Falling Behind With Your Goals & Resolutions Like Me?

I have so much motivation before & during the start of the year.

I have all my goals and resolutions thought of and ready to go.

But this month i have really lost all motivation for things.

I cannot be bothered with anything really.

Which a has taken a massive toll on my resolutions & hopes so far this year...

If your like me, then heres some tips that i have learnt along the way.

Pinterest all the way.

I bloody love pinterest.

Endless amounts of inspiration & tips.

You could try and make a board of things that really give you a tug on those bones and a kick up the bum to get going again.

Watch some motivational peeps.

The one person that stands out to me who has literally made me completely turn my thoughts on life around to really work hard and get things done is

Just Jodes.

 At the very beginning of the year has become a daily vlogger.

She has been my daily inspiration... ( at 7pm to be precise )

my motivation and makes me have a positive attitude. 

For me personally, i feel we have very similar goals in life.

So Jodes really helps me & reminds me of the goals i've set & to keep going.

If your looking for someone who pours out positivity, happiness & who just quite honestly just works so damn hard defiantly go & check her out!

I feel like she has not only became my best friend but my life coach too haha.

Try & have your goals where you can see them everyday.

You can find so many ideas on pinterest & youtube where you can do a bit of DIY and make something to place your goals and resolutions in a place where you can always see them & be reminded everyday to stay on track.

Set reminder on your phone.

If you dont like DIY or watching youtube then why not try setting reminders on your phone.

Every 4 hours or every hour if you hardcore. To just keep your goals in your head to motivated you during the day, whatever your goals may be.

Make a plan of action.

Wether it might be to workout more lets say.

If you can why not joining a gym? If you've been there done that, try some classes. I really want to start some more classes this year.

You might not even have to have a membership to the gym, just pay when your there. Which i think will work really well to fit into time schedules.

To save money. Set up a saving system.

Envelope systems work perfectly.

Or open up another account with your bank & title is specifically with you saving goals.

Little steps for each individual goal can really help.

You have then made a start, which is better than nothing!

Theres some little tips if you are falling a little behind with your 2017 goals and resolution. Hope this helped :) 

xx

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5 Things To Be Thankful For In Janurary

January can be a mixture of things. Fresh and new

but un motivating and blue.

(a bit of a morning rhyme for you there)

I thought it might be good to make myself realise some of the things that i can be thankful for in this mixture of emotions month.

1. Fresh first month of the year.

I love the end of a year & an exciting fresh start with a new one.

I do believe you can start any day that you want to a fresh.

But theres just something about a whole new year.

2. Sales, sales, Sales.

Pretty much every shop will have some sort of discount.

And if you have been lusting over something for while. January is the perfect month to buy it! 

3. A month that inspires goals.

I have a handful of goals and resolutions this year.

Along with the fresh start, in my opinion the best month to start them.

You can look back on your previous January goals and is you have achieved or still need to work on them.

4. You might still have recored films.

The tv has some amazing films on over the christmas time.

When i was little i was spoilt for choice and only had the option to either pick one or the other (if some was on at the same time, devastating)

or tape over something i've already watched on vhs.

(them were the days)

but now if we can, we have technology where we can record and catch or as many as we want. I defiantly haven't got round to my list of films.

 Which will fill my January up perfectly! 

5. You have all the left over treats to eat.

The cupboard might still be over following after christmas.

As well as some selection boxes aunties and uncles have gifted you. 

Januarys the time for no guilt.

You have to eat everything to make room for the 'healthy' food don't we? ;)

xx

5 Ways To Help You Feel More Productive

I'm going to be honest this post is something i need to be reading myself! Let alone writing it for someone else to read.

You know when you have those days where you really feel like you need to do something on the to do list of the week, got time to do it but really cannot be bothered?

Me right now.

Right after me giving you these tips, i'm going to put all these into acton.

Which is something i have been trying to do over the past few months.

I'm fortunate enough to not be working full time depending on the way you look at it... not a lot of money... but a lot of time.

