April 2024 Mini Goals :)

Part of my 2024 New Years Resolutions was to do monthly goal updates to keep myself accountable and to break down some of my goals a bit so that I can hopefully complete all of my goals this year so I am going to pick at least 5 mini goals each month to break down some of my goals such as decluttering my bedroom and to help myself with some of the more consistent goals such as try and have a veggie day every week. Next month there will be updates from this month and new goals for May etc. I can’t believe that we’re already in April- the year is going so fast!!

March Update:

• Go to a show in London- On the 23rd of March my Mum and I went to see a show called Hadestown. I have been following the show for a while so as soon as it got announced that it was coming to the West End I asked my Mum to book us tickets 🙂 I have actually written a blog post about the show which can be found here. My two favorite characters were Hermes and Peresephone.

• Go to a concert in London- I actually went to three concerts in March! I saw Renee Rapp twice- once during her tour and then an acoustic set as well. She has such an amazing voice and it was my 1st time seeing her live as well. I also saw Holly Humberstone who was also very talented and it was a really fun show 🙂

• Celebrate Mothers day- I was actually working on Mothers day which was such a shame but we still had a lovely evening, I gave my Mum her presents and we had a nice dinner. I also received some lush bath bombs from Maya :p

• Pass my Unit 2 exam- I had my Unit 2 exam on the 7th of March and it was really hard but I did actually manage to pass with a good mark so I was very happy 🙂 My next college exam isn’t until June so I now have a bit of a break which is really nice 🙂
• Have a facial- On the 18th of March I had a validation facial at Lush. I had a validation facial a few years ago and then received a voucher for my birthday last year 🙂 I had originally booked it in February but it got rescheduled. It was such a nice facial and experience and I would definitely recommend it 🙂

• Celebrate Easter- I was actually working on Good Friday and Easter Monday but spent the Saturday and Sunday at home chilling with Maya and taking her for a nice walk, went to the spa and did some shopping 🙂 Maya had a lovely walk on Easter Sunday and received an easter bunny toy 🙂 My Mum always buys the family Easter eggs and this year was no exception and I received a mini eggs one this year 🙂

• Declutter my DVDs and CDs- I did actually declutter my DVDs this month and sold quite a few of them on Music Magpie but I unfortunately didn’t manage to declutter my CDS. I did do some other decluttering around my room and used up and cleared some of my make-up and skincare.
• Make a monthly playlist- I have actually made a monthly playlist the past few months and did make one this month as well 🙂 This months playlist consists mostly of the new songs from Olivia Rodrigo, some songs from Hadestown and Beyonces new country album and the new song from Sabrina Carpenter and Girl in Red.

April Mini Goals 🙂

• Read the new Holly Jackson book and the new Emily Henry book
• Listen to Taylor Swifts new album
• Watch my friend run the marathon and celebrate with her afterwards
• Go to the Harry Potter Studios
• Finish 3 more beauty products
• Catch up on college notes

Let me know if you have any ideas for some goals I should have for next month 😊

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March 2024 Mini Goals :)

Part of my 2024 New Years Resolutions was to do monthly goal updates to keep myself accountable and to break down some of my goals a bit so that I can hopefully complete all of my goals this year so I am going to pick at least 5 mini goals each month to break down some of my goals such as decluttering my bedroom and to help myself with some of the more consistent goals such as try and have a veggie day every week. Next month there will be updates from this month and new goals for April etc. I can’t believe that we’re already at the 3rd month!

