Infinity Dreams Award

Can I just start this post of by expressing my love for the name of this award? Seriously, it is definitely the best-named award I have ever received! :) 
Thanks for the nomination Eve (Pen & Key)! If you haven't seen her blog before, I would definitely check it out, her posts are awesome! :D

Rules for this award:

1) Thank and follow the blog that has nominated you

2) Tell us 11 facts about yourself

3) Answer the questions that were set for you

4) Nominate 11 bloggers and set questions for them

11 Facts About Me

1) I like seeing other people's nail art, but I refuse to do anything with my nails because I honestly can't be bothered and I find it impossible to take care of my nails after painting them!

2) When I was a toddler, I scared my Grandma when we were out shopping by not being able to say the word "frog", and accidentally saying the f-word (oops). 

3) My pet-peeve is when people chew with their mouth open *shudders*

4) I am on the last Maze Runner book at the moment (seriously, can't they just give Thomas a bloody break?!)

5) I will be 15 in two days!!! (WHOOP WHOOP)

6) I love love love book shops, but never end up buying anything because I know that things will probably be cheaper on the internet. Although I know that I can get the books elsewhere, it KILLS ME to leave without them... 

7) I have an obsession with Adventure Time, and my school bag is literally Jake. It is also reversible so that when you turn it inside out, you can also have a Finn bag (not that I have tried this out yet, as that would mean emptying my school bag, which would be an impossible task!). 

8) When I was a baby, I was SUPER blonde - the older I get, the darker my hair gets. I don't think I will ever be a brunette though.

9) My dream is to be a cat-lady. I think that would be really fun!

10) I have recently bought Sia's album "1000 Forms of Fear", and I can't stop listening to it. It is becoming a serious problem. 

11) I can't use heat on my hair - it actually makes it worse! My hair is naturally straight, and if I use straighteners then my hair turns frizzy (because that makes complete sense!).

Eve's Questions...

1) What do you like about blog awards?

No matter how time-consuming they are to write, I still enjoy writing and reading blog awards as they give you a proper chance to get to know a blogger in terms of their opinions, past, hobbies, etc., and I think that's really interesting (although this is probably the most clichéd answer ever!). 

2) Name one destination you want to visit, and one you don't.

One destination I definitely want to visit is Venice, because it just generally seems awesome and really beautiful.

One place I wouldn't really want to visit regularly is New York. I have been there before, and don't get me wrong, it was a wonderful experience! I'm not taking anything for granted, I just didn't really like the atmosphere with all the people and the weather.

3) If you've already decided your future job, what's your backup? If you haven't, what's your dream job?

I'm not sure about what I'll do in the future other than that I want to write or act. I would love to write novels and stories - the idea of that really excites me! I also love acting, and I feel like acting has helped me with confidence so much, especially over the past few years. Acting as a living sounds amazing. 

The thing is that both jobs require a backup, but I don't actually have any other ideas for jobs. They would have to back up each other, I guess. 

4) What are you never without?

I am usually never without my watch, but then I lost it, which is painfully ironic. It is probably hiding somewhere deep in my school bag...

5) What is your favourite film or film series?

Mean Girls will probably be my all-time favourite movie, as it just never gets old! 

6) Who is your favourite author, and what is your favourite book of theirs?

My favourite author is probably Suzanne Collins, as she wrote The Hunger Games series, and you literally can't get any cooler than that!

Catching Fire is probably my favourite book in the series, as it includes the biggest amount of Peeta Mellark, and you can never have too much Peeta Mellark in one book!

7) What is your prized possession?

I have no idea really. I got a certificate for a drama exam I passed recently, and I suppose I'd be pretty upset if I managed to lose that!

I'm also pretty sure "my phone" doesn't count as an answer, as it has no sentimental value, but I would also be extremely upset if I lost that!

8) What toppings are on your ideal pizza?

I'm gonna be really awkward now and say that I wouldn't really want any toppings on my ideal pizza! This time last year I would have probably had a good answer, but since then I have become a pescetarian and I would rather not have anything on the pizza.

9) What is your favourite blog post of yours?

