Food Reviews Coming soon!

Hello :D
There are more food reviews coming in the next few days!
Here is the predicted schedule. ^-^

Thursday 2 October Chocolate-covered Goji berries review

Friday 3 October (My birthday!) Honey sesame bar review

Monday 6 October Nākd Cocoa Crunch review

Tuesday 7 October Apple and Berry Fruit Snack review

Wednesday 8 October Sugar-free milk chocolate praline bar sweetened with stevia... hmm, can't wait to try it!

Vacation; change of plan!

Hello there! :D
Turns out there has been a change of plan, meaning my Summer fun posts have to be cut short :O
Remember this might change, and if it does I will let you know :]

I am not going on vacation by car and ferry, instead, I'm going by plane. It's an approximately two-hour flight, and instead of leaving on the 22nd of August I am leaving on the 20th. I asked my dad about it, and he said the flight is going to be for around 2 in the afternoon.
So... I have to wait less for vacation! Yay... XD
I plan to start packing and getting ready next saturday, the 16th of August.
From the 16th-19th of August I have to do the following;

• Clear out Kindle and install new apps and books
• Pack suitcase
• Pack travel bag

Okay, so maybe I can start on the 17th...
Either way, this means there are only 10 more days left...
Here is what you might find! I hope I will be able to post about those things this Summer, though this isn't a guarantee ^-^

• Car-boot sale experience; 98% chance of this post coming since I'm going tomorrow! I hope I will find myself something nice... 
• Summer Smoothie; I hope to make one, and I hope to share the recipe with you!
• Summer Food Spotlight: Coconuts. There's a coconut sitting in my cupboard and it's waiting to be opened :P
• More random drawings, when I draw them
• My garden! I spend the most time in my garden during the Summer, obviously :O
• Crafts and stuff like that
• Other weird and wacky things that happen to me!

So,yes...
I'm signing off, going to bed soon because I need to get up early tomorrow ^_^
Have a fantastic day, stay safe and enjoy the Summer!
-Queen Pickle
P.s; I might create a few random characters using some of the cool games on Doll Divine,do you think it would be fun to see some of the Hope For The Best characters being recreated on there?

Art for you- Manga eyes, a person and random compilation no.1

Hello everyone!
First off, blog news;
*Now, your cursor creates beautiful rainbow sparkles every time you move it! Isn't it beautiful?
*My posts will now start featuring a wider range of symbols to help express myself, from 🍎 and 😱 to ☺!
*Can you see that? Don't tell me- yes, it's snow and I'm only testing it out right now. I am most likely going to remove it at some point and replace it with something summery, but don't worry- you can expect to see the snow again when Winter approaches! ♥
Well, I drew 3 pictures over the course of yesterday evening and today, so I'm going to share them with all of you in today's post!
I expect to post the adorable mini watermelon rubber band tutorial tomorrow, so stay tuned! 😊

Manga eyes- they come in so many different varieties and pictured above are just some of the ones I managed to come up with! The reason for this picture is that I have been using the same eye style for quite a long time now, so I decided to experiment with many different styles. They all came out much better than I expected them to!

On the other side of the page, I have decided to test out those eyes. Note this picture was quite rushed- I haven't even finished it yet! I probably won't, either 😅

Lastly...

The picture that was done yesterday evening...

Yes, all sorts of random stuff. A person, a pear, a patterned heart,water,rainbows... gee, even a bubblegum fish, green swan and a cat with wings! Please note this was my first attempt of drawing a cat like that, and I can do better than...well...that thing.

I guess that's all for today, but don't worry! I expect to post the tutorial tomorrow that will teach you to create a cute mini watermelon charm out of rubber bands, and later in the month you can look forward to summer snack suggestions, tips, art and so much more :D

Have a fantastic day everyone, and see you in tomorrow's post!

