Life is beautiful because...of hair changes

I am heading of this weekend to my cousin's wedding.  As such I will be expected to behave and look a certain way around my family (read aunts, uncles and most importantly grandparents).  Therefor I said goodbye to my much loved ombred hair and dyed it back to its original brown.  I didn't want to but I did it, I was convinced I would find it boring and that it wouldn't feel like 'me'.

Thankfully I was wrong.  I love it, not more or less than the ombre; exactly the same.  It makes my hair look a lot longer and makes me feel a little bit darker.  I think I will definitely be getting into more autumnal makeup now.  Tomorrow will definitely feature black eyeliner and berry stained lips.  It always amazes me how something as simple as changing the colour of your hiar can make you feel so different.

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Life is beautiful because...of puddles

Today it rained, not just a little bit, a lot.  Luckily I had my beautiful Ella Doran umbrella (which you can see in this haul post) which kept me nice and dry.  Except for my feet.  My feet were soaked through because despite my age and the fact that I should know better I cannot stop myself from jumping in puddles.

The horrible squelchy feeling that I had to suffer all the way home wasn't enough to put me off.  I wonder if jumping in puddles will ever lose its wonderful rebelliousness.  Though if i'm honest, I highly doubt it.

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Life is beautiful because...of unexpected kindnesses

Today I was picked up from the train station by my rather lovely sister which meant I didn't have to walk home in the rain.  Although she was already doing me a massive favour she had also stopped by the shops to get me something to eat as she, correctly, guessed that I wouldn't have had time to eat at university.  What an angel.

These unexpected moments of kindness really do remind me of the fact that the world is full of wonderful people.  I think I need to take a leaf out of her book and try to catch someone by surprise with my own little acts of kindness.

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Life is beautiful because...of random knowledge

I may have mentioned before that me and my friends are regulars at out local pub's Monday night quiz.  I have now been going almost every week for three months.  Our team have never won in this time (although we came second by half a point once - very frustrating).  We didn't win tonight either, however each member of our team managed to answer their own 'oooh I know this question'.  We all have them but I rarely remember the correct answer in time.  Tonight the question which would have haunted me was: 'Who was the merchant in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice?'*.  I know it seems silly but all of us were really pleased with ourselves despite only coming fourth.  Sometimes it is the random information you collect over a lifetime that gives you the most joy.


*It was Antonio if you were wondering

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Life is beautiful because...of unexpected fun

Last night a friend invited me and the rest of our group to a charity barn dance that her family were partially involved in organizing.  She begged us to come so that she could be saved from a night of having her parents' friends asking her questions about her love life.  As tempted as we were to make her suffer through that we all agreed to go.

So we donned our best cowgirl gear and prepared for a not so wild Saturday night out.  My friend  apologized profusely the entire journey there for the boring night that she had inflicted upon us.   However when we got there we were all pleasantly surprised by what a nice time we had.  There was dancing, a raffle, burgers and cow print balloons.

On the way how we all marveled at how much fun we had had.  I'm sure it is all a matter of expectations but I sometimes find that the best nights out aren't the ones you expect.

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