tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69600230083378022882024-03-12T20:51:47.198-07:00Kate's Take on...A lifestyle blog, with hints of beauty and fashion!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819350972127289699noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960023008337802288.post-55525429911432896612015-02-18T06:13:00.004-08:002015-02-18T06:14:02.906-08:00A Trip to Pembrokeshire!<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><br />Hello there,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I have just come back from a lovely long weekend away with my family. We decided a few weeks ago to take a short trip to St Brides Castle, in Wales during the holidays, and so straight after work on Saturday we nipped in the car and off we went.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Where we were staying was in a converted barn at the castle. The views were absolutely gorgeous, and </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Our Valentines was mostly spent in the car, but we enjoyed a lovely meal for four in our apartment, followed by Take me Out... does it get any better than that anyway??</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Where we were staying, we were right on the coast, so where ever we went there were stunning views, and we were surrounded by remote beaches. During spring and summer the area is really busy, but due to the season, everywhere was fairly empty. In the morning me and my mum went for a quick dip in the pool which was really lovely (especially as the water wasn't too cold!) and we then went on a short walk along the coastline by the castle. We also had a scrummy pub lunch on Sunday, and again it was still fairly quiet, even though it was Wales Vs Scotland in the rugby!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Following our long walks along the beaches, we then decided to take a quick dip in the pool, which was really lovely and relaxing, followed by a quick steam in the sauna (I mean <i>really </i>quick...bit <i>too </i>hot for me!!) and an evening in with Mr Selfridge.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Monday was our last full day, so we made the most of it! Firstly, we went on a quick walk up to the top of the cliff at Deer Park (a NT park), and from there we got the most spectacular views of the coastlines. Which was made even more special as a lady pointed out a seal just below to us!! I expect it is really busy here during the summer, as the area is known for its puffins, and there is a ferry during the summer months to the island, where you can also see whales and dolphins! After watching the seal for a little while, we walked back to the car and decided to visit one of the beaches nearby (Marloes Sands), which as expected was absolutely gorgeous. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Finally, on our final day we were keen to head back (as we had a table booked for 7:30 at Prezzo back home...Pizza waits for nobody!!) , but we thought we'd make a short trip to the town of Temby... and I'm so glad we did! As it was pancake day, we thought it would be nice to get brunch at the beach cafe, which had stunning views, and the interior was absolutely gorgeous too! But brunch did come.. we were quite shocked at how good it was! I ordered pancakes, bacon and maple syrup and a hot chocolate.. and I was full till dinner! It was just what the doctor ordered, and we were really pleased as we thought we were going to have a Shrove Wednesday because we were out! When we came out, there was a pancake race going on in the street for the children and it was all very exciting! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Visiting Wales was a really lovely way to spend some quality time with the family, and relax after a few stressful weeks! Hopefully we will visit again soon!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Hope you are all having a lovely February! Been up to anything nice too?</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819350972127289699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960023008337802288.post-8145691538644028102015-02-01T03:38:00.003-08:002015-02-01T03:48:35.625-08:00Scrapbooking<br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Hello there,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">It has been a considerably long time since I last posted, sorry! I have been so busy in the past few months, and I have completely neglected my poor blog... who I have dearly missed!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I recently watched a You Tube video by Lily Pebbles on starting a Project Life scrapbook, and she was presenting to her viewers her scrapbook which she has clearly put a <i>lot </i>of time into, and the result looked amazing!! (http://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/2015/01/how-to-start-project-life-scrapbook.html) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I had never heard of Project Life before, but after watching the video I was keen to research into scrapbooking! I have had photo albums etc before, but I have a feeling this year is going to be quite a busy and exciting one, so I am keen to try and keep as many keepsakes as I possibly can, so I can look back in 50 years and hopefully remember 2015 to be gooden!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">... you could say this post is slightly premature, as I haven't even yet received all of the the items I ordered yet. However I am so excited I thought I'd let you know what my plans are for my scrapbook this year!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I have ordered my self a snazzy little album in the size (12x12). I decided on this size because it means I can fit 6x4 photos in easily, as I tend to order photos in that size anyway when I get them printed. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I also ordered the photo pockets in the same size (12x12), however I decided to order 2 different designs. