Star Signs - What Are They and What Do They Mean? (Photo Heavy!)

A ‘Star Sign’ was created from the astrological Zodiac, a belt of the heavens within about 8° either side of the ecliptic, including all apparent positions of the sun, moon, and most familiar planets. It is divided into twelve equal divisions or signs (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces).

My interest in this started when I was in primary school where we had a lesson on astrology and ever since then I was hooked. My mum ordered me a book on astrology which covered everything from the phases of the moon to star constellations and I remember reading it and thinking that it was the best thing in the entire world XD

Many years passed after that and when I was 15 I purchased a small handbook specifically on star signs. 

This is the front of the pocket book 

This book has a detailed description of all the zodiac signs and even things such as what body types people will have under their sign and even describes a ‘typical’ personality for someone of each sign. (If you couldn't already tell, my sign is Cancer – hence why all the photos are of the Cancer section XD) 

Moreover, this book even says what each sign is likely to do when faced with work life, home life - even love lives and sex lives. Whenever I meet new people I always like to ask when their birthday is so I can get to know their sign and see if their character fits in with the description in the book; it is like a little investigation process so it makes good entertainment for me - strange I know XD

Thank you for reading today's post & I hope you have a nice day/night :)

My One True Love

Ever since I was young I have always loved Disney and even at the age of 16 Disney films have a special place in my heart. My favourite Disney Princess was Ariel from ‘The Little Mermaid’; which I may add is the best film that has ever been released. Other than ‘The Little Mermaid’ I also loved Disney’s ‘Pocahontas’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’. I would obsess over these three films when I was a little girl and to be honest I much prefer the older animation style that they have rather than the newer computer animation that is now being used; although the newest film ‘Frozen’ is slowly becoming my fourth favourite Disney film alongside

‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘Pocahontas’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’.

When it comes to the songs that accompany the Disney movies I can confidently say that I know all the words to most of the songs from ‘The Little Mermaid’ and also ‘Frozen’. Due to this fact whenever I watch either of these films I cannot help but sign along with them much to the annoyance of those watching with me (although one of my close friends happily sings along with me when we watch them however she is the only one, the others either get annoyed or I get too shy to sing in front of them XD).

During my trip to Paris last August my family and I went to Disneyland for a couple of days. For me, this was the best part of our holiday as I hadn't been to Disneyland Paris since I was 4 – roughly 12 years ago. Whilst we were there I saw that all the young children were running about with a grin on their little faces that were almost as big as the Cheshire Cat’s. It made me think about how Disney really affects the young children in many positive ways be it meeting their favourite characters or just simply buying a princess dress from the store. It also made me think how wonderful it must be to work for Disney and to be a part of making children happy. This is why I did consider, when I turn 18, to move to California and audition to become a Disney face Character (someone who dresses up as one of the characters from a Disney film that best suits your face type and walks about in character giving autographs to children and posing for photos with them). I just think that it would be the best job in the entire world and something that I would really enjoy due to my love for Disney <3

~ ‘If you can Dream it, you can do it’ – Walt Disney ~

Don't You Just Hate It When...

I know in this post I might come off as a jealous whiny bitch but don’t you just hate it when the person who you are supposed to call your ‘best friend’ completely ditches you because she got a new boyfriend? Because I do.

Okay so don’t get me wrong, I am very happy that she found someone special to share her life with for however long they date but it’s just that I feel she has completely changed. Before she got with her new boyfriend, we were close and we used to meet up all the time and hang out and gossip but now I feel that she has just dropped me from her life. At first, I was a little bit jealous that she had a boyfriend and I didn't but I got over that fact and I understood that when she first started dating him that we would not hang out as much and that she would go to him first before coming to me – which I was perfectly fine with. At the start of their relationship she split her time between him and me but now it is just him. She doesn't really talk to me anymore; in fact she doesn't even acknowledge me anymore. Her main focus now in life is him and getting pissed – very different from the girl I used to know and like. I understand that in life we change and grow up but I cannot get my head around how quickly she went from being an innocent year 11 to being (what I can only describe as) a provocatively dressed alcoholic.

Whenever I do try and speak to her she is always sharp and often comes across as bring quite rude – the very opposite of what a ‘best friend’ should be.

