Twenty Something Meltdown

A Twenty Something Illustrator Making Lists, Trying To Set Up A Business & Spending Too Much Time On Instagram. 

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Relatable vs Aspirational Blogging.

Oh yes, yet another Twitter spat. They're everywhere, it seems the minority of the blogging community can't let something go without arguing, without indirecting someone...we can't let everyone just be. (On a side note last night I saw loads of tweets about some drama I legit couldn't even find. Oh Twitter). 

Lately I've seen a lot of stuff about relatable bloggers and aspirational bloggers and which of the two is better, or whether we can have a bloggersphere in which we can all live (clue - we can). 

So in case you aren't familiar with the terms, relateable bloggers are the types of bloggers who are on a par with you as the reader. They're likely to shop in Primark and New Look and do hauls including loads of cacti and stationery. They probably don't go on sponsored holidays or press trips and they're more likely to do a post on the morning commute than on a Charlotte Tilbury lipstick that costs the same as your monthly rent. They probably take part in a few Twitter chats and talk about their love of a Maccie D's almost weekly. 

Aspirational bloggers are likely to be the types of bloggers who have been around a while and have built up a brand rather than a blog. They might have their own range of products or a makeup line and more than half of their blog posts and youtube vids will be sponsored or paid to write in some way. They're the type of Instagram grids you follow to lust over the trips away and the beaches and all the flatlay goals. They probably do a lot of high end makeup and fashion posts that are quite often professionally photographed rather than a quick snap on a trusty iPhone. 

My personal preference will always be relatable. I need those girls who are on the same level with me, who will source beautiful Primark items so I can go out and buy them all, who will talk to me on Twitter and who will let me nosey into their lives with a few sarcastic memes thrown in. I like to visit blogs where I read the posts with a thousand nods and a OMG ME TOO. I need to read posts from people who are living the same kind of life as me because the best part of relatable blogging is it makes you feel like someone else is in the same boat. 

I like to think I'm a relatable blogger. I don't have any spare cash, my beauty hauls is more a few bargains from Boots than a forty quid mascara and I often write about my love for social media and my hate for anything shitty in the press about twenty somethings. But does that mean I don't like aspirational bloggers? Does it heck. 

I don't really read aspirational blogs, simply because it isn't my thing. I'm not of the Zoella and Tanya Burr generation, I came into blogging too late to watch them build their empires. InTheFrow and Freddy Cousin Brown and Fashion Mumblr are just not my jam- simply because I don't find their lives aspirational - I don't read them because I don't want the same things. Even if I was rich enough to afford it, the clothes and makeup and holidays are just not in my interests. 

But that doesn't mean I don't find their careers aspirational. That doesn't mean I don't like the girls, doesn't mean I don't check out their Instagrams, doesn't mean I don't think they're amazzzzzzing women. 

You can't deny, whether you like aspirational bloggers, relatable bloggers or a bit of both - aspirational bloggers have carved a career for themselves in a way nobody really had before and let's be honest, most of us wish we could even have a bit of their success. Whether you blog for yourself, blog for your audience, blog for the freebies or blog in the hope of getting invited on swanky holidays....there is some part of the majority of us who wants something, something to come from this blogging lark and turn it into a viable side line if nothing else. 

I don't read aspirational blogs but I absolutely am of the YASSS GURL YOU SLAYING mentality. 

At the end of the day, what the flip does it matter if you're an aspirational blogger or a relatable blogger or a bit of both blogger or a fits into no category blogger. You write what you want to write, you read what you want to read, you do you but let's all just stop tearing eachother down for doing our own thing yeah? 

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Social Media Stats: August 2016

My blog posts are getting later and later at the moment and I just can't curb it. Remember the good old days when I had a schedule and I used to write a post the night before and it'd always go live at 6am? Lol that ain't happening anymore. 

I had an unexpected day with my niece when I'd normally work and it's put me right out of whack and I can't claw it back. Combine that with having a MASSIVE filing project going on of all my business expenses and idk, at least I'm still posting at all right? 

I always forget how long these posts take to write and I NEVER leave enough time. But hey. 

Instagram: 

1. #BloggerPitP

This is not that shocking to me at all, it wasn't a case of what will be my most popular Instagram of the month- it was which picnic post will be my most popular Instagram of the month. This time it was this little beauty featuring my jar from Wilko and the handwriting of Sarah but tbh all my picnic posts did well. Maybe it was the hype over the event, maybe it was how bright and colourful everything was, maybe it was all the posts of food....but either way, people LUHHHHH that picnic life. 

2. Stationery Hacks. 

God knows why this was such a popular post tbf, beating the rest of the picnic images. I think it was promoting a blog post I did on hacks or tips for starting your own business but it was my second most popular image of August. People like stationery, people like pencils, people like white backgrounds and flatlays. Go figure. 

3. Views For Days. 

This was not much of a surprise either tbf. Bank Holiday weekend was spent with my family and on the Friday evening myself and Joss' family went for a walk on the beach and some chips and I posted A LOT of photos from it because it was so pretty. This one won though with the third most likes of the month but I think you can agree it's pretty flippin idyllic right? Just look at that reflection of the sky in the water omg.

In case you hadn't seen me mention it, I really upped my game at the end of the month. My Instagram has always done reasonably well but I finally succumbed to the fact that the algorithm is shite and is killing engagement and decided on recommendation to start a theme and a posting schedule. I post 2 or 3 times a day early in the morning, at hometime and late at night and I have an editing theme (though not a content one) anddddd I take notice of my hashtags and it's changed my Insta feed for good. Sold. 

Twitter:

After last month I knew I had to work to get my Twitter back to the types of stats I had prior to going on holiday and whilst June was a top top month, I'm back at the levels of about May this year which isn't half bad for one month back. I haven't tweeted as much, I haven't always had time to schedule content and I certainly haven't chatted as much which makes me the saddest of all, but overall I'm pleased to see it bounce back quickly. 

I tweeted 260 times more than in July but 500 times less than the holy grail month of June and 400 less mentions which is understandable cos lol chat failure. I actually had about 1000 less profile views than July which was weird and uhh I don't really know how to explain that one but I did get 315 new followers taking me past 1.8K followers which is more on track with last April/May. Overall I had 159K impressions, 4000 more than July which is A OK but 100K less than June. Oh June how I miss you. 

Pinterest: 

I follow 386. Follows me 1K. (July 2016).

I follow 388 (I'm really trying to find other bloggers, send me your links!)

Follows me 1.5K (August 2016). 

Yasss my Pinterest is going from strength to strength and it's STILL all down to those handful of viral pins of bullet journal printables which conveniently link back to my blog and is the biggest source of traffic for me. My average monthly impressions is now well over ONE MILLION. I mean. Really. Bonkers. 

Bloglovin: 

Follow 276. Follows me 152. (July 2016). 

Follow 304. Follows me 218. (August 2016).

Ugh Bloglovin is legit the bane of my life. I was reading somewhere the other day of a blogger who had INSANE Bloglovin following, like 1K yet I have just over 200 and have 30x the blog pageviews. Idk how it works or how anyone gets any kind of following on this little platform but I love it for reading blogs and if someone can give me some tips that'd be ace. 

Google Analytics: 

In July I had 30,814 pageviews in 20,318 sessions from 17,349 unique users and smashed my overall page views for the year. 

This month as I suspected, the insane rapid growth kinda levelled off and whilst I had a steady stream of visitors and engagement, I certainly didn't double my stats. I had 33,289 pageviews in 21,234 sessions from 18,312 unique users. I tend to think if I get about the same number of thousand pageviews as there are days of the month I've done alright so I count August a success. I am over 90K overall pageviews and will easily hit 100K by the end of the year which I'm made up with because sadly I don't have any stats from when I was on Wordpress so this is only since I moved hosts. Boo. 

Follow me on alllll the social media, I'm a happy little chappy! 

  Catch up on August's posts here!

Words of Wisdom - August 2016. 

My Month In Photos - July 2016. 

7 Things I Read Online This Month - July 2016. 

#The100DayProject. 

My Self Entitlement Won't Get Me A House....Apparently. 

Bumper Friday Favourites - August 5th. 

The Great British Staycation - A Photo Diary. 

Social Media Stats - July 2016.

What I Achieved In MY First Year Of Business. 

55 Thoughts We All Had On The Instagram Stories Update. 

Blogging For Yourself vs Blogging For Others. 

A - Z Of Me. 

Friday Favourites August 12th. 

An Alternative Way Of Learning To Drive. 

National Trust Young Persons Discount. 

How Little Self Employment Can Make You Feel. 

How To Host Guest Bloggers. 

The Difference Between North & South Wales. 

Thinking Of Starting Your Own Business? 

Friday Favourites August 19th. 

The Ritual Of Bathing- A Guest Post by Marvel & Moon. 

Coconut Lane Wishlist. 

#BloggerPitP. 

Meet Mildred. 

The Brands- #BloggerPitP. 

How To Create A Media Kit For Your Blog. 

Friday Favourites August 26th. 

Ways To Spend Your Bank Holiday. 

7 Things I Read Online This Month - August 2016. 

45 Favourite Things This Summer. 

My Month In Photos - August 2016. 

My Bullet Journal 4 Month On Update. 

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Back To School Paperchase Picks.

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By some bizarre twist of events they call time, the school summer holidays are over and children are back to school tomorrow and university students won't be far behind them. 

My absolute favourite thing at the end of the summer break was going stationery shopping for all my items for the next academic year and that was only increased when I did my undergrad and got to shop for new homeware too. 