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"> The first design has 4 (6x4) pockets, which are landscape with 4 (3x4) slots in the middle row. (as seen below). I plan on putting all my landscape photos in the 4 larger pockets, and then making cards to put in the smaller slots where I can either decide to write a little synopsis of what the photos are showing, write a little title or put in little items which I have collected, for example tickets or other memorabilia. I have also seen that you can (if you're careful!) slice a 6x4 photo in half and put it within two middle pouches, and I suppose you could do this within any photo size up to (12x12) in this case, I think this could be really effective.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">However, I also have lots of portrait photos which I don't want to put in landscape pouches, so I also ordered myself the same thing, but with a slightly different design. This one allows me to also insert 4 (4x6) photos and 4 (4x3) comments or journal cards. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I plan on making my own journal cards using scrap paper, wrapping paper or postcards that I find, which hopefully will make it have a slightly retro style?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I am really looking forward to putting everything in, and customising it as I go along. I know scrapbooking can be a bit of an artfom, but I think it would be a nice little hobby and I'm looking forward to seeing where it takes me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Let me know if you have ever done a scrapbook before, or whether you have any useful tips for me when I officially start mine!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">There is no way I can write this post as adequately as I would like. So I'm just going to try my best! I have just got back from one of the most interesting days! A few days ago my friend offered me the chance to have a tour around the BBC by her dad, and of course I jumped at the chance! I know that, when they were located in the old building, she had had tours previously, and has always told exciting stories about who her parent's had met in the lift at work the day before. So when she offered me the chance to go with her, I couldn't refuse!</span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0;">The BBC is a massive corporation which includes TV, radio and online features. The BBC have constantly been broadening their audiences, after 90 years it hasn't stopped growing!</span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I was told how the new technology which is widely available to people has now allowed them to advance the ways that the corporation reach their audiences. For example, now when you are listening to the radio, you are now able to also 'watch' the radio through various streams on their website, where listeners are able to watch live streams and watch the DJ's in the studios on either their laptops, mobiles or tablets. Which to me seems crazy! It is also interesting to see the way the BBC has been able to incorporate social media into their work, as again with the radio, the stations are able to receive feedback and responses from their audiences through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and often Radio 1 puts up videos on YouTube of the content that they have had on their shows, or from the 'live lounges' (which is when a band will come in to the BBC and perform live to the nation, they will often play a song or two of their own, and then a 'mystery cover' which is when they do their own take on an already popular song done by another artist, which tend to be fantastic to listen to and watch!! - I'll leave a link to a few of my favourites at the end!). </span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I was able fortunate enough to watch the professionals at work whilst the news was being presented. I was able to see the director making split second decisions in order to direct the way that the programme would be presented, even when there were mishaps occurring behind the scenes, such as an unpreventable loss of connection to an interviewee, the viewers at home would be oblivious to the matter. Which to me was proof of the talent of the people working for the corporation. </span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0;">The entire building, and boy was it large (!), had a fantastic buzz to it, and it was really quite surreal to me, as I was realising that this is the building which creates the news and entertainment which I watch, listen and read every single day. Every morning I wake up with Grimmy nattering away about something exciting and playing some of my favourite music, and before I know it I'm listening to Newsbeat and finding out the most important news stories which have happened or are going to happen throughout the day. Then I'll go downstairs and have my breakfast, whilst having the BBC Breakfast on the telly, which has various guests who give their opinions on the current affairs. Sometimes during the day I'll have a quick spot check on the BBC website to see 'what's occurring' (yes, I did just try to use a phrase from one of my favourite BBC programmes 'Gavin and Stacey') throughout the day, just so that I feel that little bit more 'in the know'. In the evenings I tend to watch programmes which interest me on either BBC 1 or BBC 3, which is also helped by the fact that they have NO ADVERTS (!) and then the next day I'll repeat exactly the same, yet the topics which have been raised will be completely different on the next day, because all of the people at this fantastic corporation have been working frantically to find new stories, and to keep us updated on exactly what we want to know, whether it's to do with the UK, world news, the environment, technology, you name it! They are constantly scouring the earth for current affairs, which they then broadcast using various different platforms which can be viewed by millions around the world.</span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0;">If I'm honest, I'm completely bowled over by the work they do, and I'm sure they'll continue to be as much of an outstanding corporation in the future, and they will be able to continue to find new ways of reaching people according to the changes in technology. