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I've been posting quite a few of these 'favourite' style posts and I'm actually really enjoying writing them! So I thought...
I've been posting quite a few of these 'favourite' style posts and I'm actually really enjoying writing them! So I thought I'd share an updated version of what's currently on my iPhone.
At the end of September, my contract with my old phone company ended and anyone who knows me will know that I honestly didn't even know if my phone would last that long! It was in a very bad way! These two events lead to me starting a new contract with a new phone so as of right now I am a proud owner of an iPhone 7 plus and honestly I don't know how I ever lived with a smaller phone!
If you're interested you can check out my previous 'What's on my iPhone' posts here.
I've recently been really getting into Instagram and I'm loving posting images ranging from what I've been up to to new blog post photos and of course the odd selfie. I really enjoyed creating a new theme for Autumn and editing photos to suit the Autumnal theme I had chosen.
UNUM
This app is quite a recent favourite of mine. Before I purchased my current phone I will admit I spent quite a lot of time watching 'What's on my iPhone' videos on YouTube. This was party to get an idea of how the phone worked and people's opinions on it but also to find some new app inspiration as I always find myself on the same apps. Among the apps talked about was this one, the app allows you to plan out your Instagram feed as you would if you were posting the photos directly, this is very useful when it comes to creating an Instagram theme.
Best Fiends
In my 'What's on my iPhone' post I wrote about how I was loving this game and even though it has been almost a year since the last post was written my feelings about this game still haven't changed. If you haven't heard of the game, the aim is to match up icons of the same colour in order to add up points which help to defeat the slugs and complete other requirements.
Wunderlist
The last app I have been loving recently is Wunderlist, this app is basically a to-do-list app, however, I have been using it as a way of planning out any blog post ideas I want to write about and checking them off using the checklist feature once I have written them/taken the photographs for them. Although I am not necessarily sticking to a blogging schedule (more on that soon) I do have certain dates that I want some posts to be written by, for example, Halloween posts probably shouldn't be going up in December/January so this app has been great for helping me to organise my blogging life.
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It's currently 2:57am as I'm writing this but I feel like this is something that I want to address as I feel it's important...
It's currently 2:57am as I'm writing this but I feel like this is something that I want to address as I feel it's important.
A few months ago I wrote a post about how I took an unplanned break and how I felt it was beneficial for finding a love for blogging again after falling out of love with what I was posting.
If I go back to the beginning of July when I wrote that post, I can still remember feeling like I had let myself down by not posting.
Fast forward to now and I've realised that although I absolutely love blogging it's really not the end of the world if I don't end up posting for a while and it's not something I should feel bad about because it's my own space on the internet where I can post what I want and when I want and that I should feel proud of myself for how far I've come.
The biggest thing I've learned over the past year is that sticking to a schedule doesn't really work for me and just leaves me feeling stressed or annoyed at myself if I don't post on time and that this can come across in my posts and make them feel rushed.
So from now on yes I have a plan of blog posts I'd like to write and what I'd like to include on the blog between now and the end of the year, but I'm going to post when I feel I have something I'm happy with. If that means there's no posts for a week or two that’s okay, but it's also okay if like tonight I decide to write out about 4-5 posts a night.
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Today's post is another Autumn inspired post and it's all about my Autumn essentials and everything I will be using/wearing this ...
Today's post is another Autumn inspired post and it's all about my Autumn essentials and everything I will be using/wearing this Autumn.
Fashion
Now were getting into the colder months it's important to stay warm so my 2 main essentials for keeping warm are jumpers or hoodies (I would honestly live in hoodies if I could!) and scarfs! I've built up a good collection of scarves over the past few years that I absolutely love but my all time favourites are my New Look scarf I purchased a few years ago (you may have seen it in a few of my previous Instagram photos!) and a grey H&M scarf that I included in my End Of Summer Haul.
Another Autumn fashion essential is ankle boots, my favourite pair have been worn pretty much to death and although I can't currently remember where I bought them from I know that they have lasted almost a year which for me is very important when it comes to purchasing shoes! I also have a dark red pair which I bought from Primark in Spain last year which I absolutely love wearing during the Autumn and Winter months as the colour goes well with most items I own.
