A few weeks ago, I decided to start writing a series of posts using the popular 'Throwback Thursday' idea as inspiration.
I started off the posts with an introduction and my Year 11 prom and followed this up last week by looking through my Facebook profile pictures.
This week I have been searching through the old family photo albums and looking back at some photos taken whilst I was growing up and thought that I would share them in the form of this blog post.
In this first photo I am clearly rocking the trends that teenagers and adults are wearing in 2014! I appear to be wearing some gorgeous red tracksuit bottoms and what we now call a 'snapback.' Obviously I was creating trends that would catch on years later without even realising it. Haha.
I'm not sure how old I am in this photo, but I would imagine I was around 2 and I can see that I am loving my first ever car which I can still remember using throughout my childhood.
In this next photograph I look much older and I think I must have been about 7 years old when this was taken. With me in the photo is my Auntie and you can just about see the London Eye in the background.
My Auntie used to live and work in London and I remember this was the day that I went on the London Eye for the first time after queuing for what seemed like forever. Along with my Mum, Dad and Sister we met my Auntie in London and spent the day sightseeing. It's hard to believe that this must have been around 12 years ago now, especially because I can still remember parts of this day.
My auntie always used to wear the red coat pictured here and you can see that some of my own clothes have been inspired by her because I am sporting a rather lovely red coat to match. I'm not quite so sure on my hair, especially because my fringe has parted here so I look as though I have curtains. Not a good look.
I'm not sure what I'm holding in my hand but I think it might be a teddy bear wrapped in cellophane or something similar. This photo must have been taken in the Winter as it doesn't look particularly warm, but considering that it's England it could well have been the middle of summer for all I know.
The car makes another appearance! I wasn't lying when I said that I loved this toy car growing up and here I am again looking a bit older than before actually inside it this time.
I remember pretending to fill this car up with fuel because of the pretend fuel cap and that I used to like people pushing my around in it as opposed to using my own feet to get around. I also remember it wasn't very good on grass and so tried to use this on the pavement and patio as much as possible.
Looking back now, the fashion here isn't too bad and I could quite easily see someone today wearing a jumper similar to the one that I'm wearing.
Next up is a photo of my sister, myself and my dad. This was taken on a family holiday when I was about 7 years old. I don't remember much about this photo apart from the fact that we were in Spain but I love this photo because it isn't posed, it's just a spontaneous moment.
My dad looks really tall and tanned here in comparison to how small me and my sister look here.
Our mum's fashion taste also comes through here as she dressed both me and my sister when we were younger. Bold colours and floral print was obviously a favourite choice, although looking at it now I'm not a huge fan of my blue sandals. I'm also not sure why I'm wearing a bib whilst enjoying my ice cream because surely I had grown out of that stage by then.
This is one of my favourite pictures from my childhood and always makes me feel happy when I look at it because it has two of my favourite people in it. I've lived with my dad and sister for my whole life so far and it's hard to imagine life without them.
To finish off this post I thought that I would include a photo of myself with one of my first ever pets. Although I've always had cats, this hamster was the first pet that I could call my own and I loved her. I think this may have also been the hamster that went on to have 12 babies one day before eating all but 3 of them. These 3 survivors went to three of my best childhood friends, which for some of them was their first ever pet too.
For a large part of my childhood I sported this bobbed haircut with a full fringe, probably because it was easier for my mum to wash, brush and maintain. I'm glad now that these days of terrible hair have gone and the fringe has gone for good!
I'm also rocking some beautiful Barbie pyjamas, which screams out typical child of the 90's.
I also like how natural this photo appears to be, and that I'm not playing up to the camera of posing. I'm just holding and enjoying the company of my hamster and this is probably where my love of animals and pets originally started.
I've really enjoyed looking back at some of the old photos I found of both myself and my family. So much has changed since these photos were taken in terms of both personal changes and also fashion and social changes. It's good to have these reminders to look back on and I'm glad I found them.
During summer last year I decided to write a '50 Facts About Me' post. I really enjoyed writing that post and so thought it was about time I shared 25 more facts about me.
The original post can be found here: http://tammypenton.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/50-facts-about-me.html
25 Facts About Me:
1. I have 4 piercings. Before last month I only had my ear lobes pierced but since then I've had my lobes pierced another two times and and also my left tragus.
2. I like the idea of the saying 'everything happens for a reason.'
3. I love my job, although I never expected to be doing what I am a year ago.
4. Not going to University last September was the best decision that I've made and I haven't regretted it one bit.
5. I believe strongly in doing things that make you happy. I've learnt over the past year that if you don't enjoy what you are doing then you should be brave enough to make a change.