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Kate Heidi x</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819350972127289699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960023008337802288.post-21156912555396764472014-04-06T03:57:00.000-07:002014-04-06T03:57:04.371-07:00Revision<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Hello there!</span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0;">It's that time of the year again, when all the students are knuckling down and trying to learn the final parts of their syllabus and, hopefully, before their exam date itself! </span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I know there are lot of people in the same position as me, wondering how exactly they will manage to re-learn all their topics that they have learnt this academic year. But the thing is, when it comes down to it, doing a few hours of work each night for a month or two is by far the better option than just hoping that the examiners will put <i>exactly </i>what you want to see in that exam in the paper! When you put it into perspective, the number of hours is so much of a little fraction of how much time you'll have to spend in a job you don't love because you weren't able to do as well as you know you could have achieved. I really think that education is key to everyone in our society, as without it we would (to put it politely!) be stuck in a rut! When you are young you have so many opportunities, and, well I can't make assumptions, but the amount of procrastinating I do is absolutely ridiculous, but I would hate to throw the opportunities I have away. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">There are so many different ways to revise, but just in case you might be stuck for a few ideas, I thought I would make a little list:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Mind maps- these are one of the best ways to remember different points, whether it be for an essay subject or a subject with lots of topics which all slot together to create one massive subject!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Writing pretty notes- this year I brought myself lots of notebooks which I can decorate with as many doodles as I wish, I then brought myself some lovely coloured pens and I am currently writing out all my notes, which I will then test my self on.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #c27ba0;">White boards: I haven't tried this myself, but I think I'm going to order myself a whiteboard and pens, as this is what my friend does, and she writes up her notes, then rubs it out, and re-writes them as a bit of a memory game! (see? revision can be fun!... sort of...)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Talk it through- for those who are better at learning orally, sometimes it helps me to just talk what I have learnt through to a friend or member of my family, and somehow your understanding of it just <i>grows! </i>This could also work the other way round, and you could ask someone to read through your notes.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Watching videos- for those of you who enjoy procrastinating, but without the guilt! Sometimes I watch TED talks, or search a particular topic on YouTube and having someone else explain it or give their opinion on something, which can be invaluable to some subjects!! Although BEWARE!!! Make sure you DO NOT end up watching other videos which are completely irrelevant, like dogs which can sing, THESE WILL NOT, I repeat NOT, BE HELPFUL!!!</span></li>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I hope that these might have ever so slightly helped you?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">What do <i>you </i>find is the best way for you to revise?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Kate Heidi x</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819350972127289699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960023008337802288.post-35022958143544648012014-02-23T12:45:00.001-08:002014-02-23T12:45:24.446-08:00A Trip to the Land of the Scots<span style="color: #c27ba0;">This week I took a short trip to Scotland with my family. We had a wonderful time, and it was really lovely to spend quality time, in a place where phone signal is unheard of, and to explore somewhere brand new to me and my sister. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">We were fortunate enough to stay in a beautiful hotel the Trossachs. It was the most gorgeous hotel I've stayed in. With lovely furnishings with tartan pieces, beautiful views (we were especially pleased with our beautiful view of the mountains, which, due to it being so cold, were topped with snow!) not to mention the beautiful pool, sauna, steam room and billiard room!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A picture of the hotel we stayed in, it never quite got this sunny though,<br />
beautiful none the less!!</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">On one of the days we nipped into Edinburgh, which is somewhere where I have never visited before. And there it was absolutely beautiful. We went up to the castle, and then had a little adventure around the city. It was lovely because it was so different to places such as London, and everyone in all of the shops were so kind and lovely. And of course we had a bit of retail therapy too!