21 Things About Me #8

Who knew it would be this difficult to blog once a week!?

I keep promising myself that I will give blogging a serious try again, yet somehow life gets in the way. Here is my commitment to you - I will Try Harder

This is me being serious

What is your Go-To Song?

For an avid music lover such as myself, this is not a very easy question.

I have a variety of songs that I just have to play to get myself in/out of a mood.

If I have had a really bad day: Happily - One Direction
If I am feeling like some love: Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
If I am needing energy: Cuckoo - Adam Lambert
If I am feeling the need for some anger release: Not Over You - Daughtry
If I am in a really good mood: She looks so perfect - 5SOS / Can We Dance - The Vamps

Having said that -
My all time favourite love song: Running Away - Eden
My all time favourite happy song: What Makes you Beautiful - One Direction

21 Things About Me #7

List 7 Wishes

1. I wish I had a personal chef to prepare meals for me
2. I wish I had a paid off house so that I could afford a new car
3. I wish I knew what happened to Boomie when he disappeared all those years ago
4. I wish my parents could be financially sound & not have to worry so much at their age
5. I wish I had not put off replying to Glen's last sms before he died
6. I wish I would meet the person I am destined to be with (or have I already met?) - it gets lonely sometimes
7. I wish I had excess money at the end of the month to buy frivolous things like this awesome cushion cover Claudz showed me over at Hello Pretty

Printed Crown baby/travel Pillowcase

21 Things About Me #6

List FIVE things that make you happy

1. Giving a well-thought out gift to somebody & they genuinely love it
2. Kittens (or any other baby animal for that matter) & of course my grown up kitty Squeaky
3. Coffee in bed
4. Music that moves my soul. Beautifully written words accompanied by the perfect music and voice - nothing can beat that. (Mirrors - Justin Timberlake, You & I- One Direction, Running Away - Eden, Not a Bad Thing - Justin Timberlake, All of Me, John Legend)
5. Flirting - its a thrill!

21 Things about Me # 4 / Twenty Wishes for 2014

List FOUR goals you plan to accomplish in the future
I am actually not much of a planner - never have been. This list really is difficult & I cannot come up with 4 goals.
Most of my goals such as -  own a home, see One Direction live, take mom overseas for the first time - have been/are being realised.

So with that I will give you 1 goal:

1. Take my dad for an overseas holiday - probably to see the Rugby Sevens tournament somewhere awesome like Hong Kong.
   The bonding time with my mom in the UK is going to be amazing. I need the same with my dad. With all his health scares, I want to be able to do this with him before it is too late. Dad and I used to go on road trips to Cape Town and discuss all sorts of things on the 11 hour drive. We have not done this for a very long time.

The rest are all wishes & seeing as I have not yet posted my Twenty Wishes for 2014 ( I compiled it in January, but never blogged it) - here they are:

1. Buy a really pretty dress - Similar to a LBD - in case I ever need an outfit 
2. Try Pilates
3. Host more dinner parties/luncheons
4. Learn to cook more recipes
5. Eat More fruit
6. Go to a movie by myself
7. Kiss a stranger
8. Take more photos & complete my Project 365 challenge
9. Fix my dry feet
10. Do another spontaneous thing (2013: Bought 1D tickets)
11. Have High Tea in London
12. Fall in Love
13. Buy a nice fitting blazer
14. Read a great book
15. Watch a classic movie 
16. Drink more water 
17. Get my weight below 70kg 
18. Tone my stomach
19. Work less 
20. Be a happier person

21 Things about me - Week 3

What kind of people do you surround yourself with?

I like to be around people who are spontaneous, intelligent and have a wicked sense of humour like myself.
I need a partner in crime to play tricks on someone.
Somebody who loves to rehash the latest episode of Vampire Diaries/Suits/White Collar/any other awesome series.
A person who gives me great advice when I need it
Somebody who cheers me up by knowing exactly the right thing to say to me without annoying me even further.

21 Things About Me: Week 2

Challenge 2: What are your top 3 favourite colours

This one is an easy one:

1. Pink (Strangely enough I used to hate this colour when I was little)
2. Silver (Must have something to do with sparkles)
3. White (Such a calm colour for me. Very refreshing)

Followed closely in 4th place by Turquoise.

21 Things About Me: Challenge 1

I have been debating about coming back to the world of blogging and Missy Pie has not had time to blog thanks to her job taking up most of her time.

We recently made a pact to challenge each other back  into blogging.

The challenge is called "21 Things About You"

For 21 weeks, I will tell you something about myself and Lauren over at What The Blog (Check out her blog if only just to see her cute blog image!) will tell us about herself.

Perhaps this will help to remind me about why I started blogging in the first place....

Not to be popular.
Not to have 100's of followers.
Blogging is my therapy.
Blogging is for me.
Blogging is a document of my life.
A legacy I leave for myself.
To look back on in years to come and remember why I made the decisions I made and the journey that was my life.

So here goes:

Challenge 1: What is your name and were you named after anybody?

My name is Chantelle. My mom was a hairdresser and they had an apprentice named Chantelle. My mom loved the name. She said that if she ever had a child, she would name her Chantelle.

Sadly the lady died in a car accident before I was ever born.