I'm moving to a different blog for a bit

Hi everyone,

Just a quick update and maybe my last one on this blog. I'm gonna recreate teacup of Danni Wordpress because I've found there are quite a few technical errors with this blog preventing people from following it or seeing it on blog lovin ect meaning it'll never be able to grow, I'll post a link here once it's finished.


Song of the day : Shine - Take That

Au revoir ☕️❤️

Update: I didn't get on with Wordpress so decided to stick with blogger, my new URL is teacupofdanni.blogspot.com so far I've had more page views in the 5 days I've had it than the 3 months I've had this one, come subscribe to my new one cos I'm pretty sure this will be the last post on here :-)

Tape | What I'm reading

Hello everyone,

It's Monday, and as I promised, here's my 'what I'm reading' post. This week I'm reading 'Tape' by Steven Camden. 

I was drawn to the book's bright cover when in the young adult section in WHsmiths last week. Upon seeing the cover up closely I imagined the book was just going to be another ordinary romance book but it really isn't. It's about about a girl, Ameliah who finds a tape in her new house, when she lays it she hears a boys voice which she believes is speaking to her. The boy is Ryan who talks about his hopes, dreams, fear and most importantly his love for a girl who doesn't know he exists. 

The cover reminded me of the first few chapters of 'Eleanor and Parc' by Rainbow Rowell because of the importance of tapes in their relationship when it starts to grow, along with comic books. The curly hair of the girl is also how I imagined Eleanor. If you've read this please tell me if you thought the same! 

Before I read this book I looked at some of the top reviews for it on GoodReads and it's fair to say people have mixed opinions, there's everything from 1 star to 5 star ratings, some found it boring whilst others described it as captivating. Personally, I'm enjoying it thus far, it's interesting and original, though it has been slightly predictable. I'm looking forward to finishing it and seeing how it ends, though by the sound of a few reviews I'm going to need a box of tissues.

My favourite character so far is Ameliah as you can relate to her, she is free spirited, funny and loveable! 

This isn't related to the book but I've been reading Louise's blog (aka sprinkleofglitter) who has been doing daily happies which I love the idea of, so I've decided I'm going to do the same thing but at the end of my favourite Friday blog posts as an addition. I'd love to hear yours :-)

Let me know what you're reading in the comments below and whether you've read and enjoyed this book or not - no spoilers please! 

Song of the day : Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson (I've just seen an edit of this with markiplier in on tumblr and laughed hysterically)

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Flower Crowns - My Advice

Hello Everyone, 

Today I felt like blogging about something I've loved for a long time, flower crowns! A load if people seem to be enjoying these at the minute whether they're getting ready for summer with them or photoshopping them onto Benedict Cumberbatch, and I love seeing them around. 

Last time I was in town I went into peacocks and saw an entire shelf of them staring at me and found it impossible not to be drawn towards the display of colours. I picked one covered in small white roses in the hope that I would be able to coordinate it with almost any outfit, and so far I've been able to. When looking at the price tag and expecting to find that they were going to cost a lot I found they were only £3:50, two bargains in a week! I then ventured on in my shopping adventure to find an identical crown tho the one I had just purchased costing nearly £15!! 

In the near future I hope to buy more lovely flower crowns as I think they look cute, elegant gorgeous! I'm planning on trying mine out with multiple outfits though nothing too fancy as it will draw attention away from the crown or make the outfit look too busy.  I think a flower crown would look pretty with braided hairstyles such as French, Dutch or waterfall braids (if any of you would like a blog post on how to do this let me know) or wavy hair no-matter what length hair you have. Personally I have medium-long hair but it has a few layers restricting a few hair styles. 

Thanks for reading I hope you gained some inspiration from this post. If there is a particular type of blog post you want to see or if there are any hairdos you want me to do a tutorial on then please comment below.

Song of the day : Title - Megan Trainor

 

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Superdrug face masks | Favourites Friday

Hello everyone,

So today is Friday and what better time to do a post about one of my favourite things from this week, I'm hoping thins can become a 'thing' and I'll remember to do this every Friday, because let's face it, favourites Friday has a good ring to it! 

