If you live in the UK then the exams have just started and if you are a GCSE student or As/A level student or even a university student you will probably be under a lot of stress, and you will be freaking out about passing the marks to get the grade you truly deserve. In this post I will share to you my past experiences revision techniques and peri-exam breathers you should do.
Okay well first of all lets start off with Monday, I had a resit psychology exam and I was prepared for it. I revised for it, I felt ready, I was bossing the past exam papers and I felt I was going to do great. However, I missed two questions out that equalled to 6 marks because I ran out of time. I felt so stressed and upset I wanted to cry so much but in the end its in the past and I might as well focus on the present exams, speaking of which I have a business resit on Monday, not looking forward to it at all, I just feel completely useless and shit so now I am writing this post whilst listening to the indie radio station on Spotify, safe to say I am on track for a U - yay great #winningatlife - Anyway my past experiences, well in my written drama exam I wrote three maybe four pages all together when we were ment to write probably 5 pages maybe 6 for each question? So that was great, I just didn't understand the questions they asked me so that's why I got an E in that exam. But one of my proudest moments was when I turned my D grade to an A grade in my PHYSICS exam, I am so proud of my self that I knew I worked for that grade I revised extensively, which leads me to revision techniques :)
1. Write posters with the main info for each topic; calculations, definitions, cases/studys etc
2. Write note cards; questions and answers on the other side, summary of each topic etc
3. Write tiny cues on post it notes and stick them round your room and mirror
4. Record yourself taking through that topic and listen to it throughout the day/before you sleep
5. Watch videos online of the topic and make notes (WARNING:IT DOES TAKE ALOT OF MENTAL STRENGTH TO NOT TYPE IN 'THATCHERJOE' INTO THE SEARCH BAR)
6. Read over a couple of pages and re-write the info onto lines paper and highlight
7.Use different colours when writing out information
8. Plan and write out essay plans, model answers to questions
9. Do practice papers and then mark them
10. Create a booklet on the whole subject then print it out and read over it - Be careful with this technique it took me hours to copy up 6 booklets and when I went back on to carry it on, I found out it hadn't have saved, so be sure to save it before you exit it
11. Create a powerpoint of the info
12. Create questions and answers and put them on different papers, then get someone to read the question out for you too answer then for them to check the answer
13. Create pictures that relate to the topic that help you remember; Evolution in Biology, draw a monkey and write all your information in that
14. Print out worksheets and go through them
15. Attend revision sessions
And finally breathers to do peri and post exam. I strongly recommended that you get lunch half an hour before your exam, you need food to focus, you don't want to be in the flow of writing then worrying about a massive grumble gurgling in your stomach, also I know its simply but BREATHE, just relax for a bit and do the best you can :) Also have some chocolate as it releases serotonin which makes you happy and relaxed which will make you more likely to feel ready for the exam, and lastly take a bottle of water in with you, just to make sure that you aren't dehydrated, just be sure not to drink lots of it as you may need the loo.
GOOD LUCK IN YOUR EXAMS !!!! YOU WILL DO FABULOUSLY AND GRACIOUSLY :)
Grab the exam by the balls and own it's ass :)
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
Friday, 15 May 2015
Sunday, 15 March 2015
Heartbreak and Tears
My friend and her boyfriend have recently broke up, and this made me think of my break up and how, now, it seems like it was years and years ago but in matter of fact it was a year and a half ago. So I thought I'd share what I went through and hopefully it will help you, who is going through this tough time.
When you are in a relationship you feel on top on the world, you feel like you are in utter euphoria, and especially when its your first love you have an idea of what your life will be like together you want to be in love forever as its your first time, but in all honesty this will never happen, being with your first love forever has very low success rate chances, I know this because I am no longer with my first love, and at the time the break up hurt like a bitch, I was constantly crying to the point where my eyes ached for a rest from tears, my head hurt with thought that we are no longer together, and my mind raced with fantasies where I got a text from him saying that he wants me back and wants to never let me go again, images of him showing at my front door with flowers and the biggest apology raced through my mind day in and day out, but like a fantasy it remained un real, the life I had at that moment in time was just tears, sadness and heart ache. Thoughts no one will ever love me, that I will not be able to be myself with someone else, that the only way I could be happy was with him, these thoughts consumed my life, I felt horrible for the way I was as his girlfriend, thinking if I could go back in time and change every argument, change all the times I felt insecure around him, everything I felt I did wrong I wanted to change that. And everything everyone said to me ; "it will take time" "you will find someone else" I didn't want to hear it, all I wanted was him to tell me that he loved me. I was an absolute fucking idiot, all that time I wasted for who? A dick, who broke up with me over text, because I had an argument with his 'best friend', who ruined a Halloween party for me, who made up excuses why he no longer wanted to be with me, a guy who, thinking now, was not my type at all, a knob who confessed to me he wanted me to go to a party with him because he couldn't trust himself when we were together? An absolute twat who kept me in love with him for months after we broke up by using the lines - "we will be friends" "maybe if we still have a spark we can get back together" "I still like you" - But all of this was an attempt of - lets call it 'Fish-hooking', this is where the lad fishes around with some bullshit bait to get you hooked on whatever they are saying so when his life is shit and boring he comes back to you and messes you about, but because you are hooked on whatever dick talking shit he is selling, he reels you in then he fucks off when he has got what he wanted then you are left a sobbing mess moaning to your mum, friends on how much of a twat he is.
