Sisterhood of the world of bloggers

Hey girls, hope you're all well.

About 2 weeks ago, I was nominated for the 'Sisterhood of the world of bloggers' award by Ember of Emberdrake, and it is such an honer to win this.

I've never read or watch 'Sisterhood of the traveling pants' however I have heard a lot about it, and this award conveys that friendship between beauty bloggers. You guys always leave such lovely comments on my posts, and I love reading your posts too. I adore the whole community aspect of blogging, it's the main reason I do it.

The rules for accepting:

1. Include the awards logo in your post or on your blog
2. Share the love and link the person who nominated you
3. Tell 7 facts about yourself
4. Nominate 7 other beautiful bloggers
5. Link your nominees to this post and comment on their blogs, letting them know they've been nominated

7 facts about me:

1. I hate beer, cider and wine. I really wish I liked them, as they are seen as more sociably acceptable drinks to be bought, or at house parties, and wine always makes me think of sophistication, but, alas it makes me want to gag.
2. I'm kinda obsessed with being organised. I am constantly making to do lists, colour co-ordinating, re-organising etc. I don't feel right if I go out without my diary, cause it has everything I need in it. I also need a routine for everything, which I think I've mentioned before.
3. I would love a cat. I have always wanted one, and my mum and dad have always said that they'll buy me one once I have my own place, which will hopefully be soon.
4. I don't wear make-up very often, I would much rather focus on my skin care.
5. I love reading quotes, in fact I have an entire wall dedicated to them.
6. I hardly ever leave my house without my bag. It has everything I would ever need in it. 
7. I have recently stopped reading a book because I realised I didn't like it. I've only ever done that once before, because I always try and give the book a chance, but I realised that the genre just isn't my reading style

7 bloggers:

1. Nabzz from asweetcupofcoffee
2. Beabarella from beabarella
3. Charlotte from notafashionstudent
4. Beth from allthingsbeautiful
5. Sarah from soupforthegirlysoul
6. Sarah from Tullesandtrinkets
7. Chelle from Chellesbeauty

Hope you enjoyed this post, and thanks for sticking by me, even when I've been absent, you guys are the best!

Check back tomorrow for a random but maybe exciting post

Dream beautiful dreams; live beautiful lives

xx

Excuses and my last 2 weeks in Instagram

Hey girls, I hope you're all well.

I feel like I've not written anything for so long, even though it's only been a weekend. I was supposed to be out every night this weekend, which was very exciting for me, because normally I have no life, like at all, however I came down with a stomach bug, and missed my YF social on Saturday, my final YF on Sunday, and my friends birthday tonight.

It really sucks being ill, but I did get to spend some quality time with my mum on Friday. We spent the day shopping in Chester, in the rain (maybe that's why I'm ill) which was great, I adore Chester. We then went to see Magic Mike in Cheshire Oaks, which was pretty good. I mean the acting and story line was crap, but lets face it naked guys will always make up for that ;-P.

Anyway, seeing as I didn't do this last week, you're getting the last 2 weeks of my life on Instagram, enjoy :')

Internet acting up again!

Very British summer, rain!

Chocolate and Bacon rashers combined, tastes ok as long as you eat the chocolate straight away, otherwise the chocolate tastes icky

Cocktail I had at my friends

What I wanted to do on that day

But instead did some gardening

I'm loving blueberries at the moments

I got all wet when I went to get ......

Snacks for a tea and movie day with my mum (we do that a lot)

All the alcohol we had to throw out, because it was years out of date when we were cleaning out our alcohol cupboard (we basically only have wine and whisky left, and none of us drink either of those)

Internet cutting out again!

A scab I got when I fell over kinda looks like a heart, although it's not very clear in this picture

I crashed my computer when I opened too many tabs trying to catch up on my blog posts

A healthy lunch I had, and it was so good!

A healthy dinner I had. It is going to be my perfect winter meal (I'm annoyingly obsessed with winter right now)

I painted my nails orange, the polish came free with this months cosmopolitan 

Rain for my mum and I's day out in Chester

Starbucks hot chocolate in Chester. Seriously, I am ready for winter

Amazing pancakes my mum and I had in Frankie and Benny's before watching Magic Mike

Blue lying beside me as I was curled up on the sofa feeling sorry for myself

Things to make you smile

Hey girls, here are a few things to make you smile

Quote:

I think I should live by this ha-ha. Lipstick and a cocktail are always a great way to boost your mood ;D

Picture:

How cute is that baby? I want one!

