Slimming Centres: Scam or Truth?

Having given 6 sessions of complimentary trial by a slimming centre, I decided to give it go even though I was truthfully quite doubtful of the results and for the most part because I thought it would be a good product review. So the session took about 2 and half hours, and this consultant who I was referred to there took measurements of my total body, weight, height and total body fat. When the results were out she said that I had 'too much' fat in my body and that I needed to loose it fast and immediately of course started selling me all these packages to lose weight. I refused to buy those packages she offered and said that I will just go ahead with the basic treatment that was given complimentary... that was her first attempt. She walked me to this room, took before and after pictures of my body and then proceeded with the first treatment. She first rubbed cold gel on my tummy area which was my main fat loosing area and then used a hot tool equipment rubbing against my tummy to 'melt' away the fats. After which she led me to the second room laid me down in this coffin like machine and told me that its main purpose is to increase my metabolism rate and burn total body fat. 
When the session was over she of course again was pushing for me to buy those packages, bare in mind that the cost of those packages ranged up to at least MYR 3,000 to MYR 30,000. That's completely ridiculous but yet an amount of society are strongly convinced by it. Being a wedding planner/sales person, I knew her tricks so don't even try it with me. I got off her hook giving her excuses like I'll refer a friend to you who I know has been really trying to loose weight for years but bla bla bla (being or adding in the drama always works, trust me!)
So long story short, my whole take or conclusion to this is that:
1)NEVER use the FAST & EASY way out to anything. Slimming centres like this may always promise you this and that result 'without having to go to the gym' or 'not necessarily maintaining a diet plan' or 'you'll see the results in weeks' If having a great body or being fit and healthy is what you want then you have got to work hard for it. Where's the fun and thrill if there's no challenge to that right? If you opt to use the easy way out (and I'm not talking about merely fitness, I'm talking life in general) then how will you learn and unravel new things about yourself? How will you challenge yourself to be the best you choose to be? How will you make yourself so proud and accomplished? Think about it.
2) Body Image.When I was there and refused to buy the packages, the consultant kept saying that she wants to 'help me be skinny' and that I have a 'pear-shaped' body and she wants to 'make it straight' Girl, I really already am slim, I just have fatty areas to work on. When she took the before and after pictures of me, I realized that I love my body for the way it is. I really do. We all have different bodies that we just need to learn to embrace. I for one, had a not so easy time embracing and loving and ultimately accepting my body. You know, sometimes you have to go through the negative to help you journey through the positive.
3) Eat Clean, Train Hard. I never realized me daily diet plan was doing harm to my body, storing more fat in my tummy then I thought it would. You don't need supplements or slimming centres to help you loose weight. They would first say that you don't need the gym and a healthy diet, but once you sign up for it that's when they say 'oh you know you have to control your food and eat healthy as well. Only doing this treatment won't help you loose weight'
In summary, slimming centres in my personal opinion may not be as trustworthy. However, everyone is entitled to their opinions based on their results and testimonies so I'm just gonna leave it as that.


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Pain

Pain is a part of growing. Sometimes life closes doors because it's time to move forward. And that's a good thing because we often won't move unless circumstances force us to. When times are tough, remind yourself that no pain comes without a purpose. Move on from what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you. Just because you're struggling doesn't mean you're failing. Every great success requires some type of worthy struggle to get there. Good things take time, stay patient and stay positive. Everything is going to come together; maybe not immediately, but eventually.
Remember that there are two kinds of pain: pain that hurts and pain that changes you. When you roll with life, instead of resisting it, both kinds help you grow.


