Megan Time!

As a twenty seven year old I feel I've learned quite a bit in my life and as it's the twenty seventh day in June I thought I'd share twenty seven things I've learned so far in life. Let's get started. 1. It's important to be yourself 2. Not everyone will like you 3. Accept it when you've been ghosted 4. It's okay to cry 5. It's not okay to bottle everything up 6. Doing things on your own is not a bad thing 7. Let go of toxic people cause they're not worth it 8. Don't rely on what ifs 9. Bullying is not okay in any form 10. You're not falling behind, everyone is on their own journey and going at their own pace 11. You're worth it and don't let anyone tell you otherwise 12. Pasta is the greatest invention 13. Social media is ruining people's social skills 14. AI scares me and I feel it will lead to robots taking over the world 15. Laughter is the best medicine 16. Reading books is a great form of escapism 17. You're beautifu...

Dear Reader, Why hello there? I thought I’d direct this post to you, the one who is reading this. How are you doing? I hope life is treating you well at the moment. If not then I hope things will get better for you. There’s normally a silver lining to things, you just have to look for it. I didn’t really have much planned for today's post if I’m honest but I thought that’s okay. Life has been a bit of a roller coaster for me recently and sometimes things happen. Of course I didn’t want to let my readers down and not post anything so instead I’d thought I’d write from the heart and dedicate this post to you. The reader. Whether you’re someone who’s stuck with this blog for a while or just stumbled across it. I thank you. It means a lot because every person that views my blog makes it more meaningful and maybe even puts a smile on your face. Perhaps I’ve even given you a tip you never even knew.  I make this blog to entertain but also to offer advice based on my experience. I hope yo...

As someone who has lived for twenty six years on this earth and had plenty of experiences in life, I think I've learned a few lessons that have really helped me get through it all. I thought I'd share my wisdom with you all and tell you five lessons I've learned so far in my life. 1. It's okay to enjoy your own company In School and University I always thought that you needed a group of friends in order to be happy. Well, I learned from one fateful lonely evening in university that after having a crying fest about how I had no friends, I decided, you know what, I'm going to do something on my own that I'll enjoy. The result was taking a solo trip to the Trafford Centre on my own and I went to the cinema on my own for the first time. From that day onwards, I discovered the beauty of going to the cinema on your own. It's nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed of. After all, you're just going to the cinema to watch a movie. It doesn't make a difference if...

Some days you just can't be bothered to do anything. It's not because you're lazy, it's because you lack the motivation to do it and that's okay. You're feeling low. It happens. Unfortunately, life goes on. As much as we want to curl up in a ball under the covers, we can't as we have work to do.  So, how do we make ourselves feel positive when we're feeling low? I have a few tips that might help you with that. 1. Listen to your favourite songs Music in my opinion always affects your mood and having a dedicated playlist filled with all your favourite songs is the perfect cure for you and really lifts your mood no matter how low you're feeling. Trust me, as I'm writing this post I'm listening to my favourite songs on my playlist and it just makes me want to sing along. When I listen to music, I sometimes imagine different scenarios in my head whether it's being on stage in front of an audience or in a huge concert arena. In a weird way it j...

Everyone has a bad day. Whether we've had some upsetting news, been dumped or just our mental health has taken its toll for the worse. Whatever the reason for having a bad day is, we all sometimes struggle to turn it around so that is why I thought I'd make a list of five ways that you can do when you have a bad day to turn it around.  1. Have a movie day or binge watch a series Sometimes when you have a bad day, the best thing to do is to distract yourself from the sadness and what better way to do that than to get snuggled up and watch either your favourite movies (which always guarantee to make you happy) or binge watch a feel-good series or a new series that keeps you invested in every episode. This may not be a long term solution but for a short period of time, it will allow you to forget you're having a bad day and may even make you smile.  2. Go Outside  This may contradict the previous point but another way to turn a bad day around is to get outside whether it's...

We all have those days where we can't really explain how we're feeling.  It's neither good nor bad, it's just all a bit meh.  You find yourself overthinking every little thing in your life.  You may get the random feeling that everyone hates you for some reason yet there is no obvious thing you've done for them to hate you, or you haven't even had an argument. You just assume that everyone hates you for whatever reason.  It's a confusing feeling as you don't even know where you stand in your own life.  You may have regrets over things you have or haven't done.  It all comes down to feeling meh and you don't even know why you feel this way. Nothing can change your mood or cheer you up. You may end up staring into endless space or just trying to do something you usually enjoy then find yourself still feeling bored.  Either way, feeling meh is just easier to say than explaining what's really going on because you can't even put into words how...

