50 Questions.

1. What's your favourite candle scent? 

I'm not a big fan of candles (shocker), However at chirstmas I do buy the christmas scented ones simply because I adore the smell of christmas.
2. What female celebrity do you wish was your sister?

I can tell you right now one I would hate to be my sister and that is Miley Cyrus, yes she has alot of fans but honestly every time I see her I just want to tell her to "Put it away love". As for being my sister, there's not one I look at and think "I wish you were my sister".
3. What male celebrity do you wish was your brother? 
Will Smith, just because.
4. How old do you think you'll be when you get married? 
Around 27-30 years old.
5. Do you know a hoarder? 
*waves* ME! and my mother.
6. Can you do a split? 
Nope.
7. How old were you when you learned how to ride a bike? 
6 or 7 I beleive.
8. How many oceans have you swam in?
One.
9. How many countries have you been to?
One. At least I've never left this one.
10. Is anyone in your family in the army? 
My brother was, he had to leave due to medical issues. I remember the day he was sent to Afgan, my mother was so upset I just remember being so excited for him. I don't think I was aware that there was a war going on or that alot of people had been killed out there. My grandad was also in the Army, he joined just after the second world war ended.
11. What would you name your daughter if you had one? 
If I had another one, I'd call her Afia or Molly.
12. What would you name your son if you had one? 
Boy's names are the worse! For another boy though, I do like the name Ostin.
13. What's the worst grade you got on a test? 
I believe I got a D in R.E which is fine by me, it's not like I need that subject in my life.
14. What was your favourite TV show when you were a child? 
Friends. I still adore it now.
15. What did you dress up as on Halloween when you were eight? 
I have never dressed up for Halloween, ok I did one year but I was about 12 years old then and I dressed as a devil. Mainly because I owned alot of red clothing.
16. Have you read any of the Harry Potter, Hunger Games or Twilight series? 
I have read the first Harry Potter book and all of the Twilight series.
17. Would you rather have an American accent or a British accent? 
British. Although I do love the way American's pronounce some words.
18. Did your mother go to college? 
Yes she did.
19. Are your grandparents still married? 
My mother's mum died when my mum was only 6 years old, my grandfather never remarried or even dated anyone. He remained in love with her until the day he died. On their grave are the words "mum and dad together again".
20. Have you ever taken karate lessons? 
Nope.
21. Do you know who Kermit the frog is? 
A green frog.
22. What's the first amusement park you've been to? 
Does west midlands count?
23. What language, besides your native language, would you like to be fluent in? 
I would love to learn Indian.
24. Do you spell the colour as grey or gray? 
Grey.
25. Is your father bald? 
No.
26. Do you know triplets? 
I know some twins..
27. Do you prefer Titanic or The Notebook? 
Titanic, although I've never watching the notebook (Insert shocked faces here)
28. Have you ever had Indian food? 
Real Indian food, nope. The kind Indians have realised us Brits love, yes.
29. What's the name of your favourite restaurant? 
Teddington hands.
30. Have you ever been to Olive Garden? 
Nope.
31. Do you belong to any warehouse stores (Costco, BJ's, etc.)? 
Not that I am aware of no.
32. What would your parents have named you if you were the opposite gender? 
Carl. My mother honestly believed I was a boy, when I was born minus the man parts she just stuck a Y at the end I become Carly.
33. If you have a nickname, what is it? 
I have many. Beany, or Bee are the main ones. They are used so often my boss doesn't even call me by first name anymore.
34. Who's your favourite person in the world? 
*people. Eva and Archie, my children. They are my favourite mini people.
35. Would you rather live in a rural area or in the suburbs? 
I love london, but I live in a market town in the country and I love it here more.
36. Can you whistle? 
Yes.
37. Do you sleep with a nightlight? 
Nope.
38. Do you eat breakfast every morning? 
I try to, but find it hard to eat anything in the morning. I tend to drink tea instead.
39. Do you take any pills or medication daily? 
Nope.
40. What medical conditions do you have? 
None at all.
41. How many times have you been to the hospital? 
I go in 6 times a week for work. For medical reasons, I don't know.. over night stays. 3 times - once when Eva was born, again a week later when she needed phototherpy and last year when I was admitted when they thought I'd had a stroke.
42. Have you ever seen Finding Nemo? 
Of course.
43. Where do you buy your jeans? 
New look, Asda. Anywhere that sells my favourite skinny jeans.
44. What's the last compliment you got? 
"You hairs looks nice"
45. Do you usually remember your dreams in the morning? 
I dreamt I was wine tasting for my wedding.
46. What flavour tea do you enjoy? 
I love "fresh" tea, or Earl Grey.
47. How many pairs of shoes do you currently own? 
Alot. But not many, I mean I have few pairs but I only wear one or two pairs of them.
48. What religion will you raise your children to practice? 
I'm not religious at all, but my daughter talks alot about god and Jesus. I have no problem with that and certainly won't tell her there is no god, just because I don't believe in something doesn't mean it's not there. Children should be able to choose if they want to take that path in life.
49. How old were you when you found out that Santa wasn't real? 
9/10 years old. I remeber being more upset that I wouldn't have a stocking that year, rather then finding out he wasn't real if I'm honest.
50. Why do you have a Blogger? 
It's my place to come and moan, to talk and share my thoughts. My own personal little world that I don't have to worry about someone judging what I say. What ever is on my mind I can write about, I'm learning it's just alot of fun.