And now a lot of time has passed and I am so glad we finished things. The relationship was a good first relationship, but it wasn't what I wanted in one, I wanted excitement, spontaneity, a feeling that we are both free souls but travelling together, and it felt more like a day in a boring classroom having all the energy drained from me from all the fights, worrying, jealously, I didn't like it towards the end. I now know what I want in a relationship and in a guy and I cannot wait for it. I know it feels like now your whole world is crashing, tumbling, crumbling and you feel there is nothing you can do about it, you feel like no one will love you, treat you right, you feel like you will be alone forever, but you wont be. There is someone out there for everyone, I am strong believer of one true loves and soul mates, and that you have to kiss many ugly frogs until your prince magically appears into your life.
Here's how I got through my break up; I wrote down two lists, one that he will miss about me and things I will not miss about him, after I wrote them I ripped them up and chucked them into the bin, I felt a whole lot better because my thoughts were wrote down and the were gone forever never to be thought or seen again. Another thing I did is I wrote a letter to him about everything I thought, everything I felt, everything I wanted to say to him, just wrote it all down, then I kept it in a draw, until a couple of months later I saw it read it and laughed at how pathetic it was how I spent all my time focused on nothing, which I could have spent doing other things, like yoga, origami, reading a book, watching films, just so much time wasted on nothing, I then put it to a bowl and burned it, I then left it outside and I felt great. It does take time, granted, and you have to be patient but you will get over him, the cliché - there's plenty more fish in the sea - is true and believe me you will find someone else, but in the mean time just work on yourself, exercise, read as many books as you want, live your life and be happy, because its your life no one can live it for you, and times passing by so we need to live life and be who we want to be, there's no point dwelling on the past, its no longer there, its gone its disappeared, focus on your present and future.
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
When you are in a relationship you feel on top on the world, you feel like you are in utter euphoria, and especially when its your first love you have an idea of what your life will be like together you want to be in love forever as its your first time, but in all honesty this will never happen, being with your first love forever has very low success rate chances, I know this because I am no longer with my first love, and at the time the break up hurt like a bitch, I was constantly crying to the point where my eyes ached for a rest from tears, my head hurt with thought that we are no longer together, and my mind raced with fantasies where I got a text from him saying that he wants me back and wants to never let me go again, images of him showing at my front door with flowers and the biggest apology raced through my mind day in and day out, but like a fantasy it remained un real, the life I had at that moment in time was just tears, sadness and heart ache. Thoughts no one will ever love me, that I will not be able to be myself with someone else, that the only way I could be happy was with him, these thoughts consumed my life, I felt horrible for the way I was as his girlfriend, thinking if I could go back in time and change every argument, change all the times I felt insecure around him, everything I felt I did wrong I wanted to change that. And everything everyone said to me ; "it will take time" "you will find someone else" I didn't want to hear it, all I wanted was him to tell me that he loved me. I was an absolute fucking idiot, all that time I wasted for who? A dick, who broke up with me over text, because I had an argument with his 'best friend', who ruined a Halloween party for me, who made up excuses why he no longer wanted to be with me, a guy who, thinking now, was not my type at all, a knob who confessed to me he wanted me to go to a party with him because he couldn't trust himself when we were together? An absolute twat who kept me in love with him for months after we broke up by using the lines - "we will be friends" "maybe if we still have a spark we can get back together" "I still like you" - But all of this was an attempt of - lets call it 'Fish-hooking', this is where the lad fishes around with some bullshit bait to get you hooked on whatever they are saying so when his life is shit and boring he comes back to you and messes you about, but because you are hooked on whatever dick talking shit he is selling, he reels you in then he fucks off when he has got what he wanted then you are left a sobbing mess moaning to your mum, friends on how much of a twat he is.
And now a lot of time has passed and I am so glad we finished things. The relationship was a good first relationship, but it wasn't what I wanted in one, I wanted excitement, spontaneity, a feeling that we are both free souls but travelling together, and it felt more like a day in a boring classroom having all the energy drained from me from all the fights, worrying, jealously, I didn't like it towards the end. I now know what I want in a relationship and in a guy and I cannot wait for it. I know it feels like now your whole world is crashing, tumbling, crumbling and you feel there is nothing you can do about it, you feel like no one will love you, treat you right, you feel like you will be alone forever, but you wont be. There is someone out there for everyone, I am strong believer of one true loves and soul mates, and that you have to kiss many ugly frogs until your prince magically appears into your life.
