tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85273960800056077952024-03-13T01:02:56.174-07:00Hiya, Kayleighstill learningHiya Kayleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775149990007941665noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-37149807193881473022018-06-21T13:21:00.000-07:002021-05-08T06:10:38.230-07:00Comparison<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's really fucking hard to find the time to write stuff when you work full time. Like, seriously. How do people do it?! To be fair, the only time that I actually sit down and write is when I feel like I have something to say. Today I have something to say, but I think it's more for myself than anything else...</span><br />
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Recently I've been feeling pretty shit about living at home. When I finished uni I moved back home and I've been there ever since. That was nearly 2 years ago. It seems like everyone I know has moved out, is renting somewhere with their boyfriend or has bought a house/flat. It feels like living at home = failure, and it's pretty shit.<br />
It got me thinking about comparison and how often we compare ourselves to others. I'm constantly comparing myself to other people my age, whether its with regards to jobs, qualifications, money or some other should-be-insignificant thing. Women are always comparing themselves to each other. We'd be lying if we said that we didn't go on Instagram pretty much daily and compare ourselves to people that look like they're leading the perfect life. I've seen an OBSCENE amount of tweets in the past week from girls comparing themselves to the ladies on Love Island. But the thing is, if we continue to compare ourselves to others, we'll never be happy. It will never be enough. It'll always be, "if I buy this I'll feel better"or "if I lose this many pounds I'll be happier". But it never works because it's never enough. There will always be someone with more and there will always be someone with less. I need to be happy with what I have and what I have achieved, and have confidence in myself that I will reach my goals whether it's tomorrow or a year from now. We all do.<br />
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I'm not really sure where I'm going or what I'm trying to say - I think I just needed to get my feelings out. I wish there was a way to be like "fuck comparisons" but I honestly don't think it's possible in today's society where adverts invade every aspect of life. Anyway, here's a nice quote I seen earlier today that I've put as my lock screen to remind me that things will happen at MY pace and that's OK.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of my New Years Resolutions this year was to be more active in my activism (lol). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The very meaning of the word <b>ACTIVISM</b> is "<i>t</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i>he policy or <u>action</u> of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change" </i>(thank you Google) and </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">obviously this is something that I am VERY passionate about, but up until this year my activism has actually been pretty passive. Yeah, I talk the talk on social media and I sign online petitions until the cows come home but I never get out and actually DO anything. This year my passion for activism has reached an all time high and it's like a fire has been lit inside me so I've been doing all that I can to attend events/protests, engage people and have discussions about issues that are important to me. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">The most recent of said events mentioned previously was the Women Making History festival at Amnesty International this past Sunday (20th May). It was full of fierce, formidable women sharing stories, advice and love - and it was my favourite day of 2018 so far. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I went along to the Amnesty headquarters in Shoreditch with two of my favourite women - my older cousin Iona and my younger sister Isla. These are two women that inspire my immensely, slaying every single thing they do. We grabbed a quick coffee and made it in time for the first panel at 11:30 am. Honestly, the whole day was an absolute emotional rollercoaster for me. I'm not afraid to admit, I'm a cryer. I cry all the time at the smallest thing. I once cried because I saw the advert for the 2011 family film 'Dolphin Tale'. It was literally just the trailer, the 1 minute 30 second long trailer. On this day though, I cried because I was hopeful and happy that there are fiery, bold and powerful women who are passionate </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">about making a serious change in the world. My ultimate goal is to be one of these women. One of the women from that day that made a considerable impact on me was Julie Begum, an activist based in Tower Hamlets in London that set up a group called "Women Unite Against Racism", consisting of local women who wanted to take a stand united against the BNP and racism in general. She recognised that getting involved in activism was considerably difficult for women due to childcare issues etc so she essentially made local activism accessible for women, ensuring that meetings were run at an appropriate time, creche facilities were available AND those attending had transport </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">home to ensure they got there safely. Can we just take a minute to appreciate that dedication. What a fierce woman. It's women like that, that will (and already have) change the world. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Sunday is my absolute favourite day. For some reason I just feel so calm on Sundays. If your life is a little bit hectic, I would definitely recommend using Sunday to take some time for yourself, chill and prepare for the week ahead. </span><br />
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<b>1. Have a lie in</b><br />
Sunday is the only day of the week that I get to turn my alarm off and have a lie in. Being able to wake up when your body naturally wakes up is SO refreshing. I usually get up at between 10 and 10:30 am on a Sunday and it's sheer BLISS.<br />
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<b>2. Brunch</b><br />
Whether it's going out for brunch or making brunch at home, I just love brunch. I don't even care how cliche it is- breakfast food is my favourite food in the world.<br />
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<b>3. Put on a good playlist</b><br />
Chill music is PERFECT for setting the Sunday mood. I am obsessed with all of the 'easy' playlists on Spotify but especially 'easy 70s' and 'easy 90s' - hearing the songs in these playlists send me right back to my childhood and make me feel so nostalgic and warm.<br />
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<b>4. A good old face mask</b><br />
My skin is so temperamental especially in the heat. I have bad pores and generally greasy skin which I exfoliate every day but daily exfoliating also dries out certain areas. Weekly face masks are not only relaxing, they also make my skin perfectly smooth and refreshed.<br />
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<b>5. Sunday roast</b><br />
What is a Sunday without a Sunday roast?! Last weekend I had a little afternoon nap and was woken up by my mum telling me that dinner was ready - what an absolute dream!<br />
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<b>6. Trash TV/Disney Films</b><br />
Perfect Sunday watching. An old school Disney film or some episodes of The Bachelorette are perfect.<br />
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<b>7. Writing a blog post</b><br />
There is something therapeutic about writing (especially writing lists which is why a lot of my blog posts are lists), unfortunately Sunday is the only day that I have enough time - and headspace - to sit and write. I love building up ideas through the week and finally getting to type them out on Sundays.<br />
