Storytime-teacher lost my A-Level Photography coursework

Teacher lost my A-Level coursework

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Good evening Little ones, I've been working hard the past few days, but I miss you all so very much; so I'm here typing away. I thought that it was about time that I let you know me a little more, and by doing this, I thought that by telling you one of the most devastating stories would do the trick. Evidently, by the title of the blog post, most of you will understand why this was extremely stressful; and some of you may know how heartbreaking this situation is ... If one of you individuals have experienced this, I feel utterly sorry for you, because it breaks you down as a person.
Anyhow, I lived on and I'm now at University, if you want to know the details then have a wonder down below :).

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Background information:

First and foremost, I was in Sixth Form for three years. Not because I failed my first year but because I didn't want to carry on what I was studying in the first year. I walked out of first year with 2A's and a B ... In English, Business and Finance. SO many people have stated, "why did you change your subjects, your grades were amazing". The truth of the matter was, I wasn't happy with what I was studying, I was so depressed and lost with what I wanted to do with my life. School lead to you to believe that this was it ... What you do know embodies you into the person you will become, which in my mind meant,if you mess it up due to low grades and sluggish passion; you might as well be on the streets. The pressure and wanting to succeed lead me to pick the subjects I've always wanted to do ... And I did, even though it meant staying an extra two years in Secondary School.

I decided to go down the creative route, and selected: Photography, Media and Product Design. I adored the first year, apart from the fact that somebody destroyed my Product Design Final, which I had to drop in the end, (that'll be another Storytime). I finished the first year with an A and a B, which again, I was over the moon with, I thought my final year would be the same, but it wasn't and you'll find out why in the next section.

What happened?

Fundamentally, it was a new start to the year, in Photography we were given a topic, in this case it what surfaces, we had to find artists in which we thought used multiple surfaces in their work; it could literally be anything, as long as you could analyse and justify why and how it was relevant. I went with 4 different artists, as I could differentiate the variety of styles each photographer used; as it would give you higher marks. Being an analytical person, I thought I would do well in that aspect. We all had to find the photographers, analyse their work, respond to their work by taking images of your own, edit them and select your final pieces and analyse them. This process took several hours, and you had to do at least 3 photo-shoots, for each individual artists ... Estimations, you had to take at least 200-250 photographs for ONE artist ... And I had four. You can only imagine the amount of time I had spent on my work. 

But it wasn't about just taking the images, the way you edited your images and why was the most important factor, this is where all the marks came from. In my case I had an artist which hand embellished their photographs, just to let you know how long it took for me to edit ONE image ... 3 hours. I had to hand-sew sequins and string to an a2 piece of paper ... I had 4 of these as my final piece to one artist. After I had actually completed my work, which took 7 months it was time for our review.

This is where the teacher would modify and mark your work, I was being told from the amount of of effort I was putting in, it was worth "at least an A".

When it came to find out my predicted grade my teacher sat me down and gave me a yellow slip of paper. It stated "U". I thought that it was upside-down, or she was having a bad day, because from what they were saying, it was worth AT LEAST AN A. She then said, "Amy, I'm really sorry to inform you but your work has been misplaced, so I had to mark you down as Upgradeable".

I heart stopped beating, my hands were sweating, I went into a full panic attack ... And then stopped. So much was going through my mind, I had been working on this for 7 months, we were about to be set our exam work, we had no more time to go back to our coursework, which was worth 60% OF OUR FINAL GRADE. For once, I actually stood up to myself and swore at this teacher, I went on about how she incompetent and why this was wrong on so many levels. My work my A grade worthy and she had the nerve to not only downgrade me, but to LOOSE my work. She has always gone on about how she adored my inordinately, and how I was different from all the other students. She didn't "misplace" anyone else's work but mine ... In which I thought she kept it for herself; or she's just stupid enough that she can't track where she's kept A-LEVEL WORK!

I refused to re-start my entire project, as that meant staying up various nights ... So I cracked on with the exam work, and complained to my head of year and refused to re-do my coursework. There were threats of them kicking me out because I was being so rude to my teacher ... But come on?! She lost my work, she should lose her job! If she can't look after A-Level work then she shouldn't be a teacher, it's disgusting. I had other subjects to revise for, and this incident made my world tumble around me. 