Here's how I got through my break up; I wrote down two lists, one that he will miss about me and things I will not miss about him, after I wrote them I ripped them up and chucked them into the bin, I felt a whole lot better because my thoughts were wrote down and the were gone forever never to be thought or seen again. Another thing I did is I wrote a letter to him about everything I thought, everything I felt, everything I wanted to say to him, just wrote it all down, then I kept it in a draw, until a couple of months later I saw it read it and laughed at how pathetic it was how I spent all my time focused on nothing, which I could have spent doing other things, like yoga, origami, reading a book, watching films, just so much time wasted on nothing, I then put it to a bowl and burned it, I then left it outside and I felt great. It does take time, granted, and you have to be patient but you will get over him, the cliché - there's plenty more fish in the sea - is true and believe me you will find someone else, but in the mean time just work on yourself, exercise, read as many books as you want, live your life and be happy, because its your life no one can live it for you, and times passing by so we need to live life and be who we want to be, there's no point dwelling on the past, its no longer there, its gone its disappeared, focus on your present and future.
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Apologies .... and Revision Help :D
I AM SORRY!! I haven't posted in a while and I am not making excuses. simply on the Fridays I have been busy. I have been busy with college work, I have been trying to revise as I have 9 exams to do this summer, and three of them are resists and two of them exams are the first full year of business so basically I am doing two years worth of business in this year, and I am not looking forward to it its just so stressful and not the most amazing thing in the whole entire world so I have trying to go over everything but I am just in that student phase of "cant be arsed, I will do it later".
College is stressful as I am sure every student will agree with me. There is just so much to do and its hard to juggle it all! There is study, revision, food, sleep, parties, friends, family, days out, relaxation. Sometimes I want to go to the highest mountain and scream! But don't fear if any of you need tips for revision here are is KatyNells Spectacular Study Tips;
1. Make sure you have a cup of you favourite beverage.
2. Make sure you have snacks, especially chocolate as it releases serotonin, the 'happy' neurone transmitter.
3. Have pens, notebooks, notecards and highlighters at the ready.
4. If you wish to feel relaxed massage your feet, or have a bubble bath.
5. Return to your desk and stretch all of your phalanges (fingers) make sure they are ready to write loads of words, lots of pointless words.
6. Clear your throat, as its always good to have clear air way passages.
7. Go on your laptop and open a tab to a page that has the topic you are studying, examples are; law, business, chemistry, biology, maths, english etc.
8. Get your notebook and write the title of the topic then underline, with a few cheeky bullet points underneath, and make very few notes after looking at the page.
9. Open another tab, Netflix maybe or that website where you stream the latest movies maybe, or get the boxset of your favourite tv show and stick it in the dvd player.
10. Grab your beverage, snacks and sit back and enjoy whatever you are watching.
So there you go, this technique I have been doing for a while now and I can safely say it has 0% success rate in getting that grade you dream for, BUT it does allow you swoon over you favourite characters, which c'mon lets be honest will take us further in life.
Hope you enjoyed this weeks post :) I will do one on revision and organisation of work and time but that will be when I actually know what the best technique is or how to actually organise everything as I am not a very organised person, yeah so hope you are having a fantastic Friday, and I will be putting up two more posts after this one to make up for the two I didn't post two weeks ago! I hope you amazing, beautiful, loving people have an fantabulous weekend!!
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
College is stressful as I am sure every student will agree with me. There is just so much to do and its hard to juggle it all! There is study, revision, food, sleep, parties, friends, family, days out, relaxation. Sometimes I want to go to the highest mountain and scream! But don't fear if any of you need tips for revision here are is KatyNells Spectacular Study Tips;
1. Make sure you have a cup of you favourite beverage.
2. Make sure you have snacks, especially chocolate as it releases serotonin, the 'happy' neurone transmitter.
3. Have pens, notebooks, notecards and highlighters at the ready.
4. If you wish to feel relaxed massage your feet, or have a bubble bath.
5. Return to your desk and stretch all of your phalanges (fingers) make sure they are ready to write loads of words, lots of pointless words.
6. Clear your throat, as its always good to have clear air way passages.
7. Go on your laptop and open a tab to a page that has the topic you are studying, examples are; law, business, chemistry, biology, maths, english etc.
8. Get your notebook and write the title of the topic then underline, with a few cheeky bullet points underneath, and make very few notes after looking at the page.
9. Open another tab, Netflix maybe or that website where you stream the latest movies maybe, or get the boxset of your favourite tv show and stick it in the dvd player.
10. Grab your beverage, snacks and sit back and enjoy whatever you are watching.
So there you go, this technique I have been doing for a while now and I can safely say it has 0% success rate in getting that grade you dream for, BUT it does allow you swoon over you favourite characters, which c'mon lets be honest will take us further in life.
