50th post - an old quiz updated!

Hello,

I realised that this would be my 50th post, so decided to do something different. I used to love doing 'questionnaire' style quizes back in the day, and remember posting them regularly on my myspace or bebo page! Now I don't even know if I have these pages any more, so I went on facebook and found the oldest quiz I did on there, which was from 2nd September 2007. I got facebook in 2007 just before I went to uni, so my life has changed so so much since then. So today I am going to copy and paste one of the quizes below, and update my answers. My 2015 answers are going to be written in red after my 2007 answers. Let's see how much I've changed!

 

If I looked in your trunk, what would I find?
Karls old carpet that doubles up as a town with roads etc that you drive toy cars around (its difficult to describe but you would know it if you saw it!) also a tyre jack and a random block of wood. 2015 - A bag of old clothes to give to my mum to sell, plus my Miss Viertel hessian bag with some guided reading books in it. Plus the usual pink bucket with de-icer in it!

Are your underwear and socks folded in your drawers, or just thrown in?
Thrown in

Me in 2007

Thrown in!

Sleep on your back or stomach?
My back sometimes but I mainly roll onto my side

My back and my side!

Are you a cuddler?
Yes but i dont do it as much as I could
Yes - more so when I'm drunk

What would I find if I looked under your bed?
Some card and scrapbooking materials, some old school work, some DVDs and other random bits
A load of rubbish! There's a box of old shoes, old laptops, a pair of roller skates and other bits that I think I've long forgotton about!

Something that happened today that has made you mad?
The conversation outside during the BBQ! It really proved how different men and women are!
Tescos not having any raspberry magnums left, so trying to go to Morrisons for some and thinking it was shut (I realise today has been a pretty good day if this is the thing that made me mad!)

What were you doing before this survey?
Having a shower
Gym, Tescos then making a new CD for my car

What will you do after this survey?
Look at more things on the internet, and watch TV
Watch TV, play some games, maybe write a few reports!

Marriage or living together?
Living together then marriage if it works
Currently living together, maybe marriage on the cards one day.

What are you wearing right now?
My brown silk pjs and dressing gown
My gym kit - Grey Primark t-shirt and Grey 3/4 length leggings.

How many times have you been in love?
Once

Twice

Do you talk about your feelings or hide them?
I talk about them to people I trust but normally keep them hidden
I don't like to talk about my feelings when I'm upset but I am an emotional person and often let my tears do the talking!

Is there something you regret and wish you could take back?
Probably but nothing I can think of right now
There are several things but my life would be very different if I took them back now. If I could pick one thing that I desperately would do is to talk to my dad more. 

Last person you told you love them?
Emma
My mum

Kiss with your eyes open or closed?
A mixture is good, mainly closed though
The same as above!
 

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Karl
Mum

Me in 2015

Last argument you got into?
The one at dinner, although it wasnt really an arguement, more of a discussion
Not sure really. Minor 'bickers' with mum in Cornwall but no real arguements.

Do you tend to rip the paper off water bottles?
Only if if had them for a long time
No. I do on cider bottles when I go out.

When you shut off your alarm clock, do you tend to fall back asleep?
Sometimes, it depends on how tired I am though
I wish! I would love to go back to sleep after my alarm goes off but I have to get up for work.

If you were given the chance to take care of a monkey for a weekend, would you?
Probably not
No!

What is the current advertisement on the side of the screen?
Save up to £175 on your car insurance
There aren't any.

What are you looking forward to in the next few months?
Going to university :D
Going to Glastonbury, starting my new job and finally buying a place of my own!

When will you turn 50?
In 31 years
In about 24 years

Who is your female best friend?
Emma
Becky- obviously I still love Emma too but I hardly ever see her.

Where do you wish you were right now?
At uni, or in New York or Morocco or somewhere exciting
Mexico in 2014.

Have you ever passed out from drinking?
I dont think so
I don't know if passed out is the right word, but I have forgotten things and then gone to sleep if that counts.

If you caught a significant other cheating on you what would you do?
Cry
Be angry and cry

What time did you wake up this morning?
9.10
About 8:30

Do you have any cousins?
Lots of them
I still have lots of them!

Mum

What is the WORST subject they teach in school?
I liked all my lessons at school! But L2L was terrible!
Hmm. Difficult to answer! From a teacher's point of view, it's RE. Especially in my school where the kids do it for an hour a week which steals other subject's time!

