Day 13 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

So today I was out to appointments almost all day with my family so I didn't do a lot of things. When I wasn't out, I was sleeping soundly so I didn't think that was too interesting. I did however read and listen to some music to try and relax later in the day. I was actually given the recommendation by one of you guys to read The Messenger and I am loving it! So thank you so much! :)

Cheers! x

-A 

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Day 12 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

So today I did a little bit of shopping to try and find something to fit into the corner of my grandparents living room to fill the spot that looks pretty bare. I took a snap of it so that we could see how it would go, what do you all think? You can just ignore the little blurry part up there, it is just the price tag on it but I didn't want to take a picture of something that I may not buy. The colour is more of a dark jade green rather than the black colour it appears to be!

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 11 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

So please, please, please forgive me? I've been stuck at work the last two days trying to balance some new training that I've been getting done and work around the back garden with the family. I didn't have any kind of time to put up a snap yesterday but I had taken one! So you know that nice, soft rain? Well that is what it was like when I went outside after work. The photo had to be edited a tad so that you could actually see the rainbow but it was amazing and beautiful! I love rainbows so much and used to go hunting for the gold at the end as a child. I never did manage to find it...

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 10 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

Well, that is exactly what it looks like. A huge tree from getting cut down. It is so tall that I couldn't even get all of it into the image but let me tell you that I don't envy the guy up there. That kind of work is super dangerous and frightening if you think about it. Thankfully, no one got hurt at all and the tree came down and we're left with a lot more light in the back garden now. So that is wonderful because it means more light in my room and a ton of other rooms facing that way.

Cheers! x

-A 

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Day 9 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

So I know that I am a day late on this one, but I had to work and by the time I got home there was no way that I could type anything at all because of the pain in my wrist. Thankfully, it is finally feeling better and I can actually do some things! So I discovered that just down the hill from my work was an old car show going on, so I stopped and snapped a few pictures for my grandfather since he couldn't go to it. You might see some more of these depending on if we go back or not over the next few Sundays. Who knows what will happen day to day!

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 8 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

I had to use this one to avoid any kind of faces/plates/town name

Hey everyone! :)

Today when my grandmother and I went out to pick some things up from the pharmacy we found out that they were doing a mini classic car show! So we decided to stop and take some pictures for my grandfather so that he could see the old cars. I loved this one because of the colour and look of it. Something that definitely screams classic car but that is completely stylish and would be awesome to drive even now!

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 7 | 30 Day Snap Challange

Take this as my apology for the lack of a Thursday post? 

Hey everyone! :)

So I am going to keep this short for obvious reasons. I was doing yard work today and I think I might have sprained/strained my wrist. All I know is that moving it hurts a heck of a lot and I've had ice on it and finally broke down to wrap it up. I was going to post up a late Thursday post today but because I can't type properly to edit and do the final touches it won't be up until maybe tomorrow? Or I might save it for the next Thursday. We'll see what happens with the wrist, but let me know what you'd like okay? :)

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 6 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

A typical Tim Hortons Ice Capp, nothing special in it at all!

Hey everyone! :)

Today I went shopping with my grandparents since my grandfather had an eye appointment. So we decided to stop off and pick up some cold drinks from the very Canadian Tim Hortons. So we picked up some Ice Capps which hit just the spot. Whenever we go to the mall we seem to stop and grab them to just relax and get energy at the same time. As crazy as that sounds! So I decided to snap a shot of it for everyone who doesn't know what they are and because it was the highlight of my day. An Iced Capp is simply just a cold version of a cappuccino that is really refreshing on summer days. Tim Hortons does really good ones for cheap but they are quite similar to the ones that Starbucks does (or something similar to it).

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 5 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

The look I have from the work parking lot!

Hey everyone!

So a bit of a late upload today, but I needed to take a bit of personal time to recuperate from the day I had at work! I decided before my shift to take a little snap shot of just how empty looking the area is compared with the rest of the town. My job is on top of a slight hill so you can see the top of one of the strip malls (I believe the large roof that is most visible is a Costco). I am not sure what is in the distance, I think it might be an apartment building? Who really knows, I've never been up that way before! Oh well, I will see you all tomorrow with a proper blog post and another snap shot!

