Blogmas Day 29: December Favourites 2020 :)

December has been a bit of a crazy month preparing for Christmas and everything else so I don’t have too many favourites and most of them are actually music related 🙂

Excuse me I love you- Ariana Grande documentary: I absolutely loved this as I am a huge Ariana Grande fan however I have never been to a concert of hers so it was so nice to experience a concert from the comfort of my living room especially in 2020 when I haven’t had a chance to go to an actual concert this year 😦 I also loved all of the behind the scenes moments as well of seeing all of the dancers and everyone backstage and in rehearsal 🙂

Soul- I love Pixar movies as they always have a deep message behind them and make you think about life which is definitely true for their newest instalment Soul which I absolutely loved 🙂 The film follows two different souls on their journey to find their ‘purpose’ which is a really interesting concept and its a very sweet film 🙂

Evermore and the Folklore Studio Sessions: I am a massive Taylor Swift fan and have been ever since Fearless so have absolutely loved the quick succession of her last 3 albums. Folklore is one of my favourite of Taylors albums so then Evermore being a sister album to Folklore is absolutely epic and I love it! I loved the Folklore Studio sessions as I found it so interesting hearing about the writing process especially during a lockdown and also hearing about the inspiration behind the songs and the meanings behind some of the lyrics 🙂

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Let me know in the comments what your favourites were in December 🙂

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Blogmas Day 2: November Favourites 2020

I don’t have many favourites this year but the few that I do have I absolutely love!! There is a mixture of tv shows and music and a few other bits as well 🙂

1. Bad Cinderella- Carrie Hope Fletcher: I am a big Carrie Hope Fletcher fan and also a massive Disney and musical theatre nerd so anything to do with the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical and I am so excited! I am really hoping to be able to go and see it whenever they are allowed to open and if the first two songs from the show are anything to go by I’m going to love it! Carrie actually performed this song on the One Show and I was blown away and immediately ordered the cast album!

2. His Dark Materials Season 2: I absolutely loved the first season of His Dark Materials and have been waiting for Season 2 for what feels like forever and as soon as I found out it was being released I made my mum binge watch the first season of the show with me again so that she was ready for the second season! Although only a few episodes have been released from this new season I am already obsessed again and am so excited to see what the rest of the season brings 🙂

3. KellyPrinceWrights Instagram: I first discovered Kelly on Tik Tok but then started following her on Instagram and her aesthetic is AMAZING! This month she started a project called #KPotterWatch where she watched all of the Harry Potter films and reacted to them alongside anyone else who wanted to watch them with her and I absolutely loved it, I think the stories are still up for anyone who wants to go through and find them and look through the templates that she made as well 🙂

4. Oreo Hot Chocolate: I absolutely love having a hot chocolate at any time of the year but especially when its getting nearer to Christmas I am always cracking out the Christmas mugs and the hot chocolate 🙂 My friend Barghavi has been staying with us for a little while and when she arrived she bought some oreo hot chocolate with her for us to try and OMG IT IS SO GOOD!!! 🙂

Let me know in the comments what were loving throughout the month of November 🙂

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October Favourites 2020 :)

1. Not a Pop Song- Little Mix: As pretty much everyone who reads my blog will know I am a big Little Mix fan and have been for quite some time and I am so excited for their next album! I have already preordered it and booked tickets for their tour which I’m really hoping will happen! I have been loving watching Little Mix The Search as well 🙂 This song is one that you can dance around your kitchen to and if this is their vibe for their next album then its going to be amazing 🙂
2. Kalyn Nicholson Youtober- Every year for the last few years Kalyn has done a series on her channel called Youtober where she posts a Halloween/spooky inspired video every day throughout October which is so much fun and gets me in the mood for Halloween 🙂 This year Kalyn has been killing it and I will be so sad when it finishes!
3. Emily in Paris- I am a big fan of Lily Collins and so when I saw this show advertised I knew it was going to be right up my street! Its such easy watching and the scenery shots are incredible and make me want to hop on a train to Paris which is obviously not possible at the moment which makes me really sad 😦 Its a mix between Devil Wears Prada, Sex and the City and Love Rosie I think and i absolutely love it 🙂
4. The house of spells- On Saturday 24th I went to brunch near Chinatown and found this amazing little shop, its a definite nerd heaven and has loads of different Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Marvel stuff 🙂 I spent quite a lot of money there but it was definitely worth it! 
5. Doughnut Time- I absolutely love Doughnut time and Barghi and I happened to walk past it on our way to the bus stop and found that they had Halloween themed doughnuts and also Biscoff doughnuts and you will know that I am a sucker for anything Halloween themed or Biscoff flavoured!