Hope you enjoyed this weeks post :) I will do one on revision and organisation of work and time but that will be when I actually know what the best technique is or how to actually organise everything as I am not a very organised person, yeah so hope you are having a fantastic Friday, and I will be putting up two more posts after this one to make up for the two I didn't post two weeks ago! I hope you amazing, beautiful, loving people have an fantabulous weekend!!
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
Saturday, 10 January 2015
Kind of my battle with food
One of my New Year Resolutions is to eat more healthily so I searched for a recipe in one of my cook books that I thought I may like. It was called 'Prawn and Coconut Laksa'. I will put the recipe up soon along with some pictures (as they are on my phone). Anyway, it was pretty easy to make, although I didn't read the instructions properly, I was ment to cook the bean-sprouts in the pan with the curry paste you make and the prawns, I completely didn't do that so I had to quickly fry them in a different pan, nightmare haha, but as long as you read the instructions, it should be fine :) It was different, to say the least, I have tried coconut water before and I wasn't really into it as much, I once made a smoothie with the water - following a smoothie recipe - and I threw up, so I try to stay clear of it, but I wanted to try this recipe, it was a different taste, and I did like, however I didn't each much of it as I didn't want to push myself eating entirely different foods, tastes and flavours, but next time I make it I will eat more of it, not I will try to eat more, I WILL eat more.
Its incredibly hard for me to eat new foods, as I am a very fussy eater, there was a period when I was 10/11 I only ate pot noodles, and now I am eating strawberries, prawns, steak, fish cakes, stir-fry's and many other foods that I have never ate before. When I was younger I was scared of not liking food, I know its stupid but I didn't want to throw up, because it is a horrible feeling. I used to be really skinny, I was that skinny that I didn't want to be skinny, I wanted a little more meat on my bones, it got to the point where my mum thought I was anorexic, I wasn't. It was just simply the fact that I didn't like food and the food I did, wasn't exactly healthy food.
Then in year 8, I had appendicitis, but for 3 months it wasn't seen, as my body created a shield around it so that the poison from my appendix wouldn't kill me, anyway I didn't eat anything for three months because I felt so ill that I didn't want to eat, then one day it hurt so bad I went to the A&E and they rushed me too Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool, where they did a operation, however it turned out that they couldn't do anything as the shield my body created attached itself to my intestine, so they just pumped me with iv antibiotics for two weeks, the shield went disappeared and I was fine inside my body on the other hand I wasn't fine in my mind or in my outer body, I was skinny, I didn't want to be. I was round about 8 st at the time and that for me wasn't a normal weight for a year 8 as many girls in my year weren't that, so I ate and ate crappy food and gained weight, and I was happy that I had gained weight, but then I entered year 10/11 and that's where the lads would pay extra attention to girls looks and their weight. They kept calling some girls fat which made me body conscious, so I decided to exercise, I just did bits and bats over the two years, whilst eating healthy, and I was happy with what I was, I was 10 stone and I was happy.
That's until I got a boyfriend, he would call me skinny and say I have a great body, which made my self esteem go through the roof, until I started to do more exercise and then one day we were lying in bed watching a film, and I said something about doing more exercise and he felt my stomach looked at it and went, "yeah you have lost some weight, and you look better", that just made me feel like 'what, I thought I was fine and didn't need to'. We broke up a couple months later, and some time after that I thought, 'I need to be happy with myself, I want to be happy on my own' so I am working on myself, it has been a year since the break up and I am happy with who I am, I have been working on myself, I have been eating new foods, watching films I would have never had watched and I am experiencing the world :) I am a more happy with who I am, I don't give a fuck about what people think of me, people dis like me and I don't give a shit and I am finally glad that I feel like that!!! :D But, body issues still present an issue in my life, I don't want to lose weight, I am 9st 5lbs and I am happy with that, I just want to tone my belly, my arms and my ass (not going to lie) when I reach the goal of the body I have dreamed, I will be more happy than I am.
This is just for the guys and gals who have issues with their bodies, you are not the only ones, everyone has or does have issues with theirs, and if a boy says that the don't have issues with how they look they are probably lying I know plenty of lads that think they aren't good looking, that think their bodies aren't good enough, so it isn't just us girls. If anyone wants to talk about anything, I am here and I can try and give you advice, I just do not want anyone to feel like they have to change for the world, for other people, you don't, if you want to make any changes, make them for you, you are the only person that matters in this world, if I have learnt anything in the past couple years of my life its that. Do things for you, if you want to lose weight, tone your body, watch a horror, read an auto biography, climb a mountain, join tap dancing classes, draw a rose do it, just do what makes you happy, it annoys me that someone cannot be themselves, they cant be happy as when they are themselves and are happy they get picked on, judged, called out which turns that happiness upside down, no one should hide them true selves.
If anyone wants to talk about anything, I am here and I am ready to listen.
