Dear Helen - The day of ups and downs

Heelloooo

I thought i would take some time whilst watching the Tennis (Murray is through to the last 8 :D) to reply to your Dear Sarah . It made me laugh when i read it yesterday, i mean you + coffee, its a win win combination.

So today i had my driving test. Unfortunately i failed again, but hey part from that it was a pretty clean sheet. However the exciting news is ... wait for itt....... i .. am ... getting ................ (drum roll) a car :). I am super excited as it means that when you come over to Leicester i can still drive just with a parent in the car.

Quick side note. my parents say when are you coming again, and you are welcome anytime :).

The other up of today is that we have our final exam grades back. I am super happy that i passed both exams and even more that i passed Criminology (as i didnt do much revision but shhhh) . Well done on all the grades you have got back you have done awesome :) i hope i can follow suit with my dissertation :).

I am going to wrap it up now as Tsonga has been taken to the 5th set :o (i want him to win his match). I hope you have had a good day and that your room now looks how you want it too. I shall depart with the traditional pictures and video.

byyeee! :)

Congenital Heart Defect week - Tetralogy of fallot

The post that i have chosen to write this week deviates slightly from the nature of the rest of the blog. However as this awareness week is very personal i have decided to write about it from a personal perspective.

Congenital heart defects are the name given to a range of heart defects that are present at birth, and affects how a heart would work normally. Congenital heart defects amount to be one of the most common type of birth defects within the United Kingdom.

Tetralogy of fallots one congenital heart defect, and is the one which i have. It is usually diagnosed when a child is very young meaning that surgery can be undertaken to help the heart function normally in many cases giving the child a very good life. Tetralogy of fallots where there are four abnormalities with the heart (Tetralogy meaning four). Although four defects are diagnosed only three are always present. It is not clear what causes Tetraology of Fallots but experts suggest that it is associated with chromosome 22.

The four abnormalities are:

• Pulmonary stenosis: Narrowing of the valve between right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. 
• Ventricle septical defect: A hole between the left and right ventricles.
• Over-Riding aorta: The entrance to the blood vessel that takes oxygenated blood around the body is next to the ventricle septical defect allow poor oxygenated blood to flow through it.
• Thick right ventricle: The heart has to work harder to pump blood through the narrowed pulmonary artery causing the muscle to thicken.

Through out the United kingdom there are many different hospital trusts and charitys that support both the individual and the family and friends. One Charity that does considerable work for all children and families who suffer from a heart defect, is Heartlink; which is based in Leicestershire. Established in 1981 its core purpose it to support the parents and family while their child is in hospital right the way through adulthood. Originally it was a great way for parents to meet other parents who then became a support network for people in similar situations. The charity offers support in many different ways including providing rooms for the parents to stay close to the hospital, holidays for the families and annual events (Christmas party). On the child's first admission to hospital they give them a goody bag which includes a special Walter the bear (with its own heartlink t-shirt), a mug, pen, pencil and car sticker.

Thank you for reading this special and different post in honor of CHD awareness week that runs from the 7th February to the 14th February 2015. Feel free to share this and comment if you want to. Until next time ... Live long and prosper.

Dear Helen - First blog of 2015

Hello, welcome to 2015 i know i am a little late but hey better late than never. So we have been back at university for 2 weeks now and i dont know about you but i think the weeks have flown by. I cant believe that we dont have long left which means we are going to have to grow up, which is going to be a strange concept for us to ;).
Its so weird not having our randomness on Friday mornings, it means that i no longer have someone to make me hyper on a Monday and Friday; however it means i get alot of work done (i dont know if thats a good thing lol).
Well im going to end it here as i think i need to go put the kettle on as its my turn to make a cuppa. Cheerio :)


P.S 3 videos are waiting below :)

My top 10 McFly Songs

2014 was a landmark year for Mcfly. This year they reached their 10th anniversary, but not only was it their 10th year together; they also joined forces with James Bourne and Matt Willis to form the super group McBusted. So in honour of this these are my top 10 McFly songs.

#10- Obviously
#09- Surfer Babe
#08- Party Girl
#07- That Girl
#06- Transylvania
#05- Five Colours
#04- All about you
#03- Shine a Light
#02- Star Girl
#01- Love is on the radio

Thank you for reading and until next time... have a good day =)

Bad Education - Best Moments

Seeing as Bad Education has sadly reached its end i thought i would do a Best Moments post. just a little summary for those of you who haven't watched it before (i don't know why you would have its awesome). Alfie (Jack Whitehall) is a young teacher in charge or form K, who are the schools worst performing class in the school. With a lot of laughs and adult jokes it is a well round comedy TV show. so im going to share my top 5 moments. 

#5- Alfie's interpretation of the offside rule 

#4- Alfie's chicken prank

#3- The trust exercise 

#2- Some getting peckish in a garden centre 

#1- CLASS WARS!!

Disney Songs - My Top 10

Happy everyone, i hope your having a fantastic October.

As i have mentioned on probably more than one occasion that i am a major Disney fan, and there's nothing i love more than sitting with fellow Disneytons (yeah not a real word but i just made it up) mainly Helen and sticking on a good classic Disney tune. So this is a run down of 10 of my most loved songs:

10- Spoon full of sugar (Mary Poppins)
09- Colours of the wind (Pocahontas)
08- Kiss the girl (The Little Mermaid)
07- Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book)
06- Friend like me (Aladdin)
05- Under the sea (The Little Mermaid)
04- One jump (Aladdin)
03- Once upon a dream (Sleeping Beauty)
02- Poor unfortunate souls (The Little Mermaid)
01- Be Prepared (The Lion King)

So thats my top ten all time favourite Disney songs of all time. Hope you liked it and till next time.... Cheerio!

Coronation Street - My fave characters past and present

Helloo everyone. Recently i spoke to some very nice people on twitter about characters in Coronation Street and i enjoyed it so much i inspired me to write a blog post on it. So i had a long think and chose 4 characters that are current or have left the show. Lets get started..

i would have to say that Graham is one on my all time favourite characters that has walked on the famous cobbles. He came into the show as David Platt's best friend, and through out his time on the street he was a butcher, window cleaner and gardener.While he was on the street he provided the much needed laughs and helped keep the show on an even keel.

The next character that i personally think was a great character was that of Sain powers. Sian first graced the cobbles as Sophie Webster's best friend. After starting up a relationship with Ryan Conner and then it becoming a unstable relationship (breaking up and getting together numerous times) she then realised the person she truly loved was Sophie Webster. This was not only played brilliantly by both actresses but it was also the fist time Corrie had shown a lesbian relationship and it was perceived very well by the viewers. unfortunately in December 2011 after Sophie having second thoughts about their wedding Sian left the cobbles.

Another character that i personally think is a brilliant addition to the cobbles is Mary. When Mary first came to the cobbles she was a bit of a strange character, but after seeing what her relationship with her mother is like she has won a place in many hearts up and down the country. And also who doesn't love the friendship between Mary and Norris.

Finally we have Kirk. I have been watching Coronation Street for as long as i can remember and Kirk has always been on of my favourite characters. The main reason for this is because he is a little bit slow be extremely funny. At the moment i think he is with the perfect person for him and the chemistry between him and Beth is amazing.

I hope you enjoyed my post and feel free to let me know who your favourite characters are and why. Thank you again for reading and until next time ... Goodbye!