Let me know in the comments what you have been loving this month 🙂

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September Favourites :)

This month has been filled with a few random favourites that I’m very excited to share with you guys 🙂

1. Far Too Late- Carrie Hope Fletcher: I am a big Carrie Hope Fletcher fan as many of you will know and I am so excited for her to open as Cinderella in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical and early this month they released one of the songs from the show and I have been playing it non stop! I absolutely love her voice and it sounds amazing on this song!
2. Its Ok Not To Be Ok- Demi Lovato: I am a big Demi Lovato fan and have been for years since seeing her on the Disney Channel in Camp Rock and Sonny with a Chance and have always loved her music 🙂 I have been so excited for her new music for ages and some is finally being released 🙂 I love that this song was released on National Suicide Prevention day as it has such a good message and the music video is so nice 🙂
3. B-ECO Pets- I actually discovered these dog toys in a garden centre and as a sucker for a cute dog toy decided that I would pick some up for Maya and she absolutely loved them! The two that I got were a Dolphin and a turtle which were part of their ‘Rough and Tough’ range and they are so good! They have lasted Maya ages which is saying something as she usually breaks her toys within a few days and also they’re good for the environment as they are made from recycled plastic 🙂
   

   

   
4. Live Action Mulan- I absolutely love love love the original Mulan so when I heard that the live action was coming out I was so so excited! I love the little nods in this movie to the original but also the changes are amazing as well 🙂 I love the addition of another bad-ass female being part of the hun army but then helping Mulan in the end and also the addition of Mulans sister is so sweet 🙂

Let me know in the comments what you have been loving this month 🙂

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August Favourites :)

1. Jessie Paege: I have been a fan of Jessie Paege for a while but recently she has gone through a massive change in her appearance and her content after recovering from an eating disorder and she looks so happy and posts lots of body positive tiktoks and youtube videos which is amazing for example she posted some videos about how on TikTok their is a trend about how if you are over this certain weight then you shouldn’t wear a bikini/crop top so she made a whole video about that and then she has also made videos about reorganising her closet and buying clothes that will actually fit her now 🙂 She has also made a few music videos and I believe has one coming out at the end of August which I’m very excited about 🙂

2. TKMaxx and Homesense: TKmaxx and Homesense have always been some of my favourite shops but especially leading up to Halloween I absolutely love them! Their home selection of Halloween stuff is amazing and I also love their beauty and clothes selection 🙂 I am forever popping into TKmaxx to pick up a new notebook as they have an amazing notebook selection 🙂

3. Work it: I am a massive fan of Sabrina Carpenter and Jordan Fisher so any film that has the two of them in it is always going to be a favourite of mine 🙂 The dancing and the music is absolutely amazing and I love the storyline and will definitely be watching it again 🙂

4. You should see me in a crown: I absolutely love this book! I had seen a few reviews of this book on here so I figured I would give it a go and when I started it I couldn’t put it down!! Its so cute and made me so happy- I would highly recommend this book to everyone!

Let me know in the comments what you were loving in August 🙂

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July-ving and thriving Day 31: July favourites :)

I can’t believe that this is the final post of July-ving and Thriving!! I have had so much fun writing these posts and I hope you guys have enjoyed reading them 🙂 I will be taking a little break from blogging for two weeks and then will be back to my two post a week schedule after that 🙂 

1. The Wiz- Since the start of lockdown I have been keeping up with the live shows being streamed on The Shows Must Go On and had actually never seen The Wiz before or heard any of the songs so when I found out it was being streamed I knew I had to watch it and so since I watched it on June 12th I have had those songs in my head 🙂
2. Alexa and Katie Part 4- I absolutely love this show and I was so sad that this was the last season but it was so amazing! I think they ended the series so well and I’m so excited to see what the two main actresses end up doing 🙂
3. Lemons by Ashley Tisdale: I am a big fan of Ashley Tisdale and have been since High School Musical and am especially fond of her music so when she released her new album Symptoms I really loved it and have been listening to it ever since and then she released Lemons which I also really love 🙂 
4. Indian Matchmaking- My friend Barghavi has been round quite a few days in the past week and a bit so we decided to binge watch this show which we absolutely loved! Its such a cool show and some of the people I absolutely loved 🙂 I really liked Nadia, Ankita and Vyasar 🙂 
5. Holiday by Little Mix: I am a big fan of Little Mix so always try and listen to their new music straight away and holiday was no exception 🙂 I love the positive vibe to their music and am so excited for their new album 🙂 
6. Folklore by Taylor Swift: As many of you will already know I am a big fan of Taylor Swift and have been loving her new album 🙂 I think my favourite songs would be The 1, Illicit Affaits, Invisible string and Mirrorball 🙂

Let me know in the comments what you have been loving this month 🙂 

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July-ving and thriving Day 1: June Favourites :)

Bombshell Concert- On the 21st of May the cast of Smash did a virtual reunion and also streamed the Reunion Concert that they did a few years ago with all of the songs from what would be the Bombshell musical 🙂 I was so excited when I heard that this was happening and I was definitely not disappointed! This reminded me how amazing the songs from Smash were and also how talented Katherine McPhee and Megan Hilty 🙂

Carrie Hope fletcher Harry Potter Quiz- On June 7th Carrie Hope Fletcher one of my favourite youtubers did a Harry Potter quiz on her Youtube channel which was completely free however she did ask you to donate and she managed to raise over £11,000 for the NAACP and also because of JK Rowlings transphobic comments Carrie made a donation to The Trevor Project which I think is awesome 🙂 She split the quiz into different classes for example Potions, Defence against the Dark Arts, History of Magic and also a general knowledge part 🙂

