Happy New Year!!

Time to dust off that list you gave up doing almost 12 months ago.....

KIDDING!

But seriously there's no better time than the end/beginning of the year to bust out those inspirational quotes.

I asked myself the other day if there's anything I wanted to change about myself and my lifestyle for the New Year.

And my brain decided to fuck with me because I thought "well yes....and no"

The reason I couldn't think of any New year resolutions is because everything I could do to change myself I'm already doing. I'm already getting fit, saving money and just generally being the best I can be.

If people really wanted to change themselves then wouldn't they have done it already?

Don't get me wrong I think anything that motivates you to become a better person is a great thing. But don't let the new year be the only reason you're changing yourself.  Do it because you want to make yourself better regardless of the time of year.

This was why I couldn't think of anything I wanted to specifically start doing in the new year.

But as I delved into my thoughts more I started thinking "actually there are so many things I can do this year to better myself as a person" and they were all along the lines of "I could do this more/I could improve this/I could do this better"

So I guess my new years resolution is to just be me... but better

Anywho
Hope you guys have an awesome year and have fun!

When in Rome

Travelling is something that I, like many other people, see as a goal in life. I believe the purpose of life is to explore the world you've been birthed into (as cheesy as it sounds) and to also give back to the world and just contribute something whether it's small or big but I don't want to get all philosophical in this particular post.  

I could go on and on about the fact that I have so many interests that I want to explore and I probably will go on and on about it another time. 

But travelling is pretty much at the top of that list and anyone who follows me on Instagram (link is below and up there on the tab thingys) will know that I post a lot of pictures of Rome because it's the most recent place I've been to.

So I decided to write about it! 

I highly recommend anyone who loves history to go to Rome, because I think it's safe to say that there are plenty of historical sights to see and old buildings are a given. 

I mean, I saw the bloody Colosseum!

Historical artefacts aside, if you're a lover of Italian food (which I know I am) then there's no place like Rome because where else would you try Italian food other than the capital of Italy! (I quickly had to Google that one just to make sure I didn't sound like an idiot even though I was pretty sure)

I personally recommend you try out any of the many many gelato places where you can go wild with ice cream to your hearts content.

And while you're there, why not check out the world's smallest country which is literally takes minutes to get to on the metro.

 Vatican City is a beautiful place with even more breathtaking buildings And you never know, you may run into the Pope. Which I almost did.

If you're lazy like me then you can hop on a tour bus to see all the main landmarks and attractions. It was so easy and simple to just buy a day ticket, Hop on the bus and hop off whenever there was a site that interested you.

But what striked me the most was how beautiful and picture perfect the city looked, it's every amateur photographer's dream, whether it's the view from the park or at the highest point in Rome where you can see the entire city,  words can't describe how exquisite the views were.

The atmosphere in the streets and the squares was so vibrant during the day yet so chilled out in the evening and it felt so relaxing to be in both.

I'd love to go back one day,  but let's just carry on ticking off everywhere else first  ;)

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Getting into a routine!

Well hey there internet,

it seems like I've gone off the face of the earth for the past few weeks, and I guess that is the case but my reasons are:

 a) I was phoneless for the past few weeks so I was unable to post on instagram and whatnot the way I normally would.

2) I was relying on my good old ( and I mean OLD) Samsung galaxy S3 mini so i still could have posted online but college had started and I am up to my chin in work already due to applying for university and shtuff

and even though I'm currently procrastinating at the moment because I should be studying right now, I've missed being what I call "internet active"

WHICH BASICALLY MEANS I HATE THE REAL WORLD AND I WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE ONLINE!

whoa! don't know where that came from.

Anywho, I just wanted to type something up quickly so here i am :D

See you guys soon with some cool stuff!

CYA ;D

Back to school essentials

It's time to go back to school! 

YAY?

I know, it's not always the best of times, although when I was younger I was that one weird kid (and still am to be honest) that looked forward to going back because my holidays had sucked and they were incredibly boring.

