Disney HHI: A (possible) new adventure awaits...

7.15am: I'm out and on my way to the station, ready for a nerve wracking day. I have my pre screen interview with yummy jobs. This is a UK recruiter for Disney. I'm applying for their cultural exchange program, in other words, the disney summer international program. For those who don't have a clue what this is, it basically means I get to spend roughly my whole summer working and living in Walt Disney World (not literally living there). It's a unique and once in a lifetime opportunity, hence why I thought I should blog my experience. Now I'm notoriously bad at remembering anything let alone the fact I have a blog. But I'm am going to try and make the effort because ultimately I want to create a blog where I can create memories that I can look back on.

Anyway, to the point of this blog post, today is the first of the two assessments in order to get the actual job. I'm nervous, mainly because its a job I've wanted for ages, but also because I know how many other people want it as well. Somehow I have to stand out, and I struggle with that. This is a group interview, the worse kind for people who find it difficult to stand out! 

7.47am: so I'm currently standing on a packed out train heading to London Waterloo. I'm early (thankfully) which is a good thing. I'm still just as nervous though, I don't know anyone going to it and have no idea where it is being held.

14.24pm: and I've done it! Im making my way home after what seems like a ling day but wasnt too bad. Not as bad as I imagined, I will go through exactly what happened:

So the recruitment day started off with everyone meeting outside the restaurant where it was being held. I got talking to some people just to break the ice. Everyone was really friendly though and this made me feel a lot less nervous! Some people from yummy jobs came to meet us and we were lead into a small room with chairs to watch a presentation. The PowerPoint was informative but most people would have already read about the program and knew all the things they were saying. They played the official icp videos made by disney about the different aspects of the program. Very staged! After this they did a little quiz where you could win frozen lollies. The question were easy trivia questions about disney. Now for the important part. They divided us into our interview groups. Luckily it was in alphabetical order, and my surname begins with a D so therefore my interview time was at 11am. The presentation finished at 10, so me and some of the other people who had the same interview time as me went to get a coffee. By the time we had walked to costa, it was time to walk back! We waited outside the restaurant until we were called in. Once in the room we had to sit in a semi circle and go around and introduce ourselves. My actual group interview was so relaxed and more of a casual discussion than an interview. The only thing was that everyone in my group was confident and bubbly making it hard to stand out. I managed to answer every question although I don't want to over anylse my answers but I think they were alright? The interview lasted for around 30mins with around 10 questions being asked. At the end we found out that we would find out our fate by the Friday! My interview was on a Monday, so only 5 days! Crazy! We were the last day of interviews though.

And this is the part where I put this blog on pause, as all I can do now is wait! Well... Here goes!

Post Holiday Blues

Greetings fellow readers!

As promised and part of my new year resolution, every Friday I vowed to post on this blog.

It was hard to think of something to post about, think I will have to do a weekly plan in the future. For now this post is about getting back into a routine and how to deal with it. 

I've always struggled with post half term/holiday blues. They always seem to whizz by and then your faced with the dreaded first Monday back at school/uni/work. Back in secondary school I used to hate Sunday evenings where you would have to go to bed early and wake up to a (usually) dismal Monday morning. I found it hard to gain the motivation. The only good thing about it is catching up with friends/colleagues but once that part is over then the work mindset must begin!

Going back after Christmas is the worst due to January blues and the constant holiday reminders on TV. One thing that used to help me is to think about summer plans and vacations and to start looking around/booking them. Also there are quite a few deals around at this time as well.

It also helps to be organised for the first week just to it makes it easier to slip back into the usual routine. For instance, being at uni, I've planned my meals for the week as well as planning gym time around lectures. This will definitely not happen after the first week, but it makes it easier to get into the right mind set at the start of term.

Another thing I did was have a detox week. I banned all chocolate and sugar and settled for a healthy, balanced diet. I feel 100x better already after the over indulgence at Christmas and shrugged off all the sluggishness I felt over the holiday.

I came back to university last Sunday and was thrown right into the deep end! Being in second year, it is one of the toughest years coursework and exam wise. I know this term will be the worst due to all the deadlines looming, then after I will have four big fat exams to revise for. But the main thing is to remain positive, don't work too hard and to treat yourself at the end of the week. I am heading out tonight after working hard all week, so treat yourself this weekend to!