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 4 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

Today was pretty low-key but filled with outdoor activities! My grandmother and I went to pick up the last of the flowers for the back garden--along with a bunch of groceries! Yes, that is right, we have a garden center right by the grocery store. It is amazing for days like this where we only needed something like six additional plants and didn't feel like driving a good two hours to get to a proper nursery/greenhouse. Sadly, none of the flowers in that picture were ones that we picked up, but I wasn't able to do much photographing in the area because of all the people around and the lack of proper positioning. At least better than walking around all and trying to snap at things while keeping up with my grandmother!

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 3 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! (: 

So todays blog post is going to be a little shorter since I am typing it all up on my phone!  The shot for today is of the park area I brought the child I was babysitting to today. In the background you can kind of see a building o  tthe right. Well that is where the gym is that I go to is. So I pretty much walk up to this lovely park three or more times a week! I can't show  you the little one since I doubt her parentswould be okay with the idea due to other circumstances.Well that is it for today!  When I get home from actual work I will edit and add the links like normal! (:

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 2 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

So today I pretty much was sick all day and I don't know why! I felt fine yesterday when I was outside but today was just not my day. So I spent the entire day indoors with cup after cup of tea, packs of tissues and of course my laptop and Youtube. I've been trying to get better, hence the lack of an actual post today but I should be back on Tuesday after some rest after work tomorrow and an early night tonight. So I promise there will be something for you on Tuesday. What it might be is still up in the air but we'll see when we get there right? If you have anything you want me to talk about Tuesday or Thursday this week, let me know! So far those two days don't have set plans like Monday and Friday normally do, so hit me up with anything you'd like to hear about!

Yes, before you all ask, that is Dan Howell on my laptop screen. I was watching his new video after the radio show this afternoon with a few of my new friends! Look at twitter, the BBC, and Dan/Phil bringing people together one weekend at a time.

That's all for today friends, I'll see you all with a real post on Tuesday and another Snap challenge tomorrow!

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 1 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

Woo hoo! The kick off to a new month and it is a perfect time for me to post my first challenge! If you didn't know I'm going to be taking part in Louise's (Sprinkleofglitter) 30 Day Snap Challenge! So last night we had a rain storm that knocked off a bunch of branches from our lilac trees in the back garden. So I decided before we had to throw them out that I would stick them through the lattice work fence that we've got set up out there. So I tried to be kind of artsy in doing it this way but I don't know how it turned out compared to other people! I also did a ton of gardening today so that was a lovely experience with my grandmother. Other then the bug bites of course! Those are killer.

Cheers! x

-A

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TGIF #2

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Hey everyone! :)

Another Friday has come already and it took me a little longer to decide what I wanted to use as my second TGIF words of wisdom! I've been stock piling them so that I have a good chunk to apply to different moments in life and that will work at different times during these kind of posts. So I finally decided upon the quote from Arthur Forman after looking through some comments on Youtube, talking with friends and disagreement with my family.

Personally, I am the kind of person who is tolerant of people and try my best not to judge another person simply because of their ideas or the things that they do. Yet, it sometimes is very hard to keep that kind of attitude when people make it so easy to dislike them. Yes, everyone is entitled to their opinions and is a master of their own lives, but it is sometimes hard to just agree with them. I've had friends with views that I simply do not agree with but I feel inclined to stay silent because my friendship with them is more important than those views. That is the thing that we all have to really take away from this quote. The fact that the author is drawing attention to the idea of getting along with other people and not letting the little things get into the way of what could be an amazing friendship!

