This is also an amazing page on Facebook that you should check out if you have experience with stomach issues or are just very health conscious....

Anything that looks this good and isn't filled with to much sugar has to be worth a look!

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Stomach trouble anyone?? (what a lovely pic)

Now I as much as anyone ( a waitress of many years) particularly used to hate those folk that wandered into a restaurant only to say they can’t eat anything form meat to gluten to milk they need to know what’s in every sauce etc etc.

However since October last year I have through no fault of my own or understanding of any doctors I have previously seen became one of these people.  Then so began the hatred of my once enjoyed night out to dinner.  I don’t like being that fussy and some staff can make a bigger fuss than you about it, this then ensues snarky looks form the chefs and other clientèle!

But alas there is always good news to be found on my blog!

Here leis the secret to avoiding upset waiting staff and cooks and ending up with nothing but chips (that you have checked aren't dusted in flour) on your plate.

I can imagine many of you have used the genius before, however I always thought this was a site to moan if you didn't enjoy but it’s not! Its full of wonderful recommendations for the fussy or not so fussy stomach. 

Follow this link for one of my favourite places in Glasgow, I highly recommend it and if you’re not in Glasgow ,follow this link to their main site this site covers most of Europe and is handy for lots of things.

A great app I have found is called, find me gluten free this allows you to not only check on the gluten content of food in supermarkets but allows you find restaurants that cater to the allergy. The good news is that the app is supported both on iphone and Android :)

Its very simple just pop a request into Google and watch as the amazing world of the internet explode with options and choices for every health freak, fast food, intolerant food lover out there!

Back to the dark ages……

Sorry followers that I have been radio silent, but I have recently moved flat and don’t have my internet connection installed yet.  As I have spoken about before on this blog I am a technophobic and have been under the impression that I am not that reliant on the web at all.  WRONG!!!

I have felt like when you have one of those dreams where you are running around in public naked.  I have had to rely on my mobile network to try and run the laptop.  This is a bad idea on two levels. 

Firstly the new flat is a black out zone for both my internet and phone connection.  Cue lots of moving around the flat trying to find a spot that the connection could be found.  Not impressed. 

Secondly my phone bill doesn't look to impressive because unlimited data with a * attached means that its only unlimited until the point your provider thinks is reasonable.  My advice in this matter is always check the small print!

This led me to change providers for the actual broadband and TV.  I have a handy tip for those folks from the UK try before you buy.  Just follow this link and it will lead you to a website that gives unbiased advice on what providers can offer you in your area.

If like me you don’t understand the difference between with an upload and download also follow this link to this ISP article.  This is a handy article that battles the jargon and gives a simple and easily understood explanations on what kind of connection you have, what to expect from speeds and what to look for to cater for your individual usage needs.   I am hoping this post has been educational and finds you all in good spirits and enjoying your undisturbed internet streaming.

Could you be an Entrepreneur??

So I have been doing a module of late that’s called Getting into Enterprise.  I am not going to lie I thought I would hate this module for a business student I imagine that sounds like a complete contradiction in terms!  Welcome to my world J

However this module has sparked a side to me that I haven’t known was there!  As part of our group work we have to come up with a business idea to pitch to the Scottish enterprise a seriously daunting situation.  However we have met this challenge found a business idea and I have enjoyed trying to conjure up the support from other businesses we would need to make this work.  I can’t say too much as my group and I have been thinking it could be a legitimate business plan.  Wait and see we will get shot down in ball of flames, maybe I will record it for a laugh!

However, it did get me to thinking, if you did have an idea what could you do about it?

Insert video here………

I don’t know about you but I differently agree that I would think 100 times better surrounded by that view.  Either that or get really drunk go naked swimming and probably get asked to leave on the first day.  Other people however would get the opportunity to be mentored by Richard Branson himself, they would meet a group of their business peers and get to go over ideas.

Scotland actually has a few great schemes to get you into, the Princess Trust for example helps young business minded people to create opportunities for funding.  There are great Scottish Government websites to give info about loans, grants, crowd-funding and anything else you can imagine needing help with.

