Recently I have decided to become more organised, as I do have a very forgetful memory ! Ask me what happened a few weeks ago and I'm not the best at remembering, maybe it's the lack of sleep or the student lifestyle Phaha! Who knows but its lead me to this path of attempting my first Bullet Journal!
What is a bullet journal you ask ? Well, pretty much it's a diary/to do list/note book/everything else book ! You can add loads of pages in it to help you such as calendars to keep track of birthdays, future log if you're planning in advance, monthly habits to keep track of your activities or notes to plan your time!
So I went in search of a cute notebook that I could use that was practical and cute and not overly priced, as you can find some well made ones on sites like Paperchase or buy a bullet journal from the Website. I opted for a more handmade option and had a look on Etsy <3
As you can tell this book is handmade a lot of care and love has gone into making this book and all the books that are offered on the site as well!
Each book is :
- Bound by hand in our studio in Cheshire, England.
- Gorgeous geometric 300gsm quality cover. Designed by TrishYochumDesigns.
- Paper is sewn together so lies completely flat when open.
- 60 premium 100gsm Pages.
- Choose from Blank, Lined, Dotted or Grid.
- 6 Size options available.
Each book can be customisable to the lines, dots, grid or blank paper to what size you choose she offers from as small as x-small 105x65 to large 205x130. Here is a photo showing what they offer!
Credit to LittleBirdSinging for this photo
I have yet to use my book but I am super excited as and when I do! But I do recommend anyone who is thinking about starting up a bullet journal to do so and here are some articles to help you start up!
I have been saved again by google when I make one of my numerous fuck ups !! aha YES!
Heres my new video on what iv been up to recently :3
As you can probably tell my background has chanced ... DUN DUN DAHHHH aha its not a bad thing I promise. Iv just moved so I look forward to showing you my new house. (When its been cleaned aha)
As you may know recently I have decided to re-start up my youtube channel. This is my second one as my first was rather childish, sad and rather dickish.
So a fresh start I guess kinda … Well Now anyways I have recently been trying to think of ideas for good videos, that people would enjoy and keep coming back for more content. While also subscribing to your channel and following you on other networks. (which is handwork these days aha)
Here is my most recent video so you can see how much iv grown up ... or not :3
So here is my little guide on how to blog and film good content! (these are Ideas that have been recommended, researched or tested)
First of all find what bloggers and youtubers you enjoy the most. As you may want to follow in their foot steps.
For me my favourite bloggers and youtubers at the moment are Helen Anderson who mostly does youtube about her life, her band and fashion but has daily blogs on the side.
Zoe London the quirky, brightly haired youtuber and blogs about her life, fashion, DJing and activities surrounding her London life.
Ellie James who is a cute ass Red haired youtuber who I can relate too so much! She has very down to earth videos about her life and things she finds interesting.
Leanne Woodfull is a blogger iv been aware of but never really looked into until recently, I love her style as I can relate to it with my own! She blogs about fashion, her travels and mostly her lifestyle.
So from looking at the bloggers I follow I enjoy fashion and lifestyle kind of blogs and videos that involve how to video’s, tutorials on makeup, dying hair etc…, a day in a life video, experience videos such as getting a tattoo done, outfit posts… you get the idea.
So now you have found what you enjoy watching and reading yay! I know this might sound silly but don’t forget to write about things you enjoy and use yourself. You can give a personal review of the item if it be clothing or not. I would also say don’t forget to be yourself as people enjoy personality behind the video, blog post or photo. For me I love the videos which are in the life of … as it shows a personal view of the world from that persons eyes. Down to how they edit the video, what they add and take away from it too.
With most blog posts you need photos that is going to invite your audience in to go hmm I want me some more! Using a fun, quirky and unique photo that clearly shows off what your talking about helps. If its a product you are showing off by using different colours i.e. 3 different coloured sunglasses arranged on a tropical background or showing how you would use the product in one photo would work really well too. These photos can be shared across different media platforms to build up excitement and awareness of you post.
For videos it is a little harder as you need to explain what your video is about in a thumbnail. A great way to get audiences attention and get them eagerly awaiting your new video by posting the videos thumbnail a few days before you launch the video on your Facebook, Instagram, twitter page to draw in attention. A great idea is to have a day in which you upload your video each week for instance Friday is a great day, as its just before the weekend. It is also good for your audience to know when a new video would be coming up so they can check your page and youtube when you post regally.
