What I've Learnt In 2017

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Hello everyone, welcome back to our blog. Today's blog post is by me, Lydia. As you can tell by the title, this blog post is all about what I've learnt in 2017. I feel like 2017 went by so quickly! I have achieved a few things the past year and obviously learnt a thing or two along the way. I have to say 2017 went by so quickly. It did share it's few ups and downs but I am glad to say I overall enjoyed the year. So, let's get on with the blog post!

One of the main things I've learnt over the past year is to not care what people think. I used to care what people thought of me, and I thought I had to act a certain way and say certain things. But now, I don't care at all what people think of me! If people don't like me then I ignore them and get on with my life, I'm not going to let people bring me down. This has really improved my confidence and self-esteem. Why should I care about what others think? I am who I am and I am the way I am for me, not anyone else. I highly recommend everyone to take a step back for once and realise how immature you are if you judge people by the way they are. Treat people with kindness .... (please note my Harry Style's reference there)

Another thing I've learnt in 2017 is to not worry too much about the future. Obviously, I still do think about the future especially with a future career, but I try and concentrate more on the day ahead not 2 years ahead. Before, I got stressed about what I was going to do in the future, but now I've learnt to not worry about it too much and not to think about it as much as I did. I really like this new change in me, I definitely feel more relaxed now and happier in myself.

I have also learnt how to drive in 2017. I am proud of this too. I started driving on my birthday (8th August) and have made a lot of progress. I can't wait to pass my test and drive myself around and have my own freedom. Driving is such a liberty in England and I feel like everyone at the age of 17 jumps at the chance to drive, which I can not blame them! Driving will allow Jade and I to go on more trips this year which means better blog content! So we are all winning... right?

I've also learnt more in college, this is a pretty boring one, but I have learnt more. In 2017, I finished level 1 and started level 2! I can't say I enjoy all of my course (especially the paperwork), but, I have learnt a lot more knowledge on everything than last year (which I guess you do at college-haha!) However, I sometimes impress myself when I actually remember how to do something! College has taught me a lot of knowledge not just with my motor vehicle course but with life skills.... I interact with so many more people now and it is so nice and fresh to meet new people and learn about them.

So, that's the end of this blog post. I hope you enjoyed reading! I hope I did not bore you too much, but I wanted to document the year 2017. As a whole 2017 was quite tough for all of us especially the terrorist attacks and horrific stories coming from Hollywood.... but it has only made us stronger and brought us all together as a nation. We all are here for each other and never forget that. What have you learnt from 2017? Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this blog post!

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Jade's 2017 Favourite's

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Hello everyone and welcome back to our blog, it's Jade here. I can not believe it actually 2018, I feel like 2017 went by so quickly. I would just like to take this time to thank everyone who supported us through 2017 and read our blog posts. It means a lot to us, from the bottom of my heart thank you. So without further ado, let's talk about my favourites in 2017.

My first favourite of the year is a TV show, I feel like everyone and their mum has watched Stranger things.... but I hadn't until 2017. I absolutely loved the show and I would recommend it to everyone. It is so gripping and Mike and Eleven are my favourite characters ... oh and Dustin. You can watch this TV series on Netflix and I highly recommend you watch it.

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Another favourite of mine is another TV series.... well now you know how I spent 2017 haha! It is Riverdale, I am sure I have spoken about it on the blog before but it is so good. The second series is so gripping and trying to find out who the black hood is omg. Lydia loves the TV series too, which says something as Lydia is not one for new TV series. So it is a good shout.

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My third favourite of the year 2017 is this Revlon foundation. I usually stick to high-end foundations but in 2017 I decided I wanted to try a drugstore foundation. I am so glad I did, the Revlon foundation is absolutely great and I think it is an absolutely great dupe for the Estee Lauder double wear.... but cheaper. So I could not recommend this enough.

My next favourite was going to Brighton in May. I went with Lydia and it was such a great trip, I fell in love with Brighton and the people in it. The beach was great and the everyone was themselves and I really loved that. I loved going to the Pier and eating gelato. I would 100% go back there and I do see myself going there in the future.

My fifth favourite is a music album. My love for the Foo Fighters grew stronger this year and especially when their album 'Concrete & Gold' came out. I love it so much my favourite song is 'Run' Lav it. It is a feel-good album and I have to admit I am guilty to singing to it at the top of my lungs.

My next favourite is my car, I absolutely love 'Felicity Fiat' I have a Fiat 500 in grey and I love it so much. I guess I could tie in that I am proud that I passed my driving test the first time! I have been able to gain some freedom and drive anywhere where I want and whenever I want, which is great.

This favourite is doughnuts. Before the year 2017, I actually did not like doughnuts and didn't eat them. However, I ate the dum dum doughnuts in Brighton and literally loved them especially the croughnuts. Then in Nottingham, I tried Krispy Kreme doughnuts for the first time and yeah basically I'm hooked haha.

This is a random one, this favourite is my Helix piercing. I have wanted this piercing for a while but I was scared to get it in case it hurt. However, I finally bit the bullet, Lydia and I went to get some piercings done and I finally got it done. I have to say there was barely any pain and would 100% recommend getting any piercing done by a needle. The picture is taken 10 minutes after I had it done so it is quite red.

