Hellloooo!! Long time no speak
So, I'm trying to get back into blogging, mainly as a bit of motivation for myself.
My emotions are kind of a rollercoaster to be honest! sometimes I have down days when in reality there's nothing specifically wrong with my life, in fact I am very lucky but that doesn't stop negativity! Where as others I'll be full of laughs and everything will seem ok.
So basically, I want this to be my happy place, somewhere I can put all of my positives for me to look at when I need some inspiration and motivation.
Hopefully in time this blog will be filled with family, friends, happy memories, laughs, photographs, makeup, hair, cooking.... everything that puts a smile on my face!
With any luck, eventually I will help other people to!
Anyway, that's enough for now! Hopefully I stick to it this time!
Much love...
LJ xo
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Friday, 31 July 2015
Thursday, 1 January 2015
Getting Fit
Hey Guys!!
So, just to put it out there, I split up with my boyfriend, my bestfriend, two days ago. So I'm now thinking of ways to make myself happy and feel better about myself for 2015.
One of these would be to get fit, I used to walk around 4 miles a day at school and college as I had to walk from one side of the city to another. However I now work 9-5:30 at a desk job, and drive 40 minutes each way when going to and from work/home. So as you can tell.. my exercise has dropped dramatically! Meaning that in the last year I have gained 1 stone.
I know that is not a massive amount, I also know I haven't got a lot of fat to lose, but once I have lost what I need I plan to tone up.
In order to do this I'm going to be following the Blogilates work out plans, 30 Day Flat Ab Challenge & Beginners 2.0 4 week plan.
30 Day Flat Ab Challenge
For this it is basically what it says on the tin, 30 days of building up your abs. It starts of with a simple set of 5 reps of 3 different exercises, then each day the sets/reps increase, until the end where you are able to do 5 different sets of 22 reps.
It also has on it the amount of extra cups of water you should aim to drink each day as this decreases bloating.
Beginner's 2.0
I have a feeling this is going to be a fair bit more intense than the ab challenge. This workout plan contains video names for Blogilates, where you can then go onto youtube and follow her work out video. I think this is going to be quite a bit more intense than the ab challenge as some of these videos are 30 minutes long. But I am determined to stick with it!
So, without further a-due, here is my BEFORE picture - weighing in at 10 stone. I would like to be 9 stone 9lbs by 31st January, I think that should be pretty do-able!
So, just to put it out there, I split up with my boyfriend, my bestfriend, two days ago. So I'm now thinking of ways to make myself happy and feel better about myself for 2015.
One of these would be to get fit, I used to walk around 4 miles a day at school and college as I had to walk from one side of the city to another. However I now work 9-5:30 at a desk job, and drive 40 minutes each way when going to and from work/home. So as you can tell.. my exercise has dropped dramatically! Meaning that in the last year I have gained 1 stone.
I know that is not a massive amount, I also know I haven't got a lot of fat to lose, but once I have lost what I need I plan to tone up.
In order to do this I'm going to be following the Blogilates work out plans, 30 Day Flat Ab Challenge & Beginners 2.0 4 week plan.
30 Day Flat Ab Challenge
For this it is basically what it says on the tin, 30 days of building up your abs. It starts of with a simple set of 5 reps of 3 different exercises, then each day the sets/reps increase, until the end where you are able to do 5 different sets of 22 reps.
It also has on it the amount of extra cups of water you should aim to drink each day as this decreases bloating.
Beginner's 2.0
I have a feeling this is going to be a fair bit more intense than the ab challenge. This workout plan contains video names for Blogilates, where you can then go onto youtube and follow her work out video. I think this is going to be quite a bit more intense than the ab challenge as some of these videos are 30 minutes long. But I am determined to stick with it!
So, without further a-due, here is my BEFORE picture - weighing in at 10 stone. I would like to be 9 stone 9lbs by 31st January, I think that should be pretty do-able!
If anyone else would like to join in with me, please tweet me or tag me on your instagram pics!
Blogilates also has some healthy food recipes on her app, which I shall be trying out too! Let me know if you have tried any in the comments below!!
Thank you for reading, I will be keeping you updated on my progress!
