this week in my life

I had the week off work from one of my jobs at a nursery and this blog tells you what I got up to. My dad slipped over on a plastic wallet that was left on the ground and he hurt his knee badly. On Monday, he and my mum went to A&E and they found out that he got tissue/ligament damage and bleeding in his knee. He had to take the week off work and be on strong painkillers

On Monday I also went into town with my sister and I brought a Polaroid camera that I have been wanting for a while. It is raspberry coloured and it cost me £59.99 from John Lewis.

I had a few errands to do for my mum and the weather wasn't in my favour as it was raining, typical British weather! and then went to my sisters flat in town and stayed for a while watching family guy, which I love. 

On Tuesday, I stayed at home and have a relaxing day and didn't do anything interesting.

On Wednesday I went to see Beauty and the Beast in the cinema with my sister and friend.

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie as I love Disney and I loved the original animated version and all the songs I can't stop singing. I thought all the actors/actresses did an amazing job. Emma Watson surprised me the most as I never knew she could sing and her voice is amazing.

On Thursday I went to work at a children's centre, I work there once a week. I enjoy working with children and that is what I want to do as a career.

On Friday, I went into town with my mum and met my sister. We ate at McDonalds, I have a gluten intolerance so, I brought gluten free burger buns from M&S and ordered a burger without a bun at McDonalds. It is a cheap way to eat out if you have a gluten intolerance as other places can be expensive to cook gluten free meals.
I went clothes shopping and brought a cute top from New Look for £9.99

I also brought two tops from H&M for £5.99 each 

On Saturday, I went to the gym with a friend, the first time I had ever been to one. We went to the YMCA in Cambridge and it was £5 for as long as you want. We spent 30 minutes in the gym and had 15 minutes on a cardio machine, I don't know the name of it but you use your arms and legs, i Know that doesn't help! We also spent 15 minutes on a treadmill power walking.
I went back to my friends house and she had been given a signed Olly Murs postcard as she sent him a letter for free tickets and he responded with a signed postcard. I love Olly Murs, so she gave it to me and it made my day! I was so happy.

As you know Sunday was mothers day in the UK and I got my mum a £20 Hobbycraft gift card. She loved it because mum loves card making, knitting and other crafty things. I made lunch for everyone and washed up since it was mothers day I gave mum the day off from household chores.

I hope you all enjoyed, see you soon

Julia x

My trip to Madame Tussaud's London

I recently went to Madame Tussaud's London and I had a great time. I would recommend it to anyone who likes looking at celebrities. I went with my uncle, we got there at 9 am and it was packed! We spent a couple of hours there and I loved seeing all the celebrities and seeing which waxworks looked most like their celebrity. There are different sections when you go in: party, bollywood, music, sport, royals, culture and world leaders.  

Here are some photos I took of the waxworks and me.

Robert Patterson

He was the first waxwork I  saw when I went in and I loved him in Harry Potter as Cedric Diggory.

Katniss Everdeen

I am a fan of the Hunger games and when I saw Katniss Everdeen I fangirled and I had to have a photo.

The royal family

I saw this and had to take a photo, the waxworks are very good and look like the royal family.

One Direction

One Direction are one of my favourite bands. I saw them back in 2013 when they first came to Madame Tussaud's and I saw them again. I had to have another photo with my favourite member, Niall Horan.

Freddie Mercury

I had to have a photo of Freddie Mercury as he is an iconic person and I like queen's music.

The beatles

The beatles are an iconic band and I had to have a photo with them and I enjoy some of their music 

Emma Watson

I love Emma Watson and is one of my favourite actress'. She does an amazing job in Harry Potter. I was only disappointed that it wasn't the real Emma Watson. She is an inspiration to me and I have looked up to her playing Hermione and I always wanted to be her.

Leonardo DiCaprio

I love him in Titanic and I had to take a photo of him. I can't believe he has only won 1 Oscar in his life.

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman is an amazing actor and I wouldn't mind if he narrated my life!

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch is one of my favourite actors. I love him in Sherlock and I would love to meet him in real life and tell him how much I admire him.

After you see the waxworks, there is a Sherlock Holmes live performance where you look for Sherlock. It is £5 per person and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There is a London ride where you ride a London taxi, a 4D Marvel film and there was also a star wars exhibition at the end, I didn't enjoy but if you like star wars you will.

