Busy as a bee.

Hello there lovely people :)

So i'm completely dedicated to this blog thing now ! Not only have i been thinking about what i'm going to write in this post over the last few days but also making sure i have some lovely pictures to show you all photographing my day, trying to make it slightly more interesting than it may have been !

So on Thursday my day started like this. The boy woke me up in bed by bringing me my lovely (always needed) morning cup of tea and lovely little treat of a jam filled, pink icing, iced finger bun. Yum. It's safe to say i started the morning with a big smile on my face. Obviously, i thought to myself, i couldn't JUST have a single iced bun for breakfast, not with the long day i've got ahead of me, so i got myself my usual bowl of porridge and, of course, another cup of tea. Then i headed of to work.

The day started of slow. Usual getting there, hanging up my coat, heading straight for the tea bags and hot water, then standing at the pass, hoping and praying that someone would like to come have lunch with us at 12pm (normally people don't end up coming in until around 1ish so a lot of waiting and looking busy happens). Just as i got myself into a comfortable stance and started to let my mind take me to my next adventure of New Zeland and all of it's wonderful greenland and fresh air we got our first customers. Then began my day at approximately 12:30 pm. And so continued my day. Many people coming and going, many times said over "Can I get you any drinks?" and many times running up and down the stairs carrying plates and fetching drinks. It's not that i hate my job it's just that i don't see myself in this area of work. Yes at times it can be fun. Yes at times i meet some lovely, happy people, the type of people that you can't help smile at. But sometimes, sometimes i really do get fed up and feel myself stuck in a rut. I've been doing this since i was 13 (obviously i went to school, sixth form and University whilst doing so) and i really did not see myself, at the age of 21, still doing it. It's not where i want to be. Yes i'm taking steps into what i want to do but it's not fast enough for me, i guess i'm used to the fast paced life style of a waitress, everything must be there as quick as possible. I'm not going to let it get me down though. Most of the people i work with are lovely and i'm happy just to have a job. I'm just concentrating on moving my life forward and doing what really makes me content day in and day out, working in the acting business  On a side note i am very grateful to The Rose Theater at Edgehill university for letting me volunteer and learn from them and also to all my friends in the media department, with out them i wouldn't be acting right now ! So at least there is some sanity to my life !

Moving on to Friday. Friday was a very different day from Thursday ! As i was working late on Thursday i got up slightly later than planned and found myself in a slight rush for work ! So instead of my usual breakfast i grabbed some Brivita breakfast biscuits, the milk and cereal ones, and got them down my neck with a cup of tea and then rushed of to work. Side note- You need to try these biscuits, at first i thought how could some biscuits fill you up but they really do ! They've become my god send on busy working days where i may not have enough time for some breakfast and they really do feel me up until lunch time/my break time. Perfect !

As soon as i got into work and the doors opened we had a a rush of people, well who wouldn't want to be out on such a glorious sunny day with sky's like this:

So right from the start i was rushing around, doing my usual waitress duties and, with just 2 of us on, it was killer. The whole of downstairs was full and half of the upstairs area of the restaurant was too. It was safe to say that by the time my break came (which i had to take late due to the mad rush) i was already shattered.

Of course i still found time for quick cheeky cup of tea half way through service ! But no time for day dreaming or images of beautiful foreign places running through my mind.
On Thursday night i decided that Friday would be the day to finally dip dye/ombre my hair like i had been longing to do so for around 2 years ! I saw the advert for the Loreal Wild Ombre kit on the Wednesday and, as a hair dye virgin, i thought well that looks extremely easy to use so i thought hey why not give it a go. So in my break off i went and i purchased my self colour NO 1 and set that aside, nervously, for when my evening shift was over. Friday evening was extremely busy. It always is on a Friday. But due to my long hours i'd already worked this week my supervisor cut me some slack and let me leave a 10. Granted it had slowed down by then and became very manageable with the 4 of them that were left on. Despite it being full to the brim with people all night long and mad rushes through out the day i couldn't stop my mind from wondering back home to that box sat on my chester draws, waiting for me to get my paws on it. I kept visualising my self with beautifully ombered hair. And of course not so beautifully ombered hair as my main thought was "What if this goes horribly wrong and i end up with streaky tiger stripes?" So when it came to taking the plunge i was extremely nervous. As soon as i got in i threw on one of my boyfriends old t.shirts and started combing through my locks with the dye, not without my boyfriend there supervising me, giving me some moral support. Finally after the dye had been on for 25 minutes and doing a test of the colour i washed it off and dried my hair to find that my worst night mares had not, in fact, been confirmed. I ended up with a lovely, almost honey brown sort of colour with hints of lighter blonde in there as well. It was perfect ! I didn't want anything too drastic as it was my first time so i had my reservations and i'd always pictured my dip dye to be more understated so it was safe to say i was very happy with the results and i still am ! Here's my hair now:

Excuse my boyfriend in the back on the left hand one and my slight un-kept hair on the right one, it had braved much wind and fresh air before the right hand picture was taken. So as you can see from the pictures it's not too drastic and i like that. It's obvious enough to notice it but not to in your face. My only regret is i didn't leave the dye on for that bit longer and sometimes i feel it may look a bit ginger? Thoughts? So i'm not to sure if i should get another kit and just touch it up a bit or would that react with the dye on my hair already and turn it ginger? If any one could help me with that question i would very much appreciate it ! As far as the kit went, extremely easy to use as a first time dyer the only downside was i found my self running out of dye slightly as i was on the second part of my hair, considering that though i'm content with the results and happy i finally took the plunge !

So today came. Where me and the boyfriend had a long, very deserving lie in. Once we were up and dressed we wandered in to town and did a food shop which we desperately needed to do as it was long over due ! So after buying many tasty meals and snacks, including some almond milk for me to try with my porridge and cereal to give it an added kick we settled down in the conservatory with a cup of green tea each and set ourselves a little green tea and candle work station. Where i would work on my blog and he on his dissertation.

Yes it was a lovely Saturday indeed. Filled with smiles and giggles. We are both currently still sat in here now as i type. The room filled with candles and a small heater to keep us comfy and warm as it tends to get slightly chilly in here, drinking a corna (moved on from tea) waiting for our 2 good friends, Ian and Josh, to come back from filming so we can all sit down, relax and have a well needed distressing drink together. Yes i am excited for there return. However i am not excited to go to work tomorrow. I would rather be sitting back, relaxing and enjoying a Sunday. I wont complain though, i need the money for my visit to Ireland in 2 weeks to see my best friend Jill, Eeek !

How was your Saturday my lovelies? What did you all get up to?

Enjoy you're evening, relax and put your feet up. I promise my next post won't be as long ;)

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