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Y.O.U

This post is a personal one for me. I've been thinking about how I was going to write this and if I was ever going to get this on here. There are only two people in my life that I've spoken to about this and they're two of my close girlfriends. Why I'm choosing to share this with all of you is because I love helping people and I believe that this will help you in one way or another. Ever since I was younger (10) I was always 'bigger' then my sisters. Nicknames like 'Fat-ass' and 'fatty' stuck on until I was mid way through uni. Family members talked about our size difference and that made me feel insecure about my body. I was an insecure, self- conscious girl who lacked confidence growing up and I hated the fact that people used to compare our body sizes. haha in fact bloody hell that was how some of them differentiated me from my twin. Growing up, I always listened to what people said about my body and I began to accept the fact that I was 'fat' when I was far from that. I used to look at myself in the mirror saying 'I'm so fat'. I never realized however, that I only felt that way because I was doing to myself what people did to me. I was COMPARING myself to my sisters. And listen here guys, it made me feel horrible. I was constantly unhappy and dissatisfied with my body. Yes, I starved myself, yes I shoved a toothbrush down my throat getting everything that I ate out. Is that healthy? Nope it certainly wasn't. I mean what was I doing to my body and my health? It was not at all good. I'm only 21 and I'm still learning to love myself and be happy with ME and my body. In this process of self learning I've come to learn and accept that those comments that people made and still make about me looking like a 'LAYS' bag of chips is not going to affect me anymore. I'm honestly fed-up and its tiresome when you listen and believe what people say about you. Those comments used to validate what I thought about the size of my body. I never realized how shitty and unhealthy it was to accept and believe what people think and say about you. Well news flash guys, no one knows you better than you do! You know yourself best and don't you ever let those comments that people say about you validate who you are and the way you look. Ask yourself this: Do those comments make me feel good? Do I like feeling this way? If the answer is no, then don't make yourself feel the way I did. It's a learning process and it takes time for you to accept who you are and your body and to love and embrace every inch of it. But when you do, when you feel that happiness and when you find that happiness within yourself not a single one of that negative horseshit comment can break you or make you feel insecure. Like for God's sake, to be honest with you, this is a first for me but I love my body. Like I freaking love it! I love my 34-inch arse and the fact that I don't have and need and want a thigh gap. I feel good about the way I look now and it's absolutely ridiculous that people think I'm fat. Just the thought of people calling me that makes me laugh. I still work out and try to eat healthy when I can, I still indulge in junk food because I let myself have a little treat. I used to put so much pressure on myself to look good, to be as skinny as my sisters and to have a thigh gap. Well boo-freaking-hoo stop comparing yourselves to others, not every body is designed to have a thigh gap cause nobody, like honestly no body is the same. There are more than a billion people in this world but we're all different and special. Yes even us twins. When you learn to believe that, you will feel so flipping good about yourself. So stop being a follower and start being a leader. Be your leader. Love yourself and love your body shut out those negative comments cause they're not going to make you feel any better. It's all up to you when you make that choice. Love yourself you guys, LOVE yourself. God loves you just the way you are :)


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Everybody needs a 'chubby bunny'

It's currently about a little over 4 a.m now and here I am lying on my bed, Nokia Windows phone in hand tip tapping away whilst my cuddle worthy tiger-elephant printed pillow case is sat leaning against my thigh. I suddenly have this urge at this odd hour to blog as I've just spoken to a good friend of mine who's living overseas whom I've not spoken to for a while now and I must say it feels so good to speak to her again! After having a fulfilling chat with her I've realized that we all need a 'chubby bunny' (one of her many nicknames despite her not being at all near to chubby. How odd!) My idea of a 'chubby bunny' is someone or in fact, it doesn't necessarily have to be someone. It can be something or anything that makes you feel good and nice inside. Like that feeling you get after a good workout or after confession or indulging in your preference of pleasure or the feeling I get when I'm blogging. It's just that feel good, positively pleasing feeling. Something or someone that makes you feel good, like good vibes you know and make you go 'It was so good or nice talking to you!' or 'What a good workout that was!' I'm sure you guys have experienced that before. And I know that we all need that in our lives. Especially after a long tough day at work, uni or school or just during a not so good day. It does matter if we're too preoccupied in our work lives. Fact is, we often forget, ignore or are ignorant to the fact that we all need a 'chubby bunny' now and then. Who is your 'chubby bunny'? I'd genuinely love to know them!
Andddd I'm off to bed now. Goodnight!

                                                                   
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Feeling Lost.