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
Its incredibly hard for me to eat new foods, as I am a very fussy eater, there was a period when I was 10/11 I only ate pot noodles, and now I am eating strawberries, prawns, steak, fish cakes, stir-fry's and many other foods that I have never ate before. When I was younger I was scared of not liking food, I know its stupid but I didn't want to throw up, because it is a horrible feeling. I used to be really skinny, I was that skinny that I didn't want to be skinny, I wanted a little more meat on my bones, it got to the point where my mum thought I was anorexic, I wasn't. It was just simply the fact that I didn't like food and the food I did, wasn't exactly healthy food.
Then in year 8, I had appendicitis, but for 3 months it wasn't seen, as my body created a shield around it so that the poison from my appendix wouldn't kill me, anyway I didn't eat anything for three months because I felt so ill that I didn't want to eat, then one day it hurt so bad I went to the A&E and they rushed me too Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool, where they did a operation, however it turned out that they couldn't do anything as the shield my body created attached itself to my intestine, so they just pumped me with iv antibiotics for two weeks, the shield went disappeared and I was fine inside my body on the other hand I wasn't fine in my mind or in my outer body, I was skinny, I didn't want to be. I was round about 8 st at the time and that for me wasn't a normal weight for a year 8 as many girls in my year weren't that, so I ate and ate crappy food and gained weight, and I was happy that I had gained weight, but then I entered year 10/11 and that's where the lads would pay extra attention to girls looks and their weight. They kept calling some girls fat which made me body conscious, so I decided to exercise, I just did bits and bats over the two years, whilst eating healthy, and I was happy with what I was, I was 10 stone and I was happy.
That's until I got a boyfriend, he would call me skinny and say I have a great body, which made my self esteem go through the roof, until I started to do more exercise and then one day we were lying in bed watching a film, and I said something about doing more exercise and he felt my stomach looked at it and went, "yeah you have lost some weight, and you look better", that just made me feel like 'what, I thought I was fine and didn't need to'. We broke up a couple months later, and some time after that I thought, 'I need to be happy with myself, I want to be happy on my own' so I am working on myself, it has been a year since the break up and I am happy with who I am, I have been working on myself, I have been eating new foods, watching films I would have never had watched and I am experiencing the world :) I am a more happy with who I am, I don't give a fuck about what people think of me, people dis like me and I don't give a shit and I am finally glad that I feel like that!!! :D But, body issues still present an issue in my life, I don't want to lose weight, I am 9st 5lbs and I am happy with that, I just want to tone my belly, my arms and my ass (not going to lie) when I reach the goal of the body I have dreamed, I will be more happy than I am.
This is just for the guys and gals who have issues with their bodies, you are not the only ones, everyone has or does have issues with theirs, and if a boy says that the don't have issues with how they look they are probably lying I know plenty of lads that think they aren't good looking, that think their bodies aren't good enough, so it isn't just us girls. If anyone wants to talk about anything, I am here and I can try and give you advice, I just do not want anyone to feel like they have to change for the world, for other people, you don't, if you want to make any changes, make them for you, you are the only person that matters in this world, if I have learnt anything in the past couple years of my life its that. Do things for you, if you want to lose weight, tone your body, watch a horror, read an auto biography, climb a mountain, join tap dancing classes, draw a rose do it, just do what makes you happy, it annoys me that someone cannot be themselves, they cant be happy as when they are themselves and are happy they get picked on, judged, called out which turns that happiness upside down, no one should hide them true selves.
If anyone wants to talk about anything, I am here and I am ready to listen.
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
Saturday, 6 December 2014
Christmas Present Ideas
Lets start off with family. I have two sisters, one mum, one dad, one step dad, one step-mum-to-be and one step-sister-to-be. So for my mum she didn't want anything, so I got her a cute little teddy because I felt bad not getting my mum anything. But for those who want to get a little extra for the women that gave them birth, she might like some candles and maybe some bath stuff to go with the candles so she can have a relaxing bath, you could get her some vouchers or gift cards to her favourite shop, so you know she definitely gets something she likes, there are these statuettes things from Willow Tree they are cute, mini statutes of anything you can have a mother and daughter, mother and son, mother and baby, father and children, you can buy Christmas ornaments from there, it can be also for friends, maybe lovers they are just unique, cute gifts for many different people. Presents for the old man can be difficult, my mum has told me not to get any presents as she will buy them, but here are some ideas, beer is a good gift, maybe a flask engraved with their name, darts board, maybe a casino set thing, anything comic book related, maybe star wars things, I remember for my dads 40th birthday I got him family guy socks and a Darth Vader toy thing, ties maybe some cufflinks. Now sisters. I am sure like many siblings deep down we love them, but they can get so annoying that you just want to hit them, but like I said we love them so as much as mine drive me crazy I still bought them gifts :) My sisters are both younger than me (I am the oldest -.-) so I got something they would actually use. I walked past this stall that was selling cups and lots of ceramic stuff, so I decided to get one a cupcake shaped money box thing and the other sister is into music and guitars and stuff so I got her a cup with a guitar shaped as the handle and music notes painted on the sides. But I also got then Ben 10 and One Direction books because they absolutely hate them, one sister despises 1D so much I just cant wait for her to open up her present on the 25th of December, it will be the best moment to end 2014 on :') But if you actually like your siblings then you could get something like (obvs) like a dvd, cd maybe a poster of their favourite band or singer, a teddy, a mug with a sachet of hot chocolate with a bag of marsh mellows. And that's family done lets move on to friends.
