To journal, or not to journal, that is the question.

After a few people enquiring into prayer journals and how on earth do you even go about writing one, this got me thinking how I should answer. I am by no means an expert on these things, all I can say is I keep a prayer journal (albeit I'm not great at writing in it regularly) and I enjoy looking back over past prayers and seeing that even when I do not think God is hearing my prayers, let alone answering them, that He is actually there through it all, just perhaps working differently than from what I had asked.
It's quite an eye-opener to go back over previous prayers because I often find that I do think "God I NEED this to happen" and when it doesn't it's crap. But through a journal you can actually see that well God maybe said no to that prayer but it's because if He had said yes then I probably would have missed out on certain opportunities. God works in the long-term needs as well as the the short-term needs!

So, this is how I would write my journal in response to those who asked and out of interest to anyone thinking of writing one. It's not THE LAW, so it may not necessarily be how you would want to write one but eventually you'll figure out what works for you. I know for example, that my dad keeps a little notebook, and in it he writes a list of names/prayer requests in bullet format and uses it as a guide for who to pray for each night.
Anyway, my problem is that I get too easily distracted. If you are someone whose mind tends to stray off on a tangent "Dear God please be with  because when I saw them today in Topshop........oooo Topshop, i must remember to go back there and try on that top because it was nice in the green and I would probably suit it and I have to get it before I go to church and discover someone else has it" etc etc.. Ok, you get my drift. This would be me. I tend to think, crap i've forgotten to pray, and quickly pray in bed before I go to sleep but 9 times out of 10, fall asleep before the prayer is finished.... this is the main reason I decided to write my prayers down.
I'll find a quiet spot (minimise on the distractions). Keep a note of the date (duh!) and then I'll write down either a verse that I've looked up because I've been thinking about a certain topic, or else (and more likely) I'll use the verse in that day's Word for Today from my Bible notes. Just helps to keep your mind focused but also is helpful to being aware of certain verses.
I did a prayer ministry course and found that the most encouraging night of prayer came when we were told to stand and pray to ourselves praising God, and in that praise allow the Holy Spirit to guide our thoughts and prayers and as soon as we were told to stop praising to just listen and be lead in prayer. It works! So i just write down my heart's praise for God and then most of the time I follow the whole ACTS thing - Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication.
I write like I am talking to God, it means that I can see everything I've prayed and it looks less like a shopping list.
On Sunday we had a guest speaker and he made a very good point that profession is different from confession. Profession coming from your mouth, and confession coming from your heart. It's easy to just sit down and say something because you are so used to saying it. Think of how many times you have prayed and said "I'm sorry" but it's more like force of habit than actually a sincere apology. It's about the psychology of it all, writing it down helps you to see what you want forgiveness for right in front of ur face! Since I am not closing my eyes, praying for that person or situation, opening my eyes, quick glance at what's next, closing my eyes again, praying and so on, writing everything down like a letter helps me to connect more with what I am praying. I can go back and see where I was then, and where God has brought me to now.
I dunno, it just seems to work. Give it a go, write down your prayer from "Heavenly Father" to "Amen" and see how you feel about it. Even try it for a week and at the end of the week look back over what you have prayed and see how God is with you through it all answering you as you go!

Honeycomb Words

"Pleasant words are like honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones"

Proverbs 16:24

I have a sweet tooth. If I had to choose between sweet or savoury, sweet would definitely win. Although in saying that there is something about salted popcorn currently that makes me want to change my mind......mmmmm I could eat some now............*ahem* anyway...