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lovely view from the castle of the water and the mountains in the background</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">When we got back we had a lovely candle lit fish and chips, and I tried some of the traditional haggis (and I'm proud to say, I'm a bit of a fan!!). We later (after a game of snooker with Dad) lay in front of the telly, and watched the entire coverage of the Brits! I am a bit of a sucker for awards shows like that, and somehow get a bit patriotic and emotional all at once! I love having a look at all of the outfits, and ALSO I always like listening to the radio 1 presenters getting all excited on the radio about the evening ahead, which they all get so excited for! I am a massive fan of music, but unfortunately I am lacking in the talent department when it comes to musical instruments and all of that jazz, but I can respect all of these artists so much! And also all of the people that go into putting an album out! I remember last year I was on the train in London the day after, and there was a girl talking to her friend about waitressing for all of these famous people, and saying how it was all so precisely thought out, I must have been impressed, because I've remembered it for over a year!!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the arches at the castle</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Anyway Kate, keep on track!! ...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I was also fortunate enough to have a beautiful boat trip on one of the Loc</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">hs, the views were stunning, and at one time we even got a rare sneak peak at the sun! I was lucky enough to be let loose with steering the boat, with instruction to 'keep off the grass', and I musn't have done too bad a job, because by the end, he'd asked whether I'd done it before! Now, that may have been sarcastic, but I'd like to say it wasn't!!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful view of the snow-topped mountains and loch from the hotel</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">It was fantastic to spend some quality time with my family, and because had so much to do, there are tonnes of memories which we were able to make, which I'm sure it will last!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I hope you've all had a lovely past week!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Heidi Kate x</span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819350972127289699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960023008337802288.post-44473780492783402682014-02-05T13:37:00.001-08:002014-02-05T13:54:44.278-08:00Festivals this Summer <span style="color: #a64d79;">Hello there!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I haven't been able to blog for a couple of weeks (sorry!) but I have tonnes to catch you up on!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It's that time of year, when Christmas seems AGES ago, and summer just can't come quick enough, people are planning their spring/summer wardrobes, their holidays and quite a few just trying to get through the exam period (if that includes you, good luck, good luck, good luck!). It's the time of year when people are starting to get excited for the summer ahead, and are getting fed up of the weather, especially as here in the UK it hasn't snowed... instead caused some disasters flood-wise, and albeit no where near as serious... some seriously bad hair days! Why is it that the frizz decides this is a good time to come out??</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">In the UK there are many festivals which are getting lots of young people excited for the summer, such as Wireless, Reading and Leeds and the Isle of Wight (the list continues), and recently, in order to build up the suspense further and further, there have been a few line-up reveals. Which I must admit, have excited me almost too much!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">This year, so far, I have planned to go to the Reading festival. Which for those of you who aren't quite sure what it entails, it is a magnificent weekend full to the brim of music from tonnes of different genres, from rap from the likes of Eminem, to Indie Rock from Biffy to Imagine Dragons (who,now, I don't want to brag, but I was RIGHT AT THE FRONT FOR!!). The festival is also held in Leeds, also in the UK, and the bands play at both festivals, but on different days, so for example one band could be the headline on the Friday in Leeds, but on the Sunday at Reading. There are thousands of people who turn up with camping gear in hand on the Thursday, or Early Bird on the Wednesday if you're lucky, and everyone's there to enjoy themselves and for a fantastic weekend jam-packed with memories. Sell it to you yet?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">So I thought I would give you a little R+L online mix-tape from the line up of last year, and the announcements of this year.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">So here goes!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAsGFnLl2u0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Foals</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvTqknDobU&playnext=1&list=ALHTd1VmZQRNqnFkD8uLCT3AGoI-dWhPJ8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Imagine Dragons</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6e5wxzPsQM" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">The Lumineers</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hDZbroaQDc" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Fall Out Boy</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCTDKLjdok4" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Bastille</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcf6iQDWPEo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Peace</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vh0iP5BziQ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Haim</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ASUImTedo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Disclosure</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXtpqg5SQxM&list=PLs_qe0MTbfo4Ea29ox5jC3tyqgeILXYdg" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">FIDLAR</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEXSxUraLCI" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Sub focus</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRf6mtitYV4" target="_blank">Amber Run</a>- this is a local band, who unfortunately I didn't get to see, but I've heard they're fantastic live!