Friday, May 30, 2014

The Pros and Perils Of Procrastiation!



Hey guys!
How often do you find yourself putting things off, whether it's writing a blog, organising a presentation for work, sending an important email, tidying the house, or even looking up train tickets and small things like that? Do you also find yourself doing smaller, not so important tasks instead, such as reading a book, playing a game, or even spending hours on the phone, so you can put off your main task for as long as possible, even though in the back of your mind you know it's important to do - especially if it's something with a deadline?
I have a massive problem, and it's called procrastination. Whenever I know I'm supposed to be getting something productive done - for example, coming up with a blog idea and then composing said blog - I will instead put it off for as long as humanely possible, instead concentrating on smaller tasks that are possibly not as important, but just as fun - a good example of this is that I am currently training up my Pokemon on Pokemon X because I want them all to be level 100. I also recently treated myself to a Wreck This Journal (which is pretty much the ultimate book for procrastinators) which is full of pointless yet amusing destructive instructions that you take with a pinch of salt - for example, "crack the spine of the book," "make a paper chain out of this page," and there is even a stain log, to log any interesting stains you may find - trust me, it's more fun than it sounds!
So, why do we actually procrastinate, and does procrastinating ever actually help you to be productive?
For me, I have a couple of reasons. The main reason that I procrastinate over writing things is that I have been getting writer's block an awful lot recently, as I am working on several things at once, as well as blogging, and so quite often I find that I am running out of ideas. Another reason is that I, quite frankly, have a dreadful memory, and often forget that my blog is due until a few days before, when the thought strikes me like lightning and I panic while trying to come up with an idea that works - I have discarded so many previous blog ideas because they seem like I won't be able to pull them off, and this is something that frustrates me too.
If it's something else - tidying my room, for example - I find that I imagine the task to be massive in my head, and that it will take me ages to complete, so then I panic and procrastinate over doing anything to it because I feel like it will take me ages to achieve anything, so instead I play games or watch endless, which at the time feels productive but probably isn't. The good thing about procrastinating, for me, is that I quite often come up with productive ideas while my mind is drifting from books or games, so I jot them down on my phone for when I feel creative again - I have about 6 different note files on my phone full of rambling ideas that I need to sort out when I get a chance!
Do you procrastinate things too, or is it just me? If you do, how do you choose to procrastinate?

Friday, May 23, 2014

What Really Counts As Cheating?


 Hey guys!
I want to tackle something that can be a rather sensitive subject sometimes, and I'd love to get your opinions on it too, as it seems to have a rather broad "definition" as such, and I'd like to know whether you agree with the points made below, or whether you have a completely different view on it.
Recently, I have noticed that a lot of people I know have been ending their relationships, and a lot of the time they cite the reason as “they cheated on me.” However, I spoke to a few people I know to get a wider idea of what they class as cheating, as we all seem to have our own definitions of cheating and I wanted to make this as varied as possible instead of just spouting my opinion. I will be using initials, not names, because I’m sure they would rather stay reasonably anonymous. I also just want to thank everyone who helped me out with their opinions!
To get us started – my own opinion is that, if you’re flirting with someone else while you’re in a relationship, sending inappropriate messages or photos, or if you do anything physical – from kissing and anything upwards. I have been cheated on in the past, and found proof of it, which turned my stomach to say the least, so it’s a reasonably personal thing for me to write about and in my experience, it was pictures and endless flirting – and that’s just what I found out about, for all I know there could have been a lot more happening behind my back.
Next up is my good friend J, who I’ve known for years and years now – her personal definition of cheating is sending someone pictures or inappropriate messages, doing stuff on webcam, or any physical contact from kissing upwards while you’re in a relationship.
N, who is one of my closest friends, says that she wouldn’t necessarily call kissing and flirting cheating, but she considers them wrong if you’re dating someone else. She considers cheating sleeping with somebody else who isn’t your partner, or acting on impulses you may have towards somebody else.
Now is C, one of the only people I kept in contact with after college. He says that thinking of someone else in an inappropriate way or physically doing something with someone else is the way he would define cheating.
One of my best friends, K, says that she believes there is both mental and physical cheating – mentally, she would consider sending flirty or suggestive messages to someone else. Physically, she would consider anything upwards from kissing on the lips cheating.
S says that being attracted to someone other than your partner, and acting on it, is what she would see as cheating.
My favourite person from college, D – who is very similar to me with morals and stuff – says that he would consider it cheating if you blatantly flirted with someone else in front of your partner, being intimate with someone else – from kissing upwards – and sending erotic pictures and messages to someone else.
Finally, my best friend L had this to say – she considers cheating going behind your partner’s back and doing anything physical, to sending inappropriate messages and pictures, and breaking the trust and honesty, which is disrespectful to the other person, especially if and when they find out.
I agree wholeheartedly with most of the points raised above, but especially one of the points made by L – once the trust is gone, it can be impossible to repair, and in my case it was not repairable at all, and I could never trust him again, as either a friend or anything else, so we now no longer talk.
So there you have it – various definitions of cheating in a relationship, from both males and females, ranging from teens to early 30s. Do you agree with these, or do you have a different definition? Please feel free to leave me a comment below, I'd love to know whether you agree with the opinions in this blog or whether you feel completely differently altogether!

