Merry Christmas

I thought that I would get more time to write a post to wish all you readers a very merry Christmas but I honest to Gosh don't know where all the time went!

Anyway I hope you all have a cheerful merry Christmas full of good food and lots of drink. For all of you equally awesome people not celebrating Christmas have a nice week I will be blogging before the new year.


As always, so much love and neatest wishes to you all.

xoxo
SHJ

Early Birthday Gifts

<3

PHOTO UP!

Haven't done one of these in forever. And yes it's a baby donkey!

xo
SHJ

Sunday Best

I know it's Monday! But I couldn't get to a computer yesterday!

Here's yesterdays Sunday Best.

Hat - H & M

Shirt - New Look

Dress - H & M

Shoes - Dune

xo

SHJ

Christmas shopping...

As well as finishing all my Christmas shopping, I have now also brought two parts of my Christmas Eve/Day/ Boxing Day outfit!! Yay.. So so happy!!

Jumper: H&M £14.99 (which I think is a total steal)

Dress: H&M £29.99

Boots:£34.99 (Boots can been seen with dress below(they have metal points, how can you not love))

Also brought this beautiful I am totally gonna wear it out green beanie!! Also from guess where?? H&M, surprise surprise. It was a very modest £3.99

And I am now rather proud to say that all the presents that have been brought are all wrapped (in the looses sense) and hidden around the place to be given at a time nearer Christmas! And as you can see I am in a very Christmassy mood and a sense of self awareness is being to take over because I can now relax and enjoy all my friends worrying about all the things that they need to do! Oh and when I was out shopping today I had the most amazing drink it is sad really!! Everyone get a pen and write this down!! Tomorrow on my way to work or where ever it is you go, I will walk in to Starbucks, stand in the queue, wait, wait and wait a bit more and when the happy counter staff ask me what I would like you then say "Grande Gingerbread Latte with cream and a Almond Croissant please" Enjoy and thank me later. Also next time I go I am so trying there Praline Mocha/ Toffee Nut Latte and Ginger Loaf Cake!!! They sound seriously good! I may quit my job and go and work next door to a starbuck!! I would say no to having one inside my place of work either... next staff meeting I would totally request!!!

Love & Good Wishes

xo

SHJ

Monday Music: Christmas Special

We need to discuss Divided By Friday releasing ever so kindly their version of the Christmas pop classic that is; All I Want For Christmas is you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IA9mZ-Sl6A

Now I not the biggest fan of Christmas but I am also no Scrooge.

If like me you are a sucker for TV Christmas films and songs, and you have a secretly love all the lights but think when they go up in October it's a little too early to think about Christmastime, but don't make a massive point about it, then you my friend are very much like me.

I have now also got my perfect Christmas playlist down to an art form and have been listening to when I have a little Christmas pick me up! I will list the playlist down below.

One Christmas "tradition" if you can even call it that is that all Christmas shopping will be done in shops or Christmas markets, I do not agree with buy people's presents over the internet, you need to take the shopping experience in, after all it only comes once a year!

I hope you all enjoy the festivities this year.

As promised the Christmas playlist;

Little Saint Nick - She & Him
Shake Up Christmas - Train
Christmas By The Phone - Goo Charlotte
My Christmas List - Simple Plan
Yule Shoot Your Eye Out - Fall Out Boy
Wishlist - The Ready Set
This Christmas - Every Avenue
Christmas Vacation - +44
Sleigh Ride - Relient K
I hate Christmas - zebrahead
12 Days Of Christmas - Relient K
I Won't Be Home For Christmas - Blink 182
All I Want For Christmas Is You - My Chemical Romance
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Divided By Friday
Ho Ho Hopefully - The Maine
Santa Stole My Girlfriend - The Maine
Mr. Winter - The Maine
Last Christmas - The Maine
Boots - The Killers
Merry Christmas Kiss My Ass -All Time Low
Don't Shoot Me Santa - The Killers
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl (because who doesn't love a classic)

This is my very little Christmas tree, my friends have all laughed but I really do love it!!

However it does need better decorations

My Christmassy fireplace.. 

And I have even hung a stocking.., that is also wishing for snow.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks Music Monday!

Love & a Very Merry Christmas To You All.

xo

SHJ

Coffee Heads

Coffee.

Love it or hate it?

Love it keep reading..
Hate it STOP reading!


A new study proves that coffee is good for and can help prevent some cancers if you have it 4 - 6 times a day. However if you have 6 cups or over you are more likely to have a possible heart failure. Which is not cool. So if you are a coffee head like me be aware of how cups you are drinking.