Words, they are a powerful tool. From the same tongue that speak of love and kindness can come words of hurt and nastiness. How often do we spend our time lifting up others instead of putting them down? I know when someone says something nice to me, out of the blue, it really builds me up and sets me in great form. I did a team during the summer and the encouragement was constant from seeing God at work. However, one day during devotions, one of my team members turned randomly to me and said "I really like you Ali because you aren't afraid to say things" Another girl, that girl's sister as it happens, said to me that it was so lovely to have me on the team because I brought out the crazy, fun and chilled side to the leader of the team (and also one of my best friends) Dawn who had apparently been stressed out the year before. You think that people don't notice things about you, that you just blend in to the background. But how sweet is it to hear a random encouraging word, sweet enough to soothe a hurt or to lift a troubled heart. The gift of words are an incredible treasure. If you think about it, God gave the gift of words to Man - not to animals or plants (that would be weird wouldn't it...) but to us. He made us in His own image - God SAID "let there be light" and it happened. BOOM. We have the power of words, be careful not to use them for hurt. So often I will turn to someone and without thinking cut them down, or try to annoy them just because they have maybe annoyed me. Afterwards I feel horrible. Next time you go to slag someone off, even if it usual jest, try to say something that will linger long in that person's heart in a way that will keep them positive, upstanding and really catch them off guard!
I have a friend who honestly just used to suck the life out of me. Anytime I was near her I found it hard to be of any use - all my words, no matter how positive I tried to be, just seemed to hit against her brick wall she'd built around herself.  For everything positive, she had a negative. I seriously did not look forward to hanging out with her. I prayed about it, because in certain situations that's all I can do, pray and trust that God will sort the rest (..... to be fair I also did tell her she needed to get rid of the negativity.) God worked and through a series of eye-opening events, my friend is like a breath of fresh air! And what an encouragement to be around as a Christian, she has got rid of the negative spirit and I definitely feel uplifted around her now.

Thing is with words is that once they have been said, they can't be taken back. You can get over it and heal but you have to be careful not to let those words try to get you down. EVER. If you let the littlest doubt enter into your head about someone, and begin to recall maybe something hurtful they once said it can drag you down. If the person has apologised and things have moved on to a positive place. Live in that place. Both of you. Remember that when you leave someone, make them sorry that you have to go and look forward to seeing you again. Words of motivation, encouragement and love echo through our hearts over and over again in such a powerful healing way. If you think something nice about someone, tell them!
Think about it, phrases like "you annoy me"
"what's your problem"
"don't be so stupid"
Do those phrases emit any positive emotions within you? I wouldn't think so.
How lovely is it to hear
"You make my day brighter"
"I love spending time with you"
"Thanks for calling, I needed a good chat with you"
The list can go on.....

Here's my challenge to myself for this week. Words of encouragement. No matter how cheesey, I'll say it. I'm going to let people know that they matter to me, that I'm praying for them and that I love to spend time with them. Because if it's a lovely truth, why hide it from them?!

Soul survival

I already know that this is going to be a random, jumpy blog. Just go with it, it is my thoughts you know....

Sometimes life can get you down. It doesn't matter if you are, like me, someone who tends to see the glass as half full, you still can get a bad case of....I want to say "the dumps" but that just sounds like needing the loo...sooo a bad case of....ehh... sad times. You may say to yourself, "well Ali every girl is going to get sad at least some time in the month" (you know what i mean) but there are just those times that just can't help but get you down.

The devil is obviously the instigator of such times when things have been going great. He gets in there with fears, doubts and insecurities, and makes you think things that never would occur to you previously. I was out with three of my best friends yesterday, all christian friends and all very good at giving good spiritual advice and having good Godly discussions in between catching up on all the latest news and events. It was right after this that the devil clearly decided to put thoughts into my head, so much so that it ended up that it got taken out on Ian that night. He just had to say one thing and that was it * insecurity alert* I was upset. Poor guy. Luckily for me God blessed me with a handsome but yet forgetful boyfriend (lol) and we watched Lost and all was well.

OR WAS IT?!

No, no,  the devil was still getting at me today...making me more and more insecure about a certain situation. This is why I am thankful for people who are good at helping me to survive. I went to church tonight and out afterwards with two of my best friends. Friends that I can ask to pray for me, and also who i can sit and pray with. They talked sweet sense to me, made me see that my insecurity was so far from the truth because of how much it can be seen that God had been at work. And now? I feel restored!
So whenever you are feeling down, grab a friend/family member/other half and talk to them about the issues you see and let them open your eyes to show you how much good stuff there actually is and how God is at the centre of it all sorting it all out and planning out your life. It is so refreshing sometimes to not have to figure it out for yourself, but to have someone else come along and be like "I can see God at work, here, here and here"

I  love prayer and praying for people and with people. It's funny, because sometimes the thought still makes me feel uncomfortable, but God pushed me out of that comfort zone to a place where I can sit down and pray with someone if they ask. A year ago that would never have happened.
I'd advise that if you are a christian that you keep a prayer journal, or at least some kind of record of your prayers, because looking back can be such an encouragement. I keep a prayer journal because even though I may think that God is not at work and listening to my cry,  and I know thatwhen I go back and look over my prayers in the future I'll be able to see how God really was at work and making me into a stronger, better christian and sustaining me through the hard times, and giving me great blessings that I don't deserve.
Don't you just love the Lord? I do!