February Update:

• Celebrate Maya’s birthday- Mayas birthday is on the 2nd of February which is so much fun and I always try and pull out all of the stops for her birthday 🙂 I was unfortunately working this year but we had a lovely evening opening presents, going for an evening walk and playing with her new toys and giving her her treats 🙂

• Pass my Unit 2 Mock- On the 22.2.24 I had my Unit 2 mock exam and I would have passed that exam with 87% and I was so proud of myself! I had been revising non-stop the two days before the exam as I had a Spa weekend the few days before so I wanted to make sure that I left myself enough time to revise.
• SPA weekend- I went on a Spa weekend with my Mum which was so much fun 🙂 We got to the Spa on the Sunday and then left on the Monday which was so lovely 🙂 We spent the time chilling by the pool, in the jacuzzi + sauna, eating good food + reading books 🙂 It was such a lovely day and a half of chill time and just what I needed 🙂

• Celebrate Valentines day- On valentines day I spent the day chilling at home doing college work and then in the evening I gave Maya her new valentines toy and we had the M&S valentines dine in which was absolutely delicious 🙂

• Watch a movie from my 2024 Movie Bucket List- I actually watched 2 movies from my movies to watch list which was Wonka and Wish which I absolutely loved 🙂 It was so much fun watching these movies as I had been wanting to watch them for a while so have been waiting for a) a few days off and b) for the movies to come onto Sky Movies.

• Go to a concert- I went to a Dylan concert on the 15.2.24 which was so much fun and I absolutely loved it! I’ve seen Dylan a few times before and I absolutely loved it 🙂 I love concerts and I generally end up going with my friend Hannah which is who I went to Dylan with 🙂 It was at the Eventim Apollo which is a venue that I really like 🙂

• Continue cooking a veggie meal once a week and do at least two veggie days this month 🙂 I have continued with my cooking 2-3 meals a week which I actually really enjoy doing 🙂 I have tried to be very aware of the meals that I’m picking and making sure that I pick at least one veggie meal but also making sure that I am trying to pick health conscious meals as well 🙂

• Finish 3 beauty products- I have a goal of finishing 24 beauty products this year and I have actually finished 6 already so far this year 🙂 I always get given so many beauty products for birthdays and Christmas so I am wanting to work my way through my stash because I am trying to be more minimalist at the moment 🙂
• Declutter my make-up- I haven’t managed to fully declutter my make-up but I have started decluttering and am about halfway through 🙂 My aunt bought me some make-up organisation for Christmas this year so I’m slowly sorting and moving my make-up into that organisation 🙂

March 2024 Mini Goals:

• Go to a show in London
• Go to a concert in London
• Celebrate Mothers day
• Pass my Unit 2 exam
• Have a facial
• Celebrate Easter
• Declutter my DVDs and CDs
• Make a monthly playlist

Let me know in the comments what you have been up to in February 🙂

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January 2024 Mini Goals :)

Part of my 2024 New Years Resolutions was to do monthly goal updates to keep myself accountable and to break down some of my goals a bit so that I can hopefully complete all of my goals this year so I am going to pick 5 mini goals each month to break down some of my goals such as decluttering my bedroom and to help myself with some of the more consistent goals such as try and have a veggie day every week. Next month there will be updates from this month and new goals for February etc.

1. Pack away my Christmas presents
2. Pack away my Christmas decor
3. Cook twice a week with at least one veggie option
4. Watch The Ballad of Songbirds + Snakes
5. Catch up on college notes and reach 30% on my NPL
6. Finish writing up blog posts linked to my 2023 New Years Resolutions (final good-reads challenge and 2023 resolutions recap)
7. Celebrate Hannah and Birundas birthdays 🙂

Things booked for this month:

1. Seeing Six the Musical
2. Spa day in London and Lush facial

Let me know in the comments what your goals are for January 2024 🙂

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Self-Care Challenge :)

I thought I would write out some of my favourite self-care activities and make a 30 day self care challenge so that if I ever need some inspiration for some self care activities they are all here 🙂

1. Take a Bath
2. Make a Hot Chocolate
3. Create a new playlist
4. Burn a nice candle
5. Go for a walk
6. Sleep in/have an early night
7. Watch a comfort movie/TV show
8. Write 10 things you love about yourself
9. Read a chapter of your book
10. Deep clean a part of your house
11. Catch up with a friend
12. Watch the sunset
13. Do some Yoga
14. Social media detox
15. Order your favourite take-away
16. DANCE PARTY
17. Drink lots of water
18. Do a face mask and a foot mask
19. Give your pet a hug
20. Put on your favourite outfit
21. Bake something
22. Write a letter to a friend/family member
23. Write a list of goals
24. Listen to a new podcast
25. Buy yourself something nice e.g. flowers/a new outfit
26. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables
27. Take a long pamper shower
28. Write a daily mantra
29. Do a guided meditation
30. Sort through your social media following

