Inside My Mind- Mad as a Hatter! Christmas is Expensive!

Hey all,

So, long time no blog, I know, but I've been busy with various things and haven't had a chance to do any updates or anything.

So it's Monday 28th November, but I haven't been to school today because it's a teacher training day, then I'm not in school on Wednesday either because of this whole strike malarkey.

I don't know too much about it, but I know it gets me a day off school, and that's all I need to know really :)

I'm going to my friend's fancy dress party on Saturday, and, after much deliberating, I've finally decided what I will dress up as- The Mad Hatter. Which explains the slightly strange title. Well, 50% of it anyway.

So back to Saturday, I went shopping today and bought a few essentials for my costume, including some red hairspray and a truly awesome hat, which I will post a picture of at the end of this post, or tomorrow or something. I think I'll probably wear a red tutu, a plain black top and some crazy tights, then just my black flossy's. Oh, and I'm planning to borrow a teapot and cup from my sisters tea set :) Hopefully they're not in storage (more on that later).

So I'll keep you updated on that. Now to explain the second part of my slightly random title.
So basically, I'm saving up to buy christmas presents for family and friends, and I've realized that I'm going to have to save up at least £50 minimum to afford close-to-decent presents for everyone. I've done a lot of research to find inexpensive presents that don't scream "I'm a pile of cheap crap!". And that's been pretty hard.

I've also realized that a lot of people are in the same dilemma right now, or will be in the weeks leading up to christmas. Plus I have no social life*. So, I've decided to create a "Mini Christmas Gift Guide for Skint People". Or maybe I'll think of a catchier name, but basically it's going to be a few inexpensive gift ideas for every type of person you could think of. The categories will be:

-Mum
-Dad
-Girls Under 5
-Boys under 5
- Girls up to 10
-Boys up to 10
-Teenage Girls
-Teenage Boys
- Old people
-Pets

And if I think of any more, I will add them. If you have any category ideas, please comment them below. Also if you have a shorter, catchier name for my gift guide, that would be great too :)

It will also have a list of good shops or websites to find inexpensive gifts.

So, moving on to our next topic, Moving House.

Basically, our house is just too small. Well actually it's quite big, but we have so many possessions (some people may call it junk, ahem Uncle Pete). So we need to move.

To make our house look as big as it is, we are going to need to get rid of a lot of our stuff. But, since we all have a minor hoarding problem, nobody wants to get rid. Thank god for storage units.

So yeah, basically about three quarters of my stuff has... gone. My room looks so much tidier though. Another negative though, the printer had to go into storage, which will affect my homework massively. Bottom line is, I'm too lazy to write, so I head for the computer. But, hey ho, that's what memory sticks are for. I'll just use the school printer.

It'll all be worth it in the end, but the end had better show up soon because I don't think I can write out my history essays for much longer!

So that's all I have to tell for now, but if you follow this blog then you will be notified when I post my gift guide!

Thanks for reading, tell your friends :)

M xoxo

* Well I do, but I'm the type of person that gives up my time to help others. Sometimes.

Inside My Mind- Guess Where I am?

Hey all, So, if you follow my blog, you will know where I am, but if not, I'm in London right now. If you want to know more, check out yesterdays post. So, we arrived in London at about twenty past twelve, but didn't get to Alison's until about half one because wehad to get the tube to Twickenham, then walk to the house. Then we relaxed for a bit, then went for a walk through Twickenham. There's some really nice boutique shops here, and I bought a cute notebook that says 'I could've been a novel' on it. Then we went into Richmond and had a look around around. And I got some Red high-top Converse! (which i've wanted for ages!) That's all I got today because I'm going to Oxford Street tomorrow :D Anyways I do have more to tell but we're watching a film and I can't be bothered. Blog to you soon, M xoxo

Inside My Mind- Do you remember me?

Hey all!

So, long time no blog! It's been ages! I can't be bothered to give you a full update, so I guess I'll just start fresh.

I'm going to London tomorrow! I'm so excited :-) It's just me and my Mum going, so that'll be a bit weird, but also good. We're going to stay with one of my Mum's best friends (she's also my godmother) Alison, as her husband and daughter are going away for the weekend so we're keeping her company.

