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I am going to try and make this post as detailed as possible, because I know  how truly stressful buying a house can be  I also know that people find these posts particularly helpful, especially if it's not an easy transaction.  1. The first thing I would absolutely recommend is ensure you have a decent deposit before you begin looking for properties. This means putting away a set amount of money from your paycheck each month until you reach your target. There's no point house hunting when you have £1000 in the bank, because if you find your dream home, by the time you save the rest of the money it will be sold to someone else.  There are many schemes out there now that are available to make the process easier for a First Time Buyer, so definitely do your research. For example, the Help To Buy ISA's. It is free money from the government, why would you not do it? 2. Get your mortgage sorted. Yes you can do it online and compare what all the banks are doing, b...

Nowadays every Tom, Dick and Harry has a blog and it can be incredibly daunting wanting to get involved. Setting up a blog is simple, you log onto Blogger/Wordpress, sign up and boom blog made.  However, when it comes to creating a blog it becomes a little more complex. It is definitely not as easy as you think it may be when you see your favourite bloggers posting on Instagram in the middle of the day when you’re stuck at work. Well good news for you guys, I am here to help! With a few blogging tips and tricks I have picked up along the way, my aim is to help give at least one person the confidence to create a blog for themselves. Research Do. Your. Research. Can’t stress this enough. If you want to set up a successful blog, you need to learn the basics for SEO, Keywords and HTML. Not only that, but you need to check out your peers, learn how to create an attractive and fully functioning site etc. Knowing what you are getting yourself into is the most important th...

I know what you are all thinking.  "Does this girl ever stop moaning about her life?" And the answer is no, and it's my blog and I can do what I like so there.  I'm sorry, I know it's boring and I know it's lame but I treat this as my outlet for my thoughts and feelings. I tend to jot all my blog ideas down when I am at work and hating life, so if there is a depressed tone to a lot of what I write that would be why.  Anyway, today as I scrolled through Instagram, envious of my feed, I got to thinking. This can't be it. This can't be all there is to life. There are people out there living every day as their best day, and I am here not being able to decipher between weekdays because they're all the fucking same.  I work 9-6, Monday - Friday staring at a computer screen all day long. I do the same thing day in, day out, I work with people who outside of the office I wouldn't dream of spending time with, and I generally just sit ...

I love fashion with all my heart. It is the one thing in life that I could talk about endlessly and never get tired learning about. It is my one true passion in life. Judge me if you want, but it's true. I'm not that interesting, but I'm a true fashionista at heart.  The Perks: Being so invested in fashion can be quite exhausting, not only on myself trying to keep up but also on my bank balance. Yikers.  So, today I wanted to break down the best and worst points of a fashion follower, because believe you me, there's many! When a new trend comes about, I love putting my own spin on it and adapting it to my wardrobe and taste. Just because something isn't your usual style, it doesn't mean you can't go for it without putting your own flair onto it.  Everyone has their own unique style. Operative word there being  unique  ​as it means no two people will ever look the same. It's fun and creative. Just because you styled one ...

Break ups suck. Even if it was completely your choice and you know you'll be truly happier without them, they still suck.  You may have gone through months of emotional hell with them, but for some reason when it comes to the break up all the good stuff comes rushing back to you.  You start thinking of all your milestone moments, such as when you first met as complete strangers and spent the whole afternoon creasing with laughter. Or when you had your first kiss, whether it was a drunken fumble or under the stars in the most romantic way possible, although I'm not sure that exists. Every moment meant something to you, and it was something you both shared together.  The strangest things can happen as you start remembering times you hadn't recalled in years! Just the little things, like when he turned up to your house when you were ill with your favourite magazine, medicine and chocolate to get you through the day.  Or that ti...

Where the heck does Instagram get off tryna tell me how I gotta look and what I gotta wear? Pfft... Syke. Well kind of, actually there is some truth in that but it's not Instagram's fault. It's entirely our own.  I know this has been talked about endlessly from all angles and every view point, but I decided to weigh in too. Cuuuus why not, right? Right. Instagram can either make or break us. Should you have a good feed, a pretty aesthetic, post regularly, have all the latest designer clothes etc etc you will do extremely well. However, when you're trying to keep up with that amongst other things in your life, it is really quite difficult.  Not to mention the fact that not all of us care about a bloody theme. If I was to do Instagram my own way, without being influenced by any other accounts, my feed would be a mess and I'd be posting constantly. Not just things that are fashion related, but everything to do with my life. As I believe that's ...

Unless you blog, I don't think you can truly understand the pressures it can have on a persons life. We all love it and that is why we continue to do it, but that doesn't take away from the fact that it's pretty hard work, especially if you are a perfectionist.  Coat - Allsaints  Khaki Shirt - H&M Ripped Jeans - H&M Western Buckle Boots - Dorothy Perkins Choker - Zara   Bag - Diesel There are many factors we have to take into consideration during our everyday lives, to name just a few:  Phone Battery My charger is with me all day every day. My mom is incredibly judgemental about it, but then again she only uses her phone to make calls and send important texts, like that's even a thing anymore.  You need a fully charged phone for the spontaneous moment you spot the perfect sunset, or your lunch looks particularly appealing as you eat a la carte. And you can't forget every single time you have prosecco and strawbs. O...