7 things .. for a month!

I did this post last week about 7 things for a week, "things" being goals after being inspired by Louise from sprinkleofglitter. Yesterday Louise decided to create a tag for this after lots of positive feedback from the post that inspired me to do my post last week which you can find here. You can find Louise's post which explains all about the tag here.

Here are my 7 goals to complete over the next month-

1. Plan my birthday - I'm turning 18 on the 4th of august and I need a plan. I think I'm going to spend the early afternoon bowling with friends then have lunch in one of my favourite restaurants, Frankie and Benny's! In the evening I'm going to have a family meal, my grandparents are coming from England to join my family and my auntie's family so we can have one big family meal! However my goal is to arrange all of this - Decide on times, book two meals, book bowling, sort out who's coming to my afternoon celebrations with friends, buy an outfit.. Big goal!
2. Start my A-level work. I'm doing A-level English and the only book I know that I have to  read so far is Sense and sensibility. I'm back in school next Monday after a month off for study leave whilst I did my As levels exams, so I'll be able to find out which book I should have! I always want to start my photography A-level work by researching photographers and start preparing for a 3,000 word essay! I'm doing two other subjects but I don't know what I'll need to start for them yet!
3. I included this in my last post but it hasn't been done, I NEED to exercise more. I'm going to attend zumba and kick-boxing weekly with my best friend Abbie. Gym classes, swimming and bike rides have been discussed with other friends so I need to get exercising. I'm excited to get fit and shift some weight - I love zumba, I want to try new gym classes and I could have healthy picnics on the bike rides!
4. Sort out my room - I mentioned this in my post last week too and I did clean it but it just needs sorting out. I own so many things I don't need which belong in a bin or charity shop. I need more space!
5. Arrange my summer voluntary work - I want to do voluntary work to gain more experience and build up my university application. In Febuary I did work experience in a hospital and enjoyed caring for the elderly. They were all so kind and polite. I'd love to volunteer and care the elderly. I'm applying for an adult nursing course so this would be great experience.
6. Have a hair cut - This probably sounds like a silly goal but I haven't had a hair cut for months!! I hate going as I never trust hairdressers. I'd love a fringe again though so I best pay a hairdresser a visit SOON.
7. Start buying things for my 100 follower give away! I'm so happy that I have 57 followers, Thank-you all so much :') I'd love to do a give away to say thanks for supporting my blog when/if I reach 100 followers.
   
   Hope you all enjoyed this post and it's inspired some of you to give it a try. I know it's motivation because I completed most of the goals I set last week. Thank-you for reading xx

Photography Exam - Final Pictures

Heya everyone, today I thought I would show you my photography exam pictures!! I've just about finished my photography As level which is exciting! I can't wait to my A-level. Photography is definitely my favourite hobby. My theme for my exam was personal possessions. Here they are -

My little sister, Abbie who is 9, modelling with a bear.

My sister again hugging the bear.

A rose and a piano. Two personal possessions combined!

A still life of person possessions. Towards the back on the right is a family picture of me with my three siblings!

A pocket watch.

Clothes!

My friend Jess and more clothing in the woods!

My friend Jess in the picture above has a blog which you can find here! I think that my favourite picture is my sister staring dreamily out of the window. I'm proud and happy with them all though! Do any of you do photography for an As/A level or as a hobby? Thank-you for reading :) xx

Haul - Recent Finds!

Hello everyone! Today I thought I would share some things I've recently bought with you. I spent far too much money, my bank balance has suffered!

ELIVE shampoo and conditioner - £1.25 (on offer) - Superdrug

Palmer's stretch mark cream - £5.39 - Superdrug. This is £4 in Wilkinson, which I discovered after buying it. I wasn't impressed!

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation - £7.69 - Superdrug

Hair clips - 80p - Wilkinson 

17 soft liner - £3.99 - Boots

                                             Barry M nail varnish - £2.99 - Superdrug

Pantene shampoo - around £2.50 - Tesco

Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick - £3.99 (on offer) - Superdrug

I bought this cute, simple notebook from Wilkinson for £2.75.

I shouldn't have spent this much at all! However I don't regret it, I'm happy with everything I've bought although I haven't tried the ELIVE shampoo yet!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend. The weather is horrible here in Wales, it's pouring down with rain. we just had a bit of thunder and lightening too! I'm going to spend my weekend drinking hot cups of tea and reading a good book!
Today I also did a blog interview for the lovely Rose from Pipsqueak. If you would like to read the interview click here. If you would like to do a blog interview for Rose, give this post a read.

Thank-you for reading! xx

7 Things for 7 Days

Inspired by a post that my favourite Youtuber/Blogger did, Louise from Sprinkle Of Glitter, when she made THIS post, I decided to make my own 7 goals to complete over the next 7 days. Louise has been doing this and it appears to have been really beneficial for her and the people she has involved in her goals such as her beautiful baby daughter! My best friend will benefit from my goals :)

1. Finish my photography exam book - As you may or may not know I am doing a photography As level, I have one week to complete my book to a hopefully A grade standard!

2. EXERCISE! - I have really gotten lazy recently. My mum has bought an exercise bike so I think using the exercise bike for about half an hour or more everyday would benefit me a lot!