With that in mind, here's a few Paperchase picks I'd be getting my grubby little hands on if I was going back to lessons tomorrow.

1. Hello Sweetie Doughnut Umbrella - £15.00

2. Take Me Out Mini Insulated Cup - £6.00

3. Gothic Garden ring binder with dividers - £8.00

4. California Dreaming denim rectangular backpack - £28.00

5. Gothic Garden A6 2017 diary - £12.00

6. Raindrops ring binder - £3.00

7. Mini felt tip pens pack of 6 - £2.25

8. Gold text A6 kraft 2017 diary - £6.00

9. Foil deco pen pot - £3.50

10. Gothic Garden Leather Notebook - £15.00

11. Fast Food erasers pack of 6 - £6.75

12. Get Mixy alphabet letter G keyring - £3.00

13. Classic sport Skyline mint green foundation pen - £19.00

14. Aqua marine oversized pencil case - £8.00

15. Gothic Garden slim leather pencil case - £8.00

 Have a fabulous first day back if you're heading off to school, college or uni tomorrow!

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How To Plan A Bloggers Event.

It might have escaped your knowledge (lol jk) but last month myself and some blogging pals embarked on an organisational marathon; to attend and organise our first bloggers event. I mean hey, why not decide to organise a bloggers meet up before you've even been to one yourself? 

As smoothly as it went and as successful as it was I definitely learnt a thing or two about planning a bloggers event that I'd bear in mind next time so if you're planning your own or even it's just a pipe dream, here's a few little hints and tips to help you on your way!

1. Start Planning VERY Early. 

You might think this is self explanatory but really, it's so true. You need to start planning at least a month in advance, I think we started about 6 or 7 weeks and it was imperative. Trust me, we were still working away right up until the day and honestly, we probably would've been fine with more time too. Don't leave it too late and don't make it one big rush at the end, chances are you'll mess up, forget something or everything will fall apart. Sods law. 

2. Ask For Help. 

I know some bloggers organise events on their own and honestly I don't know how they do it. Sarah from ItsSarahAnn was the brains behind our bloggers event; she was the one who first suggested it, first suggested the date and was the one with all the plans who we referred back to with questions. However, from the outset she messaged a group of us asking if we'd be up for it and by the end we all had different roles, responsibilities, were in charge of different elements of the event and were all decision makers and there for advice when Sarah needed a second opinion. We did it together as one big group message and it made such a difference to be assigned one job instead of letting Sarah get on with the whole thing. Ask for help, get a couple of your blogging pals involved and the stress will be shared. 

3. Work Out Your Overheads. 

Pretty early on you need to know a budget for your event. As our event was a picnic in the park we'd have been pretty mean to charge our guests, instead we just asked them to bring along a jar or bottle to drink from, something to sit on and some grub and boy did they deliver. We were also lucky enough to get a lot of stuff sponsored and gifted but I'm sure we're all happy to admit a lot came from our own pockets and that was ok, we were fine with that. If you need a venue that you didn't manage to secure as sponsorship you might need to think about charging people for the event, similarly if you have any kind of entertainment or people you need to pay. Just work out your finances and make it clear for your guests what you require early on to save you spending £££££££. 

4. Approach Brands. 

Like I actually can't recommend this enough. Having brands sponsor your event or send you some things really makes the difference on the day and it's not as scary as you think. Sarah and Mel organised the brands for our event but I know myself and some of the group had also emailed brands and didn't manage to secure anything. Like it's fine, they just say no or don't email back, they aren't scary, they aren't rude or pissed off to be bothered, you never know what you might get just by asking. The best thing to do is send out emails or tweets asking brands what they can offer you, rather than asking for something specific. It was amazing to us how many brands wanted to get involved and the range of products we were sent, all of which related to the event but weren't necessarily foodie items. At the end of the day having brands at an event is good for them because of the potential exposure and good for you because you're one foot in the door to working with them again. 

5. Find Out What's What. 

Similarly, with brands, you need to know where you stand and what they expect in return. Do they want the gifted items back? Do they expect a tagged photo or share on twitter? Do they have a specific hashtag they want you to use? Do they want a blog post in return? Just find out where you stand and what they want and then make it clear to your guests. We provided brand cards for our guests with all the companies, social media handles, websites and hashtags and made it clear to our raffle winners which brands expected a blog post and which expected an Instagram tag. 

6. Decide On Goody Bags.

Ahhh the old to goody bag, not to goody bag debate. It's kinda seen as a bit of an expectation at bloggers events now and is a pulling factor to why some people attend meet ups because the freebies are so good. We decided we did want to give out goody bags because we wanted to say thank you to our guests and give them something to go home with but we set out some ground rules for the day. We had all read reviews of the Bloggers Tiki Party before our picnic where some people had turned up uninvited, taken freebies, some had taken more than they should have and some things had even been stolen so we were pretty cagey with what we had. We decided to attach a name label to each bag as we had personalised cards in each, we put them to one side at the event, we didn't advertise them anywhere before hand and we didn't give them out until the guests were leaving, at which point we helped them find their name label so we could easily see what had been taken and what hadn't.

7. Take A Guest List. 

Being pretty firm with your guest list is quite important in my eyes. Make sure people 'sign up' in some way to confirm their attendance, ours had to email Sarah to be added to the guest list spreadsheet but you could do a sign up form, whatever. Make sure your guests know if they can or can't take someone along with them, whether people can just turn up on the day and what's the limit on guest numbers. Take a guest list printed out and on your phone on the day itself to avoid any confusion on who showed up and who didn't. 

8. Don't Be Annoyed When People Don't Show. 

It happens- you may as well expect it. People will drop out in stages along the journey to the event from double booking to illness to work to all kinds of reasons but people will also drop out on the day, often with no explanation or no word as to why. Don't get annoyed, don't send out passive aggressive tweets or indirect someone, just accept it and expect it. It's frustrating, it's rude, it's annoying when you've made up their goody bag or kept something aside for them but just think, you can share the leftovers out anyway right?

9. Set Up Early. 

We thought we had looooads of time to set up having got into London a good 2 hours before the event but uhm, I was still labelling goody bags and we were still furiously laying blankets and throwing about food when our first guests arrived. You will not have enough time. Begin VERY early. 

10. Enjoy Yourself. 

I think as the organiser there's a lot of rushing about, doing admin, fixing things, sorting things, helping guests and taking all the photos for your brand commitments and not actually that much time to enjoy your event. Because there were so many of us who'd planned it, whilst some of us were organising and sorting event stuff out, the others were mingling and chatting. Just make sure you try and speak to everyone, take lots of fun selfies and snapchats and enjoy your event as if you were a guest, not panic about everything that needs doing.  

Legit I could have written an essay on how to organise a bloggers event but these are my top 10 tips, you can always tweet any of us or leave a comment below if you want some advice or a question on something you have planned!

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Friday Favourites 2nd September 2016.

Ahh soz and chips for the lateness of this post! I had scheduled it yesterday but it was only the photos and it was drafted half unfinished and I was like k this is cool I'll just finish writing it on Friday but then I got up and went for a run and thought I had bags of time and then we had some family down and well.....now it's 9pm and they're only just up. Life. 

Also have been appalling at scheduling tweets lately, life is just running away with me so if you thought I didn't post the past few days I did and you can read them even if I didn't promo them on Twitter!

1. Beach For Days. 

Last Friday evening me, Joss, his sister, his parents and the 4 dogs hopped in two cars and nipped down to a local beach for a walk and to take photos and it was GLORIOUS. It was evening time, probably about 6pm and we stayed for 2 hours and I wore a gilet and a 3/4 length top and was tip top toasty the whole time - it's like our Indian Summer has arrived. We went for a long old yomp down the beach and back again and the dogs played in the sea and chased seagulls and we had a really pleasant evening. Me and Joss don't actually get that much time to spend with his family anymore because of his work schedule so it was nice to catch up and do something together and I drove the humans (lol) in one car and Joss' parents drove the dogs in theirs so it was nice to finally give the family a lift somewhere after years of them ferrying me about! And if that wasn't enough on the way home my car went and got chips in our local town and it was legit the best end to a beach day. 

1. Bank Holiday. 

Yeah alright this photo was also from the beach but isn't my little baby of a car cute in the sunlight with that view? Best parking spot in the Vale. So yeah the Bank Holiday was sweet - there's just something about that 3 day weekend life that needs to happen more often in the year. I spent mine working and with family who we had staying from Manchester which was niiiiice. We didn't do anything particularly exciting, we went for a Frankie & Benny's, drank a lot of tea. ate a lot of sandwiches and just chilled and caught up and my niece came over too. Oh and they brought their 4 month old puppy along with them which was alllll the cuteness. 

3. Instagram Theme. 

Ha remember when I wrote a blog post all about how I wouldn't have a theme on Instagram and then this past week I caved and made one? Lol funny story. No but really, it isn't a theme as such but it is an editing theme. 2 weeks ago in the #IGchat we were talking about that pesky algorithm that's ruining all our lives and there was a lot of discussion on how having a theme, utilising hashtags and having a posting schedule was the way forward to beat the feed. Now there's nothing unusual to this, there's nothing new I learned and nothing I hadn't heard before but this time people were giving stats, giving figures on what a difference it had made and I sat up and took notice. So I decided instead of posting what I wanted when I wanted with a few decent hashtags, I'd take it seriously and trial a proper posting schedule. So for the past 10 days or so I've upped my game. I reinstalled VSCO and UNUM and I started editing my photos in the same way. I still post what I want, I don't tailor my content but I copy and paste the VSCO edits so everything just fits and then I rearrange my grid in UNUM to make it the most pleasing grid I can. I started posting early morning (between 7am-9.30am) sometimes at lunchtime (infrequent), at home time (between 5pm-7pm) and late at night (anywhere after 10pm), it's flexible, it's interchangeable but it's a posting schedule and it's regular. And then I scoured Insta for some good hashtags and created several blocks of 30 for 'pretty things', 'blogging', 'illustration', 'travelling' and 'bullet journal' because they're the main themes I post on and I really put an effort into choosing the best ones. 

