MY 'TAKE ME HOME TOUR' EXPERIENCE!

The Arena goes dark, everyone is on their feet, screaming. The stage lights turn on, the smoke machines go off, and the five boys that we've been waiting 18 months to see - appear. All of the saving and all of the waiting, and our moment has finally arrived!

As you can probably tell, I went to see One Direction. I saw them for the second time on the 19th of October 2013 in Brisbane. I'd already seen them last year on the 18th of April, it was definitely the longest 18 months of my life waiting to see them again - and it was all over in the blink of an eye.

It was definitely well worth the wait. We drove two hours and waited in lines for about 3 hours before we took our seats. We knew we had great seats, but we didn't realise how great! WE WERE IN THE DAMN 6TH ROW! It was absolutely amazing! I could see everything so clearly. I attended the concert with my Mum and also my little sister who is seven - it was her first concert. My Mum also attended last year's concert with me. My sister was so excited - we got to the entertainment centre and she couldn't stop moving. She said to me "Claudie, I'm just so excited!"

When we took our seats we sat watching the screens, she got so excited every time she saw something One Direction related, and we guessed right - she's a screamer. The boys came onto the stage and I picked my sister up; she is too small to see over everyone else. She saw the boys and screamed, and then she spotted her favourite - Harry! She was waving her little hand off at him.

Mum and I alternated carrying her and when it was her turn she said she was telling my sister to wave to Harry. Mum said she made eye contact with Harry and he gave my sister the 'thumbs up' - which my Mum was really grateful for. She said to me yesterday "I thought it was really nice that he did that - even though there's a  chance it was not directly for her." My sister also said to me yesterday "Did you see Harry give me the 'thumbs up'? Did you take a photo?" I personally didn't see it, but I'm glad she's happy.

Anyway, back to the boys. They were so full of energy! Harry was joking around with one of the guitarists and Louis and the microphone up for him to sing, it was quite amusing. They were constantly pretending to play guitar with their microphones. Zayn, as usual, delivered the most amazing vocals - as did all the boys. Niall was a standout with his guitar playing too; I absolutely loved and enjoyed seeing the get into all their songs so much! Liam, Liam, Liam - you my friend, were awesome, I loved hearing your voice. Just wow. I loved seeing you all dance around and take turns going to each of the different sides. I loved hearing you joke about Harry's tattoo, I loved seeing Niall and Louis joke around with each other. You were all just so entertaining it was hard to keep track of you all at the same time.

It's ridiculous, but I got so excited when Harry threw a water bottle into the crowd and some of the water wet me. HAHAHA. When you all got up and moved over to the second stage, it was amazing. You were all so close - but still so far.

The worst thing about getting to see them, is the post concert depression the day, weeks and months after. Let me tell you from experience, that LISTENING TO THEIR ALBUMS DO NOT HELP, IT ONLY MAKES IT WORSE!

I am so excited to hopefully see them for a third time next year. Who knows - third time lucky, I may even meet them. I had a blast on Saturday night - I truly did "Dance all night to the best 'songs' ever!!!" <--- haha, see what I did there. :P

Thank you so much, Harry, Liam, Niall, Louis and Zayn. You delivered once again. Thank you so much for making my little sister so happy at her first ever concert! I could just go on forever about how amazing it was, but I have to go to school. 3 WEEKS TO GO AND I'M DONE FOREVER.

I'd also like to thank the 5SOS boys for opening the show! You did an amazing job! I have now found another band to love!

PRE-ORDER MIDNIGHT MEMORIES NOW! IT WILL BE THE BEST THING YOU EVER DO - APART FROM LISTENING TO THE ALBUM FOR THE FIRST TIME OR SEEING THEM LIVE!

If you have any questions - please ask! And write a post about your 1D experience and tweet it to me on twitter @Claudias_Space xoxox I'D REALLY LOVE TO READ THEM!

Me - just before we left on the car trip to Brisbane. Excuse the awkward pose - I'm no good at having my photo taken.

The boys - obviously.

My Daily Make-Up Routine

First things first, I'm terribly sorry about the iPod camera quality. I still have to buy myself a decent camera. 

First, I apply my face primer. Napoleon Perdis - Auto Pilot, re touch skin smoothing cream. 

Secondly, I apply my foundation. Napoleon Perdis - China Doll B2 with SPF 15. $65

Thirdly, I apply my concealer. Napoleon Perdis - Pro Palette Concealer $55 

Fourthly, I apply my Maybelline New York Colour Tattoo - Bad to the Bronze. 

I then apply my Rimmel London 100% Waterproof Mascara. 

Lastly, I applied my Revlon - Just bitten Kissable balm stain - Honey Douce. 

I do really like the Napoleon products but I find that you can still see most of my redness and pimples. I'm not one of those people that likes to cake on my make-up but I would like something that is full coverage. 

