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Hellooo
Dancing!
I personally am pretty pants at dancing but I used to do it when I was little and I did love it and I now wish that I had never stopped.
But even though I now don't dance, I do think it is something that can make others very happy, and watching others dance does make me happy so it still counts :P
Dancing is a very good way of releasing emotions as there are so many different types of dance and also different genres of music you could be performing too. Something like street dance would let out a lot of frustration I think as its a lot of tensing and relaxing your muscles and often has sharp hard movements. Where as ballet is often very calming, especially to watch!
One of my favourite types of dance would be contemporary, I think this is because it often tells a story that you can get lost in and you feel the emotions through their dance.
After having a look around online, I really liked this video (once the dancing starts! - about one minute in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx3NdoMpYDw
What would your word be??
Much Love
LJ xo
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Saturday, 8 August 2015
Monday, 3 August 2015
A-Z Guide to Happiness: A
A
Hellloooo!
So, today's letter is A, for this I am going to choose the word Animals!
I have a westhighland terrier called Poppy, she's getting a little old now bless her! When we first got her she was smaller than a football and sooo cute! She still is cute now, just not as diddy! :)
I also have a pet Degu, very adorable animal and funny to watch, although I'm still a little scared incase she bites me, she never has but the man at the pet store decided to tell me scary bite stories! Not what you should do when trying to sell an animal!
Anyyywaayyy, part of the reason why I have chosen Animals as my letter is because it is scientifically proven that the company of a dog for example, assists in improving depression and anxiety!
Some of the reasons that they help improve depression and anxiety are the following:
- Dogs can sense when you are feeling low and upset, and they will respond to these emotions to try make you feel better.
- Dogs also are less likely to respond if you are giving commands in a stressful or frustrated manor, meaning that you must learn to control your emotions in order to speak to your dog calmly and assertively.
- If you have a dog, it will need walking - which means 1) you get out of the house instead of staying shut away all day and 2) You're exercising, which releases endorphins (the happy chemical that your brain makes) so it's a win win situation!
- Often if a dog is lying with their head in your lap, you will want to stroke them, they are calming animals and by doing this it is a soothing motion which can help when you are feeling anxious.
- If you have a little puppy bouncing around being a bit nutty and trying to play... are you going to say no to that? Are you going to be able to resist having a little giggle?? I highly doubt it!!!
- It's a conversation starter if you aren't used to talking to people! You could bump into someone when walking your dog and you have something that you can actually talk about without having to rack your brain!
- Companionship, you're not going to feel alone when you have a pup by your side! They say a dog is a man's best friend.
- Having a pet gives you responsibility, I see it as almost like a purpose! This animal needs you, it needs you to get out of bed in the morning to feed it, walk it, give it water! It needs to be played with and loved!
Although I have got a dog, she's not technically mine! I would absolutely love to have my very own puppy that I raise myself and build a bond with from day one! If I could get one I would like a King Charles Spaniel as these are very fun, gentle and loving dogs that are highly recommended for people that suffer from depression.
If you want to read a bit more about this, here are a couple of links!:
http://pets.webmd.com/ss/slideshow-pets-improve-your-health
http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/pets-depression
http://dogsfordepression.org.uk/how-dogs-help-us.html
Do you have pet that helps you? Tell me about them and how they help!!
Much Love
LJ xo
Sunday, 2 August 2015
A-Z Guide to Happiness
So for the month of August I am going to be making an A-Z Guide to Happiness!
Each day in August (minus a few as there's not enough letters in the alphabet!) I'm going to make a post about something that makes me happy using that day's letter!
The aim of this is to create a list of things to refer to if I'm ever struggling to find something that will make me smile.
Feel free to make your own list! I'd absolutely love to see what other people come up with too, so if you fancy it give it a go and write it in the comments below or tweet me at @ell_jaye :)
Much love...
LJ xo
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Tasty Tuesdays : Week One
Hey everyone!
