Yes, I'm aware it's only March. And Yes, it's MARCH. Time to be thinking of a summer job. Already ! This might come as a surprise to some teenagers, but getting a summer job is actually a good idea.
You'll meet new people.
You could learn a new skill.
You could gain experience in your chosen field.
You'll learn to take direction other than from a teacher or parent.
You might be able to use your own initiative and see how that feels for size.
You will earn yourself some wages. [Unless you do voluntary work - which is totally, totally, commendable]
Earning your own money will make you feel more independant.
You can add your work or voluntary deeds to update your CV.
I know I sound like your mum ... but you might not have been paying attention to your mum ...
* Star Tip - try to physically get yourself to your summer job - without relying on your parents to take you there / collect you - think of it as a challenge.
* Star Tip - Don't ask your parents to phone in sick for you - infact - don't phone in sick - just get up and go to your summer job.
Hey, You might even enjoy it.
You'll take some pressure off your parents and they'll like you again [only joking - about the liking bit - obviously they like you, they even love you - but will probably love you even more - if you ... get a summer job.]
So go on, get planning, apply early for your summer job ... now ... pleeeasse !
Try the local papers, internet, write a CV [paste your photo on it] and drop it off at shops, cafes, play centres, garden centres, hotels, food suppliers, telephone sales, newspapers, factories ... just about anywhere ... you never know who you'll meet and what might change your career ...
Jill
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Day 4 Jill Hesketh's Diet Plan :~
Breakfast:
1 Weetabix. Nano amount of sugar. Semi-skimmed milk.
Half banana
1 Beaker Nescafe.
1 glass water
Sounds pretty normal ?
Oops and a couple of Jaffa cakes or 4
Massive improvement on the food intake but feeling a bit moody. [Can't even be bothered with the over-exaggerated Geordie accent today (which I love btw, exaggerated or not)]. Considering a serious diet plan now. Super-foods. And maybe some light exercise ... well, a walk from the car to the health food shop will have to suffice for now - I'm supposed to be finishing THAT novel.
I did wonder why I've been listing my diet, after all it isn't a good example for all you young ladies out there ... then I thought - actually, it is. Because if you carry on like I've been doing, you'll end up overweight with low energy levels. When I get stressed, I eat silly combinations of heafty carbohydrates. I've been doing this since I was quite young. And I don't want you to do it. So, if you recognise any similarities, get OUT of the HABIT now. As fast as you can. Keep focused. Eat your 5-a-day or as near as poss. Cut down bread intake [especially white], pasta and rice. Drink lots of water. And of course, Eccles cakes, Cadbury's Nibbles, Jaffa Cakes and the likes are TREATS, not STAPLE DIET.
Check out the Peter Serafinowicz's Butterfield Diet Plan for a hearty laugh out loud: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NjTWvl8x-U
Jill
1 Weetabix. Nano amount of sugar. Semi-skimmed milk.
Half banana
1 Beaker Nescafe.
1 glass water
Sounds pretty normal ?
Oops and a couple of Jaffa cakes or 4
Massive improvement on the food intake but feeling a bit moody. [Can't even be bothered with the over-exaggerated Geordie accent today (which I love btw, exaggerated or not)]. Considering a serious diet plan now. Super-foods. And maybe some light exercise ... well, a walk from the car to the health food shop will have to suffice for now - I'm supposed to be finishing THAT novel.
I did wonder why I've been listing my diet, after all it isn't a good example for all you young ladies out there ... then I thought - actually, it is. Because if you carry on like I've been doing, you'll end up overweight with low energy levels. When I get stressed, I eat silly combinations of heafty carbohydrates. I've been doing this since I was quite young. And I don't want you to do it. So, if you recognise any similarities, get OUT of the HABIT now. As fast as you can. Keep focused. Eat your 5-a-day or as near as poss. Cut down bread intake [especially white], pasta and rice. Drink lots of water. And of course, Eccles cakes, Cadbury's Nibbles, Jaffa Cakes and the likes are TREATS, not STAPLE DIET.
Check out the Peter Serafinowicz's Butterfield Diet Plan for a hearty laugh out loud: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NjTWvl8x-U
Jill
Wellington Boot History :~
Over the last 10 years, Wellington Boots have become increasingly fashionable and have become a staple fashion necessity for festivals.