Let me know in the comments what is your go to self care activity 🙂

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More Body Positive Instagrams :)

In the lead up to the summer months begins I have seen lots of articles and posts about becoming beach body/summer ready which is just ridiculous because if you have a body and are on a beach then you have a beach body. I have written a few other posts similar to this one but I thought that since we are in the lead up to summer I would update it so that you can follow some inspirational, confident people and see some positivity on your feed 🙂

• Ryley Isaac- https://www.instagram.com/ryleyisaac/: Ryley was on Season 3 of Glow Up and did some absolutely amazing make-up looks which emphasised her birth-mark which was super cool!

• Shira Rose- https://www.instagram.com/theshirarose/: Shira is an Eating disorder therapist and body positive blogger who works to dismantle the stigma around body size and ensure that everyone has equal access to healthcare.

• Louise Green- https://www.instagram.com/louisegreen_bigfitgirl/: Louise is a fitness trainer who focuses on helping people to feel stronger as she is a size-inclusive trainer and is also the author of Big Fit Girl & Fitness for Everyone

• Laetdecar- https://www.instagram.com/laetdecaru/: Laeti is actually someone that I found on TikTok where she does Big Sister style videos about body image and raising awareness of eating disorders. She also runs the Sunflower Merch site which is so lovely 🙂

• Han- https://www.instagram.com/confidencehan/: Han is another person that I originally found on TikTok where she posts lots of body confidence videos and I then found her on Instagram

Let me know in the comments if you have anyone you think I should follow ❤

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My life is changing and I’m going to keep you updated: Chapter 9 recap and Chapter 10 aims :)

On the 9th of July 2020 I uploaded my Month 1 aims for my Changing my life series and now I’ve just finished Chapter 9 of my Changing My Life series and am very excited to get started on my Chapter 10 aims 🙂 Chapter 9 has been really focused on really carrying on my new workout routine, seeing friends in a Covid friendly way and GYSTING and organising my space 🙂

Favourite quote of the month: You can’t go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending.

This month restrictions in the UK have started to lift with non-essential shops re-opening and also restaurants re-opening outside which has meant that I have been able to meet up with a few friends in a Covid safe way which has been lovely and have also been able to carry on with some of the creative ways I have been interacting with friends and family who I can’t see in person for example Skypes, book clubs with one of my friends, and doing Yoga classes and then chatting about them with my brother 🙂 Next month I will be meeting up with some more friends, cooking and carrying on with workouts xx

• Cook something new once a week- I have definitely managed to do this and more which has been so great because we have still been getting the Hello Fresh meals which are so tasty and relatively easy recipes 🙂 My first recipe was Sweet Chilli Chicken which was delish ❤ I then made Sausage Skewers with potato wedges (the potato wedges were so good) and Halloumi and vegetable pasta which was SOOO AMAZING!! I then made a Chilli and a Roasted butternut Squash curry which was so amazing and I think my favourite curry I’ve made so far 🙂 The next week I made Halloumi tacos (can you tell I love Halloumi :P), Korma curry and Chipotle Spiced Chicken which was pretty spicy but still tasty 🙂 Finally I made Chicken Thigh and Chorizo pasta, Chicken chow mein and Asian style sticky pork which was so good and the first time I have actually cooked pork 🙂

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• Continue sorting out a different part of my bedroom every week and start gathering stuff for the charity shop and Depop: This month I have managed to have quite a few sort outs of my bedroom- I had a sort out of my important documents folder, organised my camera equipment, organised the bottom of my big wardrobe and also had an organise of my other wardrobe 🙂 My final organisation was to organise my skincare drawer which I have been meaning to do for ages! I have a little pile of stuff that I am either going to take to the charity shop or am going to sell on Depop including clothes, make-up bags and a few other bits 🙂

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• Go shopping at some point this month- I have actually been shopping quite a few times this month which has been so so nice 🙂 My first shopping trip out was to Croydon shopping centre and then I have also been to Camden, Bromley and Brighton as well 🙂 I actually posted a haul from my first two shopping trips out and also a book haul because I have been ordering and buying so many books recently!