So I posted on twitter that starting this week I am going to be running a series called Tasty Tuesdays, where I will be trying out recipes for meals, desserts and the extra sides & letting you know what they're like REALLY rather than just out of a cookbook :) This is part of my New Year Resolutions - to cook atleast once a week - preparing me for the big wide world out there >.<
The cook book I'm using for this series is "Nosh for students" as I am an AWFUL cook(apart from cakes - I'm awesome at baking cakes >.< ) and this is a very basic book - perfect for new starters
So here goes.. My first dish was Sausages & Pasta (it was more interesting than it sounds). It was supposed to be spicy sausages but I don't like spicy food:P
Ingredients (Serves 2):
- 1 Small onion
- 1 Clove of garlic
- 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato purée
- 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
The way this is cooked is good for students specifically because it allows you to cook each section in stages before adding it together at the end to ensure its still hot
- Start by cooking the pasta. - Penne Pasta takes 10-12 minutes to cook
- Cook the sausages - the books suggests frying, however I grilled them as that is healthier (for the time on the packet usually 18-20 minutes) then cook them into bite size pieces
- Fry the onions and garlic (make sure you've cut them up into small pieces don't just check an onion in there ;) )
- add the tinned Tomatos and tomato purée to a pan and bring to boil, then allow to simmer for 4-5 minutes
- Add the sausages,herbs and Sauce to the pasta then cook for a few more minutes to ensure everything is heated through.
And here is the final result:
So what was it like?
I was reasonably happy with how it turned out. The tomato purée I think added more flavour to the tinned tomato/sauce as usually it's not as strong as I'd like when I've only had tomatos used.
I was worried there was not enough garlic when I first cut it up, then after I cooked it I worried there was too much - but there was actually an ok amount!
I wasn't too sure what herbs to use - I ended up using Thyme as suggested by my mother dearest however I couldn't really taste it so I think maybe I should've used a bit more!!
I give the meal a 4/5. Difficult wise I'd probably give it a 2 or 3 - the hardest bit in cooking I find is getting the timing right - I was having a few issues with trying to stir stuff whilst preparing the next step.
I also looked like I had killed the tomatos in my kitchen as I got the sauce all up the wall and everywhere... woopsie!!!
According tot this book you can make the meal for just £0.97 per person if using the most basic ingredients! I did spend more than that though as it was my first time cooking properly for my parents so I wanted it to be yummy!! :)
Anyways - hope you like the post! If you want to keep seeing them let me know! if you have any recipes you want me to try drop me a message and I may give it a whirl!:)
Much Love,
Toodles ♥
So I posted on twitter that starting this week I am going to be running a series called Tasty Tuesdays, where I will be trying out recipes for meals, desserts and the extra sides & letting you know what they're like REALLY rather than just out of a cookbook :) This is part of my New Year Resolutions - to cook atleast once a week - preparing me for the big wide world out there >.<
The cook book I'm using for this series is "Nosh for students" as I am an AWFUL cook(apart from cakes - I'm awesome at baking cakes >.< ) and this is a very basic book - perfect for new starters
So here goes.. My first dish was Sausages & Pasta (it was more interesting than it sounds). It was supposed to be spicy sausages but I don't like spicy food:P
Ingredients (Serves 2):
- 1 mug of penne pasta
- 6 Sausages- 1 Small onion
- 1 Clove of garlic
- 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato purée
- 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
The way this is cooked is good for students specifically because it allows you to cook each section in stages before adding it together at the end to ensure its still hot
- Start by cooking the pasta. - Penne Pasta takes 10-12 minutes to cook
- Cook the sausages - the books suggests frying, however I grilled them as that is healthier (for the time on the packet usually 18-20 minutes) then cook them into bite size pieces
- Fry the onions and garlic (make sure you've cut them up into small pieces don't just check an onion in there ;) )
- add the tinned Tomatos and tomato purée to a pan and bring to boil, then allow to simmer for 4-5 minutes
- Add the sausages,herbs and Sauce to the pasta then cook for a few more minutes to ensure everything is heated through.
And here is the final result:
So what was it like?