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">R+L 2014</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Line up 2014</span><span style="color: #a64d79;">`</span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBKqaVk2Co" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">The 1975</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9QGpHScGug" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Wilkinson</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYucGxToC4&list=UUmgVfiHVEkVid7-vzi4HZZw&feature=c4-overview-vl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">You Me at Six</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ht5RZpzPqw" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Blink 182</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6366dxFf-Os" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Arctic Monkeys</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC8FET-EGVM" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Courteeners</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkk2H3Ztrfk" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Disclosure</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Enjoy!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Are you going to any festivals this year? Let me know in the comments!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Kate Heidi x</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819350972127289699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960023008337802288.post-5469837098613768352014-01-13T15:59:00.000-08:002014-01-14T14:12:28.161-08:00Liebster Award!<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit;">Hiya! I've just found out that I have been nominated for the Liebster Award by <a href="http://sherbetdaisies.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Emily</a>, a fantastic new blogger who has some lovely blog posts which I have enjoyed reading! </span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PIJd2g4cgZubtzZA36-S4rHsnNlt66DGhiZofrF9BIRLhyWZ8nQP_YGOnww3F171YPuVeMj3zGYFzdZLFGpZO2tUEqyIQVDvI5O8eibqzb5ck2qcWLS7Nb_bjV-AJGCzU6KK3scxApE/s1600/liebster4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PIJd2g4cgZubtzZA36-S4rHsnNlt66DGhiZofrF9BIRLhyWZ8nQP_YGOnww3F171YPuVeMj3zGYFzdZLFGpZO2tUEqyIQVDvI5O8eibqzb5ck2qcWLS7Nb_bjV-AJGCzU6KK3scxApE/s1600/liebster4.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit;">For those of you who haven't yet heard of the Liebster Award, it is basically a lovely scheme where new upcoming bloggers award other upcoming bloggers. I think it's a lovely way of showing people that you care and most importantly enjoy their content, and it's great encouragement to keep going!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">So... The rules !</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px; text-align: center;">1. You must link the persons blog who nominated you for the award.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px; text-align: center;">2. You must answer the 11 questions given by the person who nominated you.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px; text-align: center;">3. You then pick an additional 11 people to nominate with UNDER 200 blog followers.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px; text-align: center;">4. You cannot nominate the blogger who nominated you.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px; text-align: center;">5. You must inform the nominees they have been nominated.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 31.1875px; text-align: center;">The questions which <a href="http://sherbetdaisies.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Emily</a> asked me were as follows: </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;"><b>What was your reason to start blogging?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;"></span><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;">The reason why I decided to start blogging was because I really wanted to try something new. I have previously enjoyed watching YouTube videos, and I then started to get more interested in reading other people's blogs, and before I knew it I had made myself an account, and I haven't looked back!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;"><b>What is your favourite item in your wardrobe?</b> </span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;">At the moment I really love my black leather jacket from Zara, I can wear it with almost any outfit, and it is easy to just throw on with a nice scarf if I'm leaving the house quickly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;"><b>Who is your biggest inspiration? </b></span><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;"><br />
</span><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;">My biggest inspiration are probably all of my friends, I admire them all in different ways so much, and I always aspire to be able to react to things in similar ways to them, or to be able to have a talent like they do, or to have a more courageous spirit like them.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;"><b>Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;">I would like to see myself out of university, about to start my career (who knows what in!) with a lot of experiences behind me, and with a positive outlook on life.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;"><b>What is one product you can't live without?</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;">I love to have a bit of Elizabeth Arden bronzer on me, because it is always able to brighten me up, even if I'm not feeling up to it!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;"><b>What are you most passionate about?</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;"> I'm passionate about trying new things as often as I can, and trying to say Yes! to as many things as I can.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;">I would definitely take B</span><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;">ear Grylls, because I would definitely be able to survive, Jack Whitehall because I think you need a bit of humour when you're in a tricky situation, and my best friend, so we could have a laugh about it when we got back!