"Be Brave.Take Risks. Nothing Can Substitute Expierence."

So I may not have been crowned the 2017 Tipperary Rose lastnight but I think for the very first time in my 20 years of existence I can sit here and put my hand on my heart and say I am so unbelievably proud of myself, and that alone is something I never thought I would say! 

I'm normally not one for self praise but it's times like this that I realise how far I have come in the last few years. Back in 2012 I was diagnosed with M.E I honestly thought my life was destroyed, I went into such a dark place and couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Fast forward a few years and my life is completely different, I am no longer letting an illness define me. Infact, I think I am doing a good job at kicking M.E's ass if I say so myself.. This didn't happen over night though, it took years of tears,tantrums,mental and physical breakdowns, highs and lows,hospital visits, hospital bills, failures,sacrifices, patience, panic attacks and perseverance and that's just to name a few! 

Entering the rose of Tralee section is something that I have always wanted to do,and lastnight I finally done it not just for me, but for my family and my boyfriend who have been there from the beginning .I wanted to show them and everyone else that with all of there continued love and support over the past few years that they have shaped me to be the person I am today and that literally anything in the world is possible once you surround yourself with love and support.

I am so deeply indebted to my family for everything they have done to get me where I am today.I for one certainly know it wasn't an easy journey as I'll admit I'm a drama queen on a good day, so you can only imagine what my family have had to put up with! To my mam and dad ecspecially,I hope that when you saw me on stage lastnight oozing in confidence, strength,pride, and with that smile on my face that it was all for you and because of you. I am the luckiest girl in the world to be surrounded by the most loving, supportive, genuine people every day of my life and each of you have impacted so much in my life in your own individual ways and I hope that while reading this you all take a minute to pat yourselfs on the back and realise that no matter what I do, I do it for you, as relistically I'll never have the money to pay ye back for everything, but I hope to make up for that by creating memories that last a life time.

To the 22 other girls who shared the stage with me lastnight, if your reading this (which I hope you are as I bagged myself 22 new followers-there's always a positive) I hope that you are all bursting with pride this morning as each and every one of you were amazing in yere own individual way lastnight, you done yourselfs,your sponsors and your county proud lastnight so a massive Weldone.

To the 2017 Tipp Rose The beautiful Sheila Ryan, you are one beautiful girl both inside and out , and I have no doubt that you will make an amazing ambassador for Tipperary,I've already booked my stay in Tralee to support you throughout the festival and I am so excited to see you represent us in Tralee.I hope you have the most amazing year ever and enjoy and absorb every single minute of it. 

Once again a massive massive thanks to my sponsor O Gorman Construction none of this would be possible without you, I literally don't have the words to thank you, I hope that I did the O'Gorman family and the company itself proud lastnight and I can definitely tell you that I was as proud as punch to have your company on my Sash on that stage so thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

To any girl out there who may think that they aren't beautiful enough, that they weigh too much, they're not smart enough, they're not confident enough, that they're to tall or too small, please stop right there, you are you for a reason your individuality is exactly what makes you unique. The world would be a very boring place if we were all the same. So If you can take one thing from this please realise none of that defines who you are or what you are capable of.I took to the stage lastnight with the stretch marks to prove, that you don't need to look like a Victoria secret model to follow a dream, the list of possibilities and opportunities is endless once you start to believe in yourself and I can finally say that after 20 years, I'm finally after finding inner happiness and you know what, the minute I started to love myself (not in a vain way) but by accepting who I am as a person was the exact minute that I started to achieve goals I thought were never going to happen. 

Thank you so so much Everyone, this is only the beginning of what's yet to come from me, I won't stop just yet anyway! 

 Until Next Time.

Lots of love,

Caoimhe Xx.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

🌹" The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" 🌹

Since I was teeny tiny I have always said "When I grow up I want to be in the Rose of Tralee". I used to go to the Rose of Tralee festival with my mam and dad and I literally used to be in Awe of all of the roses who were representing their counties. I used to go around with my notebook and pen and collect all of their autographs, To some that may seem weird but to me it just describes how passionate I was about the festival. 

Sunday the 9th of April was the last day to apply to become the Tipperary rose and it was 7pm that evening when it hit me that there was absolutely nothing stopping me from applying to the Tipperary Rose Centre in order to battle it out to become the 2017 Tipperary rose. Ironically that was the day that I decided I wanted it more than ever! Although I had literally no sponsor or anything organised.

I knew I had made a massive mistake by not just going for it and trying to chase a childhood dream. I was just so mad at myself. Monday night,the 10th of April I was tossing and turning in bed, still stalking the Tipperary Rose centre page(as you do), after realising I had made a massive mistake. As it was quite Late in the night I thought I had gone delirious but I saw that they were after extending the deadline for 24 hours! I am and have always been a firm believer of what's meant for you will not pass you, so as you can imagine that was the final push I needed and I literally just went for it, realistically I have nothing to loose and the timing just seems to be right.