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<b>8. A shower and an early night</b><br />
My favourite part of self-care - SLEEP. There's something special about having a shower right before getting in to bed. A nice wash, fresh pyjamas and a good sleep - the perfect end to my favourite day.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Comment your Sunday routine below!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-68857893279933923312018-05-06T12:31:00.001-07:002021-05-08T06:10:39.104-07:00My Favourite Podcasts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Is it just me or does anyone else find it really difficult to concentrate in silence? When I'm at work I find it near enough impossible to concentrate for longer than 15 minutes at a time when it's too quiet. Over the past year, podcasts have been my saviour and now I can't imagine what I ever did without them! Here are some of my favourite that I've discovered over the time...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1) <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-guilty-feminist/id1068940771?mt=2">The Guilty Feminist</a></span><br />
This is the reason I got into podcasts in the first place. I think it was mentioned in a debrief article a while back and sparked my interest. Honestly, it's everything I'd want in a podcast and more. For a girl who's life is pretty much summed up by the Guilty Feminist's slogan, "I'm a feminist, but..." - it's me to a T. Strong women talking about feminism, comedy, serious issues and lighthearted fun, what more could you ask for?! I've discovered so many AMAZING female comedians and I've learnt SO much important information since I've started listening to it. It's really helped me understand the importance of feminism, while also making me feel a little bit better about not being the perfect feminist!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2) <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/happy-place/id1353058891?mt=2">Happy Place</a></span><br />
This podcast is kind of like <span style="font-family: inherit;">a follow up to Fearne Cotton's book '</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Happy</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">: Finding joy in every day and letting go of perfect' and it definitely makes me happy. It's great to hear celebrities talk about their own struggles with mental health because it's so important to continue raising awareness. It covers some really serious issues but is somehow still light and easy to listen to? I particularly recommend listening to the episode with author Matt Haig as he discusses his struggles with major depression and how he learned to cope.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">3) <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/table-manners-with-jessie-ware/id1305228910?mt=2">Table Manners with Jessie Ware</a></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've been a fan of Jessie Ware's music for years so when I noticed that she had her own podcast I was intrigued. I'm going through a huge cooking phase at the moment and I'm loving trying new recipes and spending a lot of time perusing cookbooks and websites looking for new things to make, and I actually came across this podcast while I was looking for ones about cooking. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jessie teams up with her mother Lennie and they basically invite people round for dinner and have a nice chat. It feels so chilled out and balances talk about food and other interesting aspects of the celebrity guest's lives perfectly. I think that's why it works so well, because it is literally just them having dinner and a chat with celebrities that they know. It doesn't feel like a scripted, robotic interview - it just feels like a natter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">4) <a href="https://soundcloud.com/kcrwstrangers">Strangers</a></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This one is slightly different to the rest of the podcasts that I listen to because it is a LOT more serious. Each episode tells the real life story of a different 'stranger'. It follows the trials and tribulations that real people have overcome in their life, giving them a platform to tell their own stories in their own words. I can't tell you how many times I have listened to this podcast at my desk and cried. It's so emotional but so addictive. It truly encompasses the resilience and </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">tenacity of the human spirit and it's so beautiful and touching to hear the raw emotion in the voices of the 'strangers' as they tell their stories. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5) <a href="https://www.acast.com/mydadwroteaporno">My Dad Wrote A Porno</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sheer comedy. It is absolute genius, you couldn't write it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jamie Morton, Alice Levine and James Cooper read out extracts from Jamie's Dad's erotic novel. Seriously, that's it. Need I say more?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">If you have any podcast recommendations, comment them below as I love listening to new things and am always on the lookout for something new!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-88197962106879574962017-08-02T04:07:00.002-07:002021-05-08T06:10:39.364-07:00My tips for new graduates!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember when you were little and you used to say "I can't wait til I'm grown up" and now all of a sudden you're grown up and you've graduated from university and life is strange. Yeah, same. I honestly cannot believe I've been graduated for an entire year! It seems like only yesterday that I was moving in to halls. My advice to anyone starting uni this year: just enjoy every minute of it, because it was the fastest 3 years of my life!</span><br />
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Although it seems like the year has absolutely flown by, when I think about it, a lot of stuff has happened. Stuff that I'm actually proud of. I left uni with next to no experience in what I actually wanted to do, an irrelevant degree and not much going for me to be honest. The first few months (few meaning, like, six) I was waking up most days to a rejection email and it was TOUGH. You kinda start to feel like you're never gonna get a job. I think that's something that university doesn't really prepare you for - how tough it is on the outside world. I don't know about anyone else (maybe I was just ridiculously deluded) but I left university thinking that my degree would give me a bit of an edge, and maybe it did, but not enough to land me the job I wanted. Anyway, I spent the next 7ish months working internships for next to no money and struggling financially but I honestly am so grateful that I had that time to actually LEARN. I learnt so much about the job that I wanted to do, about myself as a person and about the big wide world of work. [<a href="https://medium.com/@UniNorthants/the-intern-diaries-dafd0ba87d92">You can read about my intern experience here</a>].<br />
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Fast forward to right now, I have a full-time (fully paid - hurrah) job doing what I want to do. It's not EXACTLY what I want to do but at the end of the day, I'm only 22 years old so I have plenty of time for my career to grow. AND as of 2 days ago, after four years of financial struggle, I got out of my student overdraft.<br />
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Obviously, experience is everything. If you have little experience on your CV, apply for internships. It is annoying to be struggling financially, but it's only temporary and it will pay off in the end.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2) Don't give up</span></b><br />
