ALONE TIME | BLOGTOBER #26

Every once in a while I like to take some time for myself; whether it be going for a walk, going to the beach, or having a movie marathon. It’s good to take a break from everything and spend some time alone. Sometimes things get a bit hectic, or I just get too overwhelmed by spending a lot of time with other people that I need to take myself away from it all and enjoy my own company for a bit.

There’s nothing wrong with spending time alone, and being alone doesn’t always mean you’re lonely. I have friends and family that will do things with me but I don’t always want to be around them because I like doing things by myself too. I feel like, as an introvert, I appreciate time spent alone and really don’t mind it at all; it just gives me the availability to do what I want to do.

When I make the decision myself to not see anyone and create adventures on my own / just have a chilled out day, I benefit a lot from it. It can make me feel a lot more stress free as I have the time to get important things done that are on my agenda (such as college work), or just be grateful for being able to relax.

 

 

 

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY | BLOGTOBER #23

5 Things That Make Me Happy

This world needs more positivity, and people need to be reminded of the amazing things this world offers. Here are a few small things that make me happy!

Sunsets

Nature is a beautiful thing and can put a smile on almost everyone’s face. Sunsets are just one thing about nature that I love. They’re so relaxing to watch and can instantly put me in a better mood. In every part of the world they are different (but amazing to see all the same). If you’re feeling sad and it’s nearing the evening of a sunny day watch a sunset, I’m sure it will make you feel a whole lot better.

Music

I don’t know one person who doesn’t like to listen to a bit of music. Me… well I love it. Sometimes it helps me escape reality, sometimes I can relate to it, other times I can just sing or dance along and enjoy myself. I find that music can be used at any time, no matter what mood you’re in. It’s such a simple thing yet one of my favourites, and thinking about it brings me so much joy.

Hot drinks

Tea, coffee, hot chocolate. Just imagining these beverages is good enough. I don’t quite understand how a drink can bring so much happiness to a persons life, but it does. People can get serious addictions to these drinks, I’m not kidding.

Animals

What can you not love about animals? They’re so cute and intelligent and innocent, and they just make me smile. Most people will totally understand what I mean when I say that their existence makes me super happy.

Burning Candles

If I’m in my room I will most probably have a candle burning. They smell amazing and I love how calm they make me. Whether I’m Reading, Painting, or on my laptop, burning a candle is always necessary. I don’t think I could ever get bored of burning different scented candles because of how much I like them.

TIME NEVER WAITS | BLOGTOBER #21

Time waits for no one.

Whether you’re dead or alive, it doesn’t stop. It doesn’t even slow down. Time is infinite, and it will go on forever. There is no way you can affect time, the best thing you can do is make the most of the time you’ve got.

As you get older time seems to speed up. Years seem shorter and before you know it you’re 10 years older. This is because the older you get, the less a year makes of you life. For example if you’re 4, a year makes up a quarter of your life which is a lot! However, if you’re 20 it is only a twentieth of your life and doesn’t matter as much, so a year seems shorter. Therefore your life seems to flash before your eyes as you grow up, and it’s scary.

We all have a habit of procrastinating or saying “I’ll do it later”, which means hours later, then days later, and eventually weeks later. Whether it be doing something simple such as doing homework, to something bigger like buying an apartment or going abroad, it matters. The more time you spend putting things off the less time you have to do something, and before you realise it you’ve got no time left.

Everyone has something they want to do, something they want to achieve. It takes a lot of motivation to put these goals into action, but we need to learn to do it. Your life could end tomorrow, and for a lot of you there’s many things you want to do before that time. If you wait and waste time, you’ll never accomplish these goals. Think about it; are you prepared to let your life pass you by without doing anything about it? Time will continue whether you are alive or not.

Don’t let time beat you.

WHY I’M A VEGETARIAN | BLOGTOBER #19

When I was younger, I never made the connection between meat and animals. It is something that is brushed aside a lot of the time, and eating meat is just a normal part of most people’s lives. I never saw anything wrong with eating it because everyone else did it and it’s what I’d grown up knowing was okay. However, just over a year ago (it was exactly a year just a few days ago) I decided that I no longer wanted to eat meat.

3 of my close friends were vegetarians and for a few months in advance to actually stopping eating meat, I wanted to become one too. Having them around educated me a lot on what I was actually consuming and I didn’t like it one bit. But, I brushed it aside because I thought my parents would never let me. After a while though, I couldn’t ignore it anymore and one day something clicked in my mind meaning I couldn’t look at meat as anything other than a suffering animal (I still look at meat the same way now). From then on, I stopped eating meat completely. My parents couldn’t force me to eat it and so they allowed me to become a vegetarian, and I’m super grateful for their co-operation!

Beforehand, I watched many documentaries and videos such as Cowspiracy and Earthlings. This really made me realise what animals have to go through just for us to eat them; even when we can live perfectly fine without doing so. Eating meat does more bad than good to the environment, our bodies and, of course, the animals which is why I decided that eating it was not worth it.

Another thing that also led me to becoming a vegetarian was something that happened in one of my lessons at school. During religious studies we were talking about Christian views on animals, which led us to sharing our own opinions on what we should / shouldn’t use animals for. My teacher asked for someone to give her a reason as to why they eat meat, and the only thing anyone could come up with was “because it tastes good”. Not one person could think of any other reason, especially an ethical one, as to why we do. That led me to realise there really is no point in it! I’m not going to lie and say I don’t enjoy the taste of meat (because it does taste good), however there are so many substitutes and other tasty things to eat. Plus, I really don’t think an animal dying is worth it just for 10 minutes of pleasing my taste buds.