Okay before any of you jump into conclusions, I just wanna let y'all know that this is not a self pity post. It's just one of those days where I feel lost. Do you guys ever experience days like this? Or is it just me? It's like I don't feel happy and I'm worried. Like about my job or if I'm ever gonna get that call from that guy next week telling me that I secured myself a job that I really want. I'm just worried about this country and the economy of this country and yes it will all matter 5 years from now because it's my future I'm talking about. I sometimes forget what it's like to feel happy. The only time I can say I'm truly happy is when I'm surrounded with my friends. Don't get me wrong, I love my family and we're close but I feel that I'll be happier seeing them if I stay away from home. Maybe then I'll learn to appreciate them more. I don't knowww. I guess I'm just in one of 'those days'. What's got me worrying again is that I feel this way almost weekly now. And that's not one single bit healthy. Hopefully prayers will help!
Anyway, I'm going to finish my bottle of green tea that's gotten cold now and continue reading this amazing book by Judith O'Reilly titled 'A Year of Doing Good'. Feeling a tad bit better now that I've expressed how I feel! I love you guys and I hope y'all love yourselves too :)


                                                    
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'I Don't Mind Doing It'

This isn't what you think it is! (as per the title) hahah you dirty dirty minds you! Well I'm currently interning at a hotel under the sales and marketing department. Sixth week in, 6 more weeks to go! and my boss wants me to remain here as a permanent staff but I've yet to come to a decision. 

I've had this thought running in my mind for a couple days now and I am still partially clueless as to what I'm deciding to go on with. It's quite stressful and not easy I must say! 

Something I've learnt from this is don't do or settle for something because you don't mind doing it. We all have dreams and accomplishments that we'd love to achieve one day. A gold medal as a sign of our victory and success and accomplishment and reward.  My dream is to own my first ever fragrance ranging from perfumes to body mists then expanding to scented candles cause I LOVE scented candles and then to designing my own cool t-shirts which I already have designs of in fact. That's my ultimate dream. Right now however my second dream is to work for a fashion and beauty magazine or an events management team.

During the course of my internship I've realized that I absolutely love writing; feature lifestyle article writing that is. My body screams with excitement when I see my work being published in the hotels in-house print ads as well their social media accounts and Website. It certainly gives me pleasure and I feel proud and satisfied with my work which is amazing because it drives me and keeps me motivated to performing even better and bringing it up a notch for the next project assigned.

So, as of now, I still have yet to make my decision as to which career path I will essentially sail into once I've completed my internship program but I know prayers will help me with that.




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Christmas & New Years Eve Make-up Tutorial

So firstly after cleansing and moisturizing my face, I used Max Factor 
correcting cream over my face

I moved on to apply Bodyshop's foundation, this is the cream type and I highly recommend for you guys to get it. It's smooth and gives your complexion a smooth moisturizing look and it stayed on longer then I expected it to!

Next, I applied the second foundation from Sephora just so it will last even longer on my face throughout the night.

On to the eyes now. I used Skin Food's eggplant eye shadow at the inner corner of my eyes to give it a brighter look. It looks like gold actually.

Next, I applied Maybeline's black stick eye liner at the bottom of my eye lid as well as the inner top of my top eye lid. Applying eye liner at the inner top of your eye lid will give you that 'falsies' look! Now that you know this secret, you need not worry about the hassle of putting on falsies. Your welcome haha :D

Right, for the eye shadow I used Loreal's brownish-bronze-maroon first on my eye lid

I then applied a darker shade of brown towards the outer corner of my eyes

Silky Girls's gel eye liner is really good for applying liner at the top. I rocked the 'cat-eye' look. I recommend using gel liner just cause I feel it stays longer and it wouldn't smear when wet. But you guys can use liquid liner as well.

I finished it of by blobbing on two coats of Estee Lauder's mascara

The result of my eye make-up. I left my brows as it is.

 And last but not least blusher! I don't actually have blusher so I used my eye shadow instead! Here's a trick for perfecting your blush! First, with your brush measure the length from your nose to the end of your cheek, then measure diagonally the length from your nose to your ears. The results should give you an idea and help you of the area your blush should be applied to.

And here I am rocking a selfie of the end product. As for my hair I just pinned it into a low bun and added wax and hairspray for a longer lasting look. 

My Christmas dress from 'Nicole'


New Years Eve outfit!