This week I've chose the face masks from superdrug. I picked them up whilst in town this week as the packaging caught my eye, it's super bright and there's loads of variation. These cost as little as 99p each and they had a 3 for 2 offer on too! 

The ones I picked up were : super fruits exfoliating mask, chocolate orange self heating mask, cucumber cooling clay mask and tropical cocktail peel off mask. 

I put the chocolate orange one on with my cousin a few nights ago and was very impressed, despite the packets being fairly thin and small there's a lot in there. We were able to cover our faces leisurely whilst there's still 1/2 left. A bargain for 99p! The sensation of applying this was strange (as it always is with self heating masks) but it smelt and looked exactly like melted chocolate (yummy but not what I'd really like to smear on my face). You leave these ones on for about 15 minutes until they dry and then wash them off. They came off relatively easy and my face felt smoother than it has for a long time! 

I also used the exfoliating one last night, it definately did it's job, my face feels refreshed and this one felt a lot cleaner and smelt gorgeous! Mmmmmm!

I will definately be buying these again as they are affordable and luxurious at the same time.

I think it'd be nice if you joined in with the favourites Friday, either comment on this post saying what your favourite product/ purchase of this week was or tweet/post on tumblr using #favouritesfriday

Song of the day : Silver Lining - Hurts

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So much chocolate

Hi everyone, 

 I hope you all had a good Easter, I sure did :-) . It was a weekend full of spending quality time with my family and eater a lot of chocolate :-) there's not much to say about it really but I did enjoy myself :-) (so many smiley faces). 

Oh one more thing, look at this : 

It used to be full of celebrations as you probably guessed but I've eaten those now, oops! It's such an amazing bottle :-) !

I also made cake :-) much better than the meringues I tried making! I'm gonna post about them sometime soon because quite frankly they were the most disastrous thing I've ever made!! 

Let me know what you did for Easter or what you've baked in the past and been proud of! 

Song of the day : Cell Block Tango - Chicago (I CANT GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD)

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Since you've been gone | Book Review

Hello everyone, 

 I've just finished reading this book  (Since you've been gone by Morgan Matson) for the third time, yes the third time, it's that amazing. I bought it last year when visiting waterstones in London (which is the most amazing book shop I've ever been to) and this caught my eye. I've got a feeling that this book is going to be very successful. 

Firstly, the cover design is amazing. It depicts exactly how I'd imagine the main characters Sloanne and  Emily. It's an eye catching and original design with the name clearly stated. 

Basically Sloanne has disappeared, Emily has no idea where she is and will do anything to try and get her best friend back, then one day she finds a to-do list in Sloanne's hand writing. It states all sorts of absurd things out of her comfort zone that she must do before the end of the summer. Whilst on her mini adventure she meets new friends and gets multiple love interests throughout. Her last and final one is unexpected but I ship it! 

I ended up reading this in two days and I would have finished it earlier if they hadn't been school days. Every chapter was interesting and all in all the book inspired me. It made me hint about what I can do to enjoy my self and what I can do that's out of my comfort zone to gain confidence. 

The character development of Emily from start to finish is amazing, she becomes so much more self aware and confident, she realises just how important she is and that she doesn't need other people to define her, and can we talk about Morgan's writing skills?! This book is written phenomenally, and I would absolutely love a sequel! 

One thing I would improve is the ending, though it was written well, it broke my heart! Why would you do that to me? (No-one dies don't worry) . It completely changed my view of Sloanne and I really wanted them to be able to be best friends forever, even though it didn't turn out too badly for the pair! 

The book is interesting, funny, emotional, I laughed and cried and I really recommend reading it (though maybe not in public as some bits might make you look insane). It's my favourite book along with Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas. If any of you have read it, send a message my way and we can fangirl/ fanboy together about it :-) .

I hope this post was interesting, let me know if any of you have any books you'd like me to read and review I will read any genre! 

Song of the day : Lips are moving - Megan Trainor

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They were supposed to be meringues

Hello everyone, 

 So I said I'd post a picture of my failed meringues, though it don't think you can really call these meringues anymore.

