Jazzabelle ... Who Are You?! ...

There is nothing worse than reading a blog which is so candid about someone's life and feeling like you don't 100% connect with that person. I don't think there is anything worse than not being able to see a picture of who you are reading about.

 

This is why, over the last week or so, I have been thinking about changing my blog from relatively Anonymous to letting myself be me free and completely open and letting you guys know what I look like and who I am.

 

This may sound a little strange and some of you may not have a clue what I am on about but there is something more personal tweeting or commenting on someone's blog when there is a picture of them for you to see.

 

The online community is such a fantastic one that I am actually looking forward to giving you another little insight to who I am. I figure that no matter what/who I write about ... If anyone I know sees it, they probably know that about me already and as for the boys I write about ... They wouldn't even know where to start with a blog!!!

 

So here it goes ... You ready to meet me???

 

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*I like the way Marylin casually photo bombs ... and she's looking god dam sexier than me!!!*


So that is me and my face!

I thought I would share some facts about me with you so you can get to know me EVEN better ... what a treat!

1. I named my blog Jazzabelle as this is a nickname my Grandma has for me.
2. I worked in Portugal, Greece and Lanzarote as a Holiday Rep.
3. I find squeezing spots WAAAAY to satisfying for any normal human being.
4. One of my dream jobs is to be on Coronation Street.
5. I am a hopeless romantic.
6. Barbie is my idol.
7. I want to write a series of novels based on my experience as a Rep.
8. My favourite colour is Pink!
9. I do karaoke ... a lot!
10. I applied to be in the group S Club Juniors ... Just think I could have been in the Saturdays right now!

There you have it guys, I hope you enjoyed seeing my face ... as much as that is possible and I hope you feel a bit better knowing exactly who you are talking to now!

Enjoy your day!

Jazz
xxx


P.S. It's date night tonight so wish me luck EEEEEEK!!!



Something For The Weekend ...

Today I am writing my first requested post. It was requested by a good friend of mine and ... it may not be exactly what you expect. Todays post is all about Tia Maria.




Tia Maria is a coffee flavoured liquor with vanilla and caramel undertones. It is generally served over ice but I think Tia Maria is overlooked when it comes to cocktails. There are so many delicious concoctions you can come up with using this gorgeous liquor and ladies ... I think it's time we experimented!

I am going to share with you a few of my favourite simple cocktail recipes for you to try at home.

Jaffa Cake

 

 

1 part Tia Maria

1 part Cointreau

2 parts Cola

 

Add all ingredients into a glass, throw in some crushed ice, serve with an orange wedge and voila!

 

White Russian

 

33ml Tia Maria
50ml Vodka

33ml Cream

 

Over ice in a glass pour in the Vodka and Tia Maria, stir and finally add the cream on the top. Do not stir before serving, it should create a layered effect in the glass.

Calypso Coffee

20ml Tia Maria
150ml Coffee
30ml Cream

Leave the coffee to cool then pour in a glass with the Cream and Tia Maria over ice.

 

 

Box It Up

 

15ml Tia Maria

15ml Amaretto

 

Throw both ingredients into a glass over ice and there you have it a simple yet effective cocktail!

 

 

 

These are just some of my favourite cocktails using Tia Maria as they take little effort and time to make. Why not get the girls round for a girly night in, Each bring a different cocktail ingredient and experiment with your Tia Maria.

 

Next time you reach for your Tia Maria, don't just pour it over ice, think about making your drink that little more fun!

 

What drink do you usually reach for? Has this inspired you to be more adventurous with your weekend tipples? Will you be trying any of these?

 

Have Fun!!!

 

xxx

 

*Remember to drink responsibly and only drink if you are of the legal age for your country.





**This post is by no means sponsored and was purely a request from a dear friend of mine and I have not profited in any way from this post.



*Image Ref : www.tiamaria.com*

Taking The Plunge ...

 

 

 

 

After my online dating post went up I decided to take the plunge and agree to a date with a guy who I have been talking to for about a good week or so now. He lives not too far from me and he seems very genuine and kind and we have a lot in common.

 

I am still PETRIFIED to meet him as I am diving head first into the unknown but I just thought, I have nothing to lose and if I don't do it now, I never will.