To keep people coming back its great to have good content and ideas but unless you post and upload regally then people will get confused and mishmashed about your blog and youtube and be uncertain when your going to post or blog. If you post regally and have a schedule it is friendlier towards the user. I am no saint to sticking to a schedule unfortunately as well life gets in the way aha! But man bloggers and youtubers know this to well.
I also would recommend looking into a decent layout for your blog as you don't want to have the same standard blog design that blogger gives you. Choose something that is you! Something that stands out to you and SCREAMS that me! I love the layout I have as its simple and to the point. It's not overly cluttered and in your face.
Due to moving out and working I sadly have missed these a lot and I wanted to catch you up a little on whats been going on in my life !
I have recently moved out into a wonder house with some really nice room mates and my boyfriend yay! I have also found the struggle of boxing and unpacking my belongings *sigh. But none the less I begin university sooner or later so I will forget about those struggles and find the real life university student struggle ( god help me !)
Here is my Instagram recently filled with selfies, Blackmilk Clothing , Doggies and friends :3
*** If you like these check out my Instagram links below ***
I have recently brought a new camera which iv been wanting to experiment with and I have also as you're going to find out dyed my hair ! If you know me I really enjoy dying my hair all these different colours ! Especially blue or green! This colour was really spontaneous as I went to town for just food shopping and was like fuck it ! I went to my local sally's choose my dye went home and cried as our boiler broke. Popped it onto my hair and went back to my parents to use their shower and to steal their wifi!
For those who are interested this is how I recently dyed my hair :D
Now its summer all the puppies are coming out to play. I made a small short video of them playing in the garden. I hope to make some more short films now its summer :D
After a long time of doing that growing up thing, I have ripened enough and come to that age where I move out of my parents house. I believed it would be so much more easier than this. Little did I know … You can't live in a bouncy house (sad days!) sigh! my dream home ...
First of all I didn’t realise I had so many belongings from clothing to makeup to hair stuff to just general crap really. Theres so much of it ! aha Plus it dosent help that I have a growing mountain that is blackmilk clothing (but I can’t help that) and shoes you cannot forget the shoes! Iv been rummaging through my old stuff and selling what i don’t need or want. Im sad to see some of it go but I have to move on now.
To make enough money for the deposit (which is rent rent x30) blimey !! iv been working overtime. Working the shittist of hours to create some extra cash here and there! It tries you the fuck out ! But soon I shall be living the student life aha which is no different. Studying, partying, lectures, being social! ha!
But who knew how much money went into renting a property as you need the first months rent, the deposit plus any fees you may have to pay to the agency for referencing and looking at your credit history! You also need a good credit history too, so don’t get into dept just yet ;)!
From viewing some properties after only seeing one photo on websites such as Zoopla. Going to view these properties i had an open mind … Some of them are in the most atrocious state iv ever seen. They are dark, dingy and they smell like a cats died in them. I don’t know how people can live like that ??
Another thing we had to go through was rejection. Oh and boy did we get rejected!! As we are sharers some landlords don’t want to have to purchase a extra licence (even though they are given money to make it suitable for sharers by the council to put fire doors and alarms etc.. in) FOOLS!!
We applied for many houses filling in the application only to be rejected, which was so devastating for us all.
This one house which we all really loved and was suitable for every single one of our needs individually was our biggest let down. As we got through after putting our application through, which made us all relax and feel at ease for a while for that only to be thrown out the window by the landlord choosing another application after we paid the fees. Worst feeling ever! (they have offered to give us our money back due to it not being our fault). But phoning up and looking for a place to live leaves me feeling so awkward! I hate phone calls with people I don’t know (i think most people do).
Ill leave this on a funny note !
We went to view a few properties with this particular estate agents and the bloke they sent was in the wrong job! He shook our hand like a wet fish, he barley even was able to tell us what belonged with the house (if we even had a garage or not etc..) also at another house the tenants showed us around … the house was is such bad condition and the estate agents had been neglecting them that they just ripped into them ! black mould eww !!