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• See some of my friends in person and also have a skype session :)- I have managed to see quite a few of my friends this month which has been so so lovely 🙂 I saw my friend Ellie at the start of the month for a drink in her garden which was so nice 🙂 I then have also managed to see my friend Dorothy and we went out for lunch at Borough Market which was amazing 🙂 I then met up with my friend Hannah for a photoshoot and finally have met up with my friends Birunda and Barghi throughout the month 🙂 I went to Camden, box park and Richmond park with Barghi and have met up with Birunda at my house in the garden 🙂 I also managed to Skype Hannah and Anna in the middle of the month as well 🙂

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• Continue working out semi regularly and complete the Spring Yoga challenge on the Bad Yogi Studio :)- I actually managed to complete the Spring Yoga challenge on Bad Yogi Studio which was AMAZING I’m so happy I managed to do that 🙂 I have also been for 7 runs this month which is pretty good and have even started running outside with Maya which has been really cool 🙂 I have also done a few workouts on the I-FIT 🙂

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• Continue working on my training knowledge and do a work webinar every week :)- I have been keeping up with my training and work videos online and Maya actually went back to puppy class with month which is really fun 🙂 Her retrieve is coming on so well and I’m still keeping on top of her other tricks as well 🙂 This month for webinars I have been working through the Victoria Stillwell academy free online courses- the first course I did was about being a good pet neighbour which was in three different parts and then I am currently half-way through the second online course on her website which is about building your dogs confidence 🙂

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• Reach 1600 followers on my blog and do at least one photoshoot :)- I am absolutely blown away by the fact that I have actually managed to reach 1600 followers on this blog thank you so much for supporting me and following along with my content ❤ I also did actually manage to do a photoshoot with my friend Hannah in my garden and also at my local woods which was Taylor Swift themed which was pretty fun 🙂

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I have had such a lot of fun these last few months working through my goals and sorting my life out and am so ready to continue on this trajectory and get more goals done next month 🙂

• Cook 1 new thing per week and also bake something new this month 🙂
• Continue working out regularly and do Yoga 5 times a week 🙂
• Continue sorting out my bedroom and GYSTING 🙂
• See my friends and also celebrate my Dad’s birthday 🙂
• Write up a chapter of my Nans travel diary 🙂
• Complete 4 work webinars, continue watching work and training videos and take Maya to puppy class and teach her a new trick 🙂
• Reach 1650 followers, do a photoshoot and also watch some camera videos 🙂

Let me know in the comments what I should include in my June goals and also what you have been up to this month 🙂

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My life is changing and I’m going to keep you updated: Chapter 8 recap and Chapter 9 aims :)

On the 9th of July 2020 I uploaded my Month 1 aims for my Changing my life series and now I’ve just finished Chapter 8 of my Changing My Life series and am very excited to get started on my Chapter 9 aims 🙂 Chapter 8 has been really focused on really settling into my new workout routine, celebrating a few special occasions and GYSTING and organising my space 🙂

Favourite quote of the month: Believe you can and you’re halfway there 🙂

England is in the midst of its third nationwide lockdown which is slowly starting to lift at the start of the next month which is very very exciting!! I have made some plans to meet up (within the Covid rules ofc) with some friends next month which is so exciting and will also hopefully be carrying on with some of the creative ways I have been interacting with friends and family who I can’t see in person for example Skypes, book clubs with one of my friends, and doing Yoga classes and then chatting about them with my brother 🙂