So obviously God is number one for soul survival. Here are some other people that help.....my niece and nephew. Seriously you wonder how it's possible to just instantly love somebody You'll find out when there is a baby in your family....these pair make me laugh a lot.
So yea, family, friends, love, music, laughing..........they all help. So don't let the devil get you down, get up and keep on moving and God will get you out of your trench in whatever form He chooses to help you do it.

Packing, and the like.

Woohooo! It's pretty much holiday time.

At 4pm tomorrow (....which is now technically today) I am free of work for 3.5 weeks! I have realised that my job sucks the life right out of me. I used to be this happy go-lucky kind of person....and after working in a monotonous environment for too long (too long I say) it's time to get out. So once I am chillaxed from my holiday and feeling fresh and full of the joy of God after I get home from On The Edge, the real job hunt begins....

*Note to self - working in retail is never going to be my job category again*



Anyway, back to packing.

WHY OH WHY OH WHY do I  leave it all to the last minute?  I tell myself every time that I will not do that and I always do. Still, can't wait to see Ashley again! Quite possibly my most favourite American! She is one of those friends that it just doesn't matter how long you have been apart when you are together it's like you've never been away from one another. That is a good friendship to have when you both live in different continents. Right well I merely decided to come on to my blog, and blog, because I was waiting for the new software to download onto my iphone, and it's done! Bet you I don't notice a difference...

Well fare thee well old blog, I shall see you when I return!

Perhaps I shall have a tan! And even if I do it is guaranteed that my lovely boyfriend (who has the most sickening ability to tan in even the smallest amount of sunshine) will still be more brown than me!! LOL! How rude!

Papa G

What I would like is for God's hand to
come down from the sky (in a non-scary manner) and just prod me in the right direction. I know I should be praying for discernment so as to hear and hopefully do what God wants but sometimes i'd like it in a more radical way.
Currently I am debating something; whether to say what I'd like to say to someone or whether to just leave it and see if it gets brought up first. Vague yes I know, but this is a public place, I can't just divulge all kinds of info....
So I was thinking of radical ways God could tell me the answer to my question:
1) big finger pointing from the sky and the voice with the answer
2) He could tell me in a dream
3) He could send a hot air balloon into the sky with either 'yes' 'no' or 'wait' on it
4) He could get some randomer... Or a friend to come up to me and say " God wants you to know etc" and it be meaningless to them but I would fully understand!
5) Have the answer form before my eyes in my alphabet soup...

All radical. All possible. With God there is no limits as to what He can do, we are just not smart enough or actually we are just too reluctant to pray for big things, things deemed impossible by others. But you gotta remember, through Christ all things are possible!

Now maybe I shall go and pray about this, listen for God's voice in whatever way He chooses to speak.

Teeth and Daises

Teeth.

I love my teeth.

This is why it annoys me that it is my teeth causing me pain in my life currently. Trust me, until you have a toothache you don't really know what pain is. Horrible.

So I've been commissioned to take a photograph of daisies.....I was like "hmmm maybe in my vast collection of flower photographs there will be daisies" and I was right. I found this:

This is Cleo. She is more the subject of the photo than the daisies. Although I thought that the daisies in the garden wouldnt work coz they are too small but actually from this photo there may be some potential. Therefore tomorrow since Friday's are "me days" I am going out into the back garden to enjoy it being the start to my weekend and lie in the sun and try to capture the daisies. It'll not be long though before these adorable creatures are found in the garden picking the daisies...

And now with all this loveliness I feel better and need to go to sleep before tooth pain comes creeping back!

Night :)

Black and White

If I had to chose my favourite photograph from over the past 10 months when I was taking photos for my class, this photograph probably wouldn't be it...

Why bother putting it up here then? Well because I think that even though it is not my favourite it is still an important photograph because it helped me to achieve the grade that I wanted to achieve. The background is slightly distracting, there's a strange looking object to the left of the background (Downhill house) and sheep's wool caught in barbed wire, taken as a black and white image, it created quite a creepy photograph. In fact, all my photographs when I was doing my 35mm film project turned out to be dark and creepy.....but I loved each one of them.

