FHjYD0qQDWrW3h7jw8XjUnhgimau3TX_xbA2WYXAFZToZ3wGoyRfGwMSETdUTqxjJm50KQ-WZnYsVppP-v2I1/w150-h200/IMG_9288%20(4).JPG" width="150" /></a></p><p>The whole venue gives very posh festival type vibes and it was a lovely experience. I was a little worried about communal bathrooms, always being one to get private bathrooms in the past, but nevertheless, it worked out well. As someone who doesn't love partying, I went to bed early so I was able to get ready for bed privately and then my sister and I were one of the first ones awake so we got showered and dressed with no one else around also. We stayed in the Freesia pod which was the perfect location as it was right next to the makeup room, a couple down from the toilets and just behind the hub. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6Z9O2QfXDv9YE-4wI60_wP8UoLzjrid43UAE1IRtZHuzUR2xPzFpZ8jD78OFLpPfj3woQ6xJQ3vNmY_BZmm29DxKwNUzMTxFoCOwXYyhxbstOQnSr3JztItGTLdR2SqvJJJPUmaTq1RO8txr7n5pyOuQq7WHGEsDWKD-Y0syHXgOEx2fxXxmjmRrbKj5/s4032/IMG_9275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6Z9O2QfXDv9YE-4wI60_wP8UoLzjrid43UAE1IRtZHuzUR2xPzFpZ8jD78OFLpPfj3woQ6xJQ3vNmY_BZmm29DxKwNUzMTxFoCOwXYyhxbstOQnSr3JztItGTLdR2SqvJJJPUmaTq1RO8txr7n5pyOuQq7WHGEsDWKD-Y0syHXgOEx2fxXxmjmRrbKj5/w200-h150/IMG_9275.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w8PPiSdGVWXY1_07cg3aykn07aepD5Wr63VAQPYd-SBApRnSQx2DfFw248WX-Aajd_tzcpehcJn8Xv-0yB3qb4-1NCJEuN8F-jll-P6zei4hbL1sBLPhiP8tPPIeLlOeAhh05ARGR4rU1GHM1G10GJiESL0_Uf9jY8dljdmnL-y6Y4LLuJS5YafCwh5-/s4032/IMG_9288%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w8PPiSdGVWXY1_07cg3aykn07aepD5Wr63VAQPYd-SBApRnSQx2DfFw248WX-Aajd_tzcpehcJn8Xv-0yB3qb4-1NCJEuN8F-jll-P6zei4hbL1sBLPhiP8tPPIeLlOeAhh05ARGR4rU1GHM1G10GJiESL0_Uf9jY8dljdmnL-y6Y4LLuJS5YafCwh5-/w150-h200/IMG_9288%20(3).JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT1BTohO2FwLk80Xh_r9moYvmURel13N4vovCoD2EEbDnBvRzHYldn6k5EvTXfSzWYQmBlk9OKZl5mVxfsmIQxaEILOrK8kll1EZSHO2S3aJ_Jyal-AsFdJu8iQIFoN2jMhfYkMc515OOIg7i3TvYQIE0NauTQwrMpvrHrxUCiE1IzwezRle5Ay3bQT2u/s4032/IMG_9276.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT1BTohO2FwLk80Xh_r9moYvmURel13N4vovCoD2EEbDnBvRzHYldn6k5EvTXfSzWYQmBlk9OKZl5mVxfsmIQxaEILOrK8kll1EZSHO2S3aJ_Jyal-AsFdJu8iQIFoN2jMhfYkMc515OOIg7i3TvYQIE0NauTQwrMpvrHrxUCiE1IzwezRle5Ay3bQT2u/w200-h150/IMG_9276.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>The beds were super comfy and I was also very tired. We did turn the heater all the way up but it kept us warm overnight. Apparently, they were singing and dancing by the hub well into sunrise, but I didn't hear that. My main complaint was that each of the pods backed into another and unfortunately, we were woken up by a baby quite early, but it didn't matter too much as we got first dibs of breakfast which was delicious! We had sausage and bacon sandwiches, alongside croissants and muffins. All cooked and served to us, which was a pleasant surprise. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TzJMmwi3V1_RGt4b_OYxI1-G4k9PxwFVE5Duh1G3uZMfbORLLib6yRxd0Yb0AH8OEdk8cn8N7mPUdyP93bgXZoNedeHdlfMpP1AHM-XEQtFp2fcCDakqGvekBGLBeKVivg1A3bAhW6S4JXQ3fIK5Yaor6e57E8D45YyYIMuaRG-ej3IYxqhZ8c_4eyfp/s4032/IMG_9288%20(28).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TzJMmwi3V1_RGt4b_OYxI1-G4k9PxwFVE5Duh1G3uZMfbORLLib6yRxd0Yb0AH8OEdk8cn8N7mPUdyP93bgXZoNedeHdlfMpP1AHM-XEQtFp2fcCDakqGvekBGLBeKVivg1A3bAhW6S4JXQ3fIK5Yaor6e57E8D45YyYIMuaRG-ej3IYxqhZ8c_4eyfp/w200-h150/IMG_9288%20(28).JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jN54XiQIR-mUaYEe8EYMsQczsupPdydgDq5iHfS50cl_2XMf2haFqq7nW2P1ZiI8T6ae3XR7HNgK7jLyhsjVXQgaO1ptwKOPU2LICZQ7WOSeovPY2YWCCAfgmqscfghCRQxJ_GymmDlb_URuFK35LU_7bLVafY_A_zdV1YBEVzWMT_LNJ3-pQePErkzJ/s4032/IMG_9288%20(24).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jN54XiQIR-mUaYEe8EYMsQczsupPdydgDq5iHfS50cl_2XMf2haFqq7nW2P1ZiI8T6ae3XR7HNgK7jLyhsjVXQgaO1ptwKOPU2LICZQ7WOSeovPY2YWCCAfgmqscfghCRQxJ_GymmDlb_URuFK35LU_7bLVafY_A_zdV1YBEVzWMT_LNJ3-pQePErkzJ/w150-h200/IMG_9288%20(24).JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeqdczSrbxv1oRW1jTFPf6X2mTvdSROp_U2D13TeU7fAqA0l2TpK0CS35LfYqhttVCHBwSaGNqh7-eQuyOmbpb87UGdBDOxmFYF5Duv4BcVf9LRvJkwCDgbAweWMhtmiFsrx0tr1Qm0L5bhfskGQpMpPwq3LbgPBtSWix6a5bH45H6s7Hl3DgnsArGzHx/s4032/IMG_9288%20(26).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeqdczSrbxv1oRW1jTFPf6X2mTvdSROp_U2D13TeU7fAqA0l2TpK0CS35LfYqhttVCHBwSaGNqh7-eQuyOmbpb87UGdBDOxmFYF5Duv4BcVf9LRvJkwCDgbAweWMhtmiFsrx0tr1Qm0L5bhfskGQpMpPwq3LbgPBtSWix6a5bH45H6s7Hl3DgnsArGzHx/w200-h150/IMG_9288%20(26).JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p>It was quite a short stay but we did go for a little walk the morning after the wedding, when the weather was a little nicer. It had been planned to do the wedding outside, but after sitting in the rain for 15 minutes, the decision was made to move it inside and the accommodation was very quick and rapid at the change. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG1P8_UC4HjECBYC0ypoqRzuSWM14Lk3AxnYuSavkUevB-jOozNSCH9kZu0QlrrLK5JMBvgmsnM0tkEBqa8I19ypR9gSOW5LNlc2_vxVpXOTwi-7_ititqzby1qXFkrOJcpn0Rm9rSZeBYQCj6qrP35atUSz7F5OT0twW3Z01mFG7Kbz8bSt1eAd89SD-/s4032/IMG_9288%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG1P8_UC4HjECBYC0ypoqRzuSWM14Lk3AxnYuSavkUevB-jOozNSCH9kZu0QlrrLK5JMBvgmsnM0tkEBqa8I19ypR9gSOW5LNlc2_vxVpXOTwi-7_ititqzby1qXFkrOJcpn0Rm9rSZeBYQCj6qrP35atUSz7F5OT0twW3Z01mFG7Kbz8bSt1eAd89SD-/w200-h150/IMG_9288%20(10).JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTqeGHpIeShEgYoYS7iT0zBDLP95OyPFcXwXFrLpmccbJZwF68ZefTJE-v0p6ePew-O7YalClx0jJcGp1hRPxztj4Pqjn9mXUb5BmPT4Xo34TnV-cOUPFjblbbmgMZBwwYd2LssMDDVtLKKQ1k3LZxCnGPcrZCkublC1lyFhwNYAH1f2HZpE_r9IemkaR/s4032/IMG_9288%20(16).