I don't want to waste the time i have in the by not completing things i know i need to do.

Its not like i'm even watching tv or youtube, i'm just sitting waiting for the next loads of washing to go in with my cup of tea, i make each washing cycle!

So this needs to stop! I need to crack on and get things into order!

To be a blogger is my dream job. 

I need to work hard to get there & thats not going to happen if i keep waiting for that 29 minute wash to finish.

Lets do this together! 

1. Make a list...

& check it more than twice.

On Sundays make a to do list for upcoming week.

Place it somewhere where you will always see it.

By the tv so you cant watch it without your list reminding you of the things you should be doing.

I'm not saying don't chill out, i'm saying of your someone like me, when i have a whole free day... when i have so much energy... i use it up by moving my hand to my mouth with food in front of the tv and feel so ugh, that i don't want to anything else.

2. Set a timer.

I love this one and really want to try and do this more often.

Its a little challenge for your list of things to do.

Lets say its to wash the dishes.

Set your times for 10 mins, which will include washing & drying.

You'll be surprised that by knowing your against the clock a competitive streak wether you knew you had or not will unleash and will get that job done!

If you set a timer for most things you have in the day, you will be amazed at how my you can get done and you will feel soooo productive. 

3. Keep the end goal in mind.

If you going away at the end of the week and have a list as long as your arm to accomplish. Keep trying to remember the end goal.

The day you want everything to be done by.

The time your leaving the house.

So them days where theres no time for odd jobs to do are all done because you've remembered you cant leave the things until the last minute and have been productive to get them done.

4. Get things done ahead of time.

If you know your not going to have a lot of time in the week to sort some things out. Prep ahead of time... with anything.

Dinners for the week... Washing and ironing work clothes...

lunch prepping... and all that productive time you've spent to help with time in the week for you to do things, will give you the feeling of accomplishment  all week long. 

5. Exercise.

Ugh, i know. This is not want i want to hear right now with wrappers on celebrations on my desk... oops.

But i know deep down that exercise is the main thing thats helps me get to work and be productive.

With all the endorphins & the sense of major accomplishment

I feel so alive & ready get so much done!

I feel so fresh, that i want to carry that feeling on as long as possible which really helps with productivity. 

So there we go 5 tips to get your get you *ahum* together ;)

I will defiantly refer back to this when i'm feeling glum and cant be arsed.

Hope this helps you too! 

See you soon :)

xx 

New Years Goals & Resolutions

When a new years comes around i love it!

I find it so motivating to have a new fresh start to a year which makes me want to have a fresh start with pretty much everything in my life.

Heres some goals/resolutions that i would like to achieve or things on want to improve on. Hopefully you find it interesting and maybe if your trying to think of some yourself, hopefully this might help you.

A Pamper Day

This year i really want to find a designated day to have a pamper.

A week rolls around where u haven't got my lady shaver out to keep the upper lip hair down, a week where i haven't done my eyebrows or took off the chipped nail polish on my toes.

It then can take whats seems like whole to feel like myself again.

I'm gong to make a day everywhere, a Sunday afternoon i thought would be good... to prune oneself to keep on top of my beauty regime.

Booking Appointments

Possibly an odd one but this is for things like booking my cat in for her next vets check up... or booking myself in for my next dentist check up.

This is something that i leave up until the week maybe day to then find theres no appointments.

So this year i will book appointments at least a month in advance so everything is set and ready to go.

Continue The Decluttering Journey

I've been decluttering for around a year now but in full force for around 6 months.

I have got ridden of so much stuff... to charity, friends and family... and for the items that aren't really fit for another use with someone else, things have been going to recycling bins to be appreciated and made into something else.

I definitely need to continue decluttering as i still have so much stuff that i don't need or no longer want.

I loveeeee sorting all my stuff, getting some black bags and just sorting through each item.

Be More Active 

Not just with exercising but with being more outdoors. Visit places where i haven't been before where i can walk around in the fresh air. Or get a bike for something different. 

