Excuses.excuses,excuses…

I will be doing my April favourites in a weeks time so this is just to say why I haven’t been posting anything recently which I apparently I start all my blog posts of with but these are the reasons.

Exams
Like a lot of people in UK maybe in other places in the world I’ve been studying for exams which has taken up a lot of my time (although a lot of people will disagree with that statement)however if you to are revising for exams of any kind just remember it will be over in a few months so just go through this painful time as I’m sure the reward is worth it.Probably.

the weather

Again,if you’re in the UK you will know for once we have had some nice weather recently which is very rare so I have been outside taking in the sunshine and not getting a brilliant tan.I may also do a blog post with some of the places I’ve been and what I’ve been up to.

laziness
Yes,i know this isn’t an excuse but it’s the truth I’m sure I’ve had a 30 minutes spare to do a post but I’ve probably just been caught up watching t.v so I apologise.

Also if you have any suggestions on what I should write about please leave a comment and I most probably will as I normally have a severe case of writers block (not that that’s an excuse or anything) 🙂

Birthday time

ITS MY BIRTHDAY(!!!) Before I begin I want to (again) apologise for not writing as much as I should have and as I’m now one year older I promise to keep it more up to date.

The first thing I thought of today was how weird birthdays are and how I wish It was my birthday everyday.Now most people will say I think this because of the presents but even though I did get a-m-a-z-i-n-g presents this year it’s not because of the presents because personally I love cards that look like they have had time and thought put into them (I’m also a card hoarder) but it’s the way you’re treated for this one particular day by people you may not even talk to.In “real” life you are approached by people smiling and giving good vibes to you and people have to be nice to you,because it’s your birthday! Even though I’m normally treated very well by the people I surround myself with it’s just something about this day.Not only is it better offline but online, especially if you have accounts on social networking sites like twitter and/or Facebook as you get 120583739x the amount of notifications as you would in a year and I know it’s sad but there’s something fun in your phone going off and people thinking you have hundreds of friends texting you.

my presents

I got Dolly Parton tickets which I can not begin to explain my excitement about!

I got Nutella earrings because to anyone who knows me knows that I have a very unhealthy obsession with Nutella.i go through a 750g pot of Nutella a week.

Some pretty dangly earrings which have a got a beautiful stone and a silver bird coming down from it.

Di palomo perfume set which I have wanted since last May when I found it in a shop and let’s just say I smelt tres Bon today.

I got from one friend some scrunchies,ethnic head wrap,floral bull dog clip and a toblerone.

From another I got chocolate and these pretty red flower earrings.

I also got this pretty necklace from one friend which is made of leather and silver.

My best friend got me a collage/pin board of all the memories we’ve had and it’s probably one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen.

MONEY! I got money which will probably be spent my this time next week!

March mayhem

I needed a word that started with M and mayhem was the only word I could come up with which I’m not proud of as I have a blog and should know other words that begin with M.Anyway this is my March favourites which doesn’t have a ring to it like March mayhem (that’s why I named it march mayhem)

Films (as it was the oscars was this month)
1.American hustle
2.Catching fire (watch the first film first though I also recommended the hunger games series as a book in my February blog post)
3.The great Gatsby (I saw this in the cinema and I watched it on my t.v the other day and I still cried and was amazing by the costumes)
4.the little mermaid( i haven’t seen this film in years except for a few nights ago when I watched it and i still loved it)
5.Monsters university

music
1.let it go or anything from the frozen soundtrack
2.riptide-Vance joy
3.dunk in love,XO,end of time -Beyoncé (anything and everything by her is good)
4. A great big worlds album.You will feel all of your emotions.
5.Aretha franklin-I say a little prayer

beauty
1.NYC Smooch Proof Lipstain Champagne Stain 493
2.Channel no.19
3.this may not count as beauty but more of an accessory however I’m obsessed with scrunchies (which I’m trying to bring back)
4.Revlon PhotoReady™ 3D Volume Mascara
5.Paul Mitchell shampoo (I forgot what one it is but any are good and it makes your hair feel so clean and gets rid of all of the built up bad stuff in your hair)

