I'm going on holiday!! doctors cave beach | heat | holiday | imagination | jamaica | make believe | makebelieve | montego bay | summer | sun | sunshine | tan | vacation

Actually, I'm not. But I wish I was. 

So much so that I'm using a touch of make believe and I am going to create one at from home.

When I think of holidays, I think of the first time I ever went on an aeroplane. My mum took us to Jamaica and it was incredible. Luckily, we made friends with a Jamaican family and ended up going another 3 times in the few years to come. 

Now, I haven't been there for over ten years and I'm absolutely craving some of the Caribbean culture.

Tomorrow I'm going to start my day by having a nice lie, because who gets up super early whilst they're away?

My plan is to then go swimming with Sarah and her lit'lun and whilst they're splashing away, I'm going to sneak off into the sauna to get my Jamaican heat fix. Let's face it, the soggy Leeds weather just isn't cutting it.

I'm going to sit there imagining the the sound of the ocean waves crashing onto the gorgeous white sand beach.  

When I get home I'm going to whack on a bit of Bob Marley, imagine I'm perusing through one of the many colourful Jamaican markets and get my tanning on. I can picture it now, the hustle and bustle, the locals shouting your way trying to grab your attention, the sound of laughter, all mixed with that typical reggae beat.

I tried out Make Believe tan last week and it'll be the perfect product to fake that Jamaican glow. Now I'm talking the one week in the sun is enough kind of glow, not the looking like a lobster 2 week kind. 

Been there, done that, couldn't wear the t-shirt. It was far too painful! 

I think I'll finish my day by relaxing on my bed, writing blog posts. 

As a child, my mum used to make us write holiday diaries. At the time I hated having to sit down every evening with my pen and notepad, but now I absolutely love looking back through them and reading about the things we got up to. 

I guess you could say that's where my love of writing came from, in fact I've never thought of it like that, but it probably is. It's probably the reason I love writing this blog.

I'm hoping my little make believe holiday will help me relax a little bit. I've had a tough week with my anxiety playing up and I really think it'll help. We can't afford to fly somewhere stunning this year and sometimes you just have to use a bit of imagination.

Have you guys ever faked a holiday? Believe me, I actually know someone else who's done it too.

My Week In Photos #025 catch up | closing ceremony | diary | friday fitday | instagram | my week | my week in photos | olymipcs | rainbow | sunday | sunshine | walking

Happy Sunday, my loves!

Sorry I've been a little MIA for the past couple of days. We finally got some sunshine and I felt the need to take a little time out and make the most of it. 

A quick Friday Fitday update, just because I missed it. I only managed to walk seven miles this week due to the fact that my trainers have created rather large holes in the back of my heels. But, my last walk wasn't far off 5 miles, which as you all know, is my daily walk goal so I'm chuffed with that.

The last few days I've spent a lot of time with my girls, lying in the sun, going to the park and lying in the sun. Yep, told you I hadn't really done much this week. Haha. 

The photo of the rainbow above is actually something I saw as I was laying on the grass, the rainbow was right across the sky, in the sky, not like you would normally them. I can only guess that it was raining way up there in the clouds. It was possibly the most beautiful thing I've seen in a while. 

I hope you all have had a great week, how many of you will be tuning in to watch the Spice Girls perform in the closing ceremony of the Olympics tonight?

Monday Make-up #024 monday | monday make-up | next beauty | sunshine | update

Hi Lovelies!

I feel like I haven't done one of these in so, so long!!! 

Todays look is a look I have just created in a tutorial, hopefully I can share it with you soon!

What do you guys think of the purple hair? I'm still a little unsure, and this isn't going to last very long so I need to figure out whether to do it permanently or not! :/

Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine!! 

My Mini Holiday At Home aeroplane | colour | cut | hair | healthy eating | highlights | holiday | home | park | river | summer | sunset | sunshine | swan | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Hi Lovelies!

You've probably all heard me having a little moan on twitter about being desperate for a holiday. Well, for the past three days, I've been on one, at home!

One of my best buddies came to visit and we indulged in doing lots of nothing, sitting in the sun in various park by various rivers, and eating lots of good food. 

It's just what I needed!! I know I didn't get that great feeling of being away from home, but I most certainly felt a lot more relaxed compared to normal. It was actually really nice not to have to think about blog posts for a couple of days, (not that I didn't miss it,) but just having some girly time was much needed.

Luckily, Leanne's a hairdresser and she kindly chopped my hair and got rid of my hideous rootage too, so after my lovely holiday at home I'm back to dedicating my time to you lovely people and I'm feeling great!

Today I'm revamping the layout and tidying some things up, but you can expect some good posts in the near future, I may also have some news soon, just keep all of your fingers crossed for me! 

My Week In Photos #013 + #014 cat | glossybox | instagram | my week | my week in photos | pink hair | snake | summer | sun | sunshine | week13 | week14 | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

So little did I know that I had actually forgotten to do this last week, hence the rather large post today! 

I may have taken tons of photos in the past two weeks, but I can't really say that I have done an awful lot. This week I have been spending a lot of time in the sun, wearing no make-up and getting bitten by bugs. I think I must have super tasty blood! 

I've also spent a lot of time with friends this week, which has been great. I've got one of my best friends coming to visit today so I've been running round the house like a mad person trying to clean. 

So, with that being said, I am going to go back to my cleaning, get my washing done and I may even go and sit in the sun some more! 

Keep you eyes peeled on my Youtube channel, I'm going to try and persuade Leanne to film a tutorial with me. that should be fun. :) 

Heaven on Earth! birthday box | cat | glossybox | heat | heatwave | may | summer | summer 2012 | sun | sunshine | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Summer is here!!!

I'm not completely sure how long it will stick around, but I've certainly been making the most of it. As a result of this I have lacked on the old blog posts this week. I can't really say I'm sorry though.

It's strange how much the weather can affect a persons mood, I've been so chirpy the past couple of days and it's been so nice to get my ghostly white legs out a little. The cats on the other hand have been suffering. 

Today, I am dedicating my day to WhenFlowersFall and making my house all tidy. The gnats in the beer garden had a feast on the the other night so I really need to stay out of the sun. Soooo itchy! 

I am currently waiting on my May Glossybox, but if there is anything else you guys would like to see in the future feel free to leave a comment down below. :)

Hope you are all enjoying this weather as much as me!!

Monday Make-up #019 beauty | cold | goth | ill | monday | monday make-up | sick | sunshine | vamp | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Bunged up and feeling pretty rotten

Happy Monday Lovelies!

I'm not going to drag this one out because the title pretty much sums it up. 

I'm currently working on my updated favourites video, so you can expect to see that a little later today. 

Hope you all have a bit of this sunshine that's gracing Otley with its presence today!