If you've been on my corner of the internet for a while, you might remember last year I filmed a video called 'Feeling Like a Fraud', followed by a blog post titled 'Things That Scare Me' with a small list of (at the time) frightening but achievable goals. Back then, my Anxiety was pretty bad, so this list included things that might seem ridiculous to other people like "Talk on the phone".
I recently re-watched it and felt compelled to follow it up with another video. Let me know if you have a list of things that scare you, and how far you've come in the last year.
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Last weekend, my boyfriend and I drove to the Lake District for no particular reason. We haven't had a proper weekend away together before, so I was really looking forward to it.
I never thought I'd be writing a post like this, because from the age of 22 my dream was to be a "YouTuber". But I just don't love YouTube anymore. Back in 2012, I had just started a Masters Degree, and was overwhelmed with stress and anxiety. YouTube was (or at least felt like) a safe place for me to escape.
I don't usually do anything on Halloween. Sometimes I'll film a relatively spooky makeup tutorial for my YouTube channel, but I won't actually dress up on the night (which is a shame, because I can't think of any other occasion when I'm going to reach for those dark purple colours in my eyeshadow palettes).
From time to time, it's very important to do absolutely nothing. Last Sunday, my boyfriend and I embraced the tradition of doing as little as possible on everyone's favourite day of the week. There were no deadlines, no plans, and no obligations.
When I went to stay in Belgium, Charline said that we had to have a day trip to Brussels, and I'm so glad she did.We saw some classic attractions, walked around in the sun, and took a lot of photographs. I was lucky enough to have Charline showing me around and she knew all the places that were worth visiting.
So what have I learned in twenty seven years? Well, quite a lot, actually. But I'll skip over the part where I mastered walking, talking, and putting on false eyelashes; and get straight to the philosophical stuff.
I visited the C-mine in Genk with Charline during my trip to Belgium. These beautiful buildings are former coal mines that were turned into creative hubs in the early 2000's. It's hard to put into words just how massive everything is, but if you've ever wondered how Alice in Wonderland felt after she ate a mushroom and shrank, wandering around the C-mine is probably going to be a very similar experience.
I went to Belgium, took hundreds of photographs, and ate ice cream every single day. It was great, thanks for asking.
I thought that having my own custom palette would speed up my morning routine, so that I would have all my basic eye and cheek colours in one place. If travelling, all my essentials would already be in one palette, so I wouldn’t have to take as many products with me. Sounds like a good idea, right? The problem was, most of my favourite products were not designed to be put in a palette...