Moll's Moments - Life of a Netballer

So, as you know it was my 18th birthday just over a week ago... I received the best gift I could have asked for. A half term holiday at the Atlantis in Dubai! Where temperatures have reached 39 degrees, the sun is always shining and the staff give you a hearty hello every day. If you've never stayed here before, think Disney on steroids, minus the characters. Everything here is loud, vibrant and celebrity spotting is all part of the game. (Shoutout to Zara and Adam from Love Island who stayed next door and were also behind us on the beach... little to my knowledge until I got to the room when mum decided to inform me it was them... HOW DID I NOT NOTICE?!) Also Russell Howard showing his fears before descending on the leap of faith at the waterpark! Flight was great and surprise surprise I had extra leg room. No sleep, some good movies and arrived in time for the breakfast buffet. Just to clarify, is it normal for children to have chicken chow mein, pizza, marshmallows covered in c...

17.10.2000 - The day I was born... The whole 55cm's of me was obviously a strong indication of things to come. As previously mentioned, after being mistaken for a boy, my journey in this world started. So here I go, taking my first steps into adulthood. Let's think about things I can now do legally that I couldn't do before. 1. Purchase and consume alcoholic beverages (not that I have much time to do this... as you know my social life consists of making friends with the guy in costa in the M1 services, taking the dog for a walk and hearing myself speak out loud to her and responding in 'Bella voice'. So rock and roll but she's a bæ.) 2. Vote... Brexit? Exit? Quite frankly, I just want to vote for a party that will #keepthepeace and stop bickering over who is in the right all the time #mydadisbetterthanyourdad 3. Buy a house - not going to lie, don't want to move out just yet. Quite like being waited on by Kev & Sam... who would wash my endless am...

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself I have encountered a variety of people in my life so far. These people have supported, guided, signposted and nurtured me. They have helped me get to where I am today; with netball, with school and with my blog! (Shoutout to my careers advisor, Kerry. She is the one who told me to start this blog, so I think she's pretty cool!)  Obviously, two of the greatest and most positive people in my life are my parents. Without Kev and Sam, I would not be in the fortunate position that I find myself in. From my first wobbly steps, their guiding hand helped me take that leap of faith in all aspects of what I do. So when I popped out from Mum, I was Matthew Francis for the first 15 minutes, (God bless that m idwife, it was her first delivery!) Dad was quick to point out that I was indeed a girl. But I've always questioned whether he wanted me to actually represent Mat...