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Soccer Six // 18th May 2014

Hey guys!
I would have posted sooner, but I've been reasonably tied up with other things over the past couple of days. Anyway - on Saturday, I was chilling at home when I got a text off my best friend, asking me if I'd like to buy a VIP ticket for Soccer Six (a charity event where celebrities play football) as the friend she was meant to be going with had changed her mind at the last minute. The lineup was amazing - it included Olly Murs, Richard Wisker, Mark Wright, Sam Bailey and many many others - and I'd wanted to go since it got announced, so I jumped at the chance and accepted the ticket without a second thought! 
The next day, things didn't get off to a very good start for me...first, I overslept, and then on the walk to the station I somehow managed to trip over and gouge a chunk out of my knee (it's still swollen, bruised and gross 3 days later...ew) so I was secretly thinking that the rest of the day was going to be disappointing too...luckily, that did not end up being the case, although there were one or two disappointments (yes, I'm looking at you singer of a band that will not be named) 
When we arrived, we got our VIP wristbands and headed up to the VIP lounge. First, we decided we wanted to go and watch some of the football, so we headed to the stands and attempted to try and figure out who was who! We managed to eventually recognise a few people, so that helped a bit - it also helped when we found a programme in the VIP lounge later which had times and who was playing in what match - but it was ridiculously hot, so we headed back inside after a while.
We were sitting at a table, and looking round the room, when my friend was like "I can see Richard Wisker!" (who is the main one I wanted to meet!) so I was like "let's go over oh my God!" so we went over to him and asked him for a picture - he was like, "what's your good side?" so I was like "This one *stands to his left*" and he smiled and laughed and was like, "I thought so!" and then we had a picture and I had the most ridiculous smile in the world on my face but I was happy okay. Then I gave him a letter I'd written him and he thanked me with a massive smile on his face and then I told him I loved his tattoo and he gave me an even bigger smile and thanked me again - then we walked off before I exploded from happiness, haha!
When we went back outside, we bumped into Chai - he's a YouTuber, if you don't know who he is, and you should look him up because he's amazing - and I got a photo with him as well because he's one of my favourite YouTubers at the moment, and he was another one on my list of people to meet that day. Sadly, we didn't get to meet Olly Murs *sad face* 
It got too hot again outside, so we went back to the VIP lounge and ended up bumping into the lovely boys from Room 94 (who I've known and loved for ages) and got to have hugs and a tiny catch up with Kit, Kieran and Dean - I also got pictures with Dean and Kieran, and Kit finally followed me on twitter (well, he gave me his phone and told me to add myself but not tweet off  his account, haha) but unfortunately, they left before I could have a proper catch up with Kieran, which was irritating! Then we decided to talk to Richard again, because why the hell not xD so we were waiting to meet him again, as he was surrounded by people, and then he looked up and saw me and was like "I recognise you, you look familiar - do I know you from somewhere?" so I was like, umm, yep, you met me earlier and I gave you a letter! so he was like "oh that's right! Come here and give me a hug!" and gave me the biggest hug in the world <3 then I asked him to write a little message in my notebook, so he did before hugging me again and having a little chat with me and my best friend. 
I'm not gonna go into detail about the guy we wanted to have pictures with who said he was just going to get his friend and then ended up leaving...that was a disappointment but he sucks anyway and we will get over it!
So, that was the amazingness that was Soccer Six! Below are the photos of me with people I met, and also my note off Richard Wisker <3
If you like this post, let me know and I'll do more life update style things more often!!! 
Lots of love <3