I remember when I first read harry potter and the philosopher stone. I was reading it around my lessons during break times, even just before bed time rushing to reach the end to find out what happened. From there reading the rest of the series have been an enjoyment as well. When they announced they were producing films of the books I was ecstatic! I now own the box set of the films. What I enjoyed about the films is they were family friendly and great for adults to get stuck into, a whole new world opened up for lovers of the both the books and the films to enjoy!So a little treat to ourselves me and my other half became wizards for a day!
When we arrived it seemed to be just a massive warehouse from the outside but walking through the doors you were able to see their shop full of treats,surprises and goodies. You were taken through into a small cinema which explained how harry potter world became to be. It was great to see how the stars enjoyed their time working and living around warner brothers studio. The crew that helped put together the sets, costumes, the designs, animations and much more. Then the screen lifted up and revealed the great halls doors.
Chess Pieces from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
It was a lot smaller than I expected aha! But it was magnificent. Each house had their uniform displayed with two great long tables filled with plates and culturally from the film. At the end of the great hall was Dumbledore's robes and podium. The detail on the podium was unreal it is covered in real gold and melted wax, the thought of how much effort went into creating it amazed me. After we excited the great hall i had a look back and was shocked the walls were made from plater board and plater as from the inside it looked like solid rock.
Left to Right: McGonagall, Dumbledore and Snape Costumes
The first section was all about the directors. They had videos explaining their experiences with each of the films. It was really wonderful to see how they enjoyed filming their own depiction of the books.
I am a little bias here as I also ended up buying a chocolate from the shop (naughty I know) but we found the chocolate feast. This was a beautiful display of creative chocolate designs and ice cream that were unbelievably realistic. We really couldn't believe our eyes, it looked like someone had just dished this all up just for us! Next to the chocolate feast was the ice carving display from the yule ball it was utterly beautiful. The costumes were uniquely made for the yule ball, each character had their own costume to display their character. We also viewed the wigs used for many of the characters. They were so lifelike, each strand perfectly placed to create a natural look and flow from the characters movement.
Hagrid's Hut
Each set we viewed from the Gryffindor common room, Gryffindor dormitory, Dumbledore's office made me realise things iv never noticed in the films that really create the set, such as the portrait of professor Mcgongall in the common room or all the portraits and how the layout of Dumbledore's office is set out to match the towers of the castle. I enjoyed the detail on his memory cabinet how each bottle had been hand written to create a lifelike feel. Another set that really amazed me was the potions room. They had created magic by using the potion pots and creating motorised spoons to stir the potions inside, I loved that something so simple could really make the set. Hagrids hut and the burrow really showed me how much effort really goes into creating a realistic set. I really appreciated how much people had paid attention to detail such as the weasley's family clock where prop makers outfitted it with new pendulums, gears and hands to make them feel realistic and like someone really had lived in them.
Potions Room
One thing that I was extremely excited to view was the special effects and visual effects room as I loved how they helped create the beautiful magical world.
The magic of green screen was opened up to me as I was allowed to ride on a broom and in the Weasleys car. I was allowed to wear a robe. The brooms they had which were created for comport for the riders giving them easy movement whilst using them. Creatures effects created a small section of a dragons back which the actors could interact with. Actors and stunt doubles were filmed on a green screen soundstage giving the visual effects team complete control, where the post-productions team of digital artist combined the section of the dragons back with a computer generated creature to final film scene.
Gringotts Vault Cart
Hagrid's Motorbike
Hagrid's Motorised Head
I enjoyed viewing how the special effects team created the motorised characters. I was also shocked and surprised when I found out some of Hagrid's shots were actually a motorised machine covered in a lifelike latex movable face.
Fawkes The Pheonix
Three animatronic versions of Fawkes the phenix was created, an old mounted phenix, a new born phenix and a non mouthed adult phenix from these a computer generated version of Fawkes was created from the models of the bird.
Hungarian Horntail Dragon Model Head
My absolute hands down favourite machine they made was the dragons. Not just because I have enjoyed dragons since I was young but how they created maquette which were scanned by visual effects who then created their own computer generated versions.
Latex Goblin Faces
Their was a small paper model of the Hogwarts castle which I found well detailed amazingly they created it from sketches bringing it too life.