I've saved all my birthday money to go shopping in London (well, most of it) so I can go on a big shopping spree:) The shops in London are like, 100x bigger than the ones here, so I'm really excited for that (I'm a bit of a shopaholic). I'm missing one of my best friends' birthday parties cos I'll be in London, but I'm sleeping at hers next weekend to make up for it, and she's sleeping at mine the weekend after, and I'm trying to get my Mum to let me have one of my other best friends over too (I'm working on her) so I'll let you know how that goes.

So I'm in the middle of packing right now. Here's the plan for the weekend:

14.10.11 (Tomorrow)

8:42am- Train leaves from Sunderland directly to London
11:00am (approx.)- Arrive in London
12:00- after dropping our stuff off at Alison's, we'll go into Twickenham for lunch.
6:00pm- G out for tea

15.10.11 (Saturday)

10:15- London Duck Tour (tour of london on a truck that plunges into the river Thames in the last part of the tour- check it out www.londonducktours.co.uk)
12:00- Go into Covent Garden to have lunch and meet up with Donna (a friend of my mums who lives in London)
2:00 (approx.)- Go to Oxford Street for SHOPPINGGG!!! :))))))
6:00-7:00pm- Alison's got something planned but it's a surprise, I'll let you know what it is when i know:)

16.10.11 (Sunday)

Coming Home :'(

I wanted to go to Madame Toussards and Buckingham but for various reasons which I can't be bothered to explain we couldn't go.

So I'm going to go and finish packing, follow my blogs, twitter and email and questions or comments:)

See ya soon!

Molly xoxo

Twitter: @mollyxoA
Email: dontdreamdo@msn.com

Inside My Mind- She's Alive!

Hey all, Sunday 24.7.11 20:20 pm So sorry I've been absent for (hmm... let me see...) 21 days (!). I did go to write a post on Wednesday, but when I was close to the end (and it was quite long) I minimised the window to go and have my tea or something, then forgot about it and shut my laptop down. And of course, it didn't save. I've been really busy since then, what with the end of the school year, packing for the cottage, etc. I really do have a lot to talk about! So right now I'm actually in a lovely cottage in Winster. Ivy Cottage, to be exact. I think I told you a couple of posts ago about this holiday, so if you follow my blog then you should already know why I'm here, but if not, I'll give you a quick brief... I'm here until next Friday on a short holiday. My Uncle, Auntie and cousin are coming tomorrow, as we're sharing the cottage with them. We barely ever see them, and I'm talking twice a year, if that. So yeah, that will be nice. The people who own this cottage rent it out as a holiday home. It's beautiful! It has three bedrooms, one with a double bed, one with two twin beds, and one with a super king size bed and a single bed, which is the one I'm sleeping in. The drive down took about three hours, stopping at a service station for burger king. One of my sisters was sick everywhere just as we were pulling into the service station, which was nice :P So the car stunk of sick for the last two hours of the journey. Lovely. But, it's not her fault. Bless her. Anyway, I'm sitting on my bed right now typing this. Luckily my Mum brought her laptop (she can't live without internet. You can tell I'm her daughter) and she's letting me use it. So this is the perfect time to type this blog post. Went to Flamingo Land on Tuesday. It was amazing! Best ride I went on was the Flip Flop. Fun, but scary! It was a good day. I'll tell you more about it another time. I really want my Mum to start blogging. She's made a blog and designed it and stuff, but she hasn't done a post yet, even though she has her face glued to her iphone or her laptop 98% of the time. (Again, mother and daughter alike). Her blog is all about her daughters (including me). She said it's mainly just for personal use, but you can check it out if you like. www.madeinsunderland.blogspot.com So, we get home on the 29th, it's my birthday on the 30th (I'm so excited!!) and then me and Daisy go to Druridge Bay on the 31st. We get back on the 3rd, then it's my birthday party on the 6th. Wow, I just realised, I have a busy life in the next few weeks. Usually my life is fairly boring. By the way, Druridge Bay is a caravan rally that my stepdad's mum and dad go to every year, and they usually take me and Daisy. We've been going for about four years now, and it's mostly the same people every year, so we have friends there. Also there's a nice beach five minutes walk away from the rally. I think I've mentioned it before, but only briefly. So I'm going horse riding on Tuesday, which I'm excited about. And we might be going into Bakewell tomorrow (yes, the town is called Bakewell. Get over it) to get some lunch, do some shopping, and other cool stuff that cool people (such as myself) do. But mainly we're just going to spending some quality family time together. Fun, fun, fun! I still have a brick for a phone, as my iphone has been sent away to get fixed. I'm lost without Tiny Wings! :'( Well, I'm going to go. I don't want to tell you everything I have to say, or I'll have nada to talk about these next few nights. (Nada is nothing in a language. Don't ask me which one. Spanish, maybe? I know it's not English, for sure). Blog to you soon, Molly xoxo

