My Cheerleading Story (The Full Edition)

I often share my cheerleading story with people but I never tell them all the details because it takes too long but today that's what I'm going to do.

Disclaimer: I don't usually like to name names but it makes the story a little easier to understand.

The Beginning

So my cheer career began when I was around 7 years old and I joined a cheerleading class at my school. Because it was just a class run by an outsider (a dance teacher who wasn't connected to the school) we had no kind of equipment and we practised in a room at school called "the Quad" which was basically a big open room full of computers, art supplies, books and the photocopier.

We didn't have any mats and we danced on carpet over cement so it wasn't the most comfortable. I don't particularly remember having any music or "pom-poms" but to be honest, it was just something fun to do with my friends (my best friend at primary school was a girl called Chloe who I started cheer with and we actually both cheer now but we're on different teams).

I do have a memory however of trying to come up with a name for our team, because we were at a Catholic school, it was a bit risky to mess with the name (another school which wasn't Catholic had a team called the Warstones Wildcats) and I don't think we actually had a name in the end!

I continued to do this class all through primary school and when I was about 9 (I'm completely guessing here!) we moved from the Quad to a church hall nearby. Although this meant we could have more people (the teacher ran classes at several schools so I guess moving meant we could all cheer at the same time) the facilities were actually worse. We weren't even on carpet here and the space was a lot more compacted so we were very restricted space-wise!

 

We definitely had music here because I remember the old CD player we had with some variation of Now That's What I Call Music always playing.

This bigger group meant we could do harder routines and more creative dancing. This is where Donna's Cheerleading Squad began.

Donna's Cheerleading Squad

As you probably figured, the cheer teacher was a lady called Donna who I thought was lovely - I'd known her since I was 7 so she was kind of a big influence in my life - and she was actually a really good teacher. I remember how much she let us get involved in decision making and she was one of those people that just got excited about everything.

 

Anyway, this new team was mostly made up of kids from my school and I always think of me and Chloe as being the oldest there although we may not have been! It wasn't really anything special to me and I don't remember feeling any great emotions towards going to class but I went for 4 years so I guess I enjoyed it!

Because we didn't have any kind of safety - or safe - equipment, we had to be very careful when doing "stunts". Of course we didn't do any proper stunts but there were a couple lifts in the routine. Thankfully, I don't remember anyone getting hurt from doing these stunts, but I do remember something that went very wrong for me!

 

The Stunt

 

So in my final year at Donna's Cheerleading Squad, there was a big showcase that we were preparing for (it wasn't really a showcase just a little routine in front of parents but it made us feel important calling it a showcase) and we were working really hard. As a finale for our showcase routine, Donna had us do a big stunt that was - what I remember as - 8 or 9 girls stood in a circle attempting to lift one person up. Again, for safety reasons, the lightest person was lifted up but the lightest person was also the smallest so lifting her up had no real effect.

 

Although I was only about 11 when this happened, I knew what was a good idea and what wasn't, so seeing this poor excuse of a stunt, I turned to Chloe and said something along the lines of "that's rubbish." Unfortunately for me, a nosey child heard me and decided to tell Donna. The conversation then went something like this:

Donna: What's rubbish?!

Me: [shocked that she heard me] Umm ... just ... *spinning around desperately trying to make the ground swallow me up* ... this.

I don't entirely remember what happened next or if there even was more of a conversation but I do remember sitting with Chloe at one end of the room with Donna at the other crying. I was only 11 and had never got into an argument with an adult before so I was a bit scared and confused about what to do so I just kept quiet.

 

Again, I'm not sure what happened for the rest of the session but I was made, by my mum, to apologise to Donna for what I said which ended up with me crying and walking out of the church. This all happened unfortunately the week before the showcase.

The Showcase

When I got home after that session, my mum seemed a lot calmer and wasn't really too bothered about what had happened but I remember feeling so mad about the situation that I wanted to quit right there and then and leave them hanging for the showcase - what a diva I was!