I was told this constantly when the rejections were getting me down (<a href="http://hiyakayleigh.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/a-life-update.html">see here</a>) and tbh, it got pretty annoying. I was all "EASY FOR YOU TO SAY WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR DREAM JOB SHUT UP" but, like, seriously don't give up. As cliche as it sounds, if you work hard things will work out.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3) Every tiny bit of experience counts</span></b><br />
EVERYTHING. If you want to go in to social media (like me) try to build a decent following on your own channels and put them at the bottom of your CV.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">4) Be realistic</span></b><br />
Speaking from experience, if you're just out of uni with next to no experience and an irrelevant degree - chances are you're not going to get a job at the BBC.<br />
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I know a lot of this stuff is pretty obvious but I can't express enough that I've been there. There were times when I felt like utter shit but it worked out in the end just like it will for you. And I'm not there yet, my ultimate goal is to move to a city and work in a big, fast-paced company but I know that I have time for that.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Feel free to comment your graduate stories below, I'd love to read them!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-18960604860352116162017-07-02T09:42:00.000-07:002021-05-08T06:10:39.624-07:00City break on a budget!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I honestly can't remember the last time I wasn't skint. I've spent my entire life being absolutely shite with money - I can't save a penny to save my life. So when I booked to go to Edinburgh I stupidly didn't save and ended up going with less money than I would've hoped. HOWEVER, my senseless spending and inability to control my debit card use gave me a fab idea for a blog post - city break on a budget, because (believe it or not) it IS possible to have a cheap city break! Here are my top 3 tips...<br />
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1) Book an Air BnB over a hotel.<br />
Not only can you book an entire flat rather than having a tiny, postage stamp room but its more often than not CHEAPER. I definitely recommend reading the reviews and checking out the location on apartments/houses on air bnb because you could save LOADS on travel and accommodation.<br />
We managed to nab ourselves the most gorgeous apartment in Stockbridge, just a short walk to the town centre, the castle, museums and the botanical gardens. We didn't have to get taxis anywhere other than to & from the airport.<br />
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2) Avoid eating out if possible<br />
Obviously it's great to eat out when you're on holiday - that goes without saying, but if you're on a budget it's probably best to avoid it where possible. As we had an apartment, that meant we could use the kitchen provisions at our leisure so we cooked our breakfast and our dinner one night in the apartment, probably saving at least £30! We also treated ourselves to a takeaway one evening rather than going to a restaurant which also saved a few pennies. It definitely didn't feel like we were missing out because we ordered the yummiest sushi and ate it while we drank prosecco, did a facemask and watched love island!<br />
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In cities there is always LOADS of free things to do. In Edinburgh there's the castle, museums, the botanical gardens. We spent most of our time just wandering around looking at the beautiful buildings which I was more than happy to do as it's one of my favourite things. We also had a browse around the botanical gardens and, honestly, I've never felt so serene in my life!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I don't think there's a single person in the world that fully knows what they're doing. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You assume when you're younger that by the time you reach your twenties you'll have a full blown career, a house and you'll basically be a fully fledged adult - but let's be honest 9 times out of 10 that's not the case. Realistically you'll probably spend your twenties (early twenties at least) starting a career and being torn between wanting to grow up faster and not wanting to grow up at all. Half the time I'm excited about the prospect of the future but a lot of the times I feel overly nostalgic about the past. I'm currently trying to navigate this in-between place that comes with being in your early twenties and it's been tough tbh, but there is nothing more rewarding than getting that occasional feeling that you're doing something right. As I write this I have the house to myself, I'm sitting on the sofa with my washing on, my (healthy!!) dinner cooking having just finished a day of work and I have this happy feel like I've got my shit together. Admittedly, this feeling never stays long but when it comes I love it! I love feeling like I've got my shit together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here are a few things that make me feel like an adult even though it makes no sense:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">- Making my lunch for work every day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">- Listening to podcasts/audio books</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">- Eating healthy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">- Writing lists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">- Drinking wine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">- Drinking coffee </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">- Going out for lunch or dinner rather than getting pissed</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I wrote a blog post not too long ago about how I was finding it hard to get a job in the field that I wanted and how I was getting downhearted about the entire thing, fast forward to now (5 months later) and I have a job that I love doing exactly what I want to do. It feels cliche AF to say, but a lot of the time everything actually does turn out alright in the end, you just kinda have to have faith that it will. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So now, almost half a year after my previous, pretty bleak life update, I guess all I have to say is that things are looking up! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of the main things that I've been enjoying doing recently is watching new TV shows that I normally wouldn't think to watch. I'm so picky when it comes to TV and film because I'm the type of person that knows what she likes and usually just sticks to that but I've been trying to expand my horizons, so to speak...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Admittedly, this is the type of show that I love. PLL style, teen-based drama that isn't overly scary or OTT, the only downside is that episodes come out weekly and I'm so impatient I hate waiting for them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is what I mean by expanding my horizons. Don't get me wrong, I love a TV show based around crime AND I love American Horror Story so it's not completely out of the blue for me to be interested in a show like this. With that said, I do seem to always go back to my sit-com favourites that are easy watching and don't require much concentration, but one day I was really in the mood to put down my phone and become engrossed in a genuinely interesting show - and this fit the bill perfectly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The much anticipated new season of Love came to Netflix on 10th March and I've already seen it all. I just love it so much (get it). It's funny, dramatic, relatable and quirky - all of my favourite ingredients for a decent TV show. