Thursday, 23 June 2016

19 things I would tell my children

Hey!

So, another tumblr blog post! Hope you enjoy!

19 things I would tell my children

1. Wash your sheets every 2 weeks. I promise you'll sleep better.
2. If a boy breaks your hearts, its ok to cry.
3. If a girl breaks your heart, its ok to cry.
4. School is important, but there are many things you can't learn in the classroom. Go out, explore, learn them.
5.Find your passion and run with it.
6. No, you don't need to loose weight.
7. You are beautiful with makeup.
8. You are beautiful without makeup
9. Being a good person will never go out of style.
10. Buy yourself flowers if you feel sad.
11. Getting enough sleep id very important.
12. Drinking water has so many benefits.
13.Believe in  fairytales, believe in love and allow no one to steal your magic.
14. Reading is good for the soul.
15. I am not here to judge you, but I will always support what is best for you
16. I appreciate you.
17. I am proud of you
18. Even on your worst days you will never disappoint me.
19. I love you no matter what

Abbey Marie
xx

Thursday, 16 June 2016

Summer wishes


Hey!


I'm writing this while sitting in my room while outside it is a damp and drizzly day. UGH! Its June already! How can the weather be so bad in June!?
Any way, as it is summer (supposedly) I thought I would take you through some of my favourite fashion items of the summer. Some I have owned for a while but some are currently on the market now!

These are from Topshop and are perfect for that distressed look and are really great for festivals! I am desperate to get my hands on these!!!

This is available at ASOS and is from skinny dip! Its a great little western bag and is a perfect bag if you don't want to have to carry to much with you this summer.



A pretty little pair from New Look. Great for a summer evening do. Does it remind anyone else of Perrie Edwards a bit?


A GEORGEOUS dress from Topshop. Perfect for a big summer event. A little pricey, but totally worth it!



An Urban Outfitters number. I love denim jackets and they make a relaxed look for me. A bit pricey though so might have to wait or the sales to kick in!

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A top that Betsy Blue English introduced me to on her blog itsthurdaytho.com (I really recommend you check it out!) I love her sense of style and this top is beaut! I NEED to know where this is from so I can get it!

I have to say thanks to Betsy Blue and It's Thursday Tho for introducing me to a couple of items! I can't wait to go all out on a massive shopping splurge!

Abbey Marie
xx

Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Places I want to travel to...

Hi!

So, this is sort of a travel bucket list. I love to travel which I have probably mentioned before and I have written a couple of blog posts before about when I have gone places and what I have done. There are a lot of places in the world which  want to visit. Here I'm going to mention just a few.

- New York. Doesn't everybody want to to the city that never sleeps?
- Mexico. Sun, beaches and fajitas. Sounds fun!
- L.A. The lifestyle seems lush.
- Australia. A place on the other side of the world which I would love to explore and seems totally different and fun with a lot of fun!
- Greece. Seems like such a lush placed on Earth.
- Newcastle. I know, close to home but a place I really wanna visit! All Geordies seem so nice and fun! They also seem so friendly!
- Dubai. A beautiful place.
- Bora Bora. Looks like such a lush place with all its sand and water!
- Rome. A place with so much history! I'm lucky enough to be able to go to Venice this year which is a totally beautiful place!
-Brazil! A place which seems to have so many secrets!

Here are just a few places which I would love to visit someday! Thanks for reading and hope you've enjoyed it!

Abbey Marie
xx

 

Thursday, 9 June 2016

30 things you would have (or will) learn/t the year you turn/ed 20....

1. Always have a water bottle in your car.
2. Carry an extra lighter (even if you don't smoke)
3. Get something new where you go to eat often, not just your usual.
4. Make a budget for yourself.
5. But don't forget to give yourself some play money and always round upon how much things cost so you have money left over.
6. If you're texting someone, but nervous to send it, just click the fucking send button. You typed that shit out for a reason.
7. Stay out late, but wake up early. You'll be glad you had all of your day.
8. If something makes you laugh until your sides hurt, write it down in the notes in your phone, you'll want to remember that later.
9. When you're talking to someone and you suddenly think of something to say, put up a finger and wait for them to finish talking. It'll help you remember what you wanted to say but you won't interrupt them.
10. Go to plenty of gigs. Especially outdoor ones. Get drunk with your friends, but not sloppy drunk. Just drunk enough to scream your favourite songs and dance without feeling embarrassed.
11. Even though the best present is someone's presence, its still always nice giving or receiving an actual gift.
12. Always keep a change of clothes in your car. Including a pair of shoes. You never know.
13. Keep at least £20 cash on you at all times.
14. Its okay be sad, but try not to forget what makes you happy
15. Coupons are always fantastic.
16. If you think something is cute, fucking wear it. Don't worry about what everyone else thinks. You'll look great!
17. Sex stores are fun, even if you just want a laugh.
18. Plan out your days off with your friends, that way you aren't stuck around asking the "I don't know, what do you wanna do".
19. Don't forget to remind your friends how much they mean to you.
20. If someone gives a compliment, smile and say thank you. They wouldn't say it if they didn't mean it.
21. Drink plenty of water. Not only does it keep you hydrated but clears your skin.
22. I know you might want to tan, but is it really worth being burnt and exposing yourself to all that skin cancer bullshit? No. use at least SPF 15. Its not that hard and you'll still tan. So stop being a brat.
23.You're allowed to be happy. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
24. Aim to be better, not bitter.
25. Some days are better than others.
26. You can never over pack. Pack what you want. You'll be glad you have options to chose from.
27. Take those extra hours at work. It'll be worth it when you see that paycheque.
28. Clean your fucking room and make your bed you slob. It'll look so much nicer and you'll feel better you did it.
29. If you have to make the first move, it's scary, but someone has to do it.
30. Take plenty of pics. Of the sunset, your friends, your food, your dog, selfies. Everything. That way, later when you scroll through your camera roll, you'll remember everything about that day, good and bad.