 

But Mum obviously wasn't going to let that happen and she made me go. When we turned up to the showcase, at least 10 kids I had never seen before appeared and claimed they were part of our team so the opening pose (everyone stood in a line) left me and Chloe in a little porch outside of the church hall where we couldn't be seen and - being the naughty children we were - we decided that this meant we didn't have to dance so we stood there pulling faces for the first part!

Anyway, we did the routine and I'm pretty sure that stupid stunt wasn't even in the routine in the end and then Donna gave a little speech when we finished. Of course she mentioned our little incident - which made me feel really stupid - and then privately asked me and Chloe if we would be coming back in September (we were leaving primary school so I guess we had a choice) and we both immediately said no.

So with that part of my life over I decided to close that chapter and move on but I ended with a statement I will never ever say again:
 

"I'm never going to do cheerleading ever again."

Break

So after leaving Donna's Cheerleading Squad (and primary school) I decided to take a break from most of the sports I was doing (I stopped gymnastics and swimming at age 12 too, but I kept trampolining) which kind of explained why I started eating properly and gaining weight but that's a whole other story.

Anyway, for the first year and a half of secondary school, I mostly focused on trampolining and joined the school's netball team but in 2010, my younger sister joined a cheerleading team that was running at the school next to mine (mostly to help her move from primary to secondary school and because her friends were leaving Donna's Cheerleading Squad and she didn't want to be left alone there!) Obviously, I will still sticking to my statement but then I went to watch a competition with them.

New Team

The competition I went to watch was an ICC event in Nottingham I think and to be honest, I wasn't too thrilled about having to go but thank God I did! I don't remember a lot about that day and I'm guessing they didn't place too high (they were just a tiny team from Wolverhampton) but that wasn't the point, I was hooked.
 

This is a picture of my sister and one of my best cheer friends in the arena.

 

Watching the girls compete was like watching celebrities on stage and I wanted to be a part of that (let's not lie, I wanted to be Hannah Montana) so I went home, thought about it and decided to eat my words. I asked Mum if I could join cheerleading and she said yes! (I'm actually getting butterflies in my stomach thinking about this!)

Crimson Tide

So at some point in 2011, I joined Crimson Tide to train at their new venue of the Royal School in Wolverhampton. I remember my first day quite clearly which is weird! I remember attempting to fit in by wearing clothes that somehow blended in with uniform at the time (a pink top and shorts) but it kind of made me stand out even more!

I remember sitting on a bench and one of the coaches coming up to me to say hi and the look on the other girls faces because they didn't realise we knew each other (we didn't know each other directly but we knew names and our parents worked together once!) but I remember standing at the back attempting to keep up with the girls dancing.

I've never really been into dancing (other than my time at Donna's Cheerleading Squad) and I only had basic gymnastic skills so I found the whole cheerleading thing a bit hard but I worked at it and I've realised cheer is now just a part of me.

My very first competition with Crimson Tide was in 2011 at Future Cheer Nationals in Bournemouth which I don't remember much off and I don't even think we stayed for awards but it's nice to look back and say my first competition was one of the biggest the UK has!

From then on I've competed in Crystal Palace, Loughborough and Telford along with Bournemouth 3 more times. I've also trained at 3 different venues with my team but I finally feel as though we've settled at Wolverhampton Gymnastics Club which is great because we have amazing facilities that are really helping us progress!

Cheerleading really has taught me so much more than simple teamwork skills. It's taught me how to put 150% into everything I do and to not stop until I reach perfection and how to have so much passion for something you would literally put your life on hold for that one thing.

My Stories

Being on one team for such a long time, I obviously have a lot so stories to tell but, because most of them have pictures to go with them, I'm going to show the picture and then explain. They're in a bit of a random order but I tried to explain them as well as I could!

 

This picture was taken downstairs at Bournemouth in 2012 and is our junior team getting a pep talk before going to warm-up from a senior member. I don't remember where they were but we couldn't find the coaches and it was only when we got into warm-up that we realised no-one had any makeup on. I remember rushing to stick glitter on our eyes and having to do it to each other instead of the coaches doing it. Thankfully, we've learnt to do our own makeup so this won't happen again!

