A Child Of The 90's - Tag

Hey lovely people!

It's Saturday and I thought I would do the 90's Kid Tag! :) Feel free to leave me the links to your own tags... I love reading them. :D


1. Favourite Disney movie?
The Little Mermaid... Hands down!!! It has been my favourite movie of all time from the first time I watched it. I even read the original book by Hans Christian Anderson.

2. Favourite music artist?
I loved loads of pop stars and bands in the 90s... main ones being Take That, Boyzone, The Spice Girls, All Saints and 3T.

3. Favourite Nickelodeon show?
Disgusting as it was, I loved Ren & Stimpy. Thinking about it now, I don't really know how I managed to stomach it... It was pretty gross!

4. Favourite candy?
Erm... I loved... and still do love those little Millions sweets - the tiny little balls of candy that you get in loads of different flavours. They were delish, but always gave me toothache.

5. Favourite game (board game, school  game)?
I loved playing games like Red Rover and British Bulldog in primary school... I have such fond memories of playing those games in the playground.

6. Favourite McDonald's toy?
I remember these toys always looking amazing in the adverts, but always being such a disappointment when you got them, so I definitely don't have a favourite. 

7. Favourite book?
I have a Children's Bible that my gran gave me when I made my communion, and it's such a beautifully written and animated book, explaining the stories of the bible in such a lovely child friendly way. I still love that book.

8. Favourite clothing store?
I used to love Tammy Girl, the childrens branch of Etam if I remember right. I wasn't really a big shopper then... much as I am now. I prefer to order online. 

9. What would you watch when you got home from school?
I used to love Zzzap (does anybody remember that?) and Art Attack, but before those programmes, there was a show called Knightmare that I used to watch religiously. It was a virtual game set in medieval times. It was sooooooooo good!

10. Favourite TV show?
This one was a no-brainer - F.R.I.E.N.D.S

11. Favourite toys?
I was a bit of a tomboy and love the WWF (WWE as it's now known) so I used to have all of the action figures from Ultimate Warrior to Shawn Michaels. The WWE is still my guilty pleasure to this day.

12. Favourite commercials?
I don't really remember a lot of adverts that stood out to me, but I do remember always watching the Sylvanian Families adverts, and always begging my mum to get me them. This however, never transpired.

13. Nsync or Backstreet Boys?
Oooh this is a hard one. Seen both in concert several times... but I think Backstreet Boys just wins ever so slightly. However, I adore Justin Timberlake more than life now, so technically speaking it could be called a draw!

14. Weirdest fashion trend?
Skousers... or skirt trousers. :) Does anybody remember these??? I had like 5 pairs and I loved them soooooo much. They were so comfortable and hid your bum which was a big perk for me!

15. Favourite collectible?
POGS!!! I had the best collection of pogs ever. I couldn't for the life of me tell you how to play with them now... That is long forgotten, but I do know that my collection was very impressive and I was often the envy of my friends.

16. Favourite beanie baby?
Never collected them... didn't really understand the fascination if I'm being honest.

17. How many Tamagotchis did you go through?
A lot. However, I did hold the record amongst my friends for the keeping my pet alive for the longest time - I think it was about 65 days. They were so much fun weren't they???

18. Favourite game system and game?
Ok so this is also a hard one, because as well as being a bit of a wrestling fan, I was... and currently am an avid gamer. Lol! So I think I will have to go with the Sega Master System for this one. It was the first game system I owned and it's where my love of video games began. I had loads of games for it, but my absolute fave was Sonic The Hedgehog and it was wayyyyyy better than the version released for the Mega Drive. 

So there we go... loads of useless information about my experience of the 90's. I loved doing this tag because of all the lovely memories it provoked. It's so sad getting older... I really hope I never forget all of these lovely parts of my childhood.

Take care lovelies. x

Snap Happy Tuesday - Some Of The Greats - Annie Leibovitz

Hey there lovely people,

So instead of showing you some of my photos today, I thought I would start a new tradition by showcasing some of my absolute favourite photographers, and I thought that starting with Annie Leibovitz was a good way to kick it off. 

Not only is she an absolute genuis, and an astounding artist in her trade but she has created some of the most delightful and beautiful adaptations of Disney that I have ever seen, and being a bit of a Disney enthusiast myself I thought I would share these incredible images with you today.

Taylor Swift as Rapunzel.

Beyonce as Alice, Oliver Platt as the Mad Hatter & Lyle Lovett as the March Hare.

Jessica Chastain as Merida.

Jennifer Hudson as Princess Tiana.

Jessical Biel as Pocahontas.

Julieanne Moore as Ariel from The Little Mermaid.

Queen Latifah as Ursula from The Little Mermaid.

They are just outstanding pieces of work and what better way to let your creative juices run free than to undertake a project like this one. I am quite literally in awe of her work. 

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed looking at these images as much as I did.

Take care lovelies. x

My Disney Obession

Hey Lovely people!

This post was inspired by my love affair with Disney movies. I mean who can say they don't like a good Disney classic??? Nobody!!!

Today I have decided to watch Aladdin... simply because it has been far too long since I gave it a watch. Not only does it have some of the best Disney songs included, but it also has Robin Williams providing the voice of the Genie.  It is also the Disney movie with the greatest life lessons... 

1. Always remember to be true to yourself and don't try to be something and someone you are not. 

2. Remember to value your self worth. 

3. It's important to keep your promises, even if you have to make a sacrifice. 

4. Money doesn't bring you happiness.

5. Anything is possible, as long as you work hard enough to get it. 

Now like a lot of people, I have an affinity with the old classically animated movies with The Little Mermaid being my absolute, unequivocal favourite. I was read the Hans Christian Anderson book by my family when I was a little girl and became obsessed with the idea of mermaids and the magical world they lived in under the sea. The only disappointment I had with the book... and obviously being a little girl... was that there was no happy ending. 

However, when Disney released their "Happily-Ever-After" movie version on the 1st of January 1989 (when I wasn't even 4 years old yet) it quickly became my most cherished and beloved movie of all time. 

I thought Ariel was beautiful with her long wavy red hair, lilac seashells and turquoise fishtail. She sang so beautifully and for a little girl like me, she sang songs that were easy to learn and sing along with. I just loved her and I loved the beautiful story of love overcoming all obstacles. It set me up to be a bit of a hopeless romantic, always striving to find that one true love of my life. Well whoever said that fairytale's aren't real, are really needing to have a look at my life because after many struggles and "obstacles" in my way I finally found the love of my life - my own Disney Prince, and I have been living happily ever after for almost 13 years now. :) 

My husband and I on our wedding day in November 2011.

While I was looking for Disney images to use I came across some pictures of the most fabulous Disney Princesses and I thought I would share them with you.

These real life sketches are gorgeous - and provide a much more realistic image of the princesses.

I love these true to life Disney princesses. They are all super beautiful.

And finally this up-to-date portrayal of the Disney Princesses & what their style might be if they were everyday girls.

Hope you enjoyed this post lovely people. I think it's important at any age to stay connected with your childhood and I think Disney provides us with this opportunity. I will never grow old of it and I will read the stories and watch the movies with my own children and their children for as many years as I have ahead of me.

It was after all the marvellous Walt Disney who said... 

"That's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up"...

Take care lovelies. x