Being selfish is often seen as a negative trait.  However, it all depends really on the type of selfishness really. If you're being selfish to hurt someone or be mean or just to get yourself ahead of everyone else, then that's not okay. However, if you're being selfish because you want to take care of yourself and work on your happiness then that's okay.  I think we live in a world where we want to please everyone that sometimes we forget to please ourselves. It's okay to have me time and it's definitely okay if you want to be alone. People can be annoying sometimes, and you just need a break. It doesn't mean to cut them off completely, but you do need that time to recharge and work on yourself. I've come to learn that every day you should do something to work on yourself whether that's a bit of exercise, eating healthier, reading a book, or even tidying your home. Every day you should do something for you. It may make life a little happier for yours...

Loneliness affects all of us in different ways. After this whole pandemic, more and more people have been feeling alone from not being able to see anyone to being home alone. Sometimes it can be upsetting, heart breaking and makes you wonder why you are alone, but it doesn't have to be this way. Being introverted, I do like my alone time, but I do get days where I feel alone sometimes. We all get lonely sometimes so that is why I thought I'd make this post and share my tips on what to do when you're alone or feeling lonely.  1. Get Outside Sometimes being cooped up in your home or your bedroom can emphasize the loneliness because you may start overthinking and suddenly things you would usually enjoy are not bringing any joy. Find your nearest park or woodland area and go for a walk. A few weeks ago I came across this beautiful park that I love to walk around and try to do on a daily basis. It honestly makes me feel so much better to just get out in the fresh air. There'...

Have you ever wondered why you are single because same? I thought I'd make this post just give you all the reasons why I might be single.  So yeah let's get started! 1. I don't know I mean it's simple really, I don't know why I'm single. The amount of times I've wondered why a guy has never looked at me and thought she's the one. The amount of answers I could give to that question would be endless but there's never really a solid answer as to why. It's not like that a guy has said to me I don't want to make you my girlfriend because of your personality or the way you look. I think if any guy actually that did it would break my heart. I'm not saying I'm perfect because I have an endless list of faults but then nobody's perfect. Truth is I don't really know why I'm single. Maybe I've Mr Right has walked straight passed me and I was just blind in that moment to not see him. Who even knows?  2. I was the 'other woman...

I'm quitting this blog. I'M JOKING! I couldn't imagine quitting this blog. I love coming on here and just having something to write about. As you've probably noticed from how regular I post and the random posts here and there that I have no real structure to my blog. I just post what I like when I feel like it. It helps because it takes the pressure away from writing blog posts all the time. I'm sure if this was a full time job then I would be loads better at regularly posting. Sometimes I just like when a random idea pops into my head and I just wonder would I be interested in reading a post like it, if the answer is yes then obviously, I'm going to write about it. I think that's what makes this blog so personal to me but obviously I never reveal too much personal information about myself. I still don't post pictures of me on here. There's only about three in total of me on this blog. I think that's what I like about blogging and would never do ...

Dear Reader, I don't know who you are or where you are in the world, but I hope you're doing okay. Just know you are a beautiful being and you deserve all the happiness in the world right now. The world is a scary place and it might be very tempting to curl up in a ball and hide for a while. That's okay. Do whatever you need too to find comfort whether that is curling up with a blanket, listening to music, talking to someone your close to or just screaming your frustrations at a wall. Do whatever works for you because you are a beautiful person.  We should be a little more positive and most importantly being kind to one another. You have no idea what's going on in someone's mind, it can be a cruel place to some people, and they could be fighting battles that nobody will ever realise is going on. One negative comment could ruin someone who is already hurting and make them even more vulnerable to pain. Just because you wouldn't do it, doesn't mean someone else...

Lately I've been very weird about life in general. At the moment we're still in a lockdown and I'm currently stuck in Wales until the foreseeable which is bringing me down a little because this year I was meant to be studying my master's degree in Manchester and while I'm still studying for my degree, I'm currently not in Manchester. So yeah that's bringing me down a little. Another thing is that now lots of my friends are either engaged, having babies or buying houses together then there's me with no idea when that will happen for me. It feels like when you're in your twenties you're meant to have your life figured out but I literally have no idea what I'm doing half the time. I have applied for internship but after the amounts of rejections I've received from jobs, a part of me is feeling doubtful but another part of me is hopeful as it will be great experience and the internship sounds amazing. So yeah fingers crossed about that.  I gu...