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTqeGHpIeShEgYoYS7iT0zBDLP95OyPFcXwXFrLpmccbJZwF68ZefTJE-v0p6ePew-O7YalClx0jJcGp1hRPxztj4Pqjn9mXUb5BmPT4Xo34TnV-cOUPFjblbbmgMZBwwYd2LssMDDVtLKKQ1k3LZxCnGPcrZCkublC1lyFhwNYAH1f2HZpE_r9IemkaR/w150-h200/IMG_9288%20(16).JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaLBacuX-y42zwU_P0KPWvyZCYRha7_l9a_RdRUB9m01BAnEvF9ReA1lV7wEX2xZQx-aLzubp7Gg1r6kEcpkSQkPKuYDRySOJ5gr2qeu1LwwCPUZ8ACAYW5BoEfsr944dgc0ki8yMXrn1Z5v-nktX1WcyucbvSCzhLfL0hMIWcHKO3QT9R88Dm9047VUD/s4032/IMG_9288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaLBacuX-y42zwU_P0KPWvyZCYRha7_l9a_RdRUB9m01BAnEvF9ReA1lV7wEX2xZQx-aLzubp7Gg1r6kEcpkSQkPKuYDRySOJ5gr2qeu1LwwCPUZ8ACAYW5BoEfsr944dgc0ki8yMXrn1Z5v-nktX1WcyucbvSCzhLfL0hMIWcHKO3QT9R88Dm9047VUD/w200-h150/IMG_9288.JPG" width="200" /></a></p><p>Overall, it was a very modern take on weddings and very different to the types of weddings I've been to but very instagram-able and beautiful. I would defintely recommend it to others and even though I was initially reluctant to stay over myself, it was worth it!</p></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-83672423000018891202024-01-22T20:00:00.045+00:002024-01-22T20:00:00.241+00:00Forced to Get a New Car <p>I can't believe I'm writing this post and I am so sad that I have to. My car was sadly written off. </p><p><br /></p><p>I finished my fourth consecutive night shift on Christmas Eve, only to be greeted by my car making loud noises, vibrating and releasing exhaust fumes. I started and stopped it multiple times, getting out of the vehicle to walk around, looking for any damage but I couldn't see any. I was so embarrassed to be making so much noise but no one else seemed to be looking, despite the car sounding like a teenage boy had put an amplifier on the exhaust. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was parked in a gated, NHS car park, whilst working overnight, so decided to drive it out of the car park and pull into the side of the road outside because my RAC breakdown cover wouldn't be able to get to me inside the car park anyway, let alone work on the car itself. As I was driving out, the engine warning light came up. Of course, I called the RAC the second I pulled up. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had to wait an agonising 2 hours for the breakdown mechanic to arrive, only to be very quickly and apologetically be told that my catalytic converter had been cut off and that there was substantial damage alongside this. Of course, I completely broke down and the mechanic was so nice to offer me a lift home, but stating I would have to return for the police and insurance, therefore I decided to just stay. Not only was I emotional because I'd just finished night shifts, I'd been told my car was likely to be written off. All this happening, just a few days after my grandma's funeral and it was the last thing I had left of hers and one of the most important things she ever gave me. I felt like it was my connection to her and then for it all to be gone, just days after she was...hurt. It really hurt. </p><p><br /></p><p>After calming down a little, I called the police, who gave me a crime reference number as for all intents and purposes, that's what it was. I then called the hospital security to find out it was the only car park on the campus without CCTV. Then I had to call the insurance to arrange to be towed and for mechanics to be arranged to determine whether or not it would be fixed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, Christmas and the bank holidays delayed things but as time progressed, I became more and more optimistic that they were going to fix it. I kept calling for updates and the garage said it could be fixed and I was on the waitlist for a courtesy car in the meantime. I kept getting pushed and pushed, and then when I rang up for a fourth time, the insurance told me they weren't going to pay for the damages. Apparently the criminals had cut the pipes, as well as the floor and other damage which was "over double what the car was worth", so around £3000 to fix. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was told I couldn't buy the car back myself, which ultimately I wouldn't want to do, but I did want to see it one last time and say goodbye. The car ended up getting valued at £1215, but with that I lost a brand new refilled tank of fuel as well (which had also been syphoned off) costing £85, plus as it was written off, I couldn't get a courtesy car, nor claim for the taxis, buses and cancelled shifts I've had to use to get to work in the meantime. To top it off, as the criminal hadn't been found, I also lost my no claims bonus of 6 years, which was almost 7 years in February and had to pay the £100 excess deduction too. </p><p><br /></p><p>It basically ended a shitty year, in the most shittiest way and I couldn't be more devastated. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xsYYd4hzz52kgAxttEcrG0mYVKBb3pEaIbyMJk_ZD569ubIGKe8XFbiDHrtk8ezf1lMLRoadhu6bV6UWrJ-ma58AwPHE2X21A_kdAI8UpgnFq4mp4L1bWU2qJWFLLZc5GaCkvfvSB9Ksh3fAHfNgfQhbQbHgYVzyEfgWY9ULAYHmXB_BJuicpWOkiITt/s4032/IMG_5861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xsYYd4hzz52kgAxttEcrG0mYVKBb3pEaIbyMJk_ZD569ubIGKe8XFbiDHrtk8ezf1lMLRoadhu6bV6UWrJ-ma58AwPHE2X21A_kdAI8UpgnFq4mp4L1bWU2qJWFLLZc5GaCkvfvSB9Ksh3fAHfNgfQhbQbHgYVzyEfgWY9ULAYHmXB_BJuicpWOkiITt/w200-h150/IMG_5861.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvaJvNrqGdcgiijJUoreUhu-Dm9xuffNUQsrm9YUtIhq1B2VJR4s0FVxXbvd9ZIqt0lTbcmuTDEcPVkUWBvK5NUAWktiWzKQqG3ggxJiBF5t7DP1xOboNGDt_YI3NSux9U6HIZba8acG-XQAdqeljX0EKLZ7cl9IhRP-JgVEcdNrZCecxwpEpqBIPbM5i/s4032/IMG_5860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvaJvNrqGdcgiijJUoreUhu-Dm9xuffNUQsrm9YUtIhq1B2VJR4s0FVxXbvd9ZIqt0lTbcmuTDEcPVkUWBvK5NUAWktiWzKQqG3ggxJiBF5t7DP1xOboNGDt_YI3NSux9U6HIZba8acG-XQAdqeljX0EKLZ7cl9IhRP-JgVEcdNrZCecxwpEpqBIPbM5i/w200-h150/IMG_5860.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-38260466253364855262024-01-12T20:00:00.032+00:002024-01-12T20:00:00.139+00:00Big 2024 Travel Plans!