 

This is me and my sister after we had a spray tan for the first time (she had 3 coats of tan so she's a

lot darker than me!) at Bournemouth in 2013. I hated getting it done because I like the keep my body to myself and not stand there naked while some stranger paints me! It did look really good though!

Loughborough used to be my favourite competition because there was so much space to practise and this is the junior team practising outside in 2012 - note my dodgy fake tanned arms (I'm the one in the middle kneeling down) - and I remember possibly one of the funniest things that has ever happened at cheer:

Gemma: *looks at arm* Urgh! What's that?!

[notices big black smudge on her white uniform]

*everyone else surveys the floor looking for signs of poop*

Gemma: Oh my God! It's Zahra's eyebrow!

Yes, someone's eyebrow was now on Gemma's uniform! I also have a memory of Loughborough (but I'm not sure it was the same year) where we went to warm-up and were told we were too early so went and got lunch and then walked back to warm-up and was told we were late! I guess you could say we're not the best time keepers in the world!

 

When I joined Crimson Tide, we were training at the Royal School - which was actually their second venue - but since then, we moved to Aldersley High School (where we are here in 2013) and then onto Wolverhampton Gymnastics Club. When we were at Aldersley, the coaches were beginning to make the decision to move us up a level and so we sparked this huge mission to recruit more members. That's why this photo was taken.

It makes me laugh looking at this because of how hard we tried to hide the people not in uniform (if you can only see a persons head, most likely they don't have a uniform on!) and I'm sure we took lots of pictures but I've only ever seen this one!

 

This is a really cute picture of some of our team members before we went out for a meal in Bournemouth in 2012 (which is kind of a Crimson Tide tradition now) and after we got given some awards. I did receive a certificate for Most Improved but I don't have it here!

 

She's going to hate me for putting this on, but this is Holly sleeping on the way to Loughborough for day 2 of competition in 2013. The juniors had competed the day before and so they were very tired! I remember sitting at the back of the coach with 3 other juniors all saying they were going to sleep but I didn't think they actually were so when I looked up and they were all unconscious, I was a little shocked and just had to take a picture! (sorry Holly!)

Over my time at Crimson Tide, I've acquired several different T-shirts. This is just one of them which we were given at Bournemouth 2012. I love these tops because everyone - including all the families - had one so it makes us look like a cheesy little cheer family!

This was at Loughborough 2013 with the junior team waiting for their results. I think it's really cute how cheer teams sit in circles as they wait and that everyone claps for each other. I'm pretty sure they got 4th place here and it was one of the most perfect routines they have ever done! I think this was the year they competed without uniforms because they weren't made in time and we didn't have enough spares but the girls rocked their emergency kits!

 

This is one of my favourite pictures ever of our senior team and was taken before we went to warm-up at Telford in 2013. I love how it just captures us all perfectly but it's also quite sad because this was the last time we performed as this team (some of my best cheer friends left after this to go to a bigger team) but it was also the competition before I went to LA on holiday and we came third and were invited to US Finals 2014 so it's a very bittersweet picture for me!

I think this was taken at Loughborough in 2013 and is me, my sister and my dad after competing. I remember sitting on my dad's lap after we competed because I landed a bit funky and bruised my thigh and knee but it's still a nice memory! Loving my brace face too!

 

Bournemouth is always one of the best competition because it's so close to the beach so this is a cute little picture of me and my roommates stunting on the beach. It's actually a lot harder than you think because there's no support from the sand below!

This isn't really a picture but a still from a video of our senior team at Loughborough in 2013 and it really makes me laugh because it just shows how proud we are of each other when we compete.





 

In Bournemouth 2013, we had a bit of a drama filled time at the hotel because we couldn't use our shower and had to use a shower outside of our room. This is me and my roommates outside the bathroom where we had to shower and Holly is still in her pyjamas!

 

We made a bit of a mess of the bathroom because one of the towels ended up covered in fake tan and the other was covered in blood because someone cut their leg and used to towel to soak it up!

