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- If your going to do it then do it well
  
  Posted at 3:15 am by Holly, on April 19, 2018
  This quote speaks volumes to me and I hope it does you.
  
  You’ve all heard –
  - Don’t run before you learn how to walk.
  - Take one step at a time.
  - If you do something do it well
  Well they are all trying to get the same message across. That each thing you want to achieve is a goal and you just need to focus on it but don’t hurry it. You want to get there with a sense of I did it and it was worth every step along the way to reach the goal…
  
  You never just tick off your achievements without putting in effort so please just take it steady whatever you are aiming for in life and make sure you wear a smile and have a spring in your step while doing it.
  
  Happy Thursday, thanks for stopping by
  
  Til next time
  Posted in Confidence, lifestyle, Personal, Positive thinking, Quotes, Weight loss | 0 Comments | Tagged advice, goals, happiness, lifestyle, motivation, Personal
- My Evening Routine
  
  Posted at 8:08 pm by Holly, on April 17, 2018
  
  I remember last year doing a Morning routine for you which you can see here
  
  So I guess you need a night one to go with it so here’s what usually happens of an evening.
  
  I turn on my fairy lights, it gets me in the chilled kind of mood and when the lights aren’t so bright you are telling your eyes its time to unwind.
  
  I grab myself my favourite mug and do myself an Ovaltine light drink. Because it contains malt it’s a nice drink to have before bed and aids sleep.
  
  I get my to-do list and write on washi tape and get down all the things I want to get done the next day. Once it’s written down it’s most likely to get done.
  
  I get my skincare products and get off all my make up as I don’t fancy panda eyes in the morning or my pillow covered with foundation. I find it therapeutic.
  
  I have been filling in my Happy Journal by Fearne Cotton since I got it at the beginning of the year. It’s really good to get your thoughts out and into the journal.
  
  I love nothing more than listening to love songs at bedtime they are just very soothing and help me nod off and these two stations never fail to disappoint. Sometimes I listen to a podcast or two instead which are always easy listening.
  
  My hot water bottle always comes to bed with me. I am one of those that needs to be warm to be able to get to sleep. If I can’t get to sleep you will find me nosing through Pinterest for inspiration. It’s easy to get carried away on there.
  
  There you have it my Evening routine. Feel free to click on the links to take you to some of my related posts.
  
  Til next time my beauts
  
  Posted in creativity, DIY, favourites, Health, journaling, lifestyle, Personal, Positivity | 4 Comments | Tagged DIY, inspiration, journaling, lifestyle, music, Personal, routine
- A glimpse of the summer
  
  Posted at 10:14 pm by Holly, on April 15, 2018
  
  Many apologies for no post on Saturday
  
  I usually write my blog posts and publish them on the same day and it just so happened that we had a few visitors and because the weather was actually nice my Mum took me out for a spin in the wheelchair.
  
  It was so nice to see some sunshine for once. I didn’t need my winter warmers just a hoody.
  
  We ended the day with pie and chips from the chippy. It was bloody lovely.
  
  I hear that England are actually going to have 2/3 days of hot weather this week coming so i best find something summery from last year that still fits fingers crossed.
  
  Heres to a fab week ahead 😘
  
  Posted in Chronic illness, lifestyle, Personal, summer | 4 Comments | Tagged Chronic illness, England, food, journey, lifestyle, Personal, summer, weekend
- Pinterest obsessed
  
  Posted at 7:44 pm by Holly, on April 12, 2018
  
  So earlier on today i thought its not the sunniest of days so the original video i was going to do will have to wait.
  
  However i did do a flip through video of my pinterest favourite bits. Not seen this done before and i love to be different.
  
  I’ll leave the link here. Be fab for you to check it out and let me know what you think
  
  PINTEREST OBSESSED VIDEO
  
  Keep an eye out for more videos.
  
  Heres to a HAPPY Friday, Saturday and Sunday to you all
  
  Til next time
  
  Posted in creativity, DIY, favourites, hacks, lifestyle, Personal | 3 Comments | Tagged advice, blogger, creative, DIY, favourites, inspiration, life hacks, lifestyle
- Life with these 5 types would never be boring
  
  Posted at 11:55 am by Holly, on April 10, 2018
  
  I believe you need these 5 types of people in your life to have it kind of balanced and with a bit of variety.
  
  The Inspired
  
  Someone who you look up to for what they do and would love to do that for the greater good and for themselves . They make you go yes I want that. They spur you on without them actually knowing. They are admired from afar.
  