<p>I touched on this briefly earlier this week, but I wanted to share details of my big trip to America booked for later this year! I actually started booking things back in September, just after I returned back from my last holiday in the Dominican Republic. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I'm a planner and as hard as I try to be spontaneous, I can't help but think ahead and think to the future. I would love to have children when I'm 30 or in my early 30s. That's always been the plan and as much as I would love to do it with someone I love, if that's not the case, it's not going to stop me from becoming a mum...a hope. Having said that, I want to tick of two long-haul bucket list destinations before I do have children: 1. America and 2. Australia. I had planned for both of these to my now ex-partner who I thought would be my forever partner. We spoke a lot about both of them. America was going to be a road trip with him driving and Australia was going to be really special as he had lived there for a year, whilst he attended for university. Nevertheless, I'm doing it alone. </p><p><br /></p><p>This year, I am spending a month in America, plus a couple days in Canada! I have all the flights and hotels booked, as well as some trips already. I'm very excited, albeit a little nervous about travelling alone for so long. All the hotels are booked for two people, so I'm hoping I will be able to convince someone to come with me secretly. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfXmKnPj5aYfQeLrrqSYX6GBQvY2Hm0hScknBTqL9fbd_olMBdAqqnrKOoIsanew8-vceFQcYtdrTnzBtrrTLac7cM7lbg2MQjaX9S-Gpf9RLQS8UVzHY1tH9wO5zCpVWaDupKvIhqwBNGPpl6hIE1e2EPWSGo5VY8QIurYLtzGD0NCT4Dwuve0D1SIPX/s225/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfXmKnPj5aYfQeLrrqSYX6GBQvY2Hm0hScknBTqL9fbd_olMBdAqqnrKOoIsanew8-vceFQcYtdrTnzBtrrTLac7cM7lbg2MQjaX9S-Gpf9RLQS8UVzHY1tH9wO5zCpVWaDupKvIhqwBNGPpl6hIE1e2EPWSGo5VY8QIurYLtzGD0NCT4Dwuve0D1SIPX/s1600/images.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><p>The agenda? As much as I would have loved a road trip, I personally don't feel comfortable driving in another country and I really don't feel comfortable driving alone for so long either. That did mean I had to change some of the destinations, but I've tried to make the most of it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm starting in New York, travelling to Washington DC and then moving onto Canada. Niagara Falls is a must for me and I cannot wait. I'm staying on the Canadian side, then travelling up to Toronto and then to Vancouver. From there, I'm getting a cruise to Hawaii. I really wanted to go to Hawaii, but all the nice hotels I could find were extortionate and it was quite difficult to travel between the islands. A cruise seemed like the perfect choice to see multiple islands, as well as San Francisco on the way down. I'm then flying make over to the mainland to Las Vegas and then finally Los Angeles. The main trips I'm excited to do are Al Catraz and the Grand Canyon! </p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot wait to share all the details, all the travel content and all the review when I get back. Stay turned for the end of the year! </p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-72141421455524377162024-01-10T20:00:00.067+00:002024-01-10T20:00:00.152+00:00New Year Resolutions 2024<p>This year, I don't know where to start in terms of resolutions. I feel like instead of focussing on individual goals, I really want to focus on my word. I've thought about this for a while and as much as I still need to <i>heal, </i>I've chosen the word <i>embrace </i>for this year. I want to learn to accept the things I cannot change. I want to live my life being true to myself, not living by someone else's rules or expectations. I want to choose my own authenticity over others' acceptance. I want to make peace with the fact that the roadmap to life is unplanned, but an adventure waiting to be written. I want to embrace what life has to through at me...the good, the bad, the happy, the sad, the love, the hate, the new, the old. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF1ZtXk3ODm2D_9Ui1jqxliJ4HJtAtNg1pX3p5itoTtXAILRNNu6wmzM2NHV48ZKYLDpTXftnnTeU1rSAxmDN5yB_Ri8FwdJiuOaiaLlkEbH58dIagIvnBiO09oL008WTKxgd3id7U22mNQtq8e7Nvx7VJGjVn6ezHwVInLUN7_kbVSp-wElX4tFuHRt2O" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="959" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF1ZtXk3ODm2D_9Ui1jqxliJ4HJtAtNg1pX3p5itoTtXAILRNNu6wmzM2NHV48ZKYLDpTXftnnTeU1rSAxmDN5yB_Ri8FwdJiuOaiaLlkEbH58dIagIvnBiO09oL008WTKxgd3id7U22mNQtq8e7Nvx7VJGjVn6ezHwVInLUN7_kbVSp-wElX4tFuHRt2O" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>For actual goals, I'm keeping it simple this year but I still wanted 10. There's some usual ones, some traditional ones and some ones of specific focus. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Read 12 books. </b>I really liked this goal last year. I think it was quite realistic to be able to do one a month and whilst I don't have relaxing holidays planned for this year, hopefully I'll still prioritise them. </li><li><b>Conquer America. </b>I have big travel plans this year and I am spending a month in America and Canada. I will be sharing all about it very soon! </li><li><b>Get fit. </b>I bought a one year gym in October. I really enjoyed getting back into classes and especially swimming, but unfortunately, with the events of November I haven't been back in the last 2 months almost. Fingers crossed this is my year. </li><li><b>No Diet Coke. </b>Diet Coke is my biggest vice in life. Last year was the time for my year off but with everything else going on, that wasn't going to happen. I'm still not overly in the best place, but I'm better than I was so I'll be taking my year off this time round, with just 3 days of cheating: my birthday, Christmas and my choice of special occasion. </li><li><b>Save serious money. </b>With the house renovations over, I really want to and need to start saving some money. The majority of my savings have now gone into the house. I am probably going to have to put the remainder into a new car and then I have some money set aside for the rest of my two years of travel plans: America + Canada and Australia + New Zealand.