Luckily enough my head of year reviewed my work, and said, "because it was worth an A that's what we will grade you". 

I remember walking in the last day, and stating to other students that this teacher couldn't be trusted ... With her right there. I held my head up high, and was proud when my results came in for both my A-levels, because I managed to achieve good grades, with the stress of this awful indecent. 

I now study Marketing, and I adore it. I should have just stayed studying business, but at that time in my life I wasn't interested, but now my entire life is focused on Business and Marketing. 

This is now the end of the blog post Little ones, if you have any further questions please let me know in the comment section down below! I have so many other stories to tell you about my School life! 

If any of you have gone though this, as mentioned previously I really do feel for you; but it does make you a stronger person.

I love you all so very much, see you again very soon! Merry Christmas Little ones! Stay safe and stay tuned! :) x x x 

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Story time-Yodel lost my boyfriends package

Yodel lost a £400 package 

DISCLAIMER: This is just my opinion, obviously everyone will have a different opinion as this might not of happened to them. But in regards to Yodel I will NOT be using them EVER.

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Good morning Little ones! How are you today? What are you planning on today anyway? I have a lecture later on; but I thought that it would be great to give you another storytime blog post; they are the ones that you seem to enjoy the most :).
So let's get crack into it! Get some popcorn and watch the drama unfold right in front of you.

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BACKSTORY:

Fundamentally, Christopher (my boyfriend) ordered a graphics card for his computer, he never buys anything for himself as it takes a LOT of convincing. He really needed this, he was going into his second year of University, as a Computer Science student he needed to upgrade several parts of his computer; to enable him to keep up with the workload. Chris then went with the idea and wanted it as soon as possible, before he could change his mind. He paid for next day delivery, hours before the cut off date; they sent him a confirmation email to reassure him that his parcel was out and will get to him the next day. 

WHAT HAPPENED:

Day 2 had appeared, it was time to collect the parcel from the front desk ... We both went there as Chris was so excited to show me what he had bought. To our surprise nothing was there, absolutely nothing. It was only 10am, but Yodel stated that it would be there by 9am. Chris put it to one side and thought that it was down to traffic; he got on with his day and went down again at 3pm. There was still no parcel, at this point he was getting really frustrated, he thought it was time to contact someone in the yodel department. They told him, "we have lost track of your parcel, it's going to take 24 hours for us to find it and ship it to you". Chris was not happy in the slightest, infact he demanded a refund for the delivery; as he was paying for a service that he wasn't getting; which in my opinion is 100% correct; why should you pay for something that you aren't receiving?

It was now day 3, in which Yodel was meant to send the package, we both went down to the front desk, to find out that it still hadn't arrived. Chris had now lost it completely, he took to Twitter and demanded to know where his package was. After a total of 23 tweets he had given up, he had decided to talk to technical support again ... In which they said "it's now going to take 48 hours to find your parcel". I was starting to get VERY agitated,and it wasn't even my package! Chris had lost it, he was on the phone constantly trying to get to someone that would actually tell him what was happening. It wasn't until the 5th day that he managed to get valid information. It had taken 5 days for a Supervisor to say, "we are sorry but we have lost your parcel completely". There was no refund offered from the company; it took Chris to demand for one, and even then they weren't happy about it ... NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT?! They lost the parcel?! They are paid to deliver parcels ... And they lost his.  

They are now in the process of giving him a refund, which will now take 3-5 days, which I still find appalling. In regards to Yodels customer service team ...They are awful, they do whatever they can to get you off the phone, and to do this by feeding you false information. For example, they said to Chris, "don't worry we will find your parcel within 24 hours and ship it off the same day" ... Which was utterly rubbish and false. 

I would NEVER recommend Yodel, I have never used them before and I will never use them in the future. Simply because my anxiety would be over the edge it I had ordered something from them and it went wrong like this situation. I would say that if you have ordered something from this company take great precautions, you think that this won't happen to you but it could; why take the risk? 

This is now the end of the blog post, I hope you take some of this advice, simply because you don't need additional stress; and by this happening it really does take it out on you. I hope you have had a lovely day, I'm now going to do some more University work :).