 



This is another bittersweet memory of Bournemouth 2013. We stopped at a service station on the way to Bournemouth where we met up with some old members of our team which was lovely because we weren't expecting it! We hugged really quick and ran off to get back on the minibus and then we saw them again at the competition.

 

Speaking of the minibus, this is me, Holly and Rhiannon at the back of the bus on the way to Bournemouth 2013. It was a very cramped bus and was very hot! It took 3 hours to get there but it was great and exciting for them because it was their first time in Bournemouth.

 

The journey was a bit eventful as it started off with one seatbelt not working, then someone brought tuna so the bus smelt of fish and it was very hot but John (the coach's boyfriend) bought us all ice lollies which was so kind of him and we were very grateful for them!

 



 

This photo was taken outside of our hotel in Bournemouth 2013 after our meal where everyone accidentally turned up in blue!



This photo makes me laugh because it's me, Holly and Rhiannon trying to have our picture taken at the service station on the way to Bournemouth 2013 but laughing as a car was trying to reverse around the camera woman (Rhiannon's mum) but it just captures what the competition was all about - fun and friends.



This is a cute competition picture of our starting position at Bournemouth in 2013 which made us feel very cool because it was so different to any opening we had ever done before. Unfortunately, we were not happy with our performance but we did manage to get 5th place!

 

This was taken outside the Bournemouth International Centre in 2013 before we went on to compete. It was taken at about 8am so we were all still a bit tired! I had been up since 4:14 that morning because we forgot to close the curtains or the window and the seagulls woke me up!

 

This is another sad but happy memory of Telford 2013 as we were dancing before awards and I remember dancing with Lauren (one of the girls that was leaving) to Don't You Worry Child so I always think of her when I hear that song!

 

Sometime in 2013, we had a get together meal which only 7 of us actually went to but it was really fun as we were stunting outside and playing on the playground!

This is just a simple picture of us stunting and I'm not even sure this is part of our routine but this is one of our first Level 2 stunts that we did and it's nice because it shows the kind of backstage work behind the stunts.

 

This is me receiving my award from coach Kim at Bournemouth in 2012 because I was the Most Improved cheerleader! This is still one of my most treasured and proud moments!

 

This is another one of my favourite pictures ever as it shows the friendship between me, Loren (my sister) and Lauryn (one of my cheer best friends) which was taken in Bournemouth 2012.

This is another picture of me, Loren and Lauryn but this was taken at Crystal Palace in 2011 I think after we had our makeup done. Unfortunately, I had a little allergic reaction to the paw print sticker on my face!

☮ ♡ ⚓

 

I want to take this moment to say thank you to everyone who has been a part of my cheerleading life - both past, present and future - because you've really helped me become who I am today and I owe my life to each and every one of you.

 

georgiadaisyiv

The Best Tag Ever

This post is simply going to be another tag post. This time's it's the Best Tag Ever! Because this tag is a little bit weird, I'm going to give the question and then my interpretation and answer.

1. What's your favourite toe?

Which toe is your favourite?

Wow, probably my big toe on my right foot because it's the easiest to paint.

2. Innie or outie?

Do you have an 'innie' or an 'outtie'?

Innie!

3. Third favourite flavour?

What are your top three favourite flavours?

First: chocolate (duh!)

Second: bread/pizza dough

Third: BBQ

4. Which eyebrow do you prefer?

Which eyebrow looks better?

Gonna have to go with right because that's the one that I can do myself.

5. Toilet paper or hand?

What do you use: toilet paper or hand?

Always toilet paper - no matter what!

6. What's your first impression of yourself?

What do you think the first impression that people get of you is?

I guess most people just think I'm shy or quiet which isn't true!

7. How many?

How many [insert nice things] would you like?

6 or 7

8. Death or not?

Would you rather die or be alive?

Definitely alive.

9. Which person have you not met?

Who would you like to meet?

I would love to meet all the people on YouTube but I mostly want to meet Zoella and ThatcherJoe!

10. Salad?

Do you like salad?

Usually yes :)

11. Can you name all 6 Presidents?

Name all of the Presidents.