Funny thing is, on the same photography excursion I took a photograph that is among one of the happiest and most favourite photos that I have of my friend Dawn and I...

I liked it. I put a frame on it. I gave it to Dawn as her birthday present. She liked it too.

I love it when that happens.

Jeff Lucas is funny. FACT

Tonight by random choice my friend, Lee-Anne, and I ended up going to CFC's service and when we got there discovered it was the end of some weekend conference and the place was bunged. I'll be honest and say that I was just like "oh lee-anne it'll go on forever let's just go get a coffee!" I am glad that she wasn't listening because when we got a seat and the guy started talking he said that Jeff Lucas was speaking. Now at first I was like, that's funny coz mum and dad have books that I have read by a guy with the same name, and his books are hilarious but it won't be him. Someone who writes BOOKS doesn't come to church in Belfast, why that would be ridiculous! So much to my surprise and delight, it was the actual Jeff Lucas!

One word. Hilarious.

.....or Gifted, that could be another one. Either way I was captivated by him speaking from the very start. I even took notes! I haven't  taken notes during a talk in a long time. Just thought I'd share what I got from it.

People are often led to believe that the will of God is going to be something you don't want to do......I guess people are thinking well there was Jonah, he didn't want to go to Nineveh where God wanted him to go and look what happened. This is not true at all! We need to unlearn the bad ideas of God. His will is not necessarily going to be all the stuff we don't want to do! In fact, when we ponder and pray over things we learn about what God does want and wills for us to do. We are allowed to like God's will for us! To be fair He can give us a choice, ie free will, and He will use us whatever choice we make and providing we pray about it, we hopefully go in the direction he wants us to go. For example, He will bring people into our lives perhaps unexpectedly, answer our prayers and reveal His will for our lives. Trust me, I know that one. Prayer puts a shield of divine protection around us, so providing we pray we are less likely to be tempted in the wrong direction.

Anyway so Jeff was talking about Abraham and about how if you look in the book of Hebrews chapter 11, there is no mention of Abraham being remembered for the one who made mistakes. We should not define ourselves by our mistakes then we just get caught up on looking back instead of looking ahead. You are never going to get anywhere in life if you keep thinking to yourself  "I have fallen down, and I can't get back up." Change your motto if that's what you think!
Jeff made 5 points about God's generosity from Abraham's story:
1) God gives Himself to us  Whereever your life takes you, God is with you on the journey and He will be there regardless of the outcome
2) God wants to bless us - We need to ask him and believe that He can still do the humanly impossible because we know He is mighty and if we have the faith, all things are possible.
3) God gives us the blessing of character
4) God makes us a blessing - we should therefore go and be "fixers" and not consumers just taking everything but  instead take the blessing and share it in our community and the world
5) God gives us grace for the journey - God doesn't taunt us with our failures but celebrates the good things that have happened.

Of course, the above points were all illustrated wonderfully with hilarious stories. If you have never read any of Jeff's books I would highly recommend you do and you'll see his humour.
Afterwards Lee-Anne and I were talking and I had been telling her about some stuff I'd been thinking about and had happened in the past and still concerned me. She read this quote from Helen Keller to me "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us"
 "STOP LOOKING AT THE CLOSED DOOR! Focus on the open door that is giving you the happiness, this door has opened to you for a reason" said Lee-Anne. She is right and I am thankful for friends who can remind me of that and keep me accountable.

Anyway, that is all. I just wanted to write it all down from tonight because I really enjoyed it and if you are reading this, I hope you got something from it. I love talking about God stuff mainly because I love God. I should do it more often with those whom I don't talk about it often enough with.

Jeff Lucas is my friend on Facebook now. I feel quite cool to have such a funny friend. Enough from me,

Night all

Quelle Surprise!

The subject for today is....

Surprises.

Good or bad?