I love you all so very much, I will see you tomorrow with a classic recipe! Have a good night sleep, or night partying! Whatever you do stay safe or stay tuned! I love you :) x x x

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Story time- fraud on my account

Someone tried to take money from my account

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Hello Little ones! How have you been the past few days? I've been dealing with what I'm currently writing about, pretty stressful right? This is why I have been absent for 2 days, I really am sorry about that; but I thought I would make up for that by telling you about it!
Tomorrow I will be treating you guys to a Body-Shop haul, how exciting! As for now it's a story time, which you ALL need to look out for! Keep your eyes pealed and details close to your heart!
Have a little read if you want, it may benefit you in the long-run :).

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BACKSTORY:

I'm an extremely anxious human being. I NEVER leave receipts out in the open, I shred everything that has my details on; this is what my mother taught me, and I go by her standards. It may sound ridiculous, but not when there are evil people out there trying to take your hard-working money away from you. In addition to this, I have never been the one to put excessive amounts of card information on the internet; the only time I would EVER do this would be online shopping; which I don't think I will be doing for a while; because of a recent situation that has happened to me. 

WHAT HAPPENED:

Profoundly, I was on the internet, doing the usual-research, social media and replying to emails. One caught my eye, it was an email from Gov.com. It stated that I was due a tax rebate; which I found amazing at the time; it looked like a legit email ... So I put my card details in, as well as my full name and address. All PERSONAL information. I was thinking to myself that this was perfect, I was getting paid soon and this on top would of been perfection! 

The positive thoughts stopped when I received a text message from my bank, it stated that my account was being hacked into and that I needed to phone the fraud department as soon as possible. My heart was in my mouth, I couldn't believe that this was happening to me! I was always careful with my money, I had no idea at this point in time how this could of happened. I looked up the number that the bank text me on; just to make sure that it was the bank, simply because I didn't want to disclose any personal information over the phone to fakes. It was a legit number so I called them, they stated, "did you try and pay for something on Maplins for £420?" I urgently said, "no". Panic was rifling down my body, my hands were clammy from the sweat, I had no idea what to do, the lady's words sounded like a blur. It took a few moments for me to snap back to reality and think that I had to do something, and something quick! She said, "we will put a block on your account, we are also sending you a new card in 2 working days" She also said, "for them to of done this they would of has to of known ALL your personal information". It was then that it clicked ... The email ... I had put all my personal information on there, my heart sank and I began to sob. She consulted me while I told her what I had done by mistake. She reassured me that my account was blocked and she would unblock in when my new card arrived, just so I would be able to spend my money when I got paid. I was worried of what she thought of me, that I was a careless young child that couldn't look after my details, I poured my heart out to this person, she did nothing but laugh a little and say that this happens all the time; and that this had happened to her a few years back. She was ever so kind. 

In this current situation I now have my new card and my anxiety has gone away for the time being. 

KEY TIPS:

If you have received an EMAIL from GOV it's NOT real! It's FAKE! The government will only get into contact with you over the phone, or they will send you a letter in a BROWN envelope!

I thought that they could send out emails, but they don't! Although they offer online services they do not require you to fill out any personal information on the web, only over the phone! Something else you need to know, is that if you are owed a tax rebate, you can ONLY do this OVER THE PHONE. They will take your information over the phone, and they will NOT ask for card details. They will send you a check in the post with your rebate. I repeat they do NOT ask for card information, if they do they are FAKE!

This is now the end of my blog post, I know this is a very scary topic, but I want to make sure that my Little ones are safe and sound. If this has happened to you, or someone you know, or if you are unsure then at least you know now. 

Please don't do what I did, it was a tough lesson to learn, but I didn't know at the time, it was too late. But I am ok now, and you guys will be as well! 

I love you all so very much, I will see you tomorrow with something a bit more positive! Sleep tight and see you tomorrow! Stay safe and stay tuned Little ones :) x x x

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Story time-Drama at work

iPhone 7 stolen from me

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Good morning everyone, did you have a goodnight sleep? As promised yesterday I have a story time for you! Which also happened recently, 2 days recently! From the title of this blog post you can tell that it's going to be one hell of a story; of which happened to me. Very shocking and scary, but I might as well talk about it and inform you guys what's happening in my life :).
If this has happened to you how did you get over it? Or what would you do if this happened to you?
Let's cut to the chase and get on with the blog post.

