Thinking Out Loud | School Camp, Blog Name & Posting... Again

Hey Beautiful Creatures, the first thing I would like to say is the reason I did not post on Sunday is because I along with Summer went to school camp on Monday and I spent all day Sunday packing and buying things I need for camp (I also did some other things aswell but I am not going to put my whole day into detail) Anyway Camp was so fun but so cold thankfully in 11 days it is spring!!! I ended up injuring my self twice once from stabbing my self in the finger WITH MY OWN FINGERNAIL!!! And it went quite deep aswell like how?! The other injury was I was on the Low Ropes course and it is basically a serious of obstacles mostly made with ropes and it is a team work activity where you do the obstacle with 2 other people spotting you on the sides just in case you do fall. I was on an obstacle that had ropes hanging with wooden triangles at the base that you step on and you had to get across to the other side. (they were hanging in the air) I was at the last one, I stepped onto it, It spun around shaking, I lost my grip and belly flopped on the ground, it hurt but i got back up. I really hurt my knee though which I spent today limping on. We went on the giant swing which is a huge swing where you get lifted up to a height that you are comfortable with, you pull a rope and you basically just drop and swing (you are held in with a harness) but it is SOO fun. The daredevil I am I went to the top (21 metres) but I have to say I was a bit disappointed, It was so so so so fun but as a daredevil I expected it to be more thrilling and scary where it wasn't scary at all, I was interested in the view honestly but I still loved it. I also persuaded Summer to go right to the top which she did and I was so proud of her but the faces people pulled were priceless!!! But apparently I had a normal expression which isn't exciting but again I had a great time! I also took some nice photos where in one of them according to summer it looked like we were in africa but we weren't so if you want me to post those photos let me know by commenting.

Another thing I wanted to talk about is my blog name. As you know this blog is called Thinking Out Loud and I have now changed my chatty talk times to be called thinking out loud and I am know thinking of changing my blog name entirely. I feel like Thinking Out Loud isn't unique enough so I am going to start brainstorming and if you have any ideas again let me know, please.

Thats it for today I am not going to say when I am posting next because I don't know. I am not sure about my posting anymore. Somedays I can't wait to write when others I feel like its a chore or a job that I have to do. So I am thinking that I will just post when I would like and when I feel like it. That doesn't mean posting only like once a month, I am going to try and post at least once a week but if I don't feel like it then I won't. Also I think by doing this I will have better quality blog posts some with pictures and photos. I also Have prepared some cooking posts but they probably won't be up for up for a while. But thats it for know. BYE 

Love you xx

Chatty Talk Time | Posting and Changing Name

Hey Beautiful Creatures, Today I am going to do another chatty talk time. I didn't post on Sunday since I was out basically all day then once I got home I totally forgot so Im so sorry for that. First things first Posting, I am thinking of changing my schedule. I am deciding to post only twice a week on a sunday then any other random day not specifically scheduled, I hope this is ok with you but this will cause less post missing. So from now on I will be posting 2 days a week post likely Sunday and another day but it could just be 2 random days.

Also as you probably know, my blog is called Thinking Out Loud so I was thinking that I should change my Chatty Talk Times from being called Chatty Talk Times and now call them thinking out loud since I am basically thinking out loud. Telling you what I am thinking.

I got so angry the other day, I went to log into my Instagram and it said if I want to get back in I have to do something that involved having to have fricken Facebook, I don't have FaceBook. So there goes my Instagram. I have made a new one which is now @kkhope33 and make sure you follow my twitter which is the same, I am so disappointed but get excited for photos that I have taken personally.

I am also doing some cooking this weekend so I will be taking photos along the way and posting them on here along with the recipe. I am cooking a couple of things but they won't all go up at the same time.

As you already know I live in Australia, as you don't already know I live in Victoria (a state in Australia) in a couple of weeks I might be going to the Gold Coast (Queensland) because it is currently freezing and I want to go somewhere warm so if my family and I do decide to go I will be defiantly be doing some travel posts (e.g. what I pack, carry on essentials, outfit ideas, photos etc) I am also running out of post ideas so if you have any suggestions comments down below or tweet me @kkhope33

Thats it for today, I will see you when I post next which will be very very soon.

Love you all xx

Anxiety.