  The Passionate
  
  Someone who is really into something and puts their absolute all into making it as perfect as they can. This is done with love as well as effort because they are so passionate about it. They generally give out a real positive aura. They are just lovely people to be around.
  
  The Motivated
  
  Someone who wakes up in the morning with their goals set and their aim is high. They want to smash each and every one of their goals. Then when they are completed, a new list begins. They thrive on being kept busy and love a challenge. Motivational people are great at helping others other than just themselves.
  
  The Grateful
  
  Someone who has a big heart sees the beauty in most things and appreciates the small things as much as the big. They don’t ask for much in life, just happiness and that warm feeling from something or somebody.
  
  The Open Minded
  
  Someone that doesn’t really judge. Who has time for peoples opinions and won’t frown upon them if they are a little bit different. Who you can have a conversation with about something random and the won’t look at you like you have two heads.
  
  Life would never be boring, each and every one would be different and see life in different perspectives.
  
  I’m pretty sure if you look amongst your friends, you will find all five. If you don’t go out and look for them. Live a fruitful life.
  
  Thanks for stopping by
  
  Til next time…
  
  Posted in Confidence, creativity, Equality, Health, lifestyle, Personal, Positivity, words of wisdom | 4 Comments | Tagged advice, inspiration, lifestyle, Personal, Positive thinking, writing
- Drunken Times – looking back
  
  Posted at 6:06 am by Holly, on April 8, 2018
  Nothing beats a night in with your Mum and your favourite tipple putting the world to rights and reminiscing about the days when I was always out on the razzle…
  - Having a big bottle of WKD before going on out…
  - putting on umpteen outfits before deciding the first one was just fine.
  - Not being able to have the music on too loud in my room as Dad would shout up he was trying to watch the TV. I didn’t record the top 40 for nothing.
  - Making sure you went to the bank sober to get out your money for the night as anything could happen if we were to go once we were fuelled with alcohol.
  Some of my best nights out were with my sister…even though there’s an 8 year age difference it doesn’t seem it.
  
  Our Dad would say you best wear a coat and my sister saying I don’t want to pay £3 to hang it up. She always got away with it but not me I took one and paid too. Being the baby of the family I was wrapped up in cotton wool.
  
  When there was someone’s birthday it was an excuse to dress up and there was a fair few of us too so we were out in force.
  
  Here are a few pics of me and my sis from the ages of 18 til about 23
  
  How I have grown up and how I can look back and say I enjoyed my ‘Just Legal’ years and have plenty of stories to tell. I could probably fill a book with them actually
  
  Now there’s an Idea for my next book.
  
  Whatever you’ve been doing this weekend I hope you’ve got memories to keep.
  
  Thanks for stopping by
  
  Til next time…
  Posted in lifestyle, Personal | 0 Comments | Tagged life, lifestyle, memories, music, nostalgia, Personal, weekend, writing
- Listen to your body
  
  Posted at 7:06 am by Holly, on April 6, 2018
  
  Listening to your body is one of the most important things you need to do.
  
  In 2011 i foolishly snogged a frog and unknown to me I had contracted glandular fever from him. Nice one.
  
  That was in itself a horrendous time in my life…months of no energy and a year of a croaky voice. Life was boring as hell.
  
  Fast forward 3 years and I started having the exact same kind of symptoms and some others on top. I found that simple tasks were unbearable to do I had no strength. I couldn’t focus on anything – my memory was shocking.
  
  Turns out i had M.E ( otherwise known as chronic fatigue or myalgic encephalomyelitis) and it wasn’t going away. I am on the 4th year of having it. I get days where my voice has gone and I have zero energy and other days where I have heaps of energy and you can’t shut me up.
  
  This Sunday just gone was when a huge flare up hit me. The first in I’d say 3 months and i spent 5 days in bed doing not very much at all. All I was able to do was sleep and stare at the walls. The occasional flip though my phone but even that was exhausting.
  
  I listened to my body and rested it until my Fatigue levels were low that I was able to function more normal. I am still without a working voice I sound like a adolescent boy.
  
  My point is when you don’t feel your normal self take some time to take a breather and really take care of yourself . Who else will take care of it if you don’t.
  
  Thanks for stopping by
  
  Til next time
  
  Posted in Chronic illness, Health, lifestyle, Personal, Positivity | 4 Comments | Tagged Chronic illness, Health, lifestyle, Positive thinking
- More than a number
  
  Posted at 5:02 pm by Holly, on April 3, 2018
  
  There’s no getting away from it…
  
  It’s a part of life that we are all measured by numbers.
  
  Like when you don’t feel very well and the doctor says this…
  
  Don’t you just want to punch him in the face? I’m in a lot of pain otherwise I wouldn’t be here for relief.
  