The colour tattoo is really good. If like me, you're sometimes so exhausted after work and fall asleep without taking your make-up off you may not like the colour tattoo. This because if you leave it on overnight it tends to be harder to take off. When I left it on, I found that I had to scrub really hard to get it off - it really lives up to its name; colour "tattoo". 

The mascara is excellent. I love it. I've been using this brand for about 2 years because I still haven't found another one that I like.

The balm stain is my new favourite thing. I bought it about 2 weeks ago and have worn it so many times. It's got a peppermint scent and it is absolutely divine. It lasts a long time too! 

If you want to see me do more posts like this, or maybe some tutorial - let me know. The make-up definitely looks a million times better in person - it's just the camera that ruins it. 

If you have suggestions on which products I could try out, please let me know! My twitter is @Claudias_Space or you can email me at claudiit9@gmail.com 

Have a great week, see you soon! 

(My shirt is from Best & Less and is $15. It's definitely the most comfy shirt I own right now. I absolutely love it. The necklace on it can be removed and worn two ways around your neck.) 

I'm A Terrible Blogger.

Firstly, I am so terribly sorry for my absence over the last week or two.
I have had so much going on in my life, and it's only about to get busier and busier.

Recently, I had my senior exams that contribute to 25% of my overall mark. I didn't stress out about them exam too much, because I couldn't actually study for it. It's just the fact that you have no idea what's going to be on it that absolutely freaks you out. They tell you that the test is based on a high year 10 level, I'll tell you right now that those year 10's must be freaking geniuses to know all of that crap.

Anyway, the weekend after those exams I went to P!NK's final Australian concert for her Truth About Love Tour. We had restricted view seats but you could still see her the entire time. She is such an amazing performer. I spent half the night trying to figure out if she was miming or if she's actually that freaking good...turns out, she's actually that freaking good. I can't even describe it in a way that would do her justice. Her voice sounded better than it does on her albums, she seemed so relaxed...amazing, amazing, amazing.

After this I had more exams, and more assignments to complete. They're over now and I'm on holidays. Well, not really. I'm still going to work. After the holidays, I have 6 weeks of school left (FOREVER) and in that 6 weeks I have exams, One Direction Concert, Formal, Birthdays and Graduation. After that I have 'schoolies,' Justin Bieber Concert, more Birthdays, Getting Braces Again (sorry, I have no idea why I was putting capitals at the beginning of every word) and then I go onto working (hopefully) full time for the next year until I start university or whatever I decided to do.
So the rest of this year is pretty full for me, it's just going so fast. It feels like I don't even have time to breath.

I'm going to try and blog at least once a week, probably on a Friday or Saturday. The reason I'm telling you all of this is because I NEED YOU TO TWEET ME OR EMAIL ME OR DM ME TOPICS TO COVER. I don't know what you guys are wanting me to talk about because no one is commenting on anything to guide me. SO PLEASE HELP,TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT MY BLOG, AND RETWEET THIS LINK TO YOUR TWITTERS AND WHAT NOT.

(Twitter: @Claudias_Space Email: claudiit9@gmail.com PLEASE, TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.)

The Ending of A Relationship.

I know many of you will have probably had a girlfriend or boyfriend before, or maybe you just have feelings for someone. I'm here to give you advice on breaking up with someone, being the one who was "dumped" and telling someone how you feel.

YOU HAVE FEELINGS FOR SOMEONE? 

-The worst thing you can do is keep it to yourself. Keeping your feelings about someone to yourself is like bottling up all your emotions, they explode eventually and probably not in a god way.

-Tell a trusted friend and/or family member and get their opinion. Tell them about the guy or girl you like and why you like them.

-Eventually, you should tell the certain person how you feel. You honestly don't have anything to lose, yes it might be embarrassing and upsetting if they don't feel the same way. But just imagine what could happen if they do feel same way. 

YOU WANT TO BREAK UP WITH SOMEONE.

-Okay, do NOT lead a person on because you're afraid that if you break up with them, you'll hurt their feelings. EVENTUALLY, they will get over it. 

-Say it to their face - there's nothing worse than being broken up with via text message (or via being blocked on Facebook and never spoken to again like I had happen to me).

-Give them a reason why you want to end, if you don't have a reason; tell them exactly that. 

-Once you've said the dreaded words, don't hang around. Give the person space.

YOU'VE BEEN DUMPED.

-I know it's hard - I've been there several times. 

-Have a cry, watch romantic movies and eat chocolate.

-Dance around in your bedroom, hang out with your girls, or if you're a male - hang out with the boys. Do something to take your mind off your ex. 

-Don't be upset about it for too long, you'll get yourself stuck in a rut. 

-Don't message the person. If you think you're about to message them, call your friend instead.