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm pretty sure they have featured in a favourites post of mine before and they feature in pretty much every playlist I've ever made, but they have been one of my favourite bands since I discovered them in 2014. The reason that I'm mentioning them now is because I literally went to see them last night in Leicester and they were just perfect - as always. I'd definitely recommend checking them out if you're in to bands like Twin Atlantic or Prides.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For some reason I've been listening to TBS constantly this month. They're a band that I associate with my young teenage years so maybe I've been feeling nostalgic ha ha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another all-time favourite but my sister & I just got lyrics from our favourite The 1975 song tattooed so I kinda had to include them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love Aziz. Like I actually love him. I love him in everything he's ever been in, ever wrote, ever done. This book basically talks about romance in the modern day compared to in the past (duh, the title says it all). It talks about the research that they carried out which is actually really interesting from a Psychological/Sociological point of view but Aziz's humour kind of breaks up all the stats and reporting to make it light-hearted and fun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A few weeks ago my beloved Soap & Glory Supercat eyeliner ran out so I was in the look-out for a new liquid eyeliner that was very cheap because I've got limited funds rn. This was buy one get one free in Superdrug and I needed a new mascara too (I use the Maybelline push up drama one, it is literally my baby and I love it so much) so I thought that I would give it a go! It was well worth the small price tag (I think it's £4.99 when you buy it on it's own but I got it for free because I got the mascara, obvs), the brush is so small that you can get a really precise line right on the waterline and it makes it so easy to do cat eye flicks - it's fab!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Choose Love - Katherine Hamnett for Help Refugees</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You may have seen this tshirts knocking about on social media, I know that they've been advertised a lot by celebrities. I love it! I love the sentiment, I love the meaning, I love the design and I love that it shows everyone that I support Refugees #TakeThatHaters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So this post is kinda longer than I thought it would be, but I guess that's what happens when I don't do a favourites post in a long time! I hope you enjoyed it, let me know what you've been loving so far this month :-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; text-align: center;">Anyone that knows me knows that I am probably the most soul-less, cold person ever when it comes to love, relationships and marriage BUT this weekend was enough to forge a tear (or two) from my stoney eyes. On Saturday 4th March my cousin got married to the man that she has been best friends with since they were 12 years old and it was the most adorable ceremony EVER. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everything about the day was magical from the backdrop of rolling hills and green fields, to the vintage-esque theme featuring a floral, naked cake and vintage-style photo booth and even the Disney themed table centrepieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sorry that this post is kind of just a collection of photos from the day, but they were just so cute I had to share! Let me know what you think in the comments :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the beginning of 2017 came a reignited passion for fashion for me. I feel like I've spent ages in the past chucking on any old thing because I wasn't confident in the way I looked or felt, but since I've stumbled across body positive bloggers such as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/UglyFaceOfBeauty">Grace Victory</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/felicityhaywardcurvemodel/">Felicity Hayward</a> they've inspired me to get back in to fashion in a big way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I've decided that I'm going to start doing fashiony posts more often - things like my outfits of the week etc. The first of these posts, today's, is basically my staple wardrobe items that I've been wearing non-stop for the past month! (Let me know what you think in the comments & what fashion posts you enjoy reading).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Basically my aesthetic for the whole of winter has been band tees and ripped jeans. I came across the ones in the picture in one of Grace Victory's YT videos (I think it was an ASOS haul) - they're the <a href="http://www.asos.com/asos/asos-farleigh-high-waist-slim-mom-jeans-in-hawthorn-mid-stonewash-with-busted-knees-and-let-down-hems/prd/7129369?iid=7129369&clr=Midwashblue&SearchQuery=asos%20farleigh%20high%20waist%20slim%20mom%20jeans&pgesize=32&pge=0&totalstyles=32&gridsize=3&gridrow=3&gridcolumn=3">Farleigh MOM jeans</a> and they are literally my favourite jeans EVER. Admittedly, I probably wear them too often! I just feel like they're really flattering on and they're high-waisted which I love. I also feel like band t-shirts are a no brainer. They're super comfy and just generally look really cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I literally wear this jacket every single day. It is my favourite thing! I don't know what has happened to me but I am obsessed with leopard print. I get that it's one of those love-it-or-hate-it prints, but right now I'm loving it MAJORLY.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These have become really popular recently and I'm not ashamed to say that I've 100% jumped on the trend too. They're just so comfy and they go with everything!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let me know what your fashion faves are & what fashion posts you enjoy reading!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Anyways, if you sign up with audible you get one free credit that you can use to download any book that you want. I chose Amy Schumer's The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo because I had wanted to read it for ages and because it is a story about her life, read by her so I thought that it would be interesting to hear it being read the way she had intended. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I honestly can't put in to words how much I enjoyed this book! I already kinda knew that I would like it because I love Amy Schumer's stand up, films and TV shows so I assumed that this would be no different - but it was different. I loved it, but it was different. I love how witty and sarcastic she is and there definitely was humour aplenty, but the book showed a more serious side of her. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In amongst the stories of one-night-stands and failed relationships, she talks about body shaming and gun laws and it really makes the book an interesting read (or listen). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I feel like it was extra special listening to the book being read by Amy Schumer herself because you could kind of tell when there were parts she found emotional and it felt REAL rather than just another 'autobiography' supposedly written by a celebrity that has actually been mostly written by a ghostwriter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of my favourite aspects of the book were the parts when she talks about coming through in the comedy world. I love when any woman is able to make a name for herself in a male-dominated field and hearing the shit that she had to put up with makes me feel, idk, proud? Like, YOU GO GAL! There's also a bit that I have earmarked as my ultimate favourite (and that sometimes I listen to if I need a bit of reassurance) where she talks about body shaming and the term 'plus size'. I wish there was more positivity when it comes to women's body image so hearing someone try to promote it is amazzzzzing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I would definitely recommend this book to ANYONE because it genuinely really is interesting - I find myself talking about it to anyone that will listen!