Happy Birthday Blog!

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The blog is one today! I can't believe it's been a whole year since I wrote my first blog post. Looking back at my three simple resolutions and I only achieved a mere 1.5 out of 3 of them and this year I have 40! However I'm more determined to stick to them this year, I've decided to design a poster with them all on, print it out and stick it on my uni wall!

I just want to say a big thank you to everyone that reads, comments and contributes to my blog. I can't wait to blog more content this year, it was very sporadic this first year and I refuse to let it be like that this year! I'm planning on getting a new look for the blog in a couple of weeks if I get my design head on and attempt it.
I've thoroughly enjoyed my first year of blogging, I've worked with some great companies this year such as Shopcade, Baking Mad and Sugar + Style and hopefully a lot more in this year to come.

2014 goals

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I hate the term 'resolutions', it's almost like we make them to break them. I've come up with a couple of things that I would love to have achieved by the end of the year. Kind of like Becky Bedbug's 101 in 1001, however I don't think I could possibly think of 1001 things!

Blogging Goals:
1. A blog post a week with my 'cool things' feature
2. Blog more about baking
3. Go to a blogger event
4. Meet a blogger in "real life"
5. Read everyone's beautiful blogs more often
6. Write more reviews on products
7. Be more consistent at writing posts

Career Goals:
8. Focus more on university work - well I am paying 9k for it.
9. Pass second year - would be most ideal
10. Get a placement - ideally in Leeds, ideally with a good company. However I am NOT being picky, i'm just applying everywhere and anywhere. (If you have any/know of any Accounting internships, hit me up - I'm the best)
11. Be more confident in myself, I always doubt if i'm right or not, and I think especially with my work this is a big weakness of mine
12. Move in a nice flat or somewhere nice for my placement
13. Get supervisory role at O2

Personal Goals:
14. Lose my uni weight - you either can't afford to eat or you eat too much crap...
15. Watch a shit load of Disney films
16. Go to see Charl, Tori and Alice in Spain at least once every 2 months... Hopefully if I can afford it, they are all leaving me for a semester in the sun, boo!
17. Go on holiday with David for the first time
18. Find the perfect skin care routine for me
19. Read the book David got me for Christmas 2012
20. Watch everything on my TV series list
21. See the fireworks on New Year in London
22. Explore Leeds more - I've lived here over a year now, why haven't I yet?
24. Go for a bike ride in Leeds
25. Go to an outdoor cinema
26. Visit friend's from uni in their home town
27. See Beyoncé live again - without paying more than £100 for a ticket
28. Be more like Beyoncé!!?

Creative Goals:
29. Have a creative night at least once every 2 weeks with Hayley
30. Make a smock dress with the help of Annika Victoria's blog DIY DIY 
31. Make some clothes with the patterns I bought
32. Make a scrapbook of first and second year of uni
33. Get a new lens
34. Shoot more in film! I love film photography
35. Photograph my soon to be step-sister's wedding
36. Keep a 'Good things jar 2014'
37. Learn Spanish
38. Learn how to knit
39. Knit something substantial
40. Use pinterest more

Here's to a good year!

A New Year

Hello!
I'm Charlotte, an 18 year old studying Accounting and Finance in Leeds, I've been following other blogs for the past year or so, and I thought to my self, why not give it ago myself? Bear with (Miranda quote) as I start to get my feet with the whole blogging stuff. So hear it goes...
Last night I watched Pitch Perfect with my friend Lucy, I genuinely loved the film, if you have not seen it yet I definitely recommend it! I was in stitches from the random quotes that 'fat Amy' comes out with and it's just such a general happy, sing a long film.

Bit late, but here are my New Years Resolutions which I WILL stick to:
1) To blog/document/photograph/write about all the things that are going on in my life and how I'm feeling
I love my photo albums so for every occasion I'm going to try make a little photo album to remind me when I'm old and bored, that I did everything that I wanted to do when I was younger.
Last year was amazing, I turned 18, went to Centre Parcs with my friends, went on my first girls holiday to Magaluf, my festival virginity was lost at Leeds Fest, saw some amazing bands live throughout the year including Muse, who I am off to see again in May, YAY, moved to Leeds for University and I got to do all this with David (my Boyfriend) by my side! This year is going to be just as good, if not better and I want to share every moment of it.

2) Lose weight!
I'm the same as everyone else, every year plan to lose weight, but honestly by July I plan to be fit as a fiddle. Since leaving school, I've just put on so much weight and my confidence and self esteem is starting to hit a low, but that will soon change!!

3) Look after my skin more
I'm quite lucky with my skin, I've never had a problem with spots or huge break outs unless its exam time and I'm mega stressed, but this year I want to get into a proper skin care and make-up routine and try out a range of different products regularly.

Have you got any New Year Resolutions? And what is your skin care routine?

Have a fab day!