First off the mixture wouldn't stiffen meaning that it was basically liquid (I don't know what I did wrong there) so I decided I'd put them in a cake tin because it would be impossible to put blobs of the mixture on a tray. I put them in at the same time as my cake which needed twice as long as the meringues but forgot about this completely and only took them out of the oven when I noticed a strong burning smell. Moral of the story is don't trust me with cooking.

Let me know of any baking disasters you've had recently in the comments below :-) 

Song of the day : Sofa - Ed Sheeran 

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Is it just me? My favourite colour...

Hello everyone,

So this is just a quick update to tell you about my favourite colour (you know that, you read the title). At the minute I am in love with the colour plum. I have plum lipstick nail varnish, hat and dress and I want more! It's such a beautiful colour which I find goes with nearly anything. It looks stylish and kinda elegant - which is something I'm not :-( . 

Do you ever just feel like wearing a certain something gives you confidence. Makes you feel like no-ones opinions matter because you are comfortable in your own skin. I'm like that with this colour. I don't know whether it's just me but I honestly feel like I'm ready to face the world with this. Also, I love the hat, isn't it just gorgeous! ❤️

Tell me what you think. What are your favourite colours? Do you feel more confident in different colours/ outfits? 

Song of the day: TNT - AC/DC

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20 things in my bedroom

Hi everyone,

Today I've decided to do a '20 things in my room' blog post because I enjoy being nosey and reading them so thought I might as well give it a go!
1. A money box!
It says Dannielleodactyl and has a pterodactyl on the front with a sweet message- oh and it's also empty because I'm awful at saving money!
2. A scented candle
I don't know what scent it's meant to be but it reminds me of summer, it's also in an owl container which is pretty cute!
3. A tube of Pringles
Salt & vinegar, I got peckish
4. Wallpaper samples
They're quite handy for crafts and make cute photo backgrounds
5. My phone charger
6. Makeup bag
7. The book I'm reading at the minute
It's called 'Q- a live story' and it's super funny :-)
8. A flower crown
I seem to wear this all the time
9. A TFIOS poster
It's one of my favourite films
10. A sewing box
Can be very handy, it used to be my nans
11. Some report cards
I've been revising!
12. A box of tissues
Damn you cold!
13. A mug of hot chocolate
What more could you need?
14. A teddy
Yes, really! I got it when I was 2 hours old so it has sentimental value!
15. A lot of photo frames, mainly with pictures of my friends and family in
16. A mirror
17. My iPad
I've just binge watched a load of jacksepticeye's videos, I'd love to make YouTube videos at one point, probably a gaming channel and a beauty one.
18. Elmet hairspray
19. A nerf gun
Come on! These are great fun!
20. A Gordon Ramsay cook book
I don't quite know why it's in my bedroom, but I got it for £1 from the charity shop the other day, bargain!

Hope you enjoyed reading this, it was interesting for me to see what random things I have!
Follow for more :)

Song of the day: all out of love - air supply

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I went shopping :-)

Hi everyone,

This is a quite short post, I was meant to be uploading my spring look book today but some of the photos haven't saved :-( . So instead I'll show you what I bought today.

I was quite sensible really, mainly spending it on skincare and school stuff that I needed but I did treat myself a bit! 

My favourite thing I bought was the notepad from the works it says "my best ideas" and it's covered with little cartoon computers and things. It's so cute! I'll probably use this to write down all my random story ideas! 

For school I bought some record cards (always handy for revision), highlighters (also good for revision) sticky notes (I tend to buy these ones to bookmark and label key bits in my text books, again for revision, can you tell I have exams coming up?) and a whiteboard because I forget everything! 

Skincare ect I bought some cotton pads (for removing makeup, putting on cleansing lotion ect), hand gel (always handy to keep a little one in school/ handbags!) tea tree face wipes (love the smell), and some tissues (hay fever and all that :-( ) 

I also bought a desert cook book (the best kind), 'Q: A love story' and 'Tape' (The books, they sound very cute!) and the notepad I mentioned earlier! 

That's it, hopefully the spring look book will be up soon, if you enjoyed follow me for more! 

Au revoir!  ☕️❤️

What's in my makeup bag?