</li><li><b>Renovate the garden. </b>The last big house project so to speak around the house is the garden. I still need to cut down the big hedge in my back garden, then paint those remaining fence panels. I also need to paint all the posts which I never got around to doing. The biggest project I will probably need a gardener for. I have an extra meter of my property behind my existing fencing. It's currently very overgrown and people are throwing lots of waste on it. I really want it to be completely cleared and then pebbles or paving stones put down with plants pots to keep it clear hopefully, whilst still looking pretty. </li><li><b>Have an official spa day. </b>I think I want to make this an annual resolution with a luxury spa day and overnight hotel stay every year. This years is already planned! </li><li><b>Finish my Masters. </b>I have passed the first year of my postgraduate degree and I am now well over half way through. I have just one module left, worth double points, and then it's over! </li><li><b>Sell old clothes. </b>I want to really start to minimalise life again now that I have everything organised. One thing I need to do is go through my clothes. Some of the items I have never worn and for those, I want to sell them as a priority. The other's I'm going to give myself to the end of the year, and if I still haven't worn them, I'm donating them!</li><li><b>Complete my 2023 to do list. </b>Of course, there's still some things left to do on my 2023 list and most of them involve things I wanted to watch: Big Love, Yellowstone, Pod Generation, Escape Room, The Spanish Princess and Siren. There's also a few books I was interested in: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The Wish, The 7 Year Slip and Things We Never Got Over. Thank you TikTok for annoyingly inspiring me over and over again. </li></ol><p></p><p><br /></p><p>What are your goals of the year? Do you make resolutions? </p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-29429012254491878942024-01-08T20:00:00.002+00:002024-01-08T20:00:00.140+00:002023 Reflections on my Resolutions<p>2023's word of the year was "<a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2023/01/new-year-resolutions-2023.html" target="_blank">heal</a>" and I did anything but. It was the hardest year of my life and I never want to live a single moment again. It started off low, got worse and just as I thought I really was healing and learning to love myself, everything took a nose dive all over again. Regardless, in terms of the resolution success, I still tried high to stay motivated and keep going. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPSwp5iRIqpve-Nbe9inbpGvV87OwLZU7d_wfXsX__KiCTe1KAwhx8J8SQC7FJR9elpYmcL8mMtV3tyfQ3x86354TrEKS320NL8sIaNI-sL3V_UIvDsVJitjh0BC4565ioCSQwCV3iMxKKbXIH2TE7Pdog4RcKww0KSA_bGbykWtmnIEFaxEn1ySy9U55/s3088/IMG_0151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPSwp5iRIqpve-Nbe9inbpGvV87OwLZU7d_wfXsX__KiCTe1KAwhx8J8SQC7FJR9elpYmcL8mMtV3tyfQ3x86354TrEKS320NL8sIaNI-sL3V_UIvDsVJitjh0BC4565ioCSQwCV3iMxKKbXIH2TE7Pdog4RcKww0KSA_bGbykWtmnIEFaxEn1ySy9U55/s320/IMG_0151.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p>Let's start with the goals I did achieve. Number one of the list was to travel somewhat new as always. This year, I even surprised myself with 3 new countries visited: Poland, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmv_lZA3z5QkNO46w-eVHNTKo__UJxepqUB_XduHoOiCPlxIycTCgQ1mjMkQQyOKCMyajsMDiu7VWjE8bajYIDUBYyarJ-PuKDheCq2GQ_PbE20vdN_3wKLAiU1XmJTjL5V3p1lwaxwifL7blyiHU1xRLm6Jb-hCafHRWsXt7-AA4T0GF_R7bEmWQS6kkO/s4032/IMG_1047.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmv_lZA3z5QkNO46w-eVHNTKo__UJxepqUB_XduHoOiCPlxIycTCgQ1mjMkQQyOKCMyajsMDiu7VWjE8bajYIDUBYyarJ-PuKDheCq2GQ_PbE20vdN_3wKLAiU1XmJTjL5V3p1lwaxwifL7blyiHU1xRLm6Jb-hCafHRWsXt7-AA4T0GF_R7bEmWQS6kkO/s320/IMG_1047.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p>In terms of sorting out the house, I have ticked off all those things I wanted to do, which feels amazing because the house is finally finished! I've brought the majority of my belongings back from the farm, I've organised my storage boxes and where they go in the garage and storage cupboards, finished the utility room and donated and sold a bunch of items. I still have more to sell now, but they've been added to the list.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTa-4oZwnSdwFNwmV7I-mx8Q6eHJUSeHw8NBd2HeRZTiD0ErrRVn3cFD9LhIY2NtKJGEOQ7iKaZ5GtnzRpJ66nrK-4r0ZbkBaN6BBbv__ojrZ7Hb-oBdzO7JXUKakMtPJ10s-NDMPkpLKYtGXJeykjtTtLCBtm5RxRzdQrDz04V8tpDz8cSf9Z8P1Ep-2/s4032/IMG_9925.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTa-4oZwnSdwFNwmV7I-mx8Q6eHJUSeHw8NBd2HeRZTiD0ErrRVn3cFD9LhIY2NtKJGEOQ7iKaZ5GtnzRpJ66nrK-4r0ZbkBaN6BBbv__ojrZ7Hb-oBdzO7JXUKakMtPJ10s-NDMPkpLKYtGXJeykjtTtLCBtm5RxRzdQrDz04V8tpDz8cSf9Z8P1Ep-2/s320/IMG_9925.