I will do a separate blog post about my favourite book this month. 🙂

A day In the life of…. Part one

As I’ve been so busy these past couple of weeks I thought I would do something quite different and do a post to tell you what I was up to yesterday (as I’m still in bed right now) So I woke up at 8:30-ish and had some cornflakes and toast with Nutella on which was delicious,I then got ready to go on a walk with my mum but it started raining so we had to Postpone it for a minute which within that minute my mum made a picnic and I did some drawing (more like half an hour).We drove to a national trust garden which there was a maze at which I got lost in and had to be directed around by a family who was watching me fail miserably at knowing what ways left and what ways right as well as a man who thought it was funny to let us pass him knowing there was a dead end (you don’t need people like that in your life) after the maze which took a while we walked around and our picnic.After this we drove home where I cracked on with some art and had a shower.(skips couple of hours where I was watching t.v and attempting to teach my cat some tricks) then started getting ready to bowling with my friends which I wore a top shop t-shirt,jeans and boots with a fat face shirt (after getting changed three times before) I then made my way to the bowling alley where I saw my wonderful friends waiting,before we started bowling the boys played some pool and Jose,Christie and I got some slush puppies which I haven’t had in ages after us three finished playing on a zombie attack game and boys finished pool and air hockey we decided to do some bowling.Now there are two things,1. You have to wear socks which I have a phobia of so Instead I wear tights which I have cut to look likes socks. 2.the shoe sizes now I have size 4.5-5 feet but with bowling shoes I’m size 3 (which were still to big for me) during the intense match which I came third in Alex who was up to bowl started swinging the ball around whilst he was spinning however instead of letting it go and the ball rolling down our lane the ball bounced over and and went down this lane where this group of people were bowling he then had to awkwardly walk down their lane and get the ball.After bowling we decided to go to Burger King (I know ,”grunge food” but you never refuse a chance to get some Chips and a milkshake) anyway as we were walking down the street to Burger King my friend ankle tapped me nearly tripping me up so we thought it would be funny to do this to our friend Jacob so I started sneaking up behind him and touched his ankle resulting in me going up in the air and falling landing my back in the ground (luckily my ponytail stopped me cracking my head) we we were all in hysterical laughter to Burger King and I now have a bruised back.burger King was funny I got a lecture about how bad chips are for you and Ben tried to take back his burger because he doesn’t like mayonnaise after trying to scrap it off,his question about getting a new one was shot down.after Burger King some people went home but we carried on as I was getting a lift home at 10:30pm.We then had some more incidents like I was picked up and as carried past a window by Alex who was saying “I’m kidnapping her” which according to christie my face was priceless.All in all it was nice to see people I haven’t seen in a week or two and it was very memorable.p.s yes,my friends are that hyper. Today it’s pretty boring as I’m just having my hair cut and you don’t need to know the painfully awkward conversations between my hairdresser and I.

February’s five favourites

So every month I’ve promised to do my favourite things or things I want to share,so i will do five in each category.
Music
1.Rather be-clean bandit
2.The very best of fleetwood mac album-fleetwood mac
3. My head is an animal-of mice and men
4.Any john mayer album
5.Unorthodox duke box -Bruno Mars seeing as its the Super Bowl in America
beauty
1.”Big” shampoo from Lush
2.Dot Eau de Parfum-Marc Jacobs
3.”think pink” bath bomb from Lush
4.”pure”-DKNY
5.teal nail polish-Barry M
Films
1.Captain Phillips
2.John Tucker must die and other teenage chick flicks like mean girls,10 things I hate about you etc.
3.Frozen
4.delivery Man
5.steel magnolias-my all time favourite film excluding disney classics
Books
1.The hunger games series- Suzanne Colin’s I read these a while ago but for all those who haven’t,READ THEM!
2.Seriously I’m kidding-Ellen Degeneres
3.The hobbit-J. R. R. Tolkien i feel if someone can create a whole language they deserve to get a mention and a spot on my list
4. Eleanor and park-rainbow Rowell I’m currently reading this one and it seems good so far..
5.now I’m stuck with two choices which are the devil wears Prada and the sequel revenge wears Prada- Lauren Weisberger and Is it just me?- Miranda hart I know it came out a year ago but it’s funny and enjoyable
t.v shows
1. The middle-Comedy Central
2.modern family-sky1
3.the Simpsons-channel 4 or sky1 (everyone likes the Simpsons!)
4.Miranda-BBC1 now I know there are not new episodes but there’s always the odd re run which I love so it’s on my list.
5.i couldn’t think of a fifth so as my mum enjoys it a lot I’ve chosen.Call the midwife-BBC1

And to all those alone on valentines day get some Ben and Jerry’s and more food put on some chick flicks (or action films if you can’t deal with any romance) and invite some of your friends over!

New month and more motivation

So,It’s the end of January and and it may just be me but I feel my motivation is crumbling beneath my feet! For example I’ve done a blog post at least once a week up until last week where (in my defence) I was busy but I’m sure I could’ve of found time to do a post.Anyway I’m starting to rekindle my motivation by doing some things.
1.right mindset-this is what it’s all about you can try everything but without the right and positive mindset you won’t get anywhere.So this is a MUST!
2.realistic goals-I’m a dreamer and not a realist and am normally the person being told to be more realistic but especially with resolutions to do with weight you need to plan it day to day and set small and manageable targets to get to your main goal.
3.music-this is going to sound stupid but music can really motivate you, I don’t the scientific proof (but there could be some) so buy some legally downloaded songs from iTunes to motivate you!
Remember it’s February so see it as a new start and get your motivation back on track!

Feminism and social media

From the title it’s easy to feel this is going to be a heavy post but hopefully it won’t be!? However I feel these topics fall into a category together or are related in someway.Feminism is something that I feel all women should be proud to be apart of,we still need in some areas of work equal pay to men and more respect from them too! In some parts of the world girls can’t even have a proper education,As well as this all girls and women need to come together,tackle these problems and not go against each other and calling each other things because of the way some us dress,we all want to be respected and I feel if we all come together and not settle for anything less than we deserve then we definitely are more than half way there to equality and treated right from everyone.Social media comes Into the equation as I feel society has fallen in into this circle of pressuring mainly women but also men whether it’s in body size,fashion and other materialistic ideas.However some people such as Jennifer Lawrence and Beyoncé have stood up against this and look great doing it and have bodies which I think are better than any size 0 model and are healthy body sizes! Again,size shouldn’t matter and we should all be a size which is healthy and happy and if you take anything through this year I hope it’s being happy,healthy and comfortable in your own size and taking a stand for what you believe in with dignity and strength and not just sitting back and watching things happen and pass by.