Last night I attended the social night and got to meet all of the other contestants for the first time! I was surrounded by an amazing bunch of girls and it was so lovely to get to know them all before the selection night on The 28th of April in the Anner Hotel.

As you can see by the picture I am beyond grateful and proud to be represting O'Gorman Construction (Ardfinan) Ltd who are my amazing sponsor for the event, which I am extremely thankful for. 

Lastly, If anyone would like to come along on the night to support myself or any of the other girls who are in the bid to become "The 2017 Tipperary Rose" I myself have some spare tickets, but they can also be bought at the door on the night! 

Here's to the next two weeks full of fun,laughter,Friendships and most of all memories that will last a lifetime 🎉

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Thank you so much for all of your support over the past few weeks I am beyond grateful and I look forward to taking you all along on the journey with me. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this post. Stay tuned for updates.

Until Next Time.

Much Love,

Caoimhe xx

#TipperaryRoseSelection2017 #TheRoseOfTralee

Bargain Buy!

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welcome back to this weeks blog post everyone! As you can tell by the heading of this weeks post, I'm here to tell you about my 'Bargain Buy of the week".Many of you will know by now that I am a serious bargain hunter and rarely get my clothes when they are full price because realistally I'm 20 years old so I'm constantly on a budget, well for now anyway!.I was in Penneys in Cork yesterday and I spotted this Cross over Jumpsuit, now it's something that I usually wouldn't go for, it just wouldn't be my style!

 I decided to take it to the dressing room with the other 50 things I had to try on because I find sizes can vary a lot in penney's. I was so shocked when I actually popped on this jumpsuit firstly because it was a size below my usual size, winning already huh? I honestly thought it wouldn't go past my knees and secondly I couldn't get over the fact it literally hugged my figure in all the right places. 

My waist has always been the smallest part of my body, apart from my size 3 feet of course but it gathered perfectly on the waist and left plenty room at the lower tummy which is were I carry most my weight! Would you like to know what made it even sweeter? It was ONLY €6 down from €18! Hopefully I'll get plenty wear out of this in the coming months 

You honestly couldn't go past Penney's could you? I honestly think 99% of my wardrobe is made up of Penneys items. I will be sure to have some more bargain buys to share with you over the coming weeks so stay tuned to see whats next on my list. Thanks so much for reading this weeks post, I hope you enjoyed it.

Until next time.

Much Love,

Caoimhe x 

Everything I am, You helped me to be..

For quite sometime I have tried to figure out how I could possibly thank my mother for everything she has done and sacrificed for us over the past twenty years in order to get me and my siblings to where we are today. I am so fortunate and blessed to have two of the most loving caring and supportive parents in the world that would literally go to the ends of the earth to make sure we had everything we needed and more, no matter what they always did whatever it took to make sure that we were as happy and healthy as could be. My point is they have sacrificed so much for the three of us and I think its time I sacrifice a bit of my time to sit down and thank my mother for the day thats in it heres an open letter to my beautiful mother who's pictured below alongside me.. 

To the backbone of the Hickey household,

Mid May 1996 you would of realised that you were going to be a Mother for the 3rd time,that may  or may not have of been a bit of a surprise to you but hey the best things are always a surprise and well, 3 is a magic number! Thursday 26th of February 1997 you gave birth to me, I literally scarred you for life straight away after coming out of the womb after you had a C-section. Besides the scar, which of course you always remind me of the things you done for me, you told me that when you laid eyes on me for the very first time that you fell in love all over again (of course after you fell in love with Dad, leanne and Keelan) but you really did keep the best until last didn't you? Well the truth is, from the first day that I could see, I thought you were the most beautiful woman ever both inside and outside, 20 years later my love for you has grown stronger and stronger for you and it will continue to grow stronger each day of my life.

Some of you who may personally know both me and my mother will understand how alike we are, literally in every single way right down to our fabulous square knees. On a serious note Square knees or no square knees I'm so privileged to be just like you.You have thought me how to love others and to love myself, you have thought me how to be honest,kind, caring and confident, you've thought me to respect myself, my belongings and others,you've thought me to be grateful for everyone and everything, you've thought me to do what makes me happy and have supported me wether you agreed or disagreed with what I done.Most of all you have passed your amazing personality on to me which is something that no amounts of money could ever buy.