To bring a bit a bit of activeness into my life as regards exercise, i'm having my eye on the scarlet moffats workout dvd... she is so inspiring and motivating to get me moving to hopefully tone my baaaady up ;)

OCD

I have mentioned in a previous post last year that i have OCD, which i have now been told my specialist that i have a complex case.

I am now instead of doing it here on my blog will speak about it on youtube, i feel my words will flow better & because there is so much to say about it, my hands with probably drop off from typing it.

This link will take you to my youtube channel where ill be uploading videos soon about it.... 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCemCf_Ha3fYWBypzNplNmwQ

But one of my goals is to get it more control.

I am now on a waiting list to speak to a therapist for the second time now & also on medication which seems to be really helping me.

So this year i want to continue with the medication and hopefully will be able to control it so much for than i have ever before.

To be Debt Free

I shop. A lot. I catalogue sites like Very & Littlewoods.

They are so amazing if you want/need something but can buy it right out there and then.

You can get stuff sent out the next day. And more so Very is the same if not cheaper than the street and online stores.

I have took advantage so much of these sites over the years which is amazing but absolutely dreadful at the same time.

When you ahve spent over a certain amount you have options to pay either right there and then which i NEVER do, or 3,6,9 or 12 months later. With NO, 0%, zilch interest on top (just as long as you pay it before or on that date that is). With my shopping habits some months i have any money amount from £20 to hundreds of pounds a month aghhhhh.

Starting from this month i vow to not purchase anything from these sites and anything i do buy will be with hard earned cash! woo!

They are such amazing sites but i have definitely had my time with them, and as soon as i have paid off everything last years Emilie has brought i will cancel my account to hopefully then not buy as much and my money.

I do have some more goals and resolutions that i have mentioned on my youtube channel, ill leave the link here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcKlHwl6VEk

I hope you have enjoyed!

Have you made any news years resolutions or goals for 2017?

see you sooooooon :)

xx

Hello 2017!

Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope you all had a safe, fun & amazing time celebrating the new year.

We, being myself, husband and mom, went round to my brothers where him & my sister in law with their baby boy greeted us with their friends and with a home made curry & snacks to feast on during the night of love and friendship. 

We did the same thing the year before and really enjoyed ourselves. 

I was of course all over their pet rabbit who is the most friendliest rabbit i have ever met!

We played Articulate which was so much fun! 

Have you ever heard or played it before?

It a game thats basically charades, but you can speak & go round a board where your team mates help you get to the finish line....

I must remind myself to get it as it would be so much fun to have friends round for a games night, which is something i would like to do more of in 2017.

I wish you all the happiness in the world for 2017, if you had a bad 2016 for any reason at all, just think of 2017 as a fresh start & you might be able to think of 2016 as a lesson of some ways or you can try and see positive side of that year to then bring on into 2017 to make it the best year yet!

What did you do on new years eve?

Do you have any yearly traditions to celebrate it?

see you soon :)

xx

OCD

I'm going to do this a like a little series\diary log. I would take me weeks to tell you everything that i have to do today let alone over the past 14 years. I think it will make it a lot easier for me too, as just thinking about it all can be exhausting. 

 These posts will not be for everyone, mind boggling things will appear throughout the posts, and i completely understand how hard it is to understand unless your going through it or know someone who is.

If you are going through symptoms of ocd or know somebody with it, hopefully you can gain comfort knowing that you are not alone, as with this condtion you feel as though you are the only one.

I know that is going to be long winded and soon much writing, but if your going through something like me, I'm sure you'll understand and hope to find comfort as much as i do writing this.

I also just want to say I'm no doctor nor a psychologist and obviously don't mean to sound like i am. I just want to try and help others as i know how dramatising and crazy it all is. I also really want to try and help myself, I've tried medication a few years ago, I've been to a physiatrist for c.o.p.d which i will go on to into more depth in a future post an thought i would try and get it all my thoughts and experiences out on a screen to maybe help me in some way. To meet and talk to people who are like me, going through the same or simialar things. Because alothough i would never want ANYBODY to have ocd, some of us do and in a non harmful or cruel way its almost comforting to know your not the only one. And it also make you feel a little less 'crazy/wierd'.