And I am converted. It has made SUCH a difference to my engagement, to the aesthetic of my grid and to my following and I feel a little bit foolish I didn't listen to anyone sooner. Safe to say I'm going to stick to my very loose schedule and theme for the foreseeable future.  

4. Greenhouse Of Dreams. 

Last Wednesday yet again we took my niece to Dyffryn Gardens, our local National Trust property. I couldn't even tell you how often we go there but we're members so it's free for all of us, easy parking, space for a picnic and loads of space for her to run about safely and without getting hurt. It's ideal. However this week we particularly wanted to find the pigs so she could see them (she wasn't arsed and said goodbye to them within about 30 seconds which was appaz our cue to leave) and we stumbled upon this gem on our quest. In the walled garden of the property there's sculptures and water fountains and veggie plots and then there's this mother trucker of a greenhouse which is FULL of cacti. It's a bloggers dream I swear down. 

5. Biebs.

Yesterday whilst driving home I stuck the radio on as I do every morning for Grimmy only to be met with a cute little surprise. I completely forgot it was September 1st and thus the start of Radio 1's Live Lounge which was being kicked off by the Biebs himself in his home in LA and it was GOOD. Like he's come out and apologised for such an awkward performance because he was nervous and yeah the chat wasn't great and the banter wasn't there but the songs themselves I loved. His cover of Tupac was -insert raised hands emoji here- and Love Yourself was gorgeous - like boy can actually sing not just create a banger. Now I just have to go find Usher on iPlayer cos I missed it this morning.....

Another week, another month down....see you on the flip side! 

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Words Of Wisdom - September 2016.

You might remember I switched up this little segment last month and dropped from 5 quotes for the month to just the one and I am so much happier with it. The old set up was a bit stale even though I hadn't been doing it long and this one is much easier (and enjoyable) to write. 

So here we are, another month, another quote to get you, motivate you and save as your desktop background or summin. 

I have a really good feeling about September- I think good things are coming for me and you this month. September is always the start of new beginnings in the same way January is, schools are back, Freshers are off to uni and it just oooozes the potential to be a turning point no? 

"The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a that teaches you a lesson."

It had to have some connection to going back to school didn't it? But ohhh isn't it true?  Funnily enough I have a mini series going up in a week or two about what I learned from school and university (other an academia) so this is all tying in nicely. 

I think you spend a lot of time in school thinking something better is coming, that all the high school drama will be left in high school, that your twenties will be the decade you 'make it'. But school doesn't really prepare you for that. School doesn't tell you that the high school drama just gets replaced by university drama and work place drama and family drama. That your twenties are actually in fact the era in which you struggle and graft and have all the quarter life crisis.

But. That drama, that struggle, that graft is all there to test us and if nothing else, we'll have a few good stories to tell when we're old and ripe. 

School doesn't teach you a lot of things but life definitely does. If you've not had the summer you wanted, not had the year you wanted, use September to take a deep breath and remember that the shit times are sent to test us. 

I've not has the best time the past 2 years but I'm damn sure I've learned a lesson or two from it. I'm damn sure what I wouldn't do again, how I'd act differently in the same situation and as bleruggghh as it all was, I am a more confident and self assured person because of the crap times. 

If you need a little pick me up this month, bookmark this post, pin this quote, print it out or save it on your phone and remember even though summer is nearly done and dusted, even though life is chaos, you can learn something and find a positive in everything. 

If you're heading back to school this week or packing up your belongings for Freshers or even going back to uni this month, I hope this term is the start of something wonderful for you. 

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My Bullet Journal: A Four Month On Update.

I wrote a bullet journal update a while back and said maybe, maybe not I'd do a monthly update on my bullet journal but then in July I went on holiday and didn't do one and that erm, answered my question really. 

So it's been a while, my bullet journal is 4 months and ninety-odd pages in and I have changed a lot so I thought it was long overdue a little catch up and a little peek inside what it looks like. 

Largely, it's unchanged. I'm still not into colour, I'm still using the same Tiger fineliners that I've been using the past few months and my monthly and weekly layouts are pretty standardised. However, I finally designed my front cover/first page and added some temporary tattoos that I had last Christmas and they worked exceptionally well (I did fear I'd just drench the book and loose the whole journal lol). Have a nosey at that here!

What Stayed:

I haven't bothered taking photos of anything before July because it's all in previous bullet journal posts (read here, here and here) and I haven't really updated it much since. I am still tracking movies I've watched in my film tracker but I don't get the time to watch many so not much point photographing that in my opinion. I don't really use my index or my key anymore and my calendars are just for reference really. 

What has stayed the same though is my monthly and weekly layouts. At the start of every month I draw out 6 layouts which are the same design from May. I use my monthly look ahead as a quick glance calendar for things I have to do, bills, birthdays and events I have planned and then use my weekly layouts as a more detailed note of what I need to do and specific tasks for that day. I also track my tea and water intake on the daily layouts but lol the water ain't going so well (note my habit tracker). One thing I did slightly change was I noticed I was busier Monday - Wednesday and then barely had any tasks on the weekend so I now use the left hand side of the page for the first three days of the week and the right hand side for the other four. 

My habit tracker is still my most very favourite thing of the whole journal and whilst my water intake might not be the most shaded box in the grid, I still like filling it in at the end of each day. I don't use it to change anything about my days particularly but I do like seeing how much fizzy drinks I drink, what exercise I do etc. Since I started my journal I have added in Snapchatting as I am making a (piss poor) effort to do it more and I have now added 'Went For A Run' but I might change that to 'Exercised' next time because I also cycle and walk.  

What Won't Be Returning:

My social media goals tracker is pretty much the only thing that won't be making a return appearance to this journal. There are a few things I wouldn't take over to another journal but having already updated this tracker twice, I decided not to bring it back a third time. I like tracking my goals but tbh (so braggy), my blog stats were going at such a rate I couldn't keep up and couldn't estimate accurately what goal to set. I know I could have carried on tracking my other stats as time went on but tbh I kinda lost interest and forgot to fill it in so I think I'll just keep tracking it digitally on my blog and see how I feel in the new year. 

What's New:

Lots of checklists! After dabbling with an old packing list for Wrexham and Derby earlier in my journal, July and August saw a lot more of the inclusion of a To Do List/Checklist. I went on holiday in July so I had a packing list for me and Joss (no he can't pack for himself, boys huh) and then I included a list of things I needed to do in the run up to holidays. It was a lot of random admin stuff but it just makes it so much easier than trying to remember it all and it's A LOT more than would fit on my normal weekly layout. In August I had so much to remember to do before #BloggerPitP which again, included all kinds of admin things not neccassarily relating to the event itself so I created one list for that, one list of things to remember to take which also included a 'on the day checklist' and deets of my booked trains and then if that wasn't enough I did a checklist of all the brands that helped us out to remember to tweet/blog/photograph all of them too! 

Oh and FYI the blacked out scribble was Sarah's home address that I noted down to send the surprise thankyou flowers to and lol, don't want you all to know where she is. 

I think these types of to do lists are working really well for me and will definitely be something I continue when my weekly spreads aren't big enough. It's the beauty of the bullet journal that I can just add these in as and when I need to which I couldn't do with a normal diary. Oh bullet journal how I love thee. 

  Are you still using your bullet journal? Have you done any blog posts on it? Send me links I'm obsessed with reading them!

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My Month In Photos - August 2016.

Bit of a late one tonight soz pals - I was supposed to do a little catch up on my bullet journal but I have had a manic Bank Holiday weekend with my family and whadda ya know, by the time I found 5 minutes to take photos it was 9pm today and it was dark soooo I have jiggled the schedule and hopefully there'll be a BuJo post tomorrow at some unspecified time. 

In the meantime, a day early here's my round up of the month - and what a month it's been. 

What I Did:

The beginning of August and the end of my holiday seems like a million moons ago. This month has been a lot of routine and a lot of the same really. I work one day a week cleaning at a house not far from my boyfriends, I do the weekly food shop for my Mum, I visit my grandparents twice a week and I have my niece twice a week too so with that and working I don't have a lot of time for anything else! I did manage to catch up for coffee with one or two pals and as previously mentioned I had my family down for the Bank Holiday weekend which was cute. We don't see them a lot because they live near Manchester so it was nice to catch up, celebrate, spend time as a family and we had a Frankie & Benny's so that can't be bad either. I did all kinds of adult things like the dentist and IKEA and a trip to Halford's for new side light bulbs and I also took my niece all about the place to the beach, Dyffryn Gardens, the park and a local agricultural show which she loved. I started exercising again which I have actually enjoyed (yes I'm one of those people soz, once I get my arse off the sofa I do like it) - I've been running 3 times since last week and done some cycling and a long yomp along the beach with the dogs. Obvs the bestest thing all month was #BloggerPitP which I won't natter on about yet again because I think everyone is sick to death of me by now!

