10 Things About Me!

Good evening dearest ones. It's Thursday *I know it's totally not Thursday, this is when I drafted this post hoping that I would also be really productive and post it at the same time... as you can now see, this did not haappen...*, I hope you're all having a great week with what ever delights you might be up to. 

I'm coming to you with something different tonight. I have been blogging for a while now and I suddenly thought that you guy's don't really know much about me at all. So after a couple of notes to try and actually think of something interesting to write about myself  - this post was born.   So here goes, here are 10  things that you may not know about me. 
1. I am a twin, my twin is a brother and he's probably my favourite person in my life (apart from D).  He's also a bit of a thing on youtube, check out his channel here: sebmiling

2. I have 2 tattoos, one of a bumble bee on my lower back and 1 little squigle on my foot. 
3. I am an absolute hopeless romantic and I am easily won over with chocolate and flowers.   4. I have a cat called Tommy, whom I brought and then told my parents I found him in a box so that we could keep him... they still don't know the truth! - Oops! 

5. I am in love with nature and the great outdoors. If I could become a hippy and live in the woods at one with nature, I probably would. 
6. Food is quite possibly my favourite thing. I look forward to the parts in the day that I know I am going to be eating. 

any excuse to get a LOTR gif in! 

7. I have very dark brown eyes which my mother calls my reindeer eyes, they are my favourite thing about myself. 
8. I'm a bit obsessed with all thing LOTR/The Hobbit. I think I've lost count of how many times I have sat down with my brother and just watched one of these films. Thank you to my wonderful boyfriend for introducing me to the wonder that is these fabulous films. 

9. I have to be wearing nail varnish at all times. Even if it's chipped or peeling. At least it's still there. I have actually just done them tonight as I am writing this post.  have a lovely picture of my newly painted nails! 

10. I would rather spend a night in, with a really great film, a bottle of wine and my man snuggled up next to me than go out on the lash. Soppy I know and I actually don't even like the fact that this is what a prefer but I have tried to deny if for too long now, this is the truth and I can't hide it any longer. 
And there we have it. I don't even know if these points are actually anything interesting about me but, some of them are not things that I share too often so, go you!
So, you know more about me, I would LOVE to get to know more of you. Leave me some comments with some random facts about yourself, I would love to share some more with you. 
Until next time my lovelies. 
Lots of love, 

Thoughts From A Sunday Afternoon - Tips From a Happy Trixybelle!

Well good afternoon you lovely lot! It is a very sunny Sunday afternoon where I am sat writing to you. This is making me feel slightly better about the fact that it's Sunday and I have to go back to wotk tomorrow after a week off doing nothing but watching Gossip Girl - I appreciate your sypathy.
 

 

A non related to the post comment - Ok so I was just having a look through google to see if I could find a cool Gossip Girl meme to add to this post only to find out the secret identity of Gossip Girl not reveiled until the very end and i've not even seen all of the episodes yet... what was I thinking?! I'm devastated, I'm just going to go and make some tea and try to erase my memory...

 

A cup of tea later and I'm back to being excited and happy, memory as much erased as possible...

 

I do actually have a reason to me writing to you today, it's the fact that I have just had my blog redesigned - thank's for noticing - and also the fact that even though tomorrow is Monday, it's the start of my new job role as Digital Marketing & Social Media apprentice! So my life is totally happy and exciting right now!

 

With all my new found excitement at the moment, I thought I would share with you my top 3 tips to stay happy (these are the top 3 of trixybelle so not totally serious!)

 

1. Drinking Tea

I love a good cup of tea - milk 2 sugars please - and I find that what ever the problem or the celebration, a cup of tea always has a worthy part to play. It's just an all round crowd pleaser. I couldn't imagine my life without tea, it's absolutely sunken into my daily routine and if I miss a cup throughout the day, I sure do know about it! If you don't already, I advise introducing tea into your life. This is not me saying become addicted I just mean next time you feel you need to relax, celbrate or just have a good cry - put the kettle on and make a brew, I assure you, you'll just feel good!
 

 

 

2. Get A Cat

So I have posted previously about my love for cats (which you can read here) and as well as them just making a home an all round better place, they manage to make you happy too. As I'm sure any pet will do, I'm just obsessed with cats... Anyway cats seem to have a special way about them which just puts a smile on your face as soon as you see them. Whether they are sat on your bed when you come home from work or they are fussing for attention around you just for some food, what ever it is, it is sure to put a smile on your face and in my opinion, a key to keeping happy! - You could alternatively look at cat videos on the internet... now theres a guarenteed smile if ever you wanted one!