I also don't want to offend anybody. Just writing 'crazy/weird' made me query my choice of words. I'm referring to myself not others.

I'm not going to hold back on descriptive words on these posts, if i feel like a 'lunatic' sometimes, i will type that.

I'm using these posts almost like my online therapist.

Of course feel free to read even if you don't have ocd, you may know someone or know of some one where you can recommend my posts or others online to help them in someway. And i know some people just find it interesting to read. 

Because boy oh boy i have some thing to tell you! 

I think i'll post maybe every 10 days or so. Its quite difficult to write things like this down, I'm not really bothered about sharing this online because i know so many other people experience ocd too, i'm quite open and happy to talk about me to anyone to be honest. Its just to write down something you have been doing everything day, something that constantly changes, something that consumes your every day life for most, pretty much all of your life is quite exhausting not only for my brain for my hands too lol!

Just one more thing, these aren't going to be cry me a river while i have a choir of people playing violins for me. I really try my best to stay positive with my ocd. It just sort of becomes everyday life and i just try and get on with it. Yes some days it really takes over my life but i dont want ocd to define who i am. I try and see the funny side of it sometimes because it can be that comical that its hilarious.

But i do know how hard it is and will be deep down series on how OCD can really make you feel, during and after.

My next posts i will tell you every type of OCD I've had over the years and go from there really, explaining everything I've had to do and went through over the years. 

I really really really hope in some way i can comfort you if you are have OCD or know someone who does.

It takes over your days, every second until you fall asleep it affects you. So hopefully i can be your friend and help each other. 

See you soon :)

Exploring

Up until i was 18, i had never set foot in another country. Never been on a plane... ferry.. cruise... a jellycopter. 

A few months after i turned 18 my mother & father in law treated along with themselves myself, Richard (my husband) & one of my brother and sisters in law & their little one to Menorca.

As soon as i realised the plane wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be, i was hooked and i hadn't even stepped my feet on the ground yet.

We only really ventured out into the city once where we had a lovely morning on a tour boat and shopped in the town.

It was sizzling hot all week and

were talking HOT! Each and every day it got a little hotter & unlike here in england its quite a humid sticky hot, abroad its just, HOT.

 I'm now totally obsessed with holidays.

So far I've had my holiday in menorca and my honeymoon in lanzarote which was the most amazing time ever. It was during the easter holidays where the kids would be off & as it was our honeymoon we just wanted a quiet chill, adult time. So we went to a gorgeous boutique hotel and again the weather was gorgeous, the people was so friendly, almost like a different world.

As it was our honeymoon we needed time to just relax after many busy months planning so we ventured out of the resort just a few times.

I'm so thirsty for more. Of course I'm always looking where me and my husband and family can go to sit and lounge by a pool.

But a part of me wants to EXPLOOOOORE.

Different cultures, cities, rainforests, villages, oceans, mountians.

And not just abroad... Theres places in England where theres soooo many places i haven't been to yet that are literally a train journey away.

I've never been to London! LONDON

Some spend hundreds, maybe thousands of pounds to get to london, where as i could just hop on a train and be there in a jiffy.

Heres my 3* destination i would like to visit in the near future...

*out of 100s ;)

LONDON 

It has always been a place I've wanted to visit.

Its somewhere, where i don't need a passport or a huge suitcase and yet i have it pretty much on my door step and its a place where you can explore endlessly.

Each year i'd say right, THIS year i WILL go... and still haven't been.

Sooooo, I'm NEED to go this year, i need to start doing everything i say I'm going to do in 2017.

Of course all the touristy places are on the list.

Harry Potter World, Buckingham Palace, London Eye... Tower of London.

OHHHHH i cannot waiiiit. 

New York

Oh New York, New York.

I know I'm not the only one to have this place as one of there go to places.

How can you not?

So much to do and see to explore and learn.