I'm at a disadvantage here because I'm not American and I though there were much more than 6 Presidents but I'm just gonna have to guess:

1) Barack Obama

2) George Washington

3) Teddy Roosevelt

I really don't know anymore past that!

12. Which colour do you prefer: black or white?

Do you prefer to wear black or white clothing?

Black because it's so much easier to keep clean!

13. How many haters?

How many people don't like you?

Probably quite a few but the feeling's usually mutual so I don't mind!

14. On a scale of 1-10, where are you?

On a scale of 1-10, how happy are you with life?

I'd say a 7 or 8 right now but moving to a 9 because I'm so excited for Summer!

Sorry I haven't been doing anything exciting these past few posts but I do still have a makeup bag review coming up and remember to comment anything you want me to do!

georgiadaisyiv

Common White Girl Tag

After watching this video of DailyGrace (Grace Helbig) and Lisbug (Lisa Schwartz) doing the Common White Girl Tag, I decided I would have a go!

1. Favourite Starbucks drink?

I only really drink Starbucks when I go to America but probably a Coffee Frappuccino or Strawberry & Cream Frappuccino.

 

2. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

I can actually get dressed in like 10 minutes but I probably take 30-45 minutes to be fully ready to leave the house. That's quite quick if you ask me!

 

3. How many selfies do you take on a daily basis?

0! I have no reason to take selfies.

 

4. How many Instagram followers do you have?

Most of my followers are people I know so 54 but please follow me @georgiadaisyiv

5. Do you ever say 'LOL' or 'OMG' out loud?

Not really. I either actually laugh or say Oh My God.

 

6. Do you ever wear the same clothing item more than once?

All the time! Once I find a outfit I like, I wear it everyday. My favourite at the moment is my leggings and a baggy top.

 

7.  Are you racist?

I sure hope not!

 

8. How many tweets do you have?

17'457! Follow me on Twitter @georgiadaisyiv

 

9. Instagram, Twitter or Tumblr?

Ooh, I don't have Tumblr but that's a tough one! Got to say Instagram though!

 

10. What do you spend most of your time doing?

Either doing college work, listening to music or checking social media. Nothing that exciting!

 

11. Who are your favourite YouTubers?

Probably Zoella, PointlessBlog, Sprinkleofglitter and ThatcherJoe but I like lots of channels!

 

12. How often do you do your nails?

I usually do my nails like 2 a week but they never last because I decide I don't like them or realise I haven't had a shower yet so I take them off as soon as I've done them!

 

13. Are you a shopaholic?

If I'm in the mood, I can spend some serious money shopping but usually no because I am trying to save my money for when I need to buy a car and go to university.

 

14. How many times have you watched Mean Girls?

Way too many! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

 

15. Do you have a lot of clothes?

I have some clothes that I don't wear or even like but I wouldn't say I have lots of clothes!

 

16. Do you take pictures of your food before you eat it?

Definitely not! I have a phobia of dirty plates so pictures of food makes me feel a bit ill because I always imagine what they'll look like afterwards!

 

17. Do you wear makeup everyday?

I usually always wear a tinted moisturiser if that counts as make-up?

 

18. What were your average grades at school?

I was always the kid that was one mark off an A so Bs.

 

19. How do you usually wear your hair?

Pulled back into either a pony tail or a twisted bun because it's easy and doesn't get in the way.

 

20. Do you always look presentable?

My mom always taught me to leave the house looking presentable but she never said anything about when you're in the house! Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't!

 

So that's it! I think we can conclude I am a common white girl!

 

If there are any tags you want me to do, please comment them or tweet me @georgiadaisyiv

 

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Being You

"Calling somebody else fat won't make you any skinnier. Calling someone stupid doesn't make you any smarter. And ruining Regina George's life definitely didn't make me any happier. All you can do in life is try to solve the problem in front of you."

 

Mean Girls is one of my favourite films of all time - not only because of the brilliant story, relevance to life or just overall greatness - but for this quote. Every time I think a bad thing about someone or say something bad about them, I try to remember this and I realise that my words aren't going to solve anything.

