Hello, I'm really sorry that I haven't managed to publish a post last weekend but I promise you this post is going to be good - or at least I think so and I hope you do as well! I thought I'd show you a few of the things that I do to relax and help me to try not stress out too much (which if I'm honest, recently I haven't been doing too well with!)
The first thing that I do to help me to take some time out for myself is to read a good book. When I was really little and throughout primary school, I used to love reading books but then as I moved into secondary school I started going off reading books a lot as the teachers made it a bit too much of a priority which meant I didn't feel like it was for "leisure" - if you get what I mean! However when this year started, one of my resolutions was to read much more books than I had been doing previously. Now, I have been enjoying having some time out just sitting in bed all tucked up while reading a book before I go to sleep. On weekends I will even sometimes read in the mornings as well!
There are two books that I really recommend and they are both YouTuber books actually! The first one is by Carrie Hope Fletcher (aka ItsWayPastMyBedtime) and it's called All I Know Now, if you want a bit more of a review on it then go look on my last Latest Obsessions post. The second book is by Zoe Sugg (aka Zoella) and it's Girl Online On Tour, I loved the first Girl Online book and this second one is no exception, the story leads on perfectly.
The next thing is listening to music, I love music and I think any chance I get to listen to music, I will do! I always stick my headphones on and listen to music on the bus on the way to school and on the way back home because it is just another time where I can just shut myself away from other people (nothing like being unsociable, huh?) and just focus on the music. Or even just dancing and singing along to any crazy song you like can be helpful - I do that a lot - just not on the bus, please!
I've been particularly liking Little Mix's album Get Weird just because it has such a fun and confident sound (perhaps also because I'm a Mixer!) This is the only thing that lets you use your phone on this list though because I don't know if I'm the only one but I can get very distracted by social media which doesn't have to be a bad thing but going on it a lot (which I have been lately - oops) can stop you from getting on with other stuff, in turn making, at least me, feel more stressed.
Even though I'm saying don't go on your phone too much, that doesn't mean some types of technology can't be de-stressful! I only just got my brand new, bright blue Nintendo 3DS XL (!!!) and I am so incredibly happy because you honestly have no idea how long I searched for one at a reasonable price! I've only got two 3DS games at the moment but I they are both so fun to play and just helps me to wind-down for a bit - even if that means losing some games while winning obviously much more because I'm such an amazing gamer (not...)!
I love playing level games and I'm a proper Mario girl so I had to get the new Super Mario 3D Land game and I am doing pretty good at it, if I do say so myself! I also got ScribbleNauts Unlimited which is very easy and fun to play, it lets you create objects to solve the weirdest problems like - spoiler alert - an invasion of zombies at the local fire station. Which is clearly an everyday occurrence in the world of ScribbleNauts.
It may or may not seem a bit like something only little children enjoy but when you have a whole new range of weird and wonderful colouring books coming out especially for adults and teenagers like Secret Garden by Johanna Basford and I 'heart' Colouring, it is something that seems to have turned into a trend. Most of the books are also aimed at relaxing and calming down as well which makes it perfect to add to this list! I personally love these colouring books as it just gives you something to do that doesn't feel like too much work but still feels productive, if that makes any sense! I particularly recommend Secret Garden though - it reminds me of the story book and film!
I think this is the thing that nearly every blogger/vlogger talks about being relaxing, and sorry about the continuous 'bath talk' but I am one of those people! Sorry! I don't manage to get many baths actually, as much as I like them (don't panic I do shower regularly!) so when I do get time to have a bath it is more of a treat which makes it feel even more relaxing to me. I am also one of those people who could go on forever about their love of Lush bath bombs, melts, scrubs or whatever other weird but wonderful things they are creating! You may be asking, why do you have the Snow Angel bath melt when it's not Christmas (even if you weren't I'm still answering that!) and it's because I'm so bad at finding time to properly bath that I just end up getting few things, usually at Christmas time, that end up lasting me for the rest of the year. At least it's saving me some money, I guess!
If all else fails, then you can always rely on one a trusty film! Recently I watched Paper Towns and I absolutely loved it! I mean it had Cara Delevingne playing Margo - what more do you want?? I have to say though, you can always trust a Disney film to cheer you up as well. I also watched The Princess and The Frog for the first time, not too long ago and it.was.amazing. No other words needed. You don't even have to watch a film, you could also watch loads of episodes of your favourite TV show one after the other (Big Bang Theory, obviously) or even loads of videos by a YouTuber you really enjoy watching!
Lolly
Caramel
Last but certainly not least, the ultimate way I like to relax is having endless cuddles and playing with my two extremely cute guinea pigs, Lolly and Caramel. They are definitely my world and if you have a pet as well then you will know what I mean. Plus, I mean, these photos honestly make them look the cuddliest guinea pigs ever! <3 <3
I hope this slightly longer post has made it up to you for having been a while but if not, then I have another surprise for you! Hopefully, I can make a separate email specially for this blog so I can do a lot more with this blog and share things like my posts with you as soon as I publish them! That's all for now though, post soon xx
**I watched The Brits awards on Wednesday, did you see how many awards Adele won?? And Little Mix's performance of Black Magic was incredible!! Who else watched it and which performance did you like the best?**
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