I was reasonably happy with how it turned out. The tomato purée I think added more flavour to the tinned tomato/sauce as usually it's not as strong as I'd like when I've only had tomatos used.
I was worried there was not enough garlic when I first cut it up, then after I cooked it I worried there was too much - but there was actually an ok amount!
I wasn't too sure what herbs to use - I ended up using Thyme as suggested by my mother dearest however I couldn't really taste it so I think maybe I should've used a bit more!!
I give the meal a 4/5. Difficult wise I'd probably give it a 2 or 3 - the hardest bit in cooking I find is getting the timing right - I was having a few issues with trying to stir stuff whilst preparing the next step.
I also looked like I had killed the tomatos in my kitchen as I got the sauce all up the wall and everywhere... woopsie!!!
According tot this book you can make the meal for just £0.97 per person if using the most basic ingredients! I did spend more than that though as it was my first time cooking properly for my parents so I wanted it to be yummy!! :)
Anyways - hope you like the post! If you want to keep seeing them let me know! if you have any recipes you want me to try drop me a message and I may give it a whirl!:)
Much Love,
Toodles ♥
Twitter > @ell_jaye
Instagram > @elljayeblog
Monday, 6 January 2014
My Youtube Channel and plans for 2014
Hey Guys
So as you can tell from the above title... I have a youtube channel ! yeeeyyy
http://www.youtube.com/user/EllJayeLife
I have already uploaded one video which was a Xmas Party/Going out hair and makeup tutorial! Below is the link. I was going to blog about it also however I have been away for the past 2 or so weeks at my boyfriends for christmas!
It was my first christmas away from home and it was very weird!! The reason we didn't spend it at both of our families is because he is from Newcastle, so his family lives around 5 hours away from mine :( Sad times!
My new years resolution is to blooming blog/vlog more!!! I love doing it but I feel like everything I write is just a bit pants so I get disheartened - if there's anything that you would like me to blog or vlog about PLEASE let me know :) It would be a massive help and mean a lot to know that someone reads this and I'm not a crazy person talking to myself :)
Anyways - I will be able to blog more as my boyfriend is being posted away for 2 months in February and will also be being posted elsewhere in the world and on courses quite a lot this year (he's in the army) so it's going to be lonely times a little bit - so I shall be here more often yeyyy!!!
Another thing I plan on doing is cooking once a week from the student cook book i got from my parents - I love cooking but I am VERY bad at it (mainly the timings) If you'd like to see it I may even do a weekly blog of the meals I'm making - what do you think ??:)
I best be off!! Feel free to comment or tweet me - I will always reply!:)
Toodles
♥
Twitter ---> @ell_jaye
So as you can tell from the above title... I have a youtube channel ! yeeeyyy
http://www.youtube.com/user/EllJayeLife
I have already uploaded one video which was a Xmas Party/Going out hair and makeup tutorial! Below is the link. I was going to blog about it also however I have been away for the past 2 or so weeks at my boyfriends for christmas!
It was my first christmas away from home and it was very weird!! The reason we didn't spend it at both of our families is because he is from Newcastle, so his family lives around 5 hours away from mine :( Sad times!
My new years resolution is to blooming blog/vlog more!!! I love doing it but I feel like everything I write is just a bit pants so I get disheartened - if there's anything that you would like me to blog or vlog about PLEASE let me know :) It would be a massive help and mean a lot to know that someone reads this and I'm not a crazy person talking to myself :)
Anyways - I will be able to blog more as my boyfriend is being posted away for 2 months in February and will also be being posted elsewhere in the world and on courses quite a lot this year (he's in the army) so it's going to be lonely times a little bit - so I shall be here more often yeyyy!!!
Another thing I plan on doing is cooking once a week from the student cook book i got from my parents - I love cooking but I am VERY bad at it (mainly the timings) If you'd like to see it I may even do a weekly blog of the meals I'm making - what do you think ??:)
I best be off!! Feel free to comment or tweet me - I will always reply!:)
Toodles
♥
Twitter ---> @ell_jaye
Instagram ---> @elljayeblog
Youtube ---> Elljayelife
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Studio Time!
