27/07/2011
Things I Want but Can't Afford - No. 1
Hi guys! ^_^
This is literally a list of things I would love to own but can't right now because I am a poor student... T_T
1. Japanese Tea Set
2. Japanese Sencha Green Tea (Yum!!!)
3. Classic Pikachu Plushie
4. Sleeping Pikachu Plushie! Rare!! ♥
5. Swallow Necklace
6. Chanel Purse. Completely, ridiculously unaffordable. But still coveted... ♥
I need to find a way to become 'in the money'...
This is literally a list of things I would love to own but can't right now because I am a poor student... T_T
2. Japanese Sencha Green Tea (Yum!!!)
3. Classic Pikachu Plushie
4. Sleeping Pikachu Plushie! Rare!! ♥
5. Swallow Necklace
6. Chanel Purse. Completely, ridiculously unaffordable. But still coveted... ♥
I need to find a way to become 'in the money'...
25/07/2011
A Few Recent Memories...
Hello! It's the summer break for me right now, and not that much is happening in my life. So I thought I'd do a bit of reminiscing! ^_^
It was recently my boyfriend's 18th birthday! Yay! ♥ He is so great, on the blog I'll refer to him as 'A'. Any guesses what his name begins with then?
So A and I went out with A's family to this extremely fancy restaurant for cocktails and a lovely meal! It was hands down the best thing I have ever eaten. I took the opportunity to dress up to the nines, which is always strangely relieving with BDD. I always feel so much more comfortable under a veil of make-up, a posh frock and high heels.
I had a margarita too haha.. :/ It was an incredible evening! ^_^
A and I have been cooking a lot too! (Well, it's mainly me lol!) Today I made a homemade pizza, care of Jamie Oliver and his amazing 30 minute meals.... Although they're more like 2 hours lol... And the other day A and I made a roast dinner. A whole roast, from scratch! It was so good!
It's so so so hot today, I'm wearing my dungaree skirt. I'll have to put up a photo of it for any fashion junkies out there. I got it in Italy and I have never seen anything like it. ^_^
I'm off out for a treck with A now! We spend far too much time together these days lol! And I'm going to do the treck make-up free with my hair a mess! This isn't such a big deal for me when I'm only with A and I know we probably won't bump into that many people, but every little helps with BDD. ^_^
Anyway, I'll be back blogging again in a couple of days, hopefully with some more exciting things to tell you! ^_^
It was recently my boyfriend's 18th birthday! Yay! ♥ He is so great, on the blog I'll refer to him as 'A'. Any guesses what his name begins with then?
So A and I went out with A's family to this extremely fancy restaurant for cocktails and a lovely meal! It was hands down the best thing I have ever eaten. I took the opportunity to dress up to the nines, which is always strangely relieving with BDD. I always feel so much more comfortable under a veil of make-up, a posh frock and high heels.
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| Me sipping a French Cosmopolitan :D |
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| A in his posh suit with his drink haha! |
A and I have been cooking a lot too! (Well, it's mainly me lol!) Today I made a homemade pizza, care of Jamie Oliver and his amazing 30 minute meals.... Although they're more like 2 hours lol... And the other day A and I made a roast dinner. A whole roast, from scratch! It was so good!
It's so so so hot today, I'm wearing my dungaree skirt. I'll have to put up a photo of it for any fashion junkies out there. I got it in Italy and I have never seen anything like it. ^_^
I'm off out for a treck with A now! We spend far too much time together these days lol! And I'm going to do the treck make-up free with my hair a mess! This isn't such a big deal for me when I'm only with A and I know we probably won't bump into that many people, but every little helps with BDD. ^_^
Anyway, I'll be back blogging again in a couple of days, hopefully with some more exciting things to tell you! ^_^
23/07/2011
Welcome to the tea party ^_^
Good morning!
My name is Emma, and welcome to my blog. ♥
This blog is a place for me to document my recovery from BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder). For those not in the know, BDD is a psychological illness in which the sufferer views their own outer appearance in a distorted way. Basically, for many sufferers it's really really really bad insecurity about they way they look to others.
I was diagnosed with BDD this year when I became very depressed about the way I looked and lost a lot of confidence in myself. I styled my hair for hours before going out and wore full make-up every day, even to go to college. My spots started getting worse on my face, which then led me to wear more make-up! I was checking my appearance in every mirror, car mirror, shop window that I passed in the street. If I felt like I didn't look my best every day, I wouldn't go out. And if I had to go out I would feel so uncomfortable all day that I would cry.
I never thought there was anything wrong with me because there were other girls at my college who were also obsessed with their appearance and they always seemed to look amazing. The truth is they were normal, they looked normal, but BDD caused me to view them as visually superior to me. I looked awful compared to everyone else in my mind's eye.
BDD is not extreme vanity. It is the opposite to that. If someone made a negative comment about my appearance I would take it like a bullet to the brain. All I want more than anything is natural beauty, I want to be able to go down to my local supermarket wearing no make-up and not have to bury my face in my boyfriend's chest because I hate the way I look.
So this blog is here for me to write down how I am recovering. And I am recovering! ^_^
But it's not just that, I want to use this blog to document things that happen in my life and things that interest me. As you can probably tell I am not too old to love Pokemon haha! ><
I have many hobbies, and want to learn more! I want to become good at a musical instrument, and I want to learn Japanese. I want to learn to sew and cook properly too! ♥
So I'll be telling you about all of these things. ^_^
I hope you enjoy it! And don't forget to drink green tea, it may taste horrible to a lot of people but it's so so so good for you! ♥
My name is Emma, and welcome to my blog. ♥
This blog is a place for me to document my recovery from BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder). For those not in the know, BDD is a psychological illness in which the sufferer views their own outer appearance in a distorted way. Basically, for many sufferers it's really really really bad insecurity about they way they look to others.
I was diagnosed with BDD this year when I became very depressed about the way I looked and lost a lot of confidence in myself. I styled my hair for hours before going out and wore full make-up every day, even to go to college. My spots started getting worse on my face, which then led me to wear more make-up! I was checking my appearance in every mirror, car mirror, shop window that I passed in the street. If I felt like I didn't look my best every day, I wouldn't go out. And if I had to go out I would feel so uncomfortable all day that I would cry.
I never thought there was anything wrong with me because there were other girls at my college who were also obsessed with their appearance and they always seemed to look amazing. The truth is they were normal, they looked normal, but BDD caused me to view them as visually superior to me. I looked awful compared to everyone else in my mind's eye.
BDD is not extreme vanity. It is the opposite to that. If someone made a negative comment about my appearance I would take it like a bullet to the brain. All I want more than anything is natural beauty, I want to be able to go down to my local supermarket wearing no make-up and not have to bury my face in my boyfriend's chest because I hate the way I look.
So this blog is here for me to write down how I am recovering. And I am recovering! ^_^
But it's not just that, I want to use this blog to document things that happen in my life and things that interest me. As you can probably tell I am not too old to love Pokemon haha! ><
I have many hobbies, and want to learn more! I want to become good at a musical instrument, and I want to learn Japanese. I want to learn to sew and cook properly too! ♥
So I'll be telling you about all of these things. ^_^
I hope you enjoy it! And don't forget to drink green tea, it may taste horrible to a lot of people but it's so so so good for you! ♥
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