Song:

If a song is about sun, then it makes me happy :-)

Hope these put a smile on your face, like they did me :-)

Now I am off to clean my make-up brushes before grabbing an early night

Talk to you all later

Dream beautiful dreams; live beautiful lives

xx

Kim's Book Corner

Hey girls, I hope you're all well. Well I came up with a name for my book reviews, but I feel like it is too close to Ember's, which is Ember's book nook, so if you guys have any other ideas let me know in the comments below :-)

Today I want to do a review on a book that has been out for a while, and I have had for a couple of years, but for some reason I never got around to reading, and it is 'The Vampire Diaries'.

I bought this book when the TV series began, and started reading it straight away, but for whatever reason I never finished it. I kinda put it away and forgot about it (same thing I did with another book I am reading right now) But I decided that this summer I was going to read all the books I have always wanted to read but  never got around to, and this, obviously, was one of them.

This has 2 books in one, so they are really short, and great summer reads. I can't really read 'vampire' novels at the moment because they make me panic about my media studies exam (we studied a vampire movie) however, I found that you forgot that Stefan isn't human. Although there was a few times you remembered, but it wasn't too bad. I've found recently that I am enjoying reading about humans, rather than vampires or werewolves, because I don't, personally, like the hype around them. I guess for that reason I was hesitant about reading this, but I delved right in and, it only took me a couple of days to read.

There are other books in the series, and the way the second boo ended was very smart. I ends on a cliffhanger, and leaves you wanting more, so I will probably be reading the others.
It also made me want to watch the TV series from the beginning again, and I'm kind of excited to do that.

Overall I would totally recommend this book to everyone who enjoys teenage novels, or just want a simple book to escape into, because you really do lose yourself in it.
Have you guys read this book? If so what did you think? Let me know in the comments below

Talk to you all soon

Dream beautiful dreams; live beautiful lives

xx

Things to make you smile

Hey girls, I have been super lazy today. I didn't even get dressed and I kind of likes it, I've just watched TV and read my book, which I have almost finished :-)

Anyway, here are some things that made me smile today:

Quote:

I think I am becoming obsessed with Audery Hepburn quotes. Maybe I should watch some of her movies

Picture:

I just thought that this was really funny, I actually laughed out loud when I saw it. And you know what? I think I would still laugh if a guy did say it to me

Song:

I haven't actually listened to music today, but this song always makes me smile, so I'll share this with you all

That's all for today, check back tomorrow for some fun posts, but until then ....

Dream beautiful dreams; live beautiful lives

xx

Spring Clean - Diet and Body

Hey girls, I was going to do my Instagram post, but I decided that this would be a better post for you guys.

As you all know I am re-doing my 'Spring Clean' and I'm kinda loving it. Last time I did this, I did diet and body separately, but I kinda feel it would be more productive for me to do them together, so that's what I'm doing.

My diet is so crazy right now, and I really want to be healthy so I decided I would clean it up, however my mum has planned one meal for us this week which is very processed (it's pizza) but today and that one meal, will, hopefully, be the only times I eat processed foods. I'm also organising some exercises to do on a daily basis, as well as working on the outside of my skin, so I'm super excited about that.
If you want to do this along with me, then here are the rules (combined)

1. No fizzy drinks
2. Limit coffee and tea to 1 each a day (preferably no coffee, which I haven't had for a couple of days)
3. Drink 1-2 cups of fruit/herbal tea a day
4. Drink at least 1 litre of water a day, 1 cup of hot water a night, and 1 cup of lemon water each morning
5. Have at least one piece of fruit or vegetable with each meal, and try to only snack on fruit and vegetables
6. Allow 1 treat a night
7. Do a Pilates workout each morning
8. Do one extra workout each day, i.e. running, zumba, aerobics etc, leaving one day for rest (Sunday for me)
9. Do a relaxing yoga routine before bed each night
10. Continue my 'Prepare for Summer' routines: hair, face, hands, body/skin, legs, and feet

So that is the rules, and I know it is a lot, but remember that it is 2 things in 1. I hope you all enjoy this week and let me know how you did. I will be updating you guys next week, and maybe giving tips on how I stayed motivated (if I have any).