Where do you plan on living when you grow up?
I have no idea yet, it may be in Cornwall, although it may not
I am grown up! I plan on buying somewhere near Dartford. Maybe I'll move back to Cornwall eventually.

How many times have you seen your favourite movie?
I have quite a few favourites and i've seen them all loads
Lots of times

Where was the last place you traveled?
Back home from Bethel
Short distance - the gym in Bexleyheath/Tescos Welling. Longer distance - driving back from Cornwall/Bath.

How was your past weekend?
It was great :D
Pretty dull. I've just had half term which was great, so this weekend I have just been report writing and been to the gym.

What is your favorite song?
I have to many favourites at the minute
I have a few favourites - A Conversation with God - Darren Hayes, No Cars Go - Arcade Fire, Whole Lotta Rose - AC/DC to name a few!

Why are you doing this survey?
Because it looked interessting
To see how I have changed over the years!

What is the best ice cream flavor?
Cookie Dough, Caramel, Brownies and marshmellow with chocolate ice cream
Ben and Jerrys Half Baked

Do you think you are attractive?
Not really, but i can feel attractive sometimes
The same as above!

Is someone on your mind right now?
Yes
There's always something on my mind.

Can you say the alphabet backwards?
I dont think so, i have tried though!
Same as above!

Do you worry about how you look?
Yes
Yes

Would you ever change for a boy/girl?
Maybe a little bit, even if I shouldnt
I think you naturally change slightly anyway. I wouldn't change on purpose though.

Have you ever been on stage?
Yes, lots of times :D
Yes

Can you whistle?
Yes
Yes

Would you do anything for that special someone?
Probably
I don't think so.

Do you know who Stewie Griffin is?
Of course! he's the best!
Yes

Do you have any plans for today?
Well its quite late now so not really
Play some games, cook dinner (for once!) maybe have a bath and do my nails.

Are you friends with more guys or girls?
Its about equal
Girls
Why?
I like to have girly chats but find it easier to talk to guys
I'm a primary school teacher! So 95% of my colleagues are female!

Have you ever thought a friend could be more than a friend?
Yes and its happened a few times!
Yes

Do you like the beach?
Yes I love the beach but havent been able to go at all this year
I love it

What color is your toothbrush?
Blue and white
Green

What makes you laugh?
Sarcasm, comedy tv/films, various things really
In jokes, silliness, comedians, The Noise Next Door

Are you ticklish?
Yes but i hate it when i get tickled and often scream!
Yes but I still hate it.


There you go! It looks like I haven't changed much over the years - I have just had different experiences. It was nice to read about myself from all those years ago. I remember how I felt before I went to uni and it was a very exciting time. I would go back and do it all again in a second if I could. 

Greta xx 

May half term fun in Cornwall

Hello!

So it's currently half term, and I normally spend every May half term writing reports. It's now Thursday evening and so far I haven't written a single one - eek! I swear I will start them tomorrow! The main reason is because as soon as school finished on Friday I drove down to Bath to see my brother. However, everyone else seemed to be travelling down South too, as it took me 5 hours to get there (normally less than 3). Still, when I got there, we went straight to our favourite restaurant in Bath, Turtle Bay, and had some yummy food and cocktails. We then went to a bar/club called The Nest where my brother's flatmates work, and we drank wine and danced until they closed, and we even stayed for a lock in afterwards! It was a great night, even if I did drink too much! 

The next day I carried on my journey down to Cornwall and again the roads were packed - it took 6 hours! As soon as I got to my mum's place, I got changed and we went to the Tunes in the Dunes festival in Perranporth. It's a brand new festival and we only had Saturday tickets, but it was lovely. The stage was actually on the beach which was a strange experience but great. We went because Status Quo were head lining and they were amazing. This was only my 2nd time seeing them but my mum has seen them countless times. It was nice to go to a gig where I wasn't the only one dancing and jumping around - my mum was too!

I have loads of work to do over half term and stupidly, I left my laptop charger at home. So I went to buy a new laptop (as my one desperately needs replacing!) and the next day had to return it as it was faulty. So I had to cut my trip short so I could come back to do some work. I did manage to fit in a walk in Padstow which is shown in the pictures below. I also stopped in Bath again on the way back to see my Brother. 

Half term is nearly over and I will probably spend the next 3 days working, but I had a lovely few days in the South west and now really miss it there!

Yummy fish and chips!

It's nice to mum so happy

The crowd behind us

Status Quo!

