Friday, October 30, 2009
My Obsession with Clothes
The need to shop can be a hard habit to break. For many people buying new clothing, shoes, accessories, books, CDs and other things can bring joy to a dreary day. It can make you feel a temporary rush but without proper budgeting - can destroy your life.
I used to be a compulsive clothes buyer. Often I felt a need to buy something new to fill my time. More often than not it was an item I wore once, maybe twice if it was lucky. I couldn't go into a shop and come out empty handed. If I got it in my mind I wanted something I won't stop obsessing about it until I had it. Needing new things is an addiction; learning to enjoy what you already have is a freedom! ..I have just come to learn this concept.
I haven't bought a new item of clothing (minus one small thing!?!) since June. JUNE. There hasn't been any particular reason, I just made an unthoughtful comment after Uganda that I wasn't going to buy anything clothes related until Christmas. I'm extremely pleased I've made it this far.
I'm going to London for the weekend tomorrow and I KNOW FOR A FACT I won't be able to resist a sneaky trip to Camden Market, Portobella Road or Topshop's Oxford Circus store. Will I be able to resist my temptations or give in to my old habit/addiction to shop?
(what I really want to hear is that I deserve to treat myself to a new sneaky tee!)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Did you know?
1. Odontophobia is the fear of teeth
2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed
3. Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.
4. It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear
5. There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum)
6. The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
7. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache
8. Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
9. The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
10. The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m).
11. Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.
12. There are more than 1,700 references to gems and precious stones in the King James translation of the Bible.
13. When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.
14. American car horns beep in the tone of F.
15. Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards
16. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.
17. A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.
18. The fist product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.
19. The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets
20. "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
21. The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
22. Approximately two-thirds of people tip their head to the right when they kiss. Some scholars speculate this preference
starts in the womb.
23. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
Today I'm mainly loving random facts.
2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed
3. Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.
4. It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear
5. There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum)
6. The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
7. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache
8. Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
9. The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
10. The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m).
11. Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.
12. There are more than 1,700 references to gems and precious stones in the King James translation of the Bible.
13. When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.
14. American car horns beep in the tone of F.
15. Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards
16. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.
17. A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.
18. The fist product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.
19. The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets
20. "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
21. The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
22. Approximately two-thirds of people tip their head to the right when they kiss. Some scholars speculate this preference
starts in the womb.
23. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
Today I'm mainly loving random facts.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Belongings
Sometimes it makes me terribly sad, that everyone doesn't just fall in love once and stay in love. Wouldn't it be nice? Curled up inside each other like sleeping kittens. And I think even if you do find that person, that 100% perfect other, you still change, both of you, and hopefully the changes still allow you to stay in love, those two new people just as compatible as the people you were when you met and fell in love.
You know that pain in your gut when someone you've loved loves someone else? That forlorn feeling of "not me, not me, not me"? No, it's not you. But it's not your ex-lover either. Not the one you knew, not exactly. Not the same dance, not at all, even when it looks the same. How can it be, when you aren't there to do it? No one is as good at being you as you are. And he wanted you once. Your lover has changed, changed into someone that wants someone else, not you, not you, not you.
You know that pain in your gut when someone you've loved loves someone else? That forlorn feeling of "not me, not me, not me"? No, it's not you. But it's not your ex-lover either. Not the one you knew, not exactly. Not the same dance, not at all, even when it looks the same. How can it be, when you aren't there to do it? No one is as good at being you as you are. And he wanted you once. Your lover has changed, changed into someone that wants someone else, not you, not you, not you.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Gabriel and the Vagabond
There's a man in the corner and his clothes are worn
And he's holding out his hand
You could see in his eyes as the people walk by
He knows they don't understand
Ya see they just think he's gonna take their money
And go and spend it all on dope
Then a man stopped by and I saw a smile inside him
As he gently whispered hope
Well the tramp started to cry, just kept saying,
"Why? why? why?
Could you see I'm a dying tonight
Well I'm 32 and I've got this one pair of shoes
And a bad taste in my mouth
I think it's clear to see that even God don't love me
Or else why would He leave me this way."
Then Gabriel just smiled and said be peaced my child
Salvation is here today
He got up to his feet and he sang Hallelujah
People were turning around in the street
He looked them in the eyes and he sang,
"Hallelujah
There's someone here that you gotta meet
Someone you just gotta meet."
When the vagabond turned around well without a sign
Gabriel just smiled and disappeared
Then he looked to the crowd and they were laughing out loud
But he could not see them fore tears
When his vision came round
There was a young girl on the ground
I knew she was fine and hard to cope
She never was a fighter until he laid beside her
And gently whispered hope
They got up to their feet and they sang Hallelujah
People in the street were turning around
They looked them in the eyes and they sang,
"Hallelujah
There's someone here we have found"
They sang,
"Hallelujah, Hallelujah
We are the voices crying in the wilderness
Hallelujah, Hallelujah."
The people in the street started their sins to confess
And a chorus of,
"Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Every knee will bow and every tongue confess
and the voice of one crying in the wilderness
crying Hallelujah, Hallelujah"
And he's holding out his hand
You could see in his eyes as the people walk by
He knows they don't understand
Ya see they just think he's gonna take their money
And go and spend it all on dope
Then a man stopped by and I saw a smile inside him
As he gently whispered hope
Well the tramp started to cry, just kept saying,
"Why? why? why?
Could you see I'm a dying tonight
Well I'm 32 and I've got this one pair of shoes
And a bad taste in my mouth
I think it's clear to see that even God don't love me
Or else why would He leave me this way."
Then Gabriel just smiled and said be peaced my child
Salvation is here today
He got up to his feet and he sang Hallelujah
People were turning around in the street
He looked them in the eyes and he sang,
"Hallelujah
There's someone here that you gotta meet
Someone you just gotta meet."
When the vagabond turned around well without a sign
Gabriel just smiled and disappeared
Then he looked to the crowd and they were laughing out loud
But he could not see them fore tears
When his vision came round
There was a young girl on the ground
I knew she was fine and hard to cope
She never was a fighter until he laid beside her
And gently whispered hope
They got up to their feet and they sang Hallelujah
People in the street were turning around
They looked them in the eyes and they sang,
"Hallelujah
There's someone here we have found"
They sang,
"Hallelujah, Hallelujah
We are the voices crying in the wilderness
Hallelujah, Hallelujah."
The people in the street started their sins to confess
And a chorus of,
"Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Every knee will bow and every tongue confess
and the voice of one crying in the wilderness
crying Hallelujah, Hallelujah"
Seriously unsettled.
I have had a world wind 4 months. One month in Uganda, Two months in Majorca and now I'm nearly into 3 weeks living in Birmingham; A city where I know very few, have no job and don't quite feel at home as yet.
I have been making plans to save the world. Plans to do what I can for others but I can't seem to get the motivation or direction. I feel everso slightly useless and lost.
I need a trip home to get inspired and encouraged by those who know and love me.
Seriously unsettled.
I have been making plans to save the world. Plans to do what I can for others but I can't seem to get the motivation or direction. I feel everso slightly useless and lost.
I need a trip home to get inspired and encouraged by those who know and love me.
Seriously unsettled.
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