 

I can't take all of the credit though, me and two of my best friends decided to make a pact. We have each been talking to guys who we quite like so we decided, If one of us asked our guy out on a date, the rest of us had to! I was the first one so the other two took the plunge with me. It was quite comforting knowing that two of my best friends will be sharing the journey with me.

 

The guy and I have decided we will go out just for a drink at the weekend and then if we hit it off we will do dinner another time. The only problem in which I have now is ... WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR?!?!

 

I have two outfits in mind. I know I will wear skinny jeans, heels and a vest top. Over the top I am thinking either a blazer or a sheer shirt to look a bit more casual. Let me know in the comments which one you think I should go for.

 

I have however, just had to explain in a text what a blog is ... not the easiest task!

 

If you want to know how it goes just let me know ... and PLEASE le me know your suggestions on the outfit!!!

 

xxx



Twitter Feed Is Blocked ...

The more popularity blogging gains, the more people start to blog and the more popularity blogs get the more bloggers feel inclined to hold a giveaway. Giveaways usually occur when blogs reach a certain milestone, generally a certain number of followers or a blogs anniversary.

 

Now I am all for giveaways, everyone likes a freebie don't they! What I am not liking these days is what you have to do to enter these giveaways.

 

Bloggers usually start a giveaway by saying that to say thank you they are giving something away to us. They then proceed to explain the giveaway 'rules'. The word giveaway to me indicates us gaining something with ease. This is not the case.

 

Generally, these days to enter a giveaway you have to leave a comment, follow the blogger on GFC or another site, follow the blogger on twitter, tweet about the giveaway, write a blog post about the giveaway and follow facebook pages.

 

This completely puts me off! Generally the only giveaways I will enter will be where I only have to be a follower and leave a comment this is mainly because I don't understand why we have to do a million things when we can just do two and still have the name chance as before.

 

I am getting increasingly frustrated these days with giveaways as my Twitter feed is just getting in and dated with tweets about giveaways and it's not just the odd one, it's around 20 at a time.

 

I suppose the point I am trying to make is that I think bloggers are taking giveaways a bit too far and surely as long as we are following their blogs and comment surely that's entry enough as it is after all supposed to be a thank you for following.

 

What do you think about giveaways? Do you use giveaway 'rules' when you hold them?

 

xxx

Keeping me in stitches ...

After spending an hour showering, exfoliating and self tanning I thought to myself ... Is this all worth it? Why do we do it? Self tanning has creeped it's way into most girls getting ready routine and it scares me how we think these days. I mean there is no extreme at the lengths women will go to make themselves appear better.

 

 No one bats an eyelid when someone has a little nip/tuck and sometimes I find myself entering a conversation about what I would change about myself if I had surgery. We can't open any magazine without at least one celebrity who has had something done appearing, it is that common that most of our idols aren't as natural as they seem.

 

These days you can get the 'lunch time' procedures where you are in and out in an hour ... like everything these days even plastic surgery has that 'convenience' about it. Cosmetic Surgery is so wide spread now that you can literally have ANYTHING worked on, from boob jobs, to arm and thigh lifts to getting your teeth fixed and whitened.

Since I have been 16 I have wanted a breast enlargement and for the past year or so I have been toying with the idea of having lip fillers. Now I know that cosmetic enhancements aren't for everyone and I completely understand that some of you could be quite horrified that anyone would do that to their bodies. I respect your views and I ask before I continue that you respect mine and leave any negative comments about my decision to yourself.

Now my breasts are a healthy size 38F ... and most of you are probably wondering why on earth I would want to make them bigger. Well the downside is that I am also a size 16 and although I am still slightly top heavy I am concerned that when I lose weight my boobs will go all saggy and wrinkly and well ... let's be fair ... that's not a good look on ANYONE!!! Although the women in my family are top heavy and when we lose weight our boobs seem to stay relatively 'full' shall we say, I like the Katie Price/Barbie/Jodie Marsh tiny waist HUGE boob look ... that's just me! Barbie is actually what I dream of looking like and I just think she is gorgeous and I constantly walk round in Barbie clothing and my dream car is a pink VW beetle!!!