A lot of people in the world aren't going to agree with you, and aren't going to think the same things that you might. There are different opinions everywhere and there is, hopefully, never going to be one that is right. When you attempt to force an opinion onto people there is a good chance that it is going to make them resent that opinion. At least, that is what happens in my experience. I find myself often hating the opinions that people try to shove down my throat, so to speak, and try to take the opposite ideas from that. Does it annoy most people? Yes, of course it does, but it is my right to have a choice and to speak out. Don't let anyone take that away from you, you have your own mind and can make your own choices and decisions. The minute that someone tries to take that away from you, you need to find a way to get it back. However, don't push your opinions onto people because you think they are simply wrong in their ideas. Listen to them and talk with them in a reasonable manner. What is the worst that can happen if you keep calm and talk it out? You might even learn something about the opposite side of your ideas and find that they might not be as terrible as they appear at first. 

This quote doesn't apply to everything in life, don't get me wrong with that. I'm not going to give examples because I really don't want to say to anyone that reads this that I completely disagree with them or that I have a strong opinion on something they don't believe in, but I do acknowledge the fact that a lot of people don't want to listen to other ideas and thoughts and don't care about the consequences. I think the quote is especially powerful given the idea of people's outlook on themselves. I've mentioned before that I have a low self-esteem and it is in part because I've taken other people's opinions and views of me to heart because they sounded louder and more forceful than my own. They didn't care about my opinion of myself and didn't care that I liked being different from them. It has taken me up until this year to truly take myself into consideration and to truly feel like I am taking control of my life. Don't let another opinion completely change your outlook on life, don't let someone else control the way that you view the world. 

All in all, respect other people and the way they choose to see the world! Don't crush someone's opinions simply because don't believe everything that they think. That is fine! If you truly like talking with someone you make the differing opinions work and you learn to avoid topics that might end in a huge disagreement. It is a part of life and the sooner I think people learn that the happier they will be in the end!

That is everything for today but tomorrow I'll be starting the 30 Day Snap Challenge!

Check out Louise (Sprinkle of Glitter) for more details

So for the month of June I'll be posting a picture a day from my life! It isn't going to be easy, that is for sure with the kind of life I have, but I'm going to try and make it work as much as possible! I hope a lot of you do check it out and leave a link below so I can follow the pictures! I love love love being nosey through pictures like that.

Cheers! x

-A

Tune Time!

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Hey everyone! :)

As I've mentioned before I've been going to the gym on a regular basis and have been loving every minute of it. That feeling when your running on one of the machines and can feel the oxygen in your blood just waking you up is one of the most amazing feelings in the world! At least in my opinion it is. So I decided to give you all a little look into the kind of music that I listen to in order to pump me up while I'm working out. Now, I know that a lot of people tend to have different playlists depending on what they are doing (cardio, weightlifting, etc) but I am one of the laziest people when it comes to organizing like that and figuring out what works for me. So instead it is all just kind of on shuffle and I work with whatever comes on. It is better then the crummy music that they play over the speakers. 

So, here we go, in no particular order; 

Doncamatic - Gorillaz ft. Daley

Ever After - Mariana's Trench

Haven't Had Enough - Mariana's Trench

Truth or Dare - Mariana's Trench

Toy Soliders - Mariana's Trench

Shake Tramp - Mariana's Trench

Cross My Heart - Mariana's Trench

Celebrity Status - Mariana's Trench

Gives You Hell - All American Rejects

What the Hell - Avril Lavigne

Your Body - Christina Aguilera

Harder Better Faster - Daft Punk

Heart Attack - Demi Lovato

No Church in the Wild - Devlin ft. Ed Sheeran & Labrinth

Watchtower - Devlin ft. Ed Sheeran & Labrinth

Your Man - Down With Webster

Going Out In Style - Dropkick Murphys

No Diggity/Thriftshop - Ed Sheeran

You Need Me, I Don't Need You - Ed Sheeran

Dance, Dance -  Fall Out Boy

My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark - Fall Out Boy

All The Pretty Girls - Fun.

Some Nights - Fun.

