Motivational Monday #28

So this weekend I’ve felt an overwhelming sense of loneliness. I have no idea why which makes me feel kind of worse. I am surrounded by amazing people, I also love my own company but this weekend I have felt horrendously lonely. It’s an awful feeling but I am determined to try and remain positive.

I am going to ‘hang in there’ as in this wonderful world you never know what’s around the corner and sometimes you need to have these emotional lows in order to fully appreciate the highs in life.

Hope you all have a fab week!

The Wanderlust Tag!

I spotted this tag over on Hannah’s blog ‘Suitcase and Sandals’ (awesome blog, go and see for yourselves!)  and having recently got back from Malta my wanderlust is worse than ever, so I figured it was the perfect tag for me to have ago at! So here we go….

Your most treasured passport stamp?

All of them! Am I allowed to say that, or is it a cop out?! I’ve been very lucky and my passport has quite a few stamps in now covering Egypt, USA, Tunisia, Canada, Australia, Thailand… all of the destinations have been special to me for various reasons. I am ridiculously sad that I have to renew mine next year! But I guess that means I am just going to have to try and fill it again!

Can you recite your passport # from memory if asked?

No I can’t! Can people actually do this one?!

Preferred method of travel; planes, trains or automobiles?

Planes! It usually means I’m headed somewhere exciting! I also get terrible coach sickness so that has to be my least favourite mode of transport!

Top 3 travel items?

Passport, Sunglasses and bikini

Hostel or hotel?

Hostels are a great place to meet new people who are also travelling, however as I’m getting older I do like a nice hotel! It’s nice not to have to share a bathroom.

Are you a repeat visitor or do you explore new places?

New places, definitely, I love to see and explore new places and want to see as much of the world as I can.

Do you read up on your destination (culture, history, safety) or do you wing it?

Hah I would love to say yes to this one but I am definitely a wing it kind of traveller! I tend to talk to people and get recommendations and tips that way. Sometimes it’s kind of nice to just turn up and explore, it often leads you off the beaten track and into more fun!

Favourite travel website?

I love http://www.bootsnall.com , although it doesn’t really help my already huge desire to travel!

Where would you recommend a friend to visit? Name the city and why.

If it’s a city I would say New York, it’s one of my favourite places to visit, it has such a fantastic atmosphere and the shopping is AMAZING!! For a beach resort I would say Koh Lanta in Thailand, it is honestly the most beautiful place I have ever been to and defines ‘tropical paradise’. You can check out my post on Koh Lanta here.

You’re leaving tomorrow, money is no option, where are you going?

Everywhere!!! I would purchase a round the world ticket and be a wandering soul for the rest of my life! Top of the list would be South America, Florida, Bali and New Zealand.

Do you suffer from wanderlust? Love to travel? If so, I now tag you to have a go at the wanderlust tag! Make sure you let me know if you do!

My Little Parisienne Box

 

You can tell it’s that time of month when all the Beauty Boxes are arriving! My last post was all about Septembers Birchbox and today’s posts is all about My Little Box. This is the first time I’ve received one of these and I have to admit that up until now I’ve been finding beauty boxes a little boring lately.

However that’s all changed upon receiving My Little Box, I was so excited when I saw all the treats inside and just check out the gorgeous illustrations, just beautiful and right up my street! As you’ve probably guessed already My Little Box is a monthly subscription, filled with a wonderful selection of beauty products, fashion accessories, personalised stationary and more.

Each month has a different theme, and this month they have chose Paris. I heart Paris so much, I’ve only been once when I was a lot younger but I remember its being such a romantic, magical city and that’s always stayed with me. I would love to return there one day.

So what did I receive.....

 

A gorgeous blank notebook that has a beautiful illustration on the front.

A laptop sleeve

Some super cute Parisienne stickers

A beautiful Eiffel tower illustration with an inspirational quote – I am going to frame this!

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer 30ml – I received a tester of this one and loved it but resisted buying the bigger version due to hefty price tag. I am beyond happy when I found this was in my box, a large version of such a fab primer – very happy!!

Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse – dry oil for your hair, face and skin. I have a growing obsession with oils and can’t wait to try this one out!

My Little Beauty Stylo Lumiere Pen – I can’t wait to apply this to my eye lids as a bit of a primer and as well as a general skin brightener.

J’ADORE My Little Parisienne Box and I can’t wait to see what comes next month! This is definitely my new favourite subscription!

What do you think of this box? What’s your favourite subscription box?