Much love xoxo
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
30 Day Snap Challenge - Day 18
HeyHey
I really need to write a proper blogpost but with so much work at college I have no idea what to actually write about right now!:( I might do a review of some Foundations soon so keep an eye out for that!!:)
Today's picture is of me and my "gay but straight" bestfriend :P he always puts a smile on my face with his antics! and as you can tell by my cheeky little grin, we get up to some mischief on our adventures!
Toodles ♥
I really need to write a proper blogpost but with so much work at college I have no idea what to actually write about right now!:( I might do a review of some Foundations soon so keep an eye out for that!!:)
Today's picture is of me and my "gay but straight" bestfriend :P he always puts a smile on my face with his antics! and as you can tell by my cheeky little grin, we get up to some mischief on our adventures!
Toodles ♥
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013
30 day snap challenge day 12
Hey hey,
Most of my day was spent doing an assignment that's due in tomorrow, fun fun! Out of all the areas on my course this is probably my weakest, writing songs on logic and stuff like that, I'm a lot slower than the others, probably because I'm a singer and they're all guitarists so they know more about keys and stuff like that. I'm a bit rambly this evening, sorry!
I also had talent scouts from the voice come to my college today so I auditioned for that too, so fingers crossed :)
Bed time now
Toodles <3
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
30 day snap challenge day 11
Hey hey!
Today's snap is of a scrap book that I made for me and my boyfriend for valentines day :) i have it at the moment as I'm adding our new adventures to it!
Toodles <3
Monday, 10 June 2013
30 Day Snap Challenge - Day 10
Hey Hey!!
Today's snap is of my music stuff! Didn't realise I had quite so much stuff until I got i all out. I'm not actually that good at guitar but I like them and I cant bring myself to get rid of any of them!!
From Left to right in this picture I have
Microphone : sE2000 - around £80 but you need an audio interface box with it ( I use Cakewalk UA-4FX )
Keyboard : Yamaha PSR E403 - I don't use this anymore since I got my electric piano but it was very good for learning and you can record on it too which is VERY useful when song writing!:) -
not sure if this is still available
Today's snap is of my music stuff! Didn't realise I had quite so much stuff until I got i all out. I'm not actually that good at guitar but I like them and I cant bring myself to get rid of any of them!!
From Left to right in this picture I have
Microphone : sE2000 - around £80 but you need an audio interface box with it ( I use Cakewalk UA-4FX )
Keyboard : Yamaha PSR E403 - I don't use this anymore since I got my electric piano but it was very good for learning and you can record on it too which is VERY useful when song writing!:) -
not sure if this is still available
Now the guitars
Electric - Westfield baby pink - I got this 2nd hand from the music school that I went to, I've never been able to play power chords or anything like that so I cant get a very good sound out of it! I'm sure a good guitarist could though :)
Chantry - I bought this from a charity shop called Sue Ryders I'm not sure if its just a local one of its nationwide, but it only cost £50 and its not 2nd hand, the shop actually make and supply them themselves, very good for a starter guitar!!
Tanglewood - this one is my baby!!! My FAVOURITE guitar, It has a hand painted design on it and my name written on it also!! It's a lovely sounding guitar, its an electric acoustic so good for gigging also and has a built in tuner which is always handy! I bought this from Ziva guitars - this is the make/shape of the guitar I got http://www.zivaguitars.com/#!Tanglewood Discovery Deluxe|c1crq but I got it in black and with the design "la fleur" which made it end up looking like http://www.zivaguitars.com/#!la Fleur|c1m2e
Westfield - Another westfield guitar! I've not played this one really, I have it out on display though as it's pretty, I got this for my 18th birthday from one of my bestfriends at college. When he passed me the guitar case and said happy birthday I was like.. haha very funny you cant have seriously got me a guitar, and refused to open it thinking something was going to jump out at me, then when I saw it was infact a guitar, and pink it was clear that it was infact for me!! Talk about a good friend or what?!
'Herald' - This one is my slight guitar of shame lol! It was my first ever guitar, I must have got it when I was about 8, it is a nylon strung guitar (at first I thought that was all you could get then I didn't understand why mine sounded different and later realised it was because I didnt have a steel string) & I got this from Argos.... Sorry musicians! I didn't play it for a good few years though! then eventually I did, picked up the basics quick enough and then my collection grew!
