The Childhood TAG | The 90s, TV, Hobbies and More!

Apparently it's throwback week? Well according to my social media accounts, everyone seems to be changing their profile picture/icons to a picture of them during their childhood. Therefore, I thought what better way to end throwback week than to share with you the Childhood TAG! So today, I shall be throwing it back and chatting to you about my childhood. By all means, feel free to join in by either completing the TAG or leaving any memories down below, I'd love to hear! Now let's get on with the questions... 
Oh also, apologies for the layout of the questions for this post. The picture moved everything about and it won't let me change it for some reason.








1. What year were you born in?

I was born in 1997, so yes I'm a 90s kid but most of my childhood was during the early 00s.




2. When you was a child, what did you want to be?

Oh gosh, this changed so much. First of all I remember really wanting to be a hairdresser. I actually remember sitting my mum on a balcony in Spain, standing on a stool and pretending to cut her hair with my fingers in a scissor motion. The next thing I remember was wanting to be a primary school teacher, then a nail artist and then it reverted back to wanting to be a teacher/work with children and it's stuck that way ever since.




3. Did you have any pets as a child?

Yes! I had a black rabbit called Peter. We had him for a good few years but he had to be put down when I was about 8 as he had a disease contracted from Squirrels. We've never had a pet ever since that, despite all my begging!




4. Did you have an imaginary friend?

Not that I remember. I asked my mum and she said as far as she knows, I didn't. 




5. Did you ever have a special blanket, teddy or other item you couldn't sleep without?

Yes! I had a special blanket. It's actually still on my bed now, though I don't need it to sleep- haha! You know everybody loves the cool side of the pillow/blanket, well this blanket was a certain material which always felt cold so I called it my 'cold blanket'. It actually still comes in handy now when I get too warm throughout the night, haha!




6. Did you like school as a child?

There was always the odd day where I didn't fancy going to school, I'm sure everybody had those days. Apart from that, I loved school! I actually really liked high school aswell! 




7. As a child, was you ever bullied?

Again, not that I can remember. I'm sure every child was picked on now and again as that's just life unfortunately! Though I was never picked on for a long period of time which could've been considered as bullying, thankfully!




8. What TV shows do you remember watching and loving?

So many! During my early childhood I remember loving Teletubbies, Tweenies, Blues Clues and Maggie and the Ferocious Beast. Then I moved on to CBBC and Nickelodeon and loved The Story of Tracy Beaker, Raven, Drake and Josh and many more which I can't remember off the top of my head. I then moved on to the Disney Channel pre-teen/early teen programmes such as That's So Raven, Hannah Montanna and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. 




9. What was your favourite childhood films?

I loved Shrek, Finding Nemo and the majority of Disney Pixar movies really!




10. Was you a sporty kid?

Definitely not, I dreaded sports day and especially the running races. I always remember coming last! I was more into the dance, craft and gardening clubs- haha! I actually remember really loving Welsh Folk Dancing and went to competitions with my school, though that's not particularly sporty or cool!




11. Any childhood memories you would like to mention...

So many to share, though I wouldn't want to bore you! I particularly remember day trips and adventures throughout the summer with family.

For example, a few times every summer, me and my whole family(I'm talking grandparents, aunties, uncles and cousins) used to head down to a local beach. I remember being really happy and being so excited for the next time, the day was usually ended with a McFlurry from McDonalds on the way home. 

I also remember family holidays, especially those in the UK. There was just nothing better than a week away, jam packed with day trips to the beach, zoos and family theme parks. I'm actually getting slightly emotional just thinking about it, why aren't I still 7?!





That's all of the questions! I hope you enjoyed reading and this brought back many childhood memories! I'd love to hear your memories of your childhood so let me know if you do the TAG or leave them in the comments below! This TAG has got me thinking about all the TV programmes I used to watch as a child so I'd love to hear what you watched.





WHAT WERE YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMMES AS A CHILD?




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I'm Almost 18!? | Aims, Resolutions, Onwards and Upwards

I cannot believe how fast the year between turning 17 and now 18 has gone, it feels like my childhood and the majority of my teenage years have swept by without me even realising and now I'm just a few days off turning 18, i'm a little scared but excited.

Then and now
Left: I was about 6/7 looking very pleased with my ladybird face paint at the zoo, posing while my dad holds my fringe back- haha! (Ps. nice beard Dad)
Right: Looking slightly moody just a few weeks ago, oops!

 I honestly did not imagine my 17th year to be like this- it hasn't been bad, it's just I imagined being in a part-time job somewhere in fashion retail that I enjoyed therefore I would be able to afford the cost of learning to drive, paying for insurance and looking for a car. If I'm completely honest that's far from realistic now I've realised. It's hard to find a part-time job, let alone one you enjoy and in my current situation it certainly isn't fees able to learn to drive, pay for insurance and run the car.

I feel as though this post so far has just been me moaning, but I'm really not because my 17th year hasn't been all that bad.

1. I'm enjoying my current studies.

2. I'm making choices to please myself not anybody else.

3. I'm happy.

Turning 18 is pretty daunting, it's when you're now classed as an adult, something you've probably been wanting since you're about 13. As cringe as it sounds, I'd really like to make my 18th year- 'My Year'.

Here are more than a few things I'd like to accomplish...

1. To try my hardest at college and achieve the highest possible grade ready to take me into employment.

2. Find a job working with children that I love.

3. Make a conscious effort to spend more time with my whole family.

4. Meet new people.

5. Travel. Whether that be around my area, in the UK or abroad.

6. Start learning to drive, hopefully when I've got a steady income.

7. Catch up with friends more often.

8. Experiment more. Food, clothes, hair, makeup the lot.

9. Achieve.

10. Be happy.

I may not achieve all these but I certainly will try, i'm determined to make each of the things I've mentioned happen. Anyway, i'm off to London with a couple of the girls to celebrate my 18th, we're going to do some shopping, sight seeing, eating and laughing! I'll see you when I get back and when i'm 18! Look out for my Birthday/London Haul in the next week..

Let me know what you'd like to achieve this year?

Until next time,

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