Some of my favourite posts are advice blog posts, though my favourite post of mine is probably my "I'm so shy." blog post, because it gave me a chance to open up about a problem I had been having and I felt like I got a really positive response. Honestly, I didn't think that anyone would understand my problem and would dismiss the post altogether!

10) Pick a YouTuber to live with (not romantically)

I'm glad that Eve added "not romantically", or this post would seem incredibly awkward and I wouldn't really be sure how to answer it without sounding really creepy!

I think that living and just being friends with Dan and Phil sounds really fun, though I would be uncomfortable living with two guys and then just me, haha. 

However awesome both of them are, I definitely don't think I would be able to live with Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee - I've seen Joe's latest video and I think that in that particular situation, I would value sleep over friendship!!

11) Age old question, which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Seriously, this question...?

The egg, obviously. Dinosaurs were alive before chickens anyway! #logic

As I have mentioned in previous award blog posts, I have a limited friendship group when it comes to blogging, so I have no one to tag for this!

*cue despairingly dramatic music*

I think my problem is that everyone who I would tag has already been tagged for the award by the time I get round to writing the blog post, and I am too nice to tag the same person twice as it means double the questions! 

(not that I would mind being tagged twice personally, I just don't like bombarding people with questions)

Speak to you soon, 

Lucy x

I am so ready for half term.

Hey guys! 
I hope you had a wonderful Valentines Day, regardless of whether you are in a relationship or not, because your happiness matters more than your relationship status!
Personally, I spent my Valentines Day having a sleepover at my friend's house, because all of us there didn't really care about the whole "Valentines Day" thing, and just felt like eating a chocolate orange while watching "The Maze Runner" (which is simply amazing, by the way). 

I feel like people are put under too much stress when it comes to Valentines Day though. Like, if you're in a relationship, I hope you're happy and you have a lovely time. And if you're single, then so what? I would much rather be single at comfortable with my relationship status than force myself into a relationship where I don't really feel anything towards the other person. 
Sorry, I just needed to get that off my chest. Mini-rant over.

So I've had a kind of stressful week, partly because of rushed course work (that I think turned out alright in the end) and partly because of some other stuff that I'm almost definitely not allowed to mention online - don't worry though, I'm fine now!

But how are you? I feel like as soon as it comes to the end of school, everyone gets kind of tired and moody. I don't think this ever really happens to me, but I am usually surrounded with irritable people just before the holidays and I think it's easy to feel like you're treading on eggshells during the last week. 
It's also quite hard to remember to be nice and especially polite during the last week when you are just counting down the days until the holidays and internally groaning for 5 days. Don't get me wrong, school itself isn't bad or anything (after having the flu recently, school seemed heavenly!) - I am definitely not complaining about my school. I just feel like everyone needed a break to relax.

Another reason why I get SO BLOODY EXCITED about the holidays this time every year is because my birthday is on the 19th of February, and this time I actually remembered to plan something for the occasion! 
Basically, last year I waited until about two days before my actual birthday to plan things, and in the end it turned out that everyone was busy anyway, so I had to invite a few people round the day afterwards.
This year though, I was super organised and made invites and all that kind of stuff and UGH I CANNOT EVEN EXPLAIN HOW EXCITED I AM. 

I am going to calm myself down now before I just start smashing the keyboard. 

I will not announce the theme of the party in case I want to vlog parts of the party or blog about it afterwards, but I feel like I have picked a great theme and can't wait to show you my costume (as long as I can actually gather the correct stuff for it).

*crosses fingers*

What is it that you look forward to the most during the holidays? Tell me in the comments :)

Speak to you soon, 

Lucy x

Things I Like Most About Myself (tag)

Hey guys :3

So this is a kind of tag-type-thingy that I was nominated to do my +Layla Hopper (aka Laylatheawesome) - thanks Layla! :3
I have to say that this topic is one that I don't really think about much - I feel like most people focus mainly on what they don't like about themselves rather than those parts that they do. I really think that there should be more tags like this, because it's a really nice thing to think about!

Also, please don't call me "arrogant" or whatever just for listing the things I like about myself. I am allowed to love myself - I have every right to! I strongly believe that everyone has every right to love themselves, no matter their race, gender, sexuality etc.

