Book Challenge Update (Quickie Books 84-89)

Aleph by Paulo Coelho: 7/10
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell: 9/10
Dream Psychology by Sigmund Freud: 6/10
Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz: 7.5/10
Her Mother's Shadow by Diane Chamberlain: 8/10
Julius Caeser by William Shakespeare: 8.5/10

November 2013 Favourites

Beauty: African organics Shampoo and conditioner

Fashion: Crystal Necklaces

Food: Quinoa

Drink: Fruit Flavoured Green Tea

Music: Queen

TV Show: The Neigbors

Movie: Monsters University

Random: Purple Hair

Non-Favourite: Nameless

Breaking Bad Review (SPOILER HEAVY)

Ja, ja. I know, I'm a bot late to hop on the band wagon. But when I started watching it last year I got bored. Luckily this year I tried to watch it again and OH MY FUCKING GOD i loved it! Here is my review for each season:

Season 1:

This season showed us the beginning of Walt's obsession with cooking meth and shows us his weaker stage of lung cancer. This season had a lot of emotion and drama. I loved the part when Walt committed his first kill and his hesitance towards this business at first.

Season 2:

This season was sad for me, I didn't like the way that Walter just let Jesse's girlfriend die. I also loved watching Jesse getting back into his drug habits.

Season 3: 

To be completely honest, I found this season to be quite boring. The only exciting part about this season was when Skylar found out about Walt.

Season 4:

This season was probably the best. It had amazing quotes and an amazing plot. Throughout the whole season we sat in anticipation as Walter/ Heisenberg plot his revenge against Gus.

Season 5:

This season was also my favourite, I loved the way how everyone found out about Walt. I loved Hanks story in this, and the way he died was brilliant. I didnt quiet understand the point of Walter hiding out in a cabin but the finale was epic. It had shock value but it also gave us closure, I was also impresssed on how they wrote in his death.

My Vegetarian Story

My Story

I became a vegetarian just over two years ago. My friend and I decided to do it as a 30 day detox. We decided to do lacto-ovo which means that I do eat eggs and dairy but I don't eat meat. Once I started, I felt my kidneys were getting better and I had a lot more energy. When the 30 days were just about up, I stumbled across a video call "Glass Walls" by Paul McCartney and was absolutely disgusted. And thats how it became my life.

Kinds of vegetarians

1. Pescatarian: Eats fish, chicken, eggs and dairy but no red meat

2. Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian: Eats eggs and dairy but no meat

3. Ovo Vegetarian: eats egg but no dairy and meat

4. Lacto Vegetarian: eats dairy but no eggs and meat

5. Vegan: eats no dairy and no meat

Vitamins to take

Vitamins and supplements is one of the most difficult things about being a vegetarian. I take:

1. An Immune Booster
2. Iron
3. Vitamin B
4. Flax seed Oil
5. Calcium
6. Zinc
7. Protein Powder

Just remember not everyone does well on a vegetarian diet, you need to make sure that your Doctor says that it is ok and make your you take the relevant protein supplements.

Venting letter #1 (uncensored)

Ok, so my holding a grudge post the other day kind of didn't  work for me today on NAMELESS. So instead I decided to write a hate letter to her (I'm not going to send it to her or anything, this is just to get my feelings out) again, I have blocked out her name because I am a better person than that.

Dear Ugly Fish Face

You are disgusting and annoying. Gossiping is for losers with no self-respect, like your face. Your laugh is like a fucking orangutang, everyone hates you but is so scared that you'll talk behind their back so they remain friends with you anyways. You hurt me a kot and I am finally done with your fucking lies. You no longer exist in my life. Talk about me all you want, at least I am important enough. You are ugly and two-faced and a stalker.

Sincerly,

Someone who doesn't give a fuck anymore.

Excuse the bad grammar, but that was raw anger in those words. And I actually feel a lot better. Try it, its a lot of fun, but don't send it to that person otherwise it will cause drama.

lovies,

Heather
x0x0

Change is Inevitable

Change is something that most people fear about, and what makes other people feel excited about. I love change, I constantly change the way I dress, my hair colour, my gym routine, what i eat every day (I never have the same meal twice in one week) and my room.

If you are one of those people that hate change, here are some ways to ease into it:

1. Take it one step at a time, for example: put cinnamon in your oatmeal instead of sugar.
2. Do it for the sake of shocking people. People will see you differently and start respecting you and wait in anticipation to see what you will accomplish next.
3. Do it for the sake of shocking your self. You can accomplish anything but sometimes your mind will prevent that from happening. Act on impulse now and again, get a tattoo, colour your hair purple (which I have just done).

We can't avoid change, people grow up and get married, have kids and then grandkids. It's what makes up the Human  Circle of Life. Live your life, you are young, no matter what your age. Be yourself but be a better version of yourself.

-Heather
xx

Holding a Grudge

We have all had that one person that makes you want to pull you hair out every time you see him/her. Even the most placid person can hold a grudge, doesn't have to be someone we know personally, even though he is dead, Hitler is still one of the most hated people in the world. Like the quote above says, it is unnecessary to hold a grudge and hate that person every second of every day.

I used to really hate this girl who used to be my best friend 5 or 6 years ago, lets call her NAMELESS. She used to try and break me down and deceive me over and over again in high school and even small things now since we have been out of school these past 2 years.

