Quote Of The Week ♥

"What if I told you 10 years from now your life would be exactly the same?
Doubt you'd be happy.
So, why are you afraid of change?"

- Karen Salmansohn.

Hiyaa lovelies, so here's a quick little post that will hopefully have a bit of positivity haha.

I came across this quote earlier and thought it needed to be shared! It's a good reminder that if something's holding you back, or you want to make a new move, with whatever, and you're too worried about it, thinking about it in the long run can help. Picture your future self and think about what they'd be thankful for. Or maybe even think of your past self. Either way, sometimes stepping back or forwards from your present self can help see the bigger picture.

Goal: Change something you've wanted to change for a while now, no matter how big or small.

Good luck and take care ♥

Gift Ideas When On A Budget

Hiyaa everyone, today I'm going to give a few ideas for gifts when you're on a budget!

▪ Bookmark
You can make & personalise a bookmark as a little gift.

▪ Poem
If you're good at writing (or even if you aren't!) you could write a poem, whether it's funny, personal or emotional :P

▪ Video
If you enjoy filming and editing, why not create a video as a gift?

▪ Photo Collage
This is a cute way to keep it personal ♥

So here are just a few ways to give sweet, little gifts to those you love.
(This is too cliché for my liking :P)

Take care!

Summer Ideas!

Hiya everyone. Hope you've had a great week! Today I thought I'd share some ideas to kind of record and document your summer. There are several ideas I came up with, some more obvious than others...So here they are:

▪ Video
Now this may seem obvious but a way to make it more interesting is to film what you do on a daily basis so it's like a diary (or a vlog...but you don't need to upload it to the internet). Edit it and insert dates and timings and put it in order, so at the end of summer you can relive the memories!

▪ Photo Album
Take photos and print them, then place them in a photo album dedicated to your summer. Nowadays, we take lots of photos but they're mostly on our phone, laptops or social networks. Therefore printing them and being able to look through them in a photo album is more special.

▪ Photo Collage
Like with the photo album, you'll need to print the photos and then stick them all together creating a collage! You could try printing them different sizes so that it'd be easier to fit together and look more interesting.

▪ Scrap Book
The good thing about scrap booking is that you can literally add any bits and pieces and it can never be too messy. Add receipts, leaflets, wrappers, photos, notes, letters...anything! Anything that was part of your summer will do. I find adding a sentence or two is more exciting as it helps add a little more detail.

▪ Letter
You could send letters to a family member or friend every week telling them what you've been up to. It'd be fun if you knew what they've been up to as well. At the end of the summer, you could then meet up with them and return each other's letters so that you can keep it as a diary. If you wanted to have a copy of both however (yours and theirs), you could always photocopy them. Also, if physically posting letters is complicated for you, email could also be used.

▪ Diary/Journal
Or the most obvious one... Is to keep a diary (and try to stick to it)! Everyday write down what you've done, even if it wasn't particularly exciting. That way you have it all written down and ready to look through when you want to relive the memories.

Hope you've enjoyed this post and do let me know if you want me to keep doing these type. Have a lovely weekend ♥

Update!

Hiya reader,

Hope your week went well and that your plans for the weekend all go according to plan. Todays' post doesn't really have a purpose (oopsie, haha). But I will share a little update!

• We’ve moved house and it’s such a relief and was actually temporarily distracting.
•  Tomorrow I would have completed my first month in recovery, aka, with a meal plan and regular sessions with my Clinician.
• [TW] I’ve put on approx. a kilo in the past month, although the ED centre aim for a kilo a week. Originally, Family-Based Therapy was being used but now my Clinician is considering other options that might work better.
•  I’m hoping to start a journal/scrap-book, which is something that might work as a distraction.
•  I have actually filmed a Room Tour for my YouTube channel and I’ll be uploading it soon.
• I now have my own room and it feels so good.

Also, if anyone has any suggestions for YouTube videos, do leave a comment! I'm hoping to film a bunch of videos and upload them over July. Anyways, as I said, this post is pretty pointless, sorry haha. But here's a little quote for you...

No matter how broken my heart may feel, I will always be grateful it still has a beat.

- Demi Lovato 

'Brave Girl Eating'.

Hiya everyone ♡ Hope your weekend is going well and that you're enjoying summer! Today's post is a book review and here's the book title - Brave Girl Eating.

This book is written by Harriet Brown, where she discusses anorexia nervosa and her experience with it. She talks about her daughters' struggle with the eating disorder and how it influenced the whole family. It's written in a way that makes you feel that you're part of the family and really helps increase knowledge and understanding of the deadly mental illness.

As I've previously said, I deal with anorexia. It has definitely had a huge impact on not only my life, but my family and friends lives too. I am currently in recovery and seriously recommend that anyone with any eating disorder, or any mental illness, to seek help! You are worthy of support and I promise that reaching out for help does NOT make you weak.

I highly recommend that anyone who knows someone with an eating disorder read this book...it explains anorexia (as well as other eating disorders) on a more personal level. It may be quite triggering for ED sufferers themselves to read it, however the writer states that she hasn't included certain details to avoid triggering readers. I have read a fifth of the book and it's helped me view anorexia from the perspective of those close to me. Once again, it might be triggering to some, but I highly recommend it if you think your mindset is healthier or if you want to relate to families/sufferers.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Hana ♡

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Mini Haul ♥

Hiya everyone. So here's a few things I got in town today.
Primark: The patterned trousers (£9) and the polka dotted mirror (£1).
Boots: I don't know the prices of them exactly as they were on offer, with the nail varnish and lip balm as a free gift! I'm not a beauty guru AT ALL...and quite frankly know very little about make up. However, I like these products, so here are the names of them:
♥ No7 lipstick (Moisture Drench - shade DIVINE - SPF 15)
♥ No7 nail varnish (Stay Perfect - shade DUCK EGG BLUE)
♥ No7 BB Lips (Beauty Balm - shade BLINK PINK - SPF 15)
♥ No7 Lip Stain + Gloss (Stay Perfect)

Hope you enjoyed this, despite it being quite different. I would suggest checking out Boots's offers at the moment!

I hope to write a more beneficial post soon, however I'm dealing with certain personal issues right now and don't feel comfortable with discussing it quite yet. Hope your weekend is going well.

Take Care xo