Have you ever seen a stage on a sand dune?!

Our walk in Padstow

Mum playing with her new phone!

Greta xx

Why I'm not blogging at the minute

Hello,

I just wanted to write a post to explain why I am not blogging at the minute. I know there aren't many people who read my blog, but in case anyone is there I thought I should explain why I have stopped.There are 3 main reasons why I am not blogging at the moment. 
The first reason is simply time. Being a primary teacher means I regularly work 10 hour days, plus on Sundays. Any time I got I am busy teaching, planning, assessing and marking. Then when I do have free time I am generally knackered and the last thing I feel like doing is writing more. I find it very difficult to take pictures too, especially outfit pictures, so if I forget to do that then I'm unlikely to blog.
The second reason I haven't blogged much recently is because I have found a new hobby - Project Life. It's basically a way of scrapbooking, but made much easier as you have pages with given segments, so you just slot photos in with embellished cards. I used to love scrapbooking but always found filling a 12 x 12 page so difficult, so this has made documenting my life much easier. Of course with my new hobby, it is taking any free time I did have.
The final reason and the most painful one is that 2 weeks ago I lost my dad. He died completely unexpectedly of a heart attack. He was only 59 and was fit and healthy, so as you can imagine I have been in complete shock. I don't want to dwell on it on here, but it's been very difficult for a number of reasons. The funeral is on Thursday so I'm going down to Cornwall tomorrow. I know it is going to be very hard. So yeah, trying to be normal and post on here has completely been thrown off. 

I do want to try and start blogging again, so hopefully when things return to normal (as much as they can) I will get back into it again.

Love Greta xx

Weekly write up no. 7

Hello!

I may have missed a few weeks! To be honest I doubt I will keep up the weekly write ups. So this may be my last one. I would much rather put my time and energy into making outfit posts!

I will just do a quick round up of the week. Half term has been lovely. It was nice to have a lie in each day, and even better that I got to spend time with my mum and brother, which is very rare.

Monday - Me and Paul went into school to start sorting out my new classroom. I like things set out in a certain way, so I wanted to get started on it. We were there for a few hours and had dominos with the SLT! 

Tuesday - Travelled to Bath which took ages (the M4 was closed so we had to take a detour through lots of random villages) but when we finally got there I got to have lunch with my mum and brother. We looked around for a bit, then my mum had to leave, so me Paul and Karl (my brother) spent at least 6 hours sat in his living room watching random films and tv shows. At about 10:30pm we ordered another dominos!

Wednesday - Me and Paul went to Bristol and had to wait ages for a park and ride bus. When we got into town we had a lovely Nandos then looked around the shops. I bought a few things and spent far too much money in Primark! In the evening, me, Paul and Karl dressed up and went to a rock club in Bath called Discord for a fun night of drinking and dancing. Some mosh pit action included!!

Thursday - We travelled back home and in the evening me and my friend Becky went to London for the Company bloggers style the highstreet event. It was great! We had a few drinks, ate snacks, watched the fashion show and left with a goodie bag! I'm going to do a separate blog post on it very soon. 

Friday - Me and Paul went into school again, and I spent about 5 hours sorting out my classroom. It's still not done! I would have liked to stay longer but school shut at 4. I have a few more display bits to put up, but I'm feeling much happier with how it looks now.

Saturday - We went to Bromley for a small shopping trip. I wanted some trainers in Primark, but no luck. I did buy a few pieces which I will blog about today. I spent the evening doing some work, so at least I feel a bit more organised about the week ahead.

Sunday - I placed a huge New Look order on Friday and it was delivered today. Sadly I decided to return most of it, so we went to Bluewater to do that. I also went to the gym on the way home. I should be going 3 times a week, but I never manage it when I lack a work schedule. Hopefully I will get back on track soon!

So that's a round up of my week. Like I said, I may not do any more of these posts but we'll see!

Greta xx

Stuck in stand still traffic on the M4.

Entering one of my favourite cities!

Karl and me ready for Halloween!

 

The zombie butcher

My new New Look cape and fur scarf

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Tonight I'm just chilling at home, but on Wednesday night, me, my brother and boyfriend went out to our annual Halloween night out at Discord in Bath (it's an amazing rock club!). I thought I'd share our costumes on here. I paid just under £50 for 3 matching costumes, which isn't too bad considering I spend £45 on one outfit last year! We went as zombie chefs, well my brother was a zombie butcher. I do love dressing up for Halloween!

Greta xx