Summer Holidays♡

Helloooo guys,

So today I am just doing a bit of an update post. As you guys probably know, its the summer holidays! I don't really know why I am doing a whole post dedicated to this but I thought I would anyway.

So now it is the holidays I am going to be spending a whole lot more time on my blog. I don't want to make too many promises but I am going to try and post around every two days this holidays for most of the time.

They will be little update or review posts and just chatty posts not like the kind of posts I do normally. I will still be doing two normal posts a week but I will also be doing extra posts.

I am hoping to do a lot this summer (I will probably do a bucket list some time soon) but I am also going on holiday to Cornwall with my dad, his girlfriend, her daughter (basically my sister) and my brother. I am not too sure if I will have wifi so I can't promise I will post every two days then but I have scheduled posts for two a week and I will also be taking a lot of photos which I will post when I get back.

I am super excited for this holidays as I was so bored with school and everything and can't wait to spend more time with my family and friends and spend more time on my blog.

I also have a huge change coming up in September which I will probably let you guys know about nearer the time.

I love you guys and I hope you have a good summer.

Ellie xoxo

My Happy Place♡

In autumn, winter and probably spring, if you asked me where my happy place was I would say my bedroom.

But recently, since the sun has come out and it has got a lot warmer, I have a new happy place, that is 100% my garden.

My garden is full of colour, beauty and life and I love it. Everywhere I look there is some kind of beautiful flower or ornament. I'm afraid my mum does all the gardening but I love love love just sitting or walking around my garden.

If I'm having a bit of a bad day,  or if I'm having one of the happiest days of my life, or anything in between, I will walk up my garden and go and sit on the swing seat at the top of the garden. You can hear nothing other than birds chirping, my neighbours pond streaming and the occasional noisy airplane. It really just puts everything into perspective and makes me feel so much better and I just love sitting there.

This post was short, the wrong day and deep but I just wrote it as an impulse and it turned out pretty deep *oops haha.

Ellie xoxo

One Of Those Days ♡

So we all have those days. You may feel ill, self conscious, unhappy or all of them, but you don't know why. You don't want to leave the house, you get emotional over the tiniest things - its just a part of life and we all have those days.

There isn't really any way of stopping these days, they're inevitable. But there are ways of making yourself feel a little more happy and a bit better. And that's what I'm going to be talking about today.

1. Talk to someone close to you.
Whether that be a parent, a relative or a friend there is always someone you can go to who loves you and will look out for you. You may think it is the worst thing to do but talking to someone is actually the best thing to do as keeping it all bottled up can end very badly, and its great to tell people what you are going through, they would never judge you.

2. Surround yourself with happy things.
Whether it be happy music, happy books, happy films or happy people, if you are not having the greatest time yourself, sad things will make it even worse and happy things will get you in the happy spirit and maybe make you a bit happier and stop your not-too-great mood.

3. Let it out.
If you can't talk to someone, try writing your feelings down in a diary or journal. Or have a nice cry and just let you feelings out. This will actually make you feel a lot better to get your feelings off your chest.

4. Laugh or Smile.
It may seem hard but try and just smile. A smile is the best cosmetic and it can make you feel a hundred times better so however hard it is, it will be a good thing if you just smile. Laughing is even better, because the smile will stick. Just try.

5. Treat Yourself.
Whether it be with a nice bar of yummy chocolate or a warm bubbly bath, when you're upset, eating your favourite food or watch your favourite movie can make you smile and a lot more happy.

So those were just five of my tips for trying to be a bit more happy on those sad days. I might make this into a bit of a series maybe I'm not sure?

What makes you smile on your down days? ♡

Ellie xoxo

Fail or Success - New Years Resolutions ♡

So you may remember at the beginning of the year was when I restarted my blog. I also did a post called 'Welcome to 2015 & New Year's Resolutions' so as it is just past halfway through the year I thought I would do a post reflecting (is that the right word, I don't know haha!) on the resolutions I said and how well I have done at them.

1. Sort out my blog!

In January my blog was a complete mess! I wanted to get good pictures, post regularly and have more views on my blog. That has definitely happened and I am very happy as I am almost at 5000 page views! I post twice a week every week and (it may have been only recently but) I have managed to get my pictures up to a quality where I am actually proud of them and spend a lot of time on them.

2. Don't procrastinate!

I have also succeeded at this! Now it's the last term I hardly have any homework (finally thank goodness!) but when I do I will try and do it as soon as possible and I have been spending a lot of time on my blog now but not until I have done any homework I might have.

3. Start a channel!

Well this is kind of a fail as I did start a channel and do a few videos but then I got a bit self conscious and also worried people at school would find out so I stopped filming them and a while ago I also privated those videos so you can't see them.

4. Eat healthier!

Sort of fail and sort of success. I have been eating quite healthily and a lot more healthy than I used to but I still have a lot of work to do in making myself eat more fruit and vegetables and less sweets and chocolate.

5. Stop saying like!

Sorry dad but BIG FAIL! I actually did start not saying it but then I started saying it again. Damn, I was doing so well!

That was my answer to whether or not I failed at my new years resolutions, I will probably do another post like this in around November time.

What resolutions did you have this year and how have you been doing at them?

Ellie xoxo

Morning Routine ♡

Routine videos are some of my favourite videos to watch, so I was really surprised when I found that I had never done any kind of routine on my channel, so as you probably worked out, I am going to do a morning routine now!

7:04
So this is when my last alarm goes off and I have to wake up. So usually I will just go on my phone for five minutes and check social media then get up.

7:10
Once I have got up I will want to stay in my cosy pyjamas forever so I will go downstairs and eat a bowl of cereal for breakfast. I just usually have Coco Pops because that's what is in my house. Whilst I am eating it I will catch up on some YouTube or a TV show.

7:25
So once I've had my breakfast I will just put on some Soap & Glory Girligo then get dressed and get into my school uniform.

7:40
Time to sort out my tangled bush of bed hair. Well, its not actually that bad haha! I will basically just brush my hair out to get rid of any knots and then if I want to I might do a fancy hairstyle (and by that I mean a high ponytail or side plait because I don't have much time) then I will do that but at the moment I am liking having my hair just down and straight.

7:50
Makeup time! If you want to know what makeup I wear to school check out my post here. I won't do too much makeup but just a tiny bit to make me feel more confident and I just love wearing it.

8:00
Now all my makeup and hair is done, I would just sort out my bag and make sure I have everything I need then brush my teeth and then I will be ready.

8:05
Now I am all ready, I will just sit on my phone and iPad and talk to some friends and go on social media and watch some YouTube.

8:15
Time to go. I would just put my shoes, school blazer and bag on and head to my friends house where we walk to school from.

Off to school! That is basically my morning routine and its quite quick as I don't like waking up too early.

What is that one step you couldn't miss of your morning routine?

Ellie xoxo