Lifestyle
As you will know if you read my last post about the new Autumn fall Collection from Yankee Candle candles are definitely one of my top favourite things so of course they were going to be included in this post. I have recently been burning the Spiced Orange votive that I mentioned in the post and I have been absolutely loving it! Every time I leave the room and come back the whole room smells of oranges and it is the most refreshing yet Autumnal scent I've smelt recently.
Beauty
In terms of beauty essentials I always reach for in the Autumn months, I am always more drawn to orange & darker shades, this relates both to eye shadows and lip colours (although I don't tend to wear lip products very often as I don't feel the need to). I will be writing a more in depth post about my current Autumn everyday makeup soon so keep your eyes open for that post soon!
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A few weeks ago I was nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award by Esther from Things I Hear so thank you very much! You should defini...
A few weeks ago I was nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award by Esther from Things I Hear so thank you very much! You should definitely check out her blog!
Wunderlustblog was originally created in late 2014 where it consisted of mainly photo posts where I could share my love of photography. Almost a year later in June 2015 I decided to take a year out of education and it was then that I wrote my first ever post which can still be found here.
If I could give any advice to someone who is thinking of starting a blog it would be -
Be consistent
The biggest piece of advice I would give anyone would be to try and be as consistent as you can, I will be the first to admit I'm not the most consistent blogger ever and believe me it sometimes shows
Engage!
The next most important piece of advice I would give is to engage with your audience, whether that's on Twitter, Instagram or through your blog directly.
My Nominations
Normally idea is to tag 15 blogs and I want to tag blogs who aren't necessarily considered larger blogs but that I feel 100% deserve ALOT more recognition!
All too often with these posts I always feel like a lot of blogs get tagged and people just ignore the TAG completely or people feel there's too many blogs to go through so I wanted to kinda change the rules a bit (not sure if this is allowed but it's definetly worth a try) So I've
decided to tag the top 4 bloggers that in my opinion don't get half the
recognition they deserve for the effort they constantly put into their
blogs.
Tay - Taylor is a fairly new blogger in terms of the blogging world, having been only blogging since the end of 2015 however I love literally love every one of her posts! She posts about everything from beauty to lifestyle to mental health and you should definitely check out her blog! Seriously you won't regret it!
Rosie - absolutely love Rosie, her posts are always so amazingly written! (mostly mental health related but so so incredibly important!) Did I mention how much I love love her posts? No? Well maybe I should say it again?
Kathleen - Kathleen has been blogging since 2014 and the main thing I want to say is that I absolutely love her blog header! I have been absolutely loving her #MUSICMONDAY posts as they remind me of songs I used to love!
Lauren - I know this about blogging and trust me I'll get there, but if you're not following Lauren's Instagram then I'm sorry but where have you been? Lauren has been blogging since 2014 and although I've only recently found her blog and each one of her posts is so well thought out and her photography is actually incredible! I'm actually getting kinda jealous just thinking about it so I'm gonna stop! Just check out her blog is all I'm going to say!
If you've made it this far then well done to you!
To those who I've nominated it's now over to you! (If you wish to participate that is!)
The rules are as follows -
- Write a post showing that you've accepted the award and thank the blogger who nominated you providing a link to their blog
- give a brief story on how your blog started
- give 2 pieces of advice to new bloggers
- choose some other bloggers who you feel deserve more recognition and you want to give this award to
- comment or message each blogger to let them know you have nominated them and provide a link to the post created
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It's been a while since I last posted a music favourites. I shared my mothly favourites for just over a year starting with my ...
It's been a while since I last posted a music favourites.
I shared my mothly favourites for just over a year starting with my Christmas playlist for Blogmas 2015 and ending with my February favourites at the begining of March this year. It used to be one of my favourite posts to write up however I kind of fell out of love with music for a while and didn't have any favourites to post.
In the time that has passed since the last post I have found some new favourites as well as some older favourites that I've fallen back in love with so I wanted to share my current playlist with you now!