But now... I don't know how I feel about going back, I'll be glad to see people again and what not but if I'm completely honest even though right now I hate having nothing to do, I know I'm going to miss this free time when I'm well into the school year and I'm up to my neck in things to do.

Right now it's up to my ankles. like stepping into a paddling pool.

Anywho! I thought I'd make a 'Back to school essentials' video just to make going back a little bit more bearable for those of you who aren't thrilled by the thought of getting back into routine.

Or if you really love stationary then this video is also for you!

ENJOY AND BE SURE TO COMMENT, LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE CAUSE IT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY :D

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Everyday makeup

I am no makeup artist, but I thought I'd film a video on how I do my makeup everyday.

I really think I'm getting the hang of this. I mean look? I even made a decent thumbnail!

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ootd #3 Blue and white.

This ended up being one of my favourite outfits this summer. It may have something to do with the number of compliments I got whenever I wore it ;)

I think the reason I loved this outfit so much was because I thought the colour combination was complimenting my skin tone quite nicely and the fit of the button down shirt was amazing because it cinched in at the waist but gave an illusion of a bigger bust (which is always good in my books) and paired with the white jeans, which made my already large behind look larger (also not a bad thing) this whole compilation gave me and everyone else the illusion of an hourglass figure.

I just felt so confident and good about myself in this for all those little reasons. 

It just goes to show that even the little things can make you feel great about yourself and everyone needs to realise that they ARE allowed to feel as amazing as you want :)

Hope everyone has/had/is having an awesome day.

CYA :D

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Rome haul!

Even though it had been a month after I got back from Rome, I decided to reminisce by looking back at all the stuff I got just for the sake f it :)

Enjoy!

Hope everyone has/had/is having an awesome day.

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Outfit of the day: #2 Mint green and white

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YES ITS ME! Outfit of the day: #1 bright neon coral.

No more introductions!

Yes I know it's been a long time but I have no excuse for you. I stopped during exam season and just didn't have the urge to get back on here. 

But clearly now I do! 

I wanted to start doing fashion posts because it's one my many interests so here I am doing one.

This neon pink shift dress from Primark which is only £13 has been a favourite of mine this summer.

As a bit of a curvy gal I wasn't sure this would suit me but it turned out to be gorgeous! 

Just looking at this dress puts a smile on my face because of the amazing colour! 

Unfortunately because it's from Primark it is only available in store however if you click on the links below or the button on the picture that says 'shop this post' then you'll find some very similar dresses for a relatively good price. 

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Hope everyone is having a great summer and I'll see you soon:) (hopefully)

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Procrastination is the thief of time.

Well hey there internet!

Things have been pretty busy lately... And when I say busy I mean they should have been busy and productive buuut they weren't .

I have no one else to blame but myself.

I know that I'm lazy, it's one of my not so great traits. I come from a pretty lazy family aswell so that doesn't really help either.

Laziness is contagious. You see someone lazing around doing nothing and it makes you want to do the same. At least that's how I see it. 

And what does laziness lead to? 

PROCRASTINATION! 

The thief of time and also the most annoying thing ever! 

No one WANTS to procrastinate but you can't help it.

At that time and place you'd rather be doing anything and everything else apart from the one task you're supposed to do. 

Now I'm not here to tell you how to overcome this because there isn't really any other cure for it other than your willingness to get the job done.

But if you think your level of procrastination is so bad that it's causing problems then you need to step back and have a real think about why that is.

Sometimes it's just the case of not wanting to do a task but needing to in order to get to a task you want to do.

But it also may be the case that what you're doing is not something that makes you happy anymore.

Anywho those are just some random thoughts I've been having seeing as though procrastination has been a  bit if an issue in my life recently.

Question of the day: are you currently procrastinating right now? 

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Provocalips

Well hey there internet!

Now I don't know about you, but for me the time for wearing dark lipsticks and deep colours are coming to an end so here's one of the few deep lip colours I quite liked this winter.