Hope guys liked it and found it helpful. Oh and HAPPY BLEEPIN NEW YEAR GUYS!! I wish you guys the best of luck in everything that you  partake in and lots of love, joy and happiness in your hearts. Don't forget to thank God for a welcoming 2015 as well. :) Byee

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A very beachy holiday!









Happy new years eve you guys!! What are your plans for tonight? :D Okay so moving on from my new years eve excitement for now, thought I share my very exciting, crazy and definitely not one to forget trip I made with my girlies two weekends ago before they headed back home to their respective countries for good ;( boo-freaking-hoo. So we spent two crazy nights together in Port Dickson, went hiking and it was beautiful. The scenery was indeed amazing! The first two pictures above are the views from way on top the lighthouse. We continued our hike and the jungle then opened up to a beautiful beach. It's like the ones you would see in movies where it opens up to like a deserted beach of some sort. Accept this beach was not deserted and we were not stranded on a lonely island building a campfire, stood in a circle singing 'Kumbaya' and sticking sticks into fishes for food, when a hot ass men then comes and rescues us. It sort of reminded me of sexy Leonardo Dicaprio in the movie 'The Beach' for some reason and 'Survivor' oh and 'The Even Stevens Movie' if you guys remember that. But anyhow, it was really really nice. I definitely had an amazing trip with my chummies and I'm gonna miss them a hell lot. These girls are truly amazing friends. 

Also, I know its already December and I'm meant to post my outfits monthly. So, as I really wanna share what I'll be wearing tonight I will post up both my Christmas and new years eve outfits tomorrow, together with a make-up post. So look out for the new blog posts tomorrow! Have an amazing time ringing in the new year and please be safe! xo
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Merry Christmas Everyone!!





Woohoo its Christmas!!! Merry Christmas loves!! Just thought of sharing with you guys some of the things that I absolutely love during Christmas! I hope everyone's having a good time this Christmas with your friends and family and of course the food! ;) Have fun!

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#Fab-mode 1



Happy Sunday everybody!! So I'm finally uploading something between the lines
of fashion! :D These are the only two outfits that I managed to take a picture of, unfortunately
but I do love what is on me for this month. I'll be posting my outfits monthly,
beginning from this month on wards. 
Denim Jacket- Primark
White top- I can't seem to remember the name of the boutique 
I got it from. Sorry! I'll inform you guys when I remember
Black Tights
Lipstick- Revlon
Earrings- Forever 21
Bracelet- Got if from a shop in Eindhoven!
White Jacket- Nicchi
Floral Romper- Cotton On

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My Scrumptious Eggs!


Hi gum drops! So I finally perfected my scramble eggs after countless fail attempts and just thought I'd share my secret as to how I got it perfected. I used two eggs but if you're trying to eat healthy or are eating healthy then just use the egg whites. Seasoning (pepper & salt), and 2 tablespoons of full cream milk, you can use cream or soy milk, almond milk any milk of your choice. Also feel free to add in any additional ingredients of your choice like tomatoes, avocado, herbs, onions work pretty well too, cheese. Use goats cheese for a healthier alternative. Put a table spoon of olive oil into the pan and once the oil is hot enough add in the eggs first. Then quickly mix it around before it turns brown. Add in your seasoning, additional ingredients like onions, cheese and avocado and lastly pour in the milk. Once the milk is fully absorbed into the eggs take it off the fire. Your eggs have to come out looking slightly wet and soft like the ones you get at the hotels. The secret is firstly, MILK and whilst cooking your eggs, remove it from the fire off and on. The key is to not have your pan sat directly on the fire the whole time you're cooking it. Get it off the fire once you add your eggs in then put it back on when you add in the milk. The eggs will still be cooking when you remove it from the fire as it is still hot. I hope you guys find this secret of mine useful and helpful. Remember to not give up on trying to get your eggs perfected! Perfection takes time. Please feel free to comment below and share this post. You can now also follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Instagram if you'd like as I've just added that into my blog. I was so excited to have finally got that in here! Been wanting to add those social media icons in for a while now hahah so anyway, good luck with your scrambled eggs and I'll speak to you guys next week. Byeeeeeee!

