The Blog-tember Challenge: Day 21 | Minimalistic Vanilla

Well hello Wednesday...I'm currently writing this post with the divine smell of cakes baking beautifully in the oven, and the moment I've finished here I'll be going to ice them! It's a little bit of a late post today, noticeably not as late as yesterdays 10pm post though! haha. I've had a lovely day with one of my nearest and dearest friends today, just eating delicious foods and watching Bridget Jones's Baby...AGAIN! I had a wonderful time, I appreciate these days more than most.

Wednesday, Sept. 21: If you were a flavor of ice cream, which flavor would you be? Why?

I REALLY have to be in the mood for ice cream to actually enjoy it, mainly because my sweet tooth isn't too big at all. However...when I'm feeling it, I will sit and scoff the entire tub without a second thought. haha.

If I were a flavour of ice cream I would probably be vanilla, and that's not to say I'm plain and boring, because that's certainly not what vanilla is! It is because I enjoy the little things in life, sometimes beauty comes in the most simplistic form. Which is another thing I enjoy my life to be, as simple as possible without any complications. Vanilla ice cream is a classic, and I love a classic, I find joy in the most normal day, just like in vanilla ice cream.

The Blog-tember Challenge: Day 14 | Tattoo Inspiration

Wow! We're now nearly halfway through the blog-tember challenge, you've got to admit that this month is absolutely flying by. I love how much notice my blog is getting from this challenge, and I'm sure you all feel the same, I am loving reading everyone's posts :)

Wednesday, Sept. 14: Make a mood board! Are you brainstorming a room re-do, a capsule wardrobe, or already planning for the holidays? 

Our prompt for today is to create a mood board, which I love! We've just been asked to create this to show what kind of things we're planning at the moment, and for myself it's tattoos! 

I currently have 4 tattoos, shown in the images below, and I got my latest addition on Monday after going around a year and a half without any new ink. The collage above is a compiled collection of the tattoos I'm taking inspiration from, and I can't wait to see what comes from them!

The Blog-tember Challenge: Day 13 | My Partner

Tuesday, Sept. 13: If you could switch lives with someone for a day, who would it be? Why?

It would be amazing if you could really switch lives with someone, but unfortunately it's something that we can only dream of. My answer to this question would be Mike, my better half, without a doubt.

Mike is amazing, but that's obviously something that I would say, haha! I think by choosing him it would strengthen the bond between us, I would be able to understand how his mind works and how he see's the world. I think it would be crazy exciting to be inside his wonderful brain, even just for a day, and I'd love to be able to see myself as he does, maybe it would help me to appreciate myself more than I do. I would want to see his work life because although we do talk about it, it's not in depth, and I can't say that I fully understand how hard it is on him or how hard he works. 

The Blog-tember Challenge: Day 12 | Books, the greatest weapons in the world

Monday, Sept. 12: Three books! One you just read, one you're currently reading, and one you want to read.

Recently read: Billy and Me

This fantastic book was the first written by Giovanna Fletcher, whom I adore, and is a book of absolute dreams. I've never really been once for romance, I first read books by John Green which I loved, then moved onto these, and I'm now hooked! Ahh Billy Buskin...you can only imagine how dreamy he is, and I must admit that I've fallen in love with him after reading his book. This book is seriously the sweetest thing ever and I can only pray that it's made into a film. The book follows Sophie May, a young lady living in Kent with her mother, and working in a quirky coffee shop with her best friend Molly. Sophie is quite a shy and anxious person and is completely swept away when big time movie star  Billy Buskin turns up in town to film one of her all time favourites, Pride and Prejudice, which also happens to be one of my favourites! This really is a book about chances, a book about risking everything for love. Ahh it's such a beautiful love story.

Currently reading: Always with love

After reading Billy and Me I did actually read Christmas with Billy and Me, but it was such a short story that I don't really have much to say about that. It obviously followed Billy and Sophie through the Christmas period, bringing us to Always with love. This is another beautiful read, although I'm about 3/4 of the way through, so I'm not quite at the end yet. During this book we follow Billy end Sophie to Los Angeles where they are spending New Years with Billy's family. Billy ends up accepting an offer for a new movie meaning he's staying in LA for awhile whilst Sophie sets back off to Rosefront Hill. In this book we see the challenges they are faced with when their relationship turns long distance...