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I've successfully managed to read 12 books which has actually been a big accomplishment for me and I am so proud. I started the year by reading 4 books on my Jamaica holiday: <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2023/03/it-ends-with-us-by-colleen-hoover-review.html" target="_blank">It Ends With Us</a>, <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2023/03/the-wedding-by-nicholas-sparks-review.html" target="_blank">The Wedding</a>, <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2023/05/the-language-of-kindness-nurses-story.html" target="_blank">The Language of Kindness</a> and <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2023/05/brave-new-world-by-aldous-huxley-review.html" target="_blank">Brave New World</a>. In the summer, I read a poem book called <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2023/10/breakup-blueprint-by-julia-m-review.html" target="_blank">Breakup Blueprint</a>, which was a very quick and easy read, but I loved the unique novel experience. My third holiday of the year was to the Dominican Republic and there I became obsessed with the <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/01/after-series-by-anna-todd-review.html" target="_blank">After Series</a> by Anna Todd, reading the first four books, before finishing the fifth at home. That brought the grand total to 10 books, and I completed the challenge listening to two audiobooks with both <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2023/10/spare-by-prince-harry-review.html" target="_blank">Spare </a>and <a href="http://www.hannahelizabeth.org/2024/01/counting-cost-by-jill-duggar-review.html" target="_blank">Counting the Cost</a>, with two months of the year to go! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ3rdIcNmYSGFmwRfvMhZVeL3jlxSskVrXgXFHkRy7qpsIoRgruCY7hEwNofgZjOxav6oJN7YATif9BFPWXB5HfVvVfW_l7rUYClWpm-uxPBBEOXVsCheYWuZxBf67291otw2t0DgnXb5gKBYwNv2fDp3krIp3Ha4qxBtIGJGgn5ysOWMbYpVDyTFG-hB/s4032/IMG_1320.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ3rdIcNmYSGFmwRfvMhZVeL3jlxSskVrXgXFHkRy7qpsIoRgruCY7hEwNofgZjOxav6oJN7YATif9BFPWXB5HfVvVfW_l7rUYClWpm-uxPBBEOXVsCheYWuZxBf67291otw2t0DgnXb5gKBYwNv2fDp3krIp3Ha4qxBtIGJGgn5ysOWMbYpVDyTFG-hB/s320/IMG_1320.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p>Similarly, I read Jinger Vuolo's new book as well. I also read another series through an app called Galatea: The Millennium Wolves by Sapir A. England. I really enjoyed the books, albeit found if difficult to read on my phone. Unfortunately, I couldn't read book 6 and so it's very much left on a cliff hanger for me, with 2 books to go until the end of the series. Personally, I don't want to pay for a subscription so it's a real shame that the book isn't in print itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure if I can safely say that I've done something for myself every month like planned, with a new learning activity, but I have done at least something by myself, for myself: reading, pamper day, theatres etc. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmkXXDktdVw7pqmXb3BJflGB8ftqwAHyH1AsQDQSE-LYzJQiuCb4DUmBtbcZgMXylQLz76NKpQdr2u-fpIN4hmSlDVL-VTzkuTQ07ef6IDzdjOQ1DvIZuWlH2v8hnybsd50JDEoWUHULof7dW0WXK70ubrkxiSNNAr9jTWOy6Xd0KP_3UpikHv4V_G9mX/s4032/10%20-%20Time%20Traveller's%20Wife%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmkXXDktdVw7pqmXb3BJflGB8ftqwAHyH1AsQDQSE-LYzJQiuCb4DUmBtbcZgMXylQLz76NKpQdr2u-fpIN4hmSlDVL-VTzkuTQ07ef6IDzdjOQ1DvIZuWlH2v8hnybsd50JDEoWUHULof7dW0WXK70ubrkxiSNNAr9jTWOy6Xd0KP_3UpikHv4V_G9mX/s320/10%20-%20Time%20Traveller's%20Wife%20(2).JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p>The digital detox before bed has been a big fail. I went through phases throughout the year, but all with different apps. WhatsApp talking to someone I felt I had a connection with was one period, then the TikTok addiction returned and to end the year, I've been playing Solitaire constantly! Of course, happiness has been short lived and far between so I'm not going to able to say that's a success in the slightest, but nevertheless, capturing the moments of happiness is something. </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, the new car. Deep breath. I haven't spoken about it in too much detail on here because it still hurts and I haven't quite decided what to do yet but... my car cost quite a bit of money in 2022 and I assumed it would cost the same again. Amazingly, it passed it's MOT with no work needed and with my grandma being poorly, I was so happy to be able to keep something close to me that belonged to her. I didn't want to buy a new car for the sake of it, deep down I only wanted to if I needed to. Well, sadly i's currently in the garage whilst the insurance make a decision but the mechanics think it will be a write off as it will cost more to replace than the car is worth. </p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, even though I've struggled this year, 6 and a half out of 10 isn't too bad going. How did your resolutions go last year? Interestingly, apparently only 8% of resolutions made are successful usually, so positively, I at least surpassed that mark in my own way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNQUGuL5lrcUR9duqL_zEfeFoRtuZwqlwYAg7wlzbcWw21gg_17fyoALjUp974V8Iev-RcAxsWcHa8HqF_zQS9cIzrK8akHAT-4PVTzFiU8hvQI06wc_XqurfG-nLrhIPHecfLZw_RFRw_s5MRgnKl6Ox6AjN9PSuARZntCly7CBjRkagbkDhzBjy7F6j/s934/new.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="798" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNQUGuL5lrcUR9duqL_zEfeFoRtuZwqlwYAg7wlzbcWw21gg_17fyoALjUp974V8Iev-RcAxsWcHa8HqF_zQS9cIzrK8akHAT-4PVTzFiU8hvQI06wc_XqurfG-nLrhIPHecfLZw_RFRw_s5MRgnKl6Ox6AjN9PSuARZntCly7CBjRkagbkDhzBjy7F6j/s320/new.png" width="273" /></a></div>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-303620684574661472024-01-05T20:00:00.136+00:002024-01-05T20:00:00.253+00:002023 Rewind<p>Life is always full of highs and lows, but I can't say how truly shit this year has been. It's been full of the lowest low points of my life and at points, I honestly didn't think I would survive. I can't think of anything better than leaving 2023 behind and forgetting about everything I've been through. It might not seem as bad on paper, but when your mental health is already rock bottom, it's hard to keep fighting, especially when there's nothing left worth fighting for.