Finally!!!! The electric piano - this is a Korg SP250 which costs around £600 and it is VERY good! I was given this for me to learn my piano grades on !:)
The software which I use for recording is Sonar Le - and I have NO idea how to use it, if anyone knows how to use this software I would greatly appreciate some tips!!!
Anyway this has turned out to be quite a long blog post so time for me to shhh!!
Toodles ♥
If you want to know what this 30 Day Snap Challenge is click here to go to --> Sprinkle of Glitters <-- Page whom I am doing the challenge with along with many other bloggers:)
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Sunday, 9 June 2013
30 day snap day 9 - fishtail plait
Hey hey!
If anyone is wondering what this is I'm doing this from sprinkle of glitter, visit her blog for more info about the 30day snap challenge :)
Today's snap is of my attempt at the fishtail plait! I have quite long hair and rather than just having it down and straight I want to do a bit more with it so gave this look a try! If anyone wants a tutorial tweet me!
(this is my first ever attempt so be nice)
Toodles! <3
Saturday, 8 June 2013
30 Day Snap Challenge Day 8
HeyHey
Today was LAZY DAY!! yey. I went out last night drinking with my boyfriend and a couple of friends - bad idea. I didn't get drunk as I was feeling poorly, but being out until 1 am then staying up with him and my dad until 3 am playing call of duty probably wasn't the best of ideas because day I've felt awful so have remained in my pyjamas all day and am now sitting here eating ice cream! My mr has now gone on a course for the next week so I shall have to find something entertaining to do in order to give you more entertaining pictures than my fluffy socks...
Speak soon :)
Toodles♥
Today was LAZY DAY!! yey. I went out last night drinking with my boyfriend and a couple of friends - bad idea. I didn't get drunk as I was feeling poorly, but being out until 1 am then staying up with him and my dad until 3 am playing call of duty probably wasn't the best of ideas because day I've felt awful so have remained in my pyjamas all day and am now sitting here eating ice cream! My mr has now gone on a course for the next week so I shall have to find something entertaining to do in order to give you more entertaining pictures than my fluffy socks...
Toodles♥
30 day snap day 7
Hey hey, it's a little past day 7 but I'm out on the town at the moment! Although I'd much rather be in bed as I'm pretty sure I've got tonsillitis :(
Today's snap is from a Lil reunion with a couple of old friends for her 18th birthday! Miss them lots :( x speak tomorrow
Toodles <3
Thursday, 6 June 2013
30 Day Snap Challenge - Day 6
HeyHey
Just a short post today as I'm still not feeling too great and just got home and as its 11pm I think I should go to bed soon!!
It seem's that my eye-makeup post is getting some interest, would you like me to do more makeup posts? (just to state I am not trained in makeup or anything like that, I just enjoy playing around a learnt a little bit when I was training as a photographer as I had to work with Makeup artists)
Anyways... Today's picture is from my lunch time! Mcdonald's yey! I go there every Thursday on my lunch break from college! don't know why, it was always monday before but then our timetable changed! bit of a tradition for my class!!:) This is my local shopping mall/foodcourt.. :)
Bedtime now!
Toodles ♥
Just a short post today as I'm still not feeling too great and just got home and as its 11pm I think I should go to bed soon!!
It seem's that my eye-makeup post is getting some interest, would you like me to do more makeup posts? (just to state I am not trained in makeup or anything like that, I just enjoy playing around a learnt a little bit when I was training as a photographer as I had to work with Makeup artists)
Anyways... Today's picture is from my lunch time! Mcdonald's yey! I go there every Thursday on my lunch break from college! don't know why, it was always monday before but then our timetable changed! bit of a tradition for my class!!:) This is my local shopping mall/foodcourt.. :)
Bedtime now!
Toodles ♥
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
30 Day Snap Challenge - Day 5
Hey Hey
So for Day 5 my picture is.....
I know it's a kind of Christmassy candle, but it smells pretty so I'ma use it anyway :P The reason behind this picture is because today I've been feeling very stressed, emotional and a little bit poorly:( I have lots of things happening in the next month, and big changes to my life and its all getting a little bit much!! So sitting in the dark, watching youtube videos with candles is being my relaxation :P !