Get to know me Tag.

1. What is your name? 

Carly.

2. How old are you? 

25.

3. What is your ethnic origin? 

British.

4. What’s your favourite drink? 

I love my tea and also finding myself drinking alot of water these days too. Breast feeding makes me very thristy so I always have a large glass of it next to me.

5. Favourite song at the moment?

I am loving the classic 80's song "99 Red Balloons"

6. What is your favourite book?

50 Shades of Gray (not for the sex, I like the story line) and the Twlight books are books I could read over and over again and still love them as much as the first time around. But my favourite book at the moment has to be "Our street"

7. Favourite animal?

I'm a big cat fan, Tiger's being my favourite.

8. Favourite perfume?

I'm not a big perfume fan, i'm not keen on fruity / flowery smells at all. Boyfriend once brought me Diesel Fuel for life, which I loved! When I ran out he got me Britney spears Fantasy, but I'm a huge fan of the scent at all.

9. Have you ever been out of the county?

Never.

10. Do you have any siblings?

I have one elder brother.

11. What’s your favourite store?

 Asda living. I tend to buy the children's clothes from here, they also have a fab home range at the moment. For myself when it comes to clothes I find I tend to buy in New Look a lot.

12. Favourite restaurant?

Teddington Hands is hands down, my favourite restaurant. Boyfriend and I are regualar visitor's here.

13. Favourite Youtubers?

I enjoy watching Zoella.

14. Favourite movie?

At the moment it's got to be The Butler.

15. Favourite TV show?

The Big Bang Theory.

16. What phone do you have?

A Rio.

17. How tall are you?

5'11.

18. How many pets do you have?

I have a budgie called Frankie and a rabbit called Kiara (named after the Lioness from Lion King 3)

19. What do you like to do over the weekends?

As I'm maternity leave at the moment, my days are normally spent with the family. We go shopping, swimming or just for a trip to the park. As of the 31st though, they shall be spent working.

20. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?

It's wavey.

21. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?

I get my hair dyed at home, though I've never dyed my own hair. I ask my mother to do it for me, she likes to also dye my forehead and ears, along with my hair!

22. Do you wear the same style everyday, or do you change it?

I always wear skinny jeans these days. 

23. How long does it take you to put on makeup?

When I wear it, around 30 mins.

24. What do you do first? Face or eyes?

Foundation first, so face.

25. Do you collect makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?

I have very little makeup as I don't tend to wear it often when I do, I find myself buying new.

26. How often do you wear false eyelashes?

Never.

27. Do you do a full face of makeup everyday?

No.

28. Do you wear makeup when you are home alone or with family?

On a day to day, I don't wear it at all. Normally I'd wear makeup for big events, weddings or parties etc, so with family.

29. How many high-end products do you have?

None.

30. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you are getting dressed?

By the evening I'm shattered I can barley undress let along think about my outfit for the next day. I tend to rush about in the morning grab the first few items out the wardrobe and put them on.

31. How often do you change your handbag?

Yearly. I would love it be weekly but my house is far too small for a handbag collection, Boyfriend can hardly bare my heel collection as it is!

32. What time do you wake up and go to sleep?

I wake up everyday at 6am and aim to go to bed around 9pm

33. How often are you on Blogger?

Daily.

34. Do you read comments posted on blogs?

I don't get very many comments, however I always read them.

35. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?

I do. I have a pad on my desk and note things down. If they have links to the product I click on them bookmark the page.

36. How did you come up with your blog name?

"I am Bee". It's a very simple answer. My blog is about myself, my life and my opinions and I am Bee so.. Bee is a nickname, given to me by my mother. I very rarley get called Carly in the real world unless I'm in trouble.

37. What kind of camera do you use for your photographs?

Nikon D5000

38. What is your favourite drugstore/high end makeup brand? 

I don't have one.

39. What are you doing with the rest of your day? 

I have to download the photo's off my camera, edit them. I have food shopping arriving later on so I will have to put all that away, then I have to bath both kids, and put them to bed, then it's tea, read a book or watch a crime show then bed.

When to stop breast feeding.

When I decided I wanted to breast feed Archie I discussed with boyfriend how long I would do it for. We both agreed that 6 months would be long enough, what with my returning to work when Archie was 8 months this would give me two months to wean him on the bottle and to get him on solid meals as well. However, Archie is 7 months old tomorrow and I am still breast feeding him and I have no plans to stop any time soon. I feel very positive about this, he's happy I'm happy so why should I stop? Work is no problem. I shall be returning May 31st to do evening and weekend hours meaning I can continue to breast feed while I work. The only real problem I have is deciding when to stop, I certainly don't want to be one of those mother's who breast feed their 5 year olds because in my view that's taking it one step too far but at the same time I don't want to stop before I'm ready to and totally regret my decision. So I have a question (or two) 

When did you stop breast feeding? 

What was the reason? 

Did you regret it?

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note : I plan to do a post on my breast feeding journey, the good and the bad soon.