So let’s just take a break from the world of whether or not the dress is black and blue or gold and white, instead I’m going to talk about the colour red!

Ok that was a poor transition but I really just wanted to include the whole dress phenomenon.

ANYWHO, I decided this winter was going to be a time for me to come out of my comfort zone a little bit as I had been doing that a lot at that time.

So I bought the Rimmel London Provocalips Lip Colour in the shade 550 called ‘play with fire’

I was quite apprehensive about the colour because I had never gone so dark or bold. It was one of those colours I would see in store and think ‘Oooh pretty! But it wouldn’t suit me’

But I was pleasantly surprised with the way I looked with it on.

 The product itself was a good quality product for a drugstore item, CRAZY PIGMENTATION! But that; seems to be common in a lot of the new lip products coming out.

And although I don’t wear it for long enough to see if it would last all day, I would say that the staying power is pretty good!

However, the problem with these long lasting lip stuff is that it dries out your lips, it may not smear, but it does dry out your lips. 

So you’d think that outing a little balm on them would help, but then once you put any moisturising product on your lips it will start to rub off on places and smear.

So it’s a choice between dry lips that don’t smear or moisturised lips that do.

Now, this product is double ended with a balm on the other side. But I don’t use that much because I’m not huge on glossy lips and it does get awfully messy.

I think what I'm trying to say that in conclusion, this is an overall great product and even though it’s only been worn a couple of times (usually in the evening) it’s gotten me quite a few compliments and I enjoyed experimenting with it but  the whole concept of these highly pigmented formulas needs to be improved.

Which I would gladly do as a dream job in the future. (It legit is my dream job to make new makeup formulas)

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What is your opinion on these sorts of products? Love them or hate them?

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My thoughts...

Well hey there internet!

How’ve you been, it’s been a while, and to be honest, I don’t know why. I’ve excluded myself from the online world and I really don’t know why.

So I’ve decided to type it out and hopefully get some kind of clue to why I feel like this.

So I like a lot of things, I like food, I like travelling and the thought of being able to travel the world, I love the thought of being a successful person, I like meeting new people, I like fashion and makeup, photography, music, expressing my feelings, I like things that are classy, simple, elegant and minimalistic, I love comedy, colours, being happy and creative and I love sunshine!

I also love the internet, or... at least I thought I did.

I’m not saying I don’t like the internet anymore. Because I do, I just don’t know whether the amount I loved it about a year ago is the same as the amount I love it now.

But that’s normal right? It’s normal to not love anything anymore. You just sort of grow out of it.

But I don’t want to because I really wanted this to go somewhere.

Here’s the truth: I wanted to be a part of the online world for all the wrong reasons. I wanted to become well known and get loads of opportunities to do cool things and meet people who I admire etc.

And that is not the way I should have thought. Because even after a short while, it became something that seemed like a chore now, something that didn’t make me happy.

And this isn’t my job, I don’t have a job, I’m supposed to be studying and making sure I get into a good university to get a good job whilst being happy etc.

And as someone who stresses out easily it would make sense to just stop all this, just focus on studies and other bits and bobs but again, I don’t want to.

So to wrap up so far I’ve concluded the following:

·         I don’t feel as passionate about the internet as I used to be but I still like it.

·          I don’t want to stop doing what I’m doing, even though it feels like a chore.

·         And I also don’t want to do it for the wrong reasons. Yes making money from blogging would be amazing! But I don’t want that the reason to be why I want to post blogs.

Ok, maybe, there’s a difference between not feeling up to the thing you love and not loving it anymore. I think that’s how I feel.

No one wakes up every single day feeling amazing and ready to take on the world. And not everyone looks forward to doing something all the time whether or not it’s something they love. Although we should, but  we can’t help when our bodies feel like laying around all day in bed because it’s the chemicals and hormones rushing around us making us feel that way. And it’s also the chemicals and hormones in our body that make feel pumped up for the day!

