My 21st Birthday Celebrations!

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Hey Dolls,

Firstly, how are we almost at the end of the February? 2019 is going to fly by I can tell!

So this week I thought I’d give you all an update on what I got up to for my 21st last month. Anyone who knows me knows I don’t do things by halves, and after an amazing trip in Iceland I couldn’t wait for the rest of my birthday celebrations.

On my actual birthday I went to work and my fab work pals had decorated my desk! After work i went for a lovely meal with my parents at Middleton’s, one of my faves which was really nice.

Then as my birthday was on a Wednesday it was Acapella social night, our social sec decided on Hairspray as our theme (my absolute favourite) and of course I couldn’t resist being Tracy!

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The weekend meant it was time for my party which I was super excited for! My best friend from Essex came up to Leicester (bday would not have been the same without her!) and after Friday night spray tans, we spent the whole of Saturday getting ready.

Hair and Makeup artist Bex had the task of getting 6 of us ready for the night, and the day was filled with champagne, yummy food (thanks mum), selfies and gossiping! I had my party at Revolution Leicester and I can’t thank the team there enough for making everything run smoothly from booking through to the actual night!

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The final part of my birthday celebrations was a trip to London with my lovely family, after a glam sesh at Blow Ltd, Covent Garden we headed to the Royal Albert Hall for Cirque du Soleil: Totem! The show was amazing and the perfect end to all my celebrations!

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I had the most amazing 21st birthday month and can’t thank my family and friends enough for making it so great!

Ciao Bellas,

S

xx

Travel with me: 21st birthday trip to Iceland

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Hey Dolls,

To kick start my 21st birthday celebrations I headed to Iceland with my parents! The weekend was amazing and I highly recommend, so here’s what we got up to!

We landed around lunchtime and decided to go exploring the city centre after adding a few extra layers! We enjoyed a wander about and stopped off at a lovely little coffee shop to warm up!

On Saturday, we had an early start and got picked up from our hotel at 8.30am! It was all worth it though as we headed out on the Golden Circle tour. Our first stop was Thingvellir National Park, a place rich with Icelandic history. Despite the bitter wind the view was beautiful and we also enjoyed out tour guide Wally’s tails.

Next stop was the Geyser, a geothermal spouting spring. This was great to watch as it is a natural phenomenon. We also stopped here for lunch, the food was nice but be prepared because it is expensive!

Our final stop was the beautiful  Gullfoss Waterfall, a natural waterfall with amazing views! We didn’t spend as much time looking at the waterfall as it started snowing really heavily so after taking some lovely picture, headed to the cafe for one of the best hot chocolates I have ever had!

Sunday was a day to relax, how could I visit Iceland and not go to the Blue Lagoon! The Blue Lagoon was one of the oddest but most amazing experiences. It is not often you are in a swimming costume in a natural hot lagoon whilst it is snowing! We also took advantage of the face mask bar and I have to say my skin felt incredible afterwards!

After a very relaxing day it was time for dinner. Recommended to us by our lovely concierge Greta, we went to Apotex and OMG it was the best meal I have ever eaten! We indulged in the 7 course tasting menu full of Icelandic cuisine with a modern twist. Highly recommend this one!

My Top Picks:

-Golden Circle tour, an easy way to explore Iceland

-Blue Lagoon, a must if you visit this beautiful country

-Apotex, delicious modern Icelandic food- best meal ever!

-Balthasar, yummy rustic food

-Grand Hotel, lovely hotel with friendly staff

Iceland is definitely in my top 5 countries I have visited and I would recommend it to anyone!

I will be filling you in on the rest of my 21st celebrations in my next post!

Ciao Bellas,

S

xx

Let’s Talk:Goal Setting

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Hey Dolls,

I’ve decided to start a new series on my blog called ‘Let’s Talk’ to cover a range of different topics from friendship to body confidence because I think it is really important.

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So as its the start of a new year I thought the first in the series should be goal setting. I love goal setting, it helps me focus on what I want to achieve! I like to set my goals out into short, medium and more long term.

I’ve always loved having something to work towards and although I don’t set new years resolutions, I always set a goal for the year and this year I’ve decided I would like to participate or host 3 charity events and do some volunteering.

My medium term goal is to graduate university with a First and to move into my own flat, this is something I know will take work but I’m excited to see what will happen in the next few years. My long term goal for years has been to make director by 30 and I’m hoping that one will happen!

So there are my goals, what are yours?

Ciao Bellas,

S

xxx

Life update!

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Hey Dolls,

Happy New Year to you all! So you may have noticed I have been missing for a few months so I thought I’d give you a quick update of what I have been up to.

It’s been a busy few months so lets start with September! In September, I started my placement year at spottydog communications. The team are so lovely, I’ve already had so much great opportunities and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year with the spottydog ‘pawsome’ pack brings! September also saw me take over as DMU Acapella’s chair and with amazing new members, I can tell 2019 is going to be a year of great things for the society.

November saw a girlie trip to London with my aunts and mum which resulted in pampering, shopping and cocktails! Acapella recorded our first proper track which was really exciting and I also helped to organise a Leicester Business Festival event, resulting in us winning ‘Event of the year’.

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December is always a crazy month, the madness began with spottydog’s Christmas campaign featuring DMU Acapella which was so much fun! I spent Christmas with my lovely family and enjoyed a well earned break. It has become a bit of tradition for us to go away for New Year and this time we decided to head to London for a few days. We stayed in the M by Montcalm in shoreditch, went to see Tina the musical and brought in the new year at Millbank Tower’s SkyBar.

So that’s what I have been up to, I’m really excited to be back writing and will be uploading fortnightly.

Ciao Bellas,

S

xxx

Fast Car Driving Experience!

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Hey Dolls,

This week I’m going to be sharing something a bit different to the usual beauty and fashion! I’ve always loved super cars that go fast so my parents got me a ‘Super car driving experience day’. I was one of the only girls that but that didn’t bother me in the slightest!

My day was at Lyndhurst Race Circuit but you can do them all over the country with a range of different cars! So after signing in it and a demo lap to familiarise with the circuit it was time to wait in the ‘pits’ to drive my first car!

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The first car I drove was a classic red Ferrari 458 and it just so happened that my playsuit was the same colour as the car! I enjoyed driving the Ferrari but it didn’t feel that different from a normal car, just faster and more powerful! My dad also drove a couple of cars and I was especially pleased with the fact that I was rated a better driver than him!

The 2nd car I drove was a car that I have always had on my unrealistic wish list- the Lamborghini Aventador! The one I drove was orange, however my dream Lambo is the classic mango yellow!

The Lamborghini was a completely different driving experience to anything I have driven before. I really felt like I was driving a super car and the noise it made was sublime! I would still love to own a Lamborghini!

If you are in to cars I would highly recommend it!

Also sorry for the gap in posts dodgy wifi on holiday caused me problems!

Look out next week for my new bag buy!

Ciao Bellas,

S

xxx