My final favourite of 2017 is our blog. Mainly the fact we won 'Teen Blogger Awards'- Best Joint Blog of 2017. That means so much to us, thank you to everyone who voted. It gave us the confidence boost we needed and gave us the inspiration to work harder on our blog. In 2017, we got a new blog layout and a new header. I actually love that so much especially the fairy lights... I mean they twinkle what's not to love. So I guess this is where I say thank you, without you reading our blog posts then our blog would not be recognised for an award.

That's a wrap! It is quite nice to close the door on 2017, even though I had many great times and made loads of memories that I will cherish forever, I did experience some lows that I do not want to experience again and I am glad I am leaving them behind in 2017. I am also happy that I have surrounded myself with people who love me and respect me.

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Jade's Music Favourites

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Hi, everyone! Welcome back to our blog it's Jade here. Firstly I'd like to say a MASSIVE thank you to those who voted for us in the Teen Blogger Awards. We were shortlisted for best 'Beauty Blog' and 'Best Joint Blog' and thanks to you guys voting for us we won best joint blog. Thanks again. Lydia and I now have an award winning blog! Also, it is Lydia's birthday today so HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

Jade's May Favourites

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Hello everyone and welcome back to our blog! It's Jade here and I hope you are all well. Today's blog post will be recapping on my May favourites. I absolutely love doing favourite's blog posts. This is because I get to talk about what I have been loving in the past month. Some of my favourites have been towards the end of may and some have been at the start. So without further ado, let's get on with my May favourites of May 2017.

My first favourite has recently become a May favourite. When the hype of the Morphe pallet was going around I tried my very hardest to get my hands on a pellet but every time I went to order one they were out of stock. So in the middle of May, I was online shopping and went onto beautybay and spotted that the Morphe 350S pallet was in stock, the pallet I wanted. So, I snapped up one and patiently waited for it to arrive. I am in love. There are so many colours in the pallet and each so pigmented and shiny. I obviously got a shimmer pallet but I really wanted to start using more burgundy colours. That is now the kind of eye colour I go for all the time now. The packaging is great and slim and the eyeshadows colour blend really well and it such a good pallet for value for money. I would definitely recommend one if you can get your hands on one.

My next May favourite is 13 Reasons Why the TV show. I feel like everyone and their gran has watched this tv show. I absolutely love it. I have to admit it was quite slow, to begin with, and I struggled to get involved. However, that soon changed when I binged watched the show in 2 days. I love the storyline and how it shows depression in a true representation. The cinematography in the show is really good too, I loved the camera angles they used. I won't carry on talking about the show as I'm sure you have already watched it. If you haven't then seriously bite the bullet and watch it. Like I say the first 2-3 episodes are slow and you need to give it time after that it is hooking.

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Again sticking with the TV show theme another favourite of mine is Riverdale the TV show. It's amazing and I binged watched this so fast that I was waiting for all my friends to finish watching it so I could talk about it with them. Jughead and Archie are just HOT. I can't get over them. If you haven't watched Riverdale it's a TV show set in an American high school and one of the jocks gets murdered and 4 teens (Jughead, Archie, Betty and Veronica) all try to figure out who the killer was of Jason Blossom.  It's such a good series and I would totally recommend it. However, the last episode was such a disappointment I feel like they tried to cram too much into one episode so more people would watch season 2. It is still a good show and definitely check it out.

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The next favourite that I have been loving in May is a foundation. You guys will all know how much I find it a struggle to find a good foundation I like. I am always on the lookout for a good foundation. Well, I have come across a great foundation that I recommend and it is only £12.99. It is the Revlon Colour Stay. It is a great drugstore foundation. It lasts me all day at college without no touch ups and I can even go all night with it on. It is amazing and they have such a wide range of shades. The thing that I like most is that it accommodates to your skin. You find your shade then you can either get it for dry skin, normal skin or oily skin. I really like that. It's such a good foundation for the price you pay I am on my 3rd bottle its great.

My last favourite of May is Harry Styles new album. Harry's new album was released on 12th May. I pre-ordered it and was so excited to get it. I listened to it first with Lydia as we are both seeing him live together in October. The album is so different and definitely influenced by artists such as The Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley. I love it so much. My favourite songs off the album are Kiwi, From the dining room table and Only Angel. I absolutely love all the songs on the album but gotta love them. Listening to the album just gets me more excited for the tour.

That's all my May favourites I hope you enjoyed reading about them. Thank You for taking the time to read this blog post, it means a lot to us. What has been your May favourite?

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Brighton 2017

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Hello everyone and welcome back to our blog! It's Jade & Lydia here. Today we are going to talk about our trip to Brighton. On the 11th May, we both went to Brighton for a few days. We also stayed at Eastbourne. We have both been so excited to visit Brighton. Lydia had been before but it was Jade's first time in Brighton. We decided to be proper tourists and visit all the places that people rave about. Warning there are many photos in this blog post.

When we arrived and checked into our hotel we both decided to explore the beautiful seaside town. We had both heard a lot about the Lanes so we got up our trusted google maps on our phones and followed the directions. Can we just say without google maps on our phones we would have been lost multiple times. We didn't realise how much we relied on that app until we looked back onto the trip.