You're now probably thinking "When are you going to tell everyone that we fight like cats and dogs on a daily basis" well don't worry, because I'm getting to that part now. You and me both know the YOU can generally hear us before you can see us together because 9 times out of 10 we are roaring at each other, but would we really be mother and daughter if we didn't disagree on a daily basis? I think the answer is no. Something which is so typical of you is that through our fighting ways you still managed to teach me a life lesson,because as a result of our daily disagreements which normally consist of the two of us shouting at each other, one of us taking flight To the next empty room until we realise that we need to tell each other some goss and instantly its like nothing ever even happened between us! So to add to the list of things you have thought me, you have thought me how to forgive and forget which is such a valuable life lesson.

Mam, You have sacrificed so much for us over the years, you have pumped so much time and money into each and every one of us which has resulted in you and dad having to sacrifice quite a lot in order for each of us to be successful, happy and healthy which was quite a hard task considering the amount of time and money that you spent on me between doctor visits, hospital stays to endless nights awake all night with me at home you always got up and got on with it, sometimes you wouldn't of had a wink to sleep but you still got up and got on with it you worked all day long and put me first no matter what, you never ever thought twice about it. You would give away your last Penney for us.You have pushed and praised us over all of the years and for that we will be forever indebted to you.

 You and Dad have raised the three of us all the same but we have all grown to be so different.We have Leanne the Brainy Successful Child, Keelan the extremely talented child and then there's me and well I suppose that just leaves me to take the title of the Favourite Child but behind it all we all have one thing in common, we have unconditional love for you which will last forever. We may not show it all of the time especially through our teenage years when we thought we were cool but its as we get older we really realise how lucky and fortunate we are to be honoured to call you our Mother.

I could stay here writing forever as there's so much to say, but I just want you to know that you simply are one of a kind Mam and every single thing I do, I do it for you. I want to be the best that I can be and be as successful as possible so that someday I can repay you properly by getting you all of the things that you have always wanted and all of the places that you have wanted to go but instead you gave it all up for us. You have been there through the ups, downs, laughs, tears and tantrums (Don't worry there will be plenty more tears and tantrums to follow) but at the end of the day you still love us all the same. The older I Grow the more I realise that you are the best friend anyone could ever have. The saying is really true " First my mother and forever my friend" Thank you for being my biggest Critic but yet my biggest fan I am truly blessed to have you in my life. I will never be able to find the words to describe how much I love you Mam just please don't ever change, You light up every single day of our lives with your sense of humour,personality,rants and just your general presence.

Happy Mothers Day Mam- Your simply the best..x

Also before I go, I just want to acknowledge all of you who unfortunately may not have your mothers around to share this special day with, but I have no doubt that they are watching over all of your with sheer and utter pride. My thoughts are with you all today but remember those we love don't go away they walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard but always near, still loved,still missed and very dear. Thanks for taking the time out to read my post again this week. I will have a new post every Sunday and I have some exciting news to share with you real soon.
Until next Time.
Much Love,
Caoimhe x

Don't Lose yourself in fear..

You may or may not have noticed that it has been 3 weeks since my last blog post. I'm not going to make up an excuse or  a reason for my lack of posts because that's just not what I'm about, from the very first day that I set up my blog I said that I would be nothing but honest with all of my readers be it regards the use of products/services, or simply just letting you in on my day to day life which is what I'm just about to do.

If I had one euro for every time someone said to me "you're such a confident young girl, I'd do anything to have your confidence" I would be a pretty rich woman by now. I Honestly don't know where people get the idea of me being an extremely strong,confident girl from because in fact, I am the complete opposite!! Right up to 5th year in school I used to take part in all the school musicals playing leading roles in 3rd year 4th year and 5th year with not one ounce of bother, the crowds never bothered me, the whole standing up and singing in front of 300 odd people literally didn't phase me one single bit.A short while after the school musical of 5th year, which was 2014 it was like a switch just went off inside my head and all of a sudden i was hit with the worse case of anxiety.

For a while I actually didn't know what was going on. Every time I used to get a panic attack I fully blown thought that I wasn't going to make it out alive. Sounds crazy right? It literally is the most bizarre feeling in the world. I have to admit though,from 5th year right through to the end of 6th year was possibly the worst period of time in my whole life. The palpitations,shortness of breath,chest pains etc were at their all time highest, but of course the stress and pressure of the big L.C played a vital role in those episode too.

The reason I think I get panic attacks so frequent is because I'm the worlds biggest worrier. I literally worry about everyone and everything and realistically speaking it gets me absolutely nowhere, only outside in the fresh air with my hands above my head gasping for some air not a pretty image,right? Thankfully I've managed to find ways to keep my anxiety somewhat at bay, of course they're times when you simply cannot do anything to avoid getting an attack but majority of the time I just get a bit of fresh air (if possible), Take a deep breathe, a drop or 2 of rescue remedy and I have

finally learned how to talk myself out of getting a fully blown panic attack.