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Slit-throat Secret

Hi lovelies! How's the start of November been treating you so far? So as you can all see I kind of got my throat slit!.............. haha no worries though, it's evidently fake. This is just some make up I did on myself for Halloween! I've always loved dressing up and there's no better time to go cray cray then on Halloween. But anyways, before I go on rambling for my love of Halloween I'll first share with you guys a guide as to how I got 'my throat slit'.

 Firstly the stuff that I used to blend or give the slit a more realistic effect was: Flour and Water! Yep it was just that! Simple right? You can use latex or wax as well if you have it or have used it before but if you don't own them, like me then you can go ahead and use flour and water. There's no exact amount as to how much water or flour you should use. Just mix them together until you get this sticky rubber like consistency that you can pull apart. If you have added in too much water, making it batter-y like then just add more flour into it.

For the bloody gruesome effect you need: Red or maroon lipstick. You can use maroon, red or dark purple eye shadow as well. Just make sure that the eye shadow is not glittery. You also need black eye liner or again you can use black eye shadow or paint! haha I used both paint and eye liner. And some black thread or dark coloured thread to make it look stitched up as well as concealer or foundation to blend the flour to the colour of your skin, and some fake liquid blood or gooey blood.

Stick the flour-water mixture to your throat and wait for it to dry up. What you can do is place the mixture around your throat and just peel it in the middle to give it an open throat effect, but I just layered one line of the mixture above my throat and left an inch gap and layered another layer of the mixture below it. Its a lot easier the way I did it. Once its all dried, blend it in with your skin tone using foundation or concealer. Next, take your maroon lipstick or eye shadow and colour in the area where you left a gap. After that blend it in with your red lipstick or eye shadow. Remember to leave the edge of the gap uncoloured as you will have to colour that in with your black eye liner, eye shadow or paint.  Once that's all done cut up pieces of your thread and stick them using eye lash glue or any glue that will hold the thread in its place. Lastly, spread on some fake blood and you're good to go! It's so simple, trust me! Oh yeah and one note though, the flour hardens up throughout the day. I hope you found this helpful and enjoy doing it as much as I did. Comment below for any questions, suggestions. This is my first time doing it, I ain't no expert. You can check out the YouTube links below where I got a little helping hand from. Byeeeeeeeee!

'Latex/wax' mixture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sjfMLRyhXQ (Skip to 2:13)



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You deserve to be happy

Hey guys! So my mum sent me this article she got of this website called 'Catholic News Service'. She thought it was a good read and suggested I read it as well and so I did & I wanna share it with you guys! Single, or not you guys should give this a read! I'm not sure what's the dudes name but I do know he's single and he had post up this article he wrote on Facebook.

Why people change after marriage?

We sometimes wonder why people change after marriage. In some cases the man changes and suddenly becomes cold, in other cases the woman becomes cold and distant, becomes disrespectful etc.

Another change that marriage is apt to bring isn't so much a change as an awakening to certain harsh realities. The man begins to notice his wife isn't really friendly with her toothbrush, isn't really excited about the idea of taking a bath, or of washing her hair/night wear, or vice versa (i.e. or the woman sees these in the man). The woman knew her husband has a thing for bottles (before they were married) but now begins to be uncomfortable with having him reek off beer and smoke in bed, she notices the man snores, and is a real Jackie Chan in his dreams, kicking her out of the bed...

If those two have the same problems, well, I believe they'll have a happy home, with conflicting mouth and body odours fighting for supremacy. But if only one is left to suffer the stench, this could have a strong and life-changing effect on their perception of the other. The man can no longer find the clean woman he fell in love with. And the woman has lost the slick, smooth man she fell for.

Now, God in his infinite mercy gives us gifts that really help before and during this mess. Foresight and fortitude: Before they get married, couples who aren't yet busy blurring their vision by premarital sex are able to perceive this problem and can either remedy it (for temporal habits like mouth washing and bathing) or run away(for deep-seated problems like pride, and selfishness). Many actually are able to catch glimpses. However for some reason they refuse to act fast. These people deceive themselves with one of these two most popular foolish phrases "he/she will change" and "my case will be different". They keep telling themselves that even though they lick a truckload of ice cream they can't get fat, "my case will be different", the extra pounds later prove them wrong and leaves them depressed. Yet for some reason they refuse to acknowledge to truth to anyone. They refuse to tell even their close friends that their fiancee has big problems and that they need advice.