That’s crazy right?

PHEW! It feels pretty good to let that out.

I’ve been so focused recently trying to figure ‘life’ out when truth be told, I can’t and I never will. And that is because the entire world has done the same and failed because life doesn’t need to be ‘figured out.’ It just needs to be lived. Lived to the fullest potential, because you have no idea what will happen in next year, next month or the next day.

My head has been too stuck in the future rather than focusing on now and it’s been driving mu CUH-RAZY.

Question of the day:  Erm...how are you feeling?

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The Magical Kingdom of Magic Kingdom

Well hey there internet!

I’m 17 years old, and like many other people, when I was younger I had always wanted to go to AT LEAST one of the Disney parks. I had always hoped to go to the one in Paris because it was the closest and I thought it would be the easiest to go to.

Unfortunately I never got to.

UNTIL LAST SUMMER.

My family decided that as part of our State trip as well as visiting family in New York and Virginia, they decided to take all of us to FLORIDA! To not only go to Miami, Key West and Orlando, but to also go to DISNEY WORLD.

NOT DISNEY LAND ....DISNEY WORLD!!

And you would think I would have grown out of that dream a LONG time ago but NOPE.

I almost wet myself with excitement.

So let’s fast forward all the leaping for joy and excitement to the ACTUAL DAY!

It was my third day in Orlando and while I had been enjoying things so far, I had unfortunately gotten some bad news on some stuff that had happened back in England the day before.

So I was feeling pretty bummed.

But I didn’t want to let what happened ruin my holiday, so I absorbed myself into that day.

And I was so glad I did.

As cliché as it sounds, the day was MAGICAL. I felt like I was a little kid again and I had no care in the world about anything.

The thing is guys, is that it’s pretty hard to describe how amazing the day was because it is honestly something you have to experience for yourself. And to me it may have been that extra little bit special but regardless of what happened I think I would have enjoyed it either way.

So I’m gonna let the pictures do the talking:

Question of the day: Have you ever been to Disneyland/ world?

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Brownies in a bowl

Well hey there internet!

Now, I LOVE all things dessert related! I would definitely pick something sweet over something savoury any day!

So when I was browsing the internet (as you do) I came across this concept of making a brownie in less than 5 minutes.

And as an impatient person with a sweet tooth I clicked that article right away!

It was like all of life’s wishes had been granted at once.

I know I know, not only am I incredibly late to the game but I'm guessing you're all probably sick of these variations of how to make mug brownie. Everyone and their mother has seen/made this but after looking at different recipes and trying out different methods I’ve combined bits of ofmany recipes I’ve found to create the perfect (in my opinion) brownie.

Warning: IT’S IN NO WAY HEALTHY AT ALL BUT MY GOODNESS IS IT DELICIOUS!

You will need:

4 Tablespoons Flour

4 Tablespoons Sugar

2 Tablespoons Cocoa powder (Note: don't use cocoa mix or quik, it shouldn't have any sugar) 

2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil (Don't use one with a strong flavour, e.g. olive, sesame, etc) 

1 tablespoon of nutella (or any generic hazelnut spread or in fact any spread of your choice ...maybe not marmite unless you're looking to really experiment with this) 

1 Tablespoon milk

Dash of salt

Ice cream (optional)

A Microwave

OH! and a mug!

1)      Place all your dry ingredients in the mug and mix until it looks like hot chocolate powder, like so:

2)      Add your vegetable oil and milk until all the ingredients have mixed together and you’ve got this thick gooey texture with no dry powder in it at all (check the bottom of the mug)

3)      Add a tablespoon of nutella (optional) into the middle of your mixture and let in sink in a bit.

4)      Place your mug in the microwave for about 50 seconds (depending on your microwave)

5)      Serve with ice cream on top if you want to and ENJOY!

The reason I made this post is because I like things that are efficient and easy.  Who doesn't? So coming across this was pretty cool.  I get to enjoy the deliciousness of baked stuff without actually baking!