• Cook something new once a week :)- I have been really really enjoying cooking this month and have actually cooked twice a week most weeks 🙂 We have been having a Hello Fresh box delivered every week for the past month as we had a discount code which allowed us to get a discount on our first 4 boxes 🙂 I have made Sweet and sour chicken, different kinds of wraps, a chicken curry, hoisin chicken with rice, speedy chicken noodles, a ricotta pasta and a bacon pasta, a pad thai and finally a chicken curry on naan bread type dish 🙂

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• Sort out a different part of my room every week 🙂 – The first part of my bedroom that I organised was my electronics drawer that was just a muddle of cords and old electronics so that is now looking a lot more organised 🙂 I then organised my notebook drawer which was already pretty organised to be honest but I had a look through to see what notebooks I actually have because I can be a bit of a notebook fiend who hoards notebooks but never actually uses them! (please tell me someone can relate to this- they’re just so pretty and I don’t want to ruin them!) I then tackled my PJ drawer which was an absolute mess that wouldn’t shut so that is now looking a lot more organised 🙂 Finally I organised my two hair drawers which were a complete disaster! My mum is a hairdresser who also works in a beauty department so I am often getting given different products to try which is lovely but also means that my beauty drawers are very often full and messy!

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• Celebrate Barghavi and Billys birthday and also Mothers day :)- The first birthday for me to celebrate in March was my friend Barghavi’s birthday so we organised for her to come over and spend the day with my Aunts dog Luna who we had looked after while Barghavi was isolating here in November 🙂 I also baked some Biscoff muffins which are her favourite and put up some balloons and banners as well and it was a really nice chill day 🙂 My brother Billys birthday was actually the same day as Mothers day so we organised for my two brothers to come round for a Linner (lunch/dinner) in the garden which was so so lovely 🙂

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• Run twice a week and do Yoga at least 4 times a week :)- I have actually managed to stick to this which I am so proud of myself for 🙂 I have been going on a bit of a health journey recently and trying to find a good balance of food and exercise etc and have been really enjoying pushing myself 🙂

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• Continue working on my training knowledge, teach Maya a new trick and do a work webinar every week :)- I have been working with Maya three times a week just doing some obedience training which I have really really enjoyed and during this time I have managed to teach Maya a new trick- bow 🙂 We are still working on all of the basics and the few newer tricks we have been learning such as hold, beg, weave and crawl 🙂 I have also been watching and reading lots of training stuff which has been really informative and interesting 🙂

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• Reach 1575 followers on my blog and do a photoshoot :)- During Barghavis birthday weekend she popped round on the Saturday which was so so nice and we actually did a photoshoot in my local woods which was so much fun especially since I had recently purchased some Taylor Swift inspired clothing based around her Folklore and Evermore albums 🙂 I have also reached 1575 followers on my blog which is just absolutely AMAZING and I’m so grateful to every single person who follows me on here ❤ ❤

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I have had such a lot of fun these last few months working through my goals and sorting my life out and am so ready to continue on this trajectory and get more goals done next month 🙂

• Cook something new once a week 🙂
• Continue sorting out a different part of my room every week and start gathering my stuff together for Charity shops and Depop 🙂
• Go shopping at some point in the month 🙂
• See some of my friends in person and have a skype session 🙂
• Continue working out semi regularly and complete the Spring Yoga challenge on the Bad Yogi Studio 🙂
• Continue working on my training knowledge, and do a work webinar every week 🙂
• Reach 1600 followers on my blog and do at least one photoshoot 🙂

Let me know in the comments if you have any ideas of goals I should try 🙂

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My life is changing and I’m going to keep you updated: Chapter 7 recap and Chapter 8 aims :)

On the 9th of July 2020 I uploaded my Month 1 aims for my Changing my life series and now I’ve just finished Chapter 7 of my Changing My Life series and am very excited to get started on my Chapter 8 aims 🙂 Chapter 7 has been really focused on finding new routines that incorporate my New Years Resolutions and spending time with friends and family 🙂

