Firstly, May the Fourth be with you! Star Wars has been on all day so far in our house..
This month I feel like I've been even scattier than my usual self! Like I've got into this habit of posting these "Hello April" etc. photos on my Instagram so when I look back I know what month I took which photos in (handy tip there for you!) but I didn't even realise it was May until yesterday which was three days in!! Oops! Also this is the first time in like 3 months that I haven't stuck to my blogging schedule! I was off work at the end of April and planned to blog lots and get all my posts scheduled, but I just didn't have the time and fell into the trap of writing them on the day (which I hate) and this post was meant to go up on Saturday but I didn't have the time! I'm disappointed with myself!
Anyway let's get on with it..
What I've been up to..
Not going to lie April was a bit of a rollercoaster month! Some days I found myself feeling really happy and loving life, but other days I've just struggled to get out of bed, had no motivation for anything and just felt really down about everything. I think that's where my blogging suffered partly, because when I feel sad you I just don't tend to have the motivation to blog. I want my posts to be happy and I just don't feel like I can fake that when I'm feeling down. But then when I felt better and was wanting to blog I was too busy! I started off the month seeing a guy too, which I thought was going really well, but, lo and behold, men are a mysterious (and annoying) species and he decided he didn't want to take it any further. So that was a bit of a knock to my confidence, so I spent the rest of the month really trying to feel good about myself again. I started taking my fitness more seriously, which you can read about in my last post here. I intend to post monthly updates on that. I also ordered myself the infamous MAC Velvet Teddy to perk myself up! Oh and the mini break I went on with my friend to Berlin helped too! German guys like English girls apparently. You can read about my trip in this post.
Fitness
As I said I've wrote an in depth post about my fitness and what goals I'd like to achieve, but I'll give you a quick overview of what I've done since that. I started this morning with a nice 5 mile run with my best friend, we did okay but I do think I need to really start focusing on improving my running if I'm going to do this half marathon in September! Running is a tricky one, you can be really physically fit but if you don't run a lot then you probably won't be able to run far! I think it's a mind game more than anything. I've been doing these Insanity classes at the gym on Saturdays too (well when I'm not at work) and they are incredibly hard but I love them! I always feel so good after. Well until I start aching anyway! I've been trying to fit some gym and swimming into my week too. I think my perfect week would be three gym sessions (leg + abs day then arms + back day and alternate weekly), one swim (I sort of count that as a rest day) my insanity class and a run (they would count as my cardio days). But I guarantee I'll rarely be able to fit all that in! But a girl can try right?!
Blogging
I already mentioned that I've slacked off with blogging a bit this month. Honestly though I do think that's okay sometimes, as if I don't feel like blogging I just generally don't do it. Because blogging to me is a hobby, it's not a job and I don't ever want to get to the point where I find it boring and it stresses me out. I seem to have posts in my head to write but haven't got round to taking the photos, but then photos ready for posts I don't want to write yet! I've even bought the product for my giveaway but haven't wrote the post yet! Bad Becca!! Also one thing I've been struggling with which I would like your help on, is blogging friends.. Which I know sounds a bit pathetic! Basically how do you guys keep up with people and make blogging friends?? I have certain bloggers that I read more than others and tend to interact with on Instagram and Twitter sometimes, but I wouldn't really say I have any close blogging friends.. But I want some!! I think my problem is I don't have time to keep up with social media like Twitter and Instagram, so I miss people's tweets and I always forget to do the blogger chats! Does anyone have any tips for me?? Also if any of you want to follow me on Instagram or Twitter I will follow back and maybe I'll make friends that way?! Blogger friends wanted! Haha I'm such a loner blogger!
What I've Been Loving
MAC Velvet Teddy and Whirl lip pencil! I finally got my hands on them after they were sold out for ages.. I really like the colours on me actually! I will be doing a review. I've also dyed my hair dark again after struggling to get it lighter, and now that it's dark but no longer black I really like it! The dye I used was Garnier Nutrisse in Mocha. I've also been loving the InstaNatural Vitamin C moisturizer that I was sent to review, which you can read about here, it just makes my skin so soft! Of course Made in Chelsea and Game of Thrones are now back on so they have been making me look forward to Mondays a hell of a lot more! The only issue is they are both on at the same time! And when I'm up at 5 I can't really watch one at 10.. I think I'll stay up tonight though! I've been enjoying The Island with Bear Grylls too, it's so intense I love it! Although I'd never do it.. oo and I always forget to mention what I've been reading! I'm currently reading the All Souls Trilogy and I'm on book two (Shadow of Night). They are a supernatural series which are my favourite (so much more exciting than real life!) and I'd definitely recommend them if you like vampires and witches and all that jazz.
Hmm anything else to report? Oo I applied for a Masters in Urban Planning the other day! So fingers crossed! Also I'm not feeling summer ready at all! Not in terms of how I look, but my wardrobe! I feel like I have no summer clothes! It's sad.
Anyway, here are a few of my Instagram snaps for the April, I took a lot this month, there was more than double this!
1. Hello April
2. Easter brownie with creme eggs in, it was so gooey and amazing!
3. Snapchat whore
4. Bought these to motivate me!
5. The happiest elephant you've ever seen?!
6. Annabel and I ready for a night out in Berlin!
7. This just explains my life.
8. Trying out Velvet Teddy and Whirl and my new hair colour = happy girl!
9. I love a good quote and I feel like this is me right now.
How was your April? Are you feeling summer ready?!
