Thoughts | It gets better

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Since moving home from University last July I have really struggled to settle back into things at home. I felt like my life consisted of waiting around. Waiting to find a new job, waiting to make new friends, waiting for something to happen. All my friends at uni were off starting their new jobs and my friends back home where either planning their wedding or having babies. They all had a lot of exciting things happening in their lives and i felt left behind. There wasn't a lot going on in my life and It was very difficult to not compare my life to theirs. I felt like no matter how hard i tried things just didn't seem to get better or go the way i'd hoped they would. I started to feel very anxious about my life and struggled to stay positive about anything.

Its wasn't until recently that I was reminded that this part of my life wasn't going to last forever. I had spent every waking day for the last year wishing my life was different and hoping things would change and before i knew i had wasted a year being negative and down. I am learning to understand the value of each day and that what you do with that day matters. Life is comprised of the days that you live which turn into years. Instead of wasting each day that goes by wishing things would change i am learning to enjoy the good even when things aren't great and believe that things will get better.

It can be easy to lose sight of all the good things in our lives and become solely focused on the negative. Life has its ups and downs and just like the seasons in the year they come and go. Each season has its nice things about it and not so nice things but they don't last forever. Right now we are going into Autumn. I have never liked the autumn/winter season because it meant it gets darker quickly, snails are everywhere and its uncomfortably cold! but this year i'm actually looking forward to it. I'm excited to have cosy nights in, leaves changing colours, hot chocolate, bonfire night and lighting candles.  Each season has its beauty and not so beauty. Its all contingent upon your perspective.

Don't let a difficult situation dictate your life and trust the timing of your life.

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Weekend away | The Peak District

This weekend i went away to the Peak District with some friends from uni. Now I am a city girl, I love the pavement so the thought of spending my weekend walking in fields did not appeal to me. However i hadn't seen my friends in a few months so despite not being keen on the location i knew the company would be wonderful. We stay at a the Hartington hall hostel. It was my first time staying in a hostel and it was so nice and comfortable, i would definitely stay there again. On Saturday morning we set off a 7 mile walk  with plans to stop at a pub on the way for some lunch however it turned out that we had read the map wrong and 7 miles turned out to turned out to be 18 Miles! Least to say I was not happy. I may or may not have had a little cry when we got back, I was definitely not prepared. Sunday morning we checked out of the hostel and headed to Buxton town for a fun filled day at Go Ape! Go Ape was incredible, I had the best time!! Unfortunately my camera died so i couldn't take any pictures. I definitely want to go back again!!

Be happy

We all have those off days where we don't feel ourselves and just feel really down so I thought I would share my top 5 favourite things to do that help me get out of my funk and make me feel happier.

5. Cake. I don't think this needs any further explanation.

(Mmmhhh)

4. Bath. Whenever i'm feeling down, i really enjoy running a bath and using a nice bath bomb and having having a good soak. I find it very soothing and relaxing.

3. Entertainment. Why don't you catch up on your favourite soaps. If made in Chelsea is what does it for you, go for it! Or perhaps you some breaking bad? For me its the Kardashians. I could easily sit and watch hours on hours of back to back episodes. Khloe is my fave!

2. Disney films. Whenever i feel down or sad i put on a Disney film and they instantly make me feel so much better. my favourite Disney film to watch at the moment is frozen, hands down! however i absolutely love watching enchanted and a not so popular Disney film, Anastasia.

1. Spend time with friends and family. Last but not least spend time with your friends and family. This weekend I am off to the peak district to spend some time with some uni friends who i haven't seen in 4 month. I am so excited to spend some quality time with my chummies!! It doesn't have to something extravagant, it can be something as simple as having sleepover with your friends, going for a walk with your family or having a movie night and stuffing your face with cake and chocolates. it really is the little things that make a difference.

Watermelon smoothie

So lately I have been obsessing over smoothies. I think smoothies are great to have any time of the day and can really fill you up. I tend to have mine for breakfast to help me kick start my day.

My favourite smoothie to make at the moment is the watermelon and berries smoothie. its so delicious and so easy to make.

You will need:

• 2 cups seeded watermelon
• 1 cup of frozen summer berries (raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrents, redcurrents)
• A blender

I find that if you blend the watermelon first and get it into a liquid form and then add the frozen fruit it will helps the blending run a little more smoothly.

This is a very basic recipe so feel free to get creative and add on any further ingredients that you think would go well with this. Happy blending!