3. Blink 182 - Cynical (The whole California album tbf)
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If you've been following my blog for a while you will probably know that I am a massive fan of Yankee Candle and burning candles in g...
If you've been following my blog for a while you will probably know that I am a massive fan of Yankee Candle and burning candles in general. I posted about my Winter Yankee Candle collection in early 2016.
A few weeks ago I posted on Twitter about ordering some new Autumn themed candles from Yankee Candle and today I wanted to share the new 'Fall In Love' range with you (sadly I was unable to get the Autumn Glow candle as it was out of stock at the time of ordering however I did pick up a few other candles that weren't part of the new range but still seemed Autumn related.)
'Fall In Love' Range
The 'Fall In Love' range consits of 5 different candle scents, 1 of these is a US exclusive scent only. The scents available are:
Autumn Glow
As I mentioned before I was sadly unable to get this candle as it was out of stock when I ordered the rest of the candles and is STILL currently out of stock as I'm editing this post (5th October).
Vibrant Saffron
This candle almost reminds me of something you'd burn around Christmas because of the Saffron. I do however also feel its a great scent for burning in Autumn as it creates that cozy feeling.
Mulberry & Fig Delight
This is my favourite scent from the range, it has a very fresh, fruity scent, that honestly just smells amazing!
Warm Cashmere
This is the last scent in the UK range and everytime I smell this it just makes me want to bake something! I wouldn't say that I'm a massive fan of this scent though as it is a stronger scent than the others.
Bourbon Wood Barrels & Warm Autumn Evening
For anyone living in the US, these are the US exclusive Limited Edition candles, which due to living in the UK I was sadly unable to purchase so I can't write about what I thought of them.
Other Autumn Related Candles
As I mentioned above, whilst I was ordering the candles from the Autumn range I also ordered three extra candles from their classic collection which you can get all year round. These were:
Fireside Treats
I bought this candle as it kind of made me think of Autumn nights sat around a fire chatting and roasting marshmallows. The scent is quite fresh with a hint of something sweet, you can definitely smell the marshmallows! So this could also be a great candle for burning during the Winter.
Autumn Night
In my opinion this scent is quite a manly one, reminds me very much of the Muscle Soak bubble bath from Radox.
Spiced Orange
This one smells exactly like you'd expect it to, like a very strong smelling orange. Definitely a great scent for Autumn any maybe even Christmas.
What's your current favourite scent this Autumn?
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I last shared my Netflix favourites with you over a year ago (you can check out that post here ) so I thought it was time I shared my cur...
I last shared my Netflix favourites with you over a year ago (you can check out that post here) so I thought it was time I shared my current favourites with you as ALOT has changed since then.
Gossip Girl was my guilty pleasure up until a few weeks ago when I finally finished the show. I made the mistake of searching to find out who Gossip Girl was early on around season 1/2 cause I'm such an impatient person and although I'm not going to spoil anything for anyone here... I am planning a post all about my thoughts and feelings regarding everything GG.
Although I have recently finished watching this (can we just talk about how short the episodes/series were?!) it has definitely been one of my favourites to watch.The show is based on 3 characters who work in the IT department and their day to day work life.
Ever since I first watched this a few months ago it has easily become one of my favourite movies, of course, the fact that it stars Melissa McCarthy probably meant that even if the movie wasn't that great it would have still been included on my favourites list. She plays a CIA Analyst who is thrown into active duty despite experience after her partner is killed.
Lockup & Under Arrest
I have also enjoyed watching a few prison documentaries including the various different Lockup series's which are filmed inside different prisons and jails around America and also Under Arrest which is a 6 series documentary style show which films various arrests around Canada.
Shaddow Hunters
After finishing Gossip Girl, I was stuck for something to watch next so after a large amount of scrolling and deliberating, I chose to start watching Shaddow Hunters, so far I am just starting episode 3 of season 1 but I am really enjoying the show so far. The main plot of the show is a girl discovering the world of demon hunting after her mothers disapearance, a world which was kept secret from her for her childhood years.
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