I will be doing my updates on last week, over the next couple of days, so look out for those.

Talk to you all later

Dream beautiful dream; live beautiful lives

xx

TAG! 33 questions to get to know me

Hey girls, I hope you're all well. I have been catching up on my blog post reading list, you know all the ones I missed when I wasn't living a life haha; I only have 56 left :-)

My internet cut out earlier, so I was going through my pictures and documents on my laptop, organising them, and I found a few that I had written or prepared that I never got around to posting, so I thought I would share them with you over the next week or so.
The first one is a tag which I tag you all to do, and here it is:


1. Is it cute when guys kiss you on your forehead? Yeah I think that it is so cute
2. A big poofy dress or a short party dress? Probably a short party dress
3. Are diamonds a girl's best friend? I'm not so sure about that if I'm honest
4. Is your hair up or down today? It was up but I just got out of the shower so it is down
5. Do you straighten your hair? Occasionally, but right now I don't have any straightening irons
6. Favourite mascara? Maybelline falsies black drama
7. Do you get your nails done? Occasionally yes
8. Small or large purses? Large, I need to be able to carry everything I need
9. Jeans or sweats? Jeans if I am out, but sweats if I am just chilling out
10. Do you wear clothes/shoes/jewellery that's uncomfortable? Skinny jeans are definitely uncomfortable for me so yeah
11. Do you text message a lot? All the time
12. Whats your favourite colour? Pink which I know is predictable, but I’ve always liked it LOL
13. Heels or flats? I love heels but I walk a lot so I mostly wear flats
14. Would you ever leave the house without make-up on? A lot more recently although I still don't feel comfortable doing so
15. Walmart or Target? I've never been to the States so I don't know
16. Do you think lip gloss is the best!? Yeah, I prefer it to Lipstick
17. Do you own any big sunglasses? Yeah, I don't like small sunglasses
18. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? About an hour to an hour and a half
19. Gold or silver? Both, although a lot of my jewellery lately has been silver
20. Do you like to wear dresses? Love it, I wish I owned more
21. In the last 48 hours have you hung out with a guy? No
22. Do you like to hold hands? If I'm dating someone of course I do
23. What do you notice when you first meet a guy? Eyes, definitely eyes. I've had to stop looking guys in the eye
24. Do you like making eye contact? Yeah, but I think I freak people out when I do it
25. Would you kill for chocolate? Maybe, depends on how badly I'm craving it
26. On a scale from 1-10 how fun is shopping? 8
27. Do you yell a lot? Yeah, but I'm trying to stop
28. Do you wear sweatpants/pyjamas to school/work? I have but I don't really like doing that
29. Have you ever dressed unlike yourself to impress a guy? Nope, you should always be yourself, no matter what
30. What makeup could you not live without? Lip balm
31. Do you fall in love easily? No, but I do fall for guys easily
32. Do you have cramps? Quite a lot
33. Do you think you have the bestest friend ever? Yeah she is pretty awesome

That was the tag. Please all of you do it, I would love to see your answers to this.

Talk to you all later

Dream beautiful dreams, live beautiful lives

xx

I am a horrible blogger!

I am so sorry I haven't blogged for a few days, but my internet has been so etchy lately. I don't know if it because we have a problem with our connection, or because of the crappy weather we have been having in Britain lately.

I don't even really know what this post is going to be about, but I really wanted to write something, so this will just be a chatty post, which I know you all love ;D

Yesterday the weather was pretty nice (for once) so me and my mum decided to tidy up the garden, because it hadn't been done in a while. I have never mown a lawn or cut a hedge before in my life, but it turns out I am pretty good at them. The only problem is, I cannot start the lawnmower to save my life; I have, like, no upper body strength, so my mum had to start it for me every time it stopped. I'm so proud of me and my mum for doing the gardening, and I wish we could've finished today, but unfortunately we live in Britain, and we have really bad rain. Hopefully it'll stop raining in the next  few days and we can finish tidying the garden. I really want a pretty garden, you know with lots of colourful flowers? but we have a dog who likes to dig, so I'll have to wait until I have my own place before I can have a pretty garden. I mean I'm pretty lucky, we have a nice sized garden and if it wasn't for the dog, we could have it looking gorgeous, maybe like this:

Oh yeah, I could easily have a garden like that :-P I do like that garden, but clearly that is a public garden and I couldn't have that unless I became very rich haha. Even if I did have a garden like that, there is no way I could keep it  up, my muscles are in enough pain as it is just from doing my garden haha.