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a young woman speaking from experience, loving yourself can be <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">extremely</span> hard. We’re under constant scrutiny, whether it be from others or from ourselves and we’re bombarded with pictures of ‘perfectly’ shaped models with perfect-looking lives (thank social media) so it’s no wonder that women are finding it hard to love themselves. However, recently after learning to accept myself I’ve learnt a lot about self-love and I thought I would share it with you in the hopes that you might learn to love yourself too!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"> <b>Sometimes it means saying no.</b></span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Whether it be saying no to going out with your friends or saying no to an extra workload – sometimes we <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">HAVE</span> to say no because we need to take a bit of time for ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><b>People’s opinions are their business, not yours.</b></span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />In life, we are never going to be liked or appreciated by every single person that crosses our path. As long as you stay kind and true to yourself, if people have an issue, it’s <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">their</span> problem not yours. As the famous saying goes, “a lion doesn’t lose sleep over the opinions of sheep.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><b>We owe it to ourselves to look after our body AND our mind.</b></span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Looking after your body and your mind should always be top priority and both are as important as the other</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Comparing yourself to others is a waste of time. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We all know what it’s like to turn on the TV or open a magazine and see someone we wish we looked like but let’s face it, we never will. The images we see in the media are unrealistic, even the models in the pictures don’t look that way in real life! Comparing yourself to any other person is a complete waste of time because everyone is different!</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">We should stop wasting our time feeling bad about looking different and start celebrating diversity.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Wear what you want to wear.</span></b><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />I used to say to myself, “if I was thinner I’d wear such nice clothes” and it wasn’t until this year that I realised <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">I CAN WEAR NICE CLOTHES NOW</span>. Having the confidence to wear what you want is hard and it takes a long time to get to a point where you are comfortable enough to do it, but once you do – it’s great!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><b>I’m only human.</b></span>I think we’re too hard on ourselves. It seems to be human nature to focus on what we can’t do rather than what we have done. It’s important to remember that we <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">WILL</span> make mistakes, but those mistakes don’t define us. The other day I congratulated myself on making a phone call that I was dreading (and had put off for at least 2 weeks) – it may seem like a small thing for some, but I was proud of myself for doing it so I felt like I deserved a congratulations. It’s little things like that, that people need to do more – <span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">whenever you achieve anything, no matter how small, just relish in the fact that you’ve achieved something!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><b>You don’t need to have everything together.</b></span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />No-one ever has their life 100% sorted, organised and perfect. If you have ever been told by someone that they have, chances are they were lying. <span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">So next time you feel like you’re falling apart and nothing seems to be going right just remember that you’re not alone because in the very least, I’m right there with ya!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I tweeted recently saying that I’m going to start discussing different topics on my blog such as mental health, topical news stories, sex etc. - things that I’m interested in, in general, rather than just sticking to the usual beauty and fashion based stuff. I LOVE posting about beauty & fashion but I kind of want to make my blog more like an online magazine which encompasses everything that I’m interested in. So, when I seen a news story the other day stating that MPs voted against compulsory sex and relationship education in schools, I thought it was the perfect start.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At university i studied Psychology and Sociology and I did a module called ‘Sex and Intimacy in the 21st century’, so this is something that we discussed in great detail, and I actually wrote about how sex education in schools is failing young people in an exam. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Sex and relationships is an inevitable, natural part of life and because of that fact, we need to know about it. Sex education as it is now focuses too much on the biology of sex anyway! Think back to when you were taught sex education at school, what did you learn? I know that I was basically taught minimal biology of the reproductive organs and condoms and thats pretty much it. A survey by YouGov in 2008 found that more than 1/3 of teenagers relied on sex advice from friends, the internet, magazines and pornography because the information they received at school was so vague. Just imagine how damaging it is, particularly for a young girl, to rely on something like porn for information about sex! It’s no doubt leaving young women with a distorted idea of sex and relationships which can lead to body insecurities. Not only that, but porn (and portrayal of sex in the media in general) is heavily focused on male pleasure - so how is a woman supposed to learn about her own? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">On top of this, sex education in schools doesn’t teach young girls about their sexual anatomy in enough depth at all. A lot of women, even as adults, don’t know the correct biological terms for the different parts of the universally referred to ‘vagina’. As a result, many young women enter puberty (already a confusing time) uneducated about their own sexuality and their own body. I remember reading an extract from an article by Ford (2015) that said some women that had been interviewed about their sexual experiences, said that as adults they found orgasms too overwhelming and anxiety inducing because of the lack on information they had received about female sexuality. Like… WHAT?! Girls are already caught up between being deemed ‘slutty’ or ‘prudish’ - they need to be taught that there is nothing wrong with female sexuality, that it’s normal! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">The lack of sex education is leaving young people sexually illiterate. It’s already vague and biologically focused - but now it’s not even compulsory?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Of course there is always an issue when it comes to what you should and shouldn't talk to young people about and so there will probably always be an issue when it comes to sex education. But it seems absurd that in a time of such social change and technological progression that sexual relationships, intimacy and sexual pleasure remains as such a taboo subject within schools. Young people WANT to know about sex - they’re looking for the answers to their questions anywhere that they can find them and it’s causing them to look to things like porn which can cause them to interpret sex and sexual relations in a really damaging way. </span></span></div>