-Move on, forget about them, there's plenty more BETTER fish in the see.

-You are beautiful. You are wonderful. There's someone great out there waiting for you.

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Gay Marriage

Okay, so I didn't really want to share my opinion on this subject because I am so passionate about it. Then I decided that everyone should have their opinions heard, so here you go. 

First of all, I'm straight. No you didn't need to know that, but after reading some of you would probably assume otherwise and think that I'm biased in some sort of way. 

Anyway, to the point. People that fall in love with the same gender SHOULD be able to marry that person. The countries that do not allow same-sex marriage are denying so many people the right do marry the person that they love.

Gays are not hurting anyone by being attracted to a person of their gender, they are not hurting by kissing or hugging that person, and they sure as hell aren't hurting anyone by wanting to marry a person of the same gender that they LOVE.

People say that marriage is there for couples who intend to procreate, and gay couples can't naturally and this is why gay marriage is wrong. This is ridiculous. So what if they can't procreate, there are so many children given up for adoption each year and many of these gay couples could offer them a loving home but most aren't able to because of the laws.

Yes, some of you are saying "Children need both parents of different genders in their life." No they don't. What about the children that grow up without influence from one gender that is completely out of their control? These children still turn out perfectly fine. And to say that these children will only have influence from one gender is stupid; I'm sure these children will have relatives or friends to influence them.

It disgusts me that in some countries people are sentenced to death for committing sodomy. Seriously, just get over it and let them live how they want to live. People are put in jail for being attracted to someone of the same gender, it's heartbreaking.

Gays are the same as everyone else. They are the same as me, they are the same as you, they are the same as your friend. The only difference is who they're attracted.

I'll sum it up like this. "It's like our taste buds, we can't choose the foods we like and everyone has different taste." This is the same with Gays, they can't choose who they are attracted to or who they fall in love with, it just happens. We are all equal.

I've missed out so much I want to say, and half of it probably doesn't make sense, but if I keep going I'll never stop.

Fight for Gay Rights.

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ANXIETY

Anxiety - it's something that nobody should have to deal with. But for people that are dealing with it - there is hope.

For people dealing with it, you feel like there is no way out. I, myself suffer from anxiety. I had it for years without realizing what I had. I thought that I was just ridiculously nervous and that I just needed to calm myself down.

Although this year, my anxiety took on a whole new level. I'd reached the point where I was getting so worked up to the point where I was physically sick. Part of me knew that I had no reason to be nervous about the places I was going, or the exam I had to complete.

I had to do something about it. Someone told me that for me to overcome my anxiety I should try and right down the times I was feeling sick and what was going on inside me. It helped. But then I stopped talking to this person and eventually came across a wonderful youtuber - Zoella.

I watched so many of her videos and realized that she went through many of the things I was. A few days later I stumbled upon her video - "Just Say Yes." Basically the video was about her trying to overcome her fears and saying "YES" to things that she wouldn't usually say yes to, like going out with friends or meeting new people.

I decided to take Zoe's advice; it was time for me to say "YES."
I've said "Yes" to quite a few things over the recent months and I'm happy to say that my Anxiety appears only a few times a month now - whereas it used to be every single day.

My advice to you, is the advice I took from Zoe; just say YES. Trust me, it does a lot of good. Of course, don't say yes to anything that could be dangerous or anything that is illegal. I also recommend that you watch Zoe's video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG-WbtoAf2k

This video helped me so much. I hope it helps you too. Always have hope!

*If you have any questions please tweet me on twitter @Claudias_Space or DM me*

Pants should be longer than your Vajayjay!

Okay, girls. We all know those pants that show of half of your ass cheeks, but is it really necessary to wear them? 

I'm not trying to offend the people here who do wear them, I just want to make you think. 

In all honesty, I've considered buying myself a pair, but then I thought again. 

These shorts have gone so far beyond what mini shorts are, it's disturbing. 

I don't think some girls realise that when you wear them, people can literally see your ass cheeks. 

So many times, I've seen young girls wearing these, about 12 or 13 years old. They are strutting around town in these pants. Do you not realise that there are many perverted people in this world that really get a kick out of seeing the skin that you are exposing.

Yes, I understand that you want to flaunt what you've got to the guy you like, or the attractive guys you see at the beach, but what happened to modesty? 

Generally the guys that call you beautiful or pretty whilst you're wearing these shorts are only saying it because the can see your behind and are trying to score. 

All of you girls are beautiful, if you really think the only way to get the guy you likes attention is by wearing these shorts...then he's definitely not the right guy for you.

I really hope you think about this. If you continue wearing them, I'm not going to judge you, it's your choice. But, please be careful and think about the people who see you in them.

Just remember; beauty is more important on the inside, not the outside. 

*If you have any topics or advice you want me to write up for you, send me a tweet to @Claudias_Space*