Tonight, Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae

I Love It - Icona Pop

Manners - Icona Pop

We Got The World - Icona Pop

Die Young - Ke$ha

Take It Off - Ke$ha

Can't Hold Us - Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis

Everybody Talks - Neon Trees

Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men

Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have... - Panic! at the Disco

Crushcrushcrush - Paramore

Misery Business - Paramore

Now - Paramore

That's What You Get - Paramore

Brick By Boring Brick - Paramore

Rizzoli & Isles Theme

Fix You - Vita Chambers

Check Yes Juliet - We The Kings

Bigger Than Us - White Lies

Strangers - White Lies

To Lose My Life - White Lies

Call My Name - Young London

Let Me Go - Young London

Clarity - Zedd

Shotgun - Zedd

Whew! From A to Z that is the music that I've been loving and listening to over and over again int he mornings! Now here is where I need your help! I need some new music! So I would love to know the kind of songs that pump you up and make you feel awesome for whatever reason! I'm really open to any kind of music (as you can probably tell from my severely mixed up style for the gym) so throw anything and everything you've got at me! Maybe you'll find someone else on here who likes the same kind of things and you'll become friends, music is known to do that right?

In other news, I just bought Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation, so I would love to hear your ideas about it. I'm really looking forward to it since I've heard everyone raving about it and finally went to a proper Wal-Mart to pick it up in Canada. Super exciting and glamorous right? Well that is everything for today I am afraid! I've been quite sick the last week and it has kept me stuck at home for days ):

OH! Just a reminder for anyone who is interested...

Credit to Louise from Sprinkofglitter.blogspot.co.uk

Just a reminder that the 30 Day Snap challenge begins on Friday, June 1st, so get your cameras ready! I'll be giving it a go myself, so I would love to see who else is doing it so I can make sure to stalk your blogs!

Cheers! x

-A (somelittlebirds)

25 Facts about Me!

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Hey everyone! :)

Today I decided to do something a little bit different. I've been writing this blog for almost two weeks now and I haven't really stopped doing things! It was rainy and just miserable outside today so I decided that I was going to make a really fun and bright blog post for everyone to bring a little bit of sunshine into their lives! So hopefully this turns any frowns upside down as the cheesy but cute saying goes! I've decided to give you a look into my life and to try and get to know the girl behind the blog so to speak! I love hearing about other people and I hope that by giving you some insight into my life you might be able to better relate to me or want to give information about your own lives! So without further adue...

1. As you might have guessed, my name does begin with the letter A as I sign at the bottom of all blog posts.
2. I have a younger brother, whose name also begins with an A. He is 2, almost 3, years my junior.
3. I am 19 years of age.
4. I've lived with my grandparents since I was about a year old.
5. I don't live with my brother, he stays with my parents about 10-15 minutes away from me.
6. I've never owned a pet before because my grandmother doesn't like them.
7. I attended an all-girls high school, with a uniform, for about 6 years.
8. I am a red-head.
9. I've never dyed my hair before.
10. Theatre is one of my greatest loves.
11. I've been acting in plays since I was in the third grade.
12. I live in Canada (without polar bears, igloos, and moose).
13. I don't really like Maple Syrup.
14. I have a lot of close friends, but only 3 of them I tell everything to.
15. My family doesn't know I blog or have friends on the Internet.
16. I used to read constantly but now I rarely have the time and I miss it.
17. For the last two years I've had a really low self-esteem.
18. I am one of 8 teenagers who live in my small area of town.
19. Currently I am in school to become a history/religion teacher.
20. My dream is to go and live in England...but I am worried I never will because of my grandparents.
21. I have a fear of the future and not succeeding.
22. I've never had a boyfriend.
23. Until this year I never wore make-up except on stage.
24. I've become addicted to Youtube videos.
25. I love everything and anything European (with a focus on history and people).

So there we have it! A completed list of 25 random facts that I don't think you would get to know without me telling you. Or at least that you might not always pick up on, but now you'll know. Who knows, in the future I might do another one if a lot of things my life end up changing? It's all up in the air for now though! I do have a question for you guys, what do you think about me doing 30 Day Snap that Louise is doing and has left open to everyone? I'd love to know what you think since the blog posts would be shorter those days and more or less just focus on the picture of the day? 

Well that is it for now everyone, so I will talk to you again on Saturday! If you have anything you want me to blog about in the near future feel free to post it down in the comments as I try and reply to everyone as best as I can! :)

Cheers! x

-A (somelittlebirds)