Well that all depends really because people may see the same surprise in an opposite way. Like emmm for example, someone surprising you by jumping out from behind the curtains with a long-lost relative you've not seen in YEARS. Good for some because they really wanted to see that person. Bad for others because now they think "what the crap am I meant to say to them.....*sits in awkward silence*"

I myself like surprises. Which is weird because I've been brought up in an environment where surprises aren't really the done thing, except for Dad's surprise 60th party but that was different because my mum was the one organising it. My mum HATES surprises. Hence why Dad doesn't ever create them. Therefore when seeing them in movies or hearing of other people's stories I find surprises to be a lovely thing. I surprised one of my best friends once by jumping out from behind the sofa when she thought I was staying in America for Christmas. She screamed and then burst into tears. It was an amazing feeling to make someone cry, and by cry I mean cry tears of happiness. It was a moment that the two of us will never forget because I couldn't stop laughing as she cried on.
I miss moments like that whether they are my surprises or being surprised. I like the feeling of knowing that just by doing even a little something for someone else, it can really brighten their day. For that reason, I am going to make an aim for this week. And that aim is to surprise someone......hmmm thinking cap on....


That is all.

p.s. Mumford and Sons are rocking my eardrums at the moment. Their song The Cave is deep and meaningful. I love it. Check it out.

I am so smart, s-m-r-t....I mean s-m-A-r-t

....Homer Simpson quotes are some of the most hilarious around that I've read recently! Another one was: "Dear Homer, IOU one emergency donut. Signed Homer. Bastard! He's always one step ahead..."

Life thoughts

This week I managed to get my photography exam and all my coursework finished and it is funny how when you are so focused on completing something you actually don't think about the world around you. It was only on Wednesday night after I had handed everything in, and felt good about it, did I think I'd love to share this stress-free time and moment of joy with someone but of course no-one is ever available last minute, except Mr Tesco and his aisle of sweets....

So the following night I had decided that it was my chance to escape the house and finally get to the cinema (still need to see Ironman 2 flip sake) and Dawn chose for us to see The Back-Up Plan. This movie was pretty good, I tend to like most Rom Com's with Jennifer Lopez in them mainly because she always chooses a co-star who is pretty easy on the eye. The only thing that bugged me about the movie was that when J-Lo was in labour she decided she needed to go back to her Ex and tell him that she loved him and wanted him back after just breaking his heart a few months before. She broke this guys heart, she wasn't even having his babies but he STILL took her back.... fair play to him, that guy has guts and I'm sure there'd be very few men out there who would accept the offer of a crazy woman in labour yelling at him in the middle of the street with many passers-by watching. Pretty unrealistic I thought.

This movie however did inspire me. I needed a back-up plan, what to do if life didn't quite work out how I expected it to. I now have a back-up plan. Happy days.

Spiritual thoughts

I found this devotional this week and it has made me think a lot about a lot of things.. ...DO THE HARD WORK OF GETTING ALONG WITH EACH OTHER... JAMES 3:18

If you are serious about building great relationships, do the following. 1) Put others first. Listen: 'Serve [others] wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men' (Ephesians 6:7 NIV). If you take that mindset into all your dealings with others, you cannot go wrong. 2) Do not carry emotional baggage. If someone has hurt you and you need to address it, do so right away. Forgive them, resolve it and get beyond it. If it is not worth bringing up, forget it and move on. 3) Invest in your most valuable relationships. Do not give away your time on a first-come-first-served basis. Do not let the squeaky wheels take so much that you have nothing left for those who matter most. 4) Serve others gladly. One airline executive explained how difficult it is to hire and train people for his industry: 'Service is the only thing we have to sell, but it's the toughest thing to teach because nobody wants to be thought of as a servant.' 5) Constantly express your appreciation. Tell your loved ones how much you love them - and do it often! Too many of us think that the best way to help people is to criticise them or give them 'the benefit of our wisdom.' Wrong! The best way to help others is to see the best in them. Practice the 101 percent principle: look for one thing to admire, then give them 100 percent encouragement for it. That will help you to like them, and them to like you. What could be better for a relationship?

There's a lot to be learnt from this. It's actually doing it that is the hardest part.

I will try.

Don't rain on my parade.

I'm not gonna lie to you....

People who say they'll do something and then don't do it bug the crap out of me.

"oh yea sure I'll let you know tomorrow...."
You wait patiently, and hear nothing, so the following day you ask and you get your answer. Simple thing to say is "Look, mostly likely I'll forget to let you know so why don't you just ask me again then tomorrow."
Yes, that is right because I have nothing better to do than sit around and wait for you....

Ranting over. Let's move on to pleasant things.