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BACKSTORY:

Fundamentally, I have been working in a phone shop for 3 weeks now,, but I've been with the company for nearly 3 months; due to the training. I had never been told about theft, but I just assumed that it might happen, merely because we are dealing with phone. Any how, I've enjoyed my time here, I love my job and I can't wait to go back tomorrow; as hard as my job is, it gives me great satisfaction to know that I've sold high end problems; and helped various people along the way. 

This being said, I live in a town where stealing is unheard of, especially in this way shape and form. I have also never witnessed anything like this before hand either. 

WHAT HAPPENED:

Profoundly, I was sat down serving a customer, I had just gone through what phone they wanted, and I was discussing what price plan would be perfect for their personal life. I then grabbed the phone, iPhone 7 32g in gold; that was the phone the gentleman wanted. I took down all his personal details, got the boring part out of the way ... I was about to run though the contract when I felt someone push past me, I was really knocked back. I then looked at my table and the person that had just ran past me took the iPhone 7 off the table. I was absolutely gobsmacked ... I thought it was a joke at first, I just assumed that he was going to come back; but he didn't. As soon as the realization hit me I broke down in panic, I thought, 'what if he had a knife' ... All these thoughts came back and forth; I couldn't think straight. It wasn't until I noticed that my manger wasn't in store anymore, he had ran out to catch the criminals. No one else knew what to do, so I spammed the theft button on our security system; seconds later several security guards arrived, I told them what happened and they took it from there. 10 minutes flew by and my manager and other colleague came back, they were panting like mad, with nothing but disappointment on their face. They had slipped away under the radar... My manager soon after blacklisted the phone, so the crooks couldn't even use them if they wanted to.
Everything continued as normal, I was looking over my shoulder for the time being, and I think I will do for the rest off my days, something like that doesn't disappear overnight.
It was around 4:30 and 3 police officers arrived, I just assumed my manager called them earlier on. I was taken back again, they were all so tall, they were giants! Big friendly giants, They took everyone to one side and asked for statements. I then learnt that because I was physically touched I had to go down to the police station and make a proper statement. My manager also had to do the same, even though he didn't see the incident, he had to make a statement, simply because he is the manager of the store. 2 hours went by and my statement was done, they said that I would have to attend court and tell my side of the story; which I was more than happy with as I saw what happened confidently. It was time to head home and I arrived in style ... A police van. The person that drove me home was lovely, he had such banter it was unreal.
The robbery is still on going, it only happened two days ago, they will be in further contact with me to see what happens next, I will evidently keep you all up to date with what happens next.

This is now the end of my blog post! This was another dramatic one, I hope you enjoyed it! Something to read right? ;)
I hope you have a good day, tell me what you get up to in the comment section down below or on my social media. I love you all so very much, stay safe and stay tuned Little ones :). x x x

Story time- Bullied at School

Three girls jumped me at School

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Good  evening Little ones! How have you been today? I've just finished work, I'm currently round Chris's home, the family have gone out to buy some food; so for the mean time I decided to write this story time :). It was highly requested to write another story time, as well as a life style blog post; that is coming tomorrow and Friday! Both very exciting days for me! Any how, how have you all been today, what have you done?
If you want to get right into this story, sit back, relax and grab your favourite snack :). 

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BACKSTORY:

Fundamentally, when this happened I was in year 10, which would have made me 15. At this age I was a bundle of nerves, I was put into the stereotypical category as "quiet nerd". I didn't have many friends; but the friends I did have I still talk to currently. I never really talked to anyone that I didn't know, and I defiantly didn't make an effort to start a new conversation who wasn't in my friend group. I've changed now, but back then I just couldn't, my social anxiety was going through the roof. 

Something else you should know, within my School year there are at least four girls with the same name as me, so we would constantly get muddled up with another person; this happened quite often; this may seam really random now, but it will make sense when the story unfolds. 

WHAT HAPPENED? 