I honestly think coffee is the best thing in the world!!!

Also in the next couple of days a post about Cambridgeshire should be going up!!

xo
SHJ

Monday Music

I don't care how overly British this may seem by I must make this Monday Music is The Beatles.

I'm choosing a rare Harrison song, from the Rubber Soul album. Think For Yourself.

Hope you enjoy.

x
SHJ

Kitty Cat

Meet my friends cat. Monty, easily the funniest kitty cat ever. He is overly cute and can be friendly. He is very fluffy and lovable. Random post I know.

 

But that doesn't really bother me.

 

Smile.

 

 

xox

SHJ

Always daddys little girl

This post is long over due. Do you guys remember the last Photo Up?? Click here if you do not. http://steffiesays.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/photo-up_16.html , well it the rest of the photos from when my daddy was in town!  

Where I had my rather healthy pub lunch!

I hardly ever see my dad, but when I do see him I always have the bestest time I feel like a princess for the day, which is how every girl should feel when they see their father. Every time I see him I always say I should see him more often and I never do but I have arranged to go up to Cambridge to see him, like the good daughter I can be sometimes. All the photos are from when he was down in London/ Hertfordshire last.

Monday Music

Jessie Ware is an artist that is truly bliss and a very addictive listen. I love and would kill to have that girls voice an vocal ability, she sound so effortlessly like a angel which could be me being super over dramatic but I only have one bad word to say about her album Devotion and that is that it ends! I truly feel like she should have been making music a long time ago. I feel like I should have known about her long ago. Her album will complete anyone's must have road trip collection!!

I was going to say listen to is Sweet Talk, however all of the songs are amazing! In my opinion they all deserve a listen. So the link is the album teaser, so maybe you will  go and treat yourself to buying the album on iTunes or go to your local music shop and ask for a copy. I know it's early but it would also make a great xmas pressie for people who are difficult to buy for!

I would say that she is the British Lana Del Rey, but let me know what you think?

Here is the ever so important link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwjFCOkAFzk&feature=fvwrel


Love love love her. The album is literally on loop on my iPod. I am obsessed and love being so.

xo
SHJ

Lawless Review

I saw this film with my lovely bestie who still thought that Shia LaBeouf was just a geeky has been from The Even Stevens show. Well he showed her up. She went crazy when she saw his current state of being. There was a lot on arm pulling and whispering "Oh my is that him" "He looks so hot" "How did that happen". Now unless you know her this is unjustifiable however she does live under a rock for most of her life and discover about one actor actress a year. No little no more.

Back to the film sorry for the side tracking. It was beautifully written, it was one of those films that did not drag on. It is a must see film, one of the better films that I have ssen this year. I even reccomentded the film to my mother who is a bit of a film snob.

Makes me want to read the book.

SHJ
xo

Never ever Land

 The End of The Chris Moyles Show...   

...The time has come for a not so serious "Important Topic"

 

For everyone not living in the UK or everyone who just doesn't care, at 10am GMT on this dark grey morning Chris Moyles aired his final breakfast show on Radio One. 1, 2, 3,.. awww!

 

 

What are we all to do download the seven years of podcasts from the brilliant http://chrismoyles.net/ .

I am proud to say that I have been a fan of Radio One's ex DJ Chris Moyles for about 2 - 3 years, and am sad to see his team and him go. However I am super duper excited to the rein of Grimmy!!

 

Nick Grimshaw has always been good when covering The Scott Mills Show, so he should be good having his own daytime show. I haven't had a chance to actually listen to Nick's current show on Radio One because when I am at home for that shows slot I am normally cleaning, eating or sleeping!

 

Anyway for the Chris Moyles Show Fan, in or out of the closet, we all had to say goodbye for the last time today. I know I wasn't the only one who struggled turning off the radio today, I finally did manged to do this at 10am, then bounced around London for a good half an hour because I was so hyped up on about six mugs of coffee

 

So now is me not signing out on the first ever actually post of Never ever land!!!

 

The Ones That Come & Go

Hi there,

Sorry I haven't been around for a while.

Let me catch you up.

Work has been like a circus of chaos, with someone or other pulling a sickie or forgetting to turn up! I mean who the hell does that!!! :| 

Friends are all okay, as far as I know, been seeing most of them throughout the weeks of summer. Apart from one various friend who seems to be avoiding me like the plague. Oh well.

Family. What can I tell you about them, well my brother left the country, my cousin accepted an offer to one of the top universities in the country and another cousin is turning 40!! So that's exciting I suppose.