I love this song : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaibFcU3tEs&feature=related

It's Rachel singing 'Don't Rain on My Parade' on Glee. How amazing is her voice? Seriously! It's on my cd in the car, anyone who is walking the streets as I'm passing probably hears me belting this out because it is one of those songs that just makes you feel better when you sing it. It also makes for a good song to run to at the gym (that and Woman on a Misson by Gabriella Cilmi). I also love Defying Gravity but Kurt's voice annoys me so I can't listen to it as much....

Do you ever wonder if you worked at Tetley's Tea factory or something similar if you have to always drink tea, or are you allowed to have a Coffee Break? I guess it would help to be a complete tea-lover or else maybe they have like out the back of the factory, instead of a smoking area, a 'coffee area' for all those people who the rest of the staff look down their noses at because they are not drinking tea.


Anyway, I overdid it at the gym these past two nights so I'm pretty tired and achy and as a result am off to bed. On a leaving note though I'd just like to say 2 months today and I'll be on my way to America. Ehhh excited much?! Makes me happy!

No photos done today. Oops.

Ciao

Snap Happy

I'm not gonna lie to you....


I love photography....

I went into class tonight, after having a complete stress-athon about what to do for my final 12 images for my exam. I had a rough idea but kept on changing my mind. Then I decided, I've picked my theme - fruit - and I'm just going to MAKE IT WORK!

Now have half of my final images..........except one is of mushrooms, but they are cheeky looking and whenever it comes to my experimental photographs I am going to turn one of them into Toad from Super Mario Bros (as suggested by my teacher and if she thinks it's hilarious too then bonus points for me!). My point is however, I went from being stressy, to being soooo happy because I am loving the product of tonight's work in the mini-studio! Excitement all round for photographs!

It doesn't matter whether others think your photograph is crappy because every photographer has that one photograph that they will look at and always think to themselves secretly (or not-so-secretly) "Wow, I took that!"

Also, found out tonight I am going to be selling my photos!..........wwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhat! We are apparently having a gallery open night where two of our best photos are showcased and basically anyone and everyone, including local cafe/pub/restaurant owners are invited to come and buy our photos. Now that is a month away, but talk about PRESSURE ( *note to self, need to make business cards* ) but despite this, I am actually quite excited. Regardless of the fact my photographs could be complete crap when seen amongst the others in the class, I will be proud to say that those photos on the wall (and also one on the flyer being handed out to people!) are my own! If none of them sells then I shall have my friends pre-warned that they have to buy them...mates rates and all that.


Anyway, writing down my excitement and reading it over is so nice to do!

Oh, on a random note....

I saw a lovely little ginger cat running across the road today whilst I sat at the bus stop. As it reached the other side of the road, a huge magpie swooped in and tried to attack the cat!!! It then followed the cat as it ran along underneath the hedges and into the trees! (* note to self, never cross a magpie*....)

That is enough from me for tonight. I wonder when the blogging novelty will wear off.....

Let your fingers do the talking.....

So I don't even know why I started a blog...........actually I do, it's to have a look at my thoughts written down. Also it's probably so that when I read back over what I've written I'll realise that I do say the most random stuff, and most likely use terrible grammar. Thus, by the end of my blog I will have annoyed myself for the latter and then consider whether to ever write a blog again.

But here it goes.

So tonight I've spent time with two highly valuable friends. With Toni it was chilling out discussing life, love and God in a cafe, and then with Dawn it was over the ever-faithful, or not-so-faithful, facebook chat. It doesn't matter what form the communication takes, verbal or written, the thoughts and feelings discussed are just the same, and the friendships are both so open and honest.
I love how in a christian friendship, if something is bothering you, you can ask your friend to pray with you/for you, and it's done. No hesitation. Instantly even the action makes you feel better because you know that God is hearing your cry through someone else. Amazing. God is amazing. I also love how the friendship can go from so serious, to spoofing. A simple word from one of them can end up with us both crying with laughter.... everyone should have a friend like this. If not, you need one, they are good for your soul!

Speaking of laughter, I heard on the radio today that it is one of the best things for you. Burns like however many hundreds of calories. Now if this is true, I should be a size 8 because I tend to hang about with people who make me laugh. These people are like magnets, or chocolate as I tend to be attracted towards this.............hmmm this would perhaps explain the fact I am not a size 8...........

On that note I shall go, I have not blabbed on for long enough but I am currently lacking my laptop and until it gets fixed I have to make do with the home PC and mum needs it now.....

Goodnight all