Sisterhood Blogger Award.

The idea behind this award is to bring bloggers closer together within the community. It is also so you readers can get to know us a little better. So, the rules are:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you including a link to their blog 

2. Put the award logo on your blog

3. Answer the questions that they set you

4. Set 10 questions for your nominees to answer

5. Nominate 10 bloggers

Thankyou to Bethany for nominating me for this blog award. 

My 10 Questions from Beth Are:

1. If you could travel to anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Lots of places, New York, Australia, New Zealand, Los Angeles! 

2. Who's your favourite Disney character? 

This is hard as I love so many disney characters! I'd have to say, Aurora (sleeping beauty), Minnie Mouse and Ariel.

3. What's your favourite hot drink?

Cup of tea - milk, two sugars. 

4. Orange Juice; bits or no bits? 

No bits! I'd be sick if it was bitty.

5. What's your favourite restaurant?

Frankie and Bennys or Toby Carvery 

6. What book would you happily read more than once? 

TFIOS - even though I sob my way through it!

7. Whats your favourite film? 

Matilda

8. If you could meet any celebrity who would it be? 

Lady Gaga

9. Do you wish to always live in England?

I'd love to teach in another country such as Australia or China but I don't think I would be brave enough to do it. 

10. Describe yourself in 3 words?

Organised, friendly and opinionated. 

Thank-you to Beth for nominating me!

The Correlation Between Weight and Happiness.

For a long time, I have battled with my appearance, particularly my weight. I have always been deemed "slim" but in honesty, I do not see myself as slim. For many years, I thought that my weight had a direct affect on my happiness - I believed that if I lost weight, I'd be happy and in turn, if I maintained/gained weight then I'd be sad.

What started off as a harmless summer diet ended in my eating habits spiralling out of control. I became distanced from my friends and was so focussed on my weight that nothing else mattered, I would set myself goal weights and then when I met that weight, I was not satisfied, it was a vicious circle. Now, my eating disorder is a different blog post all together but I felt that I needed to address the fact that there is NO correlation between my weight and my happiness. In fact, roughly 6 years after my eating issues began, I am actually at one of my happiest when I'm cooking or out eating with my friends. It has taken me a very long time to become comfortable with how I look, I have finally accepted that I have a tiny waist, bigger hips, a booty to rival Beyonce's and long legs, that's just the way I am.

It's been a struggle, but I'm finally realising that there's more to my happiness than my weight.

Change.

Change is an odd concept.

Sometimes it is good, other times it's not. Sometimes the changes happening in your life are obvious and explicit, other times you don't notice the changes at all.

An app has sparked this realisation in me, Time Hop. As my daily notification comes through and shows me my tweets and status and photos from the years gone by I realise how much has changed and how much has stayed the same.

I believe that some change is good, I mean, imagine if we never changed our hairstyles, or never thought to talk to someone that later became our friend or partner, or never tried our now favourite meal at a restaurant. But some changes are not so good, even the slightest of change can have a huge negative impact on the way our day, week or life goes.

Take me for example, through looking at my Time Hop, I have realised that I this time last year I was in love with the boy that I am still in love with now - which is good and I am pleased that this has not changed as he really does make me happy. But on the flip side, I have realised that two people who I was best friends with last year, now show very little interest in me despite my efforts - this saddens me, as I am a friend-orientated person and I love nothing more than girlie days with my best friends. But, as I said previously, change is an odd concept..

I must admit, I am a typical over-thinking girl.. change is something which scares me, even when the change is good! I am trying my best to now embrace the changes which happen and use them to strengthen who I am and hopefully teach me something.