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OAegQctcs4v5sUiBjwD9c5EUmg7qNgMjqYuo5LEaD3oqv44Z0UOpKKGCL5X7zW8wqnX1aO0KRA4ChS33aKIvKtejIHflIM3Jx5O0ovPvQbuTzqBwFVymglCyqcu4HWzmTzBSshftwhQ1RaqpjT0sS0Z5SBalgXSmBD7O25gFhrmnTVKv-n-mXaLeHCtK/s3088/IMG_E2357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OAegQctcs4v5sUiBjwD9c5EUmg7qNgMjqYuo5LEaD3oqv44Z0UOpKKGCL5X7zW8wqnX1aO0KRA4ChS33aKIvKtejIHflIM3Jx5O0ovPvQbuTzqBwFVymglCyqcu4HWzmTzBSshftwhQ1RaqpjT0sS0Z5SBalgXSmBD7O25gFhrmnTVKv-n-mXaLeHCtK/s320/IMG_E2357.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p><b>January </b></p><p>The year started with working either side of New Year's. I actually slept straight through the night and of course, woke up alone. My best friend, Hannah, came over for a little trip and we had a lovely couple of days together. I then went on a very last minute city break to Krakow, which was a very busy but rewarding trip experiencing some historical world sites. All of that seems like a complete lifetime ago. When I got back, I surrounded myself with family and lots of planned activities. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQk-gSYzgQUhYU53ES9dMROvXm3Rhkajy6QhSsQTcC1g1pGWPf1fpgcJfyqwjs5WqMjwGUNbR4FadPY2G6viITYbUdI7QhmdBipqQoj9-ip3lu29fRDZfRcRavhRpV8XT88UA4FzoBD-VdjOW1GQCGYFFV8BkK_WVJ7OkQzZVxIzGv2AcE9_nk0UVmHGtW/s4032/IMG_8379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQk-gSYzgQUhYU53ES9dMROvXm3Rhkajy6QhSsQTcC1g1pGWPf1fpgcJfyqwjs5WqMjwGUNbR4FadPY2G6viITYbUdI7QhmdBipqQoj9-ip3lu29fRDZfRcRavhRpV8XT88UA4FzoBD-VdjOW1GQCGYFFV8BkK_WVJ7OkQzZVxIzGv2AcE9_nk0UVmHGtW/s320/IMG_8379.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p><b>February </b></p><p>February started with isolation as I ended up getting Covid for a second time. It also is when my mental health plummeted even more and I finally reached out for help in the form of counselling and then anti-depressants, after suicidal ideation. It didn't help that on top of everything else, house renovations meant disaster after disaster, only adding to stress. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim211EOtYyfob5QQR1XqjHLOYiRzhrZmpwzQjlqd0IaAs0qtwIT9iurD9m4x1ejFUoBUdM4o-whjsRkCpdTOcnQonRJqkKUdseIKYN-tmZXY8U-53RRZ6jd4WA1ZV-_6paNlvkXmj_PhyphenhyphenOQFE1m2dgH1EcR1i9wGBoUeT3cpqTiQsAd2fL0YppDwVuSSj7/s4032/IMG_0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim211EOtYyfob5QQR1XqjHLOYiRzhrZmpwzQjlqd0IaAs0qtwIT9iurD9m4x1ejFUoBUdM4o-whjsRkCpdTOcnQonRJqkKUdseIKYN-tmZXY8U-53RRZ6jd4WA1ZV-_6paNlvkXmj_PhyphenhyphenOQFE1m2dgH1EcR1i9wGBoUeT3cpqTiQsAd2fL0YppDwVuSSj7/s320/IMG_0102.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>March </b></p><p>I tried to stay positive as much as possible. We had a girls trip to Jamaica to celebrate my mum's birthday which was absolutely beautiful. It only got worse when I got back, when the person I loved the most walked out when I was at my lowest. I was terrified of doing something stupid. I left the door unlocked at night, in the hopes someone would come in and murder me, I would sleep with a knife in the hopes I would cut myself and I started to self-harm. We had the nicest night together as I tried to stay as positive as possible and then he left. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP9IdrxV9wy2S7SbsKKKJWSSdGQb5xrXyStozM8z0P6iJSITjB-bSGmku3iAcHW__be_HjiGczmQepxDRWEsYrxTotcy_oQWkSsNamilatN4IQkoCI3N_WokiEocp_uieA8It44Wda0sjE8shk29h_TRKFR9yTwpCgcZo3DaV1GrLI0vcPbqWoBzLLx4K/s3088/IMG_2315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP9IdrxV9wy2S7SbsKKKJWSSdGQb5xrXyStozM8z0P6iJSITjB-bSGmku3iAcHW__be_HjiGczmQepxDRWEsYrxTotcy_oQWkSsNamilatN4IQkoCI3N_WokiEocp_uieA8It44Wda0sjE8shk29h_TRKFR9yTwpCgcZo3DaV1GrLI0vcPbqWoBzLLx4K/s320/IMG_2315.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>April </b></p><p>The month was all about my friends. I reunited with a lot of childhood friends and it was lovely to see so many of them in a weekend back in Wakefield. I saw a couple of high school friends I hadn't seen in years and then another who I hadn't seen for a few months. We also celebrated my mum's birthday with a funny party and a lovely meal. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALSCwuEYDIV4VVHVxXTjwecDaVOVog8cwzZgi0EW2i9s4Ft7uMzNVyCKCk2XRjz11niOMOAb5xMkxAVvQpuqrkRMAubajcXHtQvdqMpLS3JZiNI4-TapbBKlyXJSa-FG2Jr1RvCrpo86FJ6-IrgzBKWNCEOHl0krcH_8rpF362b0Wy9Fk677myJqwKzs7/s4032/IMG_3080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALSCwuEYDIV4VVHVxXTjwecDaVOVog8cwzZgi0EW2i9s4Ft7uMzNVyCKCk2XRjz11niOMOAb5xMkxAVvQpuqrkRMAubajcXHtQvdqMpLS3JZiNI4-TapbBKlyXJSa-FG2Jr1RvCrpo86FJ6-IrgzBKWNCEOHl0krcH_8rpF362b0Wy9Fk677myJqwKzs7/s320/IMG_3080.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>May </b></p><p>May called for a visit to Liverpool to visit my best friend and to celebrate Eurovision. We had lots of themed events and it truly was the perfect getaway. I had such a lovely time, although sadly got my first ever parking ticket despite having a permit. When I get back, it was time to start on my garden. My mum came over for a couple of days and we spent some quality time together. I also made a trip to my oldest sister's to see the family and it was lovely to spend time with them all. From there, I drove down to Wales and saw my dad too. At this point, I was starting to see fleeting moments of positivity and one quote really stuck with me: “Sometimes you gotta laugh through the tears and smile through the pain, so that you can live through the sorrow.” – Alex Tan. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlceFmjJ1wd8Q-z8z1dHynLb_Lnzs3bDWdIRGibT5Q84E9-b1DGlJZ1AtmShh2oQmFb8fRO_JmgYZdhyKblont5DdUTRK8xc4ssrFGp9mMcCDnUO7-8ertUQA57YXYpov4yaX4Ysr90u4Lw9Ebjri-XRdMLJ6XnwvAr6irBjZF46b4AemLEWa_2VjUIt4/s4032/IMG_5115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlceFmjJ1wd8Q-z8z1dHynLb_Lnzs3bDWdIRGibT5Q84E9-b1DGlJZ1AtmShh2oQmFb8fRO_JmgYZdhyKblont5DdUTRK8xc4ssrFGp9mMcCDnUO7-8ertUQA57YXYpov4yaX4Ysr90u4Lw9Ebjri-XRdMLJ6XnwvAr6irBjZF46b4AemLEWa_2VjUIt4/s320/IMG_5115.