SOOO much shopping... i mean New York the Shopping Central!

To be honest though, even if i didn't set foot into a bath and body works store, or trot around Bloomingdales i would be one happy bunny! 

To be able to see the statue of liberty, to see New Yorks skyline in real life and not just in pictures, to walk around central park knowing, that Kevin McCallister was in these midsts.

Thailand

Not only can you explore here but as your exploring the beaches in Thailand, it would feel so relaxing, zen and blessed. 

Your getting your exploring and leisurely break in one.

My brother and sister in law went to Thailand for their honeymoon.

Went to all sorts of different places to explore and relax.

Just seeing some of the beautiful areas in Thailand would really make me feel happy. 

What are some of your holiday destinations you want to visit?

Have you ever been to some of the places I've mentioned?

Thank you for reading :D xx

OCTOBER PLANS

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

Its October 1st today and i thought i would do a post totting down a list of things i would to get up to this autumnal month.

Dye my hair

2 weeks ago from today i had my hair cut into a long bob.

Its the shortest it has ever been. I must have had around 10-12 inches cut off & it feels so refreshing to have done something new with my hair... not to mention how little time it takes me now to wash etc. 

Have you ever had the chop when your hairs always been long? Do you like it and wish you had done it sooner? I definitely do!

Before i had the 'LOB', i had my hair balayaged. 

So my hair was a lot blonder on the ends of my longer hair, which are all chopped off now. So I'm left with a sort of blondish, auburnish colour all over apart from the roots.

I do really like it, but I'm actually really missing my dark hair.

Now were in October and its autumn, i'm going to dye it all over dark chocolate brown again. I've loved my time being a 'bronde'.

But I'm sooo excited to a be a deep chocolate again to blend in with all the autumnal colours :)

Continue Sorting and Organising

For the past few months I've been trying to sort out everything i own. From knickers & socks to cinema tickets alike.

I've lately been feeling over whelmed with in my environment, when every drawer i open just feels like its full of 'junk'.

I feel so much better about my space now since sorting through things i have. 

I had 2x 5 litre boxes full of clothes, squished to the brim, rolled up to can save maximum space for the next row of clothes to go on top.

Pluuuuuus, at one point of top of those boxes i had around 6! 6!! vacuum bags jam packed with clothes.

Since then I've been working through them getting down a few vacuum bags at time. Eventually getting down to my big filled boxes, this is when i could really start getting down to business.

So far I've managed to fill around 6 BIG black bags full of clothes to give away/recycle.

It feels so refreshing & liberating to know I've let go off all those clothes. 

But i still have looooads that i want to sort. Nicnac things as well soon swarm your drawers.

So in October i want to continue on the journey to a more minimal and organised lifestyle. 

Snuggle Corner

A few weeks ago i decided that i wanted to get rid of my current desk from ikea & ditch a computer/dressing table desk all together.

I had it all planned, a poofe was on the list, i found a little bedside table in our downstairs cupboard doing nothing so popped my computer on that, put up all my autumnal items and fairy lights and was all set.

But its really not working out for me.

Thankfully i didn't get my poofe and wasted money on something i definitely dont need. 

So I've now decided I'm still not having my desk back but opting for a 'floating' desk. Some made to measure between my wall & wardrobe to have my computer and things alike on.

My desk previously was lovely but i just didnt need it anymore. It was too big for my needs since i have been sorting a lot of things.

So in the next few weeks ill be sorting out mu snuggle/cozy nook and along with the organising will hopefully create more space in my room.

Packing Minimal

Over the years, each time i need to use my suitcase/overnight bag, i really try and pack super minimal. Never happens.

I have got better over the years but I'm definitely not where i want to be with it.

This month I'm going away with Richard, both my 2 brothers & sister in laws, on a over night stay.

So this month i need to bring myself together & finally learn how to pack minimal especially for such a short stay.

Im going to limit myself to half a small suitcase.

Yes HALF

ahhhhhh

What are you up to in October?

