The turkey has been eaten, crackers pulled, presents opened and Santa has returned to the North Pole for another year. Yes, Christmas is well and truly behind us and we’re hurtling at a speed of knots towards the celebrations of a year’s end and a new one beginning.
So Goodbye, Au revoir, Adios, See ya . . . 2010 is almost over and what a year it has been!
On the celeb front, 2010 was the year the phrase ‘sexting’ was born as the cheating celebrity male made his presence well and truly felt ( hello Ashley Cole, Vernon Kaye and Tiger Woods to name just a few). ‘The nation’s sweetheart’ was again all over the press as Cheryl Cole wised up, got rid of her cheating husband, succumbed to malaria and lost out to Danii on an eventful series of X-Factor. Now I like Cheryl but I think her crown begin to slip just a little when she rejected poor little Gamu and picked couple of dodgy contestants who lets face it, were very hard to like never mind support! But big congrats to Danii on the birth of her gorgeous baby boy and her exquisitive fashion sense on this series of X – Factor.
On the BBC, Kara Tointon triumphed on the best series of Strictly ever and what a mover she turned out to be. The fact she snagged herself a gorgeous, uber-talented dancer as well is the stuff Mills and Boon are made of!
And talking of romance, we also had the royal engagement when William eventually took the plunge and proposed to his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton. She’s the lucky one who gets to marry her very own Prince Charming, which is surely every young girl’s dream as she dances round her bedroom in a Cinderella dress! (Sound familiar girls?) Good luck to them both and lets hope this marriage is more successful than the average Royal match . Something tells me it will be and that the late Princess of Wales would be very proud of her dashing son!
SOMEDAY HER PRINCE WILL COME!
Another reality triumph happened in a land Down Under as Gillian McKeith entered the jungle, was frightened of everything and everyone and ‘fainted’ all over the place at the drop of a hat. I don’t think I’ll ever forget her passing out at the start of the live trial as Ant and Dec looked on in utter disbelief. It was priceless TV and don’t you just love a drama queen?? But we all loved Stacey Solomon more and she deservedly won the Queen of the Jungle crown, even if no-one can understand a word the girl says!
While the females in my house were glued to the above entertainment delights, the male contingent occassionally bagged the TV for a little sport relief.
Summer was dominated by the World Cup which Spain won in stunning style and England predictably played some of the worst football of the tournament , dashing a nation’s hopes once again. Chelsea came top of the Premier league which pleased my son Callum greatly, however this season is turning out to be a very different story
COME ON YOU BLUES FOR 2011 !!!!!!
In the music world, Lady Gaga became the best-selling artist of the year and slipped into a dress made of meat to celebrate for the MTV Awards in September. A fashion statement too far? Definitely! But then you have to take your hat off to anyone who can manage to upstage the consistently way out Cher.
IMAGINE THE SMELL UNDER THOSE LIGHTS ?!
CHER . . . . SERIOUSLY ?
No matter how young or old or how many music awards you have won there is really no excuse ladies!
I’m frightened to think what might be in store for us in 2011 from these two! I guess the sky might be the limit.
MATES AGAIN COS LIFE IS TOO SHORT!
On a fresher note after a lot of to-ing and fro-ing Robbie eventually rejoined Take That and the boys back together are more fantastic and better than ever. Let’s hope he’s ‘ Back for Good’! Or at least for next year’s tour as I have tickets to see them in Glasgow, a potential hi-light of 2011 I think!
On the big screen Toy Story 3 cleaned up at the box office while Sex and the City 2 made less of a wave as the world prepared itself to say goodbye to a certain boy wizard. Only one more Harry Potter movie to go and my, how they have all grown up! Especially Hermione aka Emma Watson who stunned everyone with her gorgeous elfin crop at the movie premiere. This magic-obssessed schoolgirl has most definitely come of age!
What does Ron think of her now?
However, the most amazing movie story of 2010 was courtesy of Sandra Bullock who had the most eventful four weeks ever. She won a Razzie for the worst performance in ‘All about Steve’ and to be fair, she’d the nerve and the good grace to pick it up herself! This back-handed award was quickly followed by a long-awaited best actress Oscar for her role in Blindside. A feel-good movie which is definitely worth a watch. Could things get any better?? Or maybe worse, as in the next breath she discovered her husband had been cheating on her with some-one who has even more tattoos than him – and from the pictures plastered all over the web he is definitely no George Clooney. Sandra, you can do so much better girl! But at least her rollercoaster, white-knuckle ride ended on a high point when she adopted a gorgeous baby boy from Asia. Good luck Sandra and I hope 2011 is a better year for you!
So there is proof that none of us knows what a year holds. There will be good times and bad times but all we can do is take stock, breathe deeply and move on, hopefully with the love and support of family and friends around us. I’m not a big one for New Year resolutions because lets face it no-one wants to spend their life eating salad leaves and living in the gym! However, it might make sense to appreciate what we have, live life to the full, laugh more, respect others and take a moment each day to slow down and look about us – or to quote my kids CHILLAX! Life is busy with work, kids, running a home etc etc etc …. which is another reason we should take time every now and again to treat ourselves a little. A girl’s night out, a nice massage or a gorgeous pair of shoes – which luckily we have lots of at Moda!
Red and Diamonte class!
A little festive sparkle
A little more Glam fom Irregular Choice!
We have tonnes more stunning new shoes, bags and boots coming in 2011 so keep an eye on the website or pop into one of our stores. We’ll be delighted to make your 2011 that little bit more glam and gorgeous!
So that’s it, farewell to the highs and lows of 2010 and all the very best for 2011. Hogmanay is upon us so lets all join in,
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o’ auld lang syne.
And for auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
HAPPY NEW YEAR and MANY HAPPY NEW SHOES EVERYONE !!!
See you on the other side,
Karen x
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