 

It's no secret that we all put too much pressure on ourselves and we all want to be perfect but we're not perfect and that's okay. We weren't made to be perfect, we were made to grow and change and learn. No-one said life was going to be easy but we all have to go through it so we might as well do what makes us happy.
 

 

Although we all want to be tanned, tall and thin, who said that we were meant to be that way? We were made to look different so why are we all striving for the same thing? I downloaded an app recently that explained how the purpose of life is to satisfy our dissatisfaction (you can download it here https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-meaning-of-life/id507794199?mt=8) and that dissatisfaction is a human response. No matter how much money or friends or clothes or cars you have, it will never be enough so learn to accept what you have and to be happy with it. Of course there's nothing wrong with dreaming but don't forget to enjoy where you are whilst you dream of where you will be.

 

 

We are programmed to not be happy with ourselves so don't let it drag you down. No number can define you, no word can describe you, only you can be you.

 

 

We also all spend too much time comparing ourselves to others. We can ignore the flaws in others but can't get past them in ourselves yet we all need to learn to love ourselves before we can begin to love others.

 

I take a lot of joy out of spending my evening looking at http://justgirlythings.tumblr.com/ because it makes me look forward to the future and know that I am completely in control yet so many people criticise the website for only using "skinny girls" in their pictures. But why are these people focusing so much on the people in the background and not the message or the feeling it gives us? Why are they saying they'll never be "like them"? Why do they need to be like them? You have no duty to be like anyone else or to be better than them so just do what you do and don't worry about the rest of the world.

 

 

Everyone is perfect just the way they are and if anyone ever makes you feel like you're not then they don't deserve to have a part in your life. We've all been called names and we've all called other people names but what is one word in our lives? Yes it hurts, yes it's hard to take but do we have to conform to it? No. Just because someone calls you fat doesn't mean you are. Just because someone calls you mean or selfish or nasty doesn't mean you are and it doesn't mean you have to be either. You should never change you for someone else.

 

You are you and that's all that matters.

 

If you take anything at all from any of posts it's to never stop being you to be like someone else. You can change and you can do things differently but don't do it to please someone else, do it to better you and to help you move forward.

 

 

georgiadaisyiv

50 Things in My Bedroom

This is going to be a weird post about (nearly) 50 things in my bedroom. The photos were taken on my iPod so the quality is pretty crap but I did my best!

1) the sign on my door that is actually the lid to a box I made in Resistant Materials at school. I gave the box to my sister and used the lid on the door.

It says 'georgia daisy isabella visentin' because that's my name! And the heart, peace sign and achor mean 'love, peace and stability'.

2) on the other side of the door is this calendar that I made on Vistaprint. I tried to relate the picture to the month (of course this one has no relevance!) and I put my favourite quotes on each month!

3) my notice board that my Dad made using some spare material from my curtains and some post board.

4) Rupert my reindeer teddy that I think I got in Lapland when I was little. He's falling apart and I keep having to sow him up. He can only sit like this because he has no stuffing in his neck so it's floppy!

5 and 6) my lips and nail collection. I do have more but they were all in various makeup bags. At the moment I am using Jimmy Choo Flash as my perfume.

7) my hair and makeup brush collection that is in recycled cans that I found around the house!

8) my slippers from Next that I got for Christmas a few years ago. When I first got them I thought they were really ugly but they're kind of cute now I think about it! They're also the softest and warmest pair of slippers ever! I wish they were acceptable to wear outside!

9) my chair that is actually just an old one from the kitchen!

It's a bit broken because I like to lean back on it!

10) my scrapbook from W H Smith that I'm about half way through! It hasn't got anything on the front because I can't decide what to put on there!

11) my light that, like most things in my room, is broken. There are meant to be blue lights on the top but they've nearly all broken and some of the actual lights have stopped working. I have lots of things hanging from them which I know is a fire hazard but I like them anyway!

12) my heart plaques that my best friend brought me for Christmas. They say:

"Friendships make you laugh a little louder, smile a little bigger and live a little better"

"Many people will pass through your life but only true friends leave footprints on your heart"

"Friends are like stars, you don't always see them but you know they are there"

"Good friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget"

13) I think this box is from Guernsey but I'm not sure. I never put anything in there but I think it's really pretty and reminds me of my family in Guernsey.

