The A-Z of Me

I absolutely love Amanda's blog, theamandaway.blogspot.co.uk, you should totally check it out! About a couple of weeks back she posted this blog post of facts about herself being with every letter of the alphabet called 'The A-Z of Me'.  I thought it was a really good idea; it's creative, fun and you get to know the blogger a bit more and I love that.  Therefore I thought, why don't I give it a go...

Awkward - I'm so awkward when I am put in a situation where either I don't know the people around me or I'm the person everyone is looking at

Breaking Bad - the current TV series I am going through and Oh Lord why did I not watch this any earlier?  Definielty reccomend!

Concerts - I think everyone can tell from my blog and me in person that I love music and my favourite thing to do is go to live gigs and concerts, I'm even going to a gig/concert this evening!

Disney - another love of mine, I'm always out looking for Disney vlogs on youtube, watching Disney movies and listening to disney songs but best of all is actually going to Disneyland!

Eating - I love to eat!  I perfer eating healthy, don't get me wrong I love chocolate and cake (my two weaknesses) but when I eat healthy I just feel so much better than if I was eating junk all the time.

Friends - need I say more? I love my friends (and the TV show ahah), they put up with me and we have so much fun together.  I'm so gutted everyone is moving away in September, it just won't be the same!

Gap year - as I just mentioned my firends are moving away (to uni) in September, but I'm not, I am staying in the village town thing I live in (even though I cannot wait to move out) for a gap year.

Harry Potter - who doesn't love Harry Potter? I seem to have made an annual summer Harry Potter marathon as I have done it two years in a row and I am planning another in late August/early September.

Internet - the place I have made friends on and created my blogs, it means a lot to me but there are obviously also negatives about it.

Japan - the country I have always dreamed to go to as a kid and the place I got to visit last summer with my grandma.  It is also the place where I realised that travel had to be apart of my job.

Kittens - I am more of a cat/kitten person than a dog/puppy person!  Kittens are just the cutest animals; they are so playful and friendly!

Leonardo Dicaprio - I love this man!  He has got to be my favourite male actor, Izzy knows how much I love him, Romeo and Juliet is probably my favourite movie which he was in.

Music - something I cannot go a day without, last year I listened to 39,000 minutes of music on spotify alone!

Netflix - I am not the only one who loves netflix obviously but if I am not out or blogging I am watching Netflix!

Outnumbered - a British TV sitcom which was aired from 2007-2014 and is one of my go to series when I need something funny and light heated to watch.

Photography - one of my favourite hobby!

Queen - the band or the royal monarch? Well I bloody love the band and I flipping love the Queen!

Running - a sport I never thought I would actual do willingly and enjoy it!

Sunsets - I love the everything about sunsets; the colour, the vibe, the walk/drive to find the sunset, the photo of the sunset, everything!

Travel - travel has got to be my most favourite thing to do, when I went to Japan I realised I need it to be apart of my job!

UGH! by the 1975 - cool song, cool band.

Vizsla - the breed of dog we are getting in August, specifically the Hungarian Vizsla.

Walks - I love going on walks (again something I didn't think I would say at the ago of 10), with friends or family; it just gives you a little time to chill and take in the scenery around you.

Xylophone - the instrument I was always assigned in music class.

Youth by Troye Sivan - this song just lightens my mood, and gets me dancing.

Zoella - the second YouTuber I subscribed to back in like 2012! (the first YouTuber was Tanya Burr)

I hope you enjoyed the post, something a little different than normal but I haven't done a post like this in ages and I love writing and reading these ones.

Again definitely check out Amanda's blog if you haven't already, I love her posts!

Georgie

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My Summer Bucket List 2016

When I was about 13-14 years old I made a list of 100 things to do that summer, I did all the things on the list I created and it made me feel like I actually did something that holiday!  So I thought maybe I shall use my 13-14 year old self's idea and create a bucket list, instead of 100 things, to do this summer, so here it is:

Spontaneous adventures/trips
Read more
Spa days
Hikes
Camp with Friends (even if I have to drag them with me!)
 Make a video...
Write more travel blog posts
Figure out life (in terms of uni courses, get a job, apprenticeships, air hostess?)
More piercings
Get over anxiety about driving
Drive on the motorway
Travel
Watch the sunset and sunrise
Drinks with friends
BBQ with friends
Run more
Bike rides
Be more comfortable in my body...
Get a job..

This is the list I created on my phone at the end of June once I finished my exams, some have already been semi-completed but as you can tell I want to do a lot with my friends.  I thought since this summer is going to be one of the last where everyone is going to be at the same place at the same time I need to take advantage of it.  I mean my friendship group is hard to get together all at once now as there are so many of us and some live further away than others so when people go to uni in September, getting together is going to be nearly impossible!

This summer I just want to chill out with my friends, travel, be inspired and just have fun because I don't have education to go to in September so I have nothing to stop me.  The majority of my friends will be off to all over the country to their university's at the end of September and I'm not going to see them every day like I used to, which will probably be the weirdest part of the moving to this stage of my life; so I want to make as many memories with them as possible.

