Pick Me Up's

Hey Internet,

I was having a bit of a horrible day, so I found some gorgeous pictures with beautiful quotes on them to brighten my day, and thought you might like them. Enjoy.

Making A Party Playlist...

Hey Internet,

So I am sat here at midday on Monday, feeling sick and trying to think of something to write about. As usual I am listening to Taylor Swift, and absent-mindedly thinking about what songs I am going to play at my birthday party. Then I realise that would be a good topic! Here's a few tips you might find useful...

When you hear a song that makes you smile or dance around, write it down!

When your sat in the car listening to the radio, or watching video's on YouTube and a song comes on that has a good beat and catchy lyrics, write it down somewhere! Paper, phone, your leg, anywhere! That means that once it actually comes to making it, you'll have all these songs already!

Use songs that become breakthroughs!
Friday, Baby, Call Me Maybe... you know the ones I'm on about.

Don't constantly use the same artist!
If any of you knew me, you would understand I have a slight obsession with Taylor Swift, however when it comes to making a playlist, if I just put her album on repeat, people would get bored. If you have that favourite artist, pick 5 songs tops that you absolutely love and will get people in the party mood! 

Pick songs that people can dance too!
If you pick songs that are depressing, sad and slow, it will be a downer and people will stop dancing. Pick songs with a good beat or even better pick remixes of your favourite songs! 

Make sure your playlist will last for a good few hours!
If your playlist finishes, it will repeat and probably get boring! Lets get smart here and do some maths, on average, songs are usually around 3 1/2 to 4 minutes. Lets go with the 4 minutes to make life easier. To get an hour of 4 minute songs you need  15 songs, (and if you had 2 minute songs you would need 30 for an hour). So, for every hour you estimate your party to be, pick at least 15 songs! 

If your really stuck for songs, use an album like Now That's What I Call Music! or Ministry of Sound.
These albums usually have some good, popular songs, but be careful because you might get a few of those sad slow ones we talked about!

Pick popular songs!
Songs that people know the lyrics to will be a good pick because they get really get into the song. They can sing the lyrics stupidly to their friends and they know the beat, meaning better dancing! ;)





Hope I helped..
G x

Quotable Quote

"You're lucky enough to be different, don't ever change..."


Taylor Swift

Dog walking!

Out in the cold fresh air for a walk with the dog!

Tips when studying for an exam!

Dear Internet,

So, obviously being a student myself and a nearly straight A student, I get questions a lot on how I manage to do so well (god that sounds braggy haha). I have high standards of myself and also my parents try to help me in any way possible and I try to please them. I have strategies that help me as well, and here are some of my tips!

Use a notebook!

Scientist have found that writing things down makes you remember things better than typing with a laptop. So get that dusty old notebook out and start writing!

Write with colours!

Another scientifically proven fact is that if you use colours, you remember things more. I mostly use pink, purple, green and blue pens. Orange can be accepted too, but don't use yellow, because you cant see it most of the time! 

Use sticky notes!

If you have a massive text book or a notebook filled with way to much information, use sticky notes to label all the information that is relevant or important.

Make a list of everything you need to know!

Find everything important and write it on sheets of A3 paper, once you have one set of notes, do two more and stick one on your wall in your room, one on the mirror in your bathroom and one on the fridge!

Ask your teacher for as much revision as they can give you!

Your teachers will know the test, so they will tell you exactly what you need to know and what isn't relevant.

Start revising a month before the exam!

This is how I revise;
One month before the exam: 2-4 hours of revision that week
3 weeks before the exam: 3-5 hours of revision that week
2 weeks before the exam: 3 hours during the week and 2-3 hours on the weekend
1 week before the exam: 4-5 hours during the week and 3-4 hours on the weekend 
The day before the exam: 4-6 hours that evening/afternoon
The day of the exam: Just quickly go over your important notes for about 5 minutes every half an hour before the exam. 

Get at least 8 hours of sleep the night before!

The more sleep you get means that your brain will operate properly, if you hardly sleep at all, everything in your head that you spent all night revising will turn to mush!

Don't panic!

If you work yourself up about the big test, you will walk in stressed out and will probably not to as well as you could. Keep calm and do the best you can.


Hope this helps,

G x 

An inside look on my life,

Dear Internet,

There is love in the world, and you will find it.

At the age of three, I started something called nursery, which is like kindergarden. I met a girl named Abigail Myerscough. We became good friends, but what I didn't see as a child was that she manipulated and used me for what she wanted. Of course, I was so young and didn't understand that some people weren't all nice. Once we started primary school together, it got once. This girl, Abigail Myerscough, bullied me for 6 years. She took my friends from me, called me horrible names, made fun of me, used me for her advantage. At the still young age of nine, I discovered I was moving from England to Australia. I decided I had enough, and on my last day of school in England, I told her I thought she was a horrible person, and very maturely kicked her in the shins. I moved to Australia, hoping for a new, clean slate. Fate thought differently however, and decided I needed more bullying. From age ten to age thirteen, several people bullied me once again. We add this to our grand total and that is nine years straight of bullying, by different people. When I turned fourteen, and was starting grade 9, I decided that I had once again had enough, for good this time. I fought my fears and tears as didn't take bullying from anyone, and stopped caring so much about what everyone thought about me. I only cared what my family and close friends thought. I am now nearly sixteen, and life probably couldn't get much better . What I am explaining here, is that I was constantly put down and spent a lot of my life in tears, but with the help of a few close friends and my amazing family, I pulled through and turned my life around. I'm proud of myself and I stopped worrying about everyone else.

Bullying is a horrible thing, but if people get through it, it makes them stronger.

For those of you bullying, there is a little saying that makes out that you are just jealous, or you have a very tiny amount of self esteem. Your not going to get that from anyone else, so leave those people alone and deal with it.


For those of you being bullied, even if you don't know me, I am here for you every minute of the day. 


G x

The Taylor Swift

Pure Perfection... 

An elegant, enchanting, exciting, enveloping exfoliant!

Body scrubs. They can be terribly expensive and horrible for your skin. I have created a fantastic, cheap fomula that is not only great for exfoliating, but it smells great too! Here are the ingredients;

3/4 of a cup of instant coffee
1/2 of a cup of lemon juice - you can use the bottled stuff!
1/2 or 3/4 of a cup of sugar - dependent on your skin type, if it is really sensitive, use less sugar!

If you have really rough skin, you can substitue the sugar for salt for an extra boost.

Basically, all you have to do is put everything in a bowl and give it a great mix! Then hop into your shower or bath, and starting with your ankles, make your way up your body in circular motions. Once your done, use a loofa or wash cloth with some body wash, (I recomend using a honey and shea butter, it really compliments the coffee scent!), and scrub away any existing stains or lumps of coffee. Finish with a lovely moisoriser and you will have clean, smooth, hyrdated skin!

No need to thank me ;)

G x