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Christmas morning. When we were little, my sister and I would be allowed to open one present on Christmas Eve but now we just open them all on Christmas morning.<br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" /><b style="border: 0px; font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?</b><br />
I don't have a specific memory, but every year at Christmas my whole family goes to my Gran and Grandad's house in the morning and it's my favourite thing. When we were little my sister and I would get so excited about showing our cousins what we got for Christmas. Now when we go we end up getting a little bit too merry too early in the morning because our Gran and Grandad like to keep us topped up with Bacardi and Whiskey! <br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" /><br /><b style="border: 0px; font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Favourite festive food?</b><br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" />I'm actually not too fussed about Christmas dinner in it's entirety. My favourite festive food would probably have to be Terrys Chocolate Oranges - they just remind me of Christmas!<br /><br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" /><b style="border: 0px; font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">5. Favourite Christmas gift?</b><br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" />It's so cliche to say but I genuinely love all the gifts I receive. I do look forward to opening the one's from my sister the most though because she's usually the only one that doesn't tell me what she's got me, plus she knows me so well that its usually something amazing.<br /><br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" /><b style="border: 0px; font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">6. Favourite Christmas scent?</b><br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" />Obviously cinnamon is a popular Christmas scent. I also love the smell of spiced apple, like hot Cider!<br /><br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" /><b style="border: 0px; font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?</b><br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" />We usually go to the cinema in the evening then I come home, have a nice bath, put on a brand new pair of comfy PJS and watch the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special.<br /><br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" /><b style="border: 0px; font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">8. What tops your tree?</b><br style="font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-size: 14.300000190734863px; text-align: justify;" />We have a star for our tree but I absolutely hate it so I mixed it up this year and covered it with this:<br />
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<span style="font-family: EB Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.300000190734863px;">This is the hardest question ever. I could never pick just one but I have put together a Christmas playlist that you can check out <span style="color: #990000;"><b><a href="https://hiyakayleigh.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/blogmas-day-1-perfect-christmas-playlist.html">HERE</a></b></span> - it has all my fave Christmas songs on!</span></span></div>
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<b>1) Lush goodies </b><br />This is always a good bet for a secret Santa gift or a stocking filler because who doesn't love a good bath bomb? I love how Lush bring out special products for Christmas (and Halloween for that matter) and they're not too expensive so they're great if you're on a budget!</div>
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<b>2) Books, Journals or Stationary </b></div>
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Christmas is the perfect time for giving/receiving journals because it's so close to the start of a new year (obvs). I bought my sister the Q&A a day 5-year journal for Christmas this year because she's just started Uni this year and I thought that it would be cool for her to see how much she changes over the next 5 years from going through uni, to graduating etc. Stationary is always a winner for me, personally. I love all the stuff from Bando!</div>
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<b>3) Cocktail making set</b>Let's be honest, for the majority of us that like a drink, Christmas is a time for constant alcohol consumption. From around the 23rd December up until the 2nd January I seem to be functioning in a constant state of merry intoxication! Thus, I find presents relating to alcohol brilliant especially the adorable Oil Slick Cocktail making set from Urban Outfitters! Last year my sister bought me a book called "Gone With The Gin" with loads of cocktail recipes based on films - it's absolutely fabulous!</div>
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<b>4) Mugs</b>Everybody loves a good mug. It's just one of those things where you really can't go wrong. I LOVE slogan mugs, I have so many in my cupboard that I am literally running out of room. Whether you're a tea drinker, a coffee drinker or a Thai Matcha Lemon and Peppermint Camomile drinker - ya still need a mug!</div>
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<b>5) Face-masks </b>Personally, face-masks are one of those things that I absolutely love doing but I rarely remember to buy for myself so they're the ideal gift for me at Christmas. They just feel special! Not to mention you can get cheap ones that are really great for your skin.</div>
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<b>6) Make-up</b>I think some form of make-up is on every single girl I knows wish list for Christmas (including my own). At the moment, I'm obsessed with everything NYX! I love their lip glosses because they just have the most perfect look and they don't dry out your lips. </div>
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I'm a sucker for a cute pair of pajamas. Every Christmas Eve I have a bath and put on a brand new pair of pajamas and it's the best feeling! ASOS and New Look are totally winning the cute PJs game right now so you should def check them out!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I hope you enjoyed my gift guide! I'd love to hear what you'd suggest so feel free to leave a comment below!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Also, check out my social media to keep up to date:<br />Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/asdfghjkayleigh">@asdfghjkayleigh</a></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hiyakayleigh">@HiyaKayleigh</a></span> </b></span></div>
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So this year I've decided that I'm going to attempt to do Blogmas. I say 'attempt' because I am probably the world's worst at sticking to things that I intend on seeing through (hobbies, diets - you name it, I've quit it). But nonetheless, you have my word that I will make a concerted effort to see this through!<br />