Favourite quote of the month: Act as if what you do makes a difference- it does! 🙂

England is in the midst of its third nationwide lockdown so I have had to come up with creative ways to interact with friends and family who I can’t see in person for example Skypes, organising a book club with one of my friends, sending cards and meeting up for walks and doing Yoga classes and then chatting about them with my brother 🙂

• Cook something new :)- I have actually cooked 4 different things this month as my Mum and I have been trying to cook more from scratch so have both been cooking quite a bit 🙂 The first thing I made was a Chicken, leek and Tarragon Gnocchi which was absolutely delish! I then made a Korma which was still tasty but needed slightly more flavour so am going to try and make it again with a few more spices added in at some point 🙂 I then made a Chicken Fajita fried rice which was delish!! Finally I made a tomato, spinach and feta egg scramble from a cookbook my brother bought me which was really nice 🙂

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• Sort out 2 parts of my room :)- I have been really trying to be more minimalistic this year and working on not buying unnecessary things and a part of this has been slowly but surely organising my stuff 🙂 This month I organised my workout drawer because I have been running and doing Yoga regularly this month so have been using this drawer quite a bit 🙂 I have also had a sort-out of my plants and moved them around so that they are not so squished together on my windowsill and also got my mums friend who is a gardener to re-pot a few of them 🙂 Finally I got around to putting together a Night Sky Projection kit that I bought from WHSmith before Christmas but hadn’t got around to putting it together 🙂

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• Skype with Anna and Hannah :)- I actually Skyped Anna and Hannah on the 15th of February for Galentines day 🙂 I had sent some galentines cards to a few of my friends and then did a galentines day with my friend Barghi where we went for a walk in the park and then a skype session with Anna and Hannah on the 15th which was so nice ❤ it was so nice to chat to them both and am hoping that we will get together for another Skype session soon 🙂 xx

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• Celebrate Mayas birthday- Mayas birthday is the 2nd of February so I bought her lots of new toys, took her out for a nice walk, bought her a woofin with a candle and a little birthday bandana 🙂 Barghavi also came round for a walk with Maya as well which was really nice 🙂 I can’t believe she is now 2!

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• Run twice a week and complete the 30 day yoga challenge :)- On the 6th of January I started a 30 day yoga challenge with my brother Jamie and so during February we finished off the last few days while was really fun and has ignited a love of Yoga 🙂 I have continued to do Yoga around 5ish days a week since completing the challenge which has been really fun 🙂 I have also been running twice a week as well 🙂

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• Continue working on my training knowledge and do a work webinar- I have trained with Maya three times a week this month as well which is always really fun and have also completed two work based webinars, watched three work based videos a week and have been watching training videos as well 🙂

• Reach 1550 followers on my blog and do a photoshoot :)- I amazingly did manage to reach 1550 followers on my blog this month which is just AMAZING so thank you so much and have also done a few little photoshoots with my phone but definitely need to get my camera back out for some proper photoshoots next month 🙂

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I have had such a lot of fun these last few months working through my goals and sorting my life out and am so ready to continue on this trajectory and get more goals done next month 🙂

• Cook something new once a week 🙂
• Sort out a different part of my room every week 🙂
• Celebrate Barghavi and Billys birthday and also Mothers day 🙂
• Run twice a week and do Yoga at least four times a week 🙂
• Continue working on my training knowledge, teach Maya a new trick and do a work webinar every week 🙂
• Reach 1575 followers on my blog and do a photoshoot 🙂

Let me know in the comments any goals that you can think of for my next month 🙂

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More Body Positive Instagrams :)

As the UK starts another 4 step program out of lockdown and we have an end date in mind for when things might start to get semi back to normal I have seen so many social media posts talking about ‘I have to lose all of my lockdown weight by June’ and things like this which is simply not true! We have been going through an unprecedented time and you are beautiful no matter ur dress size ❤ Due to all of these posts that I have been seeing on social media I thought I would do another Body Positive Instagrams post so that you can follow some inspirational, confident people and see some positivity on your feed 🙂