In other news I have not been posting anything because A) I have no spare time, B) I have been incredibly boring you do not need to hear my moaning & C) well there is no C but people always seem to have 3 reasons, so there. 

My next post will definitely be posted by next month and hopefully I will be back and up to speed with the blogging world by then.

Miss you

xox
SHJ

PHOTO UP!

A little sneak at whats to come, when I get time to write about it of course!

Big hugs.

Hope regular and non regular readers are all okay. Best wishes for now you beauts.

xo
SHJ

Congrats!

Hello!

This is a little post for anyone who got some results today! Well done for those people who got what they wanted, and if you didn't it may seem like the end of the world! I know it did for me but really you get over it! You can achieve much more without stressing!

Also for those people who don't give a rats ass about other peoples results, there are more posts to be published this weekend!! Yay?? I hope for you guys..?

Much love

xo

SHJ

Beautiful Beings

Never underestimate the joy of living.

xox
SHJ

PHOTO UP!

This is how I am spending my day. I feel pointless, but proud and knowledgable for the world of fashion! LUSH.

xo

SHJ

Video Killed The Radio Stars

And I mean this with no reference to the song! ... well there is a little reference to it. Anyhow back to my point! Radio stations have some seriously good thing happening on them. One of my favourites is Innuendo Bingo with BBC Radio One DJ Scott Mills. It's on every Tuesday and Thursday at 1.45pm London time. You can also watch online for the visual experience. I am very eager to discover more radio DJ's I have a strong feeling most of my spare time will be going online looking for different radio shows and hosts!! I will probably be investing in a World Wide Radio = WWR! Super YAY!!!

Here's me being sorry.

Here's a link to the radio DJ fretured in this post, let me know if it's just me that thinks this is the best show on radio. I would also love to hear what stations you listen to. get back to me people.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/scottmills/

This is slowly becoming my new obsession and probably the reason I am being super lazy with this blog, which by the way I am really very sorry for. 

Oh and there will be a PHOTO UP! tomorrow be sure to check it out!  

xo

SHJ

Movie and Homecoming

This week I went to see a film at my local cinema which is something I never do, (go to the local cinema) with three of my girlfriends. We went to see Magic Mike. I will tell you now there is nothing "magic" about it! Yes there is loads of shirtless guys but can't you also see that at the beach with out the bad storyline. One word people, PREDICTABLE! The only time I honestly laughed was when two young guys walked in half way through the film, turned round, saw a shirtless Matthew McConaughey and then rushed out. All in all I would rate this film a 4/10 which is still rather high considering the predictable plot. If you do want to see this film don't go with your boyfriend or your mother, it is a film to see with the girls!


Homecoming in Suburbia and the moon and the sun are out, always makes in smile.


xo
SHJ

Donations

Can I just say I totally don't expect you to do this but I want to let you know about my friend raising money for meningitis by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. If you donate to her that would be totally awesome, it would also help if all you did was tweet about it or post it on your Facebook page. I would do this but as you know I do not have Facebook any more. The link will be below;


http://www.justgiving.com/jennykeable

I totally rate her for doing this and I am fully supportive for my friends who try and improve other peoples lives. As said before I don't ever expect any one to do this just needed to be said. It would be super helpful if you could spread the word.


Many Thanks, love you guys


xo
SHJ

Monday Music (Special) & I know it's a Tuesday

& I know it's a Tuesday
The end of Heyhihello & of this beautiful month we call July.


I am really upset that I didn't get to post a Monday Music post about Heyhihello before they disbanded but I couldn't see into the future.


The Heyhihello song(s) I want you to give six minutes of your life to are Louder Than Words and Movie Song, link below;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfI5BqwTrpk&list=UUVRvxJGeEmRvff-FH87wr1g&index=14&feature=plpp_video


and here is their goodbye note from Facebook.


http://www.facebook.com/notes/heyhihello/thank-you/10151057001988351

p.s. I am not back on Facebook


and because it's a Tuesday and also conveniently the last day of July, the second song is July by Drake. Hope you have a good listen and enjoy all the things August has to offer. July link below;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMQ4yo93Ryo




Happy Tuesday guys.


Much love.


xo
SHJ

Abbey Road Cam

Sorry for lack of posts recently. I will try to do better.

Anyway I have become addicted to watching tourist cross the Abbey Road crossing. People should do this while beautiful London has the Olympics here. Lots of tourist!! This is my "Must Do" of the week!

Here is the link;

http://www.abbeyroad.com/Crossing

Will post more soon.