Then I turned a corner to which I was gobsmacked to see a intricately detailed model of the Hogwarts castle. Created by a team of 86 artists and crew members who hand sculpted and built the school of witchcraft and wizardry. To make it more realistic the artists built miniature versions of courtyards and towers inspired by Alnwick castle and Durham cathedral. The model was filmed and with added digital effects to create breathtaking realistic views of the school and the land around it.
Hogwarts from above
Hogwarts from below
I would recommend this for anyone who enjoys from the books to the films even if you have only seen one. It really is an amazing experience and I would love to go back again here is a video from my experience. Harry Potter World Video
For tickets and more information head to warner brothers Harry Potter studio tours website wbstudiotour Website
I If you are a woman you would know my problems. If you are a busty woman you will know my pain!
I have boobs and with boobs you need a bra! Unfortunately my bras have all decided they don't even want to work. Giving up doing their job as being boulder holders !
Ann summers have a massive sale going on at the moment with another 10% off that as well ( Go grab some bolder holders while you can )
From this my I have brought myself some new amazing underwear online. I received it today and unfortunately it was too small (top) and too big ( bottom). Lucky for me I have a Ann summers shop in town , so I popped by and they were able to grab me the correct sizes!
This is an appreciation post really not going to lie aha
Back when I went to download festival on the 13-15th June 2014 one of my favourite youtuber’s was doing a meet and greet at one of the lounges on the download site, I got to meet two Inspirational and gorgeous women.
I went to go meet Melonlady now known as Melon or Helen anderson. I had been watching Melon for around 3 years now, which is unbelievable as some youtubers you can get easily bored of them and lose interest. I still remember watching her first day in the life video, following her around. Now personally I think melon has matured and grown up alongside her youtube channel. She also skyrocketed up within the last year with help from her blog, youtube and PR and featuring in other famous bloggers and youtubers blogs and vlogs as well.
I have a similar style to melon as I enjoy coloured hair, tattoos, piercings and the alternative style, but I also enjoy fashion as well especially visiting all the high street fashion shops on Oxford Street but also the markets in Camden Town. The reason I think i can relate to Melon so much is because she is a curvy lady and she takes pride in her appearance, eats healthily, exercises and looks after herself. Which is a great role model for teenagers and young girls these days.
The other wonderful lady I meet was miss Zoe London, previously before download I will admit I knew about her, liked her style and all but never followed her on social media etc.. When I meet her she was the kindest lady ever a lot taller than expected though. I now read her blog daily, enjoying her videos daily. Her style is different to melon and I think its more mature, which I think I also need to balance out everything. My style is also similar to zoe with the colourful hair to the way she dresses. If you haven’t checked her out I highly recommend that you do !
Ninkcompoop is also another inspiration to me as I can relate to Ellie with age, Melon and Zoe are great but they are also much older than me so have more experiences.
I love that she’s random and colourful, she is also very relatable as she likes little quirky things. Her videos are random , her family are very involved in the vlogs too which is wonderful as most people are camera shy. Also I can relate to her well as i have colourful hair and I used to have braces. Not that thats important. I enjoy watching her and checking out her daily life.
A new edition to my inspiration list is Livingdeadgirll or Cori. She is a stunning punk lady who has a fabulous sense of style and creativity. She creates her own unique outfits and clothing items, which she now sells. She films herself explaining and showing viewers how to create such awesome clothing. She also is a lover of Blackmilk clothing which is pretty rad in my books as I love blackmail myself! Her hair colour changes daily but is always on point and looking beautiful too. She also includes her really Awesome looking boyfriend in her videos who has an amazing studded leather jacket ! That I am absolutely jealous of aha !
This weeks been busy and absolutely mental as I have been working like mad doing overtime which made me feel sick too, sadly as i worked probably more than i should of also sam has been ill to and probably gave me something ... Curse you Samuel.
But big news ...
I GOT A NEW PHONE ...
I was a big cheeky and decided to grab myself a treat for all the hard work i had been doing, also my previous phone was not working so i decided enough was enough and brought the iPhone 6, So i have been busy setting that up and playing around with that, turns out its a lot more fun than i though as i had the old old iPhone 4 aww RIP that phone though ... finally!
So wait for all the new selfies and shots ill be taking with this :D