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;"><b>Who is your celeb crush?</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;">I've got a bit of a thing about One Direction, so I'd either have to say Niall or Harry, I don't think I'm alone here!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;">Nail Varnish or Lipstick</span><span style="line-height: 31.1875px;">? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;">Nail Varnish all the way! I'm quite lucky because I have naturally long strong nails, and I love having them painted in a nice colour on a pamper day!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;">I am way too much of a fan of 1D, and am VERY excited to see them later this year, but also I loved going to Reading Festival last year, and I enjoyed seeing bands like Imagine Dragons, Biffy, Haim and Fidlar, who are all completely different!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;"><b>What was your biggest new years resolution? </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; line-height: 31.1875px;">To carry on with this blog, and hopefully people will enjoy it!</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 31.1875px; text-align: center;">Who is your celeb crush?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 31.1875px; text-align: center;">Shoes or Handbags?</span></li>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 31.1875px;">I had tonnes of fun doing this award, and thanks again to <a href="http://sherbetdaisies.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Emily</a> for awarding me with this, it's really lovely to know that there are real people out there reading my blog! Good luck to the girls I have awarded too!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819350972127289699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960023008337802288.post-61145795140051714412014-01-08T15:19:00.001-08:002014-01-09T09:07:38.260-08:00Stress<span style="color: #a64d79;">Well hello there! I hope you've had a wonderful week so far! Unfortunately at the start of the week, it was the Monday that we all (well at least in England) had been dreading for the past 2 weeks! It was the day when the entire country went back to work/college/school, well that is unless your dates are different, or you don't work on Mondays, or you had an inset day... but that's besides the point!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">So, I'm not sure about you, but I ALWAYS stress about going back! I'm always worried about whether I have done enough work over the holidays, have I forgotten everything, was there something I was supposed to prepare, and (most importantly) what am I going to wear??</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">In order to relieve myself from this stress (which by the way can have long term effects on your body, so I'm allowed to have a pamper!) I decided to treat myself to a luxurious 'me time'. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Firstly I had a lovely bath, scented candles and all, and used some of my Christmas presents from my family, and had a good old soak!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I used the Joules body wash, body lotion, and body scrub (which by the way is a FANTASTIC exfoliator!), the Lush body conditioner. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I also used a soap from Bubbles at Home which is a lovely shop in Bruges, where my sister and mum also brought some of the famous scented soaps. I have also previously brought a dead sea mud natural soap, which really helps my skin. It is also a really gorgeous shop with helpful staff (if you just happen to be popping into Belgium!) The staff there told me about their <a href="http://www.bubblesathome.be/" target="_blank">website</a>, which offers a wide range of products, and I believe it does shipping too? I promise I've not been asked to talk about any of this!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I find that baths are able to unstress me, as I have a lovely bit of 'me time' which I think is so important in the modern day lifestyle, as it is <b>so </b>easy to stress all the time! Stress can have some damaging effects on people, and nowadays people are constantly on the go, and find it almost impossible to find the work-life balance, which is made even harder with modern day communication devices, such as mobile phones and laptops, which, as much as I love them, can be a real pain sometimes! Even just half an hour in the bath every so often instead of a quick shower before you nip out can have real positive impacts on you. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819350972127289699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960023008337802288.post-56003108288309536112013-12-31T10:39:00.002-08:002013-12-31T10:59:26.573-08:00New Year's Eve OOTD<span style="color: #a64d79;">Happy New Year!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #a64d79;">It's about this sort of time when we think back to all of things we have done throughout the year, the good, the bad, and the truly embarrassing!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #a64d79;">I'm sure most of you will have a new years resolution which you have promised yourself to keep throughout the year, and I hope there are a few of you who are like me, and sometimes... well the resolution.. it kind of goes AWOL! I have tried all the usual- do more exercise, eat more healthily (and no- just because it has a fruit flavour, it doesn't count as one of your 5-a-day!!) etc. But I never tend to keep them!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #a64d79;">... BUT this year, it will be different! As I have now started this blog, my new year's resolution is to keep this running, and upload INTERESTING (I know that's based on your opinion!!) content regularly!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #a64d79;">So, considering in some countries it is already new year, here is my first post of the year!