 

 

 

 3. Do Some Shopping!
Every girl knows that one of the best ways to cheer herself up is to get some retail theropy. Even when it's just a day when you're feeling quite happy with yourself it's usualy "Hmm, today is a good day, I think i'll do some shopping!"

I usually tend to attempt to buy a whole new wardrobe when I'm feeling good about life and myself, until I realise that I have a limited budget so a whole new wardrobe is slightly out of the question but still, here's to wishful thinking! Whether it's clothes, make-up, jewelry, food literally anything I always like to treat myself to something when I'm in a good mood, I think its esential if i'm honest, us girls all deserve a treat from time to time right?

 

 

I hope you feel slightly happier after reading my blog and if not, then try my top 3 tips and i'm sure in no time those Sunday blues will be right out of the window!

 

If you have some other tips of keeping happy then let me know, I would love to try some new things and share some ideas.

 

 

P.s: If you are loving my new blog design like my happy self, take a look at Sarah Clarke at http://sarahsmilesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ she is lovely and a brilliant designer as you can see! 

Why Every Home Should Have A Cat

Hello dear reader. Today i'm going to do a bit of a different blog post just because I feel it's time to share my love for cats with the world.

Since I was young I have had a sincere love for all animals, I think I have stronger feelings towards animals than humans if I'm totally honest. Anyway, I've not always had cat's in my life I didn't actually have a pet at all until I begged my Mum to let me get a hamster when I was about 12. My first hamster was my first love, she was amazing she would fall asleep on my lap and everything, a bit like a cat really! She lived a fabulous life until the age of 1 and a half and then she had to be put down. I'm telling you now, the most traumatic day of my life I'm not sure anything has yet come close, I should probably stop talking about this before I start leaking all over my keyboard.

My First Hamster, Tilly. I know she's adorable right?

So anyway I've had a couple of hamsters down the line and I've got a lovely bunny rabbit but I always wanted a cat. My dream came true about a year and a bit ago when my beloved Tommy came into my life. I do truly believe now more than I ever did that every home should have a cat and here's some reasons why. 

It's Like Having A Baby, Without Having A Baby. 

We got Tommy when he was just about 12 weeks old, so still only just a baby. This meant that I could nurture him and bring him up exactly how I wanted to. Cat's are like baby's but without all the stress of actually having a baby. They give you cuddles and they know that you're their parent but they know what to do all by themselves. They know when they need to go to the toilet or they want to sleep etc. All you need to do is feed them and let them in and out when they demand it! Tommy is still my little baby even though he's growing up... and the fact that he's a cat, but he needs his mummy, I know he does (he's even listed as my son on Facebook... yes he has his own Facebook.)

How cute is this little boy?

There's Always Someone To Talk To. 

Yes OK so I know he's a cat but lets face it, who doesn't talk to their pets? I hate being alone in my house, I know people love it but I really do not like it. I get bored and I just like having people to talk to if i'm honest, people who I actually want to talk to anyway! Having a cat counts as one of those people, it's great when you come down in the morning and he's there waiting for our daily chat about what he might have caught during the night etc, if he's been out with his 'mates'. We all know cat's do not have mates, he's protecting his territory and getting into fights but we don't like to think of him like that! Anyway, I like to think he listens, he knows the sound of my voice I know that for sure and what ever the subject matter, I know that Tommy will always listen, even if he doesn't have a clue what i'm going on about and he's just waiting for his food!

A Guaranteed Smile On Your Face
I dislike people who say cat's are boring, I think that they are the total opposite. I know they have their basic routine - eat, sleet, poo, eat... But they also have their little random time when they come and unexpectedly sit on your lap. Or they run around the house at god knows what time in the morning just because they are bored and miss your company oh so much! No matter what Tommy is up to, whether I see him in the morning or I come home at night, he is always able to make me smile. He sleeps in the funniest positions our Tommy does, he likes to spread his entire body over the surface of which he chooses to sleep on. Or sometimes he likes to go on the pipes where he knows that it's warm. And now that the sun is out, we have caught him sunbathing a couple of times as well which he absolutely loves.
At the moment he is developing his voice box and has not quite officially learnt how to fully 'meow' so he does these little noises which I understand to be known as 'chirrups'. Just to let you know, the cutest noise known to man! I love it when Tommy does this little noise like he's talking back to me or when he wants something - Another guaranteed smile on your face!

As you can see I am a total cat person and after having a cat now in my home, I don't think I could ever be without one.

Let me know if you have a cat which always makes you happy, or maybe your the total opposite and hate cats? You think every home should have a dog? Let me know, I would love to get to know some fellow cat lovers!

Love,
Trixybelle xoxo

P.s Have a really cute gif of two kitty's having a kissy! You can thank me later.