To spend or not to spend?

It may be the new year but for some of us we still have some extra money (unless you were consumed by the Boxing Day sales) either from your birthday,Christmas or other holidays around this time but some things are certain for everyone when buying things.I will start with some things which are very likely around this time.First of all its the “sorry madam,we do not have that size in stock” this is very likely when it comes to shoes as I’m a size 4/5 which is the same size as a lot of people apparently especially people who like what I like and go to the same shops as me! Whether it’s clothes or shoes it’s seems whenever you see something which you love in shops especially in sales they don’t have your size which if like me you have the problem of falling in love with a clothing item or a pair of shoes before you know if they have it in your size in stock and it turns out they don’t can be very devastating. (I’m sorry if this is to upsetting and advise you not to carry on reading if you’re already crying at this traumatic event) another thing that goes with sales which happened to me recently with a top I brought is buying something then a week later it’s in the sale for 50% off.There should be warning signs on these clothes saying ‘I will be in the sale next week so don’t buy me now’ but sadly there is no such thing, another tale which I think everyone had been through is the no money see everything problem and vice versa.This is my problem 99% of the time sadly and I feel I need to contact shops to make sure they put good things out when I have money and put all the horrible things out when I don’t! So if anyone can put me in touch with someone who can do this it would be much appreciated! The last thing which is something I’ve got quite paranoid about and is one of the reasons why I still have Christmas money left over (but not for along as I’m going internet shopping in a minute!) is seeing something after I’ve spent my money.Personally this has happened to me a lot and is something which is on my mind when buying things,I have to ask myself If I definitely want it and if it’s a no then back it goes.(then about 10 minutes later I go back and buy it) which if I do decide to I don’t bother looking in other shops unless I have enough money because that’s just torture which even the strongest couldn’t endure!

Lush and other stuff

Before I begin I just want to say I’m not a fashion/beauty blogger.I just thought I would share some things which I think are good and recommend them.The first products I’m recommending is some products from Lush.I know Lush is not everyone’s favourite as they do have quite over powering smells in some products and some people are allergic but hopefully I will recommend products suitable for all skin types as I’ve got quite sensitive skin myself.The first product is not for skin but for people with Curly/wavy hair called Curly Wurly.As someone who’s got curly hair which tends to go a bit frizzy I whole heartedly think this is a product worth buying.Its all natural (as a lot most lush products are) and contains coconut which leaves your hair soft as an animal with soft hair…the product contains ingredients to define your curls and it has defined mine and I now use it everyday:) my second product also from Lush is called Angels on bare skin which is a face and body cleanser.I personally have only used this on my face and think its great it’s does what it says on the pot and smells delicious and even has actual lavender in it.It comes as a block and you take as much as you need then add some water which softens it and then gently rub it on your face.My last product from Lush is a face mask (I could not do a beauty post and not throw in a face mask somewhere!) called Cosmetic warrior which contains garlic, tea tree and other ingredients which are natural antiseptics and it’s not meant to smell the best it’s meant to fight spots and troubled skin(it’s doesn’t smell that bad though).Im always weary about using face masks just because they normally give me more spots but after I used this my skin felt soft and glowed and the morning after I used it,ok…not all my spots are gone but I’ve definitely seen an improvement which is more than some face masks I’ve used! I’m also going to do My read of the month every month so January’s pick is a book from Rainbow Rowell’s called Eleanor and Park.:)

Wonders of music

What is good music taste?So many people are quick to judge peoples music taste which has become more apparent in the past couple of years.I know people have their vision of what good music taste is e.g The beatles,David Bowie etc. even though these are great musicians who are loved by millions of people around the world including myself they aren’t necessary everyone’s favourites.I personally love Dolly Parton and country music as well as The King,Mr.Elvis Presley (I was born in the wrong generation) however if I expressed this view with someone who loved The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix they would would say I have bad music taste.Personally I don’t think there is a thing as bad music taste.Music is there to make us feel emotions we find hard to express,as well as this music is meant to be something that can easily put you in a daydream when walking home in the rain and help you forget it’s freezing cold.People also relate songs to their personal experiences (so I guess if you’ve always wondered what does the fox say I hope you enjoy that song and one day find out)and there’s also songs which just make you want to dance. *inserts dance song* Whether your music taste is Pop,folk,rock,R&B,Dance,alternative,country,reggae,metal and classical (sorry if I missed any) or a mixture of these which for me it is as you could say I’m a mongrel in the music genres I like as I like a bit of everything, just make sure you’re proud of what you listen to and no one makes you feel bad about it.Musics a unique thing as not everyone likes exactly the same bands and songs. So be individuals and proud! *plays the song ‘Born this way’*