I have just finished the book 'Drop Dead Gorgeous' by Katie Agnew. This is not the most challenging of books, but a good summer read for by the pool.
Story Line:
Laura McNaughton's life is almost perfect. She's young, she's sexy and she has a fabulous job on a glossy magazine, which involves interviewing celebrities (and air-brushing their personalities). But Laura wants more, and when she is offered a job presenting a trendy Friday night television show she can't resist the opportunity to experience fame firsthand.
Putting her puritanical Scottish upbringing, her intellectual boyfriend and her hippy best friend behind her, she soon hooks up with world-famous actress Lucy Lloyd and gorgeous, infamous rock god Ricky Jones, who introduce her to a hedonistic world of partying where appearance is everything and nothing really matters but sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. But as the stories about her private life become front page news, Laura begins to distrust those closest to her, and her life starts to spiral dangerously out of control.
Drop Dead Gorgeous. A glamorous, sexy, hard-hitting yet romantic about the fame game - and the price you have to pay to play it.
Monday, 13 July 2009
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Volunteering in Save The Children Charity Shop - Day 2
So Friday was my second day of volunteering at the Charity Shop for Save The Children and i thoroughly enjoyed it yet again. :) I arrived at 1pm and was given the task of replenishing the greetings cards stand.
After this i was given the duty of cleaning up some products to sell and then ordering the books alphabetically in the store room. I love jobs like this so i was very proud when i finished and it was all neat and tidy. I then had to find some Carrier bags for customers when they had bought items at the till.
I was then shown by my Shop leader how to use the steamer to steam the clothes that had been priced and tagged. I got about doing this and my shop leader was very impressed when i had finished the whole rail before the shift was over at 4.30pm.
I am now looking forward to my shift next Friday afternoon again when i hope to learn new skills and improve on ones already gained so far.
Here is the Save The Children Website if you wish to volunteer any of your time - http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/
Love Miss Laura x
After this i was given the duty of cleaning up some products to sell and then ordering the books alphabetically in the store room. I love jobs like this so i was very proud when i finished and it was all neat and tidy. I then had to find some Carrier bags for customers when they had bought items at the till.
I was then shown by my Shop leader how to use the steamer to steam the clothes that had been priced and tagged. I got about doing this and my shop leader was very impressed when i had finished the whole rail before the shift was over at 4.30pm.
I am now looking forward to my shift next Friday afternoon again when i hope to learn new skills and improve on ones already gained so far.
Here is the Save The Children Website if you wish to volunteer any of your time - http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/
Love Miss Laura x
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Volunteering in Save The Children Charity Shop - Day 1
So it has been my first week of volunteering in a local Save the Children Charity Shop to me and i am absolutely loving it ! Most people especially my age i would expect (this may be a stereotype) would not even consider walking into one but to even work in one is probably is out of the question.
I can tell you that all the people that turn there nose up or are not bothered with this type of work are missing out on such a experience. I know you work for free but it is so worth it first of all your helping other people, secondly you make new friends, you learn new skills and it helps build your CV further. All of these are very good reasons why to volunteer in a local charity Shop.
I didn't go about getting the volunteer position the usual way which is by walking into a charity shop. I actually applied online and so i was very surprised when someone from Save The Children gave me a call and asked me to come into the shop for a trial to see if i like it.
The Shop i volunteer in is about 20 minutes from my home which i enjoy as when travelling there it is across country roads. When i was driving there on my first day (Wednesday) i had a mix of nerves and excitement as i didn't know what to expect.
When i got there my shop leader made me very welcome and introduced me to all the other volunteers which were there for the afternoon shift. I started in the afternoon at 1pm so there was no early wake up call for me :) I got given a locker which i left my possessions in and i got stuck into work straight away by helping the new goods volunteer with stock checking greetings cards that had just arrived in the shop, i then had to put them in their correct pouch on the shop floor.