By now you're probably wondering what is the point of this blog post? Realistically I think its pretty self explanatory. Quite a lot has happen and changed in the past month, including loosing one of of my close childhood friends which literally shattered my heart into a thousand pieces as heaven has gained the most beautiful angel of all. I really do think the past 4 weeks has put life into perspective for me though.I can either stay in my comfort zone and leave my anxiety define me and let it stop me from achieving all of the things I want to achieve or I get up and get on with life and fight through the anxiety and continue to be successful. I've basically took the past month off from writing full blog posts because my head  literally just wasnt in and im not one for doing something for the sake of it. I either give it my all or I don't do it all and I can promise each and every one of you that this time I'm back with a bang. I'm extremely fortunate to have gotten some amazing opportunities so early in my career and  at such a young age and for quite a while I've been taking it all for granted, but that stops right here,because what if everything I have ever wanted is on the other side of fear?

This time 3 weeks, my blog will be turning one year old, which I literally cannot comprehend, time is going by way to fast and I think thats one of the Main reasons that I'm going to push myself even more and fight through the fear that I live with on a daily basis. As you can imagine there has been plenty of ups and downs over the past year but thankfully, theres been a lot more ups than downs and I'm not ready to give up something that I'm so passionate about just because I've been feeling down with the past month. I have so much to look forward to and more importantly I have so much to be grateful for since starting my blog in April 2016. I have so much exciting things in the pipeline and I can't wait to take each and everyone of you on the journey with me including my biggest meeting to date next Saturday!!

Lastly, I want to say a massive thanks to each and everyone of you who take time out of your day to read my blog posts and for all of your love and support. It means the absolute world to me and I will be forever grateful for all of the support that is shown to me on a daily basis. My motto from here on in is "Get up, Dress up, show up and most of all Never Give up". On that note, thats all for now. I hope you all have a great week. 

Until next time. 

Much Love,

Caoimhe x

"Great eyebrows don't happen by chance, they happen by an appointment"

                                             

He💕hey"Great eyebrows don't happen by chance, they happen by an appointment" 

Hello lovely ladies, I'm sure you can guess what ill be talking about in this weeks blog post, yes were talking all things brows this week and  I just happen to be blessed with the ultimate brow queen🙋🏼 During the week I popped over to Jenna in Lush Make-Up & Beauty to sort my brows out! I am literally the worlds worst when it comes to maintaining my brows, and Jenna knows when she sees me walking in to the salon wearing my glasses that I'm trying to cover up my over grown disastrous brows..

 Literally in the space of 10 minutes Jenna had me looking like a new person, there was no threading involved to achieve my finish look.. Jenna Waxed and tinted my brows and finished off by plucking any final loose hairs around the edges to get a clean sharp finish.. What you may not be able to see is the outrageous amount of fair hairs that were basically half way down my eye lid in the before picture.🙈      I literally cannot get over the difference in my brows as they completely change the whole frame of your face.. So ladies what are you waiting for, You can contact the salon on (052) 744 3050..Not alone is Jenna the ultimate brow queen but she also provides a wide range of other treatments/services to include, shellac, spray tanning, micro dermabrasion, make up applications and thats just to name a few.  Im so blessed that I have the best in the biz to look after all my beauty needs.

Thats all for now and I hope you enjoyed reading this weeks post, I'm trying to vary my topics on a weekly basis so that I'm not boring anyone to tears. Thanks for reading once again.

Until Next Time.

Much love,

Caoimhe xx

Life might not always be perfect but your outfit can be..

Hey everyone, welcome back to my weekly blog updates. This week I'm talking all things fashion.

I had the pleasure of trying on some of the fab new outfits in the newly refurbished @Sorrentoboutique in Castle street in Cahir this week.

I have always had a massive passion for fashion but have always had to travel in order to keep up with the latest trends as unforuntatley there was nothing for the younger generation in the Cahir area until the beautiful Sandra opened the doors of her Boutique "Sorrento".

.Anyone who knows me, will know by now that my whole wardrobe mainly consists of black! Today I decided to step outside of my comfort zone and try some of the fab bright colours that are in demand for SS17. I was absolutely blown away with the amazing pieces from Sorrento boutique and have decided that from now on I will do weekly posts of the new stock that the lSandra gets in week by week to share with all you lovely ladies.

 Also I'd love to know which outfit is your favourite? 1,2 or 3 💕Head over to Sorrentos Facebook page for more outfit inspo --> Sorrento Boutique. To stay up to date with the latest trends and newest arrivals to the boutique. I promise you, that you honestly won't be dissapointed.

Thank you once again for reading my posts, I am so grateful for all the love and support I recieve.

Don't forget to tell em which outfit is your favourite. Thats all for now.

Until Next Time.

Much Love,

Caoimhe xx