Giving & Being A Massive Fangirl

"No one has ever become poor by giving."
 - The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank
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Okay, I know that - apart from my previous blog post - all of my posts have been about happiness and being positive and, while those are definitely good things to talk about, I'm not always going to talk about that!

I like lots of other things too and I figure I can probably bore tons of you with those too, right?

Don't get me wrong. I am trying to be interesting. I'm just not sure I'm succeeding.

But that's beside the point!

What I will say is that I am a MASSIVE fangirl and, quite frankly, I'm surprised I haven't fangirled about anything on here yet so I guess what I'm saying is keep your eyes peeled for that!

I feel I should also point out that this is not going to be a long blog post this morning because I am lazy and cannot be bothered.

However, I have put a quote at the top of this blog post which means a lot to me and I figure everyone can probably learn a lot from it.

It's deep and pretty meaningful and the more you think about it, the more you want to go outside and help someone cross the road.

Okay, that sounded bitchy and it wasn't supposed to because I genuinely love that quote so, on that note, I'm going to stop being grouchy and go off to eat something!

Goodbye for now!


Lots of love,

K
xxxx

The Fault In Our Stars - Troye Sivan (Official Music Video)

"As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once."
 - The Fault In Our Stars, John Green
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I know I haven't posted enough yet to have "the usual sort of posts" but this does seem to be very different to what I have posted so far.

However, I also reckon it deserves a space on this blog.

I might not have read "The Fault In Our Stars" yet - it's on my Christmas list (put down your torches!) - but the subject matter is apparent and I feel it is actually one that doesn't have enough attention or perhaps understand, despite its presence in the media.

And I feel that this song really sums that up and I thought you guys would like to listen to it too.

I'd never heard it before this afternoon and I feel like I've been missing out since it was published on the 5th May 2013.

So yeah, give it a listen for me below:




As Troye Sivan mentions in the video, you can buy the song and / or donate money, the details of which are below:

Buy the song on Bandcamp - 100% of proceeds go to the PMHF:
https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the...
http://www.troyesivan.bandcamp.com

Donate to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation: http://www.pmhfoundation.com/Donate

 If you can't donate then please +1 this, like it, leave a comment, share this post to give this song more attention, or visit the video on Troye's YouTube by clicking here.

Thank you, my lovelies.


As always,
Lots of love,

K
xxxx

Life's Too Short

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."
- James Dean
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I realised very recently that life's too short and we only get one shot at this.

That was when I decided to cut loose so many things that weren't necessary and that were making me unhappy. I'd done it before but never to the same extent and a huge example of this was further education.

I passed my GCSEs fairly well in June 2012 and,  in September of the same year, I started my AS Levels at Sixth Form. I studied Government & Politics, Law, English Literature and ICT.

And I hated it.

So, after having passed two AS Levels and sticking it out for a year, I decided it was time for a change.

Over that summer, I planned to do an ICT Apprenticeship at the local college. I was very excited to go and I think I might have actually done that if the people who ran it were more competent.

But they were not.

And so I was left to find something else to do, constantly telling myself "This is your last chance. Don't screw it up again."

So I found another ICT course in the same college and hoped that things would be different.

I started it in September 2013 and, for the first time since I had left my upper school, I realised that I had found something that made me happy. I enjoyed the course greatly... for a few weeks and, by the end of half a term, I was ready to leave again.

No doubt you're all sighing  by now and, to be honest, I don't blame you. I've started rambling and I'm sorry for that.

But I've finally reached the important part of the story!

*muffled groans and mutters of "Get to the point, idiot!" resound in the distance*

At the moment, I am currently in the process of being interviewed for a number of apprenticeships that have nothing to do with ICT or anything that held me back before.

I feel like this might be finally what I was looking for. I get a fresh new start where I won't know anyone at all (yikes but... sort of... yay!) and I'll have the money to keep me motivated when all else fails!

(Ignore that, readers. I'm lovely and money doesn't influence me in the slightest. Honest.)

But yes.

I decided recently that there was absolutely no point in staying in a place that made me so stressed and upset that panic attacks were an almost daily occurrence. That would be utterly ridiculous and so detrimental to my health.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is that, if you're in a bad relationship or place or anything at all really, and if you have the power to cut away the things that are making you unhappy and find something that will be good for you, then you should.

You really, really should.

Just remember, as James Dean says, "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."

Life's too short.

Don't waste time doing something you'll regret.

Lots of love,

K

xxxx

Happiness

"No one cares if you're sad or happy. So you might as well choose to be happy to benefit yourself."
- Unknown
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I think it's important to always try and be happy.

Sometimes that can seem extraordinarily difficult and, believe me, after the last few years I've had, I know the feeling. But I've decided that enough is enough.

What's the point in going through my life unhappy when I could just as easily see the positive side to things? You only get one shot at this and I'm tired of wasting it.

So I try to smile.

I try to compliment someone everyday, or even just greet someone who I wouldn't necessarily have greeted before.

The other day at the bus stop I smiled at a rather sinister looking individual who no one else would look at and he turned out to be the most lovely person. I felt great for having done that and it put me in a good mood for the rest of the day, and all because of that one little smile.

That's very important too, I think.

You should always do your very best to be kind to others.

You never know how difficult their life is or even if they are just having an awful day, and that one little smile and greeting could be just what they need to cheer them up.

So try to smile, whether it's just for your own sake or for someone else.

Talk to scary looking people at the bus stop (but you probably should be careful doing that....)

Tell someone their scarf is lovely even if you wouldn't use it to dry the floor with because honestly - and I can promise you this - they will appreciate it and I can guarantee that you will feel better for having done so!

Do it.

You won't regret it.

I'm going for now but I'll be back soon.

Keep smiling.


K
xxx