My Day In Photos

So, this was my day in photos. I did a lot, but also at the same time I didn't do much. 

I found some great inspirational quotes that I've added to my motivational wall and also found other quotes that have helped me throughout my day when I needed a pick me up. 

I went for a run, which is something that I do regulary and with that I also did a ten minute tummy workout. So, I'm feeling pretty good with myself today for what I have done about my body.

I also catched up and re-watched some of my favourite TV programs, they include; witches of east end, the following and criminal minds. 

I added and designed some new blog ideas in m little note book, as well as reading through some of my favourite blogs to give me ideas and inspiration. 

Finally, I took a well needed long soak in the bath and headed to bed with a cup of tea.

Overall, this was a pretty average day for me, it was a nice relaxing day, a day I've needed for a long time now, so thank you for having a sneak peak into my day, I hope you enjoyed this sort of blog post, I think i might do these more often.. maybe?

Planning For The Future

As I said in my most recent post, time is flying by for me and the plans for my future need to be thought out and planned pretty soon... with this in mind, the daunting big decisions for my future are creeping up on me and I've decided to start settling them now. This is huge for me and I couldn't be prouder of myself. If any of you know me, you'd know that I don't do well with pressure and making decisions for myself, however, I've pushed past this fear and instead of the future being scary for me, I've changed it to become something to be excited about and to look forward to. 

Now I'm beginning my final year at college, the next few years are important and need to be throughly sorted out and planned, I've decided to take a gap year and go travelling the world. This is something i'd never thought i'd do ever, but this dream I once had as a child is about to come true. I'm taking the whole year off to travel around as much of the world as I can with my best friend. We plan to work as we travel, making as much money as we can in the different places of the world to get the chance to see as much as we can, to experience the wonders of the world and create a million and one life long memories that can never be forgotten. 

Once my travels are over, I plan to go to university. I'm planning on working extremely hard in my final year of college to get the high grades that I need to get into the university I'm aiming for. With this in mind, if I reach these grades and accomplish my goals, I'll be heading to uni for 3 years. If all goes well and I like the course I hope to either take a masters or a doctorate in the subject, therefore, furthering my chances in getting a job when I leave. This is all sounds pretty and perfect but it's going to be much much harder than I except. My plans for the future could change at any minute, they could change suddenly and or easily, I'll just have to see what the future has got in store for me. 

Now, further into my future, when I leave home for the first time, after university, I know I won't be living in my dream house, as it will be financially impossible, but I hope to rent an apartment thats big enough for me and big enough for me to decorate. A passion of mine is interior design, and I cannot wait to decorate my very own apartment/house. I've already planned the colour scheme for certain rooms, i.e. the kitchen will be cream, with pastel utensils and appliances. I've seen lots of cute little home gifts that I want to buy myself for my future home, I would love little wooden signs around the apartment and cushions in the living room. 

Planning my future can be extremely stressful, especially the next 4 or 5 years will be hard, but I'm looking forward to planning, organising and decorating my own home with the family I wish to have one day. 

Planning your future doesn't just have to be scary, I've learned this recently, it's a chance to find out who you really are and what you really want, it can be exciting and fun, you just need to see the bigger picture. 

NEVER GROW UP

It's scary how the older you get the faster time goes by. I remember my parents used to tell me that ''your school and college years are the best years of you life, don't forget that'' and I would tell them that their wrong, that I couldn't wait to leave, but now I'm creeping into my last year at college, it's hit me hard, how time has gone so quickly and the past 6 years of my life have flown by. I'm about to start my final year at college, and I've had to plan for the future, plan my gap year, my adventures, what university I want to go to, what subject I want to study further and what career I want and wish to do for the rest of my life.. and it's all getting too much for me. It's a lot for a 17 year old girl to think about right now. I'm not good at making decisions, I never have been, I've always been flakey and indecisive when it comes to making important decisions. 

I've always been the one to follow the crowd, or be known as a 'sheep', someone who just follows the pack and never leads their own path. I think this is because I lack a lot of confidence in myself, as  person and I am very critical of myself. 

I hope I'm not the only person that feels this way, that society puts a lot of pressure on us young adults at such a young age with weighing decisions, that can set our future in stone. I hope to come out of this a much stronger person than I am, someone who is more confident in themselves and succeed whatever I do with what I've got. I'm tired of putting myself down all the time, worrying about the past, worrying about what I've missed out on and what I should of done back then but can't do anything about it now. 

I wish I listened to my folks when I was younger and grasped every chance I had and made the most out of my childhood, because from where I'm standing, my childhood is gone, it's over, I'm moving into the next chapter in my life.. adulthood. I's scary, it's big, it's daunting and I don't know if I'm ready, but, I'll never know if I never try and now is a good time to find out as any. 

Wish me lucky, I'm gonna need it, a 17 anxiety sufferer headed into the adult world, oh boy. 

