My Daily Rules For a Happier and Healthier Life

This is a new kind of post for me so please bear with me. At the moment I am terribly unfit, overweight and am probably at my lowest in terms of my emotions than I've ever been. I used to be quite a happy and positive person and now I've become some sort of a recluse that feels anxious to go outside and talk to new people and I know that needs to change. I've decided to implement some daily rules for myself to follow in hope that they will improve my life; to make me feel happier and healthier. I feel like writing about my journey will be so helpful for me, especially as I struggle to talk to people about how I'm feeling, this will be my outlet from now on, and maybe these posts will help other people who are struggling to feel good about themselves. 

5 Seconds of Summer @ Heaven

With the impending release of their third album, Youngblood, on June 15th, I thought I would write a little post about their most recent London show that I attended as part of their 5SOS3 tour.

When the tour was announced at the beginning of March and I found out they were playing such a tiny venue two thoughts went through my mind, 1) shit I have to go, seeing them in such a small venue again would be a huge throwback and such a good time and 2) shit how the hell are we gonna score tickets. Through some miracle from god me and my pal Vanessa got our hands on two tickets and we were buzzed.

Favourite Disneyland & California Adventure Photo Spots

Anyone that has ever visited or even seen a picture of a Disney Park knows just how picturesque they are, meaning they are the perfect place to snap some shots for 'the gram'. In September I was lucky enough to visit the original Disneyland as well as Disney's California Adventure park and of course I used this opportunity to take plenty of pictures. I thought I would use this post to share with you my favourite photo locations in and around both parks, a) for anyone visiting the parks who is looking to fill up their Instagram feed and also  b) so I have a reason to post them. If you have been and want to share your favourite photo spots please let me know I'd love to see you photos. 

12 Hours in San Francisco

During our stay in Los Angeles me and Aimee decided that we would take a day trip to San Francisco, we gathered since we didn't know if we'd return to California anytime soon we'd best make the most of it and since seeing the Golden Gate Bridge was on both of our Bucket Lists and it's only a 55 minute flight away why not.

Our flight out of LAX was at 7am arriving in San Francisco just before 8:30am and with our departing flight at 8pm we had less than 12 hours see San Francisco and tick off our 'must see' list.

Yearly Goals: 2017 v 2018

The beginning of a new year mean a fresh start in terms of yearly goals and new year resolutions as well as a good time to look back on the past year. Every year since starting this blog I have taken the time to write down a list of personal goals for the year ahead so I feel like now is the right time to look back on my list from last year as well as putting together a new list for 2018.

For reference you can view my 2017 Goals post here.

In short my 2017 goals were;

- Eat less meat
- Drink less fizzy Drinks and more water
- Spend more time with friends
- Go to California
- Write more
- Learn something new.

Travel Series: Walt Disney World Part 4

Welcome to the final post in my Walt Disney World travel series, I hope you've enjoyed reading all about our Disney adventures. 

September 5th 2017 - Animal Kingdom

Was Animal Kingdom my favourite park? Maybe. 

Reasons why this park is brilliant,  
- It's tough to be a bug! 
- Everest, which we managed to ride a solid seven times in a row!!!! 
- Rivers of Light, probably my favourite night time show. 

My only regret with Animal Kingdom was that we didn't get to do the safari, but there is always next trip. 

Travel Series: Walt Disney World Part 3

So it's been a while since I posted Part 2 of my Walt Disney World trip and even longer since I was actually there so it's about time I finished telling you about it. 

September 4th 2017 - Magic Kingdom.

With our Princess skirts and Mickey ears at the ready we were about to experience one full day at Magic Kingdom. After our usual morning Starbucks, we took the opportunity to take pictures in front of the Castle since it was still relatively quiet, before heading off to meet my two queens, Tiana and Rapunzel. Other characters we met this day included Peter Pan and Belle during Enchanted Tales with Belle. 