• Fox+Luxe: https://www.instagram.com/foxandluxe/– Fox+Luxe aka Liz Sloan is a body confidence and mid-size style influencer who posts style photos which are so nice and I love her style and also body confidence affirmations which are amazing 🙂

• Hope Virgo: https://www.instagram.com/hopevirgo_/– Hope Virgo is a multi award winner mental health campaigner who is in ED recovery and the author of the book Stand Tall Little Girl 🙂 I first heard about Hope through Jess Bacon and her podcast 🙂

• MidSizeGal: https://www.instagram.com/midsizegal/– MidSizeGal aka Abi is as the name suggests a Mid-sized girl who posts videos about fashion and the latest trends and also promotes other mid-sized girls in fashion as well which is amazing 🙂

• Molliemunroquirk: https://www.instagram.com/molliemunroquirk/– Mollie is a journalist and self-proclaimed curvy style blogger who posts style photos and body confidence quotes and photos 🙂

• billieandersonx: https://www.instagram.com/billieandersonx/– Billie is a blogger who talks about her experience having a colonoscopy and posts regular body confidence photos showing her stoma bag proudly and talks about her struggles and her health journey 🙂

Let me know in the comments if you have anyone you think I should follow ❤

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Blogmas Day 12: Body Positivity around the holidays :)

As many of you will know I am a big Body Positivity advocate having struggled with Body Positivity for most of my teenage years and early twenties to differing degrees and I know that Christmastime can often be a triggering time for people who do struggle with Body Positivity as the season is very centred around food and calories, then after all the feasts comes the typical New Year pressure to ‘Get fit and lose weight’ for the New Year which is ridiculous and is a topic for another blog post but I thought in this post I would talk about some of my tips and tricks for staying body positive during this time 🙂

*DISCLAIMER* These are just the things that help me have a better relationship with my body around this time that I thought I would share in case they might help someone else I’m not a trained professional and don’t want to come across as arrogant and like I know best *DISCLAIMER*

• Do a social media purge- Before the New Year resolution train starts and Christmas food shaming begins I would highly recommend doing a social media purge and following some body positive influencers so that when you find yourself in a social media void during this season your feed will be filled with positive people and I have a few posts about some of my favourites which can be found here, here and here along with quite a few other body positivity posts 🙂 Alongside following people who are going to lift you up you should also unfollow/block/silence anyone on your feed who doesn’t make you feel good when you see their photos 🙂
• Take time for yourself and don’t spend time with people that don’t make you feel good- I know this is easier said than done but if possible try and avoid the people that you know don’t make you feel good about yourself however sometimes during the holiday season you have to see these people e.g. if that person is a family member however if you can try and limit your contact with them and if you do know you are going to have to see these people then try and schedule in some self-care either before or after the event 🙂
• Spend time with friends and family that want to uplift you and make you feel good about yourself and that you know will be patient and understanding with you 🙂
• Find a balance between positive experiences surrounding food and also Christmas events that don’t centre around food at all- I think this is really important as during Christmas it can feel like everything is focused and centred around consuming food however it doesn’t have to be! Its really important to find a balance between positive experiences around food such as dinners with friends/family and also Christmas baking which can be really helpful in making you feel in control if you are the one making the food and can make it more of a fun experience if you can get friends and family involved and can dance around to music 🙂 You should also find things that you can do with friends that don’t focus on food such as movie days, going Christmas shopping together, Ice Skating, playing board games, Christmas decorating/crafting with friends 🙂
• GET RID OF YOUR SCALES!!
• About a year ago I wrote a list of 25 things that I love about myself and I would highly recommend it for everyone especially around this time 🙂 Another suggestion is to create a self-love advent calendar and write yourself 24 compliments, opening one each day in the run up to Christmas which is an idea that I absolutely love 🙂

Let me know in the comments any tips that you have to increase body positivity around the holiday season 🙂

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