So yeah, let's get going!

My favourite feature is probably my eyes. I like how they are lots of different colours in one colour. My friends say that they change colour depending on what mood I'm in (apparently blue is happy and grey is sad???). I don't believe them really, as I'm pretty sure that's impossible, but it's a nice thought!

I also like my creative side - I love to write and act, and recently I have discovered that a few people like reading what I write and watching me perform too! :)
I don't know - English is my favourite subject and I really love reading and writing, it makes me feel at ease, like it just comes naturally or something. 
One day I think I might want to write a book of my own :)

I also think that I'm really empathetic, which has served me well in many situations, and not so well in others. For instance, I can put myself in someone else's shoes and understand them in depth in ways that not many other people can, but it also means that I can get too emotionally involved in things that should not matter so much to me... it also means that I cry at a lot of movies and books, even when I'm surrounded by many other people and it's really inconvenient!
Anyway, I think that over the years, my sense of empathy has taught me a lot about others, and has helped me to help other people too :)

Other things that I like about myself (though I don't know exactly why) are my hair and my ears. 
I just think my hair is pretty cool, even if I don't really style it or anything... I have no idea what's going on with my ears though. They kind of look like elf-ears, and I just think that's pretty awesome! :P

Anywaayyy...
here is a picture of my face:

Thanks for reading :)

I nominate anyone who likes the whole idea of this tag and wants to try it out for themselves (so basically anyone who is interested!). I just think that it is really important to think about these things once in a while!

Speak to you soon, 

Lucy x

The Story of My Hair

My blog is in no way a beauty blog, but today I wanted to share something with you, and hopefully I will get some kind of response :)

When I was starting Year 7 (and I was 11 years old!) I decided I would try to grow my hair out. 
Up until then, I had wavy mid-length(ish) hair - my hair would still be wavy now, but it is so heavy that it's just naturally straight!
But yeah, I don't really know what I was expecting when I decided to grow my hair out - knowing me, I probably wanted to look like Taylor Swift! 
But anyway, yeah... 3 years later, this is what my hair looks like:

My hair has been in this style for a very long time now, and recently I have been thinking about whether or not there is something else I can do with it, just to make it a little more interesting or whatever...

One of the main reasons for this blog post is that I am getting a haircut tomorrow (a very rare occasion if you're like me, and can never be bothered with the whole haircut thing) and I am wondering what I should do with my hair, how much I should cut off, etc.

I don't know. I feel like I should be a bit more adventurous with my hair just because I can. Most of my friends have experimented with their hair in the past with drastic cuts and dyes, but I have always been really cautious and backed away from any kind of change to do with my hair. 

This is mainly because of an unfortunate experience that took place when I was a kid in which I asked my mum if I could get my hair layered, and she decided to cut it herself using a tip she had learned off the internet. 

WARNING: If someone on the internet tells you to tie your hair in a high ponytail and take the chop, DON'T DO IT. 

Ugh - seriously, it was horrific. I even remember crying. 

Just no. 

So yeah, I've never really done anything with my hair. Our school doesn't allow us to dye our hair any colours that are too unnatural (e.g. blue), and my hair doesn't really suit many colours. 

When I was little, my hair was really blonde, but since then it's just been getting darker and darker, and I don't really think I would suit my old shade of blonde or anything. 

I also don't think my hair would look any good short - I could never pull of Zoella's beautiful, daring new look!

What's your opinion? Should I keep my hair (vaguely) the length that it is, or should I be daring and cut it a bit shorter? 

The only problem with my hair length is that it weighs a ton, meaning that it is practically impossible to style it into a ponytail!

I'm not exactly sure what this blog post was, but please tell me your opinion in the comments :)

Speak to you soon, 

Lucy x

A little YouTube Update!

Hey guys :)

Those of you who have been reading my blog recently will have heard about the fact that I have started my own YouTube channel, which so far I have been finding really fun :D

( if you have missed those updates and all that stuff, click here to see my YouTube channel :3 )

I'm not really sure what I think of my channel so far - I'm still just experimenting. My favourite video to film so far was definitely my Whisper Challenge with my best friend Katie, yet I'm not sure I would say that it is my favourite on my channel so far. 