What I Watched:

The Olympics. Basically. The Olympics took up a lot of my time and because my Dad loves it too I saw a lot of the more obscure sports which is always fun. I did also manage to see the weightlifter fuck up his arm and the gymnast break his leg which was less enjoyable and we taped Bolt and other athletics we wanted to see when they were on late at night. Now I'm excited to watch the Paralympics, especially because The Last Leg are doing a NIGHTLY, yes nightly, show to go along with it. Apart from sport I've been watching all the trashy reality Housewives series, the end of Wasted and Man Down and Big Fat Quiz Of Everything which was uhhhmazing. Film wise I watched Bridesmaid with Joss who surprisingly enjoyed it a lot and The Bourne Identity which I haven't seen for years but is still good. Also Bake Off is back which is a hella lotta YASSSSS. Oh and if you're in the market for a really twisty turny gripping scary evil drama definitely get on One Of Us on BBC, it's only two episodes in so you've got time to catch up!

What I Worked On: 

I'm already working on my first Christmas commission. Yup, I kid you not. I've had my first Christmas order and honestly, even in August I love it - I could work in one of them all year round Christmas shops and be happy for life. Christmas is my busiest period so starting early is always a winner for me! I also created my Bloggers Alphabet print which you can nab on my Etsy store along with all my other goodies. Oh and if you got one of my discount codes at the Bloggers picnic, just remember not to use the hashtag otherwise it won't work! If you have already ordered some products with your discount they'll be in the post tomorrow!

What I Chatted About: 

Yessss I got to take part in some chats for the first time in ages after my holiday! I still haven't been as active in chats as I used to be an honestly, I don't know if I'll ever pick that level up again which makes me sad but life is busy and gets in the way. Definitely check out the #BloggerPitP hashtag on Twitter and Instagram because we've been super busy on there since the event and you can see everyone's reviews and pictures! Undoubtedly one of the best chats this month has been the chat about The Spice Girls on Late Night Bloggers hosted by Claire from Aloha Lola Cards - not only were the questions fabulous but Claire also kept tweeting Spice Girl facts which were uhhhhmazing. SUCH a fun one!

What I Blogged: 

If I manage to get a bullet journal post up tomorrow I will have blogged every day this month which will extend a run of 2 months continuous content on the blog. It's not something I particularly intended to do but I had a lot of content ideas and it just kinda happened. I had Marvel & Moon guest post for me in the middle of the month which was fabulous and I hopefully have guest blogs lined up for another few months too. My favourite blogs I wrote this month included How To Create A Media Kit, How Little Self Employment Can Make You Feel, 55 Thoughts We All Had On The Instagram Stories Update and My Sense Of Self Entitlement Won't Get Me A House....Apparently which was a particularly ranty one which was also coincidentally my most popular post too. 

What I Bought: 

I got paiddddd so naturally I went for a cheeky Primark haul which you can read all the details about in this Friday Favs post here. Other than that I mainly bought picnic stuff which was A OK with me. I got the napkins, cups, plates, bowls, cutlery, raffle tickets, pots...I don't even know what else and the biggest benefit? I got to take all the leftovers home with me so I have ALL the cute blog props and future picnics are sorted for me. The biggest bulk of my dollah which I saved up was for a little mini break to Wrexham back to uni at the beginning of October for an early birthday celebration which I'm excited to go on!

And that's it chaps! Probably the latest a blog has gone live - just managed to get it in before midnight so at least it counts as a blog for today right? Right? 

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45 Favourite Things Of Summer 2016.

I always start summer with high expectations. I always start a list of things I love about the hotter months in about April. I start counting down the days till lighter nights in about March. I always build summer up in my mind and god forbid it actually lives up to what I have imagined. This summer though, this summer was really cute so I thought I'd write a little list of all my favourite things to always remember June, July and August 2016. 

1. My business' first birthday. 

2. My niece learning to walk. 

3. My summer holiday staycation. 

4. The Olympics. 

5. The heatwave in July. 

6. Hitting my end of year goals 6 months early. 

7. Road trips. 

8. #BloggerPitP. 

9. The Last Leg. 

10. My niece learning to say Auntie, Flowers and Hi. 

11. Primark. 

12. Meeting up with my friends from my Foundation Course. 

13. Walking On Cars. 

14. Coffee with my pals. 

15. Adele at Glastonbury. 

16. Taking my old uni flatmate on a tour of where I live FINALLY. 

17. Ghostbusters. 

18. Cold shoulder tops. 

19. Joining the National Trust. 

20. Homegrown tomatoes. 

21. £3 pink shoes. 

22. Jose Mourinho becoming UTD manager. 

23. Booking weekends away for Autumn. 

24. The beach.

25. Big Fat Quiz Of Everything. 

26. Being asked to be a bridesmaid for my brother and fiancé.

27. Meeting online pals IRL. 

28. My niece learning to blow kisses. 

29. Barry M yellow nail polish.

30. The return of Mrs O on X Factor. 

31. Making my Dad a birthday cake that was actually just 5 mini rolls with a candle in. 

32. Starting running again.

33. Having pink/purple hair. 

34. Improving my Instagram game. 

35. Becoming a Coconut Queen. 

36. Pumpkin the raccoon.

37. My guest bloggers.

38. Date days. 

39. IKEA. 

40. Wales in the Euros.

41. Redesigning my blog. 

42. Finally watching GOT. 

43. Late Night Bloggers Big Brother chat. 

44. My niece's first birthday. 

45. Having a nice enough summer to remember 45 fab things! 

   Hope you've had a beautiful summer 2016!

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7 Things I Read Online This Month - August 2016.

Let's just gloss over the fact it's September this week shall we? This year is running away with me and freaking me out a bit and as much as I love Autumn I'm not sure I'm ready for darker nights and the cold so I'm combatting it by spending the next few days at the beach clinging on to the last bit of summer. 

As ever, there's been a tonne of blogs I'd loved this month and I always find it hard to pick 7 out of the 300 I follow on Bloglovin but these are most definitely some of my favourites. 

1. Eight Types Of People On Social Media. 

I feel like such a fangirl because I included Caitlin from Through The Mirror in last month's review but this post was just too good not to include. Totally my sense of humour, pretty dry and sarcastic and VERY tongue in cheek this post is a list of 8 people you will absolutely find on social media and as soon as you read each one, a particular name or Twitter handle will definitely come to mind. It's SO true and SO funny and anyone who's received an unwanted automatic DM starting with 'thanks for following me.....' will for sure appreciate it. I giggled all the way through and then spent the rest of the time lusting over her photos and blog layout. #goals. 

8 Types Of People On Social Media - Through The Mirror. 

2. Scrapbooking 101. 

So technically my old pal Hailey wrote this at the very end of July but I read it in August so that counts right? Right? I am a big fan of keeping scrapbooks and journals and holiday diaries and photo albums and keeping all kinds of souvenirs and Hailey takes that to the next level. As well as your standard photos and tickets stubs and postcards, Hailey also has ALL the themed stickers than make me so jealous and about a billion penny presses which makes me wish I had done more of them over my life. Appaz Hailey's scrapbooks (yes multiple) took days to complete, she might not even be done for all I know and I only wish she lived closer so I could go have a nosey through and listen to all her stories about her trips. 

Scrapbooking 101 - Hailey Jade Ryan.com

3. Ten Things Every Girl Knows About Shopping In Primark. 

I mean, there has never been a list more me in all my life. Firstly, I have a veryyyy similar post to Alice's drafted in my September schedule so I found this one pretty flippin funny to read after I'd written mine. Secondly, so god damn true! We've all been to Primark, we all know the highs and the lows, we all know that no matter how much we hate the shopping experience, we'll still go because ALL THE BARGAINS. Although there is a bit in there about taking your boyfriend in with you and I feel like that's only a one time situation because gurllll, we'd never make that mistake twice. Unless he's paying. Honestly, this list made me laugh so much, especially point number one. I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE. 

10 Things Every Girl Knows About Shopping In Primark - Dainty Alice. 

4. Bloggers - Online vs Real Life. 

I have no doubts Vix will not be a stranger to most of the blogging world and I'm sure you're all obsessing over her Vegas snaps as much as I am at the moment but really, I could have included her entire blog for this round up alone. From snogging to Youtube to vaginas to Bloggers Blog Awards, her posts as always have been on fleek this month but this one won for me. The more and more involved I get in the blogging community I am becoming more and more aware of 'levels' of bloggers and vloggers and a gang you kinda fit in with. There are very few bigger bloggers in my opinion that jump ship and speak to smaller bloggers as if they were besties (Vix, Dorkface and SkinnedCartree are some that do) and I think everyone can read Vix's post and resonate in some way. Idk, you just get that vibe that some bloggers and YouTube personalities really do act like that and ugh, no time for that. It's a cracking post anyway, go read. Oh and happy birthday for next week boo!

Bloggers - Online vs Real Life. 

5. The Slut Myth. 

Can I just get a HELLL YASSSSS? This post is so spot on I can't even tell you. I don't really want to say too much about this post which lol is the whole point but I just don't think I can do it justice on how good and Beyonce queen of the world it makes you feel. A lot of it is centred around the ideals girls are taught to aspire to, to dress a certain way to make yourself available and attractive to men and then as soon as you do you're branded a whore. A skank. A slut. It's SO true. Girls latch on pretty quickly, especially when you go to comprehensive school that you're expected to act and look a certain way so boys don't think your frigid,...only to be whispered about the day after the party for how short your skirt was. I think the whole culture of it is getting worse if anything, we need a massive overhaul in the way we think and what we teach our young people and Naomi's post gave me life.  

The Slut Myth - Teatime With Naomi. 