A Night with Harry Styles

On Monday 30th October, I spent a thrilling couple of hours with the one and only Harry Styles, along with 5000 or so other people but I'm just going to pretend they weren't there. 
My sister and I spent the afternoon wandering around London before filling our bellies with pancakes at The Diner and then headed to the Hammersmith Apollo to cry over my one true love Harry Styles. We got to the venue around 6pm and joined the mile long line, massive props to those dedicated enough to spend the night and longer there because the hour we were in line was freezing. 

The support act was a band called Muna, they are a female electronic rock band from America. I really enjoyed their set especially their song 'I Know A Place' which I suggest you go and listen to. Harry's preshow playlist consisted of some iconic songs including Come Together by The Beatles. 

Harry's set consisted of pretty much every song on his debut album, even playing Kiwi twice, as well as a couple of One Direction songs, and a beautiful cover of Fleetwood Mac's The Chain. He is such a wonderful performer, his love for music radiates from him. 

Concerts are a place where your race, religion, sexual preference, immigration status etc do not matter, in that space we are a community, a group of different people who have all come together for their mutual love and respect of one thing, music. This is something Harry made very clear throughout the show, mentioning several times that coming out to a show is a hard decision for some these days. One thing he said really stuck with me:

"My job is to entertain you and your job is to do whatever makes you happiest, if you want to sing or dance. Please feel free to be whoever you want to be in this room and I will try to make you have a good time."

I had such a wonderful time in his presence and I can't wait to do it all again in April. 

Travel Series: Walt Disney World: Part 2 Hollywood Studios

So we started our first day with a super cute mini photoshoot in our resort, before heading off on our first full day of Disney adventures. I feel like most people start their WDW holiday with a trip to Magic Kingdom but we decided to start at Hollywood Studios. We didn't get there for the start of the extra morning magic hours but we did arrive before the park officially opened meaning we got to ride Tower of Terror a couple times before it got busier. Hollywood Studios is very Star Wars orientated so as I'm not a Star Wars fan there wasn't too much I really wanted to go on however the Star Wars themed attractions we did go on were actually very enjoyable even for a non-fan of the franchise, especially Star Tours.

Travel Series: Walt Disney World Part 1

It's about time I told you all about our stay at Walt Disney World. I will be writing this in several parts otherwise this post would end up being very long, so be sure to check back for part two soon. It has always been a dream of mine to have a WDW holiday and I had been lucky enough last year on my trip to Miami that me and my sister were able to take a one day trip up to Orlando to visit Disney's Magic Kingdom, I honestly thought that until I had my own family in the very distant future that I wouldn't get to go again and visit the other parks. Aimee had also been dreaming about going for the last 18 or so years, and with our pal Bekka being lucky enough to work at Disney over the summer we embarked on a trip to celebrate the end of Bekka's programme and to make mine and Aimee's childhood dreams a reality.

Mini A/W Primark Haul & £25 Outfit Challenge

Hello, it is officially October meaning Autumn is now in full swing and it is about time I added a couple of items to my Autumn/Winter wardrobe, and where better to start than Primark. Whilst we were there my sister thought it would be a fun idea to do the £25 outfit challenge, so read on to find out what we brought each other. 

Los Angeles Instagram Hotspots

Did you even go to Los Angeles if you didn't have a photoshoot in front of the infamous 'Pink Wall'? 

Los Angeles is home to thousands of Social Media Influencers so of course it's also home to some of the best photo opportunities to help rake in those likes. The streets of LA are filled with art, and what better way to show your appreciation for that art than to stand in front of it and take pictures. 

These are some of my favourite Instagram worthy spots we visited whilst in Los Angeles. 

Travel Series: Summer 2017

If you follow me on social media you probably already know that I just got back from being away for the past five or so weeks, starting my trip with a family vacation in the South of France, and ending up in the States with some pals. I had an incredible time, it was a blessing to be away from reality for that long, but now I'm back and to help relive the memories I've gained, I thought I would write about it, for me and for you. I plan on doing this in a series of posts, that probably won't be in any particular order but I hope you enjoy reading them anyway.