I will start with lad mates as they are easy to buy for if they are near 17/18 yrs of age, this would be best, alcohol; beer, cider, any shot based drink, maybe shot glasses, if the smoke a nice lighter, and if you are brave enough and you are sure they'd like it a 'adult' magazine in which the female body is exposed in many different poses and ways ;) and chocolate.
So my female friends are difficult to buy presents for, one of them is allergic to nearly almost everything and on top of that she has eczema, like me, so I cant buy skin stuff because our skin gets irritated by it. My other friend has skin which is perfect in my opinion, she doesn't wear that much make up so I cant buy her that and her birthday is in November, so I got her perfume so I cant get her perfume. So I had to come up with an idea of what to get them, so I thought Id share my idea and hopefully some people might like it and do the idea as its difficult to buy females but mostly 17 year old presents so here goes.
Where I go college there is a little shopping centre near by so I went there to get the presents. I was walking buy this cute little soap stall and saw these candle lite holders and immediately fell in love! They are so cute and would be perfect in any room, having the words 'live, laugh, love' on the side of the holder just makes it that little more special. The holder on its own would be a shitty little present I decided to fill it up with stuff, so then I went to Bodycare and bought facemasks, lip stuff, nail varnish and a body scrub thingy magig (I have no idea what it is called) and then filled the holder with the stuff I bought. I also bought some cotton colourful balls to fill the rest of the space with. As there was no space for them though I decide to put them on the top, creating a flower with the balls. Then I wrapped them in some paper thing from my mums cupboard of all things that I use so I don't have to buy my own stuff :D its golden with Christmas pictures on it and it just adds that little more bit of specialness. So that is my cute little Christmas present idea for 17 year old girls, however it doesn't just have to be for 17 year olds, it could be for 14 year olds to 40 year olds ? I don't know any age really, and it doesn't have to be just for Christmas, it could be for birthdays, Valentines day, Halloween basically any time you can give someone a present. This is a cute idea, and I just love it. Also its not that expensive, the candle holder was £2.99 but the women gave me a deal as I bought few so that came down to £2.50 and all the bits and bobs were probably £2.00 maybe £4.00 either way this came to under £5.00, so its a quick, reasonably priced present to give to someone.
So there are my Christmas present ideas, if you liked them say so, if you have taken any on board comment which ones and if you have any ideas of any type of present comment :)
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
I will start with lad mates as they are easy to buy for if they are near 17/18 yrs of age, this would be best, alcohol; beer, cider, any shot based drink, maybe shot glasses, if the smoke a nice lighter, and if you are brave enough and you are sure they'd like it a 'adult' magazine in which the female body is exposed in many different poses and ways ;) and chocolate.
So my female friends are difficult to buy presents for, one of them is allergic to nearly almost everything and on top of that she has eczema, like me, so I cant buy skin stuff because our skin gets irritated by it. My other friend has skin which is perfect in my opinion, she doesn't wear that much make up so I cant buy her that and her birthday is in November, so I got her perfume so I cant get her perfume. So I had to come up with an idea of what to get them, so I thought Id share my idea and hopefully some people might like it and do the idea as its difficult to buy females but mostly 17 year old presents so here goes.
Where I go college there is a little shopping centre near by so I went there to get the presents. I was walking buy this cute little soap stall and saw these candle lite holders and immediately fell in love! They are so cute and would be perfect in any room, having the words 'live, laugh, love' on the side of the holder just makes it that little more special. The holder on its own would be a shitty little present I decided to fill it up with stuff, so then I went to Bodycare and bought facemasks, lip stuff, nail varnish and a body scrub thingy magig (I have no idea what it is called) and then filled the holder with the stuff I bought. I also bought some cotton colourful balls to fill the rest of the space with. As there was no space for them though I decide to put them on the top, creating a flower with the balls. Then I wrapped them in some paper thing from my mums cupboard of all things that I use so I don't have to buy my own stuff :D its golden with Christmas pictures on it and it just adds that little more bit of specialness. So that is my cute little Christmas present idea for 17 year old girls, however it doesn't just have to be for 17 year olds, it could be for 14 year olds to 40 year olds ? I don't know any age really, and it doesn't have to be just for Christmas, it could be for birthdays, Valentines day, Halloween basically any time you can give someone a present. This is a cute idea, and I just love it. Also its not that expensive, the candle holder was £2.99 but the women gave me a deal as I bought few so that came down to £2.50 and all the bits and bobs were probably £2.00 maybe £4.00 either way this came to under £5.00, so its a quick, reasonably priced present to give to someone.