Bloom and Wild- On the 29th of April my best friend Barghavi sent me some flowers because we hadn’t seen each other in ages and she wanted to send me a little surprise to make me smile 🙂 Then on the 10th of June she sent me another package from Bloom and wild which was a little selection of succulents which were so so cute!! I absolutely loved them and will definitely be using this brand in the future to send presents to my friends ❤

Queer Eye S5- As many of you will already know I am a massive fan of the show Queer Eye on Netflix and their 5th season premiered in the first week of June 🙂

Let me know in the comments what you have been loving this month 🙂

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May favourites 2020 :)

Stuck with you- Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber: I am a big Ariana Grande fan and due to lockdown I have been listening to a lot of music recently so I absolutely love it ❤ The music video is so good and I love all of the different celebrity cameos 🙂

Trying on Rings- Maddie and Tae: I have been binging Maddie and Tae music videos over the last few weeks and I have been absolutely loving it 🙂 This is the newest video from their newest album and I love the fact that they included their wedding video ❤

Half Written Story- Hailee Steinfeld: This is Hailee Steinfelds latest ep and I think my favourite song is either Wrong Direction or Man Up!

City of Lover Concert- Taylor Swift: I have seen Taylor in concert twice, once on her 1989 tour and then again on her reputation tour 🙂 I love her lover album and always love watching her live performances ❤

Disney Family Singalong Volume 2: I absolutely loved the original Disney Family Singalong and was so excited to see the new artists 🙂 Halsey, Ben Platt, Idina Menzel, Keke Palmer, Halle Bailey and Shakira 🙂

Let me know in the comments what you have been loving this month 🙂

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April Favourites 2020 :)

Maddie and Tae- Bathroom Floor: I have been a fan of Maddie and Tae for a few years now and some of my favourite songs of theirs are Girl in a Country Song, Die from a Broken heart and now Bathroom Floor 🙂 I love the fact that the music video continues on from Die From A Broken Heart and love the message of Girls Supporting Girls 🙂

Tiger King: This show was number one in the UK on Netflix for absolutely ages so earlier this month my Mum and I decided to sit down and watch it. It was so interesting and weird!!

Remember me- Dove Cameron: I am a big Dove Cameron fan and I think her voice is absolutely amazing!!! I sat down and watched her #StayHomeWithMe performance and it was absolutely amazing and she performed this song so after watching that video I immediately looked up this song 🙂

The Disney Family singalong: Ariana Grande singing I Won’t Say I’m In Love and the HSM cast singing All In This Together plus Jordan Fisher, Michael Buble and Demi Lovato- I was always going to love this!!

Too Hot Too Handle- As many of you will know I am a big fan of Love Island and it is my guilty pleasure watch so when Love is Blind premiered on Netflix earlier this year I binge watched it with my Mum and now we are binge watching Too Hot Too Handle the newest Love Islandesque show on Netflix and it is such trash and I love it!!

The Eve Illusion- Giovanna And Tom Fletcher: I think the original book in this trilogy Eve of Man is one of my absolute favourite books so I have been waiting for this sequel for ages!! There are lots of twists and turns in this book as well and it definitely didn’t disappoint!!!

Never Have I ever- I definitely didn’t binge watch this series in like a day……. ooops! My friends Barghavi and Birunda recommended this show to me and based on the trailer I thought I would absolutely love it and I was not disappointed! I love the characters and it is a great easy watch 🙂

Let me know in the comments what you have been loving this month 🙂

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March 2020 Favourites :)

Noughts and Crosses TV Series- I read the Noughts and Crosses book series by Malorie Blackman in High School and loved it as it was such an interesting and different concept! When I found out that they were doing a TV Series of this book I was so excited 🙂 The actor and actress that were playing Callum and Sephy are absolutely amazing!!

Love Is Blind- I am a big fan of romance/Love Island style shows and Love Is Blind was no different! I started watching it with my mum this month and it is so cringey how could I not love it?!?!

I Love Me- Demi Lovato: I am a big Demi Lovato fan and am also a big fan of self love/body positivity songs so this was right up my alley! I love all of the different references to her past that Demi has included in the music video and when I went to Birmingham at the start of this month with my friends this song was on repeat the whole time 🙂 

Be More Chill- I went to see Be More Chill on the 1st of March with my mum at The Other Palace and I absolutely loved it! I have been listening to the cast recording on repeat for a while now but never thought I would get to see it because it closed on Broadway but then they decided to bring it to the UK and also include some of my favourite actresses e.g. Millie O’Connell and Renee Lamb to name a few 🙂 If you get a chance I would highly recommend seeing this show 🙂

Break Up Song: Little Mix- I am a big fan of Little Mix as you guys probably already know and I am due to see them in concert in July but I’m not sure thats actually going to happen unfortunately 😦 however I do absolutely love this song and am so excited for their new era of music!!

Let me know in the comments what you have been loving throughout the month of March and stay safe 🙂

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