 Me and Chai :D
 Me and Dean :D
 Me and Kieran :D
 Excuse the worst smile in the world but I was too happy to even care - me and Richard Wisker <3
My cute little note off Richard!
"BEST WISHES ALWAYS, LOTS OF LOVE"

Friday, May 16, 2014

Pass The Cotton Wool - 1 Ball Or 2?

Hey guys!
With summer coming up soon, I thought I'd write a post about some of the ridiculous fad diets that are around, as a lot of people follow them to get a beach body and maybe don't realise how dangerous they can really be. So, hopefully this will inspire you to lose weight in a healthier way :)

This week, I was chatting with one of my friends, and she mentioned that she was thinking about going on a diet to try and lose some weight before summer. Wanting to lose some weight myself, I asked her how she planned to do it, and she told me that she was going to try the baby food diet – a crazy fad diet where you replace two meals a day with pureed baby food, then have a healthy dinner.
I’ve never been the kind of girl who’s followed a faddy diet, or have even wanted to – years of reading stories about people who put the weight straight back on, or who end up taking it too far and getting ill from taking it to the extremes kind of put me off.
I told her that, if she was serious about dieting, I’d join her but I didn’t want to do that one – why would you willingly choose to eat baby food? It looks and smells disgusting, haha, and I would never willingly eat that – so we decided to look online to see what kind of diet we could both do together.
Some of them were absolutely crazy, and sounded really dangerous, and some were just downright bizarre!
A small selection of the ones we found included:
The tapeworm diet – where you swallow a tapeworm and it attaches its suckers to your stomach and consumes half of your food intake – this makes me feel sick even just thinking about it.
The cabbage soup diet – where you make a massive vat of cabbage soup, and can only eat that, along with some other restricted items. Good for losing weight over s short period of time, but you then have to go onto a healthy, balanced diet to maintain the weight loss. This is actually a medically approved diet, apparently, but because of the vast amount of cabbage you will be ingesting, you will smell pretty bad for the duration of the diet.
The coloured plate diet – apparently, if you eat pale foods like pasta off a darker coloured plate, you will eat less of it than if you eat it off a similarly coloured plate, as it makes it stand out more and you can see what you are eating and the portion size better.
The scariest one that we found, which is apparently gaining more popularity recently, is the cotton wool diet, where you soak balls of cotton wool in juice and swallow 5 of them when you feel hungry, to create the illusion of fullness. Needless to say, this is extremely dangerous, and should never ever be attempted by anyone. It’s scary how much pressure is put upon people to look a certain way in this day and age, and how influential photoshopped and airbrushed images can be. As long as you’re happy and healthy, nothing else should matter.
Needless to say, once we were done researching these diets, we decided instead to just reach for the biscuit tin and indulge ourselves, instead of risking our lives – and sanity – for the sake of losing a few pounds a bit more quickly.
Have you ever tried a diet? Did it actually work? Or do you just eat healthily and exercise regularly?
This week, I was chatting with one of my friends, and she mentioned that she was thinking about going on a diet to try and lose some weight before Christmas. Wanting to lose some weight myself, I asked her how she planned to do it, and she told me that she was going to try the baby food diet – a crazy fad diet where you replace two meals a day with pureed baby food, then have a healthy dinner.
I’ve never been the kind of girl who’s followed a faddy diet, or have even wanted to – years of reading stories about people who put the weight straight back on, or who end up taking it too far and getting ill from taking it to the extremes kind of put me off.
I told her that, if she was serious about dieting, I’d join her but I didn’t want to do that one – why would you willingly choose to eat baby food? It looks and smells disgusting, haha, and I would never willingly eat that – so we decided to look online to see what kind of diet we could both do together.
Some of them were absolutely crazy, and sounded really dangerous, and some were just downright bizarre!
A small selection of the ones we found included:
The tapeworm diet – where you swallow a tapeworm and it attaches its suckers to your stomach and consumes half of your food intake – this makes me feel sick even just thinking about it.
The cabbage soup diet – where you make a massive vat of cabbage soup, and can only eat that, along with some other restricted items. Good for losing weight over s short period of time, but you then have to go onto a healthy, balanced diet to maintain the weight loss. This is actually a medically approved diet, apparently, but because of the vast amount of cabbage you will be ingesting, you will smell pretty bad for the duration of the diet.
The coloured plate diet – apparently, if you eat pale foods like pasta off a darker coloured plate, you will eat less of it than if you eat it off a similarly coloured plate, as it makes it stand out more and you can see what you are eating and the portion size better.
The scariest one that we found, which is apparently gaining more popularity recently, is the cotton wool diet, where you soak balls of cotton wool in juice and swallow 5 of them when you feel hungry, to create the illusion of fullness. Needless to say, this is extremely dangerous, and should never ever be attempted by anyone. It’s scary how much pressure is put upon people to look a certain way in this day and age, and how influential photoshopped and airbrushed images can be. As long as you’re happy and healthy, nothing else should matter.
Needless to say, once we were done researching these diets, we decided instead to just reach for the biscuit tin and indulge ourselves, instead of risking our lives – and sanity – for the sake of losing a few pounds a bit more quickly.
Have you ever tried a diet? Did it actually work? Or do you just eat healthily and exercise regularly?

