Today Summery: Tuesday

♥ Today was not the best weather, it rained a whole lot and I haven't seen the sun peak its heads out in what feels like forever. If you don't know from reading my blog by now, Britain doesn't get the best weather and its traditional to moan about this. Come join me... 

♥ I was treated to both a wagamama lunch and a new lippy from mac. I don't think they make the best combo especially since, I tend to make a complete mess while eating. Safe to say the lipstick needed re-applied.

♥ I adore walking about the City of Glasgow because its such a modern city with a historic feel. I walked past this amazing street art of Frankenstein after lunch. I am a huge Frankenstein fan, so I slightly freaked out and demanded my husband stand in the rain to take a photo of me. I wish I knew the artist who painted this, as I'd love to tell him/her how much I admire this piece. 

♥ Feeling slightly anxious today, but trying my best to keep my brain occupied so I don't notice..

  

How was your Tuesday?

Happy New Years! :Goal setting and Resolutions

Happy New year everyone! 

I spent my new years rolled up in bed with the cold watching TV. It was actually quite refreshing to just be at home just me and my fiance for once, rather than go to a party like we usually would.

I am not the type of person who believes you need to make resolutions for the new year, but creating small reasonable goals is fun. Its nice to think of the year as a fresh new start, and so I do usually try to have goals I would like to accomplish each year. 

One of my goals for 2014 was to set a date for my wedding

which I did do. 

I have been engaged for a little over 5 years. So I am happy to finally be making plans for my wedding day.

Another one of my goals I accomplished was to join a gym.

This one was a hard one to keep up with, and I feel I could have done better and went to the gym more, and ate a lot more healthily, but I am half way to reaching this goal and it will remain a goal for 2015.

This year I am going to be tougher on myself. My goals are going to be harder to accomplish but I know I can do it.

For 2015 my main goal is to push past my panic and anxiety issues. I have one huge trigger for panic attacks and that's the one I'm going to focus on. Hopefully in 2016 I can say I accomplished my goal and defeated this.

2014 hasn't been the hardest year for my anxiety, I have improved a lot since 2013 (My toughest year) So already I can say I have beaten a lot of what used to trigger panic attacks. If I can do that, just think what I can accomplish this year!

"You will be happy if you let yourself be happy. The simpler you make life, the happier you'll be." - Bubzbeauty 

Different ways to use Notebooks

I am quite obsessed with collecting notebooks, I don't go through them quickly and I have many sitting about untouched.

I think its a girl thing. Anyways I thought I would write a small blog post about the different things to use notebooks for. Hope you find this post somewhat useful or interesting.

 

Use your notebook as a dream journal: 

I don't tend to have many dreams, but when I do they are WEIRD. I have a notebook by my bed where I write my dreams down. Its quite interesting looking back on some of the wacky dreams I've had, and even more exciting to look up the meaning of dreams. This is a quick and interesting way of using your favourite notebook, its a book you can treasure forever and look back on later on life. 

Use your notebook as a small scrapbook:

I use a couple of my notebooks as scrapbooks for days I've had, pictures I've taken est. Its a great way to save precious memories! 

I use fancy coloured washi tape (Another thing I enjoy collecting) to tape photos Ive taken to my notebook, especially made easy by my polaroid camera which takes instant photos!

Fun, creative and a great way to document memories you want to remember forever.

Use your notebook as a sketchbook:

You'd be surprised how great pen sketches look in a notebook! whether its lined or not. Its a great way to capture something while your out and about, to neaten up or redraw later once your home at your desk!

Great for inspiration!

Use your notebook as a diary! 

Okay so this is a pretty obvious one isn't it, but why not make it a little more interesting by adding paragraphs that describe how you feel on a specific day, or list things you are thankful for. You'd be surprised how interesting diary entries like these are to read back on. I personally like to write about days I enjoyed, I prefer not to document the bad days.. they are no fun to read back on.

Just a few ideas I thought maybe someone would find useful

If you have a genius way to use notebooks please let me know. I love hearing others ideas and uses for notebooks.

Peace Out

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Anxiety sucks!

I have had anxiety issues for a little over two years now. In the beginning it was rare occurrences, like when I was really stressed, really worried, or in tight spaces with lots of people. 

Then It happened whenever I was alone, Then whenever I was out the house. It was the hardest time I have ever had in my life.

Somehow I worked through it, with help from friends and family and my fiance. 

Since that horrible time where everything set off my anxiety, I haven't had any anxiety in at least a year. I even managed to make it through an interview, to get my first job! 

However its been two days now, and I've had anxiety on and off. Sitting here right now with a very tight and fast running heart. Maybe its kind of helped to write about it... 
I have nothing to be anxious about though this time. I have no idea whats setting it off recently... I'm not scared, nervous, stressed or worried. I'm in bed comfy and relaxed...

Anxiety sucks. Its so hard and such a discouraging thing. It really hits your confidence! I don't want to be back at the place I used to be, where I couldn't go out or be alone!

My plan is to talk again about this with my family and friends, because they got me through this the last time, maybe make a doctors appointment, just to make sure its definitely anxiety i'm experiencing, as this time around I feel it has no cause. and overall I just hope that this horrible feeling of not being able to breath goes away.