Hey Beautiful Creatures, this post is a bit different to my usual happy and cheery post this post is actually quite deep, serious and emotional to me. So no one knows this except for my mum but I suffer from anxiety. Some of you may be thinking I am saying this and doing this for popularity because Zoella did it but thats not true, she did inspire me to do this post but I do honestly suffer from anxiety. I suffer when I have to go to my dads. My parents split when I was young and both my mum and dad have re married. Its confusing the relationship with my step mum (my dads new wife) but I have never really liked her and her daughter (my step sister). My step sister used to bully me a lot, physically and mentally but now I have learnt to deal with it and stick up for myself. Also my step mum sort of has these chats with me that makes me feel uncomfortable, I know its for my own good and everything but I get scared that one of those talks are going to happen again. I don't get panic attacks but I am going to dads this weekend and when I think about it I start breathing really fast and my heart starts beating faster. Like now. I don't know why I get scared and anxious about going, because 2/10 of those times they have those 'chats'. So today is about telling you my story and what I do to control it.

1. If your getting anxious about something just breath, relax. Push that thought to the back of your mind and think about the good things. I live a terrible way, in the week instead of looking forward to something good in the week, I pinpoint the bad thing and dread it.

2. Look forward to something. When I go to my dads I always look forward to something even if its just like seeing my mum or writing a blog post.

3. Play Music. I don't know about you but playing music and dancing around relaxes me, I go full out crazy and just forget about it.

4. Read a book. Get sucked into a really good book, kick away reality for a while and live in the book your reading. Live their life for a while.

5. Talk to someone. I know that I talk to my mum, but saying this to you guys makes me feel so much better, just letting it out relaxes me.

6. Think to yourself why your anxious. I honestly don't know why I get anxious about going and what Im scared of. Is it my step mum? Step Sister? But all I know is that I don't want to go.

7. Take a relaxing bath or just have a nap in bed. Forget about everything.

8. Think about the one good thing. There has to be one, I know for this weekend it is that they just got 2 new dogs and I can't wait to meet them.

9. Exercise. Going for a run playing your music in the fresh air is SOO relaxing and your not just de-stressing

So most of those things were about forgetting about everything. I have suffered from anxiety for about 7 months now since I found out a bit more about my step family and having those 'talks'. I know that when I get all anxious I start biting my nails and shaking my legs and just puffing. I know that anxiety is now really common but it makes me feel really good letting this out and telling you. When I get anxious I am like half anxious and half telling myself that there is nothing to worry about because there isn't really. If you would like feel free to tell me your anxiety stories if you suffer in the comments because trust me it feels really good to let it out and tell someone. I would love to hear your stories but again only if you are comfortable. It actually helps me relax and calm down talking about it. Thats all for now though so remember to tell me your stories and your tips and I will talk to you soon.

Love you all xx

Chatty Talk Time + Small Haul & Post Sneak Peaks

Heyyy Beautiful Creatures, Its Chatty Talk Time!

So Today I went to see Paper Towns with my cousin Ella and I was slightly disappointed. It was great as a movie but coming from the perspective of someone who read the book I was disappointed. It was great can't take that away but I had higher expectations and they advertised it so much it wasn't what I was wanting but I do still recommend it. 

Also I am going to be doing BlogMas which is basically when I upload everyday in december yes, everyday so is it weird that I am already planning my posts... The annoying thing is that in Australia Christmas is in summer and for most other countries its winter so I am planning on doing mostly Summer Posts but Winter Kind of posts thrown in aswell so I am also giving you guys that are from the UK, US etc something.

I have had mostly a lazy day today other than going to the cinemas, I got back about half an hour ago and straight away I changed into my pyjamas. Also my mum went and bought me some things so I thought I should do a mini haul of what she got me!

The first thing she got me was the twinkle lights I REALLY wanted from typo which I added in my wants post but we don't have any batteries... But we are getting some.

Another thing I got from my wants post was the Lanterns and I am so excited to use them but again we have no batteries, going to steal some from something.

She also got me this aqua desk organiser from Kmart that I have filled up will my main notebooks, erasers, pins, sharpeners etc.

She then got me a typo pen organiser thingo that has an aqua pen holder then a wooden section to put glue stick, string, sticky tape and scissors and those 2 sections are connected to each other. I love it.

I then got some washi tape by some I mean 12 rolls... and I will talk to you about what I am going to do with them later.

I got some brown string and mini mini wooden pegs which I will talk about in a minute along with the washi tape.

The last thing I got was some Patterned paper that are silver, black and white themed, they are gorgeous.

Now the things I wanted to say about the washi tape, string and pegs is I am thinking of doing some DIY posts and I wanted to know if you would like me to do that? I will probably do it anyway but I wanted to know what you would think about it.

That is the end of the longest Chatty Talk Time I have ever done I hope you liked the little haul and the sneak peak of posts to come and I will see you soon!!

Love You All xx