New Year's Resolutions Update!

Hello everyone, 

As part of my New Years Resolutions I wanted to drink more water and no fizzy drinks; say YES to more things; stick to a fitness regime and to blog every week. So far I've only failed at one of these things which was blogging. 

I initially wanted to blog every weekend and I've failed as I've missed the past 3 weekends. This was partially as I've had no blog inspiration at all and had no ideas on what to do. I can assure you that i will get back on the 'blogging wagon' and hopefully (fingers crossed) blog every week- either Saturday or a Sunday. Now before you start thinking about why  i haven't done a blog post in 3 weeks, I've been in the process of moving house and boxing all my things up which meant that my laptop was temporarily packed away for a week or two. The week before that i just didn't have any blog ideas and i didn't want to put something up that was rushed and was not enjoyable for you to read. I am now back and i have made notes of blogs for the upcoming weeks and the blogs that i want to do after that. The weeks will be a different type of blog post so that way I'm not doing the same thing every week.

If you have any ideas of what what you would like to see my blog about, please feel free to comment your ideas below!

By saying YES to things, it has been challenging and it has to be by far the hardest resolution. One of the biggest and best things has been that i may be going back to Florida (Disneyland this time). You may think that this cannot have been a hard thing to say YES to, but the last time i was there, i had around 6 panic attacks. Granted- i had an amazing time, but i really want to not worry about my anxiety or what people think of me this time around. Another thing i have thought about saying YES to is doing the Duke Of Edinburgh. This is a opportunity i don't really want to miss out on. As i am in Year 10 we get the chance to do the Bronze award. This includes a expedition; voluntary work; skills and fitness. This again seems like an easy thing to say YES to but for me being away in somewhere i don't know makes me want to be physically sick. Not having control of what will happen, and where we go and where we stay - honestly scares me a little! However i am going to try and tackle this ongoing battle between myself as my friends are doing it and i think it will be a good learning curve and i think that it will be better as i know the people that i will be going with. 

I am quite proud of myself for sticking to this! Ive not had any fizzy drinks since the 1st January!! This may not seem like something i should be proud of as i know many people just drink water. But for me, normally, i would just go straight for Fanta, or Sprite and that would be it! To be perfectly honest, i quite like drinking water. Its helped my skin to not get dry as often and just makes me feel a whole lot better within myself. Even going out for meals I've just had water!

The fitness side has been a struggle given the weather. Here where i live in the UK the weather has not been treating us 'Brits' very well. Theres been snow, ice, wind, rain and the few occasional days of sunshine but that didn't last very long. The nearest gym to me is about 5 minutes away but you have to be 16 to sign up (which I'm not). This meant that i couldn't go there when i want. Ive been trying to stick to a regime which i could do at home. I try to do that 3-4 times a week so that i don't slack and fall behind. Something which i think that helps stick to it is downloading fitness apps. These are great as they give you the option of easy or hard workouts and you can do them in 7-15 minutes which are great. When the weather gets better i will be going out for runs/walks more often and when i move, my friend suggested that we should go out for runs as at the bottom of the street there is a walking path which would be great use. 

Those are just the updates of my New Years Resolutions. Sorry that i haven't posted in a while but i will be blogging more often now! 

please let me know in the comments below how you are sticking to your resolutions if you made any! 

Goodbye x 

15 Random Questions

Hello,

So as i am trying to upload more consistently so therefore I'm going to be putting up a new blog ever Saturday! Every week will be something different so therefore you will get a range of everything on this blog

So i got tagged by Shania (http://bubblybabyelephants.blogspot.co.uk) to do the 15 Random Questions  Tag so this is it...

1) What's a nickname only your family calls you?

I don't think i have a nickname that only my family call me apart from Dan or something like that which is just shortening my name. I generally just get called whatever i am at the time.

2) What's a weird habit of yours?

This isn't something that i would class as weird but my friends do. Whenever I'm eating a burger, restaurant or not, i take the burger apart and eat it with a knife and fork. I will eat the bun first then the middle of it after. I personally don't think that its weird but i guess to someone else it may be. 

3) Do you have any weird phobias?

Not really, I would have said that i was afraid of heights but i think i got past that one when i went in a helicopter. I hate sick! This may seem weird but i hate the thought of being sick and someone being sick. I also hate the sight of someone being sick and the sound of someone being sick.

4) What's a song that you secretly love to blast when you're home alone?

When I'm alone probably any Disney song. I usually put it on full blast! Also any 90's music like the Spice Girls and The Backstreet Boys and I quite like C'est La Vie by B*Witched.

5) What's your biggest pet peeve?

