Weekly Life Update | Blogging, Broke and All The Bright Places

Hi everyone!

I'm currently sat here eating a bar of smarties chocolate to make up for the fact that I haven't been very well for a few days (any excuse). Here I am again with my weekly life update and there's a few things I want to share with you lovely lot today.

The first thing I'm gonna start off with is about sharing my blog with my friends and family. I'm a bit weird when it comes to my blog.. I'm so proud of what I've created so far and it's something I want to share with the world! But when it comes to my friends, family or people I know seeing it I start to get really anxious and paranoid. I am not in any way embarrassed by my blog, but I always think that they're going to judge me or make fun of me when in reality that's probably the opposite of what they'd do. I can't wait for they day that they know about my blog, but in the meantime I'm going to keep working on it and make it the best it could possibly be!

The second thing I'd like to share with all of you is how broke I am at the minute! And this really isn't going down too well with my make up addiction. I only got paid last week, but with my boyfriends birthday coming up and saving up for our holiday, I haven't got much left over to spend on myself. (I'm crying real tears) I have literally been torturing myself over the weekend looking on every possible make up website, adding EVERYTHING to my basket and breaking my own heart when I have to close it down. I need to find a new way to make money because my part time job on the side of college just doesn't seem to be enough these days! I've been looking to sell some of my old stuff, but I haven't really got anything worth selling. So here I am, still broke. And if I post any hauls in the next couple of weeks please shout at me for spending money that I don't have.

Speaking of selling stuff, I've been selling my old dance costumes. I didn't realise how hard this would be but I feel like I'm letting go of a massive part of my life. I went through every costume and thought about the amazing memories I had wearing each one and it was actually really upsetting. Of course, I kept a few because I physically can't let go of all of them! It makes me sad just thinking about it.

My boyfriend finally finished his 3 week job in London and luckily I didn't have work so we got to spend the weekend together. At first, we were going to go out somewhere and do something nice. Instead, because we are both extremely lazy, we took a trip to ASDA, bought lots of chocolate and popcorn and had a movie marathon. Let's face it, what's better than cosying up on the sofa watching chick flicks and comedies and eating a load of crap? That's what I thought.

To finish off I just need to tell you all how much I am LOVING All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven.. I can't put it down! I have almost finished it now after spending most my week reading it (when I've had chance) and I can't wait to share a review with you.

I feel like my blog has made amazing progress this week and I want to thank every one who has read my posts, commented or followed me on bloglovin! I have just set up a twitter account so that I could have one directly related to my blog and beauty! Follow me here @shelbyblogx

Lots of love,

Book Haul | Waterstone's and Paperchase

Hi lovelies!

I went to Waterstone's the other day (my favourite shop ever) and decided to share with you the books I chose to buy. I absolutely love reading and could spend hours in a book shop, unfortunately I don't have the money to buy every book I pick up whilst I'm there! I kind of slipped out of my reading habbit recently as I just didn't have the time, but I'm getting back into it now and there's nothing I love more than shutting away the rest of the world and getting stuck in a good book. So here we go...

All The Bright Places by Jennifer Nivven

"Theodore Finch wants to take his own life. Violet Markey is devastated by her sister's death. They meet on the ledge of the school bell tower, and so their story begins. It's only together they can be themselves... But as Violet's world grows, Finch's begins to shrink. How far will Violet go to save the boy she has grown to love?"

I've actually started reading this book and I'm really into it at the minute.. I can't stop reading! I'm a sucker for a romance story (I just hope there's a happy ending!) The cover is really cute. I know we shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but I do tend to pick up the prettiest ones first. It's been compared to The Fault in Our Stars which is one of my absolute favourites. I hope it's as good as I've read in the reviews! It was £7.99 from Waterstone's. 

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

"There are two sides to every story... Who are you? What have we done to each other? These are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they weren't made by him. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what did happen to Nick's beautiful wife?"

Okay so I feel like I'm abit late with this, but better late than never right!? I haven't actually watched the film yet either so I will probably do that once I've read it. I've heard mixed reviews about it but I do love mystery/thrillers so I'm looking forward to reading it and giving my own opinion too. It was £8.99 from Waterstone's. 

The White Queen by Phillipa Gregory

"1464. Cousin is at war with cousin, as the houses of York and Lancaster tear themselves apart... And Elizabeth Woodville, a young Lancastrian widow, armed only with her beauty and her steely determination, seduces and marries the charismatic warrior king, Edward IV of York. Crowned Queen of England, surrounded by conflict, betrayal and murder, Elizabeth rises to the demands of her position, fighting tenaciously for her family's survival. Most of all she must defend her two sons who become the central figures in a mystery that has been confounded historians for centuries: the missing Princes in the Tower."

This wouldn't normally be one of my first choices, but I've heard wonderful things about Philippa Gregory so I decided to pick up one of her books! I don't read much historical fiction but I'm hoping I get into it and possibly read another one of her novels! It was £7.99 from Waterstone's. 

2016 Journal

So this isn't exactly a book but I was looking for a pretty 2016 diary for soooooo long and I finally found one! I love the turquoise glittery colour.  I don't normally like page per day diaries because I feel like there's too much space but this one is only small and it's actually the perfect size (especially good if I need to write down assignments for college!). There's some address and note pages at the back which come in handy too. I love using diaries, they're a great way to keep organised and help you remember what you've got to do. The only thing I don't like is that there isn't a page marker. They have tear off corners to help you see what day you're on but I personally don't like these. I'll probably have to do abit of DIY and add my own ribbon in else I'm going to be flicking through the pages all the time trying to find out what day I'm on! This was £8 from Paperchase.

And that's it! I will be doing a review on each of these books once I've read them, starting with All the Bright Things. Have you read any of these books? Let me know what you thought!

Lots of love,