It's Halloween/Samhain and I'm feeling ready for the witches' new year. It's been an interesting month. It's certainly dragged, I can say that much. I feel like I spent all of my time either at work or blogging. I enjoyed my birthday the other day, for the most part. I really enjoyed Black Adam, and my birthday meal was quite fun. Although I'm gutted everyone went home by half 8!
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It's my birthday! I am now officially 27 years old and feeling absolutely devastated about it. I feel like my life is just flying by without any real meaning to it. I'm definitely feeling like I need to time travel backwards a few years and start again! Whew, I'm off to a depressing start, aren't I? Lets focus on the positives.
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It's pay day! I'm actually quite happy with myself for October, I still had £500 left in my current account by pay day which is a huge achievement for me! I was and I wasn't looking forward to this pay as I knew it wouldn't be brilliant and the reality of me having to pay real household bills this month had set in. So, lets start budgeting, shall we?
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We're all guilty of struggling for blog post ideas sometimes. I definitely struggle, especially when I'm attempting a daily blogging challenge like blogtober or blogmas! That being said, I have now compiled a list of 31 blog post ideas to use either throughout the year or to inspire a daily blogging challenge.
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I am so excited for Samhain this year! Samhain falls on Halloween and is the witches New Year. Honouring our ancestors, our roots, our families and ourselves is the main theme for Samhain and we're encouraged to engage with the "Other Side." We also use the witch's New Year to recharge and rest ourselves.
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I am not the tidiest of people. I get overwhelmed easily, I get dizzy from cleaning (although not so often lately I've noticed) and I let mess pile up and pile up until myself and Josh are feeling incredibly depressed from it all. Even then it's a few weeks before I get the urge to purge and clean! Or Josh gives in and does it for me. So, I'm trying to turn over a new leaf and keep on top of the mess and not let our bedroom look like a bomb hit it!
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I am a support worker for vulnerable adults who also happen to be non-verbal. I'll admit, going into the job I didn't really know what to expect from them, how I was going to communicate with them or anything! But I've learned a lot and even nearly a year into the job, some of my colleagues make comments about them and they almost seem surprised about how capable etc. they are. So, here are 3 of the common misconceptions I've learned on the job.
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Like most people, I am still very much obsessed with Tiktok! I could easily spend all day and all night watching them and I have compiled a list of my five favourite users.
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It's time for another haul! I was feeling a bit spendy the other day, and treated myself to a big body shop order - especially as there were a whole new bunch of goodies released! Plus I get a lovely discount as a consultant.
I was looking back at old blog posts recently when I discovered this post: The 101 Items Declutter Week. This post is from 2017! If you know me, you know I love a good declutter! I couldn't resist giving it another go.
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As you probably know, I'm always trying to find more ways to save money or get more money. Love that Cost of Living Crisis life! There are tons of blog posts out there but I always find they're American based, so I've been hunting around and put together a list of money savings sites that work for the UK - and worldwide!
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It's my birthday this month! I'll be 27, which I think is absolutely vile. Thankfully, I always get told I only look about 20, which is hilarious to me because I really feel like I'm starting to look my age!
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I have always had wavy/curly hair. I haven't figured out what type of hair I've got though at a guess I'd say mine is somewhere between 2b-3b on any given day. It's only in the last couple of years that I've started trying to take care of my curls and use products to help them look nicer. I have yet to try the curly girl method though!
I used to have a love-hate relationships with bullet journals! I loved the idea behind them and tried multiple types of layouts, notebooks and themes to try and make it work for me but I just couldn't make it work! Eventually I'd end up wasting pages upon pages because I'd dated the book for the whole month or even year and then didn't even use it! So now, I use a binder.
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Following a call to HMRC, I received £500 in benefits which was amazing! I was a bit panicked about money this month due to buying the house so I was so relieved when they said I was eligible for working tax credits. Surprised - but relieved.
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Since getting my ladybird tattoo back in June, I've been thinking about what other tattoos I would like! I have decided I definitely want sleeves, potentially one in full colour and one in black and grey but I'm not fully sold on that idea yet. I've been told I really suit colour tattoos so I may end up with mostly colour, with a few more black and grey dotted in. The idea was to have like nature-based, cutesy tattoos on my left arm to go with my hedgehog and ladybird, and then more spooky, darker black and grey on my right. For my "two personalities" - you know?
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I suffer with burn out quite a lot. Especially since buying a house and doing extra hours at work - I'm exhausted! From the day we completed, I spent over seven hours at the house, peeling off wallpaper, pulling up carpets. For the following two days I did 22.5 hours at work, then spent another two days chasing people up about house stuff and having appointments about the house, then I had another 7.5 hour shift at work the next day! I was shattered and needed some time to myself!
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Autumn is my absolute favourite season. There's nothing about Autumn I don't like but here are my top reasons for loving the best season.
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AD | Aff links. I went through a phase of barely caring about my skincare a little while back but as I get ever closer to 30, I feel like I need to start caring again! I have three products I now use daily (not including face wash!) and I feel so much better for now being in a regular routine again.
I mentioned in my October Goals that I need to create some better habits, but couldn't figure out what or how. Well, I've had some time to think about it and I think I'm ready now!
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It's been a while since I wrote one of these! I did tons of reading in September and wanted to share what I've been loving - or hating! I found all of these books on Kindle Unlimited - I actually can't remember the last time I picked up a real book. Can you believe I read six books?! I can't!
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Open-concept living is now widely accepted as the standard, rather than being regarded as a novel fashion that was once exclusive to hipster-chic loft apartments in industrial styles. However, while the concept of having a great number of separate rooms is now considered archaic, open floor plans are not always the best solution.
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Everybody loves a cozy winter home for the colder months, but it can be challenging to make interior decoration changes with rising energy costs and a tight budget. The good news is, it’s still possible; read on for some easy ways to make your home winter warm in the cold season.
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I actually can't remember the last time I set myself a TBR list! I usually just read whatever I feel like reading but I've got a few books on my unread list to tick off! I'm still exclusively using my Kindle for reading so everything on my list is a mix of Kindle books I've bought recently, or Kindle Unlimited reads. I feel like I won't have as much time to read this month as I did in September, so I'm just going to set myself three books and see how I get on!
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Another month, another budget! Last month, I decided to put £1,000 from my wages into my savings and try to live on what I had leftover in my account. I accidentally stopped keeping track of my savings the last couple of weeks but I have to say, I didn't touch the £1,000 at all! I'm so proud of myself and I definitely want to try it again this month if I can. Let's see what my pay was like this month!
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It's finally October! My favourite month of the year because it brings my favourite weather, Halloween and my birthday! It's time for spooky movie marathons and hot chocolate.
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