HeyHey Lovelys!!
Sorry I haven't really posted this week :( I've been trying to hold back to do a holiday - mini haul type thingy but that wont be for another few days so I thought I'd tell you about my day.
Soooo today I spent the afternoon helping out some of my friends who were recording one of their tracks which I believe is going on their next EP. They are a very talented bunch of lads aged 18-19 who I think genuinely have the potential to make it within the music industry. They're called Rampant Horse. I urge you to check out this video! even if you only listen to the first song (around 50 seconds in) they are an incredible band and just listening to them gives me goosebumps and I'm so proud of them!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXlncQeeDwM
& They don't know that I'm posting this as none of them know that this blog even exists so I've not been asked to say any of this stuff.
Anyways, the track we were doing today is called Hold On and they needed as many people as possible to come in and sing a riff to imitate a crowd like at a festival when the crowd sings along to their favourite band. & It sounded awesome when it was all put together!!!
Here's a little clip from my friends vine of us singing the crowd bit - I'm the one with the sunnies on my head ;) lol https://vine.co/v/hmBH7zOOlBl
Couple more pics : The wonderful band - Rampant Horse
If you like their stuff pop along to their facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/rampanthorseofficial and post saying LJ/ Lisa sent you!!:)
Toodles ♥
Sorry I haven't really posted this week :( I've been trying to hold back to do a holiday - mini haul type thingy but that wont be for another few days so I thought I'd tell you about my day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXlncQeeDwM
& They don't know that I'm posting this as none of them know that this blog even exists so I've not been asked to say any of this stuff.
Anyways, the track we were doing today is called Hold On and they needed as many people as possible to come in and sing a riff to imitate a crowd like at a festival when the crowd sings along to their favourite band. & It sounded awesome when it was all put together!!!
Here's a little clip from my friends vine of us singing the crowd bit - I'm the one with the sunnies on my head ;) lol https://vine.co/v/hmBH7zOOlBl
Couple more pics : The wonderful band - Rampant Horse
And here's a photo of some of us "crowd peoples" :) - if you like what I'm wearing this will be in my holiday mini haul post coming one day this week! :)
If you like their stuff pop along to their facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/rampanthorseofficial and post saying LJ/ Lisa sent you!!:)
Toodles ♥
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Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Liebster Award!
Heyloooo :)
So today I was nominated for the 'Liebster Award' by the lovely Boho Rush. As a new blogger, I wasn't too sure what this was, so I looked into it a bit more and found out that it is basically something to boost someone's blog reputation when they have less than 200 followers, which I personally think is a great idea because we all get to boost and help eachother along!:)
The rules for this are:
- Tell your readers 11 random facts about yourself
- Answer 11 questions given by the person who nominated you
- Nominate new blogs (under 200 followers) and give them 11 questions to answer
11 Random Facts About Myself
1) I am a singer/musician
2) I dabble in a bit of songwriting
3) I was a trainee photographer and got to model sometimes
4) I'm a girl gamer...
5) My guilty pleasure ... Justin Bieber :P
6) Favourite all time tv show... probably House !
7) I'm afraid of the dark.. not necessarily the darkness but what lurks in it!
8) The Script is my all time favourite band
9) I actually have videos on youtube - not vlog type ones but singing ones :P
10) I get very anxious and worry a lot
11) I find it very hard to believe in myself
11 Questions Asked by Boho Rush
Q Summer or Winter
A Summer!!!
Q What Is your biggest fear
A A bit of a sad one but losing my parents
Q What are your top 3 pet-peeves?
A 1) People being 2 faced 2) People not sticking with their word 3) People that flirt when one of them is involved in a relationship
Q What is your favourite makeup brand?
A Ahhh difficult, If nail varnish counts as makeup then Barry M :P
Q If you could spend the day with any celebrity who would it be and why?
