lifeofablonde.co.uk!

Hello everyone so this is just a quick post to tell you some exciting news about my blog!

**THIS IS MY LAST EVER POST ON THIS PLATFORM YOU CAN NOW FIND ALL MY POSTS ON MY NEW WEBSITE INCLUDING ALL OLD CONTENT**

I have worked with Missfluencer a blog design company and I now have my very own website for my blog- you can find it by searching lifeofablonde.co.uk into the top search bar!

I already like having a self hosted website a lot more than Blogger and I would definitely recommend it to anyone thinking of changing over.

Although I have kept some of the same features of my old blog (this one) there are now more features and my page is more interactive in general.

It includes my brand new blog header by Alohalola cards, she is so talented and I'd 100% recommend her to anyone wanting illustrations or blog headers done! Find her on twitter HERE 

I feel like there's so much more to see on this new layout compared to my 'old layout' so I really hope you guys like it as much as I do!

I hope you enjoy my new website and I will see you soon with some exciting new posts including my first ever collab!

My little Dream Catcher...

The other day when I was day dreaming, staring into a specific space of my room, my daze was broken with the sight of my little, old, pink dream catcher hanging on my curtain rail.

It’s one of those things that seems to have always been in my room- wherever I’ve lived it has been there. This caused me to start reminiscing over when I received this little dream catcher, where I got it from, who gave it to me and what did it mean to me? 

I was given this dream catcher as a gift one summer, I clearly remember opening a little brown paper bag revealing this beautiful decoration. I was about 6 when my Grandma gave this gift to me, she had bought it in a Spanish Market near to where she lived in Spain. 

I vividly remember hanging it in my room and telling everyone that entered  ‘It’s magic, it stops you having bad dreams and instead you have good ones.’ It was fascinating to little 6 year old me.

As I got older It seems to have followed me around, when I’ve moved so has the dream catcher-overtime I have forgotten ‘the magic/spiritual’ side to it, it became ‘just a decoration’ this is due to the loss of my wild, young imagination. Age makes you become a realist; magic and dreams merely become stories.

When my daydream was broken by this dream catcher I remembered what this really meant to me: When I was 6 it meant magic, protection and good dreams- I honestly believed that it got rid of all my bad dreams and negativity, obviously this is all psychological but at the time I didn’t know this!

Now at the age of almost 17 (just a couple of months off) It hangs in my room as a reminder- a reminder of several significant things.

A reminder of my Grandma- Now my Grandma is no longer with us, this dream catcher (that has and will always be with me) is a constant reminder that my Grandma will always with me at heart and also a reminder that she always wanted to support me and my dreams.

A reminder of my dreams and positivity- When I see this dream catcher it reminds me that I have control of making my dreams happen (to a certain extent) and bringing as much positivity into my life as possible, kind of like the dream catcher.

Finally, it is a reminder that I should believe in myself but also in the things that mean a lot to me- it reminds me of this because of how I use to have such faith in this little dream catcher and to be honest a little part of me still does.

When I remember the story of this little dream catcher, all my dreams are good ones and a smile is brought to my face!

Thank you Grandma for this beautiful gift that will always stay close to my bed side.

I hope you enjoyed hearing about my little dream catcher and the story behind it! I will be back soon with another post.

Perfect Pinterest Workouts/ Work it like Jen Selter

So it took me a while to figure out a routine in the gym- one that worked for me and even harder sticking to it!

Now I have been working out in the gym for a while I have established what workouts give me the best results and feel the best, as well as what's fun to do and gives me variety rather than completing rep after rep of sit ups or squats.

My favourite booty workout!

After spending my time searching Pinterest for 'The best glute workouts' I finally came across one that appealed to me and made me want to do it straight away! Titled as '15 Best Butt workout exercises from Jen Selter' my eyes lit up and I had to try it. 

The workout itself consists of 15 moves that between them, work every single muscle in your bum! 

Doing this workout a couple of times a week really does get you those BOOTIFUL (SORRY) results along with eating the right things! 

I will link this workout HERE for you! 

Mine and Chads favourite Ab workout

Again, it took Chad and I a while to find our perfect ab workout- so obviously I turned to Pinterest! I found and tried a few different workouts and this one definitely gave me the most variety as well as the best results! It for sure isn't an easy workout, you really do feel the burn, but I find it fun to do and I always feel so good after! 

Doing this workout a couple of times a week will definitely give you those abs of steel, just don't forget the cardio along with it! 

The great thing about these workouts is you can do as little or as much as you want by doing the exercises you want and by altering the amount of sets and reps that you do! 

I will link this ab workout HERE for you! 