And I'm no professional baker, I'm actually better at cooking than I am at baking because there have been many occasions where I've turned into a hot mess because things are not going right.

But I have a sweet tooth.  So I enjoy eating sweet baked goods more than cooked food.

Do you see my dilemma? 

So coming across these recipes online made me want to try again.

And for once it wasn't a total failure!

THANKS INTERNET!

Side note : after making this a couple of times I've realised that it's a lot less messier and easier if you make it in a bowl. 

So I technically should have called it 'A brownie in a bowl' I mean it even sounds better!

Oh well, I never claimed to be a professional at this.

Question of the day: Do you bake?  Or do you try to but somehow something goes wrong like me?

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Brighten those winter blues!

Well hey there internet!

Here's a fact about me: I LOVE dressing up! Don’t care what the occasion is, don't care where I'm going, around 80% of the time I care about what I wear and I want to look good, I don’t know what it is but wearing a few simple pieces of clothing that look good together makes me feel so confident and happy and ...free

I would describe my style as simple, girly, elegant and classy. I do switch it up a little and I would gladly wear a flannel shirt, tank top and jeans (although I find jeans pretty uncomfortable to be honest) depending on the situation and where I’m going I will spend time picking out an outfit and making it look good.

And I do it for myself.

So I was wondering to myself why I hadn’t ever thought about doing any fashion posts. I love fashion!

So here’s a little OOTD (outfit of the day for you newbies) for ya!

Why so glum chum?

You will probably figure out in future fashion posts that I do love the colour white. And peach. And pretty much a colour that is bright, bold or light (as in pale).  You can already see that here with the white (slightly wrinkled but the wrinkles just won’t come out so I’m assuming that it’s meant to be like that) blouse type top thing, black skinny jeans, maroon scarf and the pièce de resistance the bright pink coat, that you will see me where a lot throughout the winter.

I knew that with winter, layering is a big must, for practicality mainly. And I didn’t want to be constantly wearing blacks and greys etc. So I brought this coat from new look (it was on sale unfortunately) to brighten up those outfits where they could do with a little brightening up.

Question of the day: what’s your opinion on the coat?

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A lipgloss, that's not a lipgloss!

Well hey there internet!

Hope you're having a decent January because let's face it; it's not always the best month.

 You know, cause you have to back to school and work and you’re already sick of the cold weather (darn you southern hemisphere). But I feel ya, I really do. And I hope whatever tedious thing you are going back to, you are going at it with a positive attitude...because it’s January and you found this rush of motivation that’s come out of nowhere and all of a sudden you have these huge ambitions you want to fulfil.

Anywho, good luck with that.

I haven’t done a review type thing in a while so here it is!

Now the Revlon colourstay moisture stain have been out for quite a while (like everything else I tend to review...ooops...sorry I’m not on trend and up to date with the latest things)

Anywho, here’s a fact about me, I am not a fan of lipgloss. I just don’t like the way it feels on my lips, my hair always gets stuck to my lips and it’s just not my thing.

But when I went shopping in the States last summer I came across these and thought “Hey I might as well try new things seeing as though I’m in a new place” (my mind works in strange ways.)

So I tried it... and I LOVED IT!

‘Finally!’ I thought, a lipgloss that I actually like! It wasn’t sticky or too glossy and didn’t feel like I had this really thick layer of lip gloss on top of my lips.

In fact, it didn’t feel like I had lipgloss on.

That’s because I realised (after a little bit of research) that it wasn’t actually a lipgloss. It was a lip stain. But it wasn’t those crappy felt tip sorts of things like I’ve seen other lip stains turn out to be. (Although those things have sort of made themselves scarce now)

It’s one of my regular lip products I use when I’m out on a daily basis.

It has a great texture, quite pigmented, doesn’t feel sticky on the lips, doesn’t look too over the top glossy and when it dries, it leaves a nice stain on your lips.