Profoundly, I remember that it was lunch, someone came up to me and said, "are you really going to beat Sally up after School"? (Not her real name, I have to use fake names in this story). I was so stunned at this accusation, and replied with "no, I don't even know her that well". I simply put it to the back of my mind and moved on. I sat down on the bench I was sitting on and continued talking with my friends. Within minutes a group of girls came over, there was four of them, they were known for causing trouble; of which I was really taken back by, I started getting really anxious before they had even said a thing. Sally said, "I heard you were going to beat me up, so here I am". I replied with, "who said this". Sally then said, "it doesn't matter, but they said it was Amy, so I came to you". I was so shocked that this was even happening, I as in year 10; nothing like this had even happened to me. I started to say, "it must have been another Amy, because I never said that, you know me, and you know for a fact that I can't fight". The group of girls laughed and said, "I know, but it's gone too far now so I think we should just fight. 

By this point there was a massive crowd forming around us, I started to have a massive panic attack, my natural instinct was to run away ... And that's what I did, to the girls bathroom. I thought that if I locked myself in there I would be safe; because I lock would of put a boundary between us.  

I was wrong, ever so wrong ...

I heard murmurs in the distance, I looked between the cubical door, and to my horror I saw the girls bathroom filled with people, which included girls and boys. I started to panic even more, all this drama over a silly rumor that I didn't even start. I heard a massive thud next door, it was the girls climbing over the other toilet cubical. I tried to escape but it was too late. One of the girls grabbed my hair and smacked my face into the door lock. Another girl called 'Alice' said, " this is what you deserve". I pushed Alice away and ran out of the cubical, I was met with a crowd of people ... I stood there in shock for a couple of seconds; and then ran off to. I remember sprinting down the narrow corridor, the line of people wanting to see what's happening stood there like zombies; they all became a blur to me. All I remember is sitting down in a teachers office and writing down a statement. They believed me 100%. The next day they called all the girls into the office and suspended them for a few days. 

When they returned back to School they were all made to write me a letter, which stated why they were sorry and that they wouldn't do that to ANYONE ever again. 

A few weeks passed by, but they were still causing me issues, they were in my sporting class, they would constantly try and trip me up, throw balls at me, they even threw a badminton racket at my face when I beat them. All of this lead them to separating me and them ... And yes, this was over a FAKE rumor. 

The only reason they carried it on was because they thought, "it would be stupid if we didn't get anything out of it".

Moral of the story is, if you are getting bullied, don't let them get away with it. Report it as soon as possible, it might not be the "coolest" thing to do; but it will keep you safe and sound. 

You will never see these people again, I know that  haven't, it's been years! Of course I do the occasional Facebook stalk, who doesn't? I know that I am better off than them, and it makes me upset that I even let them get to me in the first place. 

Unfortunately, this is the end of my blog post, I really hope that you enjoyed or found this blog post entertaining; I have many other stories like this which I will happily put up for you. I am only here to help you; and if telling you what my experience was helps you relate then so be it:).

Have a lovely evening, I will see you tomorrow with a lifestyle blog post, I can't wait for you to see it!

I love you all so very much, stay safe and stay tuned Little ones! :) x x x 

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Advice-IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

Living with IBS 

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Good afternoon Little ones! How have you been today? I've been doing my last week of training, mixed with preparing for University, it's literally so crazy! I'm sorry that I haven't been posting regularly, I hate that I'm not posting everyday; but as soon as I get into University and have my timetable I will be back to normal! 

As you can tell by the title of the blog post I am going to be telling you about my history with IBS and what it's all about! If you suffer from this condition, or just want to find out what it's like to live with have a little read down below :).

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WHAT IS IBS?

IBS, which is also stands for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. It's a condition that affects your large intestine (colon), it causes it pass food through your system as fast as possible; which means everything that you eat goes through you! It makes you insanely bloated, and the pain is immense, (the pain does vary); in my case the pain is so bad I pass out. With IBS it's a chronic long term problem, some cases worse than others, you may have to go to the doctors to maintain the pain, or to keep food down. For example, IBS can last a few hours, or a few days, it depends what's causing it. IBS can be caused from particular foods or major anxiety, which is what I suffer from, this is a huge factor for why I get IBS so often.  