So who even knows what day it is anymore? All days just feel the same. Most of my time is spent in the four corners of my bedroom. Being an introvert, I live for the inside. Except I always liked having the freedom to just go outside. While I love having personal space and everyone is keeping their distance (which is not such a bad thing), at the same time I long for the day where I can just walk around a shop and not have to worry about where I stand. I do miss freely shopping. I kind of hoped this wouldn't last but yet here we are with no idea when this is going to end. I'm not going to lie but I'm kind of sick of being in my bedroom all the time. While I kept myself busy with doing research, writing and binge watching Netflix. I kind of miss going out and being normal. Everyone is starting to say that this is the new normal and I know it's keeping everyone safe. I understand and I will listen to rules of the lockdown but at the same time, this is not great for my...

So I went outside today. Shocking I know. Well, me and my mum went for a little ride today through our town which is okay because we're in our car. We also needed milk. While we're driving around town and decided to go shopping in Tesco. We hadn't been there for like five weeks when this pandemic began and it was little crazy then. Sometimes in life you just got to jump in the deep end so we decided to go there and it wasn't so bad. They have an arrow system like in Ikea and the staff were really friendly. It was actually pretty nice. Of course there is a few rebels that decide not to follow the arrows but the staff put them in their place. I was a little afraid to go to Tesco but now I won't mind if me and my mum decide to do some shopping. I just walked by myself with my basket in front of mum and it was okay. I think now we're kind of used to the normal that shops have also made their methods better for everyone. So yeah, I thought I'd share with yo...

Life is a precious gift and we should all live it the best we can as you never know which day is going to be your last. Especially in these unpredictable times. We should all be grateful that we're alive today and sure life may be a little shitty but at least we're still breathing. I've been listening to music and a song stuck out to me. It's called Finale B from the musical Rent and it's a beautiful song, I would recommend you give it a listen. There's a line which is "No day but today" which is a reminder to live each day as if it was your last. You never really know what tomorrow is going to bring for you or if you have your whole world turned upside down when you least expect it. Let's make the most of each day, even if it's staying inside. At least you're safe and also saving lives too. Just do things that make you happy. Write down all the things that make you happy that you can do in the space of your own home then do it. If you ...

To Future Megan, So, I did this before to my sixteen year old self and thought it would be an interesting idea to write a letter to my future self. It seems relevant to do this now as it is a very confusing time for everyone at the moment. I kind of hope this letter future self will look back at this time and hopefully we have come of it okay.  Currently as I am writing this, we are in a lock down period and told to stay inside. Being told to stand two metres apart from one another. Being someone who likes my personal space, this is not exactly a problem for me. Going shopping though is a struggle or in my case not exactly possible. I usually look forward to a trip to the shops but not anymore. Mostly because I live with my mum and I never realised how much I enjoyed shopping with her until suddenly shopping with her became an issue. In the big supermarkets they have this stupid rule where it's one adult per shopping trolley. I can't even walk with my own mum around a su...

Okay is just a word and yet it has so many different meanings. Okay was a big thing back in 2014 with the Fault In Our Stars and it was a good thing. It made people happy. Sometimes when okay is spelt differently then it has more meanings. Like when someone just writes K then that means you don't care or you're annoyed about something to the point you have to write just one letter. That's understandable. I try to avoid writing K at all costs because I know K means bad. Now, something new to the picture is "It's okay not to be okay." That's a phrase most likely you will find on many people's social media pages. As if the phrase is helping. Well, I'm going to be honest that phrase is not helping. Are we encouraging people who are not okay that it's completely fine and normal. I mean it is a normal thing but what if there is more to it than that. Shouldn't you realise that what they're trying to tell you is that they are not okay...

For today's post, I am going to do a little self-reflection and I thought it would be nice to give you a little insight into my life and how I'm feeling. Something I need to get off my chest right now is I'm feeling a little nervous about the future. Last week, I arranged for a flat viewing (which is actually happening today when this post is going up) but the one thing that made them unsure about me was my age. They wanted applicants to be twenty four and I am twenty three years old (although I am twenty four in October). It has made me have a few doubts that things might not go well and is making me think I need to rethink my future. So yeah I am feeling a bit unsure about it all but whatever will be will be. Although I am not letting it bring me down. Maybe I will find the right flat whether that is today or another day. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will achieve my goals. Some advice I will give myself is everything is gonna be okay. As long as I am ha...