Me time - Pamper Yourself!

In this hectic world, it almost seems impossible to get a minute to ourselves sometimes. Taking time out of your day to focus on just you is really important, I think. Whether it's half an hour, an hour, an afternoon, or an evening, it's never a bad thing to give yourself some TLC. A bit of time where you don't have to worry about anything or anyone, relax and do whatever you like!

Going to University? Tips and Advice...

This post is a bit different to my usual ones, but freshers week is fast approaching for some people and I thought I could give some good advice and tips! I've technically been a fresher twice (I did a foundation year before I started my degree), so I guess you could say I've got a lot of experience! When I first started at university, I was so nervous and scared, but when it came to me starting my degree, I was completely ready for it and full of confidence! So here's a bit of a heads ups with what to expect and some tips along the way...

Dealing with Eczema

Eczema is pretty common and most people will have suffered from it a little at some point and if you have, you'll understand just how annoying it is. I've suffered from eczema quite badly for as long as I can remember and has been the reason for feeling majorly self consciousness at times. I was told when I was younger that I would 'grow out of it' but at 20 years old, I'm still dealing with it...

Liebster award!

I'd like to thank the Charlie - Rhianne for nominating me for a Liebster award! Check her out at http://charlierhiannedean.blogspot.co.uk/ !

This is definitely the icing on the cake after a week of lovely responses to my blog and interacting with lots of other fab bloggers.

My Questions from Charlie- Rhianne:

1. What is your favourite type of food?

     Italian. I'm particularly obsessed with pizza.

2. Who is your role model?
    I absolutely adore Lucy Watson; her style, personality, ambition and the way she deals with situations,       shes very true to herself and loyal to friends. I like that.  

    

3. If you could be gifted with a creative talent, what would it be?

     Probably dancing.

4. Name one thing you can't live without?

     Probably my iPad. Sad, but true.

5. Morning person? Or night owl?

     Definitely a night person, hate hate hate mornings.

6. If you could have a free education, what would you study? Why?

      I'm studying Biology now, so it would still be that if it was free. I find it really interesting.

7. If you could tick one thing off your bucket list, what would you choose?

     To go on safari in Africa! 

8. Favourite film?
     Labyrinth

9. What is your dream job?
      I'm hoping to have a career in researching diseases.

10. Favourite hobby?
        Sleeping, haha!

11. You're standing in a fast food restaurant, what do you order?

     A Cheeseburger.

The Health Mission

Weighing myself is never a good idea, as I'm never satisfied with the number that I'm shown. After recently weighing myself, I realised that I'd put on nearly half a stone over the last 2 months, eugh. Truth is, I had actually noticed that I'd put on a bit of weight, but was relatively happy for once with my body... my boobs had even gotten bigger (win!) but it wasn't until I weighed myself that I started to feel crappy about myself again. After having a bit of a sulk about it (there was a lot of huffing and puffing whilst prodding and pinching belly fat), I came to the conclusion that weight is just a number and as long as I was happy with myself then what did it matter? But it did bring to my attention just how poorly I was eating; I was always going to put on weight if I was eating 4 pizzas in a week (I don't regret that one bit though btw...). This summer has been full on nights out and late night takeaways, snacks and lounging around in front of the tv and let's be honest, it's just not healthy and probably the cause of my weight gain. Eating crappy food hasn't only affected my weight though; my skin has become oiler and spottier and I feel tired and lazy all the time, with no motivation.

A health kick was in order!

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'Real Women'

The media has piped up once again since the rise of the #fatkini selfie and in some cases has dubbed the ladies posting the selfies as ‘real women’ and I have a bit of an issue with it (now, hear me out before you go off on one…). The fab women posting their #fatkini pictures are inspiring and I admire each of them for their self-confidence and let’s be honest, they all look great! Obviously my issue is not with them, but instead with the media and the term ‘real women’. This phrase depicts the ‘perfect’ woman as someone who is curvy and voluptuous.  As someone who has quite and athletic/ boyish (I don’t particularly like that term either for describing body figures) I can’t help but wonder if this means that I’m not a real woman? Does my lack of hips mean lack of femininity? Of course it probably seems that I’m over reacting, but I think the associations with the phrase should be changed! Because, of course, EVERY woman is a REAL WOMAN – tall, short, skinny, fat, athletic, curvy, hourglass figures, pear shaped, apple shaped, carrot shaped, WHATEVER!

 The media is so confusing with its portrayal of beauty. You aren’t beautiful if you’re not a 6ft tall, size 6 perfectly proportioned model, but you aren’t ‘real’ if you don’t have curves and a cracking rack – confusing much?! I could go on forever with my issue with the media and how shitty it can make us feel, with the number one culprits being crappy celebrity gossip magazines (“How dare ~insert celeb name~ allow herself to be papped wearing no make-up! Oh, the shame!” – YAWN!!)… I’ll save that rant for another rainy day…

Basically, I wish I had the body confidence of any woman who posts a bikini selfie. They all look fab, and anyone who says otherwise or criticises them need a quiet word with themselves. Keep up with your #fatkini and #bikini pictures ladies, and ignore stupid media and any tag they want to put on you.

What are your opinions? Am I overreacting? Should the media's or even society’s narrow minded views on beauty be tackled?