It's been far to long....

Hello all!

So it has been far to long since I last posted ANYTHING! Literally anything, nothing on Facebook, Blogs, or Youtube, or Instagram for that matter.

There is no particular reason for this other than the fact that I have just been super super busy! I attended a lot of different events over December in the run up to Christmas therefore December just got wiped out, first two weeks of January has just been a case of calming down from Christmas and finishing off catching up with family and friends over the festive period, then last week I was poorly. Back to normal now though! So hopefully I can get back up to speed!

So now that all is back to normal... I am back! Woohoo!

Hope you are all well, did I miss much while I was gone? Any New Years resolutions still going strong? I started mine... then forgot I had them... not so much a conscious breaking just momentary slip of memory. I had really easy resolutions this year, just little things which I wanted to make more of a conscious effort to do:

1) Drink more water! - I am absolutely rubbish at this, I drink coffee like its going out of fashion but not water. This was going really well, then I just forgot! Rubbish! But this is something I am going to try and consciously work into my life more and more!

2) Make more videos! - My YouTube seemed to be popular amongst friends and I was getting into a routine and then I moved house, managed to get one done and then just ran out of time! So I am going to try and dedicate more time on a regular basis to this so that I can get more videos up!


These are going a little hit at miss! But last weekend I did sit down and film two potential videos so we are making progress! I am just about to sit and edit these now so hopefully I will have a new video to go up shortly!

Hopefully you are doing better than me with your resolutions!

I hope you all had a really love Christmas and New Years. I had a manic December and then Christmas and New Year / first two weeks of January has just been filled with seeing friends and family and just generally catching up!

Hopefully have a video to post soon!

xoxo E

Make the most of a situation

I have spent this weekend with friends and it has reassured me to make sure that I always make the most of a situation. I have spent time talking over things which have happened and things which may happen. And discussed the things which I am doing at the moment. And its made me really think about how no matter what is happening in life, it really is best to just make the most of the situation which you are in.

To try and always see the silver lining, I really believe from every situation there is something which you will be able to take away from it, whether its too have learnt something new, made a new friend, even to learn a little about yourself.

Just always try to make the most of something, surely that way you can always be sure that you made the most of all the opportunities which come your way.

xoxo E

Do you ever get those mornings....

I have woken up this morning feeling all inspired.... do you ever get those mornings? When you just wake up and feel hugely motivated to achieve something? I have a friend and every time I see her she always makes me feel inspired to do better or achieve more, and then I sleep on it, wake up the next morning and low and behold every morning I wake up after I have seen her I feel hugely motivated to achieve something important with my day!

We had lunch yesterday at Cosy Club, (if you are in the UK and you haven't been to a Cosy Club yet give it a go! The menu at the moment is ridiculously yummy!) Whilst having lunch we had a lovely catch up about everything which has happened since we last saw each other, the things we want to do in the next few months, places we want to be or see. And it got me thinking back to blogging, I started this just as a general ramble every now and then on things which I had talked about with my friends which I thought other people would be interested in. This then evolved to just becoming mostly about my YouTube and general things going on in my life. And personally I like that, it feels more natural to write about my every day occurrences. But I have thought I can include more beauty products in my blogs and this would link a little better to my YouTube. Is this something you would all want to see? And since Christmas is just around the corner I figured most people either want ideas of things to get for others, or things which they want to tell people they would like!

I am hoping in the run up to Christmas to do some fashion posts, party outfits and make-up ideas, just to help a few of you get ready for the festive season (which by the way I am hugely excited about this year!) I personally think Christmas is a great time of year... I know there are some people out there who don't like it. But I for one, really enjoy Christmas, the food, the parties, seeing friends and family, decorating a tree, the whole works!

So keep an eye out over the next few weeks as I will be trying to get up a few more posts and videos to get you in the Christmassy spirit!

Don't worry if you are a fan of the general posts about everyday life you will most definitely still be getting these! 

Have an amazing day I hope you are having a motivation day too, why not go and do something you are passionate about today... give a little time back to the things which you love to do!

But most importantly don't forget to keep smiling!

xoxo E

Passion for the things you do

I know that it has been quite a while since I last wrote on here, or posted a video on my YouTube channel. The reason for that is I have quite simply been lacking inspiration recently. There has been a lot going on in my life associated with moving and starting a new job, and I guess I was just going through my settling in stage! Now that I feel a little more at home I thought I best check in and see what's going on in the world!