So there are my Christmas present ideas, if you liked them say so, if you have taken any on board comment which ones and if you have any ideas of any type of present comment :)
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
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| All of the bits and bobs in the holder |
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| The 'Cotton Ball' flower used to decorate the top |
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| The tissue wrapping paper |
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Christmas Novelties
Okay so I love Christmas!! I love the months leading up to Christmas, I love walking in to shops and hearing "Jingle Bells" play, as it means its the socially acceptable time to sing Christmas songs. It always seems to put me into a chipper mood, it puts a bounce in my step when I see Christmas decorations, Christmas lights, trees, wrapping paper !! Me and my friend meet up every week on a Monday, we call it "unhealthy Mondays", because we like to reward ourselves for eating so healthily in the week ;) (haha yeah right) anyways we found stalls with Christmas food such as apple stuffing buttys, caramelised apples, do-nuts and HOT CHOCOLATE !! No Christmas is complete without a hot chocolate with whipped cream, covered in marshmallows and a flake sitting right on top. It warms my fingers as they have froze due to minus temperatures that have graced Britain with their presence.
Back to the title, this post is all about the Christmas novelties that make up Christmas, that make us know it is Christmas. One novelty is the weather, the cold, freezing weather that makes us jump up and down just to warm our toes, that makes us stay snuggled under our duvets wishing that we could stay in bed just that little while longer so that we can gather the courage just to get up and go downstairs for our breakfast, the weather that makes us put on silly hats just to make sure our ears don't freeze off, that makes us want to breathe in the outside air just so that we can see our own breath leaving pour bodies. Snow is a novelty !! Snowballs fights, sledging down hills, snowflakes, winter wonderlands, seeing the hills topped with snow like a cake is topped with icing. Making snow angles, snowmen, the feeling of numbness your fingers get when you are trying to make the perfect snowball. Another novelty I love that Christmas time brings around is baking gingerbread men! The smell of the ginger is just delicious, it sends my nostrils to heaven, then when you decorate the gingerbread people and put them in the decorated house, it puts a huge grin on my face. Another Christmas novelty is when the coco cola advert comes on the telly, people just automatically know that this is the time, this is the time to spend with your family, huddled around the fire or hidden under blankets watching tv, watching I am a celebrity, X factor as this is when we know that the year is coming to its end.
I know its Christmas in my house when my mum puts Christmas lights around the banisters, it makes me happy, it makes me realise that "Shit its Christmas" I can lounge around watch movies, just pig out, I can wait till new year to exercise again that now I can eat as many gingerbread men I want, I can do nothing but relax and finally watch Elf!! (Yes I haven't seen Elf, all my friends say its good so I guess I have to watch it as everyone says its the best Christmas film) but my favourite Christmas film is Love Actually. Its full of joy, drama, romance, its just one of my favourite films :) I love lighting my candles, it just makes my room look extra Christmassy, also I love the twinkly lights around my television they just look cute and adorable :')
Don't forget to follow so you can get my newest blogs, share, show your friends!! Also tell me what your Christmas novelties are, how do you know its Christmas? What do you like about Christmas? also before I forget what is your favourite Christmas film?
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
Back to the title, this post is all about the Christmas novelties that make up Christmas, that make us know it is Christmas. One novelty is the weather, the cold, freezing weather that makes us jump up and down just to warm our toes, that makes us stay snuggled under our duvets wishing that we could stay in bed just that little while longer so that we can gather the courage just to get up and go downstairs for our breakfast, the weather that makes us put on silly hats just to make sure our ears don't freeze off, that makes us want to breathe in the outside air just so that we can see our own breath leaving pour bodies. Snow is a novelty !! Snowballs fights, sledging down hills, snowflakes, winter wonderlands, seeing the hills topped with snow like a cake is topped with icing. Making snow angles, snowmen, the feeling of numbness your fingers get when you are trying to make the perfect snowball. Another novelty I love that Christmas time brings around is baking gingerbread men! The smell of the ginger is just delicious, it sends my nostrils to heaven, then when you decorate the gingerbread people and put them in the decorated house, it puts a huge grin on my face. Another Christmas novelty is when the coco cola advert comes on the telly, people just automatically know that this is the time, this is the time to spend with your family, huddled around the fire or hidden under blankets watching tv, watching I am a celebrity, X factor as this is when we know that the year is coming to its end.