                                                   

We absolutely loved all the unique and quriky shops. We also stopped off at a little cafe and had a red velvet cake each and an oreo milkshake. That milkshake was one of the best milkshakes we had ever tasted! After our trip down the lanes, we decided to take a visit to the Brighton Pavillion. We walked around the gardens and admired the stunning architecture. 

After the Pavillion, we wondered down to the beach to have a look at the piers. We did plan on going to the big Brighton pier, however, it was boiling and walking across a pebble beach took our energy away. So we sat on the beach for a "10-minute" break which turned into 45-minute break. However, it was so calming and relaxing to just sit by the sea and take in the beautiful scenery. 

Sitting on the beach seemed a perfect opportunity to take some flat lays of the photo booth pictures that we took in a little shop down the lanes. Some of the pictures we took were funny. Our faces. 

After our time on the beach, we visited the west pier and took a few photos. After that, we were desperate to have a shower so we freshened up and headed out for dinner. 

                           

                           

The next morning we woke up early and got ready for the day ahead. We also listened to Radio 1 and heard Harry Styles new album, which may we say is AMAZING. We were greeted with heavy rain, this did not put us off of our adventures around Brighton.

                            

 So In the morning, we went for a stroll down the pier. Funny story Jade had her camera with her and took off her lens cap and accidentally dropped it and on the pier, the "floor" is wooden planks with gaps in between them showing the sea. The gaps are tiny like really tiny and could literally fit a lens cap through it. The lens cap hit the gap and bounced off and fell flat on the wooden plan. Luck was well on our side!

We also went and watched the I360 go up, quite amazing really. 

We then went around the other part of the lanes and went into Choccywoccydoodah. It was quite expensive but Jade bought a white chocolate rice crispy vanilla fudge chocolate bar and some toffee chocolate bites for her Mum. Lydia bought a triple layer chocolate bar, toffee pieces and chocolate buttons for her parents. 

We then decided to treat ourselves more by getting some ice cream. We popped into Boho Gelato. Jade had raspberry and elderflower gelato and Lydia had salted caramel gelato. Both were really nice and we could eat them again and again. Sadly we don't live in Brighton, so we can't.

We then went to 42 juices and we both got a healthy green juice and ginger shot each. All we can say was having our first ginger shot was an experience that we will never experience again. It was absolutely horrible. Burned our throat. 

Then we finished the morning off by going to Bills where we had a full English breakfast. We then went shopping in the town and Lydia tried her first bubble tea. We also bought Dum Dum Doughnuts but we spoke about them in our previous blog post. If you would like to read more about them the click here

So that is it. Thank you for reading this blog post hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed the trip away. We also stayed in Eastbourne the night after but didn't take many pictures. We mainly re-lived the Angus Thongs And The Perfect Snogging scenes. 

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Lydia's March Favourites

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Hello Everyone! Welcome back to the blog! As you can see by the title today's blog post is Lydia's March Favourites, it's that time again to show you all what I've been loving the last month. So, lets get started with the blog post!

My first March favourite is a duvet cover, now this may be a bit of a weird one to some but I absolutely love my duvet cover that is on my bed at the moment. I normally have plain or dark duvet covers but I loved it when I saw it, it's a Ornate Paisley design. It was also a good price, it was £12 from Primark, I think it's a very good price and quality for a double duvet set. Plus it is really comfy and makes me love my bed even more, if that's actually possible!

My second favourite from March are these hair bobbles. I know, I know, these have been around for ages now and the hype has been and gone but I didn't buy them in the hype, but last month I thought, they're worth ago, I didn't actually know if they worked and stopped your hair from getting lines in it when your hair is up. So, I bought them. I will tell you now they are amazing! Like they actually work! I use them instead of the normal ones now, they are just so good! I would definitely recommend them! I got a pack of 5 for £1, which I think is very good. There is only 3 in this picture, I was using the other 2.

My third favourite of March is a book, the book is called 'A Street Cat Named Bob' by James Bowen. I always struggle to find a good book, but this is a really good book. I had heard reviews about the film and the book and that they were really good, so I got the book a while ago, but started reading it fairly recently, and it is actually a really good book. I think I like it more because it is about a cat, and I like cats.

My forth March favourite is this lip balm, this may be really boring, but it has been a favourite of mine the past months. This is because I have used it a lot. I seem to be getting really chapped lips lately so I have to use a lip balm and this is my go to lip balm, I find it works really well and makes my lips soft again! I probably use it too much some times!

My fifth and final March favourite for this blog post has to be this hand cream. I've had this since late December and have started using it lately as my hands get really dry, and I find this hand cream really does help, plus it smells really good! It's from Oliver Bonus, they sell some really cute things and I got this as I liked the sound of Freesia & Pear as a smell, and I was right, it smells so good. I'm not sure how much it cost as Oliver Bonus can sometimes be a little pricey, but it was worth the money!

Anyway, that's the end of this blog post! I hope that you enjoyed this blog post and are having a great day! Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed! What has been your March favourite?

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