Question of the day: what is one makeup product you are not a fan of, or do you like everything!?

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Being a better you part 4: positivity, patience and persistence

Well hey there internet,

Now this is a tricky topic and is sort of the one I got a little bit stuck on.

This series has been about being a better you (if you couldn’t tell from the title) and I think one of the most important things you could do to be a better you is to be happy with yourself and accept yourself for who you are.

Life does not always go to plan and sometimes it ends up going down a path that you know it should not be going down yet you can’t help and you go with it.

Or, sometimes there could be nothing wrong in your life but you just feel so depressed all the time.

That’s not your fault.

Your body releases chemicals that causes your brain to think a certain way and that could be triggered off by something small or huge.

You want to know the sad truth about the world? Some people were made to be pessimists and there’s very little anyone can do about that.

But if you have aspirations and ambitions in life then there are three Ps you need to follow to get anywhere:

Positivity- You will be surprised how productive you are when you’ve got a little cheer in your step. Optimism doesn’t hurt, people who are optimistic have hope and those who don’t are just empty people living empty lives.

I look at the people who live in my area, how they live their lives day in and day out. They’ll moan about their job, criticise other people for doing something that makes them happy and just live their life just hating on other people because they’re not happy with own lives.

And I feel sorry for them. The key to achievement is optimism

Patience- Changes don’t always happen overnight.  Just because something isn’t happening for you right now doesn’t mean that it will never happen. It’s going to be more difficult to regret something than it would just waiting for that thing to happen.

Persistence- You can’t expect to fall at the first hurdle, if you persist long enough you will succeed. You’ll never know how close you were to success if you give up.

I came across this quote a few years ago and for some reason it’s stuck with me for so long.

“Be happy with what you have whilst working for what you want.”

I hope, whatever ambitions and goals you have in life, that you achieve them.

Question of the day: what is one thing you are happy about with life?

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Being a better you Part 3: The mindset to do it!

Well hey there internet,

One of the biggest challenges I face on a daily basis is the ability to actually get up and do what I need to be doing.

Self discipline basically.

It frustrates me just thinking about it because I think of it as completely ridiculous.

There’s no doubt about it. I'm a procrastinator. I procrastinate like it’s nobody’s business. I procrastinate to the point where I lie in bed and do nothing instead of being productive.

Here’s the thing, I think of myself as a motivated person; however I cannot discipline myself for shit. I am a “oh, I’ll do it in a bit” and a “give me five more minutes person.”

And I am such a bad procrastinator that I failed a year in school because of it.

I know that I have the capability to do so many amazing things I just need to stop being so god damn lazy.

So why am I telling you all this?

Well it’s because I want you to realise the biggest and most important challenge you will face that will stop you from succeeding in what you want to do is not anything or anyone, it’s you.

You are the key to your ideal future.

And for those of you who don’t know what you want your future to be?

Well I would like you to sit down and right down a list of everything that makes you happy, whether it’s small things or big things.

And I want you to look at that list and imagine a future where you that whole list so somehow incorporated in your life.

If your ideal job is to be a vet then be a vet!

Or maybe it’s to become a Youtuber? Go for it! There shouldn't be anything or anyone stopping you from doing what you want to do. No one is in charge of your future apart from you. Not your family, not your friends and not even your pet cat.

Do what makes you happy. Not what makes others happy.

Your hopes and dreams should not be your hopes and dreams. They should be your goals.

Question of the day: What are your goals in life?

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Being a better you part 2: your body

Well hey there internet,

I have a large forehead
I don't like my hairline
I have a rather large bald patch in my eyebrow
I have dark circles that I just can't seem to get rid of
I don't like my nose at all
I don't like my chin
I don't like showing off my shoulders
I don't have a flat stomach
My outer thighs are quite big
I have these lumps and bumps from my waist down that you can only see if I was to wear anything tight which I don't really anyway but I still don't like them.

That was a  list of things about myself that I'm self conscious about.

So would it surprise you if I said I'm completely happy with myself?

