Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This is probably one of those post that most bloggers would have pre written and scheduled to go up dead on midnight of 31st December, but I am not one of those bloggers. I am a rubbish blogger who leaves everything to the last minute. I am a little disappointed in myself. I promised to do Blogmas. Something that I succeeded in doing last year, and really enjoyed doing as well. This year was different. Starting university has brought out its issues in me. As much as I love doing my fashion course, and I do love doing it, it has a very stressful workload which resulted in me having a couple of panic attacks in December. I realised that blogging should be something that I want to do rather than something that I felt I had to do. Basically the pressure got to me and I had to stop before I had a breakdown (a silly thing to say I know when my blog has a very minimal following but I feel like I can express myself on my own little page. My contribution to the internet as I like to call it!).

Anyway, 2015 is going to be a new year (literally) and I have a lot planned for this blog that will run alongside with my course as well as personal stuff.
I thought it would be nice to do a little new years resolution section, so next year I can look back on this post and see what I have successfully completed!

My last years resolutions were...

- Stop Worrying. This has defiantly not happened. I still and will always worry about everything!
- Do what makes me happy. Unfortunately this hasn't happened either. I have been unhappy for the longest time and this year I am hoping to change this.
- Appreciate the small things. This I feel is something that I have done this year. I have made time for my family and want to continue doing this throughout this new year.
- Make time for my interests. Photography and Fashion are still something that I find really interesting to me. I need to do more of this in the new year still. I have so many plans for my blog which will include picking up my old camera and I can't wait to share some of my little experiments with you.

This years resolutions are....

- Be Happy. For so long I have been unhappy. I have had a couple of issues with anxiety and panic attacks in 2014 which haven't been very fun at all. This year I want to try and combat this and try to have an overall happier outlook to life.
- Smile More. Like above I often forget how lucky I am. I need to remind myself more often by Smiling. I have read that smiling makes everything 100 times more better.
- Make healthier decisions. I need to make healthier choices in my life. At the end of last year I lost a lot of weight as I was eating properly and not snacking. I need to do this again. Also I passed my driving test in 2014 so have been driving around everywhere rather than walking, I need to use my legs more in 2015!
- Read. I think this one is self explanatory. My mum said to me the other day that I 'always used to have my nose buried into a book, I miss that about you'. Not only did this make me tear up a little bit but it reminded me that I truly did used to have a passion for reading. I only really read on holiday when I have nothing else to do and no internet to surf. I need to make more time for this in my life. If you have any book recommendations please let me know!
-Design. Being on a fashion design course has really stopped me wanting to design for myself. However at the end of last year I started my own little business designing cards and artwork. For some reason people really liked what I was doing and have started to buy bits from me. I can't quite believe that this has happened but am so grateful as well. This year I want to further this as well as carrying on designing my garments.

There you have it, my resolutions for 2015. I am sorry for the lengthy post and I hope that you understand why I didn't complete my promise to doing Blogmas. I am excited to get back into writing for my blog and can't wait to share with you what 2015 has to offer.
Thank-you for reading this post and don't forget to leave your links in the comments below.

Lots of love, 

Spring nail varnish collection!

The other day was the beginning of spring and in celebration of that I thought I would share some of my favourite spring polishes which will be replacing some darker colours!

First of all, I just want to mention a top and base coat that I have been really loving recently. I bought Essie's grow stronger base coat and good to go top coat, after having it put on at LFW. I was really surprised how long the polishes lasted with these products so thought I would give them a try myself. They really haven't let me down and are a great foundation for any nail colour!

Madison Avenhue, Full steam ahead and Sunday Funday

My love for Essie is being continued throughout this post with a few of my favourites being from there. Madison Aven'hue, Sunday Funday and Full steam ahead.

Guava, Grapefruit and Peach Melba

 Another favourite nail brand of mine is Barry M. Guava, Grapefruit and Peach Melba being some of my favourites.

Finally Kiko is another nail brand that does amazing quality polishes. This shade doesn't have a colour name but is a gorgeous green colour.

Let me know in the comments what your favourite spring colour nail varnishes are!

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Reflection of 2013!

Hello! 

This seems so weird writing a post and not having to include the same 'Blogmas' picture that I have done for the past 3 weeks! I have enjoyed a few days off from posting to reflect on the past couple of months as well as blogmas altogether.

I started blogging at the end of August this year and can really say that although I haven't been blogging for a long time, I have spoken to the most wonderful people and have felt so accepted within this community. I have never been very confident in myself and before blogging thought that I didn't really have anything important to say more than any other person. For me blogging has become more than just a weekly thing but something that has made me change my mind on a lot of things. University being one of them. I am struggling right now with what I am going to do once my foundation year is up, and writing my blog is one thing that I find a lot of comfort in, although nobody in my family or friends know that this little space exists! (I guess I like it that way!)

Some of my new year resolutions for 2014 are as follows..
- Stop Worrying. I worry about every single thing. I even worry to the point that I make up things that may happen if I do or don't do something. This needs to stop!
- Do what makes me happy. This is something I am going to try so hard to achieve this year. I have for the longest time gone along with things other people say and do because I don't want to start an argument. I need to do whats best for me.
- Appreciate the small things. I saw a quote the other day saying 'Appreciate the small things because soon they will be the biggest things'. This quote is so true. I am so blessed to have the family I do and I take them for granted.
- Make time for my interests. Photography and fashion are two of my most favourite things. I have a lot of free time now until september and I really want to expand my photography and make more of an effort with producing images of great quality to share on my blog.


Thank-you for following me on here, it means a lot. Over this past month I have spoken and gained some lovely followers that I really do appreciate! Sorry for a bit of a rambling post today!

Thank-you again!

Francesca

xoxox