A couple months back she asked if we could meet up for a girly day, a day in which we could catch up and have a gossip. When I met her she told me that she could only stay for 2 hours as she had to get home and help her mum prepare for a sibling’s birthday, which was fine because I just wanted to spend some time with her where she wasn't all over her boyfriend. However, to my surprise the girly day ended up with her texting her boyfriend literally every 5 minutes whilst I was trying to talk to her and she seemed very distant from me – almost like she wanted to spend the day with her boyfriend rather than the girl who is supposed to be her ‘best friend’; which to be honest I thought was very rude of her and that was what made me start to dislike her. I started to realize that ever since she got with her new boyfriend she had become quite a cow towards me and after ranting to my mum about this situation I realized that she probably thinks that me and her are still alright with each other (she does not know that I am having feelings and ideas that I may call off the friendship we have).

I know for sure that if we do mend what’s left of our friendship then I am going to regret this post and will probably take it down. But, I feel that this is too important to ignore and to be honest I just can’t deal anymore. If you have ever experienced situations like this then comment and let me know how you dealt with the feeling of being pushed aside and only being called on when they wanted something from you.  

The Magic Behind Freedom

The ideas behind the concept of freedom can come in many shapes and sizes depending on the individual at hand. Finding freedom in life can be difficult due to the fact that freedom holds a close resemblance to a mystical creature; we've all been told about it but we aren't sure whether or not it actually exists or if it is just simply a getaway idea in our minds. For me personally, the mystical creature of freedom comes in the shape of a mermaid. Ever since I was a little girl I have always loved mermaids; their elegance in the waters, their power and their beautiful tails. In my mind they represent freedom because they have nothing to hold them back, they have the vast waters of the ocean to explore and can use their freedom of movement with ease as they don’t have to pay any travel expenses and can just swim to their chosen destination.

Ever since we were young we have been told that freedom is limited to those who are good and that freedom is a ‘special treat’ to those that have earned it. However I believe that this is not the case. I believe that within each individual there is the power of freedom and that we just have to learn how to use it and how to keep it under control.

Unfortunately for some people in the world, the power of freedom has been taken over to the dark side and people have been abusing their own power of freedom to decide who can and who can’t have this wonderful thing. By taking away people’s rights they are being reduced to literal nothingness – where something as magical as freedom seems too far away to get back. Freedom is as special to some people as material objects are to others, it has just got to be used properly and with caution. Freedom is a magical thing that should be cared for and kept sacred because without it we are nothing.

I’m not too sure what made me post something like this but I just felt that it was too important to me to not post this. I promise that I will post happier thoughts in the future but for now, I just feel like I need to get this off my chest :)

Procrastinated Wishes

I’m terrible when it comes to dreaming and wishing. So much so that when it comes to submerging myself into my ideal make-believe life I feel disappointed in myself for delaying the action of putting into place my secret wishes and dreams. I’m not exactly sure of what the reason is why I procrastinate however I believe that much of it is to do with my self-confidence. I've never been confident in my abilities as a person; I've always thought less of myself and, when put in the situation of being able to actually go through with my life wishes, have had shyness hit me like a brick. I’m the type of person that cares what others think and will not go through with anything if I think that other people won’t approve and they will mock me for even trying. Even when I tell myself: ‘they are just strangers who don’t know you – in fact they probably don’t care’ I still get nervous and put off doing what I was going to do. The people in my family? I care what they think of me. The people I go to college with? I care what they think of me. Sometimes I want to get myself known and sometimes I’m quite happy watching life go by in the background. I really hate myself for being this way. I've had many wished that I have had to let go of and I still have many wishes that I want to fulfill; such as starting a YouTube channel, signing myself up for acting classes and even things as simple as meeting new people.

In fact, even creating this blog to use as an outlet for my thoughts so my head doesn't explode is one of my secret dreams that I procrastinated over for the last 3 years…yep 3 whole years! 

I may appear to be a shy person who doesn't want any limelight on the outside but once you get to know me well enough I turn into a crazy, weird girl who will always try to make you laugh c:

So, I feel that is enough for a first post. I thank you all for reading and I hope that we can become better friends over time  :)