A Ooooh good question hmm.. I'm stuck between a few :( Justin Bieber - because I've watched him on youtube since before he became huge. Mila Kunis - because she's just amazing or Shenae Grimes because she seems really nice, but I don't know too much about her I just imagine her being fun and bubbly! :)
Q Favourite TV Show
A Probably House, although there are a lot of others that I like :P
Q Favourite Memory From Childhood
A Oh gawwwdd ! I Can't remember a lot lol - is that bad? Probably playing spies with my friends that are twins and trying to spy on my mum but always getting caught:P
Q Who is your style inspiration
A Oh dear, I don't really have a style inspirations I just dress depending on how I'm feeling and who I'm with, but I do really like the way that Gillian Zinser (Ivy Sullivan) dresses when she's on 90210, so possibly her!:) and again I like Shenae Grimes' fashion too - lots of 90210!:P
Q If your house was on fire what's the one thing you would save?
A If it doesn't include people... probably my box filled with letters from when my boyfriend was in Afghanistan and little memories we've made since then ** cue the awwwwwhhhsss**
Q Pizza or Chocolate
A Ahhh this is hard!!! I like chocolate when I feel sad.. but I tend to like pizza whenever, so think I'm going to have to go for pizza! o.o
Q Favourite Scent
A Of a girls perfume, I really like Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy and.. theres a Hugo Boss one I got YEARS ago but can't remember what its called I just remember it was in a clear glass bottle which was sort of slanted and the perfume was pink :P ^.^ helpful if you want to try it I know ;) Such a good beauty blogger!
The Questions For My Nominees :
1) Who is your Celebrity Crush?
2) What's the thing you look for in a guy/girl
3) What are your top 3 favourite things to do
4) Do your friends know that you blog?
5) What is your dream job?
6) What's your favourite food?
7) Where would you most like to live?
8) What are 3 things you want to do before you die?
9) What's your favourite makeup brand?
10) Do you own any high-end makeup or clothing?
11) Who is your all time favourite blogger(s)?
So that's my post !! Hope you liked learning a little bit more about me! To the people I have nominated please let me know when you have done this as I'm very interested in getting to know more bloggers!:)
Toodles ♥
So today I was nominated for the 'Liebster Award' by the lovely Boho Rush. As a new blogger, I wasn't too sure what this was, so I looked into it a bit more and found out that it is basically something to boost someone's blog reputation when they have less than 200 followers, which I personally think is a great idea because we all get to boost and help eachother along!:)
The rules for this are:
- Tell your readers 11 random facts about yourself
- Answer 11 questions given by the person who nominated you
- Nominate new blogs (under 200 followers) and give them 11 questions to answer
11 Random Facts About Myself
1) I am a singer/musician
2) I dabble in a bit of songwriting
3) I was a trainee photographer and got to model sometimes
4) I'm a girl gamer...
5) My guilty pleasure ... Justin Bieber :P
6) Favourite all time tv show... probably House !
7) I'm afraid of the dark.. not necessarily the darkness but what lurks in it!
8) The Script is my all time favourite band
9) I actually have videos on youtube - not vlog type ones but singing ones :P
10) I get very anxious and worry a lot
11) I find it very hard to believe in myself
11 Questions Asked by Boho Rush
Q Summer or Winter
A Summer!!!
Q What Is your biggest fear
A A bit of a sad one but losing my parents
Q What are your top 3 pet-peeves?
A 1) People being 2 faced 2) People not sticking with their word 3) People that flirt when one of them is involved in a relationship
Q What is your favourite makeup brand?
A Ahhh difficult, If nail varnish counts as makeup then Barry M :P
Q If you could spend the day with any celebrity who would it be and why?
