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• July favourites – Currently loving

  Posted at 12:34 pm by Holly, on July 31, 2018

  

  Its the last day of July and what a lovely glorious one it’s been. Summer is definitely in full swing now. Roll on the next couple of months.

  Here’s the best bits from July aka Chapter 7

  HOT WEATHER

  As I always feel the cold its been so lovely to have hot hot weather. If you aren’t from the UK you won’t know we never get sun this good so it’s quite a treat. I’ve got myself a little tan so I’m happy as I very rarely tan.

  SWIMMING COSTUME

  

  I was drawn to it because of the cactus on it but was utterly blown away when I saw the full price of it in Primark £4…yes I thought you are going in my basket. Can’t say I’d trust it in any swimming pool as it’ll probably be see through but it’s cute.

  CATS EYES SUNNIES

  

  I have a few pairs of sunglasses that I have had for donkeys years so I thought I’d treat myself to a pair on ASOS and these were the ones that drew me in. When they came I was hoping they would suit me as it would have been sad to send them back. Luckily they did. They were £12. I’ve worn them every day since. Thumbs up.

  SONG OF THE MONTH

  Since I was about 7 I have loved Gabrielle. She’s quirky and her voice really is something else. This is her latest song: SHINE. It is quite catchy. Really hoping she has an album coming out. Will keep my ears open for it.

  BULLET JOURNAL

  

  So many times this year I started making a bullet journal and it just didn’t look right, I wasn’t happy with how I was setting it out. I felt unmotivated to carry it on. So I came across this little beauty on Amazon for £4.99 and I thought if this doesn’t work then bullet journaling isn’t for me. We have a winner. It’s kept me very productive and organised. May do a flip through on here at some point.

  Finally

  QUOTE OF THE MONTH

  

  I always do this, I like people to feel happy with themselves. You never know how much of a positive impact it would have on someone.

  Along with these favourites I have seen two of my lifelong friends get wed a week ago, well their evening do. They had been together 13 years and thought best do it. They live on a farm so the evening do was in a barn. My wheelchair needed a clean when we got home but it was so worth it.

  August is only a day away…

  let the sun shine on.

  Posted in favourites, Personal, Positivity | 4 Comments | Tagged bullet journal, fashion, favourites, journaling, lifestyle, music, Positivity, Quotes

• Being a tiny bit productive

  Posted at 7:06 pm by Holly, on July 30, 2018

  

  Those days when you don’t really want to do much but you push yourself to be a little bit productive around the house.

  

  So you start off with a scroll through all your social media platforms and waste like half the morning getting lost in your phone.

  

  Snacks are a must so you go into the fridge and you know you should eat the fruit but a chocolate bar is waving at you. So you do yourself a deal and eat both.

  

  Grabbing your make up bag and pulling up a YouTube tutorial you give it your best shot and hope you don’t look like a clown.

  

  Taking the rest of your day to really chill out and watch your favourite film or series for godness knows how long…it gives you the option to continue watching of course you’re gonna say yes.

  

  Once you’ve done your bits and pieces to end the day like cleaning your teeth you unwind and put your headphones on and listen to your playlists of the moment.

  Your lazy days don’t have to just be bed or sofa days. But please know there’s nothing wrong with that.

  How do you like to spend a chill day?

  Posted in creativity, lifestyle, Personal, Positivity | 0 Comments | Tagged lifestyle, make up, music, Personal, productivity, social media

• My May Favourites

  Posted at 5:01 pm by Holly, on May 30, 2018

  

  As I am writing this there are 2 days of May left,

  It’s been a lovely one especially for the glorious weather we’ve had… I have actually got a little tan coming on.

  Here’s what has also made me happy this month.

  LOVERDOSE PERFUME

  

  This has always been my number one perfume. I reckon I’ve been wearing it on and off for about 6 years. The bonus this month is that I went into Boots to get some toothpaste and happened to catch a glimpse of this in the perfume cabinet. Normally it retails for £37.00 and it was on sale for £29.99. Safe to say it went straight in my bag.

  MY MAY PLAYLIST

  These are my top 10 songs that I’ve been loving lately. When they come on the radio I can’t help but sing along. Normally on Spotify I am trying to find songs that take me down memory lane but I thought I would listen to more recent hits and I’m impressed.

  DISTRESSED DENIM JACKET

  

  I used to have a cropped denim coat a few years back but then I gained a little bit of weight and had to donate it. I went nosing on all the online shops I could think of to try and find a nice one and this beaut was on ASOS. It is now out of stock so I am so relieved that I got it when I did. Since I bought it if I need a jacket its the one I’ve been grabbing every time. Safe to say I love it.