Hello everyone,

Today I thought I'd do a bit of a twist in the usual what's in my bag and do "What's in my makeup bag?" The things I keep in this makeup bag are the ones I tend to use every day, and just my favourite little products. 

Let us delve in!

Eye Products:

The one on the left is a mascara by Bourjois called Max Definition. I absolutely love this and I tend to wear this one for school because it doesn't give you ridiculously large and fake looking lashes.

To the right there is another Bourjois mascara called Coup de Théâtre. This one I tend to use at the weekends, it gives longer and fuller lashes and doesn't clump. First you use the white end to cover the lashes which builds length, you wait for this to dry and then apply the other end which adds depth. This mascara fascinated me in the shop and it still does leave me in amazement from time to time! 

Next you have the 17 Eye Kohl which is a really nice eye pencil if you want a smudged or smoky look, I do however find it quite hard to do discreet eye makeup with this so it is left for the weekend. 

Lastly is the Black Glamour liquid eye liner, the tip is super thin which I like as you can then choose how thick you'd like to apply it, I use this everyday at school and have never got any form of warning about my makeup being to full on so I'm guessing it's okay! 

Lip Products:

Some of you might know that lip products are certainly my favourite. It exited my buying new colours, I normally wear red but that isn't on the picture due to me leaving it at a friends beach shally.

At the bottom there is the Jack Wills mint lip balm. This was another thing that kinda amazed me as I'd never seen a mint lip balm, do you not think mint scented lip balm is a bit unusual? You normally see fruity scents. Or is this just me? Uniqueness aside I love this lip balm, I tend to put it on before I go to sleep and when I wake up my lips are soooo smooth! 

Just above this there is the newlook lipstick in the colour sweet rose, it's a beautiful nude with a tint of pink to it and it's just gorgeous! I wear it daily for school and I just really love it.

Next there is the Bourjois lip crayon in the colour raisin. I think that this colour really suits me and I tend to wear it at the weekends. I think it goes with most outfits especially anything black and is just a really pretty colour! 

Lastly for lips there is this lip liner. The name of it has rubbed off because I've had it for quite some time but if any of you know what it is by appearance let me know in the comments. I wear this with the newlook lipstick and it gives a nice textured look. 

Blush/ Powders:

Firstly the MUA mosaic blusher. I bought this solely down to its low price. It's a gorgeous pallete of colours but the one thing that lets it down slightly is the shimmer which I find is too much and more like a smear of glitter. Not really to wear in bright weather unless you want to look a bit like a vampire! 

Love at first Blush by soap and glory is by far my favourite that I've ever used with nice colours and a small bit of shimmer but not too much. I will continue to use this until I discover something better if I ever do! 

I hardly ever use the colour trend powder from Avon as I like a natural look most of the time and I find it's a little too pigmented. I carry it with me however as it is useful incase my face looks shiny one day.

Skincare:

These are all N°7 skincare products from a beautiful skin gift set. I'm not going to talk about each of these in depth because the blog post will end up being too long but I use these daily. My favourites are the day and night creams as they leave your skin smooth and soft but not greasy which is really useful! 

The overnight revitalising eye balm is also really nice if you're having a late night or have to be up early so know you're going to be tired, it just reduces dark circles. 

Concealer ect:

Let's start with the concealer. Two words. Life saver. I don't know what I'd do without this, it's unbelievably handy when you've had a break out of spots that you want to hide or dark circles under your eyes, I tend to apply this and then blend it in with the N°7 Cheek brush. It's a Rimmel London hide the blemish concealer and it's my favourite one I've ever had, though I'm looking for a liquid one so if you can recommend any leave it in the comments! 

The eye radiance brightening wand is also brilliant and it just makes you look more awake, though use it sparsely because it is quite shimmery! I also love the 17 primer which is in the picture as it leaves a nice base for concealer ( or foundation if you use it) it hides pores and gives a nice smooth look to your face :-) 

Brushes:

I do have more brushes than these, but the featured ones are my favourites. I tend to use the middle one for concealer, the left for blush and the right for generally blending. I don't have much to say about these but thought they needed to be included as they are a crucial part of my makeup routine. 