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Here I am wearing a short dress from <a href="http://sheinside.com/">sheinside.com</a> (which has a gorgeous collar- with a lace effect embroidery, and white cuffs on the short </span><span style="color: #a64d79;">sleeves)</span><span style="color: #a64d79;"> , a gold pendent (lent from my sister), black tights (from Boots) and heeled boots from River island, which has gold embellishments on to pair with the pendent. I also have a ring from </span><a href="http://www.pandora.net/en-gb/explore/products/rings#!190854CAR/metal/05,04,11,06/sort-by/r" target="_blank">Pandora</a><span style="color: #a64d79;"> on, in the month of July.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-weight: normal;">In order to do my hair- I washed with Tresemme Moisture Rich shampoo and conditioner, and dried roughly and added a few squirts (technical term I'm sure!) of Aussie leave-in Conditioner. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #a64d79;">Kate Heidi x</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819350972127289699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960023008337802288.post-35695909944316122982013-12-29T04:04:00.000-08:002013-12-30T15:46:29.382-08:00Christmas Festivities!<span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Well what a merry Christmas it has been!</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">I hope you have all enjoyed yourselves thoroughly!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I reckon my favourite part of Christmas is the lead up. I look forward to December the 1st SO MUCH so that I'm able to put all of my Xmas playlists on my phone (obviously Buble's a must!!), and all of the streets get cheerier as all the lights are being put up, and you finally realise that that corner shop wasn't quite as vulgar looking as you once thought, now it has florescent lights on! One of the most exciting parts is decorating the tree (of course!) with all of the baubles you own in the house, colour coding or not! Unfortunately, In my household we had a bit of a mishap with the decorations... They went missing! So we have had to make-do with the only ones we could find, and all things considered, I think we did quite well!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Also leading up to Christmas time, writing your Christmas cards is a MUST! Although handing them out... that can be the tricky bit! I'm afraid all of my friends may have to wait until the new year!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I've got to admit, I'm a bit of a shopaholic when it comes to buying presents for my family and friends! I can't quite decide whether it's due to the sheer enjoyment of going to the shops, with all the shops' gorgeous decorations, and front windows (which must have taken hours to construct!), and all the people who are just running around like headless-chickens all trying to buy for their picky friends or trendy sisters who are almost impossible to buy for (!), or is it the wrapping of the gifts? This year I really enjoyed hiding in my bedroom with the sellotape, scissors and wrapping paper at the ready! Although I must admit, a few items were slightly shamefully wrapped!; or is it the look on people's faces when they open your presents? The pure delight when they open something which you <i>knew </i>they would love, and their reaction is exactly what they were hoping for. I'm not entirely sure what it is that does it for me, but I think it's a bit of a mixture!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">One of the major things I love about Christmas is how it brings the family together. I was able to see almost all of my family this year, whether it be in person, or on skype to them in the States! Seeing everyone come together was truly lovely for me this year, and I hope you had the same!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Finally, everyone's favourite day of the lead up to Christmas... CHRISTMAS EVE! It's one of the most exciting days there is! All of the presents are under the tree, you've opened your last advent calender treat and finally it's time for Santa to come! All of the TV is very festive and everyone is huddled around 'The Holiday' and gawking at Jude Law! And just before you go to bed you have to leave a mince pie and some carrots for Santa and Rudolf to nibble whilst you're asleep, although <i>getting </i>to sleep is the problem... It's impossible!! I don't know about you, but I just can't do it! I'm left lying there, thinking about how wonderful the lead up is, and how exciting it will be tomorrow, and how awful I will feel when I'm lying horizontal after filling up on Christmas Lunch! But also how fantastic it will be to see my family all together, and celebrating!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I hope you've had a fantastic Christmas time, what did you get up to? Any favourite gifts? And I hope that you are excited for the New Year (especially the party!)!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819350972127289699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960023008337802288.post-7839717350600334622013-12-28T16:41:00.001-08:002013-12-28T16:41:40.022-08:00First Post<span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Well hello there! Nice to meet you!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">This is my first ever blog, so I'm not entirely sure how to introduce myself, but I think I'll start by saying 'welcome!'</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I hope you've had a fantastic Christmas so far, and are looking forward to the New Year! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I am starting a brand new lifestyle/fashion/beauty blog which hopefully you will enjoy(!), I am going to write a little post on a topic every-so-often, which you can suggest for the future, and comment on what you think of my 'take' on the topic. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Enjoy the rest of your day/night, and I hope to see you soon!</span><br />
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