A Ooooh good question hmm.. I'm stuck between a few :( Justin Bieber - because I've watched him on youtube since before he became huge. Mila Kunis - because she's just amazing or Shenae Grimes because she seems really nice, but I don't know too much about her I just imagine her being fun and bubbly! :)
Q Favourite TV Show
A Probably House, although there are a lot of others that I like :P
Q Favourite Memory From Childhood
A Oh gawwwdd ! I Can't remember a lot lol - is that bad? Probably playing spies with my friends that are twins and trying to spy on my mum but always getting caught:P
Q Who is your style inspiration
A Oh dear, I don't really have a style inspirations I just dress depending on how I'm feeling and who I'm with, but I do really like the way that Gillian Zinser (Ivy Sullivan) dresses when she's on 90210, so possibly her!:) and again I like Shenae Grimes' fashion too - lots of 90210!:P
Q If your house was on fire what's the one thing you would save?
A If it doesn't include people... probably my box filled with letters from when my boyfriend was in Afghanistan and little memories we've made since then ** cue the awwwwwhhhsss**
Q Pizza or Chocolate
A Ahhh this is hard!!! I like chocolate when I feel sad.. but I tend to like pizza whenever, so think I'm going to have to go for pizza! o.o
Q Favourite Scent
A Of a girls perfume, I really like Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy and.. theres a Hugo Boss one I got YEARS ago but can't remember what its called I just remember it was in a clear glass bottle which was sort of slanted and the perfume was pink :P ^.^ helpful if you want to try it I know ;) Such a good beauty blogger!
My Nominees are:
Subtle Coral - http://subtlecoral.blogspot.co.uk/
Beauties Unlocked - http://beautiesunlocked.blogspot.co.uk/
The Entity Of Beauty - http://theentityofbeauty.blogspot.co.uk/
Beauty And The Button - http://beautyandthebutton.blogspot.co.uk/
The Questions For My Nominees :
1) Who is your Celebrity Crush?
2) What's the thing you look for in a guy/girl
3) What are your top 3 favourite things to do
4) Do your friends know that you blog?
5) What is your dream job?
6) What's your favourite food?
7) Where would you most like to live?
8) What are 3 things you want to do before you die?
9) What's your favourite makeup brand?
10) Do you own any high-end makeup or clothing?
11) Who is your all time favourite blogger(s)?
So that's my post !! Hope you liked learning a little bit more about me! To the people I have nominated please let me know when you have done this as I'm very interested in getting to know more bloggers!:)
Toodles ♥
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Friday, 5 July 2013
Happy Days!!
Hey Hey!
So I am extra happy today as I JUST PASSED MY DRIVING TEST YEYYYYY!!!:)
I've been feeling sick with nerves since the moment i woke up on Thursday and my test was today at midday. I had 30 hours of lessons and passed with 2 minors, so I'm quite proud of myself :) I have got a car, my boyfriend bought it for me, such a lucky girl I am!!! However the garage we bought it from was a pain in the bum, and we are having a couple of issues with documents so I cannot drive it until we manage to get it in my name so I can insure it:( But for now I can sit in it and pretend to drive ;)
Here's me and my baby! Any name suggestions?? :)
Much Love!!
Toodles ♥
p.s if you want any info on driving tests or tips just leave me a comment because it is NOT as scary as you think trust me!!:) xxx
So I am extra happy today as I JUST PASSED MY DRIVING TEST YEYYYYY!!!:)
I've been feeling sick with nerves since the moment i woke up on Thursday and my test was today at midday. I had 30 hours of lessons and passed with 2 minors, so I'm quite proud of myself :) I have got a car, my boyfriend bought it for me, such a lucky girl I am!!! However the garage we bought it from was a pain in the bum, and we are having a couple of issues with documents so I cannot drive it until we manage to get it in my name so I can insure it:( But for now I can sit in it and pretend to drive ;)
Here's me and my baby! Any name suggestions?? :)
Much Love!!
Toodles ♥
p.s if you want any info on driving tests or tips just leave me a comment because it is NOT as scary as you think trust me!!:) xxx
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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 ♥
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Sunday, 9 June 2013
Colourful Eye Makeup!
HeyHey!!
So when I was working at a photographic studio, I was being the model for my friend who was wanting to learn to do makeup professionally, and it ended up in me experimenting on my self everytime we were browsing at photos. I did this look to wear to a fancy dress party where I went as a doll. (The middle image is the look I tried to create, and the outer 2 images on the left & right are my attempt - the eyeliner is a little messy sorry!) This look was using the Pretty In Pink eyeshadow palette from my previous eyeshadow post.