3. Blog more- I need to start preparing and posting posts more regularly, I have lots to blog about about but I never get round to it. I think if I prepared posts beforehand I'd find it easier to blog more regularly! Watch out for more posts! I want to do at least 4 over the next 7 days, excluding this one!

4. Clean- Due to exams then half term then lazyness my room has suffered rather a lot. It is the messiest it's ever been. I have a floordrobe, paper and random bits covering my floor. To make things worse I have my own bathroom which needs a good clean too!

5. Start saving for New Zealand! - When I have enough money I have been invited to live/stay in my uncle's spare bedroom for a few months. He lives with his fiance' and new baby, my new cousin Lewis, whom I'm yet to meet. I haven't met my two other cousin's who live out there with my uncle and aunt either! I need to go. I'll work out there for a few months before university :) Celebrating Christmas out there would be cool too!

6. Give Abbie her birthday presents - Due to lack of money I couldn't give my best friend anything for her birthday. However she was very understanding and will receive a lovely bag of goodies from me over the next few days!

7. See Snow White and the Huntsmen - I am desperately want to see this film, it looks great! I shall go within the next 7 days :)

Hope you enjoyed this post and it inspired you somehow. If you have done or do any similar posts feel free to leave links to them below and I'll have a read.

Please do go and check out Louise's post and her whole blog if you haven't, she is wonderful! xx

Abbie's 18th birthday!!

Yesterday my best friend Abbie turned 18. To celebrate the special occasion she had a house party! Her house was full of cake, alcohol, a buffet, Chinese take-away, music and happy people, it was a really lovely afternoon/evening. I really enjoyed myself and I'm glad Abbie did too!
I thought I would share a few pictures from the event. I am the black haired girl in the bird dress. I can't decide which breed of bird is on my dress.. Heron maybe?

Me, Sam, Ashlee, The birthday girl and Leah.

Ashlee and myself.

Abbie's cake! A jacuzzi on top and two tiers of delicious cupcakes below!

Enjoying the jacuzzi!

The birthday girl and myself, I look a bit messy after the jacuzzi! 

I'm so glad Abbie had a good birthday, it was a really fun party!


My dress was from Primark and it cost £10.

You can find Abbie's blog here!

Thank-you for reading :) xx

MUA Lipstick Review

I recently purchased my first MUA lipstick and I just had to do a review, I actually love them. However I am an easily pleased person!

These lipsticks cost me £1, all of the MUA make-up is £1! I bought mine from Superdrug, I'm not sure where else they are available.
I had to share them with you all due to the price and the quality of them, I wasn't expecting much but they surprised me.

Shade 9

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This is the first lipstick I bought in Shade 9. As you can probably tell from the photo I've used it!

This is a very sheer colour but I really do like it. It doesn't stand out and it's not too bright which is something I really like about the lipstick. I think this lipstick suits my skin tone, I'm pale!

It look slightly brown in the swatch above but it isn't. I don't know to describe the colour. It's sparkly though despite not being bright.

Shade 3

This is Shade 3. I bought this the other day. It's very different to Shade 9. It's a bright shade of pink. I love the colour, i think it's really nice. I'm saving this for a night out!

The lipsticks apply like lip balms which is another thing I like yet once on your lips, they are just like a normal lipstick.

The two downsides of the lipsticks are that the lipsticks are small and that they aren't long lasting. I wasn't expecting perfect from a £1 lipstick though so these little flaws don't bother me. I highly recommend these lipsticks if you loveee lip balms or if you want to save some pennies.

I'm not going to do reviews unless I really love products I buy and try but I had to do a review about these lipsticks!

Would any of you consider giving these a try? Do you own any? Thank-you for reading! x

My weekend!

Helloo! I thought I would do a little post about my weekend because it really was a good one! My exams ended Friday afternoon so everything has been amazing since then and I've had time to enjoy the sunny weather - Hence the lack of posts. I'm sorry!

Anyway on Friday I went to the Cardiff Olympic Concert, my friend won tickets so what a good way to celebrate my last exam! I'm sure everyone who follows me will know that Britain is hosting the Olympics this summer so this was the reason for the concert!
I missed the first main band, Kids In Glass Houses, due to my exam but I got there in time to see  Emeli Sande, The torch and You Me At Six!!

Look how close the lead singer of You Me At Six, Josh Francheschi, was!! I love Emeli Sande and You Me At Six. Do any of you like You Me At Six or Emeli Sande?
I'm sorry about the crap photos of Emeli and the torch. I couldnt see the stage properly due to a stupid camera man but I was right at the front! It was amazing seeing the torch, the concert was full of 16,000 people so the atmosphere was AMAZING!

On Saturday I saw the torch again, in my home town, Merthyr Tydfil! It was my father's birthday so we then went to celebrate at a beautiful beach in Swansea!

My two year old brother loved the beach and sandcastle making, I loved watching him play. We had a nice time together exploring the rock pools and collecting shells to decorate his sandy castles!

I'm sorry that this post is late. On Sunday and yesterday I had to do lots of photography work and give in my final photography exam photos yesterday! I still had fun though, I love photography and the weather has been gorgeous!!

I hope you all had a fun weekend and have a fun week, I have a feeling I will! I'm in such a positive, happy mood, Thank-you for reading!!! xx