Love you.

xo

SHJ

Sailor Moon

Happy sailing where ever your going on holiday.

xo

SHJ

Birthday Daze

So two of my bestie have birthdays straight after one another, in this case it was Tuesday and Wednesday days of which don't exactly scream PARTY! Anyhow my bestie managed to plan not only her party dinner but also my friends pub night. Me being me I turned up a nice half an hour late for my friends dinner, which meant everyone was seated and no one had ordered. Not good when it is eight o'clock and there are ten hungry people all waiting on you to pick a meal! Anyway in the end it all went fine, and it was only when we left did I realise that the whole restaurant was decorated with balloons and sunflowers to match the her birthday cake. It was so cute. This is why little local places need to be supported they always go above and beyond! Will definitely go back there.

The next night was my other friends birthday and her idea of fun is getting so drunk you don't know where you are. Well I will let you know now that we did not reach this level of drunkenness. I did however manged to make myself look like a complete idiot, by failing to notice a friend of mine and completely walked passed him. Not cool. Oh well, we will both live on. Wednesday pub nights are now a no good, no good people go out on Wednesday they all wait for Friday and if they do go out it isn't to some scummy pub! As much as I love a cheap drink we did end up in the ONLY club in the area and we all instantly regretted it! All in all I much preferred the Tuesday dinner than the pub/club event on the Wednesday.

Oh and it's my brothers birthday today! Snaps for him...

xo

SHJ

Health

Today we are all gonna talk about weight. Are you happy with your size? Could you eat healthier? Do you want to be skinnier?


I don't want to be skinnier! I want to be HEALTHIER! And I am gonna get there by simply exercising and eating smaller healthier meals.


We all talk about weight, and if we don't talk about it we think it. And if you just said "I don't!" you just lied! It's not a bad thing to not like the way we look but if you want to change then prove it! Stop thinking, stop talking, do it. NOW! Not next week, not next month, now. Because you have now and now is all you need.


Don't put it off with; "it's summer" "but I'm still in school" "Quick microwave meals are easier for the kids" - That is not good enough! You should be eating healthier especially if you have kids. 


Health eating is a privilege remember that!

xo
SHJ

Abbey Arts

Abbey Preforming Arts?? Sound like fun. I'll let you know.


More post coming soon.


xo
SHJ

Top Internet Must Read. It's free

Hi people,
I know I'm telling you to read a load of books, but it's all I've been doing recently. I promise I will be more active next week.


If you haven't heard of Diamond Gothic or HelloGiggles, then where have you been in the blog world!
I may not have been writing in the blog world for very long but I have been reading blogs for about three years. And I found out about HelloGiggles about four months ago, and by looks I was a late reader, as it celebrated its first birthday two months ago. The blog site was started by Molly McAleer, Sophia Rossi & Zooey Deschanel.


Anyway back to Diamond Gothic. I will explain. It's a free online book written by three authors. It's free why the hell not read it, right??


I'm not gonna go into details about what it's about, but I find it rather gripping, they always leave you on a cliffhanger.


Try it and if you don't like it then at least I (possible) introduced you to a new blog site.


It's just an amazing site full of blogs, but the reason for mentioning is the book that is being posted on the website. The book is written by Bethany Joy, JC Coccoli & Abigail Spencer. Much love for all the people mentioned in this post.


Link here: http://hellogiggles.com/diamond-gothic


Much love


xo
SHJ


P.S. I do not own the photo...

Life Time - 30 in 10 part 3

30 things that need to be done by the time your 30 - (shorter way of putting it "30 in 10")


I know that it is incredible girly and mainstream for just about everyone who has been deprived of a childhood pet to want to get a pet, but I don't really care, I just want one and I know the exact breed, its just kind of impossible to find one. The breed is shih tzu maltese. Worlds cutest dog.



I know for a fact that they are a cross breed because I've seen one and he was the cutest dog in the world! In my humble opinion.


The only country I can find this dog in is the USA, which is really annoying, but fear not one day a doggy like this will belong to moi. Hopefully in about 2 - 3 years, when I live in a building that allows pets.


Signing out.


xo
SHJ

PHOTO UP!

I love it when you find photos of yourself for a couple of years back and you have that weird moment our parents must have when they look back at photos from their past. That moment where you go "What the ..." !!!


These are my "what the ..." photos I found on my old computer.

Ahh to be skinnier again.

The sad thing is I probably thought that this was cool & went out in public like this.
I think next PHOTO UP! will definitely be a animal or nature one.

xo
SHJ

Never ever Land

Welcome to Never ever Land, this is a place of no photos, just words. Never ever land blog posts are going to be about long winded stories about things that have happened recently and if your not comfortable reading about serious matters then this is not a post for you. These post should be starting in September.