Especially women, who would lie to their friends, talking big about their man just so they could be branded "the happening babe in town".. what they don't tell you is how much tears they shed at night, even when they still have time, they do nothing. Your fiance hits you, cheats, drinks a whole lot. But because he's got a few bucks he's okay and "will change" when you're married, or because she's pretty, you're scared you may never find anyone as pretty. Worse still you've slept with him a zillion times and your sense of judgement is impaired. God gives us grace to break away from such relationships while there's yet time. Whether you'll respond to that grace is totally up to you. If you ask me, no one deserves to be unhappy "till death do them part". We all deserve to be happy for the rest of our loves, to live with men and women who respect is as Persons, as children of God who treat us with respect and reverence, and who reciprocate our love and generosity. To mind, my personal happiness is just too important to throw away because of some sick, silly twisted love. Jesus said you should love "as you love yourself" but clearly throwing away your happiness isn't exactly a sign of healthy self love. I must love myself to a healthy degree in order to be able to pour my heart on others, on the whole earth for God's sake. Therefore, I'd rather stay single than get married to a woman who'd keep me miserable for the rest of my life. Marriage isn't a do or die affair, don't be in a haste, don't be desperate. Everyone mustn't be married to be happy, but everyone must be happy to really be into a marriage. Call me a fool, but am way better waking up strong and happy alone than waking in a woman's embrace who in a few minutes will make my life a living hell.

Be wise, open your eyes and see, only God gives real happiness, do not offend him trying to snatch it from nature, it bounces back with a deadly blow!


Hope this article helped you and served as an eye opener. Always remember: You deserve to be happy, but ultimately at the end of the day, only you can decide your own happiness. Everybody wants to be happy but being happy is a matter of choice. Love you all!



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'20 facts about me' tag


                             I got tagged to do this a while back. Finally doing it haha
                                             So here's 20 facts about me! xo


  1. I have a love-hate relationship with my 'diet'
  2. I snort when I have a really hard good laugh. 
  3. God and family is my everything and my number one.
  4. I've been a lover and had interest in fashion and beauty ever since I was a little girl. I used to get upset & cry when my mum picked out something I found unflattering to wear. She has since gave me the liberty to wear whatever I wish to haha!
  5. I'd really love to start up my very own beauty product line. i.e; make-up, bath products, body mists, perfume, etc
  6. I'm in my final year in uni, majoring in Corporate Communication.
  7. However, Corporate Communication is my plan B. My Plan A is to get into fashion and beauty.
  8. I'm not a quit-er. I'll try my best to accomplish whatever I start if I firmly believe in it.
  9. I'm quite a shy person but meeting the friends I made whilst at uni has helped me in some ways to get out of my comfort zone and be more of a social butterfly.
  10. I love guys that smell good!
  11. And if they can play the guitar, that's an added bonus!
  12. I love traveling and baking.
  13. I'm now learning to play the guitar! :D
  14. I took up art lessons when I was 10 but I quit a year after that. ONLY because I was interested in ballet! Ballet lessons never happened though.
  15. I don't know why I have a thing for boy bands. Like you name it!  One Direction, The Wanted, The Janoskians. I can't get enough of them!
  16. I watch YouTubers videos almost every night before I go to bed because they make me happy :) X
  17. Huge LFC fan!
  18. I pull on a strong brave face if something or someone upsets me at that very moment. Truthfully inside I'm balling my eyes out.
  19. Despite that, I've learned to handle and face life in a more optimistic and mature way.
  20. I love helping and advicing people in any way that I can. I feel loved when people come to me for advice :)
                             
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New things!

Hi everybody! It feels good to be back and blogging after a couple of busy years. So I don't actually have followers but I'm gonna talk to you guys, my future readers anyway. After scrolling through my cringe worthy, now removed blog posts I've decided to change it up a bit. I am now going to write about what has been my interest since I was 10: Fashion & Beauty. I will also definitely be updating on what I've been up to and anything at all really. Anything that you'd like me to talk about. Love you my future readers. 

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