1. When i moved here to this small town, I was so excited. I have always wanted to work with kids. I invited NAMELESS to join me, because she lived in the same estate as I did. I set up prices and an appointment book, just like in the Babysitters club novels.I asked my estate to put her and my name in the newsletters. But when the next newsletter came out I saw NAMELESS and her two sisters advertising to do babysitting, house sitting and pet sitting (even though they wouldn't know the first thing about looking after a dog or cat). I was devastated and even though I confronted her about it the next day she said something along the lines of "its not just about you".
2. Few months later, I forgave her. I invited her to my house on the Friday afternoon so that my dad can help us with a maths assignment. That following Monday, the teacher noticed that our work was similar, and afraid that she was going to lose marks, NAMELESS told the teacher that I copied her work. I was so furious that I went during our 2nd break to tell him that NAMELESS is lying and that my dad helped us. He believed me and marked my paper as normal, without deducting marks.
3. I forgave her again a year after that and gave her a second chance. Until my best friend told me that she has been calling me annoying behind my back. So then I decided to ignore her and avoid her whenever I can.
4. In matric, about a year after that we started talking again, and worked on a business assignment together and that went well, until the end of that year, after our finals when she asked for my exam number so that she could see my marks. That was the final straw, I deleted her and blocked her from all of my social media and was very careful of what I said on my social media in case her friends will go telling her everything.

These past two years she hasn't done anything drastic to hurt me, just small things, like a dirty look in the gym and things like that. But this past year I have changed I am older and more mature to realize that it doesn't matter what she says behind my back because people who judge you and continuously try to break you or your family down are just pathetic and lonely because they have nothing better to do with their lives. So talk behind my back, try and sabotage my life. You wont succeed though, because I am stronger and happier now than I have ever been in my entire life.

- Heather

Spicy Vegan Stir Fry Recipe

I didn't put in measurements because when I made this I just put as much as I wanted.

Ingredients

Tofu
Flax Seeds
Flax Seed Oil (or any other oil of your choice)
Spinach
Stir Fry Veggie Mix
Jalapenos
Spicy Sauce or spices of your choice

Directions

1. Heat the oil in the pan, on high, for about 3 minutes.
2. Add in your stir fry veggies and cook on high for about 5 minutes.
3. Turn down the heat and add in your spinach, tofu, flax seeds and jalapenos.
4. Cook for 15 minutes.
5. Dish up and add a spicy sauce, my favourite is nando's peri-peri

*This recipe is served better on brown rice or pasta

Heather's top 5 songs for a depressed mood (upbeat version)

5. We will rock you by Queen
"Buddy you're a boy make a big noise
Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on yo' face
You big disgrace
Kickin' your can all over the place
Singin'
We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you"

4. It's only life by Kate Voegele
"Take your hesitance 
And your self-defense
Leave them behind, it's only life
Don't be so afraid 
Of facing everyday
Just take your time, it's only life
I'll be your stepping-stone
No, don't be so alone
Just hold on tight, it's only life"

3. I want to break free by Queen
"But life still goes on
I can't get used to living without living without
Living without you by my side
I don't want to live alone hey
God knows got to make it on my own
So baby can't you see
I've got to break free"

2. Nothing's gonna stop us by Starship
"Let em say we're crazy 
I don't care about that 
Put your hand in my hand 
Baby 
Don't ever look back. 
Let the world around us just fall apart 
Baby we can make it if we're heart to heart."

1. Just Keep Breathing by We the Kings
"When you watch the world just turn away
And break the promises it made
When love is all too hard to hold
Just take a breath and let it go"

Book Challenge Quickie Update (books 76-83)

Book 76: Whisper by Chrissie Kearney (8/10)
Book 77: Life Lessons from the Monk who sold his ferrari by Robin Sharma (10/10)
Book 78: The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (7/10)
Book 79: The White Princess by Phillipa Gregory (7.5/10)
Book 80: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned (6/10)
Book 81: Room by Emma Donoghue (6.5/10)
Book 82: The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts (8/10)
Book 83: The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (4/10)

Bullying!

Bullying is something that has been going on for years and it just doesn't seem to be getting better. We've all had our fair share of experiences and our different ways of handling it. In this post, I am going to share my story of being bullied and then I will give you a few methods on how to cope with it.

I was 14 when I had my first (bad) experience. I was in an all girls school in Boksburg, and one of the guys from the brother school asked me out. I was really excited, as any teenage girl will be to receive their first kiss by one of the hottest and popular boys, but it actually turned out to be one of my worst nightmares.

That Monday, after our first date, all hell broke loose. Firstly, I was being teased by my classmates because I had curly hair, I don't listen to the same type of music as everyone else and also, because I didn't cut my wrists in class like they did. They would also mock me whenever I raised my hand up to answer a teacher's question. Hence why I am so quiet to this day.

A few weeks later, nobody would talk to me, even my ''friends'' told me that they hated me and never want me to be their friend anymore. Three girls would also push me around and jump on my back everyday. So for my last three months there I spent my breaks alone to eat my lunch and read my books. I would even get death threats and SMS's saying: "You deserve to die", "You're pathetic" and "I can see you, I will shoot you, duck now".

I handled the bullying pretty well, after all I was moving to a small town three hours drive away from Boksburg. I did try and talk to my principle once, but that just made it worse, I didn't even tell my parents what was happening.

Here are a few methods to help you cope:

1. Smile: Show them that you are happy with your life, Showing them that you are upset will just make you more vulnerable.
2. Joke with them: If they tease you, sarcastically agree with them. For example: "Yeah I know I'm gross", this will confuse them and will also show them that you have thick skin.
3. Self-Defense classes: At the moment I am taking boxing classes three times a week. Back then I was only taking Ninjutsu, once a week. This really helps you take out your frustration and will also make you stronger for when you get mugged on the streets.
4. Meditate
5. Be yourself, no matter what anybody else thinks.