I hope everyone has an amazing summer this year, let's make it the best one yet!

Let me know what you're wanting to do this summer!

Georgie
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My Sixth Form Experience

Well, it's been 2 years.  I have completed my A Level courses at my local sixth form which was attached to my secondary school.   My overall experience of my two years at sixth form have been, well, interesting.

The past two years have shaped me and added to my characteristics, both negatively and positively.  I have had made some friends who will be in my life forever.  Some of my best and favourite memories have been created within the past two years.

Nevertheless I have also had some of the worst times over the past two years; my stress levels rocketed and have been the highest they've ever been, my health worsened (probably due to the stress tbh), panic attacks started to be more regular and I couldn't sleep properly.

I'm not making this post to scare the year 11's who have just finished their GCSE's and are going onto to do A Levels, but this is my honest and realistic experience with sixth form; no sugar coating just the truth.

Organisation is a major aspect of A Levels, normally I would say I am an organised person, I like my lists, timetables etc etc but after doing A Levels I can't say I'm organised at all...  I kinda just took the organisation advice from my form tutor and teachers with a pinch of salt as I thought I would be fine with it, but Jesus was I wrong.  I never wrote down my homework so I relied on my memory or one of my friends in that particular class, my folders were just messy, I would loose notes and basically be all over the place.  This started to be a real problem just 3-4 months into doing A Levels, I started stressing because I wasn't organised enough, and I was becoming overwhelmed with the amount of work people expected off me.

The amount of work that has to be put into each and everyone of my A Level subjects just astonished me, I knew it would be hard and I wasn't actually looking forward to starting the 2 year course back in September 2014 but I still underestimated it.

I would say the worst thing about my experience of doing A Levels was probably the fact I was slowly loosing interest in the subjects I used to love.  A Levels just seemed to drain all the fun and interest out of the subjects; it is just trying to remember as much as you can rather than learn and find out about things that you want.

However, needless to say there were actually positives about A Levels...

As much as I started to hate the subjects I chose to study, the relationship between the students and teachers are a lot more 'friendly' as to say, basically there is a lot of banter going on in class.  For example one of my teachers handed out lyrics to Justin Bieber's Love Yourself and put the music video on at the start of one lesson.

My friendships got a lot closer as well, as we are all going through the same experience which parents don't always understand.  We helped each other through rough times and made hilarious memories which will remain with me forever.

Overall, after the immense stress and pressure I went through I wouldn't change how I did it or what I did.  Sometimes I say to myself and friends I wish I took photography, but I'm glad I didn't because that passion would probably have died down after doing an A Level in it as well.  The friends and memories I have made within sixth form will be cherished and I definitely would not change them for the world.

I will probably do an advice for sixth form and A Levels post later on in the summer, but for now I will say A Levels will probably be the most intense 2 years of your life but the experiences and memories you make out of it will be worth it (hopefully!).

Georgie
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Visiting the New Puppy and a Beautiful Walk

On Sunday myself, my mum and dad all went up to Leek to visit our new puppy.  

Back in April my Dad out of the blue decided he'd quite like a puppy, I think it was after spending a week with my Aunt's new sausage dog!  He found the breed he wanted which was a Hungarian Vizsla as they would fit with our lifestyle that my parents already have since these dogs love sports and get along with small animals (we have cats).

My brother and myself didn't believe it was going to actually happen, but turns out my Mum and Dad put down a deposit on a girl puppy.  

The breeder, my mum chose, couldn't be better; she uploads videos and photos of Xena (the mother) and her pups onto her facebook page, and seriously my Mum can't stop looking at them!

After getting to visit our new puppy, which we have had many debates on the name (we are going to call her Bobbie), I couldn't be more excited so here are a few photos I took

(Bobbie is the one with the green colour and longer tail)

Bobbie was so sweet, a lot smaller than we thought she would be from the photo and videos but being only 4 weeks old she has a lot of growing to do.  We don't actually get to take her home until 9th August so she will be over double the size when we get her.

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After we spent an hour and a half playing with Bobbie and her siblings we went for a walk up the Roches, where there was stunning views.

The best part of the walk was the cute tea rooms half an hour from the end where they sell homemade cakes!  I fully recommend going for a walk up the Roaches in Leek, even if you don't like walking.

Georgie

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Curly Wurly Shampoo // Lush Hair Product Review

After watching Carrie Flecther's Hair routine for her curly hair I decided to follow in her footsteps and get the hair products she uses for her hair as we have fairly similar hair.

One of the products was the Curly Wurly shampoo from Lush, now I never really ventured into the hair products of lush before but as I love lush, in much need to sort out my hair and Carrie recommended it I though why not.  I've also been trying my best to go cruelty free with hair and skin products and of course Lush is famous for their animal rights campaigns and pride themselves on being cruelty free.