14) a globe that I've had for a very long time. It's meant to light up but I'm not sure it does anymore! I like looking at it to see how far around the world I have been.

15) my video collection that I can't watch anymore which makes me very sad! The top video is 'Georgia's Nativity Play 2004' which I have never ever seen!

16) my DVD collection which I can't watch at the moment either because my DVD player is broken! As you can see, there's not much more room for anymore DVDs!

17) my folders for college. The green one is for Psychology, the pink one for Law and the white one for Business. I also have some smaller ones that I use everyday.

18) my Cherry Blossom GHD hair straightners that I got for Christmas a few years ago and I absolutely love them!

19) my Babyliss Curl Secret hair curlers that I brought for myself at Christmas 2013.

This was what my hair looked like after a few uses of the curlers! My face is because I wasn't pleased about going to the Pantomime!

20) my pen collection in a little London box.

21) the bigger version on my pen pot and I kept my hair straightners and curlers in there.

22) my shoe rack in my wardrobe that (as you can see) isn't quite big enough! I also have another one that I keep little bags in.

23) my 'Keepsakes' trolley that I've had since we first moved into this house 11 years ago! I keep all my old makeup things in there and anything that won't fit in my scrapbook.

24) my memory jar that used to be a fairy light box but I decided to use it for this instead. The flowers on the outside represent the number of memories on the inside.

25) my Toy Story Box Set that my mom gave my for Christmas. Nah vent been able to watch them yet because my DVD player isn't working but I still like having them! Toy Story is one of my favourite film ever!

26) all of my sports badges above my wardrobe. The first four are from gymnastics, the middle four are from swimming and the last four are from trampolining. I actually reached Level 2 in gymnastics and Level 10 in trampolining, but I don't have badges for them!

27) my photo frame from Next which I have opposite my bed. I love that it looks like a collage!

28) one of my favourite things that I bought in New York, an NYPD hat! I've never worn it outside but I love it! I want an NCIS one now though!

29) my favourite snood ever that I got from H&M.

30) a pillow covered in an old cheerleading top. I wanted to fill the top with pillow fillings to make it a proper shirt pillow but I didn't have time so I just pulled the top over the square pillow.

31) my cheer bow collection. The top one is the first bow I ever got and is small because I didn't have a lot of hair then! The second one is a small version of my current bow and the third one is the full version. The bottom one is my training bow and I should be adding one more to this when we get our new cheer uniforms!

32) my favourite book at the moment called 'You Had Me At Hello' by Mhairi McFarlane. I haven't read much of it because I don't have enough patience!

33) my Nutella recipe book that I got for Christmas. I haven't made anything out of it but I will one day!

34) a seal from the Sealife Centre that I have had since I was a baby. It has no nose because I used to chew on it!

35) a lamb toy that I've had for a very long time that is missing an eye, the nose is just a piece of string and the music doesn't play anymore.

36) some signed pictures of The Saturdays I have. These are one of the last things I have in my room that are about them!

37) my bin that is actually a bucket without a handle. I only got it because it was big enough and pink!

38) my signed copy of The Saturdays: Our Story that I won in a competition on Twitter. I also have an unsigned copy!

39) my medal and iD from the first BCA cheerleading competition I went to. We came third!

40) my travel pillow that I usually use as a normal pillow because it's comfy!

41) my heat pillow that I use if my muscles hurt. You just pop it in the microwave for a minute and it stays hot for ages!

42) my everyday makeup bag that's full of all my stuff. I'm thinking of doing a tour/product review of these things ...?

43) my iPad pillow (and iPad) that's really useful for lying in bed with and I like to sleep on the pillow when I'm travelling!

44) my Sellotape dispenser that I love! I used to have one that you put in your hand but that used Scotch Tape which only comes off in little bits.

45) my radiator that used to be white but we painted it to match the room. It has finally started to work again so my room is nice and hot!

I kind of ran out of things to do so this can be the 45 Things in My Bedroom post!

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