You’ve all heard of vision boards… The board that you can make with all your dreams you want to come true.
Well I’ve been doing it a bit differently with this little beaut…
When I am chilling out on my bed and pinning on Pinterest like mad I decided why don’t I have a secret board of my visions in life so a few weeks ago I started it.
Today I decided to focus on my dream house if I was ever lucky enough to own / rent such a place and this is the 12 I chose out of the 50 odd that are on my board 🙈
I absolutely adore the colour pink so I would of course theme the house around my personality and that colour.
I couldn’t leave out the garden so I included that too. 
Somewhere girly but also relaxing at the same time.
Whoever my other half was would have to accept my inner Elle Woods from Legally Blonde.
Apparently if you put your visions out there to the universe you shall have so there you go universe I would like this 🌸
Hope you’ve enjoyed reading.
Let me know if you have made vision boards/pages.
Til next time 
Author Archives: Holly
Keeping you in the loop
2I want to keep you, my lovely followers informed of what’s going on with my blog.
So I want to get some sort of normality to it and start a schedule again so it’ll keep me writing and not get writers block or lack of motivation so here’s what days I intend on having posts up
You know I like to bring to the blog a range of topics to make you laugh, think and inspire…so I’ll do my best with my upcoming posts
The only times I may not be able to post is when I’m ill as I have a few chronic illnesses that get in the way when I least expect them to.
Best get my planning head on for this weeks trio of posts
THINK I HAVE OVERUSED THE WORD POST TODAY 🙈
See you in a few days
Be the real you and stay true
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So you are sat there in the tub, not feeling to great about yourself, about your self worth or self esteem. It has been knocked down by someone on social media.
Whilst nosing through your feed you notice that certain people are getting more likes on their pictures and you may think well i put in just as much effort in mine and i don’t seem to get half as much engagement. Feels like a kick in the teeth for all your hard work.
Please don’t sit there in a bad mood. It really isn’t the end of the world, give yourself 5 minutes of angry time and take these tips from me and use them each time you feel yourself not feeling worth it.
If you take my advice you wont ever get a down day again when it comes to scrolling through social media.
Much loves and always keep your chin up.
Til next time
My Blogger must have essentials
0We as bloggers love to experiment with different things on the market to see what will help us as creative writers and add a bit of pyzaz to it.
Well these are some of the things that I have purchased that I wouldn’t be without.
You can click on the coloured link and it’ll take you there. (not sponsored or paid in any way)
Living in England there’s only a little sun so when it goes in before you can get a good shot something else has to be that artificial light and this ring light is just perfect. Not bulky, not over big and can easily be tucked away. You can put your phone on it and record videos or take selfies too which is a great added feature.
RING LIGHT AND TRIPOD WITH SELFIE HOLDER
If you are out and about and want to throw a bit of light on your face when you’re taking a selfie a little ring light that you can attach to your phone for under a tenner is something not to miss. Easily charged by USB or power if you have a spare plug.
RECHARGEABLE RING LIGHT FOR PHONE
If you have been looking for the tripod that you can depend on then the Gorilla pod is the best one out there in my opinion. You can bend it any way and even wrap around the tree for hand’s free photos. This one is for your camera and is under £30.
Then of course there’s a smaller one you can put in your bag and put your phone on it. I believe its £10. Bloody bargain.
GORILLA MINI POD TRIPOD FOR PHONE
Well I have to say I don’t use my camera that often I prefer my phone as its more to hand. When I do use a camera I grab my Sony A6000 which has fab specs and well worth getting.
SONY A6000 INTERCHANGEABLE LENS DIGITAL CAMERA
For the last few months since my upgrade I can honestly say the Huawei P20 Pro is a bloggers phone indeed. The battery life is great, the 3 cameras in it has such quality and its super slim to fit into your pocket or bag.
I wanted a laptop that wasn’t too cumbersome and that I could take with me on the go if needed, so when I stumbled across the Asus Transformer Book Mini it was exactly what I was after. With the detachable screen and the pen I just had to get it. It was on offer when I got it but its still affordable for a nifty piece of kit.
Not every blogger will need one but if you also like making videos/podcasts or voiceovers then a microphone like this one is the perfect addition to your blogging essentials.
MICROPHONE FOR VOICEOVERS AND PODCAST
I hope by sharing my faves it may give you food for thought – more like tech for thought.
Til next time
My prom story – Throwback
0I left school hell of a long time ago…. 2002 to be exact.
Round about this time was the last few exams and then prepping for the big event which was PROM.
So I had been beat up by a group of girls a month before and mum and me had bought my dress in a charity shop for £17.50 and i really felt special in it but because my confidence had been knocked severely it wasn’t quite the exciting night I had hoped for.
I was a bag of nerves, that feeling of oh my god I’m gonna barf on me pretty dress but luck was on my side. That was before we had even picked up my mates.
Got there unscathed and smiles when I saw all my mates.
Photos were taken outside the venue, this one above was me and one of my besties at school Soph. I didn’t have an ounce of make up on as my face still hurt from getting beat up but my sis did my hair really lovely so I half felt like a princess.
I probably stayed for half the night and then dad had to come pick me up because I started to panic.
I can actually say I went though and it’s good to look back at pics of everyone else looking gorgeous too.
This was our last day of school with my bestie Jessica aka Trev. Still besties now and I’m blessed that we still are just as close.
Thought since most year 11s will be going to their proms this month it’ll be good to chat about mine.