Hope this post helped!

Happy New Year

Let me start by wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

2014 flew by! As a little round up of the year I thought I would share with you my highlights of the last year, as well as what I am looking forward to in 2015 and my new years resolutions.

2014

- Finishing my first year of University with really good grades and having had an amazing first year experience. It went by way too quickly but I made friends for life and got to experience being a fresher, living in halls, partying all the time and having an excuse to be lazy for a whole year!

- Finally going on holiday with my best friend since year 7! We had been planning this ever since we were 15 and although it took us until we were 19, we finally went away together. Back when we were 15 we dreamed of going to Paris, however we had to adjust the location due to being students (and poor) so we had a great week in Turkey, and I haven't laughed so much in a long time. A lot of eventful things happened that we will always look back on!

- Saving a lot of money over summer. At the time 4 months of working in summer whilst I was off for Uni was the worst and most boring time of my life but it means I have money to travel for 2015!

- Going to Bestival! Seeing lots of my favourite acts (Sam Smith!) and meeting new friends.

2015

- Travelling! This summer I will not be spending any of it in England! As to where I'm going, not sure yet but it will definitely be happening

- Seeing my favourite artists in concert. I will finally be seeing Taylor Swift (idol), Ariana Grande, and One Direction (don't care what you think!) and I cannot wait.

Small list so far but will most definitely grow as the year goes by. As for my resolutions:

- Become Healthier: I am either too healthy (never eat) or very unhealthy. This year I hope to find and maintain the balance as well as treating myself every so often. I hope this brings me a healthier mindset as well as immune system (I suffered for recurrent tonsillitis a lot last year!)

- Grabbing more opportunties: meaning heading out of my comfort zone/trying new things. Whether its visiting new places, trying new food, going to gigs, whatever! I will try and say yes to as many things as possible.

- Regularly updating this blog: I am dedicating every friday evening to this! I will make this work

- Learn a new language: Not quite a new one as I did do GCSE French but I hope to be able to sustain a conversation at the very least.

- Finally: Spend my hard earned money from last year. Obviously not all of it, I will always have savings but this year I will treat myself to something that will make me happy :)

I hope you all have a happy and healthy 2015 and that it is full of plenty of laughter and fun moments.

Intro

This blog is something little that may or may not be read by anyone other than me. I set it up because I wanted to create something that I can access later in life and look back at a part of my life in detail. Effectively it is a place to store memories. As I was looking at my abysmal attempt at creating this blog, I realised that there was nothing about me and who I am.

Whilst looking at the big and popular blogs around, I am sceptical to share my information on the internet, as it is such a new thing that it can be dangerous and at the same time be inspiring and pioneering. I thought this post will give you an insight into me without revealing too much.

To start with the basics, obviously my name is Charlotte and I am British. I come from Kent, just below London. I love where I live and grew up as it is in between being in the english countryside, yet only half an hour's train ride away from bustling London. Growing up, I was never really into beauty, make up and fashion, certainly not the extent that most blogs are these days. I love reading about them, but I am in no position to give advice on an area where I have no clue myself!

This blog isn't a beauty blog, it isn't a travel or lifestyle blog. It's a blog that I created for me. No genre. No particular topic, just anything that I fancy blogging about.

I am currently studying at University and in second year, hence why this blog has come to a standstill. Its hard to study for a degree and update a blog at the same time! Plus I have the memory of a sieve which doesn't help.

University is amazing. Its the best decision I have made in my life so far. I went from knowing a small amount of people only in my town to having friends from up and down the country. I've noticed that I have matured a lot since coming to Uni. It's scary, as I'm becoming an adult. Soon I'll have to get a full time job and my own place. Since coming to Uni I've noticed that life goes 100x quicker than it did when I was at school. Also a scary concept!

As far as what I want to do after University... No clue! I am the sort of person who likes to be organised and have a plan for most things. However, for the first time, I don't have a plan for after Uni, and I think that it's a good thing. I have aspirations, but which route I'll take I'm unsure of.

Which brings me to this blog. Hopefully I can develop this into something that I will love, but for now, let's see where it takes us...

Latest beauty buys!

