Shortie

I used to listen to the music charts routinely every week years ago, would always have the radio playing with the chart show to find out who the number one was that week. Nowadays, I don't tend to pay much attention to the charts and tend to only check if I see something online about someone being number one or if I know of a new song released and I am curious how well it did in the charts on the first week of release.

The coolest vacation I would say I ever went on was when me and my brothers went on holiday with my mum, dad, auntie and cousin. I remember it being the most fun I had ever had at the vacation. I remember going swimming in the pool at the place we were on vacation and my cousin would go under the water and grab our legs, was scary but a huge adrenaline rush!

I can't say I have never known anyone to not dry up after a shower, I always use a towel after I shower to dry up, sometimes I will wrap it around myself and sit and let myself dry off naturally with the help of the towel but for the most part, I dry myself, put on moisturising cream and get dressed. I find if I don't dry myself, my body starts to itch when it is still damp.

I have found that I need to take naps during the day a lot more often than I ever used to since ending up with health issues I have now. I tend to set myself a time of around 12 pm to 2.30 pm if I take a nap so that I don't oversleep and know I will be able to sleep that night without issue. The days I go without a nap, I know about it the following day and find that a nap is very much needed.

I used to find it difficult to apologise, when I was a kid I would always shy away and avoid confrontation in case I would have to apologise for something down the line. Now that I am older, I find it easier to apologise if I have done something and I should apologise, sometimes it's not the easiest thing to do but always the best and right thing if you are in the wrong.

I always brush my teeth twice a day and it's always done after I have eaten. I will wake in the morning and eat my breakfast and have a drink before I clean my teeth and I won't clean my teeth on a night until I have finished eating and drinking. Sometimes I will brush more than twice if I feel I need to or if something gets stuck in my teeth.

I am not someone who is a fan being in the limelight, I would much rather lead a life that is quiet and personal. I find with fame you either get a lot of fake people wanting to know you or you end up with a lot of drama. I would much rather have fortune than fame.

I remember the days with no internet very well. Kids played outside, socializing was more than it is now and you had to research things using the library rather than searching on Google. The first time I used the internet it was dial up and boy was that annoying if someone wanted to use the phone!

I have always been terrible at making up my own jokes, I tend to be good at witty comebacks but I feel it takes more than that to be a successful comedian. Given the choice between being a stand up comedian or a concert pianist, I feel I would be more successful as a concert pianist.

I have always been someone who has a soft spot for salted snacks, most people I know tend to crave sweet stuff but savoury is my weakness. When stress kicks in, the one thing I find I crave is crisps (potato chips) or salted peanuts and salted cashews. I am always careful when eating anything salty such as the above and will only eat so much when I crave it.

I remember burning CDs very well! I used to spend hours downloading mp3s to my computer through Napster and then making playlists and burning them to a CD. I have always been someone who has been picky when it comes to albums, most of the time I would buy an album and some of the songs on the album I would never listen to, it made more sense to make playlists of my favourite songs and burn them to a CD.

I have a fear of eating any kind of meat that is either still raw or slightly raw, the thought of rare steak is something I have never been able to get behind even though some people seem to love it. I would much rather have my food slightly burnt than slightly raw.

I am not too bothered about the colour of my towel as long as it does the job. I am fond of purple and given the chance, I would have everything purple. If I were to buy myself a new towel, I would be more inclined to pick up a purple one rather than any other colour.

I always wash my dishes immediately after eating. Something I have learned over the years is how if I leave something and get to doing something else, I tend to forget what I still needed to do, realize and by then, can't be bothered to do it, this is exactly why when I take my plate out, I just wash it up so it's done out of the way.

I have always been someone who will stick at something if I feel I can be successful, sometimes I have stuck at things for too long which in turn make life worse than it should be. Over the years I have learned when it is time to stop and call it a day when something is not working. Two things my dad always used to say You come into the world with nothing and you are going to leave with nothing, so just enjoy. Don't get too busy making a living you forget to make a life.

I used to be team bath for the longest time, would love having a bath and relaxing in the water, was always a great way to melt the stress away. Unfortunately, my health deteriorated and I now struggle to get in and out of the bath without issue. Due to this, I have now had to start taking showers all the time. I will admit, I do feel a lot better after a shower and in some cases cleaner too.

Most of the drugs or medications that I have taken for things over the years have usually worked but just recently, I had been suffering very bad headaches at the back of my head that were like a stabbing, burning pain. I was told by my doctor to not take ibuprofen as it was affecting my kidney's and instead was told to take paracetamol and if the pain was bad enough, codeine for the pain. A few weeks ago I had a bad headache, same pain, burning and stabbing and neither paracetamol or codeine touched it, worried I contacted my doctor and they have instead prescribed me with Naproxen which seems to be working at the moment.

I have heard of honey being used for other reasons health wise but never for treating a wound so this is new to me. Honey is well known for it's healing and as long as you don't have too much, it is good for you too. I may have to try honey on an open wound at some point when needed just to see how it goes.

I can't remember the last time I took some time away from social media, I would say that over the last year or so I have used social media a lot less with YouTube being something I use a lot more now rather than social media. I don't think I have ever taken a solid break from social media, just ended up using it less.

I would always go myself or take my kids to the barbers for haircuts but when the COVID-19 Pandemic hit and all hairdressers closed for a good while, me and my daughter found ways to be able to cut each others hair in a way that it would not get messed up and would give us the style we wanted. I also learned how to cut my three sons hair throughout that time from home. Now me, my daughter and my three sons all have our hair cut at home rather than going to the hairdressers.

I wouldn't say that I have had too many serious illnesses but I have had a few over the years. Back in 2010, I remember becoming very unwell just a week or so before Christmas, it was the same year we got snowed in and I fell ill with a fever, sore throat and a bad cough. Sleeping was difficult due to the cough and also the pain of my sore throat and eventually I had to go to the doctors to get help, turned out I had a severe chest and throat infection and it was lucky I got the help when I did. Back in 2018 I got the flu and it was a pretty bad case of the flu, I was ill for over a week not able to do anything I would have done normally. Back last year I ended up very ill in May, sort throat, aches, and a few other issues that I had to get help for and the last time I was seriously unwell, was last year in October when I caught COVID. I was unwell for around a week and lost my sense of taste for around 3 weeks.

I have in the past fell asleep on the couch if there have been days where I have been feeling unwell and I have laid down and fell asleep, I also remember when I went to sleepovers at friends houses when I was younger, sometimes we would sleep on the floor. Both the couch and the floor are two places that I could never sleep more than I would have to. I much prefer to sleep in a bed.

I am so sorry to hear about this. You can never be too careful when it comes to certain things, I have done it many times as I would imagine others have as well where I have assumed that I would be safe stepping on something and the next moment, you realize you weren't. I do hope you are feeling much better soon @The Blackangel

I used to take life as it came and never really looked at what I had and how lucky I am to have what I have. As I have gotten older and gone through some things in life, I now look at what I have and how lucky I am to have what I have and the life I have. People will always put you down for something but if you are happy in your life, what others say and think should never matter.

I used to eat quite a bit when I was younger but since getting older, I am quite happy to eat smaller bits for meals and such when I feel hungry and I need to eat something. My three sons tend to eat a lot and I am always telling them they eat me out of house and home, I don't mind it though, just happy they are eating.