I don't know, I'm still figuring things out! :P

One thing I have been trying to do is making my videos look a bit more professional. This has been an interesting task, seeing as my camera does not seem to focus or respond well to the lighting in my bedroom, but I'm working on it! This evening I have been putting together some thumbnails together for my videos - my previous pictures were just some derps of me that YouTube suggested for me. 

The great news about the quality of my videos camera-wise is that for my 15th birthday (WHICH IS NEXT MONTH!!), I will be getting a new, professional camera of my own to film with, as well as a tripod!!!!!

As you have probably guessed by now, I am SO EXCITED. 

I've never been great with technology or anything (as my I.T teacher will tell you) but I still can't wait to test everything out - you guys will actually be able to see my face instead of the blurry mess you might have seen in some previous videos.

Another thing I wanted to mention was that recently I have been wanting to write some more advice posts (my latest one has been my New Year's Resolutions post), but I have also made my first advice video. Click here to see that video! :)

What I love about YouTube and blogging is that they both give you the opportunity to reach out to people, and, potentially, offer them some advice to help them face whatever problem they're going through. Even before I started blogging, I always loved that about the internet, which is really the main reason I started my blog in the first place! :)

So yeah, I just thought I would give you a little update on all that stuff. I will leave you with some videos of mine below to check out :3

Thanks for all the love and support so far,

Lucy xxx 

Liebster Award no.2 (as well as no.3!)

Hey guys :)

So I've had to look back at my last "Liebster Award" blog post in order to remember how exactly this things works, and I think I've got the hang of things, so here we go! :)

I have actually been nominated for the Liebster Award twice this week - once by ohemgeeitsmaya (Maya) and then again by Pen&Key (Eve), so I will have double the amount of questions.

Be prepared for a long blog post! :3


Rules:

• Thank and link the person who nominated you.
• Answer the questions given by the nominator
• Nominate 11 other bloggers (Who have less then 200 followers) and link them.
• Create 11 new questions for the nominees to answer
• Notify all nominees via social media/blogs!

Maya's Questions:

1) What is all time favourite item of clothing?

Probably a little dress of mine with stripes on the top and a cool flower pattern on the bottom. Otherwise I would basically say "any massive fluffy jumper I own!" :)

2) Name your top three favourite people

OH MY GOSH THIS IS SO HARD. 

I have no idea - I really can't choose! If you asked me about my top 15 favourite people I might be able to answer. 

For the sake of the question though, I would say my friends Katie, Faith and Ellie.

3) Name your top three favourite celebrities

Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lawrence and Michael Clifford.

4) First memory?

I have this really blurry memory of my mum walking me to school on my first day of Reception, but like quite a few of my memories, I probably just made that one up. 

My first definite one is me crying really hysterically because I didn't want to go to into school to Reception (I got really homesick when I was younger). 

I realise that this memory is probably quite anticlimactic - I promise that I was jolly sometimes as a kid! 

5) When was the time you've laughed the hardest?

There are so many times in my life where I have laughed so hard it hurt - the last time I recall this happening was when I was in town with my friend Katie, and we heard this man behind us who was with his friend, and was previously saying stuff like "Wassup blad, y'alright yeh?" scream "NOOO STEEEPHEEN!!!" in this really posh voice. 

It. Was. AMAZING. 

6) Favourite book

It is SO HARD TO CHOOSE!!!

I would probably have to say "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky :)

7) Favourite movie

10 Things I Hate About You - Kat Stratford is my role model!

8) Favourite band

Paramore or 5 Seconds of Summer (I said this in my first YouTube video but somehow it came out as "Paramore or 5 Seconds auo Summer" - I don't know how). 

9) Are you left or right handed?

Right handed. 

10) Look behind you. 

    Which shoulder did you look over?

My right shoulder. 

Eve's Questions:

1) If you could learn any language, what would it be?

French, because it would really help me for my GCSEs!

2) If you could re-pick your options, what would you study?

I would probably be really boring and not change anything, there isn't any subject I particularly regret. I kind of wish I had been able to take Health and Social like some of my friends do, but I only had four options!

