Quote of the Day

"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards . So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever." - Steve Jobs

My Trip to Disneyland Paris

On Monday 17th February I started my travels by leaving college at 8am to head down to Dover to catch the ferry. On the way we had to stop at another school to pick more students up who would be joining us on our journey. Much to our coaches delight that when we arrived at the ship dock in Dover... we had missed our 12:15pm ferry to Calais, so we had to wait for the next ferry to arrive and even then we had to hope that at least one lorry wouldn't turn up for us to get on.

And we didn't manage to get on. That not only meant that we had to wait for longer but that we were actually on our way to Dunkirk instead of Calais. But when we were finally able to get onto the 4pm ferry that was when we could relax again. When ever I go on a boat or ferry I immediately have to re-enact the seen from Titanic (just without the kissing) so that's just what me and Megan (vogue-and-whisper.blogspot.com) did!

By the time we got to the Dunkirk it was dark and we were just happy to be on our way to Disneyland. On the way down we had to pass Paris and thankfully because it was night time we could see the Eiffel Tower - all lit up! It was B-E-A-U-tiful! We reached the hotel at about 12am on Tuesday morning... that means that we had been travelling for about 16hrs. We were assigned to our block and it was called "Butch Cassidy". I felt like I was a real John Wayne film!

We woke up bright and early at 7am so that we could go and have a quick breakfast and head straight to the park as time was of the essence. The first ride we went on was the Mad Hatter Tea Cups and then I picked up enough courage to go on Space Mountain - that might not seem big but it was the biggest ride I had ever been on so I felt like I had achieved something great!

Once we'd been on some other rides it was time for us to leave to go to the seminar, but we couldn't resist stopping off in a queue to have a photo with Tigger and Eeyore. Also I couldn't resist not getting an autograph ;)

I'll spare you the details of the boring seminar but once it was done I was starving so we headed to the huge Mcdonalds. After we headed on back in. One of the most traumatic experiences of my life was having to wait 1 hour and 30 minutes to meet ONE princess - Belle! I was not happy because we all thought we were going to meet all of them :(

With that trauma over we went on further rides and watched the parade until it was then time to go to the workshop, which thankfully wasn't as boring as the seminar. We had the task of designing a new attraction. When we had all finished we headed back AGAIN into the park and watched the fireworks from the main street.

 

As a group we all headed to Planet Hollywood restaurant where I had the BBQ chicken burger and it was lovely! I was rather disappointed by the fact I didn't get to see Leonardo DiCaprio's outfit from the Titanic :(

 

On Wednesday 19th February we went into the Disney Village bright and early again and went shopping where we all did quite a lot of damage... oops!

Finally after the last seminar we had our lunch in "Annette's Diner" and then caught the coach to go home.



Quote of the day

"Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now" - Denis Waitley

My Bucket List

Last year I decided to start a bucket list in the back of my journal so that each time I see something in a magazine, on the internet or on TV that I'd like to try I would pencil it in. I think they are a great way for people to have goals and ambitions for their future. I hope that this would intrigue you to start writing one or if you already have one to maybe give you some ideas to add to your current list. Enjoy!

List

1. Walk the Great Wall of China
2. Go Skiing
3. Skydive
4. Visit America - New York or Los Angeles
5. Watch a Space Shuttle Take off into space
6. Travel 1st Class on a plane at least once
7. Go to Australia
8. See the Grand Canyon
9. Visit Niagra Falls
10. Visit Ireland - Go to Belfast and visit the Titanic Museum and Harland and Wolff Ship Yard

11. Go to a One Direction Concert
12. Visit the Giant Golden Buddha in the Temple of the Reclining Buddha
13. Go on a Cruise
14. Have a flying lesson/experience
15. Get a tattoo or another piercing
16. Go on a hot air balloon ride
17. Have a dog
18. Buy a house
19. Visit Paris and go site seeing - Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triumph, Padlock Bridge, Louvre, Champs-Elysess, Catacombs, and Musee d'Orsay etc.
20. Visit the World Trade Centre Memorial site
21. Visit the Concorde Crash Site in France
22. Go to Disneyland Paris

This list is always on going as I will continue to think of new things to add and hopefully I will start to cross things off. If you enjoyed reading this post don't forget to share it. Thank you. Love Emily x

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Foundations for Oily Skin

If you're a lot like me then oily skin is the bain of your life. And the worst thing about it is that through the day your make-up tends to slip about 50 meters south of your face where you first placed it in the morning. Yeah I know I get your troubles too, but that's where I am here to help. The main thing that helps is always to prime before you put on your foundation and to choose a moisturiser that has no excess oil within it before you start. Then the foundation has to be suited too. So this is a blog for my top 5 favourite foundations that I'm going to try out.

5.  No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation £12.95
This is great for not breaking the bank, especially if your my age and can not afford to spend a lot. So this foundation is packed with Salicylic Acid which minimises pores, and keeps skin looking matte.

 

4. Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Makeup £25.50



This foundation is a light to medium coverage that makes the skin look radiantly natural-looking and holds away the shine with light-diffusing properties. This would be especially great with Benefits Pore-fection Primer!

3. Stile Natural Finish Oil-Free Makeup £25
In 12 shades this will not only suit your oily skin but also your skin colour. This roaring brand has packed the foundation for an ultra-light formula that glides on the skin with ease for a luminous feel and fabulous coverage that lasts all day and provides a natural dewy finish.

2.Clarins Ever Matte Oil-Free Foundation £26
With its instant mattifier properties in fights shine all day by containing a healthy mix of Tanaka Powder, Carthusian Pink and Chrysin. This magnificent formula doesn't dry out the skin like most it hydrates and seals the skin for a smooth finish.  

1. Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation £5.99
Not only is this fantastic because its less than £6  but this foundation proves best as it fights shine just like my best friend Rimmel's Stay Matte Powder. You'll never need to touch up ever again!

Sorry for not updating in a while I have been so busy and I just had a short break away to Disneyland so look out for the pictures I took as I will be uploading them soon in a post if you want to see what an amazing time I had! If this helped please comment and let me know if you will try any of the products above. Don't forget to follow my blog, instagram (emilygreaves1996) and twiter (@Emily_Greaves). Thanks Emily x