Thanks for stopping by
Til next time
Monthly favourites – MAY
0It’s the last day of May today, summer is finally upon us.
I always bring you a monthly favourites so here is this months
My Favourite song – Lola by The Kinks
This song is an old love. It’s been on a few Spotify playlists so a good excuse to listen to it and sing along slightly out of tune too. I said to my mum years ago if I could change my name from Holly I would choose Lola. I think it’s quirky and different.
App of the Month – Colour Checker / Asana
I like to make To Do Lists and then tick as I go. Sometimes my iPad/phone is nearer to me than a notepad so it’s easier to make my lists there.
Both of these are great apps. The colour checker is a simple one you can colour code your goal/ chore / thing to complete. Asana you can break things down and even delegate to others if you add their email to your app account. I find this one helpful if I have bullet points for my blog posts and pics to not quite put on here quite yet. Think a blogger would benefit from either of these.
Quote of the month –
No matter what things you go through in life, there will be happier times and this quote will give you comfort in knowing that. Got to love a quote with a positive message.
Favourite Tech bits
My MPOW wireless headphones I’ve had a while. I really do love shutting out the world and listen to my music, watch a film or a YouTube video at the end of the day these are perfect if you can’t afford beats or can’t justify spending over 100 pounds on headphones.
I have never had an all singing all dancing printer. The two I’ve had before were meant to be wireless but have ended up not connecting and then the paper getting stuck. So mum treated us to this one the HP Envy 5032. It is touch screen, so even mum can understand how to use it. There’s this instant ink too that you get 13 months free then only £1.99 a month for 50 prints which is perfect for me as I don’t print out loads.
Think that’s a long enough post, don’t want you nodding off.
June, I’m ready for you.
Hope you’ve had a fab May.
See you in my next post
Love is love
0I truly believe that the heart chooses whoever it beats fast for, the one person who makes you have butterflies that feels so magical you don’t want it to go.
Some people have fallen in love many times and some just this once but let me tell you this
from the age of let’s say 15 looked at love like this: It doesn’t matter what gender you fall for, it’s the person, their personality, the way you get when you’re around them.
You just know and I don’t think anyone should ever feel like they can’t be in love with someone because they are the same sex, or a different race or religion.
Love feels the same no matter who it’s with
This t-shirt is from boohoo just incase you fancy getting yourself one.
Stay true and be you ❤️
Til next time
A little celebration
53 years ago I decided to embark on my blogging journey.
To be honest I wasn’t sure what I was going to write or if anyone was going to be interested in hearing what little me had to say.
❤️ Turns out I’ve shared my health problems and the ups and downs of them.
❤️ In turn that’s made me a more positive person and I love to share those positive vibes and help anyone out who’s feeling down as I’ve been there once upon a time.
❤️ I’m a right girly girl so of course there was going to be beauty and a bit of fashion thrown in for good measure.
❤️ If I have some tips to get you through everyday life of course I’m going to share. All have been tried and tested. I’d never tell you to try something I hadn’t already.
❤️ Love me a monthly favourite looking back at the month just been and what bits and pieces have made me smile.
❤️ Growing up I never loved myself so now I’m older I really urge anyone to love who they are and it doesn’t make you vain or stuck up. So you’ll find me always spreading the self love message.
Here are a few blog posts I thought I’d add in so you can have a nosey
20 THINGS YOU NEED TO START DOING
Also without all of you supporting me by reading my blog it wouldn’t keep me going.
Writing is my passion so having HOLZIELOVES is really an outlet for whatever comes into my head that I fancy sharing.
Much loves, you keep up your journeys too
Til next time
Summer Memories from the past
0How i love to look back on happy memories of the times i had. Today i thought i’d focus on the Summer since its sunny outside and Summer is nearly here.
So growing up on our estate there was more boys than girls, so we would try and fit in with the boys and play football or go on the skateboards. Until we fell over and hurt ourselves. Course i’d blame it on them. Why couldn’t they of done something a bit more girl friendly.
So quotable
So i do remember spending my summers down by the river at the bottom of our local playing field. What bonehead thought that would be a great place for a playing field next to a river. A few kids had fell in over the years, luckily it wasn’t that deep. Our Parents were oblivious we were down there as it was out of bounds but that was the excitement of it.
As i got older i’d either be found with my friends on bike rides or scraping my knees in my roller skates.
This was one of the bikes i owned and i cried when i was too big for it, i guarded that with my life as Mum and Dad said it was a lot of money.
I was a girly girl and still am one. There’s no getting away from it that as i got to 13/14 we would spend our afternoons looking at the fitties at the tennis courts pretending to casually walk past and hanging out at the parks hoping to find our Mr right. He wasn’t gonna be at some run down park, but back then we were so naive.
Then in my late teens and early twenties it was big bottles of WKD before a night on the razz (piss) and a thick head most sunday mornings. The beer gardens were great for the hair of the dog on the sunday. But how life changes as soon as you decide to grow up.
This summer i am going to try and keep sunburnt free, just catch the odd freckle when the sun decides to kiss me.
Stay safe, have fun. til next time,
Be brave, be bold, be you
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Today I braved a bare face and then thought I’d put my new bikini on and show my urostomy bag too.
OK its only just peeping over the top but I felt confident and thought I’d take the opportunity while it was there.
I want to also say: Embrace your beauty flaws and all. You only have one body so appreciate it very very much inside and out 😘
Sorry its only a short and sweet post.
Til next time