Reading next: Dream a little dream 

The next book I plan on reading is another by Giovanna Fletcher as I'm working my way through all of her books before I start on anything new. I actually don't know all too much about this book, I just know that I want to read it! This book follows Sarah, a lady who has been single for the last two years, and has spent an uncomfortable amount of time around her ex, his perfect girlfriend and all of their mutual friends. No ones surprised when she starts dreaming about a handsome stranger and begins looking forward to sleeping every night, but it all gets a little strange when her dream-stranger turns up in the real world! This is actually the first time I've read about this book and I'm now super excited to read, eek! 

What are you reading at the moment?

What would you recommend? 

The Blog-tember Challenge: Day 4 | Currently in September

Currently in September

Happy Sunday lovelies, I've been up since the crack of dawn today, I just can't seem to sleep in. I've actually booked a few days off work this week just because I have a couple of appointments and plans with friends, and I just pray that I get on sleep in because I know I'll want when when I'm back in work.

I'm super excited about the plans I have this week, they include but aren't limited to a new tattoo, a girly wine day with my closest friend, and visiting my lovely mother!

Reading... Always with Love by Giovanna Fletcher.
Playing... plan for Rome, catch up on sleep, and preparation for this weeks plans.
Watching... Gilmore Girls, although I'm halfway through season 7, BOO!
Trying... to get everything sorted for my holiday to Rome and stop spending so much money.
Cooking... lunch in a few moments, although I'm not sure what.
Eating... nothing as of yet, but lunch will happen after this post is uploaded :)
Drinking... Coke because I'm naughty and couldn't help myself whilst I was at the shop.
Calling... my lovely mother to arrange future plans and just because I miss her like crazy.
Texting... mainly just my mother, I seem to use facebook messenger to connect with most other people.
Pinning... home inspiration and Christmas ideas
Tweeting... about my blog and life in general
Going... to Rome very soon!
Loving... Giovanna Fletcher's books, they are so good!
Hating... that I still have around 8 shifts until it's holiday time.
Discovering... lots and lots of new books and authors!
Thinking... about what's going come from my next hospital appointment
Feeling...  alot better than I have during previous days.
Hoping (for)... Good results, always good results.
Listening (to)... Taylor Swift, it's always TayTay.
Celebrating... the facts that I've been blogging a lot more than usual!
Smelling... nothing actually, I need to get some candles burning.
Ordering... Christmas presents and books, I can't help but order books!
Thanking... my partner for everything that he does for me.
Considering... whether I want a new house or an extended house.
Starting... to wish I wasn't coming to the end of Gilmore Girls!
Finishing... Gilmore Girls

What are you currently up to?

Wish I'd Never Grown Up.

Looking around me I can't help but notice how much has changed.

It's quite strange to realise how far people have came in life in such a short period of time. Although it's been just under 5 years since I finished school (thank god) I can honestly say that it doesn't feel like two minutes ago that we were sat on a field drinking a cheap bottle of cider, or walking around in school uniforms dreading the day ahead of us, thinking we were in the worst place in the entire world. Was it really that bad? I mean, I hated school, I really did, but I miss the freedom, the fact that we didn't have a single care in the world. I miss the lack of stress that school involved. 

Quite a lot of people whom I used to know once upon a time now have a partner, finance, or are even  married and that's a great thing for you and I congratulate you, I just can't help but wonder when this will happen for me…although I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up! That could be anything from Film Maker to Forensic Anthropologist, I don't have the slightest clue! 

So much has changed in such a short space of time.

I do have my own house, I have grown up a little bit, give me some credit! I am slowly entering the adult world, I may be living with my best friend and our house may be party central 90% of the week but still! Give credit where credit is due!

Noticing all of the changes people have experienced has given me the ammunition I need to reflect upon my life and who I am. I may not be the girl/women who has been working since they were 16, I may not have a boyfriend/fiancé/husband and I may not be with child, but that doesn't mean I don't encounter some of life's great struggles, trust me, I do! I would honestly say that I have had quite a few struggles in life, each time this has happened, I have fought my way through to the other side, coming out a better person than the moment I started.