I wouldn't use this for everyday use as you can see it is very... vibrant! But for a fancy dress party or a themed photoshoot (e.g seaside,mermaid type thing) then it would work well :)
If anyone has any tips on how to not get the little dots of mascara on your eye lids that would be great. Because as you can see, I've had that issue a little bit here and the only way I can think to get around it is to keep my eyes closed until the mascara is dry,which obviously isn't very convenient!
More makeup looks to come! If there are any looks you want me to try & make a tutorial for, tweet them to me or message me the link on here!!
Toodles ♥
So when I was working at a photographic studio, I was being the model for my friend who was wanting to learn to do makeup professionally, and it ended up in me experimenting on my self everytime we were browsing at photos. I did this look to wear to a fancy dress party where I went as a doll. (The middle image is the look I tried to create, and the outer 2 images on the left & right are my attempt - the eyeliner is a little messy sorry!) This look was using the Pretty In Pink eyeshadow palette from my previous eyeshadow post.
I wouldn't use this for everyday use as you can see it is very... vibrant! But for a fancy dress party or a themed photoshoot (e.g seaside,mermaid type thing) then it would work well :)
If anyone has any tips on how to not get the little dots of mascara on your eye lids that would be great. Because as you can see, I've had that issue a little bit here and the only way I can think to get around it is to keep my eyes closed until the mascara is dry,which obviously isn't very convenient!
More makeup looks to come! If there are any looks you want me to try & make a tutorial for, tweet them to me or message me the link on here!!
Toodles ♥
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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♥
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 ♥
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:)
Monday, 27 May 2013
Hi Hi!
Hey! Not really sure where to start with this whole blogging dealio or what I should even say really... but here goes!!
First off, my name isn't actually Ell unfortunately *sad face* - but basically people call me LJ so that's how I got the name EllJaye :) I am 18 years old & I'm a music student in Norfolk, UK. Some of my hobbies are, singing, photography, gaming and I quite like experimenting with makeup too - so I might even put a bit of that up on here if I'm ever feeling 'wild'!
The reason for why I'm starting this blog is because I was initially going to try vlogging on youtube, however I haven't got the guts to do that just yet, so I thought blogging would be the best place to start! I've not got a specific topic that this blog is based around, I'm just going to talk about pretty much whatever is in my head at the time the keyboard is under my fingers! Whether it be about life, love, makeup, music - whatever chatter is needed! One thing I am hoping to get out of this blog is that I am the type of person that always gives advice to my friends, so I hope that if people ever actually end up reading this, I'll be able to help them out too!!
Anyways! I know this wasn't a very long post but it is ... 2am now (wasn't expecting that time to pop up when I looked at the clock!). So I think sleep is probably needed :)
Shall write again soon :)
Toodles!:) ♥
First off, my name isn't actually Ell unfortunately *sad face* - but basically people call me LJ so that's how I got the name EllJaye :) I am 18 years old & I'm a music student in Norfolk, UK. Some of my hobbies are, singing, photography, gaming and I quite like experimenting with makeup too - so I might even put a bit of that up on here if I'm ever feeling 'wild'!
The reason for why I'm starting this blog is because I was initially going to try vlogging on youtube, however I haven't got the guts to do that just yet, so I thought blogging would be the best place to start! I've not got a specific topic that this blog is based around, I'm just going to talk about pretty much whatever is in my head at the time the keyboard is under my fingers! Whether it be about life, love, makeup, music - whatever chatter is needed! One thing I am hoping to get out of this blog is that I am the type of person that always gives advice to my friends, so I hope that if people ever actually end up reading this, I'll be able to help them out too!!
Anyways! I know this wasn't a very long post but it is ... 2am now (wasn't expecting that time to pop up when I looked at the clock!). So I think sleep is probably needed :)
Shall write again soon :)
Toodles!:) ♥
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