6. Isle Of Man Photo Diary. 

The Isle of Man has never reeeeally been on my radar as somewhere I desperately wanted to go and explore, that is of course until Nicole uploaded her photo diary and now I'm like GET ME THERE IMMEDIATELY. Ok so yes she did publish this in July but I read it August 1st so yolo and it's SO beautiful I had to include it. From the views to the culture and the history and the little windy roads and the stone buildings, the Isle of Man is firmly on my lust list and I'm legit checking how much a weekend there costs after I finish typing this. Combine how nice it looks with Nicole's incred photography and the fact she is the cutest little human ever.....winner and I'm glad that she managed to find some gorgeous positives to her trip which was obviously a big deal to her. Insert all the kissy face emojis here. 

Isle Of Man Photo Diary - Thrifty Vintage Fashion.

7. What Is Hygge (& 12 Ways To Hygge).

So I was getting to number 7 of this post and I didn't have anything jotted down so I whacked open the Bloglovin app to see what else I saved this month and there was little old HannahEmilyLane there with a new post and it immediately made the list. Hygge has been floating around as a term for a few weeks now and it's basically a concept of cosy living but with all the blankets and fairy lights and mindfullness and it's just gorgeous. Like I find myself in a state of Hygge pretty frequently because I have always loved that appreciating the little things and recognising when they're happening thing, idk, it's part of the creative in me. Anyway Hannah's post gives you 12 ways to make your life more Hygge-ish and if it doesn't get you in the mood for Autumn I don't know what will. Oh and FYI if you type 'H' into my Google Chrome bar it now links immediately to HannahEmilyLane not HannahGale anymore which, bearing in mind I read Hannah Gale every day she posts, shows you how much I link to Hannah Lane's site. Ultimate girl crush appaz. 

What Is Hygge (& 12 Ways To Hygge) - Hannah Emily Lane. 

There's obviously also been a butt load of reviews and posts about #BloggerPitP this month which I have adored but there were too many to condense the list to 7 but I have retweeted all of them on the #BloggerPitP hashtag so definitely go have a read of them too! 

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Ways To Spend Your Bank Holiday Monday.

It's a Bank Holiday weekend!! I've mentioned before, countless times in fact that even though I'm self employed and I could make every weekend a Bank Holiday if I fancied it, there's something about that 3 day life. This August Bank Holiday I'm spending it with family who I don't see very often and being sad I'm not spending it at Reading Fest like I did in 2011. Sob. 

Have A Duvet Day - Wellllll it is a three day weekend right? Maybe you've partied too hard and now you're nursing a hangover, maybe the weather isn't so summery where you are...maybe you just cba to even get dressed today. There is nothing wrong with a duvet day as long as it also includes Netflix and snacks. Leave the chill. 

Go Shopping - Nothing says Bank Holiday Monday like the faces of all the people working in retail. Make their day just the little bit brighter by spending yours in their shop, spending all the cash and reminding them how great the weather is outside whilst they're stuck indoors serving you. 

Do Something Free - There's all kinds of websites and apps that tell you about free things to do in your area. Get yourself on one, find a cute pop up or an event or a discount and get out, have fun and save the pennies. 

Have A BBQ - Let's be honest it's probs the last one of the season anyway. Get all the family and friends round, string up the fairy lights, make a mad dash to the supermarket for ALL THE BURGER BUNS and bring all the sofa cushions onto the decking for an evening of good (slightly burnt) food and good company. 

Read - Get a glass of wine or a cup of tea, go outside if the weather is nice enough, curl up in a blanket and get reading that book you've been saying you'll finish from your summer holiday. In 2015. 

Drink On A Rooftop Bar - Like I think this only applies in London and if it's an exclusive invite only thing because if you went to a rooftop bar and didn't Instagram your cocktail with the Shard in the background did you really even go to a rooftop bar?

Go Fruit Picking - Get on Google, get hunting your nearest PYO fruit farm and get your sexy little ass down there. It's pretty late in the season for things like strawberries but you might wangle a punnet full of blackberries and then you can make a tart and fulfill all your Autumnal dreams.

Have A Picnic In The Park - I mean, after the success of last weekend it'd be rude not to right? Get a blanket, get a proper wicker basket, get all the fancy snacks from Waitrose and M&S and take your family down the local park for a picnic in the sun. Just make sure you go to like the nice leafy bit not the scabby bit where all the youthtings go to do drugs.

Go To The Cinema - Cos nothing says Bank Holiday Monday like spending your last weekend of August inside in a brutally cold air conditioned cinema in the dark with a load of annoying strangers better. 

Have A Chippy - Preferably at the beach. Preferably out of a cone or polystyrene tray. Preferably with enough salt and vinegar to make your eyes burn. Preferably dodging seagulls. 

Go To A National Trust Property - Get some worth out of your membership and pop down a castle or a stately home and eat ALL the expensive icecream and beg your other half to take nice OOTD photos of you next to a brick wall or a cute garden. 

Blog - Well, it's a day off and you'll probably thank yourself for it later on in the week. 

Do Some DIY - Join the rest of the UK by waiting in the queue at the checkout of B&Q for 2174893257837 hours and revamp your home a little bit. Put up them photos you've had stacked next to the wall for 4 months, fix that wonky shelf, heck, paint your damn living room pink if you feel like it. 

Go On A Road Trip - Fuck the expensive petrol prices, treat yo self, fill up the tank, get up early, come home late but drive somewhere exciting for the day with a car full of friends and coke (the drink kind, let's not go crazy up in here) and food and good tunes. 

Plan Your Autumn Wardrobe - I mean, it is basically September by now and hunting down all the tartan and berry lips and ankle boots online is perfectly ok now? Right?

Bitch About How The Weekend Went To Quick - Well, if all else fails. 

Have a gorgeous Bank Holiday whatever you do! 

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Friday Favourites 20th - 26th August 2016.

How on earth has this week gone so fast? It seems like yesterday I was prancing about London enjoying a picnic and now I'm back in Wales and it's raining so much it's like Winter when appaz yesterday was 32 degrees in the capital. Britain is weird. Also 4 months till Christmas so there's that. 

1. #BloggerPitP. 

Obviously it was my favourite event of the past week, was there any point assuming it'd be anything else? I don't even know what more I can say that I haven't raved about on my blog or on Twitter and Insta but honestly, it just couldn't have gone better. Everyone has been so nice about it too, the reviews have been amazing and SO many people have said they wished they had known about it or wished they could have come so I'm sure there'll be another one! 

Otherwise read my event review here or my brand review here. 

2. These Chumps. 

This was actually my favourite thing about the week but ya know, thought I best put the event first seen as we organised it and what not. But it was these loons, these little gems (and the ones we had to leave at home) that made the day all the better. For those who attended the picnic, it was a mere few hours in an afternoon but for us 4, it was the whole day and I don't think I stopped laughing. I am hideously proud of what they achieved and absolutely thrilled I could be a part of it. What the rest of Twitter won't have seen is the day or two after the picnic we were all making eachother cry sharing the love in our group message. Baes. 

3. Hammam Havlu Towel. 

I couldn't photograph this beauty before because it had to have a leeeedle wash because it got a bit strawberry stained at the picnic but this towel from Hammam Havlu is one of the highlights of the freebies from the picnic. As mentioned, the organisers had one each and we raffled off the other 4 and everyone has been RAVING about them. I'll do a proper review in a few weeks once I've got some use out of it but it was a nice blanket for the train journey back I can confirm that.

4. Getting My Health Kick On. 

I've spoken briefly about my relationship with exercise and body confidence on the blog before but I was a SERIOUSLY skinny kid and teenager and then when I went to uni I led a really crappy lifestyle and put on three stone. Like it's fine, I was underweight to start with but I just don't feel 100% confident all the time but I'm too lazy/love food too much to bother doing anything about it. But then, then my future sister in law asked me to be bridesmaid at my brothers wedding and it was like a lightbulb went off in my head. I was like I am NOT walking down that aisle with her and her sister and the flower girls not feeling happy with myself and so I've decided that'll be my goal - I'll get healthier and more toned by then, I don't even care about the weight, just being more in shape. So this week I gave myself a kick up the backside and started training. I've been cycling and I started running again for the first time in a year. I went for half an hour, it wasn't easy, I couldn't run the whole way but I was pretty pleased with how it made me feel....plus I got to run round here so I'm excited to get the trainers back on. 

5. The Beach.

Next on my list of places I've visited for the first time in years with my niece; my local beach. I live pretty close to the sea anyway but when I go to the beach I tend to go to the sandy ones about 20 minutes away because I have friends that live there but this week I took my niece to our closest one. It's rocky, there's no real sand but it's less than 10 minutes away and she LOVED picking up stones and chucking them in rock pools. Little things please 1 year olds and her being happy pleases me! 

Now let's not all freak out too much that it's September next week right?

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How To: Create A Media Kit For Your Blog.

Blog media kits - a bit of a grey area at the moment. Some people don't think you need them, some think it's essential for working with brands, some call it a rate card, some call it a blog CV....and then when it comes to what to include? Nightmare. 

Personally I think they make a really nice professional addition to your blog, especially if you're keen to work with brands and companies and I created one two months ago. 

It's also something that bloggers tend to keep close to their chest, when I was looking for inspiration I found it really hard to find bloggers who'd written decent posts on it or more importantly, any physical copies I could see for inspo other than things on Pinterest. 

Therefore, I thought I'd write my own little nugget of information and include a copy of my July 2016 media kit to help demonstrate. Just please don't copy the entire thing k thanks bye. 