Read more at http://birdsontheblog.co.uk/pass-the-cotton-wool-one-ball-or-two/#5hMIVt72T7P5hcL3.99
This week, I was chatting with one of my friends, and she mentioned that she was thinking about going on a diet to try and lose some weight before Christmas. Wanting to lose some weight myself, I asked her how she planned to do it, and she told me that she was going to try the baby food diet – a crazy fad diet where you replace two meals a day with pureed baby food, then have a healthy dinner.
I’ve never been the kind of girl who’s followed a faddy diet, or have even wanted to – years of reading stories about people who put the weight straight back on, or who end up taking it too far and getting ill from taking it to the extremes kind of put me off.
I told her that, if she was serious about dieting, I’d join her but I didn’t want to do that one – why would you willingly choose to eat baby food? It looks and smells disgusting, haha, and I would never willingly eat that – so we decided to look online to see what kind of diet we could both do together.
Some of them were absolutely crazy, and sounded really dangerous, and some were just downright bizarre!
A small selection of the ones we found included:
The tapeworm diet – where you swallow a tapeworm and it attaches its suckers to your stomach and consumes half of your food intake – this makes me feel sick even just thinking about it.
The cabbage soup diet – where you make a massive vat of cabbage soup, and can only eat that, along with some other restricted items. Good for losing weight over s short period of time, but you then have to go onto a healthy, balanced diet to maintain the weight loss. This is actually a medically approved diet, apparently, but because of the vast amount of cabbage you will be ingesting, you will smell pretty bad for the duration of the diet.
The coloured plate diet – apparently, if you eat pale foods like pasta off a darker coloured plate, you will eat less of it than if you eat it off a similarly coloured plate, as it makes it stand out more and you can see what you are eating and the portion size better.
The scariest one that we found, which is apparently gaining more popularity recently, is the cotton wool diet, where you soak balls of cotton wool in juice and swallow 5 of them when you feel hungry, to create the illusion of fullness. Needless to say, this is extremely dangerous, and should never ever be attempted by anyone. It’s scary how much pressure is put upon people to look a certain way in this day and age, and how influential photoshopped and airbrushed images can be. As long as you’re happy and healthy, nothing else should matter.
Needless to say, once we were done researching these diets, we decided instead to just reach for the biscuit tin and indulge ourselves, instead of risking our lives – and sanity – for the sake of losing a few pounds a bit more quickly.
Have you ever tried a diet? Did it actually work? Or do you just eat healthily and exercise regularly?

