2015 - Best Bits

2015 - Best Bits

What a year 2015 has been. Sadly 2015 hasn't been the best year, maybe I'll put that in another post. Here's some of the best memories I have. 

I was reunited with my childhood best friend (middle) and I met the lovely Tia (right) who I fancy massively. 

 My birthday was cool. It definitely taught me a lot! And I am no longer a teenager. 

I spent many hours in hair salons getting my hair dyed blonde. 

Favourite songs from 2015

Favourite songs from 2015

This year has been amazing when it comes to music. The charts have seen such a diverse range of genres and I love it. This post actually took me ages to write because this year I've loved A LOT of songs. I just know I have still forgotten loads but here's a list of my faves. 

(FYI I know not all of these were released in 2015.)

Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk

Fetty Wap - Trap Queen

Wiz Khalifa - See you again ft. Charlie Puth

Lethal Bizzle - Fester Skank

Omi - Cheerleader

Guest Post | Alternative Christmas Playlist

Guest Post | Alternative Christmas Playlist

Hey, I’m Shannon! When I’m not pestering Abbie on Facebook Messenger with details of the abundance of weird things that happen in my life or perfecting a university deadline right up until the last minute, I write my own blog about new music over at: rock2therhythm.blogspot.co.uk. If you like indie and rock music then it might be your kind of thing, so feel free to check it out!

For now though I’ve curated an alternative Christmas playlist to get you in a festive mood but also offer a break from some of those Christmas classics which have been played maybe a little bit too much already…

I hope you enjoy it!

The xx – Last Christmas (Wham! Cover) 

For those wanting to have a chilled Christmas, this cover by The xx may be the perfect soundtrack. The atmospheric synths and soothing have become a trademark aspect of the trio when it comes to their own material, however this cover proves when applied to a Christmas classic, it still works. 

Julian Casablancas – I Wish It Was Christmas Today 

Mr Casablancas is the lead singer of indie rock outfit The Strokes. The New York band have influenced so many of today’s new rock bands, but back in 2009 the frontman decided to go it alone and record this Christmas cracker. 

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8 favourite Christmas jumpers

8 favourite Christmas jumpers

Whilst I was buying some clothes online I noticed that there were loads of cool Christmas jumpers around this year, I thought I would do a quick post to show my favourites. They aren't in an order but if I could buy them all I definitely would. 

Nostalgia (In The Style) - £9.99

This is just the funniest Christmas jumper! Definitely one you'll only get away with this year though. 

Binky (In The Style) - £9.99

I think this one is a little bit cheeky but I love it and I love Binky from MiC so of course I'm going to like her clothing. 

My first YouTube video! Eeeekkk

My first YouTube video! Eeeekkk

Today I uploaded my first YouTube video. I didn't want to put it on my blog straight away because I just wanted to see how it goes. Also I'm not entirely happy with it but it's a first video so I'm allowed right? 

Anyway check it out and let me know what you think! 

Get To Know Me Tag

Get To Know Me Tag

Who doesn't love a good tag! I was very kindly nominated by Hannah (hannahhawes.blogspot.co.uk) to do this tag, I definitely think you should take the time to go and check out her blog. I'm sure both me and her would appreciate it.
On with the tag!

1. Is your hair naturally straight or curly? 
Thankfully my hair has a natural wave so I'm quite lucky that I don't have to do anything to it for it to look ok. Although brushing it makes it super frizzy so I avoid that.

2. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon? 
Well I went to a salon and look how it turned out!!

Yep, I ended up with bright orange hair and the worse ombre ever! Definitely not £150 worth! I have since done it at home and made it look 100% better! And for a fraction of the price. 

My Life Recently | 07.12.15

My Life Recently | 07.12.15

So we're back with my week in pictures style post but I've given it a little tweak. 

1. Loving Tan. So I have seen loads of people talking about it so I just had to try it out! Blog post to follow. 

2. PIZZA! This was amazing. I eat pizza about 2 times a week, yep I'll turn into one soon. 

My First Kiss...

My First Kiss...

I cringe a lot at my first kiss and my second and third and forth... You get the idea. I think the main reason I cringe so bad is because of the guys I chose. Here's a quick tip for those yet to experience their first kiss, don't do it with the first guy that wants you or in front of all your friends! 

A lot of people don't believe how unlucky I am with men. Seriously, 100% of the guys I have seen in my short 20 years on earth have been idiots. But I would like to add I am not a slut, I wish I could attract enough guys!

Can we just talk about Missguided for a sec?

Can we just talk about Missguided for a sec?

So recently I was looking through Missguided, for those who don't know it's an online clothes store - definitely worth checking out. Whilst I was browsing I noticed quite a few things that didn't really add up with the models so I thought I would share. 

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Here's the first that caught my eye. She has legs to die for doesn't she!? Is that because she hasn't got knees? Can someone please explain to me why airbrushing out knees is now a thing? Perhaps it makes the legs look longer. I must remember to do that in future... Not! Also the shoe's look a little uncomfortable, I'm probably not going to buy those after looking at these pictures. 

10 things I want to start doing

10 things I want to start doing

For me the best way to achieve my goals is to post them online because then I hate having to say that I didn't do them. So here's a list of things I want to achieve at some point, maybe then I'll be the perfect woman and I'll be able to find a man. Haha, let's not get too carried away! 

1. Drinking 2 litres of water per day - I know this may be a little hard to start with so perhaps start with a litre. 
2. Exercise even a little bit - This is something I have become REALLY bad with, like I walk to and from my car and that's it. 
3. Try not to have a takeaway a least 3 times a week! 
4. Eating 3 meals a day - I always, forget to eat lunch or if I do it's usually about 4pm then I don't end up eating dinner. Yeah I'm pretty rubbish. 
5. Be more positive
6. Read more books
7. Spend less time doing nothing - by doing nothing I mean scrolling though Facebook/Twitter/Instagram
8. I want to be the sort of person I would want to hang around with - at the moment I have become really slack with everything and I am probably a rubbish friend. Yeah I want to work on that.
9. Save money - this will always be on my list I think! No matter what I do I just CANNOT do this!! Tips are very welcome! 
10. Blog regularly and stick at it! I'm so rubbish at sticking to blogging. I really want this place to work, besides I quite like it here. 

What would you like to start doing? What's stopping you from starting now? 

Am I a Belieber?!

Am I a Belieber?!

Can we just talk about Justin Bieber's new album?! Holy s**t it's amazing. Now I've never been a belieber or one of those people that despise Justin but now I think I'm in love. Not only has he grown into a hottie but his music has become something else! No more screaming Baby in a horrible squeaky voice. His music no longer sounds desperate and needy. Although I understand the lyrics are probably just as cringeworthy but then again, what chart music now a days aren't!?

I've been asked what's my favourite song on the album and I am proud to say I genuinely cannot decide - there are just too many! Love Yourself is a great one, plus it's motivating so that's a bonus (And Ed Sheeran was involved, my love). Mark My Words and I'll Show You are definitely amongst the best ones. Then again I love Purpose, Sorry and Get Used To It are great, oh and Life Is Worth Living! Can you see why I can't tell you how good it is? Does this mean I have to start calling myself a Belieber? I'm not sure if I'm ready for this kind of commitment just yet. 

It's also cute to hear that some of the songs from the album are about ex(Or is she?!) Selena Gomez. Now I feel like I fancy him a little bit more because he obviously does have a heart buried deep amongst his arrogance. 

Yeah, I have nothing else to say but go and listen to it!