I'm now 21 and I should probably start thinking more seriously about my future, although in all honesty? I don't really care what happens, so long as I am happy and have fun in life, that's all I want. That and to travel, but I talk about that way too much. 

I think the most noticeable reason for my lack of knowledge on the adult world is due to the fact that I have spent so much time stuck in the education system that I just haven't got a clue. Since I finished school I went to college and then to university, why you might ask? Because that's what I was told to do. I was told that if I were to go down this route in life, then I would come out on top with the job of my dreams, I was told that if I didn't do this I'd basically become a failure, I did this to make my mother proud, that's all I have ever wanted to do, but should this be making her proud when I am so unhappy? I'm honestly jealous of the people who finished school and decided to take it upon themselves to go and get a job straight away, I wish this was what I had chosen to do, my life would seem to have more meaning, I wouldn't be stuck in the rut I am in now.What I really want is to own my own video production company and if not? I want to teach media, to he honest theres a lot I want to do, I often get confused and feel uncertain about it all.

I'm getting a little sidetracked as usual!

I haven't had the typical 9-5 job (I mean I never want that) I've just had the university life, it's like a none stop party and it's great! I still find bodily functions to be rather humorous and if you ever involve the words "do do" together in a sentence then more fool you because I'm going to be rolling on the floor laughing for a good 10 minutes.

I'm really struggling with the idea of coming to terms with the life I have chosen, I chose to go to university, that's something I did, although other peoples opinions on how my life would turn out without this did influence this decision quite a bit. On the plus side, day drinking and waking up past 12pm are a regular occurrence for me. 

I think it's unfair that during school we are told that the grades we get and what we choose to study at college will determine the rest of our lives. I felt too young then and at 21 I still feel too young, too young to decide where I'm heading in life, too young to decide on a specific career, I don't think it's an easy decision. I fear that I should of worked for a little bit once finishing school, took the time out to decide who I wanted to be and where I wanted to go, I'm just as clueless now as when I was 16.

I have too many dreams in life. Knowing that I probably won't get the chance to live out the majority of them, if any, leaves me unmotivated. I've spent so much time already thinking I was working towards my dream, but now when I stand back and take that moment to really have a good look, I notice that's not the case, I'm not where I want to be, nor am I who I want to be.

Things in my life are going to change. I'm going to start living for me, Im going to start going things that make me happy. When the day I've been longing for (Graduation) comes about, I'm going to commit to being my true self, commit to finding happiness. I don't want to stay stuck in this godforsaken awful place any longer than I have to, I plan on traveling, making a difference in the world. 

Sorry for the rant, I occasionally get a little side tracked…

Happy 7th February, have a lovely day!

xoxo

Day Seven: Books! The Best Weapons in the world

Sept 7th: What's on your current reading list? Or what have you read that you recommend?

Books are truly amazing things and I absolutely adore reading.

" A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." - George R.R Martin

Currently Reading:

- You're The One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher

- Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 

Like most people that thoroughly enjoy reading, I do have a favourite writer, that one person who could write anything in the world and I would still read it. Stephen King is the by far my favourite writer, his novels are out of this world, he is insanely talented! He's absolutely fantastic, I'm sure if you have read some of his books yourself, you will probably agree. Here's a list of my personal top 5 Stephen King books, I highly recommend all of them:

- The Stand

- Under The Dome

- Misery

- IT

- Riding The Bullet

These are just my 5 favourite at the moment, it changes quite often and he has a lot of truly, truly amazing novels, I suggest you give him a read!

Current Reading List:

- Mr Mercedes by Stephen King

- Just After Sunset by Stephen King

- The Fault In Our Stars by John Green 

- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

- Billy & Me by Giovanna Fletcher

- The Dinosaur That Pooped A Planet by Tom Fletcher & Dougie Poynter

Which then brings me onto something else…those of you who know me quite well will know of my everlasting love for the McFly boys.When I found out that 2 of the boys ( Tom & Dougie) had decided to release their own children's books, I was over the moon. They are absolutely fantastic and hilarious little books. Everyone is a little childish and these books definitely show this, give them a read…you know you want to!

