A quick hello and a thank you

Hi everyone that tunes in to my blog.

I have been absent for some time and I have missed blogging so much. I have had a lot to do, with finishing college over the past few weeks to spending time with friends.
So I'm sorry for being inconsistent with my blog BUT it's now the summer holidays for me before I go to university, which means lots of time to come up with new blog ideas and get my fingers going.

Also, when I last tuned into my blog, I had roughly 300 views on my blog. That was crazy. Imagine standing in a room of 300 people.

When I logged in this morning, I discovered that 300 had doubled to 600+. Over 600 people have read my posts or visited my blog. That is crazy, I never started this blog with the intention to have that many people see it, I thought 20 was a lot.

So thank you for reading my blog and make sure you comment if you like what you read or want to contact me. I will be back with more posts over the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for those. Also send me blog ideas if you have anything you'd like me to talk about.

So I'm back and I'll speak soon with a new blog post.

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xxx

Freckles

I am covered in Freckles. On my face, on my arms, on my shoulders, everywhere. I used to hate them. I used makeup to try and cover them up. I used so much foundation and concealer but nothing got rid of them.

Summer was the worst month, as the sun makes your freckles come out even more. I was so insecure about them and I just wanted to get rid of them.

This isn't the case anymore. I no longer hate my freckles. For one, people just get used to them. But I soon realised that other people actually wanted to have freckles.

I was walking into college last week, and there was two girls walking in front of me. One of them (freckle free) turned to her friend and said 'I wish I had freckles, I love them so much.'

I also did a bit of research and I found out that your can actually buy a freckle pencil. You just dot it all over your face to make it look as if you have a 'sun-kissed look'.

I know a lot of people hate that they have natural freckles, but people are going out to buy a product that makes them have freckles. They want this looks that other people have. They wanted something that I have naturally. That I was born with.

So just because you are born with a mark on your skins, whether it be birthmarks, freckles or anything else, it doesn't make you any different. It definitely doesn't make you ugly or any less beautiful. Other people may be wanting this element of you that you have.

Never be ashamed of the marks on your skin

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest ♡♡♡

17 things I had learnt by the time I was 17

I am going to be 18 in 3 and a bit months. I came up with this blog post after seeing a quote picture. I thought I would write about 17 important things I had learnt by the time I had turned 17.

1. You should ask for help if you need it, and there should always be people who are willing to help you.
2. Only say sorry if you are in the wrong or if that person deserves your apology. If you don't need to say sorry, don't. 
3. The person that you heard talking about you or making comments about you today? It may have hurt and it may seem like a big deal now, but you may never have to see them again at one point in your life.
4. People won't always forgive you. If you make a mistake, people will go out of their way to make sure you seem miserable. Don't give them the satisfaction. It will only make you stronger.
5. Remember your family are all getting older too. Don't argue with them often.
6. Things will get better. It may not seem like it now, but in a few years, you'll see. 
7. Read. Read every book you can. Feel the magic when you get transported to another world with fictional characters that you feel as if they are your best friends.
8. Don't always do what everybody else is doing. You don't need to copy others if you don't like what they're doing or you don't think what they're doing is right. 
9. Not everybody will like you, but that's okay, because you won't always like everyone else either.
10. It's okay to cry. Cry your heart out if you need too.
11. Don't let others determine your future. Write your own story. 
12. Be yourself and love your self..
13. Be healthy and don't start crazy diets. You're still growing and developing and your body is beautiful.
14. Always try your best. If you know you have done the best you can, nobody can bring you down about it.
15. Don't be afraid of what is to come
16. Walk with your head held high. Show people that they don't own you, even though they think they do.
17. Don't cry or worry about ANYTHING that you can't change.

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xxx

Make a list and Check it twice! -- Feel Good Friday

I really enjoyed writing and editing my Feel Good Friday post last week, so I thought I'd do another and I may make it into a regular post.

I got the inspiration for this from Louise Pentland (SprinkleOfGlitter). She has been creating a list everyday on her Facebook page about all the little things that have happened during the day that have made her happy.
I LOVE this idea so so much. I think we should appreciate what makes us happy during the day. And I think we should read it again and again so we remember to be grateful for the little things and to make us that little bit happier.

So, my list of what has made me happy today:

1.  I realised one of my assignments was actually really easy. 
2. I tried my mash potato with a bit of mustard in. I am never usually one for trying my food in a different way, but today, I did. 
3. I had nothing to do today, so I put on my comfy clothes and lounged. 
4. I did a bit of pre online shopping before pay day tomorrow.
5. I found lots I liked online. 
6. I listened to some old music (not really old but probably 2008ish) and it took me back to some good, old times.
7. I am going to London tomorrow, which will actually be the day you are reading this. But I love London so that gave me a happy and exciting feeling.
8. And lastly, I genuinely felt really happy today. It's quite easy to get out of bed and not be in the best of moods. I have those days the same as everybody else does, but today, today was a good day!

So my list of  what made me happy today is complete. And after reading it through a few times, I can actually see how amazing and wonderful my day really was.

Let me know what made you happy today. Or let me know if you try writing the list of what makes you happy on a particular day. I find these really work if you aren't having the best of days and it feels like everything is going wrong.

I Hope you have had the best Friday ever!

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest x

Feel Good Friday

Your life can be anything you want it to be. Everyday is a new day, don't be upset over yesterday, you cannot change it. But you can make your future amazing.

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xo

My Bucket List

Before I die, there are several things I want to achieve and cross off my list. Some I've crossed off already, some I have yet to cross off.

1. Graduate from university
2.  Go to Florida- Preferably to visit Disney World and Orlando Studios. But I would like to go to Palm Springs too.
3. Go to NYC
4. Meet Cheryl
5. Go to a Prom- I have achieved this, but it wasn't even good.
6. Skydive
7. ROADTRIP
8. Pass my driving test
9. Get into University
10. Go to the Hollywood Sign
11. See the Statue Of Liberty
12. Run In the London marathon
13. Swim with Dolphins
14. Fly in a Hot Air Balloon
15. Volunteer in another country
16. Visit Paris
17. Be truly happy

This is my Bucket List so far, but I'm sure I will have more to add in the future

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xx

10 years time

This blog post is a respond to Will Darbyshire's video Twenty Two. 

If you haven't seen this video yet, Will talks about 10 years from now and asks the question 'Where do you think you're going to be in 10 years time?' 

That got me thinking, where am I going to be? 10 years from now, I will be almost 28 years old. I am going to university this year, meaning I would have graduated with in 10 years. I will be a qualified nurse and I would have been for 7 years by that point.

I want to have my own flat or house and live in my own space. I want to be able to buy my own things with the money that I earn. I maybe want to be in a relationship at least (probably without kids at that age.)

10 years is a long time away and it's extremely hard to think of. I tend to think of, where will I be in a year or even a few months? 6 months from now? I would have moved out and I'll be about 3 weeks into my first year at university. How many people that I know now, will I still be in contact with in 6 months? Hopefully everyone, but life doesn't always turn out the way it's planned. Will I be surviving on my own? Will I be listening to a different kind of music? I would have met new people and made new friends.

I think the point of this post is, even in a few months, everything can change. So much can be different. But change is good. You have to have confidence during change. Change is healthy and can be the best part of your life.

Take it and embrace it.

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xoxox