Wednesday Wonderment - September Snooze, Honesty, Coming Soon....

Hello there Internet,

I hope you are doing well wherever you are in the world today 🌏

Guess what guys…. I’m BACK!!!

Did you miss me? The answer is not really because next to no-one reads this, but a girl can still dream 💭💭💭

But if by some chance, you’ve stumbled across this page – Hi 👋👋👋.

Yeah, I’m back; and I’m back with a TRIPLE ATTACK, because there is a lot I want to tell the Internet right now.

So, let’s get straight down to business:

(P.S. Please enjoy these complimentary pictures of random things in black and white with colour accents. They look pretty but basically have nothing to do with what I am talking about....).

That September Snooze Though…

The first point on today’s agenda is to briefly address the reason why I didn’t write a whole bunch last month (aka September). A month feels like a bloody long time, and that has given me some time to think.

I’ve been thinking about the state of my emotional headspace – TBD on that one by the way. I’ve been thinking about how I’ve been feeling recently and why. I’ve also been thinking about some milestones that have come and gone since my last post.

Long story short, I’ve been doing a shit tonne of thinking.

So, this semester at uni has really done a number on me; and September was the month that I felt it the most. The stress got to me more than I think it has in a long time, and I don’t think I’ve been handling myself very well. My first response to a lot of things when they get difficult is usually either to run away or just break down because I don’t think I can do it. Usually, I’m pretty good at skipping this step and getting on with things. But for some reason I’ve found this really hard over the past 11 weeks or so.

I can’t provide an eloquent, psychological explanation for why, because I don’t think I know why. Everyone has blimps in their lives when they don’t feel particularly strong, and this past semester was one of the many scheduled for my lifespan. But it’s definitely a work in progress 😊

Another thought that has been eating away at my brain recently is the fact that I will be 20 years old next year. Not long now until I’m no longer a teenager ladies and gents, count the days! This seems utterly mind boggling for me because I don’t feel like an adult at all. Add on the fact that I need to start doing some more adult things like get a job and sort out my finances and I’m low-key freaking out.

I have no doubt that these feelings and freaking out about where my life is headed will stick around, so here’s to the eternal emotional rollercoaster that is how to adult 😛

Also within the last week or so, I was pleasantly surprised to realise that I have been watching YouTube goddess Jenna Marbles for a year now! Woohoo 😁 The time flies when you are being continually entertained by one of the most relatable and freaking hilarious people on the Internet. I usually have a terribly short attention span and get bored of things quite quickly, so I pray that my love for Jenna Marbles never falls into this category. 10/10 would absolutely recommend you go and subscribe because she is so entertaining, your sides will ache from laughing so hard and her dogs are utterly entertaining 💖💖💖

Let’s Be Honest…

The second thing I wanted to talk about today is being honest and aware of our feelings. Yesterday was World Mental Health Day and R U OK Day was last month, so I thought it was important to highlight it and get involved in the conversation.

The importance of maintaining love, community, support and strength in our lives can never get old. No matter how many times anyone says, it’s still going to be true. Yes, there are so many negatives in this world. Neither you nor I can change this. But what we all have the power to do is to turn the negative things or experiences we encounter into positive learning experiences for ourselves as continuously evolving human beings and others who are going through similar things.

Never forget that there is somebody out there who loves you, accepts you with all of your flaws and wants to help you get through anything. All you have to do ask.

Consider this your daily reminder to check yourself, check the people you love and make sure that you are being a helpful and positive human for those who need support 💛💛💛💛💛

Coming Soon…

Last but not least, I thought I would let you know about some interesting things that are going up on here after I get through my last 2-3 weeks of uni.

For all your readers out there, this is designed to create a bit of anticipation and get y’all excited 😉 For me, this is to make sure that I actually come good on my word and start posting consistently again.

Get ready for my YouTube fangirl to come about and hang for a while, because some of my Internet faves have accomplished some pretty cool things and I want to celebrate them!

The Holy Trinity of YouTube (aka Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart and Grace Helbig) are some of my fave ladies on the platform. Their content always makes me laugh and smile; and their feature film Dirty 30 has recently had its 1-year anniversary of being released! YAY :D It sounds pretty freaking cool and I have watched almost every ounce of promo they did for the film, so I’m super excited to give y’all my thoughts on the film in review format 💙💚💜

Speaking of lovely people, another one of my favourite YouTube peeps is the gorgeous Louise Pentland (aka Sprinkle of Glitter). Her content is always really interesting and relatable, and she has recently published her first fiction novel called Wilde Like Me! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it last month, so I thought I would revisit it and give it its own book review post ✨✨✨

The other ‘YouTuber’ book I’m super pumped to get into is one that belongs to Dan and Phil. I’ve only been watching these 2 British nerds for a couple of months, but they never fail to make me laugh with their banter and general randomness. I’ve taken the plunge and bought their book The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire, which just had its 2-year anniversary of being published! Stay tuned for whether I think this was a good investment or not…. 🙊🙊🙊

So, that’s all I got for y'all right now 😆 I’m excited to keep writing as we continue to hurtle towards the end of 2017. If you want to come on this rollercoaster of weirdness with me, you are more than welcome. I’d love to have you 💕 If not, that’s OK too – you’re still a gem for getting this far and I appreciate you anyway 💎

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Thanks for reading,

Love and new chapters, Em xx 🎀