3) If you had a one-way trip to anywhere, and a spare ticket for someone else, where would you go, and who would you take?

Assuming that this contract does not include fictional universes, I would probably visit Venice with my friend Ellie :)

4) If you could rewrite the ending of any book, what's the book and what would you change?

I would rewrite Mockingjay and bring back all of the character I loved who died (no spoilers - most of them). 

5) If you were stuck on an island, what three things would you have with you?

A boat, iodine (that's the thing you use for water, right?) and a book on how to survive when stuck on an island. 

6) If you could share a house with any 5 people (dead or alive), who would you share a house with?

My friend Katie

My friend Ellie

My friend Faith

Taylor Swift (because Taylor Swift)

ThatcherJoe/Joe Sugg, just so I could prank my friends :)

7) If you could take charge of your country for a day, what would   you do/change?

AAAAH - RESPONSIBILITES. 

I would probably just panic and give everyone free cookies to keep them happy. Also I would replace our flag with a picture of Benedict Otterbatch or something, just to confuse everyone. 

8) If you could collect anything, what would you collect?

Unicorns :3

9) If you were to set yourself a reminder that popped up every day   for the rest of your life, what would it say? 

I have a reminder like this when I wake up in the morning every day - my alarm is called "RISE AND SHINE MOFO, IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY". 

However, due to the fact that this Dan quote does not apply to every situation, my reminder would probably say "If you can get through this, you can have a cookie afterwards" - I find this very motivational and I think it would help me through quite a few tests!

10) If you were to travel back to any historical period, which would you visit?

This one's extremely hard, because every historical period seems to have it's downside... I would probably go back to any time in history when inequality was a big issue and stand up for those who were treated unfairly (because I could, I guess!). 

So those are my 20 questions! Wow, that took a long time. 

I always have a hard time finding people to tag, and since this tag is spreading like crazy amongst the blogs I read, I literally have none! (awkward)

I actually read a lot of blogs, I just don't feel like I know any of the people writing them well enough to tag them. I would tag Maya and Eve, but I think they need a break after tagging each other, haha :)

Speak to you soon, 

Lucy x

I am so tired...

Hey guys :) 
I hope you all had a great first week of school (or work or whatever, depending on your age), I think I just about survived!

It was brilliant to see my friends once again, even if I did have two assessments on the same day - history and science (I didn't mind my history so much, it's my science I'm worried about!). 
I have had a pretty productive week with lots of revision - I even managed to squeeze in a YouTube video!

One things that has been bothering me though is how tired I have been. What was so great about the holidays was that I got to choose my sleeping schedule, so of course I would stay up late and then sleep in till really late in the morning the next day. 
However, now I can no longer do that, and my sleeping pattern does not seem to be adjusting. My problem is that I am a complete zombie during school time, but as soon as the time comes for me to go to sleep, I am wide awake. 

This problem is not new to me - I have had problems with my sleep since I was a toddler and I would have night terrors. Then throughout my childhood I remember laying in bed at night, tired out of my mind, but 100% awake for no reason at all. I would go downstairs to the living room, where my parents would be watching TV in the evening, and complain, but they couldn't do anything for me. I think they wanted to help, but it really annoyed them at the same time. 

If I tell people about this problem, they always say "You should go to bed earlier", like I haven't already heard that advice before. I have tried that so many times, but I always end up lying in my bed for hours and hours, like someone has left a little light switch in my brain turned on. 
I have also heard some other basic advice, I know I shouldn't look at screens before going to bed or eat certain things, but I don't tend to look at screens before going to bed or any of that stuff. 

So this isn't so much of an advice post as a post asking for advice. Does anyone have any tips on how to get to sleep, or maybe do you have the same problem as me?
If you have any words of wisdom, I could really use the help. This morning I woke up up an annoyingly early time (it was, like, 9:30, which is early for me) because I am now used to waking up at 7, but I was still COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED. Just because my body is used to waking up earlier now doesn't mean my mind can cope with it. Last night I also read John Green till really late because I couldn't sleep.

Best wishes, 
Lucy x