We all seem to have a vague knowledge that they were named after a Duke, Wellington of course; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington actually. But he didn’t actually invent the Wellington Boot, he had the 18th Century Hessian boot re-designed it to suit his needs, ordering his shoemaker to make it fit closely around the leg and rise only to mid-calf. The result was a leather boot tough and resilient enough to wear in battle but nice and comfy for the evening. [hope he wiped them over first] Wellesley somehow made the boot popular and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century and in his honour the boots were named
Wellingtons and the name remained the same until today.
In 1852 Hiram Hutchinson bought the patent to manufacture footwear from the vulcanization process of natural rubber and Wellington boots became a great success, especially amongst farmers, who were used to wearing wooden clogs. In World War 1 and 2, Wellington Boots were worn by soldiers in flooded trenches and by the end of the war, everybody was wearing them.
[Some information collected from www.wellingtonboots.org.uk Thank-you]
Jill
We all seem to have a vague knowledge that they were named after a Duke, Wellington of course; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington actually. But he didn’t actually invent the Wellington Boot, he had the 18th Century Hessian boot re-designed it to suit his needs, ordering his shoemaker to make it fit closely around the leg and rise only to mid-calf. The result was a leather boot tough and resilient enough to wear in battle but nice and comfy for the evening. [hope he wiped them over first] Wellesley somehow made the boot popular and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century and in his honour the boots were named
Wellingtons and the name remained the same until today.
In 1852 Hiram Hutchinson bought the patent to manufacture footwear from the vulcanization process of natural rubber and Wellington boots became a great success, especially amongst farmers, who were used to wearing wooden clogs. In World War 1 and 2, Wellington Boots were worn by soldiers in flooded trenches and by the end of the war, everybody was wearing them.
[Some information collected from www.wellingtonboots.org.uk Thank-you]
Jill
Marilyn Monroe Spats ...
How about these for wellington boots?
Clearly not tall enough for going into battle, farming or Glastonbury, but sweet anyway ...
£37.99 from http://www.thewellyshop.com/
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Day Three ... The Jill Hesketh's Diet Plan ...
Other than Breakfast, which I daren't admit to, it's not been a bad day.
Breakfast:
Not telling.
Plus a glass of water to ease the guilt.
Lunch: Better effort ...
Banana
2 tangerines
Glass of water
Mid-afternoon Snack: Lost it again ...
4 McVities Jaffa Cakes [word on the street is that Jaffa Cakes are generally lower in calories and fat content than my/our other favourites - aka Plain Chocolate Digestives]
Large beaker Nescafe
Glass Water
Dinner:
Minced beef with steamed vegetables and nano amount of grated cheese on the top for aesthetic effect.
Tiny spoonful vanilla ice-cream
NO WINE !
Glass water
So - a slight improvement at least. Yes pets, I know, [still using over-exaggerated Geordie accent for some random reason], I should eat the larger meal at lunch time and a smaller meal in the evening.
Here's to tomorrow's effort ... mabe Oats with Banana, Apple and Maple Syrup ...
Jill
Breakfast:
Not telling.
Plus a glass of water to ease the guilt.
Lunch: Better effort ...
Banana
2 tangerines
Glass of water
Mid-afternoon Snack: Lost it again ...
4 McVities Jaffa Cakes [word on the street is that Jaffa Cakes are generally lower in calories and fat content than my/our other favourites - aka Plain Chocolate Digestives]
Large beaker Nescafe
Glass Water
Dinner:
Minced beef with steamed vegetables and nano amount of grated cheese on the top for aesthetic effect.
Tiny spoonful vanilla ice-cream
NO WINE !
Glass water
So - a slight improvement at least. Yes pets, I know, [still using over-exaggerated Geordie accent for some random reason], I should eat the larger meal at lunch time and a smaller meal in the evening.
Here's to tomorrow's effort ... mabe Oats with Banana, Apple and Maple Syrup ...
Jill
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Bare faces ...
Just thought I'd let you know how I'm getting on with my BareMinerals by BARE ESCENTUALS ... brill, actually ...
Any product that can be applied sooo quickly and make such a difference has got to be worth trying ... Like I said before, all you do is: Swirl, Tap, Buff and off you go ...
Jill
Hey Daughters / Sons and anyone else who falls into that bracket ...
Check this cool video out ... [As a mum, I allowed to say 'cool' ?]
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150105668223063
Great Fun to watch ... Breath of fresh air ... eeek Just glad it's not my son or daughter.