So, a slightly different post to usual today but I hope you liked it! Make sure you let me know what you like below or on twitter. Also, I hope you have taken something away from this that you will do in the future and feel free to let me know what that is! So, this is the end for now, hope you have enjoyed and bye!

Abbey Marie
xx

Sunday, 22 May 2016

Whats on my phone

Heya!

The idea of me actually doing this tag came from my friend so, thank you for giving me the idea first of all. I've seen this around on places such as youtube and can't wait to actually share with you all what I have on my phone!

Firstly I'm going to take you through all the apps I have. The apps I use the most are twitter, wattpad and whatsapp. I love twitter because I'm really nosey and love to find out what other people are doing. Also, it helps me promote my blog. I love wattpad  because I get to read loads of fanfics on there (I admit that I'm a fangirl!) and I love whatsapp because I love to keep in touch with all my friends and meet up with them!
                               
 
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Other apps I use often are my countdown app and my music. I have ALOT of music on my phone. I love listening to Little Mix, Union J and Mikey Bromley most. However, I do also listen to other artists such as Iggy Azalea, Amelia Lily and The Wanted. (I know they've spilt up but I still like to listen to them occasionally)
                   
The games I have on my phone are Angry Birds, Temple run, simple brick breaker, fruit ninja, flappy bird, love match and solitaire. I don't play my games very often, unless I'm on the tube and I'm bored.

As well as all of this I also have the standard apps that iPhone give you like text messages, emails and the camera. I love photography so I take quite a lot of pictures on my phone. I really like to print them all off and put them in frames and hang them up in my room.

That's all I have on my phone and I hope you have enjoyed this post. Don't forget to let me know what you want to see on here in the comments below or on twitter.

Abbey Marie
xx

Thursday, 19 May 2016

Explaining emotions

Hey again!

So, as you already know from my post yesterday it is mental health awareness week this week. As well as that you now know I that I have been mentally unwell myself at times and have struggled with this.

I have especially struggled with explaining and talking about my emotions. It all started when I was depressed. I was so alone at the time and I felt so isolated and I didn't want to be a burden on anybody so I kept all my feelings to myself. This soon lead to a long problem that I suffered with where I couldn't talk to anybody about how I felt.

Now I am in a totally different position which is a lot better I am in a place where I can actually talk about my emotions. I am also now hanging out with a good group of people which I can feel I can talk to.

I am telling you this story because I bet that there are a few of you out there that are reading this and are suffering from a mental illness and I just want to say well done for getting this far and stay strong and keep on going. People might view you as weak but in my eyes, you are stronger. You are stronger because you wake up everyday and take on the day even with your mental illness. You never give up. Don't give up either. I managed to get through a dark period and I know you can too. I thought I was going to die at my lowest point, but here I am, still alive writing this blog. Stay strong. I know you can do it.

Love,
Abbey Marie
xx

Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Mental Health awareness week

Hi everyone!

So, if you didn't know already it is Mental Health awareness week this week and I think it is extremely important to educate people on how important your mental health is and how it can affect people of all ages and not just young people going through exam stress and old people that are getting lonely. It can really affect people of all ages and of all backgrounds. As well as that, mental health is something that can't be seen, so just because you can't see it, doesn't mean its not there.

Mental health is important to me because in the past I feel like I have been in bad places mentally. One time when I was in a mentally bad place was back in 2013/4 when a close friend of mine at the time had cancer. I was devastated at the news and I thought she was going to die because it was her second time fighting cancer. I kept thinking of this and ended up getting quite depressed. It got to the point where I was having suicidal thoughts. It was horrible. Thankfully my friend survived but the depression lasted for quite a while after she came back to school. As well as that I have had periods where I feel like I have suffered from anxiety and it has really affected me sometimes.

I must point out that I have never been officially been diagnosed with any mental illness. To be totally honest, I haven't really talked to anyone about it. I always been a bit scared. I am hoping by writing this that I can be more open about my mental health. I also hope I can help other people be more open about their mental illness. As well as that I would like to end the stigma around mental illness  and the stigma around just talking about it. Although it has got better over recent years, there is still along way to go with ending the stigma around mental illness. Just look how far the world has come with gay equality rights! We can go just as far with breaking down the stigma around mental illness.

Thank you for taking the time to read this as it is a subject that is very close to my heart. It is in no way a sob story and I hope nobody has read this thinking that it is. If you want to share your personal mental health story below in the comments they would be gratefully accepted. Personally, I would like the world, and especially this blog, to be a caring community and support network. If you have any negative comments to say please do not leave them here!

Thanks for reading again!

Abbey
xx