Getting Lost in a Good Story...

Does anyone else get where they watch a film or read a book and it sticks with them for days or even weeks after wards? I’m sure I can’t be the only one that gets way too attached to the stories and characters.

Discovering Old Film Photo's

So I’ve had a film in my film camera now for 3 years and in the summer I finally finished it. However I didn’t get it developed.

Last week I decided that I would take it into boots and have it developed just to see what was on it (since I don’t know how to develop film myself). I didn’t really expect it to be anything worth having I was just curious. For a starters the camera cost my dad £20 from his friend so I didn’t even know if it was any good.

When I got the photos and had a look through though I was pleasantly surprised.

Making Resolutions!

Hope everyone has had an amazing Christmas and new year!

I am so ready for a new year to begin its unreal. I know this year may be another year that I spend a lot of time recovering from an operation but honestly I still think this will be a great. 

I’m not usually one for making New Year’s resolutions well at least not officially. I’ve made the odd one in my head like ‘this year I will lose weight and exercise more’ (who hasn’t made that resolution) but I’ve never really wrote them down or made them happen. However this year I want to not only write down my resolutions but make steps to actually make them happen.

I am going to try to be realistic and I’d say that only one of them is something I may struggle with but I’m going to try and in the end that’s what matters. 

I have 3 New Year’s resolutions that are:

• Start taking more photographs! – When I stopped being a freelance photographer I sort of just stopped taking photographs but I still love photography and I want to make an effort to get back into it.
• Be more active - I want to make an effort to go more places and explore! I also want to get back into exercising (I know its that good old traditional resolution!) and think going for more walks would be a good way to do this and explore more all at the same time! 
• Stop dying my hair (the one that may be difficult) – I will admit that I have a pretty serious addiction to dying my hair! My brother-in-law to be recently pointed out that every time he sees me my hair is a different colour (so every 2 months or so). After recently stripping away the red I will now only be dying my hair with semi permanent dye! Hopefully this will help it to grow healthily and I'll get the long hair I've been craving! 

I’d love to know your New Year’s resolutions and any exciting plans you have for the New Year! 

Change of name!

I’m not really sure why but I really hated the name Julie Helen for this blog. I know it makes sense as it’s my name but yeah I really didn’t like it. 

I’ve instead decided to go with something that sums up what I want this blog to be rather than just my name ha-ha. Basically I’m starting a scrapbook for 2015 and this name popped in my head whilst I was sorting the stuff out.

Hope you like the new name and layout that goes with it.

I will be resuming normal 2 a week posts (I hope) from new week so look out for them and I will talk to you then! 

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12 Days of Christmas Day 12: Merry Christmas!

Since it is Christmas day this will be a short post just to say thank you to everyone that's read any of my blogmas posts and I hope you all have a very merry Christmas! 

12 Days of Blogmas Day 11: Christmas Eve Pamper

On Christmas eve it is tradition for me that I have a relaxed night and pamper myself a little bit so since it is Christmas eve today I thought I would share my pamper routine with you in a rather chilled out post. 

Bath products! bubbles and fizz!

A good old hair mask!

Gorgeous christmassy scents!

I also usually do a face mask that i forgot to photo!

12 Days of Christmas Day 10: Choosing a New Years Outfit!

This New Year I am going to something that is Wild West themed. I have decided to completely ignore the theme apart from the fact that I may wear my cowboy boots.

12 Days of Blogmas Day 9: Christmas Make-up

Here’s a makeup look that I think would be very Christmassy. I don’t really know what else to say it’s just Christmassy!

12 Days of Blogmas Day 8: Tufty Bear!

Today I thought I’d do a little tufty update since the last time I spoke about him he was a sick little bunny.

12 Days of Christmas Day 7: Pop the Collar

I may be the only one but I’ve never really got the collar and jumper trend until I got this dress. I got the dress from Primark a while ago and the jumper is a Primark one as well but from a few years ago.

This is a nice dressed up but still casual outfit for Christmas.

I’m sorry this is a short post I still need to get a load of things scheduled and I’ve decided that half the photos I’ve taken are horrible so yeah. When it comes to photos I’m very rarely happy but I promise that the last 5 days of blogmas will all be up and better than this one!