SHOULD I GO TO THE DOCTOR?

Fundamentally, this is all based on how much pain you can take, and if you feel that this is a major concern. When it came to me I felt like I left it too late, simply because I would suffer with IBS at least once a month, for that one day of the month I would be in excruciating pain, could not move in the slightest; and it would last AT LEAST 6 hours ... Yes I would sit on the toilet for that amount of time. Let me talk about the bloating! I would be insanely swollen and bloated! I would look pregnant, that's the gas in your stomach expanding; IT DOES GO DOWN! Don't worry! When this first happened to me I was panicking, it takes a day or so to go back to normal; so don't worry :).

If this is happening to you very frequently, I was suggest that you head over a doctor, they will then be able to give you medication for your: pain, swelling and anxiety. Evidently, anxiety is a seperate issue; but if it interlinks with your IBS then your doctor can suggest if not give you new medication which suits your needs :). 

MY IBS STORIES:

• Caught in London:
  This happened 2 years ago, I was visiting a guy I was talking to in London, he was based in Kingston; this was the first time I was going there in my life! I was new to traveling alone, and testing the waters in a place like London was wrong! I remember arriving at Finsbury Park, heading down the stairs to the underground, and that's when the anxiety hit. My heart was pounding, the fear of getting lost or hurt was constantly spiraling around my mind until I arrived at Kingston. When I met up with the guy I was completely fine, I was happy that I was getting to know him more as well the area; Kingston is beautiful! After 3 hours of being there I started feeling a slight pain in my stomach, I knew straight away that it was IBS; but I put it to the back of my mind and tried to ignore it. NOT THE THING TO DO! After 20 minutes of me trying to ignore it, a wave of pain paralyzed my entire body, I could not move; I literally fell to the floor. I remember waking up with Mark (the guy I was talking to), he helped me up, I was BLOATED! I remember sitting up and being in so much pain. It then struck that I needed to get home; but I was 2 hours away. I had to go on 3 seperate trains, including the London underground. The longer I held this in for made the pain even worse, I collapsed again on the London underground, this time a doctor that was on the train calmed me down and carried me to my final train, luckily he was from Welwyn (Where I live) and helped me home. The thing with IBS, is that you can't do anything, you just need a toilet ;').
  I phoned my Dad, and he picked me up from the Welwyn train station and drove me home as fast as he could. When I arrived home I was on the toilet for 4 hours ... A lot of YouTube videos were watched in that time, and also to distract the pain. 
• The middle of the night:
  Fundamentally, I'm a VERY deep sleeper, so deep that a fire alarm won't wake me up ... Yes I'm being serious. So the fact that IBS did was shocking! All I remember is a strange dream, I was being stabbed over and over again, more like a nightmare right? :').
  I could feel everything! I woke up, and my stomach was on fire! I assumed that it had taken a few hours, as I was extremely bloated, and the pain was so intense! It was dead on 3am, I crawled to the bathroom with my duvet and rocked back and forth. The pain was out of this world, IBS pain is the worst pain I have ever felt; I would rather someone punch me in the face. After 3 hours I was exhausted, I wanted this to end, so I got up and went to bed. Not even 5 minutes passed and I had to rush back to the toilet ... 9am came around and I was done, I was finished on the loo! 6 hours! That was the longest time I have ever spent in the bathroom! After that IBS episode I went to bed and woke up later that afternoon, I tried to eat a dry bit of toast and that went right through me. It took 3 days before I could hold any food down at all. 

IBS that lasted 10 days:This was the most recent episode, as you may or may not already know, I have just come back from France, it was my first time abroad. Anxiety was surrounding me as per usual, mixed with different food and living environment. After 3 days of being there a constant pain in my stomach lived there, everything I ate and drank increased the pain,I would try and go to the toilet but nothing would come out; I was terribly bloated and the pain was like IBS. The week passes by and the pain is still there, I'm still able to keep food down, but I didn't want to eat because it hurt so much. As soon as I get back to the UK I'm terribly sick, everything I'm eating is going through me, I lost quite a bit of weight, the pain was getting worse and worse. This was absolutely terrifying! After 5 days of not being able to eat or keep food down I went to the doctors, they were worried that it might of been something else, but they came to the conclusion that it was IBS; but because of the climate change it had made the IBS even worse. They gave me medication which reduced the swelling, pain, and widened my intestines, this enabled me to eat without it hurting as it would make room for the food. After two days of this medication it enabled me to be able to keep hold of my food, it was still going through me; but not as fast as previous days. A full 10 days pass and I'm finally able to eat proper food while keeping it down at the same time. It was so scary for me, this was a different perspective of IBS that I had never experienced. Just to let you know, especially people that suffer with IBS it can last a few hours to a few days, if you are really worried go to the doctors and get checked out; that's what I did. 

