Nessie Here Turns One - 25/01/15

Hey there!

It's a very special moment for my blog today - that's right, my little space of the Internet has officially turned a year old! I can't believe how I've managed to grow my blog in such a short space of time. Ever since I was a young girl, I'd always had a passion for writing - in-fact, I was always top of the class in English. However, I was forever filling notebooks with uncompleted novels and failed every year with my diaries. I find blogging such a therapeutic method of sharing my thoughts and I'm glad you've appreciated my madness at times!

As I've powered through this year, I feel I've picked up a whole range of writing techniques and have learnt so much about myself. Looking back through some of my first ever blog posts, I can't help but cringe at how naive I sounded, but let's face it, we all do it - if we didn't start somewhere, we never would. I consider this to be a big part of my life now and it's a hobby I really enjoy. I'm hoping to further my skills with photography and hope to get creative this year!

To all of my readers - whether you're a friend of mine on Bloglovin', following my social media accounts or generally passing by, thank you so much for taking the time to stop by. I really do appreciate each and every comment that I receive and try to make an effort to respond. It warms my heart knowing that someone will hopefully benefit and care about the content on my blog. It's simply incredible how uploading life stories and unique content can connect a whole range of people together and during 2014 I was lucky enough to meet some wonderful girls! 

Bye for now! Xxx

OCTOBER ROUNDUP...

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It's safe to say that this month has been an extremely busy one for me - starting with birthday celebrations, followed by a whole range of events! Half term was soon approaching us, which meant catch-up time with all of my friends and family. As the weather turns colder and the evenings are drawing to a close, home bound I will soon become, but I took the opportunity this month to embrace the last of sunshine!

(left to right)  LUSH Bath/ Drinks at the Pub/ Cosy Night in with a Candle/ Morning Chills with the Boyfriend/ Trip to London/ 18th Birthday Celebrations/ Evening at the Boyfriend's/ Ice-skating/ Trip to Nevermind the Buzzcocks

Bye for now! Xxx

All Children, Except One, Grow Up!

Hey there!

It's that time of year again - time to get out those warm, fluffy jumpers, woolly socks, burning scented candles, drinking creamy hot chocolates. Time to say goodbye to those dusk evenings and long, summer days and welcome in the cool, moonlit nights and cosy snuggles by the fire, tucked up underneath a bunch of blankets. 

It's safe to say this month for me started as a special one! For so long, I'd spent my whole time longing and dreaming for this moment - the transition from a passionate teen with big dreams to a young adult ready to embrace the real world and finally, last Friday was when all the celebrations began!

This year, I was lucky enough to celebrate this special occasion with all of my family and friends. Early morning snuggles with my boyfriend on this cold, autumnal day was definitely the best way to begin my 18TH, playing some old classics from my childhood CD's. Followed by a chilled evening at my favourite restaurant with my family, drinking my first legal alcoholic drink and munching on birthday cake. The following evening's celebrations, my boyfriend and I took a trip down to the local pub, because you can't celebrate your 18TH properly without a good few cocktails. It's safe to say that night will be a memory, never to be forgotten! So, to wrap up my busy weekend, I couldn't resist, but to spend my final birthday evening with a bunch of my close friends and a Chinese buffet - yummy!

Becoming an adult comes with adult responsibilities, stresses and a heavy workload! I'm now fully legal of age, responsible for my actions, that I can no longer blame on a younger sibling or pass onto another family member! I'll miss my childish sense of humour, the pranks I used to get away with and most of all, being able to borrow some small change from my parents or expecting to find my bedroom spotless! However, I'll no longer do I need to suffer the deep, penetrating fear of being sent away empty handed from shops with no proof of ID. No longer will I have to rely on my parents permission to go out for a good night!

But as the title of this post suggests, I am determined to be that exception - the girl who'll settle comfortably by the fire in her Bambi pyjama's, watching back-to-back Disney films, hoping for her fairytale to come true. Let's see how long this lasts for!

Bye for now! Xxx