That is definitely something I want to work on this summer, my muscle strength. I am so grateful I have about 3 months to do all the things I want to do without the interruption of school work. I'm really hoping to get into shape, get a job and learn the ukele and I'm rather excited about it. First I want to finish the two books I am reading at the moment, but hopefully I can finish those by Tuesday, and then I can really get into learning my ukele :-)

Right, I am off to clean my make-up brushes and drink more water, because I feel incredibly dehydrated right now, hopefully I'll be able to talk to you all tomorrow morning before I go to a barbecue in the afternoon. I know, a barbecue in this weather probably isn't the best idea but it'll still be fun.

I'll try and post my 'Smiles' post later on, if my internet holds up.

Until then

Dream beautiful dreams, live beautiful lives

DFTBA

xx

Things that made me smile today

Hey girls, I hope you all had a wonderful day. I am exhausted so I am not going to do the other 2 posts I planned for today, but they will be up in the next couple of days, so check back for those.

Anyway onto what made me smile today:

Song:
I didn't actually listen to much music today, so I thought I would share with you the worship song I am loving at the moment, and it is one which we have been singing during me Evening Praise (EP) at church 2 weeks running.

Quote:
I think everybody needs to be reminded once in a while to not try and please everyone, because it won't work, which is why I love this quote.

Picture:
This picture is adorable and made me laugh, so I knew this was the one I was going to share with you all.

What made you smile today? Let me know in the comments below

Dream beautiful dreams; live beautiful lives

xx

Blog posts from today:
http://britishrandomnesss.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/in-and-out-june.html
http://britishrandomnesss.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/my-month-in-instagram.html
http://britishrandomnesss.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/new-years-resolutions-update.html

In and Out - June

Hey girlies. I know, I know 3 posts in 1 day, what is going on? Well I did say I had a few posts planned for today and you still have 3 more after this ;D

As it is the beginning of a new month, I wanted to share with you all my Ins and Outs of the month. I really do prefer to do this rather than a favourites post.

In:

1. Summer! – I am finished school and I have a long summer ahead of me
2. Clear skin – my skin is clearing up so well, and I love it. Now to get rid of this blackhead in the middle of my forehead
3. Organization – as you all know, I love to organise, and now I have all of this free time, I am able to do it whenever I want
4. A new bag – I had been wanting a new bag for a while, and I finally got one and I am in love with it. I will be doing a ‘What’s in my bag’ post very soon
5. Finishing things – I have kind of become obsessed with finishing up products, but that doesn’t mean just beauty products, it means everything! I don’t know why but I want to use up everything I own, including food and drink! I am not allowing myself to buy new packets of certain foods and drinks (mostly tea) until I finish them up, as I feel like they might go to waste
6. TV online – I found a website where I can watch all my favourite TV shows and I love it. I have become obsessed with Sabrina the teenage witch again and am constantly watching it

Out:

1.  Summer weather – it is so cold and dull, it has been raining on and off for weeks. I miss the sun
2.  Energy – I have been so tired the past few weeks, I don’t know if it is because my body can finally relax, or if it is because I didn't really get much sleep over exam season and it is finally catching up on me, but I do know I really need energy again

Well that's it for this month's Ins and Outs. What are yours? Let me know in the comments below, I would love to know

Check out my other posts from today:

http://britishrandomnesss.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/my-month-in-instagram.html

http://britishrandomnesss.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/new-years-resolutions-update.html

And I hope you are all having a beautiful day, whatever you are doing. I’m off to my youth group to talk about the wonderful things God does

xx

My month in Instagram

Hey girls, I got a new phone last month and was finally able to download a couple of apps that I had wanted for a while but were incompatible with my old android. The first app was .... INSTAGRAM! I was so excited to get this because I do like to take pictures and I have become obsessed with it, so I wanted to share with you all, what I have instagram'd this month.

As you can see, I pretty much Instagram anything and everything. I'm thinking of doing this weekly rather than monthly because I do Instagram a lot. Tell me if you would prefer this or would prefer less pictures but on a weekly basis.

Oh I just realized that I haven't told you what my Instagram name is. It is Britishrandomness, so please feel free to follow me, I follow back :)

I hope you are all having a beautiful day

xx