Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts

Sunday, 15 July 2012

Songs on Sunday #15



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Bon dia,
Weeks go by so slowly at the time, but so quickly all the same, I wish time would slow down a little, but would go faster all at the same time. I miss the man, this is what I need weekends for. I wish everyone well, I hope everyone is looking forward to Monday morning, right?!
cap de setmana.

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Tuesday, 17 April 2012

11 :2 Spring-y feeling.

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- If I look out of my window, I see grey skies, trees bent nearly in half with the wind, and rain travelling horizontal to the pavement. If I listen, I can also hear crowds of school children screaching (probably due to the fact that is their break time, and it's raining). These aren't exactly sounds that radiate spring, but inside my room is a little spring themed room! - I am a winter person through and through, but I love the colours of spring, so pretty.

- I use my tumblr as a way to collate inspirational pictures, not necesarilly to follow the hoardes of little girls in love with One Direction! When I am feeling a little lack-lustre I just look for images to bring a little happiness, I'd liker to share my current favourites with you.

All images can be found here
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Monday, 9 January 2012

A Love Affair With #13 Evita Weed

- I've currently come to a bit of a cross roads in my life, I'm not sure where I am going, nor where I want to go. I currently have so MANY options, but then at the same time, so FEW.

- I often find myself drifting into another world, or, fiddling with cameras. I have a bit of a collection. I love it when someone else's work can be such a large influence in my mind.

-exhibit a.

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All photos sourced here 
Evita Weed 2012
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Saturday, 17 September 2011

4 :5 Some MORE Blogs Everyone Should Love!! (The Versatile Blogger Award)

- Right beautiful's (can that be plural? who knows!) . . I have something to share with you. . . . something that for me was pretty exciting! This was my first ever blog award (yes yes, I know I posted the other first, it was easier! - and that's not that the other was not important to me. . oh god I talk myself in circles [and I may or may not have another aswell - which to tell you the truth made this one a little easier, that way I could give all the blogs I love a fair shout out. . but shh for now!]) and it was given to me by the amazing Amanda of Poppies and Icecream! - Who, if you don't already read, then you should!!

- I have to admit, I'm terrible at keeping on top of everyones posts, mainly because I love so many different blogs, so I read a great wad of them at once and catch up!

Anyway this Award is the Versatile Blogger Award,



- Now I'm supposed to tell you 7 things about myself and pass it along to 15 blogs I love (what's with the numbers here guys? why not nice neat numbers? I guess you could say that's one thing about me, I like things to be in equal groups! - but I'll give you that one free!)

-I decided I'd try and give you some information on myself that I wouldn't casually drop into one of my posts, something a bit extra, other than "my name is Hanna [Woeking - if you're being nosey or stalk-y] and I'm in my 20's"  you know the drill! So, here we go. . .

-(and it's going to be a lengthy one. . sorry. .  but you know you want to know these things about me! I never tell you anything personal!)  I could tell you that I have an obsession with ". . ." but you probably already grasped that one. . . and that I prefer "[ . . .]" over "(. . .)". . .but you know, how exciting is that!?

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1, I love to dress up!, my normal style is, well, I've described it before as a 'walking bazaar' and that's pretty accurate. . . sooo these two are NOT my usual style, my friends and I, if we were going (sadly way in the past now) out on a night out, we loved to get made up - and it's funny, but I always got chatted up more when I was dressed up!!! (we aren't taking the mick, we are actually genuinely trying something different, you wouldn't believe the research that went into these!)

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2. I love carnivals. I love how happy people are at carnivals. What more can I say on that?!

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3. I love the sky- I love looking at the sky, I love taking pictures of the sky,  I love the sky at night, I love the sky in the morning, I just love the sky.

I love how it is forever changing, yet is always there, it's a constant, it's not going to run off on you, I guess the sky is a bit like life, it's going to keep being there, but it's going to keep changing, nothing's going to be the same again.

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4. I guess you could say I'm a waterbaby. I am a competetive synchronised swimmer (team in green - look at the babies next to us, . awww!) When you compete, they pull your hair back into a bun as tight as it will go and then because you can't compete wearing your swim cap they paint gelatine onto your bun - almost like a waterproof gel - it's horrid and you have to have a REALLY hot shower to melt it out! I competed nationally - not up to Olympics standard yet!

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- I'm obsessed with the sea. End.

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-I love going kayaking. Trust me my skills are a little more advanced than the picture below, which was a genuine rowing accident - the picture was taken at JUST the right time, my oar got stuck on the side of the bridge as we went under and literally threw me from my seat. Hilarious and a brilliant picture I love (if only for the memories)!