1. Use whatever programme is easiest for you. 

I created my media kit on Photoshop just because I own it for my business and I've been using it since I was 17 so it's my preferred programme but you can create a media kit on whatever programme you like. If you only have programmes you don't like using have a Google for free programmes or Adobe have a bunch of trials you can use too. 

2. Start with a photo. 

Blogging is a super personal thing and including a photo immediately gives the brand or the PR a closer connection to you. Try and make it the same as your current social media profile picture so they can link you with you online and make it reasonably big and clear. 

3. Add a banner.

Again, totally personal but I really like a banner at the top of my media kit. I use mine as a bit of an introduction to my blog, like if you could have one word to describe your blog this is where I'd put it. My banner is a combination of photos I've taken from my Instagram to give a bit of an insight into the way my blog looks but I have seen a few people but their blog header here or one big photo.

4. Write a bit about yourself.

This is key. Media kits are mainly a way of brands and PRs finding out about your stats and what collaborations you might have together but you need to be personable. Start your page with a photo and a little bit about yourself and when you started your blog and what you do outside blogging. Be friendly, include your real name if you blog under a pseudo name 

5. Include your website. 

This sounds so simple but it's so easy to forget - make sure you include your blog address written down somewhere. Just remember, especially if you are emailing out your media kit rather than having it on your blog, PRs might be getting A LOT of these types of kits, just give them a little reminder who you are. 

6. Include your stats. 

Obviously. This is basically what a media kit is for, it shares your stats with the people who want to know and gives them a bit more information on the ins and outs of your blog. You can include what statistics you want really but try and make it relevant to a short space of time in your blog. Break it down to monthly or something like that because our stats will jump around and you want to paint a true representation of your blog and how it's doing.  

7. Outline your following. 

Again, super important. I know brands could just go and look on all your social media to see how many followers you have on that day but you want to make it as easy as possible for them to see all your statistics in one place. Include whatever social media accounts you're active on and omit anything you don't put effort into. There's no point me putting my average snapchat impressions on my media kit when I don't put any time into it. If someone wants to know more, they'll ask. 

8. Give a bit more info on your blog. 

This bit is kinda personal and can be done in any way you want - I have included some of my popular posts so if the reader wants to check them out and see what type of thing is successful on my website, they know what kind of tone I write in. I also outline my posting schedule and what my most popular ever post was. This is where ideally you want to share your demographic such as their age, sex and where they're reading from as this gives brands a clearer picture of who they can reach if they work with you. 

9. Be clear about what you offer. 

There's no point a brand getting in touch if you don't offer what they want on your blog; just outline what you will and won't do and it avoids any awkward questions further down the line. Unless you're like Hannah Gale or Zoella or summin who are at the tip top of your game and know what you can charge for certain things, I wouldn't put a price personally. All jobs are individual and I always think it's best to just put a disclaimer explaining that. 

10. Add your contact info. 

Again, something so simple but a cardinal sin if you forget it. Include your contact info on your media kit, get that email address in there somewhere. At the end of the day we all know brands can just search your website for your social media handles or your email address but you want to make it as easy as humanly possible. At the end of the day it might be the person with the contact info right in front of them they get in touch with rather than the person they have to Google. 

11. Make it visually interesting. 

The look of our blogs these days is just as important as the words, and your media kit should be no different. Obviously I'm an illustrator so the way my media kit looks is important to me but even if you don't have the most visually creative mind, making it clean and easy to read, separating it into sections and boxes and including photography is easy enough for anyone. The biggest piece of advice I could give if you don't know where to start is make it look like your blog theme and begin there. 

12. Update it. 

This is so easily forgettable but there's nothing worse than being asked for your media kit and not having an updated version, it's just like your CV. Keep an eye on your stats and following to make it easier but make sure to always have the most updated version to hand. I update mine monthly, just because my blog is growing so much month on month but once that levels out I will most likely just update it quarterly. 

13. Save it as something recognisable. 

Assuming the people you need to send your media kit to are getting lots of these, you need to save yours as something recognisable to you so they can find it easily on file when they need to. The easiest way to do this is to simple save it as your blog name media kit. Simple. 

14. Export it as PDF. 

I think this is the best way to save your media kit and I have yet to see another post on the topic saying to save it in any other way. Everyone's computers are different, respond differently and have different programmes on them - there's no point sending your media kit as a Photoshop file when the recipient can't open it. 99% of people will be able to open and use an Adobe PDF and it just makes it so much easier for everyone to send it, as a relatively small file that way. 

15. Keep it simple. 

I've seen a few media kit guides saying different things but personally I think you can fit everything you need to onto one PDF page. I would say 2 at a push but I definitely would be wary of any more simply because the PR or whoever is reading just needs to basic facts and stats, any more info they can read on your blog. It's a good exercise of getting all the most important info for your blog down to a few boxes if nothing else. 

At the end of the day, a media kit or rate card or whatever you want to call it is just as personal and individual as your blog and I am by no means an expert, but I hope it gives you some inspiration or at least the drive to make a better one than me!! 

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The Brands: #BloggerPitP

You might have read my #BloggerPitP event review this week - and if you haven't quite frankly where have you been?? As fabulous as the event was and what a smashing job the girls did of organising it, it really was the brands that got involved that set it apart from any other traditional picnic. 

With that in mind I thought it was only fair I gave you the low down on who got involved and what they sent us (plus who doesn't love a good old nosey in an event goody bag?)

Bunting provided by Interior Goods.

Decorations provided by Talking Tables.

Flowers provided by Bloom And Wild.

The Decorations:

One of the things most commented on during the picnic was just how Instagrammable it was and boy were they right - we did have a Pinterest board to inspire us after all. In addition to the cute little things I picked up like pots and napkins and all the jam jars our guests brought with them PLUS Sarah's handwritten signs, we then got a bunch of stuff gifted to us to top it off. 

The very first brand (I think, don't hold me to this) to get in touch asking to get involved was Interior Goods who supplied us with the bunting for the picnic. We had 6 strips all in all and they were tied together and then to the trees to create a little space in which to have the picnic. We did strangle ourselves a few times but that was more to do with how low we hung it rather than the quality of the bunting which was of course, impeccable. Interior Goods sent us a variety of patterns from plain to striped to floral and they fitted the setting and the trees as i it was planned. Some lucky winners also got to take home the bunting at the end of the day after us photographing them within an inch of their life and sadly I wasn't one of them - jel.

As well as our bunting, Mel also managed to secure a delivery from Talking Tables, the party decoration wizards. Along with butterfly bunting which was tied to the trees and hanging decorations, we were also sent straws and serving bowls for the picnic itself and FORTY yes forty pineapple garlands for the goody bags. As an organiser I managed to wangle myself one of each of the designs and my absolute favourite is the metallic hanging garland - my office space has never looked so jazzy. Talking Tables were insanely jealous with what they sent and they are also looking for attendees who made off with some pineapple products to get in touch for a possible collab so definitely get involved with that!

Like I mentioned in my event review, you'd have thought we'd stop there with decorations but no no, we went full game and went for flowers too. Originally we played around with a few ideas of how we'd like to feature flowers at the event but in the end Bloom And Wild suggested they send us two of their bouquets and it was the most gorgeous final touch. You might have heard of Bloom And Wild before because they have such a good rep with bloggers but seriously, the blooms were HUGE and lasted so well after being unpacked and packed so many times to come to the picnic. They even survived a little fall when the wind got a bit too much. Magic.

Lunch provided by Benugo.

Only bloggers would put Mikado in gold paper cups. #Instagram.

Snacks provided by Ritz.

Drinks provided by Vita Coco.

Mid picnic pick me ups provided by Oreo.

Half time delivery from Only By Nature.

The Main Event:

So when we organised the event we asked each guest who signed up to bring a little something with them to eat and we created a spreadsheet which they all added to and they all put themselves down for multiple goodies. Little did we know at this point we'd get SO MUCH FOOD gifted to us to eat on the day and suddenly we had enough to feed an army. 

The day started with a delivery from Benugo who'd got in touch a few days previous to say they'd like to give us a few things. So a few things turned into about 10 boxes at least stuffed full of picnic food from sandwiches to fruit to muffins to baguettes to flapjacks to I don't even know what. Needless to say everyone filled their plates AND managed to take some home with them because it was all just so tempting. I didn't even manage to get to half the picnic from where I was sat because it was just insane but Mel assured me the muffins in particular were pretty incredible.

We also got given a few snacks and picnic favourites from Mikado, Ritz and Oreo in a variety of flavours which we took an embarrassingly long time to photograph. The one thing I was most excited to try was the Oreo Strawberry Cheesecake flavour and what was the one thing I bizarrely didn't get to try? Yep you guessed it, they managed to disappear before my very eyes. Luckily when the four of us were cleaning up the end we found a pack of unopened original Oreos and I nabbed them as a treat for the boyfriend which he was pretty happy with. We were also kindly given 5 or 6 bottles of Vita Coco Chocolate Coconut Water which was lucky because the one thing we were short on was drinks with all that food.

After the success of the delivery of food the afternoon was topped off at 3pm by a delivery from the lovely people at Only By Nature. Turning up with a cool bag full of froyo, and I mean FULL. We had so much one of our lovely guests went and gave the rest to people wandering in the park who were super grateful and enjoyed it as much as we did! Naturally we let some of them melt whilst we were taking photos but they were still delicious!