-Queen Pickle

August plans for the blog

Hey!
As you most likely know, I am going on vacation on the 22nd of August (to be honest, we are leaving between the night of the 21st of August and early morning of the 22nd).
Today is the last day of July, and the month went by quite quickly. Sometimes, it feels like just last week when I was still in hospital... yet it's over a month since I was discharged now!

Anyway, my plans for August are;-
1-17 August;I am going to make the most out of it as this is the last of my Summer holidays at home. I can't take everything with me on vacation, so I am going to make the most out of London summers as there won't be another one for 12 months! Perhaps do a bit of preparing as well such as shopping, take advantage of the shops and buy myself little fun things for school,things to keep me busy, things for vacation etc. Autumn is good for shopping too, but Summer is great since it's so warm and I can enjoy a smoothie outside a café with some ice cream- you can't really do that in Autumn or Spring, can you? O_O Spring isn't exactly smoothie season yet... and don't get me started on Winter shopping. My face feels like it's about to freeze off, but if I'm wrapped snugly in 5,000 layers I'm *more or less* just fine.

18-21 August; Dedicate those three days to getting ready for vacation. There will be chaos, and time is going to be tight. Pack my suitcase with ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING I WILL EVER NEED, pack my travel bag with things I'm going to need in the car- so; snacks such as fruit( in containers of course, I can't stand brown mushy bananas or squishy pears), and things such as biscuits, pastries, you know- whatever I am going to find in the cupboards and fridge at the time. Oh and of course, if I'm going to need it I'm going to pack myself a portion of breakfast cereal. Also, I'm going to need some water, but no more than a litre, random essentials such as hand sanitizer, and of course entertainment- books, technology, magazines, notepads and maybe little toys. I won't pack TOO much, since I'm going to buy extras such as more food and magazines on the ferry and petrol stations.I'm also going to need to clear out my Kindle to install good apps and maybe buy some books, install just a few apps on my phone and I am going to have a few lists ready and a schedule for the day we leave. I'm not sure when our ferry is but I think it's going to be between 2 and 6am, so I'm going to have a very early night on the 21st of August which means every second is going to be precious. If it turns out I have some free time, I'm going to post here, and make the most out of the Summer in London.

I'm going to do a few 'tip posts', and other things like that. I know some of you go back to school in August, but I decided I'm going to save school posts for when I'm back. It makes more sense, since all students reading this blog would have most likely started by then (around 10-11 September)

So, the posts over the month of August are going to consist of;
Prior to 22 August:
*Summer-related posts- I'm thinking of doing a post on coconuts, something about summer fruits&treats, some recipes, fun activities, something on my garden, and perhaps a few tips such as staying safe in the sun and all that. Just all sorts of Summer posts are coming soon, so get ready!
*Experiences- when it's an exciting day and worth sharing my experiences, I will dedicate a whole post to that.
*Vacation- so, posts on things like what's in my suitcase, how to pack your travel bag well, etc. This will come closer to the 22nd of August, so don't expect a post titled 'My suitcase' on the 7th of August.

22nd August and after-
*My vacation! I am going to try my best to post daily, I'm sorry if I won't be able to :((
However, I am going to squeeze in as much of my experience as possible, including the things I am going to do daily.

Have a wonderful last day of July,and see you all in August!
-Queen Pickle

P.s; Did you know a new rubber band tutorial is coming soon? Check back on the blog often, as a guide to making a mini watermelon slice is coming! Bonus- the design is my original design ;)

P.p.s; I have a blood test tomorrow at noon *o*

Blog news and my amazing day today!

Hello!

Wow, it's the 23rd of July already. What I need to take in mind is that not all my readers live in, say, China, or Australia. Or whatever. To be honest with you, we are getting real close to the back-to-school season, with many Americans going back to school next month. This means I'm going to post about all sorts of fun Summer-related topics now, helping you make the most out of your Summer! I can't wait to get back to school for some reason, perhaps because I haven't been for so long O-O However, if you dread going back, relax- my Summer posts are still yet to come and we're still in July.

