B is for Boyfriends

As you may or may not be aware, me and Hannah are now both single.

The thing I always find so strange about being single, is that people seem to be in constant pursuit of trying to change that, when sometimes, being on your own for a while is the best thing to do. Being single allows you to be selfish, not in a horrible way, but you make decisions based on you, without having to factor in another person, and so you never end up resenting someone for not allowing you to reach your full potential.

Ofcourse, having a boyfriend is absolutely lovely too. It means that you always have someone to do things with when you're bored or if you really want to go somewhere and can't think of anyone else to ask. It's also someone that you can completely open yourself up to and not have to worry about what they're going to think.

I suppose it's only human nature to want to find someone to spend the rest of your life with, but I'm only seventeen and have a whole lot of life left yet. 

I hope I don't come across as bitter because I really don't hate men - if anything I'm something of a romantic.  I don't go for the soppy over-the-top stuff like those huge cards they sell in Clintons with love hearts plastered all over them, but I like simple things, things that show just how well you know each other. If someone knows me really well, they know that I won't want a big bar of chocolate when I'm upset, but I really want some Jelly Tots, or they'll know to buy me Company magazine rather than OK! and I hope that I would pick up these little quirks about the other person too.

All in all, I don't think it matters what your relationship status is: single, in a relationship or some complicated situation somewhere in the middle, as long as you're happy and no one else is getting hurt. That's all anyone can ask for, really.

Baking

I love baking.

I love cake, but it's not just the end product that I enjoy (though it's certainly a bonus!) It's the process of taking a few boring ingredients (have you ever tried flour? BLEURGH!) and making it into something that tastes lovely. I also like licking the bowl, even though it's extremely undignified.

I wouldn't say that I'm the most creative baker by any means, I mostly make cupcakes with buttercream icing, it's hardly imaginative or difficult. But there's still a sense of achievement at the end of it all, especially when someone (usually my mum) says how nice they are.

Despite my uncreativity, I do have several baking books, including:

Homemade baking

Next - I <3 Cupcakes

1 recipe 50 muffins

1 recipe 50 cakes

1 recipe 50 cookies

Celebration cupcakes

I have made some of these recipes (the fudge cupcakes in the Next book were divine) and I plan to do some more baking this easter - Creme egg cupcakes anyone?

I like to take photos of the end product too.

I guess we'll C you tomorrow!