I'm currently still at college, however some lessons I am now behind in as we had to miss out on our lessons, to help other people do their work??? Which I think is stupid because now my assignment wont be done on time! then I leave in July... and I'm going to have to get a job. I know a lot of people my age and younger have jobs and manage to juggle both education and work but I can't. I'm a very big worrier, and having too much on my plate tends to make me just stop and do nothing. I've worked a little bit before as a christmas temp, but never a full time job, and the thought of getting one makes me very anxious. Doing something I don't know much about, meeting all these new people, worrying whether i'll be any good at it, plus I don't even know what I want to do! All I keep saying is "I want to be like Ugly Betty" because I would quite like to be a P.A like her, however I need to conquer one thing before I do that... PHONES! I'm useless on the phone!
So that's my main big thing that's weighing me down! All I want right now is to jump on a plane to Greece with my boyfriend and forget about everything. but hey that's not going to happen! Things are changing and me no likey! I want it to be how it used to be, nice and simple but no! So I'm going to have to conquer all of this one step at a time!! If anyone else has similar anxieties tell me how you overcome them, or even just message me if you need someone to talk to! I'd love to speak to some of my readers.
Anyways, I need to go to bed as I have an early start tomorrow and don't wanna be poorly!!
Toodles ♥
So for Day 5 my picture is.....
I know it's a kind of Christmassy candle, but it smells pretty so I'ma use it anyway :P The reason behind this picture is because today I've been feeling very stressed, emotional and a little bit poorly:( I have lots of things happening in the next month, and big changes to my life and its all getting a little bit much!! So sitting in the dark, watching youtube videos with candles is being my relaxation :P !
I'm currently still at college, however some lessons I am now behind in as we had to miss out on our lessons, to help other people do their work??? Which I think is stupid because now my assignment wont be done on time! then I leave in July... and I'm going to have to get a job. I know a lot of people my age and younger have jobs and manage to juggle both education and work but I can't. I'm a very big worrier, and having too much on my plate tends to make me just stop and do nothing. I've worked a little bit before as a christmas temp, but never a full time job, and the thought of getting one makes me very anxious. Doing something I don't know much about, meeting all these new people, worrying whether i'll be any good at it, plus I don't even know what I want to do! All I keep saying is "I want to be like Ugly Betty" because I would quite like to be a P.A like her, however I need to conquer one thing before I do that... PHONES! I'm useless on the phone!
So that's my main big thing that's weighing me down! All I want right now is to jump on a plane to Greece with my boyfriend and forget about everything. but hey that's not going to happen! Things are changing and me no likey! I want it to be how it used to be, nice and simple but no! So I'm going to have to conquer all of this one step at a time!! If anyone else has similar anxieties tell me how you overcome them, or even just message me if you need someone to talk to! I'd love to speak to some of my readers.
Anyways, I need to go to bed as I have an early start tomorrow and don't wanna be poorly!!
Toodles ♥
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
30 Day Snap Challenge - Day 4 -- Smokey Eye!!
Hey Hey!!
Okay day 4's picture is a makeup one! My attempt at an 'everyday smokey eye' look
I do not use any expensive makeups as I'm a student and am poor so all my makeup is done with highstreet/drugstore brands! The eye shadow is actually from palettes you can buy from Argos called "Pretty In Pink" I have 2 palettes from them one is a flat rectangle one and the other is a large cylinder shape. The colours used for this look are from this palette - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4381000.htm
Although some people might be like shocked and horrified by the fact I use makeup from argos... I thought it would be awful, but there is actually a massive range of colours for a low price and I personally love it!!
If anyone would like a tutorial on how to get this look please message me or tweet me as I think it would be quite fun to do!!
A full shot of me with this eye makeup is below, as you can see it isn't too over the top for daytime use but adds a bit more to your daily look :)
Okay day 4's picture is a makeup one! My attempt at an 'everyday smokey eye' look
I do not use any expensive makeups as I'm a student and am poor so all my makeup is done with highstreet/drugstore brands! The eye shadow is actually from palettes you can buy from Argos called "Pretty In Pink" I have 2 palettes from them one is a flat rectangle one and the other is a large cylinder shape. The colours used for this look are from this palette - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4381000.htm
Although some people might be like shocked and horrified by the fact I use makeup from argos... I thought it would be awful, but there is actually a massive range of colours for a low price and I personally love it!!
If anyone would like a tutorial on how to get this look please message me or tweet me as I think it would be quite fun to do!!