I hope this is somewhat exciting!

As I start to drift away from the addictive, plain internet life (thank goodness!) and more into real life, I am becoming more of an interesting person and that equals MORE ATTENTION FOR THIS BLOG! 

This means more posts, and those posts will be lively, fun and interesting!  So, blog news is that more posts are coming, and this blog will certainly receive more attention now. I am thinking of changing the layout a bit, and maybe the name...

There's also a new poll (at last!) 

Now, away from the blog news we go, and into...

My amazingly thrilling day- 23 July 2014

Hmm, day started out normally. Woke up at the usual time, which is good. I had a dream about going back to school, and you have no idea how relieved I was to know that the timetable which appeared in the dream was not real. Ate breakfast, took all medication... except my calcium and vitamin D supplement, because I ran out. Anyway, soon after, the children of my mum's friend came over for a while- and since I'm not in their age range I can't say much :P I just got on with my own business, and did a few things to stop me getting bored... a bit of sticking, some trimming, experimenting with sequin bracelets, experimenting with loom band charms... all sorts of RANDOM stuff. Then, they went to the playground, and my mum's friend came back so my mum and sister returned home. Then, my mum and I set off for another hospital appointment today, but we had to go to the bank first. No, no no. First, I went to a shop and bought myself a doughnut. Oh yum yum yum! THEN I went to a McDonald's toilet, to the bank, queue was annoying AND we caught the bus (when we arrived it said 1 minute- talk about good perfect timing!) So, bus ride was okay, except for some nasty insect wandering around. We got off to change buses, and since the bus was coming in 7 minutes, I went to the Sainsbury's which was right next to the bus stop to look around. However, the buggy space in the bus was full and my mum had a buggy, so we couldn't come on... I knew I was going to be late for the appointment O-o

The next bus that we could take was due in 5 minutes, and it was getting dangerously close to my appointment. So, we took the bus, and quickly went for the lift. My appointment was for 2pm, and by the time we checked in, it was around 2.23pm...

We waited in the waiting room for a long time, until a nurse came in to do my blood pressure. Okay. No problem. We waited a bit more, and then I was seen by a doctor to discuss general stuff about my treatment, you know. I was told I wasn't responding to the steroids properly, but this was common and nothing to worry about. They gave me a prescription of another medicine to help me respond to the steroids, so problem solved. My blood clotting is normal  (though this morning I had a rather scary nosebleed) so I'm going to have a biopsy... before I go on vacation (it's what I was told). It's going to be a liver biopsy,I was told I was going to have to stay in hospital overnight after the biopsy... and then I was told I was going to have another blood test. RIGHT NOW. I was caught off-guard, with no numbing cream. ;-;

So, I waited, frightened, until the phlebotomist came up and called my name. Hoping it was going to be something NOT blood-related, we walked into the room titled 'Phlebotomy'. Inside, I was screaming and making earthquakes in my little ideal mental world.

I was so scared, I started crying and that was noticeable by the time I started confirming my date of birth- I could barely say it normally 0_0

The nurse was really friendly though, and offered the spray. I explained that I usually had cream and didn't know how well the spray worked, and I was frightened of blood tests. I held my arm out, and everything was going so quickly O_O

The spray came on...

And then, I felt a sharp STING/PINCH/WHATEVER.

Dun dun dun!

THE NEEDLE WENT IN AND I FELT IT. TIME TO PANIC.