The Raffle: 

Some of the brands who got involved with us were so generous (seriously, how they give away so much is beyond me), we also managed to collect enough for a little raffle too and with the bunting, everyone won at least one prize. The beauts at Lily O'Briens Chocolates gave us so many different selections of chocolate hampers and boxes and the guests quickly snapped them up when choosing their prizes! As well as allllll the chocolate, we also had two MASSIVE boxes of OTeas which I know Sarirah was insanely happy to win!

Tea gifted by Oteas. Baobab sachets provided by Aduna.

Perks of being co-organiser? Getting all the leftover Robinsons squash.

The Goody Bags:

I outlined exactly what was in the goody bags in my event review but I thought I should mention exactly what was in mine! Again, as organisers we had the perks of nabbing whatever was left over at the end of the day so I had uhm, multiples of a lot of these which I was pretty excited about and my goody bag was fit to burst. 

As well as a discount code for my shop (yes I managed to have one of my own in my own goody bag) and all the little bits and bobs I also got 2 prints and a card from Effi's Sparkleberry Illustrations. 

As well as all the stationery goodies I had a butt load of food including Propercorn which I was SO excited to get. I deliberately held off buying any in the shops for weeks so I could enjoy the gifted bags so much. I chose Lightly Sea Salted because I am a traditional sorta gal and you'll see quite quickly I am all about that salted snacks life. I ate them on the train home AFTER a Burger King. No regrets.

As if Lily O'Briens couldn't have been generous enough with all the boxes for the raffle, we also got a bag of chocolate each AND a bar of chocolate too. Honestly, they sent so much I can't cope. So much chocolately goodness. I went for one of only two salted caramel bars (Sarah had the other one) which I haven't started yet but am planning on sharing with my Dad and I chose the Cocoa Cookie Crunch bag.

Sticking with the lightly salted theme, we also got a bag of Ape Snacks each with their lightly salted coconut curls. I wasn't sure if I'd like these because I'm not the biggest fan of Coconut but they were surprisingly good and so moreish! I gave a few to my family (it was only a little bag, I'm not going wild giving away all my goodies hun) and they seemed to go down well with them too.

Firm favourites of bloggers and non bloggers alike, the lovely people at Graze sent us the biggest variety of their snack bags in so many different flavours. Unfortnuately I'm one of those fussy little people with a nut allergy so lol can't eat it because certain death and all that but I chose a bag I thought my boyfrien might like most and I'll be sure to report what he thought of them!

I mentioned on social media that I managed to get away with quite the collection of Robinsons squash which they sent to us in handy handbag (geddit) size. We had a few limited edition ones which were snaffled up straight away but I was more than happy to make off with lots of apple flavours because it's my all time fav. These will be keeping me hydrated for all of about a day until I inevitably drink them all because OMG SO GOOD. They also sent us a few full sized bottles for the picnic itself it's worth noting!

Anddd then if you thought they couldn't possibly have wangled MORE free stuff.....well we did. Not just all about that food life (although mainly cos eating = win), we also got some freebies for the other side of the picnic you might not have thought about. As well as Vitamins from Bassett's, Baobab super food powder from Aduna and a teeny tiny box from OTeas (how cute), we also got some items for the day itself.

Ready to mop up any spillages or to clean sticky hands that've been in too much food, Milton sent us 40 packs of their antibacterial wipes which as any girl knows - literal lifesaver. Zap-It sent us their insect bite treatment for those pesky bugs flying around Hyde Park and I am genuinly intrigued to use this but don't particularly want to be bitten (dilemma). Anddd to top it all off Frezyderm sent us each a little sachet of suncream to keep us safe if the summer made an attempt to return to us - spoiler, it didn't but at least it didn't rain!

Blankets gifted by Hammam Havlu.

And finally, my favourite:

The item I was 100% most looking forward to at the picnic was by far and away the blankets provided by Hammam Havlu. They are the most lightweight yet durable towels I have ever seen, they were so easy to pack up into a tiny space in my suitcase (I carried Effi's home too FYI) and yet they held us and the picnic with ease at the event. They folded out huge and we were kindly sent 10 so we had plenty of room to spread out - which was lucky given all the food! Naturally, as with any picnic, mine and Effi's blankets got stained with a strawberry mishap but a quick spin in the washing machine got it out right away good as new which is amazing considering mine was blue and white. I really want to dedicate a better photo to this piece in my Friday Favourites at the end of the week but from this sneak peek I'm sure you can see the kind of quality we are talking about. I LOVED mine and I know the other organisers and the guests that won them in the raffle did as well.

On behalf of everyone who organised and attended #BloggerPitP I'd just like to say a massive thank you to all of the brands who sent us items to use because it really did make the difference to our day! 

  *All the items mentioned in this post were gifted to us as part of #BloggerPitP. 

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Meet Mildred!

I scheduled this post a little while before #BloggerPitP thinking it would be a break between picnic posts but now it seems a bit random so yolo you'll probs just have to deal with it soz. 

As if I just said yolo. 

It wasn't ironic either. 

So I thought I'd do a little intro to my one and only pet Mildred because I've mentioned her once and twice on this blog and I thought it'd be cute to give her an official debut. 

So we're not sure how old Mildred is but we think she is about 7. She came to us as a stray so we count her birthday as the first day she came to the house and she gets some special Iams on that day. She legit couldn't give a shit. 

One stormy evening in March 5 years ago we were eating tea at the dining table and this figure just appeared at the kitchen window and scared the living crap out of me. It was Mildred just sat at the window peering in like a complete loon and we just stared at her like wtf......

She kinda just sat there for ages and didn't move until we finished our tea and then my Mum went out to see what she wanted and Mildred just miaowed at her so my Mum thought to give her some grub to see if that's what she wanted. 

Luckily my mum is nuts (or a wildlife lover, whatevs you wanna call it) and always has a sachet of cat food in the house that she puts out for the hedgehogs, appaz they love it, who knew? So that night Mildred had it instead. 

To cut a long story of a few weeks short basically she just stayed in my garden. She was really thin so my Mum fed her and we realised she was sleeping in the big green garden waste recycling bags in the garden so my Mum made them more accessible to her and she just kinda lived in the garden for a little while. My Mum would do the gardening and Mildred would just chill with her, she'd let us stroke her a little bit but was a bit wary but she just stayed. 

We had a cat and a dog when we were toddlers but they both died and my parents said we couldn't afford to have any more so whilst me and my brother LOVED Mildred my Dad especially was still pretty adamant she wasn't to come in the house cos she wasn't ours. 

However, Mildred didn't leave, she became more and more friendly and then one day the back door was open and she just waltzed in, wandered over to a bean bag and just curled up and slept there. And when my Dad came home from work he was like k then that's that and well, she never left from that day onwards. 

I named her Mildred pretty early on, before she came into the house and my parents and brother hated it but lol it suited her and I won. Sobs. 

So we took her to the vet and had her checked out and she didn't have a chip and after weeks of notices for people to find her, nobody came forward and she was microchipped as ours and when she goes to the cattery on holidays she's under Mildred Rees and it's maybe the cutest thing ever. 

Things Mildred likes;

Cuddles. On her terms only. 

Eating mice and rabbits and voles. 

Bringing us dead presents. 

Vomiting dead animals in the kitchen. 

Being tickled. 

Having a cat massage. 

Coming in through one window, walking across the other side of the room and exiting another window. 

Asking to go out to the loo via the door like a dog. 

Staring at other cats through their windows. 

Staring at dogs from the trees. 

Licking yoghurt out of a bowl. 

Waiting for you to pour out her food and then walking off without eating it. 

Scramming you. 

Attacking grapes, string, toy mice and your feet. 

Coming up to sleep on a warm bed in the mornings. 

Things Mildred doesn't like; 

Being picked up. 

Cuddles that aren't on her terms. 

My niece. 

Dogs. 

Other cats. 

Anyone that isn't us. 

Any other brand of food except Felix.

Not being able to sneak onto a bed because a human is still sleeping on it. 

Me working. 

Having her flea treatment. 

The cattery. 

Any birds, rabbits or small rodents that are still living. 

Toy mice that she thinks are alive. 

Christmas. 

The wind. 

Not being allowed to crawl all over the shelves of glass and china. 

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#BloggerPitP

Yassss it happened! It'll come as no surprise to you now that this weekend was the Bloggers Picnic In The Park, a bloggers meet up (and food fest) in Hyde Park in London. 

Well 6 weeks ago the angel that is Sarah from ItsSarahAnn got a little Twitter group chat going and started with an opener along the lines of 'so I was thinking it was about time I met some of the bloggers I talk to online and I was wondering if you guys would be interested in a picnic in Hyde Park' and that's all it took for me to be sold. The group message included me and Sarah, Mel, Hannah, Effi, Nina and Amyleigh and surprisingly quickly we decided on Saturday August 20th as the date and started praying for hot weather right there and then. 

I'm going to do a blog post in a few weeks about the ins and outs of organising a bloggers event (hey, why not milk a topic as much as you can right?) but we essentially talked, planned, tweeted and schemed every single day. We all took on different rolls during the planning and shared the work out and Mel and Sarah let out their homes to boxes and boxes of freebies for weeks on end. 

But! On Saturday, finally, finally all the hours of planning came together and we had a ball. 

Honestly, we cannot thank Benugo enough for all the food they gifted us.

Up at the crack of dawn I hopped on the train from Cardiff to London Paddington with many a bag and suitcase in tow. After a brief Oyster card mishap in Paddington I rushed about a few tube lines and changes to Lancaster Gate station and waltzed through the entrance to meet Sarah, Mel and Hannah. 