6. Whenever a new season of the TV show Criminal Minds starts, my sister and I always watch it together.
7. Simply spending the day doing nothing is sometimes my favourite way to relax.
8. I love Mexican food.
9. Buying my new car has been my biggest commitment so far.
10. Although I'm of legal drinking age, I'm not the biggest drinker and don't mind being the only sober one on a night out.
11. You can count my DVD collection on one hand.
12. I prefer buying physical CD's rather than downloading music digitally.
13. I like keeping parts of my life secret and there isn't one person that I've told everything to.
14. I live with my Dad and sister.
15. I'm going to my first ever festival in August.
16. I have become much more independent in the last year.
17. I like reading motivational and inspirational quotes.
18. I would love to learn how to play a musical instrument.
19. I wouldn't say I like a particular genre of music. If I like a song and the way it sounds I'll listen to it regardless of who it is sung by.
20. The first thing I notice about somebody is their teeth.
21. I own over 30 pairs of shoes. (Oops.)
22. I love driving, especially when the sun is shining and I'm listening to my favourite songs.
23. Ever since I was born I've lived in the same town.
24. I get distracted too easily.
25. Over the past year I've learnt not to stress too much over the small things and to try and have a more relaxed and chilled attitude.
1. I'm left-handed
2. I broke my left wrist when I was 11 after falling over a drain
3. I passed my driving test first time with 0 minors
4. My love for Formula One comes from watching it during my childhood with my dad
5. My real name is Tamara but most people now call me Tammy and all my social networks use the name Tammy as well.
6. I love cooking, but I cannot bake to save my life
7. My parents spilt up 10 years ago, but they only live about 5 minutes away from each other
8. I've had pet cats my whole life
9. The only Harry Potter film that I've watched in full is The Half Blood Prince
10. My birthday is 18th August, which makes me one of the youngest in my year
11. I have a fear of lightning
12. I have never dyed my hair
13. I am very competitive
14. I actually like watching football (soccer)
15. I love flying in planes and travelling
16. I love decorating and interior design; I decorated and designed the layout of my bedroom myself with help from friends
17. I have an extensive nail polish collection consisting of nearly 60 different shades
18. I do all the cleaning in my house and have done since I was about 15
19. I learnt French during my time at high school, but would love to learn Spanish or Italian
20. I could eat mayonnaise with pretty much any food. Apart from roast dinner. ew.
21. I prefer summer to winter
22. I love the smell of coffee
23. I can be very bossy
24. I'd really love to go to America and Australia at some point in the near future
25. The first concert I went to was Blue
26. I'm a Leo!
27. The thought of growing old scares me
28. I once drove a quad bike into a thorn bush whilst on holiday in Tunisia and instead of waiting to be pulled out, I continued to accelerate and drove out the other side. Ouch.
29. I always seem to be writing lists
30. I love driving at night
31. I'm an organ donor
32. I always seem to impulse buy
33. I currently have 2 cats, 2 chinchillas, 2 guinea pigs, a dog and 5 fish
34. I had braces in 2010 for only 6 months
35. I find Ashton Kutcher really attractive and I've watched most of the films that he has been in
36. I have one sister, one brother, 2 stepbrothers and a stepsister.
37. I hate the taste of Diet Coke
38. The most that I've won on a scratch card is £2
39. Sometimes it only takes small things to make me annoyed
40. I hardly ever cry whilst watching sad films or films with sad parts in them
41. Watching programs like Traffic Cops has made me realise how dangerous driving a car can be
42. I hate it when people tailgate you whilst you're driving
43. I try to keep my life as simple as possible and try not to stress over small things
44. I have very few regrets
45. As far as I know, I'm not allergic to anything
46. I love shoes
47. I've swam with dolphins whilst on holiday in Tenerife
48. I take a lot of photos using my Sony A290
49. My GCSE results range from A*-B and I have 11 in total
50. Spending time with family & friends is one of the most important things to me
I'm not sure how old I am in this photo, but I would imagine I was around 2 and I can see that I am loving my first ever car which I can still remember using throughout my childhood.
I'm not sure what I'm holding in my hand but I think it might be a teddy bear wrapped in cellophane or something similar. This photo must have been taken in the Winter as it doesn't look particularly warm, but considering that it's England it could well have been the middle of summer for all I know.
Next up is a photo of my sister, myself and my dad. This was taken on a family holiday when I was about 7 years old. I don't remember much about this photo apart from the fact that we were in Spain but I love this photo because it isn't posed, it's just a spontaneous moment.