  Then you have people asking you how much you weigh.
  
  If you are happy with the way you are you don’t need to be defined by a number staring back at you on the scales. It can get you down.
  
  The same goes for the size of your clothes in a shop. It shouldn’t make you feel uncomfortable when looking for something to wear, but when they stick numbers on it you can’t help but worry.
  
  Own the outfit and cut out the label it’s only going to make you feel bad about yourself if you’ve had to go up a size in one shop (It’s how they are made not you). Wear it with confidence.
  
  Then it’s marks out of 10 when rating something.
  
  Why can’t it be bad,good,very good and excellent. Just a thought.
  
  I guess this has been a random blog post but it’s so true. You shouldn’t have to worry about what numbers you are just enjoy your life.
  
  Thanks for stopping by
  
  Til next time…
  
  Posted in lifestyle, Personal, Positive thinking, words of wisdom | 2 Comments | Tagged Confidence, lifestyle, Personal, Positivity, reflection, words of wisdom
- How do you feel?
  
  Posted at 12:36 pm by Holly, on March 31, 2018
  This was just a quick exercise – to put into perspective the things that are perking me up and the things that are getting me down.
  
  I chose 4 points each not to make it too long so I could elaborate on them a bit more…
  
  Here are my happy points :
  - Listening to music takes away any sadness I may have had that day, it brings back memories when listening to the lyrics in a song. It’s a powerful thing.
  - My friends are the ones who no matter what and no matter where they are, whether it’s by my side or at the end of the phone, they are true friends.
  - I have quite a close relationship with my family. We are always in touch by phone, outings, little get-togethers and even Facetime. They mean the world to me.
  - I adore writing. Whether its shorthand and in a diary or a journal, a blog post or a lengthy few pages planning my next book I just love every element of it. It relaxes me. Its like therapy for the mind and soul.
  Here are my not so happy points :
  - Having a few illnesses will always get me down as it stops me from living a ‘normal’ life and is always at the forefront of my mind every day. If it’s not one thing it’s the other. Its just the way life is and I need to adapt to it.
  - My Dad – my hero. He has really bad Vascular Dementia at the age of 71. He had encephalitis at 64 (inflammation of the brain) which brought on the Dementia early. Its been 9 months since I last saw him and I hope a little bit of his memory still remembers his favourite girl.
  - Whether its the 6 ‘o’ clock news on TV or the hourly news on the radio, it’s always sad, bad news. It gets me down seeing all the pain in the world and suffering. I know its life but wouldn’t it be lovely to have a whole half hour of great news to make you smile.
  - I don’t think I am on my own here with being miserable about our English weather. The rain and snow can sod off now, we want to look forward to brighter warmer days and not be wrapped up for winter when it’s nearly April.
  Well there you go that is my happy/sad table and it felt better getting it out, and seeing that even though there are some things that make me frown there are things that equally make me smile too.
  
  Why not give it a go yourself. It’s good to be reflective.
  
  Til next time…
  Posted in creativity, lifestyle, Personal, Positivity, writing | 0 Comments | Tagged inspiration, lifestyle, Personal, Positivity, reflection, words of wisdom, writing
- Dream it, Wish it, Do it
  
  Posted at 4:09 pm by Holly, on March 29, 2018
  
  I bet there are things in life that you think if only… like a dream/wish you had and you wish it would come true.
  
  Do you ever just have it as a thought and do nothing with it or do you yearn over it and put every effort into making it a reality?
  
  My advice is this:
  
  You were given this life so go live it, whatever your heart desires, whatever you dream of is NEVER out of reach. If you can’t stop thinking about it then its meant to be in your life so go for it. Grab it with both hands and if you fall upon the way get back up and carry on chasing that dream and make it happen.
  
  There was once a little girl, who would sit in the hairdressers while her mum had her hair done with a pad in hand – writing her little heart out. Back then she wished she could write a book one day, one that someone would actually buy.
  
  That little girl was me.
  
  I did achieve my dream – I published a book last year and to tick off one of my accomplishments feels magical.
  
  So don’t give up on your dreams, and when you make a wish blowing out the candles on your Birthday cake don’t just leave it be, if it doesn’t happen when you want it to then you know what you got to do.
  
  Click here if you’d wish to read my book… it would mean a lot to me.
  
  Right, I’m off for my chippy tea.
  
  Laters my dreamers
  
  Posted in lifestyle, Personal, Positive thinking, Positivity, words of wisdom | 3 Comments | Tagged advice, inspiration, life, lifestyle, Personal, Positivity, writing
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