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Just to ease myself in, I thought that I would do one of my favourite posts - a playlist! It goes without saying that Christmas and music go hand-in-hand and I for one am a sucker for a good Christmas tune so I've put together a little playlist of all of my faves. Although it is obviously packed full of the classics, there are a few that don't often appear in your average festive playlist (i.e. Christmas in Hollis by Run-DMC, which is my favourite Christmas song) so let me know what you think!<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-40389322939447677602016-11-22T10:11:00.002-08:002021-05-08T06:10:42.484-07:00Staying positive while everything goes wrong.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, obviously for a lot of people 2016 hasn't been great. We've had too many celebrity deaths, Brexit and now Donald Trump- it's no wonder people (myself included) have begun to lose faith in the world... it's even causing Kanye to have a break down for goodness sake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> But what I have realised is that losing faith and becoming disillusioned isn't going to help anything so instead, I've decided to keep a positive attitude. Which is probably easier said than done, but I am going to try! The thing that gives me hope is the statistics from Brexit and the US Election that show that if it was only millennial's votes that were counted, both outcomes would have been different. The younger generation (that I am part of) are wising up to all the shit! We get a lot of stick for being too 'liberal' and I've even heard my own family members saying that he younger generation consists of 'spoilt brats' (which may in some cases be true) but the vast majority of people my age, that I know, are intelligent, forward-thinking people- and I would rather be accused of being too liberal than the opposite. So I'm hopeful that in the future, the younger generation will be able to change the shit that's being left to them. We can change the things that our parents couldn't! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'd love to hear your opinions so let me know what you think in the comments! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">x </span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-26954866702074142182016-11-06T05:22:00.002-08:002021-05-08T06:10:42.742-07:00My week in pictures<span style="font-size: large;">Working from home can sometimes (a lot of the time) get pretty boring, but this past week I've actually been pretty busy! I have seen other bloggers do posts like this before and I've always loved them, because I love looking at the pictures and finding out about people's everyday life, so I thought that I would give it a go myself! </span><br />
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Then on Thursday I went to Northampton for a job interview. Even though interviews are obviously daunting and literally make me FTFO, it also kinda made me feel good. Like a real adult trying to get her life together. Afterwards I treated myself to a walk around Abington park (my favourite place in Northampton - not quite sure why all my favourite places are parks, I just like being around nature OK) and I loved how pretty it looked. Autumn really is my favourite season, I love the colours and the weather - especially when the sun is out but it's a bit chilly, when you can wear a leather jacket, a scarf AND sunglasses without looking weird.<br />
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Finally, on Friday I had to venture in to town for a dreaded eye test. Anyone who knows me knows how absolutely awful my eyesight is, I LIVE in contact lenses, so I always dread getting my eyes tested. My fear was all for nothing though as it turns out everything is fine and my eyes are completely healthy and haven't deteriorated. Nevertheless, for being a big, brave girl I decided to treat myself to one of the DELICIOUS new Costa Christmas drinks. I chose a salted caramel cappuccino because cappuccinos are literally bae and caramel is my fave = win win situation.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I actually really enjoyed doing this post because it kinda felt like a scrapbook diary! What do you guys think of posts like this? Let me know in the comments & also let me know what you've been up to. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you want to keep up with my life in pictures, feel free to follow me on instagram at www.instagram.com/asdfghjkayleigh </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every year at Halloween I'm faced with the same problem. What can I go as that doesn't cost too much money? If you, like me, are faced with the same stress - I've found something that's easy and cheap! An alien!</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-78538378333964414582016-10-15T08:21:00.000-07:002021-05-08T06:10:43.262-07:00A life update.<span style="font-size: large;">I've only ever written a blog post like this once before. I don't often sit and write about my feelings, but everyone knows how good it is for your mental health to write things down rather than to keep them circling around in your head, so I thought that I would do it! I hope that you don't find this post to wordy and boring and hopefully at least one person will be able to relate!</span><br />
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My one other blog post like this one spoke about how I struggled to choose a career path and only really realised what I wanted to do in my last year of university. Since then, I graduated and managed to snag myself a social media marketing internship (digital marketing is what I realised I wanted to do, btw). This is all great but, as with all internships, it is inevitably going to end. Obviously, I want to be as prepared as possible and (ideally) have another job before my internship comes to a close. Which leads me to the topic of this post: it's fucking hard for young people to get jobs these days! Am I right?! I've been constantly applying - I've probably applied for more than 100 jobs and almost all jobs ask for a minimum of 1-2 years experience in the particular field. The thing is though, how are you supposed to get experience if nowhere will let you gain experience if you don't have experience? It's a vicious cycle! I purposely got an internship in order to gain experience but it seems even that isn't enough.<br />
Tbh, it's really been getting me down. I had a little bit of a breakdown the other day after finding out that I didn't get a job that I interviewed for in London. I don't even think it was to do with the job itself, that was just the breaking point. I know that knock-backs are a part of life but it really starts to feel like all hope is lost. You pay £9,000 a year for a degree, you take part in internship programs and extracurricular activities to make yourself stand out from other applicants and it just doesn't seem to be enough. Another thing is, I don't think older generations realise how hard it is for
us young people. They remember a time when you left school and there
was a job there waiting for you, but now you're competing with hundreds
of other people for the same job. They think we're lazy and entitled but
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I went on a long rant (cry) to my dad about how I would never get a job in what I want to do and how I'm going to have to just get a job that I don't want and be miserable for the rest of my life (a bit dramatic, I know, but at the time it felt legit). He told me that I need to be strong and not let anyone tell me that I can't do what I want to do in life - and he's right. I'm going to keep on keeping on, it's just hard not to get downhearted. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyone that knows me knows that making playlists is one of my all time favourite things to do. When I was still at University I physically could not start my work until I had made a playlist to listen to in the background (procrastination at it's finest). So, obviously, as it is Autumn I thought that I would make a short playlist to share with you some of my favourite songs right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would love to hear what you've been listening to recently, so feel free to drop me a comment and let me know!</span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-56793189330892897652016-10-03T06:48:00.000-07:002021-05-08T06:10:43.779-07:00September favourites!<span style="font-size: large;">Hiya October, I've been waiting for you! <br />I literally love October so much - when the sun shines but it's cold enough to wear a leather jacket, when the spiced apple candles come out and when it's socially acceptable to stay in your pajamas all day (nice & cosy) and not leave the house.</span><br />