25 Facts About Me

1. I like to constantly mix up and change my hair style or hair colour
2. I have a pasion for make up and beauty
3. Keeping up with the kardashians is my guilty pleasure
4. I've already named my future children 
5. I can't wait to buy my own house and decorate it the way I like
6. My middle name is May
7. I don't open up to people easily
8. I listen to sad music when I'm down (and i have no idea why, it just makes me feel worse)
9. I run when I'm stressed, down, upset or feel like it
10. I have a tendency to be a perfectionist, which can be a right pain
11. I find it hard to trust people
12. If I act like a wierdo around you, it means I can be myself with you
13. When I'm down I watch Grace Helbig on youtube to cheer me up
14. I'm a proud British girl 
15. I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks
16. I sing all the time when i'm alone, but i would never sing in front of anyone else
17. I'm addicted to magic stars
18. I love driving along long roads and discovering new places
19. I dream about living on my own and becoming an independent young adult
20. I've planned to take a gap year and travel the world in the year 2015-2016
21. I hate big crowds and confrontation 
22. I used to do modern, jazz and ballet from the ages of 3 to 16
23. My spine is out of alignment, this was caused from years and years of gymnastics and dancing, however, I go to the chiropractor to get it back into place
24. I'm a vegetation
25. I have the worst selective hearing, it's nothing personal 

WHAT'S IN MY MAKE-UP BAG

This is a pretty self explanatory blog, it's what I've currently got in my makeup bag. For the most part, here are my tired and true favourites that have gotten repurchased over the years. These are probably the products I've used the most and have loved each and every single one of them. I'd be lost without any one of them, they are the current products in PANDORA'S beauty box right now. 

L'oreal True Match Foundation - Most definitely my favourite summer foundation to date. It's light on the skin but still gives great coverage without clogging your pores, but allowing them to breathe. What could be better in the hot summer weather?

Bourjours BB Bronzing Cream - I love this product, it gives you a natural looking glow to your skin and as its a BB cream it does cover your face like a foundation, it soaks into your skin and leaves you with a flawless complexion. Plus it smells pretty amazing too.

Benefit PoreProfessional  - I will not put on my make up until I have this beautiful product on my face. I bought it over a year ago now and will not let it out of my sight. It really does make a difference to your foundation, it real does make it last all day and all night with my make up moving or cracking. Its perfection in a bottle. You must purchase this for flawless looking skin.

Maybelline FIT Concealer - One of the many concealers in my collection. A girl can't have too many concealers right? This is actually the newest purchase to my make up bag, I only brought this a week or two ago but felt the need to add it to this blog because it's sensational. All the reviews i've read on it were right, it's great i carry it around with me everywhere for the occasional touch up throughout the day. 

Gosh Powder Pearls - If you want a natural sheer tan glow to your skin, you gotta try this. I use this everyday whether I'm going out or not because it doesn't instantly make me look orange, it gives me that even summer glow that I am always looking for.

Maybelline Dream Touch Blush Peach  - Everygirl needs a dash of colour on their cheeks to make them look awake and healthy. I've come to love cream blushes and bronzers recently and this by far is one of my favourites. I don't usually like applying a pink tones blushed to my face but this peach toned blusher is to die for. I've used and re-purchased this 3 or 4 time now and I still love it. 

Bourjours Healthy Mix Concealer - Another concealer from my collection. I love this concealer because I love the bourjours foundation that goes with it, I love how it feels so light on my skin and the smell is gorgeous, therefore I occasionally will add a little bit of this concealer either to the mix with my maybelline concealer or on its own. 

Rimmel Kate Lipstick Shade 113 - In my opinion, one of the best matte nude lipsticks I've ever found. I'm extremely fussy when it comes to nude lipsticks because i don't want it to look like i've just layered foundation onto my lips (not a good look ladies) but as soon I discovered this, I'm never going back to anything else. It's a perfect day time lipstick for any weather. 

MaxFactor Extentions False Last Effect Mascara - An old old old favourite mascara of mine, I've repurchased this a billion times over, I think this was one of my first mascaras I used when I started getting into make up when I was barely a teenager, so its come along with me ever since then, 4/5 years later. 

Bourjours Stick Anticernes Correcteur Concealer Stick - Oh look, another concealer, whoops! Unlike the other concealers, this one is  cream stick, and i usually apply this before my foundation, so under my eyes, on and around my rouse, chin and t-zone. It's so handy and great for all skin tones.

Rimmel Kate Lipstick Shade 107 - My go to party/night time lipstick. I'm a sucker for deep rouge or purple lips and this shade is so me. It's a deep plum colour with a hint of red, perfect for nightie wear but I'm not afraid to wear it out in the day time too. 

Do you have any of these products in your makeup bag? Would you like me to review any of them in detail? Let me know please....

Lots of love