Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Hello 2014


So another year has passed and 2013 has gone. 2014 is on it's way. Hopefully, 2014 is going to be my year. It's the year that I really want to start staying positive and being motivated to do so many things. New Year's resolutions should be positive and realistic. I know there will be many of you struggling to think of any. I want to share mine with you, maybe you can get some ideas?

1) Upload a video every Sunday and write a blog post every Saturday (minimum)- I want to commit to Youtube and Blogging, because I enjoy it a lot. I think that if I have an allotted day to upload/post it'll make me motivated and a lot more organised.

2) Say 'yes' to opportunities- Life's too short to pass opportunities and you'll only regret not doing it. I'd rather say: 'Wow, I can't believe I did that!' in comparison to 'I wish I'd done that.' I want to step out of my comfort zone more often, as I feel, this will help me branch out and have an amazing year.

3) Be more positive- I tend to get pulled down by simple little things that I can't avoid. I think I should just embrace the situation. Even something as simple as going to school. I'd like to think 'If I have to be here and have no choice, then I'm going to make sure it's the best it can possibly be.' If you don't want to do something, look for the positives and make sure you make it the best time you possibly can, otherwise it's another boring day wasted.

4) Save up for something- I want to save up for something significant. It doesn't have to be extremely expensive, just a little purchase that I wouldn't usually make, or just treating myself to a shopping trip, or new game, or even just saving up the whole year. When you buy something special, you feel great:)

5) Hit 500 subscribers- This one is more of a goal. I wanted to squeeze one in, because when you hit that goal, you feel AMAZING. Even if it's something small and easily reachable. If you hit it before the end of the year, you can keep extending it slightly too. I know 500 doesn't seem like a lot, but I'm currently on 32 and it would feel amazing. I'm so determined and not going to give up. I love every single person who follows or subscribes to me and I'll be bouncing off the ceiling if I hit that! (maybe not literally)

I hope this gave you some inspiration and I hope this year will be the best year of yours and my life:)

Question of the blog: What are your new year's resolutions?
Quote: I don't have regrets, there are only lessons. You learn from them, and you become a better person.

Stay Happy!

-Shona xo

Tuesday, 24 December 2013

Merry Christmas!


Just the quickest post EVER to wish you a Merry Christmas! If you'd like to get into the spirit check out my YouTube channel where I uploaded videos EVERY DAY for a week:) I hope you have an amazing time, eat loads of food and get what you want!

Love you guys and I'll see you after Christmas!

-Shona xo

Saturday, 21 December 2013

Christmas 2013: Before


Hey guys!

Today I thought I'd do a cool post, where I just talk about Christmas and Christmas related things as it's only 4 days away! I wanted to name this 'before' because I also want to do an 'after' post to summarise my Christmas and share some cute photos:-) I'm also going to be doing a 'What I Got For Christmas'/'Christmas Haul' video, where I show you what I got so be sure to stay tuned to my YouTube channel for that:)

If you didn't know already, I've been doing a 'festive week' on my channel, where I upload a video every day from the 18th-25th of December, so I hope you're enjoying those!

This is the first year for ages, where I've felt excited for Christmas a week before. I'm usually excited the night before, or I get sudden urges in the middle of the night where I'm super excited, so I'm quite surprised this year.

I love Christmas so much and I'm so sad when it's over. Everything goes back to normal and you have another 364 days to wait for the next one, but it has to end sometime.

One of my favourite things to do is wrap presents. It's so fun and I'm quite good at it. I jump at the chance to make everything look pretty and festive. 


Here's a picture I snapped of our living room, how cute?:)
My dog's face makes me giggle on this, hehe:P

Also, Christmas=Food so what more could you want?! Christmas dinner, chocolate, sweets, party/buffet food... mmmmmmmm<3

I hope you enjoyed this mini rambly post and I can't wait for my next Christmas post which will (hopefully) be up on Boxing Day (26th.)

Question of the blog: What do you want for Christmas?
Quote: 'I don't care whether people like me or dislike me. I'm not on earth to win a popularity contest. I'm here to be the best human being I possibly can be.'

-Shona xo
























Monday, 16 December 2013

#HolidayHowTo: Chocolate & Honeycomb Truffles!


Hey Guys!

Today I thought I'd share a delicious recipe with you. I'm going to show you how to make Chocolate & Honeycomb Truffles (mmmm!) These are surprisingly super easy to make and are one of the easiest things I've ever made. They taste soo good and you only need a few, easy to find, ingredients, so lets get started:)

You'll need:

A small amount of icing sugar
Cocoa Powder for rolling
100g of Milk chocolate
100g of Dark chocolate
40g of Almonds
150g worth of crunchie bars (Just under 4 bars)
2 tbsp of Single Cream

First, you want to put some boiling water in a pan and put a bowl in the pan, making sure it doesn't touch the water. Then turn on the heat so the water is simmering (about halfway).

Then I started to break up the chocolate into the bowl and I also added the single cream and left it until it was completely melted.


Meanwhile, I put some chopped/flakes of almond into a frying pan and put them on a high heat to toast them. These don't have to stay on the heat for long at all.


Whilst they are toasting, I began to crush up the crunchie bars with a rolling pin, so they were in small(ish) chunks.


My chocolate was melted by this time, so I combined the almond flakes and crunchie chunks with the chocolate and cream and mixed it all together well.


After the ingredients were combined, I sprinkled a worksurface and my hands with cocoa powder and began taking teaspoon sized chunks of the mixture. I then rolled it into a ball, using the cocoa to make sure it didn't stick. Please take care with this step, as the mixture will still be hot and don't want you to burn yourself! Then, place the balls of mixture onto a baking tray.


Afterwards, cover the tray/s with kitchen roll and place them in the fridge for 1 hour, until they are set and firm.

When they were out of the fridge, I placed them on a plate and sprinkled them with icing sugar. 


And now... They're ready to eat! These are super yummy and have an amazing texture, just like truffles. If you decide to make these, don't forget to use any social media site you have to send me a picture using #HolidayHowTo and I'll take a look:)

Question of the blog: Did you make these and enjoy them?
Quote: Christmas is not just a day, but a state of mind.

-Shona xo