Paula Maxwell @21ava

Branch Manager, John Minnis Estate Agents, Bangor. Love my husband & family & having fun! Love to travel. Views are my own. Donaghadee Joined November 2010

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2 years ago

It's miraculous what a bit of retail therapy can do 😂

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Paula Maxwell @21ava

2 years ago

@ClaireHanna Absolutely not, wouldn’t go to see/listen to them if they were playing in my garden!

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Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins

2 years ago

BREAKING: Donald Trump is currently breaking down because Kamala Harris called him weird. It would be a shame if you retweeted this so every American saw this senile meltdown.

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Sharron Davies HoL MBE @sharrond62

2 years ago

Shame on the @iocmedia for allowing women to be beaten up by men as a sport. RT if you agree #ShameOnTheIOC

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Hazel Appleyard @HazelAppleyard

2 years ago

She may not have won the fight, but Angela Carini gets the gold for courage, bravery, and sisterhood as far as I’m concerned. Angela is women’s winner. #SaveWomensSport @Angelacarini98

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Paula Maxwell @21ava

2 years ago

@IanMcKellen Get well soon ❤️

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2 years ago

@MasterChefUK @johntorodecooks @GreggAWallace Love all three for different reasons but surely #Brin to win, pure class & talent from day 1!

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Paula Maxwell @21ava

2 years ago

@C_Fitz_ Many congratulations Ciara, he’s beautiful ❤️ xx

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A Christmas advert created by a family-run bar in Northern Ireland has gone viral on social media. The manager of Charlie's Bar said she is "overwhelmed" by the reaction to the advert, which highlights how lonely people can feel over the festive period 🔗 trib.al/7F0awYb

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism

3 years ago

I absolutely love this story........ It made me cry. "An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…” “No seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “I’m sorry I’m so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.” As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. 1) You have to laugh and find humor every day. 2) You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! 3) There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. 4) Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be. When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it! These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE. REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give."

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Paula Maxwell @21ava

3 years ago

@susannareid100 @GMB Looking stunning, love it 😍

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Paula Maxwell @21ava

3 years ago

@cctvidiots He’s fab 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Buitengebieden @buitengebieden

3 years ago

Therapy dogs waiting to start their shift at a children’s hospital.. 😊

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James Hogg @JamesAHogg2

3 years ago

Sinead O'Connor and Terry Hall recorded the greatest cover version of all time. RIP both x

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Deirdre Heenan @deirdreheenan

3 years ago

Dear @guardian Your Sinéad O’Connor obituary is a disgrace, tone deaf and reductive. Framed in negatives - "she lacked, she failed, she was unable” etc She was a trailblazer, brave, uncompromising, fragile who fought relentlessly for underdog. Grim. theguardian.com/music/2023/jul…