Taking Time For Your Mental Health

At the time I'm writing this I am sat at home, having a mental battle with myself on whether or not I should go to the Arbonne Christmas Party that at this moment in time starts in just over an hour. The outfit I'm wearing is the least Christmassy thing ever and although it was an outfit I once rocked with ease I now find myself feeling really uneasy in it, picking at every little thing and to be honest with you getting myself in a bit of a tissy. So I thought what better time to blog, something that historically calms me down and makes me feel better than now.
Let me tell you, this post is not something I ever thought I'd be writing but I thought it was something worthwhile sharing as so many people have similar struggles, its sometimes good to read these to know your not alone in how your feeling. 
As its now 2018, I thought I'd actually post this - my goal for this year is to be much more open with my mental health and to get control over it again, rather than letting it control me and dictate what I do with myself. 

Say hello to Daisy.

I'm an animal person through and through. Anything cute and fluffy and I probably love it. I've wanted another dog for the longest time, one that I can call my own. The trick was trying to convince my mum to let me get one. Her house an all that.
Somehow, recently though I managed to convince her to let me get one. So say hello to my new baby Daisy the Toy Poodle. I picked her up on Sunday at 11am, thanks to my mums lovely friend who drove us there to get her. I woke up so early because I was super excited to get her! It was like the excitement you feel on Christmas morning when your younger.

As soon as I saw her I knew that I wanted to take her home, the other dogs the breeder had were so lovely and cute as heck. 

In the drive home she was pretty restless, whined a fair bit - but I expected she would since she's now with out her mum and brothers. When we got her home we introduced her to our other dog Holly - who is like 3 if not 4 times her size. It's safe to say she was a little scare at first, but it didn't take long for her to get her confidence. 

She is the sweetest little bundle of fluff, but I think she'll become quite feisty. Over the last few days shes really come out of her shell and I'm completely and utterly in love with her. The first night I got her she slept the entire night, but the second night she kept me up all night and I eventually caved and let her sleep in my bed. She is super sweet, a bit clumsy and seems a bit stupid. But hopefully she'll get a bit brighter soon. Heres just a few pictures of her to finish off this post.

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#2014BloggerChallenge | New Years Inspiration

At the end of November I came across this Challenge and instantly wanted to sign up. I think this challenge is going to have posts throughout 2014, but I could be wrong.
So this first post is for New Years Inspiration - this is sort of an alternative to writing New Years resolutions, so instead we share a quote or a picture to inspire us and you all for the year ahead. I sat for a long time thinking about what I was going to do my post about before I came up with any ideas for this.
In 2013 I had quite a bit of body confidence - and just general confidence issues. I was always worried and stressed out - not really how your wanting to feel. I only started to feel better about myself towards the end of the year and I'm going to make sure that I feel a billion times better next year. And hopefully you will to!

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of  the person you are. 

                                                                                               - Marilyn Monroe 

I love this quote - I just think its so nice. Its a lovely reminder that no matter what or how you feel about yourself, you are completely unique and special. No one could replace you. Or at least that's how I take it. I also think that the person your envious of is probably envious of other people for similar reasons. 

Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about. 

                                                                                                     -Marilyn Monroe

This next quote I have on my wall in my room, it makes me smile every time I see it. I think for anyone and everyone this quote is relevant. No matter how crap you feel about yourself, there is always something to look forward to. I'm going to be setting goals this year - that way I always something to aim for. Goals to me are a distraction and they help so much when I'm feeling down. 

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope you have an amazing 2014!

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