New Year, New Start

It's the start of a new year, so to me that is a new start to make this the best year so far!
My start to this new year was not a good one, I ended up with yet again another chest infection which knocked me off my feet for a week. Hey it could be a lot worst so I am quiet happy that I am back to work tomorrow and getting to leave the house.
This year I am vowing that I will do the following;
- Write more, I vow to write a minimum of 250 words a day
- BLOG more
- Take MORE photos
- Laugh more and take time to have fun with my friends and loved ones
- Finally get my act in gear to moving out
- Get myself in better shape now I don't expect to be a supermodel by this time next year but I do want to slim down and start eating healthier and better

This is the year I want to start living and be the person who I want to be!

WHO AM I?

Lately i have been doing a lot of soul searching and trying to figure out the one question i hate

Who am I?

Well easy ones first i am a daughter, sister and a friend

What i can tell you about me is i am dreamer but a realistic. I follow my feet when i am lost and so far i always find my way. I whistle when i am happy but when i whistle it always seems to be the robin hood and little john tune :-) 

My family mean the world to me, where they are is where i will always be.

I love to write, this is my passion and my outlet.

I see the inner beauty of things other people say are ugly.

The smallest pleasures make me smile like the smell of a dew in the morning, the sight of a sunset and the sound of birds chirping in the morning. 

I am a lefty and do my ticks backwards i have always done this so please don't ask to change

Music is my muse 

I am a dreamer 

To me there is no limit

This is me so please don't ask me to be anything other then me 

Well it is that time of year again, tis the season to be jolly. I know we have ages to go well 35 days, 9 hours, 33 mins to be exact but who's counting. I am! for some reason I am really looking forward to Christmas this year, I don't know if it because this year has made me realise how much family count and how so little time we possibly could have with our loved ones and to make everyday count.

Now this year has had it's fair share of ups and downs, sadly I lost my dear Grandad in August and it has left a huge void in my family but to bring some comfort it has brought my family closer.

Looking forward to 2014 I am going to make this the year that amazing things happen!

Best highlight of this year

HW5!!!!!! epic adventures, meeting new guests and seeing old friends

Moving Forward

So lately I have been really struggling with my confidence and where I want to be, or thinking where should I be?
So moving forward a have joined a writer's website called FictionPress and starting to upload a few projects that I have been working on, on and off.
Please take a look at I really would love some honest constructive feedback so I can push forward and hopefully one day turn my writing in to something more, because it is one of my many passions in this world.

https://www.fictionpress.com/~shelbyripley

Pitch Perfect and The Impossible

Now I haven't been to the cinema for ages but last week I managed to squeeze two films in, I saw Pitch Perfect and The Impossible

Pitch perfect is a film about Beca a freshman who doesn't really want to be in university but wants to go to LA and become a big time DJ. Her father who is also a lecturer at the uni makes her a deal that if she gives uni a year and makes an effort to join a group and make friends then he will pay for her to go to LA. So Beca joins the Bella's an all girl singing Capella group, and they try out for a competition with fellow group the treblemakers. There are some great songs, a little bit of romance and really hilarious parts. Anna Kendrick who plays Becca who you may also know from Twilight and what to expect when you are expecting captures the screen and has an amazing voice she is fast becoming a rising star. Also starring along side her is Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin who is gorgeous and he has an amazing voice and the hilarious Rebel Wilson who seems to bring amazing humour to any film she is in.
The soundtrack is great I managed to get it a few days after watching the film and I love it, it has a few songs missing that I feel should have been on there but it is still worth a listen. So if you haven't seen this film check it out!

 

The Impossible is based on a family that survived the 2004 South Asia tsunami  which claimed thousands of lives. This stars Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts who are spending their Christmas break in a newly opened seafront hotel resort with their three children. On boxing day disaster strikes and while they are swimming in the pool they are caught up in the wave and they get separated. Throughout the film you are shown the horrors of what people experienced and witnessed and I cried though most of the film because you are hoping and praying that they all survive and make it back to each other. All of the actors in this film where fantastic even the younger stars who played the children were great. If you are thinking of going make sure you take a hankie.  

 

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Check out my new video blog,
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Highlights of 2012 - An EPIC year

So 2012 was a pretty awesome year for me, I got to see and do so much, I also got to meet for the first time all the scoobies (you know who you are if you are reading this) I love each and everyone of these guys.
Highlights of 2012

I have a huge interest in the Titanic and this year it celebrated the 100th anniversary now I went to the London expedition and to say it was one of the best things I have ever seen is an understatement, one of my best friends brought me tickets for my birthday and we went together. It was so well put together and the experience was amazing. With it being the 100 year anniversary this year I have managed to acquire quite a few new collectibles to my collection and obsession with the titanic.

Also this year I went to Hallowhedon 4, now this is the second year in the row I have been to Hallowhedon and this one was 100% better then the first, I finally got to meet all the scoobies I had met on twitter and it was one of my best weekend conventions so far (though I did end up ill but it was totally worth it). Even though a few of us had only ever spoken on twitter and never met in person when we all got together we just all seem to mesh and it was as if we had all been friends for years. Rhys who we adopted as Dad of the group turned out to be one of the nicest people on this earth and has an equally amazing fiance Joanne who both I hope to stay friends with for many years to come. Joey are crazy fun loving Rocky Horror enthusiast and who can boogie on the dance just brightens the room whenever he is in it was awesome. Nicola my equally crazy best friend who got me hooked on conventions may we never drift apart as my life would be boring without you. Immy our lovely friend from the Netherlands who managed to make it to HW4 we were so worried she wouldn't make it but did and it was awesome seeing her again. Carrie who we met at HW3 managed to come to HW4 and it was so nice catching up and hearing how her year had been and fingers crossed she can come to HW5! Stephen how I loved that he was the same as me, not a party animal and quite content drinking tea and relaxing while the others danced till there hearts content on the dance floor :)

We have had some amazing films in 2012 we had - Brave, Batman Spiderman and Avengers! these were some of my favourites. There has also been some amazing TV shows - Rizzoli and Isles, Lost girl and Unforgettable

I was never a huge fan of Michael McIntyre but I went to see him in October for his Showtime tour and I was not disappointed I was in fits of laughter and loved every second of it. If you haven't seen it check it out

My baby Shelby also turned two this year, it is crazy how big she has gotten and how fast these last two years have gone

So these were some of my highlights from 2012 - fingers crossed 2013 will be filled with more epic adventures, STAY TUNED :)