My next job was to price up some items that already had a set price. After a cup of tea and a biscuit which is all provided (you can have a cuppa whenever you want and how ever many times you want)
After my break i started to sort through bags full of donations, pulling out items which i thought were suitable for the shop floor i then had to put them on a hanger and attach a size cube and then use the gun to clip a price tag onto the item, the items if they were clothes were then hanged on the rail ready to be steamed.
Another volunteer (who volunteered in return for some rags to make costumes for school medieval days) and myself had a laugh when she found some leather trousers which were just horrendous. We did want to cry though when we found a bag which was full of dirty clothes including dirty men's pants, bra and thong ! :( But you do have to be ready for these discoveries. That was the end of my first day of volunteering at my Save The Children Charity Shop and i thoroughly enjoyed it.
More about my next day coming soon !
Love Miss Laura x
I can tell you that all the people that turn there nose up or are not bothered with this type of work are missing out on such a experience. I know you work for free but it is so worth it first of all your helping other people, secondly you make new friends, you learn new skills and it helps build your CV further. All of these are very good reasons why to volunteer in a local charity Shop.
I didn't go about getting the volunteer position the usual way which is by walking into a charity shop. I actually applied online and so i was very surprised when someone from Save The Children gave me a call and asked me to come into the shop for a trial to see if i like it.
The Shop i volunteer in is about 20 minutes from my home which i enjoy as when travelling there it is across country roads. When i was driving there on my first day (Wednesday) i had a mix of nerves and excitement as i didn't know what to expect.
When i got there my shop leader made me very welcome and introduced me to all the other volunteers which were there for the afternoon shift. I started in the afternoon at 1pm so there was no early wake up call for me :) I got given a locker which i left my possessions in and i got stuck into work straight away by helping the new goods volunteer with stock checking greetings cards that had just arrived in the shop, i then had to put them in their correct pouch on the shop floor.
My next job was to price up some items that already had a set price. After a cup of tea and a biscuit which is all provided (you can have a cuppa whenever you want and how ever many times you want)
After my break i started to sort through bags full of donations, pulling out items which i thought were suitable for the shop floor i then had to put them on a hanger and attach a size cube and then use the gun to clip a price tag onto the item, the items if they were clothes were then hanged on the rail ready to be steamed.
Another volunteer (who volunteered in return for some rags to make costumes for school medieval days) and myself had a laugh when she found some leather trousers which were just horrendous. We did want to cry though when we found a bag which was full of dirty clothes including dirty men's pants, bra and thong ! :( But you do have to be ready for these discoveries. That was the end of my first day of volunteering at my Save The Children Charity Shop and i thoroughly enjoyed it.
More about my next day coming soon !
Love Miss Laura x
Song Review 1
I think the Song for the Summer is ...
'Holiday' by Dizzee Rascal
Its catchy and it will definitely get you in the holiday mood :) It is on repeat on my Ipod for this summer ! So get downloading it Now !! :)
Love Miss Laura x
'Holiday' by Dizzee Rascal
Its catchy and it will definitely get you in the holiday mood :) It is on repeat on my Ipod for this summer ! So get downloading it Now !! :)
Love Miss Laura x
My First Posting
Hello :) and Welcome to my Blog 'Live, Like & Love' !
It took me a while to think up the name as i was trying to get the title to reflect what i am going to write about in my future postings. But after many pieces of scrap paper in the bin i managed to come up with this name which i am very pleased with. :)
Basically i am going to use this Blog to express and review anything that i like For example; Music, Fashion and Books. As well to express my views on celebrity news or issues on the news. I will also use the Blog to describe what i am doing with myself whether its my volunteering job, work experience or University when i start in September.
It took me a while to think up the name as i was trying to get the title to reflect what i am going to write about in my future postings. But after many pieces of scrap paper in the bin i managed to come up with this name which i am very pleased with. :)
Basically i am going to use this Blog to express and review anything that i like For example; Music, Fashion and Books. As well to express my views on celebrity news or issues on the news. I will also use the Blog to describe what i am doing with myself whether its my volunteering job, work experience or University when i start in September.
Well enjoy reading my Blog in the future.
Goodbye for now ! :)
Love Miss Laura x
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