Read more at http://birdsontheblog.co.uk/pass-the-cotton-wool-one-ball-or-two/#5hMIVt72T7P5hcL3.99

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Happiness Tips!



Hey guys! :)
Recently, I've been feeling less than happy, and I can't quite put my finger on why - I think it's a whole host of things contributing towards it. Instead of letting the sadness overwhelm me, this year I’ve been inspired to try and take control of my life, and channel my inner happiness instead of let myself be depressed. Here are a few tricks I’ve learnt of that I will be trying out for myself over the next few weeks –
Focus on the positive. I know that this will probably be the hardest thing for me, personally, as I have a really bad habit of only focusing on the bad, but if you start taking note of three positive things per day, instead of focusing solely on the negatives, in time you will be able to train your mind to focus on the positives instead of the negatives. For example – today, I wrote this blog instead of procrastinating for hours on end, I got tickets to a signing for me and my best friend, and I made my mum a cup of coffee when she got home from work. It’s not amazing, but it’s a start!
Let people know how much they mean to you. Whether you call them, text them, or even write them a good old fashioned letter, it’s nice to let someone know that you’re thinking of them, and it makes you feel happier inside too. Instead of watching tv, why not stop for a second and text your friend or a member of your family telling them you love them, or that you appreciate them? I’m sure it’ll put a smile on your face as well as theirs, especially if it’s unexpected, and will boost your happiness levels.
Do a random act of kindness. This could be anything, from giving money to a homeless person, to lending someone a book, to giving someone a shoulder massage, and not expecting something back in return. Even the smallest act of kindness can lift someone’s mood, as well as yours, and can even have a snowball effect, thus spreading the joy even more!
Try and keep track of your negative thoughts, and try and pinpoint what is triggering them. Once you have discovered this, try and change your habits, so you are not stuck in the same loop and mindset – try taking up a new hobby, such as writing or bowling, or go for a walk with your iPod on – do something that makes you happy.
Watch or listen to something that makes you happy before you work, as it is an instant uplifter and will make the warm happy glow continue while you’re busy. If you feel your mood start to drop, simply take a short break and repeat.
Finally, consider getting a pet. Studies have shown that pet owners are happier, live longer, and have lower stress levels than non pet owners. There’s nothing better than coming home to a dog who’s excited to see you, or sit curled up in a chair with a cat purring happily in your lap.
So, there you have it – some of my steps to being happier! For me, I love nothing more than curling up in a chair with a good book, a cup of tea and my iPod, and just letting the real world pass me by while I immerse myself in the dream world of the book, or I sit on YouTube watching videos for a while. What’s your favourite mood lifter? Is it something I mentioned, or something else completely? Let me know ^_^

Sunday, May 11, 2014

ADVICE // Internet Safety.



Hey guys! :D
I decided to do some research into internet safety recently, as I wanted to see if I could change anything about the way I use the internet myself – even though a large portion of that is spent on YouTube and Twitter and I don’t really buy things online – and I found a lot of information that may be useful to others as well as myself. Below are some of the best tips I found most useful, and which may help some of you to protect yourselves online too.