I hope this gives you an idea of what workouts you can do at home or at the gym! If these aren't for you then Pinterest has endless amounts of different workouts so just have a good look! These two have to be my favourite workouts of all time and they definitely give you ABsolutely BOOTYfull results... Oh dear Lauryn! 

See you soon with another post!

The perfect party shade...

So there's two exciting parts to this blog, firstly I actually won a competition and I NEVER usually win anything, secondly I have found my perfect Christmassy shade that I happened to win in the competition! 

I was so excited when I won the give away that Sally, a Younique makeup representative, had put together!  Go and check out her Instagram: @nailsandbeautyboutique and her Facebook page: Sally M Turk where she shares loads of the latest Younique makeup deals, demonstrations of the amazing products and more! 

I was so excited when I saw that I had won an opulence lipstick in Pretentious as its such a gorgeous sparkly pink shade and I instantly loved it. When I got a parcel through the door I had completely forgotten about the lipstick that I had won, so opening it was a lovely surprise. I opened it straight away and tried it on and I fell in love with it, I knew that I would be wearing it to all the christmas meals and parties that I would be attending.

This photo doesn't even show how sparkly this really is, it is a gorgeous pinky/purply shade with glitter running through it, in my opinion it's definitely the perfect party shade! 

Moving on from the colour of this lipstick it has a really nice consistency, It feels light on your lips but at the same the colour stays put on your lips for hours and hours which is always great! 

I can't fault anything with this lipstick and I would recommend it to anyone that likes a good sparkly party shade. 

I will link it HERE so that you can go have a look at it if you wish!

I will be back soon with another blog post!

A good old catch up!

Hi guys, a chatty post for tonight so be prepared, i hope everyone had a nice valentines day; whether you spent it alone watching films and indulging, eating chocolates, or with your boyfriend/girlfriend. Me and Chad went to handmade burger and had a lovely time- I of course managed to set my napkin alight by unnoticeably placing it on our tea light, i suddenly saw a huge flame out the corner of my eye and i unhelpfully reacted by just alerting Chad about it! which was quite amusing, haha whoops- it resulted with this:

It was such a laugh and we had some lovely food- Thanks Handmade burger for having such a good Gluten free menu!

I was also very lucky and received some beautiful flowers and some Lindor chocolates(Love you Chad)

So back in November i put up a post called 'Deciding what's next!' this was about the decision i had made about what i thought i wanted to do after finishing school and the steps i had taken to decide that; however since then i have completely changed my mind, put things more in to perspective and discovered what i really want to do!

At that time i was adamant that i wanted to do the Health and Social course at college, heading down the science root. Looking back, i never truly wanted to take science any further after GCSE (as triple science has put me off for life.) Previously when asking for advice about what to do next, the most received bit of advice I've had was 'follow your heart and do what you love' for ages i didn't know what i loved and wanted to pursue as a career- but it turns out i was looking to far away! After several people had asked me ' Is it Journalism you're wanting to go into Lauryn, as I've seen your blog?' i realised how much i love and enjoy writing and i could instantly see myself working within Journalism!

Since then i have looked further into what qualifications i would require, and this is the alternative root of taking A levels- which i am very eager to do now! I am hoping to take English Lit/Lang, Media, Sociology, and French! I looked round Christ Hospital school and all being well i am going there to do my A levels, i wanted to move from William Farr as after 5 years i am in need of a change of scenery and people, the thought of a new start is an exciting concept for me!

As an aspiring Journalist, my blog is a great thing for me as it allows me to write, express my feelings, experiences, views and opinions all in one place; which is a skill that is definitely necessary for a Journalist.

For those of you still unsure about what you want to do at the end of this year and for a career i would say 3 things,

• Rule out anything you 100% don't want to do, or certain conditions that you don't want to work in (e.g. working in an office)
• Look at what you love doing, your interests and your strengths
• Do what you want to do, not what everyone else wants you to do- remember it's your life!

Enjoy your half term break whatever you get up to!

SkinCeuticals blemish and age cleansing gell

When I first started to get a few spots at the age of 11ish mum use to let me use her face wash warning me to 'only use a little bit because it's really good', now I use it daily. Although it says for aging skin I find this works for younger skin just as well!

This face wash is my holy grail I would struggle without it now, it is a great versatile product as it can be used for makeup removal, to get rid of spots and for helping to prevent wrinkles! 

Although this face cleanser is more high end at £22-£26 depending on where you buy it, it is 100% worth the price and keeps my skin feeling healthy and reduces blemishes on my face, I have also found this works on your back and other areas where you may get spots.

This amazing product lasts me about 5-7 months on average as you only need a 2p sized blob to cleanse your whole face.

SkinCeuticals also have lots of other amazing products that are also worth trying. I thought I would share this reliable product that is used in my daily skin care routine.

That's all for now, Lauryn x