This is the end of my blog post! I am very sorry that this has taken so LONG! I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED MY TRAINING! I am able to write as many blog posts as possible now, which I love! I will be doing a University blog post soon! And when I move into my new home I will give you a flat tour as well! I hope you have had a lovely day, I start my new job tomorrow and I am so excited! 

I hope you have all been well, I love you all so very much! See you tomorrow with a vegan recipe! 

I love you again! Stay safe and stay tuned Little ones :) x x x 

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Advice-traveling abroad for the first time

Traveling abroad for the first time nerves

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Good evening Little ones! How have you been today? I’ve been on land and sea for over 8 hours! I’m so happy to be in France at this very moment in time, it’s absolutely stunning, although it’s pitch black, from the scenery I’ve witnessed getting here was breathtaking. This was the first time in my entire life that I had visited another country, I can't wait to take you all along with me day by day. 

Any how, I was evidently extremely nervous, but I knew how to deal with it, so I thought that I would share my thoughts and feelings and tell you how to keep your nerves at bay. 

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Background information:

Fundamentally, as some of you may already know I suffer with anxiety and depression, and in some situations it draws them out more so. Especially if I have no idea where I am, or if I'm out of my comfort zone, me heading to France for the first time was VERY nerve-wreaking for me, but thanks to my new beautiful family they were there to support me. Something else which I thought would be best to tell you, is that I get travel sick ... Horrendously with cars, and now boats, as I discovered today. But all in all it was a successful journey, and I'm finally in another country! After 19 years of living, and I'm out of the UK!

Tips to calm your nerves:

• Surround yourself with family:
  If this is your first time abroad and you are nervous, make sure that you surround yourself with family or friends. This way they know that you are anxious about your current situation and they can make you feel at ease. This is exactly what I did today, they knew how I felt and they dealt with it extremely well, they are so understanding and supportive; and for that I love and thank them very much :).
  In addition to this, it will also pass the time quicker, the more time you spend with your family and friends, the faster the time goes! Plus it creates more memories and happy times. For example, when I was in the car earlier on today I will never forget me and Sam (boyfriends brother) dancing in the backseat, he;s ever so funny and knows how to calm me down and make me feel welcome.
• Listen to music:
  When I am traveling around London, I have become accustomed to have headphones with me at all times. When I start to feel anxious I pop them in and start listening to music, this way it takes my mind off the situation I am in. It also lowers my anxiety levels, as I can't hear the people around me, as they spread negativity most of the time, as they don't particularly like the underground either. By eliminating the negativity and stress, you are able to focus on yourself, and yourself only. If you can feel yourself slipping into a panic attack, you are able to take control of the situation and step back.
• Watch a film or read a book:
  I wish I could have done this today, I tried but because of being so travel sick one look at a book and I would have been sick all over the place. But if you don't have this issue go ahead and read/watch films to your hearts content! Your day will fly by and you will start to forget where you are completely, as you are taken away in your own world. Additionally, depending on how long the journey is you can watch as many films as you like, which will not only make you feel better; but you can discuss it with the family later on. 

This is the end of the blog post! Sorry that it was so short, but a little advice post doesn't hurt! Although tomorrow I have something exciting for you all! I will be showing you what I saw today and writing about how I felt at that moment in time! It should be up tomorrow afternoon, if not then night-time. Throughout this week I won't have many vegan recipes, but I will try as hard as I can. 

I love you all so very much! I hope you have had a lovely day, I will see you tomorrow! Sweet dreams, stay safe and stay tuned :) x x x

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