I will leave you on this note as I fill out my application form to get to Nectar Island, wonder if I could swim……. 

Some actual information.

So I decided that after all of my caterwauling I should try and be helpful, if this old dog can use these tricks to make my blog look all like I know what the it is I am talking about then I should defo share the wealth!!

So I have decided since I now know how to create a hyperlink (imagine a cat that got the cream look here) I'm giving back, so prepare to be amazed, educated or bored.

So here is how it works, imagine you are writing about some nice bar (we like bars) and you want to share the bars website with some friends in your blog.  Your sentence would be something like….

This bar is amazing, happy hour still exists, check this out!!

Now the trick is to get the underlined this to be highlighted and when pressed it will take you on a direct link to the bars website.  Not brain surgery but pretty up there as a new skill I’m glad to know!

Anyway moving on….here’s the hard part!

1.     You want to highlight the word you want to link up

2.     Then in the blogger menu above where you are writing your post you want to click the link button.

3.     A pop up window will appear, there will be a box at the top it will say edit link, under that it will ask what text to display, in our case it’s the word THIS, you then in the link it to box type the bars web address.

4.     At this point you want to click the button that allows it to be opened in a new window (so it people don’t go away from yours)

5.     Press ok and sit back and feel smug, you’re a hyperlinker!!

I hope this has been of help even if not as good as my other mad ramblings.  If this doesn't work just press the link from this and get professional instructions.

Primary schoolers are catching up with me!!

Evening folks, hears my newest rant/blog!! So I was doing my voluntary job today and two things happened.  Firstly I had to aid some of the primary one children, now bear in mind these children can be as young as four years old! Yes I said four years old and I am helping them to set up  a word document, create shapes, change the size of those shapes, colour those shapes and I have to admit there was at least one moment I had to take the mouse and double check I knew how to do it myself!! 

As I am in the process of heading towards teaching I am starting to feel that maybe a course specialising in computer software might have to be on the horizon, and here I thought the English and maths might be the stickler.  The this afternoon in a primary two class the teacher informs me that yesterday the class made 3d robots on the computer and had emailed them as an attachment to other teachers within the school, now I know this is the way of the world but when five year old's are outsmarting your technological abilities I think it’s time to sign up for the Barclays bank kids code writing class.

 I wonder if I should get involved with the Which report on computers and laptops that thing on the TV that lets your granny connect and play bingo on Facebook (My 83 year old grandmother included).  I am all for this progressive route for children as it seems the way of the world is going to be online.  I only ask if anyone could recommend any light reading, internet surfing or literature that might lead my down the technology path, but of the worst comes to the worst, answers on a postcard!!

http://barclayscodeplayground.co.uk/

Who remembers Bebo??

         

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Blogger and lord who remembers bebo!!  I’m not sure if I can possibly add another social media account, the other issue is that at my age I can’t remember all the bloody passwords!!  I had to laugh a few shall we say younger friends of mine where adding there old bebo pics to Facebook and where like ooooh look we are so young in that I’m like look I’m 25, that the age you stop getting ID. 

There are many benefits to joining social media sites, as a traveller who has lived in many locations across the world I am pretty sure I wouldn’t have been able to keep in touch with the amount of people I have met and spent time with.  The easy and assessable nature is what attracts social media users the direct access to clubnights, artists, groups and much more allow the lazy generation to access lots of info form one point.  However am I the only way that finds it a little stalkerish that when you’re on facebook minding your own business, the adverts at the side seem to grass you up for any of the weird and wonderful things you may have been looking at in the last few weeks.  I’m sorry but my secret life (not so secret now) of internet dating doesn’t mean I need the help of stylists, ten million more dating sites or the help of certain dieting fads!!

Has anyone else also experienced absolute weirdo’s who have no friends in common popping up to be added and you think where did they pluck my name from??? (Answers on a postcard please) also the scary moment when you wake up from the night before to a million messages of ‘lovely pic’ only to realise that is wasn’t one of the thousand selfies you took in bathroom, but one of your so called friends thought the world should share your arse hanging out over a table pic.  That’s when even this old dog had to work out the privacy settings..haha try and tag me now bitches!!