- The Dinosaur That Pooped A Planet

- The Dinosaur That Pooped Christmas

- The Dinosaur That Pooped The Past

All Time Favourites

- Harry Potter ( 1-7) - J.K. Rowling

- The Lord of The Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

- The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

- The Stand - Stephen King

What's on your reading list?

Until tomorrow…

xo

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Day Five: The biggest love of my life

Sept 5th: "I am passionate about ______________. "

My truest passion in the entire world is capturing moments and documenting life. I as an individual consider myself to be nothing without a camera in my hands. 

"To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work." Sister Mary Lauretta

For my entire life I have spent so long trying to find something that I am truly passionate about. Something that truly sparks the creativity inside of me and makes me want to achieve great things. I felt this passion the first time I held a video camera in my hands. Ever since that very first moment I haven't been able to live my life without the ability to create art in the form of the moving image.

Just under a year ago I purchased one of my most prized possessions, my DSLR. Purchasing this (mainly for videography purposes) sparked a new passion inside of me, that passion being photography. Ever since that moment, I have grown so much as a photographer.

I used to look around me at people enjoying life because they had found their truest passion, and to say I was jealous of this would be an understatement. Now I look around me and see the world in a different way, I see all of the beauty and opportunities that the world has to offer, and I'd hate to see it any other way.

What am I passionate about?

- Freezing time in the form of photography.

- Documenting life.

- Bringing my imagination to life in form of videography.

- Learning about new cultures.

- Traveling the world.

- Watching as many films as humanly possible.

- Living life to it's fullest

- Being happy.

Everyone is passionate about something, no matter who you are…what's your passion?

xo

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Day Two: Everyone deserves happiness

So I've been sitting here for a couple of hours with this blank screen staring back at me, struggling to think about what to blog about. That's the moment I began to search and I came across the #blogtemberchallenge so seeing as it is now the 2nd September I'm actually just going to skip day one and go straight onto day two which is all about being happy.

Sept 2nd: Write about what makes you happy, from the little joys to the huge game-changers.

What makes me happy…?

Blogging. Strawberry Milkshake. Mcfly. Red Lipstick. 
Doctor Who. Sleeping in late.

Catchups with friends. Disney Films. Autumn.

Love. Photography. Burning Candles. Food. Musicals. 

Dinner dates. Bubble Baths. Shopping. Gaming.

Tea. Xbox days. Being productive. Traveling. An ice cold glass of water.

Singing. Reading. Spending time with the family. Supernatural Marathons 

Taylor Swift. Getting tattooed. Amazing gigs. Comic-con. 

Happiness is something everybody searches for in their lives, no matter who they are, it's something everybody wants. 

Sometimes the smallest things can make me happy, a song starting to play can brighten up my entire day. 

Sometimes, when you're feeling really down, something can make you smile but doesn't necessarily make you happy, I guess a smile is halfway there but halfway really just isn't enough. 

Family is a key part to what makes me happy, what kind of family would you have if they didn't make you happy? Not living at home means I don't get to see my mother and siblings as much as I would like to, but it kinds of makes it that bit more special when I do see them, I feel an intense amount of happiness when I do see them and nothing could break that. My family are my entire world, I'd not be who I am today and I would never trade them for the world. Everything I do in life is for my family, for my mother, to make her proud of me. I want my mum to look at me and feel overwhelming happiness because of how proud I have made her. I just love my family, if i had nothing else in the world, but still had my family, I would still be happy. 

Naturally, my boyfriend makes me happy too, which is good. Again, just seeing him can brighten up my entire day, but to be honest, he's family as well so of course he makes me happy.

Another person who can brighten up my day in a heartbeat is my bestest and dearest friend, but again, I class her as family aswell. 

Family is the most important thing and family isn't just about who you're related too, it's who's there for you. 

Thinking of the word "family" makes you really think. Blood makes you related, but loyalty makes you family…

Happiness is something everybody deserves to feel, find what makes you happy and take advantage. If we don't have happiness, we don't have anything worth fighting for.

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xo