  • Probably the most obvious one – do not give our personal information about yourself to anyone. You may not know who you are talking to, or they may not be what they seem – especially if you are in a chat room or something like that - so make sure you keep all information private, such as your address, full name, passwords, etc. If anyone asks me where I’m from, I generally say either Surrey or London, and do not specify the exact area, for example, as they are both large places. I also do not use my real surname unless I’m doing something business related (although you’d be surprised how many people do believe that my surname is real).
  • Another one – do not meet someone from the internet, especially not alone. I have met someone from the internet before, but only after chatting to them a lot over webcam and with lots of phone calls for a long period of time. If you do decide to take the risk, make sure you do the same, and also never meet them alone – always meet up in a crowded, well lit area, and take someone you trust with you, just in case. I did all of the above, and luckily they were who they said they were, but some people may not be so lucky.
  • Be careful what content you post online – once it is on the internet, it is really hard to take it down. Be aware that anyone can save pictures or videos of you, so be careful what kind of pictures you post online.
  • Following on from that – make your all your accounts have the right amount of privacy. You can block people from seeing your account unless you accept them as a friend, which is especially useful if you have children because then no one will be able to find out information about them unless your child accepts them. Most, if not all, websites now also have the option to block people, delete them or report them as spam. I have blocked and deleted people in the past, whether it’s people I no longer want to associate with, people who have been unnecessarily rude or just people I do not want to have knowing my business.
  • If you can – try not to join sites such as ask.fm, which allows people to ask anonymous questions. Of course, you can disable the anonymity, but many people do not, and sites such as that are a marvellous place for cyber bullying to happen. A few years back, I was on another similar site, and the amount of abuse I got was astonishing! Luckily, I had people to back me up and make sure I was okay, and I deleted it for good eventually, but some cases don’t end so well.
  • If you have children, you can also put parental control on your computer, and most phones and tablets have the same, so you can block your children from going on certain sites. This can also prevent children from doing something like secretly signing up for facebook even though you’ve said they’re not allowed one until they’re a certain age, for example.
  • Make sure you have a good antivirus software installed, and run a scan regularly. It will also block pop ups, and warn you if a site you are trying to access is safe or not. My personal favourite, which I am currently using on my laptop and tablet, is AVG, which is free to download.
  • Finally, and this is probably pretty obvious – do not use the same password for everything, never give your password out to anyone else, and do not set your password as “password” or “123456789”, as they are apparently the most common passwords people use. Make sure your password is easy for you to remember, and contains a mixture of upper and lower case letters as well as at least one number.

So there you have it! A few tips and reminders of how to stay safe online. I know I’ve definitely gone through and changed my passwords and updated my privacy since then, and I hope this inspires you to do the same and be safe!

Thursday, May 08, 2014

Misconceptions Of Self Harm.


One of the things that has been annoying me a LOT recently  - and I have spoken about this in the past because I feel really strongly about it - is the assumption that many people have surrounding self-harming.
I hate the fact that people generally stereotype it as an “emo/goth” trend, and say that bands such as My Chemical Romance promote the image of self-harm and glamorise it, or even that they are the cause of it. There is so much wrong with this “statement” that it makes me want to scream, basically.
First things first - it is NOT just teenagers who self harm. People of all ages self harm, and people from all kinds of backgrounds and with all kinds of musical influences. Also, self harm can be a number of things - burning yourself, punching things, hitting yourself, swallowing dangerous substances and more - many people think that it is simply cutting yourself, but that is far from the truth, although it is the most common kind that gets reported.
Secondly - I used to listen to bands that a lot of people class as “emo” when I was younger, and I actually still do to this day - if you take the time to actually listen to lyrics, a lot of bands do not actually promote or glamorise self harming, they actually encourage you to seek help or stay strong. A good example is Hold On by Good Charlotte, for example. In some instances, certain bands have been blamed for driving teens to suicide - one girl’s parents blamed My Chemical Romance, and said that since their daughter started listening to them, she had become depressed and started self harming. As someone who used to adore bands such as My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy (bands who are classed as “emo”), I can safely say that they do not cause you to develop depression and suddenly get the urge to start hurting yourself - in fact, if anything, they were one of many bands who helped me feel less alone when I was growing up, and when I felt isolated from people thanks to bullying and other circumstances. Bands like My Chemical Romance actually save lives, not make people want to end their life.
Another point I have - some people are under the assumption that self-harmers do it purely for the attention. This is fair enough, as there are loads of photos of self harm scattered around the internet, and in some cases it’s a cry for help, but in reality the majority of people who self harm try their best to keep it hidden, as they may view it as a dirty little secret or just find it hard to open up and try to get help. A lot of the time, it is the only way someone has to let out any emotional trauma and pain, and it’s a way for them to believe they’re in control of something that’s happening in their lives. Some people have even go so far as to make videos bashing people who hurt themselves, which I personally think is extremely uncalled for, and could potentially be triggering for people who self-harm - I watched one the other day, as it popped up when I was browsing YouTube, and it angered me so much because it was all based on assumption. The creator of the video also kept comparing people who self-harm to starving children who have “real problems” - I‘m sorry, but if you don’t know anything about a person and what causes them to feel that way, who are you to judge them and assume?
Something else that people don’t seem to realise is that self-harm is actually an addiction - much like people who get addicted to substances and alcohol, people who self harm may become addicted to it, and will turn to it when they feel something is happening in their life that they can’t control. Some methods you can try if you’re feeling the urge to hurt yourself include keeping your mind busy by writing, pinging an elastic band against your wrist, and rubbing an ice cube over the area you were going to harm.
So, I hope this post has helped to understand a bit more about the realities of self harming, and got rid of a few of the stereotypes that people believe about it. I’m not saying that I do it, but it frustrates me no end when I see so many people making assumptions about it, as I know people who do/have done it. There are a number of helplines where you can remain completely anonymous, where you can talk to someone who understands.

