Life in Lockdown part 4

Well, not much has changed since I last wrote, I've just been taking each day as it comes and not worrying about tomorrow. 

At the beginning of June God gave me Matthew 6:34 which reads "So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today" and this is just what I've been living by for the past month. It has just really helped me to chill out and enjoy each thing as I do it. Last month I spent several moments being still, doing nothing or sitting and listening to God. It was so peaceful and the moments that I have had with God in being still have been so amazing and God has taught me so much. I hope in this next month I only learn more.

So, what did I actually do in June? I mean not loads, but, more than any other month. As we are slowly getting out of lockdown I've been doing more things and seeing more people, but obviously only outside and still social distancing. It has been so good to talk and chat with other people that aren't my family, I mean I love my family, but I've missed other people. 

So on the 15th of June, we celebrated my mom's birthday by spending it walking around the beautiful Lake District to Grasmere

 

 

 

I spent June doing a lot of art, including my 30-day drawing challenge.

On the 24th we went to spend some time with the people who's bearded dragon we looked after last year. It was a really nice day, just sitting in the sun, cuddling their new baby chickens, and chatting about stuff.

  

To celebrate our friend Rachel's birthday a few of us went over to Wirral Country Park to just chill by the water for a bit. I also did some weird rock 'art', but I don't think you could call it art. However my little bro did make a boat out of stones which sadly I don't have a picture of, but it was cute.

 

Over the end of June I didn't do much, just spent more time painting, I even attempted a Bob Ross painting with my sisters and a friend over zoom. I also did some shopping and bought two maxi dresses which I absolutely love, but apart from that I didn't do much and July has just started so I really haven't been doing much. I'm gonna try read a few books this month. Maybe, as we come out of lockdown, I might start looking for jobs, but I don't know, I'm not worrying about it and trusting in God for each day.

This update wasn't that exciting I know, but if there is anything you want to see me talk about let me know in the comments because these lockdown updates will probably be over next month. 

Thanks for reading.

BeeBee

xxx

Life in Lockdown Part 2

Well, at this point I'm just doing things to distract myself rather than entertain myself. The things that used to entertain me now bore me because I either do them too much or I'm just doing them to waste time, not because I actually want to be doing it. It's just things like painting my nails, I can't be bothered to do it because I do it too much now. Even Youtube, playing games, exercise, and I hate to say it but reading my bible. It's all just to waste time until isolation is over. I don't really know what to do, but I'm just stuck in this circle of 'I'm going to be motivated and get stuff done today' and then actually just sit on my butt all day doing nothing. I can't get out of this 'I can't be bothered' attitude, but I really want to.

I'm writing my blog today, in hopes that I'll just be able to clear my head out a little bit, just outlay my thoughts and talk about what I've done, what I want to do and in the hopes of it helping me get off my butt, get off screens and do more productive stuff, so lets put some pictures out there of some of the things that have kept me occupied recently.

Well to start with, I've been on many a walk around the park, whether that be by myself, with one sibling or with the whole family. I even jogged around the park last Saturday with my eldest brother.

    

I've also done many a painting. Painting is another thing I want to start enjoying again. I haven't done any for a couple weeks, but I do want to do some again.

  

 

  

I've done other various things throughout the last month. We took a stroll around Crosby beach at one point. I've been painting my nails a lot, doing my henna; every other week I am recording worship for our streamed church services. My mum also got my sisters and I a cactus or succulent each.

    

And then, we've had my eldest brother's birthday last Saturday. We spent the day, mostly, down at the church playing games like human basketball. These are games we don't have room to play in the house, but the church has a lot of space we can play energetic games in, so that's what we did. My brother also spent some of the time making cheesecakes, below is his [very messy] Eaten mess cheesecake. It tasted delicious!

I think that's all the stuff I've done, apart from all that I've been watching stuff. I've just finished a magnificent series called Medici. It's based on the true events of the Medici family and the bank in Florence. Its a brilliantly well written and directed show and I sobbed at the end. I miss the show already. Another thing I've been 'rewatching' is Once Upon A Time. This show, although some of the storylines are very repetitive and the show can be stupid sometimes, I still love it. My younger sister has just started watching New Girl, which is also a great show if you want a good laugh. My older sister and I watched it ages ago and we still love it and laugh at the jokes every time.

Over the next few days, I'm going to try and stay off Netflix and Youtube as much as possible because I want to be doing other things. I have actually also got a little bit of college work to do, so that needs to get done, but also I just want to get off my butt and do something other than stare at a screen, otherwise, I might be addicted to my phone at the end of this isolation and that is not something I want.

Well, this is the end of... Whatever this post was supposed to be. I hope you liked it, or if you didn't then, whatever. I'll probs just keep doing these monthly updates. I mean, hopefully, we'll be out of quarantine by next month, but until then...

BeeBee

xxx

Cats and my 18th

Well, I think it's about time I talked a bit about February and the fact that I turned 18.
But first, here are some pictures of cute cats that I became obsessed with during my work experience

CoCo

I can't remember his name, but he had 3 legs and was so adorable.

Bubby

Pastels

I can't remember the name, but still so cute and I stroked this cat while it fell asleep for like half an hour.

Right, let's talk about my birthday. Can I just say, that it was honestly, probably one of the best days of 2020 and I felt so blessed because of everything that happened. Also, I don't know why, but in January I was scared of being 18, but when it came to the day before and the day of turning 18, all the fear had gone and it was just excitement left. 

The first and only present I opened on my actual birthday, was the hoodie in the picture below. I had a baileys hot chocolate for my birthday drink and the rest of the morning was spent on a train down to London.

 Once we got into London, we went to a cupcake shop where Joel and his girlfriend surprised us. We then got some sandwiches from Pret a Manger and headed towards the theater. 

Prince of Egypt as a theater show was incredible. The production of it was beautiful. Although there were some aspects of it that really frustrated me, like the way they changed the ending, I would definitely go see it again if I could because it was really beautiful to watch and also I just love the Prince of Egypt. 

After the theater show, we quickly went over to accessorize, where I bought some cute earrings, and then we tried to find somewhere to eat. 

Finding a place to eat at around 5-7pm in central London is impossible. We went into so many places, but all of them were packed with people. If we were ever to do it again, I think we would book somewhere in advance. We eventually, after being quite stressed about not being able to find a place to eat, settled down for cheesy chips and milkshakes at Shake Shack. It wasn't the birthday meal I'd planned, but it was still good.

Sadly, after food, it was farewells and a 3-hour train ride home.

My 18th birthday is definitely one I'm not forgetting any time soon, despite the London chaos, it was so much fun.

Because I was in London all day with just my sisters and Mother, most of my family didn't get to see me on my birthday, so on the 28th, we opened my presents and cards and had birthday cake. And, I dyed my hair red on the 29th.

Well, that's basically it for my birthday. So far March has been okay I guess. I took my last exam the other day, which I don't think went as well as I'd liked, but I leave it in God's hands and if I have to do the retake then you know, whatever. College is actually pretty boring, all we are doing is aquatics, which no one really wanted to learn and a specialist project, in which no one really knows what they're doing. This year of college is not what I signed up for and I'm just so ready for summer and for education to be over for at least a year. I'm so excited about my gap year where I'm free to not have to revise or do work and just do stuff I want. 

That's basically all for now, 2020 is a good year so far, apart from all the end of the world stuff going on - massive forest fires in Australia and the Coronavirus - 2020 seems to be going okay. 

Be back soon,

BeeBee

xxx