PS ... let me know what is 'cool' for mums to say ...
Jill
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150105668223063
Great Fun to watch ... Breath of fresh air ... eeek Just glad it's not my son or daughter.
PS ... let me know what is 'cool' for mums to say ...
Jill
The Christmas Annual ...
Yes, well, the Christmas Annual ... If I was a bloke, I would prpbably be kicking imaginary stones about the floor / jangling change in my trouser pocket or even trying a pathetic out-of-tune whistle. Yes, I hear myself say, the Daughters-in-Distress Christmas Annual. The one I have'nt even put pen to paper for, I heard myself saying to no-one but me. Well, I hear myself repeating ~ to myself ~ I'd better get on with it.
So I did.
You've heard plenty of those interviews where musicians say something like, 'Oh yest THAT song, yeah, it took me half an hour when I was staying with friends in the Caribbean one Spring' ... well luckily for me, that's what happened last night [not that I was in the Caribbean, although very much would like to be]. I drew out a brief structure consisting of a page full of squares and considered this my story board. Wow. Such an achievement. And all my ideas just seemed to fall from a memory bank somewhere in my head, onto the page. Yes, my head ached, it still does but it felt like a feng shui overdose. Once the path was clear, the 'stuff' just came tumbling out. Those ideas must have been layering themselves for more than two years. Adapted activities from Creative Writing workshops I ran a few years ago, materialised themselves in a new format on the page; memories of picuture books I had researched ready for the process seemed to sketch themselves whilst I watched, even the flow chart flowed. What a relief.
Thank-you Fairy Godmother whoever you are.
Now ALL I need is an artist, illustrator, agent and publisher.
Maybe if I rub my pocket and count to three, one will appear out of thin air.
Gillian
So I did.
You've heard plenty of those interviews where musicians say something like, 'Oh yest THAT song, yeah, it took me half an hour when I was staying with friends in the Caribbean one Spring' ... well luckily for me, that's what happened last night [not that I was in the Caribbean, although very much would like to be]. I drew out a brief structure consisting of a page full of squares and considered this my story board. Wow. Such an achievement. And all my ideas just seemed to fall from a memory bank somewhere in my head, onto the page. Yes, my head ached, it still does but it felt like a feng shui overdose. Once the path was clear, the 'stuff' just came tumbling out. Those ideas must have been layering themselves for more than two years. Adapted activities from Creative Writing workshops I ran a few years ago, materialised themselves in a new format on the page; memories of picuture books I had researched ready for the process seemed to sketch themselves whilst I watched, even the flow chart flowed. What a relief.
Thank-you Fairy Godmother whoever you are.
Now ALL I need is an artist, illustrator, agent and publisher.
Maybe if I rub my pocket and count to three, one will appear out of thin air.
Gillian
Weddington Boots ...
I know I should have saved these for the Finale of the Wellington Boot Festival-Muddy-Field-Walk ~ but I couldn't resist showing them to you ...
How sexy would they be under a silk, balconette wedding gown with an over-sized rose on the hip ?
£39.99 from www.thewellyshop.com
Jill
Day 2 on the Jill Hesketh Diet Plan ...
Day 2: [could do better]
Breakfast:
2 x rounds of white bread, toasted with lashings of butter.
Large beaker of Nescafe with lots of milk.
Quarter packet Cadbury's nibbles (found them !)
Beaker of water due to guilt.
Result: Headache and lethargy !
In my defence, I've been writing all week-end ~ staying up late, emailing and creating packages of examples for publishers and agents [the pressure of which is enough to cause a head-ache in itself] ~ and designing the Daughters-in-Distress Christmas Annual ~ yes that's correct ... although desigining the Daughters-in-Distress Christmas Annual should have been done before contacting an Agent / Publisher ... hey ho ...
Jill
Breakfast:
2 x rounds of white bread, toasted with lashings of butter.
Large beaker of Nescafe with lots of milk.
Quarter packet Cadbury's nibbles (found them !)
Beaker of water due to guilt.
Result: Headache and lethargy !
In my defence, I've been writing all week-end ~ staying up late, emailing and creating packages of examples for publishers and agents [the pressure of which is enough to cause a head-ache in itself] ~ and designing the Daughters-in-Distress Christmas Annual ~ yes that's correct ... although desigining the Daughters-in-Distress Christmas Annual should have been done before contacting an Agent / Publisher ... hey ho ...
Jill
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