September's Birchbox

Back in May I caved in and re-subscribed to birchbox, I am so glad I did as every box I’ve received throughout the summer has been filled with great pieces. Saying that though I have decided to be a good girl and call time on my subscription, so this is the last one for a while! I am on a mission to save and I am not sure the current numerous subscriptions I have arriving on my doorstep constitutes being good with money!

Anyways, back to my box, I absolutely adore the theme of this box! This month they’ve decided to follow the theme of ‘Happy Days’. The perfect box to end summer with! It also comes with instructions with how to turn your box into a photo frame, CUTE or what?!

So here is what I received inside September’s Birchbox...

Agave Healing Oil Treatment – lightweight oil for your hair. If you’re a regular reader you’ll know that I heart hair oils and am on a mission to grow my hair and keep it in great condition.

Korres Citrus Shower gel – I am a bit of a fan of Korres products, they always smell so gorgeous so can’t wait to start using this in the shower!

Benefit It’s Potent Eye Cream – a product I’ve used before but am excited to see it here! Works wonders on dark circles!

Skin & Co Truffle Therapy Serum – I’ve heard of this one and have wanted to try it for a while, it’s supposed to enhance a healthy glow! Fingers crossed!

Model Co Lip Lacquer In ‘Morocco’ – I LOVE the shade of this lip product!

Urban Fruit Magnificent Mango – YUMMY!

Birchbox Happy Days Photo Clip – I am a photo hoarder! I love having photos of my friends and family around me so am a sucker for anything like this!

I adore the little lifestyle extras and hope Birchbox keep adding these to their future boxes, I can’t wait to try all these out! Do you subscribe to any beauty boxes?

Motivational Monday #27

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THIS!! I need to remind myself of this daily. I am terrible guilty of being irritable and grouchy lately. There’s been a few stressful things going on and it’s hard to remain positive. I really do believe that the more you’re positive the more positive things tend to happen. Life is pretty awesome and I need to focus on that instead of getting fed up of the little things.

So I challenge each and every one of you to look for the good in each situation! Let’s be positive and have a happy week!

Holding onto Summer

Ipanema Tropical Womens Flip Flops // £14

 

Today’s been the first day for me where it has started to feel a little bit like autumn. This makes me feel so miserable! I know we have been incredible lucky with all the beautiful weather we’ve had this summer and I for one have tried to make the most of it!

I don’t know what’s making me feel all autumnal today, vie woken up with a slight cold and have just had a massive roast dinner and there is a slight chill in the air. It’s the kind of weather where you want to get comfy on the sofa with your duvet, a cup of tea and a good movie! Don’t get me wrong its nice not to feel guilty doing this like you would when the suns shining outside! This also pretty much sums up what I’m doing right now!

However I am not ready to give up on summer just yet! I am definitely happier in the summer, I tend to suffer terrible with the winter blues and I hate it! Therefore I am here to declare that I am going to hold onto summer for as long as possible. Today vie been in shorts and flip flops, I am going to be that nutter who wears these staples for as long as possible.

I love the flip lops I’m wearing in the above photo, they are from Ipanema who make the most unbelievable comfortable flip flops and these ones are their tropical women’s flip flop in Turquoise/Lime.  They will definitely brighten things up as we turn into the colder months!

I love summer so much, people are more social, everyone wants to be outside doing fun activities and people are generally in such better moods! For now I am going to make the most of being outside as much as I possible can before the weather gets any colder!

How do you feel about the changing seasons? Are you dreading it as much as I am?

 

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Bloggers Book!

 

After watching one of my favourite films ‘The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants’ and feeling a bit ‘meh’ after pairing up everyone for the latest round of The Bloggers Snail Mail. There was an even number of sign ups so I’ve had to sit this round out, boo! It’s left me feeling a little deflated as I LOVE meeting new bloggers and sending fun things in the post. So I have come up with a fun new game to play!!

Whether this works or not depends on you lovely lot!

So here’s my idea...

 

I have a book that I would love to be sent from blogger to blogger. Each blogger fills in a page of the book with who they are, where they are from, where they blog and a bit about themselves. I would also like the blogger to add their favourite inspirational quote, I love to spread a little positivity!

When you have completed your page you then need to find another blogger who is up for joining in and send the book to them via post! I would love to see this book travel the world, so try and send it to someone who lives quite far away from you!

Once you have completed your page and sent it off to the next blogger, write about it in a blog post! That way we can all see where the book has travelled to, just add your link to the link up below!

Here are my pages...

 

I think this could be really fun so If you would like to be the first blogger I send this to then please get in touch!

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