I hope for those of you who do read these post enjoy them and as always feel free to share your views.


I will not sign off on any of these posts because they may be continued at any time. 

Must Reads.

I have five words that nee to be said. "Ben Schott is a genius!" There I said it. Seriously these books are not only beautifully put together, but they are also full of knowledge and they are a pointless an as hilarious as a really bad dumb clown. If you want to know all the pointless histories of anything you need to get these books. They are called SCHOTT'S ORIGINAL MISCELLANY and SCHOTT'S FOOD & DRINK MISCELLANY. Both books are by Ben Schott. And I seriously recommend a nose through.Anyway happy reading and be back soon.

xo

SHJ

Beautiful Beings

Here's a little ego boost for anyone that needs it. Look in the mirror an see yourself the way a younger version of yourself would see you now. With all you've accomplished and all those dreams you still have to make come true. If you have made one dream come true for anyone in the world could be yourself, a friend, a loved one, you have become a beautiful being and should find joy and love in every day.


Much love always
xo
SHJ

Baking time! Oven mitts at the ready...

Okay so there are not many people who start baking at 20:30, but I don't live my life like many.
I decided to make Nigella Lawson's Autumnal Birthday Cake minus the pecans. The cake tasted really good I just wish I didn't put any icing on it as it wasn't very nice the next day.A substitute for the icing would be vanilla ice cream.

I highly recommend that you try this recipe. My adjustments for baking this cake would be cook for 48 minutes, only do one thick layer and of course don't waste time making the icing. Serve hot with ice cream or vanilla whipped cream.

Nigella Lawson's Autumnal Birthday Cake Recipe:

http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/autumnal-birthday-cake-157/

This cake is basically heaven for sugar lovers. 

I'll try and make a less sugary cake next time.

Happy Eating.

xo

SHJ

Monday Music

Yesterday I was talking to my friend on the cellular telephone, when she started humming / singing, to what she called the greatest song ever made in her life: "Hey there, Delilah" by Plain White T's. Now I know that some people say the music industy is not what it used to be but I don't think it is the greatest song to have come out since 1993. Have a listen and let me know if I am wrong. The song is addictive, but not the best song since 1993.

Have a listen and tell me what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_m-BjrxmgI

Happy Monday.

xo

SHJ

Life Time - 30 in 10 part 2

30 things that need to be done by the time your 30 - (shorter way of putting it "30 in 10")

2 of 30 is live abroad because as great as London is. I don't think I will ever appreciate it unless I live away for at least a year. An as I have no desire to live anywhere else in the UK I have some other ideas floating in my head, and of course there are the oblivious. NYC, San Fran, LA, Les Vegas, Miami all great places in the USA. Rome, Italy. Barcelona, Spain. Paris, Texas- jk, France (although I feel that Paris is just too close and I would use the euro tunnel all the time!!)  

There is also Portland, Maine, USA. Hawaii, USA. Sydney, Australia. Bali, Indonesia. Toronto, Canada. Dublin, Ireland. Munich, Germany. Osaka, Japan.

Although I am edging to somewhere that is English speaking.

There are so many great places to see in the world, sometimes I really wish I was musical I could tour around the world for a living. That would the best thing ever, however I sadly have no musical talents.

I pray to God that this will happen. 

xoxox

SHJ

PHOTO UP!

Ready, Aim, Smile.


This weeks PHOTO UP! is dedicated to one of my friends. Because she found wine glasses in her house. Which may sound extremely random, but it was a big achievement for her. You just have to trust me on this.

xo

SHJ

Midnight Minute

Your only happy when I'm wasted, I point my finger but I just can't place it, feels like I'm falling in love when I'm falling to the bathroom floor. I remember how you tastes, I had you so many times lets face it!!

XO

SHJ

GOODNIGHT GOODGOODNIGHT

HOT HOT HOT days

Ahhh my word it's so HOT. Not the best day to go down to london in a big leather coat! :((


Stupid iPhone lied to me said it was gonna rain, I went out in shorts, leggings (which were taken off because of the heat, vest and a massive coat! Only to be stuck on the underground in blazing heat!!


Anyhow I know it may not seem like it but I really really love the weather at the moment so amazing!! I love waking up to the lush sunshine even if it id at 6 am in the morning its sublime!!


I can't wait for the real summer to being!! Bring it on.


Hope your having lush times,
Much love


xo
SHJ