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5. I love the first time it snows. The anticipation of some EPIC slope action ahead. . .

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6. I don't love sleep- I think it's a waste of life. I go to sleep late, and I get up early. . . If I'm having a lay in, it's probably because I'm not very well! But, sometimes, this catches up on me, and I end up crashing in perculiar places!

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 7. My hair usually looks like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards! I describe it as the 'Europe' look! - I can tame it, I just choose not to, I have more important things to be doing than my hair, having said that, I do occasionally like to just sit and play with it. . and if Im leaving the house, it will look allright, as I'm writing this, it actually looks pretty presentable (I thought I was going out today-  turns out I'm not!).

I wish my hair was red again! This was the actual colour of my hair about a year ago, and this is my natural colour that I have spent a year, and hundreds of pounds (I haven't added it up, but it's probably getting to that figure) getting it back to. The red was just so much more exciting!!

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NOW for the exciting bit! (now you've heard some completely daft facts about me!, I want to hear some daft facts about you lot!)


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- And that's all folks!
- Muchos besos!

( I really hope you do go and check out, even a few of these blogs, I mean nothing is better than a saturday, or sunday just reading through some interesting posts, or looking at some pictures, and I love these blogs and they deserve some love. and I made it easy for you! - ok I could have made it easier by having the blog linked to the picture,  but I'm being lazy, so it's the list underneath!)




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Thursday, 15 September 2011

4 :4 Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?

- I often see posts on gorgeous blogs (ahem) of 'Inspiration' posts

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-but what I really want to know is. Is this what really inspires you, or is it what you think other people want to see at that time, are they simply pictures of things you like the look of?

- Then again, is that not something that inspires you?! Is there a difference between liking the look of something and it inspiring you?!


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- Whenever I am feeling down or unwell, or just not myself I like to surround myself in a visual world of images which make me happy, this is my inspiration, and more often than not these images come into fruition in my daily life, they inspire me to do projects in my own world!

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- I do have a LOT of exciting projects to share with you in the next couple of posts

- I promise, they are good ones! (even if the image quality is crud - by crud, I mean not my normal standard, but I think I am a little OCD so all shall be well)

- Anyway, I used to download and store thousands of inspirational images onto my hardrive (which is now caput and I have to save everything to an external one, that story aside) I now primarily use three different sources of inspiration.


1. Pinterest   <<pssst that goes to my Pinterest account! (we all know and use Pinterest yes? If we don't we do now! get to it!) [these are from my 'Think' board]

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2. Tumblr  <<pssst that goes to THFM (now I know this has a stigma [14 years old] and what annoys me the most is that on tumblr the source of the original image is often lost. . . whereas on pinterest it is automatically logged, but I love my tumblr account for little things like decorations, gifts, trinkets, jewellery etc. . . I find it really inspiring, and as long as you are willing to put up with usernames such as W-H-O0-R-E-Z you are ok, I tend to ignore that tat, I can't be bothered with it, instead I curate my own little world in images, and ALL images I post are linked back to their source (If they are re-blogged, well I can't help that!) reblogging, that's another issue I have with Tumblr . .

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Does anyone really see Tumblr as blogging? I know a few people do write posts on it, but the majority are just for image inspiration no?




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3. Fashiolista  <<pssst that goes to my profile! (I'm a fashion junkie. I'll admit it. and yes I just have spent another 80 euro on clothes today - I was going to buy some boots, oh my gosh they are perfect, BUT they don't have them online, and they didn't have my size in store yesterday!!! - That aside, I often forget to log my finds into Fashiolista, but I think it's a great source of inspiration!!)


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- If you're still with me after that ridiculously long post, well done, have 50 euro! . . . orrr. . . you could listen to this tune. It's my boyfriend's band, and I am ridiculously proud of them, so go and listen. Off you pop!

- Much love.



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Saturday, 3 September 2011

4 :1 Some Crazy Big ThankYou's! & Lots of Love

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- People may, or may not know that I have been really unwell at the moment,
I say unwell- I mean immobile! (I feel fine, apart from the chronic pain whenever I move/ the ridiculous amount of medication which makes me uber drowsy!)

-But from the first time I mentioned this injury (I know I'm not supposed to start a sentance with a 'but'- and from someone with a degree in English this is atrocious, but I don't care!) The few comments I recieved from a few people made me feel so much better, I can't thank you enough, you really lifted my spirits. So raise your *cyber*glassses to these beautiful ladies and go explore their wonderful sites - I know I have been doing on my phone when I haven't had accesss to my computer!

