Wonderful Wednesday!

Hello all and hello to another Wednesday. Lets make this one wonderful!

Finally after these 16 years of  mere consciousness I have learnt that nothing lasts forever. Chapters come and go. But right now I feel 'stuck', oh how I shudder at that word. School will end and so will this year but that hasn't been giving me much comfort. It's been this way for a while actually. Wish I could just enjoy life, including school..  but it is really not that easy. School cannot change I have to change my attitude. This is consistent to life, don't like something? Change it (other than yourself of course). Don't like the way you feel about something (cough, negative thoughts)? Change your mind. 

And that's exactly what I am going to do! I am not assuming that everyone reading this dislikes school as I do, but I'm sure everyone has felt this feeling - Stuck because something is keeping you that way.

 

This quote right here, I am not sure where I found it on this vast Internet, but I did or maybe it found me, and here in this blog post I am trying to prove a point. To encourage myself to 'let things go' while hoping that someone will enjoy reading this drawl. 

Maybe its time to stop dwelling on waking up in the morning. Maybe it's time to embrace it. I am at a very important chapter (there I go again being all philosophical) in my life so it is time to be positive. I believe it is necessary to let go of all this negativity - it's become too heavy to lug around.

Love Dani Darling! x

p.s Sorry this was alot of 'I's. In my next post it'll be more about others. :) 

Winter Favourites

It is always interesting reading or watching other peoples 'favourites'. Here is my first 'favourites' post for the Winter that has past. Finally we are in Spring, suprisingly because it's still so cold.. I know all around the world people are going into Autumn and Winter, so hopefully I can inspire them to try some new things. I'd really like that.  

Winter Favourites!

1. BB CREAM - it has been reviewed millions of times; I've tried and tested it 

and in my opinion it is perfect. I suppose its fairly affordable too! My Maybelline BB cream, I’ve been using since the beginning of Winter, is definitely right at the top of my list. Moisturising - it kept my skin healthy for the long run. Using it everyday I found that it did more than just cover up like foundation, it moisturised and protected. It will continue to be my everyday go to.  :)

2. PALE MINT GREEN WALLS - A few months back I painted my room from a lavender to a pale green as shown. I honestly love it. It is calming and it makes me feel some what more mature. I have had purple walls all my life, in every single room I have ever lived in, so it’s a nice and welcomed change!

3. VAMPIRE DIARIES - Its more of an overall 2013 favourite but I love the show so much. I only started watching Vampire Diaries this year. Though even in this short time I have become obsessed; cannot wait for Season 5!!

4. BOOTS - Personally I think a pair of boots in Winter are so cute. Mine were only bought recently so I haven't actually been wearing them all season! I will still be wearing them throughout Spring and beyond. Oh, and the photo does not do them (the pair; no I didn't just buy the one boot identified in the photo) justice! 

5. DANI DARLING BLOG - Why yes, I have enjoyed working on this blog over these colder months. When its freezing outside I've liked to plan and write posts! Luckily Spring and Summer are soon so I'll be getting out more.. which will bring new prospects and exciting new blog posts!

6. COFFEE - The photo stands for itself.. I have become extremely addicted to coffee lately. Its so nice to grab a book in Winter with a nice warm cuppa. 

7. ¾ ZEBRA PATTERNED SHIRT - Again the picture says it all. This top is cute and quirky. It was perfect for the casual days this Winter.

8. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS - My favourite book that I read this Winter was The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Beautifully tragic. Catch my review here

Love Dani. x

PS. Do ya'll like my new blog header? 

Bloggers Block

Recently I've been competing with myself to front up with a great new blog post idea. I've had no inspiration and it feels horrible. Bloggers block is certainly a thing! So here is me having no inspiration to write a post, while writing a post about it. Hmm, I guess that makes sense.

Certainly I am not the best writer. Although I must admit I enjoy writing for this blog. Putting words together, re-arranging, to throw across beautiful messages to readers, even though there are only a few of you, I really do get a buzz from it. If over the course of this only one person reads my scrambles and enjoys it, it'll still be worth it, obviously! If I can make someone else think, "hey I can do that", "Yeah I want to see that and try that" through this blog then I'll be amazed.

Don't jump to any conclusions now, there are definitely exciting things to come. They just take a bit more planning and doing than just typing away my thoughts. They will involve good quality pictures and my amazing chummy! Of course a blog post to look forward to.

Have you ever experienced bloggers block? Although I am only starting, with a total of 13 blog posts to date, I am feeling stuck. Any advice?

Dani! x

Took me by suprise.. An Earthquake!

So a couple of weeks back in July, here in Wellington New Zealand we had a few Earthquakes! Eventually it all settled down. Life went about normally or at least until now; we've just had another reasonably large one on Friday 16th of August. I'd like to share my lil' story and my thoughts about the emotions that come with such an event. 

It measured 6.6 and happened at 2:31 NZ time. (Keep reading, I promise its not an essay on Earthquakes and how they happen!) I was actually at school on the second story of an older building when it hit. It's hard to put into words how scary it was. I've never experienced anything like it. Everyone was screaming and I just recall diving under the desk while the building swayed violently from side to side! It lastest quite long aswell!

Its still kind of a blur, though I do remember many aftershocks following and they are still continuing! It was honestly my worst nightmare for one to hit when I was at school. Guess my nightmare came true! Its horrible when you experience one in a larger building and away from your house and family. Oh to make it worse the phone lines weren't working because of an overload, meh. Last time a big Earthquake hit it was a Sunday and my whole family and I were at home, which was much less scarier!

Anyways, enough with the dwelling! I survived and so did my house, family and friends. No buildings in Wellington collapsed and no one was killed. It really gets me thinking though about how fortunate I am. Its taught me to appreciate everything thing, big or small. How lucky I am to be getting a good education (even though I don't really like school, aha), to have a beautiful family and friends and even to be here, alive. Anything could happen unexpectedly just like this Earthquake and your world could be turned upside down just like that! Never take things for granted lovelies. 

Enjoy and hold on tight to your own journey because you only get one life to live.

Dani xx

Reflecting on July

The month of July has come and gone. It just flew by, I'm sure many of you can relate. This is going to be a sort of 'reflection' post about it. I hope you enjoy the read.

Well where do I begin. Sorry this is going to sound very negative (but I promise there will be a positive outcome later in this post) my month of July was boring. I literally did not do anything, so sadly I have nothing exciting to share with you! I went to school, I was upset about my results, I went on school holidays for 2 weeks and did bugger all. The highlight of my July was definitely going to the cinemas to see Despicable Me 2; which was absolutely adorable, I highly recommend it! 

Now that the definition of my life has been thrown into the depths of the Internet, how about some positivity? Yeah! Personally I am constantly learning from my past; I think its also a typical trait of teenagers, we really are learning day by day. Out of looking back at July, I really want to accomplish bigger and brighter things this August. I may even have to annoy my 5 followers with more motivational posts, sorry guys. On my first motavational post I found it was quite a boost to write it.
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A big thing for me, especially in the next few weeks, I really need to be motivated to study! I have practice exams which could end up being extremely important. But even with all the studying, I still want to have a life, and enjoy living!! So here is my brighter and positive attitude. I truely believe that if you are positive, good things will come.

Love Dani! x

Feel free to comment as well, I'd love to know how your July was!