HAPPY NEW YEAR: 2019 GOALS

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely festive break, which talking of breaks i decided to take one myself the last couple of weeks in December. That being said i am actually glad to get back to normality and glad for to hit refresh for a new year, which i am so motivated for. With that in mind for the first post of the year, i thought it would only be right to share some of my goals for the year...

1. keep up with healthy eating/lifestyle 

If you read some of my motivation monday posts back last summer, then you will already know that around February time i decided to completely change my diet/lifestyle and become fit and healthy by working out and eating cleaner. Doing just that has completely changed me as a person and i honestly feel so much better/happier about myself in general (mentally and physically). That being said i did allow myself from Christmas Eve to New Years to eat what i wanted as it was Christmas, but i still kept up with my workouts. Now everything is back to normal i am glad to be back to normality, eating clean and working out, which is why keeping up what i started last year is one of my main goals for 2019.

2. spend less/save more

This year i definitely want to make it one of my goals to spend less and save a lot more money. One of the things i am definitely going to cut back on is spending money on makeup for the sake of it, when it is a complete waste of money as i already have a ton in my collection. I also want to be savvy with my money and if there is something i want, then wait it out until there is a discount code or it comes on promotion, rather than wanting to get it there and then. (Disclaimer i am not going on a complete makeup ban, i will still share beauty related posts and be picking up the essentials).

3. pick up reading again

So for the past few years ever since setting a resolution to read more books, i had become a complete book worm and worked my way through so many. That being said the last couple of months in 2018 i kind of took a hiatus for some reason, but i am ready to get straight back into some new reads for the new year with the help of the Goodreads book challenge.

4. do what makes me happy

Anybody that knows me knows i am such a people please-r and half of the time (ok most of the time) i will go along with something, just because that is what someone else wants to do (even if i hate doing it). I also tend to care too much about what people think. That being said this year i am going to set myself the goal of doing the things what make me happy and not care so much about what other people think, because at the end of the day you are you for you and nobody else! 

5. become more organised/tidy

I am one of those people that will spend hours organising/tidying up and i always say "i will keep everything tidy now" and a little while later it is just a mess again. That being said i always find that if things are organised/tidy, then you kind not only find something a lot faster but your mind feels a lot clearer and keeps you in a better frame of mind.

and now for a few smaller goals for 2019:

- stress less about the things that aren't important

- try new things without having a pre-conceived idea of what it is like

- use less plastic

- spend less time on social media/take a break

-   plan ahead more

- but also do something spontaneous

- take up running

- try and stick to posting "what i ate in a days" more regular

I hope you have a lovely weekend and i will be back on Monday with a new post...

xo.

2014 BEAUTY FAVOURITES

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to! This year has gone by so fast even more so the last few months of the year. I know i said thank you for all your lovely support during "blogmas" but i would just like to thank you all again for taking the time out to read my posts and i wish you all the very best for 2015. So getting to the point seeing as today is officially the last day of 2014, i thought it would only be right to share with you some of the products that i have been loving all throughout the year. I don't want to go into too much detail explaining everything i like about the products as i have done so many post's on them previously over the whole year, so feel free to take a look back through this year's archive...

Galvin & Galvin Oh Organic Head Detox and Purify Shampoo

The Body Shop Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil

Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions Clinical Clearing Gel

Elemis Fresh Skin SkinGlow Exfoliating Face Wash

Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation in the shade Bone

NARS Bronzing Powder in the shade Laguna

Essence Lip Liners

(I own every shade as i love the lip liner formula so much but my favourite shades are: 15 Honey Berry, 06 Satin Mauve and 11 In The Nude)

Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer in the shade Light.

Happy New Year!

♥

GOODBYE 2013 AND HELLO 2014

So we have reached the end of 2013. This year has been an up and down year for me, starting off down and ending with me being in a much better place than i was than when the year began.. which is a good thing. This year i feel like i have spent a lot of time trying to find who i am as a person (which sounds cheesy but it's the truth). I felt as if i was lost at the beginning of the year and didn't really know anymore what and who i wanted to be but i can honestly say without going into too much detail that i have finally found what and who makes my life so much better for me. I can honestly say that i am proud of myself for finally plucking up the courage to start a blog and put to use some of the things i have worked hard at to help me do this.

I am not one to usually do new years resolutions (as i never stick to them) but i have set myself some this year and i am willing to try my very best to stick to them.

1. Work hard and stay focused.

2. Stay positive and find a positive note in most situations.

3. Read more.

4. Be more organized.

5. Just have fun and be happy.

Hope you all have a great new years eve/day whatever you are doing...

Katie ♥