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- I'm really sorry if I forgot anyone, but I honestly appreciated every single word, as I was sat in the hospital using my mobile internet (the only outlet I had to the outside world!) I was so surprised at the well wishings and comments, and even if it has taken me a while to catch up (and trust me, I'm SLOWLY getting round to answering my emails, hundreds in my inbox *screams*) my response is as genuine as it ever was!

- Mush, over now! much love. 

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Wednesday, 13 July 2011

2 :7 Homemade Raspberry Heart Pies Recipe

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These would be soo cute on Valentine's day non?!

- So, lately, apparently all I do is food related!

- It's a weird one, but recently I have just become SO bored with the same meals we eat day in day out.

- I don't know if it's just us that do this, but you fall into such a rut of the same meals every week. Thursdays = Pasta. etc.

- I've been really trying hard to create new dishes that we haven't had before, easier said than done in my family, with SUCH picky siblings!

"what's this green stuff you put in potato salad?!!!"
"chives"
"eww why would you put leaves in potatoes?!!!"
*proceeds to pick off chives* 

and as a result I tend to stalk the realm of food blogs a little too much, trying to please everyone.

- Some of my favourites are
          - I can't wait to try this Spicy Sun Dried Tomato Hummus Yum!

          - Claire is such an charming lady, I love her little videos, so creative.

          -Margarita Cookies? Heck yes!

          - Any girl who mixes Strawberries, Goats Cheese and Spinach has me as a fan!

          - Says it all really, doesn't it!?

          - A little in love with this lady. Possibly my favourite blog to read at the moment!
          - She is such an adorable character, her recipes look amazing, and she's so cute!
          - Creepy love-fest over now, I promise, just, go visit her!
          - Oh, and mega love for the yellow colour scheme she has on her blog at the moment. haha.


- Well 'Food That Doesn't Suck' what can I say about you?!
- I blame you for my sudden urge to make heart shaped pies!! It's all your fault!!

- A while ago I found this post on mini heart shaped pies, and oh my goodness, how sweet? I decided then and there that they had to be made. stat.

-We currently have an abundance of raspberries (seriously, we need more recipes for raspberries, I'd love to have some if anyone has any suggestions. We've tried salad dressings, mousses, cake, muffins, icecream, cocktails. . . the list goes on!) and so I decided to make raspberry pies.

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1. Just your basic pastry mix, I usually just bung it in the food processor, trust me, so much easier that way. Whiz 8oz plain flour with 4oz butter (I say butter because it's better if you do, but I used margerine!) until it resembles bread crumbs, then whilst the blade is still going add tepid water a little at a time until the whole mizture combines and clumps up, probably only need about 2tbsp of water. Of course you could do it the old fashioned way and rub with your hands, then add water and mix with a spoon. Roll it out and stamp your shapes!

2. Make your pie filling! You could buy it premade, but as afore mentioned glut of raspberries is upon us, I made mine. For this filling chuck 2 cups of raspberries into a pan, add 1 tsp of vanilla essence, 1/4 cup of flour and 1/2 cup of sugar heat this over a low heat until the sugar has all disolved stirring whilst this happens, your mixture should get quite thick but I like to add 1tbsp of cornflour, I find it makes the mixture silkier. This doesn't take long, a couple of minutes on a low heat.

3. Spoon your filling onto the hearts, add the lids, pierce a hole, seal the edges, and if like me, you have an obsession with food colouring this would be a good time to sprinkle dyed red sugar all over the top of your pies!

4. After baking in the centre of an oven at 160°C for 15 minutes you will have some pretty crowd pleasing pies!


-This is all! Have a great day, keep inspired!




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Monday, 11 July 2011

2 :5 Homemade Lavender Cordial

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- I love making things.

- I love even more making random things that make others happy.

- This often leads me to making food-related items.

- a few weeks ago I found this recipe on Wildfox, now I don't know what made me want to try this, because I despise lavender, I hate the smell of it, but I think it was because the image was sooo pretty I had to try! I just wish I had purple glassware like the picture to make it just as amazing. . . alas, I don't.

- My recipe differs slightly from the original, mainly because I couldn't be bothered to freshly squeeze so much juice!!

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1. 2 cups of lavender; place in a pan.
2. Peel of 1 lemon & 1 orange ( I used a potato peeler), 4 cups of sugar.
3. 2 cups of water, 4 cups of orange juice.
4. Slowly dissolve the sugar over a low heat, then bring to the boil, turn off the heat. Leave to infuse for at least 15 minutes, then let completely cool.
5. Because I can't leave well enough alone, I dyed it purple with food colouring!! (mmm, mauve!)
6. Strain it & Bottle it! 


- This stuff is seriously amazing with blue Curaçao and Lemonade on ice. Perfect summer cocktail! Give it a go!

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