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<u><b>Micellar Water</b></u><br />I used to absolutely love using Micellar Water and this past month I've rediscovered my love for it! My skin has been an absolute disaster recently- greasy, spot prone, visible pores - you name it, I've had it! So I wanted to properly strip back my skincare routine and just use minimal products instead of piling on all sorts of things that are meant to be beneficial, but end up actually suffocating the skin. I've been using the Nivea Daily Essentials one and it's been doing the job perfectly!<br />
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<u><b>Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess</b></u><br />I'm not sure if I've mentioned this perfume before, but if I have it's worth mentioning again! I was lusting after this perfume last year so I decided to pick it up from duty free before heading off to Paris. Needless to say, I wore it the entire time I was in Paris and also most days since. I absolutely love the Summery smell (kind of vanilla-y) and every time I spray it, it sends me straight back to Paris! <br />
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<u><b>Bomber jackets </b></u><br />I have LIVED in these recently. I absolutely love them and now, thanks to New York/London/Paris fashion week, they're both casual and fashionable.<br />
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<u><b>Power</b></u><br />I started watching this last week and in one day I ended up watching it for 6 hours straight (oops). It's just so brilliant though! Its all the drama you need.<br />
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<u><b>The Office</b></u><br />This is more like a lifetime favourite because it is my favourite TV show ever but I've just started rewatching it and I was reminded of how much I absolutely adore it.<br />
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<u><b>Grace Victory</b></u><br />I've been getting back in to watching YouTube videos this past month and Grace has been my absolute favourite of the lot. She's so honest and passionate and she talks about things that most people would cringe at the thought of. I kind of hate when people put on a 'persona' on YouTube and act completely different to how they would act if you actually knew them and you just get the feeling that Grace is being REAL, it's refreshing!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let me know in the comments what you've been loving this month! </span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-1862332194744473362016-09-27T07:22:00.000-07:002021-05-08T06:10:44.036-07:00Autumn wishlist<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's almost October which means Autumn is in full swing. If you like in the UK (like me) you'll most probably be feeling Autumnal already - thanks a lot British weather! But although Autumn can be cold and dark sometimes, there are obvious positives that come with the changing of the seasons, one of them being NEW CLOTHES YAY!</span></div>
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Clockwise from top left:<br /><a href="http://www.missselfridge.com/en/msuk/product/accessories-299050/chokers-5561979/bow-wrap-choker-5531012?bi=0&ps=40">Miss Selfridge Bow Wrap Choker</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.missguided.co.uk/clothing/plus-size/plus-size-d-ring-cigarette-trousers-grey">Missguided D ring Cigarette Trousers</a><br />
<a href="https://www.missguided.co.uk/clothing/plus-size/plus-size-silky-wrap-midi-dress-purple">Missguided Silky Wrap Midi Dress </a><br />
<a href="http://www.asos.com/asos/asos-retsella-leather-ankle-boots/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=6995010&clr=Silvermetallic&cid=25336&pgesize=36&pge=0&totalstyles=62&gridsize=3&gridrow=3&gridcolumn=2">Asos RETSELLA Leather Ankle Boots</a><br />
<a href="http://www.asos.com/new-look/new-look-suedette-platform-mule/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=6948186&clr=Grey&cid=25336&pgesize=36&pge=0&totalstyles=62&gridsize=3&gridrow=6&gridcolumn=2">New Look Suedette Platform Mule</a><br />
<a href="http://www.beautybay.com/cosmetics/anastasiabeverlyhills/modernrenaissanceeyeshadowpalette/">ABH Modern Renaissance Eye Shadow Palette</a><br />
<a href="http://www.asos.com/zero-gravity/zero-gravity-stoned-iphone-5/se-case/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=7200767&clr=Multi&cid=14536&pgesize=36&pge=0&totalstyles=68&gridsize=3&gridrow=11&gridcolumn=3">Zero Gravity Stoned iPhone Case</a><br />
<a href="http://www.adidas.co.uk/gazelle-shoes/BB5476.html?pr=CUSTOMIZE_IMG_Gazelle%2520Shoes">Adidas Original Gazelle Trainers</a><br />
<a href="http://www.boohoo.com/restofworld/plus-size+curve-tops/plus-rosa-distressed-knitted-jumper/invt/pzz92818">Boohoo Distressed Knitted Jumper</a><br />
<a href="http://www.asos.com/asos-curve/asos-curve-farleigh-slim-mom-jeans-in-prince-light-wash-with-busted-knees/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=6449012&clr=Blue&SearchQuery=farleigh&pgesize=36&pge=0&totalstyles=44&gridsize=3&gridrow=9&gridcolumn=2">ASOS Farleigh MOM Jeans</a><br />
<a href="http://www.asos.com/asos-curve/asos-curve-dreaming-of-paradise-vest-legging-pyjama-set/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=6680674&clr=Pink&SearchQuery=&cid=25336&pgesize=26&pge=1&totalstyles=62&gridsize=3&gridrow=2&gridcolumn=2">ASOS Dreaming of Paradise Vest & Leggings Pyjamas</a><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-83497270052778552422016-09-18T06:36:00.000-07:002021-05-08T06:10:44.295-07:00What I've been watching<span style="font-size: large;">This Summer has been pretty busy for me so I feel like it's been even more important to find those few hours for down-time/relaxation. Like many other people, relaxation for me means whacking on a face mask and binge-watching a new TV series, so I thought that I would share the things that I've been loving to watch throughout the Summer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is less something that I've enjoyed watching and more something that I'm excited to watch. I'm a big AHS fan and have seen all the past seasons so needless to say I'm buzzing for season 6! The first episode aired in the UK literally 2 nights ago and it was so good! I won't give away any important spoilers (not that I could anyway because fuck knows what's going on so far) but it's based around the lost Roanoke colony and I just thing it has so much potential.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">4) RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 2<br />I feel like I have an affinity to drag queens. Their sense of humour, their sass - I just love it. So obviously as a longtime fan of drag race, I was absolutely itching for All Stars 2 and it most definitely hasn't disappointed! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>5) Are You The One?<br />Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a sucker for reality TV. I could sit and watch it all day. In fact, while I was supposed to be writing my dissertation this year, I decided that it would be a good idea to sign up to HayU (a streaming service that lets you watch pretty much ALL the reality TV you'd ever want) and I did sit and watch it all day. Are You The One is pretty much a mix of The Bachelor(ette) and Big Brother. Basically 10 men and 10 women have to find their perfect match. It's just full of drama and saucy activities and it sucked me in from the first ep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527396080005607795.post-46893038331335084082016-09-07T05:40:00.002-07:002021-05-08T06:10:44.553-07:00Goodbye...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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