Inside My Mind- Summer Time High!

I'm on a summer time high!
But apart from that, everything's pretty normal :)
Got back from a walk to the beach with my family about twenty minutes ago. Been wearing some denim shorts all day that are just a tiny bit too small, and I've been dying to take them off. So I'm sitting here in my california eagles t-shirt and my pyjama bottoms. Ahhh. Bliss...


So, yeah. Handed in my money for Flamingo Land, and I'm so excited! Plus, it's my birthday in 27 days! (Not that I'm counting or anything). By the way, it's about 7:00 PM, Sunday 27th July. My iPhone has to get a new screen, which means even more waiting before I get it back. But even then, that might not fix it. Then I'll be stuck with this awful brick for EVER. :0 dun dun duuuuun! So, I'll keep you updated on that. But to be honest, I'm not too hopeful :(


But anyway, enough moaning. Juts thought I'd do a quick post while a have a few spare minutes. Only 9 days of school left until the summer holidays! Yey :) It would be ten, but we are off next Friday for reasons that I really can't be bothered to explain.


So, thanks for reading, follow, tell your friends, all that good stuff.


Blog to you soon!


Molly xxx


Twitter: twitter.com/ThatMolly
Email: dontdreamdo@msn.com
Style Blog www.styleisiconic.blogspot.com

Inside My Mind- Erm..

Hey all, So it's 8:55 am, and it's Saturday. (FINALLY!) I'm going to my Gran's today. Listening to Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson. "Don't hate me cos' I'm beautiful" :) Uuugh. Can't think of anything to write. Not much to write, tbh. That's what you get for coming on Blogger with an empty mind! Wait...Nope. Still nothing. My mind's empty most of the time these days actually. Me and some of my friends are doing a dance to Judas by Lady Gaga at the school open evening on Wednesday, and I might also be doing a bit of singing. I'm also doing a dance to Thriller (by Micheal Jackson, but we're doing it to the Glee version haha) with some other friends. Busy Busy Busy! Hehee. Well I'm gonna go, seeing as my mind is literally empty. Blog to you soon! Molly xxx

Inside My Mind- Wassup Y'all? :D

Hey guys!


How's are you? What's the gossip? Tell me in the comments below!


So, it's the 1st of July. Best month of the year!  Only 30 days until my birthday! Yipdeedooo!
It's five to eight, (PM) and I'm in my P.J's, just chillaxing. Lol. What a cringey word :S




Yeah so, this is going to be a bit of a random post, but I just wanted to talk to you guys, have a bit of ramble, with someone that won't interrupt me, and will listen well :)


I'm really hoping to get my iPhone back soon. It's getting mended because it has a crack on the screen, so I have to have this brick of a phone until it's fixed. Bummer, I know. But, there you go. As long as I get my iPhone back soon, I'm fine.


So many things to look forward to! Summer is definitely here now. I've got a trip to Flamingo Land coming up, the summer holidays, Peak District, my birthday, the air show... everything! Did a post on my style blog earlier, www.styleiconic.blogspot.com, if you wanna check it out :)


Not much to say actually (for once hahaa) so I'm going to go before I booooooore you to death.


Byee!


Molly xxx


Twitter: www.twitter.com/ThatMolly
Email:dontdreamdo@msn.com
Style Blog: It's in the post you numpty! Look up! :)

PEACE OUT!

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