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>June </b></p><p>My birthday month started with continued garden projects, this time with my mum, cousin and nephew coming over to help with some fence painting. I also had the entire exterior to the house completely cleaned and refreshed. Birthday week started with afternoon tea in the garden the day before, birthday brunch at a garden centre and then the traditional The Ivy tea for the evening meal. As I had annual leave, I then travelled to Wales to spend a few days with my dad for Father's Day, before returning to Wakefield to look after my grandma as my mum had booked a holiday. It's a good job I did because we ended up spending almost 12 hours in hospital together. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOYidQFIjg5TELAxwWNP-0z3ukUjf8WV5dGXByQpqWhD7a9ktUtFU_k6EzTj0aBZBgDiY4m6-yNooR5_5gTU0WTdPouvu0GTQr2wSJ_EJpCjgDgBouOKS2dgFg2EjuokTpATiGy80vPbfrk4yBCwqCPhsn7WrFViQ6AzAzU5haaB6flVqLqCKLDwkPuuV/s4032/IMG_5781.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOYidQFIjg5TELAxwWNP-0z3ukUjf8WV5dGXByQpqWhD7a9ktUtFU_k6EzTj0aBZBgDiY4m6-yNooR5_5gTU0WTdPouvu0GTQr2wSJ_EJpCjgDgBouOKS2dgFg2EjuokTpATiGy80vPbfrk4yBCwqCPhsn7WrFViQ6AzAzU5haaB6flVqLqCKLDwkPuuV/s320/IMG_5781.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>July </b></p><p>July was a turning point. It helped that someone I had become very close to over the last year reconnected and we spoke daily. I finally got back in to doing some activities for myself, including getting back into archery which was lovely. I had visits from my mum and another high school friends. Plus, I had an entire week at the Great Yorkshire Show before the loveliest family barbeque. I finally felt like I could smile again. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRumawSr6-FcZ4JsL5W3LbpsstOYptxyMDEFILoibXqjaWccj4Z1MHXqWXb5v_k8rF7QxgnS1MvU_MJfQButCOFcUVwY9hTjhWdx4xvY4jbW7bOcs-8K8-R0C1CDvPS2hhPpzKUWhUCRAZ4PYJL2IM-QZsJo2yPmdyabogoU1LsFEB8PQn9chbCgExEDu/s1992/IMG_E8051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1992" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRumawSr6-FcZ4JsL5W3LbpsstOYptxyMDEFILoibXqjaWccj4Z1MHXqWXb5v_k8rF7QxgnS1MvU_MJfQButCOFcUVwY9hTjhWdx4xvY4jbW7bOcs-8K8-R0C1CDvPS2hhPpzKUWhUCRAZ4PYJL2IM-QZsJo2yPmdyabogoU1LsFEB8PQn9chbCgExEDu/s320/IMG_E8051.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p><b>August </b></p><p>School holidays meant my oldest niece and nephew we out of school so I went to visit them for a few days and we did lots of exciting activities together: restaurants, bowling, cinema, arcades, zoo, mini golf, walks and games. I also hosted my first garden party with all my cousins and then later that week babysat my baby nephew for the first time and he was a golden child. It was bliss. We also had a family barbeque and I attended my one and only wedding of the year! Plus, the house was finally finished!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvoez7h02eeflpxgFO3xIjPjqa61C3MwcUn9QV3iUcx5gZKBhvJeIQBAb_7KMkXtk2crEufCJ3NJJ65bIrkvLwUJ1ScDzEmi6SPOKt5ZQ784Wb2sQgoxAxYE_x6vuCxXhySo6dq-ERDbuDWg942vJEXIZRVXBNcEJggfSa99n-FnBGvBTqZ1CshKdrsIV/s4032/IMG_9312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvoez7h02eeflpxgFO3xIjPjqa61C3MwcUn9QV3iUcx5gZKBhvJeIQBAb_7KMkXtk2crEufCJ3NJJ65bIrkvLwUJ1ScDzEmi6SPOKt5ZQ784Wb2sQgoxAxYE_x6vuCxXhySo6dq-ERDbuDWg942vJEXIZRVXBNcEJggfSa99n-FnBGvBTqZ1CshKdrsIV/s320/IMG_9312.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>September</b></p><p>September reignited my love for musicals and shows and I started to see almost one a week. I felt like I had truly the hardest year of my life by this point, so I wanted to go on another holiday. I booked a somewhat last minute trip to the Dominican Republic and then a couple weeks before, my mum decided to come so I added her to the booking too. It was a lovely start to the holiday, but then food poisoning literally wrote me off for over 3 days which was very disheartening. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHFGQclLeFQqsxBiYKIW4pJrahZQrNra-k-h-9PurYW-Pfkd6JRUDROb0dsn4YazBwvsWj2IBBnZqEcaVcELnGrbFV86OXQaVcGBqcK0Ok6w4V8EOPD21yWcjOikKFpp_SD-rWDIPaH_odCHSygBeU8d9neE7GNdIqPIDR5rzCtvwyrPbv9h2sq7m2bXr/s3088/IMG_0245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHFGQclLeFQqsxBiYKIW4pJrahZQrNra-k-h-9PurYW-Pfkd6JRUDROb0dsn4YazBwvsWj2IBBnZqEcaVcELnGrbFV86OXQaVcGBqcK0Ok6w4V8EOPD21yWcjOikKFpp_SD-rWDIPaH_odCHSygBeU8d9neE7GNdIqPIDR5rzCtvwyrPbv9h2sq7m2bXr/s320/IMG_0245.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>October </b></p><p>I went a little overboard with Halloween decorations this year, because I really wanted to try and celebrate the little things as much as possible. Hannah came back to Nottingham for a long weekend and it was lovely to hangout and spend time together. We also had a games night with some other friends. The biggest step to life improvement was getting back into exercise for the first time since pre-Covid which was defintely a shock to the system.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78AuZHM-FnMRFAcjcQecfYOP8u1PETcU3GWitkUlpirHWpQaCjnvfsvVMm7wip42Y0WM7nVkhMW3OBND0sm0E-qJ0HhVdDALuwYB13DBTxW2QupcTzuLusvHyk1T5b-WjdQMyr9sHluPzEH3kfmqWfCfPkI5szsSn2BU2ANgRuvhF5rks-jIqhz1kgnET/s4032/IMG_1945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78AuZHM-FnMRFAcjcQecfYOP8u1PETcU3GWitkUlpirHWpQaCjnvfsvVMm7wip42Y0WM7nVkhMW3OBND0sm0E-qJ0HhVdDALuwYB13DBTxW2QupcTzuLusvHyk1T5b-WjdQMyr9sHluPzEH3kfmqWfCfPkI5szsSn2BU2ANgRuvhF5rks-jIqhz1kgnET/s320/IMG_1945.