Have you made any plans for outings or lifestyle plans maybe?

Thank you so much for reading 

my reading blog blooms x

The Autumn Tag 2016

(image from google)

1. What signifies the start of Autumn for you?

As soon as September 1st comes around its autumn for me. Even though i really try to appreciate all seasons, autumns just always in the back of my mind & at the for front of it in august! Just knowing the nights are going to be getting darker so much earlier & it starts to get a little chillier each day, you turn your heating up a little dash on the dial each week & also of course the shops bring out jumpers! Now thats when you know its autumn!

2. What is your favourite Fall scent?

Yankee Candle fireside treats & anything along the lines of warming, sweet smells. Also some musky ones too. Do you find the pictures on the candles make you feel all cozy inside just looking at them? Because i sure do!

3. What is your favourite Autumn colour?

OHHHHHHH, the hardest question! Burgundy, its going to have to be. Whenever i think of autumn the first colour is burgundy. Oh so dreamy!

4. What is your favourite Fall drink?

I'd like to say pumpkin spiced latte, but in all honesty I've never tried it (its on my autumn to do list)

but it's 1000000% hot chocolate! Made with hot milk, lashings upon lashings of whipped cream (not ashamed) and marshmellows, i might add chocolate flakes to that list this year (again not ashamed)

5. What TV show, new or old, are you looking forward to this Fall?

I don't know if this counts as a tv show but channel 5 and movie channels have christmas films showing, just the independent not well known kinds (they are SO good!) Oh, do i love to sit and watch them with my hot chocolate mountain in one hand and my blanket in the other. Theres nothing more cozy. 

6. What is your favourite Fall fashion trend?

 Little tan boots, tights, thick chunky scarfs, a hat with fluffy pom poms on the top and my treasured softest ever gloves from tesco.

I also love how dainty gold jewellery looks with all the autumnal clothes too. 

7. What is your favourite frugal Autumn activity?

I love going to see local fireworks display also free, when you stand just outside the area where most people gather to watch. Its a prime opportunity to where all you chunky knits & wrap up and enjoy some autumn chilliness while watching pretty colours in the sky. Also getting together with family and having hearty meals, stew cottage pieeeee & having some treasured family time while the wood fires (radiator) is warming us up. This is year i really want to make some DIYs, keep a look out on here & my youtube channel, i might just do some!

8. What is your favourite makeup look come autumnal weather? 

Autumn is my most favourite time of year for makeup. Its all about the dark lips for me. Gorgeous plums and purples, or smokey glitter eyes with a nude lip. You know its autumn when you see uploads on youtube, with makeup looks with goooorgeous dark lips! 

Thank you so much for reading my autumn loves

see you soon :)

Tag Questions:

1. What signifies the start of Autumn for you?

2. What is your favourite Fall scent?

3. What is your favourite Autumn colour?

4. What is your favourite Fall drink?

5. What TV show, new or old, are you looking forward to this Fall?

6. What is your favourite Fall fashion trend?

7. What is your favourite frugal Autumn activity?

8. What is your favourite makeup look come autumnal weather? 

Emilie Louise - 5 Facts About Me

1. I was born on a Sunday afternoon on the 20th of February 1994. 22 that makes me (^.^)

2. I have been married to my prince for a year and a half on the 27th of this month & but we've been together for 7 years :O

3. The only answer i could give you for my favourite colour would be AUTUMN.

4. In the future i would love to live in another country. I cant wait to experience new places, make so many new memories, meet new people and explore different ways of living in a completely different place.

5. I drink tea ALOT! I'm not so keen on different flavoured teas, but just your simple Yorkshire Tea makes me feel at home. 

Of course I'm drinking one right now as i type!

BONUS FACT...

Each one of these facts I'm going to be doing separate posts on, in more depth, i know you may be thinking, a post about tea? tbh i would love to just do some snazzy pics of my freshly made tea and just post that (not saying i never will mind you) but it will be more of a homely post, things that make me feel so happy and content when I'm at home.

See you soon, sunshine bloom.