I know its Christmas in my house when my mum puts Christmas lights around the banisters, it makes me happy, it makes me realise that "Shit its Christmas" I can lounge around watch movies, just pig out, I can wait till new year to exercise again that now I can eat as many gingerbread men I want, I can do nothing but relax and finally watch Elf!! (Yes I haven't seen Elf, all my friends say its good so I guess I have to watch it as everyone says its the best Christmas film) but my favourite Christmas film is Love Actually. Its full of joy, drama, romance, its just one of my favourite films :) I love lighting my candles, it just makes my room look extra Christmassy, also I love the twinkly lights around my television they just look cute and adorable :')
Don't forget to follow so you can get my newest blogs, share, show your friends!! Also tell me what your Christmas novelties are, how do you know its Christmas? What do you like about Christmas? also before I forget what is your favourite Christmas film?
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
First Ever Blog Post!!!
Hey there :)
So I guess you have stumbled upon this blog by accident, or you may have searched for it. Nevertheless you are here!! So lets get talking shall we?
I will introduce myself and this blog and just talk, as its my first ever blog :P So my name is Katy Nella Morgan, hence the name KatyNells, this is a nickname my uncle gave me so I thought it'd be nice to name myself that, it was either KatyNells or Umbernella, so I think I have gone with the better choice. If you have read the "all about me" section you will know some stuff already, but for those who haven't I will say it again :)
I am 17 years old, I live in Manchester in the United Kingdom. I live with my mum, step dad, two sisters, two cats and a rabbit. I am the oldest sister which means I get the blame for everything, my star sign is Cancer, as I was born in July. I love watching films, I could spend weeks watching tv and Netflix (if anyone has a cure for Netflix let me know), I love listening to music, all sorts and I like to read when I am not busy. I am currently at college studying Law, Business and Psychology and this is random but I hope to go to university and study Archaeology and Anthropology.
So this blog is new to me I don't know what I am doing, but I have thought that I want to do something new and exciting!! And I thought writing a blog would be that. I have always wanted to do something like this or youtubing but I will start with this for now :) I want to reach out to many people as possible because I have been through so much, and I believe I will go through so much more, and I want to share my experiences, thoughts, lessons I have learnt along the way of my journey and this is one way I will do that !!! Even if this blog is a complete and utter fail at least I can say "I tried, it wasn't a success but I tried", you don't know what will happen if you don't try, so here is me sticking my foot out into the water and if it works, great!! If it doesn't, its another learning experience. I will try and post daily, but if I don't I will make it up by posting a few in a short space of time. My blog - KatyNells - will be me writing about stuff that has happened in my life, it will be about tv, music, films, books, everyday things, life such as relationships, problems, school/college, friends just about things that people can read to relax, maybe find something new out, to relate to so please if you like the sound of this follow me so you can see my daily posts, share, show your friends, comment, leave questions if you are unsure, if you want to ask questions please do, and one last thing ENJOY!!!!
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
So I guess you have stumbled upon this blog by accident, or you may have searched for it. Nevertheless you are here!! So lets get talking shall we?
I will introduce myself and this blog and just talk, as its my first ever blog :P So my name is Katy Nella Morgan, hence the name KatyNells, this is a nickname my uncle gave me so I thought it'd be nice to name myself that, it was either KatyNells or Umbernella, so I think I have gone with the better choice. If you have read the "all about me" section you will know some stuff already, but for those who haven't I will say it again :)
I am 17 years old, I live in Manchester in the United Kingdom. I live with my mum, step dad, two sisters, two cats and a rabbit. I am the oldest sister which means I get the blame for everything, my star sign is Cancer, as I was born in July. I love watching films, I could spend weeks watching tv and Netflix (if anyone has a cure for Netflix let me know), I love listening to music, all sorts and I like to read when I am not busy. I am currently at college studying Law, Business and Psychology and this is random but I hope to go to university and study Archaeology and Anthropology.
So this blog is new to me I don't know what I am doing, but I have thought that I want to do something new and exciting!! And I thought writing a blog would be that. I have always wanted to do something like this or youtubing but I will start with this for now :) I want to reach out to many people as possible because I have been through so much, and I believe I will go through so much more, and I want to share my experiences, thoughts, lessons I have learnt along the way of my journey and this is one way I will do that !!! Even if this blog is a complete and utter fail at least I can say "I tried, it wasn't a success but I tried", you don't know what will happen if you don't try, so here is me sticking my foot out into the water and if it works, great!! If it doesn't, its another learning experience. I will try and post daily, but if I don't I will make it up by posting a few in a short space of time. My blog - KatyNells - will be me writing about stuff that has happened in my life, it will be about tv, music, films, books, everyday things, life such as relationships, problems, school/college, friends just about things that people can read to relax, maybe find something new out, to relate to so please if you like the sound of this follow me so you can see my daily posts, share, show your friends, comment, leave questions if you are unsure, if you want to ask questions please do, and one last thing ENJOY!!!!
Love yours truly
KatyNells xoxo
P.S My blog will have swearing in, because that's how I express myself and sometimes it is needed, so sorry if you don't like I will try and refrain from doing so, also there will be embarrassing stories, most of them humorous (well I think so anyway) so relax, enjoy and have an exciting day. Bye :*
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