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Birthday Voucher Purchases

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For my birthday this year I received an iTunes voucher. I usually listen to music on Spotify but when I listen to music in the car, I tend to plug in a USB with my owned music. Here is what I chose to spend it on:

McFly – Greatest Hits

Not a band I would usually listen to but I decided to give them a try after hearing about their new album. I chose their greatest hits as they’re not a band I’m familiar with, well other than their earlier most famous songs. I’m pleasantly surprised! My favourite band is Fall Out Boy; McFly are more poppy than they are but they still sound like a band rather than normal pop. I like their happy music, it’s so uplifting. It’s nice to sing and dance along to happy-in-love songs nowadays. I think I will be checking out their full albums on Spotify. Very pleased with this pick.

Favourite song: Shine a Light

Good Charlotte – Greatest Hits

Another greatest hits album as I love a couple of songs at least from a few of their albums, these songs were nicely collated on to the greatest hits and it just made sense. For some reason I threw out their Good Morning Revival album that I used to own. What has struck me with the songs included on this album is that the lyrics are really trying to help people, I didn’t realise how kind and supportive this band were. This hopefully will continue to help me in my adult life, though it would have been great during my teenage years.

Favourite song: Hold On

My Chemical Romance Greatest Hits – May Death Never Stop You

Following on from throwing out albums, again for some reason I threw out The Black Parade years ago at the same time. This band don’t make the most cheerful music I have to say. There’s more angst to their music which can be motivating and I just like most of the songs. They are more metal than Fall Out Boy, with their guitar riffs. I don’t however like Mama or Cancer but they were included, so there you go. They were a band I liked as a teenager.

Favourite song: Famous Last Words

Sam Hunt – Southside

Saving possibly the best til last and also the one album that is not a greatest hits is Sam Hunt’s 2020 album Southside. I’ve been listening to this album on Spotify since it was released and Sam is an artist that I absolutely love and is in my top 5 favourite music artists. I think his sound is a merge between country and RnB, his voice is lovely and soothing. His lyrics to me are heartfelt and are his own personal experiences. Go check him out!

Favourite song: Kinfolks

All images are screenshots from Apple Music and are posted in the context of a review.

Thanks for reading,

Amy xx

Scentsy

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I have recently got in to Scentsy! Another company that is a bit of hype at the moment. I got pulled in partly because they have a Disney collection, partly because I love scented candles (I know they’re not the same thing) and lastly because I know the person selling well. The scents themselves are rather strong but I get round it by only having them on for a short while. Although some scents are rather subtle. There are so many different scents, a lot of them are so comforting whilst others inspiring! There are just so many to choose from. They don’t only sell wax melts and warmers but also bath salts and little USB scents with plug in fans. I find these so versatile as you can use them anywhere there is a usb slot. I’m finding that the scents are really picking me up in this lockdown/post lockdown world we are living in at the moment. The newly released Stitch and Moana scents are giving me summer vibes which I just love.

Amy xx

Hello WordPress!

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I decided to move my blog over here as curiousity got the best of me! I have been blogging over on Blogger since 2012. I found it difficult to connect with other bloggers, so I am hoping the move will help. Although I am only just open to sharing my blog with other people online. Previously blog posts were only diary entries that I wanted to write and put somewhere as I no longer keep written diaries really. As I am new to all this, please say hi and bear with me whilst I adjust and get to grips with everything.

Thanks for reading.

Amy xx

Taking Care

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Hello,

Sorry that I have not posted recently. I haven’t felt the need to write a diary entry. This year has been a bit of a struggle, as I have forgotten mostly that I only stopped studying at the end of last year and working full time since then. I keep feeling as though I am not making enough progress or working hard enough. I have almost gotten over this as I am working harder and making better use of my time.
As well of making an effort to enjoy life more and release stress, I consciously make more time for exercise (as you know I am trying to lose weight still) and leisure (such as reading, watching films or playing computer games). I think you can equally work hard, make progress and still make time for leisure, enjoying yourself and seeing other people.

I figure this sort of conversation and transition is one that most adults eventually make, moving on from being a social and self centred teenager, to a hard working and integrated adult.

Taking care of yourself is not such a bad thing.

Take care,
Amy xx

Hello 2017!

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This is my first post of 2017. A bit late in the year huh? 

This is also my first post on my new laptop! My poor other laptop was dying. Apparently laptops only last about 4 years and after that point in time it is hard to get back to a level that is workable, considering the system runs up a long list of records and files of how it runs.

2017 has started with a struggle to lose weight, I guess to a certain extent I have an unhealthy relationship with food and sometimes it is hard to fit exercise in due to the nature of my work. I have though been mostly sticking to a calorie deficit. 

Life is in a weird place right now. I personally feel in limbo, that I’m not quite the person I used to be and I’m not the person I need to be yet either. When you get to my age, you don’t see your friends as often; and when you do, you don’t necessarily talk about the same things anymore or perhaps the friendship is not quite the same somehow. Saying that, I believe that old friends are the best. I haven’t really made many new friends since starting work but I feel that old friends are my comfort zone, I feel safe and that I can trust them.

Other than friends, most of your time is now spent at work or with your family. I think a lot of people complain about not having so much time to themselves anymore. You have money now compared to a teenager but you can’t necessarily spend like you used to either.
Strange.

My life has gone down to the bare basics, with all the frivolities of modern living taken out, with the exception of minor one or two things here and there. Or if I am treated by my boyfriend which is actually getting more regular. But still, I am experiencing life to the full with lots of the adventures I get to go on! Though there has been a bit of a lull for the past couple of weeks.

I have delved a bit deeper in my like for country music, I love the music by Sam Hunt, he is a regular on Spotify now.

Also, Hello Spring!

Amy xx