I was technically crying my head off, though I was quiet enough.  I didn't feel anything apart from that though, and thanked the nurse at least a million times after I went out of the room. :o

My mum was downstairs, dealing with my prescription. I got lost after trying to find the lift, but found my mum eventually and then we found the lift XD I needed the toilet, and when I went outside, my mum revealed the BEST THING EVER. TWO, TWO TWO! Not one, TWO! beautiful slices of my favourite Millionaire's shortbread. I was really glad, and then we spent AGES waiting for the prescription to come. AGES. I looked in the shop a bit, but didn't actually buy anything. Though I kind of wanted the samosa, the grape packet and I liked the muffin and cookie. Oh well, I  had enough already XD

Anyway, I guess that's the end of my day, since the rest was spent at home just relaxing and eating a dinner of spaghetti. I also had some jelly and some of my mum's cake. I'm saving the shortbread and doughnuts for a little later ^-^

So, that's it! Thanks so much for reading my blog, have a wonderful day and see you tomorrow ^-^

Commenting just got easier!

Hey!
First of all, to all Americans- Happy 4th of July! How are you celebrating, if you do? It must be rather exciting for you ^-^

Credit to Google Images

In an effort to make commenting much easier, I have made some changes so it is more efficient to share your views on my posts. The two changes are:-

• Anyone can comment! Now, you do not need to have a blogger,google etc. account to comment- you can now comment without signing in! This is quite a good change since now you don't have to sign in, and those not allowed accounts can comment. You can also protect your identity if you need to!
• No more word verification! Nobody likes word verification, and it can get rather annoying. Now you can comment without having to go through the word verification process- good, right?

Of course, if there is lots of spam or undesirable comments, I will need to take appropriate action -sigh-... temporarily, I assume.

Bye bye!

-Queen Pickle

5-a-day week 2014

We have all seen it- dieticians, doctors, schools and governments show strong support for increased consumption of fruit and vegetables. We are constantly exposed to this encouragement- eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Why? Statistics revealed that obesity, heart disease,diabetes and many more degenerative diseases are on the rise, and they are at an extremely high level. Many scientists blame our food for this-they claim that the chemicals in our food and our lack of nutrients are causing us to live shorter, more miserable lives. Fruit juices and fruit products here in the UK have a label to show they are one of your 5-a-day, further showing the strong encouragement for us to eat more. However, this rise in such diseases could be caused by the fact many foods we now consume regularly are not very nutrient-dense, such as candy. This means we lack those nutrients, and therefore, we are more likely to catch such diseases. This is why 5-a-day week has been started- next week, you can look forward to meal ideas daily that sneak in fruit and vegetables- then you can see the positive difference.
Remember to enjoy your favourite foods, though, as you only have this opportunity to enjoy it. Nothing lasts forever, does it now?

Coming on Monday,7 July 2014 you can check back daily for the whole week to find ways to consume more fruit and vegetables.

Summertime expectations

Hello!
Since today is the last day of June, I tend to mark July as the time when Summer totally hits off. As a result, today, I will post the types of things you can expect to read in the coming few months.
Keep visiting Absolutely No Junk, because I'm sure you will find something for you ^-^

• Recipes to keep hunger at bay- this includes some of my favourite desserts. Check back later on this Summer and find cool recipes for things like fruit salads, meal ideas and some very refreshing snacks to keep you cool during the scorching summer heat.
• Vacations and outings- we all know that summer is a time for long weekends out on the beach and sunbathing in the blazing sun. I do tend to visit the beach quite frequently during the summer, and will keep you all updated of my experiences ^D^ This also includes things I may have learnt too, including fun activities, food reviews and more!
• Tips- ever needed to know how on earth you can survive the sun without being extremely exhausted? Or, have you ever wanted to know how to beat common summertime annoyances, such as mosquitos? I will try my best to share tips with you, so ya better stay tuned.
• Activities- nobody wants to spend their ENTIRE summer shut inside on their computer, but we all do get bored at some point- especially at the start. I will share as many fun activities as I can, which includes picnics, good days out and so on.
• Everything else you can relate to summer, and feel free to leave your own suggestions!

I hope that this year's Summer is fun, successful and I hope I will be able to take with me many good memories. What about you?

SUMMER 2014- LET'S MAKE IT WORTH REMEMBERING!

June 21 2014, 10:51GMT to September 23 2014, 02:29GMT