Extra bits:

I'm going to start with the makeup bag, I absolutely love it. It's one of Zoella's and it just looks so pretty and holds everything that I've shown on this post. It's brilliant! The little Paul Prank thing is actually a mirror and then I also had nail scissors and hair grips. I just think these are useful random essentials to have with you. 

I hope you enjoyed having a nosey through my makeup bag and if you did, remember to subscribe! :-) 

Au revoir ☕️❤️

My chocolate brownie recipe :-)

Hello everyone,

Today I thought I'd try some baking, I've experimented with recipes mixing and matching bits of them and adding things of my own to create what I think are the most scrumptious brownies I have ever tried. These are definately not healthy so if you're trying to eat healthy or on a diet maybe swear clear (though it's never a bad idea to treat yourself)!! 

Ingredients:

50g Bournville Cocoa powder

175g Butter

3 Medium Eggs

250g Caster Sugar

75g Plain Flour

100g Galaxy Smooth Milk Chocolate- smashed into small chunks

Method:

1. 

Preheat oven to 180°c. Grease and line the base and sides of a square baking tray (approx 20x20cm).

2. 

Melt the Bournville Cocoa powder and butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water and leave to cool slightly.

3.

Whisk the eggs and sugar until thick and creamy, pour over the chocolate mixture.

4.

Sift in the flour and fold in the Galaxy Chocolate chunks.

5.

Pour into the baking tray, making sure it covers the entire surface of the tray.

Bake for 20-30 minutes. The top should be crusty with a slight wobble inside.

6.

Cool completely, leaving in the tray and then cut into squares.

Serving Idea:

Serve with chopped up strawberries and squirty cream. 

Finished Brownies!

If you liked this recipe please share with your friends and subscribe/ follow my blog for more recipes and tips!

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Scrap that!

Hi everyone,

You know I made a post about fitness? 

Just letting you know today I had a large bag of toffee popcorn, a tube of Pringles and a packet of cream egg biscuits whilst sitting on the sofa watching horror movies.

Oops! 

Nobody's perfect! 

Au revoir ☕️

Keeping New Years resolutions

Hello everyone,
So some of you might remember that one of my New Years resolutions was to get fit, well I've stuck to this and I'm going to take you through my new routine.

1.  Breakfast
I've started to eat breakfast (which I've never really done before because I don't feel hungry when I wake up). I usually have toast with a few chopped raspberries, blackberries and strawberries. I also have a glass of orange juice. When I first started making breakfast I had to force myself to eat it but I recommend that you do eat breakfast if you don't already because it really does wake you up in the morning and give you a bit of a boost.

2. Lunch
I'm usually at school at lunch time unless it's a weekend so it can be convenient to buy whatever is being sold in the canteen which isn't always that healthy. So I've started making pasta and taking it with me in tupaware tub. I usually make this as soon as I get home from school and put it in the fridge for the next morning. This has got me eating lunch (which I used to skip quite a lot too- this is NOT healthy, make sure you eat enough!) and being healthy. I might post my recipe at some point if it is requested.

3. Drink water!
Now I never used to drink that much water until I got a sickness bug the other month. I drank it purely for the reason that it made me feel less hungry when I couldn't eat without throwing up, but then I started to realise how much more awake I was feeling and how much clearer it was making my skin. All chemical reactions in our bodies happen in water making it a vital part of our well being, drinking more water boosts your metabolic rate making your body digest food quicker, ultimately helping you stay a little slimmer. I now drink at least 4 of the bottles shown in the picture a day.

4. Excersize
This was extremely unpleasant when I first started doing it because I didn't enjoy the routine. I was forcing myself to do crunches and sit-ups ect for 30 minutes a day and with me being really quite unfit this exhausted me. Now I jog through the country side with my best friend daily and it has become something that I enjoy doing because I get to chat to her (when we aren't too out of breath) and look at the scenery whilst getting excersize.

5. Snacks
Now I know it's hard to just not snack (I still do snack on bits of chocolate) but sometimes it's better to snack on healthier things like a fruit salad. If you find some recipes you enjoy like you eventually find yourself choosing to eat these rather than that kitkat you've got stored in the cupboard!
Also try not to eat after 7pm because your body finds it more difficult to digest food.