  THE KISSING BOOTH

  

  The Kissing Booth was on my recommended films to watch on Netflix. I decided to watch the trailer and I thought it was quite funny so I watched it. I was quite blown away by how emotional I got. They really thought about the storyline. Its more of a coming of age into adulthood type film but at 32 I must say it had me interested from start to end. I won’t tell you what happened but it’s about a girl, her best guy friend and his hunky brother.

  FLOW FREE

  

  I am not one who really plays games but I needed something that was going to be a distraction when a panic attack struck. I stumbled across this game called Free Flow. As you can see above the aim of the game is that you have to connect the same colour dots without interrupting the flow of the rest. It’s one of those games you can easily get lost in and addicted to. I have it on my laptop, my kindle and my phone. It’s definitely one to try.

  QUOTE OF THE MONTH

  

  I always like to include a quote that gets you thinking and has meaning behind it and after seeing this one I thought this ones really good I’ll use it here. This one is telling you that no matter what gets your back up or gets you down, if you make the right choices everything will turn out just fine.

  Thanks for stopping by to read my post

  Til next time…

  

  Posted in Beauty, fashion, favourites, lifestyle, Personal, Quotes | 0 Comments | Tagged Beauty, fashion, favourites, film, lifestyle, music, Personal, Quotes, Technology

• Dear Music

  Posted at 4:20 pm by Holly, on May 16, 2018

  

  Dear Music,

  Thank you for always clearing my head, healing my heart and lifting my spirits.

  There are times in life when a lyric in a song can pinpoint exactly how you’re feeling or describe a person to a T.

  There are the songs that you can listen to that clear all the unwanted rubbish in your head.

  That playlist you know will mend your broken heart. The hurt will stop hurting so much the more you listen to these songs.

  Then comes the tunes that perk you up no ends that you listen to endlessly to get you pumped up and ready for pretty much anything.

  Music you always know how to make things better.

  Thank you xxx

  

  Posted in lifestyle, Personal, Positivity, Technology, words of wisdom | 2 Comments | Tagged creativity, inspiration, lifestyle, music, Positivity, presonal, reflection, tech

• Sunny Summer Afternoon

  Posted at 3:00 pm by Holly, on May 5, 2018

  

  As the sun positions himself in the sky it’s a nice time to just appreciate its beauty, not just for how hot it is but how it looks…

  This pic was a fluke I just aimed it and hoped for the best because I’m not that silly to look directly at it I like my sight too much.

  

  It was lucky the other day when we briefly had some sun I found out some summer dresses from the previous year. So a sundress was a lovely thing to be wearing on this glorious bank holiday weekend. I am currently sat in our back garden enjoying the sunshine. Excuse the awkward pose I couldn’t see my screen. Oh and thats my thumb i don’t have barn door ears.

  

  What is a lovely summers day without a cracking playlist courtesy of Spotify. If you have been following my blog some time you know I love a bit of nostalgia so I picked this summer throwback playlist. My neighbours probably wondered who was singing like a cat pissing in a biscuit tin…one of my Mums sayings ha ha.

  We have all different tulips in our flower bed but this one is one of my favourites it’s two-tone and we used to have these when I was younger in our old house. I will have to find a pic of little old me stood by them. I love the summer when there’s loads of pretty flowers but not when hayfever appears periodically.

  

  How are you spending your bank holiday?

  Thanks for stopping by

  Til next time…

  

  Posted in british, lifestyle, Personal, Positive thinking, summer | 2 Comments | Tagged blogging, favourites, floral, happy, lifestyle, music, Personal, summer

• My April Favourites

  Posted at 1:02 pm by Holly, on April 27, 2018

  

  Blimey, didn’t April just fly by…

  I have had a think of what things I wanted to put in my favourites and here is what I came up with.

  

  You really won’t believe it but I was nosing around our local St Margarets Hospice Charity Shop and what did I spot on the top shelf but this beauty by Alexa Chung. I had borrowed it from our library a while back and it was £15 online so I thought one day I’ll get it. I managed to save my self a huge amount as it was £1.75. I love it and its pink too which makes me even happier.

  

  I had never purchased from everything5pounds.com and then I saw it on twitter I think and thought I would have a nose and I love what I managed to pick up. A grey sweater with ‘Crush on you’ embroidered on the left boob area. A denim mini skirt which will come in handy for back garden sunbathing. Lastly, a shoulder bag with a cloud and a rainbow. Its just big enough for all my bits and pieces. All 5 pounds each.

  This is my ringtone I heard it on the Schwartzkopf advert and thought I was such a catchy tune and hadn’t really heard of Jax Jones before. Its one of those songs that gets you in a happy mood.

  

  Ok, we have Roxanne from thebeautykingdom.com

  Then its Abi from Ramblingsofablonde.co.uk

  Then Sophia from Sophiaaaxo.com

  Finally Gail from Gailhenderson.blog

  All 4 of these ladies are funny, kind and inspirational in their own way. I enjoy interacting with them on a daily basis and glad to have met them online and hope to have them as friends for life.

