It's 2am.

It's 2am, and I am awake.

Why am I awake?

Because, for some ridiculous reason, my family and I's flight leaves at 6am.

To go on holiday.

Of course I'm very excited, I'd just rather not be getting up at 2am for it.

As promised, I did post at 2am.

And I guess I'll see you on the other side!

Amerelle x

Off On Holiday

Hello, everybody reading, I hope you're doing ok.

Tomorrow morning, I'm going on holiday!

I'm looking forward to being away from the endless rain that I've been having here recently.

And shopping in the duty free at the airport. A girl never has too much make up. Or jewellery. Or materialistic possessions in general.

You can probably tell that I'm a great fan of shopping by that.

I'm going to be bringing my laptop with me so I'll be writing and uploading blog posts from the hotel, but without the pictures because I won't be able to transfer them to my laptop until I get home.

I'm away for 10 days, but the bad part is that the taxi is coming to pick us up at 3am tomorrow morning, meaning that I have to wake up at 2.

I have to get up 8 hours from now.

Guess who's going to be tired on the plane tomorrow..

I will take LOTS of pictures which I'll put in the blog post(s) (not the ones of myself and my family, just to keep this anonymous).

I hope you all enjoy any holidays or activities you're doing this summer, and I'll try to write as many blog posts as I can whilst I'm away.

Also, I checked my stats earlier and it showed that I have views from a lot of countries, which I find amazing! The majority of them are from the UK and the US, but I also have some from Indonesia, South Africa, Serbia and more. Considering that I thought nobody would ever want to read my blog, finding that people in many different places are is amazing.

So, Hello, to all of you reading now, whatever country you're in. I really appreciate you reading my blog, however awkward I am.

See you all soon!

Amerelle x

PS. I might (It depends on how much time I have) upload a quick blog post once I'm up and ready because I'll be very tired and it'll probably end up being fairly amusing for you to read. I'm not making any promises though, just in case I don't.

We Heart It.

I am truly and utterly obsessed.

My friend told me to search it and look at the pictures, and I instantly fell in love.

The photography I see on there is what I aspire to be able to do.

They're so gorgeous.

I'm going to keep the writing in this blog post to a minimum and instead show you some of my favourite pictures that I've seen. These have all earned a place on my blog because they have meaning behind them that is important to me in one way or another, see if you can find meaning behind them too (let me know in the comments).

In the comments, let me know what your favourite of the pictures below are and why, it'd be really nice to read all your thoughts on them.

Amerelle x

Beyond the Screen

Before I start, I don't have anything in particular to talk about today, I just thought that I hadn't done a blog post in a few days.

So I'm just typing whatever comes to mind, and seeing where it goes.

A little random, really.

Ok very random.

Maybe I haven't been blogging for a few days because nothing's happened that's worth writing about.

Or because I've been spending less time on tecnology and spending more time doing what I love that doesn't require social media.

Maybe we should all take a day to do things we enjoy without using our phone, or our laptop, iPad etc.

That way we could see the world that's around us, instead of the one that we see from a screen.

Maybe we should just take a little time to look at the world around us. Appreciate the small things around us.

That's what I've been doing for the past few days

The really special things around us are so small and cannot be found on a screen.

Ok, I've been doing this for three days up until now, and I think you can do it too.

Sometime this week, have a day where your phone is off, don't go on your laptop or sit using tecnology.

Look at what there is around you.

And what you enjoy beyond the screen.

There could be quiet lanes perfect for a walk.

Or a book that you once loved waiting to be reread.

Or maybe a set of art supplies waiting to be used.

Try it. And let me know in the comments if you're going to do it and then how you got on afterwards.

You'll enjoy it, even if it's tempting to check your phone at first.

Trust me. It's nice.

Amerelle x

( PS. I realised a few days ago that my comments section wasn't working but I've fixed it now so you should be able to comment on most of my posts now )

Books & Braceless

Is it weird that the I thought of the name for this blog post whilst walking through BHS?
Probably.

Today I went to the dentist.

You're probably thinking something along the lines of; But that's so normal, why is she blogging about it?

I thought (Note the word 'thought') I was just getting my braces tightened (I've had braces for over a year and a half now), however, I actually had them removed.

I cannot put into words how good it feels to have these off.

Although it wasn't pleasant, having them removed, it was definitely worth it.

Now, I can actually smile without worrying about people judging me for the pieces of metal stuck to my teeth.

So, to any of you who have braces or are getting braces; It's worth it. Honestly it is.

Afterwards, my mum, sister and I all headed into Superdrug and WHSmith (Two of my three favourite shops, the other one is New Look)  just to pick up a few bits.

Except it was more than a few bits. Typical.

So, in Superdrug, the first thing I bought was.. you know what, I'll just put it in a list, there's too much to go into detail about everything that I bought.

1. MUA Lipstick in Tulip - I paid with my Superdrug points card so technically this was free, and I've already tried it and loved it.
2. Zoella Kissy Missy Lip Balm - great job, Zoe
3. Maybelline Baby Skin Primer in Cool Rose - Just topping up
4. A pack of cotton pads to remove my make up - I use the Garnier Micellar Cleansing water for any of you wondering
5. Soap and Glory Hand Maid - this  smells amazing by the way
6. Soap and Glory Hand Food - this is my all time favourite hand cream.
7. Soap and Glory The Daily Smooth Body Butter - This is a new try for me because I needed a good body butter and I have dry skin (you'll just have to imagine me sighing at this point)
8. Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter - they were giving this for free when you spend £10 on Soap and Glory, so I'm looking forward to trying this too.

Yes, I know I went a little mad on the Soap and Glory bits.

Now, at this point, you'll be wondering; What about the books you mentioned in the title?

I'm getting to that.

WHSmith had a 'BUY 1 GET 1 HALF PRICE' sale on books when I went past.

I couldn't help myself, ok?

And, of course, I came out with two new books which I have wanted for a long time.

The first one is "ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES" by Jennifer Niven. I saw this recommended in one of Zoe Sugg's (More commonly known as Zoella) favourites videos and it really did sound like my kind of book. And so it is currently on my bedside table waiting for me to continue reading tonight (I sat down to read a little earlier to get a few bits off my mind, and reading always seems to help me with that, is it just me?).
Secondly, I bought "IF I STAY" by Gayle Forman. I've been waiting to read this book for so long, it's actually crazy. Plus the cover is just so gorgeous. It doesn't say in the book who took the photographs, but whoever did, their photography is like my life goals.


What book are you reading or looking forward to reading at the moment? Let me know in the comments, and I'll reply to you later on today.

Amerelle x