Now, I know being a vegetarian is not the end to my journey. Veganism is the next stop, because if you really want to have an impact it’s best to stop using / consuming animal products completely. I’ve taken a few steps towards this, such as only buying cruelty free makeup and eating a majority of vegan meals. Step by step I’m getting there, and hopefully in the near future I will be vegan!

I understand that not everyone will feel the same way about being a vegetarian, and I’m not one to attack people because of that. It’s the complete wrong way to go about things if you want to make a difference as people will just be put off by it. However, I’d really recommend educating yourself on the damage that eating meat does (and dairy / eggs too), and even if you’re not willing to completely cut meat out, cutting down is still better than nothing!

 

APPRECIATE THIS EARTH | BLOGTOBER #18

As I’m writing this I’m sat on a park bench with a book. The air is crisp, and it’s quiet as most people are at work or school. 

Sometimes, I like to do little things like this or watching a sunset, going for a walk, or finding a scenic area in my town. It’s nice to occasionally take a step back from how hectic and stressed things can be and just embrace life. 

A lot of the time we forget to pay detail to small things because we’re in such a rush and focused on other stuff in our lives. However, taking the time to appreciate this planet and the fact that you have the honour of actually existing can be breathtaking. The feeling of euphoria that comes with taking in what’s going on around you is one that I will never get sick of; it’s a difficult feeling to explain but whenever I get it, I don’t want the moment to end. 

It can be difficult to find the time in our lives to have some moments like this, as we get so wrapped up in our day to day tasks. But, every once in a while it’s nice to have a break and be grateful that we live on such a beautiful planet; I would definitely recommend doing it at some point!

SAY YES | BLOGTOBER #17

Whenever I heard someone say “just say yes”, I never quite understood why it was so important / would have such an affect on my life. However, now I finally realise that it makes a difference.

I remember the time when I used to lie to my friends about not being able to meet up because I was ‘busy’. I remember the time when I used to not want to go on trips with my family. I remember the time when I said no to a lot of things.

Then, I started to see things a bit more. I realised that there was a whole lot more to this world than my bedroom, my town, my country. I started to think of all the amazing memories I’d missed out on, all that time I’d wasted of my life, because I said no.

So, say Yes. Such a simple word could quite literally change your life. I used to be really lazy (I still am, but I don’t use that to stop me from going out anymore). I was too lazy meet up with people and make memories, or just go out to get some fresh air. I’ve realised now that I was most unhappiest then.

I try to spend more time with my friends and family now, enjoying this beautiful place we live, and I feel so much better for it! I used to always feel tired, and physical and emotionally drained, but getting out for a bit really helps. I’ve experienced so much more since I’ve been taking part in different activities and has some really good experiences. If you don’t say yes, you won’t realise what you’re missing until it’s too late.

I will never know what my life could be now if I’d said yes to just one thing I decided not to do in the past. It could have been a huge change, or maybe just a small event, but I’ve missed out either way.

There’s so much you can do with your life, and I sure as heck don’t want to waste mine by saying no.

LIFE UPDATE – COLLEGE, RELATIONSHIPS, AND FEELING A BIT DOWN | BLOGTOBER #14

I’ve decided that I’ll post life updates on my blog every once in a while to see what has changed in my life, or what may still be the same. My intention is that 1. It’ll motivate me to actually do things and 2. I can look back on these and see how much I’ve developed as a person.

So, at the moment I’ve been blogging for 14 days (every day for that matter) on here. I’ve had blogs before but I’ve never had a posting routine and always ran out of inspiration for things to post. Therefore, they never worked out and I just left them, which is why I’m please I’ve written so many posts in just 2 weeks. 

I started college a month ago, and things seem to be going well there. My timetable is great because I have a good balance between my lessons and time off college. This gives me chance to actually have a social life but also complete my work, whilst keeping stress levels down. I’m taking a diploma in Music Performance and Production, and I definitely think I’ve chosen the right course for me. It was slow to start off with (learning health and safety in a studio for 2 weeks isn’t exactly the most enjoyable), but now things are picking up and it’s fab!!

Recently, my mood has been fluctuating quite frequently. I’ve been extremely happy for the past few weeks but now I’m starting to feel a bit low again. I’ve had to deal with a lot of personal stuff over the months just gone, and sometimes it really does get to me. However, I’m determined not to let myself get back into a dark place again (like I was a couple years ago). I know can always talk to my friends and boyfriend, and I know my family will support me too; I just need to stop bottling things up or it’ll get worse. But, overall, I’ve had more ups than downs so that counts for something.

Speaking of my boyfriend, we’ve almost been together for 4 months now! He makes me super happy and I’m so grateful that he’s a part of my life. This is the first actual relationship I’ve been in (I’m excluding those from when I was like 10 haha) and it’s weird when I was so used to being single and doing so much alone, but it’s also not as restricting like I first portrayed a relationship to be.

At the moment, I don’t have a job. Buuuut I’m looking! I’m not really too fussed what it is at the moment; I just want something to start me off, and some way of earning an income. There are always things I want to buy but can’t afford, but also I think now is a good time to start saving some money. For what? I dont know. But I’m 16 and I’ll expect there will be things I want to do in the coming years that cost money (such a travelling), so the earlier I start earning and saving, the better.

I don’t think there’s really anything that interesting going on at the moment, but life’s not always going to be full of crazy adventures. Unless some exciting things happen in the next few weeks , I probably won’t post another one of these very soon, however I will have another update up in a few months time either way!