I just want to take a mo out of the story of the day to say for someone usually VERY nervous about new situations and prone to a sneaky bit of anxiety, hopping off to London for the day to meet 20 people I didn't know didn't faze me at all. Whilst meeting all the other bloggers felt like putting a face to name of people I talk to online, meeting my fellow organisers felt like seeing friends I'd seen last week. Maybe it's because we talked so much, maybe it's because they just seem exactly like me, either way when I spied them (I used Hannah's hat as a reference point FYI), I sprung out of the tube station with a big HEYYYYYYY and we launched into conversation like we'd know eachother years. Baes. 

Boxes of fresh food gifted from Benugo. Flowers gifted by Bloom And Wild Flower Delivery.

Sarah, Hannah, Mel and I dragged our suitcases and bags and hampers and big silver trough (yes really) through Hyde Park to the location Sarah and Mel had scouted out for the venue weeks beforehand. They absolutely nailed it and it worked so well (despite a few people getting lost, soz guys, glad you made it!). Just off the path in between a load of trees for shelter/bunting with a bench for goody bags and near the toilets in the Serpentine Gallery we could not have found a more ideal location with such a stunning view that I erm, forgot to take a photo of. Bad blogger. 

In hindsight, maybe we needed to show up to set up at the crack of dawn because the decorating and organising took A LOT of work and we were still going when guests turned up. Luckily they were all major babes and helped get out the blankets and food and managed to chat to me whilst I was tying 724027358623453 name labels on goody bags. 

Thanks again to Benugo for their generosity.

After a lot of running around and a lot of patient guests who tucked into the grub and let us do our thang, we could eat. Except lol we couldn't cos we had to take photos of all the spread beforehand naturally, we are bloggers after all. Amongst everything the guests brought (which was A LOT, they were incredible) we also got gifted a lot of food and drink including a delivery from Benugo, plus snacks from Oreo, Robinsons, Ritz, Mikado and Vita Coco. The amount of food we were given absolutely surpassed our expectations and there was no way I could eat it all, I think I managed a bit of everything around me but the other half of the picnic I couldn't even reach, it was insane. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and the food and nobody could really believe how much we had.

To top the afternoon off, at 3pm we had arranged a delivery from Only By Nature who got in touch to ask if we'd like some icecream brought to the event. Insanely generous and we didn't need to do a thing, their reps brought us a huge bag of icecreams in Mango and Summer Berry flavour icecreams that really just ended the picnic on a sweet note. Naturally loads of us let ours melt whilst we were too busy taken photos but luckily there was more than enough and in the end we still had some leftover and they were kindly given away to children and people playing in the park.

 Huge huge thank you to all the brands who gifted us food and drink for the picnic, we weren't expecting half as much and it really gave an edge to the whole afternoon. There'll be a proper brand review later this week! 

Food provided by Benugo. Flowers gifted from Bloom & Wild. Straws gifted by Talking Tables.

Decorations really made the difference to the day in my opinion. The things we bought and the things we were gifted took the event from just a picnic to an Instagram event! Bearing in mind it had rained in the morning the ground was pretty dry but 10 towels given to us by Hammam Havlu meant we were saved from sitting on leaves and getting dirty bums! We got sent a range of colours and patterns and they were huuuuuge so they spread out and fitted us and the picnic lovely! As organisers we were lucky enough (honestly, they were my fav things of the day) to get one towel each to take home and 4 lucky raffle winners nabbed one each as well!

Interior Goods provided us with 6 strings of bunting, all in a range of colours and patterns which Hannah and Sarah bound together and hung from the trees, making a triangle for the picnic to be held under. With that we also hung butterfly bunting and decorations which were given to us by Talking Tables along with party supplies like straws and serving trays and whilst some of them got uhm, a bit battered by the wind, we all got to take some decorations home with us too!

And if that wasn't enough, just to add to the atmosphere and to give us something else to take photos of, Bloom And Wild sent us 2 bouquets to display in the picnic and they took pride of place in the middle. Bloom and Wild are well known to bloggers, I have seen a lot of people work with them before but even after all the reviews I was still so impressed with their service and so thankful for what they sent us. Hand packed and delivered in a long thin box they fit through your letterbox so there's no need to wait in for them and that makes such a big difference to flower delivery in my opinion. They're sent in bud so they flower a day or two after you get them which was ideal for us and they looked gorgeous amongst all the food and handled the windy weather with just one little tip over.

Andddd if that wasn't enough fun and food and goodies, we only went and nabbed a few more things for our lovely guests to take home with them as a huge thankyou for coming down and supporting us. Goody bags is a bit of a grey area at events these days I think, I feel like lots of event organisers now don't want to put one together because some bloggers expect to be given one and essentially just come for the freebies but we decided we would organise a little one just to say ta. 

We didn't expect half as much for the goody bags as we got and we were so thrilled to be able to put together such a selection for people to take home - it took some serious packing! Each bag included the following;

1x brand information card

1x handwritten thank you card

Leaflets from some of the brands involved

1x Gwennan Rees Illustration discount code and #BloggerPitP pencil

2x Sparkleberry Illustration prints and 1x greetings card (this is Effi's work FYI)

1x bag of Propercorn popcorn

1x handbag sized Robinsons squash

1x Bassett's Vitamins

1x Zap It insect bite remedy

1x Frezyderm suncream sachet

1x OTeas teabag

1x Milton antibacterical wipes

1x Aduna superfood sachet

1x Graze bag

1x bag of Ape Snacks Coconut Curls

1x Lily O'Brien bar of chocolate

1x Lily O'Brien bag of chocolate pieces

1x Talking Tables pineapple decorations

We were so so pleased people wanted to get involved with items for the goody bags and we'd like to say a huge thank you to the brands who reached out and gave us things - it did make the difference and each goody bag was named for each individual guest. 

And as if that wasn't enough, to top it all off we also held a raffle which worked out perfectly as we had enough prizes for everyone who attended to win one, and I'm sure some people managed to bag two! We gave away 6 pieces of bunting from Interior Goods, 4 towels from Hammam Havlu, 2 huge boxes of tea from OTeas and countless boxes of Lily O'Brien chocolates.

Everyone said they had a fabulous time at the event and if the reviews and following tweets and Instagrams were anything to go by, they didn't lie. Personally, I had a bloody lovely afternoon and we can only thank the people who came and the weather for holding the rain off, even if the wind did cause a few loose flying obstacles!

And as if that wasn't enough, to top it all off we also held a raffle which worked out perfectly as we had enough prizes for everyone who attended to win one, and I'm sure some people managed to bag two! We gave away 6 pieces of bunting from Interior Goods, 4 towels from Hammam Havlu, 2 huge boxes of tea from OTeas and countless boxes of Lily O'Brien chocolates. 

Everyone said they had a fabulous time at the event and if the reviews and following tweets and Instagrams were anything to go by, they didn't lie. Personally, I had a bloody lovely afternoon and we can only thank the people who came and the weather for holding the rain off, even if the wind did cause a few loose flying obstacles! 

I was so excited to see some of the people I chat to on Twitter particularly Libby, Sarirah, Kat, Becky, Jessica and James because they're some of my absolute favs! I was also made up to see some of the people I follow on Twitter that I didn't realise were coming like Sophie, Georgie, Izzy, Megan and Poppy. And then I got to meet a whole bunch of people I didn't know, who I now do like Harriet, Mario, Gavin and Mark and it was so lovely to have a chat, get to know them and find more blogs to read! It's so good to put a face to a blog or a Twitter handle and to just chat to people about blogging, SEO, youtube, brands and photos!

Finally, cos I know this post has gone on and on already, I'd just like to end by taking a little moment to gush about these three gals. They made the whole day so easy, so much fun and you would not believe the amount of work that went into planning it. 

From the second I met them at the station to the moment we hugged our goodbyes I could not stop laughing, they were fabulous and I can't wait to organise the next one with them! 

Huge shout out to Effi and Nina too for all their hardwork organising when they couldn't even make it to the actual day, it was a real team effort - lots of love for all of you!

A lot of the items for our picnic, the raffle and the goody bags were gifted to us for free. 

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Coconut Lane Wishlist

Coconut Lane has had a lot of flak on Twitter the past fortnight or so and I'm not going to wade into the debate other than saying I really like the brand and am made up to call myself a Coconut Queen. 

My birthday is in 2 months and I am already adding 90% of their website to my wishlist because man I need ALL that marble jewellery in my life. 

You might have noticed nobody ever pays full price for Coconut Lane items because they collaborate with so many fabulous bloggers and give us all our own little code to share with you beauties so you can get a full whacking 20% off. 

Use the code meltdown20 at the checkout for all the bargains!

1. Luxe Marble Nude Colour Block Phone Case - £18.00.

2. Turquoise Double Layer Necklace - £12.00.

3. Kendall & Kylie card - £2.70.

4. Mean Girls Wall Art - £6.00.

5. Bar Ring - £9.00.

6. Turquoise Triangle Marble Bangle - £12.00.

7. Rosegold Bracelet Pearl - £14.00.

8. Rose Crystal Bangle - £12.50.

9. Goals Wall Art - £6.00.

10. Flawless Phone Case - £13.00.

11. Queen B Notebook - £6.00.

12. Simple Turquoise Ring - £9.00.

13. Arrow Ring - £9.00.

14. Glen Coco Wall Art - £6.00.

15. Curve Bangle - £9.00.

16. Classy Wall Art - £6.00.

17. Marble Cube Bangle - £14.50.

18. Marble Block Macbook Skin - £16.50.

19. Knot Ring - £9.00.

Let me know what you buy!

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