Ok so this is a post about the latest beauty products I have bought. To start off with, here's a picture of them! The photo quality is not good at all because I'm using my iPad so apologies for this!

  

I also find it hard to position the picture which is why the layout is a bit dodgy.

So first off, I bought Rimmel's Wake Me Up Foundation. Now I have tried this before and bought this because my other one was running out. Before this though, I used dream matte mouse and found that it wasn't really working, so I changed to liquid foundation and was really happy with Rimmel's one. This foundation doesn't feel heavy when worn and also doesn't fall off either. It covers up acne and blemishes easily and this tone is perfect for my skin tone. I haven't really had the chance to try other foundations as I'm not a big foundation wearer but I highly recommend this rimmel foundation! It's quite pricey compared to other high street foundations, but its still affordable at £8.99 and lasts for ages so its worth buying this!

For my face wash, I use the Neutrogena Visibly Clear daily scrub and I always buy it in pink grapefruit because it smells amazing! When I first used this, the smell reminded me of orange squash for some reason and I just had to buy it! I haven't really noticed a big change to my skin from using it, but everyone needs a face wash to cleanse the pores and this one has the added bonus of smelling good! It's cheap and also lasts quite a long time as well so definitely worth investing in.

Next is the Natural Collection blusher and the colour I bought is called Peach Melba. I have a very pale skin tone so I needed something that wasn't bright. I tried this today and I'm really impressed with it. It doesn't overpower my face but adds a hint of colour still. I haven't worn blusher in ages, I just used to wear bronzer which was a big mistake for my skin tone as it just looked horrible and made my face to overly tanned and orange. This blusher is so nice and it stays on your cheeks for a long time. It was also very cheap at only £1.99! I have to say I am a very big fan on Natural Collection because their make up is good quality, yet affordable. Sometimes I go into Mac or Nars, look at their blusher and then see the price tag and it puts me off so much. This blusher here does the same job and the difference in quality is hardly noticeable! 

Finally, I bought two nail polish's in a green/blue colour and a nude pink. Unfortunately I bought them from a make up store in Bangkok and I don't know if they are online but it was called The Bakery Store. It was really cheap and the products they had were ones you can't get in the UK. I love the nail polish's because of their unique colour and they last a long time without chipping. I also bought a lipstick in a bright pink (in the picture below). The lipstick is very nice as its smaller than most lipsticks, meaning easy application without smudging, but its still the same size as its longer length wise. I also noticed that it stays on your lips instead of coming off on cups and glasses every time you drink something! I seem to have a massive problem with that and I don't like buying 24 hr lipsticks because I like to take it off during the same day. I bought the whole lot for I think around 300 baht which works out as around £6 so very cheap!

It's all about layers!

As the summer days draw to a close and the autumn rolls in, I find it really hard to try and style my summer clothes so that they don't look summery but are still wearable. Being in the UK, I have more winter clothes than summer but the summer clothes I do have usually consist of floral dresses, patterned skirts and decorative tops. So as its end of August, I was trying to find a way to wear my playsuit that I only bought this summer, and make it look less summery and more autumny (if that's even a word?) 

As I was raiding my closet I came across an old shirt that I hardly wear, so I tried it on over my playsuit and I thought it look pretty cool. The ultimate moral of this blog post is that experimenting by layering can turn a summer dress into a dress that can be worn all year round, much more economical! Here's a picture of an outfit I made, but whether it be tops, dresses or playsuits, a simple shirt can spruce up an entire outfit!

Playsuit: Republic 

Shirt: H&M

Here we go.....

At exactly 15.53pm GMT on the 23rd August 2013, the little blog was born. And here is its journey of how it turned from a little blog to the worlds biggest blog! 

Okay so maybe I'm exaggerating a little but let's hope that comes true. This blog is very new and with it comes exciting prospects. This blog is a blog about everything, and when I say everything, I mean that anything can be included in it. I am going to blog about whatever I want, be it fashion, beauty, travel, music, cats, weather, ANYTHING! And so if you read it be privileged that you are reading the finest blog around ha! Ok so maybe it still needs work but in the words of High School Musical, this could be the start of something new!

So sit back, relax and read this blog and most importantly... Enjoy! :)