A full shot of me with this eye makeup is below, as you can see it isn't too over the top for daytime use but adds a bit more to your daily look :)
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Hope you liked this post, write again tomorrow:)
Toodles ♥
Monday, 3 June 2013
30 Day Snap Challenge - Day 3
Hey Hey!!
Today I spent 4 hours from 9 until 1 working in the recording suite at college, firstly setting up the equipment, and then recording all of the tracks for a band in my class as a part of the course I'm doing. I have to say it was INCREDIBLY stressful!!! Trying to set up 14 microphones and check that each one is working (and if its not - trying to work out what the problem is) and communicate with everyone, whilst people are missing around and not paying attention... very hard work! But eventually we did it and got the song laid down! Now the next step is to mix it! Although next week it's my turn to do the performing so I might mix our track instead of another band's :)
I'm now sitting at home on my own, procrastinating... I have lots of assignments to be in, some that i didn't even know about until today! Woopsie! But I really don't know where to start, or have the will power to do anything after a 9-4 day at college, but it needs to be done! So anyway, must be off now! Feel free to drop me a message on here or twitter, would love to talk to some other bloggers :)
Here's my snap for today...
Toodles ♥
Today I spent 4 hours from 9 until 1 working in the recording suite at college, firstly setting up the equipment, and then recording all of the tracks for a band in my class as a part of the course I'm doing. I have to say it was INCREDIBLY stressful!!! Trying to set up 14 microphones and check that each one is working (and if its not - trying to work out what the problem is) and communicate with everyone, whilst people are missing around and not paying attention... very hard work! But eventually we did it and got the song laid down! Now the next step is to mix it! Although next week it's my turn to do the performing so I might mix our track instead of another band's :)
I'm now sitting at home on my own, procrastinating... I have lots of assignments to be in, some that i didn't even know about until today! Woopsie! But I really don't know where to start, or have the will power to do anything after a 9-4 day at college, but it needs to be done! So anyway, must be off now! Feel free to drop me a message on here or twitter, would love to talk to some other bloggers :)
Here's my snap for today...
Toodles ♥
Sunday, 2 June 2013
30 Day Snap Challenge - Day 2
Hey Hey!!
So today I didn't really get up to a lot as my boyfriend spent pretty much the whole day washing his car.... snore!!! However the weather was pretty good so I joined him and sat outside in the sun :) So anyways, due to the lack of 'activity' today I haven't got anything new to write about particularly, other than back to college tomorrow... sad times !!
Anyway, here's my picture :)
Toodles ♥
So today I didn't really get up to a lot as my boyfriend spent pretty much the whole day washing his car.... snore!!! However the weather was pretty good so I joined him and sat outside in the sun :) So anyways, due to the lack of 'activity' today I haven't got anything new to write about particularly, other than back to college tomorrow... sad times !!
Anyway, here's my picture :)
Toodles ♥
Saturday, 1 June 2013
30 Day Snap Challenge - day 1
Hi hi!
Unfortunately I cannot write much today as I'm having to do this on my phone as I'm out exploring!
Today I've been with my boyfriend for 6 months, and we've decided to go on a road trip for the day to Milton Keynes, which is 100miles away from where we live. The weather's been gorgeous and we got very lost in the shopping centre! It's huge! Although I was gutted there wasn't a primark :(
This photo is from Furzton Lake which we visited on our travels :)
Anyway I feel rude being on my phone so best go ;)
Toodles! <3
Unfortunately I cannot write much today as I'm having to do this on my phone as I'm out exploring!
Today I've been with my boyfriend for 6 months, and we've decided to go on a road trip for the day to Milton Keynes, which is 100miles away from where we live. The weather's been gorgeous and we got very lost in the shopping centre! It's huge! Although I was gutted there wasn't a primark :(
This photo is from Furzton Lake which we visited on our travels :)
Anyway I feel rude being on my phone so best go ;)
Toodles! <3
Thursday, 30 May 2013
30 Day Snap!
So I'm a big fan of Sprinkle Of Glitter and she is doing the 30 Day Snap Challenge and has invited her followers to join in!
This is a challenge where every day for the month of June you post a photo of something from that day! Doesn't have to be anything fancy or spectacular, just something of significance to your day, and it gives your readers a chance to connect with you a little bit!
I'm aware that I don't exactly have a large following, but I enjoy photography so I'm going to do my best to complete this challenge:)
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