Thursday, May 01, 2014

April Favourites!

Hey guys!

So, I love watching YouTubers doing their monthly favourites, so I decided to do a small one myself for the month of April - I probably won't do it every month, but I wanted to do one this month because I've been loving a lot of things :)
Enjoy!

BEAUTY - FACE

My first favourite beauty product this month was the Garnier Eye Roll-On - this amazing product is perfect for popping in your makeup bag so you can use it on the go! It contains caffeine, which helps with dark circles and puffiness, and it really helps to wake you up in the morning. This is definitely one of my all time favourite products, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who has trouble sleeping, or who has puffy eyes in the morning.

The next product I've been loving recently is the Maybelline Baby Lips lip balm in Peach Kiss. This lip balm makes your lips soft and smooth, as well as adding a touch of peachy tint and smelling amazing and fruity without being too overwhelming. I get chapped lips a lot, so carry lip balm around with me a lot, and this is definitely one of the best I've tried!

The penultimate beauty product I've loved in the past month is the Garnier Moisture Match mattifying moisturiser for combination to oily skin. I have combination skin, with an oily t-zone, so this is perfect for me, as it's light and not oily, so sinks into my skin and makes it feel soft and hydrated. A little bit goes a long way, so it's good value for money as well because it lasts for ages!

The final beauty product I've been loving this month is the Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Lip Liner. I adore liquid eyeliner, and wear it a lot, so I need one that will stay put and not smudge or fade. If you're looking for a felt tip liner with amazing durability, then this is the eyeliner for you! It's also very pigmented and deep black, which is my personal preference - I'd give it 10/10 for me :D

BEAUTY - NAILS

There are two nail polishes I've been loving this month, and they are perfect for the whole of spring and summer.
The first one is Nails Inc in Seymour Walk - this is a gorgeous corally hot pink, and two coats is all you need for a flawless finish! This will also look amazing in the summer with a tan, and to brighten up any outfit.

I've also been leaning towards the other end of the colour spectrum, from bright to pastel, and I've been wearing Essie in Bikini So Teeny, which is an amazing pale cornflower blue. Again, it's so pigmented and you only need two coats, and it looks amazing against all skin tones. I will definitely be wearing this a lot throughout the coming months, and it is a new personal favourite of mine.

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First up is Pokemon X for the 3DS - I actually got this for Christmas, but wasn't playing it as much as I could have until recently, when I was bored and really wanted to play something. This game has different graphics from previous Pokemon games, which I actually really like, and the story throughout is consistent and engaging. I would definitely recommend this game, whether you've been playing for years or if you've never played Pokemon but would like to!

Next up is an app I've been playing a lot on my tablet - it was free from the Google Play store and the App Store, and it's called Disco Zoo. Someone I follow on Twitter tweeted about it and made me aware of it, and now I love it! You are a zookeeper, and you can go to far off places and rescue animals from different environments - if your animals fall asleep, then you can choose to wake them up with a disco ^_^ I've not got very far with it yet, but I can see it becoming addictive!

The candle I've been loving this month is the Yankee Candle in Fireside Treats. I have loved the smell of this candle since the first time I smelt it, and it reminds me of autumn/winter, as it smells of bonfires, leaves and toasted marshmallows. It's my all time favourite scent, and I need to stock up on them because I've nearly run out :(

So, there you have it - my favourites for April! I hope you enjoyed it! Let me know what your favourites are too, as I love seeing what else people have been loving :D