#BlogLife173 - First time I bricked an Honor phone without touching it

I have had so many phones over the years. From Siemen's, to Nokia's, to Motorola's to Samsung's to an LG which I hated and was my worst phone as it was broken from the start.

The crook's at Carphone Warehouse refused a refund just kept sending it back with the same faults. It wasn't usable at all.

I'm lucky I won a free phone that solved my problems back then. 

My favourite was a Siemen's that when you blocked the number, it didn't appear anywhere and there was no call/text log.

It just terminated it and there was that peace of mind. Whereas now you just see the calls/texts and you think ugh, disgusted.

I did jailbreak one or two phones to see if I could, one broke completely and that was the LG which was busted already so I wasn't fussed.

The other worked okay without issues. My Honor 6A which I got 3 and a half years ago has come up with an error message.

"Your device has failed verification and may not work properly."

I haven't done a thing to this phone. I was on Google and some say maybe an update corrupted the phone.

I think it's set to automatic updates but it's so old. I can't even remember the last time it said hey we have a software version for you to download.

It's android 7.0. I checked for updates and there isn't any. I don't think it is an update gone wrong.

The message appears whenever I switch my phone on or take it off.

I just press the power button to reboot it and then it's functional but there must be a permanent fix, surely?

Hmmm I checked on an official Huawei forum and they mentioned a software crash is typically the issue...

The fix was to restore the phone to factory settings? Pffft no chance.

I will continue to use it as a spare and nighttime sleep aid until I get my new phone at the end of next year.

Strange how one minute, mobiles work perfectly and the next, they are corrupted.

March musings

Good evening, almost :)

I hope you are all well and enjoying some sunny weather. I've just taken off the heating because I've been preoccupied with the blog.

To be honest, I wasn't sure whether to do a monthly update (musings) or BlogLife. I went with this one because I wanted to tell you all how sorry I am for the state of this blog.

Thank you for your patience. I felt really restless with the background and wanted to jazz it up. I don't know anything about the coding so I prefer my templates ready to install and not needing further edits.

The layouts aren't customisable for some reason so I have had to download a few dozen and see if I like them. Being a woman it had to emphasis something feminine.

If I saw another flowery theme though, I was going to hurt somebody. Shish we aren't all into flowers and hearts you know.

I'm sad that in the end I didn't get to try out the Bzz campaign for the eye drops. That would have come in so handy as my lens are irritable and I just did a protein tablet deep cleanse overnight to fix them.

On to the new theme, what do you think of it? I didn't want to have something flirty or provocative, that isn't how I want to represent the blog.

I am used to being in the shadows and not in the limelight. I want to observe others, not be the centre of attention. Having said all that.

I am desperately trying here, not to contradict myself. I feel like I have been playing it too safe. Unfortunately (and fortunately), there are a lot of intriguing fellow bloggers out there.

I need my page to stand out a little so that when new or my sweet curious regular readers seek me out, they may not see stunning photos but they will hopefully see some unique and interesting content to get hooked on.

On Twitter I said I was going to try and change the title and description colours because they are so hard to read but I don't even know if that is possible and today I am exhausted so it isn't happening anytime soon, if I can even attempt it.

I was just so relieved to finally have something I liked. It's not me but maybe that is a good thing? I keep saying I want to grow and promote myself and that starts with changes..

I never present you with an upload schedule because I'm afraid I wouldn't keep it, with the BlogLife series though, they are super easy to write.

If I continue, it should mean that you get more regular posts. I don't want people to get bored of it. I can only go by the reads and so far..

It does seem to be enjoyed, even though you naughty, naughty readers haven't joined in :D I am trying to include the silly answers and give more of myself in terms of stories or memories.

But honestly I am determined to have a mix of serious and lighthearted BlogLife chapters. I think that is more realistic. I know we all prefer a giggle, here and there but life isn't always like that.

Seasonal faux pas

I'm still at mums which I didn't think I would be as I thought she said just for a week but meh. I'm irritated that I wasted money on two occasions. 

Firstly the Turkish Delight arrived today from Amazon and mama just gave me a funny look when she opened it and enquired why I bought it as she despises it.

I had to bite my tongue in frustration to remind her what she said on the phone which was she loves it and hadn't had it in ages and wished to purchase it.

She told me I was crazy and that I had misunderstood her and that she probably wasn't listening when I spoke. Grr! Pretty much insult to injury right there.

No matter, she will pass it onto other family members who will appreciate it. The second blunder was ordering a takeout dish that I hated because it was falsely advertised and I did it again, forgetting I had tried it and threw it away.

Actually my third mistake was chasing up the Freemans refund because they said it was on it's way and then promptly cancelled my order saying it was out of stock.

It turns out they didn't actually take the money from my account and so there was no need for a refund. I think the barely sleeping again is making me cranky.

I've just ordered some slippers on Shoezone. I took advantage of the two for £10 and they look pretty cute. I'll leave one at mums and take the other with me.

They are mens because they seem cuter and have a roomier size, with slippers I don't like them small and tight. I got dark blue with a soft furry insole and free postage,

None of the randoms have been in touch and I'll be blocking their numbers before the year is out as I always like a fresh start in the New Year.

I'm enjoying the old and new Christmas movies and am currently watching Dear Christmas with Jason Priestly and Melissa Joan Hart, seems cute and funny.

Having finished the Lindor hazelnut version. I'm not a huge fan. I'm glad I tried it and it was free but it is nothing compared to Ferrero which would have been quite highly priced.

It's definitely not something I would purchase again. I'll stick to Cadbury's or Ferrero or Divine. Now I just have to get a moisturising lip balm as my lips keep chapping,

I've tried vaseline, carmex and blistex so far and none do the trick anymore. I had to get a version without aloe vera as that makes me really nauseated.

I can't believe Shoezone messed up my order and delivered it to the wrong house via Hermes. Now will wait the 48 hours and probably get a refund.

I am so sleepy but at least I am now back home and can rest in my own bed tonight. It's been a really weird Christmas and New Years. 

Pity there is still no Hercai or Ramo uploads but maybe in the week hopefully. What a relief to be home and able to be cranky in peace :D