Well I am.

It's hard to decide whether or not the media is making a difference on how young women feel about themselves.

In some ways it has, I'm going to use myself as an example. 

I'm only 17, so I practically grew up with the internet constantly by my side. I was brought up in a world where I was always told by family, friends and the internet that I shouldn't worry about my size  because I was fortunate enough to grow up in a society that was just starting to change their views about a woman and even a man's 'perfect shape.'

However, even in this day and age where there are loads of people in our society who are constantly encouraging the younger generation and pretty much everyone else to BE HAPPY WITH WHO YOU ARE! you still come across people who are incredibly self concious about themselves because they are comparing themselves to the celebrities who have probably gone through some horrific things just to change the way they look. 

Yes I do get self conscious about things, we all do and that's fine because that's who we are. 

 There isn't anyone in the world that would say "I love myself every single second of every day" because we all have times where we feel like poop and we all have things we don't like about ourselves.

But if you can say to yourself that none of that matters because YOU are happy with YOURSELF then you my friend have accepted yourself and can now live the rest of your life in peace knowing that you are perfectly fine the way you are.

You are wrong if you think that you will be accepted into a group of people if you look like and act like them because the truth is that you will not be accepted by anyone the way you want them to until you accept yourself first. 

And if that group of people still won't accept you then trust me they were not worth your time.

LISTEN TO ME!

 EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU OUT THERE IS AMAZING! YOU ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL AND  YOU ARE ALL FUCKING SEXY IN YOUR OWN SPECTACULAR WAY.

DON'T YOU DARE LISTEN TO ANYONE ELSE WHO TELLS YOU ANY DIFFERENT.

And it breaks my heart and makes me so sad whenever I come across pictures of slit wrists or people posting pictures saying "I wish I was skinny" or this stupid thigh gap thing. You and your body do not deserve to be tortured like that.

It does not matter if you have big boobs or small boobs or average boobs.

It doesn't matter whether you have an arse or not.

It DEFINITELY doesn't matter whether you are curvy or slim.

You are you. you're gorgeous and stunning and others will love you if you just learn to love yourself.

It's ok if you workout, it's ok if you don't workout. It's okay to do your best to achieve the body you want, just don't stress yourself out about it because you're fine the way are. Don't try to lose weight to be like the 'others' do it for yourself. 

I am aware that I am being a little bit contradicting because I'm saying to accept who you are but I'm also saying it's ok to change yourself. That's why this topic is a little complicated. But I'm going to try my best to summarise this in a few sentences.

If you want to/are working out because you want to slim down or get toned or to just generally feel fit and healthy then that's completely fine. In fact, I encourage people to become fit and healthy because it makes such a positive difference in your life. So long as you are doing it for the right reasons.  And if you don't want to workout then that's also fine. But don't, and I'm begging you not to, harm your body in any way for the sake of other people. and don't harm yourself full stop (will talk about this another time) 

Now ...I want you to do me favour. Do you think you can do it?

If you know someone in your life who ...shall we say...isn't confident with themselves then please send them this.

And if you are that person reading this then I know you're probably thinking "Why on earth should I listen to a 17 year old girl who probably cries because her celeb crush is 'so beautiful'"

Firstly, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE FEELS OK? I JUST... I CAN'T. (kidding...kinda)

Secondly, I know that I am no expert on any of this. But I am a young person just trying to make the world a better place and wants everyone to know how awesome they are.

And no I am not trying to suck up to anyone because who exactly am I sucking up to? this blog isn't aimed for a specific person.It's just me sharing my opinion and my message to the world.

And I would like it if you guys could share this too, 

Not because I want loads of people to view my blog (although that would be pretty cool) but because I want to help those who are struggling and I want to help them realise that they are awesome.

Question of the day: what is one thing you like about yourself? and your answer can not be 'nothing' it doesn't need to be a physical thing, maybe you are really creative or you like expressing yourself.

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CYA :D