I had a great time at Madame Tussaud's and I would recommend it to anyone. The tickets are a bit expensive for anyone on a low income. They are £29 per adult and £24 per child and you pay for anything else. 

clothes shopping spree

I went into town recently and brought some clothes from New Look and one item from Primark. I got a New Look voucher for Christmas and I looked in the sales and this is what I brought.

When I saw this, I immediately fell in love. The colour isn't too dark and I also love the embroidered flower above the right breast pocket they they have stuck on. I love that the pressed studs, as I find buttons can sometimes be tricky to put on.

At first, I wasn't too sure on this jumper as I din't think the colour would suit me, but when I tried it on it looked very good on me. The design on the Left side is what drew me in, the pattern of the Love with a bird on top in black.This casual jumper you can wear with black or blue trousers.

The gold embroidered pattern is what drew me to this dress, the detail that went into making it is incredible.  The length is perfect and is a good party dress. This is a causal/formal dress as you can wear it as a party dress and/or a formal event. 

This cute top, with floral designs is great for casual wear. With winter colours, I can wear it with other dark/winter colours.

This top has a great bird pattern (Hummingbird I think?) is another great casual wear and I with go with most colours of trousers/leggings. 

This is the shirt I brought from Primark. It is baggy fitting, which I like and has two breast pockets on both sides. It has pressed studs and I love the tartan design. It is a shirt you can wear on its own without a cardigan as I feel the tartan will clash with a plain cardigan.

I hope you all enjoyed, see you soon

Julia x

Harry Potter tour London

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a big fan of Harry Potter, I always wear my Gryffindor scarf when it's cold and I own a few bits of merchandise, so it will come to no shock that I went to the Harry Potter tour in London with my best friend. We had a fantastic time and I would recommend it to anyone who likes the films/book series.
I will show photographs of my time at the tour and say what I liked about each bit. I went on the 6th January, they still had their Christmas decorations around but no snow unfortunately. 

Christmas tree 

The flying car (Ford Anglia)

Harry's bedroom aka cupboard under the stairs 

When you take your first steps into the tour, you have to queue in English fashion. While you are queuing there are already a few props and sets, as you can see above.

Hufflepuff

Slytherin

House points hourglasss

Prof Flitwick and Prof Trelawney

The tour guide takes you through the great hall, the actual one they use in the films. I was shocked that I was walking down the same set the actors/actresses used! They have the uniforms for the 4 houses and the teachers are at the head of the great hall by the teachers table. I didn't think they used the house points hourglass at all in the films because I never noticed it, but they did and I was really happy when I saw it as it is used in the books.

The yule ball outfits

Ron Weasley yule ball outfit

Food table at yule ball

You come out of the great hall and you can go around the tour at your own speed and spend as long as you want looking at the props and sets. The food on the table is not real as it would keep melting and go off. I loved Hermione's dress, but I wish they made it blue as it was in the book.

Wigs 

outfits different actors/ actresses used

All these colourful dresses, I can definitely tell which ones are Luna's! (I'll give you a clue, she likes bright colours and frills.)

Harry, Ron, Hermione and the invisibility cloak

Me outside Dumbledore's entrance to his office

Prof. Lupin and Prof. Snape in Neville's grandmothers clothes

me and my friend drinking butterbeer,

I tried some butterbeer, At first I thought it tasted a bit strange, but as I drank more I started to like it.

Me and my best friend was learning how to do spells and how to move your wand in the right way to make different spells as you can see in the pictures above. 

I am now on my way to Hogwarts! See you next year!

The last scenes at platform 9 3/4

The first scene on the hogwarts express

The photos above were opposite each other and I tried not to cry as it is the first and last scenes on platform 9 3/4 and the hogwarts express.

Me on the Knight bus

Me outside Weasley Wizard Wheezes shop

As I was going round the tour, I couldn't believe that all the sets/props are the real ones they used for the 8 films. The sets look much smaller in person compared to the perspective of what they look like on film. The sets are very close to each other and I'm not surprised if the actors/actresses got confused walking in to different sets all the time. 

Overall, I had an amazing day and I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of Harry Potter. It is a fantastic day out for everyone, but the tickets are a bit expensive, £39.00 for one person. Butterbeer is £3.95 for a regular plastic cup. If you have a photo taken of you, it is £14.00 for one photo and £7.00 after that.

I hope you all enjoyed, see you soon
Julia x