Bad Blood

I was thinking you could be trusted

Hey guys, are we over Christmas yet? Ready for 2015 to arrive?

Today, I want to talk about something on a bit more of a serious note. Recently, one of my best friends has been feeling a bit down about some of her friends. And I know, that she isn't alone in the world with this. I guarantee at any point in one's life, you will wonder about your friend/s. Let me share a little, personal story with you all.

A few years ago, my best friend in the whole world, who I had been friends with for over twelve years made the choice to screw me over. She basically stole thousands of dollars from me and my young family. And yet, it's never that simple. My daughter is named after her. I was aunty to her children, kids I absolutely loved and adored. But I couldn't forgive her for what she'd done - especially as she wasn't sorry. So I made the hard choice to dump her as a friend. After what had happened, I began seeing her for who she truly was and I didn't like her any more. It opened my eyes to other things that had happened in the past, and I began to realise that all she cared about most, was herself. She made me feel like I was the bad friend, over and over again, but I could see now that I was never completely in the wrong, and it was her way of keeping her hold over me.

This all happened about four years ago, and yet I still wonder what I would do if I ever bumped into her at the shops. I still wonder how her kids are, how her life is going. Sometimes, I still wonder if I made the right choice. But then I think about everything that happened, including a message from her mother apologising for the horrible actions of her daughter, and realise I've made the right decision. And if she wanted to keep me in her life, she would have done a lot more to try make it up to me, but she did nothing.

No one needs those kinds of people in their lives, people who make you feel bad, make you wonder, and they make you truly cherish the amazing friends you do have. We all have a short life to live, and we only get one. We shouldn't be wasting our time and energy with people who don't care. In saying that, every situation is different, and you have to assess your actions based on what you think. Whether your friends are putting you down, trying to steal others away from you, or even making you feel like they've left you behind, in the end you just need to do what is right for YOU. Always remember that.

 Claireplusone ❤

Shake It Off

I'm dancing on my own

Hey guys! How are you doing? *squishy hugs* these are for you!

So, have you ever had a bad day? Silly question, of course you have. Everyone has bad days, some have more bad days than others. 

But the biggest difference between us all is how we let our bad days define us. Do we wallow in our misfortune? Do we use it as a learning curve? Do we shake it off? Yes yes, I know, easier said than done.
Sometimes all we need to do is dance. Alone in your room. Together with your friends. In the kitchen. Wherever, whenever. Trust me on this one, it makes even the rainiest days a bit less gloomy.

I mean, doesn't Will Smith look like he doesn't have a care in the world. Also yes, this is totally me. Don't judge okay.

At least you aren't this guy. Just think about that....

Have a lovely week and I'll give you more crappy advice another day! Au Revoir!

 Claireplusone ❤

Welcome to New York

Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats

Hello again! You still with me? Good. Today I want to talk about travelling.

Travelling and sightseeing is one of the most beautiful and amazing things in the world, open to everyone willing to risk taking a chance on a new place, with new cultures and new experiences.

As someone who hasn't done any major travelling, you can imagine how big my wanderlust is - and soon I'm going to be able to quench some of my travelling thirst. On February 10th (next year) I will be taking my first international trip EVER. I will only be away for eight days, but that's eight days of travelling I didn't have booked before.

I'm going to Germany (no, not New York, sorry guys) to visit and essentially meet one of my bestest friends in the world, and I can't wait. I met J (keeping this anonymous) online through a series of extremely fortunate events and she's changed my life in so many ways.

The thought of only being able to go over for eight days absolutely kills me, and I have to remind myself that my travelling time will come. And of course, I'm going to share it with you. Two days of flying to get there, and eight days in a foreign country is bound to bring many stories and pictures.

So, have you had any amazing adventures or any tips you want to share? I'd love to hear any and all things!

For now, I'll speak to you soon.

 Claireplusone ❤

This Love

This L❤VE left a permanent mark

Hello again my lovelies, and how we all? Busy Christmas shopping, and all that jazz? Hopefully you're all keeping sane.

Today, I wanted to talk to you about weddings. The reason is because I have to start seriously planning my own if I want everything set for the date we have booked: February 22, 2016. So that's roughly 14-months away, which definitely should be plenty of time, right? RIGHT? *starts pulling out hair in frustration*

The first thing I have learned is this: 

 Pinterest is a wonderland of things you wish you had, want to look like, wish you could do, things you want to see - all the while knowing that you are probably NEVER EVER going to be able to have those things, look like that, do those things, and see those places. Pinterest is a great place to get ideas for wedding planning, but unless your loaded, chances are it's not going to happen.

So, Lesson One: Pinterest is a lie. You can't have those things.

Which means now I actually have to PLAN my wedding MYSELF. Which is going to be a disaster all in itself.

Which means I'm tempted for this:

Lesson Two: Someecards, and the like, show how life really is.

Lesson Three:  I possibly may not be responsible enough for this kind of responsibility of being responsible.

Lesson Four: Pictures like this actually make me want to have a good wedding. Just without me planning it is all. But I don't want a wedding planner to do it, in case it all goes wrong. Ya feel me?

Life is such a crazy rollercoaster, and this is just another loop in the ride. So I apologise for a serious topic, but I hope you won't mind and will allow me to share my planning journey along the way too.

 Claireplusone ❤

Blank Space

Oh my god, who is SHE?

Hello lovely people of the world! How are we all today? Excited by the silly season or ready for it to be over already? I'm in the latter group.


So today I'm channelling my inner T-Swizzle (don't worry, I'll save your ears and I won't sing), and have decided to tell you a bit about myself, writer of this blog.

Let's start with this very most important fact:

This also applies to the following: Supernatural, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Arrow, The Flash and Donnie Darko.*

I'm twenty-four years young, but feel a bajillion times older because of my four year old daughter. Seriously, your parents aren't kidding when they say you give them gray hairs early.

I'm also a part time university student, so this is pretty much becoming my life now: 

Don't you just love these funny pie charts? I do. I also love pie. And cake. And food. Which is another thing about me. I love food, and I do not love to work out. I do not believe when people say after a while workouts become fun. Just no. You keep pretending like pretenders while we all sit here with our yummy food getting FAT. The eternal dilemma - be skinny or eat all the foods.

I absolutely love books and reading and generally just buying lots of books which I put on my shelves, until I have no more shelf space and have to go buy another book shelf which I just fill with more books that I don't have time to read. It's a beautiful cycle really. Home library, come at me bro!

There is probably a million other things I could tell you, but we'd be here all day and I don't want to lose any followers before I even have any (HA!).

So thanks for stopping by, and if you have any other burning questions about my eating habits or how I avoid studying, let me know in the comments!

Now I'll just leave this here...

 Claireplusone ❤

*I'm just kidding. Lovers of at least one of the aforementioned above will do nicely.

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That's SO Random.

Ever found yourself saying that phrase? I have, so often I've had to expand my vocabulary and now I have several similar phrases that seem to be SUPER popular these days.

W.T.F

O.M.G

W.T.H

Oh wait, those are just a bunch of freaking acronyms. 

Anyway, the point is, the world and life is becoming one giant ball of bizzare things you read about online and see on the news - things that have you saying "That's SO random."

I've started this blog, to talk about random-life things, things we can't avoid and things that just make you want to laugh.

PLUS - lot's of funnies, because what's life without some laughs.


Together, I hope you'll join me on my random journey!

Claireplusone ❤