Shaking the wing of a seagull

I used to dream a lot but not as much anymore. I tend to forget them all or not dream at all. And it's been a very long time since I've had an amazing dream. So I thought I'd get this one down before the events all disappear.

I was in a tiny coffee shop and a young girl was showing me the machinery she uses. There was something that resembled a cake tin with a whirly thing inside of it going round and round (can't recall the name of it as I'm still full of sleep!). It was mixing chocolatey water with some chocolatey powder which looked like it had just been added. The girl rummages around with other metal food machinery, worried that something is not done correctly (probably something like food being on the stove too long). I've no idea what these machines are making. I'm more of an observer.

Anyway, I appear just outside of the shop to talk to "something". This "something" is actually a small animal. I really can't recall what animal it is but I am indeed talking to this animal and, he, back to me. I was telling him how the seagull (yes, the seagull) will not get something he wants from me unless he uses his time wisely and help other people. It would give him good experiences and he will find out if he does it. Say, for example, volunteering. The seagull could go and volunteer and he will get so much out of it.

A bit later on, the seagull flies in. There are people seated in the corner of the coffee shop (towards the left hand side as you walk into the shop if you want specifics). They were seated much like how a waiting room of comfy chairs look - in a row. Anyway, the seagull flies in and I feel very happy to see him. He doesn't settle down but seems to linger there in the air, staying just by the door. I don't say much to him but before he flew off, we shook hands/wings. What I remember most was the way his wing felt so soft as I shook it. So delicate. And so white in colour. A pure innocent white.

I thought it was an amazing dream. A dream where I talk to animals and shake the wing of a talking seagull.

On a side note, it is snowing outside. It's settling for now - a small layer but I doubt it will stay. But it does look pretty.

Wax and eye masks

I just had to rub away a bit of wax perched on the side of my laptop. Had a bit of an incident when I decided to light up a floating candle and stick it in an empty tealight so the wax wouldn't leak anywhere when it melted. It did melt and it did go everywhere. It's all stuck to my desk right now so I've got a scraping job to do.....when I can bother with it.

They do look very pretty though. I just wanted it next to me whilst working - makes me concentrate more and gives me a certain calm. I have a lot of tealights and once I use them up, I'll just sneakily nip into my sister's room and take one by one by one.....until she notices and I'd end up getting my own again!

Guess what I've got plastered on my face? An eye mask! I thought I'd give it a go. I purchased a large pack of face masks to try out as I've always been intrigued. The brand is 'My Scheming' and I bought mine from yesstyle which is where I mainly buy my clothes from. I reckon the prices are reasonable but some would say they're a rip-off. I guess it depends on what you buy as I tend to target sales whenever I do order. Anyway, these little beasties cost me under £10 which I thought was pretty good for what it was. It includes 7 face masks and 3 eye masks tucked into a tiny little plastic box.

 

The one I'm trying is the Crystal Hydrating eye mask. It didn't have any instructions on the back of it - just a list of all the ingredients. My eyes were feeling very tired and I thought it would be the perfect time to see how effective they are. I just whipped out these little jelly fillets and slapped them under my eye. It feels very cool and doesn't smell too bad either. I'm not sure how long I'm meant to have it on but it gives a lovely relief to my eyes. Hydrate it has! But I don't think it will reduce the puffiness I have at the moment. I must say, I'm looking forward to trying out all the other products!

To hell with new year's resolutions?

Wahey! And welcome to a new year! Once again.....how grim...

I've had so many people wishing me a happy new year. I usually respond with a "happy new year to you too" in return but with less enthusiasm. New year isn't a big deal to me. It's another day another year...I'm sure many people would argue my point. I'd probably say something along the lines of "my new year hasn't started...it's in February and then I'll celebrate more". Truth or excuse? I haven't decided.

New year resolutions. I make a poor attempt at them too. The usual - don't play with hair (my mum complains about that one, especially when I used to bite it when I was little) and keep my room tidy. Shall I make the same ones again this year? Hah. Well the don't play with hair one I'm not too bad at keeping. I only play when i fidget. Talking about fidgeting, I did that a lot during a showing of 'The Hobbit' in the cinema. That was one awesome film. Best I've seen in a long time. I came out wanting to re-watch all of the Lord of the Rings...which I will do at one point. The Gollum scene was my favourite - the riddles were awesome! Anyway, the tidy the room resolution comes every year - as one would expect. I used to be tidy and now I have clothes thrown all over the room and I have no place to put them.

I have to clear the newspaper pile in my room too. Every weekday, my sister brings home the Metro, the Evening Standard, as well as the magazines like Time Out and the Stylist. So they all get dumped into a pile in my room which I'm suppose to read. The earliest newspaper in my pile is dated May 8th of last year. Now you can guess how bad it looks. Don't worry, it's not as bad as you may think. I've read a few papers here and there since then so the pile isn't hitting my ceiling...as yet!

What's your new year's resolutions?