It's taken me a while to write a post because I have been lacking the passion to come on and put a post up, and it got me to thinking about all the things which we do in our lives and why we do them. I think a lot of people in the world today have forgotten how to be passionate. Or don't feel they have anything to be passionate about. I for one have been feeling a little this way recently. I have just lacked the motivation to make time for my hobbies and the things which I get passionate about. I have set myself the challenge that I am going to do something at least once a week that I am passionate about. Whether that's spending an hour on a sewing project or just singing in the car, I am going to make sure that at least once a week until the end of the year (which really isn't that far away now!) I do something which I get passionate about.

I think its so easy these days to get so wrapped up in work, commuting, watching TV, or sitting on social media that we forget to spend time doing the things which we are really passionate about. Which is such a shame, having hobbies and interests are what make us stand out as individuals. That sense of achievement when you accomplish something because you put your heart and soul into it is such a great feeling. The problem is a lot of us forget to strive for this.

I for one am going to make more of an effort to make sure that I push myself to do more of these things. It all helps to keep you happy and positive, and you never know you could always learn something new!

So why not set yourself the same challenge and see what a difference you can make just to your week and how you feel when you take time out to do the things which really matter to you!

xoxo E

An update on progress and positive thinking!

I have done a lot of thinking recently about what it means to push yourself. If you are a regular reader you will know that I have recently moved and taken on a whole new challenge! This took a lot of courage to do, in the space of a month I left my whole life behind, moved to a new place and started all over again, and not under great circumstances.

I have done a lot of thinking about the people who like me have decided to make a huge change in their lives. It takes a lot of courage, it is a really scary thing to do, but again I am going to sound like a broken record, but I swear by positivity, and maintaining positive thinking.

Throughout all the difficult times that I have had moving, and restarting my life further away from family and friends, I have tried to keep a positive outlook on everything. I used to be someone who never felt like they had strokes of luck, not like I saw other people have. I can say that given the circumstances that I moved under, I am the happiest I have been in a long time. Which I thought was going to take me at least another 6 months to say! And I truly do feel like there have been some small and some large strokes of luck which have come my way.

Firstly with my job, I moved and thought that I would just take temping work for months on end until I found something which was what I was actually looking for. I did two days with a company and fell in love with the job and the place. For all the other temp workers out there, you know how hard this is to come by, it's near impossible. When you are temping you expect to just get shoved in the corner, given all the rubbish work and make the tea. I truly landed on my feet.

Friends and family, I have always felt extremely blessed when it comes to the people that I am closest too. But people always say when times matter you find out who your true friends are. I cannot express the gratitude I have towards my friends who have given me endless support in this huge move. My family have been so supportive, and I truly couldn't have done this move without the support of my Mum, she is one of my best friends and the best role model anyone could ever ask for. And if you watched my most recent YouTube video you will know that I got lots of sentimental presents from my family which have kept me going :) But not just the people who I have known all along, I feel like I have already made several friends up here who I am going to be friends with for a long time. People who are new in my life and know the full background to me moving, have been faultless and I count myself really lucky for this.

So on an evening when I was feeling particularly happy and positive I wanted to share the love :) If you are someone who is going through a hard move or a difficult time, just keep going! Eventually you will come out the other side, you just have to keep going even through the dark moments when you feel like giving up, keep going its so worth it. When you finally get to have the things which you have worked so hard for, it is completely worth it!

And there really isn't anything more satisfying that just being yourself. Again if you watched my video you will know that my sister got me a jar of quotes and one of my favourites which I have maintained the whole time is "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." I have really gone whole heartedly for this, because I was starting over and knew no one, I made the decision to not hide me. I am going to be completely who I am and those who are worth having in my life will soon become clear.  And so far the friends which I have made I feel completely myself around and it so refreshing!

But above all else if you are going through a change or a difficult time, remember don't give up. You started this for change for a reason, you decided to do this for a reason, just keep going. It's never going to be easy but then all the best things in life are worth working hard for.

Keep smiling and stay positive

xoxo E

P.s If you haven't seen it already here's the most recent video so you know what I am talking about :)