  

  I saw this quote on someones Instagram and I instantly loved it and found it on google to save. I know that the majority of people would be beautiful inside out but there’s a minority that would not. Wouldn’t it be cool though if you could actually do this just for an hour or so?

  Thanks for stopping by…

  I hope you had a fab April and lets hope May brings us plenty of sunshine.

  

  Posted in blog, favourites, lifestyle, Personal, Positivity, Quotes, social media, words of wisdom | 3 Comments | Tagged blogging, fashion, favourites, inspiration, lifestyle, music, Personal, Quotes

• 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 | 5 Comments | Tagged DIY, inspiration, journaling, lifestyle, music, Personal, routine

• 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

• March – Currently Loving

  Posted at 12:40 pm by Holly, on March 27, 2018

  

  I actually can’t get over that its the end of March….this year is going so damn fast. You know this is one of my favourite types of posts to write – reflecting on the joyful things from the 3rd month.

    – So lets jump on in –

  

  BE MY BABY EU DE PARUM

  I only bought this on Friday but I already have fallen in love with it. Primark are smashing it with their fragrances. This was £8 for 100ml – such a summery/ romantic scent. Definitely a must for an everyday perfume. I think I am going to have to get an atomiser so i can have some in my bag as the bottle is rather large.

  BURLESQUE SOUNDTRACK

  This is a beaut of an album. Burlesque is one film I could watch time and time again, wishing I could dance like that. Cher and Christina are fab in it. The songs have quite a sensual beat. Different…but I like different. My favourite song has to be… The beautiful people.

  

  FEARNE COTTON

  I have mentioned Fearne on my blog a few times of late…only because I think she is an awesome human being. I love her outlook on a calm/reflective life. She has a pretty cool podcast out ‘Happy Place’ that never disappoints as she delves into the lives of some well-loved celebs. I follow her on Instagram too. Her stories on there are so relatable and that’s why I think I like her.

  

  SAUSAGES

  This is new to me was never partial to a sausage (stop laughing) only a vegetarian one but for the last few times we have been out for a meal I have opted for a nice Cumberland one or two. Pair them with egg and chips and a dollop of mayo and it’s a real yummy dish. A bit unhealthy but everyone deserves a treat.

  

  SAMSUNG GALAXY S8

  I had been having some issues with my iPhone 6s for a while with the battery needing to be charged 3/4 times a day. I just had enough and found out how much was owing on my contract. It wasn’t a great deal so I upgraded to a Samsung and waved bye-bye to Apple. However, he is now more of a camera/iPod than a phone. The Samsung S8 is really fantastic I love the ease of it and the extras you can do on there and not on the iPhone. I obviously had to get it in pink cos that’s my colour.

  

  QUOTE OF THE MONTH

  This is such a simple quote but has a big meaning. I think that ordinary is boring and if you have something different to you than anyone else that’s what makes you extraordinary.

  I hope you all have had a good March

  Thanks for stopping by, til Next time…

  

  Posted in Beauty, lifestyle, Personal, Positivity, Quotes, words of wisdom | 0 Comments | Tagged favourites, food, inspiration, life, lifestyle, music, Personal, Quotes

• Fabulous Friday

  Posted at 2:29 pm by Holly, on March 9, 2018

  

  I wouldn’t have said it was Fabulous Friday at the start of the day which was 6am which was NOT my choice of time to be awake. Why do I have those dreams that just wake you up abruptly and then can’t get back to sleep – it happens to me on a regular basis. I was in a hump because I hadn’t had sufficient sleep so off I went to grab my cornflakes and from there its been quite good and we are just after midday. I think there was some happiness in the sugar.

  

  If you know me you know I love my music. I haven’t had a peak on the discover weekly playlist on Spotify I totally forgot it was on there so when I clicked on it I thought lets rack it up on my Bluetooth speaker. I love pretty much every song and its got me singing.

  I also received a call this morning, to the news I have been waiting for. I am going to be able to go back upstairs as we are having a stairlift put in. Its been a long time coming and I am so grateful to my friend for lending me her single bed that I have been sleeping on in the living room since the end of August. You can imagine I am soooo happy it’s like all my Christmases have come at once. I am currently thinking how to make it feel homely so I’m on Pinterest for inspo then it’s making a long list of what to buy.

  

  Me and my mum are going to look after my niece Daisy tonight. She is at that age where she can’t hold a conversation but she is very knowing and very funny. She makes me smile so much as all my nieces and nephews do. Being an auntie is one of the best things in the world, plus you get to give them back. Looking forward to a fun-filled Friday night.

  Best go our lift will be here shortly

  Thanks for reading

  Until next time…

  

  Posted in lifestyle, love, Personal, Positivity, writing | 3 Comments | Tagged friday, happiness, life, lifestyle, music, Personal

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