I have two. The first one is when you can hear someone chewing their food really loudly with their mouths open. Like really? Do you need to let everybody around you know that you are eating! Another one is when a shopping centre is busy or even a quiet one everybody will be walking at a normal walking speed and then you get someone who just stops! They either stop to look at something in a window and there is no way that you can get past! or they just slow walk.

6) What's one of your nervous habits?

One of my nervous habits is either picking the skin around my nails or snapping my nails. When i have false nails on i cant do that so i just end up fiddling with something - usually my fingers or my hair.

7) What side of the bed do you sleep on?

I have a double bed so i just generally sleep in the middle but my bed is next to the radiator so when it gets too warm i find my self towards the left hand side of the bed.

8) What was your first stuffed animal and it's name?

I can't actually remember what my first one was. The only one that i can remember was when i was younger i got a Build-A-Bear and i called it Anna. That stuffed bear was the only one i can remember. 

9) What do you order at Starbucks?

In the summer i order either a orange or cool lime refresher or a strawberries and cream Frappuccino . And in the winter just a hot chocolate or my personal favourite, salted caramel hot chocolate.

10) What's the beauty rule you preach but don't actually practice?

Im always told and i always tell people, put on foundation before concealer. But i never do that myself as i think that if you put concealer on then you use less foundation!

11) Which way do you face in the shower?

In our house we don't currently have a shower as there is no space for it. But when i go on holidays or somewhere there is a shower i generally face away unless I'm washing my face then i will face towards it.

12) Do you have any weird body skills?

Nope.

13) What's a phrase you always say?

I don't think i have a phrase that i always say apart from 'Aloha' when greeting someone. I do generally quote YouTubers or one direction when I'm with my friends. 

14) Time to sleep! What do you wear?

Either pyjama bottoms and a short sleeve top or an oversized t-shirt with shorts as my room during the night gets like a sauna so i don't want to be too warm.

15) Who do you want to do this tag next?

Anybody that wants to do it! 

thank you for taking the time to read this! 

Goodbye x 

New Year, New Changes

Hello,

Happy New Year!! I'm excited for 2015 as i felt like towards the end of 2014 i grew more as a person and realised that not everybody who was nice to your face was actually your true friend. I mentioned in my life changes blog that towards the end of the year i changed friend groups- this was one big thing and i hope to remain with the same friend group throughout 2015. Quite frankly 2014 was a bit of a rubbish year apart from certain occasions such as going to florida and things like that. 

Every year i make stupid resolutions that i end up breaking within the first week of the year. This year I'm only going to set myself 3 (reasonable to achieve) new years resolutions. 

The first resolution I'm going to set it to be more active. this year is the year that i really want to tackle my insecurities within myself. I recently got told that we may be going to florida again later this year. Hearing that has made me realise that i really want to lose weight- not to look better in summer clothes, but to also improve my health and make me feel better. This may be a struggle as i don't have a lot of motivation at the best of times. If I've had a rubbish day or if I'm not feeling my best i will put doing exercise to the back of my mind. This is the thing that i will try to change during 2015. a lot of people tell me that doing exercise when they've had a bad day makes them feel better. i really want to stick to this resolution as i think it will make me feel better within myself and will make me look at myself in a more positive way. 

The next resolution is to drink water and no sugary/fizzy drinks. Im a massive culprit of just drinking  sprite, Fanta and all them. By not drinking them it will also help me in my other resolution of losing weight. Im aiming to drink at least 1litre every week day and trying to drink 2litres on a weekend. The only time that I'm allowing myself to have a sugary drink is when I'm out having a meal with family/friends. 

The next one is to stick to blogging. When i started i was consistent and then i stopped for about 8 months which i regretted as I've recently discovered that i love blogging! so what I'm planning on  doing is uploading a blog every saturday which enables me to think of a blog and then prepare it during the week! The only exception to the ‘schedule’ is when i have exams that i need to study for or when I'm on holiday in another country and i don't take my laptop on planes and therefore i wont be able to blog. 

Something that is not a resolution but is something that i want to try and do in 2015 is control my anxiety and panic attacks. Throughout 2014 i had my fair share of panic attacks and even went 5 days with 1-2 a day. This year I'm going to try and think more positively and not over think situations and hopefully it will decrease my anxiety. Along with that, I'm going to find solutions and things that i can do to distract me from certain situations in which i get anxious in. The biggest thing i want to try and do is just say yes! this year. 

Those are my new years resolutions for 2015. Im determined to stick to them as i want to feel more happy with myself and get myself organised and under control.

What are your new years resolutions for 2015? I’d love to know in the comments 

Goodbye x