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p><b>November </b></p><p>Autumn walks started the month lovely, alongside celebrating Bonfire Night both at home with family and at a special event at a nearby farm. We also celebrated my nephews first birthday. Things then went downhill again, as my grandma was admitted to hospital and just as we thought she was coming home, she devastatingly passed away. I had wanted to travel down to see her the night before but as she was doing well, I didn't. I was at work when I got the call to say it wasn't long, so I raced home and by the time I set off, she passed away just minutes later. It's also when the person who I had become closest to, disappeared again. I just wish someone would prioritise me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJCmWfxivnba06fdrAk_Yo6r902JlRHCGY79HhSaKga49ZPlKQmVl8Lys1kgrM-sHfKN_1yRlrwWtVVN-V10gxMU4gpjYklBbH3RPQQw78v43ROQW0YNmbhVvWSBxFMHF5hrR49UbgJzre8m3WOK3EkWxuvWVx_AKoEpSeBQXR097kBqgyy6bCbcdZ3Iy/s3088/IMG_2896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJCmWfxivnba06fdrAk_Yo6r902JlRHCGY79HhSaKga49ZPlKQmVl8Lys1kgrM-sHfKN_1yRlrwWtVVN-V10gxMU4gpjYklBbH3RPQQw78v43ROQW0YNmbhVvWSBxFMHF5hrR49UbgJzre8m3WOK3EkWxuvWVx_AKoEpSeBQXR097kBqgyy6bCbcdZ3Iy/s320/IMG_2896.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p><b>December </b></p><p>Despite it all, I had a lot of Christmas events planned and I had spent money on them. Between the bouts of tears, I was encouraged to attend and complete the pre-booked evets. A trip to London started the season, followed by a sister's Christmas weekend, family Christmas party, work do and then Christmas itself. Tears have been plentiful this month and I've ended it with 3 night shifts. I haven't even mentioned that the week of my grandma's funeral, my car had a lot of damage done to it when the catalytic converter was stolen off it...in a locked NHS car park, whilst I was working a 12.5 hour night shift. I can't tell you how devastated, angry and hurt I was! It's currently in the garage whilst the insurance make a decision but the mechanics think it will be a write off as it will cost more to replace than the car is worth. It was the last thing I had left of my grandma and I wanted to hold on for it as long as possible. For it to be taken away from me in that way has really hurt me. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSTGEcxPS1pdntZTCvEMukNVOQkRyMr06pM2N3AgLkAB2Cy2RQ9kgANP14MIbDao02XHFjCHPqivfcZUabnwzmmQ4olDqz3Zg5ucNOOOApkLWNmapDfDBbMTiNv7K6GLENnhIkLhzvRURNlc9u2X1fv_qbIwu9Lr1do36_QXSm6TkDC4ljlmBJgPk9uwe/s4032/IMG_5764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSTGEcxPS1pdntZTCvEMukNVOQkRyMr06pM2N3AgLkAB2Cy2RQ9kgANP14MIbDao02XHFjCHPqivfcZUabnwzmmQ4olDqz3Zg5ucNOOOApkLWNmapDfDBbMTiNv7K6GLENnhIkLhzvRURNlc9u2X1fv_qbIwu9Lr1do36_QXSm6TkDC4ljlmBJgPk9uwe/s320/IMG_5764.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p>...And that's how the shittest year ever played out. I simply have no other words to describe it, because that sums it all up pretty well. </p><p></p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-24550778019552054702024-01-03T20:00:00.022+00:002024-01-05T04:34:56.492+00:00My "Best of 2023" Pictures Explained<p>Once again, I'm sharing my "Best of Year" pictures. I think this year may be the last time I share the ones created for me, because I feel like social media has taken a nosedive this year. My favourite memories are by no means the ones that are seen as popular. I think next year, I'll pick 9 instead, but we will see. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWks_LPJ5s2pdhP_Jk5VwhzExKc7egzYe4W-qQORKsAzMNZ9ASFp6T7J_xv2Qwr0IdnzGAzwe8HPvkygkDi9OXwbZto-gr39NUkz9SWgaz8jCKtw5joNe9XP6mEshdHt4RrBSKaqFyKx_PI_eSR-hkTfDeM0DepB1kvhItF226celPtXu1bktWOh7U02Y/s1080/253D9264-D248-49B2-80D9-8DF53E6E913B.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWks_LPJ5s2pdhP_Jk5VwhzExKc7egzYe4W-qQORKsAzMNZ9ASFp6T7J_xv2Qwr0IdnzGAzwe8HPvkygkDi9OXwbZto-gr39NUkz9SWgaz8jCKtw5joNe9XP6mEshdHt4RrBSKaqFyKx_PI_eSR-hkTfDeM0DepB1kvhItF226celPtXu1bktWOh7U02Y/s320/253D9264-D248-49B2-80D9-8DF53E6E913B.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Grandma goodbye </li><li>Mental health day </li><li>Flying to the Dominican Republic </li><li>My beautiful nephew </li><li>Christmas decorations </li><li>Homemade wreath </li><li>Visiting grandma in hospital </li><li>Christmas Day </li><li>Getting shutters </li><li><br /></li></ol><p>Do you create these "Best of" pictures or is it a pass from you? </p>Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561734122591843013.post-43750163947591410352024-01-01T20:00:00.045+00:002024-01-01T20:00:00.131+00:00Happy New Year, Welcome 2024<p>I for one, am certainly glad to be leaving behind 2023. It has been the worst year of my life and that's saying something. I'll be sharing the usual reflection and rewind later this week, but until then I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-Q1GZjJQZsqXhJv3El2RSlWDejgltqCxViEI6YxSd-6jAl4wr0iaTFu5rujcoZZVSN9hTCpVDK5SNq3xGVT-TPaLP11js173iQB023nPmLmGSvvbFZSDezKh8oUe7PZv9KTUGRa1vkJIvTwXUCqACuYFuKt3sOewSTjG0z-tIQHpK8D9P1Du1ZqYZOr5/s225/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-Q1GZjJQZsqXhJv3El2RSlWDejgltqCxViEI6YxSd-6jAl4wr0iaTFu5rujcoZZVSN9hTCpVDK5SNq3xGVT-TPaLP11js173iQB023nPmLmGSvvbFZSDezKh8oUe7PZv9KTUGRa1vkJIvTwXUCqACuYFuKt3sOewSTjG0z-tIQHpK8D9P1Du1ZqYZOr5/s1600/download.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>I've worked the last three year's of New Year and this year's is no different, although this year I am working night shifts and I am actually quite pleased. Last year, I worked day shifts. I came home, fell asleep, slept through midnight and then woke up and went to work. Here's hoping we have a happy celebration at work this year and welcomed some sweet new year babes into the world.Hannah Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860673658863199719noreply@blogger.com0