I have made a deal with myself that I am going to start saving for my breast enlargement when I reach a UK size 10/12 no matter when that is.

Now for the lips, my lips I would say are average sized, my top lip is a lot thinner than my bottom lip and I am wanting fillers to even it all out. A local beauty salon of mine does lip fillers for a measly £120 which I think is a bargain. As soon as I find a job and have paid off debts and passed my driving test I am going to celebrate by having my lips done which I think is reasonable.

 I don't want to look plastic or like an inflatable doll, I just want to enhance what is already there in a natural looking way. Now although I am wanting these procedures done it does upset me in a way that this is the way we think and how we act in modern society.

I know that may sound very contradictive but I honestly think all of the false eyelashes, the tan, the cosmetic surgery shouldn't be how we think we look good but unfortunately in todays society that is what is 'beautiful'.

Have you ever had cosmetic surgery? Have you ever thought about having any cosmetic procedures? Let me know, I would love to hear your stories!!

xxx

Bag It Up ...

 

A couple of posts ago I mentioned to you that I had been lusting after this River Island Double Gusset bag for £35. Last week I was perusing the River Island website and I saw it was on sale for £17 ... I just had to buy it there and then, I simply couldn't resist it any longer.

 

The colour is more of a beige with a hint of a very dusky pink with black trim around the handles and the studs are both gold and silver. I love the size of the bag as it is just under what is considered to be oversized. The only downside is that it isn't real leather so it won't last forever which I would like it to but River Island bags tend to have great longevity.

 

 

As you can see it has a large pocket in the middle which has a popper type fastening and a zipped pocket either side. With the bag being quite deep, you can fit so much into the pockets and it doesn't look to full.

 

 

In the main compartment you have a zipped pocket where i tend to keep my keys and on the opposite side there is a handy mobile phone pocket and next to it what I call the 'lipstick' pocket as it is handy to keep my lip products and usually some gum! 

 

It is a gorgeous bag which is so practical and makes a statement without being too in your face! Unfortunately this colour is sold out but they do the same bag in a gorgeous royal blue colour, an amazing coral and a classic black. If I could I would have these three colours too. These ones retail at £30 and you can find them here.

 

Don't worry if you are outside of the UK and are wanting to buy one of these bags from the River Island website as River Island actually ship to over 100 countries around the world. You can check where they deliver to at http://www.riverisland.com/international.

Plenty Of Fish In The Sea ...

 

 

As you are well aware by now my love life has had more ups and downs than a British Airways aircraft of late and well it's becoming a bit testing on my patience now.

 

After much deliberation and horror stories and also stories of romance and bliss I have decided to take the plunge and dive into the waters of ONLINE DATING.

 

Even now, I feel online dating is a bit of a taboo subject. More and more people are getting involved but we are still quite shy when it comes to openly admitting we are part of this single online community.

Seeing as my track record leaves me single for a good while I have decided to invest my time in some help by using an online dating site.  Now I know over the years there have been many a story in the media about pervert and general dodgy types and more recently the MTV show 'Catfish' has documented people online turning out not be exactly who they say there are. I do feel though, the positive stories have been ignored. I know a few people who are now MARRIED with kids and are perfectly happy and they met online.

 

I suppose like with anything, you're taking a risk. I suppose this risk is heightened when dating online as you are more vulnerable than other situations as you open up and are putting yourself out there and essentially are looking for a life partner.

 

They infamous 'they' say you have to kiss a few frogs before you find your prince ... online dating is the same there are a MILLION and one frogs out there but sometimes you will find an actual sane person you can have a conversation with!

 

My problem is that I have spoken to a few guys who seem really nice but I am PETRIFIED to meet them! I am usually fine meeting new people but I think it is the context in which you become face to face with this potential suiter who you have been talking to but never actually met. It does scare me somewhat! Every time I go to bite the bullet and agree to meet someone, something just holds me back!

 

I suppose this is a journey in which I should embrace and I am meeting people I wouldn't normally so that can only be a good thing!

 

Let me know if you would like me to keep you posted on how my progression is going. Do you have any good or bad online dating stories???

 

xxx