30 random facts about me.

Since this is a new blog I thought I would do the "Random Facts" tag. Hopefully you will learn something new about me. Do you share any of my facts? Let me know in the comments.

1. I have lived in the same house since I was 18 months old.

2. I am a complete drama llama.

3. My childhood goal was to be able to do the splits. I did it.

4. I am painfully stubborn.

5. I adore animals, big and small.

6. But I have a phobia of fish, toads and frogs.

7. I started my own business last year.

8. I have been taking ballet lessons for nearly 23 years.

9. I'd much rather act my shoe size than my age.

10. I have an addictive personality.

11. And I am definitely addicted to chocolate.

12. I worry about everything.

13. I have 1 tattoo and 5 piercings

14. I was accepted in to the Royal Ballet as a Junior Associate but refused to go because I was cold at the audition.

15. I used to hate watching films.

16. I'm a hypochondriac 

17. I am furiously loyal. I will stand up for anyone (except myself)

18. I love making other people laugh and like to play the class clown.

19. My mum is my best friend.

20. I have a 3 year old Cavachon called Paris. She is a diva.

21. I'm left handed.

22. My Ipad mini is called Betty

23. I speak my mind, then get in trouble a lot.

24. I am a really bad loser. (Otherwise known as a 'board chucker')

25. I can't drive

26. I only like green vegetables

27. I am a perfectionist. Nothing is ever perfect.

28. I am a stickler for time keeping, I hate being late but I hate late people even more.

29. I met my boyfriend on a dating website and we have been together 18 months. 

30. I obsess over things really easily. 

About me and Actually Dolly

Actually Dolly has been created at the start of a new year with a new attitude. Although I love "The Lipstick Blog" with all my heart, I can't help but feel I have pigeon holed that blog a little and sometimes we all need somewhere to let off a little steam and talk about whatever we desire. 

You join me in the third month of my new business. I opened a shop in my town on the 29th of October and although sometimes I will write about it, I am not here to sell my products and don't intend to use the blog as a promotional tool.

 One of my first blogs was a dating blog and although it was hugely popular, it was impossible to continue once in a relationship. However one thing has come out of the relationship that I definitely feel I can blog about and that is the alien concept of growing up. I have a long way to go.

With a makeup collection larger than the average person and an entire cupboard devoted to bath products I fully intend on mentioning beauty bits regularly.

2014 is also bringing new challenges for me. I have decided enough is enough and  I will be seriously taking on the challenge of losing weight. For me, it isn't all about dropping dress sizes, I want to become healthier and in turn feel healthier. I suffer from IBS and I also want to try and learn to control that better rather than eating whatever I want and suffering the consequences later.

To go along with my weight loss mission I will also be going back to ballet on a regular basis. I stopped going to ballet religiously around 4 years ago and it has made a huge difference to my health, weight and strength. I intend on taking two classes a week but I realise we are all human and this may not always be possible. I am also hoping to take part in my dance schools bi-annual theater show and am considering auditioning for a main part. 
I have recently had a flare up of a couple of my "Chronic Illnesses" so I will be talking about those, the stigma behind them and how I cope with my relapses.

I am really excited about my new little corner of the internet and I hope you are too. As usual please feel free to leave any comments and suggestions and I hope you decide to follow me on my journey.