6. Sleep routine
I'm not saying my sleeping routine is perfect- it's far from it- but it's a lot better than it used to be. I used to go to bed at about 12am and fall asleep at about 2am after having stuffed my face with chocolate and drank A LOT of tea. I've stopped doing this, I now don't drink tea before bed because I find it keeps me awake, chocolate also does the same. I now go to bed at around 9:30pm and aim to be asleep for 10pm. I used to wake up at 8am leaving me 30 minutes to get ready for school. I now wake up at 6:30 giving me time to get a shower, put makeup on and style my hair as I wish. I can also do any homework I forgot about - shh dont tell anyone!

So there it is, my fitness routine, I hope you all enjoyed it! Let me know if there's any other things you'd like me to blog about!

Au revoir ❤️☕️

I am never being a hair dresser

Hi everyone,

Another quick update about my day. I went to work! (Okay, it's only work experience and it's hardly strenuous, but still!) I've made up my mind, I'm never EVER being a hairdresser, I love all things hair and beauty but I just wouldn't be able to cope! Clients have been coming in all day speaking only about death and complaining and were extremely fussy when it came to how strong their tea was. Also I'm disastrous at blow dries (ok maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but this was the only thing I'm allowed to do since I'm not qualified). When washing the persons hair I soaked them and I didn't realise how fast conditioner comes out of the pump and ended up covering their face and the floor. Oops. I've said "would you like a drink" so many times they don't feel like words anymore! Also I have to work on Saturday rather than going to the cinema with all my friends to see big hero 6 (because Dan and Phil are in it!) which I've been looking forward to for weeks! EURGH!

Anyway thanks for listening to me rant! I hope your day was better! Let me know how your day was in the comments and what disastrous things you've done in the past!

Lippy

Hi everyone,

 This is just a quick update and this might sound a bit strange but I have a slight obsession with red lipstick at the minute. It's not that I think it suits me (makeup doesn't suit me, though I wear it anyway) but when wearing it I feel brave. I've always been the timid one at school and at home and now I'm noticed. I feel slightly more important because I know that some people daren't wear brightly coloured lipstick and yet I am wearing it and it's like my suit of armour.

Au revoir

Keeping fit & more

Hi everyone,
I know it's a bit late for New Years resolutions so I'm going to call them goals instead.
First of all I'm going to try and care a little less, I don't mean that I'm going to become a horrible person, but I am going to try and put myself first on some occasions because I never end up doing what I want to do as I live in constant fear that it might upset someone else. A quote that inspired this is "don't set yourself on fire just to keep others warm". I don't know who that's from so if you know the source please leave it in the comments below!

Secondly, something I'm more likely to be able to give my best shot, to get fit. Now, I'm not overweight, but I am not comfortable in the way I look and the shape of my body. I also am constantly tired so it'll benefit me in more than one way. To do this I've joined a Zumba class and I jog most days, these are just little adjustments but will help me live a healthier lifestyle.

My last goal is to do more things outside of my comfort zone. Already this year I've signed up to do a drama workshop in summer where I don't know anyone (it's also a musical whih is something I've never done before), I'm taking part in the race for life and im also in two more theatre productions throughout the year. Obviously it's going to be nerve racking and difficult especially since I'm fairly socially awkward but with determination I can get past those things and have a blast.

What are you're goals for this year? What do you think of mine? Tell me in the comments below!
Au revior ❤️

Yum...

Hello everyone,

Just a quick update to say that today I've realised something. 

Hot chocolate almost always makes everything better, 

There is nothing better than to sit by the fire on a cold winters day with a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and flake on.

Keep smiling 

Au Revoir

Hello Internet

Hi everyone,

 I thought it'd be fitting to start my blog by introducing myself.

My name is Danni, and that's all I'm going to tell you for the simple reason that this is my corner of the internet and I'd like to remain anonymous. I'm sure there are loads of Danni's in the world so telling you that won't hurt.

I've written this blog to share my feelings, thoughts and some things it get excited by and I'm hoping this can be a place where I can chat to people who have the same experiences as me and laugh with people who have the same interests.

I won't moan to much honest. So embark with me on what is sure to be an adventure

Au revoir ☕️❤️