First Thoughts
The smell of the product was extremely strong, but it didn't put me off using it. The fact that it had real pieces of coconut in the shampoo emphasised how good it was going to be for my hair.   I can never fully see any major differences when changing my shampoo as my hair is naturally curly, frizzy and dry but this shampoo definitely made a difference.  It is a lot different to any other shampoos I have tried before, but I was just intrigued to see the results.


Application
It's a very thick shampoo and you have to work it into your scalp quite hard with a lot of water to create it a more foaming texture.  The pieces of coconut do wash out of your hair easily though, thank God!

Scent
It is a very strong scent of coconut, but it isn't as strong once you have washed it out.  Since using this shampoo and the American Cream conditioner (also from Lush), my hair has just smelt amazing.  I normally like the smell of coconuts, I'm not a massive fan but I do like it, however I don't particularly like how strong the coconut scent of the shampoo before it's in my hair but it doesn't stop me from using it, so if you don't like coconut and cannot get over the smell of it, maybe this product isn't for you.

Does it work?
I definietly feel like it has made my hair a lot softer than it used it be before I used the product.  My hair is never going to be 'shiny and silky' unless I straighten it and even then it isn't always shiny, but the product does reduces the frizz and dryness of my hair.

Price
100g - £5.75
220g - £10.75
440g - £18.75

I got the 220g and I wash my hair 2-3 times a week as it doesn't get greasy much at all.  I use a fair/generous amount and I have been using it for a month now and I'm probably just about hitting 1/4 of the way through, so the price, for some, may seem a lot but it lasts ages due to thick consistency of it.

Recommend?
If you have naturally curly and frizzy hair I would definitely recommend this product, I don't think I have fallen in love with a shampoo product as much as this one!  Especially if you pair it with the American Cream conditioner.

If you like this review, I might  do review the conditioner I use alongside this shampoo the 'American Cream' which smells lush by the way (pun not intended!)

I hope everyone had a brilliant week and are having an amazing weekend.

Georgie
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June Music Favourites 2016

This month is only going to be a Music Favourite as that's basically all I've been doing the past month to aid my revision...

You are in for a rocky ride as my music taste is not the typical teenage girl; it is all over the place from a bit of pop to alternative and indie rock - there's a bit for everyone I suppose!

Treat You Better // Shawn Mendes

Shawn released a new single 'Treat You Better' at the start of this month and let's face the inevitable fact; it is amazing.  As anyone who has read some of my favourites before may have noticed a common theme of Shawn Mendes!  I absolutely love his voice and music and this song was definitely no different.  As the title implies, Shawn is singing about how he could treat this particular person better than the partner they are presently with.  If you haven't heard it yet, I fully recommend it as you are missing out

All Star // Smash Mouth

I don't really know why but myself and my brother have been singing and listening to this song a lot this month.  I have seemed to listen to it a lot over the past couple of months but this song seems to be my 'go to song' when I want to smile and a good singalong.

The 1975

What a surprise!  Yet again another band I always go on about on my blog!  This month their song You and some of their songs on their self titled debut album 'The 1975' have been getting me through revision.  Can I also say how they smashed Glastonbury this year, I watched their live performance on BBC iplayer on Saturday evening and it just made me want to go back to their concert I went to in March!

Catfish and the Bottlemen

I'm not sure if I have mentioned this band on my blog before but this month I have definitely been listening to the Bottlemen a hell of a lot!  Their new song 'Twice' is just brilliant, they have a more of a rock sense to them.  I don't know what it is about them but I absolutely love their music!  If you prefer more alternative and indie rock, you will love this band.

Send My Love // Adele

Who doesn't love a bit of Adele in their life?  This song definitely gets me moving!  It is just so upbeat and sassy and Adele, once again, slays.  I absolutely love Adele, her voice is just beautiful, along with the rest of herself of course!  If you're not into the big ballads or slow songs of hers I would recommend this, it is much more upbeat and as she describes it as 'happy you're gone' type of song.  It is a lot more about the moving on and escaping of the relationship rather than the holding on to it.

I hope you all had a brilliant June, even though it is exam season in the UK, and July will be even better!

Georgie
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Life Update || Where Have I Been?

So.  It's been a while.  The last post I uploaded was my traumatic experience of getting to and from a Shawn Mendes concert back in May!

I was meaning to blog a lot more since then, but life got in the way I suppose.  I had to focus on my last year of A Level exams, but I had my last one yesterday afternoon and now I am free!  I can live my life the way I want to and I don't have the stress of exams anymore (other than results day!).

I cannot wait to start to blog more and be more creative...

I have so many exciting and adventurous things planned this summer, then instead of going to uni this year, I'm having a gap year!  

I will be uploading a lot more consistently and frequently now I have finished A Levels and sixth form which I have been looking forward to do for ages!

 
I had my last day ever at the school at the end of May where I have been attending to for the past 7 years and I have met some amazing people and life long friends, but it is definitely my time to go and to end that chapter of my life.

I will probably upload a separate post reflecting on my sixth form life, A Levels and the past two years but for now I can say it was definitely a whirlwind of emotions and feelings.

So until next time friends (which will very soon), I hope you have a fantastic day!

Georgie
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