rebecca

Hello You Lovely Lot!

When I first started my blog one of my favourite things to write were my favourites! I loved talking about what I'd been loving and telling everyone the things I'd found and the memories I'd shared. For some reason I really lost my way with it and so this year I am going to try and write a favourites post every month, even if I feel like I don't have many new things to write about. So, lets start as we mean to go on with my favourite things for January!


Beauty 

This month I have rediscovered my love for Nars Sheer Glow. I got given this for my birthday and I had forgotten just how much I loved it. It has amazing coverage, a lovely dewey finish and is just perfect for me. The first time I used it I was given the wrong shade and it put me off it for around a year. However, I have now discovered that I am Mont Blanc and I am obsessed with it. I have been trying to not use this every day but when I use my drugstore foundation now there's just no comparison. A holy grail for makeup in my eyes.




The past few weeks have brought with them an obsession with Fruit Infuser Bottles. Me and Jack bought one each from Home Bargains in the hope of being slightly more healthy. Ever since then we have filled the infuser with frozen fruit every day and drinking like 3 bottles full of water every day! it just makes the water have a little kick to it and makes me want to drink much more water! I've even been tracking my water intake on an app to check I've had enough, is that sad?




Music

I do a whole separate blog post every month on the music I've been listening to and it wont be long until that's out. However, this month I have re-discovered my love for Hoodie Allen. I go through stages with him and don't listen to him for ages and then all of a sudden I find him again and listen to his music all the time. The last time I went off him was because I didn't like the new album but I have learned to love it and so this month, he takes pride of place here.




Film

I'm really bad for films. I hate watching films that I haven't seen before (unless they're at the cinema) because I don't know if I'll like them but Jack usually persuades me to watch them. This month was the month that me and Jack watched Trainspotting for the first time. I then had to come home and me and Dad decided that we would go and watch T2 Trainspotting at the cinema. I cannot describe how good it was. I love Ewan McGregor so most things with him in will win me over! I felt like I'd also waited the 20 years that everyone else had waited even though I'd only seen the first one a few days prior...



TV

Me and Jack watch all sorts on TV and sometimes we just find ourselves watching the weirdest things. One evening Jack asked me if I wanted to watch Bob's Burgers and I agreed. Nicole had told me that she didn't like it so I just never bothered watching it. For whatever reason I just fell in love with it. It's a programme that's funny but not too tongue in cheek. Sometimes I find things like Family Guy a bit too risky and so I tend to stay away from them but this is all of the laughter in a nice way. We've even series recorded it because we love it so much.




Photo

I have two favourite photos from this month but they're both from the same day so that counts right? The first photo is this one..


Next Month?

Very early next month I am going to see La La Land with my friend Sandy and her flatmate (who I would also consider a friend to be honest) Lottie. I am so excited to see it because I've heard so many things about it!

I also have one of my best friends Chloe coming to visit me. She messaged me one day telling me she wanted to come up again and see me and that really warmed my heart. It's nice to know that you are appreciated and missed when you're apart from someone!

I'm seeing Jack Whitehall on the 10th which is super exciting. I love seeing comedians live and Jack Whitehall is one of my favourites. I'm driving down to Leeds with Natalie for it and spending the rest of that weekend at home which is always appreciated.

Then one week later I'm seeing Busted! They're playing Rock City which is a small venue and I'm really happy about it because it'll be a lot more intimate I guess? If 3AM is not on the playlist though I will flip my lid because some of you may know that 3AM is one of my favourite songs of all time.



There you go everyone! I loved writing this and I'm already excited to write next months post! I hope you've enjoyed this blog post.

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

Whilst I was lying in bed the other night I suddenly realised that my blog is now two years old! I started this blog on new Years Day two years ago! I find it so hard ti believe that I've been writing this blog for two years. In some ways it feels like I've been writing it for my whole life but in some ways it feels like I started writing it yesterday.

I started writing this blog because I needed a creative outlet and I have found so much more than that! I love writing these posts even if I do sometimes find it hard. This year I really want to step up my blog and I'm not sure of the best ways to go about that (so if anyone has any suggestions then feel free to let me know). I want to post more, I want my posts to be better and I just want to still love writing blog posts by the end of this year and further hopefully!

The past few weeks I've been reading over old blog posts and it's crazy to see how I've changed. I think that's another positive to writing a blog. You can look back on all the posts and see all the things you've done. One of the best parts of 2016 for my blog (Was it 2016? Was it 2015? I have lost all track of time. Either way it's one of the highlights for my blog) was getting to review Louise Pentland's (SprinkleofGlitter in the blogging and youtubing world) book! Louise even read the reviews herself and put a link to my blog on her twitter which I could never get my head around. To be noticed by someone who you've read and watched for years is crazy!

So Happy Birthday to my blog! Here's to many more years of me writing about what I like and whinging a bit. Thank You to everyone who reads my blog whether it's been two years, two months, two days or two seconds. It's really encouraging to see people actually reading the things you write!

Feel free to follow me on Bloglovin', the link is just at the top of my blog and you'll be up to date with all my posts!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

It's been a while hasn't it? December has been slightly overwhelming for me if I'm honest and one of the worst months this year. I thought being at home would make me a lot happier, however it seems that's not the case. I failed with Blogmas and Vlogmas (maybe next year I'll stick to one) this year which I'm disappointed about because I was so excited about them both! On the other hand, this gives me a chance to rebuild myself, my YouTube channel and my Blog. This is the year that I work hard on everything and focus on myself.

The term 'New Year, New Me' is one I used to use and I have come to realise that it's a phrase I hate. I'm not going to become a different person in the New Year because then I wouldn't be me. I can't become a polar opposite overnight and I don't want to. I have made mistakes this year but have also done wonderful things. Am I about to forget all of these great things just because I did a few things I wish I could change? No. Being human is all about making mistakes and believe me, I know all about that.

So, next year I will not be a new person. I will try and be a happier person. If that means that I am a better person then great, if I stay the same then that's fine too. As long as I don't become a worse person (is that the right word?) then I'm totally ok with that. This year my happiness has suffered, sometimes through no fault of my own. I endeavour to change that. No matter what situation I'm in, how many friends I have, what city I'm in or how much money I have, I want to be happy. I will start putting how I feel first and do things I want to do. No more will I depend on other people to make me happy. I will also appreciate the people who do happen to make me happy. They don't always get the recognition they deserve and that's my fault. I think I'm going to do a whole other post on my New Years resolutions because next year I'm determined to stick to them.

In 17 days I'll be 20. That scares me because I will no longer be a teenager. I know I will feel no different when the day comes but I think something will need to change. I need to start taking my education more seriously if I want to get where I want to be. More on that in my New Years Resolutions post.

So, in conclusion...

• I'm sorry I've been away
• Next year I'll try and blog more
• I want to be happier this time next year