LOOK AROUND.

I love exploring new places and taking time to appreciate the elements that make it up. These a photos are from a very familiar place but the same principle still applies. I took my camera out and about with me the other day to help capture a few parts of the city, taking time to look at the attention to detail and talent that has been put into creating this place that can be missed.  It makes me feel quite grounded that some of these have stood for over 200 years while so many changes have happened around them.  It's amazing what you can see when you take the time to look around.

THANKFUL THURSDAY/ FEBRUARY.

Oops! Still thankful even if it's Friday.

A few things I've been feeling grateful for this month..

one. The sun, the days are getting longer slowly but surely

two. Peanut butter, I've been missing out all these years!

three. Birthdays and sleepovers

four. Cooking new recipes

five. My house

six. Time off to pay some visits that were much overdue

seven. Prayer 

eight. Community

nine. Trains, great time for reading 

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MY LEEDS/ ROUNDHAY PARK

This morning we took a little trip to Roundhay Park. Getting out into the fresh air and seeing some green and open space has been seriously lacking recently, especially with the cold and grim weather we haven't been able to shake for the past few weeks. It has been way too long since I visited which is crazy as there is loads to do and see. I love that there are spaces like this in Leeds, where you can forget that you're even in a city. Despite most of the trees looking a bit bare and brown, the sunshine breaking through the clouds made it a beautiful day and reminded me that the spring isn't too far away. An hour of exploring and walking around the lake followed by fish-finger sandwiches back home was the perfect way to spend a day off. Looking forward to heading back for a picnic later on this year!

TAYLOR.

Happy Friday and Happy Valentines!
Posts these days are a bit few and far between and this is not a post about Valentines at all but whatever you do today, love a little bit more because there is no reason at all not to.

Anyway...at the start of this month I popped down to London again to see Taylor Swift on her RED tour! I had talked with two of my younger sisters and my (nearly) brother in law about going for a long time. We went back and forth about whether it was worth it but we bit the bullet and got tickets last minute! I'm really glad we did because it was so much fun, just like a 2hour sing-a-long and dance party with 15, 000 people. Also sister time is some of the best time. I took a lot of photos but here are a few of my favourites.

THAT'S RIGHT, WE WENT FOR IT. TSHIRTS AND ALL. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RUDE NOT TO.

 WAITING PATIENTLY FROM VERY HIGH UP...

SO MANY PEOPLE AND SO MANY LIGHTS!!

 THE LADY HERSELF

 SINGING WITH ED

 SUPER HAPPY AND EXCITED!

 LOVING THE LIGHTS SO MUCH...

 ...AND THE SETS AND COSTUMES

 THANKS FOR SUCH A FUN TIME TAYLOR!

COULDN'T RESIST INCLUDING THE CUTEST CAT EARS.

Managed to tick another one off my list with this trip, bonus! Have a great weekend again, seriously these weeks seem to be flying by.

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NOW AND THEN

Lucy and Nate over at We Resolve tagged me to do this Now & Then post. It has been really fun remembering what I was like 10 years ago and seeing what has changed....

My hard drive has stopped working so I couldn't share any old photos.
now: 2014, twenty three     then: 2004, thirteen

CRUSHING ON

now: John Krasinkski, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

then: Ryan Gosling, Johnny Depp

WATCHING

now: Grey's Anatomy, Bones, New Girl

then: Blue Peter, Pop Idol, Cribs

LISTENING TO

now: Johnny Flynn, Taylor Swift, James Vincent McMorrow, this soundtrack

then: McFly, Probably NOW! 56, Avril Lavinge

READING

now: my 25 before 25 list

then: Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl, the Georgia Nicolson series

STYLE

now: aiming for classic and simple still working on this!

then: flared jeans, long bead necklaces, logo tshirts

HAIR

now: light brown, shoulder length, natural waves

then: poorly straightened stripy blonde highlights (unfortunately!)

ATTITUDE, DREAMS & LIFE PLAN

now: trying to live in the present and appreciate today, focus on Jesus and love others, some day a family and explore the world more

then: be a costume or set designer, finish school, get married, have babies 

I have a week of work now so I'm very much looking forward to sleeping in and spending time with some lovely people. Hope you have a great weekend!

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